The Sun. — London, England, 1854-03-20 00:00:00

Havre 3,445 f. ; Great Northern, 740 f. ; Strasburg, 720 f. ; ditto, New Shares, 557 t. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons •, 812 f. 50c. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 672f..° ilk.; Western of France, 580 f.; Bordaux and Cette, 530 f. ; Great Central of France, 427 f. 50c.; Lyon s to Geneva, 440 f. ; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 568 f. 75c. DENMARK. li telegraphic despatch, dated Copenhagen, 17th Ma rch, says the King has answered the address, ex; pressing a want of confidence in his Ministers by saying that he will consider what is best for the pt iblic service, and will take measures accordingly. 4,4Ii:KET NEIVB-THIAS PA Y. CORN EXCHANGE. The lea 'ing country markets hell on Saturday were but moderately supplied with wheat, in which only a limited business was doing, at a decline of from 2s. to 3s. per quar ter. Barley sold heavily, at ls. to 2s. decline. All other grain was dull and cheaper. Flour gave way quite 2s. per sack. The whole of the continental markets have been dull and drooping. The last advices from New York state that holders of flour was tolerably firm in their demands. The receipts of English grain up to our market, last week, were very moderate From abroad, we received 38,688 quarters of wheat, 3,230 barley, 15,728 oats, 4,638 beans, 12 peas, 886 tares, 1,748 linseed, 85 rapeseed, 148 sundry seeds, 12,536 sacks, and 23,370 barrels of flour. The supply of English wheat received fresh up from our market to-day, coastwise, was very moderate, but in fair average condition. By land carriage the supply was small, hence the Bent and Essex stands were by no means largely supplied ; nevertheless, the demand for all descriptions, owing to the immense imports of foreign grain and flour, and the dull accounts from the outports, was in a depressed state, at a decline in the prices of Monday last of fully 2s per quarter, said a clearance was not effected. For for ward delivery, next to nothing doing. We were very heavily supplied with foreign wheat, fresh as well as ex-granary. For all kinds the sale ruled heavy, an , l scarcely any business resulted, although im porters offered freely at 2s to 3s per quarter under the rates of this day se'nnight . _ Flolting cargoes were almost wholly neglected. Nu merous vessels arrived off Falmouth have been ordered round to London. We had a dull sale for all descriptions of barley, the value of which had a downward tendency. There were very few inquiries for malt, the value of which was with difficulty supported. The oat trade ruled dull. In prices, however, very little chquge took place. Beans moved off slowly, at barely late figures. In peas, very little w e doing oa former terms. The flour trade was dull, at 2s per sack and barrel less money. CUR RENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. WhQat—Eilsex lc Kent, Red .. .. new 724 to 84s Ditt0............ old 75s 84i ~t to, Whi to new 74s 87s Ditt0......... old 76s 87s so:folk and An. coin, lied, old 73s 83s Ditto new .• • ... 72s 83s ttve—Old ......•• .• .• 51s 52s gew ............ 504 51s Raley . • • .. 35s—Grinding • . 355 39s ......... 414 44s , 111evalter .. • •• 45s 175 4 alt—Soffolk and ,N'or folk.. 665 71s 60 , 6: , s , Ortgaton And War, 73w 75s Malt—Chevalier •• •• 75s to 76s Oats Yorkshire and Lincolns's., Feed 28s 32 Potato 'Toughs! and Cork 81ack....... 2gs 30s Cork, Waite. 27s :1 3s Scotch, Feed....• 32s 35s tioans—Tick 43s 518 Pige0n5...,...... 47 61s efitli—Gney ••• • • • 44s 48s Aaple 47s 5 , s 74'0ite....... •.. 56s 62s iloilers ..• •• •• •• 58s 63s einur—Towu-mr.de..• 6ds• 72s *4111141k .• . 58s 64s Atoo.laß y Norfoth 6)8 668 SMITHFIELD. The imports of foreign stock into London last week were moderate —viz., 2,329 head. During the corresponding period of 1853, we received 2,488 ; in 1852, 1,726 ; 1851, 2.121 ; in 1850, 1,920 ; in 1849, 1,911; and in 1848, 8:)8 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER. From Beasts. Sheep. Harlingen 321 ... 29 New Diep l9 2 Flanimirgh B4 ... 1,024 ... Antwerp_ ,tter, lam Oporto 215 ... Calais ..... Lambs. Calves. Pigs Total . 746 -. 1,377 The yearly couparison of weekly imports is as under : Beasts, [ 8 53 615 1852 337 tB5l 1850 . 579 1849 351 To-day's market was very moderately supplied with foreign stock, amongst which were 90 oxen from Spain. From our own grazing districts, the receipts of beasts fresh up this morning were limited, and iu very middling condition. The attendan:m of buyers being large, the beef trade ruled active, at an advance in the quotations ob tai, e.l on Monday last of 4d per 81bs, and a good clearance was effected. The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam bridgeshire amounted to 1,900 Scots and short-horns ; from other parts of England, 700 of various breeds; and from Scotland 240 horned and polled Scots. There was a falling off in the supply of sheep. All breeds t.tommanded a steady, though not very brisk, de mand, at 2d per Bibs more money. The best old Downs, in the wool, realised 5s per 81bs ; out of the wool, 4.8 4d per Blbs. The four lambs in the market realised from 6s to 6s 8d per Sibs. We were very scantily supplied with calves, which moved off steadily, at full quotations. Pigs were dull at late figures. The supply was small. Sheep. 1,377 1,205 1,395 hatn , )s. Calves. 29,i I'll 219 19:1 160 96i 1,433 Pigs s. d. s. d. Prime Southdown 410 5 0 Large crse. calves 4 6 5 2 Prime small d 0... 5 4 5 8 Large hogs 3 0 4 2 Small porkers 4 4 4 8 Sucklingcalves ..22 0 29 0 ,Quarter old pigs 21 0 27 0 Per Sibs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d. Interior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 6 Second quality.... 3 8 310 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 4 Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 second quality ...3 10 4 5 Prime crse.-wlled. 4 6 4 8, TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts .. • - -• ...... . 3,g31 sheep . • •- • • .. •• Valves . • • .... ~. •.. 119 A. SPAIN. Our accounts from Madrid are of the 14th inst. T he Queen, who had been confined several days to her apartments by a cold, had gone out, fur the first time, on that diy. Her Majesty was not to proceed to Seville for the Holy Week. The in ft intas, sisters of the King, wore alone to leave fc ir that city on the 24th. The Cabinet intended to submit to the Queen, on the 15th, the project of the re-organ:sation of the police, which is to be placed on a military footing. The President of the Council had returned to Madrid, highly pleased with his inspection of the Canal of Isabella, which, it is hoped, will be ter minated next winter. The Governor-General of Cuba wrote, on the 10th ult., that the entire island continued to enjoy perfect tranquillity. The Three per Cents. were done at 35 ; the New Three per Cents., at 18.60 ; the Debt of the First MASS, at 8.10 ; that of the Second, at 4.35. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 19. By the United States' mail steam-ship Baltic, Comstock Commander, we have advices from New York to the 4th inst. Slie has brought 118 pas srengers, but no specie. Among the passengers is the Hon. F. Hincks, Prime Minister of Canada. Irhe unusual length of the Baltic's passage is ac counted for by her having been three days in the ice, which tore away the greater portion of her Boats and damaged her wheels. Eighteen persons were killed on the 2.1 inst. by the explosion of a steam boiler in a car factory at Hartford. Twenty-two others had limbs broken, or were badly bruised and scalded. From Washington we learn that the jury in the Gardner case had returned a verdict of Guilty, and the Court passed the highest sentence allowed by law-10 years' transportation. Dr. Gardner was placed in the custody of the Marshal, and died very suddenly shortly afterwards. He is supposed to have poisoned himself, as, shortly after entering his cell, he was oeserved to drink some water, throwing his head back, and it is supposed he took strychnine pill. He was seized with convulsions almost immediately. After giving a letter to Charles Gardner, his brother, he remarked, that he was going before a julge who W A uld not pronounce him guilty, and then expired in great agony. His corpse remains in the gaol. The excitement in the United States' Senate re specting the Nebraska question had been, if possi ble, more intense than ever. * Two or three unimpor tant bills on the private calendar having been adopted, the body proceeded to the consideration of the bill, on which occasion some 20 members " dodged a vote" or were absent. General Cass, for one, explained the reason of his absence, and desired it to be understood that he wished to record his vote in favour of the measure on its final pas sage. The bill was then read a third time, after which a spiritei and protracted debate took place, which lasted till after 5 o'clock in the morning, when the final vote was taken, Nad the bill passed by a majority of 37 to 14. From Bermuda we have accounts to the 25th ult. Her Majesty's ship of war Cumberland ar rived there on the 17th ult., with Vice-Admiral Sir George S e y mour . Si r George did not land, however, but sailed next day for Halifax, in conse quence of despatches from England. 900 persons had died of the cholera at Nevis during the visit of the epidemic. The weather at Bermuda was cold but pleasant. By an arrival at Boston we have advices from Honduras to the 10th ult. The Government of Honduras had, without notice, advanced the ton nage rates 100 per cent., and the American Consul had made a protest in the case of the Helen Jane, which was obliged to pay, although the vessel had dropped anchor before the decree was promulgated. A state of war still existed between Honduras and Guatemala, though no fighting was going on. The . country was full of armed robbers, and merchants A"-see afraid to move from one part to another. At Trunn„ I..ere had been continual shocks of earth quakes for several months past, cracking the walls of housesi and greatly alarming the inhabitants, but as yet no serious damage hal been done. Trade was nearly at a standstill. No vessels of war, either English or American, on the coast. The New York stock-market was very firm, with an upward tendency in prices. The money-market was gradually assuming a more favourable condi tion ; the rates on call loans and on business paper were still more in favour of the borrower, and large operations payable "on demand" had been made at 6 to 6l per cent., and money may be said to be abundant at 7 per cent. Foreign exchange steady. Bills on London, 1081 to 109 ; Paris, 5.15 to 5.131. A very large business had been trans acted in cotton, and at advanced prices ; the total sales reported for the four days amounted to 14,204 bales, of which 8,857 were for export. The market closed firmly at 104 c. to 101 c. per pound for middlin 2; Uplands, 10,±c. for middling Mobile, and 10-gc. for middling New Orleans. Very little business doing in flour for export, the transactions being mostly for home use at a decline of 14. t , 2.5 c. per barrel. Tile wheat-in irket was also dull and declining. For Indian corn there was'a fair inquiry, at 85c. to 88c. per bushel for Jersey yel low and white. Provisions without material alte ration. A large quantity of Scotch pig iron had been sold at $39, $391, and. $40.--six months. Freights to London :—Flour, 4s. 6d per barrel ; tuirpentine, ss. per 2801 b. ; measurement goods, 308. to 355. per ton ; heavy goods, 455. to 50s. per tom. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.- (THIS D A Y.) LONDON, March 20.—Wind this day at Noon, N.E. light breeze, and cloudy weather. RAMSGATE, March 19.—Wind, S.S.E. to N.E.Arrived —'Eros, from Hatnburgh, for Alic.►ut. COWES, March 18.—Wind, W. Arrived—Antoinette, from Callao, and proceeded for Antwerp ; Neptuno, Denis, for Ham burgh. PORTSMOUTH, March 19.—Wind. S.E. to E. Arrived -7.1.M.5. St. George, from Devon port. Sailed—H.M.S. 'Odin, for the Baltic ; H.M.S. Cruizer, do. FALMOUTH, March 19.—Wind, N. Arrived—Neptune, from Malta ; Pius IX., Terra Nova ; Sagittarius, Kertch ; Eleanor Grace, Odessa. Sailed—H.M.S Paramaribo, for Surinam ; Marghizza, Malta. Off Por Marco Polo, from Monte Video, and sailed for Havre. DARTMOUTH, March 19. —Sailed —Firing, for Santander ; Sacramento, Oporto. GRIMSBY, March 19.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Glenalbyn is), from Rotterdam ; Russell, Hartlepool, for Poole, with loss of foretopmast, maintop gallant-head, bow stove, and other damage, having been in collision the previous day with the Josephine (barque), of Wisbeach, the Dudgeon hearing N. W. about 7 miles.. _ _ _ PLYMOUTH, March 19.—Wind, E. Arrived—Drie Go deleon, faom Trinidad. Sailed—Esperanza, for Constan tinople ; Buone Guiliano., Savannah. BOWMARE, ISLAY, March 16.—The Helen (brig), of Greenock, from Lisbon to Newfoundland, put into the harbour of Lochindal yesterday, dismasted, having been thrown on her beam ends during very heavy weather on the 22d Feb., in lat. 41 N., long. 46 W., when she had her decks swept, cargo shifted, and had chain cables, 65 tons of cargo, and mainmast cut away, to right her, which she did with 9 feet water in her hold. _ .• DOVER, March 19.—The Kaashandler (galliot) of Alk maar, from Marseilles to Amsterdam, was passed in tow of a three-masted vessel, with which she had been in collision, and lost both masts, and the master overboard. 2d March, in lat. 36 N., long. 8 W., by the Europa, arrived off Dun geness. GOTHENBURG, March 11.—The Russian schooner Robert, of J , uremott, from Newcastle to St. Petersburgh, put in here to-day leaky, and will probably discharge. HELSINGBURG, March 11.—The Triton, of Griefswald, from Hartlepool to Danzig, which was on shore near Ho- Lanes 10th March, and full of water, has become a wre .k. STRALSUND, March 14.—The Fortuna, from Lubeck to Reval, which was stranded near Prerow on Dares in the night of Bth March, has gone to pieces ; materials saved ; wreckage driven on shore ; part of corgo expected to be saved. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Monday, 10.30 a. m• Wind, East, moderate and dull. Arrived—Jabez Snow, and R L. Harriman, from Phi ladelphia; Goleta, from Seville; N. S. de Begona, from Bilboa. The Guiding Star, from Liverpool, for Melbourne, was spoken on the 9th of March in lat. 35.40 Had experieuccd nothing but head winds since leaving Liverpool. The French vessel Hercules, laden with wine and brandy, has been takeninto G.tlway a derelict. The Star, from Liverpool for Buenos Ayr es , h as pu t into Queenstown with loss of mast, bowsprit, &c. (BY RIIIRMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday, 10 a.m. Wind, E ; tide, six hour's ebb ; strong PTA cloudy. Arrived—John Bull (s), from lawburgh; Fyenoord (s), Rotterdam ; Ravensbourne (s), Antwerp. DEAL, Monday, 9.24 a.m. Wind, E., strong and cloudy. Passed, 17th—Lady M'lsTaughton, from Madras, for Loudon ; Prince of Wales, from Glasgow, for London. Passed, 19th—City of the Sultan, from Venice, for London. At Anohor—Her Majesty's steamer Odin. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .. .. .. .. . .. •,. • .. . 506 statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, March 21, 1853, and this day, Monday, March 20, 184, Per 81bs, to sink the otfals. Mar. 21, 1853.1Mar.20,1854 s. d. s. d.'s. d. s. d Coarse and inferior beasts ... 3 oto 3 2 3 4to 3 6 Second quality ditto 3 4 3 6 3 8 310 Prime largo oxen ... 3 8 310 4 0 4 4 Prime Scots, die ... 4 0 4 2 4 6 4 8 Coarse and inferior sheep ... ~. 4 0 4 2 3 6 3 8 Second quality ditto ~. 4 4 4 83 10 4 4 Prime coarse woolled ditto ... ... 410 5 0 4 6 4 8 Prime Southdown ditto ... 5 2 5 44 10 5 0 Large coarse calves ... ... 3 4 4 2 4 6 5 2 Prime small ditto ... ... 4 4 4 8 5 4 5 8 Large hogs ..• ... 210 3 2 3 0 4 2 seat small porkers 3 6 4 0 4 4 4 8 Beasts... 4,046 3,631 Sheep ... ••• ... 17,030 18,880 102 119 Pigs ••• ••• ••• ••• ...220 335 S;OPPLIES ON S.ths, 11t1rch 22, 1. 8 52.-3 easts, 3,959 ; 23,10; ; calves, 155; pigs, :39 i. 'March 24, l9sl.—Boasts, $,632 ; sheep, 18,270; calves, 119 ; pigs, 310. gli] \V"; 1T E AND LE A.DENFIA.LL. These markets continiie to be extensively supplie.l with both town and eountry•kiile.l meat. Generally speaking, the d.emand is in a ilag;isli state, as follows • Per Ribs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. s. d. !ieef, inferior 2 10 3 2 Auttou, Inferior 3 2 3 4 Do. , 4 3 6 Do. , middling ....3 6 4 0 Do., prime large .3 3 1 , 1 Do., prime ...... ...4 2 4 4 Do., du. small 3lO 4 0 Veal 4 0 5 4 Pork, large 3 4 4 2 Pork, small 4 4 4 8 BOROUGH HOP. - - - We continue to have a steady, but by no means active, demand for most kinds of hops, the prices of which are supported. Last week's imports were 97 bales from Ostend, 27 ditto from Hamburgh, 2 ditto from Rotterdam, and 88 ditto from Dunkirk. The prices are as follows : Mid and East Kent pockets, 6/. lOs to 121. Os ; Weald of Kent ditto, 61. Os to 71. Os ; Sussex ditto, 51. 12s to 61. lOs per cwt. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Since Monday last the fresh arrivals of potatoes have been very moderate. On the whole the demand is steady, at full prices. The imports last week were 3 baskets from Harlingen, 3 tons from Dublin, 3 ditto from Limerick, 2 ditto from Cork, and 70 ditto from Belfast. The prices are as follows :—York Regents, 125 s to 165 s ; Scotch ditto, 115 s to 135 s ; Irish whites, 100 s to 115 s ; foreign, 105 s to 115 s per ton. WOOL. We have a fair demand for fine English wool, at full qnot,tions. In all other kinds very few transactions have taken place. Last week's imports were 65 bags from Seville, 560 from Bilbao, 313 from Hamburgh, 298 from Gibraltar, 130 bales from Victoria, 129 from Callao, 438 from Moreton Bay, 905 from Odessa, and 910 from Sydney. SEEDS. Clover seed, both red and white, has sold readily, at fully last week's prices. Linseed is very firm. Peters burg, on the spot, 58s to 60s; Calcutta, 62s ; Bombay, 64 3 to 65s per qr. Rapeseed moves off freely, at 55s to 56s for East India. Cakes command very full prices. Clrnip, White, per bush. 224 to 24 Swede .. •• • • 22s '244 , unard, Brown.— • • 124 14s White, new 13s 164 r 4res,Winter, new.... 9s Od 9s 6d 01d.......• .... •• 7s Od 8s Od anary, per quarter . 503 54s tye p•Ass .... • • • 244 284 Moyer, Red En,. (cwt.) 583 644 White .... • • 54s 844 Foreign Red .. • 523 644 White.... 62s 90$ Trefoil, new.. .... ...• 265 333 Carraway.... •••• • • • • 43i 46a Coriander •• •• •••• •• •• 17s 188 Elempseed, per quarter 4(.8 44s Linseed, Eng.-lowing.. 60s f4s Crushing •••• • • •• 58s 62s Baltic •• .• 568 60s Odessa .•••.•.••• 68 , t 25 Linseed Cake, pr. ton — English .. . 10J Os 11 10. Foreign, per ton 9 55 11, 103 It.pe Cakes, pr ton 6 15, 7 b 5 i lloaseed.New,prlst 3) u> , 33 Cs TALLOW. The business doing in our market is very moderate, yet prices are well supported. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted at 645, and for May and June 65s per cwt. Town tahow, 62s 6d per cwt. net cash. Rough fat, 39 50 per Blbs. 1850 18M. 1854 , 1853. I 1854 Stock this day .. 33147 37,416 45.143 j 31,09 n 35,484 Price of Y. C. .... f 3"s Ild 3 9s 6(1 4 .0 3,;f.40d tc' 44 8 6d is Od to t 1 3 1 4 3d to 41- 9‘t 004 Od ~ , 0, Od 00. Od Delivery last week .. 2 226 ,gl4 ; 1 . 9 38 2,005 1,407 Ditto from June 1.... 8 1 ,155 81.172 I 92,4 , 7 84,841 82.921 Arrivals last week.. 994 I 232 726 2 605 Dittofrom June 1.... 87,831 93,120 i 100,796 79,303 9 ;,089 Price of Town .... •• ' 39s 64 41s 64 1 38 s 0d 45s 94 I 64s 9d DINNER TO COLONEL OUTRAM The Bengal ilurkaru repro; the proceedings at a public dinner given at Cal cutta to Colonel Outram. on the 31st of Jan last. The chair was taken by Sir J. W. Colvile, and among the other gentlemen present were the Hon Messrs. Dorin, Peacock, and Halliday, Sir Arthur Buller, Col. Low, Col. Forbes, Col. Stuart, Messrs. C Allen, J. P. Grant, F. F. Courtenay, C. R Prinsep, W Ritchie, Cecil Beadon, George Plowden, James Hume. J. J. Macken zie, C. B. Skinner, Major J. S. Bank- , , Major Jas. Ram say, Major James Abbott, Major F. R. Bazley, Major Orfeur Cavenagh, Lieut.-Colonel Goldie, Mr. F. A. Lush ington, Captain J. H. Crawford, R.N., Captain T. E. Rogers, 1.N., Mr. B. J. Colvin, Mr. R. M. Stephenson, Dr. A. Bell, Mr. W. Bracken. Lieut.-Col. Birch, Lieut.- Col, .Anstruther, C. 8., and Major H. P. Burn. TIIE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY. _.irtrENING. MARCH SO. 1854. SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWATB. Cllsing Prices Saturday. Bilsh.eis done this day. Paid. t oo S-, Aberdeen . I.mlig Nottug. Bost. and Eastn. Junct Belfast & Ballymena Binning. Wolverh. & Stour Valley ..... Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £20..... . Blyth & Tyue original £25 (issd. at £45) Bristol and Exeter... Caledonian Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass Cornwall Crieff Je.t it on Dublin&BelfastJunc Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. New East Anglian Do., (XlB E & H)... Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A Stock Do., B. Stock Do., New A. East Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Ellin. Prth. &Dundee North & Clyde June. Glasgow& S. Western Great Northern Stk. Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock. Gt. Sth. &West.(lre.) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Laneash.audYorksh Do., Fifths D 3. Wst. Riding Uu Leeds Northern Liv.Crsby.&Soutbpt London & Blackwal 1 Gond. Tilb. &Stbend. Loud. Bright &S.Cst. Loud. and N. Westu. Do. Fifths Do.lo/. • Eighthss London andS. Wcstn. Do., £50.. Do., £4O Lndudrry& Col oral le Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Aauch.Sll4.& Linelo Kau. & Li idland & Derby G. West.(lre.; )o. Half Shares geweastle & Se wmarket i)o., Bury Extension. Nwpt,Aberg. Newry & Euniskillen Newry Warreupoiat and Rostrevor. Norfolk . Nurthu.Counties Ull, North British North Devon, No. 1. Do., No. 2 , 0., A A Deferred. Do., B Guaranteed North London Do. New £lO. N.&S.Wstru.,Hanip ' stead, and City Ju North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June, Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester......., Oxford, Worcester, &', Wolverhampton Portsmouth jScottish Central Scottish Midlauil Shrewsbury & Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed St Ge.k Shrewsby. & Berefd Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. Min ;., Do. Halves, a. Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& D,fully paid up at per cent South Devou South Eastern south Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun Do Staines, Wok. &Wok Stockton & Darling. Stockton & Ilartlepl Taff Vale Do. £lO shares. Do, Pref., No, Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny WaterforddrLimelick West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace ' West Loudon Wimbledn & Croydon York Newctl.&Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland PR EFERENC iberdeeu ►o. No. 2, 7 p. c. 'ilyth and Tyne 10 pel c. pref. (issd. at 501 'iris. & Ex. 4 p. C. Si Do. 4 p. c. Shares . Jaledonian £lO Jhester & Holyheai Guar. 5A per eeut dala.ndous4p.e )undue Perth &Aber• ;leen Junction f , 7astAngliau (£3los; ti per cent !) 0 . (e 5) 7 per cent ) 0. (.€7 17s) 7 p. c Hltsteru Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 • )0. No. 2 )o. New 6 p. c. St. Eastern Union, Scrip U-uar. 6 per cent Do. 51., 10 per cent Do. 10/. Debentr.Sh- East Laneash. 6 p. cts. East and West York shire June. Pref Ediub Prth. &Dundee 5 per cent. Glasgow & S. Western Guar. 5 per cent L4reat Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem. .. Do. 44 p. c. Scrip Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pref Gt, Southn'A Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh Gt. Westn. (Berke & Rants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. coy. red. 4i p.c Do. con. red. 4 p. c irred. 4 p. c Lan. & York. F. £2O Do. 6 p. c. Stock Leeds N. 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. Quarters, 1848 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. e Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. !Do. Convertible, 5 p.l c., 1852 Do. New Guar.6 p. c. Lon.&N. W., Coy. Nuneaton London & S. Wester:: Con. Thirds Londouderryt; Color, Shares Loudy. & Eunia, Sb Shef., & Lin Shares, No. Z. Do. New, £lO Do. f 6 Vlarypt.&Carl.4 p.c. Do. 4i per cent Do Cousol.6 p.c.St. Do. Consol. Bristol & %rm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4i per cent Norfolk Debenture Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock Do. 5 p. c. Eat Do. 54 per ,, et__ Do. Way. Va:. 5 p. c North British North Staffordnire Oxford, Worcester, Wolverh.Xls, 6 p.c Do Cent., New Pref & Birm.N.G. ihrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Alin), 8 p.c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. fixed, 44 per con S. Eastern ( Reading .no.) of £1 Os. Bil.l 70. 4ispel c3ut i. Yoricsh.4p.c.Guar Stockton and Dar lington, 4 per cent . Do. d 3. do. Stockton and Hartle. pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 Water!d.B;Kilk.6p.c. York, Newcastle,and Berwick,4 p.c. Pref 1)0 Vork&N. Midland 11. and S. 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New 7 74 50 10 Union of London- Union of L0nd0n.....1 SHIPMENTS OF SPECIE.—The shipments of specie by the Peninsular and Oriental steamer Indus amount to 274,9901., of which 243,0631. is silver for Cal cu tt a Singapore, Hong Kong, and Canton, and 31,9301. gold, or Malta, Alexandria, Singapore, and Hong Itcmg. ) Closing Pri sea 1 Saturday. 93 - 96 48 - 50 • - " 1 , - ••• ' - 28 - 30► 101 - 103 50 - 52 25 - 26 13 -13 i 24 - 253 2i - nx(11 oi = 56 - 58" ,•• ••• =it'd 28 - P 0 91 - i 6 34 3 d 4i 3nd ,•.• 3i - 2i - 3p • - P 4 6 4 d 24 2i d 22 23 9 lip 2 p 10 —12 p . . dis 64 7 4} 4i 1 V, 1 li ▪ - ' • - 1611 i id .. - ... 7 - 7i iiA = i6i 7A - 8i L2ti -128 p, 43 -45 34 - 36 28i 282 Pm ld par . d 8 WI ... -- ... ... - pm 3i 44 ..• d 3 30 ..• d i'd NINES. -2 p d— d, P d - 24 I 1 6 7- 11.8 - (1 1 7 - 9 4 5 2i 32 34 I d 4L -- 43 10-- l i -- l i l4 p 55 -- 65 3 -- 5 p 1/ - 2} I 1 11 § d 124 - 1 15 17 d lip 29 31 8 10 3 4 d 3 44 34 d d d i -- i - EOIJS AUSTRALIA. The Sydney steamer brings intelligence from Australia to the 7th of December, some days later than the dates by the Great Britain. The Legislative Council of New South Wales re assembled on the 6th of December, and was to go into committee on the Constitution Bill on the 7th. A public meeting had been held at Sydney to commence a subscription for a testimonial to Mr. Deas Thompson, the Colonial Secretary, who is about to embark for England. A public breakfast is to be given to the hon. gentleman previous to his departure, and a sum of money forwarded to England sufficient to purchase a piece of plate of suitable magnificence, to be selected by Mr. Thom son himself, as the parting gift of his friends in the colony. No material alteration in the state of mercantile business is reported. The demand for most kinds of merchandise continue steady. A correspondent of the Empire gives the follow ing account of the progress of the settlement at Port Curtis, where the Government surveyors have been for some time past engaged : " Further experience tends to confirm the flattering account which is given of the harbour ; it is about a mile in width, and is easily accessible by two entrances, one to the north and one to the south, with ample depth of water for large ships quite close to its shores. A town has been laid out upon an inlet called Auckland Inlet, where the Lord Auckland, that conveyed the former expedition, was hove down. It •is a :very eligible site, affording ample space for wharfage for shipping of any tonnage. The town has been named Gladstone, after the present Chan cellor of the Exchequer, and the numerous allotments and rectangular streets assume quite an imposing appearance on the map. The necessary reserves have been made by the Government for official buildings. The main street is called Auckland-street, and is already so far formed that teams can travel upon it without any difficulty. There have been also marked out on a creek, called King Corah Creek, about three miles from Auck land, a great many suburban allotments, of from 5 to 10 acres each. These will shortly be put up for sale in Syciney. A little to the east of this settlement is a-navi gable river called the Boyne ; and, on the west, another stream navigable for 20 miles from its mouth ; it is then obstructed by a ridge of limestone, over which it falls with considerable velocity. The party have called this river the Liffey, but we believe the Go vernment intend, if possible, to discover the native name for it. On the bank various lagoons of good fresh water were discovered, and cod of a large size were caught in the stream. The course of this river is serpentine, but not so mach so as to render the navigation difficult. The character of the soil is a fine dry sandstone, afford ing great facilities for forming the streets. No rain had fallen for nearly three months, and the vegetation had suffered very much in consequence. A chain of hills sur round the settlement, about 40 miles from the coast. At the back of these hills is supposed to lie the magnificent country which is drained by the Mackenzie. A large river debouches into the sea about 40 miles to the north of Port Curtis. This has been named the River Fitzroy, and it is supposed to be the embouchure of the Mackenzie and the Dawson of the Burnett country. If this be the case, the Mackenzie follo ws the singular example of most of the Australian rivers, and runs for a great portion of its length parallel with the sea coast, making an abrupt elbow near its termination. There is a fine opening here for some enterprising man to follow Captain Cadet's example, and to open up the country which this noble stream must water. The aborigines are beginning to be troublesome. Mr. Hays, who has stations about 60 miles to the southward, sends his teams with wool to Port Curtis. They were attacked by the blacks, who drove off the teamsrnen, and tore open the bags and scattered the wool abroad. They stole the bags. A skirmish had taken place between the blacks and the surveying party, who repulsed them effectually, and they decamped. Mr. Walker, the commandant of native police, had arrived with twelve troopers, and had shot some of the blacks concerned in the robbery of Mr. Hays' wool. In a private letter he says—' I have seen no country so good as this for the last twelve months. I am very sanguine about its becoming a great place. The blacks require all the watching we can give them. The more I see of this country the more I like it.' There is a good deal of swamp in this neighbourhood, which, consisting of rich alluvial districts, renders the vegetation very coarse and rank. These swamps might be converted to rice culti vation. It is believed that most of the tropical fruits will grow there, although, by the meteorological table that has been kept by the expedition, the heat at present has not been so great as was anticipated." The Council of Victoria had been compelled to pass the new Gold-fields Management Bill very hur riedly, the term of the temporary act expiring on the Ist of December. The new bill was read a third time on the 29th of November. The scale of the license fees has again been altered ; it is now fixed at V. for a month, and Si. for the whole year ; the fee for three months is 2/. ; for six mouths, 4/. This alteration has been strongly objected to, as it re- moves the inducement to take out annual licenses, offered by the former scale. Those who take out a license for a year will be entitled to the political franchise for the future represen sentatives of the gold fields in the Legislative Council, and will also have a right to a plot of ground on the diggings, to cultivate as a gar den. The annual license fee, therefore, partakes of , the character of rent. The amount of royalty to be paid by mining companies taking leases of land for their operations is fixed at one-twentieth of the produce. In consequence of the strong opposition it met from all parties in . the Council, the Gold Export Duty Bifi was withdrawn by the Government: The lowest license fee in the Victoria gold fields, under the new act, is twice the amount of that levied by the last regulations of the Government of New South Wales in that province ; and the rates for licenses of three, six, and 12 months are 33 per cent. higher in Victoria than in the northern fields. The Government escorts that arrived at the Trea sury, Melbourne, on the 29th of Nov., brought the following quantities of gold :—From Castlemaine, 25,283 oz.; the last number was 11,613 oz. ; from Golden Point, 41 oz. ; Fryer's Creek, 1,012 oz. ; Mount Franklyn, 177 oz.; Sandhurst, 22,967 oz.; Eagle Hawk, 497 oz. The M'lvor escort brought from M'lvor 2,209 oz.; and the Ovens escort, 4,193 oz. The last number from WI vor is 2,066 oz.; from Waranga, 383 oz.; from the Ovens, 3,164 oz.; Snake Valley, 60 oz. ; Reid's Creek, 4 oz. The Ballarat escort brought from Ballarat to Melbourne 4,215 oz. of gold, and left at Geelong 6,689 oz., bringing in all 10,904 oz. The last number from Ballarat is 3,290 oz., and from Creswick's Creek 260 oz. Prices of goods on the Bendigo are lowering, chiefly in consequence of the facilities for bringing. them up, afforded by the fine weather. Gold re mains at 3/. 15s. per ounce. Three cartloads of coal had been paraded through the streets of Melbourne, as the first raised in the province. The blocks, which were very large, were found near Cape Paterson, close to the sea shore ; they appeared to be surface specimens. The Adelaide journals are to the 24th of No vember. The bill authorising a loan of 150,0001. for the construction of a railway from the city to the port had been passed. The only objection made to the measure was that the sum named was too small. The gauge adopted for th eline is sft. 3in. On the 18th the Collector of Customs moved the second reading of the Customs' Amendment . . _ . Bill, the principle Of which was that the ad valo rem duty was made the rule rather than the excep tion, the rated duty being only adopted in some few necessary instances. Captain Cadell had left Wellington on the 19th for his second voyage up the Murray. The emigrant ship Olivia arrived at Adelaide on the 14th ult., with 358 emigrants on board, after a passage of 107 days from Plymouth. The New Zealand journals bring intelligence to the sth of November. The festival to commemorate the first establish ment of free government in the colony took place at Wellington on the 20th of October. Upwards of 1,000 persons, it is stated in the Independent, sat down to a dinner provided on the occasion, and a public ball terminated the proceedings. Some dissatisfaction appears to be entertained towards Sir George Grey on account of his alleged tardiness in bringing the new constitution into operation. From the speech of the Superintendent in ope n ing the Provincial Council of Wellington, it appears that the province contains 10,502,000 acres of land, and that the native title to 2,015,000 acres had been set aside. _ _ A bill providing . for the administration of the Provincial Executive Government had passed through the Council. The Executive Council is to consist of the Secretary, Solicitor, and Treasurer of the Province, but the Superintendent may appoint any other persons, not exceeding two, to be mem bers. The Provincial Council of Canterbury was opened on the 27th of September. From statistics pub lised in the byttelton Times of the Ist of October, it appears that, for the year ending the 30th of June, 1853, the total revenue of the settlement was 5,2511. Gs. Bd. ; total expenditure, 4,1621. 6s. 7d. The value of the imports for the same period were : From Great Britain From New South Wales 28:402 8 2 From Victoria.,. 2,085 0 0 From Van Diemen's Land 3,706 17 0 Total £54,715 8 11 The value of the exports of sundry descriptions of produce was 13,000/. Business this day. 531 21 141 604 564 89 77i 8 7 91i 75i 6 62 ill 7, 91 f t 98 i 99 i 81 114 77 8 7/ 57i 84 7i 33 32 303 li 60 1 60 34 64 5 3i 4b 64 54 dis xd SPORTING NOTES. PROBABLE WINNERS AT WARWICK. The legitimate sport at Warwick will commence to m orrow and terminate on Wednesday. Thursday will be devoted to the display of noble horsemanship by the rn ilitary riders, and on Friday will be decided the grand al3ntu al steeplechases. The variety of attractions will therefore command the attention and hit the taste of all classes of turfites, and fine weather is only wanting to procnote the successful celebration of the y meeting. The Trial Stakes, which numbers ten nominations, will perhaps occasion a somewhat interesting race, and is lik (sly to inaugurate the stirring business of the gather ing: right pleasantly. The recent running of Defiance and Orestes at Salisbniy, however, has materially les sailed the eagerness with which the encounter was once an ticipated. Defiance is now likely to be reserved for the. Northamptonshire Stakes ; but the interest of his pally will be worthily represented by his stable corn pa vi on, Rataplan. Cobnut would figure to greater ad vantage over a longer course, but should he enter the lists he will not, I opine, make an inglorious exhibition of Lis racing ability. The speedy Snowdon Dunhill is likely to be the only other competitor of note, and he will, I anticipate, hotly dispute the palm of superiority wi th Rataplan. Four " youngsters" are nominated for thee Woodcote Stakes, but of their racing merit no op portunity has yet been afforded of judging. Alonzo and Battery will be the most prominent competitors for the Free , Handicap, and the result of the race will, perhaps, be in favour of Battery. 01 a paper the Willoughby Handicap seems a " ce r . taincty" for Bourton, whose victory, however, may be jeap ardised by Stamford. El;helwolf and Selina are much "fancied" at New marl .et for the Great Warwickshire Handicap ; they are certa inly weighted on favourable terms, and among the very. moderate animals which they will encounter they rally show to advantagi. In consideration of his per foi nuance at Salisbury, however, I am induced to place so) m confidence in Cleveland's ability to achieve success. Sh ou Id Bridesmaid put in an appearance, my inclination m: ty lead me to pay slight attention to her. For the Handicap Plate the chances of Gaylad, Fo re' rter and Antonia appear preferable. E shall not extend my anticipatory remarks to the steeplechases appointed to be decided on Friday. Report stes that Oscar has recovered from his hurts at Liver peel, and that he is intended, and will prove a " good thin g" for the Grand Annual. 31arch 20. A FRESH MAN. WARWICK. —MONDAY. .ARRIVALS.— Thessaly, General Bree zo, Tipperary Do, Battery, Selina, Ringleader. _DINNER TO LORD HARRIS, BY THE EAST INDIA COMPANY. On Saturday evening a grand banquet was given, at th e London Tavern, by the East India Company, to Li d Harris, on his appointment as governor of Madras. The entertainment was on the usual magnificent scale w'hich characterises the festivities of this company, and th e whole resources of the famed London Tavern were ca. 114 id into requisition on the occasion. The tables and bi its exhibited a rich display of gold and silver-gilt plate), interspersed with wax lights; and there was also a large number of superb vases and epergnes, loaded with fruit and rare exotics, the whole brilliantly illumi n.s.eed with thousands of wax lights. There was a mill tazy baud in attendance in the ante-room, and in the gall ery, facing the chair, were a number of ladies, rela tive :8 and friends of the guests. Shortly after seven o'cl.ock the company, which had been received in the d rBaving-room, proceeded to the .banquet-room, the chair being taken by R. Ellice, Esq., chairman of the Court of Dnrectors of the E ast I ndia Company. On the right of the chairman was Lord Harris (the guest of the evening), tbai Duke of Hamilton, Duke of Newcastle, Earl of Elgin 1L . ..T., Right Hon. Sid ney Herbert, M.P. Right Hon. ' Vaie Chancellor of the E xc h equer Mr. Wigram, Right Hon. E. Ellice, M.P., Lord J ust i ce Knight BrUce, Sir e.Ya mes Weir Hogg, Bart., M.P., Lieut.-General Sir Goorge Pollock, G.C.8., Rear-Admiral Sir G. R. Lain hart, K.C.B, the Solicitor-General, the Lord Mayor, tho Deputy-chairman of the Court of Directors, the Ma xquis of Breadalbane, K.T., Earl Grey, Viscount Canning, Right Hon. Stephen Lushington, Right lion. Edward Strutt, M.P., Mr. Loch, Right Hon. W . G. Elayter, M.P., Lord Justice Turner, Vice Chan cel for Stuart, Sir T. N. Redington, K.C.B. ; Sir Henry W illock, Sir James Melvill, K,C.B. ; Hon. Colonel Be Tie, M.P., Right Hon. S. R. Lushington, Mr. Mills, He R. H. Temple, Sir E. C. Deriniz. Bart., M.P. ; Lieut.-General Sir J. L. Lushington, G.C.B. ; Sir John Campbell, Mr. Hume, M.P., Mr. Samuel Lowe, M.P., Hem. W. H. Leslie Melville, Hon. J. C. Erskine, Mr. iSlastennan, Hon. Arthur Harris, Sir. H. Meu; :Bart., M.P. ; Lieut.-General Sir C. Palsey, After dinner the Chairman rose, and gave "The Health of her Majesty the Queen," which was drunk with all the usual honours. The next toast was, " His Royal Highness Prince .A►lbert, the Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal The CHAIRMAN said he now came to the toast of the evening. (Hear, hear.) As they were all probably aware, the noble lord on his right hand had been elected by the unanimous vote of the Court of Directors to the important position of governor of Madras. (Hear, hear.) That election had been graciously sanctioned by her Majesty, and they were now assembled to offer the noble lord their congratulations, and to wish him success in his future administration. (Loud cheers.) The noble lord was no untried man, having been, as they were aware, for some years governor of Trinidad ; and he would say that he had never heard or read more decided testimonials of approbation and satisfaction than had been expressed in the addresses from all parties of the inhabitants, who seemed to have vied in expressing their regard for Lord Harris, and their regret at his quitting Trinidad. He might excite their interest by recalling to their recollection the gallant deeds vf the noble lord's ancestor, who won for' his country the important fortress of Seringapatam ; but he was sure the noble lord had a higher claim upon them, and had won from the Government and country its approval during his rule over an important colony of the British empire. (Cheers). The Court of Direc tors had full confidence in the noble lord, and felt assured that he would do his utmost to promote a better system of land revenue, a more general deve lopment of its agricultural resources, and that the im portant department of public works would receive his peculiar attention. He was further persuaded that the best efforts of the noble lord would be devoted to that most important and vital question--education in India. (Hear.) They were about to entrust to Lore, Harris for a time the interests of millions in India, feel ing assured that he would support and encourage all measures which would tend to promote their interests and secure their welfare. (Hear.) In that undertaking he could assure him lie would have the generous confi dence and support of the Court of Directors, and he be lieved ha might say the sympathy and good wishes of the country at large. In bidding farewell to the noble lord, in the name of the East India Company, he wished him a happy voyage, and trusted tbat Providence would preserve him in health and vigour, so that, on his re turn, he might enjoy the invaluable satisfaction of bay ing faithfully and zealously discharged the important duties that had now been confided to him. The toast was drunk with much cheering. Lord HARRIS returned thanks. He said—Mr. Chair man,—l thank you very sincerely for the kind and handsome manner in " which you have proposed my health, and I have to thank you, my lords and gentle men, for the very kind reception you have given to the toast that has been proposed to you. It is a very great satisfaction to me, sir, to feel that you have found your self warranted in introducing my name in the hand some terms in which you have alluded to it, and it is still more satisfactory to me that such should have been the case upon this the first opportunity that I have bad of addressing an assembly of this sort, although I am comparatively unknown either in official or pub lic life. Whatever may be my merits, I feel very deeply the grave and important responsibility that has been cast upon me. I can assure you that all the energies of my mind will be devoted to the promotion of the best interests of the people of. India. All 1 hope is, that I may be able to follow in the footsteps of my distinguished predecessor, and I trust that on my return to this country I may be found worthy of the confidence re posed in me. (Cheers.), The CRAIBMAN then gave " Sir George Lambert and the Navy," to which the gallant admiral responded. The next toast was '"Lieut.-General Sir Charles Pasley and the Army." General PASLEY returned thanks, and expressed his conviction that the British troops who had just departed for the East would do their duty. The CHAIRMAN regretted the absence of the Prime Mi nister, who was prevented from attending by indisposi tion. They were all ready to acknowled ge th e i mportant duties and great responsibilities that devolved upon the Government of the country, and th a t was more especially the case when her Majesty's Ministers thought it their duty to take up arms in a just cause. (Cheers.) It must be a great satisfaction to them to know that the country was entirely with them ; and he trusted that, through the prudence and energy of her rulers, Great Britain would be brought gloriously through the contest in which she was about to engage, and that the result would be beneficial to the interests of the rest of Europe. He had much pleasure in proposing to them " The health of the Duke of Newcastle and her Majesty's Ministers." The Duke of NEWCASTLE—I rise, in obedience to the Call of the chairman, to return thanks, and I cannot but regret that neither the Prime Minister, Lord John Rus sell, nor Sir Charles Wood, who is particularly charged with the administration of Indian affairs, are here to thank you also for the honour you have done them. I accept the toast with feelings of gratitude, but they are not unmixed with more serious reflections, and I can not but refer to the circumstances to which the chair man has alluded ; and I am sure that the toast which you have drunk is a proof that at thi s mo ment, and i n thi s cri ti ca l and . important aspect of affairs, th e government which is charged with the ad ministration of public affairs, will meet a fair and hon ourable appreciation on the part of the country, to enable them to carry out those important operations in which I fear, unfortunately, we are about to be involved. (Hear, hear.) I can assure you, on behalf of her Majesty's Ministers, that it will be be our ea rnest d esire, as it is our duty, to endeavour i n a abort time as possible to j ________„"--,---. restore thi;country to the blessings of that peace which she has enjoyed for so many years. lam confident that the country will feel that we are going into this war reluctantly, but patriotically, and that when I say I am sensible of the seriousness and import -1 ante of the duty, I am only expressing the senti melds of the whole of her Maie.stY:JETMinisters. I (Applause.) I have already told you that Lregretted the absence of Sir Charles Wood, as he would have expressed the feelings which the Government entertain of the co operation and assistance which they.bave received from the East India Company., I need scarcely refer to the circumstances which occurred last year to prove the patriotism and self-denial of the company, and their de sire to act in accordance with the wishes of the - public, and for the interests of that great empire over which it has pleased the Almighty they should hold dominion. (Hear, hear.) r- hope you will forgive me if I venture to express to you on my own behalf, on behalf of my right hon. friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on behalf of the noble duke on my left (the Duke of Hamil ton), and on behalf of the Governor of Canada and the Postmaster-General, the feelings of affection and friend. ship with which we regard the noble lord in whose honour we have met this evening. We have known him for many years, and we cannot but congratulate the East India Company in having selected him to fill the important post ofgovernor of the Presidency of Madras, and trust the noble lord will never tarnish the laurels bequeathed to him by his noble ancestor, but that he will win for himself a peaceful chaplet, and return to the country after having realised those aspirations on behalf of the Indian empire with which he departs on his mission. The next toast was " The health of Sir Chas. Wood, President of the Board of Control." and after that fol lowed " Lord Dalhousie, Governor-General of India." The health of " The Lord Mayor of London," " The Civil Servants of " The Indian Artny"--to which Sir George Pollock replied—and some other corn plinienta,ry toasts having been given, the company sepa rated about eleven o'clock. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN CIRCUIT—EXETER MARCH 'l6. (Before Mr. Justice Erle.) SEDUCTION AND BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. WHITE V. WILLS, Mr. Crowder, Q.C., and Mr. Bird appeared for the plain tiff, and Mr. Collier for the defendant. Mr. Crowder, iu stating the case, observed that it was an action to obtain damages for the broach of an engagement made by the defendant to marry the plaintiff. He had to present a truly melancholy case, in which a respectable, hut over-confiding girl had been utterly ruined, and her worldly prospects blighted by the cruelty, th e perfidy, and selfishness of au artless and unprincipled man. The plaintiff Maria White, was a young woman of humble birth. She was the (laughter of a hind to a Mr. Pope, living in the neighbourhood of Ricking ton, Devonshire. When she was two or three years old she was taken by her aunt, Mrs. Manley, the wife of a Master in the Royal Navy, who educated her, and, with whom she resided up to the time of her becoming acquainted with the defen dant. In 1849 Mrs. Manley was living at Denbury, and it was then that the defendant, Mr. John Wills, a farmer re siding at Bickington, near Ashburton, first became ac quainted with her. He was, from that time, a constant visitor at the house of the girl's aunt, and was paying con siderable attention to the plaintiff, evidently with the inten tion of ulti ma t e l y marrying her. Mrs. Manley ascertained in 1850 that the defendant had made some improper overtures, to her niece, and she forbade him the house. In May, 1852,. however, Mrs. Manley went to lodge in the house of Mr. Ford, in the same neighbourhood, and as that gentleman was intimately acquainted with the defendant, Mr. Will*, the latter visited him, and thus the intimacy between him and the plaintiff was renewed, and he was permitted to visit her there, Mrs. Manley believing that he would act honourably . towards her. Plaintiff and defendant were often left alone together; and on one occasion, in September of the same year, Mrs. Manley entered the room, and found her niece in tears. On questioning her, Mrs. Manley ascertained that Wills had promised her marriage, and had disapp o i n t e d h er: He then repeated the promi se in Mrs. Manley's presence, and fixed the following month (October) for the wedding. The wedding dresses were prepared, the defendant personally sit perinteuded their shape and fashion; but, after a few days, he found as an excuse that his mother would not be agreeable for him to bring a wife home; at the same time arratging that the marriage should be celebrated in the coming month of November. He again made an excuse that the plaintiff, who was staying at Tor, was too ill to marry, which was false. Mrs. Manley spoke to him on the subject, and he then fixed the next week, and, in a day or two, he said he had obtained the license ; but before the day arrived he again disappointed her. About Nov. 15, he called to see the plaintiff, and when Mrs. Manley went into the room, she found her much agitated and crying. It then appeared that, relying upon the con tinual promises of the defendant, that he would make her his wife, site had fallen a victim to him and had been seduced, and at that time ,There were indications of her pregnancy. On that occasion the plaintiff, in defendant's pre sence, told her aunt that he had been endeavouring to induce her to go to a doctor and take stuff to get rid of the child, upon which defendant put his hand on the plaintiff's mouth, and said, " You need not tell her all I have told you but he did not deny having given that abominable advice. It was again urged upon defendant that he should fulfil his pro mise of marriage, and Mrs. Manley's cousin spoke to him on the subject ; his answer was, " Nobody said I am not going to perform my promise ; I tell you I'll make it all right.", Up to that period he had held out hopes that he would marry the plaintiff before any event should occur, such as the birth of a child. He (Mr. Crowder) was instructed that there was no pretence for the plea which defendant bad set up, that he had never promised to marry the plaintiff. The learned Counsel put iu the following singular letters, which were read to the Court : " 5, Bruuswick-square, Tor, Dee. 3, 1853. "My dear Sir,—l have been anxiously waiting for a line from you, but like everything else concerning you, I am ever doomed to disappointment ; you promised me you would marry me, and deceived me ; you promised you would write to me, and have deceived me ; and I firmly believe you pro mise me everything only to deceive—why is it you are treating me thus—you appear to take a peculiar pleasure in tormenting me, harrassing and terrifying me seems to be your delight. I could wish you had selected some other object for your diversion—you pretend to like me, but your conduct proves you to be equally false and deceit ful in that, as in all else. You know how only the scratch of a.pen from you would have pleased me, yet you would not afford me even that small gratification. I did not ask you to Marry me, nor should I have asked you to write to me, but when you propose these things I certainly expect you will perform them. I should have been glad to know if yon were better, and it would have been kind in you to have written me. I was very unwell when I saw you last, and I have been much worse since. I have got so weak with . fretting, and your hurrying me so, that the motion of the train only the short distance from Newton to Torquay last Thursday, quite upset me, and I have been very bad ever since ; you have quite ruined my character, health, happiness, and all besides, and now you are cruelly trifling with my affections, and wounding my feelings with your base insinuations, yet I could forgive it all, if you would only act right. Hourly expecting a letter from you, " I remain, yours truly; .' " Mr. Wills, Harebee r , Bi c ki ngton. " MARIA WHITS. DEFENDANT'S ANSWER. " Haytor Vale, Dec. 7, 1853. " Dear Girl,—According to promise, I have written'iou to say I have' been very ill since I saw you last ; I have been• so ill I have been obliged to send for the doctor in the middle of the night. I suppose you thought I had forgotten you, but I can assure you I have been so ill, I have not been able to write, nor nothing else—so 1 came here yesterday for tho change of , tir for a fortnight, so if you write to me, direot• to Mr. Sami. Bally, Haytor Vale. " I hope the change of air for a fortnight will do me good —'tis not likely I shall be able to come to Tor for a fortnight from this time, if I do in that time, so I hope in that time I shall hear from you. I hope when I write I shall be stronger to write, and something more to say from—Yours truly, " TUZMUZZY. "Mrs. White, No. 5, Brunswick-square, Tor, Torquay, I )evon." PLAINTIFF'S REPLY. " 5, Brunswick-square, 17th December, 1853. "My dear Mr. Wills,—l received your note, dated the 7th, from Haytor Vale, and am very sorry to hear you have been so ill. I trust by this time you are nearly recovered, and that I shall have the pleasure of seeing you soon. I think it would have been better for you to have remained at home, and nursed yourself, than to have gone to such a cold place as Haytor Vale at this time of the year. I was very much dine tressed on hearing how ill you had been. I should have gone: nearly wild had I known it at the time. My dear sir a--Difislit not occur to you r m i n d w h at a wretched stateyou would have loft me in had anything serious happened to you ? What I inti mated to you a little time since is I fear the case. Yon told rir then you would ma rr y Inc i n a month or six weeks ; and, _ month of that time has elapsed, I hope you will ,shortly ma nage to set my heart at rest by fulfilling your promise'l cannot fancy y ou w i ll be so cruel as to leave me now, after all that has passed between us. I feel sure you will not allow me to bring your child into the world a leistard. I cannot en dure the thought of it. My dear Mr. Wills, if you have any regard left for me, or any right feeling or principle within you, I entreat you to spare me this mortification and disgrace, for your own sake as well as mine. , 1 wish very much to see you, and hop e y ou will come as soon as your health will pe rm it , If you can't come, I must go to see you ; f or I am truly miserable. Do write and let me know all. I was very much hurt at the cool style yin finished your note; something more affectionat e th an yours, &C., ough t t o hav e concluded one ' to me; that is o n l y the manner o f wr iting to a s t ranger; and the idea of vrriti ng t o a girl you h ave promised t o marry, and not to sign your name, is still worse-L-itdoes not lo o k honourable. I feel quite insulted that you do not think rue worth t e lli ng your name to. D o wr ite 5000, and say when you are coining that I may be here to receive you. " Yours ever, "Mr. Will s , H are beer, Bickingtou. . " Many Winn. Mary Ann Manley, the plaintiff's aunt, and Mr. Ford gars evidence which fully bore out the statement of the learned counsel ; and Mr. B. WlJ.ntiff olly, surgeon, of T orquay, proved found she wa that. he exani s in the fa the pai mily way, about a month since, and ho . . Mr. Bickford, a farmer, living near. Bickington, proved that the d e fendant, Mr. Wills, lived oti his own estate, which was worth 2001. a-year. Mr. Collier then addressed the il l iu mitigation of da mages. He said he had never yet heard of a h • k woman breaking h er heart for a man 26 years older than herself. In the pre sent case, the young lady, of whom he would say nothing in dis paragement, was 24 ; but who was the man who was supposed to be the object of her devoted attachment ? He was a man of 50, asthmatic and bald-headed, and altogether about the last person in the world who could be an object of attraction to a young female. (Laughter.) It was true, that a man at that age was only arrived at maturity in his mental and physical capacities ; but he (Mr. Collier) could assure the jury, with out intending the least disrespect, that any man who had passed 45 wa s not an object of ver y great attraction for the female sex. (Much laughter.) He considered that the. plaintiff and her aunt, had conducted their courtship with . the defendant in the most lawyer-like business way he had ever heard of. It was conducted throughout by legal advice; and lie had certainly never yet known a young lady who was recklessly in love, and who died of a broken heart, who took every step to according ' the suggestions of a lawyer. (A laugh.) If the defendant could have been examined, he believed the, case would have had a very different aspect. Mr. Wills dis. tinctly denied, through him, that he had asked the plai n tiff to take any medicine, or that he had seduced her. Bei ng un able to call him, lie (Mr. Collier) believed that a verdict must` pass against his client, and the question was, therefore, only. one as to the amount of damages. The estate on which de fendant lived was only rated at 100/. a year, and wh en it was left to him his father directed that he should support hie mother out of it, besides paying several legacies, amounting to nearly 900/. 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