The Sun. — London, England, 1856-01-07 00:00:00

lee of rd of mar °apt. it son only arch, cane, on of °ugh the ward Dbert Peel, hon. hand posi with MONEY MARKET COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday closed very quiet at the prices of Friday. The sales were 7,000 bales, all to the trade, comprising in addition to Americans, 80 Pernam and Maranham, 6d. to 6id. ; 250 Bahia, 50. to 61d. ; 400 Egyptian, 6d. to 8 3 / 4 d. ; 1,000 Surat, 31d. to 41d., and 100 Sea Islands, Sid. to ls. per lb. The Railway Share Market was very quiet, and prices were a shade better than on Friday. The imports of silk during the past year, accord ing to the circular of Mr. H. W. Eaton, showed a decrease of about 942,012 lbs. as compared with those of the previous twelve months, the figures being 1854, 8,331,481, and 1855, 7,389,469 lbs. On the 31st ult. the stock was 2,834,092 against 3,479,663 lbs. at the same date in 1854. The con sumption, however, last year, viz., 8,033,040 lbs. was larger than in 1854. During the past month a fair average business has been transacted, and the recent advices from China have stimulated the demand for export. A Pamphlet by Mr. W. H. Smith, entitled How to detect forged Bank Notes, has just been pub lished, and the information it affords is of an in teresting and useful character. The peculiarities of the note are carefully pointed out, and several illustrations are given which would enable most parties, after paying a little attention to the sub ject, at once to detect a counterfeit. Accounts from Finland, rid Stockholm, give a deplorable state of affairs in that country from the high prices of provisions and foreign necessaries of life, in consequence of the blockade. In many places the price of bread has risen 50 per cent., and other kinds of food 100 per cent. Wood for fuel has risen to 12 silver roubles per load, a price hitherto unknown in Finland. According to the Goverreaent Returns, exhibit ing the importation of Wines and Spirits into Prange since the decree promulgated which pre vents the distillation from grain, it appears that there is a great increase in the quantity of grain spirit imported into France. Up to the 30th Nov. the quantities were as follows :—Common Wines, 482,570 hectolitres ; Liqueurs, 18,505 hectolitres ; and Spirits, 242,394 hectolitres. Accounts from Lisbon state that the financial con dition of Portugal was improving considerably, and the quotation of the public funds ou the Bourse Were at no period of the past year higher than they Were at the close. The policy of the young King sad his advisers tends to open up new resources in the country, and to improve those which have for some years bank been declining. In this respect there is great importance placed on the value of railway communication, especially as tend ing to an international trade with Spain. It is stated that an English company have engaged to construct in a very short time a railway from Lis bon to the Spanish frontier, which will unite with the great trunk line now in the course of construc tion to Madrid. English Securities are again without the least animation, and the quotations are, consequently, drooping. The heaviness is almost wholly occa sioned by the paucity of business, and the specu lators appear disinclined to operate to any extent of importance. Consols are quoted for money at 861 to 87, which is also the price for the 10 th inst. The New Three per Cents. are 87i to 87, 5 ,-, and the Reduced 86i to 87. Exchequer Bills are 9s. t ° 4 8- discount, and also India Bonds. The Foreign Stock Market is likewise rather depressed. Turkish 6 per Cents. are about t per Cent, lower, being 801 to 80k. Venezuela Bonds are marked 25i, and the Deferred 111. Spanish Deferred have receded to 21, Portuguese 4 per Cents. to 45 3 / 4 , an d M ex ican Bonds to 19g. Bra zilian 5 per Cents. are 98i, Equador 4Z, Grenada Active 19, and ditto Deferred 6 3 / 4 . The Committee of Mexican Bondholders have advices from Mr. Whitehead, dated Mexico the 3d tilt. The political state of the country still leaves a good deal to be desired. The rumour that Meta- Mores had been taken by Carbajal is probably un- founded ; but Tampico, where General Traoones connaands, was besieged by Geu. Garza, although both profess obedience to the central Government. ror want of hard dollars the agents of the Bond holders there were consequently unable to remit about 9,000 dole., which they had on hand. The Tyne, however, brings 60,000 doll. from Vera Cruz for the dividends, and the Committee have advices of the shipment of 971 dale. from Guaymas, and of 8,602 dole, from Mazatlan, by H.M.S. Brisk. The Commission of Agency connected with the Debt of Ecuador, received on Saturday a further re buttal:ice, on account of the dividend fund, in bills, for 4 ,350/., making the total amount received to this date 8,3171. 14s. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign S tocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 3 / 4 7; Mexican, 19 1 ; Peruvian, 74 6 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 52 4; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 45 47 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 7 ; ditto 4 3 / 4 por Cents., 86 88 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 38} j; ditto Deferred, 21 3 / 4 ti; ditto Certificates, 41 ; ditto Passive, 7 Railway shares have generally given way to a slight extent but the transactions entered into have been limited. The decline, however, does not generally exceed 3 / 4 to k per Cent. Great Western of Canada are per Cent. lower. Mining, Banking, and Miscellaneous Shares continue at about previous prices. IRITISH FUNDS THIS DAL—CLOSING PRICES (Prom the Oficial List. finqines done. .... 3 per Cont. /tednced Annuities B7i 6 i i INT Cont. Console Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 87 i India Bonds, £lOOO .......... ig 2 i Ditto, under £lOOO klonsols for Account B7 6/ 7 6f Exchequer Bills, lid. £l000 Small Ditto Bonds, 1858,3 i per Cent.. 971 7 ~ 1859 fl .. 971 7 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 6 per Cent. Nuador Bonds 13xenada New Aotive, 1i per Cent. Ditto Deferred 6i Greek Bonds 5 Mexican 3 per Cent. Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto 4 per Cent lsi Spenieb Bonds, 3 per Cent — Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. TurkiiNh Bonds, 6 per cent — Ditto for the Account Bl sof i i i Ditto New Scrip, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Venezuela Bonds, 41 per Cent Ditto Deferred, 1§ per Ceni ...... Dividends on the above payable In London. trench Rontes, 3 per Cent. i 63f 25c ex 25f 20e Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent., 12 Guil — Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates — Ditto Account 94f THREE O'CLOCK. Console 86 i x d Ditto for the account According to the Swedish " Military Almanack" for 1856, which is just published, the Swedish army has 88 superior officers, vis.—one general, Sre lientent!nt•gene rale, among whom is the Prince Royal, 19 major-gene rals, five aide-de.camp generale, and 53 colonels. Tn Runaux Fonois.—The entire Russian forces are at present distributed under the following com manders :--" Generalissimo of the whole active army, Prince Paakiwitch ; Commander in Finland, General vein Berg ; in St. Petersburg, Count Rudiger and Gene. ral Arbusoff ; in Esthland, General Grabbe ; Baltic corps, General Sievers • Central Army (Kie ff ), General Panintin ; Western Ar my (Polaid), General Soutnara koff ; Southern Army, General Lusters ; Crimean Army, Prince Gortschakoff ; Danubian territory, General Chomutoff ; Kubanschis territory, General Serobria. koff ; Caucasus, General liebutoff ; Trans-Caucasus, General Mouravieff. RIM/MUTATION Or TUN \VINT RIDING.—A para graph appeared in a London paper, intimating that an entire change in the representation of the West Riding was desired by the electors, and stating that it had long been known that Mr. Denison intended at the end of the Parliament to retire into private life. A letter on this subject having been addressed to Mr. Denison, he has returned the following reply :—" Doncaster, Jan. 2, 1856. have not been informed that any stronz feeling has been expressed in different parts of the West Riding to have an entire change in the represen tation in the event of a dissolution of the present Par liament ; but suck a wish may certainly be entertained. Nor have I expressed to any person any intention to ' retire at the end of the Parliament into private life.' - -I am, Sir, your obedient servant, E. DICNISON.—To the Editor of the Doncaster Chronicle." of written f Mercy wrote to gem with sday and tell you, a horror he night ordered , with a re were quietly, still. In ery pre wero ;ed with attend reaming", ,ble. In le), and d cups. ly, wine, room is id, as in us, and )r opera e officer see that mut, or cc. As is lofty bright, tars are o'clock owe, and es. By rapid ; h other. ire, but We sit Olt, and a lit . The ckwards 90011 ith the ley who What a lot hear roaning. his one Ler smog a kind rectioni zrgeons, ord, do ifficulty Come Louse --‘ take List man D. The id, but nornent. unds of There ed with orionely )re who n many the doe- —to see ny hand ►y think 1: You all the Dawn have a 1, there iy with ng most ie birdi, I feund of theta r Lord ! begged g most .e these en, the trgeons, rest, re- , ved de- 3 AV! 'H U 3 dmiral r 1 state, ' attack suffer- ling ha ad - th• of his ti that Lady n have their I came kshire, family, p. His ' It mid at his ,r Me ant by lion of id the nxious Bade., a de. mill us itinues d out ugh it a late h the in the ed last e no• ' of the a few 1-enoa, in the arquis arl of Rayn• and of Great e, 2d of the 1778, SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) St. 100 9 4 SI .0 all ,3i all 11 1 29i 2 19 :b all 3t. 100 3t. 100 l 0 61s. al. .0 all 0 8 0 i 0 45 5 all It. 100 t. tOO ot. 100 3t. K OO st. koo [0 , all 3t. 100 .0 9 i 0 all :0 all .0 1 all It. Poo It. /00 ft. Iwo i 0 all 1411 toO 3 , ;0 all IC 0.00 It. ROO 5 L 24 24' It. 100 >0 all [0 all 15 all 15 all it. 100 :5 all 2s Us .0 1 it. 100 ;t. too RAILWAYS. Clloslns Prim this day. 22 23 - ••• "..' • • 7i - 8 16 - 15 13 - 14 9 - 8 79 - 81 53i -54 i 10 - 12 ... "'"' ... 5 - 4 6i - -,' 11 - I`.! 8i 25 --2 8 7 17 - 19 1 691 - 701 50 - 52 91 - 9i 191 - 201 ••• "-.. • 80 85 6 87i 88; 72 74 119 121 102 104 51i b2i 70 - 75 6 - 7 A - 7 t 76i -76 i, 6i 93 94 931 94} ldl f 3 84] 854 8 - 6i 63, ... "" ... iii = 23 ••• ••• 63} -63 i 36 - 38 .. "'"' ••• ii - 16• i - li 45 283 _ 293 ••• ..... ••• 67 - 8 3 / 4 Ed 5 12 —12 i 44 45 92 _ 97 a -- a 4 i 5t 21 - ii 101 106 73 75 4.2 44 11 12 56 57 65 67 3d 2d pat 33 - 35 ••• '.... •• 19 19, 3i - 4i ... - ... 4 - 6 ... - ... 20 191 I RAILWAY,. Aberdeen.. Ambg. Nottng. Beet and Eastn. Belfast & Ballymena. Birming. Wolve rh Stour Valley . Birk eand. Lanesl.. & Cheshire Jnnct Do. Cheih. & £5O and £25 Cone. Do., £2O Rlyth &Tyne origins. £25 (issd. at £4F Bristol and Exeter... Caledonian Cum. and Cardigan Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon... Cork, Black,,& Pas: Cornwall Do. A Do. B Cities"' Junction Du olin&BelfastJunc Dun. P. & Aber. Jnc Do. N.w East Anglian Eastern Counties.. East. Union, A SO De., B. Sto.t Do., New A. East Kent Fast Lancashire Edinburgh & Ellasgcm Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prth da Dundee Forth & Clyde JOll2 Furness Do. Extension Glasgow & S. Western , Groat N. of ScoUnd Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rail Qua. Stk Irish South-Eastern Lancaster It Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. andYorksh Do., Wet. Riding Un Liv.Criny.&Sontlipt London & Blackwal Loud. Bright & S.Cst. Loud. and N. Westn. !Do. Fifths ;DO.lOl. Eh. ,M&B ...0 'Do. Eighths.. London and S. Westn. Do., .£5O Do., 411 Lndndrry& Col erai nt , Lndndrry. & Enniek Manch.Shef. & Lincli Do. Shares, No. I Do., Man. & Lin. Un Metropolitan Midland Do. Birmng. & Derb 1 lidld. G. West. (Ire ) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd ' Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Norfolk Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., A A Deferred Do. B Guaranteed N. Eastern—Berwick Do. do. Extension Do.do. G.N.E. Do. Loads Do. York North London N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn.. North StatTerdshire.. 'North Western N. St S. Westrn. Juno Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester.. Ox, Wore., K Woly. Portsmouth 'A,octish Central ScottiehMidland..., Thropshire Un'on South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. dz Riv. Dun Do !itaines, Wok. &Wok D tockton & Darli ,thekten & Ilartlepl. Taff Vale .. 0. Pref., No. 1 Thames Hay. D.& R UlYerstone & Lanes Vale of Neath waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limorick West Cornwall. West End of London and Crystal Palace.. Do. A ....... ........ Do. B West London. Wimbledn &Croydon FOREIGN. kntwerp&Bott , rdam Do. 5 p. c. Oblgs. oex. in Sh. atpar till '64 Ardennes Belgian Eutn. June 13eziers to Graiseessa, Bombay, Baroda, and Cont;;Undia,gcrii Do. Demerara Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France ,Do. New li Iff.ast Indian, g. 5 p.c Do. Extension.... o. do. do., '59, do.. kid. Tk of CainaditA is Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben , con. into Stk. till'63 Do. Clomp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Frau ~ Gt. Indian Peninfrals guar. 5 per cent. Do. New 5 por cent IDo. Extensions.... :Great Luxembourt I Constituted Share- Do. Obligations Gt. Western of Canad Shares I Do. New ,Do. We • . payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p.'56 Do. do., '76, p. '6o_ DG. do., '73, without option ilamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Conet. & Basle Lierre and Turnhout Lyons and Geneva ~, Lyons & Mediterran. wiadraa Do. Now ;Maria Antonia Do. do. Now Namur (Ss Liege (with Interest) IDo. (ex intereet).. Northern of France. D o .201. She Do. 201. 3 p. a Bdr (finy. B. & Arno. She., No rweg anTrankPre Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans , Paris and Ronan— ParisCaen di Cherbrg, D• Rona. and Frascati Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royalfivredish Do. Obligations 'Sambre and Meuse_ ,Do. 51 p. cont. Pref iScindo Do ISouthern of Frames fit. Andrew's and Quebec (A).,. West Flanders Do &1 per c. Pref Western of France Do Zeal And - I JOINT-S' Australasia Bank of London Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. C. British N. American chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Buk. of India, Australia, It China Ci Co t l y onial Commercial of Lend Eng. Scot. &Atm Cht Gond. Chart. Bk. of Australis Ditto New London and County Lnd. &E. Bilk g. Corp London Joint Stock Loud. & Westminster National Pro.of Eng Do. New National of Ireland New South Wales, Oriental Bank of Corporation. rc.vincial of Ireland 0. New Royal Australn.Bkg. Gnld Imp Co Royal south Australia Union of Australia Do. New ....... Union 47 London ~;; 7i - 7i 3 —2#d 3i 3 d i- i i ••• •• 1 —• d 34t —34 t 9 10 p 21 —2li I I P, ie -- iii , i 15 - 16 60 - 65 80 85 21 2hp 5h 5} par ip ••• ..... ••• 3k ..... 3i 2i - 31 24 -24 j 2 - 2ip 98 - 100 115 - 120 116 - 120 104 106 23 - 24 110 - 115 ..ii = i'dpii 18 1 - iiii 4 P 2 - 3 II - 5 1 - 4 341 - 35 12 - 124 ••• 441 -44 i 14 ... - pm 18i -- 19,E Y§ - 2 8; -- 8 i - tp .- ... ... - pm 3i - 4 29 - 291 lit, - iii BANKS. 89 •- 91 57 - 59 • • • ...... •• • ii isd - .. A 68 - 64 ••, ... 16} -- 161\ 151 -- 161 3 -- 2is d Ipar ii; • • • -- ... se. .• ..• - •• • 38 -- 40 37 - 39 51 - 63 ... -- - ••• '''' ••• 40 -' 4L* 73 - 75 8 9 30 e 31 Buenas* dot a yesterday. St. 100 50 3 St. XlOO 16 I all I 16 all 8 all 8 all St. 100 25 21k, it. inn ;t. Imo 01 all .0 1 't. l 100 It. LOO It. 100 ;t. 100 5 I all t. 100 t. 100 16 i 21i 0 all 0 all 0 all 0 all 8 8 5 all 5 3 to 1 an :0 I all l 0 ND LO 40 0 10 . 6 Ci I 4i .8 all .76 all 10 all 10 10 10 all 15 20 :5 all 5 I all s'all 5 1 all 4 all Mi all li all. !O 1 all io 14 !O all 11. i all 0 all :0 all !O all [6 all !CI all .0 all 10 an 0 5 all ali 5 5 4 all !O all .0 all 0 ss. all 6 all 81 Ell !J all o 18 !O all n all 0 411 1.001 50 EO ; all 50 I •ll THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1856, 1,11. N .K 8 I.KASED 1 nag') ,I.JOITAL,N. RAILWAYS, Laasia : l Compass :Closing tricep this day. Bedford and B 1 et oh ley Bnckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. B. Lin. e. 6 pc. E. Un. H. Sh, Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct o. Glstr.it Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.&Greenw .Do. Preference Lon., Til., & S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per et. Manch. Bxtn and Matlock Middlesbro' & Redear Midld.Bradfd Newmarket Bury Eaton... N.& Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixods p Prest. & R yre Do. Shrs. A Roystn.& Hit. Shef. Roth.and Gooleg.s p.c. Shrews. &Her. S. Staflordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent Do Wilts&C;omrst PREFE London N. West. .&N.W. alodon . Un. & E. C t.Nrton E. Count Caldonian Gt. West!, Yk. New. Berw. Y. Easton 'Peto k Co. 'orfolk.. L.& N. W & !didld. 3tek ton & Darlingt. ifidland.. En. Coun. E. Count. 10 [L. & N. W. Northn ncaok Y . I r ae k :s h. T y l sf.2lClean tockt. Darlingt Do !atw4 .KEN llpeT at 501), . o. St., 92 - 94 94 - 98 ,132 - 134 1160 ..... 103 - 105 iii _-: 15* 11.0 - 115 2* - 26 83 - 91 it - kr 55 - ST ... ..."' ... 130 - 1n • SO ..... •• ii - 8 • 34 - 2i 1 get il 81 83 ,1 311A.8,E3. Aberdeen.., 101 - 110 104 - 106 !Do. N 0.2, 7 p. Blyth andTyno ' c. prof. (lead.: & Ex. 4 p. Do. 4 p. c. Sha 90 - 92 E - 93 Caledonian £lO Chester k Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 ,Cork &Bandonsip.c Dun.Prth Aber. J E. Anglian Os. Ash Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c Do. do Cls. C 7 p. c , Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 p. 0. St. East tin., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 Der cent. IDo. 161, Debentr.Sh. 15 - 16 ••• ""'" wee 5 1 - 61 ••• ••• lit - 1 / o. do. 4 per cent ast Laneash.6p.ete ' E. &W. York. J. litho' Ed. Prth.&Dun.4p.c. Inn-nese ii :: 62 Glas. & S. W. G. 5 p. e. .Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. e. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem... Do. 4 k p. c. Do. 5 p. c. Scrip, Red. at 5 p. c. pm... illi --- rii 105 -107 99 -- 101 I 9 - 10 . _ Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pre Gt. S. &W. (Ireland) Do. 4por 0. Prof. S Gt. Wostu. (Berke ft Tants Ex . 5 p. c) Do. con. red. 4 i p.c. 111. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4p. c Do. Bin:a. Pref. Sh Do. Chester 8 p. c.P.S. Do. do. 5 P. C. do Do. Birm, Gua. Stk Do. Ches. Gia. Sh., Do. do. do Do. do. do ....... Lan. kYork. F. at Do. 6 p. c. Stook Lon. &Brigh. 0.5 p.c Do. Prof., 5 p. c. St ' Do. Now Guar.6 p. c: Do. do. 5 per cent Lon. &N. W., Coy. d , Nuneaton 5 p. ct Uon.& S.W. 7 per ct Lonely. & Color. Sh. Lowly. & Ennis.. Sh. '.Kan., Shot, & in New, £lO Do. . Ilarypt.&Carl.4 p o Do. 4,. per cent Do 6 - 64 85 - 87 77 - 7'J 77 - 79 91 - 9i 15i - 161 94 - 10 66 - 63 17 - 18 8i - 9 13 - 134 1 - 1111 - 133 •• • ...... INN ••• ...- ••• ... "''' ... 12 - 13, Ntia.Consol.6 p.c.St Do. Consol. Bristol Firm. 6 per cent. Do. 4j p. c. Prof. St, Do. Pref. 4 pct. can I Do. 5/. Prcf. 4 p. c Ditto L.& H. Pref. Si Norfolk Debenture , Do. Prof. 4 p. a. Stoc Do. 5 p.c. Eat Do. por ct. pref.., ,Do. Way. Val. 5 P.C . North British Hi. E. Berw, 4 p.c. P. 131 - 133 91 - 93 li - li 4 - 44 ... --' ... 98 - 100 87 -8) 2i - 34 IDo. do. do Do Leeds 6 p.c 11Do. do. Quarters 4 oo.lrork 11. St S. Pur orth Staffordshire. i = fa bxford,Woreester, Wolverh.£ls, 6 p .e jDo R. Pref. 101. Sh. 91 - 93 boot. Cent. ,New Prei South Devon Do. fixed, 4i per cent S. Eastern (Readitik, Ann.) of £1 Os, 6d. Do. 4i per cont Do. Fixed 4i p c sh S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c do. 4i p. c S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Stock. & Dar., 5 p. c. ,Do. do. do 'Stock. & Hartl. g. & p. c. till July 1, '56 Watertd.&Kilk.6 p c 14 pa) id -- 100 all all all all all 211 - 22, 92 - 94 8 - 94 ... .... ... p -- 1 .23 - 6 1 46 Watertd.&Kilk. - 6pci 23 24(11 MINES. 1 all Aqua Fria . — ... 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold ... ... 10s all , Anglo Californian I 1 6 Australian. 20 ' all Australian Cordillera ... ... 1 ' all Ave Maria • .• • 1 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of ... ... 60 j all ltenarvon Iron and Coal . _ — ... 20 j 14 British Iron 4 0 35 26 qrs.zilianlmp.(issued at i:5 pm.) 30 1 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiab3 2 26 20 15 0. St. John Del Rey 27 29 x d 1 ' 1 Clarendon Cons. Min. Co. of Jamaica id *P 40 all obro Copper 65 69 5 1 ,olonial Gold et. all Copper Min. of Eng 33 36 25 all Do. Prof. 76 p. cent. 24 26 1C Copiapo 2 1 16 ortuna l9 20 i —id 20 I all eneral l4 —l6 1 1 all t t.NuggetVeinßeg i 41, all .groat Polgooth l4 2i• 5 1 all t't Wheal Vor United 1 • 6d 1 I all iberty * - 1 3 all snares 6/ 71 5 li• . usitanian -- 1 P 1 all ariquita 1 all ow Granada — i 1 all onvean Monde 1 20 all ••oritgiband Silver Load Min. k Smolt. 10 12 5 1 sort Philip — ... 1 all nartz Rock 4 t 50 all hymnoy Iron 2O 22 a d 15 all Do. Now 6 8 xtl 30 13 3autiago de Cuba 4 41 1 all • uth Australian 4 4 1 , all So. Scrip i 4 1 i i *lO. 10 per cent Pref ... ... 10 j 9 Fin Croft 4 -.-- 41 2811 all United Mexican . 4 46 4 1 all Waller 1 all West Maripos a I I I 12s Wortking Mining o Australia 1 ail Ynba • ... 1 MISCELLANEOUb. 1 25 19 Australian Agrinit. 28 28 261 i IC all Australn. Royal Mail ... ... 10 8j Berlin Water Works 86 74 50 40 Brit. American Land 47 EA 100 4 324 Canada l2O 125 1241 31 St. 100 Canada Gov. 6p. ot Jan. and July 1056 1051 106 61 5 ' all Crystal Palace.. 2— 21 21 i 5 5 Do. Preference 4 44 4 4 all Crystal Pal. of Franco ... _ ... 1 4 Dnston Iron Ore ... ... 20 11 Easters Steam — .. 5 all En.&Aus Cop Sm Co 1 16 25 24 Electric Telegraph 2O 21 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir ... - ... 5 all Gen. Iron Sc Collier ... -- ~. 15 14 Gon. Steam Navigat. ... ... 19 all General Screw Steam ... ... 154 i 20 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar ... ••• 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig ... ... 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 8 10 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn. 5i 5 1 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuei . ... d 10 5 Netherlands Land .l. 14 10 all Do. De. 5 1 Do. 8 pc' ) iss atl d 4 id 2 1 N.B. W. Coal ea Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. ... ... 100 80 New B. &N. S. Land 18 22 1 all N. B. Australasian 4 4 4 20 15 Nrth.ofEuropeSteare . ... 1 all Oriental Gas 4 1 i 1 2s. Do. " New shares" ... ... b all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. 24 21 50 all Peninsular& Orients 63 65 50 10 Do. New 2 all Portland Iron C 0.., , .. ... 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. 14 —1/ 1 1 Ditto New 1 all South Austral Land 34 36 1 al; Submar. Tel. Scrip... 4 4 20 all 00. Registered. 4 i 5 5 Trust& L.Co.U,Can. . . —. ... 00128 VIM Die fen ' s Land 1164 16 Br sines' poster iay. flotri) lElltttoti SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. TATTERSALL'S.—(This Evening.) CHESTER CUP. 1000 to 20 each aget Imogene, Rifleman, Minie, and Flatterer. 1000 to 10 each aget Vandyke and Aleppo. DERBY. Bto 1 agst Wentworth (taken) 20 to 1 agst Polmoodie (taken.) 20 to 1 aget Artillery (taken) 33 to 1 agst Peter Wilkins (taken) 40 to 1 agst The Prince (taken) 1000 to 15 aget Rimgdropper (taken) Offers to take 10 to 1 about Fly-by-Night. THE RUGELEY POISONING CASE. A Captain Hatton, chief of the county constabulary, Stafford, accompanied by Mr. Stephens, executor to the deceasd Mr. Cook, was in attendance at Tattersall's this afternoon, to make inquiries relative to the money supposed to have bean paid to Mr. Cook at Shrewsbury. The following notices were placed over the fire-place : " Any gentleman who saw William Palmer in Lon don on Saturday the 24th of November is earnestly requested to communicate with J. H. Hatton, Esq., Chief of the County Constabulary,Stafford, or with Mr. W. V. Stephens, No. 11, Cambden-grove, Kensington, executor to the deceased." Any gentleman who paid the late Mr. Cook money at Shrewsbury Races, or . who had or witnessed any money transactions with him at that time is earnestly requested to communicate with J. H. Hatton, Esq., Chief of the County Constabulary, Stafford, or with Mr. W. J. Stephens, &c. &c. Captain Hatton will be in attendance at Tattereall's on Monday next to receive any oommuniation which may be made to him. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS,—(This Day.) The following promotions and appointments have been made at the Admiralty this afternoon: PROMOTIONS. Lieutenant John Hutchinson to be Commander on the reserved list, under the Order in Council of 1851. APPOINTMENTS. Captain Francis Liardet, to Greenwich Hospital, vice Captain Cuffage, deceased. If/EITER. James Pyper to the Ajax. PAYMASTER. Bernard T. Colley (confirmed), to the Barraconta. METROPOLITAN BOARD iOF WORKS. Meeting This Day. A meeting of the board was held this morning at Burlington house, Piccadilly; Mr. Th wa it es i n th e c h air . • The Hon. SMORITARY, at the request of the board, con jailed his duties as acting honorary secretary, and read ,he minutes of tha last meeting, which were confirmed. The CHAIRMAN introduced to the board Mr. A. R. Bristow as the gentleman elected by the Greenwich vestry to fill the vacancy caused by his retirement, Mr. Charles Harris, for that of St. Saviour, Southwark, and the certificates of election were read and ordered to be filed. It was moved that the other members of the board should forward their certificates of election to the board, and that the same be filed ; but after some discussion an amendment was proposed that the board proceed to the business of the day. On a division the amendment was lost, and the original motion carried. The HON. Ssouaranr read a report from the chair man, stating that instructions had been given to the chief of the rating department, the collectors and bailiffs of the late Commissioners of Sewers, to continue the present collectors, and pay in the amount to the account ant of the provisional treasurer at the London and Westminster Bank. Cheques already drawn by the late commissioners and left in the hands of the accountant had been directed to be paid to the several parties in whose favour they were drawn, and their receipts to be taken in acknowledgment thereof. The staff of officers connected with the old commission had been continued to carry on the business of the present board. Numerous applications had beta made for situations under the board, which appliontions had been classified with a view to future consideration. The remainder of the report had reference to the conducting of the business of the board, giving aotioe of meetings, motions, Bco., and that an agenda paper be provided, and no other business than that contained in it be entertained at the meeting, except on urgent questions, which were to be decided by the chairman. Mr. Deputy HARMON objected to the adoption of the report, considering the chairman by that document took the power and duties of the board in his own hands, th• members of the board becoming a mere ornamental de partment. The CHAIRMAN explained that that was a mistake. The suggestions were made merely for temporary par• poses. A long discussion took place on the report, some of the members arguing the report should be received and considered at a future meeting, and others that it could be gone through then and either confirmed or rejected. The paragraphs in the report were then considered seriatim, and various alterations made, after which the repot t was received and adopted. The suggestion of the Chairman, that the appointment of the following com mittees should be considered and carr i e d ou t a t th e nex t meeting,inance was agreed to, vi z ., --B ye L aws ' C omm i ttee, Finance Committee,Committee, Conference Committee (for con ference with district boards and vestries), Committee of Appeals, and a Committee of Appeals under the Me tropolitan Buildings' Act. The Engineer's report was next read by the Hon. Secretary. It stated that Mr. Emsalgette had under taken the superintendence of the works i• accordance with a r esolution passed at the former meeting. Under the new act the board bad control and management over 166 miles of main sewers, partly covered and partly open ; 106 miles were on the north side of the Thames, and 80 miles on the south side. There were 27 con tracts for new sewers now being carried out, extending over 200 different streets and roads of the metro polis, and which would require from a fortnight to six months to complete them ; but after that there would be the pavements in reference to the gas, water, and other pipes requiring attention ; quently the contracts could not be settled and disposed of until six months after the completion of the last sewer now in course of construction. He had at present under his direction 33 assistants, who would be reduced in number as the works were completed. Mr. Heywood had the superintendence of the sewers passing through the City. The report was received. A ATE•OOLLECTOR'S REPORT. This report stated that the total amount of the rates was 241,675/. 31. 2d. ; of that, 184,3421. 14s. id. had been collected u p to the 81st Deo., 1855, leaving a deficite the of 57335/. 9s. ld., to recover w hi c h wou ld re quire issue of 25,000 summonses and 15,000 war rants. The report enumerated the staff engaged in collecting the rates, and suggested its continuance for the present. The CHLIIIIIA.N said ; that in future the Board, as a Board, would have no rates to collect, and would not require a staff after the collection of the arrears of rates to Dec., 1865. The Board would, in future, levy the amount of rate required from each of the parishes who would make arrangements for the proper collection of these amounts. The report, after some discussion, was received. The ACOOIINTANT reported that it would take him a month, with six assistants, to balance the sash Recount and the works' account, at an expense of Gil. ISs. sd., and produce it for the information of the board and the public. The Cilium( said he thought this very desirable, and it was approved by the board and ordered to be carried out. The report of the committee appointed at the last meeting was brought up and read. The committee sug gested that there should be two seals—one a large one for stamping deeds and official documents, the other a small one for correspondence. For the first they pro- posed the design should be the royal arms in the centre, surrounded by those of the counties of Middlesex, Sur rey, and Kent, and the cities of London and Middlesex, with the inscription "Metropolitan Board of Works ;'' the small seal to have the arms of the four counties and the inscription. Mr. L. TAYLOR moved the adoption of the report, which having been seconded, Mr. TUENBIt took an objection to the inscription. The motto should be indicative of the principle on which the board was constituted and hal to act, and he pro posed as an amendment that the following words should be added—" Liberty, order, and strength." (Laughter.) The amendment was not seconded. Objection was taken to the board ordering two peals. Major Lrom said he thought it would have been bet ter for the committee to have decided on one seal, which was all that was required, and reported to the board th• expense. He thought " Liberty, equality, and frater nity" a• appropriate as that suggested by Mr. Turner. (Laughter.) He moved the adoption of the report so far as it agreed with th• large seal only. This having been seconded, The CHAIRMAN put the amendment, which was lost, 10 only voting for it and 17 against it. An amendment was then proposed that there should be two or more seals as might be required, but only one design which was carried. It was now discovered from a letter received from Mr. Wyon, that the counties of Essex and Surrey had no arms, those of Guildford and Colchester doing duty for the above counties. (Laughter.) Seine difficulties arising as to which (if two or more seals were ordered) should be considered the corporate Deal ; and the letter of Mr. Wynn, it was moved by Mr. LAWMAN TAYLOR, and seconded, that the subject be referred back to the committee for further consideration, and to report thereon, which was agreed to. The report of the committee on the duties and sa laries of the officers was then read. It stated that an enginesr she old be elected, and that he should devote the whole of his time and attention to the board, attend the meetings of the board and the committees, advise them on all engineering questions, and prepare the ne cessary plans and specifications required. He would have to superintend and report on all works carried on under the board, and discharge all such duties as were connected with such engineering works. The committee asked for further time to consider and report what should be the amount of salary paid him. The clerk should be designated " The Clerk of the Board," and his duties should be to attend all meetings of the Board and the Commit• tees ; to take minutes of all proceedings before them, and to act generally under the direction of the Board and the Chairman ; and to be a gentle man capable of advising on legal and other points that might arise. H• would be required to give up the whole of his time to the duties, and the salary be 8001. per annum. The COMIIIIISIONIE suggested that one of the joint stock banks should be selected as treasurer, and that the moat favourable terms be obtained from them. The COMMIES/RONNE% asked for further time to report on the salary of the accountant, and the duties and salary of the superintendent architect of metropolitan buildings. Major LYON asked if it was necessary the clerk should be a lawyer ? The CsuirouN said no doubt the board would bere after find it necessary to appoint a solicitor, to whom they might refer all questions relative to actions, kc. ; but, at the same time, he thought it desirable a legal gentleman should be elected as clerk, to advise the board and commissioners on various points that night arise at their meetings. Mr. Deputy HARixsox said the committee in framing their report had the appointment of a legal gentleman as clerk in view. The committee had no desire to make appointments bearing large salaries. He hoped they would agree with them that 8001. a year was not too much for a clerk, and on the other hand sufficient to obtain the services of a qualified gentleman (Hear.) He proposed the adoption of the report. Mr. Howe seconded the motion. The motion was ultimately carried unanimously. Major LYON proposed that in future no street ihould be less than 40 feet in width, and no alley less than 20 feet in width. Deputy HARRISON was of opinion that the considera tion of this question had better be postponed until after the appointment of the architect. The question was referred to the committee of bye laws. ELEOTION or CLERK. Mr. LOWUN TAYLOR moved that the election of clerk do take place on Monday next, and the same be adver tised, which having been seconded was carried unani mously. Major LYON gave notice that he should again bring on his motion respecting the width of streets, &c., at the next meeting. With reference to the election of clerk it wait ultimately agreed to, and ordered that advertisements should be inserted in the morning and evening news papers, inviting applications up to 12 o'clock at noon on Saturday next, to give the chairman an opportunity of opening the letters and classifying them to facilitate their reading at the meeting on Monday next. After some unimportant business, the Board ad journed till 12 o'clock on Monday next. CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day.) The January sessions of the above Court was opened this morning, at ten o'clock, by the Right Hon. David Salomons, Lord Mayor ; the Right Hon. the Recorder ; Aldermen Farebrother, Farncombe, Sir F. G. Moon, Sir R. W. Carden, and Wire ; the Sheriffs, Under- Sheriffs, and the usual city authorities. The first edition of the calendar contains the names of SS prisoners, a considerably smaller number tha❑ usual, but this is owing to the short period that has elapsed since the adjournment of the Court. The Recorder, in charging the grand jury, expressed his regret that for several consecutive sessions the calen dar had contained charges of murder of the most grave character, and that there were five persons to be tried for that crime at the present session. In one of the oases, which was perhaps the most serious one, an un happy man, named Corrigan, was charged with the murder of his wife, under very horrible circumstances ; but the facts appeared to be so clear that he was afraid they would feel that they had no alternative but to re turn the bill for wilful murder. There appeared to be no doubt that at the time the act was committed the prisoner was in a most excited state of mind from the effects of drink, but it was his duty to tell *hem that this afforded no justification or palliation in law for such a crime, and that the total deprivation of reason could alone be urged as an answer. There was another case of a most painful character, in which a man and a woman named Ray with whom he cohabited and who passed as his wife, were charged with the murder of two of the children of the male prisoner, and there appeared from the evidence in the depositions to be very little doubt that the death of the children was the actual result of starvation. This case was somewhat peculiar from the position of the parties in regard to each other ; but if it should be made to appear that proper food and nourishment were withheld by both parties with the in tention to cause death, they would be amenable to the charge of murder. If, however, they should be of opi nion that the intention to cause the death was not suffi ciently clearly established, but that the children died from their gross neglect and inattention, in that case both prisoners would be guilty of the crime of manslaughter, and the rule of law that a wife was not responsible for acts that were supposed to be committed while she was under the control of her husband will not apply to the present case, as the female prisoner did not staid in that relation, and both would therefore be equally liable. There was another case of a similar kind, where a man and his wife were charged with the like offence upon one of their children ; but upon a perusal of the deposi tions, it appeared to him that there was a good deal of indistinctness in the evidence as to the cause of death. There was, however, some evidence of ■light violence and of exposure to the cold on the night previous to the death ; and if the jury should think, upon the facts that would be laid before them, that the case was one which ought to be further inquired into, they would find the bail. His lordship then made a few observations upon one or two other oases, and the grand jury then retired. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,--(This Day.) SOUTHWARK. TIN ROIMIRT AT A JEWBLLIB'S AT CLANlAlL—ilenry Weil, Samuel Jones, and William Davie, notorious characters, were brought before Mr. A'Beckett, charged with being concerned with a female, and another man in custody, in stealing a tray containing thirty gold rings, six brooches, shawl fasteners, and other articles of jewellery, from the premises of Mr. James Mulvany, a jeweller, of High-street, Clapham. It may be recol lected that a man named Booker, and a female named Webb, the wife of one of the above-named prisoners, were examined on Friday last, charged with being con cerned in the same robbery. 1 shawl fastener was found in the room which they were taken in, correspond ing with one stolen from Mr. Mulvany's on the night of the 81st ult., the particulars of which appeared in this paper at the time. Dennis Clark, 108 M, said that from information he received, he went on Friday night, between eight and nine o'clock, to a coffee-house in the Westminster-road, and saw the prisoners sitting together partaking of refresh ment. Webb had a new coat and wide-a-wake bat on, and when told that they were suspected of robbing a jeweller's at Clapham, they denied all knowledge of it. Witness had received such information as to their being connected with the robbery that he felt justified in taking them into custody. When Police Inspector Moore took the other two prisoners into custody, he found a silver mounted shawl fastener in the form of an anchor, a quantity of silk handkerchiefs, shoemakers' knives, a plated cruet stand, and other articles, the proceeds of different robberies ; and it was suspected that Henry Webb at the time decamped from the place before the officers arrived with other things stolen from Mr. Mul vany's. Some of the rings had been pledged, and wit nese asked for a remand to enable him to produce further evidence against them. Mr. James Mulvany said he was a jeweller in High street, Clapham, and on the night of the 31st ultimo his shop was robbed of a considerable quantity of jewellery. He identified the anchor shawl fastener produced as one of the articles stolen. Mr. A'Beckett asked when the other prisoners were remanded to I Clark replied until Wednesday next. Mr. A'Beckett said that if such was the vase he should remand them also until that day. The dockyard officials at Cherbourg have received orders to fit eut two screw liners, the Arcola and Dona werth, of 90 guns each, and three sailing frigates, which are to be ready for the opening of the campaign in tke Baltic in April next. Tke Louis, liue.of-battle ship has also arrived at Cherbourg to be changed into a screw. Five bomb-vessels and 12 steam gun-boats, which have returned from the Baltic, are also to be refitted by that , period for the same deatination. M 2 7 6 i i I 93/ 93t 4 St. 20 St. 15 100 5 100 all 10 St. 20 50 26 13; 20 16 St. Ist• St. St. St. too all sll all All all 101 100 100 100 all all 100 at. St. St. St. Bt. 20 12 . 25 20 1i di. 91 93 MARKET NEWS.—(This Day). CORN EXCHANGE. There was very little business transacted in wheat in the leading country markets held on Saturday, and prices wore in favour of buyers. The barley trade ruled heal; y, on lower terms. All other kinds of spring corn, including flour, were dull and drooping. Our American advices state that large quantities of produce were still coming forward. The continental markets generally are dull and lower. Very moderate supplies of English grain wore received up to our market, last week, except barley. From abroad the imports were 6,018 quarters of wheat, 275 barley, 5,525 oats, 380 beans, 360 peas, 50 tares, 2,612 linseed, 9,580 rapeseed, 30 mustardseed, 1,109 sundry seeds, 793 sacks and 1,799 barrels of flour. We had a very moderate supply of English wheat ox sale to-day, in very middling condition, arising from the damp state of the weather. For most kinds we had a slow sale, yet most of the samples found buyers at- allowing for the bad state of the samples—prices about equal t o those of Monday last. Tbe show of foreign wheat was rather limited, generally speaking the trade was ♦ery depressed, and the quotations were almost nominal. Floating cargoes of grain were rather dull. The supply of English barley was moderate—of foreign very limited. About an average business was transacted in most kinds, at full quotations. A few parcels were taken for Holland. Malt moved off slowly, at the late decline. Oats—the supply of which was moderate—sold at full quotations. We had a very dull sale for beans, at a fall in value of quite ls. per quarter. Grey peas fell quite Is., and white gene 2.. per quarter, with e heavy sale. The flour trade was dull, et last week's deeline in price. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Whsat—Essea & Kent, Red .• •• new 6110 Ths Ditto.• • .... old 71s 84e Ditto, White new MN 84u Ditt0........ old 77s Sas Norfolk and Lin coin, Red, old 78s 84a Ditto new •• •••• 622 805 Rya—Old .• •• •• .• •• •• —8 —8 New .• •• •• .• bee bits Barley—Grinding .•• 3.5 s 395 Malting ••••••• •• 37s 405 Chevaller..•• • • 403 41a Malt—SaffolkandNor folk......—.... 74s 82s Brown .•• •• ... 64s 705 KinestonandWare 7ss BgB 'Malt—Chevalier .... ags to Ha 'Oats Yorkshire and Llneolnsh.,Feed 25a DOs Potato • • 271 341 Toughs& aadCork Black. —25 s white . - - - - • . --. 266 -- B o a Cork, W • Scotch, Feed. •. •• 276 34a Emi—Tick ....... •• 376 401 • -- Pigeons .... 39g 44s Peas — Grey . ••• •• 373 40s Maple. •• •• •• •• •• 37s 393 White........... 4Cs 481 Boller' .• ........ 1.08 61. Flour—Town-made... 703 72g Suffolk •• •• •• •• •• 564 188 stOoktil h Norfolk Ms He METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Tory moderate supplies of foreign stock arrived in the pert of London last week, vit., 654 head. In the corres ponding week in 1851 we received 935, and in 1851, 2,100 head. lIIDOETE MO LONDON LAW WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Harlingen l6l 49 4 Rotterdam l7O ... 182 ... 10 ... Bremen l7 Ostend Antwerp ... i 5 ... - _ ... - - T0ta1.... 351 ... 231 ... The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Boasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1855 289 ... 580 56 10 .854 360 1,600 £53 427 2,340 _ .852 602 „.. 2,366 _ .851 4lO 1,574 ,850 173 938 _ ... 14 ... ... 380 ... ... 368 ... ... 2G2 ... ... 83 ... There was a ♦ery poor show of foreign stock in to-day's market, both as to number and quality. The number of Irish beasts on sale, aua Lirorpool, WAS 200 of Irish sheep, 300 in excellent condition. Froze our own grazing districts, the arrivals of beasts fresh up this morning were but moderate ; nevertheless, owing to the state of the weather, the beef trade ruled heavy, at a decline in the prices realised on Monday last of 2d per 81bs. The top figure was 4s 10d per 8 lbs. The supply of beasts from the north amounted to 900 short horns ; from the eastern district, 1,100 Soots, &c. ; from other parts of England, 350 of various breeds, and Scotland, 300 Scots. _ _ _ We were but moderately supplied with sheep. The few prime breeds in the market sold at full quotations—the best Downs being worth 55 per 8 lbs. but inferior sheep moved off slowly, at barely late rates. A very limited supply of calves was on show, and the veal trade was active at ♦ery full prices. The best veal was worth Gs per 8 lbs. Pigs were in fair average supply and moderate request on former terms. Per Sibs to sink the offal'. s. d. s. d. Inferior Beaste 3 4to 3 6 Second quality 4 8 4 0 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 Prime Scots, dtc. 4 8 410 Inferior Sheep 3 4 3 6 Second quality 3 8 4 2 1 Prime crse.-wllod 4 4 4 6, s. d. s d, 'PrimeSouthdown 4 8 5 0 Large crse. calves 410 5 6 Primo small do 5 8 6 0 Large hogs ! Small porkers ueltling calves 23 0 30 0 Quarter old pigs. 22 0 28 0 I FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts „........... ..... 3,714 i Beasts•• ..•• •• .......... . 495 Sheep .•• .• ..•• .. .. .. —23,020 Sheep ..•• •• .• ............ 700 Pigs ..............•.••.. 307 Pig 5.......... ...... ...... A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and scold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, Jan. 8, 1855, and in the Metropolitan Market this day, Monday, Jan. 7, 1855. TOTAL OTJPPLI. Per 81bs, to sink tho offal.. Jan. 8, 1555. Jaa. 7, 1856. s. d. a. dds. d. s. d Coarse and inferior beasts ... 3 2 to 3 413 4to 3 6 Second quality ditto ... 3 C 4 013 8 4 0 Prime largo oxen 4 2 4 4'4 2 4 6 Prime Scots, ctrc ... 4 6 4 814 8 410 Coarse and inferior sheep 3 4 3 8 4 3 6 Second quality ditto ... 310 4 2 3 8 4 2 Primo coarso woolled ditto ... 4 4 4 814 4 4 6 Prime Southdown ditto ... 410 5 0,4 8 5 0 Lambs ... ... 0 0 0 0;0 0 0 0 Large coarse calves 4 4 5 0,4 10 5 6 Primo small ditto 5 2 5 615 8 6 0 Large hogs ............... 3 0 4 o'3 111 4 4 Neat small porkers 4 2 4 4 4 6 5 0 Beasts_ 4,325 3,714 Sheep 28,830 23,020 Calves... ...146 43 Pigs 320 300 SUPPLIES OS SALE, Jan. 9, 1854.—Beasts, 3, 22,880 ; calves, 254; pigs, 187. January 10,1853.—Boasts, 2,736; sheep, 20 191 ; pigs, 210. ,319 ; shoe' , ,500 ; calves, NEWGATB AND LEADENHALL. There is a fair amount of business doing in beef and ♦eal at full prices, owing to the short supplies in the markets. Otherwise the trade is heavy. Per Sibs by the cameo. s. d. B. d. B. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 3 2 3 4 ' Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 6 Do., middling 3 6 3 8 Do., middling ..... 3 8 4 0 Do. prime large 3 10 4 2 Do., primp 4 2 4 6 Do , do. small ....4 4 4 6 I Veal 4 4 5 4 Fork, large 3104 4 ; Pork, small 46 5 4 BOROUGH HOP. We have to report a fair demand for nearly all kinds of hops, the supply of which is good, and pries are well sup ported. Last week's imports were 42 bales from Ham burg, and 169 ditto from Antwerp. Mid and East Kent pockets, St 5s to 61 Os per cwt ; Weald of Kent, 31 Os to 41 15s ; Sussex, 21 16s to 4Z 101. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Since our last report the arrivals of potatoes coastwise and by railway have been moderate. All kinds move off slowly, as follows :—York Regents, 100 a to 1103; Kent and Essex, do., 90s to 1008; Scotch do., 80s to 90s; de. caps, 80s to 908; middlings, 55s to 655; blues, 80s to 90s ; Lincolns, 80s to 90. per ton. WOOL. There is a slight improvement in the demand for most kinds of English wool, and prices are fairly supported. In foreign and colonial qualities scarcely any business is doing, at late rates. Last week's imports were 213 bales from Australia, 1,950 from Algoa 8ay,178 from the Cape, 587 from Bombay, 15 from Hamburg, and 328 from Melbourne. The following are the current rates of English wool : Down togs, is ld to is 3d ; half-bred hoggets, is ld to is 2d ; do. wethers, is Od to is ld ; Kent, fleeces, Is ld to is U,;(1; combing skin, 10d to is ld ; Down owes, is id to is id; Leicester fleeces, lld to le 01d; flannel wool, is Ad to is 2d ; blanket wool, 9d tols Od per lb. SEEDS. Since our last report, the demand for seeds generally has ruled heavy. In prices, however, we have no change to notice. There is only a limited 'Ale for cakes, on former terms. Tarnip,White,per bash. 223 to 258 Swede .. .• •• --$ —8 Mustard, Brown • ..... 125 205 White, new...... 113 11s Tares, Winter, new.... Gs 6,1 75 Gd Canary, per quarter • . 633 683 •Clover.RedEng. (cwt.) 948 80i GU White •• • :•• •• • • 798 C•O3 Foreign Rea •••• • • 03 72 8 white.• 703 gs s Trefoil, new.. •••• • • • • 40 8 463 ( n ew)...... 42s 44s liCicfaerrratiaapnwsdeaeidr:per.q.ls..riC; 3 6 6 i s 244 60 s Linseerduilinnge .. ... 83 .So7lng 7 —s 8 - 4 : c Baltic .......... Odessa •• •• —e —1 LinseedCaks, pr. ton — English .. ...141 10s 1510 s Voreign,per ton 131103 14110 s Rape Cakes, pr ton 71 10s 810 s Rapeseed, New, pr qr., We gds TALLOW. Since our last report, only a moderate business has been transacted in our market. Prices, however, have under gone very littlo ch ange . To-day, P.Y.C., on the spot, is seihng at 68e per cwt. Rough fat 3e 8d per 81bs. 1851. 1852. 36 Stock this day .... 61,946 Pries of T. C •••• i . 8 94 0 r Delivery last week •• 2,11 3 Ditto from June 1.... 67.4 55 .irrivals last week.. 1,513 Ditto from Junel .... 92,267 Price of 293 Sd 1853. 1654. 1 1865. 46,676 4k Od tc —5 Od 1,737 63,963 1,221 741,011 47s 3d 43,191 6O Odto, —5 Od 1,326 66,608 2,261 64,864 61s 03 36,405 19,339 63e 01 to 685 Od 63i 6d to —A Od 1,553 1,072 49,564 77,957 2,177 1,638 49,969 50,754 65s 6d 1 68 s 6d LITERATURE. Lctts's Diary for 185 6.—Notwithstanding ilts many almanacs and diaries which bid for publics patronage, Letts's annual maintains its well-earned pre-eminence. The diary for this year is replete with information highly useful to commercial men. It contains a great variety of tables, embracing a wide range of matters indispensable for reference, such as an almanac, ready reckoner, interen tables, Post-office regulations, lists of country and London bankers, weights and measures, foreign and British stamps, tariffs, Houses of Peers and commons, Ministers, life assurance tables, in short, whatever is essential to the man of business, with a commercial summary and chronological statement for the year, ending December, 1855. The Post-office Official Monthly Directory for January, 1856, edited by F. W. Herbert, Esq., of the General Post-office, besides its usual intelli gence respecting the despatch and arrival of mails to and from all parts of the world, contains a list of all post towns over the Continent and else*bere to which letters are sent. This list is very correct as well as extensive, being copied from Kelly's Post-office Directory, by permission of the jGro prietor, and occupies no less than 21 loig columns of very small type. This renders it doubly useful and handy for the traveller and the counting-house. Published by Letts and Co. THE GREAT EXPRESS ROBBIIIiT IN TEN UNITED SLIM, It will be remembered that in the month of Septem ber last the American Express Company was robbed of $lO,OOl in gold, which it was conveying from Dubuque, lowa, to the New York branch of the sub-treasury. The company, failing to recover the stolen specie, paid over the amount to the treasurer, but did not at all relax their efforts to ferret out the thieves. The messenger, W. C. White by name, who had charge of the treasurys during its transit by night from Chicago to Detroit, re signed hit! office at the end of the month, and came to this State. Mr. Best, a detective officer in the employ of the company, after a few weeks' investiga tion, was at last able to write to his employers that two men, Oliver King, who formerly kept an hotel in Lowell, and William C. Ayer, formerly a broker at No. 17, Brattle-square, in this city, had, through a third party, who has also been arrested, deposited $5,100 in gold in the Haverhill Bank, and from oth circumstances not yet divulged it was thought the they were in connection with White. It was sub sequently ascertained that King, whose previous po verty was well known, had made purchases of houses and other property, and seemed to be rolling in wealth. 17pon receipt of this information o ffi cer Best, w ith t we of the partners in the American Express Company, Mr. Fargo and Mr. Williams, immediately started for this city. Here they held a conference with the chief of police and other officers, and accompanied by deputy-chief Ham, officers Savage and Lyncb, they pro ceeded to Lawrence, where King and Ayer reside. Arrived at Lawrence, Mr. Ham, leaving the rest of his party at the hotel, went out to reconnoitre, and soon discovered Ayer riding in one of his newly-purchased carriages. Returning to the house he met and arrested King at the very door, and after placing him in custody went in pursuit of Ayer. He soon cap tured him and returned to the hotel. In a search of the premises and persons of these two men, silver plate, gold and bank bills to the value of nearly 2,200 dole. were found he the possession of King, whose financial tran sactions of different kinds within the past few months have amounted to nearly 12,010 dole. Ayer has re cently purchased half of a livery stable, and two or three valuable watches wore found in his possession. After a fruitless search for White in New Salem, Litchfield, Manchester, and other places, the officers re turned to this city on Saturday, and found him hbre. The three were taken before the Police-court is the after noon, and required to furnish bail in 15,000 dole. each to appear at the trial. Otis P. Lord, of Salem, and T. A. Parsons, of Lawrence, have been engaged as counsel for the defendants. There was a rumour a few weeks ago that this money had been found as mysteriously as it was lost. This re port first appeared in the Chicago Triltunc, and was con tradicted immediately. It may have originated from the letter of officer Best to his employers, which was imprudently mentioned in that nei;hbourhood.—Boston .2.dvertiscr. FASHIONS FOR JANUARY. The wintry winds which have now set in with rigour have caused an increased display of warm out-door toilettes. Wadded manteaux and furs aro indispensable. Cloth dresses are more than ever in demand ; they are composed of a skirt fastened round the waist by a buckle behind ; the casaque has turned basques, in which are two pockets—one for the pocket handkerchief, the other for the porte-monnaie. Half pagode sleeves, with slashed cuffs and large jet buttons on each hand. The body is closed at front, with velvet brandebourgs and buttons. The collar is also of velvet, and lined with satin. The rotondes, or small velvet talmas, are much in demand, and the manteaux-burnous are still in favour for sortie de bid or evening p arties ; they are generally made of Angora cloth, and trimmed with pasaementeries in the Oriental style. Large square shawls for morn ing wear, or wraps for the carriage or railroad, are also made of Angora cloth. The moire antique was never in greater vogue than at present. It is not only employed for ladies' dresses, but some of the moat elegant costumes for children are composed of th• same material. Lace is the favourite ornament for the fabric, although the mode for placing bands of velvet upon moire antique in darker shades is still much in vogue. These bands aro sometimes em broidered in silk and jet. The taffetas is not less in favour than the moire an tique, droguets, and brocades. They are trimmed with velvet, paseementerie, and !see. Taffetas will be much worn for evening dress. We have seen some morning dresses which we will describe for the benefit of our readers. A robe of taffetas, with a low plain body, trimmed with a double berthe, and short sleeves composed of blonde. The skirt is very full, with three blonde flounces, leaving a decided separation between each. The blonde is edged with a light feather fringe, which gives this cos tume a very graceful and becoming appearance. Another robe of a light colour. Low plain body. Berthe formed of Gothic blond. Short sleeves drapees, and trimmed by a fall of blonde. The skirt has three flounces of deeply indented blonde, and a short upper skirt of the same elegant material. B 'dies cut square, with plastrons a la Pompadour, are still in favour ; they permit the display of the ele gant jewellery now eo kshionable. Small busquines of velvet, called la Sultana, are trimmed with sable or ermine. The pagodes sleeves are trimmed to match. We have seen an elegant sortie de bal of terry velvet, trimmc i with a deep white guipure. The hood is trimmed with a deep blonde, which falls over the face and forms a veil. A visiting dress of moire, with broad satin stripes. The skirt has a train behind without any ornament. Body with basques, trimmed with black lace. The sleeves are flat at top, and very large at bottom, and trimmed with laces of different widths. A robe of gros de Tours trimmed with five flounces, edged with ruches of ribbon. The same garniture forms bretelles. Fringe is much employed, both for full dress and more simple costume. Bonnets are still worn very far back on the head. The trimmings vary according to taste. We have lately seen, among many very elegant ones, one formed of ruby velvet, with a thin front ; on each side was a tuft of short curled featiers, the same colour as the velvet ; and round the front edge a deep black lace, which was thrown bac'c, and fell over the cur tain. Inside ' the front was a roll of velvet, accompanied with sky-blue hanging flowers. Bonnets composed of several shades of the same ma terial are both new and elegant, especially when made of velvet, and trimmed with shaded velvet flowers to match. Tho beaver bonnets of the present season surpass any. thing of the kind yet sees, both for elegance of shape and beauty of ornament. LLOYD'S SAPPING. --(This Day.) LONDON, Jan. 7.—Wind this day at noon, SA.; light breeze. PonTsMOIITII, Jan. 6. Wind B.—Arrived—Norman (s. tpt. 155), from Constantinople. Sailed—St. Hilda, for Apalachicola. OrF DOVlCE.—Magnet, from New Orleans for Dun. kirk ; Ignitts Fatuus, !Logsdon WHITSTABLE, Jan. 6.—Arrived—John White, from Sunderland, with stem much damaged from contact with the Belgium (s.). LIVERPOOL, Jan. G.—The Gazelle sailed this morning for St. Michael's, and has put back with loss of stanchions and bulwarks, from contact with the steani.tug Toward Oasts. ILFRACOMBE.—Arrived—Lewes, from Newport, for Plymouth, very leaky. SCILLY, Jdu. 3.—The Elise, from Rio Grande. put in here Dec. 30, sprang a leak yesterday, and requires all hands at the pumps. YOUGHAL, Jan. 4.—Several puncheons of whiskey have washed on shore during the late gales. One is marked 04 No. 3,182, John M,Kenzie, Belfast." (nu ELECTRIC TaLicasers. ) for Havre S OUTHA MPTON, Monday' Morning. Arrived—Maria, from Cardiff ; Alliance, (s.), n av a Sailed --Atalanta (s,) and Nerd ( 8 . ), ; Monday Morning. Char lotte, Guernsey ; Virginia, VAlParAii° ; Vivid, Mon trose. Wind XI .S.. Sailed—White Mouse, _for Lisbon ; Georg Barcelona; Trebi sonde; Glasgow and .Alexandretta, Hobe, Charente. LrvITOOD, QVissirrtowN, Jsa. 5. "Wind E. Arrived.—Mariner, from Momigan ; Gem, Alexandria. (BY OLIBMATIINE $M AND BRITISH TILISGZAPH.) Avnutn, Monday, 9.45 a.m. Wind eidai ; ti de, hal f flood ; cloudy., Arrived.—Laurel, from Bordeaux. wiled.—Julia and Sophia, for Constantinople. DEAL, Monday, $.39 a.m. _ Wind S.S.E. ; moderate. Anchored.—Tsar, from London for Cardiff rassed—Erasmns, from Rotterdam, for Batavia ; Ca tharine Anderson, for Leghorn ; Bolina and Braclero, for Jersey; Jane, for Malta—all from London. Sailed.—Earl of Derby and Alexander, for London; 71VD. The ghter dship nye!' their rent ►ere de rese, Palthl 20 35 10 22j all all St i 15} 23f I 67i 7 a 6 94; I 7f 26 i 14 i „i