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

-r~.., . _. _~ - _ ..- WONEY MARKET Z". 0 M rYb".ll,lt CI A. Thr rELLI GEN() Two :YOL,, Letters from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market yesterday closed firmly, and was well 'supplied, but prices of all descriptions were unal tered'. The sales were estimated at 8,000 bales, 1 ,000 of which were taken on speculation. The Railway Share Market exhibited a quiet appear ance, and prices were a shade lower than on Thurs day. In the markets for Foreign and Colonial produce this week a limited business has been transacted, but prices have been fully supported, and in a few instances a slight advance has been established. Some descriptions of West India Sugar have ad vanced 6d. to ls. per cwt., but within the last few d ays very little business has been reported. Coffee has realised full rates, but a very small quantity has been offered at public sale. Tea has been quiet but steady, at 9i to 01- for good common Congou. Rice has been dull, but at fully previous quota tions, and some of the lower descriptions have rath er tended upwards. In Spices the transactions have been limited, and Pepper, Pimento, Cassia l 'ignea, and Nutmeg; are cheaper. There has been less excitement in the Saltpetre market, and a decline of is. per cwt. has taken Place. Tallow has been quiet, but firm. There is very littla foreign intelligence this 10 rning, owing to the delay in th e arr i va l s o f th e 1 1 , 1 ranch mails. Recent accounts from Paris notice rather a more active demand for money, and judg ing from the Bank of France returns, issued to-day, there appears to have been very little abatement 11 1 the inquiry duringthepast month, notwithstand ing the in crease d ra t e w hi c h i s repor t e d t o h ave pre -I,to,itecl. This return, howe ver , i s cons id ere d favour 10, inasmuch as it shows a l arge i ncrease i n t h e bul lion, and a decline in the a d vances on ren t es a 114 "railway securities. The subjoined notice, relative to the Oriental Gas Company, was posted in the Stock Exchange v_ 'la morning : "The Oriental Gas Company Limited, 127, Leadenhall-street, London, Dec. 11, 1856. Sir,—l am desired by the directors of the above AL'Pany to acquaint you that, amongst the scrip certi `Atel left at the office of the company for registration, hike been discovered that some of the documents sent ere forgeries; `` The directors revest that you will immediately f i l rlce such steps as y ou ma y cons id er a d v i sable to put the 1115 he upon their guard against deali ng i n shares ilotil they have been duly registered, in accordance with 4_ notices already given. Up t o th e present t i me on l y 4;14 documents purporting to be certificates of 50 shares d 'h have been discovered to be forted,—l am, &c. " H. J. BADDELEY, Secretary. Slaughter, Esq." T he Money Market is rather easier, and the best ralities of commercial paper are discounted at Per cent. under the special quotation. t T here is a very dull market for P u bli c Securi ee in the abs e n ce o f s p ecu l a ti on . P r i ces rema i n wit hout the least change of importance, and the e ngagements that are entered into do not im flan the slightest activity to the market. Co nso l s „ a re been 93i to 94 for the Bth proximo it t he morning. A Sp ec i a l t rans f er h as b een c/et ed at 941. The New Threes are 93i to 94, it : t he Reduced 938 f. Exchequer Bills remain e d Are a dY at ss. to Bs. premium. India B on d s [5, discount to 2 s . p rem i um . B an k St oc k i s 4 to 218. ve l tt the For e ign M ar k e t th ere h ave b een ,111-Y few transactions, and owing to th e 1 , 44 % of business the quotations rule , 141 , 4t Y. Turkish 6 per Cents. are about 941- v t ' the 4 per Cents. remain nominally without k etation. Spanish 3 per Cents. are 421, Guate )l4 Bonds 55. D an i s h 3 per C en t s. 8 4, and I ltoh 2i per Cents. 65t. t The following are the nominal prices of Foreign t Oeks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i 7 ; 'No 21i 2; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 76 8 ; ditto Nper Cents., 54 6 ; Portugue se 3 p er C ents., 6 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 106 8 ; ditt o 41 per eta., 95 7; Spanish 3 per Cents., 411 42 ; ditto li e t , Deferred, 23t 4; ditto Certificates, 5:16 ; 1.". Passive, 51 6i. 14", es sra. D. Bell, Son, and Co. state that there ue ell a good demand for American Securities ini tlre 'lly during the past week, with more inquiry , e ,, t*a ilroad bonds, particularly those of the Illinois kt7rai Company, in which business has been done aural prices. al Redeemable. Per Cent. Baited States 6 per Cents. 1867-1868...105i' 106 i States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...1051 106.4 . 4 4th. STATE SECURITIES. it ki r Ina 5 per Cent BO 82 ki tt i l t L elrY 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868-1872_ 90 —41 4 14 :;ed 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... ... 89 91 kll 4l hnsetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). ... 98 99 4 eiP i 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk. • B P 1841-1871... 43 45 114„.._ 1 ,Ppi 5 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... 16 18 cih:Vivani 5 Cent. Stock ,1/47tYlvan'a 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877... 80 82 e 6 1a per P Ce r nt.Bonds 6 er Cent . Bonds 1886... 83 85 "tta 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 81 86 LOANS to n 5 per Cent. Bonds OF CITIES. 1883... 85 87 (T 4 1;• real 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 83 85 Orlean s 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... 78 80 ' 41 4 t RAILROAD BONDS. N. 10 ,4 Central 7 per Cent. let Mortgage, • "% f lonvertible 1875... 84 86 li t ,ns Cent ra l 6 per Cent 1875... 80 82 8o Is Central 7 per Cent. Freeland Ni„ ods 1860... 96 98 ll* Central (Shares), $ 25 paid D oan Central 8 p. Cent., Convert 1 860... u ev — .°. do, do. • 1869... 93 95 Centr . al 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 90 92 xork Central 6 per Cent., not n rert . bl 1883... 80 82 t "orl . . .. ****** 63 * **** ** * 3aort ltbit and Erie per , lBB 3_ 85 87 . 4 and liri ** * ** 7 * ..... . een *** * * . . C ** o ** n ** ;e * ************* 862... 82 84 ) , 4 1 , P ttt r c ilt and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinkin . g .lB7s... 83 85 • ba, ........................... . ............. 90 ~1i,,1 447 per Cent. Ist Mortgage (Ster -11%4-attends) not c ' onvertible c lhh,g - "' i a 7 p ' Cent., let Mortgage 1864... 9,0 92 'Ylvani ' s. r Central 6p. Cent., ist 11lort 1880... 89 91 wttlCttery limited business has been done in Rail erll sires, and a decline of about to 1 per ki h ia prices may be quoted on most of the (1: 41 141 lines. Chester and Holyhead and Northern - receded 10s. ; and Great %hi e : te rn, North-Western, South-Western, Lanca -444e and Yorkshire, about ss. Caledonian and 4'„11-Eastern are fully 15s. lower. The French It:„ Il ave ruled heavy, and Paris and Lyons and l iera of France have been about ss. lower. t teat Western of Canada and Grand Trunk of 44 1 4a '-- are about ss. cheaper. ki ll 'hint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares I, ei la are with ou t a lt era ti on, no b us i ness o f any 'Pertance having been done. Bslll -.PUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. St St oc k ( From the Official Li s t.) susinest, done. ,_............ ..... 217 Cent Reduced Annuities tit,,ceni. Console AnnuitiesAnitiee. 93 1th1i t ° 11 P 0 e r r id5 Cen2 1 . 0 ................ 3i 431 tiqblitto, under £lOOO ................................. 2 1 p il e t ols for Account hequer Bills, 20. .410 00 ............... 5 8 p 58 11131411 ottoo Bonds 1858, 31 per Cent 984 , 1859 Da 4 ? „ 1t ICBS OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. N t 4 -413 onds 3 C of" 1825 r, t3 ala Bonds pei e "hi; b tu 'eds. 3 per Cent btu Accou n t i 2 biZI N ew Deferred, 3 per Cent. • 1,;"' ActoOtult I : l l s t i t °l* R ends, 6 per* cent 914 tt A ccount 1.1% 4 2 jOktlaranteed, 4 per Cent. ,e4e,451 a ecount laonds, 4i per Cent b At e h c " 7l . oend, on the abov . e . navable In T Won . bitt o 1 1)43 1 A:16;0 :n 2d er Certificates .,l2 Guilders 96 )i 5 toaulle (M oney) THREE O'CLOCK. tr . 0 Account (Jan ary 8 1,41 t SIOA 204 IGO !(►a 10( 50 t hr - CONDEMNED CONVICTS AT WINCHESTER. —The UP 1; " Qond , Giuseppe Lagarsa, Giovanni 10, lithal ernne u convict, . tl ac , 4 , 11 °, and Matter) Pettrich, who were found gyilty , 29 ' l ,ll 15 - 14te Winchester assizes of the murder and pirac, ,0 ,'', it, ~° 4r d the English barque Globe in the Black 20 : 4 41 I. ear the Bosphorus, last July, and left for execu- 7.E :Ni ta ? Ur. Justice Coleridge, are to undergo the ex- ~r, 44 jr: Pet al ty of the law on Tuesday, the 23d inst. Since Lta', tic k . nriction they have cluiplained of not Iriei: g '„ 6 ,; - to nuake some Lita;;emcnt to Coo-,v their anocence. 25 '4(Bl',"atd that the purport of it has been forwarded to a ` 4 4t j: 3138 t 11 and to the Home-office ; but it is thought i4p . I7 ill not have h any influe nce passed upon them, as their 100 411 s atisfactorily established. 100 SHARE MARKETS —phis Day). LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) R' WkY COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Ch •cII. We'[s. Clooing Pr c thts day. tinsinees done 50 this day (Sittings at Guildhall, before Lord Campbell and a Common Jury.) ATKINSON V. LiTSTER. kmog, No,,t tu.l Fast):. 3-,11a5.-;', .E&lF:ne7 .31rmiug. Welverb.. 'tour Valley.— ;rll - eihd. ho , . ,. n.tre Janet „, S Cly.sb.. 4 RJ:k 7 , 5., d 0.. .. Blackburn £25 (isad. at X ! .3riesc.o and Czote .hierlonian liolyhea:! . lork awl Bandon.. 3ork, Blesek 9 Pas: Do. A Do. B Dablin&BelfastJune D7ln. ct. AI r. Jnc. :East Augllnn &stern Counties ~ ! nst. 'Trion. A. St De., B. Stock )0., New A East Kent act Tecucasbdre East Suffolk D 0... Edinburgn l Giaogo Edina. and, Peebles !Bdin. rrth 6Durdo Forth & C'tydo Jun.: ;Furness. !Glasgow & S. Westrn 'Great N. of Scotlnd.• Great Northern ;Do., A. Stoc B. Stock t. 13th. /..T,Wezt. (Ire. ) Great Western Do. Stour Vsd, Rai 4; This was an action for the recovery of damages for an alleged breach of contract. The plaintiff is an innkeeper and market gardener residing near Pontefract, in York• and the defendant is a farmer residing in the same neighbourhood, and in the beginning of the year the plaintiff purchased a quantity of potatoes in the ground cf the defendant, to be paid for at certain times. The defendant afterwards sold them to another party, and the action was brought to recover 401. Bs. damages. Lord Campbell, in summing up, said he could not understand how it was this action was tried at so great a distance from Yorkshire, and said it certainly presented an alarming symptom of "centralisation." 8i 9 191 -- 20 18 13i .. "^'. e. .0 I ad .0 8 Mr. Temple, the plaintiff's counsel, said it was tried in London to save time. ill .4. 100 10 -10 19 - 20 9f 9 33 40 26 - 28 Lord Campbell said the parties need not to have waited for the Yorkshire Assizes, because the case might have been, and ought to have been, tried in the County Court. Upon the evidence of the case it was to be presumed the defendant gained an advantage by the breaoh of the contract, for one would imagine a York shire farmer "too far north" to break his contract except he thought he would be a gainer by it. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—damages, 151. St. ilOO tit. 100 26 25 , St. li.lo 20 a . ' 10 4 81. 100 10 all St. 100 10 all Pt. 100 St. 100 10 all it. 100 3t. 100 it. 100 It. 130 It. 100 It. ;100 7 - 85 5 - 87 51 - 55 ii : iij The Court of Exchequer was occupied in trying a case in reference to a bill transaction, and the Court of Com mon Pleas with a running down case at sea, neither of which had concluded at the time of publication. 94 - 7 - 71 90 -90 P, 76 - 77 [2O 125 12 114 691 65i SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.) MOUNT V. DRAY. Gua. 1.2 i all Irish South-East= 50 all Lyncrster & Oarlisl, 14 14 iiDO., Thirds 16AI 12 Do. New Thirds St. 100 LAncash.andYorkel 3 1 D 5., Wet. Riding Un 23 all Do. Sonthi ort 113, all London & Blaokwai , St. 100 Loud. Bright &S. Ca 3t. 100 Loud. and N. %Yost - . 20 16 !Do. Fifths 10, 5i D0.101.5h.,14&8...( 2A' Do. Eighths.. St. LondonandS.We3b. /5 all t,ndndrry&Colorair, ea all Lndadr7. & Ennisi St. 100 Aancb.Sbef.&Linel. 10 1 Aetropolitan 10 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement ,00 it. 100 fro. Birmnfr. & Der; i 0 4/I West.(lri, 15 all )o. Half Shares._ iewcastle & Carlini r all Vwpt.Aberg.&Hrf Jewry &Enniskill , 0 .01 gewry, Warrer.pr ,, nt end hostrevor 1 5 forfolk 3? ortlin.Countios 1-, I' if North British._ t. 100 ;ti Dovoo. Dock Stock t. 100 o„ A Stock,.. ▪ 100 , B Stock . i.Eastern—Borwi k 2:3?• do. Extension ; 16f fro.do. (4.N.E.;Pnree Leeds 4, •00 •)o. York.. 10( , gorth L0nd0n...., 3; 1 , .&S.Wstrn.,ll - are at Ind, and City Jn. ~7f "forth Staardshir al' , 'ortii Western._ all & S. Westrn.Jnn. Li; Wore., & Wol. 14 ~rtracouth 9 Rhymney . • L i . ott,n. Central 11 . 10) Scot. N E.Abrdn St. d{ Do. Scot. mid. St •; 2 Sitinvbourne:;;Sheer. a! ntb D*von South Eastern 1.00 oath Wales 70 5 t 5i 64 97 • 97h The plaintiff in this action is the secretary of the Brick Machine Company, and defendant is a steam engine manufacturer, &c., in Swan-lane, London-bridge, and this action was brought to recover the sum of 191. 10s. 6d. for commission on the sale of a steam engine. Mr. Robinson called the plaintiff, who stated that he had been applied to by a Mr. Tapier for a steam engine, and he applied to defendant to know what commission the firm allowed, and was informed that it would be 74 -.• ... 6i - 7 110 112 Losi -• 106 20i - 21 10$ - 10 • .07i - 108 per cent, on steam engines, and 12j on other machinery. An engine and other goods were ordered and supplied, to the amount of 2161., which were paid for by a Mr. Hoffiand, on the part of Mr. Tapier ; and on his (plain. tiff) applying for his commission, he was informed that defendant had allowed the commission to Mr. Hofffand, Mr. Buchanan, for the defendant, contended that there was no agreement with plaintiff that he should be allo wed commission for the mere introduction, and called Mr. Southall, the manager to the defendant, who denied that he bad agreed with the plaintiff, and said the commission was to be only allowed on cash. Mr. Hoffland was also present when the order was given, and he paid the money, deducting the commission. His Honour considered that the introduction was made by the plaintiff, who was entitled to the commis. sion. Mr. Hoffland appeared to have gone forward as a kind of security, Mr. Tapier being a foreigner, but plaintiff was acquainted with the nature of machinery. His Honour gave judgment for 171. 33. 6:1,, some po tion of the charges being abandoned. - ... ''''' ••• , 8 - 82 54 - 56 52 - 3 0 85 2i j 19 ' 61 99 Yrks'n. Riv. Da al] I a;ne,, Wok. 1 4 1vr, Stockton & Darling 12. Do., do., 1854 3 Do., do., 1855 lr ltcckten Sz Hartlep L 2afr )o. Pref., No. 1 `?.2 Ilay. D.& P all Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Mike= all Vaterford&Limerie• all West Cornwall . all West End of Londoi • and Crystal Palace all Do. A all Do. B all West London.., all Do. Fii st Masa all Do. Second Class all Wirabled•• kfrov COLONIAL. 9 tiontba ) , isaruau, ue Con.lndia, g. 5 p. c all I Do, 10s.1Ceylon A shares, 1 I Do. B. do. 411 I .leiTers.n 2s. lEastern Bengal all af. , l. Indian A and B, g. 5 A. 5 Do. Ex. C, gu. sp. c all Do. do. D, gu. sp, c, all p.c.Bnds.,'s7 all )o. do. do., '59, dr. all Geelong •t Melbourn, guar. 5 per cent... all Gd. Trunk of Canada all Do. Cert. of Dcbcn, con. into Stk. 90. C=p. 6 p. c., (I( an Tn. Fen. g. 5 p. c 2 Do New, guar. sp. c .1' Westi,rsofCzn ,,, z , 8 Do. New )o. Bd a., payable 's' ai Do. do., '76, p. '6O 90, do., '73 do. aP Or,. do., '73, witheo option .. all •fadm., guar. 4 , p.c all Do. do., sp. c. . 10 Do. 4t p. c. Exten 5 Do. 3dEx., g. sp. fi iciztde, guar. sp. c all Do 314 Andrew's /4,12 , ' 7:sboe (Al all lu B,nrctiean,our::itottro.nl7l all •01gian ricstn. Jun, 6 !.zier, t,GrxißsPss- c 10.! Buff. & Lk. Ilur. n' Carmeaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and By. 12 ' , Act . Al. &astern of France 19 )0, "Yew r 2s. Euphrates Valley 10s. Eur.,zln.Jn.Tel.Rail. 8 4t. Central of Fran, e 16 'heat Luxembourg... 4 Italian Junction...... all !Jake Conn, & BaslP all Lierre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo Venetian. n 1 I Lucca a Fist. sp. c.p. 15 Wig and Genova ... all L?one Mediterran. a ll Maria Antonia a ll Do. do. New diLlege all Do. do., 6p, c. Pref a ll Northern of France. all lorweg ianTrunkPre all Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans 5 Recife & San. Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. 7i Rome and Frascati all ?,oval Danish all Royal Swedish alt iamb le and Meuse_ all Do. 6i p. cent. Prof. all ionthern of France ell Test Flanders all Do. Sc) per c. Prof all W. &N. W. of Fran( 6 Western of Austria all West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden all Do. 8 per cent. Pref. all Zealspe .......... rHE SUN, LON DON, FRIDAY E VEN IN G, DECEMBER 12 :856 that three ships of the name of William had sailed within the month from the port of London, but no such name as Richard Court was known as master. He also ascertained that the note was a forgery, and that he had been defrauded of his money. In consequence of that ho informed the police, and gave the prisoner into custody. The prisoner then said if he would give him the note, and not prosecute him, he would pay him the money on the following day. Police-constable 159 M said he accompanied the pro secutor to the prisoner's residence, and took him into custody. Since then he bad been to Saint Mary-Axe and the registration offices, and different shipping agents, and had ascertained that the note was a forgery. The name, W. Hudson, written on the back of the note, was clearly in the prisoner's handwriting. In answer to the charge the prisoner declared that the note was not in his handwriting, and he was not aware that it was a forgery when he gave it to the prosecutor. Mr. Burnham had his doubts of that, and fully com mitted him to Newgate for trial. LITERATURE. Eosa Grey ; or, The Officer's Daughter. By the Author of " Anne Dysart," etc. 3 vols. Hurst _and Blackett. This story portrays the adventures of a young girl, who is singularly unprotected and neglected. Although it may appear to many that this subject !s not an uncommon one in the pages of fiction, it is here presented in an attractive form. Rosa is an engaging heroine, but she is not described as faultless, or end ue d w ith i mag i nar y a tt r ib u t es o f perfection. O n t h e con t rary, s h e f a ll s i n t o many mistakes, and commits many imprudences, likely to occur to th e inexperienced and yet sanguine dis position. She is first introduced to us when about to reside with Mrs. Clilden, a distant relative of her mother's, who, on th e death of the latter, offered to receive her. Rosa soon found she had entered a new abode, but not a second home. Mrs. Clifden was a heartless woman, who lived in great style, and cared for no one but herself and her ne phew,whom, as the heir of her property, she believed posssessed of every virtue. She was not outwardly unkind to the young orphan, but she not only neglected to bestow attention upon her, but by a harsh manner and a cold demeanour contrived to make her charity of a luxurious home worse than many a state of actual poverty. It was not sur prising that under these circumstances the young girl should be grateful to the first person who treated her wish any consideration. Harold Blakeney, the young clergyman of the parish, was a frequent visitor at Riversthwaite. He was natu rally struck with thg grace and intelligence of the new comer, and although no actual engagement took place it was considered by all parties that Rosa's destiny was fixed. There was another very important person to be consulted, however, and that was Harold's mother. The description of this lacy is admirable. She is the beau ideal of a self opinionated individual. Like all such characters she was really deficient iu judgment, and as may be supposed, soon decided against Rosa, the fresh ness of whose young mind she mistook for ignorance of conventional usages, and the dreams of whose early, fancy she miscalled " morbid sentimentality." The sting of this disappointment was sharp, but it was short. It did not require much trial of the sense Rosa possessed to come to the conclusion that he who thus gave her up was unworthy of her. It was better to suffer thus than to be de ceived, and to awake to the truth hereafter. Dur ing all the time of her recovery from an illness brought on by excitement and annoyance, Rosa found a zealous friend in Robert Clifden, the nephew whom she had at first disliked on account of his overbearing manner, but who was now all kind ness and consideration. She could not avoid com paring the real services he tendered to her suffer ing state with the mean and selfish Harold Blak eney, who deserted her without having the courage to offer one word of explanation. This quiet time was not to last, however, for there were many busy heads at work, and many malicious reports spread abroad concerning the wealthy Mr. Clif den and the p oor re l a ti on . M rs. Clifd en w h o patro nised Rosa, now that she was in a manner grown up and come out in the world, was slow to believe at first, but whe n conv i nce d o f th e d anger h er indignation knew no bounds. She committed the very natural mistake of driving things to extremi ties, and thus bringing on the very crisis she feared. Robert, as might be supposed, was indig nant at the manner in which his aunt treated the young girl, whose only faelt was her deficiency in this world's goods, with which they were so amply endowed, that to add to them was a work of super. erogation. He hurried after Rosa, when his stormy interview with his aunt was over, to make instantly those proposals that might have been some time delayed without these urgent circumstances. She was too proud to be moved even by his de votion, which, in one so reserved and cold, was the more touching. She told him she would not put them both in a position to have the finger of scorn pointed against them. A year after her arrival Rosa Grey quitted Riversthwaite, which had been the scene of many a trial to her sensitive tem perament, but where she had learned the wisdom more precious than rubies, which is often hidden from the path of the prosperous to be found by the side of sorrow and suffering. It is sometimes given to the works of the unfeeling or heedless, that good is effected by their labours, although most certainly there can be neither the blessing that rests on just endeavours, nor the peace that crowns the right intention. So it was with Mrs. Clifden ; she in all probability did more effectual service to the formation of Rosa Grey's character, by forcing her to think for herself, than if by a course of indulgence and indolence she had tutored her in the school, that formed a trifler like Fanny Wills, or sent out an automaton as Louisa Cooper. Both these ladies, whom Rosa had met before in the so ciety of Riversthwaite, are clever specimens of classes too often met with ; one poor, who was brought up to think of nothing but a wealthy msrriage, and that failing, life remained a blank ; the other rich, and so over persuaded of the efficacy of her claims to notice, that every feeling was deadened within her, and she cared for no one but her over-rated self. From these sins Rosa was free, she acknowledged in herself faults that she had hitherto overlooked, and mistakes she had not yet learned, in her estimates of things and persons. She had begun life wishing to achieve something heroic ; her father, whom she knew only by her mother's decription, was to her a hero; her mother, whom she remembered with reverence, was to her imagination superior to every one else. To unite the excellences of both in her life was her wish, but she now knew the task impossible, as far as outward things are concerned. In her mind, how ever, then awaking to a higher sense of reasoning, and in her heart, then filled with a purer know ledge of right, she felt that she might follow in the impress of their steps whenever she acted up to the standard of duty, and in thus resisting evil coun sels, and looking to an eternal goal as the termi nation of earthly toils, the orphan was neither ignorant in the knowledge that profits, nor helpless in the strength that cannot fail. The succeeding passages in the story are more exciting in interest and vigorous in description than the preceding ones. Rosa was fortunate in finding a friend in the lady to whom she went as a companion, who was •f great service to her in many emergencies. The trials that befel the haughty Mrs. Clifden brought home to her the vanity of her former career, while the troubles of Robert Clifden showed him the real from the false in his ideas of life. Rosa Grey is taken leave of as the mistress of Riversthwaite, a consummation which all will rejoice at, who have taken any pleasure in tracing her fitful course through light and shade. Her narrative is simple, but true, in its bearing and spirit; it shows a young nature in its purity, a gentle disposition in its trials, and a high character in its lofty integrity. Though these qualities may not be deemed indi genous in a young maiden, it is when associated with the meek and lowly that the great and glori ous are the best displayed, and the right-thinking will award their testimony of regard, and yield their acknowledgments of merit, to the work which sets forth the events of domestic life in their best and brightest form. From the interest thus derived Rosa Grey will doubtless be a favourite. Naples, Political, 'Social, and Religions. By Lori B * *, author of "Masters and Workmen, &c. 2 vols. Newby. This work is likely to attract a good deal of at ,ention from its subject ; one which, at the pre sent moment, is occupying a large share of the thoughts and speculations of politicians. The present work adds little to the general knowledge, except by confirming it by the experience of an eye witness. The details, however, of the tyranny which crushes the hapless Neapolitans make the reader realise it more forcibly. As the work is no more than it professes to be, and does not enter into any disquisitions on political economy, nor turn back the pages of history farther than neces sary for immediate reference, it is especially suited for general reading, and is likely to secure a mul titude of readers. The author is already k now , under the subriquet of Lord 8., a title not m uc h to be admired, as it has been justwlyithremarked that if he really possesses a title he has no r•ght, to take advantage of it while concealing his name.3' - The first volume is chiefly occupied de scription of the Neapolitans themselves, their the their institutions, such as they are, and th city, toms and peculiarities. The writer takes e l r everyus- S t i h ti : l ev s ll favourable view of their natural dispositions, their education. and traces most of their national faults th in fluence of their government a n d inntothe reeigclnetoafi and g T i h v e es s a e c s o u n na d in v a o ry lu o m f e aff e a n i t r e s rs fro i Ferdi nand the First and Maria Carolina to the present day. At the conclusion of the melancholy history he informs us that the political execu ti ons i n Italy since 1848 amount to 6,730 ! The following is a sample of the petty tyranny which interferes with everything in Naples:-- There is likewise an annual exhibition of pictures, where works of some merit are occasionally to be met with ; but it king not himself o f nly cannot be wondered at that they are rare, when it is known that price he has to pay andor which assumes pleases hist the right ig t h e b of ut se a le ls c o tin fi g xc e s ve th ry e them. This rarely amounts to half their real worth ;more frequently falls far beneath such a miserable remuneration. • But still the public exhibition afforded the only means by which young artists, at the commencement of their career, eould make their talents known, and we could mention seve ral, now distinguished painters, who, after years of toil, have, in the hours of necessity, seen works on which they had built the brightest hopes, thus snatched from them for JOINT-STOP 40 all A. astraia 5. ..... 18i Bank of Egypt 10C 50 Bank of London 10 Col. •Sk.san. C 50 ;rtritiuh N. AlunicSD 25 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 20 6 (;'in..td. Bnk. of India, 5( . . City ......... 20 Commercial of Lond. all fin, .ticot.LAns.Cht. all Lond. Unart. Bk. of Austr ...... . all Ditto New 20 London and County 50 Lna.StE.Bnkg.Corp , 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lend. & Wostminstel Eng I Do. Naw ........... 22.. National Bank all New South Walep pll 1- k. Corp.., 15 Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland %11 !Jo. I°Tow Ana &Jc Fri Cc iontia all UniGit of .A.ustrt.lL, O To. New 1 Union of T.: p i t on 50 Unity Mutual ..1 Weztorn Bk c f bond] - 11 30 BURN V. ADLER. This was an action brought against the Chief Rabbi to recover balance of salary alleged to be due to the plaintiff as a teacher at the Hebrew Colhge. Mr. Buchanan appeared for the plaintiff, who gave evidence as to his claim ; but the defendant was now in attendance, and distinctly swore that he had engaged the plaintiff at 11. per week, and told him that he could not engage him for more than six months ; but at the end of four months and a-half ho told him that his ser vices were no longer required. Plaintiff insisted that he had been engaged for six months certain, and witness then said that he could stay another month, and with that he considered the arrangement at an end. His Honour considered this a sufficient defence, and gave judgment for defendant. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) BO W-STREET. CHARGE OF ABSAULT.—This morning two rough• looking fellows, named Kennedy and Sullivan, were placed at the bar on remand, charged with assaulting a man named Smith. From the evidence it appeared that on the morning of the assault, the complainant had been drinking in a public-house in Little Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, and was in a state of intoxication. The two men at the bar qommenced an attack upon the man, and on the arrival of the constable he found them both violently kicking the complainant, who was lying in the gutter, opposite the public-house in question. The two men at the bar denied that they were the persons that assaulted the complainant. The magistrate said it was a very violent assault, and he did not see that the complainant was mistaken in the identification of the prisoners. Kennedy said he was not one of the men who com mitted the assault. The complainant entered the public house in a drunken state and commenced annoying the other people who were there. He offered to toss anybody present for a shilling's worth of drink, or to fight any one few the same amount. He (complainant) was very troublesome, and was turned out of the house ; but he assured the magis trate that he never committed any assault upon him. The other prisoner denied being present at the assault. He had been out all night working for his living, and be happened to be passing the spot at the time, when the policeman immediately collared him. The magistrate said it was quite clear the constable was not mistaken in the persons, as he distinctly saw you both kicking the complainant. I shall, therefore, fine each of yon 405., or a month's imprisonment. Kennedy—Thank your worship. Sullivan (turning round to the persons in court) said —" Nelly, can you make up that." Nelly said she had not got as much. Sullivan—Tell the.magistrate how much you've got, perhaps it'll do. The magistrate was inexorable, and, the full amount of the fine not being forthcoming, the men were locked up. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A JUVENILE PICKPOCKET.—Thomas Evans, a lad 15 years of age, was brou,ght before Mr. Bingham, charged with stealing a silk pocket-handkerchief, the property of Mr. Valentine Kingston, wine merchant, No. 9, York-street, Saint James's square. The prosecutor stated that about half-past four yes. terday afternoon he was proceeding along Saint Mar tin's-lane when he felt some one behind him fumbling at his coat pockets. He immediately turned sharp round, and caught the prisoner in the act of throwing the pocket handkerchief produced into the middle of the street. Prosecutor at once identified the handkerchief as his property, and collared the prisoner with the inten tion of giving him into custody, but before he could meet with a policeman, he slipped out of his coat and tried to get away, leaving his coat in prosecutor's possession. A. constable at that moment came up and secured the prisoner. The prisoner admitted the theft, and said Want of food drove him to it. Mr. Bingham said that was no excuse, and committed the prisoner to the Souse of Correction for one month with hard labour. SOUTHWARK. FOReERY AND FRAIID.—Jacob Martin, a seafaring man, was brought before Mr. Burcham, charged with fraudulently obtaining the sum of Si. from James Fear nott, by means of a forged seaman's order. The prose cutor stated that he was a greengrocer, residing at No. 6, Cross•street, Bermondsey New Town, and he had known the prisoner as living in Princes-street, close by, for nine months. On the 13th of last month he came to him and asked him whether he would cash a seaman's advance note for 51. for a friend of his, and if he would do so he might deduct Hs. 10d., which his landlady owed to him. Witness told him he was rather short of money at the time, but if he called again he would con sider of it. The prisoner returned in the evening and produced the seaman's advance fur 51., signed Richard Court, master of the William, payable to William Hud son, and drawn upon Messrs. Hill and Co., 20, St. Mary-axe. Witness said he had no knowledge of tke drawer, and he hoped it was all right. The prisoner said it was as good as the Bank of England, as it was for a friend of his with whom he had sailed several voy ages. Witness accordingly cashed the note, and ,`he day it was due he met the prisoner, when he asked him whether he was going to the agents with the note. - 11 Wit ness replied that ho did not think he could go that day.' but be would the next. The prisoner considered that it would be better to do so. On the next day he accord ingly proceeded to No. 20, St. Mary-axe, which was occupied by very poor people, and no such firm was known in that locality. He afterwards went to the Re gietration-office and the Custom-house, p.nd Etenertained J„ ~~~ Rr C all 42 all 25 all 'lli all 3c. 1100 it, 1100 it. 1100 ;0 all 62 8 2 i 12, 3) j 12 20 10i 9 i a 351 6 si. 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THE SMOKE NIIISANCE.—The foreman to Mea,:rl3. Westwood, Bailey, and Mitchell, engineers and iron manufacturers, of the Fully-wall, Poplar, appeared before Mr. Yardley, to answer a summons against Mr. Robert Bailey, one of the firm, for having a furnace in use so constructed as not to consume its own smoke. This was a prosecution; instituted by the Government, and Mr. Howie, superintendent of the K division, was L the nominal prosecutor. Mr. Sanderson, the Govern ment engineer, on visiting the defendant's factory, saw dense volumes of smoke issuing from the chimney shaft. The furnace heated the boilers of a 12-horse power engine. There was no consuming apparatus attached to the engine. There would be no difficulty in doing it. He had seen the chimney shaft since his first visit, and it smoked badly. Mr. Holmes, inspector of the K division, had also seen dense volumea of smoke issue from the chimney of the defendant's factory, and it was smoking within the past week. The foreman, in defence, said that his employers had only been in business; four months, and that since the inspector's official visit coke had been burnt in the furnace, and the only occasions when any smoke issued from the chimney shaft was when a little coal was put on the fire to ignite the coke. Mr. Yardley said the act of Parliament bad been in operation three years, and every manufacturer must be aware of it. The defendants ought to have commenced with a smoke consuming apparatus. He saw no reason to reduce the penalty for a first offence, and fined the defendants 51. The money was paid. MARKET NEWS.—(This E ay.) CORN EXCHANGE. Only a limited supply of English wheat has been received up to our market this week coastwise and by land-carriage and the show of samples to-day was small. Selected qualities were tolerably firm at full prices, but inferior kinds moved off slowly on former terms Only 6,220 quarters of foreign wheat have come to hand. The amount of business doing in that grain was very mo• derate. Prices, however, were supported. Floating cargoes of grain sold on former terms. Fine malting barley was scarce' at fell quotations, and the value of other kinds was supported. Malt was in moderate request on former terms. There was a slight improvement in the oat trade. Beans, peas, and flour as on Monday. ARRIVALS THIS WEIR. Wheat. Barmy. I Malt. English .. 1,149 450 . 710 Irish •• .• Foroign 1 1 6,220 G5O ( —, 3,040 O Its. 1 Emir., 1000 brls I 950 2,59) — 1 scks. METROPOLITA.N CATTLE MARKET. Considering that the great Christmas market is ap pointed to be held here on Monday next the show of beasts in to-day's market was only moderate. Most breeds sold slowly, at about Monday's prices; but a few very prime Soots realised 5s per 81bs. With sheep we were ra ther scantily supplied, nevertheless the mutton trade ruled heavy, at barely late rates. Prime small calves sold steadily, at full quotations ; but inferior veal met a dull inquiry. Pigs moved off slowly on former terms. Mulch cows were very dull, at from 141. to 194 each, in cluding their small calf. Per 81bs to sink the offal... s. 1. s. d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 oto 3 2 Becloud quality.... 3 4 3 8 Prime large oxen 310 4 8 Prime Scots, exc. 410 5 01 Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 101 3ocond quality ...4 0 4 41 Prime sm.-wiled. 4 6 4 Si TOTAL 111:1PFLT. 1 s. d. m Prime Sonthdown 5 0 5 2 Large arse. calves 310 4 6 Prime small do_ 4 8 5 2 Large hogs (Small porkers 18nckliug calves 23 0 30 0 Quarter old pigs 21 0 28 0 Beasts.... •• •• .••••••• 2,010 Sheep ........ •• 2,959, Calves .. •• •• .. 240 figs .. •• •• •• •• •• •• •••• •• 380, FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts•• •• •• •• •• •••. • 240 Sheep ....... NWSVGA.TE AND LEADENHA.LL. The supplies of meat were extensive, and the trade ruled dull, as follows : Per Blbs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, Interior 2 6 210 Do., middling 3 0 3 6 Do. prime large 3 S 4 0 Do., do. small .., 4 2 4 6 Pork, large 3 8 4 4 H. d, s. d Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 4 Do., middling 3 6 4 0 Do., prims 4 2 4. 6 Veal 3 8 4 8 Pork, small 4 8 5 4 BOROUGH HOP. Our market is firm for the tine of year, and prices gene rally well supported. The show of samples is tolerably good. Mid and East Kent pockets, 3/ Os to 151 ss; Weald of Kent, 3/ 5s to 4/ 14s; Sussex, 31 Os to 3/ 16s. COLONIAL. TEA.—There has been a steady business transacted in all qualities, at full prices. Good sound common congou brought 9d to 9id per lb. On Tuesday next there will be a public sale of Assam as well as other descriptions, when full prices are expected to be realised. SUGAR.—A decrease in the demand has been apparent, yet holders continue to ask fully former rates. By private contract the dealings have been very limited, and at the public sales lately held nearly the whole of the quantity offered was bought in. The refined market ruled rather firm, and previous rates are current. COFFEE.—A moderate business has been done in both plantation and native Ceylon, and prises continue high. Some large parcels of Mocha were also disposed of at rather enhanced quotations. RlCE.—There has been but little demand for the better qualities, and prices are unaltered but for the low and damaged qualities, and increased inquiry has taken place, and higher rates have in most instances been realised. Rum.—The demand has been very active, and superior qualities have been at improved prices. Good Demerara brought 2s 8d to 2s 9d ; superior, 2s 9d to 2s 10d ; and Leewards, 2s 4d per proof gallon. SPICES.—At the public sales prices generally ruled lower, stocks being rather heavy. Pepper, pimento, cassia lignea, cloves, nutmegs, and mace, were at rather easier rates. Ginger, however, has maintained its value. SALTPETRE.—There has been a slight decline in the demand, which, coupled with an increased supply, has depressed prices about is per cwt. TALLOW.—An increased demand has been experitinced within the last day or two, and the market has been rather buoyant. Fine PY C has advanced to 59s and 59s 3d per cwt. on the spot and for early delivery. SUDDEN DEATH OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE RUSSIA COMPANY.—Last night Mr. William Payne, the coroner held an inquest at the Russia Company's rooms, South Sea House, Threadneedle -street, on the body of Mr. George Lindsay, the chairman of the above-named company and also of the London Maritime Com pany. Mr. John Dunn, of 4, Queen-street, Horsely down, secretary to the Russia Company, said he attended a meeting at the house on Wednesday, at which the deceased and several other gentlemen were present. The deceased was sitting down in a chair talk ing to some gentlemen, while waiting for the time to arrive at which the meeting was convened (one o'clock). The deceased had not taken the chair, when, without any exclamation, he fell forward suddenly .on to the carpet. They raised him up, and a doctor was sent for, who, upon his arrival, opened a vein in his arm, but no blood came, and life was pronounced to be extinct. He had met with no hurt, and he came in apparently in good health. Mr. John Birch, clerk to the deceased, said the deceased was named George Lindsay, and he was 77 years of age. He was a merchant. He had known him for 23 years, and during that time he was remarkably strong and healthy. His place of business was No. 26, Laurence Pountney-lane.. He saw the deceased a short time before his death, and he told him he was going to attend the meeting. The Rev. Bowness Gibson, rector of St. Mary, Abchurch, said he had known deceased for some years, and had dined with him on Sunday last. He told witness that if he attempted to go quick he had a difficulty of breathing. He had been a perfectly healthy man. The jury returned a verdict of natural death. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following gee. tlemen, having undergone the necessary examination for the diplomas, were admitted members of the College at the meeting of the Court of Examiners on the sth inst. :—Me , ..srs. Robert Lewer, Wimborne, Dorset ; Charles James Stone, Clifton-road, St. John's-wood ; Joseph Walter Davies, Blackwood, near Newport, Mon mouthshire ; George Pavey, Reading, Berkshire; Richd. Lovell Bleutt Head, Falmouth ; Wm. Adams, Ottoman Army ; Samuel Rule, Plymouth ; Wm. Thomas Carr, Newcastle-on-Tyne ; James Proctor, Congleton, Che shire ; and Wm. Liggertwood, Aberdeen. FATAL ACClDENT.—Yesterday (Thursday) morning a shocking accident happened at the Doncaster Station of the Great Northern Railway to a clothier from Dews bury named Senior. Mr. Senior had gone to the goods department to inquire about some packages of his, and ' was returning to the passenger platform, walking on the rails, when a goods waggon, which was being shunted , on 1 the line, and which was drawn by a horse, approached him from behind, and, as he neither heard nor saw it, it closed upon him before he was aware of his danger, and, compressing him between the buffers of that and an other truzk, so fearfully injured him in the body that he ()led almost, immediately afterwards. An inquest was i2eld on the body yesterday afternoon by Mr. J. Lister, when a verdict of accidental death was returned, The deceased has left a wife and four children. a miserable payment, not amounting to a quarter of their value. At length, at a recent exhibition, a young man r whose same we shall suppress, a man of calm and gentle character, from whom no one expected an act of such audacity, refused to submit to the dictates of royalty. He had painted a picture of the death of Socrates, which excited universal admiration in the city, and the price be expected for it was considerable. But for his misfortune it pleased the King as well as the public, and he was speedily informed it was selected for the palace, and that ho would b. paid a sum for it, which did not amount to one-third of what was considered its real value. He immediately signified his discontent, but obtained no answer. After a brief lapse of time, he waited on the Minis. ter in person, and was then informed that his picture already occupied a distinguished place on the walls of the royal resi dence. The painter, unshaken in his resolution, still insisted on its being returned to him unless he was paid by his Ma jesty the same price which he could obtain from another pur. chaser. The Minister, probably astonished by such unusual auda city, replied, that if this were his final decision, he must sig. nif y it in writing, as he should otherwise refuse to carry such a message to his royal master. The artist, to the surprise of all present, without hesita tion took a pen in hand, and wrote—" I refuse to sell my pic ture for one-third of its value, and demandthat it be returned to me." All hope of rising in his profession was ne•essarily sle stroyed by such an act, and he was obliged, immediately afterwards, to quit the country. Though all admired, none have since dared to imitate his conduct. Another instance of this royal officiousness is re corded in the case of au impoverished nobleman, who possessed three remarkable statues which an English nobleman was anxious to purchase. The owner glzdly availed himself of this opportunity of mending his fortune, but all was put a stop to, as the King refused to permit him to remove the statues from the kingdom. It is remarked at the conclusion that— Sinch 1818 the conduct of the Government can only h e regarded as an ignoble and atrocious vengeance, by whi c h it has been the purpose of the King and his advisers to de stroy all those even suspected of holding liberal opinions, and utterly to arrest the progress of civilisation, and the hope of freedom in the south of Italy, by open, arbitrary violence. Gradually, since IS4B, this purpose has been more fully developed, till now the prisons are actually crowded with captives. There are five hundred and thirty prisons in the kingdom, and these now contain two-thirds more than their ordinary number. Though a great mystery is thrown over the horrors of persecution, and it is impossible to ob tain any exact information as to the positive number of pri soners, it is supposed at present to exceed the estimation made by Mr. Gladstone, when he stated that they amounted to between twenty and thirty thousand 1 The number of exiles has never been calculated, but it must be immense ; and who can count the thousands of rela tions and dependents who were supported by the labour of the men whose captivity is their ruin ! It may well be supposed that, for every innocent man it imprisons, the Go vernment makes ten enemies, not to speak of the public find national indignation, which, though repressed, is not leas deeply felt. The perusal of these volumes will scarcely tend to increase the popularity of his Majesty the King of Naples, though it may increase the sympathy of the reader for the poor oppressed populace, as it shows the difficulties that they labour under, and the unfortunate results that have always attended their efforts for freedom. The work is quietly and sensibly written, and will very probably Materially enhance the author's reputation. I Minutes of Proceedings in Parliament, 19 and 20 Viet., Session 1856. Edited and published by • James Bigg, 33, Parliament-street. The author of this work, looking at the wholly unsatisfactory and unpromising state of the law, comes forward with a scheme for the opening of the Statute Book—a sealed book to the public, owing to the want of consolidation, a want which he sees no prospect of being supplied, notwithstanding all that has been said and done about it. His pro position is the appointment of an editor of the public statutes, whose duty it shall be to prepare an edition of them, in which all repealed and ex pired acts shall be omitted, and in which every act that has been amended shall contain a reference to the amending act. This edition he would have printed in the octavo size, and kept constantly in type—each existing act, though part of a series, to be printed separately. At the end. of each session, he further proposes, a list of all the acts of the session shall be appendod, with the letters E S I, &c., affixed to each, denoting the territory to which it applies, and in the case of re pealed or expired acts, with a note referring to the repealing statute or the period of such expiration. To this he would add an index, so framed that at intervals of time the annual indexes may be cox solidated, and form a general index to the whole series. The annual expenditure for editing such an edition would not, he is of opinion, exceed 1,5001. The number of volumes required to coins prise all existing acts he calculates at about twenty or twenty-five, and the time required to complete the task about five years. Into any further expo sition of his scheme it is unnecessary for us to enter. We refer the reader to the work itself, in which will be found a list of public statutes with notes thereon—a summary of proceedings from Jan. 31 to July 29—proceedings on public and on private bill committees apponaie - d by the Lords and ny the Commons—regulations respecting public petitions—new writs issued and new members sworn —leave of absence to members—Peers sat first in Parliament—resolutions of Houses of Lords and Commons during the session, together with a general index—the whole constituting an exceed ingly useful book of reference to the politician, and an exemplification of the plan suggested by the editor. One feature is particularly noticeable— viz., the association of members' names with the acts and proceedings in which they were promi nently engaged. The work is one the Administra tive Reformer should buy. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Dec. 12.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ; moderate breeze end fine clear weather. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 11.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived—Beaa lul, from Bahia. FALMOUTH, Dec. 11.—Wind W.—Arrived—Warner, from Sunderland, for Certhagena, leaky and pumps choked, bore up from lat. 46 N. lon. 10 W. WHITEHAVEN, Doc. 11.—Arrived—Leander, from Ma dras, for Liverpool, leaky, and crew sick from fatigue. LONDONDERRY, Dec. 11.—The Edwin, of St. Ire's, drove on shore in Loughswilly, on the 9th inst., and has several holes in her bottom. The Dauntless, of Sligo. went on shore in Moville Bay on the 9th inst., but is ex pected off without much damage. SKIBBEREEN, Dec. 10. —The Minerva, of Guernsey, from London, for Demerara, ca me ashore on the Long Strand, Ross Bay, near Gallyhead,last night, dismasted and abandoned, and is deeply imbedded in the sand ; there is no chance of saving the vessel, but the cargo will be discharged. HARTLEPOOL, Dec. 11.—The Albert, from Shields to Havana, put into West Hartlepool, yesterday, leaky ; sh e will probably discharge and be docked. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 11.—The Sultan, from St. Übe's, i s leaky, having been on the Burbo. STRALsUND, Dec. 9. —The Eglintoun Oa.), of 'L e ith , has her back broken, is under water, and a total wreck ; crew and part of materials saved. WATERLOO, Dec. 10.—The Carl, from Kilrush to Li. verpool, was on shore at Formby beach on the 6th inst. , crew saved. ' (rn ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH ' ) LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. Wind W. . Sailed—Fasne queen, for Rio Grande ; W. V. Kent, Charleston ; America, Bombay; Tamaulipas, (kg.) San. tander. QUEENSTOW N , D ec . 10. Wind S.W. Arrived —Effingham, from Bombay ; Harrison Gregory, New York ; Mary Stenhouse, Bombay ; Spes, Iquique. The Importer, at Ballyoptton, has gone to pieces—part driven on shore, and remainder, with cargo, &c., sunk in deep water. The schooner Ellen, from Gloceater to Kilrush, 7ao driven on shore on Ballyootton strand, whore he fills with the tide. Y ; lies The Francis ravioli; of Havre, for Lisbon, wine laden, was driven on sh ore t wo miles east of BOcotton high and dry ; l os t*t wo men in endeavouring to land. Sailed—Arab, BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) [ l A ile i Wind, G RAVESE ND, Friday, 9 . 50 a .m. ~w • ; tide one hours' flood ; fine. Arrived, D ec. 11—Secret, from Sev i lle : William Bay. e for Algoa Bay. g" Bay ; Concordia and Fame, Gijon. DEAL, Friday, 9.44 A.M. Wind W.S.W , fresh. Anchored, Dec. 11—Caroline Agnes, for Singapore ; Effort, Sevill e ; Mercur, Seville; Anna, Seville ; Revolu tion, C ar di ff ; Bride, Pont Philip ; Victoria, Bermuda ; Mentor, Cardiff ; Centurion, Sierra Leone—all from London. Passed, Dec. 12—European, screw steamer, from Lou. don, for Limerick. -- ----- WITHOUT A- TIOKET-OF-LICAVIC.—George Woodcock, whose escape from Dartmoor Prison we recorded a short time ago, and who is now awaiting his trial in the Devon county gaol, is a most notorious offender; and it is said that the criminal incidents of his life areas extraordinary an d romantic as those of Jack She pp ard or Dick Tur p in . Ha is acquainted with several languages, and ill evi iegniatolisil dsntly a man of considerable natural abilities. H e h as been convicted no less than 18 times of burglaries, pick. ing pockets, and other offences in different parts of th :s by p m lan ean o s f country, under the name of Woodcock (which is his r ea l th e name), Massey, Thompson, Montgomery, sigi and Colbeck. He boasts that he knows ever the country ; he was born a rogue, was bro ugh t escape rogue, was s d a nmeans ingenious to continue one ;and aherocognuter.iver up a of a rope ladder, to scale one of the high walls of Dart -Dorsetc c I O e I N I 0 r OF ofTILE the A I E E T x l:o lo : en O ci L t h I l e i r . Dart moor Prison, and get clean off. sident of the Board of Works, Exchequer m C ounty Chronicle. Th recently w a i a t tn a l e .. r t: that "there will not be the slightest hesitation the T C A L A n T e part of the ratepayer to concur in the financial scheme p ro p ose d by the e. tropolitan Board of Works,' the vestry of St. Pancras yesterday resolved to convene a p taking üblic m atin g . of the ratepayers of that parish t r the purpose of tang the sense of the ratepayers upon s uch proposed scheme and rating, and ,also of considering whether the plans of the board will be the best means of carrying out the main intercepting dr • ainage of the metropolis, with a view to the promotion of th e pu bl i c the ratepayers at large.