The Sun. — London, England, 1856-12-11 00:00:00

.1. 1.1 _IC 0 Li .1- 1 1 f _LA M IA 1., ‘.., 11 3 1 • i......................0..,,..--.............., 11 1 .16.......--../.... .......• MONEY I MARKET SHARE MARKETS ..=.. (This Day). LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. RAILWAYS. she, Palo. Leart.:t., ,, 1 Closing Prices Business AND RATLW A YS. Compans. this day this day. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Shr.Paid f ( AAn.wArs. Closing Prices Business done 50 all Bedford and London & . .•••••••11•411111. I this day. this day. Blotchley ... , N. W'''t• ••• __ :CITY. Two o'CLom. — ] - 7 .. - ---- St. 100 Buckghamsla. LAN. W. 97 98 1211 91 Ambg. hottng. Rod St. li7o Clydesdale „Tc. ealedon— 98 102 In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday tom- I and Itastr:. Junct 4e 4, 1 q t 235. 10001 C (:) . lgto; . r a V p y c .. plete firmness prevailed, without any variations in 54/ all L- 3 .! . 1 f""t lk_ li ,a ll ,Yinn ''' ~, isuecort7., yr °IVO CAI. , (7(t. U N A rt IP ;in C . 11 1 3 - -- 11€1 5 all E. Un. H. Sl'. E. Count. 4 ••• 4 4 prices from last Friday's rates. The sales ameunted stourValle7..... 81 9 St. 100 Alas. Barr. & Caldonian. to 10,000 bales, 1,000 of which were take n by th e 31 all Eiraealid. le.nesh. ,' , ~, 194 st. Direct speculators. The Railway Share Market manif es t e d Cheshire Jtanc.:t.,... 101 274 all Da. Chesh. & Birk., 1161— 17; St. 100 Do. New...... Do ••• ... 25 all Glstr.ds Dn Fr Gt. Westn ... ... a firm appearance, and prices slightly advanced. 22 all Do. do. ...... ........ 13 14 100 all Hrtlpl. Dl:. & Yk• Now. The following circular has been published by 25 j all Blackburn ...... ..... ••• - ••• 25 i 1 all lilyt , , &Tyna orgiro Railway & Berw. ... ... 109 Messrs. Jewesbury and Co. for transmission to £25 (issd. at .t4i, ••• 'Baia by the Overland Mail : St. 400 ,Bristol and Exeter_ 93 2 50 5 all a Hull Selby D Y. o & HMG in st. .100 10aledoniau 624 —63 61/ 3 12A all Do. ;shares. D o— ..... j . *: -- 13 . On the 10th ult. the Bank further raised the rate of 1 . 2 i all Lon.& Greenw S. Eastern 22 , St. 100 (.3hcster * - klolyheaci 38 39 38 1 9 i 23. discount to 7 percent., at which rate it continued until the 20 all Do. Preference iDo 50 ! all ,Cork and B.:ndon ... ... sth inst., when a reduction f 4 per cent, took place, the mini- . St. 100 Lou., Til., &8. 20 , all ,Cork, Dank, &Pa& ... —.— nram rate now being 64 per cent. These present high rates 10 34 Do. Bark. Sh. I Do i 1 p Peto &Co ll2 114 114. 0 all lOornwa" of money, however, have had little or no effect upon our 10 I ail Do. A ••• St 100 Lowestoft gr. colonial markets generally, and we have to report a more 10 1 8 Do. B 4 per cent. ,Norfolk... ... ... active demand for most of the leading articles of consumption•• ••• St. 100 Do. 6 per ct. Do r 0 1 45 Dubiin&BolfastJure ••• •• .1) than is usual at this time of the year, and prices again show , I 5i all Mauch. Bmtn. L.& N. W. j all i Hein. P. & Aber. Jim 10 / 1.0 an upward tendency. Sugar and saltpetre are both Rt.loo lEast Anglian ....... 19 20 19 on & s & ta M t idld. 24 —2l 24 dearer. Dyes and dyeing materials have been in fair de b 20 1 all lEmstern Counties.. 94 VI 94 rnai id. Cochineal has latterly been more in request, and the 5 ) a ll 3 R i and d e d d e l e M . gel6rt Matlock c . c & k . Darlingt. ... St. 'lOO east. , Tninn, A St ; 37 89 39 fall of ld. to 2d. per lb. noticed in our last has been reco- r3t. 10 ' Ds •i B. Stock 26 —2B 27 verod. Lac dye remains quiet, at former rates, The markets st. 100 1 5 00 4 lil ldl d. . Newmarketß ra df i 1 Midland.. hays been freely supplied, and the deliveries from the ware. 26 184 !Do . , New A... ... .• Bury E. cop e En. Conn. p • Si 25 !17 .lEas . t Kent ..* 7 5 50 all N.&Est.s p.c. E. Count. 55 hounes continue satisfactory. From the continental produce St. jlOO I r:,,t. T,-.” , ashire naankets the reports are that business was quiet, as is usual at 20 lal I East Suffolk this season, but that prices were very firm. From the cotton 10 I 4 Do. manufacturing districts we hear that since the arrival of the St. - 10(.) FAin burzb 4; ul2tag,. 541 —55 i 124 all Do. 6 Shrs. ADo .. ... Overland Mail, bringing large orders for India and China, 10 1 all iEd lab. and Peebles ••!! —• • • St. 100 Roystn.& Hit. GtNorthn 132 135 business had been very brisk, at reduced rates. From the St. 1 0 0 lEdin•Prtt• &DUD de 35 36 25 184 Slief.Roth .an 1 lAncash& 1 % , 0011en districts the accounts state that a moderate business In , all Forth & Clyde Jun : ••• ••• Gooleg.s p.c Yorksh. ... .... Ives being done, for the time of year, at fully former rates." St. ilOO ' Ferness ••• ••• 10 all Shrews. &11 el., T. Brame) , ... ... The financial crisis which has lately prevailed at st. 'lOO !Glasgow &S. Westrn 94 96 12 101 S. Staffordeh. Vl.MClean 8 9 Copenhagen is spreading to other parts of Den- I , oa Great N. of Scotlnd. 7 7 f 60 a ll Wearlralleygr Stockt. St o&. l _OO ( Great Northern._ 90 - 91 901 90 6 per cent... Dar llll /ft• ••• - ••• 11l ark ; money is exceedingly scarce, and cannot be St. 100 !Do., A. Stock 76 -77 ?.5 all Do .Do 33 —34 0 1 )taitied except on very onerous terms. At Kiel St. 100 Do., 13. Stock l2O 125 St. 110 ,Cit Stll. &West.are ) 113 115 St 100 Wilts&gomrst GtWestn.l 88 —9O 894 se veral failures in the grain trade have been St. 100 'Great Western ...... . 694 091 69 4 I PREFERENCE SHARES. se veral failures in the grain trade have been at inounced, owing to the heavy speculation which has recently been carried on. At Hamburg money is more plentiful, two and three months' bills hay hug been discounted at 4i per cent., and second 'qualities at 5 per cent. From Paris the accounts state that the question bow exciting chief attention is the probability of an immediate alteration in the discount regulations Of the Bank of France. It is presumed that the osition of the establishment is so much improved sa to admit of some relaxation, and the first step, it is supposed, will be the negotiation of bills hi wing 90 days to run, the period hitherto having been restricted to 60 days. About half of the gold brought by the True Briton has been sent into the Bank of England, the remainder having been transmitted to France. As was generally anticipated, the Bank of Eng had Directors have separated after their usual Tbuirsday Count without making any further change ill the official value of discount accommodation. Tais determination was expected, because the demand for money " out of doors " for commercial PlzPoses is supported, and, unless under very ex traordinary circumstances, the authorities ar® disinclined to reduce the minimum too r aPi dly. Besides this the position of monetary airs in France has not yet sufficiently improved ; , 44 'i as the anomalous situation in whi c h our mar k e t UM :recently been placed is in part attributable to ra ze progress of even t s on th e o th er s id e o f t h e a noel, the authorities are compelled to be ftst ded by financial movements abroad as well as at boy ae. As soon as the former are more favourable, 411 (11 the Bank of France is enabled to afford in ,e,rsused relief to the commercial community, a fur wittr relaxation may be expected here, providing 11 ° new obstacles arise. The Stock Market is quieter than for a long time Past, the inactivity usually succeeding the closing Of th e t ransfer b ooks b eing augmented by the little disposition shown to extend operations for an .Lacbraiee. As l ong as th e mar k et rem ;ins firm, 401 ife.ver, the speculators who bought at lower Tiof,ations do not seem inclined to realise, as ther e is a better prospect of an additional improve ment than of a reactionary movement. Consols h aye 'been 935 to 94 all the morning. The New Three per Cents. have been 93Z- to 94, and the Reduced 93,1 I. Exchequer Bills are ss. to Bs. Premium, the Bonds 983, India Bonds par to 2s. I ) remium, and the 30 Years' Annuities, 18. Bank Stock is 2181. T li °reign Securities remain i n a very dull state. jk'sh 6 per Cents. are marked 95 and 951. tents, 3 per Cents. are 42 ; Ru ss i an 415- per ' c rits.. ; and Dutch 21 per Cents. 65. Thie following are the nominal prices of Foreign :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i 7 ; Mexi , 21a 1i; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 76 8 ; ditto Per Cents., 54 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 116 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 106 8 ; ditto 45 per 'Ants., 95 7; Spanish 3 per Cents., 411 421 ; ditto d ew Deferred, 23i 4; ditto Certificates, 54 6 ; 'ditto Passive, 5-,1 61. it _ The last week's railway receipts, ascer t a i ne d up " n this day, are in round figures as under :- 1856. .%e at a Western orth-Western lo • uth.Western t ti g hton 11,601 idland 28,866 !birth-Eastern ........... ...... 15,309 Aleklonian 7reat Northern 16."A.treashire and Yorkshire „,``riatol and Exeter 5,351 _'Jhester and Holyhead ' L ondon and Carlisle . 5,309 9,219 1 1 . ° 4 11 don Gen. Omnibus Company uchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 8,853 9,534 -. ( 3°lth London uzforcl, Worcester, :and Wolverh 3,886 3,470 Int.% Stafford Villburgh and Glasgow 41. (1 4td Trunk of Canada 61 1 t Western of Canada 14,486 12,473 trthern of France There has been a very dull market for English ttailway Shares, and with the exception of Cale lftian and South-Ea s t ern prices have shown but lit tle variation from ye s terday's closing rates. C aledonian, owing to a very active demand and th e scarcity of stock on the market, has improved 4 ° o lit 24, and South-Eastetn has also been in re- Z n est at an adva nce o f a b ou t 1/. G rea t Northern Ca nadian, Brighton d ec li ne d a b out 5 3. Th e French, I_ 4ll adian, Belgian, and East I n di an lines have ""t1 very inactive, at barely previous quotations. In Joint Stock Bank Shares the transactions are 1 14 trenaely limited. Australasian Bank declined k) London Cha r t ere d o f A us t ra li a 10 s., an d 'llion of Australia 108. to 15s. In Miscellaneous Shares the only change to re .l.lort has bee n a d ec li ne o f 1/. on C ana d a L an d , an d 4 0s. to 15s, on Peninsular and Oriental New Shares. ;Chester ez - Holyhead Cork and Bnudon. 'Cork Dank, & Pas!, Cornwall.. Do. A . Do. B ..... Dubiin&BolfastJurc 11 Dun. P. df Aber. hie. East Anglia:l_, !Eastern Counties 9 I Past. `Minn. oi SI )Be 9 B. Stock_ New A. / East Kent Lwashire East Suffolk Do. Edinburgh & olasg, iEdinb. and Peebles Edin. Prtlz & Dnu de Forth & Clyde Jan.: 1 Furness Glasgow & S. Westin.) Great N. of Scoaud, (Great Northern., Do., A. Stock__ 13. Stock__ ;Gt. sth. &Wcst.are. ;Great Western..,, Do. Stour Val. Re. Gua. 11 irrigh South-Eastern 11 1 liftrer.Fter & Carlis! 44 Do., Thirds L 2 Do. New Thirds__ LAmeast.andircrkr - , Do., Wet. Riding Un ell Do. South]: ort ell London & 10 Lon& Bright & S.Cst Loud, and N. Westr. .6 'Do. Fifths 5i1C00,101. 5h.,M&8...0 Vt' Do. Eighths 16 London andS. Weitn. 14mindrry&Coleraint lindr.cirrv.& Ennisk lancliAcf.& Linch Ifetrepoli tan .. Do. J. L. Ricardo's! arrangement Kidland )o.liirmng.&Derb ; ifidid. G. West. (Ire, Do. Half Shares Vewcastle & Carlisle Vwpt.Aborg. &Hrfd iewry & Enniskille NT awry, Warrenpoini and Rostrevor . 1:orrolk orthn.Connties North British nth Devon Rail & Dock Stock Do., A Stock )0., P. Stock I.Eastern—Benvi, k )o. do. Eztonsion o. Leeds 00. York. 1 - erth .7.,0rd on ..... &S. Ws trn.,Hani st )ad, and City Jn,. Borth Statrordshire. north Western ,„ N(.& S. Westrn.Junc )2 ", Wore., & Wolv. ',•rtsniouth Rhymney . • otto.h Central Scot. N E.Abrdn St. Do. Snot. Mid. St 5• , ,,/,sbir. Uri SitingbournekShecr. DeV'JLI South Eastern , oath :Vales ........ t, Yrksh. & Riv Da •••• PREFERENCE SHARES. 110 , 70 -1- 74 51 64 54 64 , 97 97, . 23 a' i 1 a' St. 101 6i - 7 110 - 112 1.05 i - 106 20. - 21 10i -10 i - 108 lit+ 31 1051 6 51 07i 8 $ all $ all It. too 10 1 .0 1 too it. too io all 5 all tf I all it.' WU It. too It. 100 it. I tOO It. LOO 2E 23 2E , 16' 30 All 3t. 00 St. 100 1.0 3; 1. IC all it 1$ N , 14 10 9 31. t;k„ ;t. 00 k 2 It. 100 15 11.`D It. 1I( It. 5 ;2 O al) 0 sl; 0 all .0 all 5I all 5 all [0 all h) all [0 i 1 ...". ••• 34i - 35 • .., 82 - 54 - 56 ii2k I i -"' ... .3i - 14, 00 50 - 52 3i - 40 41 411 ' BlythandTyno lOpel o. pref. (issd. at 501 100 Brim. & Ex. 4p.c. St 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares ... 1 , ) Caledn. £lO 4i pc. 100 shoe. & flo.Gu. 5 s ;- 100 Do. do. Pref. 5 per c. all 'Cork 4tßandontajp.c. aL Dua.Prth 2 E. Anglian Cis. ASh 100 Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c.; 100 Do. do Cls. C7p. c. I all Sem Co.Ex, speNo. all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 p. o. St all East Un., G. 6p. c all Do. 51., 10 Der cent all Do. 101. Debontr.Sl.. all Do. do. 4 per cent 100 East Lancabh. 6p. etF , all E. &W. York. J. sth 4 Edin. & GI. 5 p.c. sh 100 Ed. Prth. &Dnn.4p.c 100 Furness, sp. c 100 Glas. &8. G. 5 p.c 100 Great Northn. sp. c 100 Do. sp. o. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem 100 Do. 43 p. c 60 D 0.5 p. c., Red. at 1 P. c. pm... .. . ..... . all Glt. N. of Scot.lst Pre 100 Gt. S. 3r.W. (Ireland 14 Do. 4per e, Prof. S 6 Gt. W.(B.kli.Exspc 100 Do. con. red. 4. p.c. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 100 Do. irred. 4p. c. 100 Do. sp. c. red. prof all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh all Do. Chestor Bp. c• r • all Do. do. 5 p. c. do (100 Do. Rim. Gna. Stk all Do. Ches, Qua. Sh all Do, do. do ell Do, do. do 6 Lan. &York. F. 120 , 1100 Do. 6 p. c. Stock 100 rion. &B. G. 5 p0.N0.1 100 Do. P., 5p 0. St.No.2 ,100 Do. Now GuarX D. •• 100 Do. do. sp. c.,N0.4 100 ' , mei'. W., Coy. & aneaton 5 p. et... 100 Lon. &S.W. 7 per ct late 3d Shares ... all L lady. & Color, Sh. !, all Londy.& Ennis. bsh 100 kf.,5.,& T, , 6P. Cent 44 Do. do. do. £6 100 Do. do. 31 per cent. ' all Nfarypt .&Carl.4 p all Do. 4} per cent lO± Do. do. 100 :f id. Consol.6 p.c.St 100 Do. Con.Br.ilir. 6pc 100 Do. 4i p. c. Pref. t 100 Ditto L. &H. Pref. St New.,all 1 Aber., &c., pr. ) sp. c. red. 5 p.c. pm. 6 Do. Perpet. 6 p ct. with optn. till '66 all Norfk. Deb, 4 p.c. sh Do. Pref. 5 p. a. St. 100 Do. 5 pc. Ext.,1846 100 rm. 5,3 per c. pf ,1847 100 Do. Wy. V.5pc.,1847 100 North British 3i De V. Preference .., 100 V. B.Ferw, 4 p.c. 1-• DO, do. do 13 Do Leeds 6 p.c 9 Do, do. Qr5.,1848... 10 Do.Yorkii.& Vor. all Noah Staffordshire. 1011 ox,wo, ,k W. •fl pc... 400 Do. 6 p.c. Redeem. all Soot. ( Jent.,New Pret 100 Se.N.E. Aber. g 6 pc all D0.d0.,7 p.c. pf. at. 100 D0.d0., 36 p.c. pf. et all South Devon all Do, flzed,46 per cent's all S. eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 44 per cent all Do. Fixed 4i p c sh 100 S. Wales Qua. 4p. 0 100 Do. do. 4. p. c all 3.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar all 3 t0e11.56 Dar., sp. C 15 Do. do. do j all Stock. & Hartl. g. 5' No. till July 1,'56 all Waterfd.& Kilk. 6p c Lb I 9 18 all 20 10s. 20 1 20 2s. 20 till 20 5 ►!O all 00 all 90 all 20 all C 1855. t 1 i; £22,648 2 56,078 12,614 2 12,614 27,111 15,304 10 10.540 2 25,863 2 20,051 ? 1 2 5,471 in 4,804 la 5,222 lc 1. a; n os, Wok. Si We Stockton & Darling Do., do., 1854 Do., do,, 1855 'tosktou 4i Hartlep r a g - 'Vale .......... , o. Prof., No, I._ PI'PMC3 Hay. D.& P Vale of Neath Watorfd. & Kilkenn •Vater to rdilLimer , West Cornwall Vest Ead of Lon;:i , and Crystal Palace. Do. A Do. B •••••••• West London.... Do. Filst Class ,5 1 all C all Do. Second Class.. iStrrnv ... 0* • 81 - 85 4} - 33.1 3 - 184 -19 i 60 61 96 - 99 - 5 i - 10 -- 11 29 - 30 ...' ••• 26 28 70 72 48 —5) 12 ... 1 174 1 8,! 73 3 / 4 74 80 81 5 3c. 2 1 14 16 38 40 - ... 19i -23 i It; In 8 :0 all 10 1 all !O 10 A - .) 8 9.1; x) .- ... A all ;U 10 5 all 6 ail A i 12 .0 10s. tt, 18 0 all 10 all 5 I a-11 0 all 13A all .0 all 41TISII FUNDS THIS DAY.-CLOSING PRICES. - ... 6 - 8 2 - 4 5 - 5i ''' ••• St. Pm 2O 39i 40 St. 29 50 St. 84i i 95 - 97 - 9 1 - li la : ii 2 •••• 22i - 23 2 22i 23Ap 21/ - 221 .1.11 - 12 79 - 83 21 -22 1$ 241 - 24/ 2k - 2ip 99 - 100 117 •- 122 117 - 122 109 111 201 -20 i 22 - 23 2t - 2r 7 - 71 2 - 3 p 5f - 5j - 33f - 331 1 0! - 111 4 1 - 5i - 5i •. ...." ... 6i ...... 62p 10 :: ii (From the Official List,) tank Stock ... ... .. . i<rwnebh done. % per Cent. Reduced *************** ie . ,.... '''''''''''' • `1.8.i 331'i a per Cent. Console Annuities Nev 3 per Oent. Annuities ''''''' . . 934 4 t ong A nnu iti es, ex pi re sth jan. 1860 : .• Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1 885 IS I ndia Stock ....................... . ....................................... I, Sl 3 i ii. ut p4ar Luta Bonds, . .£lOOO consols Tor Account .................. I t/cheque: Bills, 20 4 1000 . ............... 58 p X5OO 6 8 p 1131 a11................. . Ditto Bonds, 1858, 31 per Cent 983 P RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY . 411-4zllean Fonds, 5 per Cent. t "°.) New, 1829 and 1839, 5 per Cent kt'enada New A c ti ve , 24 per Cent. 4: 4l ean 3 per Cent 2li .sSian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cont — 97 . ate, ili per Cent. 3ltto Small' 97i . 0, 44 i' h Boe&de, 3 per Cent 42 NTM.sh Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 6 54 T t , r e ,..d'sh per Cent. el ', i4l l Bonds, 6 per cent — b 1 .",t0 Account 1,!40 Guaranteed, 4 per Cent, Ditto Account 1 , 1 , 0 I )h:wend s on th e a b ove payable in London. ) 3 1 3 t° Ch Butes, 4} per Cent. — b titn it , 3 Ex Per Cent s"" change, 2,1 per Cent., 12 Guilders 65 THREE O'CLOCK. „ e e: ll, t.ls (Ston ay -uitto Account (Jan ary 8 16 all to all all 20 all 20 b 18 f 73i 4 81 0 all 5 18:1 CC 50 • ;0 i 0 4.1 5 !O all i 0 20 50 i 0 10 )0 20 21 a 123 [2. 123 St. 5 22i j St. 25 lli i 80A 25 22 25 51 A 12, 24$ 10} 5 10 I 3 2 05 5 i i 8 - 8•• 191 - 19 37 - 384 8 - 9 51} - ilk 51 --- 53 8 3 i 40 5 St. 25 28 10 1 1 1 1 6 : 1) „. s t "Ti OF FATHER MATHEW.— The "Apostle of to—"Perance" died yesterday at his residence in Queens thW, n i -•. The benefit conferred by Father Mathew upon fo - : 1.18 h Peopl e was of incalculable value. They believed ot i i" i t itno that he possessed superhuman power—not ' I Aerate to save them from the evils consequent upon intern -4te habits —but that he could heal the sick, restore 4 g ii ht to the blind, and grant ab;olution for mortal sine. e't v s° °4 as they had reasnn to doutcapa- a l re...l'llV gradually withdrew their f aith s in him, medicinal and after I cm.' Years they merely regarded him as a zealous a d vo • 11 teopertince, and a good priest. ' 11 22!, 9 all 5 ali :0 15 LO I all r 1 4- i P - 9 rm 4$ 44 9 a 10 34i —35 A 4 - ••• BA '99 - 101 par - 3 P 63 65 ao• ''''' ••• 1 68 -- 70 .4po -- "" 17i --is 201 -- 21 20 -20 A - ••• 1 - 3P ••• ••• ... a/•• • vt •• • 38 39 14 - d 1... ...... ...., i 0 10 KI 50 10 5Q 100 i 18k 491 I 35 37 6? - 69 7 - 9 4! -- 6 - 113 108 61) OP 123 ••• 87 - 89 99 - 101 10 - 103 'l6 - 171 10 - 10 73 - 75 19i - 20 9i - 101 14 - 154, 1 , 1 139 - 112 iM ~~ N, 10 10 50 100 St. 129 - 142 117 - 3.19 .57 - 153 MINES. ali .4..ng10 Californian 7 4 Astralian all Bqclon (Gd. Duchy of) all Blvenar. Iron & Coa' 14 British Iron 26i 3razilianlmp.(issuel at P 5 pm.) all 51. Cocas & Cniab 15 Do. St. John Del Roy Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica all Cobra Copper 1 Colonial Gold all Copper Min. of Rag all Do. Pref. 7i p. cent 1C CDpiapo all i , ertuna all Genus' all Gt.Nug2;etVoinßeg. all ''?rest Polaooth all Gt Wheal Vor United all tAberty all Pnaros 1i Lusitanian all Mlariquitr. all New Granada all Nouveau Monde all Pontgi.Sil. & Le. Min 1 Port Philip all ,warts. Rock all R.hymney Iron all Do. New 1.5 i Santiago de Cuba 6s. Sort. Cone. Min. Co. all South Australian all Do. Scrip all Do. 10 per cent Prof 4i Tam. S. &L. Min. Co. 9 rin Croft an United Mexican all Waller all West Mariposa 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia . EOUB. 25 - 27 —g d 6 it, 14 i 44 3 6 61 119 123 a3i 114 2 - 2i 5i - N i !m 95 - 97 - ..i - 6i 1001 3 i 13/ 994 90 B9i 8 in 3k— lip l p f 4 44 15 20 3i 16 15i 120 2 1131 i § 3 4 2id lk P 4p 23 -- 2i 73 5 6 p 67 69 11 14 1 36 38 1 16 18 31 i Gk I 15'i i la i COLONIkL tc„utin~,,snrol , w India, g. Do. • Ceylon A shares Do. B. do , orrkr: Eastern Bengal 4:au indiaL A and B, g• 51). ....... ...... Do. Es. C, gu. 5 p. c Do. do. D, gu. 5 p. c. D 0.4 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 )o. do. do., '59, dr Geelong Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. old. Trunk of Canada Do. Cert. of Deben. con. into S. till'6:- Do. Comp. 6p. c., de R. In. Pon. g. 5 p. c Do New, guar. 5 p. c 4t. gtern of Clawadr Do. Now B'? s., payable 's' Do. do., '76, p. '5O Do. do., '73 do. Do. do., '73, withon option.. Wadrae, guar. 41 p.c Do. do., 5 p. c. Do. 4i p. c. Eaten Do.3dEx., g. 5 p. c Scindo, guar. 5 p. c Do St. Andrew's and Quebec (A). tfOit. kutwornedtott rdAin Ardennes uelgian Eastn. Juno. lexicrs to Graissessr c Buff. & Lk. Hur. Ry. Carmeaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. Intch Rhenish ....... Eastorn of France ... N., New Euphrates Valley 10. Central of Frant e Treat Luxembourg,,, Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bash; Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian. Lucca & Pist. 5 p. c.p. Lyons and Geneva , Lyons Mediterran !aria Antonia Do. do. New v trrinr ZT Liege Do. do,, C p. c. Prof S'orthern of France. orwegianTrunk.Fre' Paris and Lyons Paris and Orlesnm Rocife & San. Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7 p . c Rome and Frascati :royal Danish ...... Royal Swedish ....,. 'iambre and fonw, DO. 5A p. cent. Pref ioeth 'on of France West Flanders Do. 5?; per c. Prof tir N. N. of Franc( Western of Austria West". of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do. Sper cent. Pref. Zerdaxia IGN. JOINT.-S' kutitralagia ......... Bank of Egypt ...... Bank of London .... Bri„ Col. lik.Sam. C. tritish N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Chit& Bnk. of India, A.netralia, & China City Colonial Commercial of Lond En g.Scot. &Ans. Cht Loud. amt. Bk. of, Auatralla Ditto New London and County Lnd.h E. Bu kg. Corp London Joint Stock Loud. & WGEtminster National Pro.ef Eng Do. Now., National Bank New South Waleg }k. Corp.., Ottoman Bank Provincial of Irola u d 1)0. Now Amiß&GolmCr with &nstralia ,„., ' Unit, a of Atstmlia.., Do. New (Tnion of London Unity Mutual Western Mc of Loud MISI " i tl u ß s t ; r rai ali n a . ll ß A oy g a r l ic i al a t il . all terlin Water Works 40 3rit. 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Co.l7.Can. 28i Van Diemen's Land 17.02.6p.0..11.2,kau1y rRE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVEN IN G, DECEMBER ii ) 1856 LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day, COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Before the Lord Chief Baron and a °maroon jury KRAFFT V. PANTOK-RXRCUTOR. Police-constable 93 P, who deposed that during the lifetime of Mr. Panton he was called in several nights a week to quell the disturbances in Elysium-cottage, and on those occasions he infermed the witness that Krafft was living with him and to take care of him, and he used to call him his "Captain" and "General," and that be paid him for his services. He was the only man he (Panton) could depend on to take care of himself and his house. Witness never saw Krafft drunk. In his cross-examination by Mr. Sergeant Ballantine, for the defendant, he said that he had sat down in his uniform, and had a glass of grog with Mr. Panton, when Krafft, Mrs. Markham, Kate Brown, and Krafft's daughter were present. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine —You had a very cemfortable beat. You don't get so well treated now I suppose ? Witness—Not quite. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—Did you report to your inspector your mode of quelling these disturbances ? Witness—Not always. (Laughter.) Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—That you sat down com fortable to your glass of grog ? (Laughter.) Witness—l did not tell him that. (Renewed laughter.) Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—Did you take a pipe with your glass on these occasions ? Witness—Yes, but I never smoked much. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—But of what use, then, was the pipe ? Witness—To accommodate Mr. Panton. (Laughter.) Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—But you put the pipe to your mouth, didn't you ? Witness—Yes. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—But you did not smoke ? Witness—Not always. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—You have a good voice, I believe Witness—Yes; I went there once when off duty, and accommodated Mr. Panton with a song. (Lotid laughter.) Mr. James (plaintiff's counsel)—Yon have always some acquaintances, I suppose, on your beat—cooks, or somebody of that kind ? Witness—Oh, yes. (Laughter.) Mr. James—And no doubt you find it very comfor able ? Witness—Yes. (Continued laughter.) Oa the suggestion of his lordship, a juror was with drawn, and the case terminated. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Lord Campbell and a Common Jury.) WESTBROOK V. ARMSTRONG This was an action for an assault, and the second oount alleged that the plaintiff and defendant were partners, and agreed to dissolve, the defendant paying to the plaintiff certain sums at specified times, which the defendant had not fulfilled. The defendant first pleaded justification of the assault, and that the defen dant first assaulted the defendant ; secondly, that the plaintiff was in the defendant's room making a disturb. ance, and that the defendant used no more violence than was necessary and lawful in ejecting him from his room. The defendant having, since the action, paid the money into court, pleaded that it was paid, and on that ground no evidence was given on that plea. There was a re plication that the defendant had used an excess of vio lence in turning the plaintiff out of the room, to which was pleaded a rejoinder - that no more violence was used than was necessary. It ap peared that the plaintiff and defendant were solici- toes. In 1847 they entered into partnership together, and carried on business in Guildhall-chambers. The partnership was not of that flourishing character the plaintiff anticipated, and he complainedof the defendant's conduct to him. In May, 1855, they agreed to dis solve, the defendant to pay the plaintiff 1551. for the partnership business by instalments. Oa 19th May, 1856, 251. became duo, under the agreement. After applying to the defendant for payment of the sum, the plaintiff received 101. on account, and ultimately the 7th July was appointed for the payment of the balance, 151. The plaintiff then called on the defendant at his chambers on that day, and after waiting for some time he was informed by the defendant that he could not pay him. That led to unpleasant words passing between them, and the plaintiff, seeing a diamond ring on the defendant's finger, worth about 201., suggested that he should raise money on it with which to pay him. Other words of an unpleasant cha ranter followed, on which the defendant, according to the plaintiff's statement, seized him by the collar, tore his neckcloth, and struck him several violent blows. It was on this point that the difference of statement arose, the defendant contending that he was justified in what be did from the violent conduct of the plaintiff, and to eject him from his office. By the suggestion of the learned Judge a juror was withdrawn. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque.) IN RE J. W. COLE. TEE DAVIDSON AND GORDON FRAIIDS.—This morning a private meeting was held under the estate of this bankrupt, who stands convicted of forgery and fraud, in connection with Davidson and Gordon. The bankrupt was brought up in custody, but the examination was strictly private, and was understood to be with a view of ascertaining how some warrants had been disposed of. SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH FOR THE PERSIAN GULF.— It is with much satisfaction that we arc enabled to state that her Majesty's Government have given their ap proval to the proposal for laying down a telegraph cable in the Persian Gulf, and by connecting it with that already laid down in the Mediterranean, placing the whole of Europe in direct communication with Asia. The project is still under consideration at the East India House, but we cannot suppose that a measure of so much importance will be in any way delayed by the Leaden hall-street authorities.—From Grindlay's Home News for India. NEW POSTAL TREATY WITH FRANCE. —The Moniteur of yesterday contains an imperial decree, promulgating a new postal convention between France and England. The instrument, which contains 33 articles, was signed on the 24th of September and ratified on the 18th of November last. It provides for two exchanges per diem of letters, newspapers, &c., between th e Post -offices of the two countries, the British Government granting a subvention to one service of steamboats and the French another to the otter. Powers are also given under which the Post-office of either country may require captains of vessels proceeding from a port of one country to the other to carry a mail. In the case of war b e t ween the two countries the postal communications a re not to b e will interfered with without prior notice, duly serve d . The English postage for the letter, not exceeding 4 oz., will remain as at present, 4d. ; but more favourablecondi t (for iffo effect nest India, ssoon as possible, are a m a ,t .) T mad ©for h Britishecand letters an de nt passing th rough France i on r than Ja nuar y 1, be carried into e not later 1857. THE GREAT BULLION ROBBERY.—The South-Eastern Railway Company had such great confidence in Burgess, the guard in whose charge most of the gold dust over that line came to London, that they had never thought of requiring a guarantee for his fidelity, although, we understand, that most of their s tation - masters, booking clerks, and other Acials have deposited the policies of "The People's Provident Assurance Society." Surely this circumstance will lean to the system of security becoming general. The value of such security is un questionable, and we understand that the society above referred to has already realised a revenue of more than 50,0001. per annum from guarantee and life business, and that its rate of increase is nearly 10,000 e. per D —T C H UR E A W BIL E I E T K Y LY OF CONSUMPTION.— annum. NEWS, PRICE 2D. kingdom is equally concerne d w i t h :)[ Every yn THEvf aE family CAUSEi y s [ADVERTISEMENT.—THE inu E t rt h ' rAe. AND the consumptive invalid in the perusal of the interesting Lecture, an delivered by Dr. Denis Cronin, of 35, Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, .on the success of Anaspasia, or Traction, in the cure of this distressing malady ; continued in the Weekly News this week, Dec. 13, 1856.— Weekly Arno office, 6, Hind -court and Wine Officepeourt. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a fish monger, who formerly carried on business in the neigh bourhood of King's-cross, to recover 691. Bs. 6d. of the defendant, executor of a person named Penton, who re sided at Elysium Cottage, Old Kent-road, for work and labour as servant, &c., to Panton, the deceased. From the evidence of the plaintiff, it appeared that the deceased was a man of very intemperate habits, and when under the influence of drink used to have recourse to strange modes of amusement, one of which was cal ling in German bands to delight him with their discord ant strains, for he invariably well supplied them with drink, made them drunk, and frequently ended with a row. The disorderly state of the house was the remark of the neighbourhood. The evidence of the plaintiff showed the disgraceful state of profligacy and immo rality on the part of himself and the inhabitants of the house, and drew forth the condemnation of the Lord Chief Baron. The plaintiff said that the deceased slept with a Mrs. Markham, who was his housekeeper, and that he slept with Kate Brown, the housekeeper, his deceased wife's sister, by whom he had had a child that was now dead, but whom he was prevented from marry ing by the la ws of the country. Several other witnesses were called to prove the terms upon which the plaintiff lived with the defendant, among whom was THE GREAT NORTE iI:RN RAILWAY FRAUDS. The prisoners Redpath and 13 :ent were to-day again placed at the bar of the Clerk( tnwell Police-court, to undergo another, and, it was ea :petted, final, examina tion. The evidence brought for ward was of a similar character to that offered on Frid 'ay last, the nature of which, it will be recollected, was to prove certain cases of forgery against Redpath. Th e investigation into the accounts of the Great Northern Railway Company is still proceeding, and the defalcations are not expected to exceed the amount we mentic ned a few days ago— viz., 150,0001. POLICE INTELLIGENOE.—(This Da: SOUTHWAI IK. ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—WiIIiam Coutts, a respect able-looking man, was brought before Mr. Burcham, charged with stealing a purse containing money, a quan tity of sugar, tea, coffee, and jana, the property of his master, Mr. Bourne, grocer, Mackmau ; street, South wark. Anseombe, 102 F, said that o n the previous day be apprehended the prisoner for steeling a purse containing some money, having traced him from Holborn to the prosecutor's shop. Afterwards be went to his lodgings, Park-row, Park-road, Clapham, and on searching his room he found a quantity of new clothing, eight pounds of moist sugar, about a pound of tea, a canister of coffee, and several cans of jam, all of which Mr. Bourne iden tified as having been stolen from his stock. The prosecutor was next sworn, and ha said that the prisoner was couneeted with a very respectable family, and he believed it was his first offence, consequently he should strongly recommend him to mercy. The pro perty produced belonged to him, and had been taken from his stock. Mr. Burcham asked the prisoner whether he would prefer pleading before him, or going to the sessions to be tried ? If he took the former course he must plead guilty, but he did not wish him to do so unless he liked. The prisoner, who cried very much during the exami nation, said he was guilty. It was his first offence, and ho hoped his Worship would be merciful towards him. _ _ Mr. Burcham told him he had been guilty of a very serious offence, and one which was always punished with great severity by the judges at sessions. He could not pass over such a crime without inflicting severe punishment, but not so long as he should have done bad not the prosecutor strongly recommended him to mercy. Lie must be sentenced to three months' hard labour in Wandsworth House of Correction, THAMES. ROB➢ING A CAPTAIN OF A SHlP.—Ellen Hobbs, alias Rooke, a dirty-looking prostitute, was brought before Mr. Yardley, with an old woman named Mary Harring ton, who keeps a house of ill-fame in Berner-street, Shadwell, charged with stealing nine 51. notes and a pocket-book from John Flinton. The prosecutor is captain of the ship George Ramsay, lying at Irongate-stairs, near the Tower ; and on Friday night last he met the girl Hobbs at Ratcliff-cross. She put her arms round his neck, and said he was her dear young man. They passed the night at the old woman's house, and next morning she accompanied the captain to the Sailors' Home, where he discharged his men and changed a 51. note in payment of some goods. He was drinking all day with the girl Hobbs, and in the evening again accompainied her to the house of the old woman. He awoke the next morn ing and found the young woman was gone, and his pocket-bock, containing nine 51. notes, was gone too. He gave no information of his loss to the police until last night, when Potter waited on the old woman, who said, "I will tell you the truth. The girl Hobbs, or Ellen Rooke, as she calls herself, came here on Sunday morning with a pocket-book, and burnt some of the papers, and took out nine Si. notes. We went out to get them changed, and went to Birkitt's (a publican), who refused to change one, and Ellen then left me. Mr. Yardley discharged Harrington, who was sworn as a witness against the other prisoner, and proved very clearly that Hobbs had possession of the nine stolen notes. Hobbs was thereupon remanded for a week. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Dec. 11.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ; light breeze and fine. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 10.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Char lotte, from Hamburg, for Valparaiso. Sailed—Nancy, for Shanghai. FALMOUTH, Dec.lo.—Wind W., moderate.—Arrived— Berdiatmki Packet, from Maulmain ; Trial, Messina ; Fenna, Clyde, for Demerara, with figure-hoad, bowsprit, &c., crrried away, having bean in contact on the night of the 3d Dec., in lat. 46 N. lon. 11 W. SWANSEA, Dec. 10.— Wind S:\i'.—Arrivecl—Marga ret Jane, from Kurrachee.—The Richardsons, of and from this port, for Coquimbo, has been got off shore. MILFORD, Dec. 9. Wind S.W. — Arrived—BeHairs, from Buenos Ayres, for Hull, leaky. SHIELDS, Dec. 10.—Wind from Bremen. STUDWELL ROADS, Dec. O.—Arrived—Westmoreland, from Quebec, for Port Madoc ; Silonia, Quebec, for Car digan. PEMBROKE, Dec. 10.—The Minerva, of Oldenburg, from Newport, for Bahia, went on shore near Stackpool, yesterday and immediately broke up ; crew saved. WEYMOUTH, Dec. 10.—The Petronella, of and for Ghent, from went on shore, yesterday on Chesil Beach, Portland; one man drowned, and the master and three men have died since. A BERT SMITH, Dec. 10.—The Anne, from Quebec, which went on shore on the 6th inst., is expected to become a total wreck ; weather strong and a heavy sea. (PER ELEOTRIO TELRGRA.pg.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind W. Arrived—Victor Immanuel, from Bombay; Anne Roy den, Calcutta; Barkhill, Laguna; Lancaster, Philadel phia • Scottish Chief, St. John's, New Brunswick ; E ux i ne, Bathurst ; Eliza, Santander ; Ellerslie, Calcutta ; Idas, New Orleans; Corinthian, screw steamer, Trieste ; Golden Star, St. Stephen's, New Brunswick. Off—Andes, screw steamer, from Saratoga ; Black Earle and Sirocco. The screw steamer Danube, which sailed hence for Trieste, has put back, tiller broken. Return of the Royal Mail steamer America.—The America, which left Liverpool on Saturday with the mails for Boston, put back this morning with decks swe pt, l oss of bulwarks and three boats, fore saloon gutted, and one man badly injured, having encountered very heavy weather, and been struck with a sea on the morning of the 9th, while lying-to about 50 miles off Cape Clear. This is the only instance of any of the Cunard vessels putting back through stress of weather since the establish ment of the company. The America's mails will be trans ferred to the Canada, which will be ready to proceed to Halifax and Boston to-morrow morning. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 9. The Importer, reported yesterday, went ashore at Bally cotton at 11 p.m., and will be a wreck. Before getting on shore was boarded by the Petrel, pilot cutter, and, owing to the heavy sea and the unmanageable state of the ship, was obliged to leave her. The Norwegian brigantine Elizabeth, from Galatz, cern laden, slipped her anchors and chains in running up the harbour, stranded, and with assistance has been hauled on the bank; does not appear much damaged, and makes no water. All the other ships have rode out the storm. It has been blowing a heavy gale from S. to S.S.W. WATERFORD, Dec. 9. The Progress, screw steamer, from Lisbon, put in here in a sinking state, and in coming up the harbour got aground off Duncannon, floated off, and anchored on Ballyhack. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 9.59 a.m. Wind, S.W. ; tide 3 hours' flood ; moderate. Arrived, 10th.—Transit, from Seville ; Ocean, Ostend ; Sutlej, Sincerity, and Betsey, Antwerp ; Ino, and Ann of Rosetta, Brussels; Venice, Charente ; Kent, South Seas. DEAL, Thursday, 9.37 A.M. Wind S.W., fresh, with rain. Anchored at 2.3 J a.m.—Britannia (s s), from London, for Gibraltar. Passed at 5 a.m.—Emily, from Calcutta, for London. Anchored on the 10th in Margate Roads—Alliance, from London, for Seville. Anchored—Patrick Henry, from London, fur New York; Camperdown, London, Sydney. SUDDEN ILLNESS OF MR. THACKERAY.—On Monday evening Mr. Thackeray delivered his lecture on George 111., in the Mechanics' Institute, Bradford. On Tues day the lecture on George IV. was to have been de livered at the same place. During the afternoon, how ever, Mr. Thackeray was suddenly attacked with illness, and the delivery of the lecture was consequently post poned. THE CASE OF ARCHDEACON DENISON.—We under stand that Archdeacon Denison, acting on the advice of his counsel, Mr. Hugh Hill, Q.C., will apply to the Court of Queen's Bencb at the commencement of next term for a mandamus to compel the Dean of Arches to entertain his appeal against the Bath judgment. Guardian. GRAND TRUNK or CANADA RAILWAY.—With regard to the Grand Trunk of Canada Railway some doubts having been suggested whether, by the terms of the Relief Act passed lost session by the Canadian Legis lature, the province surrendered its position as first mortgagee for ever, or only for a limited period, an inquiry was addressed to the company, and the fol lowing reply was posted yesterday in the Stock Ex change : " Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada, 21, Old Broad-street, London, December 9, 1856. "Dear Sir,—With reference to your inquiry , I beg to state that the spirit and intention of the act of the Cana dian Legislature passed last session is that, provided two millions of preference capital therein authorised be raised, the province will provide for the interest on its debentures, issued in favour of this company, for five years, and that it will forego its rights as first mortgagee in perpetuity, ranking, `as to dividend or interest, with that of the com. pany's bondholders.' The wording of the act might perhaps be clearer, but the intention as well as the fact are un doubted.—l am, dear sir, yours faithfully, " C. P. RoliEv, Secretary. " B3ihill Slaughter, Esq., Secretary of the Railways '`Department, Stock-Excirange." 42Vitto SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock, TATTER,SALL'S. —(This Evening. DERBY. 25 to 1 agst Goldfinch 25 to 1 agst Lady Hawthorn 25 to 1 agst Bird in.the-Hand 30 to 1 agst Glenmasson (taken) 80 to 1 agst Ack worth 30 to 1 agst Henry VIII. INCOME AND PROPERTY TAX. MEETING THIS DAY. Tbis afternoon a meeting of the inhabitants of the Borough of Southwark, convened by the High Bailiff, in accordance with a requisition that had been presented to him was held at the Town-hall, Southwark, to consider and adopt the most effectual means for the immediate reduction of the Income and Property -tax. Mr. Pritchard, Esq., High Bailiff, in the chair. Amongst those present were Mr. A. Pellatt, M.P., Mr. Collinson, Mr. Vickers, Mr. Burrell, Dr. Challico, Mr. White, Mr. Newsome, &c. The HIGH BAILIFF having announced the object of the meeting, Mr. VICKERS proposed the following resolution : "That this meeting consider that the present Income.. tax of is. 4d. in the pound is, from its enormous amount, the mode of its assessment, and its despotic and inquisito rial character, most oppressive and unjust towards tho professional, manufacturing, and commercial interests of the country, and feel that its continuance beyond the sth of April next will be a violation of promise made at the time of its enactment, and a breach of good faith on the part of the Government." In enforcing the resolution, he referred to the origin of the tax, and that peace having been proclaimed the Government ought to relax the tax. Mr. COLLINMON seconded the resolution, believing the time was come for the public to speak its mind on the subject and call for its immediate reduction. It would not belonest on the part of the Government to take advantage of any quibble between the time of the signa ture and ratification of the treaty of peace to refuse the reduction of this tax. The. resolution was carried unanimously. Dr. CHALLICE moved the next resolution, and in doing so, said that the feeling of the borough was unanimous on . . this question, and they were determined not to support candidates to represent them on another occasion who did not use their influence to compel the Government, if necessary, to reduco the tax to 7d. in the pound. He moved the following resolution : " That the principle of taxing permanent and precarious incomes at the same rate is neither just nor equitable; that the arbitrary mode of assessment, so repugnant to the feel ings of Englishmen, is productive of undue extortion on the one hand, and extensive coercion on the other, and has only been submitted to as a necessity for the maintenance of the national honour during the recent war ; and this meeting pledges itself to use every available means for procuring an immediate reduction of the tax to its original amount of 7d. in the pound." Mr. A. PELLATT, M.P., supported the object of the meeting, because the tax was only increased for war pur poses, and now that we had peace it ought to be reduced. A letter was read from Sir C. Napier, excusing his absence. The resolution was carried unanimously. Mr. DAY moved the third resolution, which was that persons whose income did not exceed 1501. per annum ought not to be called on to pay this obnoxious tax, and that the first 1501. on higher assessments should not be chargeable. Mr. PAINE seconded the resolution. An INHABrrANT suggested that an addition be made to the resolution, that as the tax pressed with peculiar hardship on those who had an income of 1501. they should be the first to be relieved, which was agreed to, and the resolution, as amended, was agreed to. A resolution was then carried, forming a committee to carry out the objects of the meeting, after which a vote of thanks was accorded to the chairman, and the meet. ing separated. DISTRESSING INCIDENT AT SEA. Considerable excitement was created on Mon day morning on the arrival of the Troubadour at the North wall, it having been ascertained that out of 300 sheep, 300 pigs, and 15 head of horned cattle, constituting her deck freight, the greater number of the two latter classes of animals were lying dead on board, having perished o❑ the pas sage, owing to the severity of the weather at sea. On inquiry, it appeared that the Troubadour, a merchant steamer, the property of Mr. Redmont, of Waterford, and commanded by Captain Birk, left the port of Cork on the ebb of the morning tide at 9.30 on Thursday last, the 4th inst., bound for Milford. After putting to sea the steamer en countered the brunt of the heavy gale then blow ing in the channel, and was unable, owing to the adverse wind and heavy sea, to make her destined port. She had consequently to bear up, and keep in mid-channel off shore. Her supply of fuel ran short, and during the severity of the gale the greater number of the pigs and many of the horned cattle perished. On the fuel running short, and it appearing inevitable that the vessel would drift ashore and be lost unless the machinery was kept in motion, the carcases of 150 of the dead pigs were thrust into the boiler furnaces, and used as fuel, together with every spar and piece of loose timber on board, so as to keep up steam. After encoun tering dreadful weather, the Troubadour succeeded in reaching Dublin harbour, and arrived at the North-wall at half-past 8 o'clock yesterday morn morning. Police sergeant Jones and a body of police attended on duty at the wharf. Mr. Byrne (clerk of the market) was also promptly in attend ance ; but the carcases of the dead animals have not been disposed of, as it is expected that the owners or shippers of the stock will arrive from Cork this day. There was but one passenger on board the steamer, and happily no loss of human life has taken place, nor has any serious injury been suffered by any of the crew, although at one period, it is said, the destruction of the vessel and all on board her seemed imminent during the fury of the storm. Police constables have been placed on special duty to prevent the removal of the car cases of dead pigs, cattle, &c., until disposed of under the direction of the clerk of the market.— Dublin Paper. REBECCA AND HER DAUGHTERS. On Saturday night week the town of Rhayader, in Rad norshire, and its neighbourhood were thrown into a state of great excitement, in consequence of a report being circulated that " Rebecca" and her children were once more going to make their appearance and parade the streets of Rhayader, before the shops closed. Nearly all the townspeople were standing in groups from the close of the evening until half-past nine, when suddenly the sound of a horn was heard from a distance, and in a few minutes was answered from an opposite quarter. The boys and girls ran from all directions towards Cwmtoyd dwr, and returned with the news that the Rebeccaites were blackening their faces, and would be up immediately to parade the streets, before they went to kill the fish. At about a quarter before 10 p.m. "Rebecca" made her appearance in Cwintoyddwyr and from thence proceeded over the bridge to Rhayader, accompanied by about 80 of her " daughters, forming a procession of 4 abreast. First went " Rebecca," carrying a gun, supported by two sword-bearers, right and lef r t their with c t o h t h e i a r s , f a a f e t e e s r the fashion aonfdstmheoicrksfhroirctkss,wowraithovea handkerchief tied around their heads. These were fol lowed b y five ran ks, four abreast, each outside man carrying a cutlass or sword, and the inside men spears and poles. Then fol lowed 4 men, carrying a carriage similar to a stretcher with a large quantity of straw tied up in bundles. These were succeeded by a long train, four abreast, car rying guns, spears, pitchforks, and other Weapons. They proceeded to opposite the Lion Hotel, where they fired two guns, and thence marched round the Market. place, where they fired again ; thence they proceeded y same a w t to Cmwtoyddwr-bridge, where they were j o i ne d b a c reserve of about 40 or 50 more, all with their faces blacked, and in the same kind of dress. They arrived of therivedaaest the Grove, the first ford and the bedding la salmon, the horn blew, and a gu n was fired , which was the signal for commencing the att ac k ; but the depre dators did not succeed accordingeede ford fidve to to o af felltheir into ex t p h e e c i rtahtai expectations, ns Theedestruction. whole as only sm t e Jr e e ipg e a fishsignal yl thenwupon gp given --five v he n_eo c first s t e h c e o m n d entered ford, water the hthirspea T r h s e a re nd m l u lg st hts, and commenced the m here have been a great slaughter had it not been for the conservator of the river, Samuel Owens, an old salmon fisher on the river Wye for upward s of 40 years. He, anticipating the visitors, with the a ss i stance of police-super i nten d ent Jones, and his two sons, well disturbed the fords a few minutes before the enemy approached. Had not that plan been adopted there must have been a great destruc tion of fish ; b ut we hear that instead of " Re b ecca " having 20 salmon from that ford, they kiiled only six small ones. During the time they were in the act of killing the fish, Mr. Taloc, steward of Mr. T. Prickard, of Darw, advanced nearer than was considered desirable, and a gun was fired at him ; but fortunately only one shot readied him, and entered his elbow. David Price, a sawyer of the town, who out of curiosity went towards the river, had three spears placed at his breast, and was ordered to retreat. The marauders then proceeded to different fords on the Wye and Ellen, but did not succeed in killing so many fish as they expected. The whole number was supposed not to exceed 30. Bristol Mirror. - $P 66 - 70 .. - .., o •• ....‘ .. 137 98 - 89 - - 139 100 1 - 4 •• '.... • me "". ••• ... - ... !thi -716-6 92 - 94 - (.11 .. ... i id 1107 - 108 114 - 116 105 - 110 17 - 18 22i -23 t 101 - 103 10k - 10 '7'4 -28 i 2 - 3p 2i - 3i ••• ••. 1 - '1 -- **li 14 - 2 3i - 4 15 - 17 id In 57 59 30 35 25 27 12 14 . 6 id 3i - 4 si id— -8 10 23 - 25 7 - 9 2 1 - 3 - 28 - 1 3 - 3i 3t - 4 ••• ••• Ilaval and military intelligence. H.R.H. Prince Frederick William of Prussia left Oss borne yesterday in her Majestyl yacht Fairy, and crossed over to Gosport on the way to London. His highness received the utmost attention from the authos rities, and salutes from the ships and battery. ne landed at 3.37 p.m., and left by the ordinary train from. Gosport terminus at 5 minutes past 4. Her Majesty's steam blockship Pembroke, 60, ordered to be commissioned at Portsmouth for coastguard service, got up steam yesterday to try her engines. The Dasher steamvessel, Capt. Lefebvre, which has been employed some years on the Channel Islands' waters in protecting the fisheries, will be paid off at Portsmouth to-day, and recommissioned to-morrow by Commander Hose ; the Dasher's other officers, we believe, have been reappointed. The inhabitants of Portsmouth are beginning to bestir themselves in the matter of the reception to be given to the representatives of the American nation who are bringing to Portsmouth her Majesty's discovery ship Resolute ma present to the English people. The subject sas introduced at a meeting of the town council, on Monday, by Mr. Emmanuel, and followed up by Alder man George Sheppard and others, upon whose opinions a resolution was founded, determining to invite the American officers and the crew of the Resolute to a public banquet on their arrival. The corporate body at the same time backed up their motion by subscriptions, as the nucleus of the fund necessary to be provided to defray the expenses. Southampton shows an example in the same cause ; there nearly 1,000/. have already been subscribed with the object of entertaining the Resolate's officers. We believe the naval service at Portsmouth also have it in contemplation to invite the Americans to receive their hospitality. The Vestal, 26, sailing frigate, Captain T. P. Thomp son (1853), which was paid off at Chatham yesterday, has been in commission since June, 1852, when she was placed in commission by Captain C. B. Hamilton, who, however, was soon afterwards compelled to resign hi s command on account of ill health. The Vestal left Ene land the same summer to join the squadron of Rear- Admiral A. Fanshawe, C. 8., commander-in-chief at the North America and West India station, and after remaining some time at Halifax, where Captain Hamil ton was superseded by Captain T. P. Thompson, pro ceeded to the West Indies for the purpose of assisting in the suppression of the slave trade, cruising on the . coast of C u b a an d t h e other Spanish islands. While in the West Indies she captured three prizes. The crew were generally healthy, there having been but few deaths on board, including one seaman, who was lost overboard. The Vestal was stationed some time at Greytown to protect British interests, and afterwards proceeded to Demerara on the occasion of the disturbances there. On the paying off of the crew yesterday Captain Thompson presented a silver medal each to William Holmes, gun nei's mate, and William Bailey, captain of the atter guard, which had been awarded them by the Lords of the Admiralty for exemplary conduct. The medals were presented before the whole of the ship's company, and entitle the wearers to the usual gratuity given by the Admiralty. The Vestal will be placed in ordinary, and attached to the Chatham division. The Dreadnought (late Caledonia) hospital ship is ordered to be undocked when the tide will permit. She has been inscribed with the word " Seamen's Hospital, supported by voluntary contributions, for sailors of all nations," in English, French, and Gerinyn. Tee Southampton, 50, fitting for the coastguard ser vice at Chatham, will receive her Marines on board to. morrow. They are to be selected from the Chatham. division. The troops stationed at St. Mary's Invalid Establish ment, Chatham, were assembled yesterday morning by Adjutant J. Pope, when an order was read, directing the immediate discharge of 200 more troops, the whole of whom have received pensions according to their length of service. In pursuance of an Admiralty order forwarded to Woolwich, embodying a number of naval officers from the dockyard and transport shipping department there, to constitute a committee for examination into the merits of Mr. C. Clifford's apparatus for lowering ships' boats from the davit., various experiments have been made in order to test its utility and importance, and to enable them to report thereon to the Lords of the Admiralty. ' Repeated trials have been consequently made on board ' the commodore's ship Fisgard, moored off Woolwich. Dockyard, and also from the decks of vessels under steam at the rate of 12 and 14 knots the hour. The result has in each instance been most satisfactory. To render the trials as complete as the nature and object would admit, impediments and difficulties such as might occur at sea were introduced, yet the average time occupied in disengaging the tackle and lowering the boat never exceeded 14 seconds. The report is now in the hands of the Admiralty. It expresses the unanimous conviction of the committee that no captain of a vessel, whether in the Queen's or the mercantile navy, should be permitted to put to sea without being provided with the means of unlashing and lowering their lifeboats according to Mr. C. Clif ford's process. An officer of rank (a major) in the United States' army has transmitted to Woolwich Dockyard some sam ples of sailcloth composed of fibres of the palm-tree from South Africa, interwoven with the ordinary thread can vas. The fibres have been withdrawn, in order to verify the inventor's assertion " that sheets made of this mate rial will resist the teeth of old Boreas in his rudest of tempers." The durability of the palm fibre has thus been put to sundry tests, and bas been pronounced by the examining officers of Woolwich to be infinitely superior to anything yet discovered for the manufacture of sail cloth, rope-yarn, and ships' cables. The following appointments were made at the Admi ralty yesterday. Commander.—E. G. Hove, to the Dasher. Lieutenants.—W. A. de V. Brownlow, to the Mo narch, for di,poi=al ; Hon. R. C. A. Capel, to the Corn wallis ; Hon. H. W. Chetwynd, to the Pembroke. Paymaster.—W. Elliott, to the Plumper. Master's Assistant.—W, C. Holbrook, to the Pluto. Additional Assistant-Surgeon.—W. H. Baxter, to the Watarloo, for the Royal Marines, at Deal. Assistant Clerk.—J. L. Croker, to the Plumper. GOOD SERVICE PENRlON.—Captain William Hutcheson Hall (1844), to have the.good service pension, vacant by Sir J. hose's promotion to his flag. MARK/a W Z.— (Vas L ay.) CORN EXCLIANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For tho week ended Dee. LI, 1856, made up from the Returns of the In,pectors in the diftereat Cities and. Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WIIEAT. EARLEY. OLT& RTE. BEANO, PEAS. 60;111 j 43,101 25s 01 38s lid 44s 51 I 41s Id THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGR. WHEAT. HASLET. I OATS. RYE. BEANS. f PEAS. 63s 71 45s 8d 1 25s 9d 403 101 46s Id 43s 8d QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WERK. Wheat 99,673; Barley, 91,483; Oats, 11,066; eye, 267 ; Beans 6,527 ; Peas, 4,069 Quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The trade ruled dull, as follows :—Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 6d; Pork, 3s 6d to bs 2d per Blbs, by the ear( a3O. SOUTHALL, Dee. 10. —The supply of stock was only mode. rate, yet the demand ruled inactive, at about stationary prices. Boef, from 3s 6d to 40 8d; Mutton, 3s 8d to 58Gd ; Veal, 4s Od to 48 10d; Pork, 4s Od to 4s 10d per Sibs, t o sink the oftal. Itontroßri, Dec. 10.—We bad a fair trade here to-d a y , at full quotations. Beef, from as 6d to 4s 10d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 5s d; Veal, 48 Od to 4s 10d; Pcrk, 4s Od to 5 8 oa per 81bs. Quarter -old store pigs, 23s to 30s each. HAY MARKETS. 9s per load! S3fITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 10s to 41 :!ii ; clover do. and straw, 11 4s to 11 B t trade.l L I N D 5 3 . —; Moa d o w hay, 21 12s to 4/ 10s; clover 12/141s2stot°11 41 9 it 10s per load. Trade dill. d A3 o 1C .: 111:1° 31 10s to 5/ 5s ; and straw, 1/ 58 to s BB pe ; r c l l o o a v d er . d 0 7 , II 3I ITE IOB OII t A o PE S L I .-- ss M ; e a a n d d ow str h aw ay : A full average supply and a sluggish demand. In the discount-market and at the Bank of England the demand continues active, and, looking at the large payments always in pro gress at the end of the year, this s tate of affairs must be expected to last until the Jan. dividend. The vacancy caused by the death of James Meadows Railway R e del , Esq., consulti ng eng i neer to the East India Company, will probably be filled up by the appointment of Sir Rowland Macdonald Stephenson.— Smith, Elder, and Co.'s Overland Mail. TERRIBLE BOILER EXPLOSION..—DUDLEY, Wednesday. —A. fearful boiler explosion took place yesterday , at the Tipton ironworks, near this town, belonging to Messrs. Creswell and Co., by which a number of men and boys were seriously injured, and it is feared some of them fatally so. The boiler, which is a large one, 12 feet by 25 feet, burst with a terrific explosion, and was projected through the air, and carried across the canal adjoining the works to a considerable distance, sinking two boats and damaging two others which were upon the stocks undergoing repairs. ELOPEMENT IN LANCASHIRE. — the afternoon of Frid a y, th e 28th ult the eldest daughter of a lieute nant-colonel of the Lancashire Militia left her father's g th fa e m r . p o s s e h e o n f o taking g a returned home when the darkness of the evening set in l w io a u lk se, th as ca w l a l alarmed,and en one of her sisters the family became s o na supposed,neig ho u f r o i r o going into her bedroo m she found a note on her dress ing table, written by her missing sister, to the effect tbat she had gone to London, but not with —, mean• log a gentleman who had some time previously pro posed to pay his addresses to her, and that they sh ou ld hear from her in the course of a few days. The f am il y were utterly at a loss to conjecture under what nirvana. stances, or with whom, she had left her home. On in quiry of the servants whether any of them had observed her leaving the house, one of the men -servants said ha bad seen her throw a bundle out of her bed-room win tahre°sutg dow, and then come down, take it up, and walk away with it ; but supposing the bundle to contain merely some cast-off clothing, which he thought she might be takingit. Inquiryto sombee being r m neighbour, s te e h railwayt no mo station,ou it was ascertained that sbe had been there alone, and had taken her fare to Manchester. A. messenger was despatched to Manchester in pursuit, but no further trace of her could then be found. But ' on Tuesday last the colonel received a letter from a friend of his in London, whom he had acquainted with the event, informing him that he had found the fugitive, and that she bad been married the day before to a Monsieur who had been an officer in the Italian Legion, which had been stationed at the barracks in Burnley. Her family, who are of the highest respectability, bad not the slightest suspicion :that any intimacy had been formed between them. She is 21 years of age and of interestin g appear ance, and her gallant husband is 25, and is said to be Of a noble Italian family.—Liverpool .4144°71'•