The Sun. — London, England, 1856-11-26 00:00:00

RIONE Y MARKET 4NL TN't EL LT YES Two The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed heavily, and prices of all kinds were without ehange. The sales were 4,000 bales. The Railway Share Market was steady, at full prices. Advices from the foreign wool markets state that as Pesth there has been a good demand at firm prices, and medium, as well as fine sorts, have risen 2to 5 florins. From Breslau we learn that the price of the raw material has suffered a decline, and at Moscow there has been a good deal of activity in consequence of the shortness of the stock. Washed wools of fine quality realised 33 to 34 roubles, and middling kinds 29 to 32 roubles. At Chardow, during the October fair, the supply • was about 21,000 poods, and, in consequence of the active demand, quotations had advanced. The Marseilles silk market is described in the aslvices as being dull, with a downward tendency in prices. At Milan, on the 15th inst., there was very little activity in this article, but an improvement in this respect was soon expected. Prices, however were well supported. The amount of bills drawn by the Hon. East India Company, on the three Presidencies of Ben gal, Madras, and Bombay, from the 9th to the 25th Nov., has been : On Bengal £15,481 4 4 On Madras 5,986 5 0 On Bombay Total 22,077 9 4 The holders of Buenos Ayres Bonds are now holding a meeting, and the principal subject for consideration is the following plan which has been proposed by th© Government of the Republic for the adjustment of this deist : In payment of the interest in arrear to the da'e when the final settlement takes place, and for its entire atnount, new Bonds will be issued of 201. and 501. each, or of large amounts, as may be convenient to the bond holders, such bonds being entitled to interest from a n d alter the year 1861, as fillows From 1861 to 1865 inclusive 1 per cent. per annum. From 1866 to 1870 „ li 3, From 1871 and after 2 91 A sinking fund being setapart from 1861 from the new bonds until their entire redemption of 4 ptr cent. per annum (one half), or say the 200th part of the whole amount, or if more agreeable to the creditors, the Govern ment propose that 3.4 hs of the whole amount of the arrears of inter, st (or 75 per cent.) only be recogni,ed, issuing in payment of this sum, bonds to bear interest as 1.110,vs : From 1361 to 1865 inclusive, 1 per cent, per annum. From 1866 to 1870 „ 2 ~ ~ From 1871 and after 3 tf There still being set aside from 1861 as a sinking fund for such new bonds us•til their entire redemption, 6 per cent. per annum (one-half), or .ay the 200th part of the whole amount. In any event the Government ~ f Buenos Ayres Will remain at liberty to apply to the redemption of the new bonds, by means of public or private purchase, any sums which it might find convenient at any period after their issue, and even before said bonds commence gain ing any interest whatever. In payment of the deficiency arising (36 000/ ), be tween the sum assigned for the payment of interest on the original debt in 1857 and 1858, and what is esta blished in the contract, there will also be issued, at a fitting opportunity, new bonds under the same condi tions date, propos e d f or si te payment of the intt rest due to Any arrangement which may be settled upon the pre ceding bases will not take effect until a'ter having been approved by the Legislative Chambers, towards which end the Government of Buenos Ayres will cause it to be presented to them as soon as concluded. The prospects of the general Money-market were eonsiderd to have improved so far as to justify the expectation that a reduction in the Bank mini mum will soon be made. This impression stimu lates the upward movement in the Funds, and, at the same time, checks the demand for money, because parties defer obtaining more accommodation than they immediately require, in the hope of procuring it, ere long, upon easier terms. At the same time the Lombard-street houses are charging within a fraction of the Bank rate for the negociation of 60 days' bills, and as the Directors are likely to proceed in the most cautious manner, the idea that a reduction Will be made at the sitting to-morrow is not shared in by the majority of those interested in the course of monetary events. The bullion has received some very material additions, and the Reserve has Probably also been augmented, but the de and for m one y i s s till ac ti ve, an d several other circumstances of minor importance will have to be carefully considered before the Directors will be induced to relax their restrictive policy. TO - day the inquiry for discounts is quieter, and th® quotations rather tend downwards. On the Stook Exchange the demand for money is not very act ive- The ra t es o f " cont i nuat i on " i n t h e share Market, however, are heavy, and for Con sols the quotation is still 1 per cent. The Funds are rather firmer, but speculation is quiet, and the real purchases are not very nume rous. During the next day or two the arrangement of the Foreign Stock and Railway Share Accounts will occupy chief attention, and the Consol settle ment will also soon have to b money have b een 93 e effe c t e d. C onso l s f or i 94 and 94 1 ; f or D ecember 94 to 944 and 944 ; The New Th ree Y and fur January 944 95. per Cents. ar e marked 93 to 931, 3s. the Reduced 921 93, and Exchequer Balls is. t o premium •; the Bonds are 98i 99. Stock is 2154 t o 217 , and India Stock 225. Bank There have been but few dealings in the Foreign Stock markets to-day, and prices generally are un altered. Turkish 6 per Cents, for money brought 93 and 93a, an d f or the account on the 16th December, 934 ; the 4 per Cents, were 1004, 1004. Russian 5 per Cents. were dealt in at 1061. Dutch 2i per Cents. were 65, and the 4 per Cents. 964 to Hi. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :---Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i 7 ; oan, 224 1; Peruvi an 4i per Cents., 77 8 ; ditto 3 per C ents., 55 6 ; Portuguese 3 per C ents., 4 4 6 ; Rus s i an 5 per tents., 94 6 ; Spanish 3 .0 Cents., 106 8 ; ditto pQr per Cents 411 24 • ditt o New Deferred, 234 4; ditto Ce rtificates, 5i ; ditto Passi ve , 6 In the Railway Share Market this morning very limited business has been reported, and w g ith a one or two exceptions the quotations of principal li nes have undergone no most of the lion .altera tion from yesterd ay ' s closing rates. im proved s s . ; E ast Lancashire, ss. uan ss. ;and G reat Western 10s, Great 'North-We stern, Nor.thernd dined 10s. Th e French and Canadian lines have also exhibited a downward tendency. Great Central of France declined 1/., and Paris and Lyons 10s. Grand Trunk of Caned Great Western of Canada about Sc, The a East and India , lines ruled steady. Joint-Stook Bank Share s have been rather buoyant, Bank of Egypt, me roial of L on d on , and Union of A.usiralia, minttaetr i mproved quo- tations ; London and West , and Ott oman Bank, however, slightly declined, n Miscellaneous shares prices ruvle tal Palace Preferenc e Sh ares ad ande a c ed steady. Crys- Royal Mail Steam are q uo t e d 66. Os-, and BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT trls . l. ~,.„, ( From the Officw2 . Lig kj .) , ,0 Bank Stock 1, rvn., don„ A 215 3 per c ent . R educed Annuities - '#4 34 4i 3 por C en t . Consols Annuitie . 921-i 3 ; 1 a Now 3 per gent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 2 13-16 India Stock Consols of Account 9l t rchequer sills, 20. 1 p ic;1006 ........... ~ , „ ... . 5 £5BO ... .......... .. ..... ~ irriall ....... ....... . - Ditto Bonds, 1858,, 9 2 5 p 3i per Cent. 9B Ditto, 1859 .......... .. . l i lt] oF,B oF FOREIGN' rONDS AT (INK °'()L(1(11. Titßussian Rondo, 1822, e St., 5 per Cent .loiii it isi, B;uds .i 7,u.r rle,‘t .... .. • Ditto account, December 18 Ditto Guaranteed, i pel Coat. en , .rn• ahnry 10 ~ , Dutcl, Exchange, 21 per Cen:;., 12 • Guilders 65 Ditto 4 poi Cent. Certificates TWO - O'CLOCK. ci - O'CLOC E. C.,ne,ls(Money) ..................i Ditto Account ................... .. 941 94 .. 94k 94i Ditto Account (January) ... .. ...... 941 95 ~...MRDIes.L REFollll.—Yeaterda putation of the aledical Reform Committee of the Metropolitan Counties Branch of the British Medical Association, consisting of sir C. Iteetinge (chairman), Dr. G. VVebster Dr. Lan- D elt r. sr * kr. Nunneley (Leeds), Mr. Stedman (Guildford), lie74tilt and D Henry, had an interview with the ecteob_e I?..;esident r o . f the Board of Health, on the sub- 4 14010 10 reform, 5 St. St. St. to 3:. ~t. G 20i 20i 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 20 rnE SUN, LON :')6N, .WEDNESDA SHARE MARKETS —(This Day). to ri W She. •.t W +TN Clo Aug Price yesterlay notpair. 3o , 1 ": t s, Birmickg. t0ur 1 7,511 , y... Rirleah , t. , :ee.n,r , June E. Blackburn ..„ !Eyt ,L ryaaor 1 100 100 100 all £25 (issd. at ( Bristol awl Facto . jededonira, Mester ti ICork and &Lurie! Cork, Black, 4 P. (I.rawali Do. A Do. B Dublinbißelfastin;:, Dun. P. 4'. East Anglian....., Eastern Counties. , A Fit Be., B. Stock 'Do., New A..... East Kent Eq.9 , rAq T 1 CASh . East Suffolk D 0... Edinbu4, j dr kiir,B.;; lEdinh. and Peebles lEdia.Prtb Dand,, 4 1% i all 1100 100 Port; & Chyde Jnn jrrnrness.... 'Glasgow & S. Westrn 'Great N. of Scotluct i Grea►t Northern .„ IDo., A. Stock B. Stocl, 100 100 100 lei; 100 100 Gt. Sth. &West.t Irc Groat Weston, Stour Val. Ra Gua. Stk South- 4 :Lasterz , onaster k C'arlisl 50 .61' t/o. Thirds. • Do. New Thirds L.oefteh.b.ndYorkll D'3., Wet. aidingi'n Do. Southrort London & Blackwei Lond. Bright & S.Cst Lond. and N. West , . Do. Fifths ...... „ BuAint,sm done this day 92 1 s ;i t 6S 4i 94 5 03 4} al l all 18$ PREFERENCE SIIAAK,; Business this day fi'VE:' , -• I LAW INTELLIGEZiCE.—;This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Dir.Comnahsioner lielroyd.) IN RE FIOUGIITON. This bankrupt was described as of Friday-street, and late of Adelaide, &c., and to-day was appointed for the certificate meeting. The balance-sheet commences January 1854, with a capital of 11,5371. ; debtor to creditors, 24,8311.; to ditto on account of other parties, 18,067/. ; liabilities on consignments, 11 651/. ; ditto on account of J. T Tay lor, Sydney, 15,1591.; ditto on bills receivable, 11,1141.; creditor by good debts, 1,6501. ; doubtful, estimated to realise, at ss. in the pound, 2691. ; due from J. T. Taylor, 5,4201. ; property given up to the official assignee, 9811.; property at Adelaide, 1,000/. ; ditto in hands of credi tors, 3,6821. ; ditto on joint account, 2,1151. ; losses, 29,985/. An adjournment was taken till the 10th of December, as an arrangement was pendicg between the assignees and Messrs. Inglisand Wakefield. ''''' . _ Do. Eighth London andS. Wei t Lainctrrydt,olerada, Linrindryr.& Ennißk sf9lch.Aef.kLinclr VtetropolitAn ' Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement....... 41.111.4n,i _ Birmng. &Der, dld. G '*est. fI - c ) 1. Half Shares_ iwwcastlo& Car li9l. Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrf . mwry &Enniski)l , : , Warrenpoir scvi Rostrevor..... lorfolk “orthn.Conntier North British o.voo Rail. Dock Stock A Stock .. B Stock N.Eastern—Berm cis Kxtensiol .do.G.N.E./urr , 'yo. Leeds ). Y0rk...... .... worth Louloii. • &S. Wstrn. atmtcl, and City J' North Stafferdel,i , . -ortii Western. & S. West rn. Jun t., Wore.. Woh •rf q!nonth Rhymney otti.,, Scot. N E.Abrdn St. Do. Scot. Mid. St air Tr• 11,1 kitinzbournekSheer. At altii 1):1V01. oath Eastern..., .outh Wnles ... .. .. .... ;, Yrkgh. 4 Itiv. en „.. ............ 4 rtneP, Wok. &IV, Stockton it Darling do., Do., do,, 1855 ,to-,:kton llartle).• :Taff Vale.... .. .. , o. Pref., No, 1.... rhamee Flay. D.& R. Vale of Neath....., Waterfd. & Kilkenn. Waterfor idtLinier :!, West Cornwall__ Vet End of Loud. and Crystal Palace, Do. A Do. B West L0nd0n...., Do. Fil st Class Do. Second Class... Wimbl s - any ..r...ror ••••• • Oen. India, g. 5 p. c Do. Ceylon A shares Do. B. do ' .atuerftl, Eastern Bengal @last Indian A and B, g. & p. Do. Ex. C, gu. 5 p. c Do. do. D, gu. 5 p. c. Do.4A p.c. Buds. ,'57 t),,. do. do., '59, Geelong 'A, Melbourn, guar. 5 per cent Gd. Trunlr.. of Canada Do. Cert. of Deben. oon. into Stk. till '6. Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do al In. Pen. g. 5 p. c. Do New, guar. 5 /3. c fit. West , rn of (Isn't , : a, Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., '76, P. '6O Do. do., '73 do. Do. do., '73, witbou option.. Madras, guar. 4 tp.c Do. do., 5 p. Do. 44 p. c. Eaten Do. 3d Ex., g. sp. c Sciude, guar. 5 p. c D 0... St. Andrew's end Quebec COLONI A L FOR: utwerpesßott Ardennes ;oigian Eastn. June, tAti ors to (3raiFsess• e Buff. & Lk. Hur. Ry. Carmeaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. )utet Rhenish :astern of France - : vew Euphrates Valley Eur. In.Jn.Tel.Rail ,t. Central of Fran e 'treat Luxembourg Italian Junction Const & Basle Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian. Lucca 41. Pist. 5 p. c.p. Lyons and Geneva '.eons Mediterran %taria Antonia I Do. do. New " 4 ",.yotir & Liege Do, do,, C p. c. Prof. lorthern of France, NorwegianTrankPref Paris and Lyons_. PAriS and Orleans.... Recife & San. Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. 'Lome and Frascati.. Loyal Daniab ....... Royal Swedish -zubre and Meuse._ )o. 5 p. cent. Pr.f. ~ , n tbern of France vest Flanders On. 54; Per c. Pref 3 ". &N. W. of France Western of Austria west. of Switzerland Wiesbaden .. Do. Bpor cent. Pref, Z. thaw JOINT-ST O C A. , astralseta Bank of Egypt Beak of London coi, Bk.ityLn. C. ch ri a t rtd .i ch. BNa.nkAmoofrAiegisnit nirtd. link. of India, Australia, & China ei tS .. a010n... Omninorcial of Lond- Bn g .Se ot.lans.Cht. Lo & Chart. 8k..0f Anatralia ........... mitt,: Now .......... .onion and Connty tin .&E.l3nk g. Corp London Joint Stook Load. & Westminster' National Pro.of Ming Do. NBIV ........ National )3Ank .• • New South W •• • , 'Oriental rk. Corp , Ottoman ISank Provincial of Ireland New Aus B &Go Ina Cc imith 4 Etstralia Mika of Australia. 1 Do. New _ F T . f -7,t1-0.7 Ergiity Ifutual .. ... &nem Bk f Loud LINES LEA.SED AT FIXED RENTALS ~ g,,.1. RAILWAYB. Bedford 3let:1116-; !ltA.) 11:!0 all 1O) Bnckgham..lt Clydesdal. , Col. Stour Vy. E. Lin. g. 6 pc. E. Un. H. SI:. Glas. Barr. At Neils. Direct Do. New...... Glstr.ds Dn Hrtlpl. Dk Railway Hull & Sol b'.• D. Share , . Do. Share!, Lon.&Gree - iy. Do. Preferen.2P Lon., Pll., • . Do. Bark. Sh. Lowestoft g,. 4 per cent Do. 6 per ct Manch. - Asti, and Matlo-k M: Hlosl , rn' Redc.g 6 p.c. Midld. Bra.: Newmarket Bury E. G.spo N.6,z Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p c Prost. At Yi Do. Shn. A Roystu.&• Hit Slief.Roth.ao Goolog. 5 p.c Shrews. &Her S. Stafforcish. Wear Valleygl 6 p , 3r cent... Do WiltF3t'lornret ueti3 Corzoan & N. We -t. L. &N. to . Caledni' , E. ti &LC Gt.l rt n. E. Count. Caldonizu„ Do Wesra Yk. New gy Berw Y.&NM: Do Do ...... IS. Er.st.' D 9 ,Poto & Do Norfolt, Do L.& N. Vi 7 & Stekton Darlingt. - En. Conn. E. Count. D 0... Do L. &N.iq Do GitNorthri LAnca.sh& Yorksh. T. Brassey M. MCio Stockt. & Dariingt Do GtWAst n. Closing Prices yesterday 96 - 98 98 102 12 - 14 133 -- 135 4 4 106 - 108 12i -- 13 24 - 23 108 - 112 § 1 pi 2i 55 - 57 133 - 136 1091 - 84 3- 33 - 34 89 - 91 Blyth r,ndTirie c. pref. (issd. Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. ti L Do. 4 p. c. Shama Ceded n. £lO 4i p.c. hes. & Flo. On. 5 Do. do. Pref. 5 per Q. Cork di 8and0u61p. , ... Dua.Prtl, . dr Aber.?. E. Anglian Cis. ASO, Do. do. Cie. B 6 p. Do. do Cls. C 7 p. Eas.Co.Ex,fipeN:.‘ Do• N o . 2..,. 93 -- 98 4i -- 5 6 -•- U)7 - 112 97 --- 102 ip 4 - Do. New 6 p. 0. East Un., G. 6 p. IDo. 51., 10 per cen , Do. 101. Dobentr.S). Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancaqh 6 p.ct, E. 'kW. York. J. sth. Edin. & Gl. 5 p.c. sL Ed. Prth.,t Dun.4p. FurneoE, 5 p. -12 .. ''`'. .. ~~ °~~ ~~f 74 - 76 CUs. &S. W. G. 5 p.c Great Northn. 5 p. Do. 5 p. o. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem. 1D ,, . 4; p. c D 0.5 p. c., Red. at 18 -118 1 109 111 103 -- 105 61 - 63 10k - 10; Gt.N. of Scot. ls t Yr `,LW. (Ireland Do. 4por c. Prof. S Gt. W.(B. tn. Exspc, Do. eon. red. 4. P.C. Do. con. red. 4 p. c Do, irred„ 4p. C. . Do. 5 p. c. red. prof Do. Birm. Pref. S. Do. Chester 8 p.c.? . Do. do. 5 p. c. do. Do. Birm. Gna. Stk Do. Ches. Qua. Sh. Do. do. do Do. do. Lan, &York. F. 4 20 Do. 6 p. e. Stook Lon. G.5pc.N0.1 Do. P., 5p c. St.No.2 Do. New Gus.r.6 Do. do. 5 p. c.,N0.4 Lon.&N. W., COV. 4 Nuneaton 5 p. et... Lln.& S. W. 7 per et 6 A 93 95 86 -- 88 99 101 10 - 100 16f 17; 10 I.IN 72 74 19i 20. 9i 101 14i 151 id ,37 139 *"i uH 136 - 138 115 - 117 late 3d Shares L ndy.&Colot Sh. Londy. & Ennis. V.,S.,ar L. 6 p. Cent Do. do. do. 415 Do. do. 34 per cent. Warypt .8D Carl. 4 p c Do. 4 per cont.__ Do. do. .57 - 159 - 66 - 70 .~ --~ ~. Consol.6 p.c.St Do. flon.Br.?:ir. qp( Do. 4i p. c. Pref. : t Ditto L. & H. Prof. ht New., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 p ct. with optn. till '66 Norfk. Doh, 4 p.c. sh Do. Pref. sp.a. St 0 Do. 5 po. Ext.,1846 Der. 5 . 4 per c.pf ,1847 W Do. v. V. 5 pc.,1847 North Britian .36 -13 S 98 - 100 88 - 0 1 - lii . o --la4 !Do 71. Preference N. E. Pew, 4 p.c, P. Do. do. do Do Leeds t 3 p.c ! Do. do. Qr5.,1848... Do.Yerkll.& Pnr North Staffordshire, Ox, Wo, Do. 6 p.c. Redeem. Scot. (lent., NPw Prof Se.N.E. Aber. g 6 pe Do. d0.,7 p.c. pf. st.. D0.d0., 3.1 p.c. pf. st South Devon 92 •-- 94 li - i :+ 107 - 109 3: :7~ Do. fixed, 4& per cm., S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. &LI Do. 4i per cent ' Do. Fixed 4i p c sh 3 Wales Gua.4 p, c Do. do. 4i p. c.... S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Stock .& Dar. , 5 p. e. Do. do. do. Stock. & Hard. g. 5 p. c. till July 1,'56 Waterfd. & Kilk. 6 pc 23 - 24 101 - 103 9t - 104 • •• ... 27 - 28 1 2 - 3 ••• .•• 3 3e MINES. I.os all' a.nglo oalifornittn 20 7 A.ustralian $ - 1 1 all Baden (04. Duchy of; -. 90 all Blemar. Iron & Coal 20 14 British Iron 6 - 8 35 264 13razilianImp.(i2sued at £5 pm.) - 2 2 3 10 0 almil Clarendon a.res C nt o d. c jo a an e h sl nD e se. u lm i ne a m b 3 i n): 17 Co. of Jamaica p 4ssot 14 C. all coaooibporepa:r Colonial Min. d er o:f . . . Lrn 3 5 20 4 5 32 % 7 6 . 561 6 25 all Do. Prof. 74 P. cent - .. 1C Copiapo - ad 2 2 01 a a a 11l l GG et Fortuna eaNc.agig 1 all Liberty ll nite : 7 - 7i 4 5 1 a a G G r t c sv h a t a o :1 g t - v V it i h u n 1 2 4 3 all Linares 5 14 Lusitanian LI - 1 all liariquita 1 all New Granada 2 51 1 1 a: n ai l ! N ciup P o o o r n u at t rt v gi p e z a h .S u ßoil i i l M p fL d e.Kin Monde 'B B 50 all Rhymney Iron 2l - 23 15 all Do. New 5 - 7 30 6a all Sort.s i S n t t t iha Australian I in d os t e . ral m Cuba ann.Co 24 2. .1. 2 21 1 all Do. Scrip • ••• 1 all Do. 10 per cent Pref - 1 4 4 Tam. 9 284 all IJnited Mexican .. . 1 - 14 1 all Wailer .•• 1 all West Mariposa - 1 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia . 20 19 - ..istral X ia l n SC A E gr ia tc lA tiit. NlFl 2 ° s ll - 13. 2 7 10 iustraln. Royal Mail 10 all Berlin Water Works 51 5 1 50 40 irit. Amorican Land ... - I ST. 3(1-} 119:.(ladao.61;:c.Jansc.;aly 1111371 - 1'2134 St. 100 D 3.6 p c. Mar & Sept ... - • • 1131 St. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Feb St Aug 2} 23 112 all 455 0 tjarroti Orator r net at a r PfP S lealra t 'loe e l'an a n: m eef OeF i r. .Fi n r St. 100 e.:lectrie Telegraph 96 -- 97 95 all Electric Tele. of I - • 5 all En.dcAus Cop Sm CO 14 25 all Gen. Ir Sc Col (lhn.) •15 14 Oen. Steam Nairigat. •• ••• 11 all General Screw Steam 6- 7 20/ 5 London Discount • 4 all Lond. G en. Onmilans ••• • 34 - • 31 20 10 Magdalena St. N a yi k 10 all Xediteran. Elec. Tel R 10 10 all Mexican&S.Amerion. 3 -25 5 • Nat. Discount Co._ d 25 1 Do. New .. . 10 5 Netherlands Land - 14 10 all Do. Do. .. . 3 - 5 3 Do. BpePissatlii 4 5 1 Do. Do 100 80 New B. Az N.S. Land 15 - sP N.S.W. Gov.sp.c.D. 10 1 all N. B. Australasian $ 3 19 174 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam i - 1 all O r i en t a l G as 1 - it 1 2s. D o . "N ew Sh ares " p ip 5 all Peel R r . Ld.. & Min]. -2i ' Pm 50 all Peninsular& Oriental 68 - 70 50 10 Do. New 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 1 d Scot. A.nstral. Invest 1(I lg 1 all Ditto New ll - 1 256 all South Austral. Land 35 - 37 1 al: , &Omar. Tel. Scalp - 1 1 all Do. Registered..,„ 1 • 20 5 100 284 Van Diemen's ;and lbi 164 Ye 4 . l- 46P.t:Janiau,l/' „.. if! ••• 84 8] 17 18 15 16 12 13 91 --- 93 57 r,7 36 33 .. - . e• ".. • 96 174 • _9h 24 -- 7 - 5 80 82 53 - 55 34 - 34. 93 - 95 7 - 8 91 92 7 7 - 79 L 23 125 15 117 68 71 - 74 5 1 -- 6 54 R 4 95 95 6 1 i 108 a 109 6 10 t • 1041 1 P P .06 - 1156, 34} 35 1 - 801 - 81 , 52 - 54 11 - - 15 48 50 3i - 37i 383 83i - 841, 4 a 3 2i 181. 18i 59. CA:I 95 98 5 11 54d 61 1 10 I i 28 29 02 104 24. j 25,, 68 70 47 48 17 18 79 72 80 5 3d 2 - 14 i 37 39 . - ... "• - .•• 19 - 194 - ... 6 8 2 - 4 - 5 -- •.. ...... ••• 7 9 I - li ii = ii 22f - 22il li A. li 22 -22 p •• ... 22 - 23 10i - 11 70 - 78 21# - 2113 2.4 - Zip 99 - 101. 115 120 115 - 120 108 110 19;- 20. 21f - 221 * - - 2 2 p :GN. 14 1 2 p P 5k 5i 1+ - .33+ 94 - 104 - 31 • - 51 4i - 5 p - ii : i 8 -8! 19i -19 i 37 - 37; 8 - 9 51i -51 i 51. it - i p 17 - ig. - 9 - 9 4 94 P • 1; St - gi 33 -34 - 14 BATTKK, 99 - 101 1 - id 64 66 68 - 70 up. .". 16g - 20 20. 191 - 20 . - ... 1 - 3P M '~' +Y• OH —". see ••• ..".• .14 •••• .... T 4 • 45 - 47 38 - 40 2 lids 34 SR 63 - 6 5 7 --- 8 7 4• . Li . a IN BE PREBBLE. This bankrupt was described as of Ramsgate, plum ber, and to-day was appointed for choice of assignees. Mr. Beard, from the office of Mr. Buchanan, appeared for the petitioning creditor, and assignees were chosen.' IN RE LOSE. This bankrupt was described as of Cricklewood, Mid dlesex, builder, and to-day was appointed for choice o assignees. From the preliminary statement of Messrs. Butler and Cumming, it appears that bankrupt owes to credi tors 5,3301.; to ditto holding security, 3,7501. Creditor —By property mortgages, 6,1201.; good debts, 21. 183. 6d.; doubtful, 691. IN RE CLATIVORTEL This bankrupt was described as of Gracechurch-street, poulterer, an to-day came up for his certificate, sup ported by Mr. Phelp, Bucklersbury. _ Mr. Chidley, for the assignees, did not oppose, and his Honour granted an immediate certificate of the second class. CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day.) OLD COURT. (Before Barons Alderson and Watson.) Throughout the day the city was enveloped in a dense fog, and lights had to be used in the Court. The dull flickering light of the oil lamps used in this Court— "the light of other days"—bas the most dismal effect possible, and the Court presents mere the appearance of a " chamber of horrors," or a court fit for the deeds of the Holy Inquisition than an English court of justice. It is high time it should be remedied. POST LETTER STEALING. Henry Netkercott, 42, hair-dresser, pleaded guilty to stealing a letter containing a half-sovereign, one sixpence, and four penny postage stamps, the property of the Postmaster-General. Four years' penal servitude. ESCAPED PRISONER. Samuel Summers, 21, shoemaker, was charged with feloniously escaping from the custody of one Thomas Brown, a police officer, who was conveying him to Springfield gaol, in the county of Essex, pursuant to an order of the Central Criminal Court. It appeared that the prisoner was tried in the spring of 1854, convicted, and sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. The officer, after the prisoner's convic tion, proceeded with him by the Eastern Counties Rail way to Springfield gaol. When at the Cheltnsf ,rd station the prisoner made a bolt from the officer, darted down the station stairs, and got clear off. Mr. Sleigh, who appeared for the prisoner, addressed their lordships in mitigation of the prisoner's conduct, and stated that since the prisoner's escape he had been supporting himself by honest labour. It was owing to the kindness of one of the prisoner's " friends" that he was apprehended on this charge. Out of spite he gave information to a policeman of his whereabouts, and he was in consequence apprehended. Mr. Baron Alderson said that it was not surprising in a youth of 18 years of age escaping from custody with a twelvemonths' sentence hanging over him. It was the duty of the officer who had him in charge to prevent his escape, and therefore he should not pass a very heavy sentence on him for it. He sentenced him to 13 months' imprisonment, which was giving him a month for the offence of which he now stood convicted. UTTERING A FORGED NOTE. Robert _Hawkins, 55 years of age, a respectable look ing man, described in the calendar as a labourer, was indicted for uttering a forged 51. Bank of England note. Mr. Gifford, who appeared for the prosecution, briefly stated the facts of the charge to the jury : The prisoner with the forged note in his possession met a man in Molyneux-street named Benjamin Goose, who bad formerly been employed in a stable yard in the neighbourhood. The prisoner entered into conversation with Goose, expressed the satisfaction it gave him at meeting an old friend, and asked him to have something to drink, remarking that he had only a 51. note in his possession, and that as he was unknown in the neigh buurhood he was afraid he should have some difficulty in getting it changed. The prisoner and Goose went into a public•house, and there the prisoner wrote the name of Benjamin Goose and his add:ess on it. Mr. Baron Alderson—Then he wrote a false name on the note. (Laughter.) The learned counsel said no. It was the right name and address. They were unable to get the note cashed at that pub lic-house, and they then visited another kept by Mr. Edmunds, in Brown-street, where Goose being known change was obtained for the note. They hai some brandy and water and then separated. Shortly after wards the note was found to be a forgery, and a police sergeant was sent for and apprehended the prisoner, who is well known as a horse clipper. The prisoner's ac oount of the affair to the police when apprehended was that he accidently met a man named Ned Foy; who was a stranger to him, at the corner of Staffurd-street, Lisson-grove, who offered him a shilling to get the note cashed. On the policeman apprehending him, and whilst conveying him to the police station, the prisoner was asked if he knew Ned Foy, a man suspected of having uttered forged notes. He said "no,'' but almost immediately after he said "I think I had better tell the truth. Ido know Ned Foy, and I had the note from him." Foy had not been taken into custody on this charge, but he had been since committed for three months for an assault. The note was proved to be a forgery. The prisoner, in his defence, said he received the note from Ned Foy to get it changed, not knowing it was a forgery. He had always borne a good character, and had never been in such an unfortunate position before. He had no witnesses to call. Mr. Baron Alderson, in summing up to the• jury, said the question for their consideration was whether the prisoner uttered the note, believing it to be a forgery. The jury immediately found the prisoner guilty. Mr. Baron Alderson said that no doubt the prisoner was a tool in the hands of others, from his not being trusted with more than one note at a time. He sea tented him to four years' penal servitude. • BUSINESS OF THE COURT. At half-past 11 o'clock the learned judge had gone through the list of prisoners for trial to-day, and there was no further business to proceed with. The grand jury not having returned any bills this morning, ,Ir. Baron Alderson sent the officer of the court to the grand jury to tell them, " that it was a disgrace in a boat race to be bumped—(laughter) and that they had had to. day's start of us." _ _ THE ASSASSINATION IN PARLIAMENT STREET. Marley, Who stands charged with the wilful murder of Cope, in Parliament-street, will be tried on Friday. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (Thi s Day.) SOUTH WARK. DARING GAROTTE ROBBERY IN THE BOROUGH.—John Dower, a powerful-looking man, was brought up for final examination, charged with being concerned with two others in ,violently assaulting Peter Couslan, and robbing him of a purse containing seven shillings and a woollen neckcloth, in Red Cross-street, St. Saviour's. The prosecutor stated that he was a gardener, em ployed by a gentleman at Penge Common. On Satur day evening, the 10th instant, he came up by the rail way to see some friends near the Brieklayers' Arms station. He remained there rather late, and hurried down to the terminus at London-bridg e with a view of catching the last train. TT —owever, he , vas too late, it being past twelve o'clock. After that be took a walk to look after a lodging, w h en he met a mall who came up to him and asked him whether he wanted some thing to think. He replied that he did, and that man took bun into Red Cross-street and said that he could get him anything he liked there. Witness pulled out his purse and gave him a shilling. Just at that i noment three men rushed upo n him. T he prisoner wax one of them, and he laid hold of him by the throat u.ntil the others rifled that his he reallypockets The priso ner grasped hi a throat o tight thought he me an t t o mur . l er hi m . s However, he made a powerful effort and g.at loose, when he called out murder and police. The rufaans 50 20 .19 100 5 1.9 100 100 1100 100 100 100 59i 64 100 10 , ; ,10J 100 10, St. Bt. St. St. 14 7i 21 80 100 4i 100 100 100 ;100 Imo ( 1100 'lOO 100 100 100 1100 1100 100 all 100 138 7 N 0 EMBER 26 then decamped, but a constable fortunately came up and took the prisoner into custody. After the prisoner let go his hold witness followed him and did not lose sight of him until he was secured by the constable. Police-constable 468 A. said he was on duty in the Borough shortly before one o'clock on Sunday morning, the 16th instant, when he heard cries of murder and police proceed from Redcross-street. Re immediately ran to the spot, and saw the prisoner running towards him, followed by the prosecutor, who called out " Stop him, that -man has nearly muriered me, and his com panions have robbed me of all my money." Witness stot ped him, and then he perceived that the prosecutor was nearly exhausted. There were sounds of other per sons running in another direction, but they made their escape. In answer to the charge, the prisoner said the prose cutor must be mistaken as to his identity. He never had anything to do with the robbery. Evidence having been given that the prisoner was a convicted thief the magistrate committed him to Newgate for trial. J 34 IVIC DISC'JUNT. The question now occupying attention is whe ther the Bank of England will immediately reduce their rate of interest to 6 per cent. An impreSsion is generally entertained that the step should he adopted without delay. Since the publication of the last Gazette return many persons have been dis posed to consider that the ad vauce to 7 per cent. was not justified by the position of the Bank accounts ;• and, although the majority of prudent persons do not join in that opinion, since the heavy appearance of the foreign exchanges, the absence of recovery in Paris, the further rise in the price of silver at Shanghai, and the doubts regarding the overdue Australian vessels, afforded at that time every stimulus to increased caution, there is now a total change of prospect on each point, except as regards tho Eastern exchanges, for which we must wait the next mail from China. In all parts of the continent the rate of discount is from Ito 1 per cent. below that of the Bank of England, and in this state of affairs our traders are necessarily at the disadvantage of competing with rivals who can work with cheaper capital. The entire industry of the country is thus affected, and hence "prompt action is indispensable. No ono supposes that if the James Baines and the Lightning had arrived a fortnight back, and 400,0001. of their gold had been taken to the Bank, the movement to 7 per cent. would ever have been resolved upon; and these supplies having now been received matters should be restored to the point at which they would then have been allowed to re main. It may be urged that if the Bank were to defer a reduction it would not materially affect com mercial interests, since, if there was inherently a downward tendency in the money market, the other establishments would soon lower their rates, and the result would be simply that the Bank would have no custom. But this argument would be in correct. The amounts falling due at the Bank are so heavy, and will be so much increased by the re venue payments towards the end of the quarter, that they will virtually have the command of the market in their own hands. They are therefore bound to act upon a broad view of the legitimate wants of the country ; and it is the more important that there should be no hesitation in this respect, since it is desirable for the public to rely that, while under the Bank Charter Act there is no escape from such wholesome and instantaneous pressure as may be necessary for the general safety, the relief is equally certain as soon as that pressure has anawered its object.—Times City Article. THE "MONITEUR" AND THE ENGLISH PRESS. (From, the New York Herald.) We publish an article from the Paris Moniteur, re flecting on the course lately pursued by the English press in reference to France, and the reply of the Lon don Timms. It seems that the Emperor, who long since ' resorted to the defensive measure of excluding the London journals from the French capital, finds that this precaution will not suffice, and desires to operate against them at home. It will be remembered that he did so once before, shortly after the coup d'etat, and so far succeeded as to excite a good deal of animosity against the Times among the mercantile classes of Eng land. We apprehend that he will not be as fortunate this time. Though the Morning Post has been directed to give a semi-approval to the course of the Moniteur, it stands alone in the press. The Times and the lower organs of opinion not only express no contrition, but indulge in reflections marked by unusual severity with regard to the Emperor and his Cabinet. Two truths are made piainly apparent by this business :—The one, that the French Government has reached the point where factitious progress ceases and reaction begins ; the other, that railroads, telegraphs, and the other agents of rapid communication are rendering a despotic thraldom of speech and thought utterly impossible. All that the best friends of the Emperor urge on his behalf is, that he has improved Paris, stimulated trade and expenditure, carried a great war to a successful close, and maintained himself on the throne for a third of a generation. What little credit the last-mentioned exploit reflects is his due ; but it must be remembered that no man of courage was ever overthrown by a revolution in Paris. The victims of revolution have all been pol troons or imbeciles. For the rest, Napoleon 111. has achieved all his other claims to glory by discounting the future. He has constantly mortgaged years to come in order to diminish and conceal the necessities of the present time. His war, his expenditure at Paris, his extensive payments to keep down the price of bread, the magnificence of his Court, have all been paid for on credit. When ordinary credit failed him he re• sorted to extraordinary measures. He stimulated a speculative fever ; he licensed a Credit Mobilier ; he gambled himself and led others to gamble on the Bourse. These means procured him what he wanted—money, but it was at a cost which it is frightful to contemplate. The day for the redemption of these bills due on posterity is coming sooner than was expected ; the bank threatens suspension ; money is 5 per cent. a-month ; railroads, bankers, mer chants are breaking ; the whole edifice is menaced with precipitate ruin. This is the turning point in the financial fortunes of the Em p eror. Like Nick Biddle, he is rezorting to all kinds of desperate expe dients to save himself, but like that notorious fiancier he does so with very littik: faith indeed in their efficacy. It is more gratifying to look at :he other view of the case—the one in which it illustrates the .Lrupotency of despotism to fetter thought. One would have supposed the French Government able to despise jourk:als published in a foreign country and in a foreign tongue , It seems not it was found necessary to exclude not only the journals of London, but not unfrequently ow• own as well. But even this tyrannical measure does not appear to meet the case. The Monitettr calls for more pro:;ection. These English newspapers, published abroad, in a lang ua g e which not one Frenchmen out of a thellsbod can read, and strictly prohibited from entering France alb still so po-erful that the Emperor intimates his ': 0,, vern his empire according to its best interests if tiakk,' --„" - not silenced. This is the plain inference from the tk,. guage of the Moniteur in reference to the alliance. Corilti there be a more startling proof of the incompetency 1 of despotisms to crush truth ? We must, indeed, expect some folly in France at this time. That por tion of the French people of which we hear in the papers, has never been remarkable for common sense. Just now all the leading men of France are involved, more or less, in these financial schemes which are on the eve of de struction. A little delirium on their part is only what we might naturally expect. The vacant Lord• Lieutenancy of Cornwall will, it is said, be conferred upon either Lord Vivian or the Earl of St. Germans. It is confidently stated, in well-informed circles at Cambridge, that Lord Palmerston's choice of the new Bishop of Ripon lies between two Divinity Professors at that University—Mr. Selwyn, Lady Margaret's Pro• lessor, and Mr, E. 11. Browne, Norrisial. Professor. The copper swelters have issued a notice announcing that the prices of copper have been advanced as follows : —Manufactured, 131. per lb. ; tough cake and tile, 1171. per ton ; best selected, 1201. per ton ; sheathing, 111 d. per lb. The Transatlantic Company's steamer Turin arrived at Genoa on the 19th, having made a most prosperous voyage from Portsmouth in eight days and 20 hours. — Corriere Mcrcantile, _ . LETTERS FOR PORTUGAL AND BRAZIL.—The Postmas ter-General gave notice yesterday that ship mails would be made up in the General P.,st-office on the 14th prox. for Lisbon, Pernambuco, Bahia, and Rio de Janeiro, to be forwarded from Southampton by the Teutonia, a steamer of 2,500 tons burden. MONEY ORDER OFFICES. - -On the let Dec. the follow ing alterations will be made :—England-1. Money order offices will be opened at SL. Clements, Oxfordshire; Fawley, Hants ; Hornsea, Yorkshire ; Market Laving ton, Wiltshire • Orford, Suffolk; Troetlyrhiew, Glamor ganshire ' • Walmer, Kent. Ireland -2 '. A money order office will be opened at Ballyclare, Antrim. Scotland 3. A money order office will be openea at Strathaven, Lanarkshire. 4. The money order office at Dundas vale, Glasgow, will be transferred to tho office at Cow caddens in that city.—By command of the Postmaster- General, ROWLAND HILL, Secretary.— -General Post office, Nov. 21. A RELIC OF BOTHWELL, —Among the books sold in Edinburgh by Mr. Nisbet otk Thursday I, tat was a hand some folio which belonged to the celebrated Earl of Bothwell, the husband of Mnry, Queen of Scots. It is a copy of a mathematical work printed in. Paris in 153$ —" L'Arithm6tique et Geom&trie de Maistre Eatienne de la Roche." The book is in time original binding, and has the sides stamped with a we,'l-cut die, showing the arms of Bothwell, with the motlo " Ziip Trest"—that is, keep tryst, and the inscriptiot "Jacobus Hepburn Comes Bothv. D. Hailles Gricthon E• et Liddes. et Map. Admiral Scotia"—" James Hepbtt rn, Earl of Bothwell, Lord Hailes, Crichton, and Liddes dale, High Admiral of Scotland." It is supposed that ti te binding was exe cuted in France, as the workmanship is very superior and the armorial bearings beautifully cut and designed. We believe there is only another voles ' ne known to exist of the famous earl's once magnificent library, and that is in possession of the Faculty of Advok 'aces. There was a spirited competition for this interestint -; relic. It was ultimately knocked down to a Mr. GO, 'n-Craig far 13 guineas. —Scotsman, '1856, GREAT SCULLER MATCH BETWEEN BUTTLE AND KELLY. NORWICH, TUESDAY. The second heat of the great match between Kelly, of the Thames, and Buttle, of the Norwich river, was to come off this day ("Tuesday), between Surlingham and the upper part of our river. Some doubts bad been expressed yesterday whether the heat would not be postponed, in consequence of a dispute relative to the course and the distance—Kelly wishing to avoid ta.in tortuous reaches, and being desirous of shorten ing the distance-41 miles. Neither of these intended depat'Ares from agreement were sanctioned by Bottle or his friends, who were desirous that the long course should be puled, and the strength and aptitude of both men fairly tried. This morning, however, two courses were laid down as folio ws—a toss to he made, and the winner to choose his ground : T, H. Palmer and J. Britcher, on the part of R. Bottle ; and P. Jones and J. Phillips, on the part of H. Kelly, agree to decide by toss whether the start for Kelly and Buttle's race shall take place at the Grease. house, Plumstead, or at the Six-mile Staitbe reach, as near the post where Lett and Butch) started as possible. If the race start from the Grease-house, to finish just below Whitlingham Ferry ; if from the Six-mile Staithe, to finish at the upper end of the New Cut. The right of choice was won by Kelly's friends, who chose the line from Six•mile Staithe to the upper portion of the Nr,w Cut. Notwithstanding the severity of the weather thou sands went to Thorpe to witness this great struggle, in carriages, on horseback, and on foot ; but there were very few boats on the stream. There has been great discussion both as to the distance and ground, on the part of the friends of Kelly, who neither liked the one nor the other. However, at half-past twelve, both men went to Surlinghain, and at one o'clock were ready to enter their boats. But the umpire, Mr. Owen Diver, did not appear. Whorl, however, he did arrive from Norwich, from whence he had brought a number of spectators, he announced that he could not stay, having chartered a steamer from Yarmouth to Norwich and back, and was under the necessity of returning by a given hour. The consequence was, that there being no boat in readiness to accompany the competitors with another umpire, the match was necessarily postponed until to-morrow (Wednesday), at twelve o'clock, when the match is announced as certainly to eome off. Thou sands, therefore, who had been in anxious expectation all day, in spite of hail, rain, blow, and snow, returned disappointed and wet, and not a tittle, and deservedly, angry. POSTPONEMENT OF IPSWICH RACES. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) The Steeplechases are postponed until the 3d of December, the snow falling heavily. WINDSOR RACES. HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE.—The following horses have paid forfeit :—Little Charley, Odiham, Rebecca, Clown, and Empress. ARRIVED.—Cervus, Spinster, and Pickpocket. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TUESDAY. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 6to 1 ags . . Loya!a (taken) 6to 1 ag.t Lambourne (taken) 7 to 1 agat Lord of the Hills (taken) 7to 1 agst Drummer (taken) 3to 1 agat Mr. Howard's lot (taken) DERBY. 12 to 1 agst Blink B mny (taken) 14 to 1 agst Loyola (taken) 16 to 1 agst Tournament (taken) 25 to 1 agst MD. (taken) 25 to 1 agat Saunterer (taken) 25 to 1 agst Lady Hawthorn (taken) 25 to 1 agat Zuyder Z 043 (taken) 30 to 1 agat Saunterer (taken). LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Nov. 26. Wind this day at noon, N.W. ; light airs and foggy. There has been a fall of snow this morning. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 25.—Wind N.N.E.—Sailed—Lord of the Isles, for Hong Kong. DARTMOUTH, Nov. 25. Wind N. W, Arrived— Louisa Sophia, from Canton. LYTHAM Nov. 25.—The British Token, of and from Dundalk, was totally wrecked on the Crusader Bank, near Blackpool ; 1 boy drowned. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 23.—Sailed—Clyde (s.), for the West Indies. BELFAST, Nov. 21.—Sailed—Jame Guthrie, for New York. QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 24.—The barque Emily, of Mary port. was spoken, on the 7th Oct., with a jury mast, in 20. S.:;0. W. HARWICH, Nov. 25.—A large brig is on the Gunfieet Sand, with loss of fore and mainmast, &c., the sea break ing heavily over her ; none of the crew visible, but three smacks alongside. MALTA, Nov. 18. - The Undaunted, from Alexandria, arrived yesterday in a sinking state. (PER ELECTRIC TELE(MAPEt.) LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind S.E. Arrived—Ps.tma, from Whampoa; Eleanor, St. John's, N.B. ; Seal, Rangoon ; Rhondda, Maceio ; Enterprise, Porto Rico ; Georgia, Savannah ; Othello, Alexandria ; Empress, Baltimore; Nonpareil, Philadelphia; City of Mobile and Webster, New York; Fanny S. Perley, St. John's, N.B. ; Pacific, Pictou ; Algiers, Miramichi ; birina, Hamburg ; 'Union, St, John's, N.B. Sailed—Queen, for Havre • Eliza Fox, St. Michael's ; Henry Holman, Malta; Blondeli, Alexandria; Heinrich, St. Thomas ; Recovery, Alicante; Atlantic, New York. QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 24. Wind N.W. Arrived—Favourite, from Miraniichi ; Corinthia, Moul mein ; Glenshee, Callao ; California., Ship Island ; Sea Nymph, Buenos Ayres; Canada, Quebec. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 9.52 a.m. Wind N. W. ; three hours' flood ; raining. Sailed. —City of Nantes, for Nantes; Colorado, Calcutta; Vesta, steamer, Oporto. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.46 a.m. Wind S.S.W., fresh with rain. Sailed.—John Taylor, Mary Robinson, and Lion, for London, in tow ; Clarendon (screw steamer). Amazon, Niger, and Phoenician, with all the homeward bound for the river. Sea Nymph proceeded to Ramsgate to trim her cargo. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Providence, of Liverpool, for Rio Janeiro, Nov. 16, in lat. 49 N. • The Medway, from London for Melbourne, Oct. 7, in lat, 5 N., long. 25 W. The Colonist, of Liverpool, Nov. 1, in let. 30 N., long. 36 W. The barque Sonora, third distinguishing pendant, No. 563, steering eastward, Aug. 23, in lat. 3 :1., long. 107 E. The Ohio, from Shields for Havannah. Nov. 2, with loss boom, heaving been in contact, in let. 47, long. 10 . :o Black Swan, Iteering Sept. 13, in lat. 39 The' *to.. W. S., long . " , •afalgar, from Greenock for Port Adelai de, The bar P' - S. long. 30 W. Sept. 15, in lut , in 1 N., long. 19 W. . The Mitchell, Oct. nd, Oct. 26, in lat 42 N, long The Clara, fron? sunaerl-- 12 W. , The u g M 2 a s ri vr a . from Tobog N o rot' London, Nov. 11, in lat 48 The John Robinson , from Shields for Shanghai, Aug. 25, in the Straits of Sunda. The A merican barque e , for 7, in lat 42 N, long 15 W. Glnburn Melbourne, Nov - THE ROYAL BRITISH R.NE.—The petitoh: i n credi for under the bankruptcy of the Royal British:l:2.fmk has written a long letter against the remarks of a n;rre spondent signing himself "One of the. Public," inserted on Monday. It throws, however, no new light on the ease, and is characterised by the tone which seems to animate all the parties in this deplorable controversy. The main points on which the writer insists are, that there is no " conflict of jurisdictions calculated to affect the legal reputation of th e country ; that the collection and distribution of the assets will involve far less ex pense in Bankruptcy than in Chancery ; and thxertions at w M hat have been termed the " me ritorious" e ot r. Harding, in collecting within a Jew weeks sufficient to pay 20 per cent., have not really involved the exerci!e either of labour or skill, since the amounts were almost all ready to be handed to him. —Ti Ines. MIIRDER OF THE "GIPSY KING,"—The aJjeurned in quest on old Stanley, the " Gipsy King of the 'West," was held before Mr. Cockey, on Friday last, at Totnes 50L2.0 important additional evidence was adduced which . mur deredeo v er e ; d . but t the app e p a e r r e p d e t t r h a a t t o o r n t i t i l e e reo f night s not nen vet the clearly proves that the old man was barbarously ' . armed to a little boy, I cottager, onso en n e bridge at P. OITNTD3 STOLEN BY A LETTER CAR. was last seen he was observed • w -court the son of a cotta o'clock. While he been deceased dis covered. e -.-------- dressed in a velveteen jacket, 6 tall, muscular man, ley in rough language ba7.._E-011nuNMpoltiEldpay, at the Manchester Police comeeameup and called to Stav toll.l.ze, Ingram, a letter-carrier, was committed for trial to speak him. The old man :withMu', as he wanted 0 e for stegling a, bank post bill for 4601. and eight 51. hesitated, and on the stray.- „A. letter containing the money was found on gees again requesting hi" note • Stanley said to the little fa ul to "come over to him, iliiu. - H e admitted that he and another letter-carrier what he wants." The uy, "Come with me and ,, see ,had intended to resign, but before doing so, they bad man heard this and said, No, . I want to see you w yed to steal a number of letters, and appropriate alone." Stanley then went over to arr. a him, and the two • their , contents. lowing men soon disappeared. On the fol- Gott) —The PRICE OF . 11 . quotation of gold at Paris is morning about 2 o'clock a woman living near the river heard angryabout 6 per mule premium, and the short exchange on voices andnoise like struggling and fightie g• Aftera little time a s ale heard a splash in London la 25 -At per 1/. sterling. On comparing; these the water, and on throwin a ( ber W indow and looking rates with the English Mint price of 3/. 17a. 101 d. per,, out she saw a man whose arpepeParanca corresponded with ounce for , stand.ard gold, it. appears that gold is the man whom St an l e y acco mpanied on the previous nearly 5-1013 per cent. dearer in Paris than in Lon night, and who had been described hy the lad, leaning don. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 424 over the water's edge, apparent l y wa t e l l ing somethieg per mark, and the short exchange on London is 13 - 34 per or som e person in the wa t er . After h e ;hearth window 1/. sterling. Standard gold, at the English Mint price, open h e ran o ff an d soon disappeared. It vow again, is therefore nearly 4-10ths per cent. dearer in clearly po i n t e d ou t to the jury by the iv strangulation men that , Hamburg than in London. Theeeurse,of exhottiTgrtNew the d ea th o f o ld Stanley was caused ba. strangulation . York ou London for bills at 60 day s e :int B betweenOn per ' and not by drowning, and thejnry, after mature delibe- cent., which, when clomp:, red with th lh ration, returned a verdict of "wilful: murder against the two countries, shows that the exchange o allowance for y some person or persons unknown." Tb ,e police are still 1 against England ; but, atlter m ea a of ° interest, the e prosecuting inquiries, and, having got a descuiption of charges of transport and ddforenfit .. pre. pre the importation of , the Man with whom Stanley was last seen, tees are , sent rate leaves scarcely any Pr° - - endeavouring to ascertain his whereabou ie. i geld from the troited States. LITERATURE. Lives of the Queens of Scotland. By Agnes Strick land. Vol. VI. Wm. Blackwood and Sons. So abundant have been the materials newly brought to light by the researches of Miss Agnes Strickland among the " treasures of antiquity! laid up with dust and cobwebs among the old archives of Scotland, relating to Mary Stuart, that -the original design of this very remarkable serial work has appreciably expanded under its author's hand , —insomuch so that it still requires another (a seventh) volume for its ultimate completion., A circumstance this rather matter for exultation than for disappointment. It signalises, we cannot but conceive rather siL nificantry, the importance, - and elaboration, and general completeness of this, the latest and greatest of all the many biographies of the beautiful and unfortunate Queen of Scots—the heroine as we may call her of what lights pp as with the glamour of some tragical fairy tale the stern and grim iy annals of Caledonia. Already, with these last two or three volumes of the "Lives of the Queens of Scotland" before us—we recognise in Agnes Strickland the most genial and appreciative, and yet, at the same time, the most truthful and uncompromising, among all the historians of tl e reign of this lovely, love-lore, love-lost Sovereign. Mary Stuart as queen, as wife, as mother, as wo man—Mary, in all her weakness of will and in all her strength of endurance—Miry, as she shone forth in her short-lived pomp, and as she appeared afterwards in her protracted sufferings —in all her various characters, in all her awful and doubly awful, because sudden and rapid, alternations of fortune—is here, in the masterly memorial of her career, pourtrayed so vividly and so touchingly that it is impossible for this most phlegmatic to do otherwise thee hang over the narrative, carrioil on ward with it in, its flow by the strong force of a scarcely resistable fascination. Miss Strick land " bath her will "—for she fairly " holds us with her glittering eye" spell-bound, like the marriage guest a before the " Ancient Marinere." Already, up to the close of the last (the fifth) volume, she had recounted to us most of Mary Stuart's memorable and pathetic viscissitudes. She had related how the auspicious marriage of the young Princess with the Dauphin on the 24th of April, 1558, and her elevation to the Gallic throne on the 10th of July in the year following, as the spouse of Francis IL, had been followed up by the calamitous event of her early widowhood on the 10th of December, 1560, when her Scottish lords thronged over to her to lay at her feet the homage of their loyal sympathy—when, as Aytoun has recently sung so charmingly, they saw her in those— . . . . " Bygone days A widow, yet a child, Within the fields of sunny France When Heaven and fortune smiled." Later on, has she not been revealed to us most vividly flitting across this historic camera of Agnes Strickland—the wife of Henry the Lord Darnley, on the 27th of July, 1565 his widow on the 10th of February, 1567—the wife of Bothwell a very little more than three months afterwards, namely, ou the 15th of the ensuing month of May—outraged on the 9th of March, 1566, by the murder of Rizzio by Darnley, and, on the 10th of February, 1567, already mentioned, by the murder of Darnley by Bothwell—carried off by the latter assassin to Dunbar on the 24th April, 1567, and ultimately, after his downfall and flight at Carbury, incarcerated on the 16th of June, 1567, in the romantic and insulated castle of Lochleven. Volume the sixth, in continuation of this most sorrowful and changeful history, carries the narra tive onwards from the period of that famcati impri sonment down to the time when her fourth mar riage (her projected nuptials with the Duke of Nor folk) appeared for a while to have been successfully negotiated. Tenderly betrothed to Norfolk—that final claimant of the hand won successively to such disastrous ends by Francis, by Darnley, by Bothwell—Mary Stuart passes again from our view for an interval, at the 388th page of this 7th volume of the " Lives of the Queens of Scotland"- r -only to appear again before us for another and fatal interval in the seventh and last instalment of ..he work, in which we shall hear told in due course that sorrowful tale of tears and blood, the tale of her mock trial and of her cruel execution. As a frontispiece to the present volume we have4re duced by Gourlay Steell) an engraved copy of the lovely original portrait of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland, presented by herself to her deliverer, George Douglas, and the veritable original of which is to this day preserved in the collection of the Earl of Morton at Dal mahoy ! As the picturesque vignette, we hare a sketch designed by the same living artist, representing the romantic incident of Queen Mary's Escape from Lochleven. While a very curious woodcut at p. 32 (also taken, like the frontispiece, from a reduced drawing by Gourlay Steell) gives us the ingeniously elaborated "Pictorial Tapestry" worked by Queen Mary and her companions—a historic piece of needlework originally produced at Lochleven and still preserved at Dalinahoy. Apart from these most acceptable glimpses of the original " Portrait" and the original "Tapestry"—glimpses afforded to Miss Strickland, and through Miss Strickland to her readers, by the generous courtesy of George Sholto Douglas, 18th Earl of Morton— the descendant of the chivalrous deliverer of Mary Queen of Scots from her island prison has permitted these remarkable annals of Mary Stuart's reign to be further " glorified" and " illuminated" by the now and hitherto undreamt-of materials placed at he disposal of Agnes Strickland, the latest, and, as we hero very earnestly reiterate, incomparably the greatest, of all Mary Stuart's biographers. Materials hitherto lying perdu among the family archives of the Douglases in their ancient domain in Midlothian. Conspicuous, of course, among the events recounted by Miss Strickland in her 'narra tive of the notable interval embraced between Mary's imprisonment at Lochleven and her, formal betrothal to the Duke of Norfolk—namely, from the summer of 1567 to that of 1569—are those of the infant James Vl.'s Coronation ; of Moray's Re gency ; of Bothwell's escape to Norway ; of Mary's dangerous illness ; of her flight from Lochleven, and of her triumphal entry into the Castle of Ha milton. Followed by the defeat of her troops at Langside, by her perverse courting of danger when, quitting Scotland for ever, she embarked on board a common fishing boat for England, to land at Workington, to be carried to Cockermouth, thence to Carlisle, thence to Lowther, thence to Bolton, thence to Tutbury, and thence again to Wingfield. P re paratory to the last " scene of all in this event fulr o i io " to when,hrne sanspower, sales pomp, s ans w sariy, 5, sans everything, she reac h e d crown, t at length the climax of her prolonged miseries upon the scaffold, where she "died tile death" with the calmness, if not with the angelic purity, of a saint, by the cruel blow of a pitiless and brutal decapita tion. The record of which deed of blood--the foulest stain upon the magnificent escutcheon of Elizabeth—remains yet to be given to the world, as we doubt not it will be given to the world, in words of fire and accents of pathos befitting such tragic annals, words and accents such as have already rained down upon the historic scrolls of England and Scotland from the lips of Agnes Strickland—as with the pearls and precious stones dropping in spoken showers from the mouth of the magical Arabian Princess. Law Magazime and Revietv. The Code Napoleon and the laws of England are the principle subject of an interesting and some what humiliating comparison, England being quite iu the rear o f t h e French and other nations of the continent in the expression of our scientific 7inciples, and the orderly n and systematic arrange unA2t of details. A paper 9 ` On Reform the Law present i perhaps the Government of Smiings Banks," another " On thee of Doctois' Commons," and a third, most ambitious in the num!aerr,eloanti to L9gisla by Party, o r Organisation (in on /' are well worthy o f perusal by lay ton and Law), n y be found articles men. Besides the above Will i House of Lords," etindgueation, of the National " " The it " e O fo a r t m h a e to F r i y rs u t 1 lion, Provincial' ,,,le ; e E Appellate Jurisdiction f 1 4 i' Papers of the the Amendment of the Society for Promotie__ CC Dismissals from the ArmY , n Extract of a Letter from Lord. Law," and " ,, L A o E rd arl together with jockburn's Reminiscences," of Radnor" (ou the slow Brougham to nal e reform), and the usual variety of progress -leg pro fessional nature. of a ---.—......... L..„. informationof 50 100 100 :I; 11,1 3 801 1 54 211 1 241 10k 27i 8 1061