The Sun. — London, England, 1856-01-15 00:00:00

)aniFh •ds th OHS Si news have date ) yes -11 re n the tuners it is send same- -3 man I as a L most • had ed to e 7th w 00- round itinu south- were and it Reau- e fol - 3altic, rtharn le Mil o form .nment melts. inning vision, 1, who Duke of the ito the on the idable. ay and vaned opera- Is also ;Gamin been slstein. e eAa- •e sus :mined ilation nation, ling its . .le, is A rning esty's dock MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'OLoc&. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed with less heaviness, though still well supplied. Compared with Friday's rates, prices of all kinds were much the same. The sales were estimated at 8,000 bales, consisting of 150 Pernam and Maran ham, at 60. to 61d.; 50 Bahia, 6d. to 60. ; 300 Egyptian, sid. to 7d. ; 1,000 Surats, 3kd. to 4d.; and 200 Sea Islands, 90. to 2s. 2d. per lb. The Railway Share Market was quiet, and a few trans actions were reported. The latest advices from New York state that the cotton trade was in a more active condi tion than for some days previously. The market for breadstuffs was also firmer, and in some in stances an advance in the price of flour was obtain able. Some large, sales of wheat are reported, and several extensive shipments of grain to Liverpool, Cork, and some of the continental ports, were being made. There was a fair quantity of rice offered for sale, and the market had become quieter. In the sugar market, the stocks to the Ist instant amounted to 5,936 hogsheads and 10,788 boxes, which Was a decrease in the former but an increase in the latter, as compared with the same date in 1855. The Money Market had become very strin gent, and the effect upon stocks had of course been unfavourable. The exports of specie during the week ending the 29th ultimo, were to the ex tent of 364,798 dollars, ,making the total for the year to that date 27,539,141 dollars. The latest City banks' returns presented some important changes, which were considered to be of a discouraging character. The mercantile classes were busily engaged in perusing and pre paring the usual annual circulars, and it was gene rally admitted that the past twelvemonths had been favourable to most branches of business. The a gricultural interest had been especially prosperous ; and, although there has been a good deal of dis turbance in financial and monetary affairs, yet the caution which has generally been observed pre vented the occurrence of many large and important failures. Commercial intelligence front Norway shows that the inland and coasting trade of that kingdom 1 s increa s i ng i n a remar k a bl e d egree , an d th at th e I ntroduction of railway transit into the interior has opened up many resources which otherwise would have lain dormant. The principles of free trade are gradually being introduced by the govern- Ment, and a system of commercial reciprocity es tablished with the neighbouring kingdom of Den mark. A royal ordonuance has just been promul gated authorising all Danish vessels of 15 tons and upwards to enter into the coa;?lng trade between the ports of Norway, during the period that Nor wegian vessels possess the same privileges accorded to them by the government of Denmark. The suc cess also of the railway constructed by English contractors, from Christiania towards the Swedish frontier, has caused the authorities to take the matter into their serious consideration of extend -I'g the line to Stockholm, and thereby unite the capitals of these two Scandinavian States. Notwithstanding what has been said relative to the conference on the Sound Dues being indefini tively postponed, reliable intelligence from Copen hagen states confidently that it will take place on the 20th inst. Meantime, it is not certain what course the Russian delegate Yongoborski will pur sue ; and it is doubtful whether he will take any particular steps in the matter, for it is generally understood that he is employed upon a more im portant diplomatic mission than the one in ques tion. The Bureau Teritas for 1856, or French Lloyd's Register of Shipping, has just been issued, and contains the usual extensive amount of informa tion. Resident surveyors at London and Liver pool have been appointed, and the usefulness of the work is consequently increased. It contains a classification of 34,000 Foreign and British owned 'vessels, and other valuable particulars of the ut 111°et importance to those interested in shipping. An improved feeling has been exhibited in the zinglish Stock Market to-day, and the prices have risen fully per cent. This movement has been Produced by the payment of the dividends and the easier condition of the money market, but there l a a disposition in some quarters to entertain the 'dee that further negotiations for peace will soon be made known, which likewise strengthens the quotations. Cunsols for money have been 861 1, but they are now about 861 to 11. For account the quotations have been 86 and 861 The New 3 per Cents. are 86 to 87i, and the Reduced 86i 4 . Exchequer Bills are Gs. to 35., and India Bonds 7s. discount. In the Foreign Stock Market the business trans acted has been chiefly in Turkish Securities, upon ~, W hich th e ra t e o f " con ti nua ti on " i s ra th er h eavy. T he 6 per Cents. have risen 4 per cent., being 81/, although early in the day they had ruled at 801 and 81 . The New Scrip is dull at 41 to 4i dis count. Venezuela Active Bonds are 25/ to 26k, and the Deferred 11. Sardinian Bonds are marked 82 1 and Mexican 19k. Brazilian 5 per Cents. 99i, and ditto New Deferred 98. Dutch 4 per Cents. are flat at 941. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign *tocka:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6t 7; Mexican, 19 ; Peruvian, 73 5 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 51 3; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 45 7 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 7 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 87 ; Spanish 3 Per Cents., 38/ 39; ditto Deferred, 21i ; ditto C ertificates, 4i ; ditto Passive, 61 7. The settlement of the Railway Share account is Progressing steadily, and the variations in price aiuly influenced thereby. Very few dealings bare taken place in foreign and colonial under takings. Mining and Banking Shares are exceedingly Quiet. Irina FUNDS TlilS DAY AT ON:f, v CLOCK. prom the Official List. - Boon., done. 3 Per Cent. Red iced Annuities 3 861 i i 1 der Cent Console Annuities Long 3 per Cent. Annuities . Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860... 31 Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l6l India Bonds, I:1000 ~, Ditto , under £lOOO '4onanisZor Account Exchequer Bills, 21d. elooo . .Ditto Bonds, 1858, 31 per Cent — Ditto under £lOOO 96i 41 tIOR OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONK O'CLOS K. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. R Ditto N 3 ow, 5 pnt.er Cent., 1829 and 1839 93 191 a ird.ean per Ce . inian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Torlool Bonds, 6 per cent Boi i Ditto for the Account Bli 80i 11 Ditto New Scrip 4 per Cent. Ditto Accou n t ' 4t $ ve nezuela Bolds, 41 per Cent ..:....• 26i Si Ditto Deferred, 11 per Cent. • .... rklvtdenet. on trip above eiva bi r t, t.onioe Dutch Exchange, 21 per Cent., 12 Gnil — Ditte 4 per Cent. Certificates 9l} TWO O'CLOCK. Conaols Ditto (February),,,. 86 sellers niE PEERAGE OF SIR JAMES PARKE. The elevation to the peerage of Sir James Parke, "for the t erm o f his natural life, by the name, style, and title of Baron Wensleydale, of I.Tensleyd tie, in the North Riding o f th e County ' of York," is the first instance, at least in modern times, of the creation of a peerage not hereditary. It is difficult to conceive the reasons which have induced the noble and learned lord to receive this qualified honour. Ile has no sons ; and as the uniform t uedern practice is t o li m i t, in the plant, the descent of t he peerage in strict settlement " to the heirs of the body () f the fi rs t peer," th e p eerage which has just been con ferred upon him woual, to all intents 8,,,r1 purposes, h ave been a peerage " for th e term o f h i s natural lif e, " w ithout the unusual and extraordinary limitation which „ Ili s patent contains. The questi on w hi c h h as t h us b een ' fl uecessarily raised is one of great constitutional Port aece.— *Morning Post. trrENSION OF FARRINGDON STREET. Yesterday •• °r ning the materials of an extensive block of building Tu rninill-street, Clerken well, and of another in '' l ling-stre e t including the Horse and Groom Inn and 41,:yeeral lay-st a ll s , were so ld by direction of the Improve " Committee o f t h e c ity o f London, their sit es b e i ng iegnired for the forssat'on of Victoria-street, leading Il olborn-bridge to the Sessions-house, Clerkenwell. ti a( uas been decided by the cornmi,sioners that the roustifare will be opened for public trae , pezt July. SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. ,bordeen .. krabg. Nottng. Boat .nd Es.str.. Juliet • j \inning. Wolverh :tonr Va11ey..... (irk salad. Lanesl.. r,'heshire Junct 'o. Cheah. sig Birk., £5O and £25 Cons 00., ....... & Tyne origins' £25 (ised. at .£4r Bristol and Exeter . l aledonian. earm. and Cardigan, .Ihester is Uolyhead. ..fork and Fandon 3ork, Black, dc Pass lornwall Do. A Do. B Wolf Junction—. Duolin&BelfastJunc. Dun. P. & Ah; Jnc. Do. N.w. ...... East Anglian Eastern Counties., . Mast. 7nion, A Btk ) De., B. Stour 1 Do., New A. ..... East Kent East Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgo • Edinb. and Peebles . gdin. Prtb & Durde , Forth & Clyde Jon Furness. ...... Do. Extension Glanow k S ,w, Great N. of Sootlnd. i( heat Northdl% Do., A. 5t0ci ....... Do., .B. Stock .... Gt. Sth. &West. (Tr , ) Great Western..... !Do. Stour Val. Rail Gus. Stk Irist, South-Eas«Jr , Tx4neaster k Car!is: , 'Do., Thirds.: IDo. New Thirds. 4 )0 I Losues.sh. . , '‘' • st. hiding . &South t in !Loudon & Black wr..i ILo:1.1. Bright & I.'• )C Loud. and N. Weqtn, 6 TX,. Fifths 5 Do:101.0h. a Mbc B 2i Do. Eighths DO ,winu sudS all 1)(,. £5. all til all !no all '42s tio• ,£4A. ••• Indndrrydt Colon& Lnrindrr7.ll. Ennis's' lianch • Shef.k , Linolt Do. # Shares, No. 1 ‘ • Mir f.in Pr sli all tll all 1' 3i 100 all 10n 21j 15 'or; •Motropolitan ....... 'o. Rirmng. & Tier idld. G. West. f 1 ., f, fo. Half Shares. . „ %I gweastlf. & °arils! , wpt.Aberg, & He' , vf 3 wry & Alnniskill , eiewry Warrenpoin And Rostrevor. ... Norfolk .. ....,. . Northn.Counties Ti • I North British... . North Devon. No I Do., No. 2 ....,.... Do., Deferral._ Do., B Gnarr.nteert N. Eastern—Bervrie t Do. do. Extension De.do.G.N.E.:ettroh ID°. Leeds Do. York North London N . &S. Wstrn. , Haw -, stead, and City Jn.., North Staffordshirl.. North Western..... .. . & S. West rn. Juno Nuneaton, Hinkley end Leicester.. Om Wore.. k Wolv. "ohsmouth e.cish Central .‘„. !icottish Midland . , •hropshire Un 4 on iouth Devon 4 louth Eastern... iouth Wales 4. Yrksh. do Riv. Dun .... l,tsiines, Wok &Weir tockton & Darli telkten Hrtrtlep'. I`KIT Vale . ..... 1 :s)o. Pref., No. 1 ..... r^ , rttneP Flay. D.& R. Ulverstone & Lanes Vele ol N0rth... .... Maeda. & Kilkeno Wati3rford&Lircerickl West Cornwall ArAst End of London ) And Crystal Do. A •..... Do. B. West London. wirnbledn & Ororl nn ' oloollig Priers yesterday. 21 - 23 31 Si 7A 8 16 16 13 - 14 9 - 8 79 81 53 b 4. io - ii 5 -- 4 6i - 11 - fi 81 8j 25 w 27 17 - 19 F 9 70 50 - 52 181 -19 h 1 80 83 6 7 by 89i 73 74 119 121 102 'O4 51i 52i PfB 55 70 75 Si 61 64 76 76i 5i 6 93 94 1 93 i —93 i 4 ld ' if! 84 R 5 8 7 63 - 5i 22/ id 62i -63 i 36 38 9 10 42 - 44 29 66 - 87 8 - 81(1 5 - 4 12 - 12 44 48 92- - 97 9 - 8 4i - 15t 4 20 - 22 01 -- 103 j 71 .73 42 • 44 10i Ili 564 574' 65 67 5 3d 2d pa; - 35 ... - is~l4 3 4i rotusiGli. • ntt. r.1.-in Do. 5 p.c. Oblgs. con. in Sh. at par till '64 Ardennes t , ig;sl. xastn. .Inn, to Gross. een ;t. -nbay, , Raroda,an I ,Dtral Ind; et.E4nr , Do. , eruerars Itllenish... gastern of France .)o. 'Jew ,east Indian, g. 5 p. .o. do. do., '59, do .. (M. Tip of CanadAA I.io. 4t. Lawrence A: Atlantis do. • )o. Cert. of Debut.. .;on. into Stk. till ' l, Do. Comp. 6p. c., nt. Central of Fran Indian Peninßn , guar. 5 per cent. Vow 5 per cent 'o. Extensions... Great Liuxembourw Constituted Sharerl Do. Obligations... .. l at. Western of eanad ghareF. Do. New Do. 848., payable', , with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p.'56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Cond. & Bank Lierri and Turnhout 'Lyons and Geneva ILyons & Mediterran. indrse Do. New gftris Antonia . Do. do. New ......... ,Nvour ri Liege (.60 interost) Do. (ox interest) Northern of France. D 0.201. Shs Do. 201. 3 p. a Bd, (fmy.B. (St Ams.Shs.ll NorwegianTrtinkPre Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans.... Paris and Ronan... oariseaen&Cherbrg. Do Rome and Frascati Rouen and Havre Royal Danish , Royal FlvrAd Do. Obligations lqambre and !dense Do. 54 p. cent. Pref Sci %de Do . Southern of France ' St. kndrew's and 4nebec (Al West Flanders Do 5i per c. Pref... iWeAtoru of France_ Do I DINT-S' n0trx.1=1.41,...„ Bank of London .... ••.n. Col. tsk.& Ll 3. iiritisih N. Amerim uhartd. Bank of Aiwa hrtd. Bnk. of India, Mistralia, & Chinn. City Commercial of Lond gng.Scot& Atm Cht Gond. Chart. BA of Australis Ditto New ............. and Count`.. na.&E. Bukt. Corp. 'London Ji`int Stock. Loud. k weetminstor National Pro.of Eug I Do. New '• • Natiotial of Irelaud.. INew South Wale 3—.. ental Bank of Corporation. vincial of 'lreland Jo°. N-tv Royal Australn.Rkz. l Ist G Tmu Cr, Royal 8riti5h......... South Australia .. Union of Anstral; , . Do. Kew ...„..„, Unlat o London •:• 3 3i 3id AA tt d p 21 - 2 8 4 lA } — 9 i 14 i 15 60 65 80 S 5 1 1 l j p i b i b ; par ip - 3 2i - 3 i 241 244 2i - 2ip 98 - 100 115 - 120 115 - 120 104 106 224 - 234 110 - 115- ...di - 13 1 7 9 pl 2 - 3 5 - 5 - tt t - 34 11 -7! 12} .•• - ••• 6; - 7i 43i - 44 ii = u ... pro 18 - 196 2 - 2i 8 - 8i • •% P • OF • • • P - 4 27i - 2$ 18i - 19 ;!. RINKB. is 0 56 1i d 6 161 16i 15 15 3#— d • • • ••• Par 2i) '"" .r ..... I. • err '.'" ••• 37 - 39 37 - 38 51 - 53 ... .- ••• A - 40 . 73 - 75 8 - 9 Businosa tIo e this day. 10 46 10 46 all all 17 all all all all all Alf all all 16 THE SON, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING JANUARY 15, 1856. Li `" •1 Stew • Bedford and 131 et ahley Buckghamsh. Clydesdal o Jc. Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. . e. 6 pc E. 11n. H. Sh. (Has. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New 011str. & Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. Railway Hull & Do. 4 Sim: - Do. x gna: , Lon.&ureenw Do. Preference Lon., Til., & S. Lowestoft g::. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Batn. and Matlock Middlesltro' Redcar. . 'OMpall C .iii yesterday Midld.Bradfd Newmarket Bury Eaten N.& Est.s p.c. Do. 6 nor et. ' Do. Fixeds p Prest. & Vr yffs Do. A Shrs. A Roystn.& Hit. Shof. Roth and G0010g.5 p.c. Shrews. &Her S. Staffordsh. Wear Valleygr ti per cent Do "o• rid London N. vv-41 L. &N. W. Calodon E. Un. E. C. Gt.Nrtnn. l E. Count. Caldonian. 4t. Westr k. New. & Berw. Y. &NM no. ..... Jo Eastern 1)0 !Pet° k Co. NorfollE Do L.& N. W & Midid. Stckton k Darlingt. En. Coun. E. Count. D 0... D 0... ..... L. & N. W Do t North r: Gancash Yorkeh. T. Bmssey M. MClean Stockt. & Darlingt Do 1. 4w, 'estn. PREFER.EN herdeen Do. N 0.2, 7 p. c. BlythandTyne Wet o. pref. (issd. at 504 iiritt. & Ex. 4 p. c. St 190. p. C. Shares r.!aledonian £lO (Theater & Hol7hea.l Quar. 5A per cent )o. do. Pref. No. 2. On. do. Pref. No. 2. Cork. &Bandonsip.c, Dun:IPA!) ~ S t A her.J. . Anglian els. A Sh Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c. Do. do Cis, C 7 p. c., Rastern Counties EY tension, 5 p. c. No. No. 2 1.0. Now 6 r . c. St. '. 7 ;ast 11n. G. 6 p. e. Si., 10 per cent. 10. 16i. Debontr.Sli. roc.. do. 4 per cent._ Lancash.6 p.ctE.l 1 , ..&W. York. .1. sthg PA Prth.&Dnn.4p.c. Pu , ness Glee. & R.w.0.5 p.c. Great Northn. 5 p. '0 5 p. c. Redeem al 10 p. c, prem. Do. 41 p. e 10. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red :t 5 p. c. pm... Gt.N. of Soot. Ist Pre Gt. S. 'IW. (Ireland) Do. 4per C. Prof. S Westn. (Barks 'Tants Ex . 5 p. a) Do. con. red. 4i p.c. con. red. 4 p. c. 00. irred. 4p. c. Do. Birm, Pre?. Sh Do. Chester 8 p. De. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gus. Stk Do. Ches. Gray. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. do Lan. &York. F. £2t , Do. 6 p. o. SOck ..on. &Brie). G. 5 p.c Do. Pref., 5 p. C. S Do. New Onstr.6 p. o• Do. do. 5 per cent . Lon. &W. W., Coy. & Nunea m 5 p. ct. ton.& S.W. 7 per ct Londy. k Color. A Sh. Londy. & Ennis. Sh Shef., & Lin. New, £lO Do. Aarypt.&Carl.4 p !i)o. 4i per cent. no - 4id. Consol.6 p.c.St Do. Consol. Bristol - Birm. 6 per cont. i Do. 46 p. c. Pref. S. i IDo. Pref. 4i per cel - : IDo. 51. Pr -f. 4 p. c Ditto L. & H. Pref. Si Norfolk Debenture Do. Pref. 4 p. 0. Sto• Do 5 p. c. Ext ;D.. 5 i per ct . pref. . . IDo.Wsv. Val. 5 p c North British N. I.l'. Berva. 4 p.c P Do. do. do Do Leeds 6 p.e ‘.No. ' 1 o. do. Quarters 4 o. York 1 1 &'• t''.r 1 (North Staffordsl.ir,. xford, Worcester, Wolverh.£ls, 6 p,t, i Do R. Pref. 101. Sh. 'Scot. Cent. , New Pre ;South Devon ~ Do. fixed, 4? . ! per con' . S. Eastern (Readi:.:.i knri.) of £1 Os. ±3d,l Do. V. per cent... . Do. Fixed 4i p c sh. 8 WA.ies Gum. 4p, a.. !Do. do. 4A p. 0..„ 'S. Yorksh.4p.e.Guar. Rtnelc.& Dar. , 5 p. c., 'Do. do. dc, Stock. & Hart]. g. ft p, 0. tia July 1, 'Ste . I.Vsatertd.&Kilk.6 pc 91 - 93 94 - 98 .32 - 134 ••• •• 04 - 105 l'2i - 13 .05 - 110 21 - 2i 88 SO id iP 55 57 130 -- 133 0 - 8 - 1 29i - 30i 1 81 - 83 fL SHA it gr., 108 - 110 104 - 106 io .7 . - ii - 93 15 - 16 : 6 I - i r, il . --- 12* 60 - 62 lii- 113 1105 - 107 98 - 100 10 ... 6 . 6a 84 -- 86 77 -- 79 -- 79 9i -- 94 15j -- 161 94 10 67 -- 63 17h -18 A 8t 91 134 -13 t 1 -- 132 - 134 GOO ...... a.. ... '".. ... ... - ...p 13 -13 i i - i • e• "" • 111 - 133 91 - lf 4 - 4 98 100 87 - 8 21 -- - 13 14 - Pa 21i -22 i 92 - 94 -- 94 • • . •• • p 1p 20 - this THE METEOR, As SF `:N AT VENTN )il The interesting account (say, Mr. R. J. Mann) the appearance of the meteor of the 7th inst. at Seven oaks and Blackheath suggests to me the propriety of placing one or two facts regarding its aspect in this low position on record in your columns. At the in stant of its dashing through the terrestrial atmosphere I chanced to be passing along an open space, with my side towards the sea. The sky was perfectly cloudless, excepting for a low fog bank in the far west, and the twilight was so strong that it was scarcely a departure from daylight. Nevertheless the light of the meteor was so intense that it startled me as a vivid flash of lightning would have done. My first impression was that it was a very brilliant rocket, and it was only when I had had time to make the reflection that it was going the wrong way that my attention was sufficiently fixed to en able me to notice carefully what was occurring. This, however, gave me abundant opportunity to observe that the descending luminary was of a blueish white tint, and bad a very large apparent diameter, certainly not less than from seven to eight minutes of angular mea sure. It fell exactly as is mentioned in Mr. Rogers' description. For an instant it left behind it a vividly incandescent line, very much resembling the track of a sky rocket, but much more finely and strongly de fined against the sky. My attention was very closely given to this part of the phenomenon. Gradually I per ceived the fine line of incandescence was acquiring breadth. In three minutes I could distinctly see that it was a broad column of reflective vapour illuminated by the rays of the sun, then below the horiz - in to the ter restrial surface here. But there was an interval before this, when I could not satisfy myself, by the most exact inspection, whether the line was emitting or reflecting light, whether it was a fore streak or a streak of illumi nated vapour. It is my impression that it very gradually passed from the one condition into the other. The burst of blaze was so sudden and instantaneous that it attracted my observation on the instant, and quite involuntarily. I fancied that I was sensible of a dis tinct hissing sound, but, being at the moment deeply engaged on a far different train of thought, I could not command the trustworthy evidence of my senses for two or three seconds. Upon reflection afterwards I was very doubtful whether it was not simply the first involuntary idea of a sky-rocket having been fired, that carried with it by association the notion of the sound always accom panying such an incident. If I bad been asked previously to this reflection whether I had done so, I should un hesitatingly have said I did hear a rush. Now, I am simply in doubt whether I did or did not. The altitude of the first burst, estimated by the top of the visible remaining trace of its track, was very con siderable here. It was certainly more than 40 degrees above the south point of the horizon. I think it was 45 degrees above. I was too far from borne to get the chance of making any instrumental measurement, but, as I am praetised in making estimates of angular mea sure by my eye, I am quite sure of my statement within this amount. Therefore, with a ba , e of 52 miles in declination (the difference of the parallels of Ventnor and Sevenoaks), the parallax must have been at least twenty degrees. This would give ap proximately a distance for the meteor of about 130 niles from Sevenoaks. It is, however, my impression that the meteor was much nearer to Ventnor than to Sevenoaks. According to Mr. Rogers' observation the altitude of its top was 20 degrees, and it vanished 12 degrees above the horizon. To me the altitude of its top was above 40 degrees, and I certainly saw it within 10 degrees of the horizon. The length of its fall was about eight degrees to Mr. Rogers ; to me it was 30 degrees. The linear dimension of the fall was a larger angular quantity to me than to Mr. Rogers, in this pro portion, on account of its being a nearer object (traced in its columnar light) to me than to him. The apparent dimensions of the vapour column, how ever, grew gradually less as it suffered dispersion. Be fore it faded entirely it was diminished in apparent length by more than one-half. It evidently drifted rapidly upwards and outwards as it faded. The form of the vapour column was exactly that which Mr. Kimber describes—wand-like, with taper extremities ; then its ends began to drift opposite ways, and its general out line to become more and more sinous. It was visible here for 20 minutes after the first burst of the meteor. The column continued to grow broader for several mi nutes before it began to contract its dimensions ; then it afforded obvious indications of the "approach of dis solution." I think, however, that the rapid descent of the sun beneath the ho r iz on had as much to do with its final disappearance as the dispersion of the vapour. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) HAY MARKETS. SmrrEurritim.—Meadow hay, 4159 to 61 Os : clover ditto, 41 12s to 61 16s ; and straw, 1/ 6s Od to 11 10s Od per load A moderate supply, and a fair demand. OIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 41 5s to 61 6 , 1 : clove, do., 41 12s to 61 15s ; and straw, 11 5s to 1/ 103 per load. Trade firm. YirIiITECHAPRL.—Meadow hay, 4/ 4s to fit Os: clover 10.. 4 , 15 s to 7t Os; and straw, 1/ 6i to 11 lOs per load. A fair demand. COLONIAL. TEA.—The trade have been occupied with the samples of the sales which took place to-day, and very little business has been done by private contract. SUGAR.—There has been rather more inquiry, and seve ral parcels for exportation have brought previous rates. The public sales are small and of little importance. In the Refined market there has been more activity than of late. COFFEE.—Native Ceylon has been firm, at fully previous rates, holders refusing to give way. There has also been some clornand for Plantation, at last week's rates; but there is little doing in the lower kinds. RlCE.—There li's been an increased inquiry, but prices, notwithstanding the rise in the corn market, remain much the same as last week. Rust.—There have been very few transactions to report. TALLOW.—The market has ruled dull, the demand having been limited. P.Y.C. on the spot, 67s 9d to 68s per cwt. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) i.ouncq, Jan. 15.—Wind this day at noon, S.E. ; light airs and hazy, with slight rain. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 14.—Wind E., blowing hard.--Ar rived.—Electric, from Cadiz ; Belle Alliance, Sunderland, for Calcutta. &died (s. tpt.), for Southampton. PILL, Jan. 14.—Wind N.E.— Sailed—Agamern ,on, for New Orleans ; Venus, Demerara. SOUTHA3IPTON, Jan. 14.—Wind E.S.E.—Tho brig Per severance, from Sanderl'ind, for this port, went on shore this morning on Boabler Bank, and has become a wreck. PLYMOUTH, Jan. 14.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived—Vedre (a.), from the Crimea. JERSEY, Jan. 13.—Wind E.—Sailed —Adelina, for Rio Janeiro ; Maly, Barbadoes. FALMOUTH, Jaa. 14.—Wind E.S.E., fresh galea—Ar rived.—St. Lawrence, from Bahia and Queenstown. SUNDERLAND, Jan. 14.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Rachel Lotinga, for New York. The Royal Oak, for Barcelona, which put in leaky, will discharge. NEW . PORT, Jan. 14.—Wind strong.—Arriwed— Eliza Stewart Forbes, from Plymouth, for Sierra Leone. Sailed—Kron Prinz Ernest August, for Jamaica; Ida, Jamaica, and has put back with loss of foremast and cut water, from collision with the former. CARDIFF, Jan. 14.—The Blanch, of Aberdovey, struck on the Nash Sands and sunk ; two risen drowned. ROTTERDAN, Jan. 13.—Two days since the frost set in again and continues sharp ; there is much ice in the river. HALIFAX, N.S., Jan. 3.—The Speed, for Hull, sprang a leak, and, in making for Sydney, C. 8., went on shore on the North Head of Bridport, on the 24th Dec., but has since got off; cargo damaged. The Bristol Belle, of Li verpool, N.S., from Gibraltar, for New York, put in hero on the Ist inst., with fore and mainmasts sprung, and will discharge. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Arrived.— Indian, (s.t.), from Portsmouth ; Cicely, John, Richard, Mount Thomas, Margaret, Vectis, Para gon, Devan, Flora, Constantia, Premium, Waters, Trial, Griffin, Welthin, Corsair, from Sunderland ; Effort, New port; Maria Whitofield, Riga; the Duke of, Glocester, Poole. Sailed.—Despatch, (s.), for Jersey; Atalanta, (s.), Havre. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. Wind S. Sailed.- Ottawa, for Mobile ; Volant, St. John's, N.B. ; Camden, New York; Lima Segunda, Oporto ; Lamertino, Barcelona. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 13. Wind E.S.E. Arrived.—Barling, from Harbour Graco ; Robert Henry, Salonica ; BerazA, Islay. Sailed—Cleopatra, for Malta. _ . DUBLIN, Jan. 14. Wind S.S.E. Arrived,—Thomas Garland, from Athens. Sailed.—Rome, for Charente. Guy's LIOSPITAL.—At a General Court of the Go vernors, held at Guy's Hospital on Wednesday, the 9th inst., Mr. Bonarey Dobree was chosen president of the hospital, in the room of the late Mr. Charles Barclay, deceased. [ADMITISEMENT.]— SIGH? AND HICARING.—DEAFNESS AND DEFECTIVE VISION RELIEVED.- Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe—oppo site the York Hotel. Deafuess—New Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator, an extraordinary powerful, small, newly invented instrument for deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass anything of the kind that has been, or probably ever can be, produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, is not Perceptible ; it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies ; the un pleasant sensation of singing noises in the oars is entirely re moved ; and it affords all the • , ssistance that possibly could be desired.—Newly-constructed Spectacle Lenses or the great est transparent power. The valuable advantage derive,: from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons aro enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occu pation- can see with these lenses of a much less magnify ing power—and they do not require the frequent change.: to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. By ker Majesty's Re! al Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Racecourse, Opera, and Per spective Glasses, to know the distances of objects viewed through them—of great importance to the army, navy', and others. These telescopes possess such extraordinary powers that some three and a-half inches, with an extra eye. piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons,. Saturn's rm . & and the double stars; with the same telescope canbe seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly ; while their vary ing from 4 to 6 inches enable us to discover more than the above, and the Georgian,',with his 6 satellites, &c.—The R oyal Exhibition, 1851.—Valuable, newly-invented, very small, , powerful waistcoat-pocket glass,the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known 1 i miles distant ; they answer every purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houses, country scenery, and ships are clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tou r i s t s. O pera, race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with wonierful power.-39, Albemarle-street? PlccalhilY• ObEerve—epposite the York Hotel. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. The fallowing appeared in part of our impression o yesterday:— _ _ A meeting of the board was held this morning at Pier lington•house, Piccadilly ; Mr. John Thwaites in the chair. There was a full attendance of the members of the board. A large number of the public was present, in consequence of the great interest attached t.) the elec tion of a clerk to the board, appointed to take place to day. Mr. B. Drew officiated as hon. secretary in the ab sence of Mr. Wilkinson. The minutes of the last meeting were read and con firmed. Mr. Henry Bidgood was introduced as a member of the hoard for St. James's, in the rocm of Sir John V. Shelley, Bart., M.P., resigned. COMMON SEAL. Mr. LowMAN TAYLOR brought up the amended re port of the committee for devising a common seal. The committee suggested that the large seal should have the arms of Surrey, used by the Clerk of the Peace for that county, and the arms for Colchester, introduced into the seal. The cost would be 30 guineas. A small cor• responding seal, of the same design, would cost four guineas. That the committee be empowered to carry out the terms of this report.—Agreed to. SALARIES AND OFFICERS COMMITTEE. The Committee reported that the salary of the Engi neer-in-chief should be 1,1001. a year, including travel ling and incidental expenses, and that of the accountant 450/. per annum, including travelling and incidental expenses. Mr. CARTMELL moved the reception and adoption,of the report. Mr. Hows seoonded the motion. Mr. D'IFFANGER asked Mr. Cartaiell, one of the corn raittee, if he thought 1,0001. a-year sufficient for the engineer? Mr.CMITMELL said he should have been better pleased had the committee taken a more liberal view of the value of an engineer's services. The committee, however, gave the matter great consideration, and had come to the determination to recommend the above sure. Mr. IYITFANGER moved that the salary be 1,0001. a year, with 2001. a-year for travelling expenses. He had no wish to be extravagant, but only to obtain the ser vices of a gentleman they could depend on, and the way to get that was to pay him well. The City engineer had 1,2001. a-year for surveying about one square mile, whereas their engineer would have to survey 100 square miles for a less sum. He thought it was falee economy to be niggardly in the salaries of the chief officers. Mr. SNOW seconded the amendment. Mr. NICHOLAY, as a member of the committee, said the committee, consisting of fifteen members of the board, unanimously adopted the report. He did not think adding 2001. a year to the salary would be sufficient to induce better men to come forward and offer themselves for the office than if they adopted the report. Mr. BURSLEH should support the amendment. He was an advocate for paying men well for their services, and then they would have their work done well. Mr. OFFOR reminded the board that the engineer for the City had other works to attend to besides the sewer age. In committee Mr. Cartraell suggested 1,2001, a-year, and another gentleman 8001. for tke salary, but the committee differed from them, and adopted a medium course, which he thought a wise one. Mr. DALTON reminded the board that the old com mission paid 8081. a year to their engiaeer, and had as well two consulting engineers, to whom for one report they had paid 1,0001. He thought I,OOQ/. a year, in cluding travelling expenses, inadequate for the services of such an engineer as the board required. Mr. Deputy HAnnisoN said it was true the City en• gineer had new 1,2001. a year. He had been in the service of the City for 11 years, and, appreciating his services, the commissioners, two years ago, advanced his salary from 8001. to 1,2001. per annum. The City engineer's duties were different from that of the engiceer to this board. He acted as architect and adviser to the City Commission, on questions of improvement to be carried out by them, but the Metropolitan Board were about to elect a distinct officer as their architect. He thought it was policy to commence with the sum named in the report. It could be increased if necessary st a future time. Mr. CARTMELL said it was out of respect to the com mittee that he gave way to them, that 1,2001. a-year should be the salary of the engineer. The CHAIRMAN put the motion, when seven members only voted for the amendment, and it was consequently lost ; and that that part of the report relative to the engineer be received and adopted was carried. Mr. CARTHELL then moved that portion of the report which recommended that the accountant's salary be 4501. per annum. Mr. lows econded the motion. The duties had formerly been done by the accountant of the late board at a less su►n and on a rising scale. The committee, in naming 4501., 'bad placed the accountant rather above the RUM he had been in the habit of receiving. Mr. IRVING suggested that the accountant he paid 6001. per annum, but as no member seconded him the original motion was carried. PLACES OF MEETING. A report was brought up by th:3 Committee app , inted to select a site where the board could hold their future meetings. The committee had been in c )mmunication with the Presidert of the Board of Works and Land Revenue for a house in Spring-gardens ; but the lease to e granted ran no short, and the amount required for its large. that t , e committee recommended that offices and a board-room should be erected on their premises in Greek-street. Mr. SEELEY doubted the propriety of their fixing on Greek-street for their future residence. The committee, which was composed of seven gentlemen, four belonging to Westminster and two to the City, and none from the East, travelled from Greek-street to Charing-cross, which was their centre of attraction, and finding no place there that wonld suit them, travelled back to Greek-street again, and decided on that spot. He considered the Royal Exchange the most central spot. If they drew a line from Temple-bar, north and south, they would find thirty-five of the members resided east of Temple-bar, and but 15 west of it. The former gentleman repre sented about 21 millions, and the latter about 800,000 inhabitants. He moved the re-consideration of the question, to endeavour to find a convenient spot within a mile of the Exchange. Mr. DIXON seconded the amendment. A di , cussion ensued, in the course of which the board was addressed by Mr. Hawkes (who defended the corn tnittee from the imputation of partiality to the west-end at the expense of the east-end or any other part of the metropolis), Mr. Davies, Mr. Hall, Mr. Hows, Mr Collison, Mr. Knight, Mr. Snow, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Orel lin, Mr. bowman Taylor, Mr. Savage, and Major Lyon. It was stated that the new premises would cost between 20,000/. and 3C1,400/., whereas their own free hold might be adopted to their wants, and afford every accommodation, at an expenditure of only 2,000/. or 3,0001. Mr. SEELEY denied that he wished to impute anything improper to the committee in their partiality for the West•end. The CHAtitmAN pat the amendment, which was lost. Mr. OFFOR then moved, and Mr. SAVAGE seconded, that the report be referred to the committee (with the addition of five members) for further consideration. (We shall give the conclusion in our last edition.) This amendment was also lost, and the original mo tion carried. The committee was re-appointed, with the addition of five names, to consider the plans for the necessary ac commodation of the board. The meetings of the board will ultimately be permanently held on the premises in Greek-street, Soho. APPOINTMENT OF CLERK. The CHAIRMAN in directing the attention of the board to this election, said he had received 34 applications, amongst whom appeared the name of Mr. Wilkinson, the present honorary clerk. A long discussion then e nsued, at the termination of which it was decided that no member of the board should become a candidate. The election of clerk wa s the n adjourne , l until Fri. day next, to allow Mr. Wilkinson time to resign his seat at the board if he thought proper to do so. It was agreed that the election of an e. , gineer and ac countant should take place on Friday week. The appointment of the following committees was or dered to stand over for further consideration :-1. To hear and determine appeals ; 2. For financial purposes ; 3. To consider bye-laws ; 4. To confer with vestries and districts ; 5. To report on duties of the board under the Building Act ; and, 6. To examine and report on claims for compensation. The meeting shortly after terminated. THE ALLEGED HIGHWAY ROBBERY A? ROXTON.—The two men convicted a few days ago of this offence at the Criminal Court, on Saturday received a free pardon, it being thought by the Recorder that there was no foun dation for the charge. NAPOLEON ON MOBS.—Napoleon wrote to his bro ther Joseph at Madrid :—" I have arrested here fifteen of the worst characters, and I have ordered them to be shot. Arrest thirty at Madrid. When I left it there had been an inquiry, and the police were on the point of making a seizure. If you treat the mob with kind• ness, these creatures fancy themselves invulnerable ; if you hang a few they get tired of the game, and become as submissive and humble as they ought to be. 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Inver::. •1/ 1 1 4 Ditto New all ,outb Austral. Lan,? .14 3 1 al: Submar. Tel. Scrip ii i -0 al. • .•,. Po,igtered 0 i 1 5 crust 4r 14. 0 0.U.CRn• I . 00, 28 van Litraceg Uzi. Is , l 'i 3 Dysentery .......... Rheumatism ... Frost Bites Wounds and injuries Ophthalmia Other diseases LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day. QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Banco, before Lord Chief Justice Camp bell, Justices Coleridge, Wightman, and Crompton.) DUNBAR V. SMIIRTHWAITE. Sir F. Thesiger moved for a rule to show cause why a new trial should not be granted in this case on the ground of misdirection, and that the verdict was against evidence. The action was tried at Guildhall, before Lord Campbell, when a ♦erdict was given fcr the de tendaut. The action was brought to recover the value of certain goods which had been shipped on board the defendant's barque, the Sovereign, bound for San Fran cisco, and for freight pnid on advance on such goods, it being alleged the vessel was lost in consequence of her unseaworthiness at the commencement of the voyage, and that fraud had been practised on Ow plaintiff by deceiving him as to her being out of class at Lloyd's. Rule granted. CASHELL V. WRIGHT.—INNKEEPER'S LIABILITY. Mr. Hill, Q.C. moved for a rule to show cause in this case why ;he verdict should not be set aside, and a new trial had on the ground of misdirec tion. The action was tried at the Local Court of Re cord at Manchester, before the learned Recorder of that place, when a verdict was found for the plaintiff for 251. damages. The facts of the case are these :—The plain tiff is a commercial man, and the defendant an innkeeper of Manchester. The plaintiff stopped at the de feadant's house, and on going to bed left his watch and ring on the dressing table, but omitted to close the bedroom doer. In the night the boots admitted two persons, and showed them to sopa parate rooms. In the morning the plaintiff missed the articles, and on an inquiry being made it was found that one of the above persons had not been to bed, nor could he be found. Subsequently that person was apprehended for the robbery, tried, and convicted. The action ie question was brought to recover from the defendant the value of the articles lost, On the trial of that action it was contended the defendant was not liable, on the ground of negligence on the plaintiff's part in not fasten. ing his bedroom door ; but the lear led judge ruled that the negligence, to relieve the defendant, must be gross negligence on the part of the plaintiff, and on that ruling the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff with 251. damages. Rule granted. COMMON PLEAS. (Sittings in Banco—Before Lord Chief Justice Jervis, Justices, Cresswell, Crowder, and Willes.) HAWKER Y. SRAM?, BART., CRIM CON. Mr. Slade, Q.C., moved for a rule for a new trial in this case on the ground of surprise. It will be recol lected that this was an action brought by a gentleman of Plymouth, against the defendant for criminal conver,a lion with the plaintiff's wife, and was tried before Mr. Justice Crowder, at the Michaelmas after term sittings, at Westminster, when a verdict was returned for the plaintiff, damages one hundred pounds. On the trial two of the witnesses, a Mrs. Spurting and her servant, Parin de Marchie, swore that the defendant visited the plaintiff's wife ,at her lodging on West Hoe, and it was there the latter witness deposed the criminal intercourse took place. The learned counsel stated that in his affi davits he was enabled to contradict the statements of the above witnesses by Mrs. Hawker's servant maid, Sir Henry Seale's affidavit, and those of others, the latter showing in his affidavit and those of others that be never stayed late at the above place with Mrs. Hawker, and only visited her as an ordinary acquaintance. The witnesses would deny distinctly the evidence of the two witnesses above s named called by the plaintiff. Rule granted.' POLICE INVELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) SOTJTHWARK. OTTRAGE ON A FEMALE IN THE SiTEREY THEATRE.— James Sydenham, and Richard Readon, two rough-look ing men, were brought before Mr. Combe charged with committing an assault of an outrageous nature upon Frances Jones, in the pit of the Surrey Theatre. The complainant, the wife of a respectable tradesman in the Broadway, Ludgate-hill, stated that last evening ■he went to the Surrey Theatre with a lad to witness the performances. The pit being extremely full, she and the lad had to stand on the seat, and in the eourse of the evening the prisoners came and stood near her, Syden ham then put one arm round her waist and indecently touched her person. She told him not to repeat the in deucy, when he again assaulted her, and on her turning round to expostulate with his, Readon struck her a violent blow on the side. The officers of the theatre came to her assistance, and they were both taken into custody. Sydenham also struck the lad because he called out fur assistance. Henry Peckham, the constable employed in the theatre, said his attention was attracted last evening to a disturb ance in front of the .pit, and on his going there the pri soners were pointed out to him as having assaulted Mrs. Jones. They were under the influence of liquor, and were with some difficulty removed frens the theatre. In answer to the charge Sydenham said he had no intention of indecently assaulting the female. The theatre was so full that he could nut help falling against her, and he only put his hands on her to save her from falling. Readon said he had no recollection of striking the female. Mr. Combe said that they were ruffianly fellows, and be should fine Sydenbarn 455., and Radon 405., or two months hard labour each in the House of Correction. DESPATCH FROM GENERAL SIR W. CODRINGTON. 'From, a Supplement to the London Oazette of Friday.) WAR DEPARTMENT, JAN. 14 , Lord Panmure has this - day received two despatches and their enclosures, of which the following are copies, addressed to his Lordship by General Sir William Cod rington Sebastopol, Jan. 1, 1856. My Lord,—l have the honour to enclose the clay of a letter from his Highness Otner Pasha, addressed to General Sir James Simpson, in acknowledgment of a despatch from him, dated 30th October, 1855, announc ing the gracious intention of her Majesty to bestow the Crimean Medal upon the Ottoman troops.—l have, &c,, W. J. CODIIINGTON, General Commanding. The Lord Panmure, &c., &c., &c. Enclosure. Au Quartier General sur le Tivi, Mingrelie, le 29 Novembre, 1855. Monsieur le General,—J'ai eu l'honneur de recevoir la depeche du 30 Octobre, dans laquelle votre Excellence m'a transmis copie d'une depeche du Mioistre de la Guerre, annoncant I'int-ntion gracieuse de Se Majeste la Reine d'Angleterre, d'accorder aux soldats Ottomans la Medaille qu'elle a deja cAdere aux soldats de son Armee. _ Jevnus prie, Monsieur le General, de faire part a sa Majeste de la reconnaissance qua je partage avec les sol datson de c l e nadanrm6cd quo j'ai l'honneu r d e comman d er , d e l a dee de la Majeste en bi en vou l an t accor d er c aux soldats de sa Majeste Imperiale le Sultan, cettee marque de son approbation de leur conduite, qu'ils re garderont comma un souvenir de sa bonte condescen dante, et des faits glorieux qui ont eu pour resultat la prise da Sevastopol. J'aurai l'honneur de faire part a mon Gouvernement de la gracieuse intention de Sa Majeste la Reine, pour que je puisse prendre les ordres de Sa Majeste Imperiale le Sultan a ce sujet.—Agreez, &c., Le Generalissimo de l'Armee Ottomane, (Signe) OMER. A. son Excellence le General Sir J. Simpson, G.C.8., Commandant-en-Chef l'Armee Allglalße en Orient. Sebastopol, January 1, 1856. My Lord, --I have the honour to enclose Dr. Hall's weekly report, dated 31st De cem b er, 1855, an d h ave great pleasure in calling your Lordship's attention to the very satisfactory state of the genera l h ea lth o f thi s army, which is there in detailed. —I have, &c., (Signed) W. J. CODRINGTON, General Commanding. The Lord Paninure, Head-Quarters, Camp, Crimea, December 31, 1855. Sir,—l have the honour to report the weekly state of sick to the 29th instant. The health of the army con-' tinues very satisfactory ; there is an absence of serious' disease, and although the admissions under the head chest affections and frost bite are numerous, it is satis factory to know that the former are, for the most part, merely simple catarrhs, and the latter slight vesications of the fingers, toes, and tips of the ears. The few se rious cases there are were all occasioned by exposure when drunk. The Land Transport Corps does not enjoy the same health that the troops do, and more than one-half of the deaths which have occurred during the week have taken place in that corps alone. Under the head of fever, one third of the admissions and two-thirds of the deaths were in the Land Transport Corps ; that is 65 out of 182 ad missions, and 11 deaths out of 15, leaving only four for the whole Army, which is as great an exemption from salons febrile disease as can well be expected. The diminution of bowel complaints in the Army is equally remarkable, and here again three out of the seven deaths which occurred took place in the Laud Transport Corps. It is difficult to account for this disparity of health between this corps and the mili tary, as they are as well fed and clothed as the soh diers, and of late they have certainly not been over worked. Numbers o f m en have recently joined the corps, and as they get better organised matters w ill doubtless improve. , Nearly one-half of th e f orce i s com posed not of the Crimea, but o f A s i a Mi nor, and h and they bear the winter ill. abstract shows the admissions and o f n ative Theh o e t following io w places, ng deaths during the week, and those during the previous week : This week. Last week. Admitted. Died. Admitted. Died. Fevers Head affections Chest ditto ....... 279 0 221 1 Diarrhwa ll7 20t 1i 1 Cholera 3 3 12 Total 1,274 36 1,423 40 I have, &c., J. 'HALL, Inspector• General of Hospitals. General Sir W. J. Codrington, COraklaaing-in-Chiei. - • 100 all all all 100 all all 10 100 100 too 100 100 100 100 100 LITERATURE. Laura Gay. 2 vols. Hurst and Blackett. This is an agreeable and amusing novel, without any very great amount of talent or originality. In some respects it differs from the usual romances which appear under the head of novels. It is of a more solid and practical character, and its heroine is a very business-like and strong-minded young lady. Sh e i s l e ft by the d e ath s o f h er f at h er an d brother the heiress to large estates, entirely under her own control. Her father, foreseeing this pro bability, had striven to qualify her for her onerous duties by cultivating her mind and accustoming her to exercise her powers of judgment and reflec tion. She was therefore fully impressed with a, sense of the responsibilities of her position, and de termined to exert herself for the benefit of all within her influence. Accustomed to the pursuit of severer studies than usually form the education of young ladies, she was quite capable of under standing the management of her affairs, and carried out her plans with judgment and success. The pleasure she felt in these occupations was, how ever, considerably damped by an event which occurred before she came of age, and which caused her much sorrow. The story opens in Rome, where several travelling parties meet and form each other's acquaintance. Laura Gay and her aunt, who are making a Continental tour, ars among the number, and are there introduced to Charles Townsend, the hero of the book. After a short acquaintance he and Laura become much attached to each other, though they part without having come to an open understanding as a sudden pecuniary loss summons Charles Townsend home, and he is un willing, under such circumstance, to propose to the heiress. They, however, contrive to express their feelings, veiled under conventional platitudes, and part each fully assured of the other's affection. The incident which immediately occurs is a suffi cient proof that the writer is an author—net an authoress. Laura being desirous to assist Mr. Townsend requests her aunt to advance him a large sum of money through her agent, and prefaces her request by the information that they are engaged, and, afterwards, when her aunt is expressing her hope of seeing her married before her death, she encourages her by the assertion that she will be married as soon as they arrive in England. This is not very likely, even from so decided and prac tical a heroine as Laura Gay. Her anticipations, however, are not realised, for, owing to a series of unfortunate mistakes, a misunderstanding arises between them, and they are not reconciled for a very long time. A number of other characters are introduced, many of them drawn with ability, and most of them pos , essing distinctive features. We must demur, however, to the fashion the writer has apparently borrowed from the old novelists, of pre senting each of his characters to the reader with their history and antecedents, so that as soon as a new actor appears on the stage he may expect an account of his parentage, his early educatioq, and all connected with him. The variety of the cha racters and frequent dialogues relieve the tale from monotony, although there are not many incidents of importance. The chief events are all contained in the first volume, yet the second is the more in teresting. Many remarks and reflections on moral and social questions prove the author takes a praiseworthy interest in the happiness and welfare of his fellow-creatures, while a spirit of tolerance and moderatioi which pervade the volumes is highly to be commended. We are less inclined to admire Miss Gay's analysing and philosophical re marks, which, indeed, sometimes approach the modern school of incomprehensibility. The work, however, has more of a purpose and a moral than is often found in works of fiction, and, as its errors are easily avoided, we may hope for better things from this author. Macs and Charlie. Bogue. This is one of the most attractive of all the Christmas stories, for juvenile readers, that have lately appeared. Indeed it is one of those children's stories in which elder folks need not scorn to take an interest. The adventures that Mia and Charlie met with are certainly not very common, but that only adds the interest of novelty for their young readers, as there is nothing that might not happen in every-day life. Though they had their faults and failings, the good they accomplished by trying to he good themselves forms a very useful lesson for all their juvenile admirers, and the opportu nities they had of serving others they used to the best advantage, till they were able to ren der a valuable and important service. What this was we will not disclose, but com mend all who are curious to peruse the story themselves. The bold and spirited Charlie, who got into so many scrapes, and yet could not be laughed into doing what he thought wrong, and the gentle and sensible Alia, whose influence did so much good to all about her, are the most attractive characters in the tale, but there are many others, both rich and poor, who appear in it. The little daily troubles and trials are very naturally de scribed, and there are few young readers who will not derive a large amount of profit and pleasure from this charming little story. The Birthday Council. By Mrs. Alaric Watts. Hamilton, Adanis, and Co. This is a very pleasing and instructive tale for the young, likely to to productive of quite as much profit as pleasure. Its second title is " How to be Useful," and the subject of the tale is the efforts of a party of young girls to benefit the poor in their neighbourhood. Without any large sums to expend, and with only the benefit of the advice of some of their elders, these industrious young people contrived to clothe n number of poor chil dren in comfortab!e suits made out of their own cast-off things. It will be an encouragement to any of the juvenile readers of this agreeable little volume, should they feel inclined to attempt simi lar benevolent plans, to learn that it is founded on fact, as the scheme was put in practice by the authoress herself and her friends some years since. In the preface she justly observes that one of the great wants of children of age is employment. "Few," she remarks, " are aware of the amount of latent energy that exists in almost every mind, though all are cognisant of the weary ing complaint I don't know what to do.' " The plan adopted by the little heroine of the present tale and her companions combines the pleasure of doing good to others with the satisfaction proceed ing from a worthy object of interest, and an inte resting occupation, the difficulties met with in the way only increasing the triumph of success. A mixture of other topics forms a pleasing var i e ty i n the little narrative, which we can heartily recom mend to all young people desirous of learuht " How to be useful." THE GOOD-SERVICE PENSION. By the death of Admiral Richard Curry, C. 8., the First Lord of the Admiralty hag been pleased to place Vice-Admiral of the Blue Manley IT. Dixon (1855) on the reserved half-pay list of flag officers in receipt of ser vice pensions. This officer was born Sth of June, 1786, and is son of the late Admiral Sir Manley Dixon, K.C.B. He entered the navy in June, 1794, as first-class volun teer, on hoard the Porcupine, 24, commanded by his father, with whom he continued to serve as midship man, master's mate, and acting lieutenant, in L'Espion, 38, the Lion, 64, and Le Genereux, 74, on the Chan nel, North Sea, Irish and Mediterranean stations, un til August, 1801. On 15th July, 1798, being off Cartha.- gena, he took part in a brilliant action between the Lion and 4 Spanish frigates of 42 guns each, which termi nated in the surrender of one of the latter, the Santa Dorothea ; subsequently to which, when in company with the Penelope and Fourdroyant, at the blockade of Malta, he further assisted at the capture, 31st March, 1800, of the French 80-gun ship Guillaume Tell, after a tremendous conflict, in which the Lion experienced a loss of 8 men killed and 38 wounded. When in Le Genereux, Mr. Dixon witees3ed the taking, 24th August, 1800, of La Diane, o f 42 guns, and the surrender, in September follo w i ng, o f the island of Malta. On next accompanyin g his father into the Alexander, 74, he was gdinciallY promoted, by commission dated 10th April, 1802. The latter ship being paid off in the ensuing August, he was afterwards appointed-7th October, 1803, to the Terrible, 74, Captain Lord Henry Paulet, which ship, while in pursuit, in the West Indies of a squadron under M. Vithiumez, was totally disrnasted. mad all but lost during a terrific hurricane of 36 hours' continuance, 18th and 19th August, 1806—and 4th J tine, 1807, to the Horatio, 38, Captain George Scott. On 10th February, 1809, raring first lieutenant of that fri gate, Mr. Dixon was ha fly woun led by a musket-b' ll , which entered the left groin and passed through the thigh, while sharing iu a long and severe action which terminated in the capture—with a loss to the Horatio (then in company with the Latona, 38, and Sup6rieure and Driver sloops) of 7 men killed, and 26 wounded— of the French 40-gun frigate La Junon. For his gal.o Patriotic2so Capt.Fund,as a d for his wounds a pension sDixon, D w lantry on the occasion he was eventu all y promoted to the rank of commander by commission d a t e d back to the day of theasc,ti2on2d Oct., 1810, t o th e ; and, besid es th e r e w c a e p d t e of gratuity fromthe i p of whose next appointment wa Fly brig, attained post-rank 2 8 th Jute, 1811. F rom that time be officiated as flag-captain to his father, in the Vigo and Montagu, 74's, on the Baltic and South American stations, until 29th July, 1813, when he ex changed into the Nereus, 42. After accompanying the homeward-bound trade to the northward as far as the Equator, Capt. Dixon assumed charge of a small squad ron stationed in the Rio de la Plata. He left the Ne reus 11th Jan., 1815 ; afterwards commanded the Pallas, 42, on the West India station, from 15th March, 1131, until some time in the following year ; and since 22d May, 1545, has been employed as captain of the Cale donia, 120, at Devonport. The late Mr. Rogers's personal property is said to be under 25,0011. The pictures and books are possibly worth 40,0001. In his later years Rogers lived oc at auaity frets the Beak. W at 21st, 22d and fitted ie 11 r ex- :0 '0 L2i !B dt 31 ~t 'Q :5 I~K~ 5 5 tO 10 IA 20i ux► 2O tOO 20 10 16 20 i.O 30 20 30 IGO 100 100 20 20 SO all all 52 li 93j 11 29 8i 1011 7I 42 `~