The Sun. — London, England, 1856-01-19 00:00:00

MIR lating ived, , ne of been years rated is sit- ty on with f the ation the that rm a iy of Dtain MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLoex. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday con tinued buoyant, owing to the prospects of peace. The sales were 12,000 bales, of which speculators and exporters took 4,000. The Railway Share Market was more active, and prices had an upward tendency. The Bank of England Returns for the week ending th• 12th inst. are of rather an unfavourable cha racter, and the drain of bullion has continued. The other securities, however, show a material falling off, and in some of the other items the change is of magnitude. The advances made to the Government, and the liquidation of the half yearly dividends will account for some of the varia- tion. Active Circulation Increase 486,495 Bullion .. 10,416,951 Decrease 119,958 Rest 4 3,330,673 Increase 45,350 Public Deposits i 3,638,609 Decrease 1,875,926 Other Deposits Increase - . 1,359,668 Seven-Day and other Bills Decrease 5,921 Government Securities 13,413,459 Increase 2,585,944 Other Securities 17,415,554 Decrease 2,456,320 Notes unemployed 4,887,005 Decrease 633,370 On the Paris Bourse yesterday there was a further rise in the 3 per Cent. Rentes, of 60 cen times for money dealings, and 75c. for the account, making a total of 4f. 40c. and 4f. 85c. since the receipt of the intelligence from Vienna, respec tively equivalent to about 4i and 4i per cent. Bank of France Stock has improved 150 f., and shares of the Credit Mobilier 185 f. In the Railway Share market there was an average rise of 75f., the highest being Orleans, 100 f. I While the pacific news has advanced the quota tla - Bt !ions of all kinds of public securities, it may have 3t: a depressing effect upon the grain market. As yet to no market has been held in this country ; but, i t judging from the effect it has had upon the R. French markets, it is likely to be con- to s ° siderable. In the Paris market for flou r 25 there was the utmost excitement amongst 25 the sellers, and so much confusion prevailed 25 t. that it was difficult to ascertain the actual fall 815 'which had taken place. At a fair average this i s - C: cannot be less than 3f. per sack, of 157 kilos., on 3t: fiour of all qualities. The best hinds which sold 50 during the early part of the week, at 106 f. for de- 68 livery this month, were offered at 104 f. without 2E finding buyers. Those who had entered into ar rangements to purchase at 108 f. for delivery, in February, at 3 and 4 months' date, have been con- B t. aiderable losers by the change in the market. The V . bargains entered into for longer dates than the 16 Current month, were of the most speculative de scription, sales for delivery in March were said to 8 have been effected at 102 f. and 103 f. No particu 26 - lars of the effect the recent intelligence has had 25 in the prices of wheat and other kinds of grain has 50 t. yet come to hand. Q The rates at which 3 months' bilis were nego tiated yesterday afternoon on the chief cities of the Continent were without any particular altera tion, but the tendency was in the direction of a decline. The English Funds have been quiet, but the prices are steadily supported, and the unfavourable features presented in the Bank of England return have exercised very little depressing influence. There is rather less speculative dealing ; but on Saturday the business transacted is generally of a limited description. The quotations in the early Part of the day were rather heavy, Consols being 891 for transfer, and 892 to 90 for the ac ecount, but they have since improved, and the closing values are 90 to for the former, and 901 for the latter. The New 3 per Cents. have been IN to 91, and the Reduced 8n to 90/. Bank Stock rose to 210, and India Stock was marked 218. Exchequer Bills were Gs. to 2s. discount, and adia Bonds 2s. discount. Although the dealings in the Foreign Market have been less numerous fuller rates have in some cases been obtained. Turkish 6 per Cents. have risen 11 per Cent., namely, 88g. The small bonds have risen to 881, but the New Scrip after having been 1k is marked 0J discount. Belgian 4i. Per Cents. have been 93, Mexican 20 to 20k and Buenos Ayres 56. Portuguese 4 per Cents. are 46k. Russian Fives have remained at 100, but the 41 Per Cents, have advanced to 891. Sardinian 1 per Cent. higher—namely, 86 to 861. Spanish 3 per Cents, have been firmer at 40k, the New Deferred 2 21, and Certificates were quoted 4/. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 7 ; Mexican, 191 20 ; Peruvian, 75 7 ; ditto .3 per Cents., ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 46 8 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 97 100 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 86 9 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 39i 40 ; ditto Deferred, 224 ; ditto Certificates, 4 5 ; ditto Passive, 6i 7. The Directors of the Port Philip and Colonial Gold Mining Company have received advices from their resident Director, dated Melbourne, 17th October last :—" I notice what the Board states on the subject of quartz crushing. I have already named that Mr. Thomson is now at Mount Black- Wood, examining the quartz reefs in that neigh bourhood, and I hope to have his report in time to forward by the Champion of the Seas. I have made inquiries on this subject from parties engaged in this description of mining who bring gold to this assay office, and Pam decidedly of opinion that there is good opening for the company to prosecute the business of quartz crushing in some favourable situation where mining may be carried on, and the quartz raised by others either purchased or crushed, and amalgamated at either a rate per ton or a share of the produce. The success of this would 'a a great measure depend upon the power and efficiency of the machinery ; none has, I consider, as yet been erected there efficient for both pur poses; they fail principally in the amalgamating pro -788. Of the material to work upon there is abun dance, varying very much in value, but in 80Ite instances, I have no doubt, worth carting clown for shipment to England. Should the com pany desire to enter into this business, they need not fear being too late, as the extent to which the luartz veins are now being worked will for a time do little more than prove which are the richest Places, and enable those working afterwards to Profit by these extensive trials. Specimens of auriferous] quartz, containing also copper, have l ately been exhibited here, found, it is said, be tween Geelong and Balaarat, about 25 miles from the former place. For R a il wa y Sh ares there has been a et:ady ke mar- Great Western have risen V. to 21., and the Stock about 21., but South-Eastern have been l'ather flat. Foreign Lines have remained at pre- I lene prices. East Indian Extension are ss. higher, and Great Western of Canada have ruled firm. CMining Shares have been inactive, but Joint tock Banks are at full rates, and the Miscella lleens have supported yesterday's range. B atTISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE 0 CLOCK. (Prom the Ofscial List. 1 Thissne. • done. Bank Stock 3 Per neat. Reduced Annuities 9O/1 89i f 901 ~17 4' r Cont , Consols Annuities 891 i 4.1 4 9 0i 9 3 0 ...o w 3 901 1 Per Cent. Annuities . 75 i • 23 / 4 per Cent. Annuities "oiliF Annuities, expire sth Jan 1860..... 31 'lto 30 Te ars, expire sth Jan., 1860... 31 I ndia Stock t Bonds, £lOOO ...Ditto, linder £ lOOO 2 d voU witi tor A.ccouut E (chequer Bill s , 21d. .... 90 891 90a £lOOO . q _ _.. .............. ... .... rnall ........... . Ditto Bonds, 1858, 31 per Cenb 97A PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Buenos Ayres Bonds 6 per Cent 56 litexican 3 per Cent.' Ditto Account .. 20 Portuguese Bond s , ' ........................ Ditto 4 per Cent . 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 . . ~ Aussian Bonds 46o , 5 Per Cent., 1822, £ St lOO Ditto 41 per Coot 881 8 91 Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent, ... .. ....... ' — Ditto Account ................... 86 1 6 ihm kn i s h Bon d s, 3 p er Cent . , Ditto New Deferred, 3 per &;;i: Ditto Account .... • ............. .. . 224 Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup, .. . i ll ' "• 14 .. xurkieh Rends, 6 per:cent ................. n , ' P c Ditto for the Account .................. 'Atte. Small .... ! ..................... 88 ~,Ditto New Scrip, — ... . per Cent. ............. Ditto Account .. IO 01 d A Dividends on the above payable in London. ` l gian, 2. per Cent., ex. 25 francs Ditto 4i per Cent.. cx, 25 francs ...... TWO O'CLOCK. Console Ditto (February) vecr^.9as 9011 5 5 20 10 20i 20 100 100 100 100 20 20 SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. Paid .1 RAM/ram Clositur Prices yesterday. 22 - 24 3/ - 4 *a* '... 7t - S, 16 - 15 13 - 14 9 - 8 .... - .•• 80 - 82 566 - 57 ii : 12 ... 5 - 4 6i - 7 ••• - 8§ , 25 - 2 7 18 - 20 71 - 73 50 - 20 - 21 SO - 85 6 - 7 91i -- 92, 76 - 78 20 -- 122 02 -• 1.65 54 •-- 65 70 - 751 5 - 6 5 - 6 r 78i - 791 ,• • 6.} 64 96 97 —96 i 1 Atd 1k * 86 - S 7 7 i - 6i 6 5 iii = 25 ••• ••• Id 651 661 38 40 see """ ••• 9 -10 I 43 - 45 30j29 ••• • 68 4 • 8* - 7tu 41 - 4 121 - 1241 45i 46. 92 - 97 4i - 5 21 - 23 102 104 72 74 4:3 45 11 12 59 60 66 68 5 3d 2d pa 34 - ,•• ..... 19 - 20 3 - 4i 4 - 6 3t. 1.00 tberdeen......" .... L 2 4.mbg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junot... ;0 all t3elfa.st & Pallymena. S all Binning. Wolverh Stour Va11ey,.,.., ., 1 29i Birk eihd. Lancet.. & Choshire Jnnct 7h all Do. Chesh. & Birk , £5O and £25 Cons 2 19 Do., £2O 5 all Myth &Tyne origina' ' £25 (iced. at £45 . t. 100 Bristol and Exeter... 100 Caledonian. ) 61s. Carm. and Cardigan ) al- Chester & Holyhead. ) all Cork and Bandon.. ) all Cork, Black, & Pass I 18 Cornwall I all Do. A 8 Do. B I 1i Ciieff Junction 45 Duolin&BelfastJunc all Dun. P. & Aher. Jnc, all Do. NIW 100 East Auglian all Eastern Counties.. . 100 East. Union, A Stl . 1001 Do., B. Stop & 1 ,D0., New A..... ..,, 7i East Kent 100 East Lancashire 1.00 Edinburgh & Glasgoi4 all Edinb. and Peebles . 1.00 Edin. Prth &Dunde« 9 Forth & Clyde Jan 3 all Furness all I Do. Extension ... . ... 100 Glasgow &S. West,, all Great N. of Scotlnd 100 IGreat Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 1 100 Do., B. Stock 1)0 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) 100 Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val. Rail Qua. Stk all Irish South-Eastern all Li,ncaeter & Carlisle 143 Do., Thirds 7 Do. New Thirds 1100 Lencash.andYorksh De., Wet. Riding Un all Liv. Creby. & South? .t all London & Blacker al 100 Lond. Bright & S.Cs r. 100 Lond. and N. Westn. 16 Do. Fifths 5i Do.lol. 5h.„M&8...C1 24'i Do. Eighths ... . , 100 1 LondonandS. Westn all Do., £5O all Do. - £4O. all Lndndrry& Coleraio , all Lndndrry. & Ennlsk. 100 ttlanch.Shef.& Linch all Do. 4 Shares, No. 1 82s. Do., Man. & Lin. Un 1 Metropolitan 100 Midland 100 Do. Birmng. & Derby all Midld. 0, West. (Ire, all Do. Half Shares ‘ll Newcastle & Carlisle all Nwpt.Abcrg. &Hrfd 83 Newry & Enniskillen , all Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor 100 Norfolk 3i Northn.Connties Un 100 North British , all North Devon, No. 1 all Do., No. 2 all Do., A A Deferred... all Do., i B Guaranteed LOO N.Eastern—Berwiek 214 Do. do. Extension ... 15 Do.do. G.N.E. ?limb 1 all Co. Leeds MO Do. York 100 North London 311 x, N.&S.Wetrn.,llamp. stead, and City J n,. North Staffordshire all 'forth Western all Y. &S. West rn. June 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester.. tOO lOx, Wore.. & Woly. 8 'Arts:llollth 100 o.Lish Central 100 Scottish Midland 100 Shropshire Un 4 on a'l South Devon 110 South Eastern all south Wales 15 S. Yrksh. 4 Riv. Dun, 5 Do It itwines, Wok. &Wok ail toc kton _ _ 16; itolkten di litztlepl, 1(X) raff Vale ......... 100 Do. Pref., No. 1,,,, 21 'Thames 11q.v. D.& R. Ulverstone & Lanes all Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny' all WaterforddiLimerici all West Cornwall. 8 West End of London and Crystal Palace.. all Do. A ......,.. ...... 1 3 Do. B all West London .. all i Wimbledn & Croydon FOR: 1.11 Antwerp&itotti•rdani 40 Do. 5 p.c. Oblgs. con. in Sh. at par till '64 10 !Ardennes 4i Fioigian Eastn. June. 10 Boziors to Graissessac 4i Bombay, Baroda, any rlflnti•a:l all Do. all Demerara 11 j Dutch Rhenish all I Eastern of France 10 Do. New all East Indian, g. sp. 10 Do. Ey tension . all Do. do. do., '59, do.. 20 Gd. Thor CanadaA is all Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. 70 Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till'63 all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. 10 Gt. Central of Franc. kll Gt. Indian Peninsula guar. 5 per cent. all Do. New 5 por cent all PO. Extensions.- 13 Great Luxembourg, Constituted Shares all Do. Obligations all Gt.Westornof Canad Rhares 5 i Do. New all Do. lids., payable's7, with option till '55 all Do. do., '62, p.'56... . all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all Dc. do., '73, without option all aamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per cent. 17 Lake Const. & Basle all Lierre and Turnhout 10 Lyons and Genova 14 Lyons & Mediterran all , ‘latir" 10 !Do. New all a ll Do. do. NewSiaria Antonia all Namur & Liege ( interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France. all Do.2oi.Shs. all Do. 201. 3 p. c Bdr (fmy.B.diAms.Shs. all NorwegianTrunkPre 16 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen— , 15 ParisCaen dr Cherbrg all Do 5 Rome and Frascati all Rouen andHavre all Royal Danish 5 Royal Swedish all Do. Obligations all Sambre and Meuse._ all Do. 5i p. cent. Pref. ss. Scinde all D 0 ... all Southern of France 16 ISt. Andrew's and Quebec (A) „. . r.ll West Flanders all Do 5i por c. Prof_ 18 Western of France , all Do 1 all Zealand JOINT-S . all A.ustr 50 Bank of London ..... all Bri. Col. 13k.&Ln. C. all British N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 4 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 50 ................. 25 Colonial ........ . 20 commercial of ....... all Eng. ot. & Ans. Cht. all Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 5 Ditto New 20 Landon and County 50 Lud.StE. Buk g. Corp 10 London Joint Stock , 20 bond. & Westminster) 35 National Pro.of Eng I 10 Do. New ... . ....... 22i National of Ireland I all New South Wales all Oriental Bank of 25 P C4 rvi rP nC ra ia t l lc) o li f Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australn. Bkg & Gold Imp Co 50 Royal British i all South Australia ..... : all Union of Australia... 2iDo. Now .. .....".. ... 10 Union o: London ..,_ Busiross do: a i s t. this dap. St DN. 8 - 84 1 - 3p 3 3 2id par 1 p, 37 10 —12 p 21 211 —1., -•.- • •• 10 - 15 - 16 60 65 80 - 90 31 -41 p 201 - 201 5 - 5i 3 - 3i 251 - 26 3 -31 p 98 - 100 120 - 126 122 - 127 105 107 24 - 26 115 - 120 ... ...- ... 8 - 181 - gi 1 1 P " 2 a 5 - 5 i 5 36. - 374 12 -12 i 74 46a 47 6 : 47 ••• -,pm 19 - 20 li - 2 2 - 2i 13i - 9 ••• .•• Par . i p ... - pm ••. - .•• 3i - 4 ii 33' 18i -19 i BANKS. 90 - 92 57 - 59 ii = i'd 64 - - 66 •w .... ••• 16i - 15 13 -16 i 3t - par -- 2p •.• '''. ••• ••• '''' ... 37 - 39 38 - 40 51 - 53 •••• •••• • •• ••• gm. •.. - - 75 8 9 29 r 30 THE SUN, LONDON; SATURDAY EVENING JANUARY 19. 1856 LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) SPORTING NOTES. ItAtorATs. Loaning Company Closing !Ties, yester lay this day COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. A DIP INTO THE CHESTER CUP. If the Chester Cup is to be taken as a specimen of the system of weighting which is to be pursued throughout the season the pernicious influences of light Handicaps GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. I are not likely to be soon destroyed. Mr. Topham has Mr. Maynard, on the part of the plaintiff, stated that I even adopted a lower scale than usual, and his study this was a special case for the opinion of the Court. The 1 has evidently been to accommodate all parties. In this plaintiff was a surgeon of Peterborough, and had brought I attempt he has unquestionably succeeded, for the Hen an action against the defendants for a breach of contract dicap is of a highly " flattering" character, and the ac in refusing to convey him from Peterborough to Hull, in accordance with the terms of their tim e t a bl es . ceptances will, d ou btl ess, b e very numerous. Ad m i ra l ad the 25th M arc h th e plaintiff consulted the time On Ruus and others, h owever , w h o h ave earnestly i vocated the abolition of light Handicaps, must tables of the Great Northern Railway, and found a train experience considerable disappointmeat because their announced to run that evening at 7.20 from Peterbo rough to Hull. Af ter transact i ng hi s b usiness at the efforts have been in e ff ec t ua l, an d b ecause t h ey .have wasted their words on the desert air. Tho cause, former place he repaired to the station t o proc ee d by however, of their failure is patent. Little unanimity the above train, but on his arriving there he was in. formed that th a t t ra i n b ad been discontinued during exists among turf officials, and in th e race f or popu l ar i ty that month, and that there were none running for , there is a continual striving to get the better of one ano some hours before or after that hour. The plaintiff I tiler. It would not suit the purpose of Mr. Topham to make his handicap heavy, whilst light w e i g ht s are th e having made a rrangements i n accordance with the train rule at York, Epsom, Warwick, Doncaster, an d e l se . bill tendered hi s f are to the company to be conveyed where. Why do not handicappers agree amo ng th em . to Hull, but th e y re f use d to take it, and be had in- selves to make their maximum weight lOst., and th e i r cm-red expenses i n consequence to the amount of 51. minimum weight sst ? 10s., for the recovery o f w hi c h h e h a d sue d the coin- pang in the Co un t y C ourt and obtained a verdict. The So far as it is possible to ascertain public opinion re• defendants alleg e d th at the line from Peterborough to dative to the distribution of imposts for the Chester Cup, Hull was not thei r p roperty, although they bad running lam induced to believe that people are satisfied with powers over it. Th e y b a d b een i n the ha b it of issuing tickets the evident care and ability with which the weights have from Peterborough to Hull, bat that on the 27th Feb- been allotted. In the course of a few days a significant ruary, and prior to the publication of the March time sign will doubtless be made in the turf market as to the animal which is deemed most favourably "in." Mr. How tables, the North ern an d E astern Company had given ard's horses have been leniently handicapped. Scythian is notice to the defend an t s t h at they should cease running the train from Milf or d J unct i on to Hu l l, wh i ch the train weighted at 7st. 121b.-81bs, more than he carried last in question from Pet er b oroug h j o i ned at that spot. The year when he achi e v e d success. The slow but game Little Harry has 7st. 101 b, and The Coroner 6st. These defendants had not remove d the tra i n from the March time bills, and hence th e i nconven i ence to t h e pla i ntiff, animals constitute a f or midable lot, and whichever may and the cause of this acti on . I n t h e t i me - ta bl es was a be selected to do battle for the stable will be a proini clause that the Company, would not guarantee the ne th nt favo punctuality of the arriv a l an d d eparture o f t h e tra i ns, el at a 9 ri s d t. a 2lh. dangerous but his "breakK m punctuality om heads down" nor hold themselves resp ons ibl e f or d e l ay i n conse- for the Cesarewitch I can have no fancy for him at so (pence. steadying a weight. Rifleman's impost is Bst. 71b., and Lord Campbell—That only re f ers t o punc t ua li ty , his chance is not destroyed. Mr. Topham's opinion of the Leger running is pretty plainly indicated by the fact Mr. Maynard having argu e d i n support o f a contract by the defendants to convey th e p l a i n tiff, an d f a l se re- of a his t making ik w n g i ll ß h i e fl ewmnarnthcyonnf ns c eednesildbesr.attoi consideration ; and, ceb d ox . 0 uh Ty t: presentation in publishing th e M arc h bill s , pee Mr. Hill submitted the d e f en d ants were no t li a bl e. I t less, Hungerford, Wild Huntsman, and Epaminond as was a case of considerable i m p or t ance t o a l mos t every will be frequently heard of•to advantage in the market. railway in England. John Osborne will, too, have a prominent f avour it e. Lord Campbell—Of the g rea t es t i mpor t ance , an d to Amongst his lot are Lady Tattoo, 6st. 121 b., Lo r d Alf re d, 6st, 121 b., and Yorkshire Grey, sst. 101 b. Th e last-men the community at large al so , w h o wou ld now k now what faith could be put in th e ti me -t a bl es pu bli s h e d b y tinned' got on has already been heavily backed ; b u t th ey w h o must have a care. Whispe rs o f th e party have " railway companies, and what liabilities were incurred by the parties publishing them. being forestalled have reached me, and the game which Mr. Hill said there was hardly a trunk line in the was played with Lord Alfred for the Cambridgeshire kingdom that did not communic a t e w ith ot h er railways tonur-n ought to be sufficient warning to "premature sp ecu l a „ reaching to the extreme ends o f th e ki ng d om, and i t was ' According to Lady Tattoo's performanc es a t well known that the line belon g i ng to t h e d e f endants Doncaster was but a small portion of the ra il way ment i one d i n the Mr. hn m rs p e o s st ha i v s e ce h r e ta en inl i y ai f r a ly vo t u i r e a a b t l e e d, en a o n u dg h i defendants' time-table. either shall La Victims not be surprised n Bubble. im were his n e,sh weight represented eigt i by Lord Campbell said that the con t ract was made when good edging. to afford her backers Her running the ticket was issued by und er t a ki ng to carry a person likely the whole of the way. He had again and again acted on the law that it made no difference whether the com pany issuing the ticket had the whole extent of the line • have justified the Handicapper in would perhaps . . at Wolverhampton, Reading,.. and Chester, last year, p, at 6st., is Putting a leetle more weight on her. Mahe or not. The moment the company made that express Bold Buccleuch sst. 51b., Diego sst., Peter Wilkins sst., contract they were bound by it. Mr. Hill submitted that in this case there was no con- Preston Est. 71b., tract. The only evidence of a con t ract was b y the time- in Zeda list n 431 t. 71b., and of Adam 4st., will perhaps figure quotations. table put forward, and it was stated that that publica- Despite th tion constituted a contract w ith every person who went t was s pleasanweathertand h s t ue e Steeplechase nessfnlßusi Meeting at Ch e er. unfavourable to one of the stations menti one d i n the time-table, and took a ticket to be conveyed by a p art i cular train, sub- Hess vas , conducted ,sk ie e o i n n fl t u h e e ‘ e ' e s s q ” u a a r r e e , ' n ' n a n n e d e r n I e d trust e that pro ,. so far as the ject to the exceptions mentioned in the time-table. There rooters had been no work and labour perfo rme d. Am will eeti a n meeting will better luck llt e a t h t epla next ee at tim e. had Oundle me. on Tuesday and Lord Campbell—Was it not work and labour in going Wednesday next, under the direction of Mr. Newcome to a station for a ticket? Did not the company invite Mason. The course is well adapted for steeplechase custom by that advertisement ? purposes, and the means and appliances for carrying wig Mr. Hill said it was merely an invitation to the pub- the undertaking are not wanting. lie to come and deal with them, and that they were ready I Jan. 19. to make contracts upon such and such terms. Mr. Justice Wightman—Does it not imply a promise to run particular trains ? Mr. Hill said he thought not. If so, the company would be bound to run the trains without any excep tions. (Sittings in Banco, before Lord Chief Justice Campbell, Justices Wightman and Crompton.) IMPORTANT JUDGMENT-RAILWAY LIABILITY-PARKER V. A FRESH MAN. THE RUGELEY CASE.-PALMER'S BANK BUPTCY. As a motion will be made in the court on Monday to set aside the adjudication of bankruptcy lately issued against W. J. Palmer, it may not be uninteresting to state some particulars of the case. The act of bank ruptcy upon which the petition is founded is the lying in prison twenty-one days • and a novel point will b e raised to set this aside. The Bankruptcy Law Consoli dation Act, 1849, enacts, " That if any such trader, having been arrested for debt, lie in prison 21 days, he shall commit an act of bankruptcy." There are cases showing that the arrest must be for debt only, on this part of the statute ; and that "it the detention, although for debt, be also upon a criminal charge, the time during which the criminal detention takes place cannot be counted." Now comes the curious point of the statute, "or if any such trader having been arrested, or committed to prison for any other cause, shall lie in prison for 21 days after any detainer for debt lodged, he shall be deemed to have committed an act of bank ruptcy." So that if Palmer bad been originally com mitted for the murder, and a detainer then lodged against him, he would, after lying in prison 21 days, have com mitted an act of bankruptcy ; but having been arrested for debt in the first instance, and the commitment for murder having followed, the calculation of time is stayed from the time of commitment, and it will be argued that the 21 days necessary for an act of bankruptcy have not been fulfilled in his case. Lord Campbell—And so they are until they withdraw ,heir notice. Mr. Hill—But supposing a slip occurred on the line, she company would not then be liable for not running the train Lord Campbell—That would be an excuse. There were exceptions In marine contracts from the perils of the sea, and he saw no reason why railway companies should not be exempt from the perils of the land. Such an accident as that mentioned would be of sufficient importance to excuse them from any irregularities arising therefrom. Mr. Hill said that the time-tables were merely state ments, that the company was willing to contract with persons on certain terms when they came to the station. The learned gentleman referred to the plea of false representation and contended the defendants were no liable. Lord Campbell said this was certainly a very impor tant case both as regarded the railway companies and the public, and he might say that railways would not be et benefit or accommodation to the public if the representa tions, contained in the time-tables, were to be treated as waste paper, and were not to be considered as the foun dation of a contract. It appeared to him that this com pany, publishing in express terms, that, in cor.sideratirn of their customers coming to a particular station at a par ticular hour, that a train should be passing near that time, and on passengers tendering their fares they should be carried by that train from one station to another given station, entitled the plaintiff on a breach of that contract, as stated in this case, to recover against the defendants, both on the grounds of false representation and breach of contract. The judgment must be con. firmed. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) COVENT GARDEN. The supplies on sale in to-day's market were moderate, and the demand ruled steady. In prices scarcely any change took place. FainT.—Pine apples, English, 4s to 8s per lb; colonial do., Os to Os each ; hot-house grapes, 3s Od to 7s Od per lb ; foreign ditto, Od to Os ; melons, 2s Od to 3s 6d each; peaches, 2s Od to Gs; nectarines, is 6d to 4s per dozen ; apples, is Od to 2s Gd per half sieve ; pears, 2s Od to 5s per half sieve; plums, Os to Os per sieve ; green gages, Os per punnet; apricots, is 6d to 5s Od per doz.; common plums, Os 011 to Os Od per sieve; cherries, Od to Od per pound ; lemons, 6d to is Od per doz ; oranges, 5s to 12s per 100; fil berts, 9s to Os per doz. lbs ; cobnuts, lls to Os ; almonds, Os to Os per lb. ; walnuts, 8d to 10d per 100; figs, Os 9d to is Gd per doz ; strawberries, Od to Od per pottle ; goose• berries, Os Od to Os Od per half sieve ; currants, Os Od to Os Od per half sieve ; raspberries, Od to Od per pottle. VEGETABLES.—Greens, is 6d to 3s Od per doz. bunches; cabbages, 10d to is 6d per dozen ; Savoy ditto. is 3d to 2s Od per do. ; brocoli, is 6d to 2s per bundle ; potatoes, 65s to 115 s per ton ; vegetable marrow, Od to Os per doz. ; peas, Os to Os Od per bushel ; broad beans, Os Od to Os Od per half sieve ; turnips, 2d to 4d per bunch ; carrots, 5d to 6(1 per bunch ; cucumbers, 2s Od to 3s Od each ; garlic, Gd to Os 8d per pcund ; spinach, 4s Od to 5s Od per sieve ; old onions, 2s Gd to 4s per bushel ; new ditto, Os to Os per doz. bunches; leeks, 2d to 3d per bunch ; shallots, 6d to 8d : horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s Od per bundle ; parsley, 4d to Gd per bunch ; celery, Os 9d to is 3(1 per bunch ; endive, is Gd to 4s Od per score ; beet, is Od to 2s per doz. ; parsnips, Os 6d to is Od per dozen ; small salad, 2d to 3d per punnet ; mushrooms, 2s Od to 2s 6d per pottle; artichokes, is to is 6d per half sieve; cabbage lettuces, 9d to is Od per score ; sorrel, Gd to is per half sieve ; radishes, is to is 3d por dozen hands ; tomatoes, 3s to 4s per half sieve ; chillies, is to is 6d per 100; Brussels sprouts, Os Od to Os per half sieve ; capsicums, is Od to 2s per 100 ; walnuts pickling, 6d to is per 100; cauliflowers, N to 10s Od per doz. The other judges expressed a similar opinion. Judgment confirmed. THE CASE OF DR. VAUGHAN. An arrangement was this morning come to between the learned counsel in this case, whereby the intended application to the Court of Queen's Bencb, against the granting a certiorari to remove the trial of Dr. Vaughan into this Court was waived, and that the trial should take place in the usual course at the next sittings of the Old Bailey. all Bedford and Blet ch 1 ey 100 Bnckghamsh. 100 Clydesdale Je. all Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. 100 E. Lin. E. 6pc all E. Un, H. Sh. 100 Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct 100 Do. New all Glstr.& Dn. Fr a ll Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway all Hull & Selby all Do. Shares. all Do. i Shares. all Lon.&Greenw all Do. Preference 03 Lon., Til., &S. .00 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cont. [OO Do. 6 per ct. all Manch. Bath. and Matlock all Middleabro' It Redcar. . 100 Ididld.Bradfd 54 Newmarket Bury Exten... all N.& Est.s p.c. all Do. 6 per et. all Do. Fixeds p all Fred. &Vr yze all Do. Shrs. A Royatn.& Hit. 8j Shef.Roth.and Gooleg.s p. c. all Shrews. &Her. 9i S. Staffordsh. all Wear Valleygr 6 per cent.. all: Do.. 1100 I Wilts&Comrst London fi N. West. L. &N. W. Calodon... E. Un. E. C at.Nrthn. E. Count. Caldonian. Do (4t. Went Yk. New. & Berw. Y. &NM. Do Do S. Easton Do !Pato Sid. Norfolk Do !L.& N. W 1 1 k Midld. Stckton & Darlingt. Midland.. j 'En. Coun, E. Count, Do Do L.&N.W 'Do Gt Northn Lancash & Yorksh. T. Brassoy M. leiCloan Stockt. & Darlingt ~Do IGtWeetn. PREFER CS SHASEb. 1100 Aberdeen 1100 Do. No. 2,7 p. 0. all Blyth and Tyne pel c. pref. (issd. at 501) 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. C. St . 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5 per cent all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 all Cork dtbandons3p.c all Dun.Prth .dr Aber. J 2 E. Anglian Cls. ASh 100 Do. do. Cls. B6p. c 100 Do. do Cis. C7p. c. all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.) all Do. No. 2 . 108 - 110 105 - 107 91 - 93 93 - 95 15 - 16 ... """ I.* ••• ••• 6i - 64 11 - 12 all Do. New 6 p. c. St. all East Un. G. 6p. C. all Do. 51., 10 per cent. all Do. 10 1. Debentr.Sh. all Do. do. 4 per cent 100 East Lancash. 6 p.cts. all E. &W. York. J. sths 100 Ed. Prth.&Dun.4p.c all Furness 100 Glass. & S.W. G. 5 p.c 100 Great Northn. sp. c 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem... 100 Do. 43 p c. 73 Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red. at 5 p. c. pm... all Gt. N. of Soot. lst Pre 100 Gt. S. 3t W. (Ireland) 10 Do. 4 per c. Prof. S. 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex . 5 p. c) 1 100 Do. con. red. 43 p.c. 100 Do. con. red. 4 p. c. 1.00 Do. irred. 4p. c. all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh all Do. Chester Bp. c.P.S all De. do. 5 p. c. d 0... 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk all Do. Ches. Gua. Sh.. all Do do do all Do. do. do 6 Lan. &York. F. £2O 100 Do. 6 p. c. Stock 1.00 Lon. &Brigh. G. 5 p.c. 100 Do. Prof., sp. 0. St. 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent , 100 Lon.&N. W., Cov. Nuneaton 5 p. ct 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 per et all Londy. & Coler. 3 Sh. sll Londy. & Ennis. 3 Sh. all Man., Shot., & Lin. Now, £lO 4 Do. £6 all Marypt .& Carl.4p 0 all Do. 43 per cent 10.:' Do 100 Mid. Consol.6 p.c.St 100 Do. Consol. Bristol IBirm. 6 per cent. 100 iDo. 43 p. c. Pref. St all IDo. Pref. 43 per con all 'Do. 51. Pr , f. 4 p. c. 100 Ditto L. &H, Pref. SI all Norfolk Debenture 100 iDo.Pref. 4p. c. Stoc 100 I Do. 5 p. c. Ext 100 :Do. 53 per ct. pref._ 100 IDo.Way. Val. 5 p c 100 iNorth British 100 N. E. Berw, 4 p.c P. 7 Do. do. do 13 Do Leeds 6 p.c tNo.] 9 Do. do. Quarters 4 10 Do.YorklT. &S. Put. all North Staffordshire. 100 Oxford, Worcester, S Wolverh. Xl5, 6 p.c 8i Do It. Prof. 101. Sh. all ,Scot. Cent., New Pre' all ( South Devon 1i Do. fixed, 43 per con' all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 4 per cent all Do. Fixed 43 p c sit all S. Wales Gua. 4p. c all Do. do. 43 p. c all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Gnar all Stock. & Dar., sp. c 15 Do. do. do ' all Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 t'. C. till July 1, '56 5.1 43 ;Vslatertd.& Kilk. 6pc SO. ''.. •.1 62 20 St. St. St. .12 - 114 LO7 - 109 99 = 101 9 - 10 10 St. 20 ao 10 St 26i 134 St. Ett. 18t. St. St. St. St. St. 20 12i 25 20 St. 8i 25 10 1.0.6 6 84 77 77 - 6} - 86 - 79 - 79 i - 16 - 16 9f - 14 67 - 6i o 18 - 19 9 - 99 13f - 144 1 - 129 - 131 ... "". ... 13 - 13 131 - 133 91 - 93 - 4 - 46 98 - 100 88 -!0 41 - 5f 1 1 - i'ei 13i i 5 14 die 133. - 14 id —. pa, 22 - 22; 93 - 95, 94 .. • P- 1 P ... -- 2 ... 2a att MINES. 1 all A.gna Fria . 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold 10s- all Anglo Californian 20 6 Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera, 1 all Ave Maria, ••• •.. 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of 50 all Bhonarvon Iron and Coal 20 14 British Iron 4 6 35 26 Brazilianlmp.(issned at i!5 pm.) 30 all Do. Comes & Cuiaba 2 21 21 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 27 2 x d 1 Clarendon Cons. Min. Co. of Jamaica . 40 all Cobre Copper 67 71 5 1 Colonial Gold St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 34 37 25 all Do. Pref. 74 p. cent. 23 25 le Copiapo l9 20 2, 11 Fortuna i s —ld 20 all General.. l4 —l6 1 all Gt.liuggetVeinßeg. I 4} all Great Polgooth 5 all Gt Wheal Vor United 1 • 1 all Liberty I - 3 all Linares 6l 71 5 11 Lusitanian -- 1 i 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada — 6 1 all Nouveau Monde I 20 all Pontgibaud Silver Lead Min. & Smelt. 10 -- 12 5 1 Port Philip 1 all Quartz Rock — 50 all R.hymney Iron.. 2O —l2 a d 15 all Do. New 6 8 x d 30 131 Santiago de Cuba..... 4 41 1 all South Australian — 1 all Do. Scrip 1 1 Do. 10 per cent Prof . . 10 9 Pin Croft... 4 281 all United Mexican 4 4. 1 all Waller 1 all West Mariposa t 1 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia 1 mill I Yuba •• •.. BLISCRLLAHROIRS. 25 19 Australian Agrimlt. 27 29 i 286 71 le all Australn. Royal Mail • 10 81 Berlin Water W or k s 6 7 60 40 Brit. American Land 47 50 100 321 Canada 135 140 137 St. 100 Canada Gov. 6p. ct Jan. and July lO6 -- 107 1071 7 5 all Crystal Palace.. 2 21 5 5 Do. Preference 44 4i 4 4 all Crystal Pal. of France 1 4 Dnston Iron Ore 20 11 Eastern Steam 5 all En.dfAus Cop Sm Co 25 24 Electric Telegraph 2O 22 21 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir • ••• 5 all Gen. Iron Sc Collier 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. -- 18 all General Screw Steam 15 20 10 Irish Beetroot Sup] 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 8 10 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn. 51 6 54 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel ..• 10 5 Netherlands Land 1 1 4 10 all Do. Do. 5 1 Do. 8p c P iss at 1 d id 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. 100 80 New B. & N.S. Land 18 22 1 all N. B. Australasian 1 1 20 15 Nrth. of EuropeStaars 1 all Oriental Gas l4 1 2s. Do. " New Shares" all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. 21 21 50 all Peninsular& Orienta 50 10 Do. New 2 all Portland Iron Co ••• 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 754 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. 14 11 1 Ditto New I iP 1 all South Austral. 35 —3 6 p 1 all Submar. Tel. Scrip 4 _ 20 all Do. Registered. 15 5 Trust& L.Co.U.Can. . s z 100 1 28 Vu Diemen'Orso .164 :1T 92 - 94 94 - 98 fii ---- iii ••• ••••• .. , [O4 - 105 12i - 13 1071 22i - 112 2i - 2i 88 - f 0 A - it) i 5 - 57 PIP ..... II•• ... 130 -a ri 8 36 3 d 30 - 80 - LLOYD'S SHIPPING. —(This Day.) LONDO N, Jan. 18.—Wind this day at noon, S. ; moderate breeze and cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 1 8.—Virind S.W.—Arrived—Alma (s.s.), from the Mediterranean' and left for Southampton. F AL MOUTH, Jan. 10.—Wind S.W., strong breezes.—Ar rived —Himalaya, from Singapore, for Bremen ; Dygden (?), Akyab, for Hamburg; Flandre, Santos ; Orient, New York; Manon, Cardiff, for Malta, leaky; Arcturus, Lon don, for Barbadoe3. COWES, Jan. 18.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—City of Mo bile, from New York. SHIELDS, Jan. 18.—Wind N.—Sailed Corsair, for Havana. L IVE RPOOL, Jan. 1 8 .—A. waterlogged barque, supposed to be the James , of St. John (probably James, of St. —The Atl as , o f an d f o r Sunder derland, fronaondon, has bee n b roug ht i n l ea ky, h av i ng been on the Newcombe Saud. Iv L e' o s), w wasBTOPF, passed, Jan. 1, i n l a t. 48 long. 27. H. 18. G iu msBy, Jan. 18.—Arrived —N or th P o l e , f rom N ew • castle, to Alicante , had been run into on the night of the E " T 16th inst., by a light schooner ; Raleigh, from Callao for Hamburg, on account of the ice in the Elbe. RIGA, Jan. 12.—The harbour is closed and the gulf co vered with ice. Jan. 9.—Afte r a f or t n i STOCKHOLM, ht's mild weather the frost has again set in very sharply, g and the harbour and river completely shut with ice. (Ha ELEOTRIO TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning. Arrived.— Rapid, from Sunderland ; Wonder, (.), Jer soySa;ilAedll.i—anAceta,l(LiPs,H(sa)7,rfeo; Havre ; Despatch, (s), Jersey. LTVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. - Wind Southerly. Arrived.—Clymene, from Calcutta ; Nary Stenhouse, Akyab ; Mary Matthew, Moulmein ; Santa Anna, Tarra gona ; Banshee, Halifax ; Isabel, Prince Edward's Island. Sailed.—Arabia, for Boston. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 17. Wind S.W. Euphrates, Lord Vesta, pa A n ni rr u i v r e e d , n E d b 1 s Commissary, from f Columbine, rom e; u ao Alex andria ; her Majesty's ship Rona:Load, ,Bermuda ; Eliza beth Wilthew, Alexandria. BY SLIBMARINE ABB BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday, 10.18 a.lll. Wind S.S.W.; tide, three-quarters flood; raining. Arrived, J a n. 18.—Royal Sovereign, from Calcutta; Lotus, Halifax; Turk, Terceira; Slanderings, St. John's, New Brunswick. Arrived, 19th.—Tweedside, from Cadiz ; Cnsar, Lagos; Lamont, Alexandria ; Charlotte Ann, Alicante ; Leone, uijada ; John Mogador ; Dieppe; Lady G O a d ll e i s p s o a l , i A . le H x a a rri nd e r t ia , ; L G eg o h w o ri m e, ; It eAcida, Lady Newbourgh: Messina • 'Strive, Mauriti us . Sailed.—Cleopatra, for Demerara. DEAL, Saturday, 0,41 a.m. Wind S., moderate. Passed, 17th—Queen of the East, from Calcutta, for London ; Pudsey Dawson, China for London ; Tweedside, Cadiz for London ; Bucephalus, 127 transport, Balaklava for London. Passed, 18th—Sultana, from Callao, for London; Patrick Henry, Now York for London ; /Ispeth, Berbice for London. Passed, 19th—Jane, from Jamaica, for London. Anchored—Globe, from London, for New Orleans. Sailed—Her Majesty's gun-boats Seagull, Seafly, and Sheldrake, for westward ; Star of Peace, Sydney, NEWGATE AND LEADENHA_LL. Turkeys, 4s Od to 10s 6d ; Geese, 5s Od to 6s 6d each ; Ducks, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; wild ditto, is 9d to 2s Od ; rabbits, 10d to is 6d each ; Pigeons, 7d to 9d each ; large Surrey Fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; middling, 2s Od to 3s Od ; Chickens, is 9d to 2s 3d ; Capons, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; Hares 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; Grouse, is 9d to 2s Od each ; Pheasants, 3s 3d to 3s 6d ; partridges, is 3d to le 9d each ; Roasting Pigs, 4s ed to 7s Od each. Ostend fresh butter, 6d to 12s 6d, and English lls 6d to 15s Od per dozer lbs. English Eggs, lOs Od to lls Od; French ditto, 7s 6d to 8104 per 120. NEWPORT. Beef from 3s Od to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 6d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; pork, 3s 6d to. 5s Od per 81bs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, front 3s Od to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 4d ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; pork, 38 4d to 5s Od per 81bs by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 3s Oct to 20s ; Brills, 2s Oct to 6s each ; Salmon, 3s Oct to 4s Od per lb ; Cod Fish, 3s Oct to 10s each ; Soles, 3d to is Oct per pair; Eels, 8d to ls per lb; Lobsters, Os 6d to 3s Od ; Crabs, is to 2s 6d ; Whitings, 3s Od to 6s per doz. ; Common Oysters, 16s to 25s ; Natives, 60s to —s per bsh ; Mackerel, 00s to Os per 100 ; Smelts, is Od to 3s Oct per doz.; Skate, 6d to Od per lb; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 6d per gallon; Bloaters, is Od to is 6d per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, Os Od to 8s per 100 ; Scotch do., 6d; Sprats, 6s Od to Os Od per bushel ; Doreys, is Od to 7s each ; Haddocks, 5s to 12s per doz. ; Pike 6d ; Sturgeon, 6d per lb ; Prawns, 4s Od to Os; Mullets, 6d to 3s Od ; Plaice, 4d to is each ; Halibut, 6d per lb; Flounders, is 6d to Os per dozen. BREAD. ---- -7-• The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 10d to lld ; of household ditto, Sid to 9id per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market . hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3d to Od ; 641 b to 721 b, to 4d ; 721 b to 801 b, 4d to 4id ; 801 b to 881 b, 41d to 4id ; 881 b to 961 b, 4icl to sd; 961 b to 1041 b, 5d to sid ; 104 to 1121 b —d to —d ; upwards, —d to —d ; Horse hides, 6a Od to Os Od; calf skins, light, 2s Od to 3s Od ; ditto, full, 7s Od to Os Od ; Polled Sheep, 7s Od to 9s Od ; Kents, 5s 6d to 6s 8d ; Half-breds, 59 6d to 6s 8d ; Downs, 4s 6d to 5s 8d ; Lambs, Os Od to Os Od ; Shearlings, Os Od to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 4/ 5s to 61 64 : clover ditto, 4/ 15s to 61 156 ; and straw,ll7s Od to 1/ lOs Od per load. A. fair average supply, and a moderate demand. CUMBERLAND. — AIeadow hay, 4/ 4s to 61 6 s : clove] do., 4/ 15s to 61 159 ; and straw. 1/ 8s to 1/ 11 per load. Both hay and straw sold steadily, at full prices. WHITEOFIAPEL. — Meadow hay, 4/ 5s to 61 Os; Clove? 'lo., 4/ lOs to 7/ Os; and straw, 1/ 6s to li 104 per load. Trade steady, at full quotations. STAR CLUB OF LONDON.—The following meetings for 1856 are appointed, viz. :—Wednesdays : 27th F e b ruary, 26th March, 16th April, and 21st May, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street 25th June and 23d July, at the Ship Hotel, Greenwich. The pr es id ent w i ll take the chair at 7 o'clock precisely. Ladies will be received at the meetings in June and July. THE RECTIFICATION OF FRONTIER A writer'in a pro-Russian paper, dated Vienna, Jan. 13, says ; " Permit me to direct your attention to a matter which just at present is deserving of close conside ration from its intimate connection with a point raised by the Austrian propositions, i. e., the in tended rectification of the Turco-Russian frontier in Bessarabia. Conjecture loses itself in its at tempts to discover a single reasonable pretext which can justify so absurd a requirement. No one hero has any difficulty, however, in determining the Power to which it owes its origin. Austrians who love their country see, with pain and inquietude their Government hastening into injurious political combinations, and justly re proach it with having cast a new obstacle, as irri tating as unexpected, in the way of pacific negotia tions. The demand of a cession of territory is a direct demonstration of Austria against Russia. Bessarabia (says the Austrian Gazette of this morn ing) is the glacis of Transylvania, and if Russia would not give umbrage to Austria she must never pass over the Dniester. One thus sees' that our Government is already regarding Moldavia and Bessarabia as natural dependencies of Transyl vania. " Article Ist of the Austrian propositions de mands ' the rectification of the frontier, which, starting from the neighbourhood of Chotym, shall follow the line of mountains which extend in a south-easterly direction, and shall terminate at Lake Tsasyk. ' " Who can call this a rectification of the frontier ? To rectify a frontier is evidently to substitute for the purely artificial limits fixed by treaty the natu ral boundaries indicated by the configuration of the ground, or the course of the rivers, or the mountains ; but all that portion of Bessarabia com prised between the parallel streams of the Pruth and the Dniester presents nothing but a plain, with but few water-courses. The ramifications of the Carpathians do not reach to Chotym, and the line which from that city divides the tributaries of the Pruth, with those of the Dniester, does not afford any sensible foot, far less a mountain chain. In this sloping chain, which bears in a great measure the character of the steppe, the Pruth traces a fur row of division sufficiently embanked, and forms thus ft natural, regular, and continuous boundary line through the whole length of the Moldavian frontier._ To rectify' this frontier by substituting a boun dary line, artificial and arbitrary, is absurd. A territory whose limits, as marked out by nature, show that it was designed to form a whole, would by such a senseless plan be, as it were, torn to rags, useless both to Turkey and to Russia. Would such a line offer any defence to Moldavia ? Would it not be a standing source of constantly-recurring strife? " The direction of this line is so very vaguely indicated in the article in question that it may as easily be understood to comprehend a narrow bor der the length of the Pruth, or two-thirds of Bes sarabia. If the proposed line is to commence from the environs of Chotym,' is that fortress to form part of the ceded territory, or will it remain with Russia ? Chotym is a very important fortress. In 1834, when the attitude of Austria was menacing, it had a garrison of 16,000 meu. The fortress of Ismail, which formerly had a population of 30,000 men, has lost a good deal of its importance. But almost at its gates a new and flourishing town has arisen, with a large population. This town, whose very existence appears to be ignored by the French maps, is called Toutchkoff. Its creation is entirely Russian, yet being within the line of the Tsasyk lake, would it not be equally comprised in the cession demanded ? In one word, the stipulation under notice, drawn up after the contest, under the inspiration of a power which wishes to turn the struggle to its ad vantage, has so much of vagueness and confusion that one is tempted to set it down as a diplomatic blunder. Those who drew it up have doubtless consulted Lapie's map of Turkey published in 1822, or that of the War Department of Vienna—the latter being only a copy of the French map. In these maps chains of mountains are set down any where, at the fancy of the designer. The Russian maps do not represent the ground in relief. A simple perusal of the works of Kohl, or of Prince Demidoff, upon Southern Russia, will suffice to show the errors of the maps which have probably been consulted by those who drow up the article for the proposed rectification of frontier. COUNT ESTERHAZY'S INSTRUCTIONS. Le Nord publishes the text of Count Buol's despatch to Count Valentine Esterhazy, serving as his instructions when conveying the Austrian propositions to St. Petersburg. The following is the note : " Vienna, Dec. 16, 1855. " The words whieh your Excellency has had the honour of hearing from the Emperor's own lips must have again confirmed to you the intentions that have invariably guided the policy of his Ma justy during the different phases of the contest now weighing so heavy on Europe. Unswervingly constant to these same principles the Emperor would have deemed himself unmindful of what is due to his own people and the nations of Europe had he allowed the present moment to escape when a superior power imposes a virtual truce upon the combatants, without making one last effort to open new paths towards that peace which is evidently a most urgent necessity for Europe. • " Convinced, on the one hand, of the sincerity of the declarations so repeatedly made by the Empe ror Alexander, that he was willing to assist in ar riving at any peace not repugnant to his own dig nity and the honour of his country, his Imperial Majesty has felt himself called upon to employ his best efforts in order to ascertain what degree of re ciprocity might await those inclinations at the Courts of France and Great Britain. His Majesty deigned in consequence to entrust to me the duty of sounding the cabinets of Paris and London on this subject. But while we found them most firmly resolved not to initiate any pacific overtures, we nevertheless have, to our great satisfaction, found in these Cabinets a disposition such as to inspire us with the hope that they will not refuse to exa mine and accept conditions of a nature to present all the guarantees requisite for a serious and last ing peace, and to adjust satisfactorily the question that gave rise to the war. "Not merely this: we believe we are authorised in expressing the hope that these powers, while main taining in its full force the right of presenting such conditions of peace as may seem fitting to them, would be no less disposed at this present time not to deviate from the principle they laid down at the commencement of the contest, which was not to prosecute any private advantages, and to limit their demands to the sacrifices necessary for reassuring Europe against the return of a state of things so deplorable and involved as the present. " Encouraged by these signs, the Imperial Cabi net has not shrunk from the task of conscientiously taking the present state of affairs into serious ac count, and of stating the bases on which, in its opi nion, the structure of a solid peace might be reared. The four principles already accepted byßussia have always appeared to us to be the best initial point. Only,and for the sake of warranting the work of peace, and especially of avoiding the rocks on which the last conferences were wrecked, we have deemed it indispensable to develope the four principles in such a manner as to render them consonant with the general interests of Europe and facilitate the final agreement by a more precise definition. " The fruib of this labour is contained in the document subjoined, which, from the fact of its acceptance by the belligerent powers, will acquire a value tantamount to the preliminaries of peace. The signature to these preliminaries would be im mediately followed by a general armistice and definitive negotiations. '" This labour baying been honoured with the approbation of his Majesty the Emperor, your Ex cellency is charged with its presentation for accep tance_ by the court of Russia, adding , while doing ee chope,pie o nwe propositions our so, the most pressing entreaties t hat weigh well its contents and communicate, to us its determina tion, which we consider o f the greatest abalse Wr importance t to knowassomoneeats withpossible. a fa t shall lose no time in warmly recommending their of Paristhe and London, ex pressing n acceptance at the e thesame c courts r t t i s me that they will not use the right of eventually pre senting special conditions at the negotiations, save in the interest of Europe, and to an extent such as will not raise serious obstacles against the -re-esta blishment of peace. " We entreat the court of Russia calmly to ex amine the propositions we submit to it. We shall . not enlarge on the grave consequences that would be produced by a refusal to enter the path we open for it a second time, in order that an honourable reconciliation may be effected —a refusal that would entail upon it the weight of an immense responsibility. We prefer relying on its wisdom to weigh well the opportunity now offered. " We believe we are now interpreting the wishes and true requirements of Europe. It remains for us to appeal to the exalted sentiments of the Em peror Alexander, whose supreme determination will decide the fate of so ma n y m illi ons o f b e ings. " His Imperial Majesty will, we are firmly per suaded, choose the part which appears to us to be the only one consistent with the real interests of his own people, and with the wants of humanity. " Receive, ic., ig Coun BuoL." 50i 50 10 20i 12 60 92 4 77 8J 101 54 i i i 72j 13j 79 97 96 i 1 i i 66i 6 a 39 30 i 106 i 6 24i 7ii 3i 201 ttrb Mbition SUN OFFICE, Stx o'Clock. PRUSSIA. 1 BERLIN, January 17.—The R uss i an Govern ment has on further considerati on , d ec id e d to accept the Austrian proposals as th e y are , doubt less reserving to itself the patriotic task of taking off their edge and blunting their point in the negotiations which will necessarily ensue. In the temporary abeyance of the detailed news of the motives that have led to this further pliancy on the part of Russia, official men here attribute this last pacific resolution to the urgent remonstrances and representations of Prussia, which have of lat e b een re d ou b led b oth i n number and empressement. In the midst of the satisfaction that various large circles will doubtless experience at the receipt of the news of Russia's pacific step, it would be well to b ear i n m i n d th a t the immediate object of Russia at the present moment is to prevent the Austrian Minister in St. Petersburg from asking for his pass ports, and to pave the way for peace conferences to be opened. LITERATURE. Inside Sebastopol and Experiences in Camp, de. Chapman and Hall. The narrative of a journey to the ruins of Sebas topol by way of Gibraltar, Malta, and Constanti nople, and back by way of Turkey, Italy, and France, a journey occupying elevan weeks alto gether and undertaken in the autumn of 1855, on a momentary impulse, in acceptance of an extem pore invitation from a friend just going to set off for Balaklava, in the good screw-ship Lindsay, freighted by the Sardinian Government. Who the author is, for the question is likely to be asked, we are unable to say, what we imagine may be ga thered from the narrative, and that is " a gentle man of the long robe," possessing a shrewd know ledge of men and things not easily to be hum bugged, and endowed with an observant eye which the novelty and striking character of what passed before him, tended considerably to quicken. This much is certain he has produced a lively, entertain ing, and instructive book of travel and adventure, all the better for being unpretentious, and probably none the worse for being written -as he proceeded and sent in successive instalments home for publi cation. Under other circumstances, a number of faults of composition, including bad grammar, and several inaccuracies might have been avoided—but the probability is great we should not have had so fresh and so honest a transcript of his thoughts and impressions, for the book is both dashing and honest, however much or little we may be disposed to differ from rho views and opinions of the author. Take as a sample the following, from the striking narrative of his experiences in Camp and Sebasto pol, occupying, by the way, about one-third of the volume,in the latter of which places he has to tell of more than one narrow escape of being pounded by shot or shell. He is accounting for the invaluable services of the siege artillery having been over looked, and more than a fair share of fame having been accorded to the sons of the sea. "TIE NATAL BRIGADE. " No doubt they were a dashing set of sea-dogs. They were rollicking, and restless, and obstreperous, as if they had no heads to be smashed, or backs to be scratched. They grumbled that 'it was darned hard' if they were not allowed to offer themselves as a certain pot shot at thirty yards to a Russian sharpshooter. They had their own way of firing, and they would stick to it. The naval brigade would fire broadsides. There was always some thing the matter with the guns, until the last one in the battery was loaded ; then, with or without orders, away went the broadside, and the gunners jumped up upon the parapet, each to watch his own shot. If the natu ral result followed, and the reckless salt had his head knocked off, no one thought anything about it ; if it was only an arm, he would look at it for a moment, and then say in an under tone, blowed if them Ruskies haven't knocked off my fin. Here, doctor, just belay this ; make it all taut, will you e and then he would go it again, until the inflammation supervening made him knock up. So Jack would pull up guns into inaccessible positions; and with a cutlass and pistol storm anything. He was in Sebastopol before the Rus sians were out, and even before the Zouaves got in. He got the first fruits of the plunder there ; and if you want ed any curios,'such as a cross, or amulet, or a medal, you had only to go to the quarters of the naval brigade, and, for about ten times its original value, you might get anything, from a silver medal of the order of St. Vladimir to a grey great cciat." The " real history of the Redan" is not less gra phically told, though some will be disposed to doubt the applicability of the adjective. Probably Sir Colin Campbell and General Airey have no doubts about the matter—either of whom were prepared to have taken the Redan with their well tried troops, and thus have prevented the escape of the Russian army to the north side of Sebas topol. Accustomed as we are to consider Gibral tar impregnable, let us see what he has got to say about its state:— GIBRALTAR IN 1855. " Fortunately, it is not likely that Gibraltar will have to stand a siege, for if it had, I believe it would be found to be in a most disgraceful state. The precipice which looks towards Spain, and which our ancestors burrowed with such persevering energy, is armed with pop-guns. There is not even a 68-pounder in the whole line of gal leries. Gibraltar is full of enormous stores of military weapons, which are to the improved military science of the resent day what the arms of Montezuma were to those of Cortes." Gibraltar ought assuredly to be looked to—not withstanding the author's belief that it is not likely to have to stand a siege. The very carbines of the artillerymen, we are informed, are " entirely use less." The book, though tinctured with some prejudices, contains much valuable matter, and altogether is likely to attain a not unmerited po pularity. In a succeeding edition, should one be called for, as is not improbable, we trust care will be taken, in justice to the public and the author, to correct the abounding if excusable defects of the work. We have only to add that a map, showing the lines of route, fronts the title-page, and a large sketch of the siege operations before Sebastopol will be found as au appendix. Thorn's Irish Almanac and Official Directory. Dublin : Alexander Thom and Sons. Comprises a British, a Parliamentary, a Peerage and Baronetage, a Naval and Military, a Colonial, a Government offices, a University, a Scientific and Literary, an Ecclesiastical, a Law, a Banking, a Postal and Conveyance.. a County and Borough, and a Dublin City and County Directory, in all no fewer than thirteen Directories, each and all ample and indicative of praiseworthy labour, and regard for accuracy. In addition to these, and the matter usually to be found in the best class of Almanacs will be found a variety of useful infor mation, including " Statistics of Ireland," an im portant desideratum to such as are desirous of becoming acquainted with tho condition of the Sister Isle, or need a book of reference. In con nection with the General Post-office Directory will be found a map of Dublin on a scale of 4i inches to a statute mile—showing the Borough boundary and the boundaries of the several wards as no w constituted. Altogether the work is one likely to do good service during the present year, and is de serving of even more populanty than was achieved by its predecessors. Dictrichsen and Ilannay' s R oya l Almanac. The nineteenth i ssue of this remarkable produc tion, distinguished alike for the variety and utility of its contents, and the trivial price at which they may be rendered available by the public. One hundred and s i xty • pages, closely printed, contain ing inf orma ti on corrected to the time of publication for—but the reader knows already. The War Almanac. H. C. Clark. --- Vindicates its right to the appellation with praiseworthy vigour and success, and may be con sulted with advantage by all who are interested in the war, and not least by those who have friends or acquaintances in the Army or Navy—or the Militia. POSTA.CIE TREASURY WARRANT. The Gazette of last night contains a warrant for the re. gulation of colonial postage, which will come into oper a . tion on the lit April. The following is the schedule to which this warrant refers : i s o t i f a t g h s o f c bo oks 010 or art, whether p y ay th ab e le for the transmis. " Places between whichn ial a n l publications, or works of literature colonial, or foreign, and pri n ted . publications of votes or proceedings of the Imperia l packets iarham w en ns t ratesg i le gislatures, la t f r e p s 0 , s may tage b e chargeable and b. sion thereof, under the , regulations and conditions men tioned and prescribed in the foregoing Treasury Warrant (that is to say) : Between the several colonies in the British West Indies without passing through the United King d0m......................... 0 6 Between Malta and Gibraltar without passing through the United Kingdom 0 6 Between the British West Indies and Malta or Gibraltar through the United Kingdom Between Mahailer Gibraltar and Hong-Kong. via Egypt 0 S Between the British West Indies and Hong Kong, via the United Kingdom and Egypt 1 2 " DUNCAN. "H. BRAND. 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