The Sun. — London, England, 1856-11-24 00:00:00

Vbi rb Mbitto n SUS OF PICE, Seven o'Clock. THE GREAT NORTHERN FRAUDS. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) IN RE REDPATIL This afternoon the petition before Tr. Commissioner Gon!burn in this case was proceeded with, and after setae delay an adjudication way made in due form, and the ordinary warrants were placed in the hands of Mr. Hamber for taking possession Lf the pr:perty belonging to the bankrupt. THE GOLD BULLION ROBBERY. FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONERS. MANSION-HOUSE.—(THIS DAY.) The further examination of the prisoners, Wiliam , Pierce and James Burgess, charged with the gold bul lion robbery on the South-Eastern Railway Company, in May, 1855, was resumed this morning before the Lord Mayor. The publication of the evidence of Agar, detailing the adroit and daring manner in which this robbery wart effected, has much increased the curiosity of the public in respect to him and the parties implicated, and a more numerous crowd of persons than on either of the former examinations assembled in Mansion-houee• street several hours previous to the commencement of the business, eager to gain admission to the court. A rumour was in circulation early in the morning that Seward, alias the " barrister," was in custody, and would be placed at the bar with Burgess and Pierce, which probably tended to increase the number of persons assembled in front of the Mansion-house. The same admirable arrangements for the accommo dation of the representatives of the press were made by the Lord Mayor, assisted by Mr. Goodman, the chief clerk, and Mr. Sewell, as on the two former examina tions. Precautions were taken to prevent the court from being overcrowded. Twenty-five witnesses were summoned to give evi dence to-day ; and in order to prevent confusion or i'e• ley in their attendance, they were provided with printed cards, stating they were witnesses in the case, signed by Mr. Rees, solicitor to the company. Mr. Bodkin, instructed by Mr. J. C. Rees, solicitor to the South-Eastern Railway Company, again appeared to prosecute. Mr. Wontner defended Pierce, and Mr. Lewis, of Ely-place, defended Burgess. Alderman Sir R. W. Carden, Alderman Salemons, and Alderman Carter were on the bench during the examination of the prisoners. Mr. Tuelon, Mr. Coles Child, and other directors of the line, with Mr. Abel, to whom some of the stolen gold belonged, were also pre sent, and accemmodated with seats on the bench. At half-past 10 o'clock the prisoners Burgess and Pierce were placed at the bar. They were both as cool and collected in their demeanour as on the previous occasions, though they looked somewhat paler. Bur gess still retains his dress as a guard of the South- Eastern Railway. Pierce anxiously looked round the court, and both prisoners evidently appeared surprised after what was said at the last examination that Seward and Tester were not placed in the dock beside them. Mr. Bodkin said he intended, to-day, first, to com plete the case as regarded Pierce's house, and if there was time then to go to another branch of the case. It would be necessary for him to ask by and bye for a further remand of the prisoners. Charlotte Painter was the first called—She deposed that she was 15 years of age, and resided at 15, South ampton-street, Vauxhall. She lived with two persons named Adams, in Horleyford-street, and bad to nurse a child. She was there by day and went home to sleep at night. She had seen the prisoner Pierce, at Adams's house iu Harleyford-street, and he went by the narae of Pecklsata. Mr. and Mrs. Adams removed from Harleyford-road to Cambridge Villa, Shepherd's-busb, but at what time she could not say. Pierce assisted Adams to move hie furniture. Soon after that she left Agar's service ; it was jest before Christmas, 1854. She spent her Christmas with her parents, and after that Agar called en her parents, and she was taken by him by cab and 'buss to Cambridge-villa. She slept there then, and took care of the child. She was mostly out by day with the child. She recognised Fanny Ray as Mrs. Adams. Pierce continued to visit Agar at Cam bridge - Villa whilst she remained in Agar's service the second time, about the 18th May, 1855. He then came more frequently than at the Harleyford-road. His visits were sometimes at meal tales, and others not. She bad known him to be there the best par of the day. Agar was sometimes at home when he came and sometimes not. When Agar was at home Pierce and he used to go to the wash-house, but she did not know what they did there. On one or two occasions she heard hammering and knocking. On one ocavion she went to the wash-house to fetch an article, but Agar refused her admission, saying she cauld not come in. She saw two boxes in the wash-house about that time. One was a green colonred one, which she thought she would know again if she saw it. She went into the wash-house for anything she wanted when the men were there. She had moved the boxes to sweep under them, and from that she found the white one was heavy. When Pierce and Agar were at work in the wash-house a vice was fixed on a piece of board against the window She found it fixed when she went there, and it remained when she left. Once she caw a leather courier bag in the house. It was brought into the back parlour by Agar. She never saw any other bag then but that. Agar and Pierce went out together with the bag on one occasion towards evening, but she could not say when it was. She used to sleep in the first floor back room which bad a common small stove in it. No fire was lit there to her knowledge. She used to retire at vari ous hours, sometimes as early as eight oclock. Pierce had always left before she went to bed. Examined by Mr. Wontner—She could not re member the date when she left Agar's. The child had gone to nurse before she left. She was cer tain Mrs. Beesill, who resided next door, died before she left Agar's. She left a few days after that. The can vas bag was drab colour. Agar and Pierce brought the bag into the back parlour whilst she was having her tea, She had great difficulty in moving the boxes in the wa'hhouse. She bad to push them alone. Both boxes bad been there as long as she lived at Shepherd's-bulb. The easilhouee was kept, un locked, and she could go there when she liked. Gross-examined by Mr. Lewis—Her mistress was at home when Agar brought home the bag. He put it on a chair behind the door. She believed Agar carried the bag out openly later in the evening. She did not see him go out of the street door. She did not recollect if be wore a great coat or cloak. She believed Agar re turned after she was in bed. She had never since seen the bag. She was first asked about her evidence state ment a bout a month since. She fi r -a ma l e a stat to Mr. Rees in t he p resen ce of her father and ,pother. H,; g ave her 2s. on each oc melon. He saw h er once at her f a ther's reside n ce , and once at Mrs. Porter's, awt n tn t e h ,,: Mrs Ato be called. She had not spoken to subject. She had read in the si ewepapers the accounts o of the robb er y . If she had not teed th em she should not have recollected it. Mary Ann Wilde deposed that she resided with Mrs. Bessill at the time of her death at Cambridge villas Sh e left a few weeks after. Witlen,e,s used to Istsleliv ed gie te e e p r i e r, s t h h e . e k b n aecz Mr. and Mrs. Adams. w bedroom, and coul d see fr im itinto Mrs. Adams' wash house. She had seen A g ar co into the wash house on several occasions. She once saw him go in in company with another man whom she could not now id entify. She saw nothing carried into , the wamhheuse. There was a garden behin d her master s house, and from that she could see the bac k bedroom-window of Agar's hou se There was a white blind to the window, which was there when she first went to Cambridge-villas. Her master on one occasion borro wed heavy hammer, o and w ae afterwards returned by Mr. Bessill. Her atte hn n e tion A6 w f as attracted by hammering in t he wash-hones was there, but she could not recollect if %se w Pierce was there ar then. Cross-examined by Mr. Wontner —The last witness left Agar's service before Mrs. Bessill died. Cross-examined by Mr. Lewis—Her master was in the habit of hammering once or twice a week, and made a great noise. Re-examined by Mr. Bodkin—She did not see Pain• ter leav e . Sh e thought it was before her mistress died. Mrs. Mary Ana Porter deposed—She resided at No. 14 Harleyford•road. She knew Agar, who went by the name of Adams, in Octeber, 1854. He took lodgings in her house, and resided there with Fanny Kay a s his wife. They remained in the lodgings about 7 weeks. Pierce visited them in the name of Peckham. He came there very frequently. Pi erce assisted in packing ham pers when Agar left. Pierce stayed' there sometimes half a day, and Sometimes not so long. She did not see Pierce or Agar ever use tools. I c r. hr N i V st o r tn t er l - 85 A 4 gar came to her Cross-examined o d g i e gs a week Wm. Ellis Wood deposed he was a cabman, residing Hawley-mews, Hawley road, C am d en - town , No. 3,016. In the spring of 1355, he was out with one of his cabs, near Cha lk • a fa lo r n m g , , ab lo ou ok t i 7 n o g 'cl f o o c r k a ht f t a h r e e, e b v e eni w n a g g . drove to the co rner of Prince of As he was driving and bailed by a man. Wales'-road, HaVeretock•oill. He could not say if the man walked or rode there. Crown-terrace is about 200 yards from the corner. When he got to the corner he waited there a quarter of an hour. The man went to wards Crown-terrace, and returned with another man. They had two or three carpet bags. One was a little square leather bag, with sonauthirig like a dressing case THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVEI4ING, NOVEMBER 24, 1856, in it. They got in and ordered me to drive to Lendon• bridge Station. He did so, and drew up at the Bridge Hotel. The shortest man of the two got out and went towards the station. The other man remaieed in the cab, and ordered him to drive to St. Thcmas's-street. He Cid so, and was ordered to pull up near Guys Hospital. The one that got out had on a cloak or a mantle. He heard them shuffing about in the cab before he pulled up, as if they were about to get out. The short man did not take a bag out with him, but he bad no cloak on when he took him up first. After remaining in Thomas's-street about half-an-hour the man returned from Tooley-street through the arches. Hegotin and spoke to the otherman, and then got out again, and was absent a quarter of an hour. He did not hear what they said. On his return he was ordered to drive them back, and to go down the Prince of Wales-road, round by Mother Shipton. He . did so, and got within 200 yards of Crown-terrace. They got out with their luggage, paid him, and left. He did not notice their luggage then. The same men hired him again. It was two or three days after, and they then took him from the rank at Chalk-farm. He was hired by the same short man, and about the same hour (seven o'clock) in the evening. He drove to the corner of Prince of Walee-roadas before,when the man who hired him left, and returned with another man and luggage, comprising two carpet bags and a leather bag. Oue had a brown frock coat on, and the other had dark clothes on. They each had cloaks on their arms. He drove to St. Thomas's Hospital. The short man got out, and was absent about balf-en-hour, the other remaining in the cab. He went towards the station. Oe his return he got into the cab. One got out end went away, and he druve the other to Prince of Wales's-road, Haverstock-hill. He was hired once or twice after in the same way and by the same men. He took them to St. Thomas-street, and the same ceremony was performed, and he drove them back again as before. On one occa ion he lifted one of the carpet bags, which appeared heavy. It took place either in April or May, but he would not swear which. It was always dusky when he returned. The short man was of light complexion and ight whiskers, and looked like a -ervant out of place. Ile was about 5 feet 5 inches or 5 feet 6 inches in height, and about 28 or 30 years of age. He thought he should know him again if he saw him. He wore a brown frock coat, he thought, on every occasion. He could not identify the tall man. He was a tall, spare man. As soon as he came to the cab he got in, and he had no opportunity of seeing much of him. He was generally dressed in a black coat, with a cloak on his arm. He would not swear to either of them. He thought the tall man was the master, and the short one his servant, as he always hired the cab. Joseph Carter deposed—He was a cabman, residing at 22, Baker -street, Camden-town, No. 4,477. He rec -llected being on the rank with his cab about 16 or 17 months ago, when he was hired by two men ; the prisoner Pierce is one of them, and Apr, who was here last Monday, was the other. They had two carpet bags—if not three, with them—each man carrying one. He did not notice their dress. They put the bags into the cab and got in. The bags were heavy. He drove them by their direction to St. Thomas'-street, in the Borough, and pulled up at the bottom of the hill past' the two hospitals. On the cab stopping, Agar got out, and turned round at the left towards the railway arch, leaving the other man and the bags in the cab. Aver returned in about half-an hour, and said to Pierce, "It wasn't going down to night." He then got into the cab, and witness drove them to Mother Saipton's, on Haverstock-hill. ',They got out and discharged him. They took the bags into the public-house, and witness pulled over the other side of the road, and on looking round, he saw one of them carrying both bags. He did not notice how the men were dressed that night. Cross-examined by Mr. Wontner—He had not read any account of this robbery in the newspapers. He did not hear Agar give his evidence, or any part of it. He i saw Agar in the Court for a few minutes on the last examination. He was hired about 5 o'clock, but he would not be positive as to the time. He could not re collect a fare he had before this on that night or the one after, nor any that he drove for the week. This was the only one he could recollect for the week. He could tell by a man's actions if a bag he was carrying was heavy or not. He would not swear if the bags were made of carpet or leather. He knew Pierce's face well, because he had seen him several times in Camden-town. Cross-examined by Mr. Lewis—He had never had any of the circumstances of the robbery read to him. The kit application he had was from the waterman on Friday week. He had never been in this court before. Mr. Lewis—Were you ever in any court before? Witness— Yes, once at Marylebone for being " intos ticated"—(laughter)—and he got off. Witness was cross-examined by Mr. Lewis as to his noticing the men when they hired him, and the dress they wore, and he excused himself for not being able to answer his questions by saying that when a man was called off the ranks and had to twist about with a " spirited horse," he had to be on the look out and take care of " hisself." (Laughter.) Mr. James Clements depaned that he resided No. 3, Stanmore place, Greve-street, Camden-town. Last year he kept a coffee-house adjoining the Southampton Arms. He left in July, 1855. He recollected that about three months before he lett two gentlemen came to his house with carpet bags. It was about seven o'clock in the evening, and to the best of his recollection he had never seen them before. They remained about an hour or an hour and a half. Ten minutes or a quar ter of ae hour after they came in one left, and the other remained an hour or so. They bad some refreshments then. Witness put a question to the man that remained about his friend being so long absent, and received an answer. On the return of the ether man they took the bags and left. He could not recollet if they came to his house after. the was a fair complexioned man, the other had dark hair. [Agar is a fair complexioned man, with light air and little whiskers.] They had a ,ab and left with the bags. John Honour deposed he was a hairdresser, residing in Lambeth-walk, near the Walnut tree-walk. He had known Pierce fur four or five years, and when he lived at Walnut-tree walk, he often came to him shop. Wit ness dressied a dark, very near a black, wig for him. He said he wanted it foe a friend of his, an elderly gen tleman. Pierce left Waluut-tree-walk about two years since, and the wig was dressed for him shortly before that. This witness was not cross-examined. John Alday, a lad, deposed that he resided at No. 2, Newbury-mews, in the neighbourhood of Haverstock hill, and near Crown-terrace. He remembered finding a double handful of shot in Princess-place, by the side d the kerb of the pavement; there were some other boys with me and they had some also; the shot was strewed all along Princess.place. A person walking from Crown terrace to Kentish-town would walk along Princess. place. He left school about three years silica, and he found the shot a good while after that. Mr. John Matthews deposed he resided at 116, Lead enhall street, and was the manager of Messrs. Massey's business, goldsmiths. On the 16th May, 1855, he pur chased 210 American gold eagles, and gave 2131. 104. for them, and sold them immediately afterwards. He had slight recollection of the purchase, and he believed it took place about 9 o'clock ; the shop opened about 8 o'clock, and this was the first transaction that morning in buying. He paid in gold procured from the Bank of England. He sold the eagles in the trade before paying for them at a profit of if. ls. 101. He bought them of a tall man, dressed in black, and he appeared as if he had been travelling. The man waited in the shop whilst I sold the sales and procured the money, which occu pied from 20 minutes to half an hour. No other person came with him. Their shop is almost opposite the East India House. Mr. W. S. Sterne. of the White Hart, Thomas-street, deposed that he kt ew Pierce perfectly ; he ale.) know r Burgess, and a man wets calls himself Agar. lie never knew him by name. He hail known Burge-s nine years, Pierce seven or eight, and he had seen Agar three or four timee within a very short period, in his house, with the other two, previous and up to the time of the bullion robbery. Pierce and Burgess frequented his house. He could not ray if he saw Agar there previous to the robbery. He had seen Burgess and Pierce at hie house at all hours of the day. Agar came there generally about 7 o'clock in the evening. On 17 , 1 February last he received a parcel from Sarah Thompson, who was then his barmaid. In consequence of whas she said to 'iris he put the parcel in his cash box and there kept On • he following night. or the night atter, Burgess asked him it he had a parcel for him. Witness replied he had, and handed t him in his bar parlour the parcel he hail received from the barmaid. Ho opened it in witness's presence, and it was found to contain bank notes. There were several, and they appeared to be valuable ones. His impression at the time was that they were more valuable then Si. notes, and he asked him why he had not previously made him acquainted with the value of tise parcel. He replied he did not because he felt per fectly satisfied it was safe in his hands. He then asked witness to take care of it ; it was the savings of yeers, and he wished witee-s to invest it br bin. Witness said he should be glad to serve him, because he had always hail a good epinion of him. Witness suggested his opening a banking Le -count, and depositing it there ; and as a friend of his bad a bankin g accoun t, h e w ould introduce him. Burgess declined, sayi ng h e k ne w n othing of money matters, and wn uld be sati•died by his (witness's) taking charge of ie. It occurred to Co., witeee'e to take the money to Messrs. R eid and his brewers who would allow 5 per cent. on all moniesdeposited with them, and he mentioned it to Ber gess He appeared satisfied, and on the following moron) • g witnes s deposited the money, 5001. He told Messrs. R e i d that. the money belonged to a friend of hie. It w as Witness recei ve d the interest Burgess the of Eonng at Messrs. Reidtlhaendmonnoetye,seandHbeang 's. handed e v d book he had received it ocvreors Cross - o e x ß a i rn srg i n e e s. d s by r. w ontner—His house was much frequented by the rail way officials. He had seen Pierce there in company With the railway servants, but company's Agar, did not know he had been h in the w Cross-examined by Mr. Lewis e b r oo p k e . persona. He never hen Pierce, gar, tabnedmßselurygeess,sw buterme itxheed withtheyreother did no t compose a party o f that was t o had had Burgess' s savin g s ba nk m a a p k ort . of e He did not re member Burgess saying that the mon e y bark. r in the savings of his wife' s moth er , and am ount he had taken some from th e savings e up b h Burgess never said to him that he h ail been fortunate ' conation specu lating in shares. There w as eo concealme n t on the part of Burgess —not the sli g htest. Re-examined by Mr. B Akin—When h e h eard of this exam i na tion he voluntarily made a t h rou gh his solicitor to Mr. Rees, solicitor for u the pro secution. By Mr. Lewis—And prior to that there was not the slightest concealment. Sarah Thompson deposed she was barmaid to the last witness in February last. She handed to Mr. Sterne a parcel she received from Richard Lee ; it was addressed, as near as she could recollect, to Mr. Burgess. She gav e it to Mr. Sterne in the same state as she received it. She was not present when the parcel was given to Burgess She handed on one occasion to Burgess 8/. Os. id. inte rest Mr. Sterne had received from Messrs. Reid and Co. Mr. Bodkin said his next course would be to trace these notes, bat at that late hour he thought it was not advisable to enter on that part of the case, and therefore he proposed an adjournment, and a further remand of the prisoner. A circumstance, however, occurred at the last examination which might lead to defeating the ends. of justice, and he therefore thought it right to mention it. During the interval of adjournment on the last occa sion an opportunity was watched by a man in court to communicate with the prisoner Pierce. What that man said to Pierce he could not prove ; but he should call a man who heard Pierce's answer, and that he proposed to make evider.ce in the case. The Lord Mayor asked who had the prisoners in charge at the time. Partridge, one of the gaolers, said they were in the custody of Mundy, the other gaoler. Mr. Bodkin then called James Porter, who deposed that he was the husband of Mrs. Porter, already examined. He was in court on the last 'examination of the prisoner. During the ad journment, on the former occasion, he saw a man now in court speak to Pearce. What he said he did not bear, but he dis'inctly heard Pierce say in reply " Make away with them—destroy them." The man shortly after left the court. A stout, big man, with a ruddy complexion, was then ordered to stand forward, and ho was identified by Porter as the man. In reply to questions from the Lord Mayor and Mr. Bodkin, he said that his name was Robert Dackombe, and that he was a stable-keeper, residing at Lower Mitcham. He denied that he had any communication with Pierce, as alleged. He said that he knew Pierce; having on one occasion bought a horse of him. He also denied leaving the Court till 5 o'clock, at the end of the day's proceedings. From inquiries made by the Lord Mayor, it appeared that the detectives who had charge of the prisoners were unavoidably absent from the court at the time that they were left in the charge of the two gaolers, whose duties were divided on that occasion in con sequence of Alderman Wire sitting in another part of the Mansion House for the disposal of the ordinary night charges. Inspector Mitchell, who at this period came into court, said he had distinct recollection of seeing Dackombe lean over the board at the back of the prisoner, and communicate with Pierce. He leant forward but could not hear what he said. It was just before five o'clock. After some remarks from the Lord Mayor, who said that police officers in charge of prisoners ought not to leave them during the time they were under examination, and that he would take mea sures to prevent the public from communicating in future with prisoners in the dock, Mr. Bodkin said he had thought it right to mention the matter, leaving it to the Lord Mayor to deal with Dack , mbe as he thought best. Dackombe denied that he came to the Court other than from curiosity, like many others. The subject then dropped. Mr. BAlkin then applied for a formal remand of the prisoners to Monday next, and that then they should be further remanded for a week. Such a course, he thought, would save time, for by that time no doubt Tester would be in custody. That course was resisted by Mr. Wontner and Mr. Lewis, and ultimately the prisoners were remanded till Tuesday next, when evidence will be proceeded with, and the bank notes traced. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY, (Meeting this Day) A special general meeting of the shareholders in the Eastern Counties Railway was held this day, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, for the purpose of electing a gentleman to fill the vacancy at the board of direction occasioned by the election of Mr. Walters to the office of chairman, in consequence of the resignation of Mr. Waddington and his retirement from the active direction of the affairs of the company. There was a very large attendance of shareholders of the company present. The chair was taken by Mr. Walters, the new chair man of the Board of Directors, who, in opening the pro• ceedinge, briefly stated the objects for which they were assembled, namely, the electing of a gentleman to fill the office of director, occasioned by the retirement of Mr. Waddington. He trusted that the meeting would give a fair and quiet hearing to each gentleman, and after again urging the necessity of conducting the business of the day in a fair and proper manner, and with these few observations he should call upon the meeting to coin• mence the business of the day. There were six candidates for the seat at the board, viz., Mr. Malins, Mr. Orr, Mr. Morrison, Mr. Marner, Mr. Welsh, and Mr. Love. On the name of the first gentleman being proposed, Mr. VANCE rose and addressed the meeting at great length relative to the management of the company for some years past. Ile characterised the actions of seve ral directors as highly improper, and mentioned parti cularly Messrs. Anderson, Patterson, and Fane. He concluded by submitting a motion for the adoption of the meeting, calling upon the whole of the directors to i retire i❑ a body, or else to allow time to the three gen tlemen he had named, whose conduct had been viewed with great displeasure by the majority of the sharehol• derv, to retire. The CHAIRMAN said he could not put the resolution to the meeting for its adoption. It was open to the hon. shareholder to move the adjournment of the meeting, but the resolution he had submitted was clearly out of order. A long discussion ensued on the point as to whether the act of Parliament did not prevent the chairman putting the resolution by the fact of the directors having been elected for three years. Mr. NORRIS in the midst of the discussion said that in order that the proceedings mig ht be gone through regularly and properly, he should propose the name of Mr. Horatio Love to fill the vacancy at the board. The discussion upon the resolution of Mr Vance was again resumed. Mr. MILLS said the act of Parliament did not grant that the directors should be elected for three years. (Hear, hear.) It merely stated that the directors should retire by rotation every three years. A SHAREHOLDER moved;that the present meeting be adjourned for a fortnight. This proposition was met by loud cries of "No, no The motion having been submitted to the meeting, was negatived by a large maj aity. Mr. NORRIS then, at some length, referred to the services that Mr. Horatio Love had rendered the coin pany, and the exertions he had made in the late com mittee of investigation to place the affairs of the com pany in a healthy and prosperous position. He thought that Mr. Matins would consult the interest of the Eastern Counties Railway if he retired in favour of Mr. Love. This was the first time the shareholders had had it in their power to reward the exertions of Mr. Love for his inestimable services to the csmmittee he had before referred to. He had the pleasure of an intimate acquaintance with Mr. Love, and from his personal knowledge of that gentleman he could assure them that a better man it was not possible to find, and if Mr. Love was elected he was sure that all his efforts would be directed to the keeping his own honour unsullied, and the furthering of the interests of the com pany. What the meeting wanted was the Eastern Counties Railway for the Eastern Counties shareholders, and one of the first steps to the attainment of that object would he the election of Mr. Love. If the meeting wished for four new directors, then Mr. Love would be the best quarter. In addition to the other qualifications of Mr. Love, he was an accountant of the greatest abi• lity, and the eulogiums that had been passed upon his conduct at the unmasking of the great Hudson and hurl ing him from his tinsel throne ought to be a great in ducement to the shareholders to decide in favour of Mr. Love. He had no doubt that Mr. Matins might be able to do some good if elected ; but the vacancy, to fill which they ha , t met to-day, ought to be filled up by the ap pointment of Mr. Love. (Cheers.) A SHAREHOLDER said he had great pleasure in second ing the nomination of Mr. Love. He thought the share holders owed a debt of gratitude to Mr. Love, and they ought to repay it by electing him to the vacant seat. Mr. LANE begged to put a question to Mr. Matins. He wished to know, in the event of Mr. Matins being elected a director of this company, whether he intended to retain the chairmanship of the Railway Reform Association. Mr. MauNa declined to answer that question. Mr. LovE said that from the circumstance of Mr. Malins refusing to answer the question, he had a right to assume that he intended to retain it. Now, he wished to know what would be the consequence of the election of that gentleman. There was quite sufficient at the board of the Eastern Counties Rail Nay to occupy the time of any one man. A SHAREHOLDER said he thought that a person who was unable to manage his own affairs was not likely to be a person fit to manage the affairs of others. Mr. MALI/Ts said it was quite true that 30 years ago he was unable to meet his own affairs, but it had been his constant aim ever since to arrange and settle them. Various other speakers addressed the meeting, urging the election of Mr. Love to the vacant seat. Mr. DIALING then rose, and entered into an explana tion relative to certain share transactions in the Metro politan Railway, to the satisfaction of the meeting, and said that, if elected to-day, his best exertions would be used to place the affairs of the Eastern Counties Rail way in a prosperous condition. (Hear, hear.) With respect to the chairmanship of the Railway Reform Association, he thought there yet remained some impor tant alterations in railway affairs to be effected before he vacated that office. Mr. LovE then addressed the meeting, and said the shareholders were perfec ly aware of his capabilities, and if they thought that he could serve them he would be only tact happy to do so. It was his wish, his desire to serve them ; and if elected to the board his only anxiety would be how best to promote their interests. (Loud cheers.) Mr. AcraND said the circumstance of two champions both fighting for railway reform seemed to him to be occasioned by a mistake on the part of Mr. Malins, who laboured under the delusion that he was the better man. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) The person who ought to be elected to the vacant seat at the board ought to be a man of experience, judgment, and tact ; but such a man was not Mr. Malins. (Laughter.) The speaker went on to allude to certain transactions in the Metropolitan Railway in which Mr. Malins was concerned, land said it became the shareholders of that company to be sure that they selected the best man to fill the vacant seat—one who stood well in the city of London in fact, they ought to choose a man for the office such as they would select to be their own executor. (Hear.y He repeated what he had before stated, that if Mr. Malins was elected it would be by a mistake, and he was prepared to prove by hundreds of letters that if Mr. Matins was elected he would be so elected by pror.cies, which had been obtained from the shareholders from being chairman of the Railway Reform EL9BO - and under the belief that they were to be used for other parties, and not for himself. (I7proar.) The speaker continued his remarks amidst the greateist confusion, during which he resumed his seat. After a short discussion relative to the reception of proxies, The CHAIRMAN said ; he had nothing to do with the re ception of proxies. His duty was simply to take a show of hands on the question of who should be elected to fill the vacant seat at the direction. The name of Mr. Malins was then submitted to tl‘e meeting, when 39 hands were held up. The name of Mr. Love was then put from the Chair, and nearly the whole of the persons present—upwards of 300 —held up their hands. The Chair then, amidst loud cheers, declared that Mr. Love had been elected to the vacant seat. A poll was demanded on behalf of Mr. Malins. The CfIAIRMAN then announced that the poll would be opened immediately, and continue so during tomor row and Wednesday, and on Friday at one o'clock the result of the poll would be officially declared. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. Naval and Military intelligence. An Admiralty order has been received at Sheerness, postponing the experiments that were to have taken place at Shoeburyness to-morrow against the floating battery Trusty. She remains now at her harbour moorings, all ready ; on the inside of her starboard side, the side in tended to be fired at, all her ports are secured by solid timber, shored with square baulks of timber from the side to the midships hatchway combings. This certainly could not be adopted if she was in action against a stone bat tery, and it has been suggested that she should receive the fire in the same state she must be in if in active ser vice. Notwithstanding this, the undermentioned officers have offered their services to remain on board her while sender fire :—Capt. Edward P. Halsted, Commander H. Lloyd, Lieut. Fred. Pyne, Lieut. Godfrey Taylor, and Lieat. Geo. V. Phillips, all belonging to the Edinburgh screw steam guardship, of the reserve, at Sheerness. Several consultations of naval artillery officers have re cently been held at Sheerness and Shoeburyness. So large is the number of invalid troops now stationed at St. Mary's Barracks, Chatham, awaiting an order for their discharge, that the Commissioners from Chelsea Hospital have been occupied for three days in medically inspecting those non•commissioned officers and men who had been recommended for discharge. The commissioners engaged in this duty were Mr. D. Maclachlan, Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals, assisted by Dr. J. It. Taylor, C. 8., Deputy Inspector General of Hospitals, and Dr. Tice. During the sitting of the board 386 invalids were inspected by the commissioners—a larger number than were ever inspected on one occasion —the whole of whom were ordered to hold themselves in readiness to be discharged from Chatham on Thursday next. Not withstanding the immense number of invalids discharged from St. Mary's invalid depot during the past year, there are still upwards of 1,500 sick and wounded men at that establishment, and a detachment of 80 men ar rived on Saturday. On Saturday the ship Acadia, of London, Capt. Richd. Spratley, from London, bound to Buenos Ayres, with 158 officers and men lately disbanded from the British Italian Legion, was towed into Sheerness Harbour by the steam tug vessel Sir Walter Scott, John Barrowly, master, and anchored abreast of the flagship Waterloo, 120 guns, Capt. Lord Frederick Kerr, for the purpose of obtaining and securing during their outward passage, firearms, ammunition, bowieknives, swordsticks, and dangerous weapons of various kinds, which a number of the men had purchased at Gravesend, and refused to give up to the captain and officers accompanying them out. The officers in charge were Captain Gwyn, commandant, Capt. Bianchi, Capt. Moreschi, Ensign Porsi, and Inter preter Zambianchi. Capt. Spratley, in command of the Acadia, with whom was Capt. Clark, ship's husband to the house of Charles Walten and Sons, the owners, find ing the officers in charge could not succeed in effecting a delivery up of their arms at Gravesend, determined on obtaining the assistance of the commander-in-chief at the port, the Hon. W. Gordon ; and for this purpose, on the ship a arrival, Capt. Spratley and Capt. Clark waited upon the commander-in-chief, who received them most cordially, and in a short time First Lieutenant Edward E. Maunsell, of the Waterloo, proceeded on board the Acadia with the master-at-arms and ship's corporal, who were shortly after followed by Capt. Lord Frederick Kerr. The request of Capt. Spratley and Capt. Gwyn was inter preted to the men by Lieutenant Maunsell, addressing them in French, and Zatabianchi, in Italian, informing them that it was the custom of this country on emigrants embarking for a foreign port, to deliver up all arms, ammunition, and any unlawful weapons they were taking out for their protection at their port of destination. After some conversation among the men, who formed in different groups upon deck, Cavice Giovanni, a pri vate of the 2d Regiment of the Legion, set an example by walking quietly up on the forecastle, drawing his six-barrel revolver, and discharging all six shots into the water. He then came aft, on the poop, and delivered his revolver, with all his ammunition, to Captain Gwyn, and the other officers, for which he received a receipt. Upon the others seeing this done they followed the ex ample. Revolver after revolver was discharged and given up, bowie-knives, swordsticks, poniards, dirks, &c. Captain Lord Frederick Kerr, with Lieutenant Maunsell, the master of the Acadia, and the ship's husband, assisted by the non-commissioned officers of the Legion, the master-at-arms and ship's corporal, then proceeded below into the berths of the soldiers, and every man opened his box or sack to satisfy all par ties they had no firearms or weapons concealed therein. During the search Captain Spratley detected two bowie. knives and a swordstick concealed, for which no owner could be found. This being effected, Captain Lord Frederick Kerr left, and on Lieutenant Maunsell leav ing he addressed the men, recommending them not to forget they were soldiers, arid to cheerfully obey all orders of their superior officers, upon which the men gave him three hearty cheers. Captain Clark was also loudly cheered by the offieers, men, and women, Of the latter there was a goodly number. The Acadia left the harbour at 4.15 p.m. on Saturday. The Hermes, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Commander William E. A. Gordon, recently returned from North America and West Indies, has been taken into No. 2 dry dock, at Sheerness, to make good defects. On Friday last the Royal George, 102 guns, in the steam reserve at Sheerness, was taken out on a trial of her machinery under the superintendence of Mr. George Blaxland, civil engineer. On her trial, between the Great Nora and the Mouse light vessel, her engines, with 141 b. pressure on the square inch, made 62 revolu tions per minute, and an increase of from one and a half to two knots per hour, by patent log, was ob tained beyond what she had ever previously done. The frigate Raleigh, 50, Captain the Hon. Henry Keppel, from Portsmouth, arrived in Plymouth Sound on Friday evening, and is appointed to call to-day for the Eastlndies, calling in Algoa-bay to land specie. The paddlewheel steamship Bulldog, Commander Alexander C. Gordon, from Sheerness, arrived at Ply mouth on Saturday, with seamen paid off from the Hannibal. The steam vessel Advice, from Cork, arrived at Ply mouth on Thursday. with supernumeraries for the Im pregnable, 104, flag of Admiral Sir Wm. Parker, and sailed again on Saturday. The gunboats Ac'm in and Ringdove, from Ports mouth, arrived at Plymouth on Saturday. The screw steam storeship Himalaya having made a snecessful trip in the Channel, returned to Hamoaze on Saturday. Letters have been received at Plymouth, from the screw steamship Duke of Wellington, 131, Captain IL Caldwell, dated Nov. 4, at Malta, where she was wait ing for orders. Crew well. Capt. Craigie, R.N., entered upon his duties as Capt. Superintendent of the Royal William Victu Plymouth, on Wednesday, and on Saturday accompanied by Mr. Triscott, storekeper, and the other officers,in spected the bakehouse, cooperage, stores, &c. The Star of Peace, Capt. Sproat, from London, ar rived at Plymouth on Saturday, and is appo inted to sail to-morrow, with a mail for Sydney. The following promotions were made on Saturday : Commanders A. Heseltine, C. R. Johnson and G. J. Napier are promoted to Captains. Commander J. B. Crag;, A. S. B oo th an d G. S. Reynolds, to be Captains on the reserved list. Lieutenants S. B. Dolling, Henry Brown, Arthur Barrow, and H. F. W. Ingram are promoted to Commanders. Lieutenant Percival Baskerville to be Commander on the reserved list. The following appointments were made on Saturday at the Admiralty : Commander Robert Tench Bedford to the Royal Wit lidip i n a:o s , h vic m e e C n, ragg, promoted ; Lieutenant R. 11. D al t on to . the Formid a bl e ; W. F. Boughey and E. D. Achlom, to the Hermes. PORTSMOUTH, Nor. 22, The last ill us t rat i on o f t h e p re sent plan of paying off ships' crews is perhaps the very worst it could receive. A s already reported, the Hannibal, 91, screw ship, Capt. Hay, was paid off at this port on Thursday, or rather, it commenced at 10 in the morning of that day, but did not finally conclude till 3 o'clock on Friday morning. The number to be p a id compr i se d a b o ut 700 seamen, the marines and marine artillery being paid at their respective head-quarters, and the sum sent on board the Hannibal by the Portsmouth Branch Bank of England, for this purpose, amou nte d t o a b out 13,000/. The paying off of ships of wa r , up to a few months of the present time, was effected by t h e c l erks b e l ong i ng t o the pay-office in the dockyard, an d a s h ip like the Hannibal usually had her crew all paid o ff i n t h e t ime i n cluded from ten in the morning to three in the afternoon. The pay-office has been abolished so far as this service is concerned, and ships' crews are now paid by their 'own paymasters. These officers, f rom having little or no experience in the duties of a cashier, cannot be very au fait in their dis charge, and i t i s only reas onable to suppose t hat the disbursement o f so l arge a s um among such a number of men, hardly t wo o f w h o m receive the same amount, must be a w or k o f t i me a nd responsibility. What ever may have been the cause the results to the men have been, in a gr ea t number of in stances, lament able and dis as t rous. Th e ship was paid off u p t he harbour, in the m iddl e o f the stream, and t h e men had to reach the sh ore i n wa t erm en's boats, of course paying a fare of the most exorbitant character, even considering the hour of the night or morning. But this was the smallest of their troubles. About fifty were prudent enough to go to the Sailors' Home, which was kindly kept open on the occasion all night, and there found shelter and protection; but others, as may ln expected, were tempted to indulge in something to cheer or warm them, the night being dark, damp, and cold. Many of these poor fellows had a piteous tale to telt in the course of a few hours. At seven o'clock in the morning one man presented himself to the police at the dockyard gates, and requested their aid, saying be was only paid off a few hours before, and that he had already been robbed of every farthing he received-211. In the course of the day several others went to the Borough police stations complaining of having been robbed of 141., 151., and other similar sums of money ; but so bewildered were they from the effects of the horrible drink they had received that they were totally unable to tell the police what houses they had been to. The paying of men under such circumstances is to them a curse of the bitterest character. They not only, at least many of them lose their money, clothes, &c., but they get brutally ill-treated. One man was seen in the streets to-day half naked, without. a farthing in his pocket, his eyes swollen and disccloured, his face cut in a shocking manner, and exclaiming, with an oath, that "he had just been paid off, but would b© before he would be paid off again in the navy." Although t,:le number of instances similar to thee we have de- Ecr .;bed has been great, it is only surprising that out of so ,any men landing at such an hour with so much money in their possession, and beset by crimps, prosti tutes, &C., that number has not been greater. It is ob vious that some material improvement is needed in the system of paying off ships of war. A number of the Marine Artillery detachment serving on board the Han nibal also ca►n e in for a share of the misfortunes of the occasion. Thev were kept on sentry till the last man was paid, and were then, at four o'clock in the morning, sent on shore, aml marched to the head quarters of the corps in Portsmouth. Ont of some 25 men composing the detachment, half a dozen were at head-quarters at once placed under arrest and coneigned for various breaches of discipline, &0., which were no doubt attributable to the lengthened period they had been kept on duty. The marines belonged to the Woolwich division, and they had the good fortune to be sent to that place by railway at about noon on Thursday. Nov. 23. The order for the Shannon, 51, screw, to come into harbour hai to-day been countermanded. The Bulldog, paddle sloop, Commander Gordon, arrived to-day from a cruise. WOOLWICH, Nov. 23. - VISIT OF MISS NIGHTINGALE TO WOOLWICH.—Miss F. Nightingale', accompanied by Lord Panmure, paid an unexpected visit to Woolwich on Friday last, and were received by Sir W. F. Williams, commandant of the garrison, who subsequently proceeded with the distin guished party to the Royal Artillery Hospital, which was minutely inspected, .Dr. Hallahan, the Deputy In spector-General, conducting the visitors over the various wards, and explaining the arrangements and regulations. Miss Nightingale recognioed several of the Royal Artil lery who had been under her care at hospitals in the East, and with these she freely conversed. After re maining in this building two hours, the party proceeded to the Cadets' Hospital connected with the Royal Mili tary Academy, and, after a similar inspection of this es tablishment, returned to London. The visit was strictly incognito, and but few were aware that the lady who accompanied the Secretary-at-War was Florence Night ingale. LAST frUi.?DS OF THE GtREAT. Alfieri—Clasp my hand, my dear friend, I die. Addison—l have sent fir you, Lord Warwick, to see how a Christian can die. Archbishop Sharpe—l shall be happy. Adams—lndependence for ever. J. Q. Adams—lt is tho last of earth. Augustus—A king should die standing. Anna Boleyn—lt is srmall—very small (clasping her neck). Beaufort--What, is there no bribing death Bishop Bull—Amen. Bishop Ken—God's will be done. Byron—l must sleep now. Burghley—God will gave my soul. Burkitt—Corm, Lord Jesus. Charles 1.--Remember. The charge to Archbishop Juxon to bid Charles IL forgive his father's murderers. Cromwell—Then I am safe. Charles IL—Don't let, poor Nelly starve. De Stael—l have loved God, my father, liberty. Donne—Tby will be dome. Dr. Johnson (to Miss Norris)—God bless you, my dew. Edward IV.—Lord, take my spirit. Elizabeth—Ail my possessions fur a moment of time. Frederick V.—There is not a drop of blood on my hands. Franklin—A dying man can do nothing easy. Ferrar, Cranoaer, Hooper, and G. Herbert—Lord, re ceive my spirit. F. Quarles —What I cannot utter with my mouth, accept, Lord, from my heart and soul. George IV.—And is this death ? Goethe—The artery ceases to beat. Grotius—Be serious. 11. Hammond—Lord, make haste. Haydn—God preserve the Emperor. Henry - Vlll.—Monks, monks, monks ! Jeferson—l resign my soul to God—my daughter to my country. Jewell—This day let me see the Lord Jesus. James, Earl of Derby, and Bishop Broughton—Let the earth be filled with his glory. Laurence—Don't give up the ship. Locke—Cease now. (Lady Marsham was reading the Psalms). Mirabeau—Let me die to the sound of delicious music. Mozart—Let me hear once more those notes so long my solace and delight. Napoleon—Tete de l'arnaee. Nelson—Kiss me, Hardy. Nero—ls this your fidelity ? Parkhurst—l have peace. P. Heylyn—l go to my God and Saviour. R. Hooker—My days are past as a shadow that re turns not. Sir J. Stonehouse—Precious salvation. Sir P. Sydney—ln me behold the end of this world with all its vanities. Sir T. More—For my coming down, let me shift for myself. (On the scaffold). Tasso—ln tuas manes, Domino. Taylor—l have endeavoured to do my duty. Usher-0 Lord, forgive me, especially my sins of omission. ' Washington— It is well. L Walter Scott—l feel as if I were myself again. Wells —What! do they run already ? Then I die happy. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Nov. 24.—Wind this day at noon, W.N.W. ; fresh breeze and fine. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 23.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived— Balmoral, from Maulmain ; Birzapore, London, for S d - ne N.S.W. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 23.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—Star of Peace, from London, for Melbourne ; H.M.S. Raleigh, Portsmouth. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 23.—Arrived.—B u lldog, from the eastward. LOVER, Nov. 23.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Labeduree, from St. Jago de Cubs, for Bremen. BRIDLINGTON, Nov. '22.—The Industry, from Newcastle to London, foundered last night off the Spurn, after being in collision with a schooner, which did not appear to sustain much damage, and proceeded ; crew saved. AYR, Nov. 22. The Martha, from Belfast, is on shore to the southward, apparently Wind withou AV.—t dama Arrige. Niger, • QUEENSTOW.N. N o v. 22. ved— from Callao ; Enterprise, Aux Cayes ; Etwy, Laguna. The brig Iris, with white painted ports and English en sign flying in foretopmast rigging was passed on the 29th Oct., in 41. N. 40. W. B ER WICK, Nov. 22.—The Sarpsborg, from Sarpsborg, arrived here leaky and with damage to bows, from colli sion with the smack R a nger, in 53. N. 3. E. ; the latter Is also supposed to have received injury. (PER ELEOTRio TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning Wind W.N.W. Arrived —Christopher Newton, from Algoa Bay. Off—Sillery, from Bombay; Toronto, Quebec. Sailed—Moscow, screw-steamer, for Constantinople. QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 22. Wind W.N.W. Arrived—lsia, from Odessa; Elny, Laguna; Enterprise, Aux Cayes. (BY SIIDIEARLN'E AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday, 10.8 a.m. Wind W. ; tide nearly high wa te r ; fi ne. 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M ARKET r a y,) OORN EXCHANGE. Most of the country markets heid on Saturday were moderately supplied with wheat, for which the demand ruled heavy, at drooping prices. Barley was very dull, on lower terms. Oats, beans, peas, and flour were all rather in favour of buyers. The continental markets oontinue heavy, and prices con tinue to give way. The supplies of wheat have rather in creased. Large quantities of grain continue to be shipped to Europe from the United States. Up to our market last week the arrivals of home produce were rather on the increase. From abroad we received 43,551 qrs of wheat, 14,762 barley, 25,611 oats, 2,321 beans, 1,170 peas, 900 tares, 12,070 linseed, 870 rapeseed, 967 sacks, and 9,879 barrels of flour. The supply of English wheat received fresh up to our market to-day, coastwise and by land carriage, was only moderate ; lent there was a slight improvement in the general condition of the samples. Owing to the large im ports from abroad, millers purchased English qualities with great caution, and the trade was dull in the extreme, at a decline iu the quotations realised on Monday last of frum 4s. to ss. per quarter. At that amount of depression very little progress was made in sales. There was a very large quantity of foreign wheat in the market, and some anxiety was manifested by the impor ters to sell, owing to high rates of discount. A few tran sactions took place, at 2s per quarter less money, and the trade ruled exceedingly dull. In floating cargoes of wheat no sales took place. The supply of barley was large, and the trade ruled at is to 2s per quarter less money. Malt sold slowly at barely late rates. There was an immense show of Irish and foreign oats, consequently the trade was dull. Fine old corn realised about previous rates, but new qualities were is to 2s per quarter cheaper. Beans were very dull, and 3s to 4s per quarter cheaper than on Monday last. In peas very little was doing, at 2s per quarter less money. We had a dull sale for flour, and prices were drooping. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, Red •• new 523 to 663 Ditto.• •• .... old —5 —s Ditto, White new 143 725 Ditt0........ old —5 —5 eiorfolk and Lin coln, Red, old —s —a Ditto new •• •• •• 525 673 aye —Old .............—g —s New .............335 423 Barley—Grinding.•• .• 353 393 '.:tilting ..•.. •• 363 42s Chevalier.... . . 443 549 Malt—Suffolk and Nor - folk•• •• •• 663 75s rown .......... 635 6131 ;ior ft) nandWare 765 78e Malt—Chevalier .... 7Gs to 77s Oats Yorkshire and Lincolnsh.,Feed 23s 255 Potato Youghal and Cork Black. .• •• 205 22, Cork, White .•• . • 24s 27,E Scotch, Feed. .• •• 253 29s Beans—Tick .• • . 40s 44s Pigeons ...... 42• 46i Peas—Grey ...• •• •••• 138 s 41s Maple... •• 42s 45s White.— •• •• 42s 463 . _ Boilers ... 418 468 Flour—Town-made. •. 58s 60s Suffolk .......... 453 48s Stocktn & Norfolk 455 48s METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Moderate supplies of foreign stock were received in the port of London last week, the total supply amounting to 4,368 head. In the corresponding week in 1855 the imports were 5,032 ; in 1854, 5,140 ; in 1853, 9,043 ; in 1652, 5,135; in 1851, 7,09 d; and in 1850, 3,903 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WRNS. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pig Tonning 2Ol ~. ... ••• Rotterdam 250 ... 820 ... ... MiKlemblik B6 ... 1,687 ... - ••• Nieu Diep — ... 72 ... ... Harlingen Dordt l2 .., 77 ... ... Amsterdam ••• 173 ... ... Schiedam Ostend Bremen l6 46 ... 59 ''''"" ••• 3 ... - .-"." T0ta1.... 861 ... 3,166 282 ... 59 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : feasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs 1855 1,161 3,521 ... 329 18 1854 1,325 ~, 3,513 300 2 1853 1,859 6,413 ... 519 ... 157 185 0 1,063 „, 4,601 421 42 1851. 1,119 5,493 358 ... 96 1850 856 ,„ 2,496 ... ... 407 133 The general quality of the foreign beasts at hand since this day se'nnight has been tolerably good. The sheep have come to hand in fair condition, and the calves con tinue of excellent quality. The supplies of foreign stock in to-day's market were but moderate. From our own grazing districts the receipts of beasts fresh up this morning were tolerably good as to number, but their general quality was by no means firstrrate. For the best Scots and short horns we had a fair demand, at last Monday's quotations, the top figure for the former breed being 4s 10d per 81bs ; otherwise the beef trade ruled heavy, and prices were a shade lower. The arrivals from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire amounted to 2,020 short horns ; from other parts of England, 400 of various breeds; from Scot land, 130 Scots, and from Ireland, 700 oxen. We had a better show of English sheep, bat that of Irish and foreign was comparatively small. The best Downs and half-brads were in fair request, at full prices ; but other kinds of sheep moved off heavily at a decline in value of 2d per 81bs. There was only a moderate number of calves in the mar ket; nevertheless, the veal trade ruled rather heavy, a t Friday's decline in value. The highest price was lis, per Blbs. Pig' I were in moderate supply and fair request, at lasi Trask's cline ncy. Per Blbs to sink the offais. s. d. s. d.l s. d. s. Inferior Beasts... 2 Bto 2 10!PrimeSouthdown 5 0 5 2 gecend quality.... 3 0 3 6! Large crse. calves 3 8 4 4 Prime large oxen 3 8 4 4Prime small do 4 8 5 o crime Scots, &e. 4 6 41f Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 10'Small porkers 4 6 5 2 Second quality ...4 0 4 Ouckliug calves 23 0 30 Prime orse.-wlled.4 6 4 8i Quarter old pigs 21 28 TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts •• • • •••• Sheep Calves •• 163 Ca1ve5.................. •• 121 Figs ..•• ....•• .• •••• 360 F1g5........... ..... •... statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold iu the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market, on gonday, Nov. 26, 1855, and this day, Monday, Nov. 24, 1856. Per Sibs, to sink the offals. Nov. 26, 1855. j s. d. s. Coarse and inferior boasts ••• 3 Bto 3 10 1 Second quality ditto ••• 4 0 4 4 1 Primo large oxen ... 4 6 410 Prime Scots, &c ••• 5 ° 21 Coarse and inferior sheep ..• 6 8 Second quality ditto ... ... 310 4 4 Primo coarse woolled ditto ... 4 6 4 Primo Southdown ditto ... 0 4 10 02 8 Lambs ... ••• ••• ••• 3 6 4 Oi Large coarse calves ••• ••• 4 2 4 8 Prime small ditto ••• ••• 310 4 4, 1 Large ..• ••• ••• "• Neat small porkers 4 6 5 01 Beasts... 4,614 ..„ 21,920 Sheep Calves... •.. •.• ... 199 Pigs ... ..• ... 560 ( N0r.24, '56. ld. s• d• ( 2 Sto 2 10 ,3 0 3 8 4 4 1 4 6 410 3 6 3 10 40 4 4 46 4 8 (5 0 5 2 40 0 0 38 4 4 48 5 0 38 4 4 6 5 2 4,990 22,120 SUPPLIBB ON SALTS, Nov. 27, I.Bs4.—Beasts, 4,566; sheep, 7,240 ; calves, 152 ; pigs, 310. " November 28, 1853.—Beasts, 4,313; 5heep,25,35.) ; calves, 272 ; pigs, 240. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of both town and country killed meat on sal. here to-day were seasonably good, and in much better oondition than for some time previously. Generally speaking, the demand ruled inactive, as follows : Per Sibs by tue eareast. s. d. s. d. Beef, Inferior 2 4 210 Do., middling 3 2 3 6 Do. prime large 3 g 1 0 De., do. small.. 4 2 4 4 Pork, large ......, 3 8 4 4 s. d. s. ct. Mutton, Inferior 3 0 3 4 Do., middling 3 6 4 0 Do., prime 4 2 4 6 Voal 3 6 4 6 Perk, small 4 8 5 4 BOROUGH HOP. There is not quite so much activity in our market as of late, nevertheless prices generally are well supported. The supply of bops in the market is rather extensive. Mid and East Kent pockets, 3/ lOs to 5/ 15s per cwt.; Weald of Kent, 3/ 54 to 41155; Sussex, 3i Os to 31165. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Since our last report the arrivals of potatoes have been only moderate. The trade, however, is in a sluggish state at •ur quotations. Last week's imports were 153 bags, 16 baskets, and 19 casks from Rotterdam, 203 bags, 6 mats from Dordt, 30 bags, 14 hampers from Amsterdam, and 13 bags from Limerick. York Regents, 1003 to 1103 per ton ; Kent and Essex do., 'Os to 100 s ; Scotch do., 80s to 903; ditto cups, 50s to 1001 ; Lincolns, 90s to 100 s ; blues, 80s to 90s per ton. TALLOW. The amount of business doing in our market is very moderate. Prices, however, rule high. To-day P.T.C. on the spot is quoted at 58s 3d per cwt ; town tallow, 583 3d nett cash ; rough fat, 33 lid per 81bs. 1853. 1852. Stock this day Price of Y. C Delivery last week • • Ditto from June I .... Arrivals last week.. Ditto from Junel.., Price of 1854. 1855. 1856. 52,477 33,928 33.271 f 19,854 15,325 478 Od to 56s Od 66s 0,1t0,70s Od to 588 31 Od :te —s Od; 66s 6d —s Od to —s Od 3,767 ff 2,087 2,141 ' 2,912 2,428 49,458 54,028 39,9)0 67,604 64,817 1 9 ,413 2,410 6,400 5,259 4,743 59,307 65,241 ( 37,171 39,743 63,192 49. 31 58s Od 68s 61 718 61 58s 9d STATEMENT OF TALLOW SHIPPING AT ST. PETERSBURG. 1856. 1853. 1852. Casks. Casks. Casks Tallow despatched from Cronstadt to Oct. 22, 0.8. .. ............ ••• • - 106,791 In ships loading and lighters 5,209 Total loaded off irom Rt. Petersburg.. • • II 2,000 ,423 10 9 In ships frozen in an d lighters, 1111852_ _ - 3,700 Total at the close of the navigation ----- - 10f3,123 82,717 London .................... .. 51,610 71,100 47,160 Liverpool ..... .•••• • • .. ...... 9,170 11,600 12,910 8ri5t01........ other English ports ............ 9,751 8,050 5,230 Ireland •• • • 977 333 2,270 Scotland .• •••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • 2,203 4,20 1 494 Germans ... France.. • . 9,290 189 America . • • • • • •• • • • • • • • .. ..... _ 5 378 Total.. .............. 106,791 106,123 79,017 WOOL. There has been a full average attendance of buyers at the public sales held since our last report, and the following prices have been paid : Australian—Clean sheep's is 10d to 2s Bd, scoured is 9d to 23 9d, do. lambs' 2s to 2s Bd, band washed is 4d to is 11d, skin is 4(1 to is 7d, do. hand washed Is 5d to is '3d, pieces is 4d to is Sid. Van Diemen's Land — Clean sheep's is 10d to 2s id, scoured ls 6cl to 2s 2id,lambs' is lid to 2s sd, skin is qd to is Bd, locks is 4d to is 83, grease lld to is 2d. Cape—Clean sheep's is 4d to 2s, scoured is 4d to is 11d, handwashed is 2d to is 83, lambs' is 5d 0 14 9cl, pima is Ad to 14 sa, owe t° 14 id. South Austr: ilian—Clean sheep's is 7d to is 11d, scoure a 1. 8,1 to 2s, ha ndwashed is to 2s, lambs' is 8d to 2s 2d. ;Ain is 46 to is sd, do. handwashed is to 46, pieces is 4d to is Ed, grease 101 to is per lb. Numerous parcels of foreign have t old at from 3'.ld to is per lb. Last week's imports were 36 bales from Archangel, 229 from Mogadore, 31 from Hambr o', 602 from the Mauritius, 819 from the Cape, and 101 fi . om Adelaide. By private contract very little is doing. The following are the current rates of English wool :- Down tegs, is 5 d to is 50 ; Down ewes, is 3d to is 4(.1. half-bred hogs, " Is 4d to is 5d ; half-bred wethers, is 3d to is 3 , ,d • Kent flt !efts, is 30 to is 4d ; Leicester do., is 3d to is 4d ; flannel wool, lld to Is 4d ; blankct wool, 96 to is 2d ; combing skins, lld to is 2tl ; and old skin, is 4d to is 6d per lb,. SEEDS. Linseed—the. imports of which continue good—moves off slowly, on f Pruner terms. In rape, very little is doing. Cakes, ho wove r, are in request, at full quotations. Canary is selling at hi gh rates; but the demand for it is by no means active. The few samples of clover seed in the market are vei 3 , dear to purchase. In other seeds only a limited busin , 3B3 is doing, on former terms. Turnip,White,p er busn. 20s to 21: Swede .. .• —s —s iittste 8r0wn.... • • 16s 22-; White, new.. •• .. 103 13s Tares, Winter, new.... 5s 0(1 536 d Canary, per quarter 70s 80s Rye Jrass (new) • • 24- - 23.5 1 ClOYer,Redeflu,.(cwt.) —s —5 White ........ • . — b Foreign Red.... • • —s —s White.• --s —s Trefoil, new..... —P earrawa) •• 40, 423 Coriander •• • • •• .. 26s 30s ifempseed, per quarter 48s 5`45 (Linseed, Eng.-:owing• • 62s 64s Crushing ••• • .. 52s 60s altie •.• • .• 518 608 Odessa •• • • •• 593 65s Linseed Cake, pr ton— English • • •10' 5: 11 Os Foreign, per too 10 II! 10r ed I tinpe Cakes, per tut 5 15 6. 15s I;tapeseed. or qr. •• 46s 883 Couuw chi HA.DDIN(sToic CORN LIARKET—Noy. 21. wllaAr. BARLISY I curs. I BRAN First BBB Od 49s 6d 378 Od 60s Od Second s7s 4d i 414 Od j 26s 4d j 578 61 Third 3ls Od 125 s 6d 178 Od 5Gs OS Total quantity of wheat in market, 484 qrs., 334 sold PP barley „ 1034 qrs., 980 sold oats ,; 479 qrs., 447 sold PP PP beans PP 9 qrs., 9 !Old AVERAGES PER IMPIRIAL QUARTER. Wheat, 21. 17 4 5-12ths 1 Barley, ...21. 1 0 11.12 tbs Oats, ... 11. 6 4 7-12ths I Beans, 2/. 17 6 B.l2tbs JP JPI DALKEITH GRAIN MARKET—Nov. 20. Qrs. Best. Current. Inferior 359 Wheat 84s Od 1286 Oats 32s 6d. l9s —d......... 133 Od 1121 Barley 47s 7d 37s 9d 1 Peas & beans 5Ss Od —a ed. ---3 va ABERDEEN—Nov. 21. Potato oats 22s Od to 24s Od 1 401bs per bushel Common oats 17s Od to 20s Od Bere 9 .2 s Od to 39s Od } 531bs Barley 31s Od to 39s Od Wheat, red (spring)3os Od to 40s Od 1 621bs ' PI , white 35s Od to 40s Od Oatmeal 17s Od to 19s Od per boll. Flour 52s Od to 53s Od per sack. PROVISION MARKET. it Beef, per lb 6d to SS Butter, p lb. is Od to 13 Mutton, per lb 6d to 8d I Eggs, p doz. Os 101 to 1, 9_,, Lamb, do., Os Od to 0.• 0 Hens, p pair 3s Od to 3, r i Veal, per lb ... 8d to Os 9,1 Chickeus,do.2s Od to 2 , Pork, per st...Gs Od to 6s 6d Ducks, do., 2 s Od t,, 2s V Salmon, per lb ......0s to Os Ducklings,oOs Od to 0 Grouse, per brace Os to Os Turkeys, each 4s Od to 5, v a l Tallow, p stone, lls 61 to —s Potatoes, pr peek, ...7d 0 a Rabbits, each 8d to 9d. Butter for exportation (present cure) per cwt. 94e0d to OAS° Eggs, wholesale price, per dozen RETAIL PRICES. F10ur,141b....0s Od to 2s 10d Barley flour,l4lb.Os to 2s Oatmeal Os Od to is 9,1 „ dust, Os to is ui! Beremeal ....Os Od to 2s Od „ per lb 2d to lid Peasemeal... Os Od to 2s 8d Sids, 4-lb. 10af...9d. 2-Ib. 10af...4id. Cheese, per imperial stone, 4s. Od. to 4s 6d. DUBLIN, NOY. 21. We had a dull and drooping market to-day. W 11. 20 fully ls cheaper. Oats and barley scarcely supported al, currencies of Tuesday, and a number of samples remalu eu „. unsold. But few transactions in Indian corn, a nd quotations unaltered. White wheat, 33a 01 to 35s 6d ; red ditto, 31 s 01 to 3 3 d 5 . 6d, ditto new, —s; barley, malting, 165 to 24s 6d ; gri l ; co ing, 18s to 20s Od ; oats, old, —s to —s ; ditto , new, ed Od to 15s Od , oatmeal, 14s to 15s ; bere, new, 16s to Od; rap ,s(,, d, 303 Od to 328 Od per brl ; bltc.rs flour, 20 Od to 27s Od per cwt ; Indian corn, 32s 0,1 to 36s Od O f 480 lba. 80RI Ve. 111.4.11,6. ignides th.t tau Matti Art, tsen, !rum th Gene ral Post-offic the n night--and hi by the morning—tespatch. e ) ,ay FLlell tea ir. P , in General Poi; • Office, London.* frO v 9 Per Dispatch , . When due ix, England ir,very Frida , Liverpoo' l Every Tuesday . iFtouthmni..ton !Liverpoo .. 4th and lath .... Liverpool • • iDovo, ** ••1 13,1 of the month 10th & 26th of n o.' lin & 20th of mon.; 17th of the month ) 9th of the month.. 9th of the rn ont. sth of the month Uncertain ...... " T • • 10th and 26th.... 4th and 20th .... Zd 10th and 2 6 th.... 4th & 10 t h ot•non., Twice da il y '"*. )7th 1O o t t' h mo .. n 1: t 1% nth .• P17 131 ° 'Dover •• iSouthanaP soo tharo ote.. • • D o ver .. • p • Southamt 0,. Southamttol. ;Various portal psoutliampto, Sonthamp on ISouthamp cr DOVet SollthillllPtol !Dover Cwt. , ..• • , 4, 1,17,'49, 97* f rn IDover ~tiompton and & 17th of mon. l Dail: 411.1 of the month 17th of the month. Ith w '2oth of mon., 10th&26thof moth I r Sonthamptoo 'London Southarnp Dover ....... Southampton .••• • daily., o rwico 2d o. 0.. 31,1) of month— -123d or month Dover 'Dover...• •• Holyhead ..• Sootliampto , Bouthampior , Liverpool 14, 10, 20, and 26.. IDOVer of the tomb 2nd of the moot .. 'Daily. ...... 24 t :71h of month' 4th and 19th mnth iDaily. ..... Southarept , Dover 3outhampV ' Various po - Dover .... • • itoutharopt• s'outharopt• Various Por' Dovor ... • •• Dover .. • • AouthamP' 'd 17th of mon. sth of month .. • • (Every Sa.turday.. , ..I 2d & 1 %th otrnonth 4th and IBth cf m.j r I. r I I ioothAtup' COUNTICLV.. larterica(byltrit.pack)lN America (by United Sts packet) ..........ls America (by U. Stat,is packet) ..........N Australia (via Liver. pool) , Ditto (via Marseilles) N I Ditto (via Cape of Gooc , ' 110 1a 4 ) Africa (West Coast)..N exandria ........ N Alexandria Bahamas ...........N Belgium Brazil ............ •.IYI Buenos Ayres Cape of Good Hop.; Cape of Good Hope ..N Case de Verds Ceylon (see India) Cnannel Isles Chili... China .... Constantinople N Constantinople • • Cont. of Europe M iw N Egypt (see India) France M N Gibraltar .• •• ••l i j Greece (see India) Greytown •• ll am burgh .......•.. 13 P ilavannah •• •• • • Holland •• •• •• • India (viaSouthamPt•)M Honduras India (via Marseilles)Sd lonian Isles (see India) Ireland 84 Lisbon Iladnira ............31 Madeira .... N Malta (see India) gaits .. • ?, Aauritius (see India) .lanritlus • Literate° Naples New ( 4ranaja New Papal States Peninsula .........•N Peru Port Natal Sicily „ „„ Tuscany Voneznels Van Dlcmen'annil (se. Anstr ilia) ...... West In lie: , • ,WeekW jlireekl7 ' Twic e Uncertain 6 0 of mo t 19th 4 Sr , 21 16th j s ,„.y itth. 16th uncertgln 16th of lb 19t/ ' ath 1 11 ! ruan.` 1 and 1 6 4 and : 1 , 7 , 2 and 1 7 17 and It, I twfoed'iLf 6 let and 16 let of Me DALIY 16thci 21° t an d lb be 29 Dec. 16. b And iv 4th 61111 2 Ist Ist An d I° If i sl,eelc 10 *ow we ttli; 1 ,s ; 6ta &n i l > I 1 ill When any of these (total fall on a Sanday, the mails deB B ,Patchod, on the following day. with the exception of the th ~,outharrirton), and the Malta, both of which will be detiPAt c • preceding day. ACW SB ' IADVERTISENENT.I SKIRT AND HEARING ""*. SIICT sOI OIII POWERFUL TELESCOPES, OPERA, RACE, AND FeriaQsr Albe' GLASSES.—Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, op ti c ians. 0 " 0 tel• marle-street, Piccadilly. 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