The Sun. — London, England, 1856-01-11 00:00:00

EILS. i of a !Min/ them king )bject MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE -rwo The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed heavily, but not lower than on Wednesday. The sales were 6,000 bales, 1,000 for export and on speculation, including 200 Pernam and Maranham, 6d. to 61d.; 100 Bahia, 6d. to Old. ; 400 Egyp tian) SFd• to 7d. ; and 300 Surat, 3d. to 40. per lb. The Railway Share Market was steady, at a slight advance on Wednesday. The Colonial Produce Markets have continued very inactive, and the prices of most of the princi pal staples have tended downwards. Sugar has been taken in at public sales, holders being firm. Coffee has realised steady prices, but the coloury kinds of plantation have been Gd. cheaper. Tea has ruled exceedingly quiet, and also rice. In spices very little has been done, and pimento, cloves, and mace have receded. Cocoa and cotton have net attracted much attention. Cochineal is firm, and tallow steady. There has been little alteration this week in the prices of American Securities. The following are the current quotations, as given by Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co.:— GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. United States 6 per Cont. Redeemable. Per Cent. ...... ...1867-1868...104 United States 6 per Cent. B on d s 1868...104 105 STATE SECURITIES. California 7 per Cent. Bonds Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Steil Bonds) Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk Bonds lB4l-1871... 43 45 Mississippi 6 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... 16 18 Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877... 78 80 Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 80! 81i Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 86 88 Boston CITY SECURITIES. 5 per Cent. Bonds (Divers) ... 90 92 Montr ea l 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 83 85 New Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... 77 79 RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. let Mortgage, not Convertible 1875... 73 74 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland Bonds lB6o— 74 76 ................................... Mgals • . Central Bp. Cent. 1860... 92 94 New York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 92 91 New York Central 6 per Cent., not Convertible 1833... 79 81 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. lst Mort gage ................................. . 1867... 98 100 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort gage. Bl 83 N. York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible-1862... 71 73 N. York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking Fund 1875... 79 81 Panama 7 per Cent. , let Mortgage (Ster ling Bonds), not convertible 1859... 92 93* Ditto ditto 1864... 94 95 Pennsylvania Central 6p. Cent., lst Mort 1880... 81 86 1870... 75 77 , 86 88 ... 96 93 * Ex dividend. Accounts from the Paris Grain and Flour Mar kets state that there has been a further fall in prices. In flour, although sellers are not inclined to maintain the prices of last week, which ruled from 101 f. to 106 f. per sack, still they are anxious to sell at a reduction for inferior sorts; consequently the choice quality of flour is at firm quotations, while other kinds are lower. Fine flour is bought by the retailers at 105 f. to 106 f. per 157 kilos., and 2ds and ads from 98f. to 104 f. The factors declared the sales of yesterday to average only 97f. 930. per sack. In the Grain Market, at the open ing, wheat was quoted at 50c. and 75. per hectolitre, and a half less than previous sales, but subsequently there was a recovery, and bargains were closed at better rates ; howeVer, the feeling that prices have a downward tendency was evident. Rye was very difficult of sale at a slight reduction ; and oats were of f ered at 50 centimes per 115 kilos. less for best sorts, and 1 franc less for inferior, without finding purchasers. Intelligence from the Vienna Bourse shows no signs of improvement there in the Stock and Money Markets. The 5 per Cent. Metallics are } lower, and the 41 Stock is heavy at 64. Old Bank Shares are down to 885, and New do. to 90. Shares of the New Credit Bank are in demand at 215, and Austrian Railway Shares rule at 193. Exchange on London 10.50, and on Paris 1291. Although no decided alteration has occurred in the condition of the English Stock Market this morning the prices marked are rather weaker, and t he speculative transactions are less extensive. / - ' o r transfer there have been several transactions ill Consols at 86} ; but for the account the quotations have been dull at 86! 1, which is about per cent. under yesterday's closing values. The New Threes have been 861 to 87i, and the Reduced 86 g and 86i. Bank Stock is marked 2051 and 207. Exchequer Bills have improved 25., viz., to 6s. a nd 38. discount. The New 30 Years' Annuity is 16i„ The Foreign Stock Market is tolerably steady, but the dealings are contracted. Equador Bonds are firm at 5, and Mexican at 19k, but Peruvian Active rule flat at 741 to 741. Portuguese Four Per Cents. are higher, namely, 45-. Business has been transacted in Russian Four-and-a-Half Per Cents. at 8512 to 86. Spanish Deterred have advanced to 21! and . 22. Turkish Six per Cents. ars dull at 10/ to WI, and the New Scrip at 4± discount.- Dutch Bonds have slightly receded, the Two-and-a-Half per Cents. being 631, and tits Pour per Cents. 94 to 94k. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks;--Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 7 ; Mexican, 19 i ; Peruvian, 73 5 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 51 3; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 45 47 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 7 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 85 87 ; B Panish 3 per Cents., 38/ 39; ditto Deferred, 21f 22 ; ditto Certificates, 4i ; ditto Passive, 6f 7. The English Railway Shares are generally sup- Ported at the highest quotations of yesterday ; still there is an absence of animation. Foreign lines are dull, but firm, and East India are with• Out alteration. In the Miscellaneous Market firmer prices are Current. Joint Stock Bank Shares are firm, and lining Shares inactive. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.-CLOSING PRICES. f Pram tile Otkeini List. timerinb done. tatik Reek 2051 7 3 Per cent. Reduced Annuities 5 . 3 Per Cent, Consols Annuities "Jew 3 per Cont. Annuities New 2i per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860... Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885._ 164 Indio Bonds. .Cliinit Ditto, under £lOOO 4 eonsois for Aceount (Feb. 7) B 6l i i 4 Exchequer Bills, 24d. £lOOO ... £500 qinall Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cant Ditto, under £1000 Ditto, 1850 Ditto under £lOOO 971 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. 13 raziliau Bonds, 5 per Cent. Equador Bonds Ditto New Consolidated l:i{ 14 if exican 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Peruvian Bonds, 4i e Cent p r ii , . Ditto Account 74; P ortuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto 4 per Cent Ditto Account Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 4. per Cent Elsrdinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent — Ditto Now Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account 22 11 x d Turkith Rondo, 4; per cent — Ditto for the Account BOl i i Ditto New Scrip, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account .......... Dividends o.+ the. above Davohip i- tordon. Dutch Exchange, 2A per Ceut., 12 Guil 631 x d Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 944 4 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols — Ditto for Account Feb. 7 THE SiLIC TRADE.-At a meeting just held of the committee of the silk trade at the London Silk Condi tioning•house, it WAS stated that the accounts to the close of the year showed the quantity conditioned to have amounted to 1,6 56 bales, wei g hi ng 327,6281 b., being an i ncrease o f more than 9 0 per cent. on the total of 1854 . The larger proportion was for exportation, the value of the practice being fully appreciated by fo reign buyers, The amount conditioned in Lyons dur ing, the p ast year was t h e l a rgest ever k nown, b e i ng d 9,219 bales, weighing 6,712.1131 b. At St. Etienne it 11 " 8 ,577 bales, weighing 1,163,485 1 b. The rate for money in the Stock Exchange yesterday 0 0 short loans was 5 per cent., but in the arrangement Of the account them was at one time some pressure, and In occasional i ns t ances d ea l ers were obliged to pay as m uch as 7 p er cent. To carry on their operations till Febru ary, The general charge, however, up to that P e riod Was :4t the rate of 5i per cent. 8 - HARE MARKETS. ( Tills DAY.) - RAILWAYS. {y:.~i R-.. a t his d»} . and Eaztta. Janet. all 3elfast ~ !2; Eallyraer:„ sl' 'itrming. Wolverh , •tour Vali y kirk oand. Lan,ol inesnire Junct all to. Cheek. 4 Birk. £.50 and £2.5 Cnns 1.t.4 1)o., ...... all & Tynsorigiv). £25 (hied. at .£4;-, 100 liristol and Exeter 1100 :.;'s.lodoniau. 761.6. Carm. and Cardigan AL, Chester 4 Holyhead. all Cork and Bandon ~ ali Cork, Black, &Park-.• 18 Cornwall all Do. A 8 Do. B lA CI lel Junction 4.4 '!)u.,lin&BelfastJune . 31 Onn. P. & A's Jw3 all Do. N ...... • 100 East A.i.g All Eastern Counti , , , s . . -100 oast. B. Stow ,- 8 Do,, New A. East Kent 100 • 41131 kincashire 100 Edinburgh & Glasig all Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edin.Prtb &Duad 9 Forth & Clyde Jess all Furness all IDo. Extension 100 ( . .11aszow&S %we all :Great N. of Scotlnd. I_oo klreat Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 1 00 Do., B. Stook 130 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) LOU Gnat Western llg , Stour Val 114;! Gna. Stk. all Irish Soutb-Easterr. all !Lancaster & Carlis:e 14f Do., Thirds 7 'Do. Now Thirds 00 ILancash. andYerksl r Do., Wet. Riding 17r all iLiv.Crsby.&South.pt all I London & Blackwal .00 ;Lon& Bright & 00 ; Loud. and N. We2t.,. 6 I),J. rifthe 3i Si 7a 8 16 15 13 4 9 79 81 531 • 644 5 4 6 i - 74 11 - 8 1 25 2 Si 7 17 - 19 (:9 - 70 50 - 52 91 • 19 - 20 80 - 8 6 874 fig; 72 -- 73 119 in 102 , ( 1 4 bli 52j 52 55 70 75 I 54 6i 54 6i' 70 764 oi 6 93 94 934 94 - 1 , 54 D 6.101. tan. , aIS 3 , C 200. Ktottns . 100 , L. radon andS. West , all IDo., £5O all Do., £4O 411 Lndttdrry&Colorata. all Lndndrrr. k Ennieo= . Mancli.Sher.& Lin eln , all Do. 4 Shares, No. 1 (428.11)..., Man. k 1 'Metropolitan IMidlano ..... 84 , 45 7 i 6 31 5a i jd 63 63,i 37 -- 38 •' Rirninc. &Dee G. West. (I re Do. !Ulf Sharps...... NowcastloSi Carlisl: ,Nwpt.Aberg. firt Newry & Enniskille Nowry Warrenpoin and Rostrevor. Norfolk Northn.Connties Lin North 8riti5h........ North Devon. No. 1 1.0., No. 2 A Deferred Do Guarantee 9 10 le SOO 28 29 Eastern—Berwin. '!)o. do. Extollsleo „. D' , .do. Do. Leeds Do. York North London . &S. Wstrn. Ham. - stoad , and City Jn orth Stairordshi lorth Western,.., .,, . S. Westrn. June vunoaton, Hinekl v . ind Leicester........ Wore., Az Wolv. . • Gish Centro!. ~ iaottish Midland nropshire Un 4 oi 'lonth Devon 90 - atb Eastern - .`outh Wales ........ Vrk sh. Riv. Mat' . ... 66 - 117 81 -- 81 ,1 5 - 4i 12 - 44 45 92 • 97 8 .1 8 1 4* - 54 .20 22 1 01 103 72 -- 74 41, P 3 'Oi 1i 56 57 65 - 67 6 :id 2d pa ;'done , Wok. &Viro) tocktori Dar li ;tGlkton dt Hrzt 'aft' Vale ... ._. 1 - 31 i 4i 4 - 6 ••• '''''' ... 1)o. Pref., No, L. rhAmes flay. n.B: R tTiveratone & Lanes Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerlelt West Cornwall. ...... . West End of London and Crystal Pals.oe.. Do. A ...... ..... Do. 8... West London... Wimbledn & Croydon FORgIGN. ntworptietott rri*ni Do. 5p.•. Oblgi. cos. in Sii. at par till '64 Ardeunes kig,an F.avtn. June Rez erg to Omit% '119: • iloroda, an Ind Do. nen:Ler:4ra .... • ►ntcl• Rhenish . Eastern of France . Do. New Cast Indian , g. 5 p. DO. ETteilkiloll..... no. do. do., '59, do.. Tk of CanadaA , 1 bo. St. Lawrence Ai, 1 %Cantle do. )o. Cert. of Deben. eon. into Stk. till Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. CeLtralof Fran Igt Indian Peninsnlp guar. 5 per cent. New 5 per cent 'o. Extensions... treat Luxemboun COllHtitnted Share Do. Obligations... Ilt.Waßtern of Cannel Cl•arp. Do. Now nu. 1348., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. 'fi6 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Dc, do., '73, without option & Toronto 'Do. 6 per cent. Lake Contd. & 13attlo Lierre and Turnhout Lyons and Gomm._ Lyone k Moditerran. ISfadrae !Do. Now INaria Antonia Do. do. New ,Namnr & Liege eritl .nterest) Do. (ez interast)... Northern of France . D 0.201. She. 00. 201. 3 p. I Mr (fmy.B. & Ams.Stbs. NorwegianTrunkPre Paris and Ly0n5.,...,. 11)itto Bonds . IParis and Orleans.... I :Paris and Rouen._ ParisCaen & Chorbrg. Do Remo and Fru ()eta Rouen and Havre , (Royal Danish litoyal Swedish Do. Obligations Sambre and Measo Do. bi i p. cent. Pref I Scinde DG Southern of Frenoe ISt. Andrew's and Quebec (A). West Flanders Do 54 per e. Pref ... Western of Lance... Do Zeal and fOINT-S' A ristrrolq., Bank of Loudon Col. v.k 'titib. N. ameriean 'barb'. Bank of /WA Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, St China City .....• Colonial Commercial of Lend Eng.Seot. l ins.Cht Lond. C'nart. Bk. of Australia .......... Ditto New. I."ndon and County Lnd E. Bnkg. Corp London Joint Stock Lend. 1.; Wertminster Nation& Pro.of Eng Do. New. National of Irelalad Now South Walea.... Oriental Bank of Corporation t r O rGvineial of IrolaD Roo. New Royal Austrain.Bki:. AL G 43 Imp C 0.... Royal British ..... Smith &,:stralit, !Union of Australia,... Do. New .......»... ., , Vnion o London 74 - 8 3 3i 3 - a d 33 33i 8 — 9 21 211 141 141 tS.S 60 65 85 11 2 p 51 51 par ip 3 1 3-b 24 /4'3 2i - 2ip 98 101 115 120 116 L2O 104 106 22i 23A 110 - 1:5 6 - 7 pi 181 - 9 - 3 5 - 5 t 4 - 4T f 3k - 13 i 111 1 2 i GOO Ci n, 43 -43 i 45 ... prr, 114 - 194 14 -- 11 - 24 8i IP ON\ ••• .» .....' pm 3i 4 28 -29 iAi - ifl RA Kg 0 56 - 58 1i 7} ~d .d 62 ~64 16i-.17 15 3}-:,t ••• •• Par 21; 37 - 29 37 - 38 51 -- ~. "`" ••• '.."" 4 : i . 73 - 75 8 9 30 S 31 :0 3 1 i 100 3, k. a • ; 16.. 1 10 1 , )() ?1.7: !RE BUM, LONDON, PRIDA.Y EVENING-, JANUARY 11, I*IC idNES .I;, , ::.A.gleft • .%"1.7,C1119.1. CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day.) POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) HAILWa7t :x9mpan , C cAla: this 4tots. yeater lay OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Martin.) SOUTHWARK. Loadois IL. &N. W. THE HYDE PARK RIOTS.—The trial of William, Bewley was resumed this morning, at 10 o'clock. Mr. Clerk appeared to conduct the prosecution ; Mr. Parry and Mr. Metcalfe were counsel for the defendant. Mr. Wm. Floyd, the prosecutor, upon the first count of the indictment, stated that he was in the park about 4 o'clock in the afternoon on the let of July, and while he was standing near the iron tailings the defendant, who is a sergeant of the I) division of police, ordered him to stand back. He told him he was unable to do so on account of the crowd behind him, upon which, according to his evidence, the defendant exclaimed to his men " Come on, and without any provocation attacked him with his staff, and beat him severely upon the shoulder aid arms. He expressed himself to be positive that the defendant was the man who assaulted him, and he said that he met him in Wigmore-street a few days afterwards, and recognised him immediately. James Varney, the second person who was represented to have been assaulted, swore positively that the de fendant assaulted him without any provocation ; but in cross-examination he gave a very unsatisfactory account of himself, and admitted that he had been convicted of getting drank and assaulting the police, and that he had undergone two sentences of fourteen days' hard labour. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT LONDON BRIDGE.—Sophia Bishop, a respectable-looking young female, was brought before Mr. Combo, charged with attempting to commit suicide at London•bridge. 91 - 94 -- 98 E. Un. E. Gt. rt =• E. Count. paldonian_ Police-constable 263 M said that about 12 o'clock last evening he was on duty at the Surrey side of the London- . bridge, .when„he saw the .prisoner rush down the steps . leading to the water. 1-le.-immediately followed her and seized hold of her clothes as she was in . the act of plunging into the river. - . He then with assistance se cured her, and took her tq the station-house. Mr. •Coinhe asked whether shii was knovin .32 • - 1.34 at. Meta: Yk. Now.i & Bey*. Y. klq M ,1 The mistress of the prisoner here stepped forward and said she could not account for the girl attempting to commit suicide, as she was generally well conducted. Yesterday she left the house after having a slight quarrel, and she heard nothing more of her until the con stable came and told her she was locked up. The prisoner said she very much regretted having at tempted to commit such a rash act, but she promised not to repeat it, if his worship would allow her to be dis charged. • Her mistress said she would take her back and attend to her carefully if she was discharged. Mr. Combo accordingly ordered her to be delivered up to her mistress. [64 1(15 Easte !D0........ 13 iPeto lz Ca L• 3 lio Norfolk Do L.& N. W & Midld. Stckton k Darlingt. 2* - 24 Sit - • 0 - 65 - 57 gn. Conn. It. Count. Do. .... ~.; Mr. Bodkin, upon hearing these facts, said he should withdraw the count of the indictment that referred to this witness. Do L. & N. W Do The counsel for the defendant said he was instructed that the prosecutor was mistaken as to his identity, and he believed be should be able to satisfy them that he was not the man who assaulted the prosecutor. The defendant himself was knocked down by a portion of a hurdle that was thrown at him from the crowd, and the only time that anyth'ng that could be construed into an act of violence committed by him was when he rushed into the crowd to endeavour to apprehend the man wbo had assaulted him, but this happened at a to tally different spot to the place spoken of by the prose cutor. Gt North.: Lancash York sh. T. Braisey If.lllCloan Stockt. bt Darlingt D 0........ . • ••• 130 7i -- 8 3i -- 2U so 31 81 83 IrltWeetn. A great number of witnesses, many of whom were constables who were under the orders of the defendant, were examined, and they swore positively that he did not commit an assault upon any one. Several persons, who had come forward - voluntarily from reading the evidence that was given before the Commissioners, also daposed to the same facts. The defendant received a most excellent character. It appeared that he had been twelve years in the police, and that he had, on acoount of his being considered a discreet officer, been employed at races and various places of public amusements to preserve order, and no complaint bad ever been made against him. The learned Judge, in summing up, expressed his opinion that there had been a mistake in the mattter, and the jury, without any hesitation, returned a ♦erdict of Not Guilty. Charles Medgett, who was convicted on the previous day of assaulting Mr. Stevens, was then brought up for judgment, and sentenced to be imprisoned for nine months. LORD JOHN RUSSELL ON RAGGED S HOOLS. GLOUCESTEE, Thursday Evening.—Lord John Russell paid a visit to Gloucester to-day. After visiting the Ragged School here, and examining the pupils, 160 in number, and also inspecting the industrial farm con nected with it, his lordship presided at a public meet in" held at the Shire Hall. There was a very crowded attendance. On the platform were Mr. Price, M. P. ; Mr. E. Holland, M.P. ; Mr. S. Bowley, Mr. Baker, of the Hardwicke Reformatory School, &c. Lord J. RUSSELL, on taking the chair, addressed the meeting at some length. He said that the only danger which he saw in connection with these schools was, not that they would give too much education, but that classes would be admitted to the benefit of gratuitous edu2,a.tion who had the means of payin g for it. If care, however, wr re taken that none should have the benefit of these schools but those who were unable to pay for the eriu cation of their children, much good might be effected through their means. Of late years more attention had been bestowed en educational subjects than formerly. We were now enabled with small means to obtain clothing and furniture which might have been envied by the richest in the land three or four centuries ago. Yet in this age of civilisation, and in a country justly proud of what the labour, the skill, the ingenuity, and the science of man had accomplished, we found that in ' the midst of society—in London, close by the dwellings of the highest and the noblest, of the land—in the cities where our great manufactures flourished, and in the towns supplied with every convenience of life, there were persons in the lowest class of society, and in a country which traded with the countries of the whole world, knowing nothing of geography ; in a country boasting of its history and its constitution, knowing nothing of that history or that constitution ; more than all, in a country where the light of the gospel was spread around, knowing nothing of the truths of religion—(hear, bear) —ignorant even of the name of God and of Christ. Ile pointed to the reports of the chaplains of gaols and inspectors of prisons in proof of this, and asked— How, then, came this about ? There were and must be sores in every populous community who, owing to the competition of labour, sold the work of their limbs at so cheap a rate that they could only afford just sufficient food for their daily sustenance. This unfortunately must be the condition of a great portion of the com munity. But what could be done to remedy this state of things ? They could net prevent this c mipetition. They could not say, that if one person sold his lab 'sir for so lunch, another person, being on the brink of star vation, should not offer his labour for something lower. (Hear, hear.) Neither could society pretend to keep in a state of comfort all those classes. Such an attempt would only involve in one common ruin the prosperous and industrious and the poor and needy. Au attempt was made some time ago, on the part of the government of France, to provide laws to be passed by every other civilised nation, to enact that every class of commerce should produce a certain quantity of produce and no inure—that so much of cotton goods, so much of woollen goods, and so much of other produce, should be made, and no more—and that every country should enter into a league with those who called themselves the " regenerators of mankind," in order to fix this arbitrary vile. There could be nothing more absurd, nothing more extravagant, than this; and its absurdity and extravagance were so patent that the origir.ators of the project were obliged to renounce it. But if they were unable to do anything by which these classes could obtain greater means and live in more comfort, they could take care to furnish the means by which their children could be instructed, by which they could learn the common things of life, and obtain a fair elementary knowledge, and by which the influence of the truths of religion might reach their hearts. (Hear, hear.) When this was done, if the children could stay long enough at the school, there was reason to hope that they would be sufficiently instructed to earn at least a larger re muneration for their labour than otherwise they could do. They would learn to have more foresight, not to spend their money extravagantly or intemperately, but by the use of their faculties to consider how they could improve their mental and bodily powers. Having learnt some trade, they would be in a better position than their parents were before them. If they could accomplish these things, they would not have to lament that there existed a class of persons among them who were as barbarous, as far as knowledge was concerned, as those who lived in the dark ages—to whom Christianity was never preached, nor the arts ever im parted. (Applause.) By these means the institution of ragged schools might improve society, not by any vague speculation, not by holding out auy theory of the regene ration of mankind, but by that plain, practical, patient daily work which God had ordained to be the lot of man, and by which alone they might hope that improvement would be effected. (Cheers.) Hie lordship concluded by expressing a hope that the Gloucester Industrial Ragged School would not be allowed to languish for want of support. The meeting was also addressed by Mr. W. P. Price, M.P., Mr. E. Holland, M.P., Mr. S. Bewley, Mr. Baker (of the liardwicke Reformatory), and other gen tlemen, and several resolutions were passed. ,BNCE SHARE ti. C. . . C. 10$ 110 104 - 106 yp __, yZ 91 93 15 - 16 ••• y 1 - 111 - lit 60 - 63 113 105 - 107 08 100 • 9 10 ... 6 iiA R 4 - 86 77 - 79 77 - 79 94 -- 9i 15i - 164 9$ - 10 67 -64 17i - 184 8* 131 -13 i 1 - 132 134 ... ~ - ... - - •••PI 13 i3ii tn - 133 91 - 93 11 4 - 4t .. 08 - 100 87' --- 8' 21 - 8f I id ... 13 - 14 id Pa , 92 94 i 8 Of P 1 ri Z MA RYLERONE. NARROW ESCAPR OF A &MEAN AND HIS FARS.— This day, Robert White, a cab driver in the employment of Mr. Collins, cab proprietor, was charged before Mr. Long with being drunk and incapable of taking care of himself and his cab. Policeman S 26 stated that about one o'clonk this morning he was on Haverstock•bill, when his attention was called to the prisoner's cab, which be found turned over on its side. The horse was laying on the road, and the prisoner was under it. Wttness observed that the prisoner was so intoxicated as to be utterly incaplble of taking care of his cab, and he was also informed that he had run against a gentleman's carriage, which caused his vehicle to be upset. Mr. Long asked the prisoner what he had to say to the charge I The prisoner replied that he took up two gentlemen in Parliament-street, and drove them to Jack Straw 'a Castle, Hampstead. He then received from them three half-qualterns of rum, which completely orerpo veered him. Mr. Fell, chief clerk, asked if the gentlemen were in the cab when it was up , et The prisoner replied that they were, and that they tumbled out on the road. Mr. Fell—What became of them Prisoner—Oh i they went away, and I lost my fare. I could not control may horse as it went down Haver stock-hill, and the cab came in collision with a gentle man's carriage. Mr. Fell—lt is fortunate the gentlemen were not hurt. Mr. Long baying re►narked that it was a most serious offence for a cab-driver to be intoxicated while in charge of his cab, The prisoner was fined 205., or in default of payment 14 data' imprisonment in the House of Correction. ASSAULT ON THE POLICE. —Joseph, Pitcher, a young man, was charged with assaulting Police Constable Go‘lin S 259. The evblence showed that about half-past two o'clock that morning there was a sham fight at the corner of the New Road. All left except the prisoner, who gave him several blows on the chest. Mr. Long said that the police must be protected u they hai very arduous and heavy duties to perform. The prisoner was fined 205., or in default 14 days' imprisonment. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day). CORN EXCHANGE. The quantity of English wheat on sale in to-day's mar ket was very moderate. Good dry samples moved off steadily, at fully Monday's prices; but inferior kinds met a slow inquiry, at that day's currency. The quantity of foreign wheat in the market was limited, and the demand was rather firm, at full quotations. Floating cargoes were steady. There was a fair inquiry for barley, at full quotations, but malt was very dull. The supply of koreign oats was large, yet the oat trade ruled steady, at late rates. Beans and'peas were very dull, but the flour trade was steady. Wheat. 2,099 RIVALS 71118 Barley. I Malt. 3,880 1 4.418 Snglish Irish .. • • roreigo l 1,1 ;0 Oats. I riot,. 23) 4 260 190 20,560 sks I -- brio . METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The supply'of beasts on offer to-day was very moderate, yet the demand for all breeds was heavy, at Monday's de cline in the quotations. We were rather scantily supplied with sheep, in which only a limited business was tran sacted, at barely stationary prices. Calves, the supply of which was good, moved off heavily, at a decline of 4d per 81bs. The demand for pigs was rather heavy, at late rates. Mitch cows were dull, at from 141. to 19/. each, inclyd• ing their small calf. Per Sibs to sink the offals. e. d. s. (1.1 I. d. s d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 6'P►imeSonthdown 4 8 5 0 Second quality.... 3 8 4 Oi Largo crse. calves 4 6 5 2 Prime large oxen 4' 2 4 6(Primo small do 5 4 5 8 Prime Scots, dm 4 8 4 10,Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 4 3 6;Smallporkers 4 6 5 C Second quality 8 4 2,Suckling calves 22 0 29 0 Prime crse.-wiled.4 4 4 6,Quartcr old pigs 21 0 28 0 TOTAL SUPPLT. i POZEN/1S SUPPLY. Reads ..........,...... 1.050 1 8ea5t5•••••......••.. • f2OO sheep .•• ..•• •• • .. • ..... 2,850 Sheep ..••••••..••••...... 4..4 Calves ............ •••• .. • 24.) Ca1ve5.................... 185 Pigs „ear.... •• •• •• •• •••• 31) Plgs•—• •,•••• 000000 •••••. NEWOATE AND LEADENITALL. Each kind of meat sold slowly, as follows : Per Sibs by tlio eareaso. a. d. a. d. Beef, interior 3 0 3 4 Do., middling 3 6 3 S Do. primo large-3 10 4 0 Do , do. small 4 3 4 4 Fork, large ,3 10 4 4 8. 4. 8. (1. Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 6 Do., middling 3 8 4 0 Do., prime 4 2 4 6 Veal 4 0 5 0 Pork, small 4 6 5 4 BOROUGH HOP. Although the s upply of hops is very ostensive, the de mand is steady, and prices are well supported. This week's imports are 15 bales from Boulogne, and 110 ditto from Autworp. Mid and East Kent pockets, 31 15s to 61 lOs per cwt ; Weald of Keut, 31 lOs to 51 Os ; Sussex, 31 5s to 41 15s. COLONIAL. TEA. -At the public sale of this article full prices were realised. Common Congou, 91,1 to 9jd ; young Hysou, 7d to 7id per lb. SIICAR.-There has been little disposition shown by purchasers to make investments, although lower terms were offered by holders. Barbadoes low greyish to good white yellow, 45s 6,1 to 49s ; crystalised Demerara low middling to fine bright, 45s 6 f to 51s ; Martinique good to fine yellow, 47s to 50s ; Mauritius low blacks, 32s Gd to 335; good grocery, 4?s to 47e6daJtayotte middling to fine soft brown, 404 to 41s per cwt. No transactions have taken place in either Bengal or Bahia. In the refined market no business whatever is reported as having taken place. COFFEE.-Plantation Ceylon has realised steady prices. Fine to tine fine ord, 53s to 61.; low mid to mid, 62s 6d to 645. 6,1; pea berry, 63s to 65s ; and triage, 4Ss to 57s 6d per cwt. Native Ceylon has been quiet ; ordinary, 50s to 525; good ordinary, 535; and blacks, at 23s to 26s per awt. Bahia, 42s to 45s for ordinary to good ordinary. COCOA.-The market for this article continues dull, and but few sales have taken place; Bahia has been sold at 4Ss to 50s per cwt. RICE. -A small business has been done at lower prices ; ordinary pinky sold at 13s 6d ' • Bengal 16s to 10s 6d, and low broken Bengal at 13s to 14s Kd per cwt. Rusi.-A small parcel of Mauritius has been sold at 2s sd, and strong Detnerare. realised 3s per proof gallon. SAGO.-There has been a steady demand for this article, although prices have slightly , receded ; middling to good sold for 29s per cwt. SPICES.-A brisker demand has beau exhibited for Pi mento, and prices have advanced about is 8,1 per lb ; fine small bright brought 4id, and mid and good mid rather coarse. 4td to Cid ; ordinary coarse mixed, 41d to 41d per lb. Pepper-Singapore wbito brought 7id to Bd. Nut megs- Ordinary small to good bold brown is lld to 3s 2d, ordinary shrivelled kind, is 4d to is 5,1 per lb. Cloves- Zanzibar ordinary to fair dark ; 5,i,1 to sid per lh. Mace --good mid 2s 41 to 2s sd, and mid 2s to 2s 2d per lb. SALTPETRE has been dull • Bengal, 91 to 9 lb fine crystal sold at 335, ditto 7,i 11; refraction brought: 32s Gd per cwt. COCHINEAL-The market has been steady. r. Ceneriffe silvers, 3s 6d to 3s 101; blacks, 3s 10d to 4s ld 1 sn• lb. TALLOW. -The market his shown greater tirmneis. P.Y.C. on the spot 68s to 68s 3d, and spring d.elivery 67s 3d per cwt. THE MERCHANT MARINE Acr.—A dispute ill pending at Liverpool of some importance to the ship ping inte rest. The lawful exercise of the powers of R.:ceivers of the Droits of the Admiralty has on many omit idons been doubted, and a question has arisen with that fiznctionary at Liverpool, under the following circuussts tnces, the point to be solved being the perpleking one of whet is a wreck within the meaning of the 17th anti 18th of Victoria in the Merchant Marine Act :—A vessel named the Pied-ner was dropping her anchor, to sv:tit the tide for docking, when the chain parted. Boa t risen from shore were working at the time on board, awl the mas ter contracted with them to lift and restore the chain and anchor for 16/. Upon their being raised and brought alongside the Receiver of I)roite prohibited th eir deli very except upon an order signed by him, and a deposit of 16/. with 1/. 10s. fees. The deposit and loos were paid, and the chain and cable restored, but Ms order, it is said, was ever signed by the neceiver. The. owner ship was never disputed, and the questions co.s tested are—was this a wreck, and was the Receiver enti tied to any fees ? Mr. M'Culloch says a wreck is usuali'y un derstood to mean any ship or goods driven ashore or found floating at sea in an unmanageable condition ; but that, according to the legal sense of the word in Eng land, it is assumed a " wreck" must have come to land, since when at sea it is distinguished by the barbarous appellations of flotsam, jetsam, and lv,gan. In the pre sent case it is insisted none of these terms are applicable, as the cable parted in the river, and not at sea or i n a roadstead, and may be said never for a moment to have been out of cognisance. The Board of Trade have considered the matter of sufficient oonsequence to send down an officer to inquire specially into tho circumstances, and the decision is locked for with interest both by merchants and under writers. Many complaints are made of the Marine Act in consequence of the vexatious exactions for which it is used as a pretext. Tho GGsarntnent, however, aro ad mitted to have shown every disposition to investigate and remedy these evils. 7 1051 15 i Pm pm llf LLOYD'S SHIPPING. —(This Day.) LONDON, Jan. 11.—Wind this day at noon, N. ; strong breeze and fine frosty weather. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 10 .—Withl N.E.—Arrived.—Arena, from Jamaica; Lisette, Pillau, for Boston; Earl Grey, London, for Geelong, and proceeded for Southampton ; H.M.S.'s Falcon and Vixen, eastward. FALMOUTH, Jam. 10.—Wind E.N.E., strong breezes. — Arrived—Earl of Devon, from Laguna and Penzance; Maria Moller, Port au-Prin ce , , f or H am b urg. S a i led — Aracaya (s.), Arcade, Esperance, and Buona Mensa, for Pernambuco. NEW Yonx, Dec. 25.—The wreck of an hermophrodite brig, of about 200 tons, waterlogged and abandoned, fore mast painted white, fore-yardbl ac k, a b ou t 12 f eet of ma i n . mast standing, having a break a ft, w ith th e d ec k set i n i t, the galley abaft the. main-mast, a billet figurc.head, stein moulding heavily gilded on a bl a ck ground, was passed, 12th Dee., in lat. 37. long. 51. (Pita ELHOTRIO TELIMEAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. A 'ved—Afaria nd Eli; aabeth, from Sund er l an d. Sailed—Ann, for Newport. LivErtroot, Friday Morning. Wind N.E. Arrived—Countess of Liverpool, from Hamburg; For tuna, Africa. Off—Bellcarrig, for Akyab. QUEENaTOWN, Jan. 9. Wind E. Arrived—Carl and Emma, and Eliza Robinaon, from Alexandria ; Micheli Arcangeli, Galatz. WATEEFORD, Jan. 8. Wind E.N.E. Arrived—Friends, from Santander ; Mary, Moulmein. DUBLIN, Jan. 10. Wind E.N.E. Arrived—Ceronas and Baldur, from Svendborg. (BT SUBMARINE ANli islifTISH TELEGRAPH.) GrtAvE,sEND, Friday, 9.41 a.m. Wind N.N.E.; tide, last hour's flood ; fine and frosty. Arrived, Jan. I.o—Shelah, from Marstrand. Arrived, Jan. 11—Soray, from Grunstad ; Anna Eliza both, Bogense; Danneborg, li e l s ingborg ; Mary Ann, Pa lau; Briton, Gotteuborg. A violent epidemic disease anionw , t cattle is at pre• sent committing great ravages in the east of Prussia and in the Grand Duchy of Posen. The government has taken measures to establish a sanitary cordon to prevent its spreading, anal has despatched several veterinary sur• geons to the spot. Si i 70 693 88 I i wiltgAt.lornrst PREFE: Aberdeen Do. N 0.2, 7 p. and Tyne c. pref. (issd.: Otis. & Ex. 4 p Do. 4 p. 0. Afiarem Caledonian £lO °heater & Holyhoa Guar. 5i per cent o. do. Pref. No. 2 1[)o. do. Prof. No. 2. 'Cork Bandons ip.c Dun.Prth .6t Z. Anglian Cls. A Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c. Do. de Cls. C 7p. c. Fastorn Counties T. .t. n t i o m . ' 2 .1 . 11.c. . N‘) ., : o. New 4 r. 0. st East Un. l G. 6 p. c. Do. W. 10 ner cent. Do. 101. Delientr.Sh. o. do. 4 per cent.,. East Lancash. 6 p.ct: r..srw. York. J. sths Ed Prth.&Dnn.4p.c. Furness. Glaa. & S. W. G. 5 P. e. Great Northn. 5 p. i)o. 5 p. 0. Redeem , at 10 p. C. prem Do. 4 p. c De. 5 p. c. Scrip, Red. 4.t 5 p. c. pm... 't.N. of Soot. Ist Pre Gt. S. W. (Ireland: Do. 4 per 0. Prof, Westb. (Berke - tants Ez . 5 p. c)... Do. con. red. 4 j p.c. M. con. red. 4 p. c. irred. 4p. c. Do. Ririe. Pref. She.. Do. Chester 8 p. Do. do. 5 p. c. do Birm. Gun. Stk Chu. (qua,. Sh.. do. do Do. do. do - FALL &York. F. £2' 1)0. 6 p. c. Stock _ _ I. &Brigb. 0.5 p.( Pref., 5 p. C. 11210. New Guar.6 p. c. Do. do. 5 per cent Lon.&N. W., Coy. Nuneaton 5 p. ct Lon. & S.W. 7 per ct Lendy. & Color. Sh. Lowly. & Nfau Shef & Liu qovi, £lo' Do. £l3 garypt.& Carl. 4 r o per cent_ . , rid. Consol .6 Do. Consol. Bristol %kirrn. 6 per cent, Do. 4i p. c. Pref. S Do. Pref. 4i pf..r ce,. Do. 51. Pref. 4 p. c. Ditto L.& H. Prof. Si Norfolk Debenture o.Praf. 4 p. c. St. , Do. 5 p. c. Ext Do. 5i per ct. pref IDo. Way. Val. 5 13. c /forth British *I. E. Rerw, 4 p.a. R . . o. do. do Do Leeds 6 p.c No.' RI. do. Quarters 4 o,York R.& , P ,, r. ortk Staffordshire , . zford, Worcester, k Wolverh. £l5, 6 p.c Do R. Pref. 101. Sh. :ot. Cent. ,New Pre- South Devon (Do. fixed, 4,4 per con S. Eastern (Readi knu.) of £1 Os. 6 d.: IDo. 41 per oont Do. Fixed 4i p s ail. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. do. 4i p. 0.... S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Stock. & Dar., 5 p. 0. 1 ;Do. do. do. Stock. & Hartl. g. p. e. till July I,'s'; Watertd. & Kilk. 6 pc HINES.. 1 all .t4u. ti ri , , ... 1 all knglo Auatrin. Gold I - ... 1.08 NI) , Anglo Californian I ' i 00 6 kustra Han t 1 all Xustralian Cordillera .. ... 1 all:Ave Maria - ... 1 j all ,i i.adeu (Gd. Duchy of , ... ... 50 all 11fonarvon Iron and Coal .. - ... 20 14 liritish Iron 4 - 6 35 26 Brazilianlmp.(iaalie , ' at £5 pm.) - 21 .90 all 1-)o. Coeaes if. Cubit) 2 - 2i 20 15 40. St. Johr Del Rey 27 -- 20 28 x d 1 a cllarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica id -. in 40 all Cobra Copper 66 , - 70 5 1 colonial Gold -- ... St. all . opper Min. of Eng 34 '--• 37 25 all o. Pref. 7a p. oent. 23 - 25 1C ',)opispo . l9 -- 20 2, 14 ' ortuna 4 -id 20 all leneral. . l4 - 16 1 1 all flt.NuggetVeinlieg. I - a 411 all Great Polgnoth ....•• li - 21 5 ! all t Witeal Ver United 1 id 1 i , all iberty a i 3 all Linares I 6 - 74 51i Luaitanian I- I P 1 all litariquita ........ ...... - 1 I all !law Granada - 1 all Nouveau Monde__ - 1 JO all Poutgibaud Silver Lead Min. & Smelt. 10 - 12 5 1 Port, Philip - ... 1 all 4nartss Rock 50 all Rhymney Iron 2lt —t • .. 2 x d 15 all Do. New 6 - S x d 30 i 13 , ,t, Santiago de Cubs.., , 4 - 44 1 all oath Australian.. ~ i --- i 1 I all Do. Scrip I - 1 i Do. 10 per cent Prof ... - ... 10 9 Pin Croft.-- .... , 4 .-44 284 all Illuitsd Mexican,,.,, .... 31 _.41 1 all Waller I - A 1 all West Mariposa - 1 12s Wortking Mining o' Australia 1 F.'; Vnl)a, , . .. - -•-• 11.1.sit:KLI.,-.a a, Ktit:: 5 19 Australian A grleult. 26 - 28 le all Auslzalu. Royal Mai. - .. 10 84 Berlin Water Work , 64 _ 74 60 to Brit. American LAD 47 -- 50 .100 2t Canada - 125 St. ICO Canada Gov. 6p. c Jan. and only lO5 --- 106 105 f I 5 a ll Crystal Palace 2 - 2 2 5 5 Do. Preference.. ; 4i - 4 i 4 all Crystal Pal.of Franc, ... ..., ... 1 a Duston Iron Ore ... - ~. 20 11 Eastern Steam.... . - 5 all En.&Aus Cop Sm Co . 1 13 25 24 Electric Telegraph.. 20 - 21 1 all Tlectric Teleg. 0. I*. ... , 5 all Gen. Iron So Collior ... ... 15 14 ;lan. Steals Naviga'. ~. - - 37 r. all General Screw Steam' •„. - , , ',O 10 Irish Beetroot Staga ... • 20 10 Magdalena St. Navi: ... 10 all Aediteran. Elao. Tel. 8 10 10 9 'Aexican&S.Amerien bi - 5f 5; 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Foe ... - ... 10 5 Netherlands Land._ 1 - la 10 all Do. Do. - 3 5 1 Do. 8p e P iss at I d 4 - id 2 1 N. S. W. Coal &Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. . -- ... 100 80 New B. &N. S. Land 18 - 22 I all N. E. Australasiau a -- i 20 15 Nrth.ofEuropeSt aan . ... 1 all Orient al Gas it - 11 3 1 2.9. I Do. " New Shares " ... _ ... „li p e el Rr. lA. & r! , llnrl 2 - 21 24 foc all Poninqular& Oriou , a 63 ._ 65 5' 10 Do. New • - .. ,, I) '..', all Portland Iron Co.._ ... ._ ... 100 60 Royal Mai , Steam „. . .„.„ , ,i ,11 Scot. Austral. Invest 14 - lf , 1 i Ditto New 4 - ip all South Austral.;:p‘r ' 14 - <.6 34 1 al: Submar. Tel. Scrip a i 0 al, 9 ; Ite, , igterNi „. i - i , 1 , 5 I Crust& L.00.13.Can. ... -0 ,, ... 100 28 . Vas Die:lmes Load 15 .... 16 . 5i 6 51 931 4 sad j 84 i 6 • (1 St. 21.) 67 61 44i } 21f 183 6 23i 3 all all !a) 100 ►all 100 all 1(e) 100 100 1 ,100 1 100 100 all all [OO J 1 1.11 1100 100 100 1.00 100 100 881 7i THE METPOR. The Courrier die .Haire of the Bth inst., has the following : " Yesterday, at a few minutes before 5 o'clock, a l o n g train of fire, taking, by its undulations, the form of a serpent, was visible in the heavens, which it lit up the more vividly as daylight was on the wane. This track of fire took a directio❑ from north-west to south-east, and at the moment its head, which had" the appearance of .a ball of fire of the diameter of a shell of about ten inches, appeared to approach the ground, a loud explo sion was heard, and for nearly 20 minutes a pale light spread over the atmosphere, a?companted by a transpa rent and light smoke, which gradually disappeared with- out any sulphurous smell reaching the persons beet placed to observe this beautiful meteorological pheno menon. " We have questioned a number of persons who, like ourselves, witnessed this apparition, and who all fancied they saw the globe of fire fall at a short distance from where they stood. One of our friends who was return ing from Cape de la Heve assures us that the explosion took place far out at sea, and this version is corroborated by other testimony from persons whose occupation had led them to the sea-shore. "If an aerolite fell from the meteor after its explo sion, it will be very difficult, we think, to ascertain where it fell. Some idea may be formed of the elevation at which it appeared from the fact that it was seen at Rouen at the same hour as at our town." The Journal de Rouen, of the Bth of January thus describes the apparition : "A most rare meteorological phenomenon appeared in the atmosphere of our town about 5 o'clock yesterday evening. At that hour a globe of fire about the size of a man's head appeared darting along at great speed in a direction from north-west to south-east, when it was seen to fall. It was especially observed that in its pas sage through the heavens the globe in question shot out sparks of fire which formed a luminous tail, which did not disappear for at least 20 minutes after the principal body of the meteor. The curious electrical phenomenon which we have just described was witnessed once before, it will be remembered, at Rouen, some years since, on a summer's evening." The meteor was seen at Ramsgate. The Borough compter was sold by auction on Wed nesday last. Major Phillips, of the Royal Artillery, died on Tues day last at Bath. Lieutenant J. Gree❑ (1S09) hag been nominated to the out pension at Greenwich. _ _ _ LORD MILTOWN'S ESTATES.—The produce of the two days' sale has been 101,3501. THE IMPORTANCE OF TIME.—A. very interesting lec- ture upon "Th. Importance of Time " was delivered, on Wednesday evening, by Mr. Grant, before the young men of Messrs. J. F. Pawson and Co.'s establishment. Previous to the lecture prayer was offered by Mr. Tucker, and at the eoncluslon a doxology was sung. The Paris letters describe continued firmness in the rate of exchange consequent upon the demand for bills en Loudon to pay for the recent large purchase of Mexi- can silver for the Bank of France. The transactions en the Bourse are limited, owing to the principal banking firms being unwilling to operate during the present state of suspense, and the speculators, therefore, it is stated, have command of the market. LIVERPOOL DOCK. BONDS.—LIVERPOOL, Jan. 10.—At the weekly meeting of the dock committee held this day, it was stared that bonds, to the amount of 10,7401., had been taken up at the rate of 4fl per cent, for periods of from three to five years. Bonds have been reduced to the amount of 33.7301. 10s., and 26,5411. 12s. Bd. have been paid off. From documents read, it appeared that during the year 1855, 13,351 vessels passed inwards and outwards through the Rock Channel, the number in 1854 being 14,513, showing a decrease of 1,162 by that channel. Through the Victoria, and other channels, the number of vessels which passed inwards and out wards during the year was 40,356, the number in 1854 being, by these channels, 37.143. GENERAL SCREW STEAM GOMPANY.—A. special meet ing of the General Screw Steam Company took place yesterday, at which a resolution was passed authorising the directors to apply for a supplemental or additional charter to confirm the payment of 21. per share made to the proprietors, to convert the shares of the company into shares of 181. each. It was also agreed to allow the introduction of a clause authorising the reduction of the shares from time to time by repayments, if the same be necessary, provided the operation shall not bring them below Si. each. The discussion generally related to the future prospects of the undertaking, but, as it was a spe cial meeting, no information could be afforded. In quiries made respecting the opening of negotiations with the Government for the rechartering of steamers were conseqoently not replied to. _ _ CANADA.—The ad vices from Canada brought by the Now York steamer on Wednesday furnish another illustration of the reckless course of trading which was pursued by many houses in that colony until the facilities for credit were arrested by the war. Messrs. Cuvillier and Co., of Montreal, who suspended some months back for 116.915/ , have issued a circular stating that the first estimate of their assets was much ton favourable, and that they now do not show a divi• dend of 34. in the pound. They add that, with the assistance of friends, they are able to make an offer of 3s. in three half-yearly instalments of ls. each. CASE OF PALMER, THE SURGEON, OF RUGELET.—On Wednesday lass, in the Birmingham District Court of Bankruptcy, Palmer, the sur4eon, charged with the mur der at Rugeley of Mr. Cook, by the administration of slow poison, was declared a bankrupt. The petitioning creditor, upon whose application the fiat was issued, is Mr. Spittle, of West Bromwich, his debt consisting of money lent. Mr. Brown, of Bileton, is the solicitor for the bankruptcy. The adjudication will be disputed, end the bankruptcy in no way interferes with the sale of the bankrupt's stud, which is appointed to take place at Tattersall's on Monday next. On inquiry, it is ascer tained that no attorney of Birmingham was ever em nlnyed as an agent for the Midland Counties Assurance Office. —...--. PROPOSED PAYMENT OP DIVIDENDS IN M.ANCIIESTER. A resolution was passed by the Manchester Town Council on Wednesday, on the motion of Mr. Alderman Bs rues, seconded by Mr. Alderman Heywood, to the effect that a great public as well as private advantage would be secured if the privilege were granted of transferring Government securities, and receiving the dividends thereon in that city, and in all other towns in which a branch of the Bank.of England has been established ; and it wag determined to memorialise the Government on the subject. IRONMASTERS' QUARTERLY MEETINGS.— WOLVER HAMPTON, Wednesday.—The first quarterly meeting of the iron trade was held at 'Walsall yesterday, and the second in this town to-day. At the former, which is attended chiefly by saddler.' ironmongers and hardware manufacturers, the attendance was good, and accounts were generally settled satisfactorily. The attendance to day at Wolverhampton was numerous, but business was represented to be as not over brisk ; some orders were however received in town this morning by the Baltic, from the United States. Lord Ward has issued a cir cular, in which he fixes the price of his beet cold blast pigs at 51. 12e. 6d., and it is expected that other makers will follow his example. Rates of manufactured iroa are nominally the same as last quoted. In consequence of a proposed advance in the rates for the carriage of iron ore from Worcestershire into South Staffordshire, the London and North-Western Railway have advanced their freightages to the level of those charged by the canal companies ; and those ironworks which have rail way sidings will be more particularly affected by the proposed advance, as they will be charged lid, per ton in excess of those who have no siding accommodation, and take deliveries at railway wharves or stations. The new rules for the regulation of coal mines are already unpopular among all parties and excite general discontent. IRONMASTERS' QUARTERLY MEETING.—BIRMINGUAM, Thursday.—The third of the meetings of the ironmasters of this district for the current quarter was held here this afternoon. The attendance was large, but the trade was again somewhat quiet. There was, how ever, a fair amount of business done, although there was some hanging back on the part of consumers, who do not require iron for immediate use. The principal makers are understood to be tolerably well supplied with orders, and as soon as commercial concerns fairly settle down there may be expected to be more of a flush of orders. Pig-iron was reported to-day to be a shade flatter, and purchases were said to have been effected at a lower quotation, but this seems to have been chiefly in respect of inferior qualities, all the better kinds still commanding what are regarded as the trade prices. It should be stated, too, that although this meeting wa s somewhat dull the tone was good, and all the principal members of the trade are agreed in opinion that there is nn probability of prices receding, the more especially as all raw materials maintain their prices. For tin plates there is a brisk demand ; the price is quoted from 345. to 355. per box. THE IRON AND COAL TRADE.—The usual quarterly meeting of the iron trade will be holden this week, and there is no doubt that the prices fixed upon at the preliminary meeting held on the 27th ultimo, will be adhered to, namely, bars, 9/., hoops, 101., an d sheets 11/. per ton. It is by some parties feared that ea further advance may be considered necessary, and this, they hope, will be avoided. With iron at a re munerating price, fluctuations are best avoided. They derange the regular course of orders which are received from the Continent, and eventually bring on a reaction. A middle course is the best suited at all times to the general interests of the trade. It often happens that some difference of opinion exists as to the propriety of declaring an advance at times like the present, when the demand Is good; but the majority of iron-masters appear to be of opinion that we must wait till spring arrives, to see what orders come in from the United States and other places, befo re th e t ra d e w ill be justified in ad vancing the price. It must be confessed that the rela tive position of the producers of pig iron and the manu facturers of malleable iron differs materially to what it did a few years ago ; the margin of profits of the latter has been very much narrowed owing to the high rates demanded for pig iron, coupled with the high price of fuel and the rise in wages. The demand for coal is ieriek, and the price firmly maintained. Good ironstone, the produce of the district, is eagerly sought after, and aurally advances with the price of pigs. Great ac tir Pity is manifested by the colliery proprietors to carry int o effect the requirements of the late Act of Perlis., mentt to prevent accidents in collieries, and Mr. Brongb„ th e newly-appointed Government Inspector of Mines f ties district, has given notice that it will become his bmanden duty to enforce the penalties of the act in all cases where the law is not strictly carried out. The Ape . cial rules regulating the conduct rf the men are De AV in force, and we hope the employer and employe d will unite in carrying out the provisions of the act, whkh are fn:- the mutual benefit of each.—Waverk inoon Chronicle. LITERATU'iI The Business Mart's Note Book for the Year 1856. Edinburgh ; ;fames Hogg. In addition to a calendar and diary, there will be found in this well got-up pocket companion an invaluable repository of facts and statistics neces sary to be known by men of business, together with a variety of information calculated to be more or less useful to every one interested in the ope rations of commerce, and the progress of industry and enterprise both at home and abroad. Any thing more comprehensive and complete in its way we do not remember to have seen, its contents being rather the well-digested essence of many books, reports, 47:e., than such as might reason ably be anticipated in one. To give the reader a notion of their variety, we may mention that the index occupies ten pages. Under such circumstances, it were absurd to attempt to furnish a digest ; all we shall do, therefore, after stating that the work is one which no intelligent member of the mercantile community, or individual connected with the agricultural, the shipping, or the trading interest, will fail to recognise as a welcome boon, is to no tice a few of its contents, which have more parti cularly caught our eye ; and, first, we must notice the maps, excellent in their way, and five in num ber. These consist of, Ist, A coloured map of all the telegraphic lines of Europe. 2d. A statistical map of England and Wales, in colour, with des zip. tive letterpress. 3d. .A like map of Scotland and Ireland, in both of which the rank of each county in area of square miles, in gross population and density of population, is represented by figures. 4. A like statistical map of the United States, the rank of each State, instead of county, being repre sented as above. fith. A valuable distance map of ocean routes. The tables of population, exports, imports, &c., of the British Colonies, with other infor mation respecting them, could not be overlooked; nor the " statistical notices of the Governments of the world," including their expenditure and debts, the extent and organisation of their military and naval forces, dr.c. (as gathered and translated from the " Almanack de Gotha "), and the tables showing "how Prussia profits by the war." The statistics of international electric telegraph communication (in which are shown the stations in England and Scotland, and the hours when open), of railways (dividends and all), of gas companies (incorporated. by Act of Parliament, showing the rates of cubic feet, the amount of paid-up capital, the rate of last dividend, and the price of coal in their vicinity)— none of these could escape observation any more than the inch measure and the calendar by which the date of the first day of the month is discovered on the back, and the metallic circle inside, which so admirably serves as a calendar, and, if pre served, will do so for the current half century. But jam sttis. We have said enough to give one' business and our political readers a longing for the book, which they will do well to gratify. THE SPECTATOR. The monthly supplement published by our weekly contemporary the Spectator, for the pre sent January, contains some extremely valuable statistical information, iu addition to a considerable portion of interesting literary criticism. The "Statistics of Money, Produce, Manufactures, and Trade" for 1855 are, under each head, presented with great accuracy and completeness, and will be found a safe and serviceable compendium of refe rence upon many prominent points of monetary and commercial importance. The literary depart ment is principally devoted to a review of " Napo leon's Confidential Correspondence with his Brother Joseph," the former King of Spain, which has been recently published by Murray—a work of which the reviewer well observes : "To the student of history or of human character it is full of deep in terest—to the politician, and still more to the military man, it is a hook of profound instruction —to the politician, of what in a great measure to avoid—to the soldier, of what to master till the principles enunciated become a portion of his mind." Bohn's edition of the works of Addison ; `Wilberforce's " Brazil ; " Ernest Jones's new volume of poetry, " The Emperor's Vigil, and the 'Waves and the War;" and "Ferguson's Illustrated Handbook of Architecture," are likewise handled in an acute and impartial spirit ; whilst seve ral works of minor - note; and the last batch of periodicals, have their due share of notice. Now that Parliament is almost on the eve of reassembling, the "Spectator Supplement" will, for Some time to come, derive additional importance and value front its monthly summary of the debates in both Houses of the Legislature. This feature must of itself render it a most welcome companion to the general reader. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, JAN. 10. A moderate business only was done in the cloth ' market this morning, and buyers appeared disposed to operate quite as cautiously as on Tuesday. Yet a quiet demand from time to time, and sometimes on ether than market days, clears off what accumulations of stock may have begun to take place, and prices are mostly steady. Yesterday it is understood that a considerable quantity of cloth wan purchased for export. The low stocks with which we have commenced the year give sellers a great advantage. " The past year will be a remarkable one in the history of the cotton trade (remark Messrs. John Ponder and Co. in their Overland Circular, via Mar seilles, published yesterday), as, notwithstandihg the war in which we are engaged, the consequent dear and stringent state of the money market, the high price of grain and almost every article of produce (a combination rarely continuing long), stocks of cotton goods have been kept down. This has been caused by the determination of producers not to accumulate, and the consequence has been to them a most remunerative trade. They may pos sibly soon derive some benefit from the losses thus sus tained, as the low prices which have been current have no doubt forced goods into new channels, and developed a trade that is likely to go on increae ing." In shirtings the demand of the last month has been good for the better qualities of 40-inch, and of 45 and 54-inch cloths, all of which are realising full prices. In printing cloths the low descriptions are most in de- mand. In yarns there is only a moderate business, and prices are slightly against sellers seeking customers. NOTTINGHAM, JAN. 10. In the hosiery trade there has been a good deal doing, and in many departments the trade is brisk. We cannot report so favourably of the lace trade, the transactions for the new year being as yet very few and unimportant. There are some buyers from the conti nent in the market, who have not yet operated to any extent. It is probable that the present war will have the effect of opening a market for our manufactures in Asia Minor and elsewhere, in which places we have not heretofore been in connection. We have no alteration to report in the price of yarns. THE LOSS OF THE TRANSPORT SHIP BARRACKPORIS. CONSTANTIITOPLE, Dec. 31.—The Barrack pore (Frenoh transport), Capt. Louttit, of London, was 1 ost of the island of Marmora on the night of the 14th inst. The ship was laden with hay for the French army, and about 9 o'clock, while under 3 close-reefed topsaile, strong gales from the north-eastward, with thick snow showers, she was driven on the east part of the island of Marmora. So thick was the weather that within 20 minutes of first seeing the land the ship was among the breakers. From the first moment there was no hope of saving the ship, and the captain states that bad they been a ship's length ahead or astern of the spot on which she struck, all or the greater part of the crow must have perished with her, there being nothing but steep . crags with deep water the sea tumbling in like mountains. Fort unate l y, t h e ship went upon a kind of point or ridge. She al most immediately filled. The mainmast was then cut awa y, which felt on the point (before the ship heeled over to seaward), and by it all hands got safely on shore. They just succeeded in getting a footing on the crags, and there had to stand till daylight, when part of the crew ventured on board the wreck, and found her fast going to pieces ; they, 'nevertheless, managed to save a few clothes on the starboard side of the poop and forecastle, but could not get a pound of provisions of any kind. In the afternoon the gale and sea in creased again, and the ship parted—the pieces spread ing in all directions around the cliff. They had no means of communicating or getting away from the island uhtil Friday the 21st., when her Majesty's steamer Oberon came and took them off, as also the crew of the Talavera, an English transport, which had been wrecked on another part of the island. The inhabitants of the island are represented to have treated the crew of the Barrackpore most barbarously. After the Oberon bad landed the crews at the Dardanelles, the British Consul, with some Turkish police, and the captains of the Tala vera and Barrackpore, returned to make prisoners of this ringleaders. LORD ADOLPHUS FITZCLABENCE.—We regret to learn that the favourable change which gave hopes of Lord Adolphus Fltzclarence recovering from hia very Berl °us illness has not continued. On Wednesday the noble and gallant invalid was pronounced to be not so well as or, the preceding day. Dr. Bright and the other m edical gentlemen in attendance on his Lordship h ad a c onsultation after see ing their patient, a nd at the clo se o f th e i r delibera tion tlYe following bulletin was issued for the infor matio.,, o f the numerous inquiring friends of his Lord ship Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence has passed a rest lep n ight, but has bad several hours' refreshing sleep tuis morning, and was in all repeats as well as yester day.-2 o'clock, p.m., Jan. 10." Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert sent by telegraph yeaer day morning from Windsor Castle to les.rn the state of his Lordship. At half-pa,st 10 last night, Dr. Bright and his lordship's other medical advisers met at Lord Adolphus's residence at St. James's Palace, and another consultation was held. The result of the conference is, conveyed in the annexed bulletin :--"Lord Adolphtzei Fitzclarence has passed a more comfortable day, and lei better this evening than be was at the same hour yes terday-10.30 Jan. 10." mem- the the o be you tent AO -1 be tual Ling Clea. ,ted IC• 41. TO CO x• a s. In 81 n I 5i 1 2 3 1 20 5 IR 203 1110 16 20 to 100 100 100 20 20 50 all all 24 101 7i I 241 1 7i 981 421 I 19 ti 281 20; 16k 16} 1