The Sun. — London, England, 1856-01-16 00:00:00

• rrl§ , rdONtY VIAV,ItET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two , n'aLoo: The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed with leis heaviness, although well supplied. Com pared with Friday's rates, the prices of all kinds w ere unchanged. The sales were estimated at 6 ,000 bales, consisting of 500 American for export ; 180 Pernam and Maranham, 6d. to 73d. ; 3() Bahia, 61(1 . to 61d. ; 100 Egyptian, 61d. to 60. ; 500 Stoats, 3'd. to 4id. The Railway Share Market, t hough somewhat active, declined towards the close of business. Commercial intelligence from France has come t o band, containing a review of the different branches of trade throughout the country during the first fortnight of the present year, and the latest fluctuations in the markets for bread stuffs. The prices of flour, which had a downward ten dency at first, have within the last two days risen from lf. to 2f. per sack of 157 kilogrammes. Rye, On the other hand, has fallen about lf. per 115 kilogrammes, and barley is not much in demand at reduced quotations. The business in sugars has returned to its steady position, after the specula tiTe rise at the close of the year. At Havre the stocks of refined have diminished below their usual quantity, and have, in consequence, risen in price. The importation of raw sugars has kept pace with the demand, but in these kinds the markets in France are limited. Coffee for some time past has been in a very quiet state, from which there has been no alteration, and prices continue goad. At Marseilles there have been few transac tions, and the stock on hand is insignificant. In 'Wine there has been considerable animation at Bercy, and the sales have exceeded the supplies, 'Witho u t, h owever, causing any variation in prices, which range from 425 f. to 625 f. The fall in spirits of all hinds which marked the close of the year continues, and the demand for inferior sorts is de cre g a s i n ... The inquiry for common manufactured gwds is improving. During the past year th ere was a decrease in the sales of calico at Havre, compared with the previous year. 40 1854, 96,766 pieces were sold in the market, an d in 1855 only 88,506 pieces, showing a de crease of 8,260 pieces. This diminution of sales accounted for in consequence of an altera tion in the material for dress in that part of France. 2 . 11 woollen manufactures there has been an in creased trade in common fabrics, for the supply of the tro o p s at the seat o f war ; an d t h e i mports ' r ota Germany and Spain of finer qualities are below .3. the average quantity. Accounts from Antwerp report an improvement 4 14 ,_ the state of trade since the commencement of the Year. All kinds of grain ruled at the average prices at the close of 1855, and the importations of f oreign wheat and rye kept the markets well sup- Plied. Cotton was in demand at remunerative , prices ; and the imports included a large arrival 'rota Texas. The half-yearly meeting of the London and Westminster Bank was held to-day. The report s tated that the net profits of the * concern for the last six months was 78,494/: Bs. 5d., which added to 7,7251., the unappropriated profits of the pre ceding half-year, made a total of 86,2201. ss. 2d. From this amount the directors now recommended "a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, and also a bonus of 5 per cent. upon the paid-up capital. After a short discussion the report was adopted. Ile English Funds, after the regular hours of business yesterday, took a decided upward turn, in e(l ' neequence of a statement that an issue of 1/. notes 18 about to be authorised. As the effect of such a Proceeding would necessarily be to release the 111 °DeY market from some of the pressure ,that now prevails, extensive speculative pur !_basee of stock have been made, and the 4 7nclency in the quotations is still upwards. What :" may be the course pursued by the Bank of ''' . 2 l gland Directors their position is one of extreme ult,f6culty. The utmost caution is necessary on Part to check the steady diminution of the bul 'Le; and at the same time to avoid, if possible, any re strictive measures that may create general alarm 4 1. 44 consequent mistrust. A speculati on for a rise "4/ia g commenced, Consols which last evening were nearly 87 have improved to 87k and 87-2 for the account. The money quotations from 86i have feu to 871, although they are now rather flatter, 114 .--86 i Z. The New 3 per Cents. are 87i and _ th e Reduced 86i to 87g. Bank Stock has been I ° 6 , 1 and 208. Exchequer Bills are 7s. to 35., and 'ndla Bonds 6s. to 3s. disconnt: A. very limited business has been done in the :reign Stock Market, but fuller rates are current. Turkish 6 per Cents. are nearly 2 per cent. higher, 11 : 131 e 1 Y, 82k to 82/ for account, while the New "clip is 3i to 3 discount. Sardinian Bonds are • le ,arked 82k, Mexican 19k to 191, Chilian 6 per v ents. 1011, and the 3 per Cents. 64. Dutch /4) nds are nominal. The following are the nominal .prices of Foreign 7kekg:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6/ 7 ; Mexican, ; Peruvian, 73 5 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 51 3; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 45 7 ; Russian 5 per Ceuta. 95 7 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 85 7 ; Spanish • 3 Per Cents., 38/ 39; ditto Deferred, 21k ; ditto C ertificates, 4k ; ditto Passive, 61 7. The advance in the Funds has occasioned a cor- I"Ponding movement in the prices of the leading railway investments, and more activity is apparent 11 , 1 the market. Great Northern ha ve risen about 1 , Great Western 1, Lancashire aid Yorkshire I, South-Western 4 to 1, and the rest in proportion. some of the Foreign lines are rather higher, and also Great Western of Canada. In the Joint-Stock Banks and Foreign Mining Shares there is scarcely any business recorded. Canada Government Debentures are rather dearer. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. I : 4 ,1 ) ( Fronk the Olieiest List. ) BI2BIINII, done. Ilan k Stock 20 61 8 ; Pc' Cent. Reduced Annuities........ 7„.Por Cent C onso le Annuities B6l I , 7i 61 7i t"vr 3 per Cent. Annuities . " 6 " . 3 i per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 3i Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l6 i India Eduds. .43000 . .. .. .. 3 6 %hoofs for Account I/chequer Bills, lid. 11000 ...11••••• k5OO sims3 l Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cenb 97 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. %Ulan Bends, 6 per Cent lOl4 Ditto 3 pc'. Cent . 64 tileTlean 3 per Cent. ... Ditto Account ......... ... . ............. , reruvian Bonds, 4i per ....... Ditto Account . . .................... .:........ Ditto. 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ...... ......... 82i Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent ... .. .............. • Ditto N ew Deferred, 3 per &la. ......... 211 Ditto Account 2ll x d Teirkit.h. Bonds, 6 par cent Bls Ditto for the Account Bll 2 n 21 1 2 Ditto New Scrip, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account 3i i R d Dividends on the above payable ir t 0!..... ., THREE O'CLOCK. Consols •.. — Ditto for Account Feb. 7 . 874 x d LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day. (MI iLTACTRIO TZLEGRAPE.) SountiotproN, Wednesday Morning. Arrived. — Atalanta, from Sutherland ; Alliance (s), Havre; •La Pottle, Cherbourg ; Duke of Cornwall (s), Dublin. Sailad.--south Western (s), for Jersey. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 14. Wind E.S.E. (B).".e rr r i i v in e e d a .—Euphrates (se), from Trieste ; Sarah Sands WATERFORD, Jan. 14. Wind S.S..W. Ar rives,--Grrectilus, from Athol'. Sailed.--.T tabula, for Antwerp. 60 LoYDoN, 25 16.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ;1 20 light, with olght rain. 100 100 20 20 Wind IV. Arrived.—Fanny, from Alexandria ; Providentia, from 50 °stand. i 100 Sailed.—Georgia, for Savannah ; Jamea Jones, New 100 (gleans. 20 The bark Olivia, of New York, from Cardiff to Swan- 50 aab, with iron, foundered 9th January, t a t. 4 9 N ., l ong . 20 12 W L in a heavy gale, Crew Raved by the Emperor, 25 from Paraiba to Liverpool; arrived off Cape Clear, 3th January. r !der the further ompany t of not r such a Arctic by Mr: 7es tree- hat bar- Arctic le which distilla be esti d it oan candles, that has says bus and 45 that n years V as our o doubt unately %lAN. )graphi )l of the Lee flog, lies and rpon hie )rd, the ith Dr. lied the the last Henry let, Dr. T arose Kane, He de. He s neces- e could ake him ife deli reflects (Loud vlaune. I much friend, words moured no here 6 simple or your litor of Henry Green- I will ranges Green n these is coast tnerally lrinnell rhich I renew- In our r means e estab• I obser• in tb• >meter • ly way parison lowest degrees almost )ur 'ex hey eet finally tinder• weeks we did at this but it Here [noon. ntaing, out ap• of this a field ich has iter ap• Not a 300 ft. A gale ght no thee* ad the aid not it Was Raking resafiae Daii - Ota 76 an . Green. be cir• route e of ornisc quite be had ult of re our to the In bar ►f leav ire cut these o the -et our I loud imaux Ideer. opta to $ ►ortb. inion, e. I 4i led. 13. I let be d and ft It Alt Ist/ A DAY. • RAILWAYS. Intottni, Price* thi3 11%. 21 2> 31 31 s. ".. 7i - 8 16 -. 15 13 - 1.4 9 - 8 79 - 81 54k bii io 7 12 ... """ ... 5 - 4 6i - 7j 11 - 19 si 81 25 --- 27 17 19 70 - 72 49 - 51 9* - 19 - 20 80 -- 85 6 - 884 - 89.1 74 - 76 119 121 102 W 4 53 84 70 75 5 - 6 5 6 7Gt 77i -- 64 94 96 931 954 E 5: 8 ei 53 or, .. a 6.1 - 63i 36 --- 38 9 -- 10 • • i 'iii ... 293 66 - 67 81 - 5 - 4} 12 - L 2. 44 45 92 97 9k 8 4/ - 5 19 ,- 21 'Ol - 103 71 73 42 10 3 / 4 . Ilk 57 1587 (;5 - 67 5 3d 2d -- pa - 35 ••• ".. , -- 18. 14 34 - 4_- 6 ..: ~- ... ? , t.*IIA dbq g Eaet.. Juna.. . all r alfa.st & Eallymenn. all "inning. Wolverh is Stour Valley P 146 Rirkeand. Lanosl.. & ..!hoshire shunt._ .. all Oath. & .£si and £25 Cone 19 Do., all & Ty n 9 °rig int' £25 (hod. at tA , ' LOU iiristoi and Exeto, 100 Caledonian. Carm. and Ca.- digan al. Cheater & Holyhead. all Cork and Bandon.. all Cork, Black, .k PAM 18 Cornwall all Do. A .............• 8 Do. B 0 1i !Wei' Junction.... '3 45 iDnolin&BelfairtJunc 5 all Dun. P. & Ate • Jne n all Do. N•'!w ...... R. 100 East Avglian.— - , .11 Eastern Counties.. it. 100 East. 7nion. A SO 3t. DO Do., B. Stow . 15 8 New S 71 East Kent I. PO Fast Lancashire I. 100 Edinburgh tit Ging° - 0 all , Edinb. and Peebles 4. 100 Edin.Prth &Duird , 0 9 I Forth & Clyde Jon 0 all Furness 0 all jDo. Extension......., It. 100 ,Glasrow&S W ,, ,g; • all Great N. of Sootlnd Itlrcat Northern 00 iDo., A. Stock 00 Do., B. Stock 130 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire ) 00 ( Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val, Rail Gua. Stk. all Irish South-Easter:. all T...i.neaster & Carlisle 14i Do., Thirds 7 Do. New Thirds 00 Lsueash.anelYorkih Do., Riding Ur I all Liv.Crsby.St.Southot all London k Blackwai [OO Lomi.BrightStS.Cat. [OO ILond. and N. Wet ,, .' 1 6 Fifths . 5i 1 - ) 6 .14)1.tiu..4At8 2jiDo. 100' i,•.u , 1 oh and all all D.. £P........<.. , . it 'f.....,infirrydt Col end T...n.:lndn - . , .} 1 1.Enni .51 umiel,.Stie y . i rt all Do. Shares, No. 1 1 2s ‘II.X: Gin - 1 Metropolitan........ . ' 0.. "hO. flirteng. Sr Der - . ;, !0 1 ,Yfidltt.G. West. all 4)u. taalf Shares__ 411 'Newcastle& Carlisl:•. all 'Nwpt.Alierg.&HrV 8.; Newry &Enniskillw.. vow. Warreup,jr Rostrevar. tl Norfolk . Nortlin.Connties Tin .00 North British......„. all North Doyen, No. I all Do., No. 2 all A Deferred... all Do., B GuaranVe. , .00 N. Eastern—l3erwic% 211 00. do. Extension 15 T)n.do. G.N.E. 'Furth atl Co. Leeds 'IV , Do. York 100 North London 1 \ , .&S.Watrn.,flani• - stead, and City in.. 17,1, North Staffordshir... al' North Western..,.. all N. &S. Westrn. June i Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester........ 00 Ox, Wore.. At Welv 8 iloitimaortth 00 : I ;.o.i;ish Central . o,4cottishAtidiand,.. .00 ';iropshire Un • '.outh Devon • =oath Eastern....,„ . all - ..touth Wales ........ . - Yrksh. Riv. Dan St. 3t. St. 20 I.IA 3t. at, 5 5 20 10 11 Itaines,Wok. &Wolc a ' tockton & Darll 16 Ateekten & Hrlrtlep , faff Vale. Is) on. Pref., No. 1_ 11 rksmes Ilay. D.& R. Ulyerstone & Lanes. all Vale of Neath... all Waterfd. & Kilkenny' all Waterford&Limerick all West Cornwall. 8 West End of London and Crystal Palace... all Do. A 3 Do. B. all West London. all Wimbledn&Croydonl FOREIGN. ,ai kltwernAcltott •rdamJ 40 Do. 5 p.c. Oblgs. eon. in Sh . at par till '64 10 Ardennes >telgto.n Eastn. Juni, 10 I Rezi era to Grai se-864. 44. Bombay , Baroda i an (I.,ntrtsl all I Do. 4.11 76omorm, ti *)nt,cl. Rhenish,, all lEantern of France 10 IN,. New all /rut Indian, g. sp. a LO 1 ,)0 v;ensinr.., . 17)o. do. do ! , '59, do 20 'Cid Tlr of Canad AA ill '1 Do. tit . TT►wrenae h ktlantic d 0........ 70 pc). Cert. of Debeu. con. into Stk. till T. all 1 )o. Comp. 6p. a., do 10_ Gt. Ceuta al of Ft-an all 07, Indian PeninPrtf , guar. 5 per cent... an ') 0 . New 5 per cent all , o . Extensions.. 13 G;:aat --- Lnxembont. Clonstitnted shares all Do. Obligations ell Ot.Westernof Canad qharee 5 Do. New all Do. Wis., payable's7, with option till '55., all Do. do., '62, p. '56 . all Do. do., '76, p. '6o all Do. do., '73, without option all Hamilton & Toronto all ID o. 6 per cent. 17 Lake Const. k 'URN all ,Lierre and Turnhout 10 Lyons and Oensys .., 14 \ Lyons sk Mediterran. all Madras .............. 10 Do. New ............. . a ll ; Maria Antonia ~. • a ll IDo. do. New ,f. a ll Namur & Liege (with interest) all Do. (ex interest) a ll Northern of Franco. all D0.201.13h5. all Do. 20 1 . 3 p. o Bds (fmy.B. & Ams. Slut. a ll NorweuianTrunkPre 16 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds • all aria and Orleans.... all Paris and Rouen... M . 'arianacn di Cherhre all Do 5 'Rome and Frascati all Rouen and Havre all Royal. Danish 5 Royal Swedish all 11 Do. Obligations .... all Sambre and Meuse_ all Do. 5 p. cent. Prof ss. Scinde 911 Do all Southern of Franoe 16 St. Andrew's awl ;Inebec (Ai i t.l! We, Flanders all Do 54 per c. Pre' 1R 'cr.gtern of wrmor all Do, , , ~ li vt. ~ ,-1,-',...., ___. ENT-•WIA . 50 Bank of London all kri . t.:;o1„ tk..Sy i.,D.C: . ..rxtisb N. American 5 ma,rtd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, 1 China 50 City 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lond all Eng.Seot.&&llP.Cht of a ll Loud. Chart. Bk. Australia. 5 Ditte Now 20 fiendon n.na Count v • 3 50 Lact.&E.Buk g•CorP• 1 16 London Joiot SOck 20 li)nd.k, weptmiuster 35 Vatior.ai pro.of Eng 1.0 New. ....... 22 'Tstioua. l of Irolutd all `few South all Oriental Bank of Corporation. 25 .7r6vlncial of Irolawl an !fro. New 1 !loyal 4ustraln.Bkß , 1(1 Tmn 10 50 Royal British i dl Witt, c. , litTali a i all Union of Australia 21 Do. New 10 Union o London 71 -- 3 2.1. t - 31,1 P - p all' 8 9 20i 201 11 10 15 60 651' 80 -- 85 1 2p 5k 51 par ip 4 - 4 21 - 241 - 9 51 21 - 2ap 98 100 115 -- 120 115 120 104 106 23 - 24 110 L 5 6 - fit} -I" - 3 5 4 - 5 1 41 - :4 -34 121 .7 1 1 - 44 441 44 PT , ' 18} - 11 - if 2 - 8 - 84 • •• • • • par -- ip Dm 34 - 4 28 --• 29 19i 1 'BANK& 88 0 56 - 68 i'd ••• 63 - 65 •. ''''' ... 1 61 - 161 15 - 151 31 - , .b. Par .... ». 37 - S 9 3 7 - 38 51 - 53 •Nt . ►► .. • • A - 40 . 73 • 75 S 9 30 a 31 e thi s ila:v • 9.0 16 20 Tin% 117 j i oN now! WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANTARY 10; 1016. a Y..i.*i:::::. c.~irAk3.Y, T ?tXEi; t t 0 II i4p4P_ fa , /z . • ' - 4••• , , • ZA.T.II,WLie ‘ ~~l 'iii F•♦l'l~ ~ this . this lay • SUN OFFICE, Sia; o'Clock. Bedford and SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. Meeting this Day. A special general meeting of the shareholders of this compwly was held this morning at the Waterloo Ter minus, Waterloo-road, to consider and decide on which of the two schemes of extension of this line—from Dor chester to Exeter, or Yeovil to Exeter —shouli be adopted, the directors recommending that from Yeovil to Exeter. It will be recollected that the extension of, this line has been the subject of much discussion and ill-feeling amongst the shareholders, on the ground, as alleged by some, that the late Chairman (the Hon. Mr. Scott) had pledged the company yvithout authority) to the exten sion of the line to Exeter. The attendance of share. holders at the commencement of the meeting was very small. Mr. Chaplin, M.P., in the chair. The report of the directors recommending the extension from Yeovil to Exeter, and which has already been published in The Sun, was read by Mr. Crombie, the secretary. In answer to a question from Mr. PUNCEUED, The SECRETARY said the committee of directors who considered the question of extension were the Chairman, Mr. Dutton, Mr. Mortimer, Count Ayre, Mr. Castle main, Captain Mangles, and Mr. tlzielli. The CuArniew said that, in accordance with the con tents of the report, they were called on to decide the simple question whether the extension of the line to Exeter should be by the coast or through the central dis trict between the coast and tke l Great Western Railway. The explanatory report which 110 been read contained the unanimous sentiments of the board—(hear)—and he felt he might with advantage avoid troubling them with his opinions on the question and unnecessarily occupying their time. As it was his intention to propose to them a resolution confirming and adopting the report, and the agreement with the Salisbury and Yeovil Company, be would make a few observations. With reference to the coast line, looking at the railway system throughout the country, they would find they were mostly at a con siderable discount, which was not much to be wondered at, because half of the district which a railway had to look to for support was occupied by the sea. (Hear.) If the coast did not contain good mercantile ports, such as Southampton, Bristol, Liverpool, and Hull, it fol. owed that the sea was very unproductive to a rail way, and where there were such small porta as Lymington, Poole, Sidmouth, and Exmouth, they found in the small sailing craft a powerful rival to a coast line in carrying rough, large, and heavy commodities, which comprised a railway's goods traffic, at a trifling cost. A coast line also left a large district open to the influence of a competing railway. The distance by the - central line would be 27 miles shorter than the coast line, which was a weighty con sideration. It often happened that competing lines ran at a uniform rate of fare., the longer route adopting them in order to obtain a share of popularity, conse quently they would save in the outlay of construction in adopting the central line, and derive an advantage over their rival in the amount of their fares. The hon. gen tleman proceeded to remark on the better security the central line would give over the ether, and reminded the meeting that as there bad lately been new blood in fused into the direction, and the central scheme had re ceived the unanimous approval of the board, it would also receive the unanimous support of the meet. ing. He moved the reception and adoption of the report with the agreement with the Yeovil and Salisbury Com pany. Mr. DUTTON seconded the nntion. Mr. WOOD, in a lengthened address, complained thal the chairman bad used hie influence, as a member o Parliament and chairman of that board, to promote ex tensions which had been unproductive. He had no con. fldence in him as their chairman, and be (Mr. Wood advised them to call on him to resign. He was oppose, to any further extensions. Mr. DICKINSON said that the report presented by the direct - ma was the most illusory and treacherous docu ment that had ever been submitted to a body of share. holders. Mr. Dickinson, in the course of his opening remarks, charged Mr. Hutchings, one of the directors, with grinning and sneering at his remarks, which that gentleman denied, when a strange scene occurred, in the course of which Mr. Hutchings denied the assertion, re , marking that if Mr. Dickinson wiohod to make a porqn nal quarrel of it he was ready to do so, because he was afraid of no mau either in publi9 or private. Mr. Dick• mason then resumed his speech, in the eour..e of wb ich he remarked that the Yeovil and. Salisbury Company wa, but a sham, and proceeded to read the list of the share holdere, with the amount they bad subscribed, comment ing severely on them—sotne of them, he said, being without the means of raising money sufficient to pay for the shares stated they had, and that others were persons under age, &o. He was about to remark on the chair man of the board as a shareholder in the Yeovil atad Sa lisbury line, when The CHAIRMAN rose, and said he was not convected with the line, either directly or indirectly—(hear)--and if Mr. Dickinson's other 'statements were of the same character as his statement respecting him (the chairman) he was afraid they were not to be relied on. Mr. DICKINSON then entered into the cost of the con struction of the line. He described the valuation of Mr. Locke and the surveyors as mere fictions. He called on the meeting to discountenance alliances with other lines and to set their faces against further extension. It was impossible to make the Central line for 600,0001. The route from Yeovil to Exeter, by the Bristol and Exeter line, was but six miles longer than it would be by the proposed line, and it was to be expected the Bristol and Exeter Railway would oppose them in fares and crush them. The line from London to Southampton bad. cost three millions, and he felt certain that the extension to Exeter before it was finished would cost a similar amount. Mr. Dickinson next referred to the directors having sent out proxies to support the central line. Mr. UZIELLI (director) denied that he had canvassed for a single vote. Mr. Sergeant GAZELEE ,saia he did not believe the directors had canvassed for a vote. (Hear.) Mr. PUNCHARD —Theo why have they sent out proxies Mr. Sergeant GAZELEE said the directors had sent out proxies to prevent a section of the shareholders from doing so, and gain an advantage over the others. Mr. DICKINSON, after some further remarks, moved the rejection of the report. Mr. HELPS seconded the amendment. Mr. DANBY SEYMOUR, M.P., as acting chairman of the Salisbury and Yeovil Company, denied Mr. Dickin son's statement that it was not a bona fide company. Colonel LUARD (director) replied to the letters that bad been published by Mr. Dickinson, reflecting on the conduct of the directors. He characterised these let ters as foul abuse in describing the directors as j Akers, enemies to the company, &c., and called on that gentle man to retract his assertions. Mr. DICKINSON declined to retract what he had said or published. Colonel LUARD—Then I shall know how to deal with you. Mr. HELPS said he made similar charges to those Mr. Dickinson had made against the beard, which were made on them in their collective capacity as directors, and not as private individuals. He addressed the meeting at greatlength, supporting the views of the mover of the amendment. • General HUTCHINSON condemned the opposition that hail been got up against the board of directors, and ex pressed his confidence in them. He called on the share holders to support the board in this, their unanimous recommendation, by agreeing to the Chairman's too _ _ In answer to a question from Mr. Snow, The CHAIRMAN said that when the decision of Parlia ment was declared with reference to this extension, the directors, being sensible of their position, invited the Great Western and Bristol and Exeter directors to meet them and discuss the best mode of meeting the views of Parliament, and providing the best accommodation for the public ; but those bodies bad declined to meet them. Mr. SNOW charged Mr. Dickinson with advocating measures to the disadvantage of the shareholders. It was true that Mr. Dickinson was not a shareholder in Great Western Railway, but he had a large family inte rest in that line. Mr. Dickinson, notwithstanding his opposition to the board, had lately increased his stake iu this railway by 2,0001. (near, hear.) Mr. DICKINSON denied it. On examining the tranefer•book the increase was found to have taken place in April, 1855. Mr. EAGLESFIELD moved another amendment, calling upon Parliament to allow them to proceed with the extension at such time as circumstances would enable them to do it without loss to the South-Western shareholders, Mr. PRITCHARD seconded it. Mr. CASTLEMAIN explained his change of opinion from the coast line to the central line, and acquitted tha chair man of any personal interest over that of any other shareholder in advocating the latter. Th e CHAIRMAN put the amendment, which was lost by a large majority, as was that of Mr. Eaglefield's. Mr. GASKELL moved, and Mr. DICKINSON seconded, an amendment that the extension s hould be from D, cheater to Exeter, and not from Yeovil to Exeter, whit, was negatived. A third amendment was m oved, hut lost, and the original resolution carried, confirming the central line. A poll was granted. The meeting then teparated. A berdeen N. WO4. L. &N. W . E. Un. E. 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[No l 5 I till 91 I all I all oi all ($4 all LO 2 M. 100 100 6111 all eiti all U all '2.0 al 5 n.ll ift al; alt 110 f.; all , t, 101) Q all ;t. 1' 100 • ,10(_ It. 109 12A, '0 all h. 100 .0 10 11 8 i i i 891 75 4 52j 32i 3 1 I si 76? I 95 41 941 51 Si lf 811 Si I!! 231 1 31 sad ~ 13 131 13 81 i I 24 20 574 7 $ I in 10i 31t 201 t 25 41 51 5 8f 1k 8 j i 15i 41} 1 riTru IYIZIRDER o r A SOLICITOR-(THIS DAY.) This morning, the usual quietude of -the neighbour hood of Bedford row, was disturbed by the perpetra tion of a dreadful murder of a gentleman, a member of the legal profession. The name of the unfortunate individual is Mr. George Waugh, No. 5, Great James-street, Bedford-row, of the firm of Messrs. Waugh and Mitchell, and that of the assassin is Westron, formerly a client of Mr. Waugh's, residing in the neighbourhood of Kensington. It appears that at about IO minutes after 10 this morning the unfortunate gentleman was coming round the corner of Bedford-row, and when opposite Hand court, the man came to him and said, "You have ruined me ; now I'll ruin you, and we'll be both poor alike," and then drawing a pistol from his pocket dis charged it at Mr. Waugh, who received the contents in his breast. The unfortunate gentleman immediately staggered and fell to the ground without uttering a word, and on being examined a wound was discovered in the immediate region of the heart. The wounded gentleman was con veyed to his residence and placed under the medical care of Dr. Gibbon, who upon examination of the wound pro nounced life to be extinct, as the bullet had passed into the heart, and death consequently must have been in stantaneous. The perpetrator of the horrid deed upon his being taken into custody made not the slightest resistance, and was immediately conveyed to the Hunter-street police station. He merely assigns as the reason for his shoot ing Mr. Waugh, that as he had ruined him he was determined that he should not long survive his downfall. EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONER. It. tOO .2 411 o.V: 1 .2A All 2; all .27 10: t. 1.00 It. 100 101 8 Si all 25 *ll io 1k .o.e P - -..._ ..- _ AflNlit". 1 ali 19.gur Fria...... ... --... 1 'AI .nglo Austen. Gold ... - .., 10s all :A.nglo Californian - i 10 6 Austrelian i 1 all a ustrali an Cordiller: .. - ~., 1 all kve Maria •• -- ..• 1 all - 3.adeu (Gd. Duchy of ~. - - ••• 50 all /Illonarvon Iron and Coal ..,. .. --- ... 20 14 British Iron 4 - 6 35 26 qrazilianlmp.(issue ' at £5 pm.) .15 all 10. Comes & Caiab: 2 • 2i 20 15 o. St. Johr Del Re. 27 - 29 x d 1 i Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica .O .- 41) g) all Cobre Copper 67 - 71 5 1 f.lolonial Gold \ - ••• St. all opper Min. of En; 34 -- 37 25 all 40. 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Their offices are opposite Gregories'. The space from the offices is about thirty yards. Mr. Waugh was coming from Red Lion-passage. The beadle at the same time collared him. The prisoner imme diately on being taken into custody said Mr. Waugh had ruined him. As he came to the office this morning he saw the prisoner waiting about at the corner of Hand-court, opposite the baker's shop. His deformity attracted his (witness's) attention. The age of Mr. Waugh was about 56, and at the time the prisoner fired at him he (Mr. Waugh) was evidently going to his office. The prisoner, as he was being con veyed to the Hunter•s:reet police-station, said Mr. Waugh had made him eat bread and cheese for ten days at a time. _ Inspector Checkley here asked if the magistrate would examine the surgeon, as he was in a great hurry to leave. The Magistrate—Certainly. • Mr. Septimus Gibbon, physician to the London Hos pital, stated that he happened to be in the office of Messrs. Gibbon, in St. James's-street, when a clerk said a gentleman had been shot. He immediately went out, and saw the body of Mr. Waugh. His clothes were saturated with blood, and it was lifeless. After the clothes were i moved he found a wound in the chest below Vie fourth rib, close to the breast-bone, in the region of the heart. The ball had taken a downward direction, And passed through the substance of the heart, which would, cause immediate death. He probed- the wound to the depth of four inches. The ball had struck a cartilage of the rib, which had turned the ball downward. Ho bad been physician to the Smyrna Hospital, and bad seen a number of gun-shot wounds. Thomas Hutchins, street-keeper, of Bedford-row, stated that this morning, just before half past ten, he was passing No. 1, Bedford-row, and heard the report of fire-arms, and looking in the direction of Bedford-street Paw Mr. Waugh fall on the pavement. He ran up, and the prisoner then said "He ruined me, and I'll ruin him." He saw the pistol (produced) lying in thekennel, and he then asked the prisoner if he had any more fire arms, and he said, "No ; that's all." He then took the prisoner into custody, when he again said the deceased had ruined him, and that he wanted his money to go abroad with. In Brunswick-square be pulled a large knife out of his pocket. (Thin waa =dud is called a dirk knife) and gave it to him. He did not see the prisoner fire the pistol, but he saw Mr. Waugh fall. The pri soner was in custody when he got up to the spot where he was standing. Richard Beckenham, 18, Holles-street, Linooln's-inn fields, porter, stated that about half-past ten this morn ing he was coming out of Hand-court into Bedford street, when he saw the prisoner take deliberate aim at Mr. Waugh with a pistol. He could see the pistol. He also saw the flash, heard a report, and saw Mr. Waugh stagger and fall. As he was in the act of falling he heard the deceased say, "Hold him," at that time he had his hand on the prisoner's shoulder. He said, " I did it ; he ruined me. I hive not a friend in the world." Mr. Waugh uttered nothing but the words he had stated. The pistol fell, and the other one %las taken from him. The pistols produced were the ones the prisoner had. The one taken from him he said was loadoci. Mr. James Loynes, residing at 5, Chapsl-street, Pen tonville, stated tbat he saw the pri goner discharge the pistol, which he afterwards threw av►ay. He picked it up from where the prisoner had thrown it, He (prisoner) -• had another pistol, which was taken from his trousers pocket. It had a copper cap on the nipple, and was full cocked. He assisted to convey the prisoner to the station house. Inspector Checkley stated that he arrived at the Hun ter-street police-station, and finding ;no one h.vi charged the prisoner, he took him into custody, and brought hiui to this court. As he was on the way to the station, he said if it had not been for the deceased he would have been in the possession of 8001. He used the word de ceased. He further said, " Now I eh all only have 4001., and God knows when that will be, as he has thrown that into Chancery." Sergeant Hayes stated that be wris on duty at the station in Hunter-street, wheu the prisoner was brought there. The prisoner said Mr. Waugh had brought it all on himself as he had cheated him, out of an estate and some acres of land. He wan a relation of his, as his (prisoner's) family, and that satisfied. He received from h oet-abook, containing the halves he nt hade now h e bprisoner marriedepr (prisoner) o a n into ep r o) ckW of a five and ten pound note, a perte-monnaie con taining in gold 11. 103 , two shillinos, a key of a door, and a key of a box containing some papers relating to the matter. The depositions having been read over, the prisoner was fully committed for trial. The prisoner is a short hnmp-baeked young man, ap parently about 25 years of age. HeA was very respect ably attired, and during the whole sf the examination conducted himself with the greatest composure. Mr"' STATE 01? TRADE. MANCHESTER, JAN. 15. There has not been mach geaeral business, but long cloths and T-eloand t tbe have takes th adnd better for some days re " here have bee considerable pur chases at full prima. Th . accounts. from India are re garded generally as rather unfavouirable, and for India shirtings and madapellares there has been a limited de mand, but in sons degree this results from the firm adherence to prices of mannfacturos, 'who are mostly still under engagements far future deli very, and some of whom report that the7_o4nld have 0 tained rather large orders for delivery is Afar& aad April at a slight con cession in prices, M fact which is rei yarded as an indica tion that there is no great asticipat ion of any consider. able reduction in prices ter sow months forward, not withstanding the general mutiny. observed among buyers. The tendency of the clot b-market, however, with some e xceptions, is regarded as downwards. In yarns the market is flat, arid prices are again rather easier. Very little business has been done for India, but there are still some 1 sir purchases for the Italian States. Buyers represent almost all counts of yarn for home manufacturing purpo sea as about l i d. per lb. easier to buy. For Germany ni 'thing is doing. LAW INTELLIGENCE. , —Jan. 15. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. PENNELL AND ANOTHER V. DAWSON AND ANOTHER-ACT OF BANKRUPTCY. This was an action by - the assignee s of a bankrupt named Grant, brought for the purpos e of testing the validity of a mortgage which the bankrupt bad executed to Messrs. Dawson, and it was sought t a invalidate the deed, on the ground that it was executei to defeat and delay creditors, and therefore amountet 1 to an act of bankruptcy. At the trial before the Chi of Justice, dur ing the last sittings in London, the verdict was entered for the plaintiff. Mr. Ravin now moved for a rule for a :new trial, and submitted that, so far from the deed having been exe cuted to defeat or delay creditors, it had'for its object to enable Mr. Grant - to obtain a supply of papers, so that he might carry on his business and pay his creditors, and therefore that the verdict was against the evidence. Ile also submitted that the matter had a o been left to the jury that it was impossible f-r them, to find any other way than for the plaintiff, and that this amounted w. 16 to misdirection. JRule granted. LlTliii AI vat: Lays of the War. By Michael Joseph Barry. Cork : Bradford and Co. A little volume of pure sound poetry, and truly refreshing to light on amidst the torrents of spas modic bardism poured out of late upon the land. Cork is honoured in the production of Mr. Barry's " Lays of the War," but we must certainly demand of him a London edition. Otherwise, and we say it with the utmost respect towards our Hibernian friends, he will be guilty, to some extent, of hiding his talents under a bushel. How pretentious has been many a production without half the merit of the few sterling pages before us, to which the modesty of the author has given as yet an unjustly circumscribed publicity. The Lays, which are heralded by an introduction in the Speuseriau measure, are five in number :—" A Lay of the Alma," "The Charge of Balaklava," " A Ballad of Inkerman," " Sebastopol is Won," and, best of all, " A Requiem for the Brave." The merit of fidelity in the descriptive inci dents Of the commemorated events cannot be refused to an author who largely and avowedly takes his materials from the world-famed corre-i -pondent of the Times ; and with consummate skill has he reared the superstructure of his song. Each lay, as we read on, we liked still better than the ono preceding, and laid down the little treasure with the verdict—" This is true Poetry 1" A few extracts will serve to substantiate our opinion. The octo-syllabic metre, so spirit-stirring when em ployed on warlike themes by a poet with the gra phic vigour and ringing rythm of Walter Scott, is made use of by Mr. Barry in his vivid picture of that magnificent exploit of heroism, when Cardi gan's immortal squadrons— " Six hundred men—for statues fit Impatient, in their saddles sit ; Whose pawing chargers champ the bit ; And sniff the sulphurous air—" rushed on their dauntless death-race against the serried legions of the Czar. On, on, with thinned, but closing ranks, That keep their line, like rampart banks, While shot and shell, from front and flanks, Crash through them as they go ! - On, on, their bloody path is spread, Each step, with dying and with dead ; Bat each proud rider's manly head Tarns, fearless, towards the foe ! In " A Ballad of Inkerman" the details of the memorable conflict of the sth of November are por trayed with great poetic power. The opening is admirable, a strain of solemn melody : The dull November morning is creeping, chill and damp, O'er the leaguered Russian city, and the tented allied camp, Not a camp-fire shows its glimmer, o'er the broad and rugged steep, Ind the cold and weary sentinels start, momently, from sleep ; The mist hangs, thick and heavy, on mountain and on plain, And, through the deep and dark ravines, sweep sullen gusts of rain : Along the gorge of Inkerman the British pickets lie , How gloomily each watcher feels those morning hours go by ! And listen to the spirited strain of vaunt with which this ballad concludes Ay ! there ye go, in fall retreat, proud legions of the Czar ! This blood-bought field of Inkerman your glittering pride will mar ! Ye tole upon us, in the dark, like wolves—a countless pack— Bat know that 'twas the lion slept—and scamper wolf-like back ! •You roused that lion from his sleep—and paid your rash ness dear, And now the lordly eagle swoops upon your hurrying rear. How crash the cannon through your ranks I—Rise mists and shroud the sun ! There's blood enough on earth to-day ; and Inkerman is won ! "Sebastopol is Won " is a poem of victory, pealing like a grand triumphal chorus : Ay ! peal it out with triumph !—Ay ! peal it out with pride ! Not vainly, on these sacred heights, our bravest brothers Not vainly, in the Alma's tide—swept down by shot and shell— And up its cannon-crested steep, our dauntless children fell !-- Not vainly, through the iron hail, in front, to left, to right, Our heroes dash'd to grapple death, on Balaklava's height ! Not vainly, in the treacherous niikt, that hid the foeinan'a wiles, 'Gainst fearful odds they, falling, fought, in Inkerman's defiles; Nor vainly have their comrades died, whose lot 'twas harder strife— Tiainst sickness, want, and cold, to strive, through weary months, for life : Had they not played their part so well—so gloriously begun, We should not raise the shout to-day—Sebastopol is won! A. graceful and truthful tribute is paid by the Irish Campbell to the late British Commander—that mirror of conrteeus chivalry To die as Riiglau The soldier's duty nobly done, without the soldier's pride. No pomp of battle on his brow, its glorious lustre shed ; But calumny and falsehood hung above his dying bed— Yet murmured not the brave old man, and, from his house of clay, His hero soul serenely passed—Oh ! were he here to-day He should have lived to see the end of what he had begun, And heard those thrilling triumph words—Sebastepol is won ! But the most perfect gem of the entire collection is "A Requiem for the Brave," in which " The sound of sadder music follows soon the exultant lay." In sentiment and expression this is a chef d'amvre d)f poetry, and would, more than all the rest, stamp Mr. Barry's name with lasting popularity were he never to write another line. What a fine manly picture is the following The strong, swarthy smith is brandishing his massive sledge in air, And he flings it on the anvil, with his brawny arms all bare, And he pauses for a moment, and resumes his toil again, With the brief and pithy sentence—" Well, they did their work like men And the lines immediately succeeding constitute, to our thinking, in their exquisite simplicity, one of the most genuinely beautiful stanzas in the whole range of modern poetry. The old man, with hair of silver, as he gladdens in the glee Of the golden-headed grandchild that sits laughing on his knee— Lays his hand upon the baby-brow, and says, with aspect grave— " God grant, my little darling, you may one day prove as brave." If the deeds of our heroic soldiers on the Euxine shores have been recorded in prose that the world will not willingly let die—non carent vate sacro— a kindred spirit has been found to celebrate them in undying verse. William Russell and Michael Joseph Barry are the historian and the poet of the Crimean War. Conversations on Harmony. By the Author of " Conversations on Botany." Published by Longman and Co., London. The present publication, evidently from the pen of a highly-gifted person, - will be welcomed by all who desire to please the ear, and through the ear to afford delight to the mind. It is at once clear, simple, and easy of comprehension, and better adapted than any work we have yet seen to the attainment of its object, which is, we cannot ex press it better than in the words of the author —" to explain the Rules of Harmony, in so simple a manner, as to bring their practical application within the reach of young students, and also to in crease the pleasure of men-lovers of music, by en abling them to understand in some degree the theory of sweet sounds. Instruction in this volume is conveyed in the form of dialogue between teacher and pupil, a method eminently successful in awakening the interest, fixing the attention, and lessening the difficulties of youthful learners. Every needless difficulty which has hitherto rendered the path to musical knowledge rugged and toilsome has been cleared, things really plain and simple in themselves have been divested of their air of mystery, and the great principles andleading rules of the art, which, when clearly expla i ned, may be easily understood, have been rescued from a mass of useless technicalities. The a uthor has shown us that there is no royal ro ad to mu sic any more than to mathematics, an d that skill in its practice is to be gained only by a clear understanding of its principles, and that these pr inciples may b e di vested of unnecessary obscurity, and .;the rules of practice presented in their simplest and most comprehensive form. The musical artiste, whether as a composer, a performer, or a teacher, will find his labours lessened and his pains amply rewarded by a careful study of the present work ; and the youngmusical student, by its assistance, w ill mount easily and cheerfully from the first step of the scale to the highest point of his ambition — musical compositi on ,hi s path being carefully cleared from all the obscurity that has hitherto impeded his progress. The approbation of this work by a name so eminent as Cipriani Potter, Principal of the Royal Academy of Music, stamps it as one of sterling merit ; and we trust that it may have a circulation as extensive as its utility. As a speci men of musical typography this volume does great honour to the house of Novello. ,or- r DISCOVE RY OF Roarart. COINS.—A large number of small brass Roman coins wer.t found a short time since at Nunktrnb.ulur, in the East Riding of the countyof York. 'Rey bavo passed into the hat,ds of Lord Mune:rater, who prop•Dges to cede them to Lord Londesborougb, the Lord of the Manor. Lord Londesborough hag signified his intention of placing them in the hands of Mr. Roach ETON CoLLEGE.—Tis day (Wednesday) the " lower Smith, to lbe catalogued and applied to the benefit of boys" return to Etoo, after the Christmaq vacation. The the n umismatic world. The finder will be recompensed Efth form and upper division return on Thursday ; and accordin64 to the value of the treasure-trove ; and the on Friday and Saturday the sixth f orm return, when coins will ultimately be assigned to the cabinets of the the whole.sellOol will have assembled. • chief county museums. Naval and Milit: - .l.ry laelbsjanott, The Marlborough, 131, screw-ship, completed reading at Portsmouth yesterday. The B .rusia screw steenetransport left Spithead yes terday morning for Malta, with the troops she embarked on Monday. The Colossus, SO, screw-skip, Captain the Hon. Henry .Keppe', had her lower deck cleared of gins, carriages. Stc., at Portsmouth yesterday, to enable her to find stowage room for stores for the division of gun-boats to be commanded by Captain Keppel iu the Baltic. The Pigmy steamer was Spithead all day yesterday, endeavouring to raise the Rev. Mr. Berthon's mortar raft. The weather was much smoother than the day before; and the object will probably be attained at an other attempt. The crew of the London, 90, Captain A. Kuper, were inspected on Monday by the Commander-in-Chief, and yesterday she went from Plymouth Sound into Hamoaze, where she will be fitted with jury topmasts and yards, for service as a store-ship in the Baltic. The Avon steam-tender left Plymouth yesterday, with liberty men for the steam-ship Duke of Wellington, at Portsmouth. The hired screw steam-ship Vedra, No. 108, Captain Burn, from the Meaiterrauean, put into Plymouth, windbound, on Sunday eveniu. Her dates eare—Bala klava, December 14 ; C ,nstantinopie, 20 ; Malta, 28 ; and Gibraltar, January 2. She brings passengers, three serjeants belon g ing to the 6 6 th Regiment — viz. , Ser . jeant-Major J.M'Dermot, and Serjeant Thos. Kelly, on furlough ; and Schoolmaster-Serjeant Thos. H.Silver wood, for discharge. Off Ushant the Vedra spoke the bark Ken, oet ward bourol. • The new ship.building slip, which was contracted to be raised by Messrs. J. and C. Rigby at the east end of Woolwich Dockyard, and which has been 12 months in the course of construction, is now completed. This slip has been built on a scale sufficiently spacious to obviate the difficulty hitherto experienced in Woolwich Dock yard—namely, of building ships of large burden. Thin new slip contains sufficient space for all the purposes of building men-of-war of the largest tonnage. Its dimen sions are 280 feet length, with a proportionate breadth. As it is essential in structures of this description that foundation and flooring of the ehipway should be solidly secured, the foundation has been sunk to a considerable depth, a bed of concrete from 10 to 12 feet in thickness forming the lower stratum, which rests on the chalk rock. This substance is covered by a body of brickwork. Th floor of the building consists of large blocks of masonry 15 inches in thickness. The masonry and brickwork are set in cement. A portion of the river wall, in con nection with the above, is likewise completed. This im portant addition to the dockyard at Woolwich haw been carried out under the general superintendence of Mr. Botrneys, the clerk of the works. Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steamer Merlin, Captain Sullivan, will have completed her repairs by the end of the week. Her machinery has been refitted, and she has commenced receiving her spare gear. She is to be again employed in operations, as soon as the season opens, on .lie Baltic coast. The William, schooner, of Goole, is embarking from Woolwich arsenal a cargo of mixed shot for Portsmouth; and is likewise shipping two 13-inch mortars and mortar beds, with two eight-inch guns, for the Seahorse. Her Majesty's steamer Coquette, 4 guns, 700 tons burden, lately built at Blaelewall, receives her crew and a detachment of Royal Marines, which are being trans ferred from the Salsette, at Woolwich. The Admiralty yacht Black Eagle got up her steam yesterday morning in Woolwich basin to test her ma , chinery. The Tartarus has bean commissioned, and is also in a forward state for service. Staff Assistant-Surgeon R. W. Woollcombe has ceived the appointment of Surgeon to the Medical Staff Corps, vice Second-class Surgeon A. Knox, M.D., re tired from the service. The iron floating battery which R. Napier and Sons have commenced to build at G'aegow, and are to com plete by the middle of April, is to be about 200 feet long, with a breadth of 45 feet, and a depth of 16 feet. Stein and stern are to be alike, and the form of the hull is not one calculated for quick alining. The bottom is flat, and without a keel, so as to float in as little water as possi ble. The bilges are full, and the topsides tumble in considerably. There are to be two decks, on the lower of which the armament will be placed, consisting of 20 guns of the largest calibre. The bull will be built of iron in the usual way, but between decks will be lined with teak-wood 6 inches thick, and the outside protected with iron plates about 4 inches tthielc, so as to render the sides shot-proof, and secure the men at the guns from the effects of point-blank shot. The draught of water, when ready for sea, is expected to be about 8 feet, but it will probably be more. The measurement tonnage will b about 2,000 ; and the propelling power is a screw, actu ated by non-condensing engines of 200 horse power. Messrs. Napier are also making a second pair of engines of the same description for a battery at present building at Newcastle. THE ISTHMUS O 1 SUEZ. ALEXANDRIA, JAN. 4.-2tte international commission for cutting a canal through the Isthmus of Sucz has just terminated its investigation on 4he Egyptian soil and given in the conclusion of its report to the Viceroy The commission left Suez on the 21st of December, after having studied the roadstead. It crossed the Isthmus from south to north, examining* ou its way the soundings and levels which have been e 'wonted during the last three months, and which ill enact le the course of the projected maritime canal to be traced. out. The commission encamped on the 28th December on the shore of Pelusium, where it embarke4 on the 31st on board the Egyptian steam-frigate Le Nil. This vessel had been cruising for a month in the bay, accom panied by a tender with coals on board. On its first arrival at Alexandria the commit lsion had left instructions with'. M. Larousse, the naval a ogineer, who, with remarkable aetiv:ty, had completed a survey of 44 kilometres of the coast. Seconded by At. Dar nand, engineer of the Viceroy, and by M. Ciancit do, an Italian engineer, he was enabled to present a d't tailed plan of that portion of the bay the study of whici t had been intrusted to him. The following are the very favourable, and it ma sy be said unexpected, results of the observations made : Opposite the ruins of Pelusiain the soundings g ave 8 metres at the distance already known of 7,500 met. "ea from the shore ; but, taking a wo.sterly direction, the depth of 8 metres gradually nears ti;se coast, and is to b found at a distance of only 2,350 metres, in a continu ous line, running parallel with the coast for 20 kilometres. This was an immense advantage ; the European engi neers could not fail to take advantav of it to fix the point for the mouth of the future canal ir. , to the Mediter ranean. On approaching the coast on this line of 20 kilometres, extending between the mouth( of Omfareg and that of Gamileb, the soundings. gave, with an ex cellent bottom, a depth of 5 metres at 753 metres, 6 metres at 1,600 metres, and 7 metres at 2,300 metres. The depths of 9, 10, and 12 metres, and more, were suc cessively obtained at distances of 3,000 and 6,000 metres. It results from these important facts acquires to hy - drograhies that the jetties of the canal in the „Ray of Pelusium, the water of which, moreover, is pefect\iy lim pid, need not be half so long as was at first sup posed. The same will be the case in the Suez roadbtead, vhich was just as little known as that of Pelusium. The International Commission, in its report to the Viceroy, pronounces itself in favour of the direct which it regards as the only solution of the problem et the junction of the Red Sea with the Mediterranean. It unanimously declared that the execution was easy and the success certain. " REPORT TO HIS ITIGIQTESS MOHAMED SAID PASHA, VICEROY OF EGYPT. " His Highness called us to Egypt to study the ques. tion of cutting a canal through the Isthmus of Suez. Providing us with the means of judging upon the spot the merit of the different solutions proposed, he invited us to submit to him the one most easy, most sure, most advantageous to the commerce of Europe. "Our investigations, favoured by desirable weather, facilitated and abridged by the ample means placed at our disposal, are terminated. We hare found innumerable, or rather insuperable, obstacles to directing the canal on Alexandria, and un expected facilities for establishing a port in the Gulf of Pelusium. "A direct canal from Suez towards the Gulf of Pelu. shim is therefore the on l y solution of the problem of the junction of the Red Sea and the MedhernAran. The unanimous ; pose giving our reasons in a detailed pamphlet, accom paniedexecution thereof is e as y , the success certdW, the results we pur pose immenseopinion ion in this the commercerespect of the iB world. o by hydrographical plans of the bays of Suez and Pelusium, with a map of the conformation of the ground through which the canal will run. "The compilation of this pamphlet will take some time. We shall set about it at once, in Europe, so as to be able to present it to his Highness a few months hence. "For the moment we give the following conclusions: — "1. The line on Alexandria is not admissible in a tech nical and economical point of view. "2. The direct line oilers every facility for 'the execu tion of the maritime canal, properly called, with a branch to the Nile, and the usual difficulties for the creation of the two ports. " 3. That of Suez will open upon a lar g e and sure roadstead, accessible at all times, with eight metres of water at 1,600 metres from the shore. " 4. That to be formed in the Gulf of Pelusium, which the first plan placed at the end of the G ulf, 18 kilometres more to the west, where there are eight metres of water at 2,300 metres from the shore, with good anchorage. "5. The expense of the canal of the twowill be placed seas and of the works connected with it will not exceed! the sum of 200,000,000 f., as put down to the estimates of the en :, A T . gineers of the Viceroy. "The members ot the I , n , t l e , r . n c at o io s n it a A l r, C7 For m e i s s id si e o n n t. fpr cutting a canal through the Inthnaus of Suez, " NEGRELI. " LIEUSSON, Secretary." "Alexandria, Jan. 2. --- - . MAIL TO AUSTRALIA.— LIVERPOOL, Jan. 15.--Thfit new and magnificent iron clipper ship Royal Charter, Captain Boyce, fitted with anxiliary screw power, and owned by the Australian Mad Steamship Con3pany, sails from this port on Thursday, when the postbox closeP, in this town at 12 p.m., and with late fee at 12.30 p.m. Her passenger list is almost filled, as also is her cargo space. It is expected that she will make the run under 60 days. The British and North American mail steamer Canada will sail from this port to-morrow fqr Boston with the usual mails and passengers. The post. office closes at 10 a.m. The aeeu they Dr. rind. 'heat !ably , oted. sold r fall lour. 120 skfi bxls sup- le is tton , O 53 urn, an ti were i,OOO