The Sun. — London, England, 1854-01-07 00:00:00

WRECKS ON THE COAST. The arrivals yesterday furnish a sad catalogue of losses and wrecks on different points of the coasts during the recent heavy snow storm. The sacrifice of human life and property has been most considerable, and it is feared that the full extent of the havoc is yet to be learned. The fall was accompanied by a severe gale of wind from E.N.E., and it is computed that along the east and north east coast—Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, &c. —up wards of fifty vessels were driven ashore, many of the crews perishing. _ _ _ A terrible loss occurred on the Goodwin Sands in the course of the severe night of Tuesday last. The unfor tunate ship was a foreigner, and her name has not been ascertained. The wreck was discovered at daybreak by the loggers which were on the look-out, but nothing could be seen of those belonging to her. Several bodies have been washed up between Ramsgate and Sandwich, and it is believed that they formed a portion of the crew of the ill-fated ship. A corvel-built boat, some 16 feet long, has been washed up on the range of coast, as also a piece of a vessel's quarter boat, having the words, " Vrouw Neetye K and V" painted thereon. Lower down channel, some few miles to the westward of St. Alban's Head, a vessel called the Emma, belonging to Ipswich, was caught in the snow storm and gale of wind of Tuesday, and went over, the whole of the crew perishing. The wreck has since been observed by the Coast Guard men, floating with her stern upwards. She was beyond recovery, however. As before noticed, the eastern eoast suffered most se verely, From the Shears in the Levin to high above Yarmouth, the most formidable weather was expe rienced. Between the latter port and the well-pro tected harbour of refuge at Lowestoft, more than a dozen vessels are reported to have been driven on shore. The snow fell in dense quantities, which with the severe gale which was blowing, rendered the movement off the coast most dangerous. Amongst the disasters was one which has excited much sensation, from the fact that had there been a life-boat near the spot of the ca tastrophe, the whole of the crew, who were drowned, might have been preserved. She was the brig Abraham of Portsmouth, from the Tyne ; and during the storm of Wednesday, she was driven on shore a short distance to the southward of Gorlestone-pier. The poor fellows on board immediately took to the rigging. They were ob served from the beach, but with the trifling means there at hand—for there was no life-boat, nor the usual appa ratus to preserve life—and the heavy sea that was run ning and sweeping over the wreck, nothing could be done towards rescuing the unfortunate creatures. They con tinued clinging to the rigging for more than three hours, when at last nature gave way from the intense cold, and they were seen no more. About a mile to the south ward of the scene of this fatal casualty, another loss occurred. The collier brig Eliza, Mr. Conolly master bound to Hartlepool from the Thames, was carried ashore by the boisterous gale, but happily, the crew succeeded in preserving themselves. In the vicinity of the mouth of the Tees the colliers and coasters suffered most extensively. As in the more southern districts, the easterly gale brought in a tremendous sea with the fall of snow, late on Tues day evening. A fleet of coasters managed to run into Hartlepeol with safety, but more than twenty were driven by force of the storm ashore, the greater bulk of which it is feared will become total wrecks. Some were in ballast, and others deeply laden. Amongst them were the French ship Beta, from London ; the Joiner from Banff ; Merchant from Maldon ; Jessy from Gravesend ; Maria, from Hastings ; Citizen, from Mal don ; Rebecca Elizabeth, from Newcastle ; Isabella, from Rochester ; Oak, from London ; Isabella and Sarah, from London ; Echo, from Shields ; Antelope, from London ; Victor, from London ; Mary, from Hartlepool ; Teesdale, from London ; and Swedish brig Maria, from London. The names of the others have not as yet been ascertained. Ano ther vessel called the Dapper, which sailed from West Hartlepool on Monday, encountering the storm, put back, and endeavoured to run into the port for safety. Unhappily, she got upon the rocks„ and almost instantaneously capsized. Her unfortunate crew clung to the rigging ; but before the life-boat could reach the poor fellows, the whole of them, with the ex ception of the master, Mr. Spenceley, and a seaman, dropped off and were drowed. Near the same spot was another wreck—that of the Arve ; she also, in attempt ing to make the harbour for shelter, struck upon the rocks and went to pieces. After much exertion, the crew were saved. The frightful losses which took place at Shields, where eight vessels were dashed to pieces on the rocks beneath Tynemouth Castle, and many lives sacrificed, have already been mode known. A correspondent writing from that port on Thursday night states that the wind was still blowing hard from the E.S.E., with a high tempestuous sea breaking over the bar. Various papers from the vessels wrecked have come ashore. Some of them are seamen's discharged tickets. One was identified by the name of George Flitts upon it. A love letter was also picked up, signed " Ed. Millburn," addressed to "My dear Caroline." There is no doubt that these belonged to the schooner Eliza, which was lost with all hands. The oldest pilots belonging to the port scarcely remem ber ever witnessing such a great destruction of property at one time. The wreckage lies strewed along the har bour, and a strong body of armed police, with drawn swords, is in attendance to protect the salvage. A tele graphic message from Shields, received last night, states that in the course of yesterday morning another vessel went on the rocks, and became a total loss. She was the Hannah, and was bound to London from Hartle pool. The crew, it is believed, were saved. At Sunderland the snow storm and gale were most destructive in their consequences. The sea broke in upon the harbour with much fury. Several coasters were driven ashore in attempting to make the port, the number reported being seventeen. They are the Mar garet of Sunderland, Content;.Albion, William packet, Canada, Mary Clark, Robert and Mary, Ellen Cook, Good Intent, Medina, Jane Isabella, Friends of Whitby, and several other. Providentially, all the crew suc ceeded in reaching the shore in safety. Higher up to the northward, near the Holyhead Islands, many other losses occurred during the storm. Near Wark worth, five vessels were cast ashore, and, it is feared, will become wrecks. In addition to the above, a telegraphic message was received last evening from Belfast, announcing the loss of the Yorkshireman steamer, Captain Morecombe, on the rocks to the northward of Donaghadee, on the night of Wednesday. She was bound to the above port, The crew and passengers were saved. It is apprehended that on the arrival of many of the mails from the small ports, which have been detained by the stoppage of the cross roads by the snow, this already long list of casualties will have numerous melancholy additions. ACCIDENT AND LOSS OP SEVERAL LIVES ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. It is our painful duty to state that one of the results of the late excessive fall of snow has been a collision between two trains on the Eastern Counties Railway, and which has been attended with the loss of four lives, and injuries to several of the survivors. At present but little certain is known of the matter, except to the offi cials of the company now on the spot, but the following account will be found to approach the truth pretty closely:— Between Thetford and Harling-road, where the acci dent occurred, the line has been for some time impass able in consequence of the drifting of the snow ; and on Thursday it had been so partially cleared as to admit the onePs_age of traffic along one line. It was the use of this Tphroursd . line for both up and down traffic which led to the disaster now to be related. A passenger train left Cambridge at 1.35 p.m. on clock) arrived on the s' ceedtng upward s on the same ay, Passed Ely in safety, and in due time (about i e ng l l i e ne three o'cl k) ' l i w n e a s in a qu ',eying a numb train est e io en n : number of labourers for the clearance of the line ; each train and though theywwaesr drawn by two powerful engines, very swift pace, owing neither of them proceeding at a they came in collision to the accumulation of snow, The four engines mounted a most terrible shock. of many feet, and on into the air to the height utterly valueless. reachingPassinge under th ese th e carr i ages s j a mmed into anothe r lik e theond-class carriage was Many of the labourers and passe slides of a t e l escope. those who did so escaped withountgiT jumped o ff', an d Jury- On each of the engines was a driver and stoker, and of these one of the stokers is killed. The bodies of three of the labourers, with a carpenter and three plate - layers , hav e been found, dreadfully tilated ; and it is rep ort ed that another i s mi ss i m n , u- Several of the labourers also re ceived contusio ns . g o . passengers were hurt. Three or fo ur carriages were So totally destroyed. S ' soon as the account reached Shoreditch, Mr. Richardson, the active superintendent, and Mr. Cooper, of the out-door goods department, started for the spot by special train, accompanied by Mr. Stokes, the indefatigable locomotive superintendent of the district. By great exertion the line was cleared, so as to allow of the passage of traffic in an hour and a half. An inquest will be holden on the bodies, and we shall supply further particulars in our next. The loss to the company will be immense. lerabil: pp" AND SOUTH-WESTE RN . being t o 00 t his line ev erything goes on as usual, the trains Punctual in their arrival and departure. Pi„s.--s h ing, the fi rerne TlY before three o'clock yesterday morn giancitdeienfiv‘n.eesreofeatlhleedLtoondaovnerßyrigaaladremainngd West of En fire in the lower part of the remises of Messrs. Hem runt and Co., tailo,,rsih:sh orn 1 . .. According . .3, C P fill .to the authentic return-- shop were partly destroyed°, of the p partition and stairs by fire and water, a nd contents damaged severely damaged by smoke. in nPPer part of the premises surance unknown." A few a fire occurred on the premises of Mr. hours previously Webb, packingcase-maker, tath-street N gate-street but little damage was occasioned. ' ew ' LYONS. —According to the monthly account from ' Lyons, the silk " conditioned • Covent-garden, the total being 3,596 day distributed 325 four-pound loaves to the poor loaf, thus , a unt for the year F R POUND LOAF FOR FrvEnnicE recommendatory ticket, at fivepence each also has been extraordinarily ta: ~,, i bal e': we' him 6 aos 900 lb - r-e, --taely I g g i a a 35,060 by a .. r _ pia to take% i reducing the price to ou half ednes. . -- - o v ° e n u t W- THE SNOW STORM. Anything more filthy than the streets of London yes terday it would be difficult to imagine. The thaw of Thursday continued in the city throughout the night, although in the suburban districts the effects of frost were in the morning plainly visible, the foot pavement being often covered with sheets of ice where water had dripped from the roofs of the houses, and it is worthy of remark that throughout the night it continued to freeze upon the ground while it thawed on the roofs of the houses. In the morning, at 11 o'clock, the thermo. meter at the porter's lodge, attached to the Horse Guards' entrance to the 'enclosure of St. James's Park narked 30 degrees Fahrenheit, at the same time that it was thawing rapidly in the heart of the city. In conse quence of this thaw the roadway along the Strand, Fleet-street, and other crowded thoroughfares, was covered with melting snow, mud and water to a consi derable depth, through which omnibuses, cabs, and other vehicles made way with difficulty, splashing up mud and water in their course, to the infinite annoyance of pedestrians. There were, however, thoroughfares, such as the City road, where the snow remained hard and firm. The number of omnibuses running was considerably less than on Thursday. This was also the case with cabs, so many horses having been thoroughly jaded and worn out by their previous exertions that it was found impossible to bring them again into the streets without the intervention of a day's rest. The omnibuses which did run, were drawn generally by three, and sometimes four horses, and a large proportion of the cabs by two. Some of the omnibuses, probably owing to the difficulty they experienced in procuring passengers on the two previous days at the advanced rates, dropped from 9d. to 6d. the whole distance. Still, however, the number of Passengers was extremely limited. As upon the pre- Vim day, few private vehicles were to be seen abroad. Yesterday there was a slight fall of sleet in the after noon, followed by fog, with heavy rain, about 7 o'clock. The wind during the day was nearly south-west. There is a rapid thaw to-day, accompanied by showers of sleet and rain, and the state of the thoroughfares is Oven worse than yesterday. Some interruption to the general course of mercantile business was occasioned by the late arrival of mail trains, bat not nearly to the same extent as on the two previous days. The railway traffic was far from being fully re sumed, 0113 will be seen from the following account of the State of the various lines. The ice on the Serpentine in Hyde-park was yester day so cut up and incumbered with hillocks of snow as entirely to destroy the pleasure of skating, and conse quently very few persons—probably not more than 300 —were to be seen upon the ice in this park. In St. James's-park the number of persons on the ice was more than half that amount. In Regent's-park the gates of the inclosure were kept shut, but some few persons climbed over the railings to get to the ice. The Long Water in Kensington -gardens had on it a goodly sprink ling of skaters. Yesterday the floating ice on the Thames, which during the week completely stopped the navigation, had entirely disappeared, and the result was that the numer ous fleet of coal barges and lighters which had been laid up frost-bound were enabled to move again. In the afternoon tide a fleet of nearly 200 craft, which passed under London-bridge coal-laden, each carrying large fires in their fore part to warm the men engaged in working them, attracted considerable observation. In the diffe rent docks the ice is rapidly disappearing, and, should the thaw continue, the labourers, who have been unem ployed for several days past, will resume their work. The masses of ice on both banks of the river, which are left by the tide and take the ground at low water, are not sensibly diminished. The waterside labouring popu lation are already enduring great privations, the frost unfortunately throwing the majority out of employment. EASTERN COUNTIES. Yesterday morning the mail train from Norwich and Cambridge, due at 4.15 a.m., arrived in London about an hour and a half behind its time. Unfortunately, hOwever, no other train has since been able to pass beyond Ely in that direction. The Norwich upmail train, just referred to, passed through a cutting about five miles in length, extending from Thetford to Harling, at 12 o'clock on Thursday night, leaving all clear be hind it ; but shortly after its passage another storm of snow came on, falling to an average depth of four or Ire inches—the wind, however, drifting it rapidly into this cutting so as once more completely to block it. Up to last night the most strenuous exertions were made to remove this new obstruction, but it was found necessary together to suspend the traffic on that portion of the Norfolk line, and the trains therefore went no further than Ely ; Itecelas to Norwich and Yarmouth throughout the day from the metropolis being obtained by the lastern Union line, -via Ipswich. The Newmarket branch still remained closed, although Lopes were entertained of re-opening it this morning ; and the same was the case with regard to the St. Ives and Huntingdon branch lines, the traffic to and from Wisbeach being carried on through March. Between Lynn and Dereham, where deep cuttings exist, the traffic up to last night was entirely suspended, with a slight prospect of being resumed this day. The number of men employed in clearing out the ♦arious snow drifts on this line since Tuesday has amounted to about 1,000, paid at the rate of 3s. per day. GREAT NORTHERN. The through traffic upon the main line up to last night was still impracticable, although great progress had been made in clearing the block so as to admit the Passage of trains between Peterborough and Grantham yesterday afternoon. At the same lime operations were a dvancing between Grantham and Newark so as to en eo uragr i a hope that the through traffic upon the main 'lna might be resumed this morning. About 700 men 1 32.41. been employed day and night in removing the snow, finder the superintendence of Mr. S. Clarke, the gene ral manager, and Mr. Walter Leith, superintendent of the line, both of whom, it is expected, will have to re tain on the spot for some days to come. The through iraffic to York was yesterday, as on Thursday, carried on b y Means of the Lincolnshire loop line, the Edinburgh fast train, due at King's cross at 9.30 a.m., arriving at 12.30 P.m., being three hours behind its time. The entire coal traffic of the line has been suspended, but the company hope shortly to resume it. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN. At a late hour on Thursday evening the Trent Valley line remained blocked with down-trains waiting at Bir mingham, and up-trains brought to a stop at Stafford with little chance of arriving in London until yesterday. Fortunately, however, greater progress was made in clearing the line than had been anticipated, and in the course of the night a train arrived at Euston-square, bringing in the mails and passengers previously detained at Stafford. Yesterday, shortly after 12, the north ma il train arrived, having been detained two nights at Lan caster, where the post-office clerks bad to sleep in the mail tender, suffering accutely from cold. After, leaving Lancaster, the greatest difficulty was experienced in forcing a passage along the line to the junction at War rington. The Holyhead line was so far cleared as to admit of the passage of trains. On the Midland line trtglic also proceeded both ways, but tickets for this line were only issued at Euston-square conditionally. The came precaution was also taken with the Northern traffic, passengers for Carlisle cnd Scotland being only booked to the Warrington Junction. The number of men employed in clearing the various snow drifts, under the superintendence of Captain Huish and other officials of the line, is said to have amounted to upw ar d, of 1,500, entailing, of course, a serious expenditure on the part of the company. GREAT WESTERN. . T hiS line remains pe r f ec tly f re e in it 3 traffic ?pera tunas traits yesterday arriving and departing without any material deviation from the time-table. SOlTrii-EASTERN. This line is also free from obstruction, owing to the exertionf, of several hundreds of labourers employed in :lntiearing it, and who were paid 3s. per day, with bread re heese an d beer. The trains arrived and departed gularly. as u 0 LO NDON, BRIGH TON, AND SOUTH COAST. ~ obs truction a l ong the line, traffic being carried on THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1854. MINING INTELLIGENCE. SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). PREFERENCE SHARES. (Fromm the Mining Journal of this day.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. A larger amount of business has been transacted this week than we had to report upon last ; but, excepting a few first-class dividend mines, the chief transac tions have been in small speculative shares. Among these, Mollands have been largely dealt in, at prices varying from 8s to 15s, 12s 6d to 15s be ing the closing prices. In addition to the 2 ozs. of gossan, which yields from 14 dwts of gold per ton, and which it is said can be raised in large quantities at a trifling cost, the mine is nearly paying its way, as a copper mine, and in comparison with many other mines of a purely speculative character, the price is considered far below what the prospects warrant. In the Bullion Market,—Dollars, 5s qd per oz. Bar silver, 5s ltd per oz standard ' • ditto holding 5 grs gold, is 14d per oz standard. Bar gold, 77s 9d per oz standard. Spanish doubloons, 78s 6d to 78s 9d per oz. Columbian ditto, 77s 6d per oz. Fine cake, 565. par oz. Business in the gold mining shares this week has been almost again suspended. There is scarcely any demand ; and, on the other hand, sales are not generally pressed. The tendency of prices is dwindling, exceptfor Agua Fria shares, which are steadily supported. Great dissatis faction has been expressed by the shareholders of the Great Nugget Vein Gold Mining Company at the con duct of the London board, for issuing shares at the ex orbitant rate of 255. premium, when the orders of the Sydney directors were, they should be put on the London market at 10s. premium. The large sum of 8,438/., under the head of London charges, which, it appears, has been swallowed up in commissions for pushing the shares, when the gold mining mania was in its furor, has in a great measure tended to in crease this discontent. The shareholders of the Nouveau Monde, likewise, complain of the deficiency of accounts from Mr. Clement, their superintendent, who, it ap pears, reports each mail that affairs are progressing satisfactorily, at the same time no detailed statements are forwarded. From the Anti-Californian Company it is likewise reported that, on the 28th of October, they were preparing to get up the steam, yet, on the 17th of November, no accounts are despatched as to whether this has taken place ; and while this absence of infor mation from the scene of operations continues, coupled with the recent disclosures, and the investigations that are about to follow, it cannot be anticipated that public confidence will rally until some decided results come to hand. MAIMKT NEWS--(THIS DAY.) COVENT GARDEN. Owing to the frost the show of vegetables here to-day was limited, and vices advanced to some extent. In fruit very little was doing. FRIIIT.—Pine apples, English, 48 Od to 6s Od each ; ditto colonial, is Od to is 3d each ; hot-house grapes, 6s Od to 9s; foreign ditto, is to 2s Od per lb; apples, 4s to 8s per bush ; pears, 2s to 5s per dozen - lemons, is Od to 2s ; oranges, 4s Od to lOs per 100 ; almonds, 2s to 3s perlb.; Barcelona nuts, 20s per bush.; cob-nuts, 00s to 140 s per 1001bs. ; chosnuts, 8s to 20s per bushel ; filberts, 808 to 100 s per 100 lbs ; waln u t s , 8d t o i s 6d per 100. VEGETABLES.—Cabbages, is to is 6d ; Brussels sprouts, 2s 6d to 3s Od per half sieve ; cauliflowers, 6d to 10d each; greens, 6s Od to 78 Od per doz. bunches; red cabbages, 2s to 5s Od per dozen ; potatoes, 85s to 170 s per ton ; turnips, 4s Od to 5s Od ; carrots, 7s Od to 8s Od p er d ozen bunches ; cucumbers, Os 6d to 18 Od each ; celery, 9d to is 6d per bundle ; spinach, 3s Od to 3s 6d per sieve ; onions, tis Od to lOs Od per bushel ; Spanish ditto, is to 3s per doz. ; leeks, 3d to 4d per bunch ; shallots, 6d to 8d ; small salad, 2d to 3d per punnet; horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s Od per bundle • mushrooms, Os 9d to 2s Od pe r p o ttl e; pars l ey, 2s Od to is Od por dozen bunches; rhubarb, is Od to is 6d per bundle. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 4s Od to 15s; Geese, 4s 6d to 7s Od each ; Ducks, 2s 6d to 3s Od; tame Rabbits, is to is 6d ; wild ditto, is to is 6d ; Pigeons, 5d to 10d each; roasting Pigs, 4s 6d to 9s each; Surrey Fowls, 5s Od to 9s Od ; ditto Chickens, Os Ou to Os Od; barn-door Fowls, 2s 6tl to 4s Od per couple; Capons, 8s tolls Od ; Chickens, 2s Od to 3s Od per couple ; Pheasants, 3s Oct to 4s Od; Partridges, is 6d to 2s Od; Hares, 3s Od to 4s Od; Leverets, Os Oct to Os Od; Woodcocks, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; Grouse, 2s Od to 2s 6d; Snipes, 9d to is 6d; Teal, 6d to 9d; wild Ducks, is 3d to 2s Od ; Widgeons, 9d to is Od; and Plovers, 6d to is each. English Eggs, lls Od to 12s 6d; French ditto, lOs 6d to Os Od per 120 ; Ostend fresh butter lls 6d to 13s Od, and English 12s Od to 15s Od per dozen lbs. SPORTING NOTES. A DIP INTO THE FUTURE. The future of the turf, so far as the coming season is concerned, is plainly perceptible. A. glimpse at it gives cheering encouragement to sporting men, and. promises many months of pleasant employment. During the week the nominations for the principal Spring Handi caps have been published in The Sun, and from the list of them it will be seen that time and competition have neither impaired their numerical strength nor altered the character of the nominated competitors. First in the dear love of metropolitan turfites is the Epsom Spring Meeting, which this year gives the most unequivocal in dications of a widening popularity and an increasing prosperity. Notwithstanding the powerful attractions of the Great Northern Handicap, Chester Cup, and other spring events of a like description, the Metropoli tan Stakes has obtained its full complement of entries, whilst to the City and Suburban Handicap there is the largest number of nominations on record since the esta blishment of that race. And no wonder, considering the labour which is exerted to insure tue success of those events, and the liberal amount of public money which is annually added to them. Last 3 ear the number of sub scribers to the Metropolitan was 120, this year it is 112; to the City and Suburban it was 84, now it is 108. This statement shows the increasing popularity of the last-mentioned event, and the probability that it will ultimately engross much of the interest which at present attaches to the Metropolitan. In the number of subscribers to the Newmarket Han dicap there is a diminution of thirteen, but in that of the Northampton Stakes there is an increase of ten. Owing to the stoppage of railway communication be tween London and Chester, I have not yet received a complete list of nominations for the Chester Cup. To the same cause, I suppose, must be attributed its omis sion from the official Racing Calendar, published on Thursday. The diligence of the gentleman who " does" the sporting intelligence for the daily press has already enabled us to judge of the probable numerical strength of the entries, from the list of them which has already been some days before the public. That list is, however, necessarily imperfect, the names of few of the northern horses being included in it. The comparatively scanty muster of entries for the Liverpool Steeple Chase has occasioned some disappoint ment, and is a significant indication of the approaching decline of the " cross country sport," as at present con ducted. The Miss Mowbray mania still continues ; eight fifties were booked about her on Thursday, the taker wishing to be accommodated with nine fifties more. Still, hints and inuendos are freely dropped respecting her party's intentions, which are said to be unfavour able to her supporters. Whether these suspicions be well founded, it is hard to say. People have speculated freely about the probable estimate the handicapper will form of her chance, some arguing, with a good show of reason, that she will be weighted at about lOst 71b, and others maintain, with equal plausibility, that her im post will be a liitle under, if, indeed, it does not exceed list. The shortness of Miss Mowbray's price in the betting would, however, seemingly warrant the suppo sition that her weight is already known. In the aggregate, the stakes which closed on Monday last have, with few material exceptions, obtained large and satisfactory entries. Among the nominators the name of the Marquis of Exeter figures with pleasing fre quency, thus rendering his retirement from the turf, which was once reported, a matter of remote proba bility. Friday Night. A FRESH MAN. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-YESTERDAY. The entries for the spring handicaps, which were fixed for the 2d of January, did not come to hand in due time, the delay being caused by the stoppage of the different trains by the snow. A complete entry for the Chester Cup has been the most difficult to get, and the list of 218 (the greatest entry on record), published to-day, must not yet be considerel a perfect entry. ' The betting to-day only to make m•re manifest the disposition to back Miss Mowbray for the Liverpool Steeplechase-1,600 to 200 was taken twice, and 400 to 50 twice, all by one gentleman, who was willing to go on at the same figure ; 700 to 100 was afterwards offered, but 8 to 1 being the taking price, it met with no re sponse. Virago would have been backed for the Chester Cup at 1,000 to 30, and Cat's paw at 1,000 to 15. 3,000 to 100 was offered agst the former, and 5,000 to 100 against the latter. Newminster, who has been backed to win a great stake, is firm at 50 to 1, takers. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 50 to 1 agst Miss Mowbray (taken to win 4,000). CHESTER CUP. 30 to 1 agst Virago (take 1,000 to 30). 40 to 1 a t Newminster (take 50 to 1). 40 to 1 agst Torn (take 50 to 1). 50 to 1 agst Cat's-paw (take 1,000 to 15). 50 to 1 agst Ty pee (take 1,000 to 15). 1000 to 15 agst Black Doctor (take 1,000 to 12). 500 to 5 agstllon (taken). 500 to 5 agst Duchess of Lorraine (taken). Nothing else done. DONCASTER STRING NOMINATIONS for the DON St. Lege] MEETING-MARCH 7. reARIZ4 HANDICAP STAKES. r Cot lree. Yrs Lady Vernon 4 Florist Jack Leeming 6 Andromache St. Andrew 4 Alonzo Radcliffe Hero 4 Blakeley Colsterdale Bird-trap •• Lord Faueonnc.rg Captain Cornish 4 Lucio England's Glory Adine.. Penitent The Marchioness a 3 6 3 King of Trumps 5 Windsucker 5 Criterion Midsummer 3 Diligent Cleveland 5 Antonia Jacqueline Communist Lerrywheut ~,,,, 5 Janey Vixen King Alfred _ . Lady Napier . Village Lass Ireland's Eye 4 Feversham Pauline I Ptolemy The President 3 Caliph Songstress Daniel O'Rourke Ammonia Heapy Brocket ... 5 ... 5 Streatlam Fairy 3 El Dorado Jack-the-Giant-Killer 4 Baaibec Pearl Maid of the Tees 3 Little Fawn.... Toggerty Monimia Jetty Treffz 3 Cariboo Charity 4 Eulogist Dove Light of the Harem 4 Ethelbert 4 Bridekirk 3 Hungerford 6 Miss Peddie 4 Sister to Aphrodite 3 Mr. Sykes Little Davie 5 Catherine Parr 4 Maria St. Michael 5 Pebble Julius Agricola Middlesborough 3 St. Clare 3 llelena (h b) 4 Morning Star Baron Osy 4 Domino * This horse having been entered without the know ledge of its owner, will be struck out by the time pre scribed, unless specially ordered to remain in. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, Os Od to 25s ; Brills, 2s 6d to 7s each; Salmon 3s 6d to Os per lb; Cod Fish, 6s Od to 18s Od each ; Soles, 6d to 3s per pair ; Eels, 10d to is 2d per lb ; Lobsters, is to 3s Od ; Crabs, 10d to 2s 6d ; Whitings, 6s to 9s Od per doz.; Doreys, 3s Od to 10s ; Mullets, 10d. to 3s each ; Common Oysters, 12s Od to 16s Od; Natives, 428 Od to 52s Od per bsh; Mackerel, 00s to 00s per 100; Smelts, is tid to 3s pr doz.; Skate, 10d to Od per lb;ISIu-imps, is 6d to 2* 6d per gallon; Bloaters, is 6d to 2s 6tl per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, 8s Od to Os Od per 100 ; Haddocks, 8s to 138 per doz. ; Plaice, 8d to is 3d each ; Carp, 2s Od per brace ; Tench, 28 Od to Os Od per brace ; Gurnets, 4d to is Od each ; Halibut, 8d per lb. • Salt Fish, 2d to 5d per lb. ; Prawns, 2* Od to 4* Od per l b. ; Flounders, is 6d to 2s per dozen ; Sturgeon, 6d per lb.; Pike 6d per lb. _ BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from lid to 114; of household ditto, 10c1 to 10(.1 per 41b loaf. NEWPORT. Beef from 3s Od to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s Gd to ts 10d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; pork, 3s 10d to 5s Od. per 81bs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 10d ; Veal, 4s Od to 5s Od; Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 10d per 81bs. by the carcase. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2id to Od; 641 b to 721 b, to 3d; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 3id ; 801 b to 881 b, aid to 3Ad ; 881 b to 961 b, 3,id to 30d ; 961 b to 1041 b, 3id to 4d ; 1641 1 ) to 1121 b 4d to 44d. Horse hides, Gs Od to Os Od; calf skins, light, 2s Od to 3s 6d; ditto, full, 6s Od to 6s 6d; polled sheep, 7s 6d to 9s 6d; Dents, Gs 6d to 7s 9d; Half•breds, Gs 6d to 7s 9d ; Downs, 4s 6d. to 5s 9d. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 31 5s to 51 12s ; clover ditto, 41 Os to 6/ 10s ; and straw, 1116 s to 212 s per load. A limited supply, and a steady demand. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 31 8s to 51 12s ; clover ditto, 41 Os to 6l 6s; and straw, 11 18s to 21 Is per load. Supply but moderate, and trade firm. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 3/ 3s to 5/ 8s ; clover ditto, 4/ 4s to 6/ 10s ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ 2s per load. Trade steady, at extreme quotations. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY. LONDON, Jan. 7.--Wind this day at Noon, breeze, and th aw . COWES, Jan. 6.—Arrived—Dolphin, from Calcutta. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 6.—Wind, N.W. to S.E. Arrived —Palestine, f rom B a t av i a , f or Hamburgh. Off Port — Walter Hood, Sydney. S. ; light PLYMOUTH, Jan. 6.—Wind, S. Arrived—Constant, from St. Domingo, for Havre. Off Port—Francis Henty, from Port Philip, and sailed for London. FALMOUTH, Jan. 6. Arrived Schoonverband, from Akyab, for Amsterdam. The Argyle (schooner), of this port, was wrecked on Porthonstock Beach, within the Manacles, Dec. 3, during a gale. SOUTHEND, Jan. 6.—T! le Tweedside (schooner), Moll trose to Colchester, has been lost on the Blacktail Sand ; crew saved ; part of cargo landed in a damaged state. DARTMOUTH, Jan. O.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Sir H. Douglas, from St. John's, Newfoundland ; Jenny Jones, Yarmouth, with damage from collision. FOWEY, Jan. s. —Wind, S.W. Arrived—Good Intent, from Quebec. WISIY, Dec. 22.—The Sir Charles Forbes, which was on shore near Faro, Dec. 12, has come off waterlogged, and much damaged, and it is feared will be condemned. The Juno, of and from Hull, which was assisted into Stitoham, 10th Nov., after being on shore at Aja, has been condemned; cargo discharged in good condition. PENZANCE, Jan. s. —Wind, variable. Arrived—Cham pion, from Madras. _ GRIMSBY, Jan. 6.—The Leadbetter (brig), for Sunder land, and the Lady Campbell (brig), for Seaham, from Hull, are on shore two miles to the westward. The Agatha, of Ipswich, is supposed to have been lost here, some wreck so marked having been washed ashore. BEAUMARIS, Jan. s. —Wind, variable. Sailed—Callary (s), for Sydney, N.S.W. MILFORD, Jan. 6.—Arrived—The Galnare Shoreham, from Llanelly, with damage from collison with a brig on the :3(.1 instant ; three of the crew got on board the iatter. ELSINORE, Dec. 31.—The schooner, Sylpheden, of Ystad, Stockholm to Hull, put in here on the 28th inst. in charge of the mate and one man only, the master and four men having been drowned. CLYDE, Jan. 4.—Arrived—Catharine, from St. John's, N.B. Sailed—John Ferguson, Trinidad. _ _ . ANTWERP, Jan. .—The Marie Alphonsone, from Liver pool, was lost on the rocks of Pierre Percei, near St. Fizaire, Dec. 26 ; crew landed, materials being saved. MELBOURNE, Oct. 10.— The Portuguese brig, Amelia Primeira, from Oporto, has arrived, with loss of masts and bowsprit, and part of cargo thrown overboard. TENIOE, Dec. 30. —The Stamboul, from Yarmouth to Venice, in making this port, 27th inst., wen t on s h ore a t St. Pietro Malamacco, where she now lies, with several feet of water in her hold ; cargo expected to be saved, and the vessel got off, if the weather moderates. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday, 9.30 A.M. Wind, Southerly ; half ebb ; cloudy. Arrived, 6th—Lord John Russell, from Harlingen. 7th—Two Sisters, from Norduyk ; Jane, Caen. DEAL, Saturday, 9 A.M. Wind, 8.5. W., fresh. Anchored—Triton, from London, for Cardiff. Sailed—Luneburg, for River. THE POST-OFFICE AT WHITECROSS-STREET PRISON.— Yesterday the four letter boxes placed at Whitecross street Prison, for the convenience of the prisoners, were removed, to their great regret, by order of the Post-office authorities. The expense to the Government had been 121. a year, and the privilege conferred had been highly prized by the inmates, who could post their own letters and receive letters from their friends. The consequence will be that the prisoners will have to send their letters out of the prison to be posted elsewhere. Independently of all this the postmen will have the trouble to deliver the letters to the inmates. A similar order has been made with regard to the Queen's Prison, where a post office has been established for 50 years. THE MURDER AT GUERMSEY.—The trial of John Charles Tapner, a clerk in the Ordnance-office, for the murder of Mrs. Sanjon, and for the subsequent attempt to burn the body by setting fire to the house, which came on before the Royal Court at Guernsey on the 20th ult., has at length been brought to a conclusion, after lasting 13 days. The jurats were some time in consul tation, and th en unanitnously returned a verdict of guilty. The bailiff then, in a most impressive address, passed sentence of death upon the prisoner in the usual form. Tapner heard the sentence with apparent indif ftrence. RALLWAYS. 'Aberdeen Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June. ..... Belfast & Ballymena Birmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) (Bristol & Exeter 1 'Caledonian. ....... Chester & Holyhead . Cork and Bandon 'Cork, Black. & Pass 'Cornwall 'Dublin&BelfastJune Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. New . ........ East Anglian (£25 L. & E. & L. & D.) all Do., (£lB E. & H.) all Eastern Counties 100 EasternUnion,A.stk, 100 Do., do. B. 82 Do.l 4 ewA(lateThirds), 100 East Lancashire 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 3 Edinb. and Peebles... 100 Edinb.Prth.&Dunde, 1 Forth and Clyde June. 160 Glasgow &S. Western 100 Great Northern Stk 100 Do., A. Stock 100 'Do., B. Stock 100 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre.) 100 Great Western 11 Irish South-Eastern. all 'Lancaster &Carlisle 11i Do., Thirds 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire 174 Do., Fifths 11i Do., Wst. Riding Un. all Leeds Northern all Liv.Orsby.&Sontb:pt all London & Rlackwall Eq Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. 100 Loud. Bright. & S.Cst. 100 London &N. Western 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do. ,10/.5h.,M&8...0 Do. Eighths London & S.Western Do., £5O Do Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch . She f. &Lineln. Do., Man. &Lin. Un. Midland • •• Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. West. (Ir.) Do. Shares .......... Newcastle &Carlisle.. Newmark et ....... Do. Bury Extensions Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor Norfolk.. ....... Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, No.l Do., No. 2 ...—••• Dc., i A Deferred... Do., 2 B Guaranteed North London ..... N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshire.. North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester Oxford Worcester 61 Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central ... Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg Do., L. & N. Westu Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. & Herefd Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union.... Do. A, B,C, &D, fully paid up at per cent South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Y orksh. River Dun D 0......... ........... Staines,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Darling Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. £lO shades Do. Pref., No. 1.„ Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford& Lime ri el( West Cornwall West End of Loudon and Crystal Palace.. West London • Wmbledou &Croydoi. York Newctl. & Berw. Do. Extensions....... Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland.. Closing Prices yesterday. 20 - 21 q - 5 9 - 9i 11 - 93, 18 -- 19 5i 4i,1 95 - 97 51i - 52} 14 - 16 14 - 15 44 46. 8 - 9 41 - 4i 12i- 121 33 - 42 28 - 30 62 - 64 63 - 65 21 - 23 83 - 84 59 - 61 128 - 130 103 - 105 81i - 82 93 98 1 13 14 p 63i 641 7e 7 d 13 —13 i 8 - 96i - U7i 1011 - 102 par p P 75 a f 6 12i Hid 10 9 d 194 -20 A - --a bUi 61 34 36 .54 56 id p 5 . 4 ar dj 2t 34 6 - 8 48 - 50 28 - 3i 30 8 - 10 li - 24 64 - 7i 50 ... 52 6 sid 8i 9 1 d 7 par 35 - 37 91 - 93 56 - 58 55 - 60 55 60 24 2dis, 14 16 7 8 11 12 3i 3id 14 16 59 60 32 33 3 -- 2 d 4 -- 6 27 :--- 30 1 2 1 - 5 - 6A 25 - 27 8 63T 64 9 4i -31 d 45 46 1 FOREIGN. Antwrp & Rotterdam Belgian East. Junct, Beziers to Graissessae Central of Italy Charleroi & Erquelin Demerara Dijon and Besa2on Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd, Junct. of France Gd. Trunk, of Canada Shrs. and Bonds Gt. Central of France Gt. West:L. of Canad Shares Do. bonds(l i55.)1857 Do. bonds (2 i55.)1862 Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent Lake Const. & Basle Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per cent. pref. Luexembourg Do. (Railway ) D 0... ......... Do. (Canal) ************* Do. 6 p. cent . ******** Lyons & Mediterrau. Madras ****** Maria Antonia I Do. New Melbourne Dk. & R y ": Namur & Liege (with interest ............. Do. (ex interest) N or thern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c. Eds [fmy,B.&Ams.Shs.j Norwegianrrnk. Prof Paris and Lyons... Do. bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen P a ris and Strasbourg Parris Caen& Cherb rg. Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Mouse_ Do. bi per cent. pref. S.E. of France Southern of France St. Andrews & Quebec Upper India Scrip West Flanders Do. 5i per c. Prof • Western of France West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealana ......... 1 1 : i - 2i - 1 - 4 - ii in 2i - - id - i 2i - 4 par id P..' g?_i - Basiness done this day. 4i i 513 50i 14 lli 12 64 2 82 59 102 81 8O 1i 62i 3 3 71 8 97 101 Aberdeen ... ...... , Do., No. 2, 7 p. e Blyth & Tyne 10 pel et. pref. (iss. atL5O; ristol & Exeter 4 131 cent., stock , o. Do., shares aledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 51 per cent Cork&Bandon 51 p.c Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction EastAnglian (£3los) 6 per cent..A Do. (25) 7 per cent Do. (£7l7s) 7 p. ct Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2... ..... Do., New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent Do. £lO Deben. Sh EastLancash. 6 pets East & West Yorksh Junction Fifths Edinb.Prth.&Dunde , 4 per cent. Glasgow dz S. Western guar. 5 per cent Great North , 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c. , Redeem., at 10 p. c. prom Do. 41 percent. Scrip Gt. N. of Scot. ,lst Prof Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths Do. 4 per ct. pref. St Gt. Westu. (Berks Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) Do. con. & red. 41 p.cl Do. do. 4 per cent I Do. irredeem. 4 p. c. Lan. & York. F. £2O, Do., 6 p. c., Stock Leeds Nn. 6p. c. No. 1 Do. Quarters, 1848 London andlßrighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St Do. Convertible, 5 p c., .1852 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c loud. & N. W., Coy & Nun., 5 per cent London dr S. Western, Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler. Shares ...... ........ Loudy. & Ennis. Sh Manch. ,Shef., & Lin., Shares, No. 1 Do. New, £lO Marypt.& • Carl. 4 p. c Do. 4i per cent Do ...... .......... . Mid. Consol. 6 p. c. Do. Consol. Bristol di Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4i per cent Norfolk Debent. Sh Norfolk Extension Do. Pref. 52 per ct Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British .... North Staffordshire Oxford Worcester & Wolverh. 215,6 p. c Do Scot. Cen., New Pref Shrews& Birm. N. G Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min),B p. c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 Os.6d. Yorksh.4p. c. Guar. Waterfd. &Kilk.6p. c. York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p.c.Pref. Do. York& N Midland H. k S. Purch. Agua Fria Anglo Austrin. Gold Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd.D achy of) BlEenarvon Iron and Coal British Austrin. Gold British Iron Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm Do. Cocaes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del lr_i.e' Carson's Creek Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo ICopper Min. of Eug 11 0. Pref. 7i p. cent, English and Austin. Copper Smeltg. Co. IGeneral 'Gt.NuggetVeinSerp Do. Registered Great Polgooth !Lake Bathurst.. Liberty Linares Loud. &Califon'. Gold, Quartz Crush. Co._ Mariquita ........ Mexican &S. Amerien New Granada New Linares Mining: and Smelting Co ' ,Nouveau Monde Pontgiband Silve: Lead Min. & Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba..... South Australian..,.. Tin Croft United Mexican Waller West Granada West Mariposa , Worthing Mining o Australia all Yuba 1::: 99 7 iiii 6 i -- 9 4 -- 4 5i - 6 - 1 p lh lgp I lh- 13i -- 144 20i -21 h 2i - 118 - 120 1 108 - 110 - 8 - 8i 6i 7 101 103 95 100 98 100 id par 1141 143 2i - 3 12i - 13 6i - 7i 9i - 101 it - a i) 141 143 i id 106 -- 110 112 - 116 2i' -: in 101 - 103 i - if) - ii 1 io 15 - 161 9t - 101 12 - 14 d- ip 23 24 17 19 1 id 95 - 98 3i - 41 id A - # P p ar d hp 14 1 d 2 3 -- 3 d • d dd 9 11 id 8 10 1 - 6 - ~24 32 - 4 - 4 d 45 47 121 14 65 75 4 6p 24 3 d i 14 16 2 d A ... 111 --- d, - 7A d 't - i - ... - i - B - id A 41 3 31 33 9 10 5 6 i id 5 7 3t 41 d 1 V 4 4d i dl I CHESTER CUP. The following are reported to be the entries, in addi tion to those published in our paper of Thursday last. Owing, however, to the disgraceful neglect of the clerk of the course we have not yet received any official an nouncement from him : Yrs Aaron Smith Adeline 3 Ammonia 5 f by Ascot, out of Sea weed 3 Ball i n afad a Balrownie Battery 4 Billingham Braxey 5 Bright Phoebus f by California, out of Kitty Cockle Canute 3 Captain Cornish Cariboo ............. a Catherine Parr 4 Changarnier 3 Charity Cineas Daniel O'Rourke 5 Device Don Quixote ........... 4 Diomedia Dove England's Glory ....... 5 Erycina Eulogist Fortis Gamekeeper Handsome Buck 3 Haricot Heapy Hermitage Yrs Indian Warrior Jewess, The 3 Julias Agricola King of Trumps ' 5 Kingston 5 Lady Emily Landscape Light of the Harem Lord Fauconberg Lord-Lieutenant 4 ,Lough Bawn Muley Master Adams 3 Mayor of Hull Monimia ..............•"' Na0mi............... f by Napier — Catherine Parr's dam Nelly Nutpecker , ... 4 Penitent Poetess 3 President, The .. 3 Puritan c by Robert de Goz:h;n —Buttress St. Andrew 4 St. Faith 4 St. Michael Selina Songstress Testator Trump Queen STEEPLECHASES TO COME. JANUARY. Stretford West Kent and Brom- shire (3) ley (3) 11 Oswestry (2) Oundle (5) . l7 FEBRUARY. Newton (1) Derby (2) 25 26 ... 3 1 Torquay l6 ... 8 I Carmarthenshire .. 21 MARCH. Liverpool (1) 1 I Birmingham 27 Beverley (1) lO I APRIL. Liverpool Hunt Club I Cheltenham lB (Hoylake) (2) 8 Rothbury l9 NOVEMBER. Cowbridge Hunt IRISH STEEPLECHASES TO COME. JANUARY. Tallsght •4..64.4.• .... it.lll I Curragh 18 100 sil 50 20 20 50 50 1611 St. 1911 25 St. 8 St. 17, all 10 1 2.2 100 100 100 100 St. 10 St. 25 all 51s. 100 20 113 100 174 20 20 20 20 20f 1.(0 20 101 6 li 2 74 - 8 33i - 34 - 15 7 i - 45 47 40 42 30 -31 4 i 3 li 184 ..... ld 1 81 - 4' 2 -8 i - ? ..._ 1i..... 2 '. 12 '44 = LINES LEASED AT F IXED RENTALS. Leasing Cl osing Prices Business Shr. Paid RAILWAYS. Company, Yesterday. this day. ---------- 66 all Bedford and LnAN.W. Bletchley St. 100 Buckghamsh L. &N.W. .....- 16' 50 all Clydesdale Jc Caledon 52 St. 100 E 6 .Lincoln. gr• p. cen t Gt.Northn 141. 144 25 all Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. Neils. Direct. ••• ••• 24 all Do. New .. Do 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & New. Railway...... & B erw • • 50 all Hull & Selby. Y.&N.3ld. 109 111 25 all Do. t i Sh a res. Do s4i 553 123 all Do. Shares. Do ... 12i all Lon. dr Greenw S.Eadtern 1 33 143 20 all Do. Preference Do 244 —25 St. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent... Norfolk ..• 93 95 St. 100 Do. 6 per et... Do _ 53 all Manch.Bxton. Ln.&N.W and Matlock & Midld 2 - 3 50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton & Redcar. . Darlingt. 100 all Midld.Bradfd. Midland 99 lea I 50 all Northern and Eastern 5p .c. E. Count 6O 62 5 all Do. 6 per et.. D 0. .. 5. all Do. Fixed sp. cPo.. . ,„ . 2 ,, all Prest. & Wyre L. &Is. W. daaidark 1 12 Do. 3 Shares. Do ~ . . S 100 Roystn.& Hit. Gt.Northn 140 143 S.. 100 Do.Shepth.St. Do ... 2 , iq Shef. Roth. & Laneash.& Goole g.5.p.c Yorksh d 12 93 S. Staifordsh— MiliClean 2 —13 d 50 all WearValleygr Stockt. 6 per cent Darling. 25 all Do Do 3O 31 St. 100 Wilts&Somrat Gt.Westn 97 -- 99 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 i all Australasia 74 76 40 all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company 50 all British N. American ... 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk.of Austral., and China idis 25 5 Chrtd. Bilk. of Asia. 14 idis 100 25 Colonial 100 20 Commercial of Lond — 20 10 English Scottish and Australian Chrtd 2 lid 20 15 London Chrtd. Bnk • of Australia 4 P 50 20 London and County ... •.. 50 10 London Joint Stock ... 100 20 Lond.andWestminst 100 35 National Provincial of England 20 10 Do. New 50 22i National of Ireland ... 20 all New South Wales 25 all Oriental Bank Cor poration 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 10 all Do. New — 5 1 RoyalAustraln. Bkg and Gold Imp. Co d— par 25 25 South Australia — 25 all Union of Australia 73 75 2i Do. New 74 71 50 10 Union of London 40 all Union of Madrid MISCELLANEOUS. 5 5 lA.ubiu coal and Iron ... 25 17i' Australian Agricult. 38 40 20 12 Australsn.Pcific Mail 10 8 Australn. Royal Mail ... 10 2i Berlin Water Works ... .. • 50 38 Brit. American Land —69 i 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co ... 100 32i Canada Company 75 80 5 5 Crystal Palace —ltp 6i 6 5 4 Do. New 1 —l4 p 4 2 Crystal Pal, of France 20 3 Eastern Steam._. „ 25 20 Electric Telegraph (A) 16 18 25 15 Do. (B) ll 13 1 1 Electric Tel. of Irel. 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 20 18 General Screw Steam ... ... 12 20 n Irish Beetroot Sugar ... 20 6 Magdalena St. Navig. 1 all Nat. Pt. Steam Fuel ... 10 4 Netherlands Land._ 2 —ldzin 2 IN.S. W. Coal & Inter- Stem. Nay. Co ••• 1 all N. B. Australasian par— lip 1 Do. New 20 10 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam . . 5 all Peel Rr. lA. & Minrl. 4d par 50 all Peninsular & Oriental ... 50 25 Do. 2 all Portland Iron Co 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest 1 lip 25 25 South Austral. Land 35 37xd x d 1 all Submarine Telegraph d 8 ' p 100 28z Van Diemen's Land 14 15 _ „ 0 - CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.—ENFIELD ESTATE. — The allotment of this estate, which is situate close to the Eastern Counties Railway station at Enfield, took place at the offices of the society, in Norfolk-street. Con siderable interest was taken in the proceedings, in con sequence of an agreement made with the railway com pany, that, on the completion of ten houses on the estate, a first-class free ticket will be granted to the occupier of each house commanding a rental of not less than 501. per annum, and a second-class free ticket to the occupier of each house commanding a rental of not less than 301. for a period of fourteen years. The lots were offered, first-class frontage at V. 4s. per foot ; the second-class at 1/. 145., including the cost of laying out roads and conveyance. Nothwithstanding the incle ment weather, which prevented persons coming to town a considerable portion of the estate was taken. The allottees will be put in possession before the 31st instant. 60i 60 i 58/ 9} 45i 5 24d 3i2 i P 1. p 3p 3d i P Ad 33 2i 24i 4 f 291 301 29f 8 15ip 194 Par id 81 100 1 100 100 6 100 St. 20 12i St. 12i 12i 25 12i 124 12i St. St. St. St. St. St. 20 all log 100 1100 100 100 100 100 all 100 all 13.5 24i all 30 20 1 40 all 15 11i all all all all all 12%. 30 1 10 2N 24 xcl LIT ERA TUBE. Young's Night Thoughts. With life and exp lana tory notes by the Rev. G. Gilfillan. J. Nisbet and Co. Edinburgh :J. Nisbet. This is a volume of the series of works of the poets Ivhich are now appearing, edited by the Rev. G. Gilfillan. It was worthily commenced with Milton, whose poems occupied the first two volumes. The thi r d was devoted toGeorge Her bert, which was followed by Thomson's Seasons, and hr and the p resent volume contains Young's t t Thought s . I t is an excellent series, otter poems Nio ; and although w - oare , warned th a t poems w hi c h are exclusively copyright, cannot be included, yet, when Dryden, Pope, Shespeare, Byron, and Gray are to form a part, it cannot oe .very incomplete. The type is excellent, and the binding serviceabl e . It Will form a handsome library edition, and will no doubt meet with the success it merits. The C'hurch of England Quarterly _Review. This number contains a variety of topics of general interest. The first paper is on Missions in India. The ;.;econd is on the ever-interesting sub ject of the Condition of the Poor. It takes au en hrged view of the different social evils and their causes. An article on the advantages of reforma tory schools is deferred to a future opportunity. A. criticism on Modern French Novels would be pro fitable to some of their juvenile admirers. " Syria, its Creeds and Prospects, is an instructive account of the different beliefs and customs of the Druses and Maronites. There are numerous literary notices, and several articles on theological subjects. The Journal of Agriculture. i The first article in this quarterly s an account of the Reaping Machine invented by the Rev. P. Bell. It is written by the inventor. It is followed by a paper on the Agricultural Movements in Ire land, in which the cultivation of flax and beet-root are considered. Some notes on the Agricultural Department of the Dublin Exhibition are accom panied by illustrative figures. The forty-second number of " The Farmer's Note Book" contains some useful information on fences, potato fields, &c. The remaining portion of the volume is de voted to the Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland. The Art Journat, The best plate of the three here presented to our notice is the last one, entitled " The Vintag e ." It is taken from Stoddart's picture, in the Vernon Gallery, and is a most graceful and pleasing sub ject. The grape gatherers, in the back groun, are laden with their baskets o/purple treasures, and a child is sporting in the most prominent part with some who have concluded their labours. The other two engravings are "Raising the May Pole," and " Hylas and the Nymphs." The first is an amusing sketch of country people enjoying themselves on May Day. There is the usual amount of informa tion to be met with as regards artistic subjects in the contents of this journal, together with several minor illustrations. The Journal of Psychological Medicine, and Men tal Pathology. Edited by Forbes Winslow, M.D., D.C.L., President of the Royal Medical Society of London. There is a long article on the subject of Mr. Hill's work on crime, called " The Hygeine of Crime." A favourable opinion is given of it on the whole after epitomising the contents, although on one or two points, as for instance, the separate system of confinement in prisons, a difference of argument is maintained by the reviewer to the writer. In conclusion, it is observed that " the deep investi gation, accurate observation, and practical com ments of Mr. Hill, are most valuable. We express our firm belief that he has laid the foundation for a very great amount of improvement in the con struction of the criminal code." An interesting paper is that in which mention is made of a work lately published—The Pilgrimage of Thought. It is remarked that the " possession of knowledge does not necessarily imply the power of com municating it," but in the present case the author enjoys this special gift to a high de gree. The work is written in a graceful and fluent style, although it treats of what Carlyle calls " the misty sea of metaphysics." There are some extracts taken from the book called " The Perils of Genius," which contain matters worthy of attention :—" The halcyons of intellect often point to real aberration, if the perils of pre cocity be not arrested. There are many who are marked as the martyrs of thought in youth, like William Pitt and Dudley, who, indeed, were never children. Genius, like beauty, is often a fatal gift ; thought not only begins to grow, but bursts into bloom while the organism is, as it were, still in the bud. By this forcing of the germ, the sensorial ganglion is exhausted of its energy, and the thought that was once a bright and rational thing, Lecoaies a chaos or a blank." The Letsoinian L"ctures, delivered before the Medical Society of London, by Forbes Winslow, 1V1.D., are to appear in the numbers of this journal. The first is given this mouth, entitled, "The Psycholo gical Vocation of the Physician." The lecturer ,:iters into the many duties of the physician, in a moral „lid theological view, as well as iu a medical one, and ctlielades by reminding his p ro f ess i ona l brethren of their" great responsibility. MISCELLANEOUS. Sharpe's London Magazine has two pretty en gravings of " The Loitering Post," and " Help at Need." "Studies of great men, No. 1," is a sketch of Lord Lansdowne. "My Old Lodger," and " Harry Coverdale" are continued. The Illustrated' London Magazine maintains its interest. There are several pleasing tales in this number. The English Cyclopedia has reached'the eighth number. When completed, this will form a most valuable. , volume of reference. It is only two shillings a. part. The Family Friend and _Home Thoughts are two little serials of the same class. They are use ful and entertaining for the younger members of the circle. The Penny Post is of a more religious character, and supplies a deficiency in this class of literature. The Twopenny Post is the same magazine, printed on finer paper. Our Friend is a monthly Miscellany designed for all classes. It has accordingly, political, serious, lively, romantic, instructive, and poetical departments. Hogg's Instructor is somewhat of a. similar description. It has an account of " Lord Brougham," by George Gilfillan. The Dodd Family Abroad and Handley Cross are con tinued, with their usual attractions. The Gospel Magazine, and .National Temperance Chroniclo are two serials devoted to popular improvement. Church Parties is an essay reprinted from the Edinburgh Review for October. The first part of the fourth edition of a new series of Tracts for the Times, by J. S. Buckingham, has appeared. Deane's Illustrated Almanack is a very useful com pendium of information, being a companion for " the Country and Town House, Farm and Ware house, Church and Law Courts." THE PARISH OF ST. MARY, ISLINGTON.---The assessors of the parish of St. Mary, Islington, have .made their report, and state the rateable p ro p ert y of the parish to he 384,7051. net, having increased in the pa't year 18,1751. The populatiOn of the parish by the last census was 95,154, and the parochial officers estimate itsi in crease to be at the rate of between 6,000 and 7,000 a-year. _V e T st A e L rd ß ay ENC a O n NT i n n li ciu ß ir E y TW w E a E s N heAld F b A e r f o r ER A r N . SON. , on view of the body of Robert Mercer. Caroline Harding, No. 19, Wlk e s-street, Spitalfields, who lived with the deceased, said that for some months past deceased was visited by Robert his son,iamt Mercer, who is twenty years of age, every Sunday_ For the last six weeks he was allowed to sleep at his father's house. On Saturday night, the 31.5 ult., he came home about ten o'clock. He was sober ; but de ceased, who was in his room, was in liquor. Upon his son coming into the room he offered witness half a quartern of flour, and observed that she could make a pudding with it the next day. The deceased re marked that he did not want any of his flour nor hinr either ; that he could treat other persons, and would not give him half a pint of beer, though he had done so well by him. After a few angry words, the deceased got up, and seizing hold of his son's shirt-collar, endeavoured to put him out, and they both fen', deceased being uppermost. When they got up, de ceased took up a large mahogany chair, which was soon broken, upon which deceased fell upon the floor. He was in a most violent passion. He was not struck by his son. The latter ran towards the bed and seized hold of the post, to prevent being turned out, as he had been again seized by his father for that purpose. The son fell upon the bed, when, while deceased was leaning over him, he was kicked in the stomach. The deceased immediately put his hand to the part, and seemed in great agony ; but upon his son running out of the room, he followed and attempted to fling a jug of water over hini. He was prevented by witness, and returnod into the room. He immediately fell on the floor, and. said, "I am killed • I am no more." Upon his son hearing what he had said from witness, be observed, "You don't sav so." They then both assisted him to bed. During the night he was in great a gony. The next day he was removed in a cab to the London Hospital, where he died on Tuesday afternoon. In answer to th e coroner, the witness stated that deceased was not struck by his son, and that she thoug ht when he kicked h is father, he did so for the purpose of releasing himself from him. Mr. H. $. Debenham, house surgeon at the London Hospital, said that when deceased was admitted he exhibited symptoms of inflammation of the peri toneum. On a Post m ortem, examination, death was found to be the result of that inflammation. A rent was found in one of the intestines. This must have been the effect of external violence. The proper treatment was prescribed' Verdict, judifiable laen4cide self•delence. Yrs ... 5 ... 5 ~~ 1 P e : IS act )e -08 ng .at ng Les 30- lag ta int 1-1, . ,-