The Sun. — London, England, 1856-12-01 00:00:00

King at once accepted, though it was not in ac en-dance with national customs for his Majesty of Bankok to accept hospitality at the h 2 nds of any subject ; yet the grand scale of the prey larations in duced him to com m it, en th is oc casion, a breach of royal etiquette. The King's brotht'r, however, had his suspicions about this grand enwrtainment, a? 3 ,1 advised the King not to go, f ee li n g -certain that it was intended to do some grievous ix tdily harry to him. The King, having accepted, did. not like to betray symptoms of distrust, perhltps without cause ; so resolved on an expedient, which was to send, dressed in his usual royal attire, which may be presumed as prescribed for such ate occasion, would be so bulky and extensive as to glt catty con ceal the person, a courtier who very mu ah resem bled the King in height, figure, and fake. The hour fixed for the King to go to the assetatbly was about midnight ; the pseudo King ac , t , ordingly, followed by the regal retainers and I:Nen of the court, arrived at that hour, and was at once con ducted to a throne prepared for his Majetsty. No sooner had he seated himself than the w hole affair blew up, destroying this man who bad ben unfortu nate enough to be like the King, and s even other persons who stood near the throne. Titus was the Xing of Siam's life saved by the sagacity of his brother; and a valuable life his is, for lie is a very enlightened man for an Asiatic, and can write a letter himself in English. Whether this narrative, which is believed to be strictly true, ,has appeared in the Calcutta or other Indian paperti, the writer of these lines knoweth not.", CHINA. SERIOUS DISTURBANCE AT CANTON T. • HONG KONG, Oct. 18.—The mail steamt - tr Malta left this on the 15th for Ceylon with the letters to England. At the time of her departure the chief topic of interest was the state of the matters tt.) the northward, the progress of the rebellion, and the d isagreement between the United States consul and the Chinese customs authorities at Shanghai arising out of the death of Mr. Cunningham. Since the departure of the Malta public atten tion has been arrested by the serious state matters h ave assumed at Canton, and the probability of a rupture between our Government and the Chinese arising out of the following circumstances. The ... Ch inese mandarins seized a vessel (lorch a ) un d er E nglish colours, and cut off the heads off the tio crew. Th e B r iti s h consu l d eman d e d an explana n, but the mandarins had thought proper to g i vethe consul no reply. C immo d ore B. Elli o t, °l.c H.M.S. Sybille, seized a mandarin junk, a nd t. sent her i n t o H ong K o ng, from whence 8 "e managed to escape during the night. J14..111.'8 steam er Sampson, Commander Hands, with 111 , .M.S. Encounter, left ong Kong, at 1 p.m. t0`4437(0ct. ` 44 3 7 (Oct. 18th) for Whampoa, with a large force of marines and blue-jackets. Admiral Sir Michael Sey- Ixiour is fortunately on the spot, and, if we may Judge by his recent determined cond uc t a t J apan, he will not be disposed to stand much, if any, nonsense. It is both expected aid hoped that his Excellency Sir John Bowring will insist on the G ates of Canton being op ene d th is ti me, f or unt i l tr ee admittance is obt a i ne d i n t o th e c i ty we cannot lo ok, for th a t res p ec t an d secur i ty which guarantee re continuance of peace and the advancement of o ‘ l 2 l de. The circumstance of our having a large fleet .Lships of war in the Chinaseas offer a very favour opportunity to adjust several matters which `44The .'e remained long out standing. A,, subjoined extracts from the Overland Chi na c 7 f ail, of the 15th instant, will furnish particulars rents since last mail : - the Overl an d chi na H a il h as th e f o ll ow i ng f rom , Sha nghai of the 7th October : 4042V:0at exciting news is reaching us from the west and ot i_h• Som e o f th e accounts are well authenticated ; 14 :_ers not so. Troubles thicken on all sides, both Lg the imperialists and the insurgents. ) 3 .. 4 . 11 e accounts of he advance of Mongols, M anc h us , .:Iriermen, and Imp e rial C omm i ss i oners , are as current ev er, but now quite stab, ; and it is uncertain whether of them are on the march. Meantime, the imperial it have is procl a i me d emp t y, an d a ll sc h emes to replenish Rot, while been f oun d unava ili ng. P ure s i lver i s hard to be whils paper money iron cash will not circulate. Gr eat concern is felt, too, in the capital, on account of th qs bO, earcity of provisions. Th e st ores a t comma•i d are a l d ample, and the prospects of increase are positively Out the mos t exc i t i ng fact we have heard, if indeed it be . fact, is th e d eat h o f Yang Siutsing, and that, too, , o ne of his fell ows , th e N ort h ern Ki ng. h is hardly p oss ibl e t h at all these accounts that have een coming in during the last ten days, about domestic tivarrels among the kings at Nanking, can be without kPug otte foundation. But even if they be true, the Tai Insurrection will still survive, and may spread and 'crease, and these long-haired men ultimately become fasters of the Empire. During the summer, and until Ve ry recently, the imperialists have been compelled to retire before their advancing lines. twang Si, the imperialists are, by a:l accounts of ends and foes, getting the worst of it, and unlesd they " will have to reti re f rom every c i ty, or all be t to pieces. 11, 0 ) :41 011.A.u . .—A man has b een b roug ht to confess c lit ,' l , l3 g killed M r . C unn i ng h am, and i s to be exe th,:7„,." f orthwith, so that all pretext on the part of united States -m Cl to longer withhold pay ew o f export duties onsu has been taken away. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Th e BOMBAY, Noy. 2. teach;a°T,serlaucl mail from London, of the 26th September, Aer P - 4..uonabay early on the morning of the 23d October, () r I nsular and Oriental Company's steamer Norna. as We '" °l3 eY market during the past fortnight has become, se ri ° anticipated, slightly tighter, and the banks in con k:47. e ° have raised their rates of interest 1 per cent. all G ov Ave r ,; e !filuent and other securities are lower, viz. :—Sicca ° f,„, 1 13,11 9 ; Company's Fours, 84i; Do. Fives, 101,3; Bank `'e - '"'ay Shares, 31 per cent. premium; Oriental Bank t ka• t• Th e 4 1 , 10 n Shares, 55 per cent. premium. kid , r; "ewallee holidays terminated on the 30th ultimo, l'erel'ce, business has been resumed.- M one y i s gra d u ally , ratting into demand, and we expect the banks will corn- Si e v ery soon raising their rates of discount. The 60 41: 94 season terminated very favourably, and a very o t f 4l "rest is reported from almost all parts of the interior. 4 tehd;"° 4 Piece Goods—The market has been tolerably aors'' f '„Sucl business done to a fair extent. Th e se ll ers are th `ee Since business has been resumed, owing to a rise dee or ? rates of exchange. Grey shirtings 40 inches, of all t e gti - er i°llB , are in fair request ; 45 inches also in fair ' 4 k 3,„ Gre Jacconets are in inquiry. Grey madapol -144' " 4 2 8 ., are rather dull; others are in moderate re ey long cloths up to 7lbs. are dulland "e Sri are in moderate inquiry. Grey T cloths of all °t -eair L °ne are in fair request. Domestics are rather dull .)31 - ; 17ei e- ri t "ed and Fancy Goods.—Bleached shirtings, low, ` 1 , 1 ,e eliCePand • middl'ne• and higher are less inquired for. °641.4e4 luadapollamS, ° low, are in Flight request, while e ot m, are dull. ab ly Yarns.—Both mule and water have been toler .l4tioLeedY, and there has been no change in value ; trans -411- ' , one to a limited extent. Dyed and orange are ~11e64 Turkey red and green are in faiF request. ;',tdt — l 4 English bar and hoop have slightly declined , I* , th e 81 'ests and nail rod, both round and square, remain I; a ttle value as last reported ; but the market for the Q:Qo 6 t o . l s L'etty steady. wool.—The market continues to exhibit consi kitae activity ; the prices for goods on the spot have de valle""a a littl e ; while for arrival of old and new crops ad ed b i„ 4nd considerable purchases have been made. 'elvs ,;44.--The market has been very active, and of the ° Wi n " v °P a moderate quantity has been imported ; but 13% 4 1 to the freshness of the drug much difficulty has high in selecting a good dry cake, and in consequence 44:glt•I`"4077has been paid for the best parcels. ue have ' been very steady, and have advanced, for Olai t cto 1 to 31. 10s., for London to 3/. ss. to 7-6, and for It B . 12 per candy. ', 4 -- tge opened with a small scale of first class paper t atv andgradually advanced to 2s. 2d. Local tad 2es ' 1 oills ' and d g ments have sold at 2s. I,id. to 2s. 20., Court bills, 60 days' sight, Calcutta, 97i ; 30 days' sight, 9,1; China, e 0 days' sight, 221. CALCUTTA, OCT. 23. ;'ev e . ',4 vl 'Ts•—We are happy to be able to report an im tita aePect in our import market, especially as regards hil ' 4 cotton piece goods and metals, which have attracted s tt i !air attention and native dealers have evinced greater ket t P . tY in making' purchases since the resumption of busi on the 15th inst. ipoPOßTS.—sinc e the resumption of business on the 15th owl., after the holidays, transactions have been small, tl t 't to the scarcity of exportable articles, and high prices ended for them. a,..,1t/GHTe —ln the face of the large amount of tonnage t t iliabl e, an d the small supplies of produce, rates to Great tt i ; t 4 iti and Europe have been firmly maintained. A fair tt) z ;lbt of transactions foi London and Liverpool at 3/ 5s to ttl ` 1,58 for dead weight, and 3/. for light freight ; in e in stances,as high as 315 s for jute. tVpitaNGE —The market opened afte r the holid ays at ° r first- c l ass bills ; but in con sequence of the large bts4tlnt received from China (about 15 lacs) whi c h have `es c h t4r own on tho market, the rate has risen to 11, a t j considerable a mount of business has been done. Th'° c al bank s h ave b een se lli n g at 2.l t i to 2 at six e market report closes for the mail for first-class credits 136tamiths' sight at 1 4° bt I nn neY market continues easy, and accommodation ` ) kta D k r i :ed on very favourable terms. The 43 per Cent. greeims but very slowly. lilottA v CHINA MARKETS. ,ak n --GE AND BULLION. —Canton, Oct. 13—Oriental sight , 4 ' B ' ; -4 tjacf.°rPoration on London at 6 months' /I ' ll ' 02 4, 220 Hs. ; gold, dols. 22.10 ;Canton l 't6 —11 t• Prena • duty Sycee, 11.1 ; other bills on London Sycee, 10.6 tit/ct.l337°lltY sigh ' t, 4.9 t04.8i; on . lndia, 220 Rs. Shanghai : Calcutta. 350 Rs. &ti t , ":1 London, 7.8 to 7.6, on gl 'ii e 1 C anton and Hong Kong, 34 per cent. die., and ‘`oll'P dollars at an equivalent rate. Manilla,. Sept. 6 4.3. l'ondon, 6 months' sight, 4.4; 30 days' sight, 4.33 to . 4i4la'ojil, Canton d Hon , Kong, 13 per cent : prein n . ( , I tii; '' 6 Per cen a t n . prem. 6 Silver, South American a I (s,Crpfill (lollars, unchopped, 13 per cent. prem. ,14, 49,,4` —Cant l3.—Patna, new, 452 dols :2 . a 40 1% - , ri u dolg P' l , l Te- Oct. new, 472 4 1 dole. ; Malwa, 550 -°`" 111.41T.,'400ed01l 8 ' Shanghai, Oct. 7—Malwa, new, teZ lit lt ° l4 ; :pna, new, 305 dols. kgate N t 419 TONNAGE.—Canton—To London, 21. for N. t gh°4To London, 1/. 10 to 21. 10s. for tea, 1: 4 11 ,1 6 /. for silk • to New Y0rk, 3. 1.0 dola. per 40 feet. t, — ,to 4 „--,.? toed n ' 2/ 10s. per 20 cwt. ; sugar, 3/. 10s. - Attia ll t . "' tight freight i to United States, 8 dols. per ton ; l!ralia, light 'freight. 3/. 10s. per ton. e4 te r d, - % op 0,,43' afternoon Tait, the recently appointed All th e 0: Lioudou, preached biv fir- t episcopal seircon, Niii v e asion of the re-openitigi )1 St. James 'a Church, " q't er the recent alterations. THE WEST INDIA MAIL, ARRIVAL OF THE ATRATO. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 29. The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Atrato, Captain Woolley, arrived this evening at 7.30 o'clock, from the West Indies, with the usual mails iu charge of Lieut. Morris, R.N., Admiralty agent. On her homeward voyage the Atrato experienced fine weather, with a heavy swell for a week. The latest dates brought toy the Atrato are— Tampico Oct. 30 Jamaica Nov. 10 City of Mexico ... Nov. 1 Grenada • • 10 Grey town — 5 Barbadoes Vera Cruz — 6 Jacmel Santa Martha — 7 Antigua — 12 Colon ..... 8 Montserrat Demerara Trinidad. Havana — 10 Porto Rico Carthagena The Atrato brings on freight 459,315 dols. on merchants' account, 5,000 dols. for the dividends, 416,072 ounces of gold dust and bars, 2,2341. of plata prua, 1,8001. of jewellery, 67 serous of cochi neal, 28 serons of jalapa, 2,6001. of pearls, 1621. of old silver plate, 2 packages of vanilla, 169 bags of cocoa, 218 cases of cigars, 106 bales of tobacco, 3 cases of nutmegs, 15 packages of Panama hats, 6 bales of sarsaparilla, 2 cases of tortoiseshell, 50 cases of succades, and a general cargo, consisting of 67 packages. The latest news received at Vera Cruz is, that Gen. Orihuela, with a part of the garrison of the city of Puebla, had pronounced against the dictato rial power of Senor Cumonfort, proclaiming the Constitution of 1844, and the annulling of the laws depriving the clergy and the army of their privi leges and ordering the property of the Church to be sold by auction. The Government troops had made their appearance at the city, and occupied many important points, as in the event of the movement not being quickly subdued it would extend itself. It has been followed already by similar movements L .;,t Tampico, Queretaro, and many other towns. general Almonte has arrived, by the Atrato, as the ELI voy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten tiary of Mexico, to settle the Barron difficulty. A large amount of specie is expected by the next mail. The latest intelligence from Nicaragua, received via Aspinwall, is to the effect that everything is quiet in the interior, and Walker has forces posted at San Carlcs, Zaripiqui, and other points. Thosceamers of the Nicaragua line from New York and New Orleans had arrived, the former with 300 passengers and the latter with 29 for San Francisco. The two steamers also brought 450 men for Walker, well provided with ammunition, arms, and provisions. At Custa Rica the coffee crop is ripening and promises to be a large one. The news of the pillage of Granada by the allies, which was received here by way of San Juau del Norse, had not reached San Jose. Files of papers to the 10th inst., from Jamaica, furnish us with the following items : " Thefhealth of the island still continues very unsatisfactory ; fever prevailing to a considerable extent, and assuming, in the ease of newly-arrived Europeans, the type of yello er fever. Contrary to all previously received opinions this type of fever has prevailed, in an almost epidemic fever, at New Castle Barracks, situated at an elevation exceeding 3,000 feet above the level of the sea." COMMERCIAL EXCHANGES. ON LONDON.—Jamaica and Colonial Banks-90 days, per cent, premium; 60 days, 1 per cent. premium ; 30 days 11 per cent. premium. Private bills, at par. ON NEW YORK. —6O days, 3 per cent. premium OD 4s. Merchants' bills, 1i per cent. premium. We have dates from the South Pacific, viz. : Valparaiso, October 15 ; Callao, 26 ; and from Melbourne to the 29th of August. The intelligence is extremely meagre. From Chili we learn that Government has deter mined to repeal the duties on the exportation of copper. This duty produces at present about half a million of dollars. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 1. The mail ship Canada has arrived, with advices from New York to the 18th, and Halifax and Boston to the 19th ult. She has brought $320,707 specie on freight. On the 22d ult. the Canada passed the royal mail steamer Persia, and on the 30th ult., off Hook Light, passed the royal mail steamer Africa, both hence for New York. The screw steamship City of Washington, hence, came to an anchor inside Cape May on the evening of the 17th ult. ; and the royal mail steamship Niagara, hence, had arrived at Halifax on the 22d ult. Advices from Tampico contradict the report that Gen. Canales had joined Vidaurri. The Texas had ;-,rrived at New York with advices from Nicaragua, and $120,000. Everything was quiet. Walker was preparing for further hostilities. A false rumour was current that the Lancaster Bank had supended payment. Half of the town Of :Three Rivers, Canada, bad been wrecked in Lake Superior, and 35 people drowned. In the New York mon e y mar k e t th ere was some slight relief, not in the rate for loans, but in faci lities for obtaining discounts inside the bank. Rates ware extravagantly high. Confidence was being restored, and capitalists were more inclined to invest. The Bank statement was favourable. The loans were iuureased over one million, as the stock market had recovered from depression, and the tendency was upward. Exchange on London was 1081 to 109 k. Cotton was steady, at the decline established on the previous Saturday. Flour was dull, at rather lower rates. Freights were firm. There is no later commercial news by Halifax from New York, Thursday, the 20th, being the Thanksgiving-day. The steamer Marian was spoken off Nantucket, without tidings of the Lyonnais, or her boats. NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 18. Middling cotton, 11ic. The steamer Washington had arrived out. GLASGOW, SUNDAY. The Edinburgh steamer arrived in the Clyde this morning with 38 cabin and 92 steerage passengers. She left New York on the 15th of November, and passed a large iceberg on the 21st, the first of the season. M. Cabot, founder of the Icarian community at Nauvoo, Illinois, died on the 9th, aged 69. Sales of cotton, New York, on the 14th, about 1,800 or 1,900 bales; middling uplands at about 12c., and New Orleans at about inc. Markets closed with a firmer feeling. BLOCKADE OF IVEIV GRANADA. Instructions were sent by the mail to-day to the Commander-in-Chief of the naval station at Jamaica to establish a blockade of the its of New Granada, on the Sp an i s h M a i n, in conse quence of the refusal of the Government of that country to carry into effect, after being repeatedly called on to do so, an agreement f orma ll y concluded with a British subject—Mr. James Mackintosh. Forbearance, it is known, has been carried to its utmost limit, not only by our present Foreign Secretary, but by his predecessors in office, in their dealings with this and the other Contra! and South American Republics, owing to the allowance made for their immaturity and the peculiar circumstances of their position. But, with the exception of Chili, which has pursued an honourable course, such as to cause its securities to take a leading rank in the European money markets, th e y h ave almost all sunk to a depth in which every r e li ance upon their good faith has been extinguished. Each act of spoliation submitted to has m erelybeen the precursor of something worse, u9til, relying upon their weakness and the indisposition of the B r iti s h Government to use coercion, their treatment of British claimants has been such as to cause th e suffere rs cons t ant l y to con trast their own position with that of citizens of the United States under similar circumstances. It may be hoped that the course now adopted in the case of New Granada will ex erc i se a wholesome influence, especially on Venezuela and Mexico. The Christmas number of the Household Words is to be entitled 44 Wreck of the Golden Mary ; being the Captain's Account of the great Deliverance of her People in an open B ,at at Sea." CREW OF THE STEAMER NEVA.—DOVER, Nov. 30. — Twelve seamen were landed here this morning from the Prussian barque Danzic, of Danzic, part of the crew of the Neva steam er , of Hull, bound from Cronstadt and Gutten':urg to H u ll . O n the 25th inst , in a gale o f wind, the Neva spru ng a leak, and struck with a heavy sea , putting the fires out. She went down about 100 miles from the coast of Jutland. All the crew took to the boats, and were picked up about an hour after they left the steamer by the schooner Bedford, of Dundee, bound to London, on the 26th. Part of the crew (12) were put on board the Prussian barque Danzig. On the 12 men landing at Dover, they were immediately taken to the Sailors' Home, where they were abundantly pro vided with everything, and sent free by the South-East ern Railway by the 5.45 train to Loudon. Preparations were made at the Dover Sailors' Home for the remainder of the crew and paasenera at any hour of the night. rnE SUN. LONMIN, MONDAY EVENING DECEMBER, 11 1856, La ONE Y MARKET Ali l. - 701/11v/E.:l-teiAl., INTELLIGENOt CITY, Two o'CLoce. Accounts from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market on Saturday closed heavily, but prices of all descriptions were unchanged from the current rates of the previous day. The sales amounted to from 6,000 to 7,000 bales. The Railway Share Market was buoyant, and prices of all the leading stocks again advanced. The state of trade in the manufacturing districts is described in the letters received this morning as being quiet, as the high quotations still current in the discount market continue to impede operations. Increased confidence, however, is entertained, and soon after the commencement of the new year it is thought business will become more profitable. Mean while stock taking, and the execution of outstanding contracts, will be sufficient to produce activity in the warehouses. Moderate supplies of gold continue to arrive from America, notwithstanding the unfavourable rposition of the exchange, and from Mexico, also, there are remittances to a fair extent. From these two places about 420,000 has been,announced this morning, and it is expected that about the next Mexican packet will bring between 2,000,000 and 3,000,000 of dollars in specie. There is a brisk inquiry for discounts this morn ing in all directions, owing to the preparations for the payment of the commercial bills due on Thurs day next, when the Consol Account has likewise to bo arranged. During the next two or three days, therefore, there is likely to be increased strin gency. In all cases the minimum charge is fully paid, except where the paper is of a very first.rate character, when 61 or 6i per cent. is demanded. The colonial wool sales, at which about 52,000 bales were offered, closed on Saturday. Through- out the series the biddings were animated, and an advance of lid. to 2d. was firmly established. In the advices from Shanghai it is stated that the extraordinary price of the Carolus dollar, 92 of them only being obtained for 100 teals of silver, being about 354 per cent. above their intrinsic value, '4 had induced the pawnbrokers, those engaged in the cloth trade, and, in fact, the chief portion of the commercial community, to petition theqlntendant 1 of Souchow Singkeang to order foreign merchants to use the Sycee silver, not dollar-, as the circula tive medium, and also to prohibit native dealers .; depreciating dollars other than Carolus. From 30,0001. to 35,0001. in gold was taken from the Bank of England on Saturday for the Con tinent. The English Funds have been rather flatter this morning, probably owing to a desire on the part of some of the speculators to realise their profits rather than to " carry over" at the high charge made for that operation. The varia- tion in prices, however, is not very important, and the market exhibits a considerable degree of strength. Consols have been 941 for money, and next Thursday, and 95 for January. The New Threes are 93 4, and the Reduced 93 I. Bank. Stock is flat, being 215 to 216, and India Stock is 227. Exchequer Bills have risen to Ss. and 6s. premium, and the Bonds 981. East India Bonds have been 2s. discount, to 2s. premium. The Foreign Market is dull and rather heavy. Turkish 6 per Cents, are about 952 to 96, and the 4 per Cents. are nominally steady. In the former business has been recorded at 951 Spanish 3 per Cents. have risen to 424 /, and the New De ferred to 251 24. Dutch 22 per Cents. have been dealt in at 66. Mexican at 22k. Peruvian 42 per Cents, at 77 to 78, and Chilian at 104. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 62 7 ; Mexi can, 224 8 ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 76 8 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 54 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44 6 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 106 8 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 94 6; Spanish 3 per Cents., 42/ 31 ; ditto New Deferred, 232 24; ditto Certificates, 5 A ; ditto Passive, 6 The Railway Share Market has exhibited a very steady appearance, and most of the principal lines have fully maintained previous quotations. Bristol and Exeter, East Anglian, South- Western, North British, and South Wales have advanced about ss. to 10s. An active business has been done in Grand Trunk of Canada, at a slight improvement, as also in Great Central of France, and Paris and Lyons. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares rule rather firm. Union of Australia advanced V. IIUTISIA FUNDS THIS 1)A Y AT ON ir CLOIJK. (From the Offictal List.) 'eosin- s, done. sank Stock .. 215 16 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 94s i Nlew 3 per Cent. Annuities ..... India Stock !-- ; . ~,,,ds, £lOOO ......... Ditto, under £lOOO 2 p 2 d Consols 'or A count 944 $ E .thequer Bills, 20. z.:1000 .... W,500 5 6 p :Smell Ditto Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent. 9BB Ditto, 1859 984 R1C1 4 ..8 OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent lOl Ifexican 3 per Cent 22k Peruvian Bonds 4i per Cent 7B Ditto Account Sp::, , h iioNds, 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Tu , k t.b ~o nds, 6 per cent... Ditto Account :)itto Small . 9si ends the at , ove •Avable in r,on on, Dutch Exchange, 2:1 per Cen;., 12 Guilders 66 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols (Money) Ditto Account Ditto Account (January) I n e r t e n C i d o e u n n e c c i Saturda yofh e a f T t e r r e n n o s o n n r y , a i n t were Vied. Palmer. Downing-st. The Ministers present the A offi Ca c b ia i G. Grey. the Earl Granville, the Earl of H a rr o wby, Sir ofCouncil w t a h s eFirst o n L Sir C. of Clarendon, the Ch ance ll or o f th e Exchequer, M. Palmer ston, the Lore Chancellor, the Marquis Lansdowne, Earl Wood, Lord Stanley of Ald er l e y, th e Right Hon.T . Baines, and the Duke of Argyll. GAMBIA, WESTERN COAST OF AFRICA.—The military buildings, defences, barracks, and stores at this station, have been transferred from the War Department to the Colonial Government, and placed solely under the dis posal of the Governor. This highly judicious measure, adopted by Lord Panmure, will prove not only benefi cial to the colony, but one of great economy to her Ma jesty's Government.— Caledonian Mercury. THE MURDERER MARLEY. —lrumeaiately after the sentence of death was passed, Marley was removed into the interior of Newgate and the whole o f hi s c l o thi ng taken from hi m , and subjected to a most rigorous search, in order to ascertain that he had nothing concealed by which he could commit self-destruction. During this process tire nonchalance and coolness which he evinced during hisitrial seemed gradually to forsake him, and on being subsequently cnnducted to the condemned room, his courage completely failed, and the wretched man ca-t himself upon the pallet completely overwhelmed with grief. Two t urnkeys were placed in the cell, and till ,he time arrives for his execution he will never be left alone day or night. JUSTICE versus JUSTICE.--It is a matter of fact tgat a foxhuntitig magistrate, in his judgments on game cases of his neighbour the game preserver, is exceedingly merciful to the poacher. Why? Because the game preserver kills foxes. On the other hand, a game pre serving magistrate adjudicating on cases of his neighbour the fexhunter is extremely severe. Why ? Because foxes worry game. What a beautiful picture of game pre. serving, game laws, and country Justices' justice ! THE WEATHER.—NEWCASTLE-UPON TYNE, Saturday Night.—An intense frost prevails in this town and neighbourhood. On Friday morning the thermometer kept outside the rooms of the Literary and Philosophical Society stood at 30 degrees, and this morning it went down to 25.5 degrees. A thermometer kept at Benwell, near this town, by Mr. Thomas Dixon, has been as low as 22 degrees, and the same and even greater depression has occurred in other places. The country for miles round is coveted with snow, and there is a large quan tity of floating ice in the river. STEAM sum TAY.—The following is a copy ofja letter sent to Wm. Strutt, E , q., late waster of the Tay : "Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade, Marine Department, Whitehall, N ov . 25 , 1 856. Sir, - am di rected by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to inform you that they have received the re port of Mr. Traill and Commander Robertson, R.N., on the investigation into the loss of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's steam ship Tay, on the 30th August last, in the Gulf of Me x i co , o f which s hi p you were at the time tee master; and as the court have not attri buted the loss of the ship to your wrongful act or default, I am to return to you your master's certificate of compe tonoy. In so doing, however, my lords desire me to ex press their strong opinion of the slovenly and unofficer like manner in which the ship was navigated by you,—i air, am, T. IL FAREZB." 18 20 20 171 20 zO 100 1.00 20 20 5 100 100 100 2f -L, tat. SHARE MARKETS—(This Dy) KAE W A.4IIWA TS. (nosing Price Satuntay. 94 Ambg. Nott , ./g. ;313 ,. .t, any; Easta. Jun: t. :.,i tiAras;. ak Batlymex all Binning. Wolverh. , Stour Va11ey..,., all Birlteand. Lancet,. 4 Cheshire Junet..... tli Da. Chesh. & Birk., all Do., do. ..... . all Blackburn all 41,t, ,s:ll,7neorli ~k, £25 (issd. at £4, 100 Bristol and Huta _ ma Caledonian. 100 Chester 4 Holyhead all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, 4 Pa& all Cornwall all Do. A 8 Do. B 45 Dublin&BelfastJune all Dun. P. 4 Ab,r. Jnc 100 'East Anglian....... all Eastern Counties.. 100 East. Mai ,, n, A Sti 1 0 Be., B. stock . .. . fii Do., New A...... 17 East Kent ........... . 100 East Lancashire ..., a'l East Suffolk 4 D 0... 100 Edinburgh 401asg,) all Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edin.PrVa &Duado ,, all Forth & Clyde Jan.% 100 Furness. .. 1 00 Glasgow &S. Westrn all Great N. of Scotlnd 100 Great Northern .. . 100 Do., A. Stock ..... . 1 00 Do., B. Stock L)0 Gt. Bth. &West.flre , 1 .00 Great Western.., 00 Do. Stour Val. Rat' Gua. 5tk....... 60 27. 22 25 all Irish South-Hastert, all Lancaster & Garlic: , 14 Do., Thirds 12 Do. New Thirds 100 Lexicash.andYorksl D 3., Wk. Riding Un. all Do. Sontjar orb , all London & Blackwall 'lOO Lon d. Bright & S.Cst, 100 Lond. and N. Wostr, 16 p o. Fifths 5i D0.101.5h.,M&8. -( 24 Do. Eighths : 100 London anal. Westn. all ~ ..n.dndrrydaColoram, all fandndrry. & Ennisk, 100 Wanoh.Shef. & Linclr 1 Ifetropolitan.. 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement ;Ali) ; .0. 13i rmng. & Derb) all Ifidld.G. West. are,' all 1/o. Half Shares..„,. all :Newcastle& Carlisle. all !Nwpt.Aberg.&Hrfd $ Newry &Enniskillrr all Newry, Warrenpoint %nd Rostrevor kik; Norfolk 3?, uorthn.Connties Uz .00 North .00 'Nth Devon Rail. & Dock Stock 100 Do., A Stock 100 Do., B Stock 100 N. Eastern—Berwi, k, 23 3 '!o. do. Extension ~ 163 Jo.do.G.N.E.nrcli a:I Do. Leeds 'OO Do. York 100 !forth London ii I, N • &S.Wstrn.,llam • staad, and City Jn.. .7 North Staffordshir., si forth Western all 4.&5. Westrn. Jun , 1 , )Ic., Wore., 4 Wolv 14 , , •rt.R7, - douth 9 Rhymney . .. I. • °Ws!. Contras [0 ' Scot. N E.Abrdn St. ii) , Do. Scot. Mid. St 00 4 . ~shirr ITtli 2 SitinzbournekSheer. a s •uth Devon ...., • South Eastern , .00 onth Wales t . Yrksb. di Riv. Da t 0.•............ ••••••• ... all a;nes, Wok. &Wol Stockton & Darling 12 Do., do., 1854 3 Do., do., 1855 ~t cskton chi Hartlep gaff Vale ......... lii;) to. Pref., No. 1.... Ntanies Hay. D.& R. all Vale of Neath... < $1: Waterfd. & Kilkenn all NAterford&Limer. , .• all West Cornwall.... „ all Vest End of Loud.: And Crystal Palace all Do. A ......, ....... all Do. B West London all Do. First Claes all Do. Second Class... ill Wimblp,,inkero,,,, COLO. J Soinba) , iiaroth., u t .l , - 10 T). India, g. 5 p. c all Do. 10s. Ceylon A shares 1 Do. B. do as tmerart. 2s. Eastern Bengal ill past Indic, A and B, ....... 5 Do. Ex. C, gu. sp. c sli Do. do. D, gu. sp, c. all D 0.4 p.c.Bnds.,Psi all )o. do. do., '59, dn all Geelong t Melbourne guar. 5 per cent.., all cld. Trunk of Canada all do. Cert. of Deben. con. into Stk. till'!. Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do all :4t, In, Pen. g. sp. c 2 Do New, guar. sp. c all :it.Weetern of Canad 8 Do. New 40 Do. Bda., payable 'st all Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do,, '73 do. all Do. do., '73, without option.. all " farm, guar. 4. p.c all Do. do., sp. c. 10 Do. 44 p. c. Eaten 5 Do. 3d gx., g. sp. c 5 3cinde, guar. sp. c. all D 0... 18 St. Andrew's and Quebec (AL 411 kntwerp&Rott rdam 10 Ardennes all Belgian Eastn. June 16 `ln siers to Grai sees] c 103 Buff. & Lk. Hur. Ry. Carmeaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. 12 :hitch Rhenish,,,,,, all '.;astern of France 19 New `2s. Euphrates Valley 10s. Eur, In.Jn.Tel.Rail 8 it. Central of Fran, o 16 treat Luxembourg _ 4 Italian Junction...-. all Lake Const. & Basle all Lierre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo Venetian. all Lucca & Pist. sp. c.p. 15 Lyons and Geneva a ll Lyons At Mediterran. a ll %Uri& Antonia a ll Do. do. New .1 , ' T .7nur & Liege ..... all Do. do., 6p. c. Prof all iorthern of France all NorwegianTrunkPre' all Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans 5 Recife & San. Fran.„ (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. 7i. Rome and Frascati ill ,oyal Danish all Royal Swedish iambre and Manse ~ alt qo. b 1 p. cent. Pref. all louthern of France , Vest Flanders All Do. 5 per c. Pref all tc. dt N. W. of Front 6 Western of Austria all West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden all Do. Bper cent. Pref all Z.-,alane. 4 4, 8i - 8i 18 - 19 16 - 17 13 - 14 •e. ''" .. 9 i - 10' 1 8 19 1 9i 91 35 - 37 24 - 26 7 - 84 -- 88 - .. 54i 344:35 93 - 95 7 - 7f , 91 92 78 - 79 L 23 - 125 Ll 5 117 - 70 68 - 72 4 - 64 5 - 64 97 97; - 4 - 7 [O9 lie [osf .-- 106 :1 1 p 1- 4 P d 107 108 ..• 35 - 36 - 82 - 82 53 - 55 vSI 6 13a 14, ••• `," 49 51 3i 11 —. 33d 38 ~. 39 •N ••• "."." 85 - 86 44 4 a 3 -- 2i 18i 19 601 61i 95 - 98 5 3 - - 1 10 • 1 1 28 - 29 03 105 25 25r) 68 70 46 49 14 ... 1 17 1 / 3 736 - 74 78 80 5 3d 2 1 14 - 16 38 40 19.'r 19i . 6 8 2 4 5 5a I kL. '.... •., 1 - ii : ii 221 - 23 2ip 22 - 224 21i - 22 10i - .11 76 - 78 214 -- 211 1 - 141 241 - 241 2 - 99 - 100 p 120 120 :IGN. - -- 13 - is 2 p P 5 1 5i 1 i 1*; , 331 9§ 104 P 3/ - 5 - •N """' ••• •5 i - 5iP - 19i 81 19 37 - 53. -- 52 * ,11. 18 - 9 -- 8i - 4f - 91 - 335 - ••• .."' JOINT-STO I 20 9i 94 41 Pi 34 lip r.f.i BANTER.- all A.nstralasia ~. ...' 1 Bank of Egypt 50 Bank of London all isri. Col. Bk. San. C 911 British N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 6 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 50 City 1,5 Colonial 20 Commercial of Loud 30 gug.Soot.&Ans.Cht all Loud. Char. Bk. of 100 -- 102 1 - id 63 65 ... - - pi 14 - 4(11 1 68 70 17 - Australis . : .... all Ditto New 20 Lon lon and County 50 Liad.& E. Bnk g. Corp 10 London Joint Stock. 20 Load. kWestminstet 35 National Pro.of Eng 10 Do. New 224 National Bank all . New South Wales— all 'Oriental Pk. Corp..< 15 Ottoman Bank z., Provincial of Ireland all Do. Now 20/ -20 i 19. -- 204 ••. - ••• 1 - 3p ••-.1 ...* . -... 1 • V! 45 47 38 -- 39 24 2d ..b ''''' •,, I It Ana B &Go Im rr x 2.; Anntli Australia all UniGlk of Australia... 2. Do. Now 10 ~f London 50 35 - 37 65 - 67 7 - 8 Unity Mutual Weetvria Bk of Loud 11 8 d sd, Business done I 5 this day . 39 I I 12 20 19 i 91 91i 1 Ai i 70 69, 97} i 7 110,1 106 i li 108 i 82 i Si. P:- 2O St. St. St. St. 3t. St. 12j 20 is; 78t 41 80 t i 80 221 11 101 111 21t i 241 22i i 5 i i 111 12& 14 371 53/ loot 184 18 1 I 68 7i Bt. 10 10 5 St. 25 10 1.0.6; PREFERENCE SHAREe.., all Blyth and Tyne 'Opel c. pref. (issd. at 501, 100 Brie. & Ex. 4p.c. St 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares,.. 110 Caledn. £lO 4i pc. 100 „Ches.&Ho.Gn.s4 pc 1.00 Do. do. Pref. 5 per e. 41 Cork &Bandonsip.c. all Dua.Prth .(k Abera. 2 E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. 100 Do. de. Cis. B6p. c. 100 Do. do Cls. C7p. c All Ens. Co.Ex, spcNo 3.11 Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 p. o. St all East Un., G. 6 p. c all Do. 51., 10 por cent all Do. 161. Debentr.Sh all Do. do. 4 per cent AO East Lanoash. 6p. et" all E. kW. York. J. stlu 4 Edin. & Gl. 5 p.c. sh .00 gd.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. 100 Furness, sp. c. 140 Glas. &S. W. 0.5 P.C . 100 Great Northn. 6g. c 100 Do. 6p. o. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem Do„ 4 p.c. 60 Do. SP. c., Red. at p. c. pm... . all Gt. N. of Soot. Ist PIT 'lOO Gt. S. AW. (Ireland; 14 Do. 4per o. Prat. S 6 Gt. W.(B.JkH.E.x5po 100 Do. con. red. p.c. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. a. 100 Do. irred., 4p. c. 100 Do. sp. c. red. pref all Do. Birm. Pref. Sti all Do. Chester Bp. c.P. all Do. do. 5 p. a. do 100 Do. Birm. Qua. Stk all Do. Ches. Gus. Sh.. all Do. do. do all Do. do. d 0..... .... 6 Lan. & York. F..f20 100 Do. 6 p. a. Stock 100 Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l 100 Do. P., spe. St,No.2 100 De. New Glaar.6 94 -- 9G - E 6 - 61! [O7 - 112 97 - 102 61 3 t - -12 f est ".... 100 Do: do. sp. c.,N0.4 10: Lon.&N. W., Coy. , • •• ...... ••• .... Nuneaton 5 p. et, 1.00 Lon.& S. W. 7 per c' - - •N '`' _ . .. late 3d Shares 2. all L , ndy.& Doter. i Sh. 12. all Londy.&Ennis.ph St. 100 M.,5.,& L.,6 p. Cent 0 44 Do. do. do. £d ~, St. 100 Do. do. 34 per cent. ._'4l. all Ntarypt .&Carl.4 p c 12 all Do. 4i per cent 12 101 Do. do. eve ''''' 100 Vlid. Consol.6 100 Do. Con.Br.iNir. Ipc 100 Do. 4i p. a. Pref. 1 100 Ditto L. &H. Pref. St New., Aber., dtc., pr. 1 - sp. c. red. 5 p.c. pm. 6 Do. Perpet. 6 p ct. with optn. till '66 all Norfk. Deb, 4 p.c. ■h 100 Do.Praf. 5 p.c. St 100 Do. 6 pa. Ext.,1846 1 100 De. siperc.pf.,lB47 100 D0.Wv.V.6pe.,1847 100 North British 3h Do 71. Preference 10“ N. E. rem, 4p.c.P. Si Do. do. do 13 Do Leeds6p.c Nn.l 9 IDo. do. Qrk..,1848... 10 Do. York H.& Pnr. 75 - .• ......" - 118 109 - 111 1.03 - 105 61 - 63 91 - IN, IN ...n. 6 - 93 - 95 86 ss 99 - 101. 10 10 4 16- 17 1 10 104 72 74 194 20 4 14f 9 10# 154 f d 138 141 133 - 141 115 -• 117 • 4,4 all INorth Stadordshire.. 1100 Ox, Wo, w., pe,,, 100 Do. 6 p.e. Redeem. all Soot. r;ent.,New Pref 157 - 15 •.: - ••• a 70 - - °P 100 'Sc.N.E. Al;or.g 6 pe all Do. do 7p. c. pf. at. 100 D0.d0., 3i p.c. pf. at all South Devon 137 -- 139 98 - 100 88 - 1 - li 46 :1154 92 -- 94 - 1i i is 1107 - 108 all Do. fixed,44 per cent all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 4i per cent all Do. Fixed 4i p c sh 100 S Wales Dna. 4p. c 100 Coq. do. 4i p. c all .Yorksh.4p.c.Guar all Stock.d; Dar., sp. c 15 Do. do. do 16i - iii, 23 - 24 101 - 103 9 - 104 27 -- 28 all stock. & llartl. g. p. c. till July 1, '56 Waterfd.& Kilk.6 p c 2 - 3pl ••• -..... ••• 3 -.. 31 is 3 d MINES. [Os all !Anglo Californian 20 7 Australian 4 - 1 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) •-• i 0 all Blemar. Iron & Coal 20 14 British Iron 6 8 35 266 Brazilianlmp.(iesned at r 5 pm.) ,14 --- 2 30 all Do. Cocaes Cuiabd 3fr 34 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 16 125 1 1 Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica p #1) 40 all Cobre Copper 5 14 Colonial Gold St. all Copper Min. of Eng 30 35 25 all Do. Pref. 74 p. oeni 25 27 ... Copiapo . l3 15 2 1 all Fortuna — id 20 all Genets.' 1 all Gt•NuggetVeinßeg 4 44 all Great Polgooth 5 all Gt Wheal Vor Unite , ) 2 21 1 I all Liberty. 3 I all Linares 74 74 5 11 Lusitanian ll 1 all gariquita 1 all New Granada *— 4 1 all Nouveau Monde —4 2) all Pontgi.Sil.& Le. Min. 8 10 5 1 Port Philip 1 all Quartz Rock — 60 all Rhymney Iron 2l 23 15 all Do. New 5 -- 7 30 354 Santiago de Cnba.._ 2l 24 ~ 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co 24 24 1 all South Austral ian 1 all Do. Scrip • •.. 1 all Do. 10 per cent Pref .. 44 Tam. S. &L. Min. Co. 11 10 9 Tin Croft ... ..... 28à all United Mexican 3l 4 1 all Waller • ••• 1 all West Mariposa 4 1 1 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia ........ MISCELLANEOUS. 25 19 Australian Agrionit. 25 27 1 0 Australn. Royal Mail . - 10 all Berlin Water Weill. 51 if 50 40 Brit. American Land 100 3 6 , lanada St. • .:.Go.6p.e.Jandattly 1134 - 1144 114 St. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Aug ... ..• St. [OO D e . 6 p c . M ar & S ep t . . . . 5 1 Crystal Palace 24 2 24 5 all Do. Preference 5l -- 54 4 a, , Irystal Pal. of France 1 4 Duston Iron Ore 20 151 Eastern Steam - St. 100 Electric Telegraph 95 97. 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir — 5 all En.diAus Cop Sm CO 14 11 25 all Gen. Ir Sc Col (lim.) 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 11 all General Screw Steam 6 64 203 5 London Discount ... 4 all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 34 — 3 ./ 34 20 10 Magdalena St. Navi 10 all Aeditera.n. Elea. Tel. 8 10 all Meziean&S.Amerien. 3 25 5 Nat. Discount C 0.... 6 - 4P 54 25 1 Do. New 10 5 Netherlands Land..., 1 •-- 14 10 all Do. Do. 5 3 Do. BpcPissatld id 5 1 Do. Do. ip 100 80 New B. di N.S. Land 15 2 N S W Gov 5p c D 1 all N. B. Australasian a 20 171 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 31 2ad 1 all Oriental Gas 1 1f 1 2s. Do. "New Shares" p Pro 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. 24 I 50 all Peninsular& Orient a l 68 ,-70 50 10 Do. New..,,,. 44 -- 54) 100 50 Royal Mail Steam 65 67 1 wli Scot. Austral. Invest. 14 1 all Ditto New 1 25 all South Anstral.land 35 3 ' 1 aE ilnbmar. 1 1 all Do. Registered.— 7, 1 20 5 rrostili L.Co.U. CAA, 100 201 Van Diemen's Land Ib4 g • 164 ViCk2,9p.c...ll4ntaull , w ▪ oe. MAREET NE 'Z.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. IMost of tbo untry markets held on Saturday wero rather scantily I.lppli. d with English wheat, and the de mand for most kinks ruled steady, at full prices. Fine barley cupporte,i f,rmer terms, but other qualities wore heavy. Most other kinds of produce moved off slowly at barely late rates. The French markets have been rather dull for wheat; but advices from other quarters state that a steady busi ness has been lately passing in that grain, at full prices. The arrivals of English grain up to our market, last week, were only moderate. From abroad the imports amounted to 27,882 quarters of wheat, 2,774 barley, 9,628 oats, 673 beans, 1,825 peas, 5t30 tares, 7,680 linseed, 3,240 rapeseed, 5t mustard seed, 2,270 sundry seeds, 359 sacks, and 36,785 barrels of flour. The supply of English wheat received fresh up to our market to-day from the home counties was very moderate, but there was a further slight improvement in the condi tion of most of the samples. There was a fair attendance of both town and country millers. The demand for al kinds of wheat of home produce ruled steady, and last Monday's quotations were well supported ; in some in stances prices were rather in favour of sellers. There was rather a largo quantity of foreign wheat on the market, fresh as well as ex granary. Importers were firm in their demands, and an improved amount of busi ness was transacted, in most descriptions, at full prices. Floating cargoes wore held at extreme rates, but sales were comparatively small. The show of barley was only moderate, most of the late arrivals having been worked off, and the barley trade ruled steady, at foil currencies. _ Malt was in fair supply and sluggish request on former terms. There was a fair demand ,for oats, and late rates were well supported. Fine corn was 6d dearer. Beans were in improved request , but not dearer. Peas sold to a fair extent, on former terms, except white qualities, which were is to 2s per quarter cheaper. We had an improved demand for flour, at very full prices. The show of American was large. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, C Red •• new 49i to 633 Ditto • old —s —a Ditto, White new 51s 72s Ditt0....... old —s —s Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, old —s Ditto new ...• .• 493 65s Rye—Old ............ —s —s New .. • . 38s 42s Barley—Grinding .•• • . 34s 383 Malting 35s 393 Chevalier.... . . 42s 48s Malt—Sutfolk and Nor folk • • • • • • • • 663 75s' Brown C3s 643 Kingston And Ware 76s 78s 1 5falt—Chevaller .... 76s to 77s Oats Yorkshire and Lineolnsh.,Feed 23s 253 Potato •• .. 24s 293 Yonghal and Cork Black. 203 22 Cork, White ... • . 24s 27s Seotih,Feed..... 24s 295 Beans—Tick .•• •• •• •• 385 415 Pigeons .... 41a 44 Peas—Grey ..•• •• •• 36s 39 , Maple. •••• •• •• •. 40s 43s White.•• •• •• •... 415 431 Boilers .• •• •• •• •• 41; 43, Flour—Town-made... 588 60s Suffolk •• •• •• •• •• 45s 48s Stocktn & Norfolk 45s 48s METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The imports of foreign stock into London last week were tolerably good for the time of year—the total supply amounting to 4,014 head. In the corresponding week in 1855 we received 5,992 ; in 1854, 5,689; in 1853, 5,642; in 1852, 3,824 ; in 1851, 6,593 ; and in 1850, 5,703 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs 50 81 From Beasts. Hambnrgh ll2 Ostend Harlingen Dordt 32 ... 158 Rotterdam 207 641 . 112 Medemblik 129 ... 1,523 ... - Tonning 286 55 ... Frederickstadt 181 Amsterdam 26 Schiedam •-•• . 1 ~ _ ... _ ... 386 ... - ... 8 T0ta1.... 996 2,897 ... 121 ... • The yearly comparison of weekly Imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs, 1855 1,540 4,246 ... 175 ... 31 1854 1,430 ... 3,589 ... 369 ... 1 1853 1,163 4,085 ... 327 66 1852 543 ... 3,762 ... 4 76 ... 43 1851 9ll ... 5,174 381 ... 124 .850 1,438 3,765 299 ... 196 The purchases of stock in Holland on French account have not increased of late, and only a limited number of beasts and sheep are being bought up in Spain, owing to their unusually high value. To•day's market was but moderately supplied with ft.- reign stock, the quality of which was good. The arrival of beasts from our own grazing districts was seasonably good, and in improved condition. For nearly all breeds we had a steady demand, and, in most instances, prices were 2d per Sibs higher than on Monday last. The best Scots sold readily at 5e per 81bs. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton. shire we received 2,000 short-horns, from other parts of England 700 of various breeds, from Ireland 700 oxen, and from Scotland 200 Scots. There was only a moderate show of most breeds of sheep, the quality of which was by no mear.s prime. On the whole, the mutton trade ruled firm, at prices quite equal to those realised on Monday last. The primest Downs realised 5s 2d. per Sibs. There were 500 Irish sheep in the market. The supply of calves was limited, and the veal trade ruled firm, at an improvement in value of 4d per 81bs. The top figure was 5s 4d per 81bs. Pigs sold to a moderate extent. In prices no change :ook place. Per Bibs to sink the offah. s. d. s. d.l d. • • Inferior Besugts....3 oto 3 4)PrimeSonthdown 5 0 5 2 Second quality.... 3 6 3 1011Arge crse. calves 4 0 4 8 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 6; Prime small d 0... 410 5 4 Primo Scots, 4;c. 4 8 5 0 Large hogs 3 8 4 4 Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 10:Small porkers 4 6 5 2 Second quality ...4 0 4 4 1 Suckliug calves.. 23 0 3 0 0 Prime crse.-wlled.4 6 4 8 Quarter old pigs.2l 0 28 TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLI Bouts .................. 5,280 j Beasts— •• •• •• •• • 580 Sheep Calves ••••••• .. •• ... • •• .. 121 Ca1ve5 ....... • ..... •.••••• • • 62 Pigs .. •• • 00000 .• •• •• •• 350 Pigs•••• •• •• •• •• •• •• • 00000 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market, on Monday, Dec. 3, 1855, and this day, Monday, Dec. 1, 1856. _ LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS t• , „, L0,.;5.c.:, Closing Prices Business hr. , ,. , nAIL 0 wan ,. satordaT this day 5r.. all Bedford Londtic. & Slat:hie). N. W. 3 st Buckghammli „ L. &N.W 96 98 St , 1 Clydesds! Caledor 98 102 all Col. Stour Vy. E,. U &E.O 12 14 S. 100 E. Lin. g. 6 pc. iGt..tirt,m. 133 -- 136 5 I all E. tin. H. sli.IE. Count. 4 St. 100 Alas. Barr. Sc'Caldonlan. Neils. Direct St. 1100 Do. Now.. Do • 2'.) all Glstr.dsDn . Fr Gt. Wes= 00 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New. Railway... & Berw. •.. [Ai all Hull & Seliw Y. &NY , 107 109 25 all Do. A Sharei. Do. •• 1.26 all Do. Shares. Do • •-• ar• 12i all Lon.&Green w S. Easton, 124 -- ' 12/ 10 all Do. Preference Do 224 .23i 23 St. 100 Lon.. Til., & Peto &Co. 110 114 LO 34 Do. Bark. Sh. Do A 1 p St. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Norfolk ... 3t. 100 Do. 6 per et. Do all Manch. Batn. L.&N. W and Matlo-k & Midld 23 —23 i) all Middlesbrn' xi !nekton& Rode.g 6 p.c. Darlingt. t. 100 Midld.Brauf Midland 9O 92 1 54 Newmarket Bury E. (I.spc En. Coun. p - 1 0 all N.& Est.sp.e. E. Count. bb 57 ) all Do. 6 per ct. Do - .•. all Do. Fixeds pc D o all Prost. &hr yr, L. &N.W — at all Do. Shr.. A Do t. 100 Royetn.& Hit GtNorthn 132 -- 13 i 8i Shef.Roth.an Lancash& Gooleg. 5 p.c. Yorksh. all Shrews. &Her T. Brassey 7/ 81 104 S. Staffordsh. M.MClean 34 34d I all WearValleygr Stockt. & 6 por cent... Darlingt. all Do Do 33 --- 34 100 Wiltshrtomrst GtWestn B9 -- 91 Per Slbs, to sink the offals. Dec. 3, 1855. ;Dee. 1, 1856. s. d. s. d. Is. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior beasts ... ... 3 Bto 3 10,3 ot o 3 4 Second quality ditto ... ... ... 4 0 4 43 6 310 Prime large oxen ... ... ... ... 4 6 4 10'4 0 4 6 Prime Scots, &c ... ... ... ... 5 0 5 2,4 8 5 0 Coarse and inferior sheep ... ... 3 4 3 6;3 6 310 Second quality ditto ... ... ... 3 8 4 214 0 4 4 Prime coarse woolled ditto ... ... 4 4 4 614 6 4 8 Prime Southdown ditto ... .. 4 8 5 0 5 0 5 2 I Lambs ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 0 0 0(1 0 0 0 Large coarse calves ... ... ... 4 0 410 4 0 4 8 Prime small ditto ... ... .., ... 5 0 5 414 10 5 4 Large hogs ... ... ... ... ... 310 4 4 3 8 4 4 Neat small porkers ... ~, ... 4 6 5 0 4 6 5 2 Beasts._ ... ~. .., ... 4,754 5,280 Sheep ... ... ... ... ... 25,500 20,100 Calves... ... ... .., ~, ... 117 121 Pigs ... ... ..„ .., ... ... 821 350 SUPPLIES ON Sams, Dec. 4, 1854.—Beasts, 4,095; shoe:, 26,080; calves, 165 ; pigs, 410. beceinber s;lBs3. l —:BeaSts, 4,751; sheep, 21,090 ; calvep, 91; pigs, 240. NE VirGATE AND LEAD E NHALL. The supplies of both town and country killed meat on sale to-day are seasonably extensive, and the trade gene rally is rather inactive as follows : Per Sibs by tile carcase s. d. s. d. Beef, interior 2 4 2 10 Do., middling 3 0 3 6 i Do. prime large 3 8 4 0 Do., do. small 4 2 4 4 I Perk, large 3 8 4 4 s. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 0 3 4 Do., middling 3 6 4 0 Do., prime 4 2 4 6 Veal 3 6 4 6 Perk, small 4 8 5 4 BOr.OUGH HOP. The supplies of new hops are very extensive, and a fair average bwiness is doing in most kinds at full prices. Last week's imports were 50 bales from Harburg. Mid and East Bent pockets, 31 103 to 51 15s per cwt.; Weald of Kent, 31 5s to 4/ 1 " Sussex, 3/ Os to 31165. lo have been paid : Australian—Clean sheep's ls_lod t 2 9,1, scoured Is 6d to 2 8 9d , d o. lambs ' 2s to 2s 10,1, liand,, washed is 4d to 2 s , s ki n i s 4d to is Bd, do. handwaslued scl to ls 10d la , ieces ls 4d t o l s 9d. Van Diem-Ifs Land Clean sheep's is 10d to 2 s 2d, scoured Is 6d to 2s 3d.', lambs is lid to 2s sd,.skin is 4d t o I s Bd, locks is 4d to ls Bd, grease lid to 1s 2J. Cape—Cl ean s h eep ' s is 4d to 28 la, scoured is 11 to 2s Od, handwashed is 21 to is 9d, lamb s ' is 54 to is 101, pieces is 4d to la 7d, grease 104 d. to is 4d. South Australian—Clean sheep' s i s 7d to 2s Od., scoured Is 8d to 2s 2d, handwashed is 8d t o 2 s , lambs' is Bcl to 2. 2d, skin is 4d to is sd, do. handwashed is 2d to is 6d, pieces is 4d to i s 6d. N ew Z ea l an d—Cl ean s h eep ' s is 6d to 2s 4d, other kinds is 2d to is lid per lb. L ast week's importts. were 88 bales from Mogadore, 20 from Leghorn, 152 frotn Ilambro', 1,609 from Launceston, 508 from Bomb a y, n from Antwerp, 1,155 from Sydney, 597 f rom Algoa Bay, Privately, the market is steady. The following are the current rates of English woos : Down te7.B is 5d to is 511 ; Down ewes, is 3d t o i s 41. half - bred - 12'0,gs, is 4d to Is scl; half-bred wethers, is 3d to is 3A ; Kent fleeces, is 34d to is 4d ; Leicester do., is 3d to is 4d ; flannel wool, lid to is 44 ; blankA wool, 9cl to is 2d ; combing skins, lid to is 2d ; and old skin, is 4d to is 6d per lb. BOROUGH AND SPIrALFIELDS. Since our last report the arrivals of potatoes, coastwise and by railway, have been only moderate. The imports have amounted to 10 baskets from Dordt, 18 bags from Harlingen, 59 bags and 341 baskets from Rotterdam, 23 sacks and 4 bags from Amsterdam, 21 bags from Schie dam, 30 tons from Jersey, and 114 bags from Guernsey. The demand is steady as follows : York Regents, 1003 to 1108 per ton ; Kent and Essex do., 90s to 103 s ; Scotch do., 80w to 904; ditto cups, 90s to ' 105 s • middlings, 50s to 60a ; Lincolus, 90s to 1003; blues, 80s to 90s per ton. TALLOW. Since our last report there has been a steady busin ess doing in tallow, and prices have had an upward tendency. To-day P.Y.C. on the spot is selling at 59s per cwt ; town tallow, 57s 9d per cwt. nett cash ; rough fat, 3s 2ad per Sibs. 1852. 1853. 1854. 1855 -I . 1 I---- 1856. Stock this day .... 50.222 j 32,330 476 31 tol 57s Od trice of Y. C .... I — 8 Oi Ito — s O t ! Delivery last week • • 4,331 I 2,992 Ditto from June 1.... 53,789 i 56,772 arrivals last week.. 4, 0 7 6 i 494 Ditto from Junci .... 63,363 i 65,735 Price of Town •• - ) 49. 31 1 c , k •Od 34.192 j 21,023 15,931 6556dt0,698 3d to 598 Od 65s 9d I—s Od Ito Od 1,707 2,153 ' 2,063 41,607 69,7571 66,910 2,628 3,322 2,669 39,799 43,065 65,861 67 s Od 70s 91 1 60 s 3d STATEMENT OF TALLOW SHIPPING AT ST. PErLitsanao. 185$. 1853. 1852. Tallow despatched from Cron s t adt to Casks. Casks. C as k s . Nov. 5, 0.8. • • • ..109,640 •I n ships loading and 1ighter5.......... 2,360 Total loaded off from fit. Petersburg... .112,000 102.423 In ships frozen in and lighters, in 1852.. 3,700 Total at the close of the navigation. 106,123 82,717 London .......... .. • • ..... 52,037 71,100 47,460 Liverpool ..... ... 8ri5t01...... . Other English p or t s ....... . ... . 9 , 751 8 • 050 5,230 Ireland .......... Scotland ... 2,203 4,20) 494 Germany~ France.. .• 6 Aiilerica - 5 378 Total WOOL. The public sales o f c ol on ial wool ha ve been brought to a dose. Throughout they have ruled active, and prices have 44 Paced 44 to lid per lb. Siaceourlastthefolloifin ate, 115 -- 115 - 108 110 lot — 2oi 22 221 * ar 2 2ip 531 50 SEEDS. -S -s -S 6,092 22,381 1,315 £1,686.810 Majority for Mr. Love The CHAIRMAN then declared Mr. Love duly elected. Mr. Lova returned thanks for the honour done him, and assured the meeting it would be his desire to carry Gut improvements in the conduct of the company that should be for the benefit of all, and which he had ex plained in his address to the shareholders. Mr. MALINS thanked the shareholders who had voted for him for their support. His being in a minority would not affect his endeavours to save the property of the shareholders. (Cheers.) Mr. HAYNES stated to the meeting that, in Feb. next when, in accordance with the ordinary course of affairs, Mr. Packe, a director, would resign, be should move that Mr. J. T. Norris be elected to fill the vacancy. (Hear, hear.) A SHAREHOLDER said that he was informed that on a former occasion a proprietor, named Acland, attended and addressed the shareholders, not only as a proprietor, ' but as a paid advocate for Mr. Love. Mr. ACLAND said the hon. proprietor had no right to ask the question, but out of courtesy to him he would answer it. He came there with no other purpose than to promote the advantage of the company. If ama a was paid or not it did not affect his argument, otherwise Christianity was in danger, because the parsons were paid for preaching it. ("Oh, oh," and disapprobation.) Mr. Acland said he bid not received any money for hie . cervices on that occasion, nor did he expect to do so. The thanks of the meeting were unanimously awarded to the scrutineers and officers of the company. A similar vote of thanks was awarded the chairman, after which the meeting separated. 28,473 CAPT. COLLLVSON, R.N., ON THE PROPOSED ARCTIC SEARCH. Captain CoHinson has addressed the following letter to the Times : (" Sir,--In your leading article on Thursday, relative to the continuance of the search for Sir John Franklin and his companions, you have most unfairly summed up the results of the expeditions hitherto sent in quest of our missing countrymen. "There is not a doubt that hardships have been un dergone and perils encountered ; but the assertion that the crews of the abandoned ships were withdrawn by ' a miracle almost' is not warranted by the facts related in the journals now before the public. " So long as no else was obtained to the route pursued by the missing vessels after leaving Beechey Island there was a necessity that every nook and corner of the Arctic Sea should be examined, entailing what we know now to be much unnecessary hazard and fatigue. The case is now different ; we know the exact spot where to go to ; we knew the confines of the area within which the record of their voyage remain have been reached by a vessel ; we know that the travelling parties from the Enterprise could have traversed the very route pursued by the crews of the Erebus and Terror after they aban doned their vessels, and we are aware that that ship re turned in safety to England. Yet, in the face of all this, you call upon the British public to discountenance what you are pleased to term "so outrageous a pro ceeding.". . .. .. . - After the labour, the anxiety we have undergone, you call upon us to forbear when the noble object which has occupied the attention of the whole civilised world for the last ten years is fairly within our grasp. Setting aside the question as to whether there are any sill vivors or not, we owe to the memory of these . 135 Englishmen, whose lives have fallen a sacrifice in the accomplishment of a great geographical problem, to the satisfaction of their friends and relatives, that the mystery attending their fate should be cleared up. We owe it to our national honour that what we have i d n is s t u re c s c a o . ur s w i h r, ich has nott ter deprivebegun our fellow-countrymen am ee o pls t he d, an d w t h h o a t we ma y s h h o u e r l d e a f ofi p fr e mu rs n u ito a rn s u i s o itu n that perseveralncheavine hitherto difficulty formed ofa bond that d and noble cause is one of the attribute s o f t h e a be g e o n o brought up in the Anglo-Saxon race ; let us not permit the slur oitaban doning the fate of our missing countrymen, to surmise to be banded down to posterity when we have it in our power without serious risk to place the matter beyond a doubt. I have trespassed longer upon your columns than was , an pass expedition away wittiwoba..cthan now attempt to to a r p e o co r v ti e o r a th o e f my intention, but I hope what I h ave sa i d will lead you as well as your readers, to count th e cost of permitting tr t h h eeu e o t hr i di rn sa t e ooryf to of the world. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. —(This Day.) LONDON, Dec. I.—Wind this day at noon, W. light breeze and fine clear sharp frosty weather. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 30.—A rrived--Galatea, from New Zealand. RAMSGATE, Nov. 3 0.--Wind W.N. W.—Sailed—Sea Nymph, for Launceston. The George Foster, of and from Danzic, for Toulon, got on the Goodwin Sands this morn ing, becam e wa t erlogged, and has been abandoned by. the crew. T e F ri t n L e l ( i i o e y l 74 o N m o n v io 29 ia — ne W iro. ind N.E.—Arrived—Wilhelm LIVERPOOL, Nov. 30.—The smack Henry and Betsy has been towed in by the United states (s.) in distress. DUBLIN, Nov. 29.—Wind N. W,—Arrived — Golden Light, from St. John's, N.B. miles svfrEora j DOVER, Nov. 3 o:anTdhaeftNer bei Nova (s.), forof and for.ll, h f oa r u o nr ni ds Cronstadt and Gothenburg, sprung a l e ak when about 1 00 was aband one d an d f oun d ered on t h e sthult. 36 017, w passengers picked up by the Belford St ar, of Dundee, The mate, engineer, and 10 of the crew arrived here this maoHirintrn beeni g :g :N by ovt t . rahenDsfearnrzeidc,fliDtahne W.zßice,lfboorudn.d for Liverpool b3o. —Wind N . —Arrived — m, Fanno, from Richibucto. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Mon lay, 10.30 a.m. Wind, WNW ; low water; light and hazy. Riga ; Eastern Star, Arrived, 30th —Comely, from St. Petersburg ; Willi am Woodside, Calcutta; Joseph, Guernsey; North Star, Taganrog ; Penbricket, Trinidad ; Eleanor and j. Davis, at. John's, Newfoundland ; George R amsay ra n s e ; ' Kangaroo, v Rainbow, Nina, Lows, Stranger, and Daneborg, all from Cronstadt ; Louisa, Matanzas, and Gazelle, all from -- "•Choo. N Da e n w tz y ic or ; k Er A ni n a na E m liz a a r , i., ll ; i i a Foo ; Duchess of Northumberland, Penang ; v auenia Bilboa ; William Libbey, Calcutta; William IfamMonds Bombay; City of Norwich, Tonning ; Phoenix, Alexan dria' ; Wild Rose, and Charlotte, liapparanzsk; Ern St. Petersburg. le, DEAL, Monday, 10.5 a.m. Wind N.W., hazy. Arrived, Nov. 30.—Margaret Pollock, from Quebec, for . London ; John Wood, from Mauritius, fur London ; Semi ramis, from Singapore, for London. passed, Nov. 30.—Euroclydon, from London, for Bom bay; Progress, screw steamer, from London, for Lisbon; Lucille, from London, for Demerara. Weather so hazy unable to state whether the George Foster is still on the Goodwin, or has been got off during the night. SIR R. BETHELL AT AYLESBURY.—Tbe new Afton. ney-General, bir Richard Bethel, addressed his con stitut nts, at Aylesbury, col Saturday a fternoon, and was very warmly received. On the motion of Mr. Gibhf, a vote of confidence in Sir Richard was curried without a disseutiout. The imports of linseed continue liberal, and the demand is heavy, on rather lower terms. Rapeseedis quiet. Cal cutta, 62s to 61s on the spot, and 63s for arrival. Linseed and rapecakes Are rather flat. Canary and clover seed are held at very high rates. In other articles only a limited business is doing. Turnip, White, per bush. 20s to 21s Swede .........• —s Ninsterd, 8r0wn...... lOs 225 White, new • ... IGS 133 Tares, Winter, new ....5s Od 5s 6d Canary, per quarter • 70s 80s Rye grass (new)... 245 29s CloTer,RedEn. (cwt.) —s White Foreign Trefoil, new.......... - learraway . ..... 40e 42a C orlander ••• • • • 26s 30a Hempseed, per qaarter 48s 521 Linseed, Eng. Sowing • • 628 64s Crushing .. •• •• 525 60a Raltie •. •... 518 60a Odessa .. .•• •• s 9s 6 5 / 1 Linseed Cake, pr. ton— English .. • .JOl 5s 111 Os Foreign, per ton 101. 111 lOsed Rape Cakes, par ton 51 15 s 61 151 Rapeseed, pr qr. .... •. 86a 881 EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. (Meeting this Day.) This afternoon a general meeting of the shareholders of this company was held at the London Tavern—a. Walters, Esq., the newly appointed Chairman of the Board, presiding—to receive the result of the poll for the election of a director in the room of Mr. Wadding. ton, M.P., resigned. The CHAIRMAN, after regretting the scrutineers were unable to give the result of the election on Friday, pre sented to the meeting the following result of the election : FOR MR. MALINS. Proprietors. Stock. Votes. Personal votes 46 £73,540 1,141 Proxies 1,376 1,224,220 24,957 ----- 1,422 £1,297,760 26,69 a FOB MR, LOVE. Personal votes 250 £362,230 Proxies 1,055 1,324,580