The Sun. — London, England, 1856-12-16 00:00:00

hIONE Y MARKET yin COMNIF.P.CIAL INTELLIGENOZ. --_-..C.,_---_ CITY; Two o'OLooy In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday there Was a very moderate demand, and prices firmly Maintained. The sales were about 7,000 bales, 1 5,000 on speculation and for export. The Rail- Way Share Market was inactive, and prices slightly declined. The Colonial Produce Mirkets are generally rather quiet, but it is expected that a moderate business will be done during the reek, a fair num ber of public sales having been advertised. The tallow market is rather firmer. Messrs. Smith and Charles, in their circular, state :—"On Satur day there was a feeling that, with the continuance of mild weather, it was not impossible that some of the frozen in vessels might get away. There ivas no real information on the subject, but t he discussion of it produced a sudden flatness in the market, and at one moment 58s. It'as accepted for all this year's delivery. Before the close, however, there was again more firmness, and there were no sellers under 58s. 3d. all the Year. Yesterday there was a telegraph message f rom St. Petersburg, of the previous day, stating t hat, unless the mild weather continued for a long true there was no cha nee for the vessels; this, coupled pith the short show of sheep at the Metropolitan Market (yesterday being the great Christmas show) Produced an immediate reaction in the market, . 1 1 / 1 41 We quote prices fully 6d. dearer than on Satur day After 'Change, yesterday, the market was s teady, and left off, at spot, 58s. 9d. ; all year, 888 . 6d. ; January and March, 58s. 61. to 58s. 9d. ; April and June, 545. 6d. ; October and December, 638 .3 d. Th e intelligence from India by the Overland 4 ail, the Marseilles portion having been delivered, describes the money market at Bombay, on the 'h 1 :1 ult., as decidedly more stringent, the rate of tri terest having been raised 1 per cent. At Calcutta !here was no alteration of importance. The import trade continued ro improve. The commercial advices from the Continent this b aorning contain very little information of im ?ortance. The Paris Bourse yesterday exhibited iLloreased symptoms of weakness, and a further declin e in the Rentes of per cent. took place. In the Money Market this morning the demand I money has been fairly supported, but the terms c harged for accommodation are comparative!y %ay. It is stated that a further sum of 25,0001. in gold taken from the Bank yesterday, but for what l'eeise purpose has not transpired. b The amount of silver which will be taken out by the Peninsular and Oriental Company's vessel expected to be very small, arrangements at the resent time not having been for more than 5 %000/. to 260,0001. i t The meeting of the Commercial Bank of London f l lew in progress, and it is expected that the in otination which the directors intend to afford will slltti efY all the shareholders with regard to the per fectly sound and prosl.erous state of the establish bleat. it In the absence of any business of importance it rather surprising that the English Funds should t T h ibit so much firmness. The steady decline in III : French Funds no longer appears to affect our ficet, because the depreciation, which was as it °ed. in the first place to political influence, now discovered to arise from the nature wil t .he speculative dealings, and the usual reaction succeeds an advance such as has recently the on th e B ourse. If t hi s were a per i o d o f year wh en St oc k E xc h ange opera ti ons wer e fi u4ducted with spirit there can be no doubt w hatever that prices would advance, as the 4 Apearance of the Money Market is encou raging, and a hope is entertained of a ether speedy reduction in the minimum rate of N eount. Many imagine this measure will take 4 ee next Thursday, as the following Thursday is istnaas Day ; but whether this will prove con : 11 e4 is at present very problematical. Consols his t O rt lirg have been stationary, at 931 ex divi ;l4l' The New 3 per Cents. are 931 the deed e Annuities 93g and Exchequer Bills Bs, premium. Bank Sock is 218. k t he Foreign Market is firmer, and a few trans :e tens have been recorded at a slight improve ke.,4t. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 94 to 954, 4 4 the F our p er Cents. 102 k Spanish e Steady, th e N e w Deferred being 24, and the cer tificates, 54. Sardinian are 881 Dutch 4 1 5 , 14 Cents. 96i. Mexican 21;4 j. Equador Land pr.. a t rant 3i. Brazilian Small 101. k tg t l . le following are the nominal prices of Foreign p h 7, I CS :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i 7 ; Mexl a -, 2 14 2; Peruvian 4Alper Cents., 76 8 ; ditto 4 14 er Cents., 54 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., ae 6 ; Russian 5 per C e nts., 106 8 ; ditto 4A per t il ts., 95 7; Spanish 3 per Cents., 42 42 ; ditto I l e ferr6d, 24 24i; ditto Certificates, 5 6 ; ditto 444 ive, 5i 6. k rt 4 very limited business has been d one i n t he i irgay Share Market this morning, most of the b a lers being fully engaged with the settlement of t i t) half-monthly accounts. In several of the prin ol:ol4 lines a slight advance may be quoted. Eastern lenties, Lancashire and Yorkshire, advanced Fr e ta ss. ; and Caledonian, Great Northern, and 11: 11t h Wales, about ss. to 10s, ; North Eastern w iek, Oxford, Worcester a nd Woverham p ton, ittla '-' 6l orth Western, are about ss. lower. In the 4, 5 4 , 4 eh, Canadian, East Indian., and Belgian lines, "einess of any importance has been done, and Yesterday's p r i ces are cu rrent. 4 °hit -Stock Bank Shares were very little de al t la ' 4 tid th ere i s no c h ange i n values to report. y 4.11 Miscellaneous Shares Ce.nada Land imp roved 118 9 being an advance of about 3/. The other 4 'Aertakin g s were not dealt in to any extent. 8111 AR FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. (From the O f ficial List.) it ni.D.A.. dor.e. akik Fitock ,„Der ti,„... Reduced .i tlt , hut. Annuities Lo a ') Der Cent. Annuities ..................933 3 Dr Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1 SGO... i tto 30 Y ears , exp i re sth A pr il , 1885 . .. 18 1-1 G Co ?or Account Siecltur 13ills, 20. 00 . tseo 9 p , %tall 5 8 p • g P RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. razilian Fonds, 5 per Cont. Otto Small Mader New Consolidated i ., Ditto Pr ovisional Land Warrant .... s 4 reek Bonds, 1 / 4 ezican 3 p er Cent . ............................. .. ........................... k Ditto Account ... .......... 214 4 A rdinisn Bonds. r , per O'er ................ . 5i It l*h ilowib, 3 per ''ent ditto New Deferred, 3 per •• ( • ;;;; I i ''''''''''' oitto Account .................... • ..... 2 94 4 1 tttlish Committee Cert. of Coup. •. ; . ......... ''`hsh Bonds, 6 per cont... . 6 D itto Account ............................ • ......... 4 954- 5 D itto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent, .....•..•...10. 24 Na, Dividends on the above !payable Exchange, '2;l per Con.;., :2 Guilders I?, l l ,'!'° I net Cent. Certificates 96, • • no Account Mit . ..., ...... . 88i I THREE O'CLOCK. COiianla (Money) ''''''''''' ** D itto Account (January 93 i i x d Al —AL A CCIDENT ON TH E BIRKENHEAD AND CHESTER 104 C°:r.—An accident, hy whiCh one of the pi , rters Th-.(na life, took place on this line on Siturday night. tr : U nfortunate man vas knocked down by the expres. 4 1 : i' and killed on the spot older s of shares of the Northern of France Railway le i to receive, on the let of January, a payment of Per share, as interest for the year 1856 , irrespec "' °f the dividend, which remains to be fixed at the tl %kt Th 1 14.2 Indus is the next Peninsular and Oriental nvr7 uur for India, ; and, owing to the advises by the thi„ -ria nd mail o n Saturday, th e s p ecie r emittances by ti e ; ' v essel a re ex p e cted to be i arg , r than was at on e N i d e anticipat e d, A , present arrangements have been Tk e for about 250,0001., principally th e u° trade reports from the manuf a ct ur i ng towns for ie P ast Week describe the general ste a di ness . At clan ta n n e r the mar k e t i s still ch a r acter i se d b y a gene ral tha t ° `s of quotations. The Birmingham report states f o , the i ron trade cont i nues t o b e supported by goo d til t ; l i ° orders as w ell as by the hom e d eman d ; an d, p ti °u gh some persons are nflvoca:ing a reduction of tli E eek t() Meet the competition of the Welsh p ro d u cers, 'h ill ': Is littl e prospect o f it s b e ing acce d e d to. In t h e 1 )44 41 Manufactures of the town there is a fair employ- Vi eeli At Notti ng h am business remains qui e t. I n the 4. 44. ell districts th e p ur chases both for consumption lizl e ,, el Portation have been on a full scale ; and the I r ish taarkets are without alteration. 25 20 20 20 17 20 fliE SUN, ,RE MARKETS—(This Day.) 'LTI.NVAYI, .AILWA TR. Cinging Price. this day. )3tzeiness done this day hr. 4.1 - 4n 8i , 9 19i -- 20 17 18 131 14, 93 95 62,1 6 i ; 37 39 10 . lj 1 8i 19 94 38 40 26 28 7 - 5 89 91 54 55 ..• .. 36 - 38 94 - J 6 7 - 7. 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Mho Do.lol. c3h., aISL B Do. Eighths London ands. Wo ,, uthitiarry Colcra3.l:. ,nsindrrs-.& Faualsk Asncli.glief.&LinclT Wetropolitan. Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement__ . ..... & Der Ylidld. G. West. (Irs, )o. Half Shares__ 4 . eweastle & CarliAl. Iwpt.Aberg. &llrf. iewry &Enniskill, 4nwry, Warreupoini ,u(1 Rostrevor +f orfolk orthn.Conntiog ;• North British.,.,, Nwon Rail. Dock Stock A 'Stock •.- , B Stock ..... Eastern—Berwi 1 • . do itxtcnsioz, Leeds Ycrk North Lontior st.)ad, and City Jr '4orth &affords oqh Western._ 9.&S.Westrn.Jur rb;iic,n h. Rhymney . ott. • ' lO Scot. N E.Abrdn St. Do. Scut. mu-. St ".1 SitinabournekSheer. uu Divou gout,L Eastern.. .uth Wrdee urksb. Itiv. I.n Su okton dt Dar'lng , do., 1854 Do., do., 1855 toOcr,€4l & Hartle, -.ff Vale o. Pref., No. s-ailea Hay. 1).& Vale Neath... ViTaterti. F;i]hen•. , ilterforldtLime , Woßt Cornwp.P.. ~.t grri of Lovn•- ,nd Cryetai Do. A Do. B West London... Do. Filst Class Do. Second Class g 5 p. c Do, Ceylon A shares Do. B. do Eastern Bengal nee i ndial. A and B, 4. fi P ..... Do. Ex. C, gu. 5 p. c Do. do. D, gu. 5 p. c. D 0.4 ,(.. do. du., '59, d , Geelong qz Melbotum guar. 5 per cent.. (4d. Trunk of Canada Do. Cert. of Deben, con. into Stk. Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. +'R, Tn. Pen. g. 5 p. c Do New, guar. 5 p. c Weatorn of Canadr Do. New I Do. Bds., payable 's' Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73 do. Dr. do., '73, withou 0pti0n..... Wadrap, guar. 41 p.c Do. do., 5 p. C. Do. 41 p. c. Exten Do. 3d Er., g. 5 p. S'euad, , guar. 5 P. C Do St. Andrew's and. Quebec, (A)... COLON' 4 L. ~'l)!: rd in ArdenueB z•igiaa i Easitat. Jun,: erg tn Gm:sip-RI! C Buff. & Lk. Mir. Ry. Caruteaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. tnt.el Rhenish ?astern of Frauor Enphrates Valley Eur. In.Jn.Tel.Rail. Ceutral of Fra.L. e rat Luxembourg Italian Junction 1 :Jake Oonst. & Baskl Li erre and Turn h out Lombardo Venetian.l Lucca At Pist. 5 p. c.p. Lyons and Geneva „yono Mediterran. Waris Antonia Do. do. New Namur & Li ege Do. do., 6 P.C. Prof fiorthern of France. /orwegian'frunkPre Paris and Lyona '4 , -1. and Orleans Recife & San. Fran., (Pernam.) g, 7 p. c. R o me and Frascati ;oral Danish Royal Swedish ..., .ambre and Menge.,, 5 r p. cont. Pref. ionthern of Franco.. West Flanders !lc. 5 per c. Pref.., dr N. W. of Frarct Western of Austria Nest. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do. Bper cent. Pref. Zoalane 11141 . .. r;"" i. sank of Egypt ...... Bank of London , n. Col. Da. C. ritisit, e.nrriesn 'ihartd. Bank of Asia ‘lltrtd. tink. of India, Australia, & ( tins City Comlsercisl of Lord ' oat. &Ans. Cht Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia +)itto NM? Lon ion and County &E. Bnk g. Corp London Joint Stock Lond. & Westminster National Pro.ef En g Do. Naw ....... t S'ationt,l Bank New South W Iriental kk. Corp Ottoman Bank Provincial of Irclrnd Do. Now Aus B &Go Im ;Tat. ku3tralia Unic.a of Aostralis.„ Do. NOW 6411.«.«.« I !..•11.10. Unity Mutual WeHiern Bt t f Lund, 27 25 1 1 a 4 '1 I.ot, iOO 00 yq: LONDON, TUESDA Y EVENING, DECEMBER 16 1856 97 - 98 98 -102 11 - 13 133 - 136 4 ... 4i Business this day. Commission. •N .... : 164 - 23 - 114 1p 12j -- 22j 12 2i - 2i r i 56 - 58 132 135 33 89 - i if on IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORD s--(This Day.) Pariiament was this day again prorogued by Royal The Lord Chancellor and the other noble peers men. tioned in the Commission having entered the house and Liken their seats on the woolsack, The Royal Commission was read at length by the Clerk at the table. At the conclusion of the reading of the document, the Usher of the Black Rod was directed to summon the Commons to the bar of their lordships' house. After a short absence, the Commons, represented by their Clerk, appeared, and the Lord Chancellor then directed the Royal Commission to be again read. This having been done, The Lord Chancellor, in the usual form, declared the Parliament to be further prorogued until the 3d of February, to be then and there holden for the conside• ration of divers urgent public affairs. ELECTION OF RECORDER.—(This Day. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. A Special Court of Aldermen was held this afternoon, at the Guildhall, for the election of a gentleman to fill the office of Recorder for the City of London, !n the room of the Hon. A. S. Wortley, her Majesty's present Solicitor• General. The Lord Mayor in the chair. The attendance of aldermen was very large indeed, 22 out of 26, the whole number of aldermen being present. The letter containing the resignation of Mr. Wortley having been read and accepted, Alderman Sir P. LAURIE moved the thanks of the Court of Aldermen to Mr. Wortley, for the manner in which he had discharged the duties of his office, and their regret at Ibming his valuable services. Alderman CsALLis seconded the motion, which, after a slight and irregular discussion how it should be pre sented to Mr. Wortley, was agreed to unanimously. CRIMINAL COURT—(This Day.) OLD COURT. (Before E. Gurney, Esq., Common Sergeant.) THE FRAUDS ON THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY, William Sneil pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing an order far the payment of 5001., and also with em bezzling and stealing two others, value 441. 11e. 3d., the Property of his employers, the directors of the Great Northern Railway Company. Mr. Huddlestone and Mr. Sleigh appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Flower for the prisoner. Mr. Flower addressed the Court on the part of the prisoner, in mitigation of punishment. The prisoner, he said, bad all along confessed his fault, and ho had acted throughout by himself, and without any confederates. The whole, or greater part of the prisoner's defalcations, which did not exceed 1,0001., had arisen from specula tions in the City. The prisoner now, as ou a former occasion, expressed his sorrow and regret at what he had done. The learned gentleman then alluded to the prisoner's connection with the railway, which com menced on the death of his father, who was killed by an accident on this line in 1851. The prisoner had not lived extravagantly, and be (the learned counsel) hoped the court would deal leniently with him. Mr. Huddlestone said the Great Northern Railway Directors had thought it their duty as the representa• tives of a large body of shareholders to bring this matter forward. They could not consistently with their duties recommend the prisoner to mercy, but if the Court felt it could act mercifully towards him they would not in terpose to endeavour to prevent it. The Common Sergeant said he would take time to consider what sentence he should pass on the prisoner, and he was accordingly put back for that purpose. Sentense deferred. THOMAS HOOD THE YOUNGER. Pen and Pencil Pictures. By Thomas Hood. Hurst and Blaekett. The kindliest welcome is the right of Thomas Hood the Younger. We accord it to him at once frankly and heartily. What Mpore sang of, so sadly and so tenderly, as about the extreme of human bliss in this fugitive condition of ours— "A smile and a grasp of the hand Hastening on Torn Hood the Son of Tom Hood receives from us right truly at this our first meeting, for his dear dead father's sake : however rapidly we may be " hastening on " through Life together—on, to where Life's pleasant pathway for us all trends obliquely down into the Valley of the Dread Shadow. Could it well, indeed, be otherwise ? Hardly ! For it were difficult surely to begrudge one gentle word, one genial greeting, to the young writer whose chief intellectual heritage we recog nise, upon the instant, in this sweet, frank, honest, noble, generous reputation ! It were difficult, iu other words, to deny a very natural predilection for the " jottings down" of . Pen and Pencil by the stripling heir to the name and fame of Thomas Hood—the Wit, the Poet, the Humorist, the gay, the loving, the sweet-tongued, the light hearted, the open-handed, the bright-eyed ! Dear Tom Hood—ever with the " tears in his voice," and the "laughter on his lips"— raining down upon us sweet flowers one while (in his Verse) and at another (through his Prose) pelting ua with Pu ns and Jests— " Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, sods and becks, and wreathed smiles"_ as prodigally scattered about as the comfits in a Roman Carnival ! Welcome, then, to the Son, for the Father's sake : and welcome, now that we have scanned his book, and conned its meaning, none the less cordially—for his own ! Ho tells us frankly, in his simple Introduction, that the pages here submitted to the public—pages " written at spare times"—are nothing more pretentious in their way than " passing fancies, photographed by the chemistry of pen-and-ink, as they flitted by," their aim being no higher, he adds, in something of his father's vein, " than to distract attention from the footfalls of Goodman. Time, when to weary ears he seems to have dropt from the gallop, cantor, trot, amble, and all the other faster paces of Rosalind's catalogue, into a tiresome plodding—or, worse still, appears to have gone dead-lame." There is not much arro gance, therefore, evinced in this undertaking as a maiden-work. It constitutes, indeed—to apply, in another way, our author's own chosen metaphor —little else than a showing of the paces of the Colt Pegasus. Not merely in the walk, trot, amble, canter, carracole, and gallop, but even, be it said, through most of the minor but very im portant mysteries of the literary manage—mount ing, turning, stopping, backing, leaping ! With even a delicate sense, evidenced here and there, of what equestrians know well enough as the " sup port "and the " appuy," of "gathering " the steed at will, and by a cunning use of whip, spur, or rein, mastering the various vices cf the Unbroken, —stumbling, bolting, shying, rearing, kicking, and all the other ill-results of a wild and un tutored temperament. Honestly be it said at once, we have not detected our author (what may be called) " thrown " anywhere, notwithstanding he has occasionally evidenced a pluck tempting almost any casualty. Not withstanding, in fact, ho sometimes allows a skittish hobby of his to carry him away any how, pell-mell, bolter skelter, when— " Fleet as the wind he shoots along the plain, And knows no check nor heeds the curbing rein," As for example in "The Musings of an Old Man "—threatening at first to be simply garru lous, but proving in the end only volubly and charmingly imaginative. Or, again, in his pro- tracted meditations upon " The Death Watch " quite a Hood-Conceit as it turns out in the end— with its "tramp, tramp" as of the Guard coming to drag the Dreamer before the Great Tribunal—w,ith its " drop, drop " as of blood drip-dropping from the wrack upon the dungeon pavement—with its "click, click'' as of someterrible piece of mechanism letting slowly down upon the head of the Sleeper a keen, bright, semi-circular blade of Destruction. A herrorresolving itself, on the moment of waking, into no Death Watch at all, but—" while the works of Edgar Allan Poe lay by my bedside, there beneath my pillow lurked the originator of my misery—the huge silver turnip denominated a watch, lent me by Harespring, the watchmaker, while he was repairing my owu small still-voiced Geneva." A Hood, this, we take it—and one calculated, we shrewdly conjecture (if the pun may be tolerated as not too glaringly subtle), one cal culated to " make both ends meet " by his mode of gaining a lively-Hood. These " Pen and Pen cil Pictures," by the way, be it observed espe cially, without any further delay in our so doing, are as various in their way as ono could well wish—a collection of verse and prose, of woodcuts and letterpress, really and literally, literary-ly and pictorially miscellaneous. A " .s to the Pencil Pictures--if they happen to be very scant indeed of any evidence of artistic skill on the part of the young draughtsman—. Well his " Father did so before him !" Don't we recollect it—with a chuckle ? Don't we re collect with a relish of delight (as of children over a pocketfull of green gooseberries) those grotesque limnings sprinkled plentifully like comic blots on " Annual" after " Annual"—on the pages of that glorious guffaw-in-print "tip the Rhine," and on those (for one hilarious interval) of Colburn's New Monthly Alsga:ine ? Don't we ? And, as we do so, realise in the remembrance more vividly than ever the delight of " Hood's Own '— the cheering, sunny influence of that broad, rich, racy " Laughter from Year to Year !" Well, here too, then, even appreciably in some sore, be it said, through the flagrantly inartistic outlines of these Pencil Pictures—here too, more truly even in one sense than the famous book itself so called—here, too, in the maiden-work before us is Hood's Own—his Son—the child over whose infancy that large, grand, noble Father's Heart yearned so tenderly and lovingly, and to whom he sang so sweetly that exquisite Song, one of the most exquisite of Thomas Hood's many exqui site heart-songs— " Love thy Lothar, little one ! Kiss and clasp her neck again— Hereafter she may have a son Will kiss and clasp her neck in vain. Love thy mother little one ! . . , Oh, revere ber raven hair ! Altbo' it be not silver grey ; Too early Death, led on by Care, May snatch save one dear lock away. Oh! revere her raven hair!" In the memory of that Childhood, who could sit, what literary Rhadamanthus amongst us could sit in severe, exacting, and inexorable judgment upon the Early Youth with its first eager Handfull of Gatherings by the Wayside ? Yet, be it said too at the same time, that these same "Pen and Pencil Pictures" by Thomas Hood the Younger need not be screened from the critical hand by any such thought of Deprecation or Propitiation. A s a : 1: maidon-work—the initial volume of a T 1 author - artist unaided by any literary experiences-- the book is worthy, in its way, and viewed solely in dt o its own i sv intrinsic lay o of e o r t i l t r s , thankful such as they an d sympatheticy r are—is e worthy in t acceptation. For it is in no way either puerile or priggish : it is, on the co n t r ary, in its tone and general treatment manly and un affected. As such, it appears to us, as a " first work," peculiarly entitled to commendation. And f t r h a i n e kly com gi m ve e ti n , da w tio o n a c c e o a r r a n e t s o tly it, con in sid il er i e b d ern a ja n n d phraseology, " with a heart and a half." It is a book that comes to hand, moreover, at this gay Christmas time most seasonably. As seasonably as the sprig of holly (all scarlet berries and green bristling leaves) stuck into the smoking sphere of the rich, ripe, aromatic plum-pudding ! As the bunch of mistletoe dangling from the bacon-rack overhead in the old farm-kitchen ! As the screams and laughter of blindman's-buff, or as the flickering purple blue flames of the diabolic game of snap-dra gon ! And it will be accepted, hardly the less frankly or the less gladly, by oldsters and youngsters alike, at many an English fireside, on many an English hearth, in many an English household—with kindly Hopes in one way, not legs than in another with grateful Recollections. Thomas Hood's "Pen and Pencil Piettres "—with a " Chansonette," and a " Dixit lusipiem:," with " Helen Irving," and " Don Roderick," and sonnets, and tales, and essays, and ballads, with the " Song of Steam," and the " Cry of the Mothers in Eng land," with " Panurgus Pebbles " and " Jamie Claverslie "—a veritable miscellany by Thomas- Hood, waifs and strays from his portfolio, sketches made by him at odd times in black-lead and pen and-ink ! Who has not a hand (stretched-out, wide-open) for the Offering here extended (hope fully, no doubt, and confidingly) by the young Son of a Dear Old Friend of us all ? The spring. time blossom of his life, blooming suddenly out —with a fair promise enough—in this wintry season, hard upon the eve of Christmas LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. RAILWAYS. Lear.'a.,; Closing Prices this day. Gil St 1,1 5 all St. ilOO London N. West. L. &N. W. Calednn... drE.O Gt. INTrtrat. E. Count. Caldoniain. Gt. Weetn Vi. New. Berw. 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Wiltsklomrst PREFERENCE sitAitE, ,14 ;itlyth and Tyn«. c. pref. (isorl. et & EX. 4 p. c. Do. 4 p. c. Shares £l3 4i p.c. )0 ?t, 'To. On. . 10 Do. do. Pref. 6 per c, .11 Oork4Bandonblp., 1 )ua.Prth ..51 A ber s. 2;,, Anglian Cis. A St. Do. da. Cls. B 6 p. Do. do Cie. C 7p. c FTio.eo.F;T,spcNr. .11 Do. No. '5 ...,.., Do. New 6 p. c. Ct .14 East Un., (1. 6 P. ,11 Do. Si., 10 per coat Do. ltd. Debentr.SL. .11 Do. do. 4 per cent., yi East Lanew.h.6y.ati, dl E. kW. York. J. sth. 4 Edin. & 01. 5 p.c. sh )0 Ed. Prth.2,r.Dnn.4p.c. )0 FurnePs, sp. c A) Gigs. &`l. G. 6 p.c )0 Great Northn. sp. c )O Do. sp. e. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prera. Do. 4l p. c ;0 D 0.5 p. c., Red. ati.. St. 11 St. 11 St. 1i St. 11 St. If 'it. fa 100 Gi p. c. ..... ti I Gt.N. of Scot.l3t, Ter, St. 1100 lit. S. &W. (Ireland ' 14 Do. 4per c. Prof. S Gt. si7.(l3.til.Exspc St. 100 Do. con. red. 4. r i p.c. 'Br: 100 Do. con. red. 4p. e it. 100 Do. irre. 4p. c. St. 100 Do. sp. c. red. prof all Do. Birtu. Prof. Sh ;.o all Do. 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Gov.sp.c.D. 1 ill N. R. Australasian 20 17 Nrth.otEuropeSteam 2Ad 1 all Oriental Gas lf - I 1 2s. Do. "New Shares" P 21 Pin S all Peel Rr. Ld. & MinrL 2i - 50 all PeninsnladtOriental 69 - 71 691 50 10 Do. New - 6§. 100 60 Royal Mali Steam 1 ,11 Scot. Austral. Invest ll - 11 1 all Ditto New ll - 25 all South Austral. Land 36 38" 1 aE Bubmar. Tel. Scrip... 1 1 all Do. Registered. ... .. 20 5 rruer, 100 28i Van Diemon's Land 16 !!;°'. 18 „ Vati).ep.o.t.Jan&July tr. 4. 4t 5 6 6; [f)9 113 101 - 108 ip iP z- ••• ... ••0 ••••• ~ ••• ''.... ~ , i6i : - 17 -119 iO9 - 111 102 - IC4 61 - 63 91 - ••a ""' 6 - C 95 - 97 87 - 89 99 • 101 10 - 104 164 - 171 10 * 10, 73 - 75 19i - 20. 94 -10 j 14i - 154 ~le H 2 129 142 117 - 119 1157 - 159 I - 70 'l`47 - 139 98 - 100 89 - 1 - li ••• ••• ..... 103 -105 92 -94 id P 108 THE NEW RECORDER. Sir P. LAURIE said that now the pleasing duty of moving the appointment of Mr. Russell Gurney as the successor of Mr. S. Wortley devolved on him. That was the most numerous Court of Aldermen he ever recollected to have seen, and he hoped they would una nimously support his motion. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Russell Gurney's connection with the corporation was of a much longer date than any then present connected with it. Ho had been connected with the corporation for thirty years, and he had discharged the duties of the various offices with which he had been connected faithfully and cheerfully. (Hear, hear,) He felt much pleasure in moving the election of Mr. Russell Gurney to fill the office of Recorder. (Hear, hear.) Alderman COPELAND seconded the motion. Alderman SIDNEY bore testimony to the fitness of Mr. Russell Gurney for the office of Recorder, and remarked that it would be an appointment that would give universal satisfaction to the bar. In proof of that he had only to observe that not one gentleman had come forward to oppose Mr. Gurney, whilst 20 appli cations had been made for the office he would vacate on his election to that of Recorder. (Hear.) The motion was then put, and carried nnailimousiy, the whole of the Aldermen present voting for him. The court then terminated. LAW INTELLIGENCE.--(This Day.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Lord Campbell and a Special Jury.) THE SADLEIR FRAUDS.-WALKER V. WILKINSON AND ANOTHER. Mr. Knowles, Q.C., Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., and Mr. Hawkins, appeared as counsel for the plaintiff. Sir F. Thesiger, Mr. Bovil, Q.C., and Mr. Herniman, for the defendants. Before the jury was sworn Sir F. Thesiger rose and said that he had much pleasure in informing his lordship that arrangements had been (tome to between the parties in the action, which would relieve his lordship from investigating the particulars. He was bound, however, in justice to his clients, to state that none of the moneys, for which the securities on which the action was brought, had ever found their way into their hands. Lord Campbell--I hope there will be no " second conference." (Laughter.) Mr. Knowles—l think there will be no occasion for it, my lord, because I have bound them down tight (holding up a document.) Sir F. Tilesiger said he concurred in his lordship's expression of opinion. The reoord W&3 then withdrawn. This was the only action entered on the morning's list, it being expected that it would have occupied the Court, if tried, the whole of the day. It was under stood to be an action for the recovery of upwards of 20,0001. advanced by the Newcastle Bank on Tipperary Bank securities, accepted by the late John Sadleir, and endorsed by the defendants. If the trial had proceeded, in all probability disclosures would have been made of a far more startling character than any that have hitherto appeared with reference to the gigantic Tipperary frauds, and such as would be likely to throw distrust in quarters where the greatest confidence should exist. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Before the Lord Chief Baron and a Common Jury.) RODRIGUES V. MANNING. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a stationer and account-book manufacturer, carrying on business in Newgate-street, to recover of the defendant, a stereo- typer residing in Warwick-square, the sum of 281. It appeared from the evidence that the plaintiff had supplied account-books to the Carregover Mining Com pany, of which the defendant was a principal director. From the examination of several witnesses it appeared that no proper accounts were kept, and that some of the principal officers (but not the plaintiff) had appropriated the money to their own purposes. It was sought to prove that the plaintiff was a shareholder, as he had accepted a transfer of 80 shares from a person named Duncan, a director. Duncan, however, was not to be found, and the transfer of the shares was lost. The foreman of the jary expressed an opinion that the whole affair was most discreditable, and therefore the defendant's counsel gave way, and a verdict for the whole amount claimed by the plaintiff was returned. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK.-ADJOURNMENT OF THE PETITION FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A RECEIVER. In this case Mr. Lawrence applied that the petition, which was presented by him last week for the appoint ment of a receiver, and which stood for bearing on Thursday, the 18th Jan., should be adjourned until a future day, as the Lords Justices had intimated their intention to deliver judgment on Friday next. He therefore proposed that the petition should stand over till Saturday next. Mr. Linklater had no objection that the case should be adjourned indefinitely, and although the negotiation for an arrangement had at present failed, he bad every hope that the Lords Justices would throw out some suggestions which would place them in communication again. He went into a long explanation of the proceed- ings which had taken place, but which were stopped. Mr. Reid and Mr. Lawrence expressed their strong desire that some arrangement might be oome to. His Honour ultimately adjourned the case till Mon day next at 12 o'clock. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN RE COMM.-FAILURE OF AN AUSTRALIAN AIRRMANT. This was an examination meeting under the failure of Louis Cohen, late of Melbourne, and now of Bishops gate-street Within, until lately in partnership with Henry Philip Cohen. There was nu strong opposition by Mr. Solomon, Finsbury-place, who appeared for the creditors, and the bankrupt passed, all questions being reserved for the certificate meeting. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque.) IN RE LOUIS ROCHEFORT. This was an adjourned examination. The bankrupt was an importer of foreign goods, of 17, Broad-street Buildings. There was considerable opposition, but the Court ultimately passed the bankrupt. IN RE SEAWARD. This was an application to pass, by Francis Seaward, licensed carman and carrier, of Abchurch-yErrd, Ab church-lane. Mr. Chidley appeared for the assignees, and intimated that the balance-sheet was satisfactory to his clients, and that he had no opposition to offer. Passed. IN RE M. BARNETT. This was an examination in the case of this bankrupt, jeweller, of Ramsgate, whieh was adjourned upon the application of Mr. Philip, the solicitor to the assignees, the bankrupt not being ready with his accounts. Assuming that the Red Jacket sailed from Melbourne on that day fixed--viz., the 20th September—she has been at sea 80 days. 631 3 i 21 WI. 891 3G 7 6i 89‘ 9 i 1221 2 97 i 111 3 *OS 6 ali i 821 i - 74 5 8 2 - 4 5 - 5i .1 -- ii - iip 21i - 2 i 1 - ) 11 75 - 80 211 -22 A 24 244 2i - 2ip 99 - 100 117 - 122 117 - 122 109 111 20} - 20 22} - 22 - 1 - 2} - 2ir ~. - atiN 6i 7i is 14 14 -20 f - I P 511 32 e 32 4 9 10 P 5 - 5i •••• " 6 - ii --- iiii 7i • 19 - 19 / , 37 -3•,! 8 f; 54f 54i 51 - 53 - p 18 - 20 1 - 14 8 - 94 - 4i - 4 3 91 - 10 4 34 -34 i 6 - lip BAI 4 3KM 99 101 PY 63 ba ••• 1 A ' 68 -70 fii -- 18 20 - 21 19i --. ... - ••• 1 - 3P .. ^. • ay. 38 39 1 d to • 35 - 37 66 - 68 7 - 9 ••• 10 6 ; e ; 4 d 2! 11i i 32h a 1f124- 7 i i 37i 541 g I 11 i 69i i 27 i 171 67 i 8 44 k NEW COURT. Two men, named Waid and Pratt, were indicted for feloniously uttering two florins, well knowing them to be counterfeit money. From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner Ward entered a public-house in the Kingsland-road, and called for some porter and tendered the base money in payment. On being questioned, Ward said he had taken it in change, and he was allowed to leave the house, but the landlord kept a watch on him, and he was observed to enter another public-house, where the prisoner Pratt was attempting a similar fraud also with a counterfeit florin. Both men were given into custody and charged with the offence. The jury found both prisoners guilty, and they were each sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. WATOH ROBBERY AT THE PRINCESS'S THEATRE.— Wiiliam Johnson, a well-dressed man, who refused to give his address, was brought before Mr. Beadon, charged with stealing a gold watoh, the property of Mr. Joshua Sharpe, a gentleman at present staying at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill. The prosecutor stated that last night he was at the Princess's Theatre, and about half-past 10, just as the first performance was over, he was about leaving the upper part of the pit, when the prisoner placed himself before him in such a way as to prevent his doing so Prosecutor civilly requested him to allow him to pass, and after a deal of shuffling ho did so. As soon as wit ness got clear of the crowd, he examined his pockets, and discovered that his watch, the same now produced, was cut from the gold guard, which was left suspended from his neck. Witness at once suspected the prisoner to be the thief, and accordingly called a constable and gave him into custody. Sergeant Hard, 19 A, said he took the prisoner into custody on the present charge, and searched him, but nothing was found upon him. Witness subsequently sear.hed the pit, after the audience had left, and close by the spot where he apprehended the prisoner, he found the gold watch produced. The prisoner, who declined to hay anything in answer to the charge, was remanded fur a week. THAMES. A CURB FOR THE TOOTHAOHILLMr. Isaac Thompson, an elderly, bald-beaded man, stated to be carrying on business as a tailor in the Minories, was brought before Mr. Salle, charged with being drunk and incapable of taking care of himself. Police-constable Dunaway, No. 129 11, stated that his attention was called to the prisoner last night by a tradesman in Back Church-lane, Whitechapel. There were several desperate thieves and ruffians near the prisoner, who would have been robbed but for the inter position of two tradesmen. He took the prisoner into custody, and led him to the station-house. Mr. , Sflfe—Well, Mr. Thompson, what have you to say to this ? The Prisener—Well, lam extremely sorry, sir. It is the first time for 13 years I have been intoxicated ; and if I can keep sober so long as that I ought not to be fined. Mr. Selfe—What caused you to get drunk yesterday after such a long course of temperance ? The prisoner—l was afflicted with the toothache yes terl.y and took some spirits to cure it, and it crept upon me._ Mr. Selfe—Did the spirits owe the toothache ? The prisoner--Yes, sir, and made me quite drunk. Mr. Selfe—Don't take spirits again for the toothache. You would have been cleared out, and your watch and money taken, if the officer had not taken you to the station. Yon can therefore have no objection to pay a fine of fis. for the great care taken of you. The penalty was instantly paid. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Dec. 16.—Wind and weather this day at noon ; light airs from the westward, with fog and frost. The Royal Family, from Calcutta, for Bombay, has been burnt at sea. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 15.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrived H.M.S. Dee, from the eastward, with two gun-boats. Sailed—Maury, for Shanghai. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 15.—Wind N.—Sailed—lreland (s.s.), for the Cape of Cood Hope and Calcutta. FALMOUTH, Dec. 15.—Wind N.N.W.—Sailed—De vonshire, for Mauritius ; Director, Jamaica. _ _ PooLi, Dec. 15.—Wind N.---ailed—Catapulco (s.s.), for Valparaiso. SALCOMBE, Dec. 15.—Wind N.N.E.—Off the port— Swiftsure, from London, for Melbourne. DOVER, Dec. 15.—Wind W.N.W..—Arrived.—Canova, from Shields, for New York ; Vicar of Bray, Iquique. DARTMOUTH, Dec. 15.—Wind N.E..—Arrived,—Felix, from Rio Janeiro. PENZANCE, Dec. 15.—Wind N.—Arrived—African, from London, for the River Gambia, very leaky, with loss of bowsprit, foremast, and maintopmast, &c. GLOUCESTER, Dec. 15.—Arrived—Medallion and Cham pion, from New York ; Ann llrLister and Sebastopol, Quebec. SOUTHAMPTON, Deo. 16.—Arrived—Madrid (s.), with the Azoff in company. SWANSEA, Dec. 15.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Hans, for Moulmein ; Duke of Northumberland, Cuba. MALTA, Dec. o.—The brig Mary, from :.;ardiff, for Alex andria, sprang a leak and foundered at sea ; crew sated. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAM) LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. Wind S Off—City of Washington, screw-steamer, from Phila delphia. Sailed—Emelie Julia, for Lisbon ; Madagascar, for Matanzas ; Alliance, from Cane° ; Flor do Marie, for Lisbon ; Schallizzi, Requijada ; Locomotive, Bilboa ; Frances, Malta ; Queen of the West, and Alpha, San tander; Wiltonwood, Bahia; Sea, Bahia; Lucy Head, raltar ; Puella, Santander; Versailles, Shanghae ; Coronet, Venice. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 14. Wind N.N.W. Arrived. —Elphinstono, from Honduras ; Luconia, Charleston. Sailed.—Alma, for Pernambuco; Norman Morrison, Bermuda. DUBLIN, Dec. 15. Wind N.W. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tues lay, 9.33 A.M. Wind calm ; tide low water ; weather fine. Arrived, 15th—Mischief, from Demerara. Arrived, 10th—Daniel (s), from Emden. MARKET NEWS.—(rhis Lay.) HAY MARKETS. SMITIIFIELD.—MQadOW hay, 2110 s to 41 Ss ; clover do., 31 lOs to 5/ ss; and straw, 11 4s to 11 Os per load. Trade steady. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 21 123 to 41 8s ; clover do., 31 lOs to 51 5s ; and straw, 11 ts to 11 lOs per load. A fair demand. WHITECIL&PEL.—Meadow hay, 21 103 tc 41 Gs ; :clover do., 31 lOs to 51 8s; and straw, 11 4s to 11 Os per load. Supply good. COLONIAL. TEA—The business done in this article has been very limited, most parties deferring their operations until the result of the sales which take place to-morrow is known. A considerable quantity of Assam will be offered. SUGAR—OnIy a small business has been transacted, either for home use or for exportation, and holders con tinue to demand full rates, which speculators do not feel disposed to give, as prices rule about 2s to 4s per cwt. higher than they did at this time last year. The accounts from the continental markets are satisfactory. COFFEE—Very little business has been done, and the public sales of the article have been unimportant. No change in prices can be quote.-1. RICE.—The demand for the low qualities still con tinues, at fully former rates ; but for the superior descrip tions there is little inquiry. Ilum—An active business has been done, and as the stocks are low rather higher prices are expected to rule. Proof Demerara brought 2s BJA to 2s 90. per gallon. TALLOW—OnIy a moderate business has been done, and prices have ruled steady. P.Y.C., on the spot, 58s Gd to 58s 9d; spring delivery, 58s Gd per cwt. , SPORTING NOTES. FROST BOUND. - - Jack Frost seems determined to spoil the jumpers' game. He has reappeared just time enough to upset the arrangements of the promoters of the Waltham Abbey Steeplechases, which were appointed to take place to-morrow. The published programme really looks very attractive, but it is stated in certain quarters that it has merely been " cooked" to deceive the public. Certain it is that horses have been entered for some of the stakes without the consent or knowledge of their respective owners, who have thereat waxed exceedingly wroth and indignant. It isa common practice nowadays. however, for clerks of the courses to take this liberty, and the getters up of the Waltham Steeplechases may plead precedent in extenuation of their conduct. This custom would certainly be more honoured in the breach than is the observance, and it too plainly indicates how degene rate must be the sport whose feeble existenoe can only be sustained by means not exactly in accordance with the principle of fair play and fair dealing. Still, had not the frost intervened, a somewhat successful meeting would doubtless have been celebrated at Waltham. A discussion of the probabilities would not only now unnecessarily occupy space, but were there a possibility of the events being run off, it would be as absurd to at tempt to discover the game which will be played as to endeavour to see through a milestone. The Steeplechase season, down to the present time, has been marked by incidents of a mild and uninteresting character. The little " indiscretions "at the tin-pot meetings at Windsor and Ipswich only created a trap• sient burst of indignation and ridicule, and were, per haps, aster all, unpremeditated pieces of absurdity. The Great Steeplechase Match, which was decided at Melton Mowbray on Saturday, has furnished a topic of conver sation which is likely to interest for several days frost bound huntsmen and turfites. The figure which Abd el-Kader cut was moot inglorious ; to the no little asto nishment of his owner he was incapable of moving, and Jem Mason is much annoyed and chasrinesl that he should have made hie reappearance in the pigskin under such inauspicious circumstances. "Once to be in doubt is to be resolved" with Lord Strathmore, who is, I believe, determined to search out the cause of Abd-el-Kader's disgraceful defeat. At present, Lis eitibi`,ion can only be attributed to his " tight plate," which was removed as soon as it was discovered, and the horse, relieved from the contraction which it occa sioned, was enabled to walk free and well. Tb• circumstances connected with Abd-el-Kader's defeat have caused no little regret to those real lovers of the sport, who hoped that the high and palmy days of steeplechases were about to be revived. " Blank days" at the Corner during the winter months were last season of frequent occurrence. Now, how ever, the sporting reporter has seldom to record one, and if the investments are not remarkably heavy, a fair show of business is at least maintained. Blink Bonny holds her position in the market with much steadiness. Tournament and M.D.—two of my especial favourites — keep their ground, and if they winter well they will be most formidable customers. Clerks of coarser are bestirring themselves to obtain nominations fur the stakes', which close on the Ist of January, when the note of preparation will be again sounded for the renewal of the racing campaign. Mean• while horses at the different training establishments are confined to their straw beds, and jockeys are enjoying themselves and making the best of their leisure during their brief period of rest. A FRESH MAN. Dec. 16. TATTERSALL'S-MONDAY. The bets which were made on the Chester Cup require no comment. The operations on the Derby wore, bow. ever, instances, important. Blink Bonny was in steady demand at 12 to 1, and was hacked for some money ; 1001. was invested on Lady Hawthorne at 25 to 1, and. 30 to 1 was taken freely about Glenmasson. 800 to 100 was offered agst John Scott's lot, but 1,000 to 100 was wanted. The room was well att en d e d , and, altogether, specu lation was somewhat brisk. Closing prices : CHESTER CUP. 1000 to 20 agst Tasmania (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Maid of Dorwent (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Centurion (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Mincepie (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Vengeance (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Warlock (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Alice (taken) Two THOUSAND GUINEAS STARES. sto 1 agst Loyola (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Schiedam winning this event and. the Derby. DERBY. 12 to 1 agst Blink Bonny (taken) 14 to 1 agst Loyola (taken) 20 to 1 agst Tournament 20 to 1 agst Sydney (take 25 to 1) 22 to 1 agst M.D. (taken) 25 to 1 agst Sprig of Shillelagh ( aken) 25 to 1 agst Bird in-the-Hand (taken) 25 to 1 agst Lady Hawthorne (taken) 1000 to 35 agst Arsenal (taken) 30 to 1 agst Glenmasson (taken) 2000 to 60 agst Athlete (taken) 40 to 1 agst Anton (taken) 40 to 1 agst Blue Jacket (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Blue Devils PEDESTRIANISM: IMPORTANT LONDON AND PROVINCIAL MATCHES. WILLIAM NEWMAN, OF LONDON, AND ALPERD ROSIN sox, FOR 50/.—The match between these celebrated pe deetrians took place, pursuant t o articles, yesterday, - l ; o Mr.Cockell's ground, Bat tersea. The di stance the core!)ti tors had to walk was eight miles, and when the proper o e ffi: cials had been appoi n t ed the y lost no time i othfe6irtoap4p,ewarhanicche wonertehetagkreonunbdy. thNeViplaliracmisaNlnsvto-fre.7Raelt,soknb“l:lungs. effected they the favourite in betting, his friends freely laying-e-,717 wait kept well together maintained it up to the Robin son to a good amount. On the start being went away at a tremendous pace, and w hen Robinson for some four or five hundred Yards,. roughout the second and fi to n o i llt o h f e th le e ad fi i r n s g t r p o o il s e it , i a on t , W a h n irro d hh point he was leading by mileten du g merrily, but on the coin. p tsho le imr t d i e on of this portion of the fount and fifth mile the pede ,- distance no decided advan tthageepoenrfotrhmeapeaeret of ff theeither off in speed, and although triune dashed along in a been obtained. During I.nanner that showed no falling spurt, succeeded in yet so well up wasßobinson still had the lead, the determined Newman, that his partisans were confident throughout the While walking the he would yet be victorious.. seventh mile Newman, in a fine aisle to —but, 'ivresting the lead from hie opponent ob taining th e notwithstanding the tremendous efforts be made, remainder of the distance, he was not this ma inta a in sev e eadtvantalge,sufooroeiendetdheiolasatpatp Ro binson,o. after the match he went in a winer by some two or three " pride of place,"rug struggle, at the termination of yards. At the finish both were so much exhausted that they had to be led off the ground by their attendants ; T, e entire distance was accomplished by the winner in 1 hour and 11 minutes. RACE BELWEEN WILLIAM CAWTHORNE (OF Wein?. FIELD) AND FRANCIS WILKINS (or LEEDS), FOR 501. A-SlDE.—lresterday several thousands of the admirer s of pedestrianism assembled at the White Bear Inn, on the Bradfield and Wakefield road, Leeds, to witness the important match of 180 yards between these provincial sprint runners, Cawthorne being the favourite at 60 to 40. The pedestrians had to start by mutual consent, and after some false attempts they get of, and ran wel together for fully one hundred yards, when Wilkins bocnded in front, and went in a winner by four yards. RACE BETWEEN CLEGG (OF WAKEFIELD) AND EMSLEY F OR 501.—The race of 150 yards between th ese pedes trians was yes yesterday also decided which, a f ter a f i ne s t rug gle, terminated in favour r, of Emsley, w h o d efeated his opponent b y a yard. The odds were 6to 4 on th e winner. The amount of specie brought in by the Niagara from New Ycrk is 415,600 dollars, or about -0 83,100, a portion of which is probably on French account. PROVIDING FOR THE FUTURE.—M Boulanger, judge 'filhitewr'alasa9Of very parsimonious of the Imperial Court of Paris, who 1 lately died ' at his w3i,llsßiue As it appears, left not habits, he wrote many of them on the backs of letters, tradesmen's bills, and prospectuses. Not a few of his f r e e w si e d r en t c h e a , n N 9 o s . legatees are perfect strangers to him, he having selected them from amongst persons mentioned in the newspapers as having distinguished themselves by acts of virtue or devotedness. In one of his last wills he expresses the desire that his family will not attempt to dispute his bequests. A singular circumstance is 'related of the deceased. He himself wrote letters to his executors and most intimate friends, announcing his death, with the day of his decease left blank ; and he ordered his servant to fill up the vacant space the moment he expired, and to despatch the letters, which was done. Paid y 1. 17. Pi eN 9 St. iF St.! V. 511 a 11: i A. I ',;)