The Sun. — London, England, 1856-12-09 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COPIII I /17,',,C1A.T , TYTELLI GET 4TY, Two o . 4 )1,00 The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed quietly, but very firmly, and prices of all kinds were unchanged. The sales were 8,000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken for export. In the Railway Share Market a steady feeling prevailed, and prices were a shade easier than on Saturday last. Business in the colonial produce market this week has commenced quietly, but a moderate num ber of public sales are advertised. The following information with reference to the tea trade is taken from Messrs. Layton, Herbert, and Company's monthly circular. The stock in the United King dom appears heavy, it being 83,403,000 lbs., against 65,868,000 lbs. last year. The deliveries have fallen off, and are likely to be on the decline to the sth of April, when the reduction of 6d. per lb. in duty is to take place, and then we confidently look for a very great increase in the consumption. On the other hand, the quantity afloat and arrived here, but not included in stock, we estimate at about 19,000,000 lbs. against 27,000,000 lbs. at the same period last year. In the first three months of this season, viz., in July, August, September, and part of October there were shipped away from China 22,000,000 lbs. only, but to give a supply equal to the three previous years' shipments up to the 10th January, the exports must reach 33,000,000 lbs., or 11,000,0001b5. per month, i.e., for the ensuing three months of this year. With these facts before us we think there is every probability that hi the course of next year the consumption will more than overtake the stock and expected supplies, and that an upward tendency may be looked for, in stead of that depression which has marked the pro gress of our market during the present year. The principal business to report has been in the recently arriv e d « new season's' 'monings and wood packs from Canton, which have been realising from is. 7d. to 2s. 3d., with two chops of the finest at 2s. 4d. per ; as with the Kisows, there was more competi tion for those grades below Is. 10d. per lb. Black leaf kinds have been quiet till within the last few days, but are now again in demand at previous quotations, assisted by some speculation. Common Congou is neglected at 9id per lb. Souchongs are about as last re ported; a chop of finest just in has fetched 2s. 6d. per lb. Flowery Pekoe is in very limited demand. Both scented Orange Pekoe and Caper have mate rially declined in value since last month, owing to excessive arrivals. Oolongs of fine quality wanted ; common difficult to sell at previous prices. Green Teas, of fine quality, are held for full value ; in ferior grades have been saleable at quotations. The prices hitherto ruling for - Young Hysons will, ore long, we think, attract attention. Canton Lade sorts of gunpowder have been sold to a large extent, but on easier terms. Young Hysons con tinue as neglected as ever. The advices from the United States by the steamer Europa, announced yesterday, represent the New York Money Market as being much easier than it had been, the demand for discount accom modation being rather limited. The City Banks were enabled to keep a sufficient reserve of specie to satisfy the requirements of their customers; but notwithstanding this, the markets for public secu rities had tended downwards, although at the latest date rather more buoyancy had ensued. The ship ' -manta of the precious metals continued large, and in the week ending the 22d ult. the shipments were 950,709 dols., making the total exports during that date 34,779,984 dol.. During the same week the exports of, merchandise exceeded the imports to the extent of 779,135 dols. Some surprise was occasioned yesterday after noon by the receipt of telegraphic information to the effect that the Bank of Amsterdam had raised tie rate of discount from b to bi per cent. This measure would have excited little attention if most of the other continental money markets were not tending in an. opposite • direction. At the same time, however, 5i per cent. for money in Holland fs a very unusual quotation for discounts, and, _ Although the advance is attributed to the disturb ince caused by tha silver speculation, it may be found that the authorities also had in view the itapending Russian Loan, which, if it cannot be Obtained in France or England, will perhaps be introduced elsewhere. The True Briton, which was announced yesterday Boni Melbourne, has brought a larger amount of gold than was anticipated, viz., 90,000 or 100,000 ounces, valued at 360,0001. or 400,0001. We give these figures, because the statements differ to the extent indicated as to the precise sum. An active demand for money prevails 'in Lom bard -street and at the Bank of England, and the minimum quotation is in almost all instances demanded. There is, therefore, no expectation of any further.immediate alteration in the official rate, Oa the arrangement of the quarterly and annual acoounts, as well as the revenue payments, will all assist in maintaining a full inquiry. This morning the market for the English Funds opened at the reduced values current yesterday after noon, when, owing to the heaviness of the French Bourse, and one or two other minor circumstances. Consols were rather weaker. Be %idea a few sales by parties who, being frightened by the pause in the upward movement, were in duced to realise their profits, there have been some Bear operations, but the market Shows considerable strength. Consols have been 931 Aand 93A I for the Bth January. A special transfer is reported at 948, inclusive of the dividend. The New Three per Cents, are .. 1 31 the Reduced 931 1. Exchequer Bills 4s. to 48 % premium, ditto Bonds 981 ¶, and India Bonds 28 . premium. Bank Stock is 218, and India Stock 225. Yery few bargains have been recorded in Foreign securities, and these have been at lower prices. Turkish . 6 per Cents. have been 94 1 and sin ce . k. 4 95. The 4 per Cents. are about 102 g. Russian " Per Cents. are 107, and the Small do. 971. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign stocks .;-.Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i 7 ; Mexi tan, 211 21; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 7 6 8 ; ditto "', Per Cents., 54 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44 6 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 106 8 ; ditto 41 per cents., 96 8 ; Spanish 3 par Cents., 42 ; ditto New Deferred, 231 A ; ditto Certificates, 51 61 ; ditto Passive, 51 6i. There has been very little business transacted 11 1 Rail way Shares this morning, and the fluctua tions in prices have not been more than about to t per cent. Caledonian, Lancashire and Yorkshire, _r . ighton, North-Western, South-Western, and Midland were about ss. better ; but Great North er, Great Western, North-Eastern Berwick, and South -Eastern declined ss. to 10s., and Chester and H o lyh ea d 1/. Th e F renc h lines are also ... at rather depressed prices. Paris and Lyons noteeettainne,dpabooteuht to . 7s. 6d., and Lombar . do-Ve about ss. Gralenish, and Sambre and Meuse Western of Can a % a Trunk of Canada and Great Seinde are quoted 7 v:ere each about ss. lower, and Joint-Stock Bankl Shares bein rule very quiet. Unity Mutual declined IZ., bein g quoted 40. In Miscellaneous of only alteration to notice is a further advan ce to 73. Ro t. in Peninsular and Oriental Steam, viz., quoted 67 to 6 8 . Yal Mail Steam are 13RITISHIFIJNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES, (From the Offietal List.) sank Stock ... .... . . 3 3 per Cent. Reduced .......... 930 94 1 pa abut Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 1.1 " g Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 2 1 3-16 Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 lB India Stock India Conde, £loeo Ditto, under £lOOO 2 p Consols :or Account 93 P 1 i i Rachequer Rills, 21d. £l000 , X 590 4 p Ylisil Ditto Bentls, IP'5% 3i per Cent 98,3 i 9 Ditto, 1859 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DA Y. Mexican 3 per Cent 22 "Wan Bonds, 1622, i; St., 5 per Cent lO7 Ditto, 4i per Cent. — . 3itt• Small 97i 4 1) , 1nn h Bonds, 3 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account 8 11 mu • Turkish Committee Cert. of Coup. not f un 6 I iatrkieb Bonds, 6 per cent — Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. .. Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable In London. THRER O'CLOCK Consols (Money bi ttoiAm J onnt (az sty 8) THE SUN, LON DON, TUESDA Y EVE ,A; IN G, DECEMBER 9 1856 SHARE MARKETS—(This Day). .6, .4_ rLW ~ Y S,. A.aILWATO. 'Ambg. Nottax. anti East a. Junct. ' al! Sear .at & Enllymen , all Binning. Wolvorb. Stour Valley all Birkeand. Larval e Cheshire I; all D. elm'''. & , all Da., do. ...... all Blackburn all Blytt &,Tynoor:gu:l , £25 (ised. at £4, ,100 Bristol and Exete , 100 Caledonian. 100 Chester & Holyhea, all Cork and Bander. all Cork, Black, do Pan all Cornwall all Do. A 81 Do. B 15 Dublin&BolfastJune all Dun. P. & Abor. Jnc. 100 East Anglian all ;Eastern Counties ,100 I East. Union. A St) 10 , 8e.,'1 B. Stock 1 8# 'Do., New A ! 17 East Kent 1100 Fast Lancashire a l East Suffolk ; 4 Do. 1100 Edinburgh & Waage all Edinb. and Peebles. 1110 lEdin.Frth & Dun& all I Forth & Clyde Jun: 100 Furness. 100 'Glasgow & S. Westrn all Great N. of Sootily). 100 Groat Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 1(X) Do., B. Stock 1)0 Gt. Sth. &Weet.( Ire ) 100 Great Western ...... 100 Do. Stour Val. Rai Qua. Stk all Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Oarlisi , 10 Do., Thirds 12 Do. New Thirds 100 Lancash. andYorksi Do., Wet. Biding Iln all Do. South! sari. all London & Blackwai 100 Lond. Bright & S.Csi 100 Lond. and N. Weste. 16 Do. Fifths 5 il)o.101. Sh.,M&B t 21' Do. Eighths 100 London andS. all Lndn drry & Col erain. all Lndndrry. & Ennisk 100 Nfanch.Shef.&Lincli. I Metropolitan 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement tOO gidlancl 100 00.11irmng.&Derb sll Widld. G. West. (Ire, all Do. Half Shares all Newcastle & Carlisl , all Nwpt.Aberg. & Elrfri 8i Newry &Enniskille 411 Newry, Warrenpoini and Rostrovor 'Norfolk ' Vortlin.CoantleeUn 1.00 North British 100 Nth. Devon Rail F. Dock Stock 100 90., A. Stock 100 B Stock 00 N.Bastern—Berwi' 233 :')a. do. Extension .. 161 :1)0.d0.G.N.E. ?Tire all Do. Leeds tOO Do. York 100 North London ti AS.Wetrn.,Elam stlad, and City Jr., ' :7? North Staffordshire. al North Western..... al) & S. West rn. Jun- Wore., & Wolv 14 '‘,rtsroonth 9 Rhymney . vl M ottish Central 10) Scot. N E.Abrdn St. lOC, Do. Scot. Mid. St :00 4 ,, opshire Trni , u 2 SitingbournekSheer. al ioutti Devon Y South Eastern 100 'outh Wales 1. 3. Yrksh. & Eiv. Dnt Do all S'aines,Wok. &Wo' a t Stockton & Darling 12 Do., do., 1854 3 Do., do., 1855 . itoekten 4 Hartlep raff Vale 100 )o. Pref., No. 1.... ?2 rhames Hay. D.& R. all Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenn all Waterford&Llmerie , all West Cornwall..... all West End of Londel and Crystal Palace. all Do. A ......, all Do. B al) West London all Do. Flist Class .. all Do. Second Class .11 Wimbled Jiternwm COLONI AL. 9 I Bombay, baron a., .no Cen.lndia, g. 5 p. c all Do. 10s. Ceylon A shares 1 Do. B. do all temerara 2s. Eastern Bengal all Kast Indian A and B, g. P. , 5 Do. Ex. C, gu. sp. c all Do. do. D, gu. sp. c. all D 0.4. p.c.Bnds.,'s7 all Do. do. do., '59, do all Geelong Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. all Gd. Trunk of Canada all Do. Cert. of Deben, oon. into Stk. till '6 all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. all It. In. Pen. g. sp. o• 2 Do New, guar. sp. c al' Gt.WeeternofCanada 8 Do. New ail Do. Bds., payable 's' all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all Do. do., '73 do. all Do. do., '73, without option all Madras, guar. 4i p c all Do. do., sp. 0. 10 Do. 4i p. c. Exton 5 Do. Sel Ex., g. sp. c 5 Scindo, guar. sp. c. all D 0... 18 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A)... .Vos: all 1 .IntiverpititAt nit.= 10 Ardennes all iolgian Eastn. June 16 leziors to Graisrrser e 10i Buff. & Lk. Mir. Ry. all Carrneanx & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. 12 lintel) Rhenish all Eastern of France 19 le. New 26. Euphrates Valley 10s. Eur.l 1 8 qt. Central of Fran, e 16 'treat Luxembourg 4 Italian Junction...... all Lake Const. & Basle all Lierre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo Venetian. all Lucca & Pist. sp. c.p. 15 Lyons and Genova all Lyons at Mediterran. all Maria Antonia all Do. do. New all Nnraur & Liege all Do. do,, 6p, c. Pref a ll Northern of France. all NorwegianTrunkPre all Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans 5 Recife & San. Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c, ri Rome and Frascati all Royal Danish ...... all Royal Swedish all Sambre and Menso , all Do. 5i p. cont. Prof all Southern of France r 1: West Flanders.....,,, all Do. 6A per c. Prof all tv.& N. W. of Franc, 6 Western of Austria all West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden . a ll Zealand ....... a ll Do. 8 per cent. Pref. aoirra all A.ustralasia ...... 1: Bank of EgYpt 50 Bank of London ...; all Bri. Col. Bk.lan. C. Britiih FI. 10 --"cr icau ! 5 Chartd. Bank o f A, is 6 Chrtd. Br. k. of India, Australia, & China 50 City 21 Colonial 2fl Comnioreial of Lore - 1:1`.7,..9 1 ?Ct. SCA ne.Cht. nil Lord. Clan. In. o! Australia all Dittr, New 20 London and County 5 0 Lna. B. Bnk g. Corp. 10 London Joint Stock.. 20 Loud. & Wostminster 35 National Prof Eng 10 Do. Naw 22, National Bank all New South Wales,.,, x 1 Oriental Pk. Corp,,." 15 Ottoman Bank ... 4 Provincial of Ireland all Do. Now 1 R Aus B Betio I ra c, Lli South Australia all CriliGll of Australia 2A Do. Now 10 Union Londo n 50 Unity Mutual _ 50 Western B% of liond Price *his day. 4 -- 4,1 8i 9 18} - 193 - 17* 13 - 14 93 - 59 60. 38t 39, 94 10;, 19 - 20 9i 37 - S 9 26 - 28 7 - 5 85 - 87 54A - 55 35i -36 r 1 94 - 96 7 - 90i - 91 76 - 77 120 125 [l3 115 69 0 70 - 74 54 - 64 54 6i 97 , 97 61 - 7 11l -- 112 1051 106 20j 2l 104 - 'lO 107 i - 108 34g 35 - ...11 81i -11 51 - 56 1 .« """" 131 -14 t 51 53 34 .i,d 39 40 84 - 85 4} - 3 - 2i iBi - 19 60 61 96 99 51 5 d 6i 7a 10 11 29 30 26 2i I 70 72 48 50 ... 1 174 IE4 73 74 80 81 5 3 d 2 14 - 16 38 - 40 19i -20 i 6 - 8 2 - 4 5 - 54 •• •• • 7 - 9 I. - li •••1 11 ...• ••• 1 22a 23 2 Zip 22i 23 t. ''' ... 21i - 221 114 - 12 80 - 85 21 -22 - lip 24 - 24. 21 -21 p 99 - 100 117 - 122 117 - 122 109 111 201 -20 i 22i - 2 3 P 11-Jp 2t - 2fP IGN. 7 - 74 ••• 1p - 2' - 3 p 54 -5) 33 - 33; 10i - 11. P 41 -44 p! 53 61 81 - Si 194 - 20 37 - 38 8 - 9 53. - 54 51. 53 I- i P •• 1.8 - 20 - 9} - 9 - 9 - pm 48.- q 9i - 10 34i - 35 6 - 1p • 100 -- 102 - - 63 - 65. -4 , 1 1 - 68 -- 70 ~, ... ••• 17i -- 18 201 - 2111 .1 - rvi •••• vv. .... WE. ... • d, ... -- ..... 35 - 37 6i - 69 7 - 9 10 Bct d lin Mn ets done this dsy LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 'r~ .~. RAILWAYS. ‘.oroans. Bedford filet ;.111ey Enekgharsusn. Clydesdal.) Col. Stour Vy, E. Lin. 7.6 pc. E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct 1)o. N0w...... Glstr.es Da Fr Hrtlpl. . Bull & Do. Do. Shared. Lon.&Groonw Do. Preference Lon., TH., & S. Do. Bark. Sh. Lowo;toft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Bx'..a. and Matlock Middlesbro' N L. &N. W. .Calodon... I all lOU E.CJ &E.O Gt. ri rt E. Count. Caldonis, a. Do Gt. Wo6l - .11 Yk. New. Berr. Y. It N Do Dc Closing Prices this day 97 - 98 98 - 102 11 - 1 3 133 -13 i 4 ... Is. Eaaterr Do ••• ...." • • • Peto ,t Co. IDo ...... Norfolk._ Do L.& N. W & Stekton Darling, t. kticliaud 1107 - 109 12i - 13 224 -23 A 112 -- 115 P, P.ode.g 6 P.C. Newmarket Bury B. G.spc Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p c Preet. Do. Shre. A Roystn.ik She. Roth .an , i Gooleg.s P.C. Shrews.&ller. S. Staffordsb. Wear Val leyg r per cent._ Do .... 2f - 21 90 - 92 r - 57 En. Coun. E. Count. Do Do L. tic N. W Do Gt Northn Lancash& Yorkßh. T. Brassey ?Lig:loan Stockt. Darlingt , Do latWostn ! all all 100 I 8R 132 - 135 33 - ?,4 88 90 Wilts&f;omrst PREFERENCE 3ELARM. IllythandTyne 10p, c. pref. (issd.ltsoi Brig. & Ex. 4 p. c. St Da. 4 p. a. Slime .. ICaledn. £lO 4i p.c. Ches. St. Flo. On. 51 0 St. 20 St. St. On :it Qt. 61 5 R. 100 hll all 2 Do. de. Pref. 6 per C. Cork 4131nd0n5 Dua.Prth . & Aber. J. E. Anglian Cls. ASh 4! - 5 6 - 6i St. 100 Do. do. Cls. B6p. c St. 10) Do. do els.oo 7p. c 6i all illts.Co.Ex,speNo. ti all Do. No. S. 10 all Do. New 6p.0. St 20 all east Un., G. 6p. c 5 all Do. 51., 10 ner cent 10 all Do. 161. Debentr.Sl St. all Do. do. 4 per cent St. 100 last Lancagh. 6p. et 5 all g. 'kW. York. J. sth• 10 4 13din. & Gl. 5 p.c. eh St. 100 l'rth.&Dnn.4p.c St. 100 Furness, sp. C. , St. lOu 'Alas• • szs W.G.5 p.c 3t. 100 Great Northn. sp. c St. 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem. Do. 41 p. Do. sp. c., Red. at f [O9 - 113 101 - 108 4 6I) A- - OP 2 - 12 75! - 76 117 - 119 109 - 111 1 103 - 105 Rt. b 100 1 c• Pra••• • ••• •• I all Gt.N. of Scot.istPrk St. 1100 Gt. S. &W. (Ireland 2(1 14 Do. 4per a. Prof. S CO € Gt. w.( kH.E2cspo St. EX i Do. con. red. 4.i p.c. St. 101 Do. con. red. 4p. c MI Do. irred. 4p. c. St. 1 .0) Do. sp. c. red. pref 8 , 1 %1 Do. Birm. Prof. Sh 10 al Do. Chester 8 p.c.P.: 10 M Do. do. sp. c. do. St 1% 'Do. Birm. Gina. Stk 261 all Do. Ches. Etna. Sh.. 0 1 al Do. do. do 20 41 Do. do. do 16 6 TAIL& York. F. 2 I St. Do. 6 p. c. Stock St• 11 0 Lon. &B. 0.5 pc. No.l St. Lo Do. P., 5p e. St.No.2 St. 110 De. New onar.6 n. St. 1)0 Do. do. sp. c.,N0.4 St. 1)0 bon. &N. W., Coy. di Nuneaton 5 p. et... 0 Lon.tt S.W. 7 per ct late 3d Shares ... 11 ',lndy. St Color. Sh. 11 Londy. & Ennis.i Sh 01 Nf.,5.,& 1..6 p. Cent 4i Do. do. do. £6 O Do. do. 3i per cent. 11 Niarypt .8z Carl. 4 p n Do. 4. 1 ; per cent 0' Do. do. 0 Consol.6 p.c.St O Do, Con.Br.nr.6pc O Do. 4i p. c. Pref. t O Ditto L. & li. Pref. St I New., Aber., &c., pr. j sp. a. red. 5 p.c. pm. 6 Do. Perpet. 6 p et. with optn. till '66 1( all Norfk. Deb, 4 p.c. sh St 100 Do.Pief. sp.a. St c S. 100 Do. 5 pc. Ext.,1846 E. 100 Do. 5iper0.pf.,1847 04. 100 Do. Wv. V.5pe.,1847, 4. 100 North British 7 3i Do 71. Preference (t. lou N. E. Porw, 17 Si Do. do. do a() 13 Do Leeds 6 p.c %NM 12i 9 Do. do. Qr5.,1848... 25 10 Do.YoriFl.& S. Pnr. 20 all North Staffordshire.. St. 100 Ox, Wo, &W., 6 pc._ St. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Redeem. 8k all Snot. Cent. , New Pref St. 100 Se.N.E. Aber. g 6 pe 5 all Do. do., 7 p.c. pf. st. St. 100 D0.d0., 3i p.c. pf. st 25 all South Devon 10 all Do. fixed, 4,i per cent 1 .0.61 all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 10 Do. 44 per cent Xll Do. Fixed 4i p c sh 10 S. Wales Gua. 4p. et 10 Do. do. 4i p. c dl S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. dl Stock. & Dar., sp. c. .5 Do. do. do. Stock. & Hartl. g. p.c. till July 1,'56' Waterfd.& Kilk. 6 p c 61 - 63 gi - 10; - 6 94 - 96 87 89 99 - 101 10 101 161 171 10 10 73 15 19. 20. 91 10 144 151 ici 137 139 I •• . g. ' .... 140 - 143 117 - 119 ... ''''' ... 1157 - 159 12} a: St. 11 •..... --- ••• 3 in 66 70 -139 98 - 100 88 - 1019.0 1 - 1i 1102 -7164 92 94' i d •• ••••• •• • i ''' id 1107 - 108 114 - 116 105 - 110 17 = 18 St. 10 10 a] St. 10 St. 10 20 a 22i - 231 101 - 103 10 - 10, 25 1 l2i a: 27 -- 24 2 - 3 r• 'ii -- 3k Business this day 1081 911 2 751 6 88} 9 7 10 9 LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings at Guildhall, before the Lord Chief Baron and a common jury.) WILSON V. COHEN—SLANDER. This was an action for damages for slander. The de fendant pleaded not guilty. Mr. Hawkins and Mr. Henry James were counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Sergeant Ballantine and Mr. IL D. Lewis were counsel for the defendant. Mr. Hawkins, in stating the case to the jury, said that the plaintiff was an undertaker, apd a select vestry man of Whitechapol, carrying on business in Dock-street in the neighbourhood of Mint-street, and the defendant was a clothier, occupying two houses in the same street, and the slander consisted of words uttered by the defend ant to the plaintiff, charging him with being a thief, and a robber, and a brothel-keeper, that his wife was a bawd, and his daughters prostitutes, The plaintiff was called. and deposed that on the even ing of the 14th August last the defendant accosted him n Dock-street, and caused by his conduct a large assem blage of persons. His wife and daughters were attracted by the noise in the street, and appeared at the door just at the time the defendant, in disgusting language, used the slander complained of. Plaintiff made no reply to the defendant's assertion, nor did his wife or daughters to the insinuation thrown out against their chastity. Plaintiff was unable to say if the defendant was drunk at the time ; and he afterwards instructed his solicitor to obtain an apology from the defendant, but he declined giving it. He had no vindictive feelings against the defendant, and was ready now to stop the case ou his 84 9 I I apologising. In his cross-examination the plaintiff said that lie was not aware if he had offended the defendant. He had buried defendant's wife. Mr. Sergeant BAllantine—And I suppose he has never forgiven you. (Laughter.) Plaintiff continued—He was not a " burial society"— (laughter)—but he had been the promoter of one. The Chief Baron—And that I suppose is dead and buried. (Laughter.) Plaintiff—Yes. (Renewed laughter.) Several witnesses, including the plaintiff's wife, hav ing been examined in support of his case, Mr. Sergeant Ballantine said be should not call any witnesses. Mr. Hawkins then summed up the evidence, remark ing that the plaintiff regretted to be compelled to bring this case belt re a jury. If au apology had been given by the defendant the plaintiff would have been satisfied, and he was now ready to accept an apology, Mr. Sergeant Ballantine addressed the jury for the defendant, and remarked that he preferred to rest his case on the plaintiff's evidence rather than call witnesses, because it was well known that in these Mint.street cases as many witnesses might be got on either side as was thought neces sary. He condemned this action being brought, contending that the words used were not slanderoUs, but merely abuse cognisable before a magistrate, and he attributed the action being brought by the plaintiff out of fear of a prosecution being instituted against him if he went to the Mansion House or Guildhall, from the bad odour these cases were in there. He ridiculed the lamb-like disposition of the plaintiff and his family in not replying to the defendant's language, and asked the jury if they thought it at all likely that a woman like the plaintiff's wife -mould quietly stand by and hear herself called an " old bawd." If so, the sooner she was trans lated to a better scene the greater advantage it would be fur all parties. The Chief Baron, in summing up, said it was to be regretted this action had been brought, because, he thought it was one savouring more of abuse than slander. If, however, they believed, the defendant seriously ircti puted misconduct to the plaintiff by the language h• used the plaintiff was entitled to their verdict. Much had been said of the dispositions of the relative parties, and it was for the jury to form their own opinion of th• forbearing and quiet disposition of the plaintiff and his family. It was unfortunate an apology or retraction of the language used had not been given when an applica tion was made to the defendant for that purpose. In St. James's-street, if a man said he did not say such and such words that had been imputed to him, or retracted his expression, it was taken as an apology or retraction, but he doubted if such rules of politeness prevailed iu Mint-street and its locality. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages 201. MINES. all I Anglo Californian 7 'Australian till Baden (Gd. Duchy of) ill Blionar. Iron & Coal 1.4 British Iron :66 Brazilianimp.(issned at £5 pin.) . 11 Do. Cocaes k Culab3 .5 Do. 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QUIN. This was an action for a breach of warrantry. The defendant sold a horse at Barnet to the plaintiff for 71. 10s., having just before bought it for 71. On the follow ing day plaintiff took it to a farrier's to be shod, but he refused to have it on his premises because it was so badly glandered. On the following day it was found to be in such a bad state that jt was shot. The plaintiff, a ship rigger by trade, was examined at great length, but he gave a very indifferent account of the transaction. It was evident he had been victimised by a "cooper," who had palmed off on him a regular " duffer." The plaintiff, through his counsel, submitted to a nonsuit. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. :Sittings at Guildhall, before Lord Campbell and a Special Jury.) ELLIOTT V. HIGGINS AND OTHERS. This was an action brought for the recovery of 6741. from the executors of the late Mr. Higgins, a surveyor, for work and labour done in the valuing of certain houses and timber on a projected line of railway in connection with the London and Birmingham Railway, between Northampton, Warwick, and Fenny Compton. The liability of the deceased was not disputed ; the only point being the amount per mintage the plaintiff was entitled to receive, vis., one half or one quarter per cent. On the suggestion of Lord Campbell, a verdict was taken for the lesser amount. COMMON PLEAS. :Sittings at Guildhall, before Mr. Justice Cresswell and a Common Jury.) WICKING Y. STEEL AND ANOTHER. This was an action for the recovery of the amount of an attorney's bill. The question involved was the liability of George Steele, one of the defendants. It appeared that one Alexander Steel held certain land some years since at New C roes, under the Haberdashers' Company, and carried on business there as a market gardener, his brother George, formerly a gentleman's servant, assisting him with money. During the occu pation of the land some alterations took place on the South• Eastern Railway, and the plaintiff was employed by Alexander Steel to conduct an action against the company for compensation, and it was in respect of that the bill of costs was claimed against George, as partner, his brother Alexander having left this country for America. The Jury, under the direction of the Judge, returned a verdict for the defendants generally, with leave for the plaintiff to move to enter the verdict as against Alex• ander Steel, the jury being of opinion George Steel was not liable. The learned Judge said he had power to, strike the name of George Steel out of the record. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) SOVTHWA.RK. THE ALLEGED ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE. James final beershop keepe r i n L ong - a ll ey, dence taken on Frid a y last, from Wm . Layton, a w e a h s ar b g r e o d ug yv ht it b h ef a o s r s e a ll: l l lt r in n g urmchrasm. Harriettf f or Callaghan, a tall powerful looking f e ll ow , we ll k nown to the police, Moorfields, and ro bbin g her of 91. 7s . From the examination,evi- Scot Scotter, the wife of a trades man, residing at 16, Castle street, Rent -street, it ap peared that on the previous evening the prosecutrix (his sister) paid a visit to his family. Between 10 and 11 s h e left, and witness, his wife, and a Mr. Ross accom panied her to put her in a cab to go home. They had not gone far when Mrs. Scotter was knocked down and kicked about, and Mr. Laytenon, his wif e , an d M r. R oss went up to protect her, wh they were surrounded by the prisoner and three others and dreadfully ill-used, so much so that the prosecutrix was so ill, as well as Mrs. Layton, that they were unable to attend to give their evidence. Mrs. Scotter now attended, and said that she was walking with Mrs. Layton along Kent -street on Thurs day night last to look for a cab to go home. Mr. Lay ton and Mr. Ross followed behind. Just as they came to the Crown the prisoner rushed up to her, seized her by the shoulders, and putting one of his knees on her stomach thretv her into the road. She was then kicked about until she became insensible. She thought at the time that she had been robbed of 9/. 75., but when she got home she fortunately ascertained that she had left it in her dressing-table. Mr. Burcham sentenced the prisoner to two months' hard labour in the house of Correction. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. IMPUDENT THEFT.—John Wilson was brought before Mr. Beadon, charged with stealing a cloth cape, the property of Messrs. Weaver and Broughton, tailors, 98, Regent•street. George Bibb, an assistant in the service of the prosecu tors, stated that yesterday afternoon, about 6 o'lock, he was in the shop when his attention was attracted to the prisoner outside the shop-door. He watched his movements, and after a Inmate or so he s aw hi m go up to one of the block 3 at the door and take therefrom the cloth caps produced. Witness immedi• ately rushed out and caught him with the cape in his possession. He called a constable and gave him into custody. The prisoner, who is supposed to be an old offender, was remanded for a week. ILLEGALLY PLEDeuso.—Sarah Jones was charged with illegally pledging 13 yards of silk, the property of Mrs. Cowland, dressmaker, 10, George•street, Park-street. It appeared that the prisoner was in the service of the prosecutrix, who, in consequence of missing the silk, caused the boxes of all her young people to be searched. The silk was not found, but on the prisoner's box being searched, amongst other articles belonging to the prose nutria, a duplicate of the silk was found. The prisoner was at once taxed with the theft, and given into custody. Remanded for a week. COURT OF ALDERMEN (THIS DAY). THE RECORDERS HIP OF LONDON. Tnis afternoon a Court of Aldermen was held at tho Guildhall, and, amongst other things, to take into con sideration the following motions of Mr. Alderman Sidney : " That this Court will now proceed to the election of a Recorder, in the room of the Right Hon. James Archibald Stuart Wortley, who has resigned the said office on being appointed her Majesty's Soicitor-General. And, on the same being affirmed, to move " That Russell Gurney, Esq., Q.C., the Common Sergeant of this City, is, from his well-tried abilities and experience on the judi cial bench, eminently qualified to fill the important office •f Recorder, ,:and thalthe bejeleoted thereto accordingly." The LORD MAYOR however decided that. the motions could not be put until the Court of Common Council has confirmed the report of the General Purposes Committee continuing the salary at 3,000/, per annum, and the ora tions were accordingly postponed. The general feeling of the Court of Alderman appears to be adverse to the election of Mr. Russell Gurney as recorder. SPORTING NOTES. MANY THINGS. The sometime frost-bound jumpers will resume opera tions to-morrow at Ipswich. Mr. Merry has engaged a , pecial train at his own risk, and on his own responsi bility, and although a somewhat scanty supply of sport will be provided, yet a right pleasant meeting will be celebrated. I know little or nothing about the com petitors for the Grand Steeplechase. Speculation has been very limited, and the major part of it has been engrossed by The Minor. This horse was the only animal that kept on his legs at Windsor, and his per formance in that locality seems to be the cause of the strong support which he is now receiving. "To follow the money" is the only expedient in dealing with steeple. chases. I am, therefore, fain to trust The Minor. Those turfites who intend to assist at the gathering will do well to prolong their stay in order to be present at the race ordinary, which will be presided ever by the jolly and eccentric High Sheriff of the county, Andrew Arcedeckne, The experiment which has of late years been made to establishi ‘ a steeplechase meeting at Waltham Abbey will he repeated next week, and with a probability of success. The handicaps have been framed by Mr. Richard John son, of York, who has executed his task with his usual (Iscrimination and impartiality. Only the lack of horses, and the want of judicious management have, down to the present time, militated against the success of the Waltham Abbey ventures. Proper arrangements, however, seem now about to be made fir conducting the business with regularity and efficiency, and several new horses have recently been enrolled in the list of jumpers. It now appears that the Steeplechase Match at Mel tin Mowbray is really to take place, but few people know anything about it. The whole affair is mysterious, and I shall not be surprised to hear that, after all, it ended in smoke. I hardly think that Abd-el-Kader, who is mentioned as one of the competitors, is tire Abd el-Kader of Liverpool fame. The Derby betting has undergone no important change, and at present, when the horses are now doing little or no work, it would be useless to discuss the chances. An early opportunity, however, will be afforded me for stating my notions at length respecting the different can didates for the vacant blue riband. All sorts of rumours have been circulated respecting the alleged sale of Blink Bonny. Some stated that " Mr. Howard," with his well-known pluck, had become the owner of her, and that she would are long join the Findon lot ; others set forth that the mare had recently become either the sole or part property of a gentleman connected with the Danebury stable. These reports are unfounded. A well known book-maker, however, offered 5,0001. for the mare, but no bargain was struck. Some interesting racing statistics have just been pub• lished. Mr. T. Parr heads the list of principal winners, obtaining in stakes alone 8,741/. This is exclusive of her Majesty's Vase at Ascot and the Bath Cup. His horse Fisherman won him in money 3,208/. Messrs. Saxon and Barber cleared 8,6601., their Pretty Boy adding 4,886/. to the score. The Earl of Derby had 7,7851. placed to his racing account, Fazzoletto doing the chief work by winning 7,7851. Mr. Howard, whose luck in running second is notorious, netted 6,5761., the Duke of Bedford 6,490/., Admiral Harcourt, thanks to Ellington's Derby Fluke, 5,990/., Lord Clifden 5,4691., and Mr. H. Hill 5,0761. Lori Exeter, with his limited stud, gained 1,145/.. Of the two-year-old horses Blink Bonny stands at the "top of the poll," her successes bringing in her owner 2,2011. Next to her are Gemma di Vergy, 1,6671. ; Ayacanora, 1,5601. ; Lambourn, 1,3051. ; Madame Clicquot, 1,1051. ; Tournament, 1,1001. ; Saunterer, 1,0451. ; Beechnut, 1,0201. With these facts before us we cannot be surprised at the popularity of two-year•old races, and the attention which they reoeire from breeders. The most fortunate old horses during the season were Typee and New Brighton, the fernier winning 1,590/. and the latter 1,2601. A moderate horse like Paletot heads the four•pear•old list, placing to his noble owner's credit 1,8001. Fordham rode 103 winners last season, Wells 55, Aldcroft 37, Bates 37, Challoner 35, D. Hughes 34, Bearpark 30, Bullock 29, Charlton 28, Withington 28, Flatman 41, and Quinton 27. Poor Bartholomew, up to the time of his Goodwood accident, which disabled him for the remainder of the season, had ridden 203 winners. Deo. 9. A FRESH MAN. TATTERSALL'S—MONDAY. This dull period of the year, when racing men have little to occupy their attention, did not deter subscribers from mustering somewhat numerously at the Corner. Business, however, made no perceptible progress, and the investments were for the most part in trifling sums. An outlay of 1001. en Claret for the Chester Cup at 50 to 1 was the most important transaction ; 9 to 1 was taken to 751. about Lord Clifden's " lot" for the Derby. 35 to 20 was betted on Abd-el-Kader against The Clown for the Steeple Match, which will, it is expected, come off at Melton Mowbray in the course of the week. Closing prices : IPSWICH STEEFLEOIIABf. 2to 1 agst Minor CHESTER Cur. 50 to 1 agst Apathy 50 to 1 agst Claret 70 to 1 agst Lundyfoot 70 to 1 agst Magnifier 100 to 1 agst Vengeance. 100 to 1 agst Kimburn DEBIT. 9to 1 agst Lord Clifden's lot 25 to 1 agst Bird in•the-Hand 25 to 1 agst Goldfinch 30 to 1 agst Colonist 1000 to 30 agst Glenmasson 1000 to 30 agst Saunterer 40 to 1 agst Anton 50 to 1 agst Blue Jacket 50 to 1 agst Henry VIII. - LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Dec. 9.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ; fresh gale and cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. B.—Wind S.W. to S.S.W.—Ar rived—Charles C. Fowler, from Ilavre for New Orleans. Sailed—Catapulco, for Valparais.. • PLYMOUTH, Deo. B.—Wind S.S. W.—Arrived—James Drake, from Batavia; Gambia (s.), Africa. The Cruizer has broken up. CowEs, Dec. B.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Emily, from Cape Coast ; India, from Bremen for Batavia. SWANSEA Dec. B.—The barque Richardsons, of and for this port, from Coquimbo, is expected off on the 10th inst. CARDIFF, Dec. 8. —Wind S..—Arrived—Marquis of Bute, from Quebec. LIVERPOOL, Dec. B. The Tenerife, from Patras, is on shore at St. Bees Head, with masts gone ; cargo may be saved. GLOUCESTER, Dec. B.—Arrived—John How, from New York. _ CARDIFF, Dec. B.—The Beecher Stowe, of North Shields, has put into Penarth Roads with considerable damage from collision with the schooner Condor, of Ham burg. off Scilly. The latter is supposedto have gone down with only two men saved. MILFORD, Dec. B.—lt is blowing a heavy gale. The Louisa Munro, of Liverpool, went on shore near here on the 6th inst., and has gone to pieces; master, seven men, and a boy drowned. CARLISLE, Dec. B.—The brig Derwent, of Workington, is ashore at Beckford much damaged and abandoned by the crow. WEXFORD, Dec. 7.—A large ship is at anchor half a mile from shore, with masts cut away. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. Wind S.S.E. Arrived—Emerald Isle, from New York; Inez, St. John's, N.B Off—Underwriter, from New York; Imperial, St. John's, N.B. QIINENBTOWN, Dec. 7. Wind S.W. Arrived—Dale, from Odessa. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 10.14 A.M. Wind, S. ; last hour's flood ; cloudy. .. _ Arrived, Dec. B.—Nepaul, from Madras ; Celestial, Whampoa • Conflict, Bombay ; True Briton, Melbourne ; Daphne, lirhampoa ; Sprite, Guernsey • Rebecca, Faro ; Queen 'Sheba, Madras; Cynthia, Rio Janeiro; Thames, Rio Grande ; Hilda, Sundswall ; Amitie, Gravelines ; Malabo., Casilda ; John Bell, Manila ; Eclair, Malaga ; Lady Ann, Messina. Dec. 9.—Rose, Bordeaux ; Con stantia, Tuticorin ; Transit, Mogador ; Emperor, Penang ; Rover, Gravelines ; Two Sarahs, Havre; Providence, Gravelinea ; Propitious, Guernsey. DEAL, Tuesday, 9.8 a.m. Wind S. S.W. , fresh. Passed, Dec. Bth—Jacob A. Stomeley, from New York, for Antwerp. _ _ Passed, liec.,9th—Contest, from Calcutta, for London. Anchored, Dec. Bth—Baltic, from London, for Calcutta; Abbot, Algoa Bay, London-52 days' passage ; William Bailey, Algoa Bay, London. The Lords of the Treasury, at the request of the Man chester Committee of Art Treasures, have been pleased to grant to Mr. Peter Cunningham six months' leave of absence from his official duties. Mr. Cunningham is to edit the catalogue of the Art Treasures Exhibition, and to assist the committee generally in the selection and arrangement of the several works of art. LIVERPOOL GRAND POULTRY SHOW.—The annual show of poultry takes place at Messrs. Lucas's lteposi• tory, on the 28th, 29th, and 30th January next. In addition to the usual liberal prizes in money, no less than sixteen silver cups or pieces of plate will be awarded to successful exhibitors. . Difficulties are said to be in the way of filling up the incumbency of Cheltenham, vacant by the resignation of Mr. Close, now Dean of Carlisle. A young woman named Ann Leonard was yesterday fined 101. 14 Mr. Beadon, at Marlborough-street police a ourt, for obtaining a situation with a false characters EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY.—SERIOUS DIICLOSURES.—We believe we are betraying no confidence in stating that the directors of the Edinburgh and Giasgow Railway, impelled by the repeated serious disclosures of official men south of the Tweed, recently resolved on instituting a rigid investigation into their affairs, by a thorough examination of the books employed by the clerks at every station on their line. The investigation extends over a period of two years, and already at some of the stations circumstances, we regret to say, have been dis closed sufficient to warrant the wise decision of the rail way directors.—Alloa 4 dvertieer. TEETOTALISM AND TIPPLINO. —A quondam minister of the gospel, who advocates the Maine Law—" the total and immediate suppression of the liquor traffic"—is a shipowner ; and one of the ships in which he is lutes rested recently delivered a cargo of French brandy in the London Dock The freight being lucrative, another of the vessels in which he is interested was sent out for another cargo of brandy I—Gateshead Obserrcr. Yesterday a new Roman Catholic church, dedicated to St. Mary and St. Michael, and erected in the Com mercial-road east, close to the Shadwell station of the Blackwell Railway, was opened for public worship, his Eminence Cardinal Wiseman officiating on the occasion. The church was commenced in 1850, and is a very hand some structure in the decorative period of Gothie archi tecture, being capable of containing over 2,000 persons. It has been built almost entirely by the penny subscrip • tions of the poorest of the poor, the surrounding congre gation consisting all but entirely of bargemen, coal heavers, clock labourers, and bricklayers' hodmen. The church is built of stone, and its external dimensions are 185 feet by 75 feet. It consists of nave, aisles, chapels, and the usual accessories of a Roman Catholio place of worship, the tower and spire not being as yet com pleted. There are no galleries. Altogether this church must be considered to present the most successful appli. cation of the principles of Gothic architecture to the wants of a large and poor congregation of any hitherto erected within the metropolis or its neighbourhood by the Roman Catholic or any other denomination. The architect is Mr. Wardell, of Parliament-street. ABORIGINAL REMAINS IN TEI AS, —The fabulous ruins of the big Thicket have been almost equalled in reality by a late discovery in Angelina county. On the 23d of September Mr. H. D. R. Smith writes that while him self, his brother, !Josiah H. Smith, and Jacob R. Stan ley were returning from Mr. Sterrock's mill, within a half-mile of the Neches river, their dogs (three in num ber) started a panther and chased him down the river. The men followed on horseback. After going about two miles the dogs stopped, and bayed very loudly at the fl i t of a high and rugged bluff of rocks, about 200 yards from the river. On approaching the men saw an aperture two or three feet in diameter leading into a cave. Driv ing away the dogs, they saw the panther, and Mr. Stanley shot and killed him. They then entered the cave, which they found neatly circular, in form, awl about 12 feet high, with a small aperture, apparently leading to another. But the light was so im perfect as to deter them from entering it until they bad first supplied themselves with a lighted torch. On pass ing through the aperture they found themselves in a nom about 10 feet in breadth by 8 in height, and some 40 feet long. To their astonishment, they beheld at the further extremity of the room what appeared to be two human bodies, one stretched at full length on its back on the floor, and the ether lying with the head partly ele vated on the wall against which it leaned. The party sp preached with the torch close to them, and awed, almost appalled be - the strange sp-xtac!e, made a complete exami nation. They were, indeed, two human forms entire, com plete, and perfectly petrified. The hands and feet were bare. A garment, which must have resembled a hunting shirt, seemed to have been worn by each, and partl y pre served by petrifaction, was distinctly visible, especia l l y at its seems and folds. On the wai st of one was a buckle of pure gold, three inches in diameter, securely embedded in the body. The features were not much shrunkea ; the eyes were partly closed, and even traces of the eye brows could he seen plainly. The p arty who discovered these bodies intend in a few days to remove them to be seen by those who Jonesborough, where they ma y wish to examine them. They express no conjecture as to the time these remains may have occupied their present position, how they came there, or even the race to which they belonged. They probably lived before the race of Indians at present found in Texas.—'"rialreStOn , Gazette. 10 • 20 20 20 84/ / i i 181 i 6 601 I 59i 60} 39 90 1 i 1221 2 96j 7/ 6i MA 11 101 toq 6 1071 8 341 5 4/ li 81g 2 li 2 12111 i 81 2 22 24} 10i S 0 20 I 1, 30 al 20 1 1 40 ! ai 5 1 St. a. 15 1001 lt 1001 38 id 141 1 p Pm 21 73 4 15i 16 67 8 11 SALE OF BLOOD STOCK. The following were sold by Messrs. Tattersall yester day : Guineas. The Long Rifle, by Footstool, out of The Trap per's dam, 3 yrs old ; no engagement Brown Bess, own sister to the Long Rifle, 2 yrs old ; engaged in the Oaks, 1857 ; sold with her engagements EASTERN COUNTIES STEEPLECHASES. These chases, which have been twice postponed in consequence of the frost, will take place to-morrow. A. special train will leave the Bishopsgate station, for Ips wich, at 9.30 a.m., returning to London half an hour after the last race. The train will stop at Colchester. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD. — IIeadow hay, 2/ 10s to 4/ 68 ; clover do., 3/ 108 to 51 8s; and straw, 11 4s to 1/ 91 per load. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 12s to 4/ 88; clover do., 3/ lUs to 5/ 8s ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 11 108 per load. Supply good. WIIITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 108 to 4l 6s; clover do., 3/ las to 5/ 8s; and straw , 1 / 4 s to 1/ 99 per load. Trade rather dull. COLONIAL. TEA.—There has been a very active business tranctich ed in most qualities, but principally in fine eongous, w sa h have realised rather higher prices. The stocks of Common Congou are very light, and there are free buyers at 90. per lb., good sound qualities bring 9d. per lb. SUG Att. —Large transactions have been entered into both for home use and for exportation, and there is still a good demand chiefly on speculation. Previous rates, however, in almost all instances, have been fully sustained, the arrivals have been unimportant, and the stocks are not much larger than they were at this time last year. Prices are expected to rule hig her. The Refined Market is rather dearer. lan- COFFEE.—There has been a good inquiry for both p tation and native Ceylon, and the superior qualities of both have brought enhanced rates. The deliveries have been lare, and the stocks very much reduced, in the a rather higher. any large arrivals, and prices are expected to rule rather higher. RfeE.—The transactions in low and damaged sorts have been large for distillationispuarrptiocslees,,caotmf compared l a l r y e dp with v i o n ot nsheor,B aria e t nait s s k b t e , transacted, s r d a k c e t t e , d a , a e a n s t a , but in the superior qualities no business b h ri a princeusmaieTreistetonekoms of this this time last year, was very much reduced, also are lower. A. steady business has been and prices previous rates. spot, is quoted TALLOW —There has been a very on the with this time last prices are on the advance. P.Y.C., 58s 6d to 583 9d per cwt. As compared year prices rule fully 6s to 8s per cwt. lower. ART IN FRANCE.—M. Ingres, the celebrated painter, h as just finished two remarkable drawings, which have excited considerable attention smarm connoisseurs. The subject of the first is "The Birth of the Mures, presided over by jupitcr," and that of the second, "A Child mak ing an Offering to the Virgin." M. Marelle, of the Rue Truden, one of the most enthusiastic dilettanti of pictures and works of art, lately died at Paris, aged 75, leaving behind him a collection of about 4,000 paintings, the fruit of about 50 years of untiring research. Very many of them are by Greuze, Chardin, Watteau, Boucher, and other masters of the 18th century. One of the pecu liarities of his collection is that it contains the portraits of many of the most celebrated men of different centu ries, paintediby con temporary artists. Before his death he bad b een s t ruc k w ith paralysis, which left hint nothin g but his eyes to afford him enjoyment. In this state him, he used to have his favourite pictures placed before and all. day long regard them. His last; words on dying , articulated with difficulty , were, " See my last p urchase ; it is a Watteau !" By his will he has ordered that about his children rend gran d c h il dr e n, 500 of his pictures shall not be s old, but reserved for SIR C. NAPIER AND SIR R. PEEL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir, —I beg to send you my reply to a letter re ceived from Lord Palmerston, dated Dec. 1, refusing me an investigation into my conduct, in consequence of Sir R. Peel's statements. I also send a letter to Lord Palmerston, enclosing the Grand Duke Constantine's reply to my letter to his Imperial Highness, dated the 29th of October last. C. NAPIER. " No. I. " SIR C. NAPIER TO LORD PALMERSTON. "Merchistoun, Dec. 5, 1856. "My lord,—Your lordship tells me that you have wit— nessed with great pain ' the discussions that have taken. place between me and the Board of Admiralty, both in and out of Parliamont, as well as the attacks made by me upon Sir J. Graham on a public occasion.' But, my lord, if' you have felt pain on that occasion—provoked as I was by Sir James Graham and his Board—how much more pained must you have been to witness the unprovoked at tacks made upon me by a member of your Lordship's Go vernment on two public occasions. " Your Lordship tells me that ' you have always main tained, when professionally employed in executing instruc tions under your department, that you had full reason to be satisfied with my judgment and discretion ; and you are bound to say that you estimate the great services which professionally I have performed. You highly respect the noble qualities, of which, in my professional career, I have given such frequent proofs. But you have seen with sin cere conduct on shore things w hi c h m y beat friends (and (anin m dyou y claim to be one of them) coald not witness without deep regret. " How much more poignant, then, my Lord, must have been your ' grief,' and how much more deep your regret to witness the conduct of Sir Robert Peel—a Lord of th• Admiralty, a member of your Government—in attacking au old officer, double his age, who had served his country honourably for upwards of 50 years, had several times re ceived the thanks of Parliament, and had even been high* lauded in Parliament by the hon. Baronet's own father. " Your Lordship must also remember that in attacking me he attacked the French Admiral, my colleague ; and in AO doing must have given offence to the French nation—our ally. " Your Lordship will permit me to observe that you do nei put the case sufficiently strong. The attacks were made at public meetings, it is true ; but they were made by Sir Robert Peel, a Lord of the Admiralty, a member of your Lordship's Government, and in the presence of one of your colleagues I " Your Lordship thinks no investigation necessary, be cause you consider my conduct to have been judicious and proper, and to have been founded on a correct sense of my public duty in the very responsible situation in which I was placed as commander-in-chief of the Baltic fleet.' " The fleet I commanded, your lordship observes, ' wee perfectly sufficient, when reinforced by the French squadron, to have enabled me to give a good account of the Russian fleet if it had come out to give me battle. But the fleet under my command was not sufficient for the double purpose of attacking the stone batteries of Cron• stadt, and afterwards encountering with success the Rus sian fleet. "lour lordship further observes that if I had attacked Cronstadt, whatever the result might have been to tke Russian batteries, my ships would have been so seriously damaged, and my fleet, after such an action with the bat teries, would probably not have been in a situation to encounter the Russian fleet. The consequence of such a state of things might have been a naval disaster, or the temporary ascendancy of the Russian fleet, not only in the Baltic, but in the North Sea, and on the coasts of England.' " You therefore think that, in the then existing state of things I acted with sound judgment in refraining frog► attacking the batteries of Cronstadt with the fleet under ay command; and that in pursuing this course I beat per- formed the important and responsible duty which I had undertaken.' • • " This, your lordship says, is your opinion now—was your opinion at the time—and it was so expressed in a private letter to me when I was still in command of tke Baltic fleet; and that this is the opinion you have inva• riably expressed to all s‘ith whom you have communicated at any time on the subject.' " I feel highly gratified that you entertain so high an opinion of my public services in general, and particularly of my conduct before Cronstadt. But I do not think, after what has passed, that even your good opinion will clear me in the eyes of the world. " It was stated by Admiral Berkeley, in 1866, that it was my fault Cronstadt was not attacked. "It has been stated at one public meeting, in present() of one of your colleagues, by Sir _Robert Peel, another Lord of the Admiralty, that, ' had I done my duty, Cronstadt would have been crumbled to dust.' " This was confirmed at another public meeting, and it was stated by Sir IL Peel, that ' what he had said at iitafford was approved by the highest authority.' This has gone forth to the remotest corners of the earth. " The ' highest authority' could not have been your lordship, after what you have written to me. It could net have been her Majesty. Therefore I think the country has a sight to know who this ' highest authority' is. " Sir R. Peel's opinion, my lord, on naval matters is not worth much ; nor, indeed, on any other. His want of jadg ment is proverbial, but his position gives him weight. " Tile course he has pursued reflects little credit on your lordship's Government ; and be assured, my lord, that he is not the Samson to pull down the pillars of the State and crash the Administration beneath its ruins. " I therefore trust your lordship will reconsider year decision, and grant me the investigation I request. . _ " I have, &c., " CHARLES MAFIA'. " The Right Hon. Viscount Palmerston." " No. 11. " SIR C. NAPIER TO Loan PALMERSTON. " Merchistonn, Dec. 7, 1856. " My Lord,—Since writing to your lordship, on the sth of December, I beg to send you a copy of the Grand Duke's reply to me, just received. " It is for your lordship to judge whether a member o f your lordship's Government, who has endeavoured to ruin the reputation of an old officer, is fit to be one of his mas ters; and yourlordshiP may perhaps be able to ascertain who the highest authority' is to whom Sir It Peel al- luded in his speech. " I have, Sic., " CIiARLES NAFIBB• " The Right Hon. Viscount Palmerston." "No. 111. " SIR C. NAPIER TO THE GRAND DUKE CONSTADMINE. "Merchistoun, Oct. 29, 1656. " Sir,—l beg to send to your Imperial Highness a spe ec h of Sir R. Peol—a Lord of the Admiralty—ill which h e accuses me of not doing illy duty before Cronstadt. " I also send y our highness my letter to him, and two to Lord Palmerston. " I think I have distinctly stated what passed between your Imperial Highness and myself relative to Cronstadt ; which certainly does not agree with what Sir It. Peel states. " I shall ma ke no apology to your Imperial Hi g h ness f or wr iti ng to you. You r Highness s a frank, open-hearted Bailor. I therefore request you will be pleased to inform me whether I have correctly stated what passed between your Highness and myself when you honoured me with au interview, and whether, as stated by Sir Peel, if I had attacked Cronstadt, I would have crumbled it into dust. " I have the honour, Br.c., "CHARLES NAPIER, Vice-Admiral. " His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Constantine." " No. IV. dear October, Ad "THE GRAND DUKE CONSTANTINE TO SIR C. NAN"' "Bt. Petersburg, 13th (25th) Nov. 1856. 29t"hMoYfyour letter h ave u t i h ts e nlr:.viiiTinlgnlya:fsfiwrneri to o hat yon exactly reported the conversation I had with you concern ing Cronstadt. " With regard to Sir R. Peel's statement, I consider it necessary to sa that I spoke to laim but on ce, via., at his y official p resentation i n M osc ow ; and that iwt a word con cerning Cronstadt—not even the mune itself —was men. tioned by either of us. " Yours affectionately, "CONSTAIRTINR. " Sir Charles Napier, Vice-Admiral." REDUCTION OF THE INCOME TAX. BRIGHTON, MONDAY ETBNING. This evening, at 7 o' clock, a verycrowded and influ ential meeting of th e residents of this place was held in the Town Hall , i n pursuance of a requisition, G c.,ontaining n early 1,000 signatures, to the . 11layor (Isaac ray Bass, Esq.), for the purpose of considering the propriety of petitioning Parliament to amend or repeal the several a cts of Parliament now in. force for imposing, le v yi ng , a nd collecting taxes upon incomes derivable from trader ' professions, an d other uncertain and precarious sources, and to adopt such measures thereon as might be deemed expedient. A few minutes after 7 o'clock the Mayor took the chair, supported by Sir Geo. Pechell, M.P., Alderman Burc, Alderman Seedham, Alderman Aber, Alderman Hallett, Alderman Sawyer, Councillor La'nib, &c. The Town Clerk having read the requi si ti on , stated rntoexpre o i f s - inability that in answer to his invitation to Lord Alfred Hervey to attend the meeting with Sir G. Peellell, his colleague , his slordship e n h c a e o had '' f ' te the it indispositionßesolutions in accordance with the objects of the mee ting were moved, sec on d e d , and carried unani mousl y; ss hn-raeblailtiitvy. t o attend relative. Resolutions c o and a petition founded on th em , adopted, w hich will be presented to parliament. LOCAL ELECTION RlOT.—(ht Saturday, at the G1ou• cester Assizes, before Mr. Baron Bramwell, a true bill was returned against 15 persons, some of very respectable position, for a riot at Cheltenham on the occasion of the election of local commissioners, They are to be tried at the neat asizee. It. St. St. 5(.1 3t. St. St. 3t. St. Bt. St. to too 100 100 20 100 100 20 50 25 20 [OO 10 4} k 69i 9 62/ 18 73} 3 80i 2i lii i 9 i i 201 1 30 all 40 3e2 110 i 15i 100 all all all li % 1 120 1 1131 1 1 t 4i 3 1 i