The Sun. — London, England, 1854-01-02 00:00:00

Vbtrb Mbitiont SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. TATTERSALL'S. (THIS EVENING.) Only the following bets laid : DERBY. 1000 to 25 agst Corin (taken). 500 to 400 twice on Ruby and Marsyas agst Boi ardo and Andover (taken). COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, DEC. 31. The dinner party yesterday included the Duke of Cambridge, the Earl and Countess Granville, the Mar quis of Abercorn, Lady Hariet Hamilton, Lady Bea trix Hamilton, Lord and Lady John Russell, Lord Raglan, and the Hon. James Macdonald, in waiting to the. Duke of Cambridge. The band of the Ist Life Guards attended in the Castle during dinner, and performed the following pieces : Starch—Franz Joseph Overture and. Introduction (Opera Casi ... Duke of Saxe Cobourg Oldrini 'Walser—Summer Flowers Tinney Selection—Les Martyrs Donizetti Quadrille—Sophien Polka—Glocken Herzog Her Majesty's private band was in attendance in the evening, and played the following compositions : Sinfonis in C (Ist movemott) ,Air de Danse (couplets)—Gustave Auber Her Ma j esty 's annual gifts to the poor were distri buted in the Riding School at Windsor Castle this morning. The recipients consisted of about 600 poor persons residing in Windsor and Clewer parishes. At 10 o'clock the Queen and Prince, accompanied by the royal children, the Duke of Cambridge, the Marquis of Abereorn, the Earl and Countess Granville, Lady Har riett and Lady Beatrix Hamilton, and attended by the whole of the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, left the Castle, and proceeded to the gallery of the Riding School to witness the distribution, which took place under the superintendence of the clergy of Windsor and Clewer, the Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley, domestic chaplain to the Queen, and the district visitors of the poor. The gifts consisted of joints of meat proportioned to the va rious families, and clothing divided among the members of the Clothing Club established under the patronage of her Majesty, all members receiving according to their contributions, with the additions made by the Queen's bounty. Coals were also distributed at the houses of the poor people. Prince Albert, with the Duke of Cambridge, accom panied by Earl Granville and the Marquis of Abercorn, afterwards went out shooting, attended by Captain the Hon. Dudley de Ros and the Hon. James Macdonald. The Earl and Countess Granville, Lord and Lady John Russell, and Lord Raglan left the Castle to-day. The Queen had a dinner party this day. The com pany included the Duchess of Kent, the Duke of Cam bridge, the Marquis of Abercorn, the Ladies Harriet and Beatrix Hamilton, the Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness de Speth, Sir James Clark, and the Hon. James Macdonald. The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards attended during dinner and played the following pieces : Overture—' Selection—' Walzer Lied ."Jessonda". •" Le Caid" Spohr Thomas Gungl Prince Oscar Adam Overture Her Majesty had afterwards an evening party at which were present Lady Caroline and Miss Barring ton, Lady Frances Bruce, Lady Elizabeth de Ros, the Earl of Mount Charles, Lord James Murray, Colonel the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Grey, Colonel the Hon. C. B. and Miss Phipps, Sir George, Lady, and Miss Couper, and Mr. J. R. Farquharson, Second Battalion Scots Fusilier Guards. The Queen's private band attended the evening party. Prince Albert enjoyed the diversion of skating this afternoon. A large party of the officers of the garrison were present, and the gentlemen of the court. The Queen, attended by the ladies in waiting, and accompanied by the Duke of Cambridge and the visi tors staying at the Castle, witnessed the scene. The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards played on the ice during the time her Majesty was present. JAN. 1. The Queen and Prince, the Prince of Wales, the Prin cess Royal, the Princess Alice, the Duchess of Kent, and the Duke of Cambridge, the ladies and gentlemen of the court, and the domestic household, attended divine service this morning in the private chapel of the Castle. The Marquis of Abercorn, and the Ladies Har riet and Beatrix Hamilton, were also at the service. The Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley officiated. Colonel Bouverie has succeeded Lord Alfred Paget as Equerry in Waiting to the Queen ; and Lieut.-Colonel F. Seymour, Groom in Waiting, has succeeded Captain the Hon. Dudley de Ros in attendance on Prince Albert. The Lord Chancellor of Ireland had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen on Saturday, at his official resi dence in Downing-street. Despatches for the Governors of the West India Colo nies were sent on Saturday from the Colonial-office. MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS. Lord Palmerston, who remained during last week at ' his seat, Broadlands, Hants, and was therefore not pre sent at the Privy Council held by her Majesty on Thurs day, at Windsor Castle, returns to London in the course of to-day or to-morrow morning, in order to meet his colleagues at a Cabinet Council (the first held since his lordship's re-acceptance of office), which is appointed for Tuesday, at the Foreign-office. The Duke of Argyll (Lord Privy Seal) was also absent from the Privy Council, but reached town on Saturday. Lord Granville (Lord President) returned to London on Saturday from Windsor Castle. The Duke of Newcastle (Colonial Secretary) has been staying at his seat, Clumber Park, Notts : he is ex pected in town to-day. Sir Charles Wood (President of the India Board) also returns to London to-day from his seat, Hickleton Hall, Doncaster. The Earl of Aberdeen, Sir J. Graham, Mr. Gladstone, Lord Clarendon, the Lord Chancellor, and Mr. S. Her bert, are staying in London. Lord John Russell returned to Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park, on Saturday, from Windsor Castle. The Duke of Richmond, we understand, so long one of the most distinguished patrons of the turf, has just determined to retire from it. The principal portion of the noble duke's stud has been sold to Mr. Greville and Mr. Payne. We believe, however, it is intended by his grace to hold the usual annual race meetings at Good wood. The Duke of Beaufort has left town for Badminton. At the next Court his grace will solicit an audience of her Majesty to deliver up the insignia of the Garter worn by the late duke, his father. The Duke and Duchess of Cleveland are dispensing their hospitality to a numerous circle of visitors at Raby Castle. The duchess dowager has joined the party from Newton House, near Boroughbridge. The Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry, who have arrived at Wynyard Castle from Mount Stewart, are receiving a few select friends. The Lord Ernest Vane has left, to embark to join his regiment in Corfu. The Earl and Countess Granville arrived in Bruton street on Saturday, from a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. The Earl of Eglinton is expected to arrive this week at his mansion, St. James's -square, from Eglinton Castle. We regret to say, in consequence of the death of his lamented countess, the noble earl is breaking up his establishment. We are glad to state that Lord Portsmouth had rallied again, and was able i to take some f oo d , and to call for the newspaper. His ronconstitution will, w e t rus t, carry him through this bout. THE TURKISH EMBASSY. Grea i t _activity p reva il s among the personnel of the Embas s y nryanston-square, acila are and the arri va l o f despatchesfr from Resehid id p frequ en t. Th e Mi n i s t er Resident just has sent a l e t ter to Mr. John Fife, thanking him for the demonstratio n Empire. OFFICIAL New cas tl e i n suppor t o f th e Ottoman 1 3 • OFFICIAL AFPOINTMENTS.—EarI SpHseenocueriheld sapr in theinted Lord Hi g h St ewar d o f h er Majesty's G eo rge Cream is room of the D u k e o f N or f o lk. Mr. appointed Surgeon and M e di ca l Attendant of the convict settlement at Masserony, British Guiana. B RlGHTON.—Viscount Wellesley is stayingsiat the r John Bedf or d. L or d and Lady Abinger have left. La and L a d y Sh e l ley have left. Sir Thomas and 1 -4 a M‘Mahon have left. Sir William Fraser has arrived. Lady E. D rummond has left. Lady Jane P ee l h a s left Ramp T own for Goodwood. Mr. Laurence P ee l has t left his residence for St. Leonards. Colonel Rawlenson has arr i ved at the Bedford. The Right Hon. E. Card well and Mrs. Cardwell have arrived. Mr. Johnson, Captain and Mr. Vanderspar, Mr. Pepys, and Mr. Webster are the most recent arrivals at the Norfolk Motel. Mr. and Mrs. Dodd and family occupy apart ments at the Junction House.—Brighton Herald. thMe ILITARY BALL.—The ball given by Major Grant and tooko place fficer s of the regiment now stationed at Horfield, on Frid a y n i g ht, a t M rs . L ong ' s Royal families The company includ e d a grea t number of the of Clifton Bristol, Bristol, and the neighbourhood, who were very courteously received and entertained by their and elevenallant boats. The guests arrived between half-past ten o'clock, a f ter which dancing commence d to the music o ' a most effective band, and continued with great animation till one o'clock, when supper was an nounced, after which the festivities were resumed, and continued with great spirit till a late, or rather an early hour in the morning,.......B ristol Times. DEATH OF MRS. ERLM DRAX. This truly estimable lady died on the 29th ult., at Charborough Park, Dor setahire, deeply lamented by her fond and affectionate family, as well as by every person who had the happiness of her acquaintance, CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY.) The January Sessions of the Central Criminal Court, being the thil'd of the present mayoralty, were opened this morning before the. Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, Alderman Moon, and Carroll, and Sheriffs Wire and Wallace. The first edition of the Calendar contains the names of 58 prisoners. The grand jury having been sworn and empanelled, The Recorder proceeded to deliver his charge, con gratulating them upon the fact of the Calendar being light, bothin point of number and the character of the offences. The majority of the charges to be preferred against the prisoners were of the ordinary description usually tried at this court, and there were only two cases which called for auy comment from him. One was a case of arson, where some paupers were accused of having set fire to a Union Workhouse. It appeared that the prisoners fired some tow, and the grand jury would have to ascertain whether they did so with the intention of destroying the building, or only with the view of frightening the other inmates. If the latter should appear to have been the intention a true bill could not be found for arson. The second was a case of forgery, where a party was charged with having forged a certifi cate of character for the purpose of procuring the ap pointment of a Village Schoolmaster. It would, per haps, ultimately become a question of law as to whether the document could be treated as a forgery ; but as that would be a matter for the judges to decide he should advise the grand jury to find a true bill, without going into the merits of the case. The grand jury then retired, and shortly afterwards several true bills having been returned into court the trials were proceeded with. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. A new drama in three acts, entitled The Pegging Letter, was produced here on Saturday evening, and ve rified the words preceding it's doiinencement in the play bill, that it abounded in " striking incidents, romantic situations and novel features." We could have wished that the connection between the different events had been a little more apparent, but this fault may be found with many original pieces, especially nowadays, when authors and managers see that one or two excit ing tableaux often secure the success of producl tions which, without them, would certainly have been doomed by the public to oblivion ; and this strain ing-after effective and absorbing scenes has, in the pre sent case, tended to interfere with the intelligibility of the plot. The Begging Letter was, however, well received by the audience, and notwithstanding some little dissent, the conclusion may be pronounced to have been success ful. It is just one of those dramas of life which is well adapted to precede the comic fare of Christmas, and it will no doubt have a run during the holidays. The story may be told in a very few words. The most prominent character is Mad Bess, a kind of gipsy Queen, whose husband has been killed by the blow ing up of a transport ship destined for a penal set tlement. She lays his death at the door of Sir Arthur Banewood, who was the means of his being expatriated for poaching, and she resolves to wreak her unrelenting and bitter hatred against the whole Bane wood family. For this purpose she adopts a devious but no less certain course. Reginald Banewood, the son of Sir Arthur, has just returned from his travels in Italy, where, unknown to his father, he has formed a m's alliance with Marlette, a native of that country, the result of which is a daughter. Sir Arthur, however, with a mercenary view, has made up his mind that Reginald sliall wed Lady Alicia Banewood. To this the son de murs, he having discovered that his lawful wife and child have followed him 'to England, and are starving for want. He is about proceeding to the rescue when the first act closes, and in the next (the interval is sup posed to cover a space of several years), we find him married to Lady Alicia, Sir Arthur having, it appears, ascertained the secret for his first refusal, and succeeded in convincing him that both Marietta and the infant were no more. In some way which is left unex plained, but probably through the machinations of her evil genius,', Mad Bess, the unfortunate young wife, becomes the inhabitant of a wretched hut near the head-quarters of the gipsy at the haunted pit, and the daugther, now grown up, is a milliner's apprentice, ignorant of her real parentage. Mad Bess induces her to visit the pit on the promise that the circum stances of her birth shall be disclosed, but with the bona fide intention of consigning her to a dreadful death. When the girl reaches the spot she hears faint cries for assistance from the but ; she unloosed the door, and there ex:clergies a starved female who has been for gotten by her keeper, and been without food for many days. A relic on the neck of the young milliner, at once proves they are mother and daughter, but the recognition is no sooner made than the former draws her last breath. This is not yet enough to appease the unrelenting revenge of the gipsy, and she drags the girl to the top of a rock, with a threat that she will fling her below. We must now return to Sir Arthur. Being no longer able to endure the remorse at the deception he had practised on Reginald, he confesses to him that Mariette and her offspring still survive, and the two, accompanied by Lady Alicia, who has forgoten and forgiven her wrongs in the desire to relieve the distresses of the deserted wife, visit the haunted pit, which they enter at the critical moment when the destruction of the daughter is almost inevi table ; but a rescue takes place, and Mad Bess meets the fate which she had intended for her helpless victim, who, we may add, is in the end adopted by Lady Alicia. Mr. G. Bennett as Sir Arthur, Mrs. Vickery as Mad Bess, and Mr. Belton as Reginald, acquitted themselves in their several parts with remarkable ability. Miss Featherstone was extremely clever as a laughing grisette, who though unconnected with the plot, gives a tinge of humour to some of the scenes which we should not like to see omitted. THE WEATHER AND THE PARKS. After the rapid thaw of Friday last the frost resumed its sway, and continued up to last evening with great severity. On Saturday night, at 8 o'clock, the thermo meter at the Royal Humane Society's Receiving-house, Hyde-park, indicated 221, degrees, and at 8 o'clock yes terday morning had ascended to 30 degrees, but, again receded to 23 degreee, at which point it remained dar ing the greater portion of the day, with the wind N.N.W., but occasionally veering to due W. The snow which descended on Saturday had the effect of rendering the streets extremely slippery yesterday morning, and this condition was not diminished, but rather increased, by the heavy fall of snow which took place at noon yes terday. The accidents which occurred in the streets by persons falling are almost incalculable, requiring in most of the hospitals the constant attention of the medical officers in the accident wards. Among these, a young lady named Harriet Williams, of Ebury-street, Pimlico, fell on Westminster-bridge, and fractured heir right thigh ; Mr. Thomas Harris, of Clapham-common, fell near the Dorset Arms, and dislocated his right sh oulder, and similar accidents were sustained by other persons whose names are unknown. The river has not since the year 1841, when fi3amuel Scott, the celebrated diver, so strangely terminated his existence, presented so singular appearance. Large masses of floating ice, covered with frozen snow - , were carried up and down by the tide, and attracted the at tention of numerous spectators on the various metropo litan bridges. HYDE-PARK AND KENSINGTON-GARDENS. At an early hour in the morning a considerable number of skaters and sliders appeared on the Serpentine•, Long Water, and Round Pond, while numerous spectators were assembled on the banks. Many of these were dis persed by the fall of snow at noon, but after this the sun broke forth, and by the reflection of its rays upon the trees and surrounding scenery produced a most brilliant effect. From this period to five o'clock myriads of well-dressed visitors, including a large proportion of ladies, thronged towards the frozen waters, completely lining the sides, drives, and promenades, particularly on the north bank of the Serpentine, which was nearly impassable from the vast number of spectators. The ice was very firm, in thickness nearly six inches ; but, from being constantly covered with snow, it had to be con tinually swept for the skaters. The recent break-up of the frost produced many rough excrescences, but, upon t h e the ice was sm oo th an d goo d, Up on th e su whole ,rface it was estimated that during the day the skaters and sliders on the Serpentine were upwards of 30,000 ; Long Water, 10,000 ; and Round Pond, 7,000. No accidents whatever took place from immersion. ST. JAMES'S-PARK. The enclosure in th is p ark was durin g the da y t hr o n ged with countless thousa nds, and it was, in co nsequence , nearly as difficult to obtain ingress at the varlet= gates as to a popular theatre on any extraordinary occasion. The surface of the frozen water, where the ice was nearly five inches thick, and exceedingly firm, was during the day attended by more than 12,000 skaters and sliders. But one accident occurred through immersion, to a youth named 'Williamson, of No. 8, Rochester-row, Westminster, who rec eived stimulants at the marquee, and was enabled to proceed home. The surface of the ice, although generally fimOoth and THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 2, 1854, fine, at this point was also affected by protuberances occasioned by the late thaw, upon which innume rable sliders were tripped, •causing a vast number of cuts, bruises, and some few concussions of the brain. Thcy were promptly attended to at the marquee by the medical officers of the Royal Humane Society. REGENT'S-PARK. The whole of the banks of the ornamental water in this park were lined with hdies and gentlemen, and upwards of 20,000 skaters and sliders amused them selves during the day on the surface of the ice. A veiy novel feature presented itself; a large number of teats being erected for the accommodation of the skaters, and the whole scene was of a most enlivening descrip tion. The Royal Humane Society's men were con stantly employed during the day, for, although only two immersions took place, the number of other accidents required their aid was almost incalculable. The Regent's Canal, the Surrey, and other canals, as also the water on Clapham-common, &c., were fully attended, and some slight but not serious accidents took place. Although the wind last evening bad become nearly due west, and the mercury evinced a disposition to ascend, yet from the night being clear and starlight, it is not anticipated that the frost will abate at present. MARKET NEWS-(TICIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE: Nearly the whole of the country mark ets held on Satur day, were firm for wheat, at an advance rn. the quotations of from is to 2s per quarter. Barley was in improved re quest, and rather dearer. Malt, oats, beans, peas, and flour were almost generally held for more money. The continental markets sill continue higher for wheat than in this country ; home purchases have been made here to some extent, and which are calcula.ted to have con siderable effect upon future prices. The latest accounts from New York state that only a moderate business was doing on English account. The arrivals of English grain up to our market, last week, were small. From abroad, wo received 7,043 quar ters of wheat, 2,152 barley, 9,097 oats, 140 beans, 1,660 peas, 194 tares, 1,380 linseed, 18 rapeseed, 8 sundry seeds, and 9,76 S barrels of flour. Fresh up to-day, the arrivals of English wheat, coastwise and by land carriage, were on a very moderate smle, and the show of samples of both red and white was trillin , . The attendance of town and country dealers was good, and 's, good clearance of the stands was effected, at an advance on the prices of Wednesday last of from ls. to 2s. per qr. The amount of business doing, however, owing to the diffi culties of navigation, was comparatively small. For forward delivery, scarcely any transactions took place. On the whole, we were fairly supplied with foreign wheat ; nevertheless, the sale for that g - zain ruled very firm, at ls. to 2s, per qr. more money. Floating cargoes—the arrivals of which off the coast emtinue small—were in request, and held for more money. Although we were well supplied with barley, that article moved off freely, at ls. per qr. more money. Malt changed hands steadily, at full quotations. With oats we were but moderately supplied. The sale for them was active, at 6d. to is. per qr. more money. We had a good consumptive demand. for beans, at is. per. qr. advance. Peas sold readily, and most kinds wore ls. higher. The flour trade was firm, and the quotations had an up ward tendency. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, Red • • .. new 66e to 803 Ditto • • • • • • ...... old 69s 823 Ditto, White new 67s 74s Ditto.. • • .... old 72s 87s Norfolk and Lin coln, lied, old 64s 75s Ditto new • • •• 65: 72, lips—Old • • • • • • • • • • • • 00s 00s New • • • • •• 423 44s Barley—Grinding .• • 31s 34a .Halting ..• • • .... 41a 44.3 Chavaller.• •• 44s 47s Malt—Saffolk and Nor folk•• •• • • 62s 65s drown . • • • • • • 48s s:s Kingston and Ware 64t 67s Malt—Chevali.er • • 68s to 70s Oats Yorksaire and Lincolnsh.., Feed 27s 29. Potato . ..... •• .• 293 325 Toughal and Cork Black. •. •• 255 28s Cork, White .•• 265 293 Scotch, Feed. •• 285 325 Beans—Tick .•• • • .... 415 Ms Pigeons ....•••••• 46 • 56s Peas—Grey ..•• 403 , 43s Map1e......... •• 43s 46 8 White........... 595 6is Boilers .. 615 65 8 Flour—Town-made... 64s 73s Suffolk •• •• 568 58 8 Stotts & Norfolk 56s 58 SMITHFIELD. The imports of foreign stock into London last week good—namely, 1,802 head. During the corresponding peiiod of 1852, we received 2,568 ; in 1851, 2,408 head. Lambs. Calves. Pigs IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER. From Beasts. Rotterdam_ 131 ... Ostend ••• Harlingen 70 ... Oporto. Sheep. : 853 ... 263 ... 263 ... - 130 ... Total ... 451 ... 1,196 155 ... The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under :- 1852. 1851. Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs We were very scantily supplied with each kind of foreign stock to-day, owing to the non-arrival of several vessels from Holland. From our own grazing districts, the receipt of beasts was moderate ; however, their general condition was tolerably good. For all breeds we had rather a brisk demand, at an advance in the quotations of from 2d. to 4d. per 81bs., and a gool clearance w.,.s speedily effected. Several of the beasts were killed in the market, arising from the bad state of the roads, and the difficulty in getting them home. The supply from the northern grazing districts amounted to 1,800 shorthorns; from other parts of England, 400 of various breeds ; and from Scotland, 360 Scots. Comparatively speaking, the number of sheep were sea sonably good ; but we regret to state that nearly one-fourth of them were suffering severely from rot. We had a brisk sale for all breeds, and prices were quite 2d. per Blbs. higher than on this day se'nnight. The best old Downs -were worth 55. 4d. per 81bs. Scarcely any calves were brought forward. The veal trade was active, at a rise in value of 4d. per Sibs. There was more doing in pigs, the value of which had an. upward tendency. Per Slbs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d.I Inferior Beasts.... 3 4 to 3 6 Second quality.... 3 8 4 2 1 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 1 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 5 0 Inferior Sheep ...3 4 3 8 Second quality ...3 10 4 6 Prime crse.-wlled.4 6 4 10 s. d. s. d. Primo Southdown 5 0 5 4 Large CTS3. calves 4 0 4 8 Prime smP.ll d 0... 410 5 4 Large hogs 3 6 4 2 Small porkers 4 2 410 Sucklingcalves ..23 0 29 0 Quarter old pigs 21 0 26 0 TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts .• • - - • •• •. 3,3‘0 Sheep .• ••- • ..... ..22,750 Pigs .. • Beasts. 7 14 . ......... 6 20 10 2 Sheep .. •• ........ 2 A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exbibmcd and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, Jan. 3, 1853, and this day, Monday, Jan. 2, 1854. Per Sibs, to sink the offals. Jan. 3, 1853. s. d. s. d. 2 Bto 2 10j 3 0 3 2! 34 2 6 3 8 4 0 1 3 8 3 10 40 4 4 4 6 4 8. 4 10 5 0 210 310 , 4 0 4 4 210 3 6, 3 8 310 ... 4,621 21,690 181 ~. 205 IJan, 2, 1854 Coarse and inferior beasts Second quality ditto ... Primo large oxen Prime Scots, &c ... Coarse and inferior sheep ... Second quality ditto ... Prime coarse woolled ditto Prime Southdown ditto ... Large coarse calves Prime small ditto ... ... Large hogs ... Neat small porkers Beasts... ... Sheep ... Calves... ... Pigs SUPPLIES ON Sams, Jan. 5, 1852.—Beasts, 3,562; sheep, 22,190; calves, 203; pigs, 255. Jan. 6, 1851.—Boasts, 4,082 ; sheep, 22,430; calves, 160; pigs, 310. B. d. s. d • 3 4to 3 6 1 3 8 4 2 44 4 6 4S 5 0 34 3 8 310 4 6 4 6 410 8 50 5 4 40 4 8 410 5 4 36 4 2 4 2 410 3,350 22,750 37 239 THE QUARTER'S REVENUE. The Quarter's Revenue will not be made up un til Thursday night next, the sth inst. There is still, therefore, very nearly a week before the quar ter's accounts can be completed. Enough, how ever, is known to enable us to congratulate our readers upon the very satisfactory condition of.the financial resources of the country. The buoyancy of the national revenue still keeps up in the facp of so many reductions of taxation, and of some ad verse circumstances, such as uncertainty about peace and war, defective harvests, &c. In the year just ended the receipts of the ordinary revenue will exceed by a considerable sum the receipts of the year ending sth of January, 1853 ; and what will prove more satisfactory still, this increase will show itself in almost every lead ing item. The Customs will be some 300,0001. better than last year. The Excise will be not far from 200,0001. in advance of the very prosperous result of 12 months back. The Post-office will be better, showing the gradual and steady develop ment of this department—and the Stamps will ex hibit an improvement of between 100,0001. and 200,0001. over the preceding year, in spite of the considerable reductions that have come into opera tion in the latter part of the present year. These are all the leading items, and those that give the, soundest indications of the permanency and ad vance of the national prosperity. The increase alto gether may be expected to be little short of 1,000,0001. on the year. If the comparative sum on the corresponding quarters shall not turn out to be quite triumphant in favour of the present quarter over the quarter ending January 5, 1853, the reason will at once be obvious to all. The soap duties are entirely re pealed, involving a positive loss of 12,0001. a year, but which is greater in this last quarter than in any other, owing to the operations carried on so much more extensively in that manufacture in the winter months. The loss on this item alone may be set down at 500,0001. in this winter quarter, when the repeal is in full operation. The buoyancy of the Excise receipts will, therefore, be checked by this very material loss, and will show a reduction, which itis hoped will not be vory large, on the present quar ter as compared with the corresponding quart er of last year. The reduction of the duties upon tea and sugar, still in progress, and the entire repeal of the duties on so many articles of import, may pro bably exhibit a slight falling off in the Customs' returns for the quarter, as compared with the quarter ending the sth of January last. The property-tax keeps up, and will probably show a slight increase. The Post-office, too, exhibittl an increase of some 50,0001., which must be looked upon as a most satisfactory proof of the value of this great national convenience at the " small charge of Id." Tho stamps will show, in the falling off in this quarter, the effect of the reductions of the last session, which are not, as yet, compensated by the " duty on successions to real property," which has not yet had time to come into operation, being in its nature somewhat slow in being brought to book for its contribution to the general fund. On the whole, the account will prove most satisfactory,_ in spite of deficient harvests, strikes, rumours of war, and other material drawbacks. Every new quar ter's account confirms the wisdom of our ne w finan cial policy, and displays the increasing buoyancy of our Imperial resources.—Sunday Paper. LLOYD'S SIIIPPING.-(THIS DA. Y.) Lomms, Jan. 2.- —Wind this day at Noon, S. ; mode rate breeze ; snow and frost. BEAUMARIS, Dec. 30.—Arrived—Euscaldina (supposed), Porto Rico for Liverpool. NEWPORT, Dec. 31.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—Ama zon, Quebec. Sailed—Claremont, Alexandria, U.S. WATERFORD, Dec. 31. —Wind, N.W. to N.N.W. Arrived—Leo, St. John's, Newfoundland; Sophia, Que bec, for Pembroke. SCILLY, Dec. 30.—The Prince Albert, from Leghorn, which put in here on the 22d, after striking, is discharging her flour for repairs. It is expected that some of her cargo will be found damaged. The Herald (schooner), in changing berths on the 28th Dec., drove, and went broad side in on the beach, but was got off next morning with some assistance. She is now only waiting a fair wind to go to sea. BOULOGNE, Dec. 30.—Tho Olivier, of Dieppe, from London to Caen, with a cargo of anim al charcoal, took the ground this morning off this harbour. Her cargo appears to be much damaged, and will be sold to-morrow. CAGLIARI, Dec. 25.—The Dutch brig Jonia, from Alex andria to Queenstown, of Falmouth, which put in here 11th November leaky, and with loss of rudder, has been abandoned. NEW Yons, Dec. 17.—The Rattler, (ship), went on shore near Currituck Inlet previous to 14th December, and has gone to pieces. The brig Rattlesnake was on shore on Currituck beach, Dec. 14, but expected to be got off. The brig Etolia, drove on shore at Turks Island in s- a gale, 12th Nov., bilged, and would be a total loss. Ave sel on fire was seen off Eastern Point, Cape Ann, in the evening of the Bth Dec.; same craft left Salem to render assistance. A schooner, with loss of foremast and derelict painted red, with a white streak and black gunwales, and apparently but a short time in that situation, was passed 6th Dec. in lat. 41, lon. 52 ; and on the 11th, in lat. 42, lon. 58, a ship of about 800 tons dismantled (bowsprit standing), stern stove in, full of water, and apparently some time in that situation, was passed by the Agen and Hem rich, and at New York. WHITEHAVEN.—Arrived —British Queen, Antigua. CORK.—Arrivod—Pallas, St. John, N.B. CARDIFF, Dec. 31.—The Snowdon, Lapee, hence to Dublin, on shore at Breaksea Point, has received much damage, but is expected off should the weather moderate. The principal part of cargo will be saved. Rim, Jan. I.—A vessel, apparently a brigantine, has been totally lost, with her crew, on the West Hoyle. A board has been picked up, supposed to belong to her, marked " Sophia, Belfast." FALMOUTH, Jan. I.—Arrived—Borneo, Botaven, from Rotterdam ; Eliza Thornton, do. ; Corinna, Moulmein, Antwerp ; Janet, Dundee, Rio de la Hach°, the master ill ; Tegner, Rio Janeiro ; Emily, St. John's, Newfound land ; Eliza Louisa, Buenos Ayres. MUMBLES.—Tho Sunbeam, for St. Jago, has not sailed. PLYMOUTH, Jan. 1 —Wind N.N.W. Arrived—Oriental, Quebec ; Merchantman, London for Adelaide, S. A. HARWICH, Jan. I.—The Vriendschap, of Groningen, sprang a leak, 20th Dec., and sank on the Dogger Bank —crew landed here. CowEs, Jan. 1.--Wind N.N.W. Arrived—Waldemar, Rio Janeiro for Hamburg. Jacobis Anthony, Newcastle for Constantinople, assisted in with loss of foremast. DARTMOUTH, Jan. I.—Wind N. Arrived—Robert and Betsey, London for Melbourne. DEAL, Jan. 2.—Wind W.S.W. Arrived—Resolute, Madras ; Farstome, Jamaica ; Chundemagore, Colombo. Arrived—Halifax, for Trinidad. FALMOUTH, Jan. I.—Wind N., strong breezes. The Clemena, from Liverpool for Ostend, sprang a leak and foundered at sea, 23d Dec., 49 N., 8 W.—crew saved by the Borneo, and landed here. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, MONDAY, 10 A.M. Wind S.W. ; tide, low water ; fine and frosty. Arrived, Jan. I.—Lion steamer, from Nieuw Diep ; Ann and Eliza, from Danzig. Arrived, Jan. 2.—Caspian, from St. Malo ; Magnet steamer, from Harlingen. Sailed.—Henry Tanner, for San Francisco. DEAL, MONDAY, 9.30 A.M. Wind W.S.W., light, and fine. Anchored.—Fantome, Jamaica to London ; Chanderna gore, Colombo to London ; Resolute, Madras to London ; Albatross, London to Odessa ; Ceres, London to Oporto ; Halifax, London to Trinidad. DERBY RACES.—We have been requested to state that Maurice Daley and Bullfincher do not accept for either the Steeple or Hurdle races. THOMAS CARLYLE'S MOTHER.—It is our painful duty to record the demise of Mrs. Carlyle, the mother of the distinguished author, which took place at Scotsbrig, near Ecclefechan, on Christmas-day. Her two sons, one of whom is a doctor residing in London, and the author of various translations from the Ger man, were present at the death-bed of their vener able and beloved parent. The doctor had waited upon his mother for a month with the most exemplary and patient love. Thomas Carlyle arrived from his residence at Chelsea a few days before the last scene, and on the spot where he was born witnessed the departure of a mother who had the satis faction, many years before her death, of seeing her fam ily rise to a proud and well-merited distinction.—Glas gow Commonwealth. THE INDIA MAIL AT SOUTHAMPTON.—The Indus arrived yesterday with the heavy portion of the India and China mails. Her latest dates are :—Alexandria, December 18, Malta 22, and Gibraltar 27. At Alex andria, the Egyptian guard-ship and s. s. Faid The French war steamer Albatross sailed for Tangiers. At Malta, her Majesty's guard-ship Ceylon. On the 21st a steamer, with a red funnel, leaving for the east ward. At Gibraltar, her Majesty's ship Vesuvius, screws Franckfort and Genoa, screw steamer Taurus, of Glasgow, with machinery damaged, and schooners Rapid and Flying Fish. The Indus experienced strong head winds and high sea since leaving Malta, and strong head winds and high head sea with hard squalls of hail nd rain, amounting to a fresh gale, from Gibraltar. ITEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of both town and country-killed meat on offer to-day were very moderate. Prime beef, matton, veal, and pork sold readily, at very full prices, Otherwise the demand was in a sluggish state, on former terms. Per 81bs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. s. d. a. d. Beef, inferior 3 0 3 2 1 Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 6 Do., middling., 3 4 3 8 Do., middling ..... 3 8 4 2 Do., prune large .3 10 4 0 , Do., prime 4 4 4 S Do. y do. 5nxa11....4 2 4 4 1 Veal 3 6 4 8 Pork, largo 3 4 4 0; Pork, small ..4 2 5 0 BOROUGH HOP. We have only a moderate inquiry for all kinds of hops. I n prices, however, scarcely any change has taken place. it week's imports are 193 bales from Gluckstadt, 180 d j i l t s tofromAr twerp, 430 ditto from Ostend, and 4 ditto from liavro. The following are the quotations : Mid and East Kent p oc k e t s , 141. O s t o 171. 17s ; Weald of Kent ditto, 101. Os. to 121. 101. 5s to 121. 12s ; and Sussex ditto, ; foreign, 71. Os to 91. Os per cwt. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. . . The arrivals of p o t a t oes coastw i se an d b y l an d carr i age have slightly increased, and a steady business is doing, as follows :—Kent and Essex regents, 140 s to 155 s ; Scotch ditto, 130 s to 1 40 s • Scotch cups, 100 to 120 s ; foreign, 120 s t o 120 s. Per ton, The imports last week were 8 tons from Rotterdam, 2061 ditto from Stavenger,22 from Waterford, 5 f ro m Dublin, 1 from Cork, and 120 from Belfast. e l s pre l seated from WOOL. With the exception of E ng li s h woo ls b e in g in fair re quest, chiefly for export t o B e l g i um , a t f u ll p r i ces , our man p rek o r r very inactive state. Clothiers in las short of stock. Last week's Gluckstadt. Hamburgh, and 113 ditto from igmeeattls are°weret n llir:e sn balsan SEE: Since our last report, a Yer3 doing in all kinds of seeds, Pr unaltered. Cakes are steady. urnip,White,per bush. IS to 218 Swede .• ••• • " 2 0s 23 5 1 Mustard, Brown ••• • '• .0a is s White, new •••• • • 14s 16 . rares,Winter,nevr•• •• 746 d Od ( g os'd 88,„7 Spring ..... • •• O Canary, per quarter •• 61a 658 Rye grass •• ' •• 2 " 34s Clovwer,hißteedE.n.g....(.7.t...) 7 5 2 6 1 : ,3 6 065 Tref r ol o l, re n i e g iv il 912c:s :DS. moderate business has been ices, however, have remained 42, 488 Coriander.. • • 10s 15s liempseed, per ouarter 838 38s Linseed, Eng.iowing.• 588 628 Crushing •••• • • • • 51s 578 Ealtio •• • • 498 b4s Odessa ••••• • • • • • 508 55s Linseed Cake, pr. ton— English • • . 91 lOs 10/ 5s Foreign, per ton 910 s 111 lOs Rape Cakes, pr ton 61 103 71 Os ißapeseed, New, pr tat 30105 3410 s TALLOW. Our market continues y e _ ry firm, and prices are still on the advance. PS•C' o n 8 1 3 0 t and for delivery up to March is quoted at 5 9 s 6d Vell,ewt. Town tallow is 58s fid per cwt. net cash ; rougn ,3s 3d per 81bs. 1850 ---- . 1 1851. 1852. 1853. gr,5309(1 ' 1 87 51,272 61.976 47,135 . 78,614 S r t r o i c c ke of th Y. .d C a y. . . 38 ‘ 6 c1 37 s s 3d 6r' 3 0 6 L " or troso,°Odd Delivery last week • • 2,1420., 1,736 2,417 1,416 Ditto from June 1 ... • s °,•„' 58,126 65,242 62,226 Arrivals last week .• oag 210 132 229 8 80 90,684 68,733 Price of Town ...• • • 39s 6d 39s 6d 478 3d Dittofrom June 1.... . 2.8 s 84 1854. 42,256 i6s 64 to 00s Od 2,057 63,682 82,623 618 Od GRAIN-LADEN VESSELS IN THE BOSPHORIIS.—The Newcastle and Gateshead Com merc ial As s ociation has received a communica t ion from the Board of Trade re specting the towing of grain-laden British vessels through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles, and also through the Straits of Gibraltar, by her Majesty's steamers, not otherwise engaged, to the effect that her Majesty's steamers in the Bosphorus are otherwise fully engaged, and that at Gibraltar there are not any steamers avail able for the purpose. to Mr. M.P. for Newcastle painful accident occurred on P AChristmasPAlNFUL upon-Tyne, who is staying with hi s f a th er , A rc hd ea con Headlam, at Wycliffa Rectory. Th e h on . gen tl eman wa s going down stairs when. his foot c aug ht some o b s t r uction, A a y c c and he lost his balance ; in struggling to recover it, he snapped the tendons of the knee-caps of both legs. It is expected that no permanent bad effects will ensue, though the sufferer will probably be confined to his room for several weeks. SHARE MARKETS-(THIS DAY). BRITISH RAILWAYS. raidi l RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day. Business done I s, this day. t. 100 i 0 all .4 all a I 28 lii all 2 18i 15 30 t. 1100 ft. 100 ;0 all 0 all ;0 all !O 10 45 ;5 all 5 all 15 all 3 all !O all it. 100 t. 100 St. 100 3t. 100 LO 100' 0 1 100 it. 100 St. 100 it. 100 it. 100 3t. 100 all I .6i 111 .96 17 4 11 0 all' 0 all 1. all 100 ;t. 100 !O 12 0 1 2i A-`llOO - 4.2? [0 34 15 all t. 5 all A. 100 81 4A 100 it. 100 50 471 )0 all 'it. 100 61 5 :5 171 W all R. 100 00 3 ;t. 100 .6 16 .6 111 8 all 8 8 0 1 all 0 1.1 LO 10 LO 1 k. 1100 0 2.2 It. 1(X) ;t. 100 It. 100 ;t. 100 .o 10 !6 all all ;0 G. O all it. 100 n 2.2 !:.5 all t. 10 0 ;5 1 20 :0 1 17 V,ll 1 all i 0 all !O 14 20 all 10 51s, St. 100 25 20 25 ,t. 100 'Aberdeen ............• Nottng. Bost. do afi . " . tn. Junc....... (Belfast & Ballymena' IBirmug. Wolverb. Ea Stour Valley • • Birkenhd. Lanes!. Cheshire Juliet Do. Ciicsh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Do., £2O Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £l5) Bristol & Exeter Ca1ed0nian............ Chester & Holyhead, Cork and Bandon.... Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Dublin&BelfastJunz 'Dundee Perth &Aber. deco Juuction ..... IDo. New........... East Anglian (X 25 L. & E. & L. & IDo., (£lB E. & II.). lEastern Counties.... EasternUnion,A.stk. Do., do. B. Do. New AcateThirds: East Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edinb.Prth.&Dunde Forth and ClycleJunc. Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern St r Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire.) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Laneaster &Carlisle iDo., Thirds Lancasu. &Yorkshir , Do., Fifths Do., Wet. Riding Un Leeds Northern-- Liv.Crsby.& So utb pt. London & Blackwall Loud. Tilb. & Stheud. Lond.Bright. & S.Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths Do. ,IGt.Sh.,M&B 0 Do. Eighths London & S. Western Do., £5O Do., .Cl-0 Lnd.udrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch. Shef. &Lincln. Do.. Man. & Lin. Un sficlland Do. Birming. & Derby 'Midland G.West.(lr.) Do. Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket.. Do. Bury Extensions Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor Norfolk.. Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, No.l Do., No. 2...... . Dc., A Deferred Do., 6 B Guaranteed North London N. & S. Wstn., stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Do., L. & N. Wcstn. Guaranteed Stock Shrowsby. & Herefd. Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do Do. Oswestry Shropshiro Union Do. A, B,C, &D, fully paid up at per cent South Dovon South South Wales.. S. Yorksh. RiverDuu Do Stainea,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Darling.. Stockton & Hartlepl. Taff' Vale... Do. £lO shades Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Haven Dock and Hallway Vale of Neath... Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall.. West End of London and Crystal Palace.. West London Wmbledon &Croydon' York Newctl. &Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland 20 - 21 4/ - 5i 9 - 94 11 9 d 18 - 19 5i - 4i.. 96 -- 98 521 - 52' 14 .- 16 14 - 15 45 -46 B?.s - 9 - 3. 4 12i- 13i 35 - 42 29 - 31 63 - 65 63 -- 65 21' -- ii 83 - 84 58 - 60 28 - 130 LO3 - 105 82i - 82 93 98' 13 —l4 p 65 654 6t —66 d 13 -13 8 —8/ 4 1 P 97 —99 102 —102 i, Par — 6 P, P, 76 78 12i -- 110 9 -- 8 1 - 22 - -d 61 - 614 36 38 54 56 1 par 5 4 d 2t 34 - 8 48 -50 29 - 3i 30 8 - 10 n - 64 - Vi 50 ... 52 6 - WI 84 9 1 d par 31 - 91 - 55 - 55 60 2 3 / 4 2dis 14 16 7 8 11 12 3i -33 d 14 16 60 61 32A 33A 3 2 d 4 51 27 :I 30 - 21 4. 3 15 16 5A - 6] 25 - 27 8• - 8A 63 64 9 814 4 3 d 45i 461 3t. 1100 .5 1 all 641 6i 1 auk 3AI all 5 all 71 2 6i all 6i all [0 all .0 ral 51. 100 5 all 5 I all ;t. 100 10i) 5 30 12 50 1( 61 21 3 47 6i 6 FOREIGN. 10 6 Antwrp &Rotterdam 21 lid 5 3 Belgian East. Junct. 1 1 20 8 Beziers to Graissessac 4 2 d . . . Central of Italy — 20 ' all Charleroi & Erquelin 13 15 175 all Demerara 20 10 Dijon and Bcsason •25 —35 p 20 8 Dutch Rhenish 20 all East Indian 3 352 20 2 Do. Extension id p 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula p 20 10 Gd. Junct. of France! 25 3 p ... 10 Gd. Trunk. of Canadal Shrs. and Bonds I 4 3 d 64 20 8 Gt. Central of France' 5 1p 84 205 201 Gt. Wcstn. of Canada Shares ld par Do. bouds(l i55.)1857 Do.bonds(2iss.)lB62 205 105 H „ Hamilton & Toronto —I p BO all Do. 6 per cent — ••• 20 5 Lake Coust. & Basle ... 5 4 Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per ccut. pref. . 20 15 Luesembourg .61 - 104 105 9,i 10 10 Do. (Railway) 5 64 5 2Do li 14 5 3 Do. (Canal) l4 2 10 5 Do. 6p. cent. pref. ...P 20 12 Lyons ST, Mediterran. ..p 20 105 Madras I 4 P 335 '29 Maria Antonia 10 10 Do. New — 20 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry — 20 all Namur & Liege (with interest 74 8 7t 20 all Do. (cx interest) — 16 all Northern of France 34 • —34 is 348 20 all Do. 20i. 3p. c. Bds [fmy.B.&Ams.Shs ] 10 all NorwegianTrnk.Pref 7/ 7i 20 10 Paris and Lyons 154 —151 p 40 40 Do. bonds 20 all Paris and Orleans 20 all Paris and Rouen 4O —42 20 all Paris and Strasbourg 315 —32 32 20 4 ParisCaen&Cherbrg. 3 4 p 101 104 Quebec & Richmond 15 5 d 20 all Rouen and Havre 20 9 Royal Danish ld par 5 2 Royal Swedish l— scl 20 all Sambre and Meuse — 81 8 7 3 10 6 Do. 55 per cent. pref — 20 2 S.E. of France -- 20 6 Southern of France 4 6 p 20 6 St.Androws &Quebec 20 2s. Upper India Scrip Si all West Flanders 4 45 20 10 Do. 55 per c. Pref d 20 10 Western of France 7 8 p 10 4 West. of Switzerland n - lid 20 2 Wiesbaden • 20 12 Zealanfi LINES LEASED AT FTXED RENTALS. Shr. Paid itsitwe.xs. CLoemasping. Closing day. Pr ices Business day ,s i iness 50 all Bedford and Ln.&N.W. Bletchley._. -• St. 100 Buckghamsh. L. &N.W. 101 103 50 all ClydesdaleJc. Caledon... 51 52 St. 100 E. Lincoln. gr 6p. cent Gt.Northn 142 145 143 2 25 all Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. Neils. Direct. ••• 26 all Do. New Do — 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt.Westn 3O 32 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New Railway & Berw.. 50 all Hull & Selby Y.&N.Md. 109 111 25 all Do. .1- 2 Shares Do 54 —55 i 123 all Do. Shares. Do 27 28 121 all Lon.&Greenw S.Eastern l3i 14 20 all Do• Preference Do 246 —25 i St. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent... Norfolk gt. 100 Do. 6 per ct. Do — N all Mancli.Bxton. Ln.&N.W and Matlock & Midld 2 - 3 50 all Middlcsbro' & Stckton & Recicar Darlingt. 100 all Midld.Bradfd Midland... 99 101 50 all Northern and Eastern sp. c. E. Count.. 60 62 5 all Do. 6 per ct.• Do 5' all Do. Fixed sp.c Do . all Prest. &Wyre L. &Is . W &Ln&Yk 1 12 Do. A Shares. Do .. . . S 100 Roys - tn.& Hit. Gt.NOrth.n 110 143 5-- 100 Do•Shopth.St. o ..... .. . . 14 0 143 2 183 Shef. Roth. & Lancas h.& Goole g.5.p.e Yorksh.• d 12 9i S. Staffordsh.. MrMClean 2 lid 50 all WearValleygr Stockt. & 6 per cent ... Darling. _ 25 all Do.. Do 3O 31 St. 100 Wilts&Soinrst t•Westu — 100 96 7 53 4 1i 24 1i 15i 14 4. 5 4i S 131 4 13 124 83 21 4 3 82i i i i 65a i 4i 5 13 i 13 84 8 9 98 103 2i 2 I 2 76 i i 21a 1 i 62 11 1 54 5 60$ 60 32A 3 Aberdeen ......... Do., No.. 2, 7 p. C Blyth S. Tyne 10 per et. prof. (iss. atX5O) ristol Exeter 4pr cent., stock.... Do. Do., shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5. per cent Cork &Bandon 5 p.c Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction EastA ngliau (X 3 10s) 6 per bent....... Do. (a) 7 per cent Do. (.b 7175) 7 p. ct Eastern Counties Ex tension, i p. c. No.l Do., No. 2.. ...... Do., New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent Do. £lO Deben. Sh EastLancash. 6 p.cts East k, West Yorksh Junction Fifths Edinb.Prth.&Dundet: 4 per cent. iGlasgois 6i S.Wcstern guar. _5 per cent.... Great Northr 5 p.c Do. Sp. c.,Redeem. at 10 p. c. pram... Ds. 4.'t percent. Scrip' Ct.N. of Scot. ,lst Prof Gt. Smithy,. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths... Do. 4 per et. pref. St. Gt. Westn. (perks & Hants Ex.s p. c.) Do. con. & red. 41p.e Do. do. 4 per cent Do. irredeem. 4 p. c ban. & York. F. 1;20, Do., 6 p. c., Stock Leeds Nu. 6p. c. No. I Do. Quarters, 1848 London and;Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St Do. Convertible, 5 p c., 1852 . Do. New Guar. 6 p.e Loud. & N. W., Cow & Nun., 5 per cent London & S.Western, Con. Thirds Lowlowierry& Color A Shares Lowly. & Ennis. Sh: Nlanch.,Shef., & Lin., Shares, No. 1 Do. New, £lO Do., k',6 ..... Aa.rypt.&Carl. 4 p. c. Do. 4 per emit. Do :tl":a.. Cousol. 6 p.c. St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birin. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. ‘4 per cent. Norfolk Debent. Sla.l Norfolk Extension... Do. Pref. 5. per ct... Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British ......... North Staffordshire.. Oxford Worcester & Wolverh. £15,6 p. c. IDo Scot. Cen., New Pref.' Shrews& Birm. N. G. Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min),B p. c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 Os.6d. S.Yorksli.4p.c.Gnar. Waterfd. &Kilk. 6p. c. York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p.e.Pref. Do York& N. Midland II k S. Purch.. 6 . 45 101 6i -- 6$ 4$ -- 44 54 -- 6 -- 1p lA Isp; 1h -- 1p 131 -- 141 20 - 21 21- n 120 - 122 109 - 110 - 1 8 - 8 61 -- 7 101 -- 103 95 -- 100 98 -- 100 Ad -- par L 42 -- 144 2i - 3 12i - 13 7 - 8 9t - 11 i --i I' 141 143 - id 106 - 110 112 - 116 23 - 25 1102 - I i - 9i - 1511 91 12 1 d 23 17 95 - 3i - MINES. Ag - ua. Fria ... Anglo Austrin. Gold Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd.D achy of) Blmnarvon Iron and Coal . . British Austrin. Gold British Iron Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm Do. Comes k Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Carsons's Creek Cobra Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo Copper Min. of Eng Do. Pref. 7i p. cent English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co General Gt.NuggetVeinSerp Do. Registered Great Polgooth Lake Bathurst Liberty Linares Lond.&Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co Mariquita ........ Mexican&S.Amerien. New Granada .. New Linares Mining and Smelting Co Nouveau Monde Pontgiband Silver Lead Min. & Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. New Santiago do Cuba South Australian Tin Croft . United Mexican , Waller West Granada West Mariposa , Worthing Mining o Australia all Yuba JOINT-STOC: Australasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American Chrtd. Bnk.of India, Austral., and China Chrtd. Buk. of Asia. Colonial Commercial of Loud. English Scottish and Australian Chrtd... Loudon Chrtd. Buk of Australia London and County London Joint Stock LoncLandWestminst National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland._ New South Wales Oriental Bank Cor porati6n Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn. Bkg. and Gold Imp. Co.. South Australia Union of Australia Do. New Union of London Union of Madrid MISCELL. Aubin uoal and Iron Australian Agricult. Australsn.Peifie Mail Australn. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works Brit. American Land Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. 1 and Reduction Co Canada Company Crystal Palace Do. New ... Crystal Pal, of Franco Eastern 5team........ Electric Telegraph (A) Do. (B) Electric Tel. of Irel Gen. Steam Navigat General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar Magdalena St. Navig. Nat. Pt. Steam Fuel Netherlan d s Land N. s. W. Coal & Inter- Stem. Nay. Co N. B. Australasian Do. New N r th.ofEuropeSteam Peel Rr. Ld. & Mimi. Peninsular & Oriental Do. do. Portland Iron Co Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral, Invest. South Austral. Land Submarine Telegraph Van Diemen's Land all 10 all all P 6 d ... par A d I,p is A a 26 -- 3 d g d A d g d 10 12 d 8 10 5 6 2 24 32 34xd 4 A d 45 47 i 122 —l 3i 65 75 4 6 p 21— 3d l 14 - —l6 id—iP 21 2il I- d i 4 - d 11 ... 12 d par t 7 -- 7A d — par ... - ... i - ip t L d p 31 33 9 10 5 3 / 4 66 id 5 7 4 46 d B - d 6 - d i - 1 !IC BANKS. 75 - 77 ••• ••• i 3dis ii *dis lid P 42 ---- '44 45 - 47 i d— par 73 - 75 7# - 7i 'SOUS. io 41 ... --' ' le = 1} . p P ii - 18 11 - 13 ••• 2 ld -•— ••• par— ip ••• I .• id P lip 35 37xd id uP 14 15' 0I 10 .0 I NI ad! of 2 0 1 6 it. 100 ;t. 100 6 6 it. 100 :0 13 L2i 9 It. 100 M. 100 , all ;t. Itoo ;Limo L2il 12 1.2 A all l 5 all ,0 all 6 3 1.2 i all .2I 10c it. 100 ,100 AI 5 .0 6 3t. 100 3t. 100 3t.1100 3t. 100 ?0 all LO 10 :5 all LO 14 0.6 all 5 3 St. 100 7I 5 :5 10 all 13.51 24i1 all 15 4 All all all all all 122 60 all 25 all ' 2812 SUICIDE FROM WATERLOO-BRIDGE. —Yesterday morn ing a respectably-dressed man committed self-destruction by jumping off the bridge. An alarm was raised, when boats put out to rescue the unfortunate man ; but, owing to the fog, and the large masses of floating ice, they were unable to rescue him from a watery grave. APOTHECARIES' HALL.—Names of Gentlemen who passed their examination in the science and practice of medicine, and received certificates to practise on Thurs day, Dec. 29, 1853 Cuthbert Collingwood, Cumberland ; John Brake, Wiltshire ; James Lovell, Wye, Kent ; James Gideon Creasy, Edenbridge, Rent; William Jasper Rendell, Wadebridge, Cornwall. REPRESENTATION OF EAST GLOUCESTERSHIRE. — Mr. Holland, the Libeial candidate for East Gloucestershire, has issued an address, intimating his determination to go to the poll. The nomination will, in all probability, take place this day week, at Gloucester . The contest will be a close one, .%~'~.~; 104 1 P 46i 13 12i 74i 31 40 1 381 40 69 8i 9 2.1 i : GREAT 'E CITY. On Saturday night the most extensive fire that has occurred in the City for some years broke out, and at five o'clock last evening it was far from being extin guishc,d, although a great number of engines had been actively engaged during the whole time. The scene of the disaster is a large space of ground in the busiest part of the City, comprising Bread-street, Friday-street Watling-street, and Cheapside, and it was covered by some of the largest warehouses to be found in the me tropolis. From the fact of each building being filled with goods of many thousands of pounds in value, it will be seen that an enormous amount of property has been destroyed. The first discovery was made at half-past ten, by one of the City police, who in patrolling his beat perceived an unusual glare in the first floor of the premises be longing to Messrs. William and Frederick Townsend, hat manufacturers, and Messrs. Hutchins on and Spiller, carpet warehousemen, NO. 5, Bread-street.. These premises were of considerable extent, being five floors high, and stretching backwards nearly 100 feet to the rear of the large warehouses in Fri day-street. The officer, without a moment's delay, sprang his rattle, and sent off for the engines at the Watling street station, and from thence for a body of police. Al though the distance from the fire to the engine -house was only a few yards, the work of devastation had been so great in the interval, that on the firemen turning into the street they found that the flames had already pierced the various floors of the building. Without loss of time the engines then present w ere set to work, but the fire had now assumed such a formidable appearance as to defy all their exertions, and it was deemed advisable to send to the whole of the east, west, and south stations for additional aid. The distance between the water side and the burning property was too great for the powerful steam float to be called into operation. In less than half an hour after the alarm had first been given, the brigade engines from Jeffrey-square, Farringdon-street, Chandos-street, the West of Eng land, Southwark-bridge-road, Holborn, and various other depots, had ant ived ; and by this time the appear ance of the fire had become grand in the extreme, for the flames rushing out of all the windows, and curling over the carriage -road, were attacking the premises of Messrs. Foster and Co., linen warehouse:nen, and those of Messrs. Groucock and Co., warehousemen, numbered respectively 60 and 61, on the opposite side of the street. These last named premises extended backwards as far as Bow Churchyard, so that if the fire had not been arrested in its progress in that direction, the church would un questionably have been placed in great danger. The brigade firemen, under the direction of the superinten dent,Mr.Braid wood, and of Mr.Fogo, the foreman, at once turned their engines on those buildings, and by a copious discharge of water, succeeded in beating out the flames, but not until nearly all the front windows had been burned out, and a great deal of damage done to the costly contents, especially by water. Meantime the flames continued to run along the back warehouses, firing in succession the premises of Messrs. Liddiard and Co., warehousemen, 61, Friday-street ; those of Messrs. E. Willett and Co., 63, in the same street ; and those of Messrs. Mair and Son, No. 60, both warehousemen. At the same time they attacked the warehouses of Messrs. M`Kerrow and Sons, manufacturers, No. 54, Bread street, and those of Messrs. Douglas and Co., likewise manufacturers, No. 6, in the same street. The firemen of the brigade and West of England office (the latter being under the direction of Mr. Connorton), now made a vigorous attempt to confine the fire within its present limits, but without the least success, and it invaded the extensive warehouses of Mr. Wm. May, jun., silk and mohair manufacturer, No. 4, Bread-street ; Mr. Thos. Greenless, warehouseman ; and Messrs. Broughton, Son, and Co., hardware and button warehousemen. At this period every one present expected it would take a clean sweep through Friday-street and Cheapside, for the back portion of the premises belonging to Messrs. Fowne Brothers, patent sewn kid glove makers, 41, in Chcapside, was already alight, and the flames from the other houses were rising to a considerable distance, and bringing out in bold relief the spire of Bow Church and the dome of St. Paul's. The firemen, nothing daunted, however, kept at their posts ; but all that could be done for hours was to cut off the flames when they made any attempt to extend to the contiguous houses. In the premises of Messrs. Townsend were, besides their great stock of manufactured goods, seven bags of gum shellac, which blazed furiously the moment they were ignited, and caused the whole of the extensive glass roof of the show-rooms to fall in. The fire mounted through the apertures thus made, and quickly communicated to the adjoining property. The night was exceedingly cold, and the water, though almost boiling when it ran off the buildings, soon became frozen, and greatly impeded the firemen in their labours. Icicles, two or three inches long, were to be seen hanging from the backs of their helmets ; and although the heat was so great in Messrs. Townsend's premises, icicles nearly a yard long hung from the front windows and from the ceiling •f the shop. The stairs of the other houses through which the leather pipes had been taken were also covered with ice, which made it exceedingly danger ous for the firemen to either ascend or descend by them. By one o'clock ou Sunday morning the conflagration was at its height, and such a body of flame has not been seen within the boundaries of the City since the great fire in Mark-lane, some years since. A crowd of many thousands was attracted to the spot, but, owing to the admirable arrangements of the City police, a way was kept clear for the firemen, and no accidents occurred. Nothing is at present known as to the cause of this, the fourth great fire in the City, within the last fort night. The premises of Messrs. Townsend were closed at 20 minutes past ten, and the last person who left had barely left Old Change, when he heard the cry of " Fire" _ given. He turned back, and found the house he had just locked up in flames. It is, however, questionable whether the fire broke out in those premises or in the adjoining. Previous to locking up the warehouse for the night the place was carefully inspected, the gas was turned off at the main, and all the fires in the establish ment were supposed to have been properly extinguished. The whole range of premises of the Messrs. Town:end have been levelled with the ground, with the exception of the bare front wall, and that is in a very dangerous condition. The stock in trade was twice as heavy as it was at the same time last year, but the whole has been consumed. The books and vouchers belonging to the firm were saved, having been deposited in one of Mares fireproof safes. Fortunately, the sufferers were insured both iu the Sun and in the Legal Commercial fire-offices. The premises of Messrs. Broughton and. Son, No. 4, Bread-street, are also destroyed, and the contents con sumed—insurance unknown at present, The whole of the valuable stock in trade of Mr. Rt. I Greenless is also destroyed—insurance likewise nn- known. The valuable stock of silks and mohair goods belong ing to Mr. Wm. May, jun., No. 4, Bread-street, have been totally lost--insurance likewise unknown. The property of Messrs. Hutchinson and Spiller, ware. housemen, is destroyed ; it is not known whether it was insured or not. Mr. Peter Mari-, the proprietor of the Bull's Head tavern, Bread-street, has also received a deal of damage to his premises and stock by fire and water. No. 54, Bread-street, in the occupation of Messrs. M'Kerrow and Son, manufacturers, is burned down, and the contents consumed—insurance unknown. The premises of Messrs. Douglas and Co., 6, Bread street, are greatly burnt at the top, and the lower part of the building is seriously damaged by water—insur ance unknown. Messrs. Fosters, linen warehousemen, 61, on the opposite side of the street, have the front windows burned out, and serious damage done to the contents by water—insured, but in what offices unknown. No. 60, in the same street, Messrs. Groucock and Co., warehousemen, have had their premises similarly da maged—insurance not known. The premises of Messrs. Thomas Stenhouse, and those of Mr. P. M. Shannon, 64, Bread-street, are likewise partially destroyed. A great deal of damage has been done to the premises of Messrs. Beach and Coath, Manchester warehousemen, 7 and 8, Bread-street, by fire and water. The firm was insured, however, in several of the London fire-offices. The principal proprietor of the houses in this street was Mr. Upton, of the Stock Exchange, and it is un derstood that he invariably insured the whole of his property. In Friday-street, three or four of the large warehouses are very much damaged by fire and water. The prin cipal loss is that of Me s srs. Liddeard and Co., ware housemen, No. 61, who have had one of their back warehouses entirely burnt to the ground. This firm was insured in the Union, the London, the Liver is pool, and the Royal Exchange fire-offices. The premes of Messrs. Routlege and Co., No. 64, in the same street, are greatly damaged by water ; but no injury has been done by the fire. Slight damage by fire has also been received by the Messrs. Willett and Co., warehousemen No. 63, in the same street ;intsouraansecreiouunsknexotwe Flairn nt a ; t tphreey sent. No. 60, in the occup ation of Messrs. air and Co. warehousemen, has also r eceived dama g e b y fire and water, but fortunately not were insured in several offices. The total loss will, of course, amount to a vast sun* and but for the extraordinary exertions of the firemen, property valued at, at least, half a million sterling, in the immediate neighbourhood would have been re duced to ashes. ~i 5 4i 665 3fil xd - 494 9 29i 36 5 111 15 8. 10 1 10 1 1 25 100 100 20 20 10 20 35 20 50 20 25 10 22 all all 101 16i 104 14 4P 78 6