The Sun. — London, England, 1854-01-03 00:00:00

ram ---•=•••••...W— -. - - - . . .._ .. • THE SUN; LONDON, TUESDAY EVENIN - G , I . JANUARY - 8,. 1:8 54. _ ____ • SHARE MARKETS-(THIS DAY). MONEY MARK E T ' LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. THE PENINSULAR MAILS. COURT CIRCULAR. . , —4,— 4. st. , BRITISH RAlLWAYS.ciosingrrlces Basinessdone AND .si. -4. WINDSOR, JAN. 2.St. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY NIGHT. Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales, Prince -I Elm Paid RAILWAYS. St. The Constantinople insurrection of the 21st was By the Peninsular and Oriental Company's Alfred, and the Duke of Cambridge, skated on the ice in yesterday. tkis day. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. steam-ship Sultan, Captain Weeks, we have dates the Home-park, this forenoon. Her Majesty was also Yesterday was a holiday in the Cotton Market a kind of stormy . petition, put down without loss from Gibraltar to the 25th, Cadiz 26th, Lisbon 20 - 21 21 20 St. at Liverpool. of blood. It is not yet clear what the Turkish 29th, Oporto and Vigo 30th ult. present. The band of the Ist Life Guards played on the ice. -- St. 100 Aberdeen ...... ....... 20 84 Am Ea Nottng. Bost. 15 The Sultan brings 24 passengers, and on freight & Eastn. June.. ..... 4# - 5t The Colonial Markets have re-opened this morn- policy will be, as the resolution to treat was taken by the Government and not by the Divan, whicl 6 packages specie, 106 chests eggs, 1,217 half-chests an T d h t e he Duke Ladi o e f s C H am ar b r n ie 'd t ge ß , ea t t h ri e x M H ar a q m ui il s to o n f , Ab le e f r t co t r h n, e 1450 all ali Belfast 6/ ng, and with every appearance of firmness. oranges, 180 bags birdseed, and sundry merchan-61 had not yet met. Castle this afternoon for London. Stour Va11ey......... 9 - 9i The following observations upon the tobacco • 31 28 Birkenhd. Lancsb. & trade are by Grant and Hodgson :- Two firmans have been sent to Servia ; one dim. 31 The Iberia with the outward mails of the 27th Cheshire Junct...... 11 - 9 d A deputation, consisting of Dr. Babington, president, Birmng. k W ßal olv i r a rh. ena ds -- - "We have designedly refrained from expressing, for i guaranteed all the Servian privileges, the other ult., reached , Vigo at 5 o'clock, p.m., on the 30th. 271 all Do. Chesh. dr Birk., 5 Some time past, our opinion as to prospective prices ; declared all the Turco-Russian treaties null and £5O dr £25 Cons.... 18 - 19 7ti he Sultan brings Lisbon news of the 29th ult. Dr. M‘William and Mr. Tucker, honorary secretaries of 6 but if we could venture to anticipate that our opinion I void, but that Servia might demand the protection The South American and General Steam Navi- the Epidemiological S oc i e ty, h a d an i n terview with the 22 181 Do., £20......... ...... 51- - 4i" would facilitate a speedy termination of the existing of all t he Powers. competition, there would be no hesitation in stating that P Ha tt on Company's steamer Brasileira had made Earl of A.berdeen, yesterday, at his official residence in 25 30 B .e ly 2 t s lt ( & iss T . y a n t e x ca 4 l s g ) in . a . 1 . ... ...... ... M an unprecedented run of three days twenty hours Downing-street. St. 100 Bristol & Exeter...... 96 - 98 10 the parties who appear to be acting for a decline in prices ! The Turco Asiatic army is in a state of dissolu 20 from Liverool and was getting steam up to start will probably not succeed, and may have to replace their I tion. Salim Pasha, or General Guyon, is said tol The Duke of Newcastle returned to London yesterday St. L op 50 all stocks at rates which cannot fail in demonstrating recent for the Brazilswhen the Sultan 1 5 4 2 i ....-- 1 5 6 2 i El 3 The British squadron was still at anchor in that ' Despatches C l • l ffi - were received at the o onia -o ce, yes- , '0 all Cork and Bandon.... 14 - 15 10 proceedings be more than questionable. have been killed by his own troops ; such was a St. 'ln taking a retrospective view of the market, and river on the 29th, and not likely to go to sea vague rumour afloat at Batoum. ... - ... 202 al l(/ ' CCoorrek;Nltjlilack. & Pass. ... - ... 5 referring to what we have previously stated, we deeply I At Bucharest on the 30th all was perfectly quiet. for some days. Admiral Corry intended to sail on terday, from the Governors of Ceylon, Hong Kong, and regret that we cannot congratulate the manufacturing j The vast quantity of snow rendered operations the 24th ult., but, after the Duke of Wellington Malta ;and . also from the Lord High Commissioner of 50 45 iDublin&BelfastJune. 45 46 25 all Dundee Perth &Aber- 5 interest of having participated in that general prosperity and Imperieuse had gone down below Belem in deen Junction ....... 8} - 9 enjoyed by other branches of trade, or of having bens- - I impossible. good style, they were recalled in consequence of the lonian Islands. 25 all Do. New -- -. St. fired, as they certainly ought to have done, by the en- 25 all East Anglian (125 L. Constantinople advices of the 22d announce that a collision between the St. Jean d'Acre, Captain The King of Prussia went in person on the 27th ult., hanced prices which took place in May and June last, I the students, excited by some of the Ulemas, had to pay a visit of condolence to the family of General de 4E.& L. & D.) 4i• - 54 St. Keppel, and the Desperate, Captain Chambers, 18 all IDe., (£lB E. & H.) 34 4 St. and which made further progress during the three sub- I assembled to present a petition against the resolu- which, in the crash, dismasted the latter, and 20 all !East Counties .1 24 - 13 A 13 121 13 sequent months, until maximum rates were realised, and I brought her mainmast down upon the St. Jean The Prussian Government has refused a concession to St. 100 EasternUnion,A.stk. 3i -- 42 10 firmly maintained. tion taken by the Government. Radowitz. 29 - 31 10 d'Acre's forecastle. I . t appears to have been pro a company of English shareholders for the construction St. 100 'Do., do. B "Recent advices from New Orleans represent the For a moment disturbances were feared, but an 25 8i Do.NewA(lateThirds) •-•- ,•-:, 6 vidential that no lives were lost in what might of a railway from Hamburgh to the Hague. market as quiet, and with few transactions deserving outbreak was prevented. St 100 East Lancashire 63 - 00 61 3 Y Mr. and Mrs. Disraeli have returned to Hughenden notice. Holders, however, remained very firm, and have been so serious an affair. A court of inquiry 20 disinclined to effect sales ar ia concession on current rates. 300 or 400 students had been arrested, and all Manor, Bucks, after pa • • • to the paying a visit Earl and 10 31 1 Edinb. and Peebles._ •- •• • St.: 100 Edinburgh & Glas . g .. o . w 63 - 65 50 From Richmond latest advices state the market firm, was quiet. . is said to have found no one to blame, attributing the occurrence to the fresh-water current in the Countess of Malmeshury, at Heron Court. St' 100 lEdinb.Prth.diDundeo 21 - 23 • especially for good and fine qualities ; and from Balti- The following is from the letter of the Paris cor- river and a sudden gust of adverse wind. It ap- 10 1 Forth and Clyde June. - .- St it is The Earl of Dunraven h s arrived at Adare Manor. St. /00 Glasgow& S.Western ... - ••• St more The Lord and Lady Edwin Hill have arrived at the St. 100 Great Northern Stk B3 - 84 83 =and, and a large portion of the receipts have been sold respondent of the Times, dated yesterday evening, St Marchioness Dowager of Downshire's, hi .Grosvenor- St. 100 Do., A. Stock - 60 16 at full former prices.' " and - published. in a second edition of that journal south , bank of the Tagus, and that the St. Jean street, from Sir Richard Sutton's seat, Norwood Park, St . The navigation of the river is now much inter- to-day :- r d u A n cr fo e u h l a o d f n t o h o e pt D io e n sp bu ra t t e e i . the l r m t p o a g r o tia o l n na s v h a o l r m e e o n r 100 Gt..SthefeWest.(lre.) 1.03 - 105 20 fared with by the accumulation of ice,and all ar- " I mentioned a day or two ago that a commu- at Lisbon, however, maintained that neither vessels Notts. s S t t . . 100 Do ,B. Stock - 130 St. 100 Great Western B2f -- 8.4 82 12 12 11 Irish South-EastFrn ... - ... St brought by water conveyance boles which are or consulted as to the well- s q uare, from visitin g have been employed, the Marquis of Lansdowne, at 161 lit Do., Thirds l3 -14 p St an upward tendency consequence. We having • known currents before attempting to take vessels Bowond, Wilts, and the Earl and Countess Bruce, at 50 st. 1 00 I' a L a n i c c a a s s t e b & & Y e o a r r k i I s s h i ire e . 6593 - 65 98 4 651 a 5 I have seen that the prices of corn and coals advanced had all the character of an sate- Savernake Lodge, near Marlborough. 5( be its proper title, l9i 17t Do., Fifths 6l - 6td sot .. yesterday, and a further rise is anticipated if the English Government con- out under sail without sufficient wind to dispense with the steam power both the ships are provided Lord and Lady Glen all and the Ladies Butler 1.4 lli Do., most. Riding Un. •" - ... d St matum, and that the 13 -13 i present severe weather should continue. Tal- curred in it. lam again informed that such is the arrived in Grosvenor-street yesterday, from a visiting 50 all 'Leeds Northern Si with, but which none of the fleet appears to have 20 all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt. ... - ... low is acted upon by the state of affairs in the ! case, and that a communication similar in form, used. 1.11 all London & Blackwell 8 - B,} gi 5( and Identical , g St. b in sense has been sent by the En lish The Jean d'Acre left the Tagus on the 28th, East, and colonial products generally are ren- RECENT ARRIVALS AT ST. LEONARD'S. - This Government. It was despatched on the 29th by a for a cruise to the Western Islands. tour. Le tiered firmer in consequence of the interruption special messenger. The paper was drawn up with The Lisbon exchanges at three months were fashionable resort for the autumn and winter has been St. 100 London &N. Western 102 - 1023 1021 g 3 that might occur to the regular attainment of all the forms of courtesy usual while friendly forms quoted by this mail at 541 on London, with a unusually full this season. Among the recent arrivals a 0 12 Do. Fifths 10 100 8 i La n n d d . . B Til ri b gh . t&Stsh.ecand.t. 974 ---__ 1 0 ? B c s ac - I PP 15 21 supplies supposing hostilities break out ; shipping, are not yet broken off, but, as a very polite corn- scarcity of money ; Paris, 5.31; Amsterdam, 421- ; are the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn and in that case, if not exposed to capture, being scarce, munication may be, it was precise, to the point, and Hamburg, 48i- ; and Genoa, 62.9-bills on the family, the Earl and Countess of Dartmouth and family,76 •-ee 78 76 10 . i . 24 _ D D o o. , E l i tS th h s . ,M & ... ... 2 St: 100 London & S.Western I( unmistakeable. It was, lam told, to the effect, Continent being scarce. t and largely employed in the transport of Govern- Viscount and Viscountess Drumlanrig, and Lady Geor- 50 42i Do., .£50............... 12i - 110 9 - 8 d that the Powers, the Allies of the Porte, would see The probability of an arrangement between the 40 34 Do. .£4O l5 ment stores and ammunition. The producers of with displeasure any military operations in the Government and the Bank of Portugal had given giana Forbes and family, the Hon. Peregrine Crust and 25 all Lndndrry.&Coleraine ... - ..• t grain, sugar, and all consumable articles, are reap - Black Sea, whether on the coast of Asia or else- animation to the stock-markets ingeneral,at 39i family, the , c. 25 all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. ..• ... 11' St ing an ample harvest from these high prices ; but, where ; and, in fact, intimating that any attempt to 40 for the New Three per Cents: ; Bank of Por- St 8-1 1 4t Do., Man. do Lin. Un. ... - -11 By the death of Mr. Cannon, formerly resident St. 100 Manch.Shef.,kLincln. 21 -22 , 21t as to the-latter, they have also to pay more for at such operation would be resisted by the com- tugal shares 120 to 115 milreis discount per share, magistrate in the county of Limerick, a pension of 5001. St. 100 Midland 6l - 61 i 61i i freight, and consequently do not derive the entire bined fleets. In other words, the Russian fleet of these rates being in Lisbon bank-notes, which were a year reverts to the Crown. St. 100 Do. Birming. &Derby 36 38 1( benefit. While, therefore, the effect of such a war the Euxine is interdicted from stirring from its own at 21 per cent discount ; Oporto Bank shares, 6to - 50 47i MidlaudG.West.(lr.) ... - ... 1( ports for such purposes, at the risk of being at- 7 per cent. premium in metal. . STRAND THEATRE. 25 171 Do. i Share 5.... would be to occasion a reduction in the value of 100 all Newcastle &Carlisle ... - •.. Si tacked, and treated as the Turkish squadron was in There is no political news of importance in Lis- -----....--..--...,... St. 100 Newmarket 54 - 56 Si public securities, and an advance in the rates of th e waters of Sinope. What answer the Emperor bon letters. The performances preceding the excellent and success- 64 5 Do. Bury Extensions td - par Si discount, it would act precisely in the contrary Nicholas will give to that courteous recommenda- Business was going on quietly in the Cortes. 2( direction upon staples, nearly all of which would tion it is not difficult to guess. It is true he may not The Bank shareholders were to have a meeting on 50 71 Newry & Enniskillen 2t - 31 51 y blsustained b the inimitable Flexmore as Clown b ful Christmas pantomime of Harlequin Nut-cracker, so 25 17t Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd. 5 - 4 d ) Y 20 all Newry Warrenpoint rule high. wish t o expose his ships to the danger ef encountering the 29th, and it was fully expected the proposed a y Bologna as Harlequin, and Miss Coward as Columbine, & Rostrevor 6 - 8 11 the combined squadron • but it is scarcely doubted arrangement with the Government would be this ( The " Circular to Bankers," in considering our • • disregard' • • time • and that • that he will show his to the admonition, carried out, a new creation of peers 50 3i Northn.CountiesUn 31 -3i c. 1 future monetary prospects, touches upon the pro- or the threat, in another fashiou. It is, therefore, would spring out of the negotiations. have been varied this week so as to augment the at- St. 100 Norfolk 4B -50 , tractions of this petite house during the present season - 30 29 1 9 11 babilities of war, and the numerous and heavy said-and, I must say, believed-that the moment of rejoicing and merry-making. We have, first of all, At Gibraltar exchange on London was quoted sacrifices which all parties will be called upon to the news reaches St. Petersburg of the entry of si a l- ; Spanish pillared dollars, 5 per cent. premium. the favourite opera of La Sonnambula felicitously ren- 16 114 Do., No. 2 .... - ... 11 8 all Dc., A Deferred ll - 24 2 make in the event of England being involved. the combined fleets in the Black Sea, the Russians The American frigate Saranac sailed on the 19th dered by a remarkably talented corps of vocalists, at the 8, St. l6 1°1316 North h h D Br ev ti o s n h ,.No.l 8 - 10 ' li will cross the Danube ; and the French parti- tilt. for Constantinople. head: of which is tho chaiming, and graceful Misa` ' Notwithstanding our wealth, as the writer very sans of the Czar anticipate that the presence justly observes, our financial position would be Rebecca Isaacs, and the very pleasing- and effective 10 1.1 N.M.Wstn.,EaniP---- • 50 ail. D N e o . r , t L B o G nd u o a n r7t : e . e . d_ , : 50 6i --... 7 52 i ~ . . , 14 in Bulgaria of the Cossacks will be the signal ' stead, and City Jn.. ... - ..• 2 severely tested. Whether, however, the task would of a Greek insurrection all over Turkey. The singer Mr. H. Manley, who, as Amino and Elvino ' 20 17i North Staffordshire 6 • sici _RE S. L. OPPENHEIM AND FOREIGN acquit themselves in a manner which others of much 20 all North Western.. Bl - 9 S be as difficult, as the same party asserts, as it was in Russians also say that the advance on Constanti- BILLS OF EXCHANGE. greater pretensions might be proud of. In order that 10 10 N. &S. Westin. Juno. 1d - par the days of Mr. Pitt, may be matter for controversy. nople (for of that event they appear not to doubt) 1 We trust it would not be so ; although we admit that will be followed by a rising of many warlike -..- ample justice might be done to this beautiful creation 10 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester ... - ... 2 the Bank Act of 1844 will impose great difficulties. tribes in Algeria, so as to render the removal TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN. of Bellini, band and chorus have been considerably au g- St. 100 Oxford Worcester & The writer asserts that it is impossible that act of any part of the French army from that de- s re ,,-I rea d y ou r ver y abl e l ea der of the 27th, mented, and the result is extremely successful. After . WelverhamPtene e. 34 - 36 36 i - can exist in a s t a t e o f war , an y more than that pendency utterly impossible. All these insur- commenting on the injustice 'of Foreign Bills of the oPera comes the famous farce of the Irish. Tutor, 20 2.2 Portsmouth . - ... the Bank could sustain its cash payments in 1 - and 797) rections are, we are informed, already organized, Exchan • f f t dt • th . • h fhb t D O'T 'lth t bt f Exchange passing ree o s amp uy in is coun- wit one otees • r. oo es awe can oss o St. 100 Scottish Midland 56 - 5 8 perhaps he is not far wrong. In a time of and only await the occasion to burst forth. Great try. Every commercial man, of whatever denomi- St. 100 Scottish Central peace it has been found wanting, and how, then, on the stage, the Irish comedian, Mr. George Hodson, a St. 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg 55 - 60 1( hopes too, are founded on what is to be done in nation, acquainted with the privilege granted to can it meet the immense contingencies arising e India against the English, when such a storm will f ei n merchants are equall impressed with the very fit successor of the world-renowned Tyrone Power. 1 or g . ~ is admirable, His figure and expression rable, and his brogue 10 10 Shrewsby. & Herefd. 2i - 2dis 7i from the paym en t o f l arge b o di es o f armed forces 7be raised that not a single soldier can be spared idea of the injustice and incur inflicted on bankers St. 100 D G o u ., ara L. n dl tee N d . Even the combination of masters and men in our from the frontiers. Such is the vast coup d'cei/ taken and discount brokers in thiscountry, saying nothing the height of perfection, and all that a native of the 263 all Shrewsby. & Chester S W to e c s k tn 65 60 manufacturing districts may undermine the present (Nor. W. Min.) l4 - 16 in by those who declare their implicit belief in the of the loss to the national revenue by the non- emerald island could desire. What with such an opera 131- all Do. Halves, do. 7 - 8 system of industry, and lead to a transfer of capi- irresistible and invincible power of the Czar. Out imposition of the regular stamp duty. Since 1846, I and such a farce, so felicitously put upon the stage, -31 e I countries, and it w ou ld b e we ll if , without 11 of doors it is asserted that his rejection of the last have strongly advocated the imposition of this tax, and a pantomime which all have spoken of in terms of 20 61 Shropshire Union 320 all Do. Oswestry ...... - 12 tal and labour t o th e U n it e d St a t es an d to o th er delay, proposition has been actually received by the which the following will show, as republished from th eh ighest praise, paid up at per cent. ... - .., these important considerations were better under- French Government. I alluded to the rumours the Asiatic and Colonial Quarterly, as well as a Strand does not reap a very full share of the public) ... . _ Do. A, B,C, &D, fully , 50 all South Devon : 14 -- 16 stood. • two or three days since, but expressed my disbelief pamphlet, published in 1848, "Money and Taxa- patronage. St. 100 South Eastern 6O - 61 eei .. The rate of exchange f o r bills drawn here by the th a t any o ffi c i a l no tifi ca ti on o f th e f ac t h a d arr i ve d . tion :"-- so' all Smith Wales 324 33i Honourable East India Company upon the presi-20 15 S. Yorksh. River Dun 3 -2 el In official quarters it is still denied, but, whether The great principle upon which all taxation should LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY). 20 5 Do. - 5 i : dencies is reduced id. per rupee. such be the case or not, the Government has, I be based is, so to favour our own nation that it shall . The English Funds have recovered about 1 per • 2O 2.2 Staines,Wok.,&Wok. „ - ... suspect, good reason to believe that the answer of pay as little as may be possible towards the adrninistra- . - , 25 all Stockton & Darling.. 2 . 7 -- 30 , g cent, of the fall which th e y sus t a i ne d yesterday. the Czar will be unfavourable. Of the probability, tion of the country. The means for the end has 'been COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. .... .. This is in the absence of later news of any moment, sought by Great Britain hitherto in no foreign parts. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque.) St. 100 , Taff Vale ... ''—^ or rather the uncertainty .of war, there are very... 164 Stockton & Hartlepl ... - ... 1 not from real purchases of Stock. Consols havelN RE COOPER. 10 BDo £lO shades •• -e• few in Paris who doubt. Those who were hitherto Content with absorbing the world's trade, Ministers in- 2 sisted that this people could and amid defray the ex- St. 100 Db. Peel., No. 1„ ,_ - ... 1 . been 93 to 93a. New 3i per Cents. are 941- to il most incredulous on the point have given up all This bankrupt had carried on an extensive business at , , and the 3 per Cents. 93. Bank Stock has idea of peace being maintained." posses of government. This seems right ; but present . • Limehouse as an oil and colour merchant, and had been 25 20 'Thames' Haven Dock and Railway - 3'i . • been done at 2171. Exchequer Bills have realised financial difficulty obliges us to ask if there are no extra- Ss. to Os. premium, and India Bonds par to 4s. FRANCE. national sources whence assistance might be had for this largely concerned in shipping and foreign trade. 20 17 Vale of Neath.... .. „. 15 - 16 • . purpose ? It is not to be presumed teat Parliament can Mr. Linklater appeared for the bankrupt; Mr. Beard, premium.2o all Waterfd. & KilkCculy 54 - 61 50 all Waterford&Limerick 25 - 27 tax foreign countries ; still it seems to us they might from the office of Mr. W. R. Buchanan, for a creditor; Foreign Securities have been rather better also, The Moniteur and. the Journal des Desbats were 20 14 West Cornwall.. 8 84 lessen the serious weight under which England labours but with very little doing. Spanish 3 per Cents. the only papers which appeared on Monday, the and Messrs. Loxley and Fry for the assignees. ... 1 West End of London For this, ' amongst • "13 schemes, it has been * After a brief discussion, an adjournment was taken. have been 444-, and the Deferred 211. Mexican Jour de l'An being one of the four or five days (as we . 0' visel l ;) ll ;4 l Os P er i tolevy 111 bills of ex 20 all and T. r o Y n s t i n Palace— - - Bonds have realised 24k t 0... ... ... -- 1. Equador are at 41, kept as strict holidays by the French press. The change, drawn abroad upon parties resident within the From the preliminary statement by Mr. Watson, the 10 51s. Wmbled on &Croydoi, ... - ... and Grenada at 20. Dut c h 21- per Cents. bring Moniteur announces the promotion of General Ran- U n i te d , Kingdom, a proportionable stamp-duty. An accountant, it appeared that the debts were about 2,000/., St. 100 York Newctl.dtßerw 63 - 61 et 3 631. don, governor-general of Algeria, and General uniform rate might be levied of is. for every 1001., and assets 7001. or 8001. 25 20 Do. Extensions .. 9 - 81;1 Railway Shares are rather higher, especially Pelissier, in command of the division of Oran, to is. upon every 1001 'advance on such bill drawn abroad IN RE EDWARDS AND BISHOP. 25 111 Do. G.N.E. Purchase 4 31d 100 York &N. Midland.. 45t - 464 46 Caledonian, but the market is not buoyant. the dignity of B rand crosses of the Legion of -one bill in each set bearing such stamp to be sufficient These bankrupts were described as of Camden-town, The Gold Mine Shares are dull, and the Land Honour. The same journal gives an account of the for the whole set. The stamp shall be the same as our . builders. The meeting was for choice of assignees. FOREIGN. Companies' lower. receptions on Saturday at the palace of the Tuile- post stamps, ' Bill' instead of ' Postage' being engraved ries. No official speeches were delivered on the on said stamp ;of course to be affixed . on . bill before From the statement of Messrs. Robinson and Knowles, acceptation. The party to whom said . bill is paid, or by who had been appointed accountants to the estate, it 105 6 . Aetwrp . &Rotterdam 24 - lid BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. occasion. 3 Belgian East. Junct. 1 - 1.4 P appears the unsecured debts only amount to 1,8001., and (From the Official List.) The Moniteur publishes a decree relative to whom it is discounted, may then so obliterate the stam p '! that there is a prospect of a large dividend. 20 8 Beziersto Graissessac 4 - 2 d Business done. transportation, which contains the following provi- that, should it be lost, the bill would bear marks of it ... ... Central of Italy - ... 13 ankiStock sions :-Persons sentenced by the mixed Commis- pre-existence. That this tax were just may be proved 20 all Charleroi & Erquelin 13 - 15 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93k from the practice of foreign nations, which, notwith -174 all Demerara . New 31 per Cent. Annuities 9 44 ti i awns to transportation to Guyana, and who still re- standing the heavy stamp levied in England upon a ll LLO la i r st D n ' ig S ht. SHlPPl NG.-(THIS DAY.) .... -- ... 20 10 Dijon and Bcsagon... '2i - 30 India Bonds, £lOOO ... - 2 d Ditto, under £lOOO 1 p bills of exchange, charge an additional duty on arrival Algeria, where they will form a disciplinary sec- before they are legalised. The approximate amount de- , V. 2O all East Indian 3 -31 p 231 3 Consols for Opening 18th Jan. 93 i / tion of the establishment of Lambessa and be liable rivable from this source would rise to near 5,000,000/. Ii rNDON, Jan. 3.-Wind this day at Noon, E.N.E. ; 20 g t breeze, and sharp frost. There were 17 degrees of 2 Do. Extension td -t p Exchequer Bills, ld. 111 br w ok it e h nr st t e h eri e £lOOO 20 10 Gd. Janet. of France I L - 3 p £5OO B5 9 p public utility may be undertaken. The same de- at a smaller cost than is now borne by the community, frost last Jan. 2.-The Courier, of London, was ... 10 1 Gd. Trunk. of Canada Small B5 9 p stination will be given to the persons who were and with more advantage to the revenue. We hardly totally lost on Scroby Sand, Dec. 31 ; crew saved. Stirs. and 80nd5.... 4 - 3 d ?RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. condemned by the courts-martial, and who have peed add, that the machinery set to work by Mr. Row . DARTMOUTH, Jan. 2.-The Brothers, of Bideford, was 20 8 iGt. Ceutral of France t - 1 p Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. fallen in by the Rrbgr Von Oldenbu but could render - par Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent i o t f ha Dec. cab , l i e n , fat. 49, wi t l h o n a g B . i B gn , a w l it o h f 204 204IG s t h . a ae r - e e s s tn. of Caned. ... ... Do. bonds(l i55.)1857 ... - ... Equador Bonds Sailed-Sea Of 1848 and 1852 as may have to undergo an lam of opinion that the above-named plan would. ry, ... ... Do.bonds(2iss.)lB62 .. - ... • Grenada Bonds, Ex. Dec., 1849, Coupon 2O 204 104- Hamilton & Toronto i'd - i p Grenada Bonds, Deferred . 7l t PLYMOUTH, Jan infamous punishment in irons, and who, accord- be excellent, would not meet with any opposition no assistance. in the commercial community, and would revert Callao. 2 -Wind N E Arrived-Devonia a Park, for , Hobart ** Town. Mexican 3 per Cent. - ing to the provisions of Article 1 of the decree of May 31st, 1852, are liable to be sent to Guyana, any evasion of the present stamp law, which no LOWESTOFT, Jan. 2.-Wind, variable.A • d W.l' 1110 all !Do. 6 per cent - ••• 20 5 'lake Const. & Basle ... - ... rrive - i - Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent ' - doubt exists to a considerable extent, by well -5 4 Lucca' and Pistoja, 5 • Ditto 4 per Cent. Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 444 in Algeria. If the'term of their punishment would orgaUised modes of drawing and re-drawing bills h a ving been kii contact. The Iraquais, of Whitby, Lou- per cent. pref. Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent 2lf expire before it can he possible to remove them to the north,2o 15 Luexembourg of exchange, and would fully meet the existing evil don Nest has put in here leaky, having been on , . 9a - 101 10 Dividends on the above payable in London. Guyana, they will be sent to the disciplinary sec- now so loudly complained of, not only in this soli- t Rocks, thFaemourri lO 10 Do, (Railway) 5 2Do 5l - 6i 11 - 11 1 Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Gail 63/ x d tion of the establishment of Lambessa. Those con- tary instance before the Bankrupt Court, but in Pernambuco,from , Jan. 2.-Wind, N.W. Arrived-Oscar, 5 3 Do. (Canal) la - 2 1 HALF-PAST TWO. victs who form part of the disciplinary section of the case of hacherstien, Crake, and Co. Before the COWES, Jan. 2.--Wind, N.W. Arrived-Palestine 10 5 Do. 6p. cent. pref. ... - ...p Csasols for Opening 18th January 931 # x d the establishment of Lambessa will be subjected, same court in 1847, it was proved that 45,000/. was f„ m Batavia, for Hainburgh. ' 20 12 Lyons & 'Mediterran. ... - ...p 20 101 Madras i - 1 p • like the persons confined iu that establishment, to drawn one fine morning in Moorgate-street, dated P ORTSMOUTH, Jan. 2.-Wind, ' • N.W. Arrived-Princess :33t 29 Maria Antonia - ... the provisions of Article 3of the law of January Calcutta, and without stamps. Louise, from Maulmam ;M • Ja ma ica, f or B • Maria, B r emen lO 10 Do. New MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) 24, 1850. Since the above was in type in 1847, the penny Henrietta, Shields , for New York. The race .M`Vea, of 20 2 Melbourne • - ... Dk. & By. ... - ... • Ardrossan, QuObec to the Cl de, was fallen 'n with, water- 1 20 all Namur & Liege (with -.. Corn has fallen a franc per hectolitre in the receipt stamp has been adopted, and gives saris- logged, on the 24th Dec., let, 50 1 l 2l b the 'M '' , on g. , yr aria, interest 7t - 8 1 COLONIAL. markets of Paris, but at Marseilles maintains its faction ; therefore, what is applicable to the receipt JaIWACO. to Bremen, and. the ' crew taken off, but nine were 20 all Do. (ex interest) The markets have re-opened this morning, but there are prices firmly. 750,000 hectolitres had been im- will equally apply to foreign bills of exchange, transferred the fellowiug day to the Mary Ann, bound to 16 all No Ahern of France 34 - 344 not many public sales. A good deal of colonial sugar is ported in the month of December. as the stamp can, and must be, affixed before the Bristol ; the Maria reports having seen a ship' to wind- 20 all Do. 201. Bd 3p.c. s with only lower announced. Notwithstanding .the severe weather which pre- bill is legally accepted, the acceptor writing his ward,. . masts standing, and the crew on [fmy.B.&Ams.Shs. ... - ... the rigg,ing, on the 22d ,in lat. 49, long. 15, but owing to 10 all TALLOW,-The current prices are-on the spot 598 3d to nailed in Paris during the entire of last week, the name across the stamp. This, at any rate, wouldNorwegianTrnk.Pref 7/ -7f to the heavy sea, with strong squalls of snow and hail, was 20 10 Paris and Lyons l5l - 151 p 251 159 s 6d ; January and March, 595. Sellers-March belle Y, streets were never more crowded with pedestrians stand good in a court of law, and would greatly en- unable to render any assistance. , I . 528 9d ; May to June 60s. No sellers of new tallow- 40 40 Do. bonds visiting the shops and booths, where New Year's hence the national revenue. sorts very scarce. Australian sheep, 58s 6d to 59s 6d ; beef, SOUTHPORT , Dec. 31 . -The Wm. Whitby (schooner), of 20 all Paris and Orleans, 45 -- 47 575 6d to 58s 3d • good S. American 58s • palm oil, 41s to Presents of every description were laid out to tempt I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, Bristol, has been wrecked on Forneby Beach ; crew saved, 20 all Paris and Rouen 4O -42 435. Cocoa nut' oil, Cochin, 47s ; Cey'lon, 46s ; tallow purchasers. In general the shopkeepers have no J. PACE' ANTWERP, Dec. 30 . -The Racine, from the Euxine 20 all Paris and Strasbourg 313 -32 elaine, 53s ; palm elaine 38s 6d. Town tallow is scarce cause to complain, although low-priced articles 9, Austin Friars, 28th Dec., 1853. foun d abandoned f which was - 4 p for the • d perio of the season, and there is no accumulation were chiefly in demand. into that place. She was leaky, and the crew left her, 101 104 Quebec & Richmond 14 - t d was in whatever ; the market letter • • ' Celnet cash, but price is aßs - 20 the real • • Public securities fell considerably at the Bourse price is .rigs net. About 13 000 casks were given board the French man-of-war Giraffe, at Syria, on the 17th 20 9 Royal Danish ld - par off yesterday yesterday, in consequence of a large delivery of AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH OF AN EXTENSIVE would be on January contracts. ' of Dec., and put on board their' own vessel 5 2 Royal Swedish... 1- i d RICE. -At the rice sales to-day 2,000 bas Bengal were Government stock by bankers and DUbliC COM. GRAZIER AT THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY STATION. aga i n . 20 all Sambre and Meuse Bl -81 83 , and nearly all were taken in at 16s to 16s 6d, being panics in liquidation of the last month's account, -Yesterday, information of the following awful in- DOVER, Jan. 2.-Arth e d_ N 10 6 Do. per cent, pref .., - ... higher prices. Snap Dragon, from New 20 2 S.rsi "ranee - - ... The followin this being settling day. The Three per Cents. stance of the uncertainty of human life, was forwarded York, for AIAWSTp• 20 e Sou of France„ 4•- • 6 p g particulars of the markets up to last opened at and fell t 72f. 15c., and o closed at to the coroner's office. The deceased Mr. Richard e SWANSEA, Jan. 2.-Bailed -Charlotte, for Rio Janeiro; ' ' 20 6 St• Andrews & Quebec ... - „, 731., evening, are from the Daily Commercial Gazette:- 72f. 25c, for the end of the month ; the Four- Hawke Miller, aged 70, extensive grazier and cattle Echo, Barbadoes ; Marion, Havannali. 20 2s. Upper India Scrip „. „ - SIJGAR.-There has been a good enquiry for low sneers and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 100 f .lots ; Or dealer, residing at Swindon, came up to London with D ec. 2B.-The LISBON, , . lehadas Enxada.s, (btig), from 8a all West Flanders - 41 to-day, but the slight advance asked has checked sales. ° his son b • attend y a late train, to atten the Smithfield market. St. Übes •• and the .avenir, leans Railway shares, 1,145 f. ; Rouen, I,o2sf.(French) from Cardiff and St. 20 10 Do 5 1 er c Pref a 4 d The Sea Nymph has arrived in the Downs from Manzi- ;On arriving at the station, Paddington, he complained Übes, have put in here with , , .e P • . - damage, having been in con- 20 10 Western of France 7 - Bii tins, with 9,050 bags sugar, of the new crop. Havre, 485 f. ; Great Northern, 852 f. 50c. ; Paris of cold, and proposed running to make himself warm, tact ;the brig Elizabeth , il -eyrout to England, put in here 10 4 West. of Switzerland la - I#d JAVA.- A cargo of 1,200 baskets, 1,400 hags, about 500 and Strasburg, 790 f. •; Paris and Lyons, 890 f. •• t but he had not proceeded many yards when he fell to with mainmast cut away. bowsprit and f . , oretopmast 20 2 Wiesbaden tons has been sold afloat for Amsterdam at 23s 3d per cwt Lyons to the Mediterranean, 725 f Western .•; of the ground a lifeless corpse. The body was conveyed sprung, &c., and part of cargo thrown overboard, having 20 12 2estiatei - ... 41 - 4. d ' l PERNAMBUCO.-A cargo of 4 , 10 0 bags brown have been . y sold at 26s 9d, said to be on speculation. France, 6501. • ; Bordeaux and Cette, 600 f. •; Great to St. Mary's Hospital. • been thrown on her beam ends en en hurricane, Dec. 13, REFINED.-Goods are still, scarce, and a further altt Central, 500 f. ; - Lyons and Geneva, 500 f. ; Shares EXTRAORDINARY Prnersnm must discharge; ENT OF A CAPTAIN.-We . 23 very the bng Maria London to Demerara put leak ' . ' P LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. advance has been obtained ; wet lumps 41s to 435, b rown of the Bank of Credit Mobilier, 696 f. 25c, have published some and received several other letters on in here Dec. , Ananomaque (French barq y, and must discharge ; the Ile), Marseilles to Nantes, foun- - 418 6d, and grocery 45s to 50s per cwt. the subject of the treatment the passengers on board the tiered previous to Dec. 23, i -il 4 5 N. 10 W. of Paris ; crew OM ..I ...r. P...d RAiLwAYs. Leasing Closing Prices Business COFFEE._A fair demand for native Ceylon, and about ship Asia received during their passage from England saved by the Clemener, arrived here from Ostend. Compass. yesterday. this day. 1,000 bags have been sold to-day at 50s for good ordinary, to this colony. That the complaints on this subject are ,- and at which price the market closed firm. AMERICA • but too well founded there can be but little doubt, and (pes ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) 50 all Belford and Ln.&N.W. buyersTEL-There is ve little doing, where sales are made, L Betchley.... -.41. we should have given full vent to our correspondents' LIVERPOOL, Tuesday, 10.30 a.m. ... - ... have to pay is 2d to is 24d for common sound Coneou, but to sell any quantity, it would be difficult to (BY /1/A ONETIO TELEGRAPH.) indignation thereupon, but that all that can be done, Wind, E. ; moderate, and frosty. St. 100 Bielegliamsh. L. &N.W. 101 - 103 get the former price. and a good deal more than ought to be done, in the way Arrived-Star of the South, from Quebec ; Ocean 50 all Clydesdale Jc. Caledon... 51 - 52 RICE ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA. of punishing the captain, has already been done. Cap- Queen, Pugwash ; Dre adn ought, New York ; Earl Grey, St. 100 E.lincoln. gr. .- Extensive transactions took place on Saturday in B 6/. cent .... Gt.Northn 142 - 145 142 tain Howes, being convicted of divers breaches London. 15s B e n afloat •; about 2,000 tons are reported sold at (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Port—Australia , Newyork . 25 all Gla,l. Barr . & Caldonian. Cal, and the latest sales, no guarantee was given as to 'of the Passenger Act, at the Williamstown police- Off Port-A, and Arabia, from New of Elgin andNeils.D• 'et. Albert Edward, Bombay; ". - ... au:lsityi To-day there has been a good demand, and on LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY. court, was fined for them in the aggregate amount aYnofkE;uEonuentesS and Zenobis (harqu Al e , 26 all Do. New re Do - ... e t 11 1 about 12,000 bags have changed hands ; Bengal, About no . of 1,800/. Shipmasters who, for the sake of a (I. ) . 25 all Glsts&Dn.Fr. Gt. 'Vests 3O -32 . 14 Old s3 d ; and pinky Madras, good and fine, 145 to on to-day the royal al steam-shi Niagara, Captainy ra 1 13 little extra and cit profit on their passengers' fare HOLYHEAD, Jan. 2. 100 all Hrtail. Dk. di Yk. New. • sper cwt. Amuchbusiness would have been larger Leitch, arrived in the Mersey,them• • ' Put in-Christiana, from -aY Chaleur, for Liverpool. curtail of those stipulated comforts for which they Railway & Berw.. •-•- ••• done had im rt with the usual . 1 po ers . been willing sellers. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) mai s from the United States pay, and to which they are entitled—such shipmasters, 50 all Han & Selby. Y.&N.Md. 109 - 111 COTTON. . " the Public sal ere is nothing doing ; the buyers waiting and British North A ' merica. The Niagara sailed as the common phrase goes, deserve to be made an ex- G RAVESEND, Tuesday, 9 A. 51. 25 all Do. 1 Shares. Do 544 - 553 • SALTPETRE es for Thursday next. from Boston on the 21st and Halifax the 23d ample of, and we should simply return the Welsh ver on Wind E.S.E. ; tide, three-quarter ebb ; fine and hazy. i 121 all Do. 4 Shares. Do 27 - 28 . Late en F • has met with a fair enquiry at firm rates. Silt , and has brought 13 , N0 arrivals. . 121 all Lon.6Greenw S.Eastern l3l - 144 l told Friday and Saturday about 5,000 bags Bengal 'diet " Sarve them right," if the thumb-screws of the ' esides the mails 60 pas- • . Sailed-Zingari, for Melbourne, 20 all Do.P:eferenee Do 241 - 254 theafloat at about 30s, and 1 ,500 bags on the spot with about V' serigers, and oo o,ooo in specie on freight. law wrung from them a good slice of their ill-gotten St 'lOO Loweitoft gr. . Usual pro t The excitement at New gains. But with respect to breaches of the Passenger . DEAL, Tuesday, 9 A.M. • IRON, nip up to 31s for 6 per cent. York caused by the 4 per cent... Norfolk for -The m Wind S.E.resh. 1 r e, otch ~ market has been quiet at 79s to 79s ad cash Mayor noise a stop to street preaching had been Act, it sometimes happens that while the captain is but ~ St. 100 Do. 6per et.. Do SPELT ri g s in part responsible the whole burden of punishment Passed-Actif, from London for Cardiff. -- - ther e , r - ER*-On the allayed. • " - Anchored-Thomas Jones, No. 1 6'4 2d pendant, 54 all Mallet .Bxton. Lu. &N. W. spot the market has been dull, and ness generally to a fair falls upon his unlucky shoulders ; and so it has chanced . Hl m E ~ 4 • - 3 o es TIN" e sellers Busi extent had been Sailed-The James , c Ipso, Caroline, Durango, 13 . . rather under 241. per ton. in the present case. In default of payment of the enor- 50 all Middlisbro' & Stcktun & scarcely ritish. is againted• Money was in demand, and could be Marlborough, Electric, EuroPe, and Helene, with most of ase t be rather dearer, but there is transac • moos fine imposed him, Capt. Howes has been condemnedunder wei h Rede4r . Darlingt. ... - ... I OILS,- r. ° had. • obtained on better terms. The stock market • - • • • . the outward-bound g . . done; on e ise ed is firmer andgood business ' • dunsteadiness, and prices had a downward to a series of terms of imprisonment, amounting aito 1........„.„.................... 100 all Midld.Brad.fd. Midland._ 99 - 101 in re e sea the • is a quest, pm price now 31s Rapeseed oil more d-ue cE. Count 6O - 62 East°. p. . quest at th e lat e . 4 88 6(1 and brown 465. * Palm in good ten tendency. of business was past lives of the majority of OCT fellow-colonists. This THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS .- N otice was issued yester -5 all Do. 6 per ct. Do - _. 46s paid for c e 6 rates. Cocoa nut sellsredirae- An aver age amount . . reported in tremendous sentence has begun to take effect ;in day at the General Post - o ffi ce_, that the next mails for e ' advancedYlce aud • , - ' the cotton market, which maintained a firm aspect the hurry and bustle of our colonial existence, Australia, Melbourne, Port Phil' 5 all Do.Fieed sp.c Do ... - ••• 4i a for Cochin to arrive. ip, Geelong, Victoria, 2., all Prest. aWyre L. &la . W at former prices. the waves of time are rapidly closing over the whole &c., New South Wales, and Van Diemen's Land, will &Ln&Yk ... - - 11A,y SMITHFIELD.-m ood MA RKETS . The provision market had undergone no change transaction, and Captain Howes may pass the be made up tomorrow morning, the 4th inst., to be for- , 1 12 Do. t shares. Do , - -- ditto, 41 5s to 61 69 ; : w hay, 31 13s to Si 15s ; clover either in character or prices. remainder of his days within the walls of the gaol warded by the Peninsular and Orient a l Steam C om p an y's ; S 100 Roystn&Hit. Gt.Northn 140 - 143 A limited supply, and an straw, 1118) to 2/ 4s per load. The market for breadstuffs still showed an. in- without being ever heard of again unless some one comes packet Ripon, with the overiand mail closed to India, S-• 100 Do.Sheeth.St. Do - 143 a stead d 2' 188 Shef. Ruth. & Lancash.& CUMBERLAND. -M 1 Y emend. clination to rise, and had become active under ato his assistance. We do not extenuate the captain • via Southamton • and also on the evening of the 9th ditto, ea 4 ow is 4/ Os to 61 6s ; and , uay, 3/ 8s to 51 15s ; clover large and though it • wished forfeiture ' overland ' India is to be that, by the of the inst., by the •closed mail, via Marseilles. 12 Goole g.5.p.e Yorksh. • ... - d demand French account. on A Staffordsh grgClean 2 - lid Supply bat moderate, and A trade'tra 11 18s to 2/ 5s per load. 1 firm. last Freights had fallen rather below quotationsthe vessel or some other stringent measure, the owners , This mail will be confined to letters and newspapers - S. - & 50 all WearVelleygr Stoat. could be made to suffer for the offence to which he has only Printed books, reviews, . WHITECTIAPEL.--Mead s y. pamphlets, &c., for the 6 per lent ... Darling. ditto, 410 s to 6/ lOs , "7 --a Y , 31 10 to Si 12s ; clover reported. been a,n accom 1 . • , p ice,we can quit,e seethe propriety ofteach- ; above colonies will be forwarded by the direct mail to 25 all Do.. Do 3O - 31 • and straw lt s quoted at 109 to ing captains the lessons *PAO steady, a t ()Ammo q 4 . ; 163 to 2/ 4s per load. ovey lons, Exchange on London was quo . that they must not with impunity Australia, via the Carle of ;Good Hope, on the 4th a et. 100 wasegeomrst cit•Westn. 99 - 100 lAN: ; on Paris at 5121 to 515 • De the tools of heartless,mercenary,law•lgeaking owners. proximo. G 1 St. 20 12 St. 12i 121 25 124 126 12A St. St. 15 8 10 30 20 1 40 Aberdeen ...... IDo., No. 2, 7 p. 0.- Blyth & Tyne 10 pei et. pref. (iss. at.£so; ristol & Exeter 4 IN cent., stock.... o. Do., shares i 7 iiii Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5} per cent Cork&l3andon 51 p. c Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction EastA nglian (X 3 10s) 6 per cent Do. (£5) 7 per cent Do. (£7l7s) 7 p. ct Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. Do., New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent Do. £lO Debeu. Sh , EastLaucash. 6 p.cts East & West Yorksh Junction Fifths Ediub. Prtb. uudeP 4 per cent. 20 - 21 23.- : ,Glasgow & S. Western guar. 5 per cent.... Great Northr 5 p.c. 1 Do. 5 p. c., Redeem. , at 10 p. c. prvin Do. 4 percent. Scrip, •- Gt.N. of Scot. ,lst Preil Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths Do. 4 per ct. pref. St Gt. Westn. (Berks Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) Do. con. & red. 4i p.c Do. do. 4 per cent Do. iiTedeem. 4 p. c Lan. & York. F. £2O, Do., 6 p. c., Stock Leeds Nn. 6p. c. No. 1 Do. Quartem, 1848 London and;Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. a 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 & S. Western, Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler to —iii 3 - 8 A 2 3 / 4 - 3 Shares Londy. d; Ennis. Sh Manch. ,Shef., & Lin., Shares, No. 1 Do. New, £lO Do., £6 ...... .... Nlarypt.dtCarl. 4 p. c. Do. 4. per cent Do ......... Mid. Consol. 6 p.c. St Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4i per cent Norfolk Debent. Sh Norfolk Extension Do. Pref. 5i per ct Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British North Staffordshire Oxford Worcester dt Wolyerh. £15,6 p. c 5 Do ;cot. Cen., New Pref. rD hrews& Birm. N. G. Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min),B P.C. Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of gl 08.6 d. S.Yorksh.4p.c.6lnar, Waterfd. &Kilk. 6p. c. York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p.e.Pref. Do York& N. Midland H & S. Purch id PitEFERENCE 811 ARES. 6i -- .6i 5A $ - 6 -- 1p lA -- IFr 1k 13i -- 147 109 - 110 - I 6i 7 101 103 95 100 98 100 id par 142 144 ••• ..... ' ... 12i - 13 7 - 8 9 - 101 1 - iP 141 143 i id 106 - 110 112 - 116 23' .1 - - ii 102 -104 iP 94 —4 10 15/ 161 101 si 12 14 1 d 1] 23 - 24 1 - 17 19 1 - 95 - 98 3 - 44 MINES. Agua Fria ...... Anglo Austrin. Gold Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian C6rdillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd.D achy of)1 ,Blmnarvon Iron and Coal British Austrin. Gold British Iron Brazilianlmp. (issuedl at £5 pm Do. Comes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Carsons's Creek Cobra Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo.__ Copper Min.:of Eng. Do. Pref. il p. cent., English and Austin. Copper Smeltg. Co General \Gt.NtiggetVeinScrp iDo. Registered. Great folgooth Lake Bathurst Liberty Linares. Eau ud.14. - Caiiforn. Gok Quartz Crush. Co , Mariquita. ....... Mexicau&S.Aulorier. New Granada New Linares Mining and Smelting Co Nouveau Moude Po utgibaud Silver Lead Min. & Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymuey Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba South Australian Tin Cr0ft.........,., United Mexican Waller West Granada.. West Mariposa Worthing Mining of Australia Yuba.. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia 75 77 40 all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company 50 all British N. American ... 20 2 Chrtd. Buk.of India, Austral., and China ldia 25 5 Chad. Bnk. of Asia. 14. idis 100 25 Colonial 100 20 Commercial of Loud. 20 10 English Scottish and Australian Chrtd... 1 —14 d I ' 20 15 London Chrtd. Bnk of Australia 50 20 London and County 50 10 London Joint Stock — 100 20 Lond.andWestminst 100 35 National Provincial of England 20 10 Do. New 50 226 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 Royal Anstralu. Bkg and Gold Imp. Co d— par 25 25 South Australia . ... 42i xd 25 all Union of Australia 73 75 736 26 Do. New 7# 50 10 Union of Loudon „. 40 all Union of Madrid MISCELLANEOUS. 5 5 (Rubin toal and Iron 25 17 Australian Agricult. 39 41 38i 8 20 12 Australsn.Pcific Mail 10 8 Austral% Royal Mail ... 10 21 Berlin Water Works ... 50 381 Brit. American Land 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co ... 100 321 Canada Company ... 5 5 Crystal Palace ll —ll p 6 5 4 Do. New 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France 20 3 Eastern 25 20 ElectricTelegraph(A) 16 25 15 Do. (B) ll 13 1 1 Electric Tel. of Irel ••• 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat 20 18 General Screw Steam ... •.. 20 76 Irish Beetroot Sugar ... 20 6 Magdalena St. Navig. 1 all Nat. Pt. Steam Fuel ... 10 4 Netherlands Land., • • 2 ld 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter- • Stem. Nay. Co • ••• 1 all N. B. Australasian par _ ip 1 Do. New 20 10 Nrth.ofEuropesteara 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Miurl. aaP 50 a ll Peninsular & Oriental 50 25 Do. do. ••• 2 all Portland Iron Co 100 60 Royal Mail Steam._ • all Scot. Au s t ra l . Invest. *ig ii• P 25 2.,5 South Austral. Land 35 37x4 x d I all Submarine Telegraph A - A p 100 286 Van Dicmcn's Land 1.4 15 MORE FlRES.—During Sunday night, two fires broke out, one at 2, Grosvenor-row, Pimlico, belonging to Mr. S. I::_emp, dining-house proprietor ; and the other at Blackheath-hill, the property of Mr. W. Jupp, furni ture broker. The engines of the London Brigade, West of England office, parish, and one from Messrs. Penns', the engineers, were soon in attendance, but both fires were attended with a considerable loss of property. The sufferers were insured in the Globe and British Empire Mutual Life Offices. The origin of the fire is unknown. THE MUSEUM OF ORNAMENTAL ART AT MARL BOROUGH HOUSE.—The numbers attending, &c. during the month of December were as follows :-19,630 per sons on the public days, and admitted free ; 457 persons on the students' days, and admitted as students on the payment of sixpence each, besides the registered students of the classes and schools. An increase of 5,567 over the corresponding period of last year. d... par a_ d 24 3 d d d 10 - 12 id S 101 5 6 2 . 2i 32 34.xcl - d 45 47 —13 i 65 75 4 G p 3dl 14 - —l6 id—eP 4 - d 11 ... 12 d par 7 74 d— par .. - ... i . - ip # Id h - it P 31 33 9 10 5i 6i # id 5 7 4 40 -- idd i - 4 cl all all 10. 100 1100 100 100 100 100 all 100 10 all li all THE WEATHER AND THE PARKS. The weather yesterday was intensely cold, and at *no time there were about 7,000 skaters upon the Serpentine, in Hyde-park, amongst whom were several noblemen and gentlemen belonging'to the Skating Club. . On the long water in Kensington-gardens there were also a number of members belonging to, the same club, and about 3,000 others. The ice on the Round-pond was seven inches thick, and the number of persons who ven tured thereon 2,000. Between 6,000 and 7,000 men and children were upon the ornamental-water in St. James's park, and about an equal number on the ice in the Re gent's-park. The ice in the various places of resort aver aged from six inches to seven inches in thickness ; but owing to the vast numbers who flocked to the parks on Sunday, Mr. Williams was apprehennive that the ice on the Serpentine would become so charged with confined air that it would blow up. Alen were therefore em ployed during the morning in digging " vent holes," so as to allow the foul air to escape from the waters, by which expedient the ice may now, be said to be quite firm and safe. To prevent purser* froth skating into the apertures thus made, boards micriced. "Dangerous" wire put up, but with the exception of a. few gentlemen who fell, or were run down, no accidents occurred either in Hyde-park or Kensington-gardens. A young man, how ever, fell upon a sharp piece of ice, which so cut his under jaw that it was deemed prudent to have him re moved to the hospital, which Was accordingly done. The thermometer at the Royal Society's receiving -house in Hyde-park during Sunday night stood at 25°, and it re. I mained at the same mark the first part of yesterday morn- ing. In the middle of the day the mercury rose no higher than 30°, and at 6 o'clock in the evening it had fallen again to 27°, being only two degrees higher than it was in the middle of the previous night, thereby justifying the conclusion that the frost will last some time longer. The barometer stood at the Royal Humane Society's receiv ing-house at 29° 13'. About one p.m., another heavy fall of snow took place, which, for half an hour or so, completely obscured from the observation of those who lined the banks and foot promenades, the graceful evo lutions of the gentlemen belonging to the Skating Club. The banks of the Serpentine have been more crowded during the last two days than at any period during the Great Exhibition of 1851. THE FROST.-STATE OF THE RIVER. The severe frost of Saturday and Sunday brought a vast accession of ice in the Thames, and yesterday morn ing it presented an appearance, both above and below bridge, that has not been witnessed since the very in clement winter of 1838. The mid channel was almost covered at times, with large pieces of driving ice, thereby rendering the navigation exceedingly perilous for small craft. The river steamers which ply between Woolwich, Greenwich, and London, as also those from Chelsea, &c., were compelled to cease running. Every ebb tide floated down large frozen masses, which, set tling between the tiers of vessels moored in the Pool, soon amalgamated with what had collected there before, and formed one sheet of considerable thickness, in some places as much as three feet. Should the frost con tinue another twenty-four hours with any degree of severity, it is a question whether the navigation will not be entirely stopped, and the sea-going vessels will hesi tate in attempting a passage through the difficult and frozen channel. In order to afford the fullest protec tion to the craft lying in the tiers, the moorings have been considerably strengthened, so as to render them more secure against the pressure of the drifting fields of ice. In 1838 a whole tier was carried away, and nearly wrecked at London-bridge. Much care and attention has to be observed at the several entrances to the docks, in preventing the ice in the locks from consolidating. As yet there has been no impediment to vessels going in and out, but many of the ships which are moored in the river basins, where the water is not so often disturbed, are "nipped " in. Most of the canals are frozen over, and the traffic entirely stopped, Lower down the river, towards and even past Graves end, vast quantities of ice are floating about. It is brought down by the ebb tide, and being met by the flood, is driven back with all the accessions of the nu merous small streams which abound both sides of the Thames. A few days more frost will render the Graves end traffic somewhat difficult. , The sea-going steamers which arrived in the course of yesterday report a general and heavy fall of snow along all parts of the coast. On Friday night and Saturday the wind blew a perfect gale from N.N.W., which added much to the difficulties of the weather. The snow is described to have fallen to a considerable depth along the Norfolk, Lincolnshire, and Yorkshire coast. During a heavy fall, on Saturday evening, the brig Courier, Mr. Somers master, belonging to London, went on the Scroby Sands, and became a wreck. The crew happily succeeded in preserving themselves in their long-boat, and ranched Great Yarmouth in safety. A. Norwegian barque shared a similar fate, by going upon the much•dreaded Goodwin Sands during the storm. Off Rhyl, a melancholy loss is supposed to have occur red, by the striking of a brigantine on the West Hoyle Bank, her immediate destruction, and the perishing of all on board. It took place on Thursday. A boat has been washed up, bearing the name of " Sophia Belfast," which it is conjectured belonged to the ill-fated vessel. None of the bodies have been found. THE TVEATETER .IN SCOTLAND. _ " Winter," says the Scotsman, " has now set in with considerable severity. On Wednesday morning the snow commenced, and during the day occasional falls took place. In the afternoon the depth exceeded two inches. This snow-storm is the first experienced here this season. On Wednesday night the thermometer fell in Princes-street to 21 degs., in Inverleith-row to 19 degs., and at Canaan to 18 degs. Fahr. This is the lowest point that the thermometer has reached in this neigh bourhood fur several years. O❑ Thursday afternoon thaw commenced, the wind being from the south:west. Showers of rain fell during the evening. After mid night frost again set in, the wind being northerly. The streets in many places aro sheeted with ice, which renders walking somewhat dangerous. The snow has nearly all disappeared with the thaw, a thin crust, hardened by the frost, only remaining. The intense cold, with snow at this period, would indicate the probabi lity of an unusually severe season. Duddingston Loch, and other sheets of water, have afforded sport to skateri, though the snow has rather spoiled the ice. The storm has been somewhat partial through out this district of Scotland, as some of the western Fifesbire hills are free from snow, while others further east are white. The mails from the north have been rather irregular, even when conveyed by railway; while in some parts of the districts, without the benefit of that mode of transit, the roads have been completely blocked up." The Inverness Courier of Thursday informs us that "on the Aberdeen road the storm has been seri ously felt. Yesterday the mail dae at firO a.m. did not arrive till more than 12 hours after the time, and then the bags were carried on horseback from Forres. All the coaches plying on this road have been stopped. The mail going to Aberdeen yesterday, could get no further than Nairn. The Star coach stuck in the snow a Auldearn, and the Defiance, which left here as usna this morning, turned back after going three miles. From Aberdeen the mail passed freely through the Foundland Hills, and got as far as Newmills, near Forres. Here the guard was obliged to leave it. All trace of the road was in many places lost, and it was everywhere impass able for a vehicle. He succeeded, by dint of perseve rance and good management, in .carrying the mails safely on horseback to Inverness. The wind was northerly, and blew strong, and the snow consequently drifted about very much. About 100 men are engaged at various points clearing the road, and it is hoped, if the storm does not increase, that the coaches may be able to resume the communication in a short time. The north mail came in last night very little behind the usual hour but it brought only the bags from TaM, from which we may infer that the Ord of Caithness and other points on the north road are impassable. The steamers arrived about the usual time." PROGRESS OF UNIONS.—When notice of the " lock out" was given, there were only two unions ama ng the factory operatives of Preston, the spinners a the powerdooin weavers. For some time past there has been seven unions or committees, the weavErs', the spinners', the card-room hands', the threstle-spinners' , the, tape maehine cizers', the power-loom o verlookers', and the spinning and card masters' ; and there hag, this week, been added another, the cutlookers and ware housemen's, who have hitherto had no share in the funds raised for the "lockouts ;" and, as many of thorn are persons of large families, and no means of subsistence, a committee was formed on Tuesday last to collect sub scriptions for their support from persons in similar c a p a ,„ cities in other towns.—Preston Chronicle. POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH THE ORKNEY Is. LANDS.—Mr. James Wilson, MY., Secretary to the Treasury, in reply to a memorial from Newcastle upon this subject, states their Lordships are prepared to make an experiment for two years of a steam postal communi. cation from Scrabst on- p ier to Stromness ; the service to i months momonths of summer, and every o f winter, Sundays ex. boethdearidlyaydduurirnig the ng the six opted, an d to be commenced on the Ist of April next. 32i x d 46 4k 4 k all all all all all 13.5 24} all 9 all all all all all all 12s. 1021 N i - , \ it 1 I