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btrb T..,?Fbttion SUN OFFICE, Seven, o'Clock. MANCHESTER RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) STEEPLECHASE. Victnr Emmanuel Star of the West Ilack Swan, Rattler, and Harry Lorriquer also ran. HURDLE RACE. No race is expected. DESPATCH FROM GENERAL SIR W. CODRINGTON. (Prom the Gazette of this Evening.) WAR DEPARTMENT, Dn. 31. Lord Panmure has received a despatch and its en elosurt, of which the following are copies, addressed to his 'Lordship by General Sir William Codrington, Le.B. : Sebastopol, Dec. 15, 1855. My Lord,—ln forwarding to your Lordship the 'weekly report from Dr. Hall, the Principal Medical Officer, to the 10th instant, it is gratifying to me to be able to remark that the general state of health of this army continues good.--I have, &c., W. J. CODRINGTON, General Commanding. The Lord Panraure, &c., &c., &c. Enclosure. Head-quarters, Camp, Crimea, December 10. Sir,—l have the h onour to report the weekly state of sick to the Bth inst. The army continues healthy, and there is little varia tion in the number of admissions, and only one in the number of deaths this week, as compared with that of the preceding one. Tlie weather has been wet and stormy ; which has occasioned Come little variation in the admissions under the different heads of disease. Dysentery and rheuma tism, for instance, have increased ; but the following abstract will show how nearly the other classes of disease assimilate to those of the previous week : This week. Last week. Admitted. Died. Admitted. Died. 194 9 196 19 177 .4 172 2 167 6 172 4 7 6 9 4 48 2 29 1 65 45 7 0 56 0 41 0 43 4 0 3 49 4 350 3 Fevers Pulmonie Diarrhcea Cholera Dysentery Rheumatism Wounds and injeries Ophthalmia* Other diseases Total 1,093 38 1,059 37 * 2U were transfers from regimental to general hospitals. The total number of deaths, though only one more than last week, shows some variety in its distribution, cy., the mortality under the head of fever has decreased one-half, whilst that of pulmonic complaints and dysen tery has been doubled, and that of diarrhoea and cholera increased ono third. Some accidents in the Dockyard have occasioned an increase under the head of wounds and injuries ; and amongst the deaths is a curious case in a man of the Artillery, who received an accidental pistol shot over the left eye, on the 2.1 of November. The wound healed - kindly, and he had not a single untoward symptom until the 30th, when soma eame on, which increased until the 2d of December, when he died, and, on examining his body after death, the ball was found lodged at the base of the brain, where it had produced an abscess, which nroved fatal. This is the only casualty which occurred in the Royal Artillery during the week. No casualty occurred in the cavalry. Five took place in the Ist Division ; one from con sumption, one from fever, one from cholera on the 12th day of the disease, one from water on the chest, and one from inflammation of the lungs. In the Highland division six casualties have occurred this week, which is a considerable increase on the mor tality of the Division, which has been remarkably small for the last three months. One mean died of comaion continued fever, one ef de• lirium tremens complicated with inflammation of the lungs, one of consumption, one of dysentery, two . o f. cholera in the 92d. No other cases of cholera had - , occurred in the regiment for three days prior to the closing of the weekly state ; it is therefore to be hoped the disease will not extend. In the 2d Division, a case of diarrhoea, in a scrofulous "Y. proved fatal, and in theB2d Regiment at Balaklava, which is attached to this division, a case of cholera, and one of fever, died. The 82d continues to have a heavy sick list, but the number of casualties has not been very great. In the 31 division only two casualties occurred ; one from epileptic fits, and the other the result of recent se vere gunshot wound of the thigh ; diseases of the eye have decreased from 26 to 16 in this division. In the 4th Division two casualties occurred ; one from fever, and the other from cholera. In the Light Division three deaths occurred ; on•e from cholera, one from chest affection, and one from dysentery. The Land Transport Corps has, as usual, had a heavi'mr sick list tban any of the divisions of the Army, and has lost more men ; five have died of fever, five of diarrhos;i, and one of injuries received. Ophthalmia has decreased during the week ; the appa rent increase of admissions arises from the transfer of cases from Regimental to General Hospitals. The disease does not appear to be of a contagious nature, but see ms to be owing chiefly to atmospheric cabuleg„--I have, 3.c., J. HALL, Inspector• General of Hospit alp, General Sir W. J. Codrington, K.C.8., Comrnanding•in•Chief. Postage of Newspapers and Periodicals. (Front the Gazette of this Evening. ) I the undersigned, George Douglas, Duke of .Argyll, her Majesty's Postmaster-General, with the consent of the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, given . under the hands of two of the said coinmissioriers (by authority of the statute in that case made and in ovided), whose names are hereunder signed and writtesi, do, by virtue of an act passed in the eighteenth year of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled " A n act to amend the laws relating to the stamp duties on news papers, and to provide for the transmission by post of periodical publications," make and issue the following orders, regulations, conditions, and restrict(); is which 1 deem to be necessary and expedient for the purpose of regulating the receipt, transmission, and delivery, by post, of printed newspapers and certain printed periodi cal publications, under the provisions of tb e said act ; that is to say : Pe.riodical publications (including newspapers), trans mitted by post between places within the United Kus(edons, 1. All such publications shall be printed and pub. lisped at intervals not e.xceediog 31 Jaya between any two coneecutiv e parts or - numbers of such. publication. 2. Every such publitsration shall be subject to the same limitations and restrictions with respect to the number of sheets or pieces of paper whereon it gball be printed, and with respect to the superficies or dimensions of the letter-press as arr; now imposed by law on newspapers sad supplements thereto. 3. One of the sheets or pieces of paper on which such publictstio‘a shall be printed shall be stamped with an appropriate d stamp, denoting the duty imposed on a newspaper pri rated on the like number of sheets or pieces of paper, and of the like dimensions with respect to the superficies of the letterpress. 4. The tit'eas and the date of publication shall be printed On the top c ,f every page of such publication. 5. When, posted, every such publication shall be so folded that, the whole of the stamp shall be exposed to view, and. be distinctly visible ou the outside thereof. 6. No each publication shall be printed on pasteboard or cardboard, or on two or more pieces or thicknesses of Palms pa ated together, nor shall any pasteboard, card board, (, r such pasted paper be transmitted by post with 141 4 such publication, either as a back or cover thereto, or otherwise. dal- Every such pablicati on s h a ll b e pos t e d w i t hi n 15 s from the date of its publication. 8 - No such publi c ati on or, port i on thereof shall be all one ll owed to pass through the post un l ess i t bear a stamp o Penny at th e l eas t . cower 9. Every a such pu bli cation shall be sent without or in a cover open at the sides. 10: nsunic l ice such p u bli cation shall have any word or corn printed thereon after the publication thereof, ea upon any Cover thereof, nor any writing or marks upon any such publication thereof, other than the name and address of the perso n to whom sent ; but the name or title of the newspaper or publication and the name and whom 'ad se dre nt,s s may the publisher, newsvend er , or agent b y ulelication. be printed on the cover o f any such 1, No such publication shall contain any enclosure. 12. If any n the f such prepublication shall b e addressed to any person w delivery of the town or place ,here it is posted, it shall be liable to a postage of one Purpose - tend.' to such places only as are within a radius of three mil'es from the General Post office. 13. If any of the foregoing resolution, shall be disre garded, any officer of the Post-office may detain the spublication for examination until the next mail ; the irregularity shall be found to consist merely in not fold ing the paper so as to expose the stamp or stamps, or in posting the publication within the free delivery of the town or place to which it is addressed without prepay ii ig the postage of one pen ny b y affixing a postage stamp thereon, a postage of one penny shall be charged in ad dition to any other postage to which the publication if properly folded or posted would have been liable ; in the etvent of any other irregularity the publication shall be dealt with in accordance with the regulations con tain :A id the Trea sur y W arrant of ;the 4th day of June, 18.55, relating to the transmission by the post of book pacioets between places within the United Kingdom. 14. Unstamped publications or stamped publications which r shall have been published more than 15 days, may be forwarded between places within the United Kinudom, under the regulations contained in the said ' Troia. lury Warrant, relating to the transmission by the 2. Every such newspaper shall be registered by the proprietor or printer thereof at the General Post•ofice in London. 3. All such newspapers as are unstamped, and all such as are stamped, which shall have been published more than Efteen days, may be forwarded to such of the British colonies as are mentioned in certain Treasury Warrants, dated respectively the 22d day of February, 1855, and the 7th day of July, 1855, under the regula tions contained in such Warrants respectively, relating to the transmission by the post of book packets between the United Kingdom and such colonies respectively. 4. The rates of postage payable upon such news papers shall in all cases be prepaid, otherwise such news papers shall not be forwarded. • Newspapers. British, Colonial, or Foreign, brought into the United Kingdom by packet-boat or pri vivo ship, or transmitted by the Post between any ports or places beyond the sea, whether through the United Kingdom or not. 1. All such publications shall be sent without a cover, or in a cover open at the sides. 2. There shall be no word or communication printed on any such newspaper after its publication, or upo❑ the cover tkereof, nor any writing or marks upon it, or upon the cover of it, except the name and address of the per son to whom sent. But the name or title of the news paper, and the name and address of the publisher, news vendor, or agent by whom sent, may be printed on the cover of any such newspaper. 3. There shall be no paper or thing enclosed in or with any such newspaper. 4. Every foreign newspaper shall be printed in the language of the country from which it shall have been forwarded except in cases specially authorised by the Postmaster• General. Witness our hands this twenty-fourth of Dec., 1855. ARGYLL, Her Majesty's Postmaster-General. H. BEAND, DvscAN, Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury. TREASURY WARRANT. Whereas, by an Act, passed in the fourth year of the reign of her present Majesty, intitled " An Act for the re gulation of the duties of postage," it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Commissioners of her Majesty's Trea sury from time to time, and at any time after the passing of that Act, by warrant under their hands, to alter and fix any of the rates of British postage or inland postage, payable by law on the transmission by the post of foreign or colonial letters or newspapers, or of any other printeA papers, and to subject the same to rates of postage ac cording to the weight thereof, and a scale of weight to be contained in such warrant. LONDON is Evening. At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 28th day of December, 1855, by the Lords of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council. The Lords of the Council, having taken into considera• tion their Lordships' Order of the 20th day of September, 1155, whreby the officers of her Majesty's Customs were ordered to prevent the exportation of chlorate of potass to any place, in Europe, north of Dunkirk, or in the Me diterranean Sea, east of Malta, are hereby pleased to re scind the same. and their lordship's are likewise pleased herebylto rescind so much of their lordships' order of the Ist Nov., 1855, as prohibited the export of chlorate of potass to all foreign countries. Whereof the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, and the Commissioners of Customs, and .11 other persons whom it may concern, are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly, C. C. GREVILLH FOREIGN OFFICE, DEC. 31. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint the Honourable Peter Campbell Scarlett, C. 8., now Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Florence, to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of Brazil. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BT LORD-LIEUTENANTS. of itoB9, Caithness, gutberland, and Cromarty Regiment Rifle Militia—Ensign James Stewart to be Lieutenant, vice Patrick Mac Lean, promoted. Light Infantry Battalion of the Royal Sussex Militia— Ensign Percy Kirk to be Lieutenant, vice Potts, resigned. Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry Militia--Ensign Henry Burrowes to be Lieutenant, vice Adams, resigned. 6th Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—Thomas Acres Ogle, late Ensign in the 7th Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia, to be Ensign. Queen's Regiment of Edinburgh County Militia.—Ed win Augustus Windsor, Gent , to be Ensign, vice Sin clair, promoted. 2d Regiment of the Royal Surrey Militia.—Lientenant William James Sharp to be Captain, vice Chadwick, re signed. The following appointment is substituted for that which appeared in the Gazette of Fri lay, Dec. 211:- Ist Rifle Regiment Royal Cornwall Rangers.—Ensign George Grenville Fortescue to be Lieutenant. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. John Parker Marsh, wool broker and banker, Bishops. gate-street, City. BANKRUPTS. William Elmsam, ironstone master, Hayford and Rug brook, Northamptonshire, to surrender Jan. 11, at one, and Feb. 15, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Lawrance, Flews, and Boyer, Old Jewry. George Wagner, auctioneer, Bernard-street, Russell square, Jan. 8, at half-past one, and Feb. 12, at half past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. 6tansfeld, official assignee ; Tucker, Clement's-lane, City. James Harrison, commission agent, City, Jan. 9, at two, and Feb. 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Park inson, official assignee, Argyll -street ; Parrott, Colville, and May, Macclesfield. Leonard Laidman, law stationer, Chancery-lane, Jan. 10, at half-past t we l ve , and Feb.l4, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman street-buildings; Philpot and Greenhill, Gracechurch street. Joseph Nokes, glass cutter, Lower Hospital-street, Bir mingham, Jan. 14, and 6th Feb. at half.past ten, at, the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Smith, Birmingham ; East, Eirmingham. William Seager White, chemist, Handsworth, Stafford shire, Jan. 14 and Feb. 6, at half-past ten, at the Birnaing barn District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birming ham ; Robinson, Birmingham. Rowland Hill Blacker, mantle manufacturer, Ludgate street, City, Jan. 11 at eleven, and Feb. 8 at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman street-buildings ; Mardon and Prichard, London. William Higgins, paper manufacturer, Hawley Mills, near Dartford, Kent, and 5 and 6, St. Paul's Churchyard, City, Jan. 11, at two, and Feb. 15, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Spicer, Staple-inn, Holborn. Isaac Firth, victualler, Manchester, Jan. 11 and Feb. 1, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Flerna. man, official assignee, Manchester; Potter and Wood, Manchester. Baxter Barker, innkeeper, York, Jan. 17, and Feb. 15, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds ; Bond and Barwick, Leeds. George Taylor, silk manufacturer, Derby, Jan. 15, and Feb. 12, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham Dictrict Court. Harris, official assignee, Nottingham ; Crowder and Maynard, London; Dunnicliff, Derby; Motteram and Knight, Birmingham. SCOTCH . Copland sad Brickmann, ship SEQTJESTRA.TIONS brokers, Dundee. Peter Stab°, ironmonger, Glaggow. Maxwell Miller, coppersmith, Glasgow. COURSE OF EXCF Am5terdam............ 11 16% Ditto, three months 11 194 Rotterdam •• •• •• •• •• •• 11 19% Antwerp • • •• • • • • • • • • • • 25 474 Brussels •• .• •• •• •• •• •• 25 47% Flamburgh •• •• •• •• •• •• 13 9% Alton& •• •• se •• •• •• •• ea • 25 30 Ditto, three months .. 25 70 Marseilles ............. 25 1 /234 “ourdeanz .• • Frankfort-on Malone .• 119; 7 ;, Berlin Vienna •..... 11 10 Trieste• • •••• •••• •• .• .• I i Petersburg 3.54 Madrid •• •••• • • 11, I• •• 4 9.!•; Cadiz .• . ...... • ..... 49 3 i Barcelona .... .• :ANGE.—Tins DAY. Gibraltar •• •• •• • • Leghorn •• •• .. • 3O 15 Genoa Milan .• •. •• •• •• •••• •• Venice ........ • • Naples .. • • .... Palermo ••• . • . • • I 3:04 Messina ... • .. 133 y, Lisbon .. Oporto .............. •• 63 '; , s Rio Janeiro ..... .•• ...• Buenos Ayres •... New York, 60 days' sight Philadelphia • • .... PRICES or 111CLIJON, TEX OZ. I Foreign Gold in Bari £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin Mexican Dollars New Dollars Silver in bra post of book packets between places within the United Kingdom. 15. All the foregoing crderg and regulations shall be applicable to such publications as are or shall be pub lished in the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, Sark, and the Isle of Man. British newspapers transmitted by the Post from the United Kingdom to British Colonies and Foreign Countries. 1. All such newspapers shall be subject to the several regulations, Nos. 1,4, G, 7,9, .10, 11, and 15, herein• before mentioned and contained, relating to periodical publications transmitted by post between places within the 'United Kingdom, and shall be posted in conformity with such regulations, otherwise they shall not be for warded. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS (This Day.) The first meeting of this board under the act for practical purposes took..place this afternoon, at Burling ton-house, Piccadilly ; Mr. Thwaites in the chair. The board did not meet until two o'clock. Mr. Wiractifsox (honorary secretary) read the mi nutes of the last meeting relative to the appointment of the chairman, which were confirmed. The CHAIRMAN, in commencing the business of the day, alluded to a feeding prevalent that the meeting had not been called in a ccorclance with the act, but from in quiries made of others he was of opinion the proper notice had been given. As the important works lately connected with the, Commissioners of Sewers passed that day from that bod.y to this board, he thought it right to make arrangements before the meeting this after noon, tkat no interregnum might take place likely to lead to dang crone consequences to the public, and be had con tinued the sluice keepers, &c., in office till the 150 i. He made arrangements for taking possessio n of the , late body's premises in Greek-street, which had that ci'ay been handed over to them, and aiso for securing the i ialuable documents connected with the works, worth from 80,000/. to 8 0,000/., and which were now in the hands 1 of persons answerabl e to that board for their safe custe dy. (Hear, hear.) The hon. gentle man informed the ' board that it was his intention not to take part in the d iscussions of the board. (Hear.) H e hoped that svhat a►er might be the nature of the ques tions brought forward for discussion, the member of the board ire uld abstain from the introduction of party warfare and pol itici. (Hear.) After calling on the board to support him in discharging the onerous duties of chair- man, he called on The Hon. SECRETARY (Mr. Wilkinson) to read the documents relative to the directions and arrangements made by the chairman, and alluded to above, which were approved of by the board and confirmed. A long discussion took place on certain suggestions made by the committee appointed at the former mc_ting to assist the chairman in satisfactorily arranging the preliminaries necessary to be got over to proceed effi ciently with the machinery of the board. Ultimately a committee of three was appointed to suggest a common seal for the board, in order to prevent any injurious con sequences that might otherwise arise to the public. Mr. Bazalgette was directed to take charge of the main sewers and other works, with the assistance of the district engineer, and such temporary assistance as he might require, until otherwise directed ; and that a se cretary, treasurer, banker, engineer, and accountant be appointed. Mr. WILKINSON referred to a report that was prevalent, that he would not be keeping faith with the board were he to offer himself as a candidate for the secretaryship. He had never sought office, nor did he intend to offer himself, but if the board were disposed to confer on him the office of secretary he would undertake to discharge the duties. A resolution was moved, seconded, and carried, and a committee of fifteen appointed to define the duties of the above officers, and fix the salaries, leaving the appoint. ment of the subordinate officers to a future meeting. A. letter was read from Sir B. Hall, announcing that the Board could not have the use of Burlington-house for their meetings after the 21st inst. A letter was read from Sir J. V. Shelley, announcing his resignation as a member of the board for St. James's. The letter was directed to be entered in the minutes, and that the vacancy be announced to the churchwardens of St. James's. In a reply to a question relative to the chairman'd double election, The CHAIRMAN said that immediately on his being elected chairman he ceased to be the representative of Greenwich and Southwark, and notified the same to the vestry clerks of those districts, at the same time request ing them to proceed to the election of his successor. He believed the officers of those districts had taken the necessary steps to fill up the vacancies. A ccnversation arose as to which was the most cen• tral spot for the board to select to hold its future meet ings, and a committee was appointed to consider the question and report. Mr. CoLLINSON said he understood the Corporation of London, on application being made to them to that effect, would grant the temporary use of the Council Chamber until the board had decided where their meet ings should permanently be held. He moved a resolu tion asking for accommodation, which was seconded by Mr. NICLIOLAY, and agreed to. The appointment of a superintendent architect was referred to the committee to report on the appointment of the superior officer of the board. After a short desultory conversation the meeting separated. METROPOLITAN SEWERS COMMISSION. Yesterday the members of the court assembled for the last time at Greek•street. There were present Mr. Jebb (the chairman), Mr. Hawes, Dr. Waller Lewis, Dr. Sayer, Mr. Thwaites (chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works), Mr. Johnson, Mr. Smith, Mr.Pascall, Mr. Offor, and Mr. Chalmers. THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE LOCAL BOARDS OP SEWERS. A most respectable deputation from the Marylebone vestry, headed by Mr. Freeth and Messrs. Nicholay and D'lffanger, jun., the representatives of the vestry at the Metropolitan Board of Works, waited on the Commis sioners in order to receive such information and advice as the Court might afford regarding the new duties which have now devolved upon the vestry with respect to sewase matters. Mr. FREETM said that he had been selected as spokes. man because he happened to fill the office of chairman of the committee on sewers sitting in the parish of Mary. lehone, and the first question which that committee had to decide was, whether the vestry should undertake the management of the local sewers, or throw it on the Me tropolitan Board of Works. They had determined to take the sewers under their own control, and that they (the vestry) should do their best to maintain them in the way the Act of Perliameat pointed out. The object of this deputation was to elicit from the Court such infor mation as would guide the vestry in these matters. The CHAIRMAN observed that upon entering on their new and comprehensive duties a number of doubtful questions would naturally arise, and he was convinced that he expressed the aentirnents of his colleagues when he assured the deputation that the Court felt it their duty to smooth in every way the path of the local boards. (Hear.) At the same time he should claim the indul gence of the deputation if his answers did not perfectly enlighten them on every point. Mr. FREETH remarked that the questions he bad been instructed to put were general, and involved no techni calities ; and the first was whether any of the sewers in the parish of Marylebone were in a dangerous condition, such as to require immediate attention ; also, when the sewers of the parish had been last surveyed ? The CHAIRMAN would refer the deputation to Mr. Cooper, the surveyor of the district, for an answer. Mr. COOPER was not aware of any of these sewers being in a very bad or dangerous state at the present time. There were certainly some ancient sewers there, which might fall in within a week, or last for years, the one in Baker.street, for instance. The CHAIRMAN said that as the chief engineer was pre sent, the deputatio n m i g ht w i s h t o h ear hi s opinion. 18 17i Mr. BAZALGETTX 20 the chief engi neer , remem b ere d that there had been a number of these sewers surveyed three 20 or four years ago, and that they were then reported to 20 he in a dangerous condition, inasmuch as the bottom of 20 some of them had been washed away, and so on ; never- 20 theless, many of these sewers had remained Intact up to 100 the present tieie. He referred now to sewers which 4 4 would devolve upo n th e l oca l , an d not upon the central board. Mr. FEEETH would th en p rocee d w i t h h i s i nterroga- 100 tories, and the next was as to the contracts—when they too terminated, and if they did not terminate on the Ist of 20 January, whether the Commissioners would deem it ad. 5 visable for the vestry to maintain them till the date of their termination ? 5 The SECRETARY (Mr. Woolrych) explained there were ~,„5 two species o f contracts — spec i al and jobbing ; the spit- ' 6,1 contracts were those entered into in regard to par- ticular Sewers, an d th ese wou ld , according to the act, de- 420 i vo:ve upon the Metr o p o lit an B oar d of Works, and the contractors would have the right to go on. The next were 20,i what were called " jobbing," or general contracts, and 100 such would devolve upon the parish. Under these the contractors undertook all works under 2061. in a district. 100 and for the space of twelve months. Mr. Edward Thirst 100 was the contractor for Marylebone. It would be for ICO the vestry to say whether they would adopt that con- 20! tract er not ? Mr. FREETX remi n d e d th e C ourt t h at, i n answering his 20100 queries, they were very probab'y answering 10 or 12 other '2O parishes. It appeared from the secretary's statement that 20 they must renew these contract, with the jobbing con• 20 tractor,. 20 The SECRETARY. in reply to an inquiry, stated that 20 cleansing and repairing were included in these general 31 ! contracts. 10 Mr. FREETH would put a case ; supposing one of the le sewers devolving upon the parish waejust now to tumble down, were the vestry, unprovided as they were with a single hod of mortar, to undertake its repair or reams struction The SECRETARY replied in the affirmative. Mr. FREETH, on behalf of the vestry, asked that the plans, section:, &c., referring to the sewage of Maryle• bone might be handed over to the parish. The CHAIRMAN did not think that this could be done in accordance with the act, which directed the Commis sioners of Sewers to transfer all its effects to the Central Board of Works. Mr. FURTH said that before the answer of the chair man lie had intended to ask the Court to make a sub stantive order to the effect that these plane, itc., should be handed ever to the parish authorities. But as ea niltilo niliil fit, he would not press such a motion now. (Laughter.) He would now put the question as to whether there was any balance coming to the parish, and as to the debt likewise The CHAIRMAN informed Mr. Freeth that the balance would be handed over to the central board, and it would be for them to make an equitable adjustment of the debt among the various parishes. Mr. OFFOX said that the Court might state very plainly that there was a very considerable debt. The SECRETARY believed that ♦ery little of the re• payment of the money borrowed would fall upon Mary lebone. Mr. DIFFANGER was very much rejoiced to learn ,his. Mr. TIIWAITES informed the deputation that be had made arrangements to place a person officially in charge of these premises at 12 o'clock to-sight, who would give the parish authorities such information as they might require. Of course the whole of the present staff would be defunct to-morrow, but he trusteal that they (the central beard) would soon have a sufficient staff to afford the parish boards every information. Mr. OFTOR suggested to the deputation, and through them to others, the propriety of having something like a central museum of sewerage plans, &c., and that it might be better not to distribute far and wide the plans, sections, &c., now in the office, but keep them there, as at a central repository, for reference. Mr. NICTIOLAY quite concurred in Mr. Offor's sug gestions. Mr. D'lrrAscEn inquired if copies of these plans, &c., would not be given' Mr. OFFOR—Certainly. Some discussion ensued among the members of the deputation, from Mr. Freeth declaring that his opinion was, "as a practical man," that the vestries were "about t o em b ar k i n a sea of troubles," a sentiment which both Mr. Nicholay and Mr. D'lffanger thought it their duty to tepudiato. The remaining business, which possessed no general interest, was then transacted, and the Court finally broke up. 20 10 1.0 5 5 10 10 16 20 8i 10 20 20 20 40 50 25 20 100 100 100 20 20 100 100 20 50 20 25 SIA BYRNINO. JANUARY 11 1656 SHARE IV" (THIS RAIL ARKETS. A Y. ) Ys. ittut:nms e yestor Lcvr. Bs. 1; ( St b. ''rdc:•l kAIIMA• fl .1 - *ri,;eil . „.. ''•;', Ambg, No i. I and Eastn. Juliet_ all aelfast & Ballymena. all Sinning. Wolyorh & Stour Valley 29i Birk °Ad. Lancet, & au 1 - ili o. eshi e r x e h Ju a nc ß t irk., £5O and £25 0 , •no 19 Do., £20..... . all Blyth & Tyn e origins. £25 (lead. at £4(., 100 Bristol and Exeter... 100 Ala.:lonian 61. e. Carm. and Ca , digan al- Chester k Elolyhea,!. all Cork and Bandon... all Cork, Black, & Pas,. 18 Cornwall all Do. A 8 Do. B 1A Clio/ Junction.... 45 1 molindtßelfastJuue. ' , II Dun. P. & A , t... Jns. all o. N4w 00 East Al.,tlian 211 Eastern Counties...., 00 East. ilnion. A Stl 100 w., B. 5t0at.:..... .. .6i; Do., New A. . 7 East Kent 100 ' Kant Lanes.shire 00 Edinburgh & Glasip, all Edinb. and Peebles 100 din. Prtb &Duvi.,, 9 Forth & Clyde illa:: I all Furness all I Do. Extension 100 Glasgow &S. West., all . Great N. of Scotlid 00 Great Northern 10 0 Do.. A. 5t0ck........ 00 Do., B. Stock ...... .. ' )0 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) 00 ;Great Western...,,,., 100 ' Do. Stour Val Rai' Gua. Stk.. all Irish South-Easter. all Lancaster & Carlisle 14i Do., Thirds 7 Do. Now Thirds .00 Lancash.audYorksli I D 2. , \Vat. Riding Un. I all Liv.Crioy.&Soutlvit all London & Black wal 0() Loud. Br ght &S.Cst. (10 Loud. and N. Westn. 16 Do. Fifths 50)0.101. 13h.,1d&8...C 1 2i, N. Eighths . 100 London andS. Wcstn, all 0., £5O all Do., £4. all Lnilndrry&Colerain , all Lududrr7.& Ennisk . 100 Nianch.Stief.& Linolr all IDo. i Shares, No. 1 82s. ,Do.,Man . & Lin. Un, 1 lMetropolitan LOU gidland _ _ _ 1.00 o.Birmng. Der b all ktidld. G. West. (Ire.l all o. Half Shares %ll Nowcastle At Carlisle all Nwpt.Aborg. &Hrfti Si Newry &Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoini' and Roetrevor 100 Norfolk 3i Northn.ConntiesUn 1 100 North British all North Devon, No. 1 all Do., No. 2 all Do., A A Deferred all Do., i B Guaranteed 10(1 N. astern—Berwick 211 Do. do. Extension 15 Do.do. G.N.E. ?nroh all Co. Leeds 1(Y) Do. York 100 North London .. 3: 1 , N.&S.Wstrn..fiarni , stead, and City Jn., 7; North StatTordshiry. a 1 North Western _ all N. At S. West rn. June. i Nuneaton, Hinckl , :y _ . and Leicester.. 00 Oa, Wore.. k Wolv 8 ?ol 'cm:death DO Tco ish Central .30 ieottish Midland LOO Thropshire Un'on --- al South Devon )al 3outh Eaßtern all South Wale% 15 S. Vrkah. di Rid. Dnu f", 000 t rtaines, Wok. Az Wok a tockton Darli— 16 'tuAten & Htirtlepl 90 Taff Vale 00 'Do. Pref., No. 2li ;;Pharriee Hay. D.& It. ATlverstone & Lanca all Vale of Neath all Watertl. & Kilkenny l all 'Water ford& Li morick all West Cornwall 8 West End of London and Crystal Palace all Do. A 3 Do. B all tiVest London — - all 1 Cl/Imb!oda & Croydon FOR all I kutwerp&Rott rdani l 40 Do. sp. e. Oblgs. in Sh. at par till '54 10 Ardennes 44 Nelgian &stn. Juno 10 Reziers to Grai mom, 4i Rombay, Baroda, Central India,Scri , all Do. all Demerara 11 nutch Rhenish all Eastern of France 10 1 - ')o. New all East Indian, g. 5 p e 110 Do. Ertenzion ail no. do. do., '59, do.. 20 PGd. Tk of CanadaA ail Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. ..... 70 Do. Cert. of Doben.. con. into Stk. till all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. 10 Gt. Central of Fran. • all Gt. Indian Peninsula guar. 5 per cent. all Do. New 5 per cent all no. Extensions... 13 Great Luxembonrr, Constituted Share.. all Do. Obligations all Gt.Wostornof Canad Shares 5i Do. New all Do. Bds., payablo's7 with option till 'Si,. all Do. do., '62, p. '56... all Do. do., '76, p. '60... all Dc. do., '73, without option all Hamilton & Toront all Do. 6 per cent. 17 Lake Const. k mu& all Lierro and Turnhout 10 Lyons and Geneva 14 Lyons k Moditerran all Madras 10 Do. Now all Maria Antonia all Do. do. Now an I Namur d; Liege (wit} 1_ interest) all Do. (ex interust) all Northern of France all Do.2ol.Shs I all Do. 201. 3 p. a Bdr . (fmy. B. di Ams.Shs. ' all NorwegianTrnnkPre: 16 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orloane.„ all Paris and R0n0n..... I.t ParisCaen dg Cherbrg. all D 0... 5 Romo and Frascati., al 'Rouen and Ilarre 1 ali Royal Danish .., 5 goyalSwodish ...... . 1 all Do. Obligations .... all Sambre and limo._ all Do. 5i p. cent. Pref. ss. Scindo all Do all Southern of ' , rano 16 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) ell I West Flanders........ all Do 5. per c. Pref.,, 18 Western of France,,, all Do . all Zealand ........ . ~.. J INT-ST kustralasis 50 Bank of London all tiri. CoI. Bk.& Ln• C all British N. Amoricau 5 'Chartd. Bank of Asia 4 Chrtd. Brk. of India, Auatra:ia, I; China 50 City 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lond. all Ertg.SCOt.&&ta.Cht. all Loud. Chart. Bk. oi l Australia 5 Ditto Now 20 I- radon and County. 50 LndAll. Bnkg. Corp. 10 ndon Joint Stock 20 [bond. tz Wegtminsto 35 National Pro.of Eng 10 Do. New 122 A National of Ireland. all - Now South Wales,... all Oriental Bank of t j Corporatlon7 25 'rcorincial of Ireland, o. Now 1 Royal Australn.Bkg So Oold Imp Co., 50 Royal British. all i.;. , ‘itii Australia ... all Union of Australia 21 Do. Now ...... ....., 10 LTWou o_ London 1 rifefff this dal'. 22 - 23 31 -- 31 we •••• ... 7i-- 8 16 - 15 ..., 4 u: - 81 b 4 . lo 5 - 4 7 11 - 12 81 9 27 29 17 - 19 - 70 -. Sli !-li - 19,i C 9 50i • 9f - 183 85 - 884 - 75 - 121 - 104 02 52} . 7 52 54 70 - 761 -- 9'' 941 Icf LINEB LZIA,SED 2,%1 I bedford 4rAd 0 iluelrgharash. Clydesclale ll Col. Stour Vv. dud. And Ha]. .0) E. Lin. e. f; Pe. all E. Un. H. Sh. .00 Glam. Barr. & Neils. Direct 100 Do. New all Glstr.ds Dn. Fr all Hrtlpl. Dk Railway all Hull & Selby all Do. Shares. al! Do. I Shares. all Lon.&Greouw all Do. Preference 101 Lon., Til., &S. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent, [OO Do. 6 pe7 et. all Manch. Man. and Matlock all Middlesbro' Redcar. I Midld.Brailfd 54 Newmarket Bury Exton— al l N.& Est.s p.c. all Do. 6 per et. all Do. Fixeds p • all Prat. & all Do. Shra. A ! Roystn.& Hit. iBR Shef. Roth and Gooleg.s p.c. all Shrews. &Her iq S. Statlordsh. all Wear Valleygr 6 per cent.. I'9l D 0.... ~00‘1 iJorcxpana, Leaior. ,N, Wt,st. L. &N E. Un. E. C E. Count. Caldonnu2. Gt. rests' Yk. New. & Bens. V. & N S. 'Caste: !Pet() k Ca iNorfolk. L. & N. W. & Stckton & Darlingt. Midland..l Coun. Count. Lllo. . L. at Y. W, ,Do tot North r.,ncask & Yorkish. T. Brassoy .MClean tockt. & DarlinEt rit WAS n. 8) par 65 ul ip b 7 C'oAi:l2 this dAy PREFEtt ;100 Aberdeen 1 100 Do. N 0.2, 7p. 0. , all Myth and Tyne lOpei 4. prof. (issd.atsol) 100 rid. & Ex. 4p.e. St 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares 100 ';aled.sian £lO all :ihester & ilolyhea I Gear. 5i per cent._ all o. do. Pref. No. 2 all o. do. Pref. No. 2 1 all ork &Bandonsip.c all uu.Prth 4 Aber. J 2 Yl. Anglian Cis. ASh 100 Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c 100 o. do Cls. C7p. c all .astorn Counties Ex • tension, 5 p. c. No. l all )o. No. 2. 9.11 Do. Now 6 p. c. St. all East tin., G. 6 p. c. all )o. 51, 10 per cent. all _ - )o. 1111. Dobentr.Sh. all bo. do. 4 por cent 100 i:a.A.LancatE.6p.cts all .I.&W. York. J. stbs 100 , Id Prth.&Dun.4p.c all urness ,100 .las. &S. W. G. 5 p. c 100 Shoat Northn. sp. c 100 o. sp. o. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prom. ~ l 100 Do. 4. p. c 7i De. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red I 10 St. 20 60 _ at 5 p. c. pin. , _ all et.N. of Scot. lat Pre 100 It. S. zW. (Ireland) 10 Do. 4 per c. Pr.f. S' 6 It. Weidn. (Barks Az ante Ex . 5 p. c) 100 , o. oen. red. 4. p.c 1100 10. con. red. 4p. a 1 100 o. irrerl. 4p. c 1 all Do, Birm. Pref. Sh all 0. Chester 8 p.c.P.S. all Be. do. 5 p. 0. do 100 .10. Birm. Gua. Stk all )o. Cho.. Gua. Sli all Do. do do all Do. do. do ...... •••••• 6 ..an. & York. F. .£2Il 10 0 Do. 8 p. c. St - .ck 100 Lon. & Brigh. C 1.5 p.c 100 Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent.. 100 Lon.&N. W., Cov. b Nuneaton 5 p. et_ 100 Jon. & S.W. 7 per et all tondy. & Color. i Sh. , 11 n dy. & Ennis.. S. . al. Sian., Shot., & Lin. . . . 43 I New, £lO 1 4 Do. £6 . all Nfarypt .SE Carl. 4 p a all Do. 4i per cent 10i o 100 Aid. Cousol.6 p.c St 100 00. Consol. Bristel ~., Flinn. 6 per cent: 100 Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St all ;Do. Pref. 4 per can all Do. st. Pmf. 4 p. o. 100 Ditto L. & li. Prof. Si all Norfolk Debenture 100 !Do.Prof. 4p. c. Stoe I 100 Do. 5 p. c. Eat...... . 100 tDo. 5i per ct. 100 ID°. Way. Val. 5 p. c. 100 North British 100 N. E. Berw, 4 p.c. P. 5 Do. do. do 13 Do .LoedstS p.c 9 Do. do. Quarters 10 Do.Yorkll,& ti , Pur r all North Staffordshire.. 100 Oxford, Worcester, 6, Wolverh.£ls,6 p.e Si Do R. Pref. 101. Sh. all ! Scot. Cont. ,Now Pre; all Routh Devon 11 po. fixed, 44 per con , al I• S Eastern (Roadiu Ann.) of Li Os. ed 100 Do. 4! per cent._ all . .Do. Fixed 44 p c sh. all Wales Gus,. 4p. c. all jDo. do. 4i p. c...... all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. 4 11 Stock. & Dar. , 5 )3. c. 15 Do. do. do. all Stock. & Hartl. g. p. c. till July 1,'5 4 Watertd. & Kilk. 6 p C.& 611 Alt 107 - 104 - 90 - 92 92 -• 94 15 - 16 ••• -" .1 = 111 -- 1 _ 1.24 010. ''''''' .. ... .... em 38 - 60 11i - 114 LO6 - 107 99 --- 101 1.) 10 ... .... ... - 87 - 79 - 80 - 9it -16 i 10 - 6-i - 18 - 9 - 134 - - 133 ••• " .• .. -.... ••• '''' •• • "" • 121 - i .•• ...." . ••• •••••• . ••• .... • 131 - 133 91 - 93 lf 4 - 46 • .• . ... "." 98 - 100 87 - 8' 2i - 34 i id 92 - 94 13 - 14 id - pa, PO 211 93 22 - - 94 • • '"" .9- P 1 **i : if MINER. - Z 4 - 6 1-- 2 2 - 2i 27 - 20 4cl 65 60 33 - 38 24 - 26 19 9 0 14 - 18 11•- 2i 1 I .... ~ 20 - 6 - 8 4} - 4i 4 43 4 4. ai •• • - ... KOUb. 27 - 29 G 1 - 47 - 50 24 128 [l 7 - 109 2 - 24 4i 4i ••• ••• is 20 -- 22 ••• 8 - 10 6k - 51 ..• ••• 1 -- li 2 3 i —. id fs - 63 - - 5 , ii i : r 6 4 i yeeter ••• •• • vTAvv. V VA VIII NSW' AffiNIOIPAZ OOPIMIVIVINP op THE M1l1'10)POLIS. To-day the act of Parliament passed in the last ses sion fur the better local menagement of the metropolis comes into actual and practical operation, and with the advent of a slew year the inhale' ants of this greet city, through their representatives in the new municipal sys tem which teat etatute has just called into existence, enter upon the consideration and execution of a great sanitary work of the last importance to the public weal, and under auspices and with a machinery so simple and so omnipotent as to remove its ultimate and successful completion from the region of doubt or insurmountable difficulty. That very machinery, indeed, invests the ope rations which it has to conduct for the common good with additional interest and consideration, for its motive spring lies in a principle as venerable as the British con stitution itself—that of local self-government, with which ' the citizens of the first capital of the kingdom are only now intrusted for the management of their own affairs, though it has been conceded for the last 20 years at least tothe inhabitants of every municipality or corporate town throughout the country. That ancient principle, toge ther with the kindred one of renreuentation with which it is united, is therefore from this day on its trial, upon a far more extensive scale than it has ever been before, arid under circumstances which augur well for its com plete success ; and it now remains with the members of the New Metropolitan Board of Works and the various district boards elected throughout the metropolis and its suburbs, in whom the principle is embodied in this case, by their public conduct and acts to vindicate its utility and wisdom, and to justify the grounds on which it has been intrusted to their keeping ; for in the event of proving worthy their vocation, it can hardly be supposed that their functions will for ever be limited to the dis charge of the duties, great and significant though they are, specifically assigned to there in the act which gives then a corporate existence. Having said this much, it seems desirable, as the act in question comes into operation to-day, to give a short outline of its leading provisions and the objects it pro poses to accomplish. The whole metropolis, including that portion of it commonly called the city, comes with in the scope and purview of the act, and is divided for that purpose into 37 municipal districts, which, however, are not corporations in the ordinary sense of the term. Such of the parishes of the metropolis as have upwards of 2,000 rated householders are divided into wards, for the purposes of the act ; and the smaller parishes, 55 in number, are arranged or grouped into 11 districts, each group of parishes having its district board of works, composed of a certain number of representatives returned by the ratepaying population of each parish. There are, besides, 23 other districts, each of them composed of some one parish or place of sufficient extent and importance, and the vestry of each of these has its own local or district board. To these district boards, 37 in number, is confided the power of paving, lighting, and cleansing their respective districts, in addi tion to the management of the local sewerage, and they are also empowered to exercise the duties of local boards of health, so far as relates to the ;prevention and remo val of nuisances. The rates for paving and lighting aro to be borne by the occupiers of houses, and the sewers rate by the owners, unless otherwise provided for by lease or agreement. The Metropolitan Board of Works, which is defined by the act to be a body corporate, and to have perpe• tual succession and a common seal, is constituted of re presentatives elected from among the members of the local or district boards, some of them sending two mem bers, but the majority of them one. The Mayor and cor poration of the city of London send three representa tives. The board, made up in this way, would consist of 45 members ; but it so happens that its municipal strength is 44, Mr. Thwaites, the president, having been elected for two places, Greenwich and Southwark. One third of the members first elected go out of office in June, 1857 ; another third in June, 1858, and the remaining third in June, 1859. The first elected members, after choosing a chairman, who is to be called the "Presi dent of the Metropolitan Board of Works," are also to determine by lot among themselves which of them shall constitute the one-third that are to retire in 1857 and 1853. There is a provision for filling up vacancies by death or otherwise, and the president is removable at any time by a resolution agreed to by two-thirds of the members present at any meeting sp ec i a ll y convene d f or consider ing the question of his removal. It will be recollected that Mr. J. Thwaites was elected to the office ofchairrnan about a week ago, at a salary of 1,5001. ; aid, accord ing to the act, it will now devolve on the district boards of Southwark and Greenwich each to elect a member to the metropolitan board, Mr. Thwaites having va cated his seat for those places by his election to the chairmanship. When they have done so the board will consist of 46 members, including the chairman. The whole of the main sewers of the metropolis, in cluding those of the city of London, so far as the inhabi tants at large have a common as distinguished from a local interest, are from this day vested in the .Metrepo litaa Board of Works ; and the great duty, among many others, now imposed on that body is to intercept and divert the sewage of the metropolis which now flows into the Thames, and carry it by a series of vast subter ranean operations, which it will devolve on them to pro pound and execute, to a destination where it will no longer pollute its waters and endanger the lives of the dense population congregated along its shores or those who may be said to live on its bosom. Fur the comple tion of this great public undertaking, and so to purge ourselves of a long standing opprobrium, five years are allowed the Board of Works from this day, and they are armed with vast powers for raising money, intersecting public streets and roads, and constructing all the Ise.. sary works for the attainment of the end in question. It may be stated, in connexion with this part of their fume- Mole% that the estimated outlay for improving and ex tending the metropolitan and city of London sewerage and drainage, and for carrying out the works for the in terception and delivery of the sewage north of the Thames at Barking-creek, and south of the river at or below Plumeterid-marshes, amounts to about 3,500,000/. allowing for contingencies and extensions north and south of the Thames; but is that is included 140,0001., now invested in Exchequer-bills, and 150,0001. to be received under engagements entered into by the late Commissioners of Sewers. According to a report of a Special Committee of Metropolitan Sewers, made in January, 1854, the present amount of sewage north of the Thames is computed at 9,100,000 cubic feet, or 56,693,000 gallons per day, and south of the river at 3,000,000 cubic feet, or 18,690,000 gallons a-day,making together a daily volume of sewage of 12,100,000 cubic feet, or 75,383,000 gallons. The sewage current is unequal, one•halt flowing in about six hours, and part at a greater and part at a less rate. The great flow commences about 8 in the morning, continues to increase up to 11 or 12 at noon, and then decreases down to about 2or 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The maximum sewage flow north of the Thames is estimated at 12,638 cubic feet, or 78,735 gallons in a minute, and south of the river at 4,166 cubic feet, or 25,954 gallons per minute. The ordinary rain falls and storm-flood waters flow also through the sewers to a vast extent. The ave rage of four years gives 150 days in each year when rain falls, and from 23 to 24 days in each year when flood. rains occur. Th e sewerage an d d ra inage levels withi n the metropolitan rated area vary to a great extent, th e highest level n or th o f th e Th a mes being 400 feet above, and the lowest 61 feet below Trinity high-watermark. The low level north of the river extends over 7 s quare miles and 193 ac res , o r 4,673 acres, comprising a portion , of Chelsea, part of Westminster, Pollee°, including Buckingham Palace ; and eastward the Shadwell and Poplar districts. South of the Thames the highest level is 35. feet above, the lowest nearly 8 feet below Trinity high-water murk. The low level south of the river ex tends over 12 square miles, 70 acres, or 7,750 acres, comprising Battersea, Lambeth, Southwark, Bermond sey, and notherhithe. In the low levels the sewers are open four hours only in each tide. The outfalls have flaps or valves closing under the tidal pressure, and so shutting out the stream water. For 16 out of every 24 hours the sewage and rain falls are stopped and dammed back, and when heavy rains occur, the united sewage and drainage waters rise above the surface, and houses, streets, and districts are flooded. Besides the powers of the Metropolitan Board of Works in reference to questions of sewerage, in which, and in some cther rospects, they have an extensive con trol ove r th e di str i c t b oar ds, they are also empowere d t o regulate the naming of the streets and the numbering of houses in the metropolis ; to prevent the erection of buildings beyond the regular line of street ; to make, widen, or improve the public streets an d roa d s f or faci litating the traffic ; and, in conjunction with the local boards, to make and enforce a vast number of sanitary arrangements—such, for instance, as the appointment of medical officers of health an d inspectors of nuisances, the compelling owners of houses to construct drains into the common sewer, making Provision for the combined drainage of blocks of houses, imposing penalties for erecting or rebuilding houses without proper water closet accommodati on , providing and mainta i n i ng pub lic urinals, and other conveniences, and for the water ing of streets, the cleansing of footways. and for the ap pointment and remuneration of crossing sweepers, who are to be distinguished by their dress or some distinctive mark as public servants. The whole local management of the metropolis, in a word, has been entrusted to them , and they have now to show how far they are worthy of their mission, LOCAL MANAGEMENT.-ST. GBORGES IN-THE-EAST. A public meeting of the ratepayers of tbis dis!rict was held la:,t night at the Golden Lion, Csnoon.street-roml, in order to consk'er come late proceedings of the vestry. Shortly after eight o'clock Mr. Smith was called to the chair. Mr. Monnis addressed the meeting in condemnatory terms of the conduct of some of those who bad recently been elected to the vestry, as truckling too much already to the Tory party in the vestry. That parish owed a debt of 50,0001., and he submitted that it was the duty of the ratepayers to see how that money was expended, and how it was to be paid of, At the late election under the new act, they did their best to secure the ser vices of the best men ; but one of the first steps they took, when elected, wao to elect a gentleman as their representative to the Metropolitan Board, agreeable to the wishes of the parishioners, by only a majority of one; and even that success was obtained by adopting the B p. tem of the ballot. He condemned the by-laws which had been adopted by the vestry, and the conduct of the R ev . Bryan King, the chairman, a gentleman, he said, who found when he came to the parish a fine church, and a con gregation numherinz some 1,400 persons, hut had by his Puseyism dri , en them all a wav,except some 80 or 90. The sa ary of the vestry clerk of 400/. a year was, he conceived, also too much, and ought not to have been acceded to by the reform party in the vestry. indeed the appoint ment of the individual selected was the most objection able proceeding of all, because be had filled that office for many years, and was cognisant of the manner iu 20 20 10 10 88 $ 74; 120; 103 52; 76j 7 941 4 4 93} - 14 - tk 85 --• 61 - 23 24 ... *- 68— id } 64; 36 38 ~N ~ ~. ow.. .... ..., 9:t -• 9! -1; ii - ii . . . • • 29 ,„ 30 67 - sR 8i - 5 - 414 12 -- 124 -14 i 154 92 - 97 tii -I - i 4i - 5 4 22 - 24 106 -- 75 14 12 57. --- 65 • - 3d pa! - 35 i-- I .... ••• ii - 8 3 - 23.1 3 -2 r 1 - par 341 - ibi 9 10 21 - 214 6 - I 9i - 9 151 163 62 67 82 --• 87 21 3ip 51 ba par -- aro - 4 3 - Si 241 Qsi 26- 3 pl 94 100 117 - 122 118 123 104 - 106 23i 2 , “ 115 -- 120 7 -- 7ipl 181 -14 i • 2 - 3 4 - 6 4 - 4i . -31 S 12 -- 12 . .•• - 7 44f - 45, 44 - 46 ... - pu) 18} - 19, 2 24 24 - 2 84 - 8 •.• ...... ••• i .... IP .... ...... pm ••• ••• 3i 4 294 - 291 18 i 9 j,' 89 .- 91 57 - 59 ii - d . A (13 - - esi i 64 -- 17 15i -16. i 3 -- 2 par 2p 38 40 3T -. 39 51 - 83 ~N ~' , los "." • 40 dG 73 75 8 9 30 i s ' S 1 ••• IGN. 103 I A 1 411 jA...ca, kfrui. ..... 1 all Anglo Austrln. Gold Ge all Anglo Californian O 6 Australian I all Australian Cordillera. 1 all `Ave Maria 1 i all Baden (Gd. Duchy of . 00 all fllamarvon Iron and, Coal ..... - 14 British 1r0n..., 26 9razilianlmp.(isane.l at C 5 pm.) all i)o. Cocaes Sr Cuiab 15 o. St. John Del . 4 o k Aarendon Cons. Mut Co. of Jamaica..., all lobro Copper 1 / olonial Gold ttll Jopper Min. of Ent: all * o. Pref. 7i p. cow 1€ :'opiapo ..., 1i ' ortnna all ,leneral all It.NuggatVeinßeg ail oroat Poloootb .... all Gt Wheal Vor Unite'd all ..iberty . all Linares 11 Lusitanian all ariquita all 'Sew Granada all Vouvean Monde all Pontgiband Silver Load Min. Sic Smelt 1 Fort Philip all. Quarts Rock all Patymney Iron all Do. Now 139 4antiago de Cuba... all ;out') Australian all Do. scrip . i Do. 10 per coat Pre! 9 Eln Croft .. .. ... • CI I Uvitocl Mexican .......... 1 all , tiallor all 'rest 31aripona 120 Wortking Miuirg of Australia ail Vuhi. MISOEL 19 Australian Agricalt. all Anexaln. Royal Mai i'..l Berlin Water Werke , W Brit. American Lan , ' :?2i Canada ICO - Canada Goy. 6 p. et Jan. ann July all Crysta) Pa1aee......, 5 Do. Preference ..... all Crystal Pal. of Franc , Duston Iron Ore 11 Eastern Steam..,,, all En.6tAus Cop Sur Co 24 Electric Telegraph all Electric Teleg. of all Gen. Iron So Collier 14 Oen. Steams Naviga,!. all General Screw Steam 10 Irish Beetroot St.gai 10 3fagdalena St. Navig all Moditeran. Eleo. Tel. 9 Mexican&S,Amerion. all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuoi 5 Netherlands Land all Do. Do. 1_ N.S.Do. 1 Steam Navigat. Co, go N ew B. & N.S. Land ell 1. B. Australasian 15 Nrth.ofEuropeStaan, Oriental Gas ....... 24. De. " New Shares" all Peel Fr. Lit& Minn a ll Peninsular& Orienfa [0 Do. New.... ill Portland Iron Co_ lo [loyal Mail Steam... Scot. Austral. hives,. Ditto New., 611 'lonti i A 135itri1.....3, Submar. Tel. Scrip., Registered 5 ['rust& L. Co. 11. Can Diemou'2 Land 25i 5 1 5 Si 30 20 106 35 dii 12325 20 !Do, 75 9i 15i 94 66 17 37 x d 66 7 } volittl2 the 40,11 thititod, flu ft , rtnd fault with %ha 11 1 A.11410.1u VOlllOO iY loiJeetor of nui,:ana6a and the oveemeer were appoln te ' l and:of the coercion and intimidation exercised in elet inf.; a representative to the Board of Works. ile trtnitt: however, that when the vestry found the feeling of l h parish they would amend their conduct. He coucled: by moving a resolution to the effect, that the mee t : heard with feelings of surprise and regret the statetuev; made in reference to the proceedings of the new ve 6 t r • the majority having departed from their old principle : reform and retrenchment, more especially in conferr:! , high salaries on persons aga i nst the feelings o f parishioners, and called upon them to rescind tli t ' appointments. The motion having been seconded, Mr. HERBERT, one of the vestry, defended his aid° from the charges put forward against the Reform part; He was for curtailing the saiszy of the vestry clerk, ° well as the overseer, though he was at all times to pay ;According to the duties imposed on the individua l ' He should, however, at the next meeting of the boar' protest against large salaries being given to officials the vestry. After some discussion, the resolutio❑ was passed, the proceedings terminated. Country Markets. CHELIISFOR The wifats on sale to-day w dition, and the trade slow, ai but few samples changed bau , fully is cheaper, with a dull t Wheat, white, old, per a. a. iv-. 63 81 new 67 SO red, old 6l 77 new 59 75 Barley 29 37 Chevalier 3 t 40 Grinding 26 :-;3 Malt 71 75 Chevalier 75 79 , D—DEc. 2R. rere mostly in indifferent coy .t an abatement of 2e per (lc As. Spring corn of all kin g trade. Oats, per qr 25 Peas, Partridge 39 White 4 4 3 0 I'. Boiling Dun 39 Beans, Tick 4O .'0 Harrow ticks 43 ' Mazagan 33 4 i Ditto, new 39 '' COLCHESTER— DEC, 29. A. small supply of wheat, the trade ruled dull, azd 0 the best samples obtained last week's rates. Barley in r demand, and the turn dearer. In other articles very hi doin g . Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white, 803 to 8 red, 72s to 808; barley, 3gs to 448 ; oats, 288 to 34g ; be Mazagan, 42s to 4is ; middle and small, 41s to 50s; Pe white, 51a to 66s ; grey, 44s to 46e. Official Statement of the Quantities of Corn, &c in the port of London, from the following pi the 24th to the 24th Dec., both inclusive. rim* )rte, t 4.; . g 2 . 4 Colchester . Harwich .... Leigh . ...... Haddon .... 87 : 112 e KIRKCALDY—DBc. 29. Only a moderate simply of wheat, which met a good 1 4 mand at last week's prices. Barley and oats a fair suPP:/ d ' and both sold sl ow ly a t a d ec li ne o f 6d to is per qr. onsul dling qualities, good maintaining last week's prices. Wheat. I Barley. I Oats. I Botino' d First B Bs Oct I 45s Od t 32s 01 I Os 1,1 „ Second Third...., 62s Oct 35s Od 25s Od Os COAL MARKET.—DEC. 31. Prices of Coal per ton at the 51050 of the market. s. d. 31 Wallsentl, iie. (I , A. Bate's Wert Hartley 18 ( 1 Byass's West Hartley .. 18 Heaton Davison's West Hartley 18 Whitworth l9 0 Taufleld M oo s l 7 6 Evouwood 1' 0 Wy lam 17 0 Wayne's Merthyr 25 Ships at market... 16 I Sold SEABORNE MAILS. LV signifles that the mails are sent from the General Poist.o— tho night—and M by the morning —despatch.) Day where madt, iii , From wh at if DO :;ori , Prittrb; in General Post- Port sue Is o s, Odice, London.. Dispatched. Engi —.----"" ..._........-- , _______ Every Friday .... Liverpool ... Dee. a 1 ktnerlca(bYltrit.pack)N America (by Baited Sts. packet) ..N •• • • •• • 'Liverpool .. ' Jan. S America (by 1.1. ut States, ........ Dec.packet) ........N Jan. 2. • - 'Liverpool D 21 I Soh kastralia (via ampton) ••• • . M •••••• ... •• • • Southampton .. • • I)itto (via .Marseilles) N i Ditto (via Cape of 00.,d, Hope) .. •• •• ..• • -NI ... rfneertel ° Africa (West Cout)..N;23d of the month -"Plymouth .. F.Tan. 6 cmandria ........ _1.4,8, 9, 24, & 30 of ni. DoVer ..... . Alexandria.....,,, ..Ml4th & 20th of mon•lSouthampton Southampton Bahamas • • • • • •... .. 31;17th of the month' 3elgium ...........N 1)1 1i1Y.. •••••• • • • • 'Dover ...... Day Brazil ........., ....11 9th of the month..lSouthamptou Jan. IS Buenos Ayres... „5l 9711 of the month.. ISouthand ton 'Jan. 9., Cape of Good hope •• N Various portslE/uce rt.* , Cape of Good Hope ..N Cape de Verde . .N 9th of this mon th Southamptor r iau, IS Ceylon (see India) Ceylon.. • • •• • • • • ....N Chatrael Isles .... ~ ..N Mon.,Wed.,&FrlL Southampt on Tu.Th.ol Chi1i............., .. Ml2d & 17th of month Southampto., China .• • !Once a month.... Jan. 4 Constantinople ..., .. y , 8 .13. 18,23,er28 ot in Dover .... Constantinople .. .. „ „ '4th t 20th of mon. Southampton ?wired/11 .. Cont. of Europe M & N'Twic e d a il y ...... Dover .... f Egypt (see India) France ........ If & N ;Twice daily„ .• .• Dover ...... Twieedal l i Gibraltar .. ......,:tir 4,7, 17, 20, 27 .f m "Southampton gt coca (coo India) I 0 reytown .....• .. ,„ ml2rid & 17th of mon4Soutbamptoa Elamburgh .....• .. „N, Tuesday & FridaylLondon ....• flavannah .... •... „m . 211/1 of the month Southaraptoz,:,7an. 1. Clolland .. i.....• ....m1Dai1y...... ......IDover ....... aondu ( ras Day y mll7lc, t the month.lSouthamptonilathoffnol viaSouthamptom ;4th t 20th of mon.lPlyinouth .. Jan, 4 (via m ars eineom 9th& 25th of mouth 'Dover ...... I India ...... •. India lonian Isles (see India) 1 7, &27 of mon 'D over...... Ireland .... •.• • M & NlTwice daily •.• • • • Ho!? head . iTycleadaN Lisbon • • • • • • • • • • .... 7'7. 9 . 1 7, & 27 of al,Southamptat; Van. ls Madeira .........,..m 9th of the nuonth'Southamptow Madeira • • • . • • • • •• , „ N 1230 of month •• •• !Liverpool ••• Malta (see India) I Malta ..............N ti 4, lg. &28 of raon. , Dover ...... Jan. 4 Mauritius (see lndla) 1 Mauritius ..........N;l4th of the month Moak° ••••• ........mi2nd of the month., Southampton Jan. 1 Napie5.........„ ..,.N iSthlsth2sthofrnon.lDover ..... ; New Granada ....., lyi 1 & 17th of month ISouthamptor.,l New Ze a1and..........,8y private st 1p .. 'Various ports.UnontlitS Papal States ........Nlsthlsth2stholmon•lDover ...... Peninsula ..........m 7thl7th27thormon.lSouthampton 10 & 27th of rnon.',Southamptor, Peru ...........• ..M Port Natal ........ „N Ily private ship.,. Various porta 17neartillS Sicily ~............Ivsthistll2sthotinun, Dover .• .... Tuscany ............N! ithlsth2sthofinon. Dover ....., enezuel, ........ml2d 417th oftaonth,Routham Van Diemen's Land ( se .' Dion 1 &16 tno Australia) ....• •,' ! Welt Indies ...„.• ..• ; r4d & 17th of month tans,.*._.__ 1.._ . - _--•• • Routhareptan I & 16 me 475 38 ;1338 174 12d SG 17thoi month When any of these dates fall on a Sunday, the will de. ,patched on following day, with the except' sn of mails the India be (11 , preceding day. Southampton) and the the Malta, both o f which will be despatch.d ttO , SHARE MARKETS. TAYERPOOL, Dice. 31. STOCK ExcllAN4E,—The tone of the market has been steady to-day, and an improv ,, irent at the following prices —Caledonian, 27f South Eastern, 171 . 3s. —Lendon and N or th Wooten), 94i—Ditto Eighths, N ew 1 dis.-- Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 23i I.Lancashire Ditto New, 3 31. Is. 3d. p.—D utc h Rhenish, and Yorkshire , 77i—G rea t 'western of Canad d. a, MANCHESTER, DEC. 31. g Excrwrct.—The market to-day has been with.. on S t T a O n C y change in prices, but a good business. Midland, 64i_Lendon and North Western, 94i—Leeds. 77i•—• Great Western of Canadri, 25 $—Ditto New, 2i pi:l.—. G re at Luxembourg, 4 —Dover, 17 3- 16—Caledonian, 27 9 3 Sheffi e ld , 23i—Cheibire Juect., 15j o. d. Ditto_ unio Pr a el, nk, 1 pm. BIRMINGHAM, Dec. 31. STOCK EXCHANGE.— The market was firmer to•day, afld a ftir amount of businoss was done. London and North• Westerns, at 94 1 — Birmingham Town and District Banks at 13—Midlands clos e d at G 4. _ HAMBURG, Dec. 30th.—In consequence of the Boys/ Decree, which had taken from the jury the cognisance of political crimes and misdemeanours, affairs of that hind ill be tried by a special section of the courts of appeal. BIRTHS. OF A 80N. On the 31st ult., at Lyncombe Villa, latterses Riee, the wife of William Evill, Esq., jun. On the 30th ult., in Chesham-street, the Lady Marcus Hill. On the 29th ult., at Byfield House, the on. Mrs. E. B. Wrottesloy. Or A DAUGHI'BR. On the 31st ult., at 25, Myddelton-squr ►r2, the wife of Coleman Defriss, Esq. On the 29th ult., at 22, Upper Borke' Loy-street, Pori man-square, the wife of Frederick Purvis, Esq, MARRIED. On the 29th ult., at St. James's, P jecadillY, Arthur Noverro, Esq., of Gre a t Stanmore, Mid idlesex, to E mma Otwav, eldest daughte r of Charles Otwa y Mayn e, , o f the Manor House, Great Stantuore. On the 25th ult., at St. Paul's, Coven 4-garden, Mr, W. Barringor, of Henriett a - s t ree t, C oven t - Garden to Mary Ann Sarah, eldest dae g ht er o f th e late Arr. Plummer, of Blackheath. DIED. On the 31st nit., at Park-road Villas, 13, aterses, John yard, Hunt, aEgesq., of the firm of Ke e li ng and E Lunt, Monument aged 150. d 63. Da A rw t u th ll e , Parsonage of Sh o ld en , Kent, th e ., Nev. F. w. On the 30th ult., at Froxfield, Mr. , ;fob II Martin, for merly o f 119, Mount-street, Gros venor-tiqu a ;cc, aged 65. Jo O n u the 29th ult., at Croft Y. Built', nr oil. Monmouth, of Foot. h Charles Seagrave, Esq., 4th (Rine, Uwn) R eg i ment On the 29th ult., a t Mi ssenden Abbe y, Mucks, G eorge Carri n gton, Esq. On the nth ult., at Gravesend, Thollaas Towns, Esq., late of 20, Oxford- s t reet, London, aged 61. On the 29th ult., at Rams ate Fordin and, the youngest London, aged 19. son of Mr. Rudolph Ackermann, of 1.'4, tgent•street, LONDON Printed f.,nd Published by WI RD° YOUNG , of No. 112, St zand, Printer, at The Sion Office, No. 112, Strand, in t. ne P recinct of the Savoy, in the 11011124 or Di iddle4o, Tues.lay. January 1, IGG. ~;~~w g/ 20 10, St. St. 50 25 100 gii i 68 74 (.104 58i 8 38 71 50 2 100 6 124 12A 12 1 St. St. 50 '75 12! St. 25 1061 CO 59 79 8