The Sun. — London, England, 1856-12-30 00:00:00

rhE SUN, LONDON, TUESDA EV - 1 4 , -ING, DECEMBER 30 1856 _ . - _ — . - . AL ALA 1:41 kJ 11.,J 11 t AL-41 1 1.... , 1 ' .....' 'V ...- 1 , .. ._,....- . -- --...... ........,. ............................... MONE Y MARKET SHARE MARKETS—(This Day.) r LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. .—.,:z.—______ I ~0a..v,.. Closing Prices ' Business AND R, ill T 7 Y:-,. ~.hr.ll.a.ci. RAlLyveri. ( o:11;an,.. this day, j this day --- _ COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. , .... ~...... _...... ._ ... ..,.. _ -.--- --- . Shc. 12a•.' , .! ~,,lbw.u. h C ,, .' , ing l'r.ce - Business done ti'' ,7;il Bedford 4,,.:: Lorithm , St. •• I this day. this day Blat‘llic;,, ... 1- • We' t' , _ CITY, Two o'CLocK. ---- ----- It,. 1!)0 Ettekgilal - i,,l'. ,L•&N-W• 96 - 98 ` . .1: 9 ; A s . a bg. lio:Lzue. 3, • St 11 "0 CI Vdacidal : . Calcdmi.... 98 102 The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed 4 1 50 1 ,ii an:l E.-..2•.._. .‘Tan.:',. 4* 4 1 41 :;.. f; 41 Col St our 'try. E,U &E.O 11 —l3 B.:1:4, - : , - ,....1171 - n,q„. - - Sr. 10 E. tin. g.; pc. ;( 4, --r". 133 - 133 with excitement, and prices of all kinds were id. _:-4 I a i riirmitig Wel've - t, 5 all E. Un. H. S!,, E. Count. 4 ... 4A per lb. higher. The sales were 18,000 bales : Roza' IT:-..!!. :,-- ~., 8A - 9 at. '1.0() Gins. .Barr. f.; ealdonfa:it. - -: all 131r1oah•L. 1:4z.w4,' 1,500 were taken for export, and 3,500 ou specula- Neils. • Direet ... , 11 , e.tt•r, !Ilr,- . 19A 20: St. 1100 Do. N0w...... D 0 . tion. The Railway Share Market was quiet, but 271 ..' D.D. Ch...,: - .. 6.: 11, : I'l 18 ',`'. all Glotr • et Da 1. i at. cireer,n ... - ... steady, and closed with a dull aspect. L'..2 all ~ do. ....•„• 131 - 14 1 100 all Hrtlpl. Ilk x, v a. New. 25 all Blackburn - The advices from China, received yesterday re- :-', all ; -, iyt:. eLl'ytl ~.. R,-1 • ... 50 al; Hull & Senl Y. &NY. 1( , 8 - 109 lative to the bombardment of Canton, have pro- i £ 25 (Ind. at .4:4 - - 25 all Do. A Share-,; Do A. LOU IPristo' -- 1 7 ' . 92 94 ducec some excitement in the tea and silk trade. 3‘.. ;101 d',1„ c i 0 '„;,' .. ' .. 1 . e .. ' . e .. .. 63i 63i 12A all Do. ; Shares. fia ••• -- ••• 1.2 i all Lon.&Greenv, 1 13.Emt.rc I2A 13 The value of the former article has risen about SLIM Ch^ster & Efolh,'s 37 5 ).„ 0 all Cork and Band,.. 39 20 all Do.Preferance IDo 221 - 23} lid. per lb. for the common qualities, and 21 to -,-• Au Cork, Black ;4; 1:-.1 •-••- •• • St. 100 Lon., Til.„4: E- Pet* &On 112 - 114 ... 10 3 Do. Bark. SIL Do i 1 p id. for the better dc. , scriptions, and a considerable 20 i all Dora wf,..' - - in ' 1 i business has been transacted at that improvement. ~ ! ail Do. A 4 per cent Norfoik ... ... ... iu 1 8 Do B There is now, however, r a ther less activity than - .0 14r .I)llbli . TALivifast,i7;, - 7.... St. 1:a) Do. 6 per ct• Do .... - ••• •s!c all Mauch. iistr i L.&N. V 7 was experienced immediately after the news arrived, l'i 1 all 'O%O. P. & Lt., ....In' Of . 1 ( i ;and Matlo , -k & Midi& 2A -- 2i it. ltlo East Al; 'l ' - lg i 15 5) all Middleshro` ;. SLckton & and the present quotation for common Congou is . !O l'l Baste 3' "i ' - 4i q 9,} Eastern Corattiof.. - Redc.g 6 p.c. Darlingt. ... - 110. to ls. per lb. In other kinds of colonial produce St. 100 :-7.,, t . ', 7, A 8,, 38 40 It. MO Mikild.tir.i Millat4 9l 93 there is no change to report, business being con- " 3 :-.. 1 l'i Pe., B. Stock . 26 28 6i 51 Newmarket 2 ' 5 -'' .-• East K N en v t '-' - 5 i I Pm fined to a few parcels of goods required for inirne- Bury E. G.sp, En. Conn. p 60 all N.StEst.sp.e. E. Count. 56 - 58 1 diate use. The stocks of silk are generally very it. inn r,,t r. , ,,thirc,,, 94 . 96 91A 4 i -,y all Do. 6 per at. Do ••• - ••• light, and prices are exceedingly firm, with an An al East Suffolk 10 i • 59 all Do. Fizetls pe D^ ••• -- ••• 4 ' Do . - Vi all Prost. gCo.yr L. &N.W. ... ... upward tendency. Very Title influence, however, .it. inc.f H;(llnburgbdi,i'la.*: 5* - 55 •• - - has been exercised on prices, by the bombardment, O 1 ttli Edinb.ard Peel:tit% ''' I2A all Do. 6 81ars. ADo i. lilo lEdin Pei; &Dur.l 35 36 as the trade consider that no serious difficulty will :e 1 all :Few: ;Cr 4 1 St. 5 t . A , ; ) 813 s ß h O e y f S . R t n o . t h i l T n i t r., a Gt a N c o a r rs t h h & ti 132 - 135 , _TA() T a n - Gooleg.sp.c Yorksh. ... ... arise from that event.. St. 'lOO IFnirpe,,,, . ... ••• lt , all Shrews.&Her T. Brassoy ... - •• • St 100 IGlaso-ow & S Westrn 24 96 The letters and papers by the Red Jacket from '.2 10i S. Staffordelt. M.MClean 81 94 18 . ' all GreatJ • R 7 - 7 ' I N. ot ....cotin , ~ '' Australia were delivered this morning. No mate- 4. 71_0, !Gr,)at Norther.. 91 92 ' 91 '0 ail Wear Valleyg Stockt. & 6 per cent... alrlingt ... rial alteration in the state of trade at Melbourn :t. 100 Do., A. Steek.., 76 78 , !.'' all Do De 33 34 • e t. 100 1,, ,B. .itoct..... P2O 120 91 1 8 reported, but the stocks were declining, and the it. 1)0 Gt. Bth. &Wcst,./Ir.- ) 110 112 _ _ St 100 Wiltsklonirst kitWos , a. 89 - - -i 1 . _.,...., . ------ ---- 3t,. ;I'.X) Iktekg 'a a,;•, ir. , •&N.VV• 9 6 - 98 CITY, Two O'CLOCK. el. 0. • • . •I - .. -, .. 21 .. e ar, , ..D 4 . ~ 0 , 01, ...l , gt I'i) Clvdeadai,_ Calodeo._ 98 102 The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday clos e d , end Eeete. Jan.a, 4; 4 1 11 ;if; a ll Cji.S t our 'try. S U &E.O 11 -13 50 1 .gii Bal:ar: ,',-,.2;allamax„. - - S t ,. Tao E. ta n . g . ; pc, GL.airt,,,a. 133 - 133 'with excitement, and prices of all kinds were id, el' a i Birinieg Wale e-b -04 i 5 i all E. Un, H. S!,, E. Count. 4 ... 44 per lb. higher. The sales were 18,000 bales ; . Stoar Val!. 7i ..._ 8t - 9 St. 1 100 Glos. Barr. a Caldonisai. all 131reali.,L., Lan,..•i• Neils. Direet .« 1,500 were taken for export, and 3,500 ou specula- eb.e.e , a, !ara.:•. 194. - 20: St. 100 De. New...... Do . ... tion. The Railway Share Market was quiet, but 271 e' Da. t , ,:a & 11,- : 1 74 18 ','• all Glstr.et Da I. i at. cireFan ... - . .., 22 all .• do. .. _.„,. 131 - 14 1 - steady, and closed with a dull aspect. 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk a Vk• New. 25 all Blackburn - The advices from China, received yesterday re- :', all ;- , iyt:.. ,i,;Tyna ~- g• 1 • ... 50 al; Hull & SelLy Y..IIiNM. 168 - 109 lative to the bombardment of Canton, have pro- i £25 (issd. at £4 . - ' 25 all Do. A Share-,; Do it. , 10U Ir r i s t,-, .- 1 7 , 92 94 duce some excitement in the tea and silk trade. 3:. ;101 d'ala c i - e 'L," n `.' le : ) ,. 63i '634 1.2 A all Do. ; Shares. i ;.O see ..." ... St. 1.00 ( ihkiter & Efolyh,at, 37 39 121 all Lon.&Greenv, S. Enat•ea l2t - 1.3 The value of the former article has risen about 221 - 2n 5 ) 0 all Cork and Bartd,--. - ••• 20 all Do.Preforence Do 11d. per lb. for the common qualities, and 21 to St. 100 Lon., TB., .4.• E a Pet e &Ca 112 - 114 il 'W Cork Reek gn viP •." - "' 10 3 Do. Bark, Sh. Do . 4 1 p ld. for the better cle•scriptions, and a considerable 20 1 all Clora'wf... ' ' - ' c „ - 3t. 100 Lowestoft wl. i business has been transacted at that improvement. I-° [ all Do A There 19 8 Do r -- -. St. ts) Do. 6 per et. Do •.. -•- There is now, however, rather less activity than - .0 ;[ er Do P, . ... .... s ! c all Mauch. ii.vri L.&N. V 7 was experienced immediately after the news arrived, .. 1 :: t. 1, : t !, : 0 1 T E ) : .s q : A P ;; & 311 1:=1 , , .... rin‘ Of . 1( , 1 ;and Matlo2k & Midi& 2t - 21 1.84 1.1) and the present quotation for common Congou is , 5.) all Middlesbro` ;• Stckton & 'u 1,1 Eastern Coentiee., 9 k q 94 Redeag 6 p aa Darlingt. ... - 110. toll. per lb. In other kinds of colonial produce St. 1100 [-- - ,- , - tt 38 40 3t. 100 Midld.acaot Mill:tad 9l 93 there is no change to report, business being cer t . ' 3 % 1 Li Es., B. Stock •. 26 28 6i 51 Newmarket %,(: 8A -, ) 0 N O ' • A_ 1 , fined to a few parcels of goods required for hurtle- 25 ,i 17: Eas - i ant' ' i - 5 Bury E. G.sp, En. Conn. p i I Pn 60 all NattEst.sp.e. E. Count. 56 -- 58 1 diate use. The stocks of silk are generally v er y It. Ittl efe e eee,e4hire ~ 94 . 96 914 4 aa .a - - All &I lEast S u ffolk light, and prices are exceedingly firm, with an all Do. 6 per et Do 10 4 Do 50 all Do. Fizeds pc D^ .•• --••• i i . . V - , all Prost. & It. y r L. &N. W. ... - ... upward tendency. Very lisle influence, however, .it. ,100 jEainhuree ctoilase., 5* - 55 •• - " has been exercised on prices, by the bombardment, `() I el! lEdinb.arcl Peehlet - 124 all Do. e Bhrs. ADo St. 100 Roysn.&iTit GtNortho 132 - 135 it 100 lEdirt Pr' , &Dior , 3 5 36 as the trade consider that no serious difficulty will :o'l . , . " , e '8 Shef.Roth.an Lancash& all ,Forth a.: Clyde Tun Gooleg.sp.e Yorksh. . ... arise from that event.. St. 100 leeree,e. _. ••• ••• It, all Shrews.&Her T. Brassey ... - •• • The letters and papers by the Red Jacket from St. 100 ;Glasgow &S. Westre 94 - 96 '2 10/ S. Staffordsh. M.MClean 84 94 10 all treat N. of Scotle , 7 -7, ' Australia were delivered this morning. No m a t e - A. . l !G,ea; Norther , . 91 92. 91 0 ail Wear Valleyg Stockt. & 6 per cent._ Darllngt ... 3 rial alteration in the state of trade at Melbourne [it. 100 Do., A. Stock.., 76 78 all Do Do 4 33 • lt. 100 l a ; .ra .it0ct...... 120 125 St 100 Wiltsklomrst litWaslo. 89 91 18 reported, but the stocks were declining, an d t h e it. De Gt. nth. ilzWostaiTr•- ) 110 112 holders were therefore very firm, in the expects- 3t. 100 Great western..,.. 69 1 6 9 69 1 PRE FERENCE SHAR Ea ' tion that higher prices would soon b e obtainable. -t* hill` Do. Stow Val Rs Gila, Stk., Go 65 25 all BlythandTane 10 It was not generally supposed, however, that any ' all Irish ' l °'llh - Eamten a. pref. fisscl.a tFra ... ... revival would take place until the termination of 50 .4 ; 11 . ,la aatat .r. It Carl 7O 74 dt. 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. ',.• .. • a. til 4 , ;Do ~Thirds Thirds . 51 t , A . , 20 5 Do. 4p. c. Bhar,f , the winter. The amount of the eold brought by :-,',%' 12 'iDo . . - Neer 'PIT _ , 54 6.; 4,t, 110 Caledn. £lO 44 p.c. 95 - 100 0 this vessel is 533,0001., and it is expected that 4 , t " 10 ? 1 T i l '"a, sl " " a n g ( " .l ' 97 97 93/1 St. 100 'lllus.& lie. Gra 5,, , . ... ... St. 100 Do. do. Pref. 5 per c. . a. about half will be taken to the Bank and the 23 - ail I D - o l ."S '' OC ß t ' h -- , Oc• -• : '411D - - ... 4 all Cork &Bp.ntiontat.p., 44 - 5 remainder to the Continent. 'le all Louden & Blackvra 61 7 6 ; 4t. 100 i Lond, Bright,' :•.•:.Cs 111 113 111 In Lombard-street and at the B an k o f England e. 100 iLond. and N. Wes, 1064 107 :005 6 i 10 4 kl 2 l E ) „ u fi a n .P g r li t a h r: 4 Cl A s. b A ed S '. l j • 91 -' 9 6 8 4 St. 100 Do. do. Cis. B6p. , I')9 113 the inquiry for discounts continues active, and full 20 16 D. Fifths - 108 rates are consequently exacted. Until the 4th of 10 51100.1neee.,ese..-Te c 101 10, -- e in ses.oo.F.x,spcN , 4 41) 1.2 i 2 , .• Do. Big ^tlis $ , : 3 el Do. No. S ....a. * OP I the month has passed no relief will be experi- it. 10C London - 1;11618 . .4;C 107 - 108 107 to all Do. New 6p.c. S. 2 - 124 eared, but when the January dividends are paid 2 5 all Lnd2l( l l7.7erwl. ••• ••• .10 tll last Un. a. 6p. - ... - it is probable that the quptations will a . 15 all I,landra T . & Ennisl3 ... ... 6 all Do. 51. 10 ner ceni ... - gain et. We Waneh.Ellaef.&Lincl , 34 344 35 41 10 a ll D o . 161. Debentr.Sl .., - tend downwards. On the Stock Exchange also 10 1 atetropolitt...n ... - ..., St. all Do. do. 4 per cent ... - there is a g ood inquiry for loans, a n d th e c h arges 10 1 Do. J. L. Ri car d o ' s St.. 100 East Lanaash.6p.ot ... - ... arrangement... I d par 5 a ll 111.4r1V. York. J. sth .. - in r"carrying over '= in the Foreign St oc k an d 8 . t..g.: Aldlana - ... Itailway Share markets are very onerous, although ' t • (It° '' .l3irrin g•& ll ' 53 - 55 . , 0 all 4111 d, G. Vv - cst. i 1,,-. - • Sr. 100 F.d.Prth.iaDian.ap. 75! - 76 4 38 St. 100 FurnesF, sp. c.... .. - ... x d so than at the period of the last settl emen t s . all D -- S iS Do. Half Share,... .- t.. lot alas. &S. Va. c 11.5 p. , .. The accounts from Paris report no further alter- '-'"X' 411 ieweastla & C,arlisl. - St. 100 Great Noatlin. sp. - ]7 . 119 Mion in the position of monetary aff a i rs , b u t th e r all Nwpt.Aberg.t.."l-Irf. 13§ - 14 r St. 100 Do. sp. c. Reds: r: ~ el z.eviry a Enniskill , ... - ... at /0 p. c. prem. (09 - 111 letters from some of the other foreign markets are 20 ell i €1717 Warroroic'nl 1 •it, UK; Do, 41 p. c tO2 , 104 more favourable. At Hamburg, for in s t ance And iostreyer. ~„. ~. ._ 100 60 Do. p. c., Red. at ' -,t. 100 N'orfoll; - 52 501 p. c. pm... „... .. 62 -64 62 ::1 there is now dimi n i s h e d p ressure , an d t h e rate of 5' , orthn.Countiescri 3 4 -3 , - , . 0 all Ot.N. of Scot.L.ql.), 94 - 10.1 discount which recently stood at 7or 71 per cent. it- 1.00 ' North British... ~ 394 40: 5 St. 1 100 at. S. W. Orel& ;:, : ... 1 148 d ec li ne d to 6or 6 per cent. St • 1.00 sth Devon Rail. ,g. .IC , 14 Do. 4per c. Pr:.''. S ~_ . /- i Dock Stock . «•;, ,--; at. w.(P.:al - I.F,e• i . o ~ .. In the silver market there continues to b e a goo d S t . :0 0 . 0 A Stock. - .: St l&O D0.c00.ted.4.. 95 - 97 deal of activity, and the price is well supported. st• too e, B Stock .. .. . ' ' i I• Eastern-Berve lc 83 -81 83/ 1 St, 100 Do.cou.red.l , . p. ... ... St. 10 , , :_)o. irroo„ 4p. c. 85 87 The Colombo, which proceeds to India on the 6th ~,:. 2:3i i‘o. do. in-sec 4t - 4.1 St. 100 Do. sp. c. red. prof 99 101 14 0Xim0, will take out a considerable quantity of '''' 1 " ' ) '''' cle-44.-N I E • .(s P..r& -t h 3 --2 •.l. an Da. Bins, Pref. S:2. 10 - 10 0 is metal. z'• a:I ' - ao. Leeds 'Bi 181 0 all Do.CnesterBp. (al' . 164 - 17, St. 'OO )o. Yee- - 594 col 60 :0 al' Do. do. sp.c. do 10 10!, 'Yesterday was appointed for the further consi- 'et- Li ( I °l•th r") 1 '''"••••• 96 99 2 St I'i'' • be. Bina. Gua. Sti• 73 - 75' de • • 1 .lee.Waten..,Mio, 21 1 all Do. Ches. Gila. Sit 194 -20 ra,tiont of the resolution passed by the Stock Ex- stoad, and City J ' i all ')o. do. d 0........ 94 -10 i than • I ..ng9 Committee for expunging the shares of the es • t;ori-11Statierdsl‘i, 5 1 5 e 121 5 ,ar all Do. do. do l4l -15 i ;0 ~ , orth Weetern._ 64 great Northern Railway Company. The direr- 7 16 6 Tian. &York. F. '2( ... - . al' . &S. Westrn ,Tna 10 - .4. 100 Do. 6p. c. Stoct-- 67 139 /4 8 ) however, having offered sufficient explana- e t . i e ., :Norm., te 'w ee 28 . 2911 St. 100 L0n.&8.G.5ne.N0.1 - (311 8, that resolution was not confirmed. i ':. 14 "'`,'youth......, St. 1100 Do. P., spo. ..3t,•N0.2 i . 108 Yesterday afternoon the Funds closed with a 9 10 t. 1 9 Rhymney ..„, . ott•• , i , o+,, el,I 10 . ' St. 100 Do. New Gnar.6 •.. 139 , 142 Si . 1 100 Do. do. sp. c.,No.a 117 - 119 eary appearance, and at a decline of about 3 per St. to Scot. po. .7 ,4, E , , t ..Ab r4 r do . s St t . _ , 2 0 6i 271 St. 10(i Lon.&N. W., Coy. a: teat. This morning there has been no recovery, , 72 , T Tineat on sp. et ... -• r : i 48 49 16 2 SitingbournekSheer. - 14 ... 1 St, IGO Iota& S. W. 7 per cr t bd speculative dealing seems temporarily sue late 3d Shares ... 157 - 159 Nideol. The only business transacted is in con- e e ' l a" - I) ''''''-i 4' i ' 3outh r.,aat.m 12:( all Londy.&Flnnia.A''' ... - ... 48 CtiOn with the Share settlement, English Se- i t : t o o ()nth Wale ......^ 78 234 -. 7 8 4. 3 St. 100 q. ,S.,Ar L. 6p. Cent ... - .., te e i • . ties being neglected. Consols have been 931 I 0 • .4. 7rksh. & Riv, T . : t : 5 3 d ,-i 44 Do. do. do. £6 . . t o 9 4 all the morning. The New Threes are 944 3 4: an i e „, [ ,„ , - seee . ~,,,,,;‘,. 1 3 1 2 St. 100 Do. do. 3) per cent. 6o •70 16 :' all "o:arypt.&C,arl..4 ? , 0 - I; the Reduced, 94 to 94i ; Exchequer Biils, 2s. •., Stockton & Darin g 37 39 ,i.' all Da. 41, per cent._ .., 14 e/ilium ; and Do. Bonds, • 981 99 25 12!, 1)0., do., 1854 • - Y? 10# Do. do. - •.• 3 Do., do., 1855 ... St. 100 lid.Cousol.6p.e. . - Foreign Securities are also quiet, and in many 25 . 1, , Accikten er filrtla• St. 11.0° , 10. eort.lir..lr. '.p( 127 - 139 stances merely nomi na l. T ur ki s h 6 per Cents. et. 1 , - e-e e. ... ,ese - v• ' tit. i lOO Do. 44 p. c. Pref. •t9B - 100 kre 95 to 95e, and the 4 per Cents. 1024 to 103. ,;1: . :4', p ,"•. : ;::: f a l . ~i ; ° l - `) i sl : St. 100 Ditto L. &H. Pro c. ci 89 - :. 1 ~ l'enezuela have been dealt in at 37, and Mexican e''' ee Vol- 2, Neati.: 194 , - 2 it 10 all } New., Abar., &c., pr. t sp. c. red. 5 p.c. pm. f*" - "' 4 t 211. Spanish Bonds are firm, the 3 per Cents. 2::: Is.: Waterfd. & Killx,n,. ... 10 6 Do. Perpet. 6 pet. be ing 42 to 421, and the New Deferred ... I. 24ge e''°-..- Vaterford i. &T ~e, with optn. till '6i; -It 71 , 2.:' , 1.1 . ! West Cornwaa., '' ••• 10 all Noel% Deh, 4 p,c. sh ... Th e following are the nominal prices of Foreign: 10 ail V,,st End of Lond san an , cl o Crzstal Palm. 6 ••• St. 100 Do• Prof. sp. 0 . Li: .. tOeka :-Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 7 • le ' ; exe 8 St. 100 Do. 5 pc. Ext.,1846 ... - St. ,100 De. stpere.pl ,1847 ... - 8 N:1) 214 3; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 76 8 ; ditto 5 t o D o : B "..- ....... 2 - 4 ••,) , W.-at Landon 54 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 5 - 54 St. 100 D0.Wv.V.1pc.,18•17 .. Der Cents., St. 100 North Ttrif , Bl-, ...... 102 -104 A .. . 10 all Do. Fir st Class 20 all Do. Second Class. 7 34 Do 71. Preference ... ... - 0 - ' . Russian 5 per Cents., 106 8 ; ditto 44 poi St. its s. s. Pevw, 6 p.c. e 92 -94 924 ... ... 4 8 96 8; " Spanish 3 per Cents., 41-L l ,- 21; ditto 10 -11 ,nrn,-1„.,_ ~ .. 9 l7 84 Do. do. do l4 1 d d D eferred, l , 24/ 3; ditto Certificates, 6 e ; ditto COLONIAL. 2O 13 Do Leeds 6 p.c NI , . 1.2 t 9 Do. do. Qia.,1848... .. - 4eive, 6t. 1.8 9 . _,,, ~,, , , >aro.,ll ilt ' 25 10 Do.Yorkll.& - Cr., fd. - p 11 20 all North Sta ff ordshira. The arrangements usually entered into for the , 8 an , 7 D ; ',7: t . n .. d . i ..... .... S P. c 1 St. 100 Ox, Wo. ',. ';'-• g ;1 , ...,107 - - 108 lettleinent of the half-monthly accGunts have fully . 0 0, 10 i s i . CallA do share's: .. .. .. .. .. .:. -- .. St. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Redeem. ... ... ' 85 t e t , e ltPied the attention of the dealers in Railway log ...', ~N 0.L.73.n. ............. 11 - 15 25 i 84 1 al' ,Seot.Cent.,New P,ei ... '4eres this morning, and very little business, 20 /0 2 5.,11 E: t as a9 t t ez i ß ia e 4 n A ga' a i n . .. d : p. - . - - St. 100 Sc.N.E. Abor.g 6pe 114 - 116 ti • • . -.-- _. 5 all Do. d0.,7 p.c. pf. at, 106 - 110 k eept in connection with that event, has been St. leoo Do. do., 3!; p.c. pf. st. ... - ... .4• kb 4. SP. - 115 25 all SentbDevon ~.17- 18 ~. laded. Prices for the present account have 10 5 Do. Ex. C, gu. sp. c 2 -o. *AI D . o_ . do. D, gu. 5 p.c. ... _ 24 . p 175 10 all Do. fixed, a 4 per cont. ... ... a s no particular change, but for the L.Q.6 all S. Eastern (Read.l 100 all Doali p„e.l3nd 5.,'57 , It tleary settlement a slight improvement may be L e o e ) 0 . d e . d u . 'so, ~I , - "" - Inn.) of .4:1 Oe.. Od. 23 - 24 20 all Geelong t du. , •• - .. guar. 5 per cent 21t -22 , St. 100 Do. 41 per cent__ 102 - 105 ;Verted in quotations. Caledonian advanced 10 all Do. Fixed 44 p.c eh. 105 lOg ; N .) Great Northern 10s. to [Si.,. North-Western St, 100 3. Wales Gus.. 4 p. e. ... - .. / 1-11;10 ne:;;f 1 : Ir. r* 01113:2 1. G .31 6_.' . 4;:41 1 4 0 5 . _7 ..1' 0 2' . . all aid. Trunk of Canr:oc it _ 14 . 13i i 0 Midland 10s. to 15s. North-Eastern LOU all •10. Cert. of Dam. St. 100 Do. do. 44 p. e . ... -•-• 'lleick, and North Eastern, York, ruled steady 3on.into Stk till'i.' . - .., 20 all S.Yorksh.lp.c.Gnna l — 25 all Stock.atDar., sp. c. 271 - 284 4 e_ too ee no. Comp. 6p. c., do 80 - - 85 82 i it kenut former rates. In the Foreign lines very 20 s u 4t. in. Pen. g. sp. c. 211 - 224 25 15 Do. do. do 2 - 3 P 4 tl e business has been done. Lombardo-Venetian to 2Do Now, guar. sp. c 11 1$ 124 all Stock. & Hart]. g. 5 p. a. till July 1, '56 ... - - ... 144 1 re declined ss. ; the Canadian lines, however, eOA ee iewestereofnettee. 241 - t•ii 245 5 all Waterfcl.&Kilk.6pc 3 - $1 xcl 200 8 Do. New -2 4 p _ 'te shown some improvement. Grand Trunk of tee ell Do. Bds., 7 4ya.ble 'b 99 - 100 k ilada for the next account were as high as 14 100 all Do. do., '76, p. '6-i ll5 120 MINE. 10a all I A ligio Californian ... ... - ... ' 104) -‘,l Do. do., '73 do. 115 - 120 41 Great Western ruled steady at 244. 'OO All ele. do., '73, 'thou 20 7 'Australian 5 - 11 I_ 4 oint-stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares option.. lOB 110 109 1 all Baden (Gd.Dueby of ... - ... , g4 te been very inactive, and iirices are generally 20 all 't...ras, guar. 4 p.c 20 - 20_ 3 50 all Blamar. Iron & Cloa; . . -• 1 20 14 i3ritish Iron ...... -- 74 - ..8 Illaltored. Commercial of London are e ,,, 20 all zi 4, 20 10 Do. 44 e. C. Do. I ' 9 " 5 P. E c x . te . n - 2. 1 i :- F' p 35 264 Brazi lianlmp.(isu;al 411 d Provincial of Ireland 60. Canada Govern- 20 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp. c 1 11p at £5 pm.) 41 44 6 par Cents., 1134 4. ZO 5 icindo, guar. sp. c. 21 -24 p 30 all Do. Comes & Culab 3i - 3} 20 15 Do. St. Join', Delßev 15 - 17 `An all Do . 1 4 Clarendon Cons. Mm 20 , 8 St. Andrew's and tkle.- Co. of Jamaica P - /n - .4.1.5H FUNDS.-CLOSING PRICES --THIS DAY. - 58 (From the Officza List.) 5 14 Colonial Cold. ...... .. - tioccoak. don e 1611 20 10 -- ' Sit Stock - 27 it,ar Cent. Reduced Annuities .; 6 0 5 ' a l all ! ,1 c . t a •t e , i n a l e i :ril l : I i t, F ;:f. sz l s r t T a n o :e u 9 :l l :,:e l : I s , e s : 1.. 1 2 1i p f ... Ile Copiapo. l3 -15 I,* 3 per Font. Annuities 20i., 10! Buff. & Lk. Ilu; . It'''. 1 -14 p I 115 12 2 I all Fortuna , t- id te,tt Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860... 21 Coal Mines and Ry. 5 20 all Geneaal • - ••• IN ,' Bonito, 4:1000 - 2 ,i(0 0 , 14 ~ :an o .t t ee ivr ii, R o Ft f ez .k. s an ti . 0 . , ......: 33 4 L . 5 3 t i i ' 1 ' all Gt.NuretVeinßcg. i_. t n - ,?tte, under £ lOOO 20 (2 s . En p' ac. h :: :r ITu a e . ,ntn t w r a. e jx s • : ii m V olf :eFla; 11: e .: 44 all Great glgooth. Tole for Account 94 5 ' all GtWheal Vor Unity'.; 4 - 5 4 eheciner Bills, 2 1 d. 1 1 all Liberty £l000 3 all Linares 8 - 8i 8600 2 p 5 14 Lnsitanian al - p 10 0 1: 8 ; . 7 :raete, P P 0- 0 triteall 1 ,' all ictariquita D itto, Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent 9BA 9 . 1 I all New Granada , dtto, 1859 10 4 Italian Juncti ''' • 5 k t PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS-THIS DAY. lt.! all ,A R ‘ ` - ` , .rmi. & ',lasi:, ••• .. 4i all Lierre and Turnhout ...... - I 2) all Pontgi.Sil.& Le• Min. 8 -10 , ta t 5 1 Port Philip a. - ... b ,ean 3 per Cent 1 all Quarts Rock - -. Il o ,,:tto Account ' 15s: 5 1:540 0 0.. taoo3 al ill., Rhymney Iron. 2B -25 "ii ese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 - 5 a ll Lucca , a Pist.sp. e.p. ... SAP it to 15 all Do. New 7 -. 9 N I , ,to 1853, 3 per Cent 30 151 Santiago de Cuba... . 2 - 211 2 , ‘;',e , h Roads, 3 per Cent 42 411 .lci all Lyme ea Mediterran. ... _ '- . ''loch New Deferred, 3 per Cent. ... •-• ... 10 ... 6s. Sort. Cons. MM. Co. 14 - 11 1 all South Australian.. ~ ... - ... '"•Ikli Bonds, 6 par cent 95 541 11 a ll : - )c. do. Now , .... ... .. . - 35 1 all Do. Scrip ti,itto Account 954 i 3 , - ; a l varriur & Liege .., . 8 ... 8i 1 all Do. 10 per cent Prof _ - ... D i tto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. - 19 4 ... 44 Tam. S. &L. Mm. Co. 1 - 1 rhtto Account - 374 10 9 Tin Croft ...... ....... - 34 - 4 la'azuela Bonds, 41 per Cent - . i .O all NorwegianTrunkPref 84 - 84 28A all United Mexican...... 34 - 4 Uitto Account 1 . i a 2 ll B. W W o e rt st h M in a g rip m o i sa ning of Dividends on the above payable Ir Tam -or 20 all ?neje and Orleans .., 51 ~ 53 I - i THREE O'CLOCK. 20 5 Recife & San. Fran., (Perham.) g. 7p• c. e .... i ~, 7 , Australia . Consols - 10 7 4 ... - ee D itto Account (Jan. 8) - 20 Rome and Frascati.. ... - ...r a . 23 _ 7 _ 12 KISCELLANErS. 5 all Royal Swedish - 11 \ .A b ..t -, all •ambre and 1101196 9 91 • 1 S I : 1!!!!F" 1: :a :: II!: '2131 i. ~. .4,rai,,,,,.. .f. gl 11:....., 21 - 2o t kie _ --.ArrzzeNAKl.-The New York Commercial Adver- 10, all Do. 5, P. cent. Prof. 9 -9; ,- ) llt.hern of France .. i l i - of the 12th inst. tells the following thrilling tale :- 20 all ~11 ~____.t;:.e..________._________________._t,,..F:an,,urd3cr.gpraf 0 50 4.n 4i 41 e it ‘ftst fall a woman residing in the vicinity of Worcester 84 • 10 ~ st too. er D;o y . : P t z p fe a re:nc f ci . . r . a . - . 12 . ... c . . e : 5i - 51 i ei,`„Picking blackberries in a field near her house, haring 10 34 CA her her only child, a bright-eyed little fellow of less 20 all its all ~ a year old. The babe sat upon the ground, amusing ''' . &N. W. of vroine( 33 :euestct:nie ITell°egrap .. ' 9 . 1) . -- 92 a q ' t e . With grasping at clams of yellow weed that grew 2 .0 0 g al l I vv V est. eri o o f of .. t . - 1 .. i .p Wiesbaden 5 all ti bin reach, and eating berries brought him from time to 6- al l W D i o e . s 8 per cent. Pref. ... - ... ctrie s T ec el:e ra g oi l e . : In, ibe x by his mother. The latter, inten t . upon gathering , .o. ". .. dpos V all Z'Alan' 5 1 a a n D En.dans pS M .oi . Arr., , ,i, 1 EIANKh 4_ 41 View. She was about to return to him, when hear -11: bina laughing and crowing in great glee, and thinking 7 i ---- 0 all .... -.lrals.ea - 100 25 all Gen. Ir C (he C o . 14 ---- 14 le j'lllat b e saf e as he was so happy, she remained a little 5 181 Bank uf Egypt ke a g" where she was. Suddenly the little voice ceased ; 10C 50 Bank of London al dri. Col. it , e '. after another moment's delay the young mother 10 15 14 Gen. F3teant. Nav g •.) ... - ... lehed U p on th e rock and looked over, expecting to see 50 4 'iritish N. American ... - ... lik..&Ln. C. ..: - . • 11 all General Screw Ste am "t * " a - Ai tei l uabe asleep • and instead of which he was sitting 25 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia ... - ...p 20 5 London Discount Ad - 2 20 6 Cflirtd. Bnk. of India, 4 all Lond. Gen. Omnib •- -i - w na 31 th ec tlY Motionless his lips parted and his wide, open i d 5 1 % fined , ~ Australia, &China 1 20 10 Magdalena St. Navi as e 3 ' - -' ". h i _, Zed with a singular expression upon some object too .50 City 68 70 10 all Meditemn. Elec. Tel. jt il.. '_ B at first she was unable to discern. Yet who can 100 ta Colonial ''' 10 all Mexican&S, AIM erten. .13'; - ... silo her horror when, on closer scrutiny, she per- t o t 2c 00 ,.. i . a . 2.1zd of Loud ... 274 25 5 Nat. Discount C 0... 2. - * - : 1 ' S at :l) some four or five feet from her infant, a rattle- 1( all Eng.cleot.&Ans.Cht l7l 174 25 1 Do. New .. . • 3 •1 p liirs With his glittering eyes fastened upon his and near- 2C; all Lond. Chart. Bk. of 10 5 Netherlands LanT. .. .. .. 1 --- i P h er Toz by an almost imperceptible moti m. The sight of Australia l9 -20 10 all Do. Do. ...... 31 -14 04,4utariling'n peril so nearly paralysed her, that for an in- 20 all Ditto New lB 4 ... 194. 5 3 Do. BTo c P ias at 1 d i --. 41 50 , 20 Lonien and Con_ i nty . -- ... 6 1 Do. Do .., -" AP ttl lde.. , B4 e half believed that dreadful fascination had ex 10t. 50 I.AuLleE.Bnkg.t.,orp, ... '. ... 100 80 New B. &N.S. Land ` ''' .. tP th e • 4 to herself ; but the certainty that unless she was 50 10 London Joiat Stock .. ... N.S.W. Gov. sp. c. D. .... _ •• • t4biltlittrument of salvation to her child, he was inevi -100 20 Lond.& Westminster es .*,;, -- ::: 495 1 all N. B. Australasian... i - i• (il 4 l lost, in some degree restored her powers. She to. .3a r,tional Pro. Rug 20 174 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 4 - 3 d h e ed wildly round for something that might be used 20 10 Do. N3W 1 all Oriental Gas l5 -ai .« - .. Y et' weapon, but nothing appeared, and already Vat) 1.0 0,'.2. National Bank ti t ' l ,• i ° 4 l ! , ous r e ptil e b a d passed over half the space ‘ which :40 all New South Wales 4-7. •18 . 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. 24 - i PM % , ''L him frees hi s v i c ti m . Another moment, arid all 25 all 'Oriental Ek. Corp 3B -. 39 b 0 all Peniraalar& Oriental 66 - 8 4 1 4 ( 0 be lost ! What could be done tln her hand she 20 15 Ottoman Bank l4 •- 14d 133 1 50 10 Do. New 4-- 5 p I d bo nus alp iei _a broad tin pan, and springing from the rock, 100 25 Provincial of Ireland ... _ ... • 100 60 Royal Mail Steam at e ''' ag thou-dit she covered the snake with it and 10 all Ito. New ..,... --- 1 all Scot.Austral.lnseat. 15 - 1$ od ' - 5 1 R Ans B &Go Im Cc all Ditto Now broi le _ neon it to prevent its escape. The charm was a - - iL .,,, a , Austra li a ~,- 6 -..... 3 - 7 14 - 14 iA tz u--the child moved, swayed to one - ,1 ar ', V , t " ~i; FT,i„ ~7 A ns ix-11,„ c 5 - 68 1 25 all South Austral-Land 36 -38 id , d 4 11 , 4 : .to Nob. AL I !The 5 , ,r:1., 1. , :,1 V.l, rn0,,..;•• 1t.,,29-vr.r,d I 2 'Da, N ow ~.,„,,,,„„...„,„„„. 7- 9 1 ai: S a b re=s. Te1.:9 , 71p.. i 1 1 ml: De. 11;alatered.....-.. t• -- 1 Niece and screamed for aid, retaining her position i 50 to 2' ninn nf London .. 01 % 1 : arriee.,J, when the cause of her terrible fright was 100 50 Unity Mutual . . a- ••• 10 - 8 d 20 ii Trust&l. t3o.U. ()an. ~ ..- c .. 100 284 Van Diemen's Land 16 ::-7.. 18 Ched.ll 1;? Western Bk cf Lend 6 i r;' 4d ~, 1 ,t, i illfhetiP4OvjantaUl/ Met -.1 my ?. we LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Pictures of Life and Character. By John Leech. Second Series. Bradbury and Evans. Glorious John Leech has here rejoiced our hearts by giving us a Second Series of his inimitable " Pictures of Life and Character." And what pictures they are, to be sure ! The very chefs d'oeuvre from Mr. Punch's Portfolio—the treasures from the Collection of our art-loving, fun-poking, pun-joking, English Charivari ! Whit " Life" sparkles in them—what " Characters" flit in gro tesque procession across the pages ! Life enough to suit the taste of the "fastest" man amongst us— Characters sufficient to set up a whole century of Twelfth Night anniversaries ! What pretty girls are introduced to us by this delightful Master of the Ceremonies ! Just precisely the young ladies one would like, of all things, to glide off into the waltz with, or even audaciously conduct under the shadow of the pendant mistletoe ! Charming damsels, many of them havine; a marvellous family likeness to that sweetest picture of prettiness we well know of, drawn in a few wonderful lines of pen-and-ink, by a much greater artist, by the way, in pen-and ink drawings, than even the ingenious M. Minasi, we mean Mr. Charles Dickens—the por trait sketched for us, one fine Christmas season, to the very T, to the very life, to the very letter —the dainty, delectable, delicious likeness (ah ! how dearly we treasure up in our memory its every lineament)—the portrait of Scrooge's nephew's wife—his own sweet wife at home ! How does it run ?—the passage containing that most exquisite description: —" She was very pretty : exceedingly pretty. With a dimpled surprised-looking capital face ; a ripe little mouth that seemed made to be kissed—as no doubt it was; all kinds of good little dots about her chin, that melted into one another when she laughed ; and the sunniest pair of eyes you ever saw in any little creature's head. Altogether she was what you would have called provoking, you know ; but satisfactory too. Oh, perfectly satisfactory." Well —that is somehow precisely the very kind of face John Leech's pencil loves to multiply. " What you would call provoking, you know : but satisfactory—Oh, perfectly satisfactory !" And the children—John Leech's children ! What a family he has ! Boys and girls—old-fashioned and young-fashioned—little prigs in tail-coats and white chokers, and Master Hopeful's up to every sort of boyish lark, and freak, and absurdity you can think of ! Little Pickles and Meddlesome ellatties ! Jacks and Jills—tiniest of Gammers and tiniest of Gaffers —chubby-cheeked, laughing-eyed, pert, prepos terous, shy, laughable, loveable, kissable, little imps of mischief ! Just the very children one would like to take to a large middle box at Old Drury to see Blanchard's new Christmas Pantomime. The very audience for Hot Cedlins and Tipitiwitchit ! Precisely the kind of little people for a romping game of blindman's buff—or a screaming struggle of fun over a dish of snap-dragon—or for sitting in shrill rows of wonder opposite the white sheet of a magic lantern ! Children almost all of them— thoroughly and intensely children I Not like the two boys in the famous classic group of the Lao coon—capitally described by Tom Moore in his "Memoirs," where he speaks of them not as boys so much as "little men !" 0, the rabble rout of the young rogues trooping over these pages of fun from merry old Mr. Punch's plea sant Collection ! And charmingly interspersed with these boys and girls and "faire ladyes " what a medley of other and most miscellaneous characters. "Paterfamilias," portly and bow-win dowed ! " Materfamilias," plump and rubicund ! "Flunkeyana," putting us still on the broad grin. And " Servant Gallism," almost moving us to tears with intense laughter. Ridiculous " Old Briggs" tumbling continually into more and more ludic rously improbable predicaments. Nonsensical "Tom Noddy" going it, at a devil of a pace, up hill and down dale, across country, neck or-nothing, heels over-head :as Jack Brag would say, "Right up, straight down, and no mistake !" And all the follies of the day in Dress—how Mr. Leech embalms them in the amber of his ridicule ! Like the memorable straws and flies that, once upon a time, puzzled the late Mr. Pope of Twickenham ! The long skirted frock coats, for all the world (as one of these delighful Pictures saith) like those of the Funny Little Men in the Noah's Ark of the nursery. The next-to-nothing bonnets that another of these Pictures reveals to us, at last so much "off the head," in the wearing, that they are borne belii ad the young ladies (as they walk through the streets) upon silver salvers iu the hands of Footmen ! Then look at the " Cabbies" again, as drawn " from the life," by John Leech—almost, if that be within the bounds of possibility, more insolent than the genuine live real originals ! And the Ticket-of-Leavers—what amiable young inno cents they appear in these Pictures, don't they 7 Precisely the bodyguard one would like to have in attendance down a dark lane at three o'clock in the morning. With belchers conveniently loose about their own throats—the very thing to be whisked off for a sudden freak of garotting. And ancle-jacks, or high-lows, or whatever these abominable foot gear are called—the aptest pumps imaginable, one would think to look at them, for a professional "merchant of capers gay"—born to dance a fan dago upon nothing outside the great gate of Newgate, to the tune of the passing bell of St. Sepulchre's I All, well there is a moral, too (discoverable whenever you care to look for it), underlying all the fun and frolic of these "Pictures of Life and Character." The laughter John Leech suns us with is very wise and very genial laughter. It is a!ways well-tempered. It is always—what Gillray's and Rowlaudsou's used not to be—decent. It is chiefly directed against those especial bugbears of Mr. Thomas Carlyle of Chelsea and of Teufelsdrochet—shams, and flatus, and flunkies. Leech proves himself in this way, morally speaking—a true Leech by nature as well as by name. He may be designated, moreover, with perfect accuracy, the veritable Spirit of Punch —as Lemon gives to it its pleasantly acidulated flavour—and Jerrold imparts to it a wholesome relish of tonic bitterness ! As this Spirit of Punch, as the Great Presiding Genius of the London Charivari, John Leech is sure to receive at all times, and at all hands, the heartiest welcome friend could have. A welcome thrice-told, when he comes flashing up through this Second Series, like the Spirit of Fun through the stage-trap in the fairy opening of the Christmas Pantomime ! That is the exhilarating aspect of his apparition upon the title-page—the rest of the book, all the glorious ninety-six pages as we turn them over, being to us, for all the world, like the gay, roystering bustle of the laughter-moving harlequinade ! CHRISTMAS BOOKS. Mr. Commissioner Evans and Mr. Commissioner Holroyd were the sitting Commissioners, but were occu pied—the former up to Calf-past 12, and the latter till 1 o'clock—at private mocting3 upstairs. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN RE WREN AND WREN. These bankrupts; were described as of Charlotte-mews, Fitzroy-square, iron bedstead manufacturers, and to-day was appointed for their last examination, which was ad. kmrned, no accounts having been filed. contemporary authorities, in a well-arranged focus, which serve well to elicit comparison of the present and the past, and afford an agreeable glimpse of dust:covered " bygones" to the gaze of the exist• I ing generation. Those who have any curiosity respecting the living, doing, and saying of our grandfathers and grandmothers cannot do better than Arecure " England in• the Eighteenth Cen tury." They will meet with elucidation on all chief and popular points, from " Black Boys and Running Footmen" to War Taxes and Newspaper Literature ; from Fleet Marriages and Funeral Ceremonies to Pressgangs and the South Sea Bubble. The Family Friend for 1856. Fleet-street. Ward and Lock, This volume contains its accustomed variety of matter, instructive and entertaining. Tales and. Sketches, Domestic Hints, Poems, Puzzles, Enig mas, and miscellaneous pleasantries abound in its pages, recommending themselvesto general readers. Among the "Definitions of Common Words" the following are gcoi : "Authority"—A Bucepbalus which few can rein with the judgment of an Alexander. " En thusiast" —A run a.way steam-engine. " Poetry"—Truth in holiday attire. "Promise"—The green branch on which the dove of Faith rusts. " Der , pair"—lns3lvoncy of the heart. "Tact"—Grasping a nettle to prevent the sting. Sidney Grey ; a Tale of School Life. By the author of " Mia and Charlie." Bogue. This is one of the most pleasing tales offered to the young at this season, and it is also likely to be among the most profitable. It shows a circle of young people in their daily life, during a most im portant and critical period, a year of trial a n d temptation, such as is not often met with for a con tinuance, but which may be observed occasionally i n the course of earthly careers. The hero, Sidney Grey, m a noble character. In consequence of an accident met with in childhood he was much afflicted, and could not move without the aid of. crutches; but the spiritual had triumphed over the material in his nature. He was always ready to assist and sympathise with his more favoured brothers and sisters, and by constant care, by unvarying kindness, and by the steady course of good example which he set them, ho produced a great improvement in all their habits. They had to leave their early home and part from their father, to dwell among strangers, besides many more troubles. During all these troubles they were not separated, and a more attached household could not have been found. The differing tempers of the various members are well described—the gentle Amy, who was apt to become indolent, the ener getic Charlotte, wilful and self-opinionated at times, the bold Edward, who was as brave as a lion in defence of his brother Sidney, to whom he looked up with a sort of reverence. The adventures of their school life are also ably sketched, and display a vigour and vivacity that insures their meeting with regard. The head boy of the school, Lyon, is a fine high-spirited youth, in whom the genius of good and evil seemed struggling for the mastery. It was through the influence of Sidney that the better part prevailed, although many times clouds of doubt and mistrust came over their intercourse. It is shown, however, that the good seed was not to die in the heart, although for a time nothing but sorrow and trouble came upon the hero. He was falsely accused, and suspicion was verified by many strange circumstances. unable to prove his inno cence, Sidney had to bear the consequences of guilt. His schoolfellows avoided and shunned him ; only his brother E 'ward, with one friend, stood by him. After many confusions had arisen the truth was discovered, and all hastened to tes tify their admiration and approval of Sidney. With this triumphant vindication of his innocence and integrity the Greys' school career was closed, for their father returned from India, and, to their great delight, proposed to take them with him to Italy. After a year of misfortunes they confessed them selves happier, for they had learned what could not be taken from them with the fluctuations of for tune—the art of governing themselves. It is true that amid the rejoicings and mirth Sidney's thoughts seemed directed to a more ultimate des tination—the land where the crooked shall be made straight ; but that was in accordance with his life throughout. It is imp3ssible to be otherwise than charmed with the home circle of the young adven turers, so much of life in its young morning of hope and gay spirits is there apparent. Sidney Grey is likely to become a favourite from its attractive qualities,. while it inspires respect from the tone that is infused into its pages. Saxelford ; a Story for the Young. By E. J. May, author of "Louis's School Day,," arc. Routledge and Co. The wrier of this little story is one of the many clever and agreeable authors to whom juvenile readers have good cause to b© thankful. Her for mer works, "Louis's School Days," and "The Sun shine of Greyston.e," have already gained her many friends, and the pleasantly written tale before us will assuredly add to their number. A cheerful tone, pervades the story, which impresses a strict and conscientous morality. The evil consequences of little faults indulged, and bad tempers unchecke , l, are closely shown, and the opposite side of the pic ture is painted in equally striking colours. L , ttle Lucy, the heroine, from being an over-indulged and passionate child, under the good influence of her governess, becomes gentle and unselfish, and her good example is highly beneficial to her com panions. On the contrary, her cousin Constance, though much older and better brought up, through yielding to her habits of deceit and false excuses, ends by becoming involved in petty theft and deli berate falsehood. There are, perhaps, too many texts introduced for the general reader, but the interest of the story may make the most indifferent overlook the prominence of the moral. It is prettily bound and illustrated, and forms a very suitable gift book for young persons. The Eighteenth Century ; or, Illustrations of the Manners and Customs of our Grandfathers. By Alexander Andrews. Chapman and Hall, Pic cadilly. Mr. Andrews commences his preface to this in teresting volume by saying—" if it were possible for u; to retrace but three steps down the ladder of Time, we should alight into a world which we should not recognise as our own—as rich in curiosi ties as the buried cities of Italy, and of which, in the course of another generation, we shall know as little about the domestic customs as we do about the every-day life of Etruria." He further declares that "England in the present century no more resembles England in the last than the native inhabitants of Australia resemble those of Africa." This is doubtless partially true. Modes, habits, and customs, the conduct of criminal codes, public affairs, commercial transactions, and the whole bearing of the social and ministerial community of old England are wonderfully changed from what they were a hundred years ago. A century since the "aristocracy" issued with their sedans and torch-bearers from the elite portals of Holborn and Bloomsbury. Then there were daily fairs in " merrie Islington," and matches of football and cricket in Covent-garden. Then the gentlemen sported bob-wigs, pig -tails, plush breeches, cocked hats, and lace ruffles. Then the ladies wore dia mond stomachers, piebald plaster spots, and head dresses two feet high. Then " bucks" and "bloods" made gallant onslaught against ricketty , watch boxes, and still more ricketty 4 ‘ Charlies.' Then duels were fouht by dozens in the fields of Isling ton and Pancras. Then men were gibbetted and quartered for stealing a few shillings, and women were roasted alive for counterfeiting the same coins. Then it took nine days to go to Edinburgh, and passengers by Greenwich stages were robbed in Kent street by single footpads. Then bulls and hears were baited, and an cient d am es drowned b y 1, ducking." Then Fleet Ditch had its drawbridges, Temple-bar its row of bleeding human heads, and Piccadilly its renowned highwaymen. Then we had the Lady Bountiful of country man sions, in stiff starched cap and hood, large flowered damask gown and hoop, with ivory headed crutch-stick, and fat pug dog as an attendant favourite. A goodly bunch of keys jingled at her waist, indicating corner cupboards, and sacred oaken closets, with stores of rich cor dial waters, cherry brandy, complexion washes, Duffy's Elixir, juleps, salves, and electuaries. Then there was the legitimate country squire with his breeches, boots, and jockey cap, who sat in his great arm-chair in his great hall, amid chines and flitches, fishing-rods, guns, stags, antlers, and rusty swords, and entertained his tenants by the Christ mas log fire, with jorams of ale, bowls of punch, and jolly and wonderful stories of his youth and ancestry. Mr. Andrews has taken us back to those olden times, and presented us with genuine sketchesi from The Ocean Child ; or, " ~.hotcers and Sunshine." By Mrsi. Harriet Myrtle, authoress of " The Little Sister," (Sze. Addey. This is an interesting little tale ; the plot is a very romantic one, but naturally narrated. The heroine, Blanche, is a peculiar child, whose adven tures are as strange as her own character is un usual. She was of Indian birth, and the vessel in which she came over to England was shipwrecked, she was washed ashore, and by a series of mistakes and misconceptions was looked upon as the child of a servant, while she was in reality the daughter of Mrs. Howard's brother. This lady adopted her, however, and her sweet daughter Christie did all that kindness could suggest to alleviate the suffer ings of her lot. It was not for many years that the mystery was solved, and the young Blanche had many trials to undergo, some of which were occasioned by her own wilful and impetuous dis position. She at last leaves her peaceful home with her adopted brother and sister, to comfort and support her grandfather, as she believes Mr. Wilson to be. She passes some time there, when unexpected visitors arrive, in the person of Bar bara, the real granddaughter, and her father John. As may be supposed Blanche was not sorry to leave the cottage for her early home. She was dis covered to be the niece of her whom she regarded as a mother. She is left a rich heiress, and her clearest work is to erect a house for "children who have no other safe home here on earth." Christie is an engaging child, whose manners are delightful, but inferior in ability to Blanche. Captain Howard is a noble specimen of an English sailor, and his genuine kindness was the greatest benefit to the lonely orphan in her early years of trouble, when even Mrs. Howard misunderstood her character, and was unfavourably inclined to her in conse quence of unkind suggestions made by others. The ocean child's early struggle with the raging waters was emblematical of her life, singularly stormy and tempestuous. Yet often as she was drifting amid the breakers she was as often sa ved b y the inter position of some kind friend, some thought of good. The conflict and the victory here represented may teach the young how to pass the waves of this troublesome world to their present happiness and f u ture welfare. Many scenes and incidents com bine to render this altogether an agreeable story, and it has the claim of novelty in some of its arrangements. Twelve Months with the Bashi-Bazouhs. By Ed. ward Money. Chapman and Hall. Eight Months' Journal of Visits to Looehoo Japan, cf:c. By A. L. Halloran. Longman. The Spirit of Travel. By Charles Puke. Chap man and Hall. works of travel, These are three unpretending from which much entertainment by the reader, and a variety of informationlnay ing some very different plac respect the now familiar places of the Bashi-Bazouks, is, as itses. The first work, on Mai -„, p lies about be derived _ nople, and their neighbourhood.Sebastopol, . . lieutenant-colonel of the Imperial Ottoman army, and late a captain ing acquainted of the Bazouks, conse quently he must have h tunities of becom ad oppor work affords some phics. The glimpses of oriental wiathmutshineir characteristics. This life, and is embellished b gsome coloured lithogra- Loochoo, Japan, and on board of a sl oo p of war, during visits to secluded " Eight moYnths' Journal" was kept master in the Royal Navy pootoo by the author, a From the remote and reader will find some novelty in this little work, character of the Japanese Empire, the which, though not des cribin g an y startling or won derful occurrences, is pleasantly and simply writ ten, (6 The Spirit of Travel" is from the pea of a IN RE BRAGGIOLI AND TESTE. These bankrupts bad carried nn business a 9 merchants, in Lonbard•street, and today was appointed for their last examination. An adjournment took place by consent, Messrs. Hart not having completed the accounts. The debts are stated at between 11,0001. and 12,0001.; assets, between 2,0001. and 3,0001. IN RE FAIRDURN. This bankrupt was described as of King's-cross, coffee house keeper, and to-day came up to pass his last exa mioation. The bankrupt had sold off all his property just before his bankruptcy, and went to Liverpool, but surrendered under the bankruptcy. Mr. Beard (from the office of Mr. Buchanan) appeared for the assignees, and asked for an adjournment, to afford an opportunity for inquiry, which was granted accordingly. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE STUART. This bankrupt was described as of Cambridge, tailor, and to-day came up to pass his last examination on accounts prepared by Messrs. Paul and Turner, showing debtor to creditors, 6281. ss. 11d. ; creditor—by good debts, principally from persons connected with the colleges, 2581. 6s. 7d. ; doubtful, 521. 6s. 6d. ; property realised, 1341. 7s. ; losses, 1691. The bankrupt passed without opposition. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.---(This Day, MANSION-HOUSE. Mary Norman, a respectably-dressed female, about 18 years of age, in the service of Mr. Hinckley, corn-dealer, of Seething-lane, was placed on remand at the bar, before the Lord Mayor, charged with stealing a sovereign and other articles, his property. It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor that he was induced to take her into his service in consequence of the strong recom mendation of his daughter, who had been deceived by the statements of the prisoner. A previous master of the prisoner came forward and said that he discharged her from his employ, behoving she wilfully set fire to some articles of his in his house, and also with having stolen money from him. In this case the evidence of stealing was not clear against the prisoner, and his lordship sent her to prison for 21 days for illegal possession of a pair of gloves and some handkerchiefs. Thomas Cross, a rather " horsey looking youth," was charged on remand with attempting to pick pockets at the Rack wall Railway Rtation. The prisoner is a unto, rious character, and has been several times before sum marily convicted. His lordship sentenced the prisoner to three months' imprisonment with hard labour, and to his astonishment directed that his gold watch and chain and ring should be sold to defray the expenses of his maintenance. The prisoner was well got up with gloves, eye-glass, " all round" collar, &c., but there was an unmistakeable characteristic of the vocation about him. In June last he was summarily convicted at Reading for attempting to pick a lady's pocket in a railway carriage. THAMES. ROBBING A POLICE-CONSTABLE'S LODGINGS. —Ellen Mahony, an Irish woman, aged 21, and at the time of her apprehension, dwelling at 8, New-square, Limehouse, was brought before Mr. Selfe; charged with stealing four shirts, two chemises, two pillow- cases, a pinafore, and other articles, the property of Redshaw Spring, a police•constable of the K division, residing in Batson-street, Litnehouse. It appeared from the evidence, that in the absence of the policeman and his wife, on Saturday last, their apartment was entered, and the property, above named, stolen. A woman named Maria Blake heard a great noise in the policeman's dwelling, and the breaking open of a door. She also saw the prisoner emerge from the house with a bundle in her possession. The door of the policeman's room had not only been forced open, but the lock was torn off and could not be found. Considerable damage was also done to rarioui articles in the room. The police traced the prisoner to her dwelling in New-street, and took her into custody. A portion of the property was found in her possession- Oa being taken into custody, the prisoner said she wished to follow her husband, who was transported for a robbery. The prisoner—That's a lie. Policeman —You did say so. Prisoner—Yol are a liar. Mr. Selfe told the prisoner to behave herself, and not call people liars. Mrs. Baylis, the wife of a police constable, stated that she searched the prisoner at the station-house, and found the lock of a door tied up in the corner of her apron. Mrs. Spring identified the lock, which had been torn from the door of her room. She heard the prisoner say she should like to go along with her husband, who was transported. Mr. Selfe—She will not be indulged in that wish ? The prisoner —It's a lie altogether. Mr. Selfe—Do you wish the case to be sent to the sessions or settled here ? The prisoner—l am not guilty. Mr. Selfe sentenced the prisoner to two months' im prisonment and hard labour for the unlawful possession of the property found upon her, and warned her that if she was brought before him a second time for felony she would most probably be sent for trial, and sentenced to a long period of penal servitude. LLOYD'S SIIIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Dec. 30.—Wind this day at noon, S.W.; moderate breeze and cloudy weather. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 29.—Wind N. W. to W.—Arrived —H.M.S. Stromboli, from Malta; H.M.S.'s Industry and Shannon, Lisbon. FALMOUTH, Dec. 29.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Re ciprocity, from Monte Video. 00w s, Dec. 29.—Wind W.—Arrived--Waterlily, from Moulmein. GRIMSBY, Dec. 29.—The Sir William Wallach, from Quebec, for Hull, which went on shore about the 12th November, on Telney Sands, has been got off after dis charging her car go an d b roug ht i n h ere. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 29.—Wind S.W.—Arrived.— Washington (s.), from Bremen. NEWPORT Dec. 29.—Wind W.—Arrived—True Blue, from Santander. SA.LCOMBE, Deo. 29 .—Sailed—Josephine, for Newfound- Land. (PER =ammo TELEGRAPH.) lavEarooL, Tuesday Morning. Wind N. Arrived—Mississippi, from Quebec. Sailed —Karnak (s s), for Trieste. DUBLIN, Dec. 29. Wind N.W. Sailed—Mary Anne, for Melbourne. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tues iay, 9.17 a.m. Wind W. ; tide, last hour's ebb; weather fine. Arrived, Dec. 30.—Rosebud, from Rotterdam. Sailed, Dec. 30.—Soho, steamer, fur Havre; Rhine, New York. _ _ _ DEAL, Tuesday, 9,12 a.m. Wind W. ; moderate. Passed—Mary Harrison, from Madras and Tatocorin, for London ; Ochtetyre, from Havre, for London. Sailed—Vasco de Gama, for Hull. MARKET NEWS.—(This ray ) HAY MARKETS. SmrraFuLD.—Meadow hay, 21 10s to 4/ 4s ; clover do., 31 10s to 5/ Os; and straw, 11 4s to 1/ 9s per load. A steady Trade. CIIMBERLA.ND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 12s to 4/ 4s; clover do., 3/ 10s to 5/ 03 ; and straw, 11 . 4s to 11 9s per load. Trade firm. WinTEoEurn.—Meadow hay, 21 10s tc 4/ 4s ; clover do., 3/ 10s to 5/ 58; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 96 per load. A limited supply. A supplement extraordinary of the Lucerne .Tournal, of the 25th, makes known the number of jurymen se lected from different cantons to sit on the trial at Neu chatel. Geneva furnishes 6 ; Vaud, 23 ; Fribourg, 8 • Neuchatel, 4 ; Berne ; and Valais, 4. THE TRADE OF LIVERPOOL.--LIVERPOOL MONDAY. 1 1 —The Customs Bill of Entry, published this morning, gives a return of the number and tonnage of ships that have entered inwards from and cleared outwards for foreign ports in the week ending the 27th of December, 1856, as well as the corresponrii , l week of 1855. It appears that during the last week 40 ships, of an aggre• gate tonnage of 24,502 tons entered inwards, against 160 ships, 77,828 tons, in 1855, being a decrease of 112 in the number of ships, and a decrease of 53,326 tons in the tonnage ; the number of clearances outwards during the week, 61 ships. of a tonnage of 37,619 tons, against 44 ships and 20,573 tons in 1855, bein. , an in crease of 17 ships and 17,046 tons. The total number of ships reported inwards from foreign ports during the pie.3c,iit year up to the 27th of Dect;intict wag 4,344, witL a tonnage of 2,472,103 tons ' against 4,168 ships and 2,076,663 t ons i n th e year 1855, showing an increase of 176 f 3 hiP 4 and 395,450 tong. member of the Inner Temple. The author admits that it is a somewhat pretentious title for so small a volume, and ho did not aim so much at a de scription of the country through which he 'passed, as to convey an idea of the impressions it produced on his mind, Switzerland was the scene of his travels ; but he favours us with his opinions and experiences in England, France, an d A mer i ca . There is a slightly didactic tone in his work, of which he seems to be aware, and be disclaims any intention of dogmAising or of wishi ng to b r i ng others to his way of thinking. The work will not be without attractions for travellers, who will b e able to compare the experiences and impressions of an observant and intelligent tourist with their own recollections. The Girlhood of Catharine de Medici. By J. A Trollope. Chapman and Hall. This interesting volume is not so much a memoir of Catharine de Medici, as a picture of the state of Italy in those troubled and stormy times. It traces the fortunes of Catharine from her birth to her marriage, and shows the evil influences that con stantly surrounded her. The state of affairs in Florence, from the Revolution which immediately succeeded th e news o f th e sac k o f R ome , d own t o its miserable condition under the tyranny of Ales sandro, occupies a considerable portion of the work. The chief events of the life of Clement the Seventh, his treaties and dealings with the rival monarchs,. Francis th e Fi rs t an d Ch ar l es t h e Fif t h , are full of interest to the students of history. Though, of cours e , th e au th or ' s v i ews may be ob jected to, few of his rea d ers w ill d eny t h at he has written his work with care and moderation. He has certainly drawn the picture in its darkest colours, and the result is not very flattering to human nature ; but he has evidently studied his subject deeply, and appears to have b een a t l east an unprejudiced writer. This work forms a very useful accompaniment to larger and more ambi tious histories. HiS heroine, whose name has been notorious for her cruelty, he regards as the natural result of her age, ci a penetrating intelligen ce , wholly devoid of moral ideas." In his concluding chapter he remarks :—" All her educating influ eite3s pointed steadily and consistently in one di rection, and their result was to leave her active and acute intellect wholly uninformed by any moral ideas whatever. Right and wrong were practically words devoid of sense for her. Expe (tent, inexpedient ; prudent, imprudent ; wise, foolish ; successful, unsuccessful ; these, and such like qualities, she understood ; and they were the only epithets she had learned to apply to human conduct." He does not consider tier persecution of the Huguenots to have been the result of bigotry or intolerance, but, that placed in a difficult po sition, she extricated herself by heading the strongest side, and the result was the massacre of St. Bartholomew. The Appendix and the Notes contain some curious information, and the work forms an interesting introduction to the history of. the mother of three kings. Round the Fire. Six Stories by the Author of " The Day of a Baby-Boy." Smith, Elder, and Co. _ . . Round the fire on a holiday evening at Christmas time six . little damsels assemble and relate to each other the events of their youthful experience. Six charming little stories are the result. Very fortu nately it happens that these six little girls, though very similar in age and present circumstances, come from various countries, or have beeri familiar witti very different scenes during the previous years of their brief existence. There is Katie, ,the little English girl, who relates the story of "Our Nurse," one of the prettiest and homeliest little tales in the collection, told in the most delightful and natural manner possible. There is Cecile, the little girl from Switzerland who tells the story of " Baby's Blue Shoes," giving her little hearers, by her en thralling narrative, a better idea of the land of snows than could be gleaned from many dull hours spent in poring over geographies, maps, histories, and books of travel. For example and it is only an illustration of the vivid interest of these homely histories — Cecile is bit one day in charge of Baby, sleeping in his cradle in the gallery or verandah of the St. Chatel, iniSwitzerland. By her side is her faithful Companion, Bon, a St. Bernard dog—" not a com mon dog," she tells her little hearers, " but a dear and clever dog, w ith a wonderfully kind disposition." Cecile goes into the house on some errand, and on her return the cradle ie empty, and both Bon and Baby have vanished, only one of Baby's " blue shoes" is left as a token of his disappearance. Full of dismay Cecile rushes in-doors to give the alarm to mamma and nurse, and while they are questioning her in anxiety and alarm, the air is suddenly darkened, and the house is buried in a falling ava lanche of snow. Cecile, and the others, being in side the house, are safe, and are ultimately dug out ; but Baby, in the cradle outside, would inevit ab!y have perished. As it is, he is discovered wife in a cottage up the mountain, having been touderly carried thtre by Bon, whose instinct had told hint of coming danger, and whose sagacity had sug gested its escape. Tuts little story, as Cecile tells it, will delight every reader of this charming little book,. Besides Katie and Cecile ' there is Norab, the little I r i s h g i r l, an d Etfi e , the little Scottish girl, and Mary, who was nearly drowned in the Miser's Cave when the tide came in, and Ruth, the little wandering orphan, -- who finds a home among strangers on Christmas day. These are the little heroines of the fireside, and very cordially do we commend tl:eir histories to our readers. A prettier Christma,s book for little girls we have not seen. Many a lesson will be pleasantly learned from its amusing pages, and many a homely ad monition will be inioressed on the youthful memory by the examples of the dear good little lasses telling tales at the Christmas fireside. REPRINTS. Among the new editions that have appeared. at this season some are especially deserving of notice. Messrs. Chapman ant Hall have commenced a series of the works of Charles Lever, handsomely bound, add illustrated by H. K. Browne. The first volume contains " Ilirry Lorrequer," and is to be followed by all the author's novels. Mr. Carlyle's " History of the French Revolu tion" also makes its appearance in a new form. It was originally publis!led in three volumes, but is now in two, of which the first :I ready, and carries the history down to the death of Mirabeau. The admirers of Mr. Carlyle will be glad to learn that this volume is also the first instalment of a new editioi of the entire series of the author's works. It will be published monthly, and will be completed in about fifteen volumes. It is worthily commenced by this work, which many consider hi s greatest.—" Coleridge's Seven Lectures on Shakes peare and Milton" have been republished in one volume, with an introductory preface by Mr. Collier, and a list of all the emendations in hi s folio, 1632. This work will necessarily posses s much interest for all who study the peculia r iti es o f our great dramatist.—Mr. Ainsworth's story of "The Spendthrift" is now published in one volume, and forms a handsome addition to th e C hristmas ' Library. It will be remembered that it originally a ppeared in " Bentley's Miscellany ,+ o f hich magazine the author is now edit or, lished by Messrs. Routledge and Co., and is ill elegantly bound, and cleve r l y .. I ' t is nowwpub ustrated by IL S. Browne. Though not equal to many of th e author's earlier work s, i ts l ivel steward and satire unfaithfula- nd vivid .. . portraiture of the cheating friends may afford entert • ma ny readers, though the subject en tertainment to cannot called pleasing.—The series of the Po e t s, ir _ be d b y Mr. Nichol, of Edinburgh, edited h -:Vpu''llr'sGeilfill-an, is continued with credit. Th ou ,„,r h i% e " s i ze o f the volumes is rather large, they . tdinirably suited for a library edition or for reference w hile their excellent type offers a great attraction . The present volume contains the sh of Shakespeare and of the Earl poems - of Surrey, ______----- TH E MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, Monday.—The United States' and sails hence on arrived from Bremen this afternoon, Washington, Captain Cavendy, W ednesday for P ork, with the British and German Mails, parBeogerF, Nei mail ste N am ew sh dy i cargo. Captain Hai t4ein and the American officers who brought over the Resolute pro ceed home by the Washington. The Peninsular and Orientatiri C o ° 's steamer a yard at Birkenhead, Candia is to leave this in a day or of being lengthened 40 feet, which will, ror P3 Mr. nY John Laird for the p ur p ose f o r coals and cargo. The Union Screw it is believe d, increase her speed, as well as provide more space C om pany's steamer Celt, which left this port on the 24th ' to t. for Rio Jane iro, p ut back to Cowes this mornin g ' with defective machinery. The San Fernando, Captain Scott, a sa iling ship of 401 tons burden, from Sunder land, came into dock this morning to embark a large quantity of machinery for South America, on account of the Royal Consolidated Copper Mining Company of San Fernando. THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF THE RING or NAPLES.—A Naples correspondent of the Allgemeint Zeitung relates, that upon the trial of Agesilao Mila no, mourned by e , and to add the to p r i v: o h n e e t r hadrepl i ed, been "I s said i d knewf orh thatim b y t 0 hi s yo n a I/ o - the President Pianelli asked him whether he h ad any thing advo cate, a t to society I am merely an outcast, but my consc ience iS tranquil. In a few hours I shall d own • f the go in to grave, and my fate will not be any generous soul. But I will here publicly decl are m yself to be a true Christian, and not an ath e i s t , Eis th e public accuser has unjustly called me. I will only ask you this one thing, Mr. President, let th e h umble petition of a man who will scarcely see the sun of another day be presented at the Kirg's feet. M y petition is that the Bing will visit once the provinces of his kingdom, and see the misery in which they are p i n i ng , and how his subjects are governed there." As he mounted the scaffold on the day of his execution, be cried aloud, "Long liv Liberty ! long live our country.