The Sun. — London, England, 1854-01-10 00:00:00

r• • 1 ~ . • . .. THE SUN, LONDON .111•••••••• 11.•••••••••.......................••••• ) unable TITHE COMMUTATION. BREAD RIOTS AT EXETER. SHARE MARKETS.--(THLS DAY). s. - The .La. - ie , • Le hated (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) • BRITISH RAILWAYS. TO THE EDITOR. OF THE SUN. ens may place clads is SIR,-As your readers may feel anxious to know EXETER , Jan. 9,-Serious . disturbances . have taken ______ . , . • . the result of the corn averages for the seven_yeAra Shr. Paid RAILWAYS. C l osing Prices Bssiness done npaign. _ in this city, this afternoon, arising from - the' high yesterday. this day. ;ion, in to Christmas last, published in the London Gazette Piece of provisions. About 4 o'clock a mob of -several .- _ ______ and it of Friday last, viz.: 191 -- 204 20 • hundred people commenced an attack npo as n e t s h w e a s n e t v o e n r l a y l - s, t . - 100 Aberdeen ........ ..... ;. The Wheat ' 6s. Od. per imp. bushel. bakers' shops in the town, and in some c 20 814 Ambg. Nottng. Bost. _ _ nine," Barley . • Oats 2s. 61d. do. destroyed the bread. In St. Thomas's, which is with out the city, the riot was carried on to e greater extent, 50 all Belfast & Ballymena ... - ... •: .. I beg to state, for their information; that each 1001. and property to a considerable amount was destroyed. 14 all Birmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley-. ..; ... 901. 19s. 5d., which is a reduction of nearly 9 - 9 i • •ts have . of tithe rent charge will for the year 1854 amount German toA detachment of the 3 d . Light Dragoons, which are stationed in Exeter, h a ving been called out, the disturb - 31 28 Birkenh. d leanesh. & Cheshire Junct...... 11 - 9 d ,cha has three-qUarters per cent. from last year's value. antes were partially quelled., -No fresh breach of the peace has occurred, 27. L. all Do. Chesil. & Birk., £5 . 0 & £25 Cons.... 18 - 19 alter to The following statement from my "Annual Tithe 8 P .l. ' i Commutation Table s ," will show the worth of 100/. 22 18iDo., £20............... 5 4 - 4 4 1 a ; and, _ 25 30 ',myth& Tyne original as they , of tithe rent charge or each year since the passing . though the city continues in a very excited state. (FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.) the ser- of the Tithe Commutation Act, viz. :-- •dearnes s mmoti o o f n p r t o o .-1 £25 (iss. at £45).... ••• - ... ing the For the year 1837 £9B 13 92 day (Monday). In consequence Exeter has been in an awfulst o a f state St. S. 100 1.00 ICBalrlestndolnranExeter 94 - 96 natrary. . 11 1838 ............ 97 711 visions, a mob was raised in the afternoon in the lower all Cork and Bandon l4 -15 int him . ~ 1539............ 95 79 • part of the city, and made an attack on a baker's shop. 50 50 all, 'Chester Is Holyhead 14 e-- 15 20 all Cork, Black. & Pees. -•- ... licently . - • ~ 1840............ 98 15 9 1 20 10 'Cornwall •.. -- _ , Ile and ff 1841 ............ 102 12 5f the same fate. The police went down, but could do no- 50 45 I The mob went on increasing, until several shops shared IDublin&BelfastJune. 43 - 45 Large of , . ~ 1842 ... ! ........ 105 8 2eall Dundee Perth &Aber flP 1843 ............ 105 12 2e dean Junction .. 8- 9 msenger 1845 ............ 103 17 ilk thing ; and the le mob ahont g as ot wsoellfiearscethtehiratgtohoedyspbsemgaanshetod 25 pull the peop ff 1844 ............ 104 35k . . -.-- ... , aan ad- ~ the lass and knocked the furniture about. At five 25 all Do. New f con& ' ' Yt 1846 ........... 102 17 8i &E.& L. & D.) o'clock it got to such a pitch, the mob having increased 25 all East Ana tan L. to several thousands of persons, that the soldiers (who 4e - 41 tan has „ 1847 ............ 99 18 10k had been under arms all day) were called out, and down . 18 all ,Do., (£lB E. & H.) ••• ••• , motion, „ 1848 .... ' ........ 102 1 0 they came in splendid style-three troops of the 3d in full 20 • all ',Eastern Counties l2- 121 12 al ; and ~ 1849 lOO 371 gallop, with drawn swords. They halted at the Guildhall, St. 100 EastemUnion,A.stli. ei -, 42 27 - 29 liom h e ~ 1850 9B 16 10 where they were joine d b y th e ma yor and some of the 25 Si DaNewA(lateThircls) ... - h ... e new ~ 185 1 96 11 42 . mag i s t ra t es , w h o accompanied the police. By th e time St. 100 Do., do. 8.. ...... ..... St. 100 East Lancashire ...... Al - 63 624 hich no ~ 1852 93 16 llf they arrived, half the shops in St. Thomas and West= St 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 61 -63 1853 , Amsted. • ~ 91 13 51 ga t e had been turned out, and the mob were going the 10 31'Eclinb. aud Peebles... se - ___-• e . i 3, 1854 9O 19 5 confute rig in great style. The riot act was then read on Fore- et - 100 . Edinb.PrtheeDundes 21 23 ... iss, In 100 & S.Western ••• - ••• ie never ' £1,788 18 91 street-hill by the mayor, and the mob refusing to die- 10 1 Fortran(' Clyde June. ••• St. 100 Great Northern .. etk 82 - 83 ' General average for 18 58 - 60 • Lustrian charged, and took several perse, and still turning out t o li f e lisheorpiso,terthee prisoners.dragoons St.,Glasgow St. 100 Do., A. Stock years . £99 7 81 Guildhall is St. 100 Do., B. Stock .... - 129 kses, i. e. I aSir, will keep them until night. The They took them off to the Guildhall, where they guarded by a squadron of dragoons. The mob having St. 100, Great Western Bl - 8 1 81e a St. 100 Gt. Sth.&West.are ) I- 00 --** 102 . re, your most obedt. servant, _ _ lade upl2 111 Irish South-Eastera. ••• - -.. ing the CHARLES M. WILLICFI. who have an suer- 50 all ,Laneaster &Carlisle 9O •- 95 Lpected. 25, Suff . 01k-street, Pall-mall East, where there are two large farmers, been dispersed, a portion of them went off-to Exminster, 161 1111 Do., Thirds l3 - 14 p , • St. 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire 6 3 - 63 4 63a I :oat and ' 9th January, 1854. farms. One troop of the 3rd is sent out there. moos quantity of grain, intending to set fire to the cot and . , 194 174 Do., Fifths ... 74 -74 d 14 114 Do., Wst. Riding En. ••• - ... d 13 served - POST OFFICE NO TICES. ILOYD'S SHIPPING.---(THIS pzi P. 50 all Leeds Northern ..... .. 12 4 - 13 , ) which .. • N all Liv.Crsby.&Soutb.pt. • - - ... thrust, f BOOKS, &c. TO NEW BRUNSWICK. LONDON, Jan. 10. -Wind this day a t Noon, S.E. ; to the 1 On and from the 2d January printed books, ma- light airs, and dull weather. W B4 Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. 4 -i P Ile all London & Blackwell 1 7/ - 8 71 3 100 Lond.Brig,rht.ttS.Cst. 95 - 97 96 costumeCOWES, Jan. 9.-Arrived-Amalie, from Callao, for st. 100 London Se N. Western 101.4 - 1011 1011 i 1. The gazines, reviews, and pamphlets (whether British, colonial, or - foreign) may be transmitted by the post enemies between the United Kingdom and New Brunswick, at Ostend; Union, Rio Janeiro. FALMOVT , 9.-Wind, N.W. Arrived-Lady .?.0 12 Do. Fifths - i P s ing by the following reduced rates of postage, viz. :- - sailed froml. fo er r Bristol. Off Port-Argo, from Trinidad de 124 24 Do. Eighths . _ 1 75; ;co snake . . For each packet not exceeding 1 lb. in weight 0 6 and sailed for London. 50 424 Do., £50........ ...... 13 12 d ' Cuba, and sailed for Frederickshall ; Letitia, Moulmein, St. 100 London & S.Western _74_ _ efi .10 - 9 d Do. exceeding A lb, and not exceeding 11b. 1 0 LIVERPOOL, Jan. 9. A large number of barrels of flour " 34 D 0.," C weather ' . Do. exceeding 11b. and not exceeding 2lbs. 2 0 were seen floating about on the 6th instant, off the 25 ery& _ ol . e . rain• e ... - ... Do. exceeding 2lbs. and not exceeding 31 bs• 3 0 Skerries, most Probably . thrown overboard from the 25. all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. ••• - ... and . so on, increasing one • shilling for every additional Robert Kelly, after collision with the Countess of Elgin. et. Do., 100 Manch.She& Lin. t&Li nlTn. eln. 194 - -el 204 81 41 Man. ... PIRCEITS, Dec. 27 -The Eleanor Palmer, of Yarmouth, pound or fraction of a pound. . .. 60/ -60 e 604 i 4 General Provided, however, that the following conditions be from • 'saved. s . St 100 Do. Birminget Derby 33 Liverpool to Smyrna, was stranded off the coast of St. 100 Midland ~ the island of Macronsie, Dec. 17 ; craw lei Midland G. West.(lr. ) ••• 35 carefully observed :- - ••• sador at Ist.-Ever such g f acket must be sent without a cover, New Gm) Y u o c r GLOUCESTER, E s ß a , rd J u a s, n. do 9 . .-Arrived-British Lady, from SCI -.- - at theloo ail Newcastle &Caxlisle.. ••• - ... • palace or in a cover open at the ends or sides. . SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 9.-Sailed-Great Western (s), for St. 100 Newmark et... ..... .... 54 - 56 • 25. 171 Do. 4 Shares . Sinope. , 2d.-It must contain a single volume only (whether Braiils. . 64 5 Do. Bury Extensions 4d - par Chimay printed 'book, magazine, review, or Pamphlet); the MILFORD, Jan. 9.--Arrived-Eagle, from Bristol, for 174 Newpt.Aberg.dtHtfd. 5 - 4 d several sheets, or parts thereof, where there are more Barbadoes ; Marion Swansea, Susannah ; Margaretta, 25 50 '74 Newry & Enniskillen 2e - 31 'pose of Cardiff, Burbadoes. Warrenpoint . • than one, being sewed or bound together. ier, has . 3d.-It must not exceed 6 - 8 two feet in length, breadth, U.S.; R NEWPORT, Jan. 9.-Arrived-Siam, from Alexandria, 20 d Saga, L d bth f St ttiOH in width, or depth. ;Rudolph, Bremen, and on on, oor . all Newly Ennis St. 100 Norfolk.- ........ was one Thomas. . 4th.-It must have no writing or marks upon the cover, SWANSEA Jan. 8.-Arrived-Alderman Perce, Cuba ; 50 34 Northn. Counties Un 31 -34 d , or its contents, except the name and address of the Bruce Anna, Valparaiso. ation of 1‘• St. 100 North British 274 -28 e 28i able for 1 . person to whom it may be sent. 16 . . 16 North Devon, N 0.1., 8- 10 sth,--The 11e Do., No. 2 ... - ... the na- 1 . ROTTERDAM, Jan. 7.-The Edward Fletcher (American postage must be prepaid• in full, by affixing ship), was fallen in with 20th Dec. in lat. 48, long. 11, in l 6 all D e Deferred ll - 24 antages 1 • outside the packet, or its cover, the proper number a sinking state, with loss of second mate and two men, of stamps. and main and mizenmast overboard, the remainder of the 8 50 ... 52 8 8 Do., c 4` B Guaranteed 64 - 74 50 all North Louden In fact, ' If any of the above conditions be violated, the acketby the Schoonderloo, and arrived here ig but a i crew were taken off , .as de- 1 . must be charged as a letter, and treated as such in a ll vessel, on the 24th at 47, long. from Tjilatjap, w hi ch - ... Why, . respects. To state, and took off the crew and passengers (28 in number) 20 171 North Staffordshire 64 • bici lle 10 1.1 N.& S. Wstn., Hemp -20 3special i of prevent any obstacles to the regular transmission and landed them at Halvaet ; the British smack, David,' all - North Western 18 d -.... 84 - 10 10 N. & S.Westrie June arently, i letters, any officer of the post-office may delay the from Perth to London, got on shore near Goree on the Ist 10Nuneaton,. Hinckley, transmission of any such packet, for a time not exceed- instant, and is high and dry on the beach. Dec. 9.-The 1 govern- ' and Leicester -- -. ing twenty-four hours, from the time at which the same Hercules (schooner), of and from Aldborough to New success would otherwise have been forwarded by him. As to . As no castle, is ashore W. of North Berwick, and is a total W 1 h to o ver arap n ee . 34 - 36 354 St. 100 Oxford Worcester & book may be sent by any route which would wreck ; crew saved. iat the - entail an expense of transit postage on the department, 20 2.2 Portsmouth ... - ... g a last these BERWICK, Jan. 9.-The Walhalla (bar . que), of Tons bete London to Shields, is on shore on Spittal Point, but et, 100 Scottish Central 56 - - 58 Ir, and Britis h Contract Packets direct to Halifax. is expected off ; crew saved. The Zephyr (barque), of St. 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg. 55 - 60 St. 100 Scottish Midland 9l - 93 The above instructions are not to extend to, or inter-France Tonsberg, London to Shields, was wrecked to the north- St. 100 Do., L. & N. Westn. ward this morning ; four men drowned. Others, lugs with the transmission of printed votes and proceed- SUNDERLAND, J. 9.-The Traveller, of this port, and - Guaranteed Stock 55 -60 8 Said-. rugs of Parliament, or of printed papers allowed to pass the Auguste, of Caen, were driven on shore here this by the post under the newspaper privilege, all of which morning. 10 10 Shrewsby. dr Herefd. 24 --2 dis 26e : all . Shrowsby. & Chester 3 prince will continue subject to the existing regulations.(Nor. W. Min.) l4 - 16 tmercial WARKWORTH, Jan. 9.-The Earl of Newburgh (barque), , 134 all Do. halves do 7 -- 8 LETTERS FOR THE TWO SICILIES. of Shields, drove on shore, on the 6th inst., half a mile to 20 all Do. Oswesti7 ...... - 12 the southward, and is a total wreck ; crew saved. The ;, one of - .In Monarch (barque), of Guernsey, also an d . 20 64 Shropshire Union 3l. -- . 3ed consequence of a convention which has been con-Do. A, B,C, &D, fully is to be eluded between became a total wreck; crew saved. The Telemachus, • soon this . , drove on shore, ... ~. paid up at per cent. ... - ... France and the Two Sicilies letters from to enter • the United Kingdom addressed to the Two •• • vice versa, may Simileof this port, drove on shore morning crew . eaved. a, or The Heroine (sloop), Bareharo. to Newcastle, is also on 50 all South Devon •l3- 15 . St. 100 South Eastern .. 59 -60 591 81 94 be forwarded, on and after the 2d shore ; craw saved. e inter- J anuary, either unpaid or paid to their destination, .50 all South Wales 32 33 20 15 S. Yorksh. RivsrDun 3 -2 d terday, at the option of the sen d er , w h e th er suc h l e tt ers b e (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) 20 5, Do. - 5 ic audi- transmitted by packet between France and the Two LIVERPOOL, Tuesday, 10.30. A.M. , 20 2.2 Staines,Wok.,&Wok. ... - ... • • creden- - Sicilies, or by the route of Sardinia, Tuscany, and the Wind N.N.E., moderate, and cloudy. 25 all Stockton & Darling.. 27 -30 • Pleni- Papal States. Arrived-Quele c, from New Orleans ; St. Anne, from e. 164 Stockton & Hartlepl. - .. . • • • from Memel • Ellen, from Deme-... - ... I. , M.postage uponletters forthe The 10 8 Do. £lO shades __ ~,,, tran sm itted through France, by either of the above rare; Washington, from New York ; Peruvian, from St. , ' C alla o. - St. 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 ... .- e. . of his • -. routes, will be as follows, viz. :-Weighing under a John's, N.B. ; Antioka, from • quarter ounce-British, sd. ; Foreign, lid. ; total, 25 20ThamesHavenDock The crew of the Mermaid, from Liverpool, for Phila- •ee from Is. 4d. Weighing a quarter ounce and not exceeding dmeolprmhi.nag, morning. 20 on the Copelands, were landed here this and Railway 24 28 • 20 17 Vale of Neath ... 1.4 -- 15 ula.tors. half an ounce-British, sd. ; Foreign, is. 10d. ; total, to 711. 2s. 3d, Exceeding half an ounce and under three- 20 all Waterfd. & Kilkenny 51 - 64 51 to again. Wind N.W. . . QuRENSTOWN, Jan. 8. quarters of an ounce-British, 10d. ; Foreign, 2s, 9d. • Arrived-Grace and Elgin, both from Callao. 50 all Waterford&Limerick 25 -27 lof the' 20 14 West Cornwall...-. 8 • 84 total, 3s, 7d. Weighing' three-quarters of au ounce and Put in.-Josefa Juana, from Liverpool, for San Fran- 1 West End of London ith the not exceeding one ounce-British, 10d. ; Foreign, 3s. cisco, leaky, out five days. . and Crystal Palice e ..., - ... Bd. ;total, 4s. 6 lalf per d. Exceeding one ounce and under one. . - ... . ounce and a • WATERFORD, Jan. 8. er than. total, 6s. 3d quarter-British, ls, 8c1.; Foreign, 4s. 7cl ; Tirind S.E. 10 51s. Wmbledon &Croydoe ... - _ • 20 all West London ' 'St. 100' York Newctl. ezßerw 62 - 63 osed at ' Arrived-Hannah from Marseilles. Great REPORTED KINGSTOWN, Jan. 9. 25 - 20 Do. Extensions ..... - 84d 114 Do. G N.B. Purchase 41 -- 4 d _ 7701. ; St . 100 York &N. Midland 444 - 454, 45.} e REMOVAL OF THE AFRICAN MAIL PACKETS The Thomas,. of and for Shields, from Liverpool, came 25 • . - PROM PLYMOUTH.-Mr. H. J. Waring, the Plymouth agent of the African Mail Steam-ship pCompany, has ad- di errs- dressed the following letter to the editor of the Plymouth on shore last night on the North Bull, Drogheda. Crew saved. FOREIGN. ; Bor- Mail :-"Sir;-A paragraph having appeared in two The Henry Southern, steamer, from Liverpool put in 490 f. ; here this morning with machinery broken. 10 7 Aatwies &Rotterdam 2 4 - 2 d Sank of newspapers of these towns, na me l y, t h e Western Courier 5 3 Belgian East. Janet. 1 - 1 4 and d Plymouth Journal, an nounc i ng the removal of the (BY SUBMARINE AND _____ . EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) 20 8 BezierstoGraissessac 4 - 2 d African mail packets from this port to Southampton. 1 . GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 9.30 a.m. ... ... Central of Italy ... - ... am desired by the di rec t ors of that company to say there Wind Northerly, tide high water, weather moderate, ,20 all Charleroi & Erquelin 12 -14 is not the • shghtest foundation for such a report, and and cloudy. 174 all Demerara,. • - ..• a noti- would fe el obliged by y our s t a ti ng as much in the co- Arrived, Jan. 9-Ambrosia, from. Geelong; Dolphin, lupins of your next publication." 20 10 Dijon and Besagon ... - ...p forbid- 1 New York ; Princess Louise, Moulmein ; Arabella, Patnas ; 20 8 Dutch Rhenish - 21d >by the : THE MAILS.-SOUTHAMPTON, Kende Medina, Havannah ; Princess, Pondicherry ; Speed; Man y, Jan. 9. -The 31 - 3 42 Do. Extension id - 1 P ig that • • Royal mail steam-ship sailed this Great Western, Ca • • Captain Bevis, tuna ; Johanna, New York ; General Belgraes, Moulmein ; 20 2 20 all East Indian • x n express , afternoon with the usual monthly Lisbon, Madeira , T • ff mail s for Trafalgar, Colombo ,• John Henry, Mauritius ; Mina and 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula .. e -1 p William, Riga; Catherine Pemberton, Demerara; Mar- . 20 10 Gcl. Junct. of France 24 - 3 p Pernambuco, enen e, St. Vincent (Cape Verds), uco, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Monte Video, and thon Quebec ; Harvest Home, Port Wallace ; Excel, ... 10 Gd. Trunk. of Canada 1 ; the BuenosSlue. and Bonds._ 4e - 3ed 64 of the • Ayres, in charge of Lieutenant Fage, R.N , Gu e r nsey yaoi ; Mault Terceira ; Junta , Venice ; Filey, p E!, Savage, ' St. Michael's ; Malcolm E. Brown, 2O 8 Gt. Central of France id. - par Admiralty agent. The Great Western has 40 passen . - Smyrna ; Th . ames, Lisbon : Venus,. Cadiz; Washington, 204 204 Gt. Westn. of Canada at 44. gars, a full cargo of English and continental finer- Marseilles ; Esther, St. Kitts ; Foxhound , Chesme. Shares - • • • 2 ld 181 ohandise, an d spec i e value 4751,0 n f re iht The next Jan. 10-Fairy Queen, from Guerns e y ; Louise, fro m ... ... Do. bonds( l i55.) 1857 ... - ... mails from th e B raz il s an d River Plate, due on the Trinidad ; Mimosa , from B oston ; Callender, from Lisbon ; .. ... Do. bonds (2i55.)1862 ... - ... 16th instant, will be brought home by the Tay, Can Cornelius Moss, from Schevening. 204 104 Hamilton & Toronto 4cl. - par the 3d, tarn Rivett. The Roy a l mail steamship Magdalena,r Sailed, Jan. 10-Luconia, for Melbourne ; Frederick 11.0 all Do. 6 per cent - - -. erns ., s to Captain Abbott, is to take out the West India and VII . for Valparaiso. 20 5 Lake Coast. & Basle ... - ... DEAL, Monday, 9.45 A.M. 5 4 Lucca and Pistoja; 5 vent at Pacific mails of the 17th inst. ; and the Solent, Captain Wind N.E , fresh. per cent, pref, Jelliecoe, with the mails from the same quart er , is due at Passed-Rea Silva, from London, for Newport; Cyclone, 20 1.5 Luexembourg • 9 .- es e l l by the Southampton on the 16th inst. The Peninsula and from London, for Sydney. . • 10 10 Do. (Railway) si - 6 - Oriental Company's steam-ship. Tagus, Captain J. K. Sailed-:-Royal George, Governor Macdonald, Henry 5 2 Do.. Lifesting le - 15 • Joy, sailed on Saturday, the 7th instant, with the mails Read, Two Sisters Ben •Aluick Dhee, Henry Tanner, 5 3 Do. (Canal) justice, for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, 30 pas- Dorothea, Elizabeth_Conway. 10 5 Do, 6p. cent. pref ... - ... •e wires aengers, a general cargo of merchandise, and specie, senna........rnans 20 12 Lyons & Mediterran. ... - ...p swever, value 25,100/. sterling, for Lisbon. The Iberia, from • 20 101 Madras i - i 2 al laws. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) 331 29 Maria Antonia t he Same ports, will be due at Southampton on the 14th -.- -. part in - instant.daily. The City of London, Captain Cargill, is • lO 10 Do. New -. •- .- Luthori-20 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry ... - ,„ ;orders, !Lily. expected here from Constantinople Smyrna COLONIAL. 20 all Namur & Liege (with Malta, and Gibraltar The G 1 ' S SUGAR.-There are numerous auctions, which are going interest 74 - 74 .ffusion , s . enera Screw team! shdp. p.ing,Conspany s steam-ship, Crcesus, Capt. J.V. Hall, off well. Foreign is still in limited supply, and in demand which •• ---- ••• will leave the docks at stiffer prices. Refined is much wanted. Low to fine .2 - 0 all Do. (ex interest inistry, on Tuesday.(this day), and is finallyl6 all Northern France 33 - 334 334 4 grocery lumps, 46s to 48.5. The quantity of British Plan-te leave Southampton on Wednesday (to-morrow), for tation landed last week at the East and West India Docks nit the Port Phili 20 all Do. 201. 3 p . . C. Bds seriouS . p and Sydney. In conformity with arrange- was 97 hhds 7 tierces. There were taken for home con- [flnY.B.esems.Shs.] ... - .., moats entered into between the Postmaster• General and sumption 1,101 hinla 118 tierces 356, barrels. The stock in the General Screw Company, . P ' . . . 10 all Norwegianeemk.Pref 74 - 8 Ice per- 20 10 Paris and Lyons l4. -15 p 245 54 vestiga- i the Crcesus will call at the same laces is 5 200 hhds 873 tierces 1,306 barrels. Lisbon, to embark thence the contract mails for the COTTO N moderate business is doing. 40 40 Do, labials may be ' Australian ports, despatched from Liverpool on the 4th• -• ••• idusion, of Decetdber last by the sailing ship Matilda .Watten- SALTPETRE.-Of 1,45 bags Bengal, offered by auction, 20 all Paris and Orleans., 3 4 7 2 .;_- 3944 20 a ll Paris and Rouen ease to ' •Mach, which vessel, having been dismasted, has put only one lot sold at 31s 6d for 114 percent., the rest being 20 all Paris and Strasbourg 30e - 304 • taken in at 32s for is 9e per cent. refraction. ton." • considerable • the T late „ ens and . ~ is. expected to be detained there a ' is in native 20 4 ParisCaen&Cherbrg. 2- 4 p time to repair damages. The screw steam- TEA -Business rather dull. 10.1 10.1 Quebec & Richmond 3 - 1d • COFFEE.-There no change ship port on the 14th inst., for 20 all Rouen and Havre..,. 18 - 19 I _4 . St. i s s up h p e l l y d i fi s rm no ly t . increasing. Plantation is duller. Foreign . Vincent's, the Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, As- Rice.-The demand is good at full rates. 20 12 Royal Danish ld -par I soon cension, Ceylon, Madras, and Calcutta, calling at. Ply- RUM.-There was none landed at the East and West 5 2 Royal Swedish 1- a d n. A . mouth on the 15th • inst., to embark 20 all Sambre c)s and Meuse,., 74 -84 74 8 in the . ports.the mails for those India Docks last week. There were taken for home con- 10 2 6 ' S.E.° esPel• cent. P re • ••• - ••• Peninsular and Orientalplaces• 3 lied 20 Q Of trance •.. ---- ... TM! HIMALAYA..-Th e p e • - y e new screw steani-ship sumption 342 puns 12 hhds and exported 70 puns s. 20 e Southern of France 2 - • 4 p in its inju.. , Himalaya, A S t . ea K m el N loc a k vo , ifg a p 3t. r ? o so csnecle d tco e en d nis 'down lated, • Company's '7OO-horse power, Captain the rive The stock in . the same is 5,629 puns, 676 hhds. TALLOW.-After change yesterday there was less excite- 2 2 0 0 2 6 8. e u t p at pe n r ale n w di s a & s Q cri ee p b . e . e . ::: -- 0 r y e e s to t : li r tdaayt,r atrial ment, parties who had bought lower being disposed to x n realise. On the spot, 62s to 62s 6d ; January and March, 81 all West Flanders - 41 20 10 Do. 5e per c. Prof , 1 - 4 d charge of Mr. Thompson, pilot to the /s I I . • is anding Beef, 62s ; February and March, 62s 3d to 62s ad ; March and Four trip. The performances of the se; May, 62s 6d to 62s 9d. Australian sheep, none offering. 20 10 Western of France 5 - 6 p eceive -.P. notv,% the prevalence• of a strong S.E. whid, vverewietr a nently lon, 4 6 8 0 e s te to 4 60 8e s 6 G a d. ; ; P S a o lm uth eil A , m 4s e s ri te can 4 , 7s 6o . sT6edwn,lG 4 West. of Switzerland 1/ - lid nands satisfactory. She ran the measured mile, fine tallo C w e Yis- 20 2 Wiesbaden 20 12 Zealand - - 54 - 44 d , . rent of li knots in her favour, in 4min. The, cu r- so scarce that the price is quite nominal at 595, net cash. , • , being . . 1 an 4 - equal to 14'575 knots per hour. By the log; w hi ch -- LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. isable , was several times hove during the trip, the speed shown HAY MARKETS. As a - .. was quite 14 knots, with the engines going 56 revo- • slur TIFIELD.-Meadow hay, 3/ les to 5/ lOs ; clover . Leasing Closing Prices Business Swe- . , , lotions per The machinery, which is b minute. ditto, 41 lOs to 61 Os ; and straw, 1/ 141 to 2/ 2s . per load. Shr. Paid RAILwAis. Compares: yesterday. • 3" A moderate many • . Messrs. Penn and Sons, of Greenwich, worked with a C UMBERLAND. supply, and a steady demand. -, - - 3 well smoothness unusual in rst trials, not a single bearing lino y' hay, 3/ 8s to 51 12s ; clover - 50 all Bedford and Ln.841.W. fernal being heated, and its movements being as com- Supply good , and trade tolerably firm. Bl thl . e c ey.... ..., ---- ••• pletely under control, as though it had been working w inT St. 100 Buckghamsh. L. &N.W. 101 - 103 for, ecreePee -Meadow hay, 31 8s to 51108 • clover 50 all 'Clydesdale id by Years. The result of this trial has, we think, ditto, 41 lOs to • • , • ydesdale Je. Caledon ... el. -52 6/ 108 ; and straw, 1/ 14s to 2/ 2s per load. satisfactorily demonstrated the achievement of the deli- Trade steady. St. 100 E.Lincoln. gr. 6p. cent..... Geleorthn 140 - 143 4 now • de . return so long sought fel , in screw steam-ships, namely, apply the almost total absence' of any vibratory motion ;so STATE „, ---------------- - 25 all Glee. Barr. & Caldonian. want or TRADE.-The __Th , Neils. Direct. e accounts from the manufac- ~. . -.- completely has this been attained that it was found per• tnring town s for • thollt fectly the past week describe a eneral de- ,2e all Do. New Do .. - -. practicable to write, without inconvenience, im• rangement of business from ofthel 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. ett.eVestn. 30 - 32 large mediately over the screw, when the ship was proceeding In Lancashire manufacturing the state 00 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Vii. New. under operations were impeded the full power of her en 'nanda t the highest by the unce rtainty es, o R a il wa y & Berw.. ..„ - t left rate of speed. Towards the c gi entre of the vessel the of raw material and fuel. Tra receipt - 111 motion of th e •ble We have been nsactions in the markets limite.l, butthe • 25 all Do. e Shares, Do. 541 - 551 think ' machinery was scarcely percept . on whole prices have been• IShares. Do 12i all 'Do. 27 - 28 fie in • W e may safely congratulate the builders and maintained, although the certainty of aco min warS.Eastena. c en g 12' all Loni&Greenv lei - 141 ic di- engine makersof this this a m inde 20 all Do.Preferenee D 024 4 - 25 - ears vessel • cafes Uhinlerruptecl • of the finest shi experiment, and the owners on the possession American and prosperity, and the foreign demand, St.. 100 Lowestoft gr. • nber, Pon t pin the world. The Himalaya is to go both European, for goods of all kinds ' , 4 par cent... Norfolk , 0 Southampto - 'when ce she . n on Thursday morning, from continues to realise the best - .Bt. 100 Do. 6 per ct.. .Do - - - .accounts mention a quad- and et _. will proceed to Alexandria with tile Ind'a tingham f China mails good inquiry for hosiery 54 all Mancli.Bxton. LneSEN.W. . . three 1 it may . and passengers of the 20th instant, and and an eXpectation o improvement in the lace trade y relay be • • and Matlock dr Melld. 21 - 3 , f the ' one of the in anticipated that her first voyage will be In the woollen districts also prices are firm d • 50 all Middlesbro' & Staten & rm an pros- T ost rapid enc ouraging. From all parts of the kingdom Redcar Darlingt. _ - ... tough HE I mp E __ and successful yet accomplished. - sects e of the the fd Midland... 99 - 101 ou of at the, Welli It' e fe ature - • 100. all letidld.Brad A- MEASURE MOVEMENT, first introduced most remarkable. f advtces the ngton • Piccadilly, thepowerlessness of Russia •• - 50 all Northern and . . is in- , , itself. A ,in is gradually extending confidence felt in very l a Easternsp.e. E. Count.. 60 - 62 t damage on the commerce and civilisatio n • ed to i opened in Liv large dining establishment has been ' any permanen 5 all Do. 6 per et Do . - ... itious I plied to the n eePool, i n P blic which the wines are thus sup- .of the world, and the copse uent absence q ~ of the slightest 5- all ,Do.Fixedsp.e Do_ - ••• the k adoption of th . * The success which has attended the disposition to panic. caution is • Proper displayed, but 2e all 'Prost. &Wyre L. &Is .W. is ri • sary, the agitationP neiple may be taken as a f t ha t the freedom from speculation, so long noticeable, has of th e roo f , &Ludak ssian called for, Press in this direction 11 tl la ce d the trade of the country beyond the was genera y apparen y p l 12 Do. e Shares. Do - ---• tour - PORTUGUESE Eon reach of anarchists in any quarter. • S 100 Roystn.&Hit. Gt.Northn 140 - 143 inced ' behalf of the 1) S.- Mr. Thornton, t d THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.- The 8 -• census tables show 2 100 Do.Shepth.St. Do 140 - 143 I Po yes er ay, on s and chapels of the - 181 Shoe Roth. & La.ncash.& ict ofd protest against th b e bondholders made a notarial that in 1831 the number of churche s At e confisca ' ment of that count to l ien Practised by the Govern- Church of England amounted to 11,825. The number in Goole g.5.p.e Yorksh _- a vines , dividends due. rYc the extent of two-fifths of the 1851, as returned to the Census-0ffice,13,854, was exclu- 50 r 2 9e S. Staffordsh- MrMClean 2 - 10 all WearValleygr Stockt. dr Opy o f t ate buildin s " land. . Sent to Mr. de Brito th he degrading document was sive of 2 . 23 described as being "not separ , g , 6 per cent ::: Darling. ... - ••• Pe •rt - London, but was returned' e Portuguese financial agent in b • "use d : a lso for secular purposes," thus show- 25 all D 0,,,.. Do 3O -31 , as usual, P er ' tomment.of • St. 100 Wil .... " without message or . ing, as stated, an increase in the course of 20 years tstaSomrst Gt.Westn. 97 - 99 more than 2,000 churches. ' . FOREIGN. 10 7 Aatwrp &Rotterdam 25 2 d 5 3 Belgian East. Junct. 1 14 20 8 Beziersto Graissessac 4 2 d Central of Italy — 20 all Charleroi & Erquelin 12 14 17i all Demerara 20 10 Dijon and &mason - ..p 20 8 Dutch Rhenish 20 all East Indian — 20 2 Do. Extbusion sd 5 p 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula . 1 1 p •x n 20 10 Gd. Junct. of France 24 3 p ... 10 Gd. Trunk. of Canada Sias. and Bonds 4i —35 d 20 8 Gt. Central of France 1 par 203 20i Gt. Wcstn. of Canada Shares ..• ... Do. bonds(l i55.)1857 . . Do. bonds (2 i55.)1862 . . 20 10i Hamilton & Toronto id. par 11..0 all Do. 6 per cent — ••• 20 5 Lake Coust. & Basle ••• 5 4 Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per cent. prof. 20 15 Luexembourg 9a 9,2 10 10 Do. (Railway) 5 6 5 2 Do. 5 3 Do. (Canal) ll 1 10 5 Do. 6p. cent. pref — 20 12 Lyons B*, Mediterran. . ..p 20 104 Madras 4— 335 29 Maria Antonia 10 10 Do. New • ••• 20 2 Melbourne Dk. & Ry. ..• 20 all Namur & Liege (with interest 74 71 20 all Do. (ex interest) •-- ••• 16 all Northern of France.. 33 33} 334 1 20 all Do. 20/. 3p. c. Bds [fmy.B.&Ams.Shs ] 10 all NorwegianTrnk.Pref 74 8 20 10 Paris and Lyons l 4. —l5 p 245 55 40 40 Do. Vouds 20 all Paris and Orleans 42 44 20 all Paris and Rouen 37 =39 20 all Paris and Strasbourg 304 301 20 4 ParisCaen&Cherbrg. 2 -- 4 p 104 104 Quebec & Richmond 3 1 d 20 all Rouen and Havre 18 19 20 12 Royal Danish ld par 5 2 Royal Swedish l_ 5 d 20 all Sambre and Meuse.. 7 t B5 75 8 10 6 Do. 54 per cont. pref: 20 2 S.E. of Franco 20 6 Southern of France 2 4 p 20 6 St. Andrews &Quebec 20 2s. Upper India Scrip 81 all West Flanders 4 44 x n 20 10 Do. 54 per c. Pref 1 20 10 Western of France 5 6 p 1G 4 West. of Switzerland 1 -14 d 20 2 Wiesbaden 20 12 Zealaua si —45 d THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 1854, "BEING TALKED ABOUT." BY ELIZA COOL (From, Eliza Cook's Tournal.) It seems to have been the opinion of the most ancient philosophers, that the world dearly loves "a bit of scandal ;" and we shreWdly suspect that present and future philosophers may preserve the same prejudice of belief without running any risk of their judgment being impugned. We fear that the love of scandal is born with us all—from the Queen who listens to. the calumny touching the character of a maid of honour, to the ragged costermonger who salutes a " brother chip," as we heard one do last week with, " Who stole the inguns ? " While the maid of honour is immaculate she gets little notice taken of her; she may walk, talk, and have her being like other proper people ; and while the costermonger goes to Covent Garden and does nothing " particklar wrong," he excites no degree of unusual interest among his compeers ; but let either if these persons make a real or reputed slip from the regular highways of lawful rectitude, and the distinguishing mark of " being talked about " is imme diately earned. This common idiom appears to possess but one inter pretation. We never get "talked about " for our suffer ings, our virtues, or our abstinences. Oh dear, no ? We must " steal inguns " in some shape or other, or at least be supposed of having an intention to steal them, before any of oyx "good-natured friends " (we drop the strong expletive) will deem us worthy of this honour. Only let us hear that So-and-So is " being talked about," and we ask any of our impartial readers what the instantaneous and conclusive impression is. Why that So-and-So has corn mitted or is committing some questionable something. A flirtation of aggravated order, an impending insolvency, a breach of trust, an elopement, or something worse— in short, anything that is ignored by highly respectable people, is immediately guessed at ; and the very circum stance that this idiom is invariably accepted in only one sense of calumniating import is ample proof that we have an unwholesome preference for the garbage of gossiping food, and that the errors, supposed or posi tive, of our fellow-creatures, are unceasingly the most agreeable and exciting themes to dwell and dilate on. We were led into these remarks by accepting an invita tion the other evening to join a select debating and so cial party, where about a dozen ladies and gentlemen of considerable standing in society, and of unimpeachable religious principles, were "gathered together" to enjoy conversation and crumpets, Mocha and music, toast and twaddle (we beg pardon, the last word was quite a slip ; no doubt the alliteration led us into it), finishing up with cold chicken and warm " all sorts" ad libitum. The en tertainment afforded eonsisted of conversational spasms under the effects of conventional opium, and we began to wish that we were at home most heartily. At length the talk turned on " Uncle Tom ;" and this dark subject led to a discussion on the glorious light of Christian charity and the supreme beauty of mercy. The amount of ge nerous sentiment expressed would have civilised the Thugs, and quotations to illustrate the subject fluttered about as thick as gnats in a summer twilight. We heard that " mercy is twice blest," and so forth ; and some re mote voice gave the appeal of— That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me. The great golden rule of " Do unto others," &c., met our ear twice ; and we were edified exceedingly by scraps and sentences which we had been acquainted with since the date of our first eating plum-pudding. At length the speakers became very poor and very few, like mourners at a workhouse funeral; and a remark from an eminent reverend gentleman, that he thought one great feature of charity was not to be too ready to think ill of our brethren, was the last we distinctly remember A mental mist succeeded, very cold and very still. Then came short coughs and using of handkerchiefs. The minutes seemed entirely governed by the long hand of the clock ; and a couple of ladies took desperately to the Book of Beauty, which lay on the table in the very height of scar let-fever turned up with golden jaundice. The fire received two perfectly unnecessary pokes from the hostress, and every body sat as though improved Newton's Principias and superior de Stael's Corinnes were in phsychological preparation by them ; in short, one of those social fits of social catalepsy occurred which terrify nervous people, and seriously affect even the bravest of the pioneers of society. Every one was either shy, stupid, or silent---perhaps all three blended • when we suddenly hit upon a plan which we had adopted once before in the like distress. "Pray," said we, addressing ourselves to the company generally, " have any of you heard how Mr. Manby, who lives at Woodland House, is being talked about ?" A squib thrown among the dozen ladies and gentlemen would scarcely have moved them so effectually. The Book of Beauty was left wide open without an eye upon the immediately striking likeness of the . Right Honourable Emmeline Constance Helena Oldstars ; the hostess put down the poker, which she had grasped for the third time, without using it ; and a sort of mental ant-hill began to work. A sudden thought struck the reverend gentleman, that Mr. Mauby had lately increased his number of horses ; that he had built a new wing to his house ' • that his draw ing-rooms had been refurnished in superb style ; and the shmiltaneous conjunction of idea was, that Mr. Manby was being "talked about" through having lived too fast. An elderly lady, who had lately quoted the Great Teacher's rule, suddenly remembered that she had seen Mr. Manby walking and talking in - his grounds very confidentially with his housekeeper; and, moreover, the housekeeper was good-lookinga woman ;* so of course it was most likely that Mr. Manby was being "talked about" through some delinquency on the score of domestic propriety. A gentle. man of very High Church principles had an impulsive conviction that Mr. Manby had gone over to Catholicism. The High Church gentleman knew that Mr. Manby had contributed largely to some Irish schools, and that he was enthusiastic over his recollections of witnessing high mess at St. Peter's at Rome ; and that he declared- it as his opinion that a good Catholic was as much to be re spected as a good Protestant ; consequently, there could be little doubt that Mr. Manby was " talked about" for turning over to Popish atrocities. Each and every one present was deeply anxious to learn the extent of Mr. Manby's misdoings, for it was plain enough they all thought Mr. Manby must have done something wrong before he could be "talked about." .We permitted the appetite for Scandal's highly-seasoned made dishes to be come as voracious as we deemed prudent, and then simply stated that Mr. Manby was being talked about for having generously taken his sister's two orphan children to bring up. Gentle reader, you should have seen the sudden disappointment that marked every countenance,— the " Oh ! is-that-all" sort of expression, which pervaded the High Church lineaments, and the positive sneer of in difference which sat upon the lady's lips who had incor porated the good-looking housekeeper in her liberal con ' elusions. You would have gleaned ample testimony that the love of detraction is very like an instinct in all bipeds, and that being " talked about" is tantamount to having infringed some law, either civil, moral, or con ventional. A positive relish for the follies and crimes of our brothers and sisters seems to preponderate in ninety-nine dispositions out of a hundred. If we cannot find circumstances that involve a damaged reputation to amuse our speculative minds and tongues, we generally contrive to pick oat some eccentric deviation from worldly customs—nay, the chattering digestors of conversational carrion will even raise their jargon over those who are to be pitied rather than blamed, and whose "sad position claims our delicate sympathy rather than our coarse and loud dis cussion. We have seen one powerful instance of this in our lifetime. We were on a visit in the suburbs of London ; and close by our friends resided a gentleman and his family who had been settled there some twelve months in most respectable repute. The intelligence and courtly bearing of the man made him a wercome and pleasant neighbour, and the family participated in all the social reunions of the neighbourhood. While we were staying with our friend, by some unhappy 'chance a rumour was breathed that our esteemed neigh bour, Mr. Broughton, was the son of a celebrated mur derer who had died on the scaffold. The scaring report circulated rapidly, poor Mr. Broughton was soon " talked about" in a most " inhuman manner" and his posi tion and comfort broken up thereby. We frequently heard his name whispered in a horrified and mysterious tone while the unfortunate man was within probable hearing. We saw some refined idiots shrink from his extended hand, and a heartless old citizen actually volun teered to "pump him " on the subject of "who his father was." One or two persons ventured to say that they thought Mr. Broughton had the strongest of claims on gond feeling and good breeding, that the utmost delicacy should be exercised in such a case, and that it was the height of inconsiderate barbarism to be "talking about" him so continually ; but the love of low depreciating gossip overcame all better endeavours, and within six months poor Mr. Broughton was compelled to leave the neighbourhood. He was an unexceptionable husband, father, friend, and citizen, but he was unwittingly the son of a criminal, and consequently was fated to be "talked about " until his heart was chafed and his brain insulted. Now this sort of idle, vitiated indulgence of the tongue appears to us to be a seriously demoralisin g propensity, but like brandy with stomachs, it seems to serve as a stimulant to weak minds, and as a depraved luxury to strong ones. We have heard men—wise, benevolent, grey-headed men —" talking about" a lady in a public conveyance with reckless indiscretion, laughing over vile insinuations, and promulgating unseemly reports with eager zest, while to our positive knowledge every word they uttered was false. It strikes us that parties should be soundly authorised before they "talk about" a woman's character to the ears of the crowd, and even if they held convincing proof of an erring sister's wrong it would savour more of manhood and nobility to deal gently with it. Oh ! there is a fearful amount of unhappiness and injustice wrought by this " talking about," and doubtless the foulest and most mischievous libels published are stereotyped in the constant every-day prating which escapes all indictment and eludes all proof. It would be a great sanitary reform in social life if women would learn to drink their tea and men to swallow their wine without "talking about" people of whose real principles and actual conduct they know little or nothing, There is a vulgar and ancient saying which declares that " the biggestthief often cries out thief first," and certain it is that those who are most prone to gloat over the fancied or existing misdemeanours of others are frequently not among the most immaculate of creation. Our wholesale denouncers of, impropriety, our stern inflexible censors, and our gabbling purveyors of peccadilloes are not invariably taintless themselves. Ask any "poor author" whether his friends are not mighty assiduous in sending him " paiSers " which con tain a 4 , cutting up " of his novel or his poem. Flattering paragraphs, and eulogising priise may be printed without attracting notice or exciting intdrest, but only let a "slashing " review appear, and all his circle have seen it, and take very good care that he shall see it too ; in fact, • the "severe criticism" is always worth being "talk e d about," but the " commendatory article" is never cared for by our friends. As regards our own experience we can declare that whenever a snap or snarl at our innocent jingling appears in black and white, so sure is our break fast-table laden with an overpowering number of the periodical containing the said snap or snarl ; and fre quently we receive a most friendly letter or two, drawing our attention to the pleasant piece of printing, and , assuring us that it is being very much "talked about." This being "talked about" is a tax which we all pay, More or less. We have heard a lady " talked about" for daring to wear the same dress at five separate evening par ties, and at last she was rudely stigmatised as "Miss Ever green," the unfortunate dress being of that colour ; and our thoughtless cousin Polly incurred no end of being "talked about" by asking for a glass of porter at the supper of one of these parties. Mr. Groves is a very charming old bachelor, living down our lane, and he has been seen to call several times on Miss Heartly, a very charming old maid, who also lives down our lane, and report goes so far as to say that he has taken fruit fre quently, flowers always, and that once he has actually remained under Miss Heartly's roof until past ten o'clock at night. We can inform Mr. Groves and Miss Heartly that people are begining to " talk about" them pretty freely. Doubts are arising as to Mr. Groves's moral respectability, and hints are thrown out touching Miss Heartly's sense of propriety. We seriously advise the foolish couple to forego any neighbourly or warmer feeling which may exist between them, or they will be tabooed to a certainty. We have lately gained a very civil neighbour in a Captain Smith, who lives in first rate style and is a bit of a dandy, but we can confi dentially tell Captain , Smith that it is necessary he should publish his "birth, parentage, and education" on the gate of his premises ; for it is whispered that he was born in St. Giles's, and that his earlier pursuit was that of a travelling tinker, and that he really can hardly spell his own name—in fact, he is being " talked about" most maliciously. Poor man ! we should pity him if his teeth were not so white, and his laugh so happy ; as it is, we think he may exist through the shower of missiles thrown on his "bringing up," and manage to enjoy the blessing of life, even though he did receive it in' the unsanctified purlieus of St. Giles's. But come, we must have a care, and not weary our readers with more illustrations of the odious " talking about" habit than are necessary, and if our slight sketch deters one thoughtless or mischievous tongue from say ing that which is alike cowardly and scandalous, or at least frivolous and paltry, why we shall be well repaid for the hour we have spent over our copy-book, and we can assure our dearest friends that, highly as we respect Lady Fame, we would much rather have this scrap of writing "acted upon" then "talked about." THE AXE AND THE PLOUGH IN CANADA. Curious enough, Canada began to develope itself simultaneously with Australia ; and thus, at this moment, we have two colonies attracting emigrants by large temptations. In the Pacific any number of hard-working people can get abundant employ ment and good wages • beyond the Atlantic there is also a demand for labour, and ample payment." •If Canada cannot promise to adventure " good luck" and a speedy fortune, it is more readily ac cessible, and holds out an equal prospect of ultimate success. Both places have their advantages : those who can afford it should proceed to Victoria ; those whose resources are more limited should go to the United States, or to British North America. The latter is. now perhaps more preferable, because wages are higher and the field not less large. Our home wants create a market for agricultural pro duce in even the distant wilds, and a fruitful soil and considerate regulations admit industry to almost instant occupation and independence. On a recent occasion we showed that Canada was maturing more rapidly than even the United States ; and a despatch from the Governor, the Earl Of Elgin, just published, discloses new views still more encouraging. We now export to the colony nearly 3,000,0001. worth of manufactures, but this is merely an indication of a proximate future. Railway operations are calling into exist ence new wants and new enterprises, creating new markets, and filling men with bigger thoughts ; while a region more than a miniature of the valley of the Mississippi, now for the first time practically presents itself. Lord Elgin, in a recent excursion, visited the " gold diggings" of Canada, where he found hundreds employed profitably by capitalists in gold getting ; and subsequently he visited the valley of the 0 tta wa—" the district which is probably doing more at the present time than any other single section of the province to enable Canada to enter the markets of the world as a purchaser." " This important region," says Lord Elgin, " takes the name by which it is de signated in popular parlance, from the mighty stream which flows through it, and which, though it be but a tributary of the St. Lawrence, is one of the largest of the rivers that run uninterruptedly from the source to the discharge within the domi nions of the Queen. It drains an area of about 80,000 square miles, and receives, at yarious points in its course, the waters of streams, some of which equal in magnitude the chief rivers of Great Bri tain." On the banks of the Ottawa and its tribu taries thousands are constantly employed i winter and summer, in providing for the export timber ' trade. The water is necessary to its conveyance where it can be shipped for Grert Britain and the United States. " From the nature of the business," says the despatch, " the lumbering trade falls neces sarily in a great measure into the hands of persons of capital, who employ large bodies of men at points far removed from markets, and who are therefore called upon to make considerable advances in providing food and necessaries for their labourers as well as in building slides and otherwise facilitating the pas sage of timber along the streams and rivers. Many thousands of men are employed during the winter in these remote forests, preparing the timber which is transported during the summer in rafts, or, if sawn, in boats to Quebec when destined for Eng. land, and up the Richelieu River, when intended for the United States." And Lord Elgin adds a fact useful to temperance advocates :—" It is a most interesting fact, both in a moral and hygienic view, that for some years past intoxicating liquors have been rigorously excluded from almost all the shanties (as the dwellings of the lumbermen in these distant regions are styled), and that, not withstanding the exposure of the men to cold during the winter and wet in the spring, the result of the experiment has been entirely satisfactory." This no doubt is greatly owing to the abundance of animal food, for, if not spirits, there must be carbon in northern winters ; the Esquimaux has no gin, but then he must have blubber. Hitherto it has been contended that the " lumber trade" was hurtful to Canada. Lord Elgin states facts which demonstrate the contrary : " The bearing of the lumbering business on the set tlement of the country is a point well worthy of notice. The farmer who undertakes to cultivate unreclaimed land in new countries generally finds that not only does every step of advance which he makes in the wilderness, by removing him from the centres of trade and civilisa tion, enhance the cost of all he has to purchase, but that, moreover, it diminishes the value of what he has to sell. It is not so, however, with the farmer who follows in the wake of the lumbermen. Ho finds, on the contrary, in the wants of the latter a steady demand for all that he produces, at a price not only equal to that preen. rable in the ordinary marts, but increased by the cost of transport from them to the scene of the lumbering operations. This circumstance, no doubt, powerfully contributes to promote the settlement of those districts, and attracts population to the sections of the country which, in the absence of any such inducement, would ' probably remain for long periods uninhabited." The valley of the Ottawa is undoubtedly fertile, and is supposed to be rich in minerals. Though it is also the shortest road to the regions most desired by the industrious and the enterprising, " it is," says the despatch, " worthy of remark that the route of the Ottawa, the Mattawa, Lake Nepissing, and French River, is that by which Europeans first penetrated the West. Along this route, Cham plain, in 1615, proceeded as far as Lake Nepissing, and thence to the vast and tranquil inland sea to which he gave the appropriate designation of La Mer Douse. The Recollect father, Le Caron, bore the gospel to the Huron tribes along the same tract, and was followed soon after by t hose J esuit mis sionaries whose endurance and sufferings constitute the truly heroic portion of American annals, This route has been for some time past in a great mea sure abandoned for that of the St. Lawrence and the lakes. The distance, however, from Montreal to the Georgian Bay, immediately facing the en ' trance of Lake Michigan, is, via the Ottawa, about 400 miles, against upwards of 1,000 via the St. Lawrence. From this point to the Sault St. Marie, the highest of the three narrows (Sault St. Marie, Detroit, and Niagara), at which the regions lying on either side of the four great lakes Superior, Huron, Erie, and O n t ar i o, approach each other, is , a distance of about 150 miles. It is highly proba ble, therefore, that, before many years have elapsed, this route will be again looked to as furnishing a favourable line for railway, if not water communi cation with the fertile regions of the north-west." During Lord Elgin's excursion royalty was re verenced in the person of the Viceroy : everywhere he received addresses, and everywhere these ad dresses bore testimony to the prosperity of the Country and the contentment of the inhabitants. " Reports," adds his lordship, " which reach me from other parts of the province speak on this point the same language. Canada has enjoyed seasons of prosperity before ; but it is doubtful whether any previous period in the history of the colony can be cited at which there was so entire an absence of those bitter, personal, and party animosi ties which divert attention from material interests, and prevent co-operation for the public good." If we have neglected the colony, the Yankees have not. In 1851 they Wilt to Canada 35 ships, 20,062 tons ; and in 1852 the ships were 73, the tonnage 36,354 tons I.—Liverpool journal. PREFERENCE BHARES. Aberdeen ........... ~.. Do., No. 2, 7 p. c... Blyth & Tyne 10 per, ct. pref.,(iss. atZ5O)l 3ristol & Exeter 4 pi cent 5t0ck......... 'Do. DO., share - 9 . Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5} per cent Cork&Bandon 5 p.c Dundee Perth&Aber-1 deen Junction EastA nglian (X 3 10s: 6 per cent. . 13 Do; (25) 7 per eeiii.: Do. (27175) 7 p. ct Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2. .... 0., New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent Do. 210 Deben. Sh EastLancash. 6 p.ets East & West Yorksh Junction Fifths Edinb. Prth. &Dundee 4 per cent. Glasgow & S.Western guar. 5 per cent..,. Great Northr sp. c. Do. 5 p. e.,Rodeem., at 10 p. c. prom Do. 41 percent. Scrip Gt.N. of Scot. ,Ist Prof Gt. Southn. &Westu. (Ireland) Eighths Do. 4 per ct. pref. St Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) Do. con. & red. 44p.e Do. do. 4 per cent Do. irredeem. 4 p.. c Lan. & York. F. £2O, Do., 6 p. c., Stock Leeds Nn. 6p. c. No. 1 Do. Quarters,lB4B London andißrighton Guaranteed 5 p. o Do. Pref., 5 p. C. St. Do. Convertible, 5 /). e., 1852. ......... p .. Do. New Guar. 6 .c. Lond. & N. W., Coy. & Nun., 5 per cent. Loudon & S. Western, Con. Thirds , , Londonderry& Color. . _ _ A Shares Londy. & Ennis. A Sh lifanch.,Shef., &Lin., Shares, No. Do. New, ....... Do., £6 Niarypt.&Carl. 4 p. c. Do. 4A per cent..... .. ,Do ..... Micl..Consol. 6 p.c. St. I Do. Consol. Bristol k Birm. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. 4 per cent. .... i . ~... Norfolk Delimit. Sh. Norfolk Extension... Do. Pref. 5i per ct... Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British ......... North Staffordshire.. Oxford Worcester & Wolverh. £15,6p. C. Do.. Scot. Cen., New Pref Shrews& Birm. N. G Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min),B p. c. Do. 5 per cent.....: South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of V_ Os.6d. S. Yorksh.4p. c. Guar. Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. York Newcastle and Berivick,4 p.c.Pref. Do York& N. Alialand H ' S. Purch 2i . - 3 124 - 13 64 - 74 9i -ni k - IQ 140 142 i id 104 - 160 112 - 116 23 :- i'i 101 - 103 i - iPI , 9 i 151 164 9t —lO 12 1 4 d p 22 24 17 19 14 1 d 94 97 31 44 id par! ••• "". 7 3.6 i sl-- 6a 4 -- 44 54 -- 6 6 -- I P , -- lap' 14 -- lap 13i -14 i 21- - :li F IE los 110 —p, 8 - 8 6i -- 7 101 -- 103 95 -- 100 98 -- 100 is -- par -- 142 MINES. Agua Fria ....... Anglo Austrin. Gold Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd.D achy of) Blaanarvon Iron and Coal British Austrin. Gold British Iron Brazilianlmp.(issued at E 5 pm Do. Cocaes dz Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Carsons's Creek Cobra Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo Copper Min. of Eug, Do. Pref. 74 p. cent, English and Austin. Copper Smeltg. Co, General Gt.NuggetVeinSerp Do. Registered Great Polgooth Lake Bathurst Liberty Linares . Loud. &Calif° rn. Gold Quartz Crush. Co Mariquita ........ Mexi ean&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 de Cuba South Australian Tin Croft ...... 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Australsn.Peific Mail A.ustraln. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works.. Brit. American Land Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. l and Reduction Co_ Canada Company__ Crystal Pa1ace......... _ bj. New Crystal Pal, of Eastern Steam.... ElectricTelegraph(l ) *l .......of ........ Electric Tel. ' ra j: Gen. Steam Nayigat, General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sug ar Magdalena St. N av i g. Netherlands el Nat. Pt.St Laud,., u pp .. N. S. W. Coal & Inter= Stem. Nay. C 0,,,,,, N. B. Australasian Do. New Nrth.of Europe Steam Peel Rr. lii. & Minrl. p e ninsular & Oriental Do. fit). Portland Iron Co, Royal Mail Steam._ Scot. Austral. Invest. South Austral. Land Submarine Telegraph Van Diemou's Laud EOUS. ••• ---- ••• 39 - 41 ••• ...'. 6 7-- - 5 75 80 14 11 p 4 1 la p 16 • - 18 11 - 13 2 —ldxin ••• -- ••• Par— iP ••• ••„ id par 111 - 35 37xci l Ad 4 AP 2 3k a `firs — TRADE WITH RUSSIA.—It is stated that some contracts have been made by English houses at St. Petersburg for produce, with hand-money, to be delivered in May next, but with a proviso that the amount is to be refunded if any impediment should arise in the delivery of the goods. IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION OF OPIUM.—In the first month of 1853 the quantity of opium imported was 188,3871 b. The quantity retained for home consump tion was 62,9631 b. In the same period 85,7941 b. 'were exported. DEPARTURES FOR AUSTRALIA.—The departures from the port of London for the Australian colonies during the past week show an increase. They have comprised altogether six vessels—two for Adelaide, with an aggre gate burden of 1, 209 tons ; two to Port Philip, with an aggregate burden of 704 tons ; oho to Sydney, of 665 tons ; and one to Launceston, of 49 5 tons. Their total capacity was consequently 3,073 tons. The rates of freight continue to be supported with steadiness. 100 100 100 6 100 St. 20 12i St. 12i 12i 25 all all 10 100 1.00 15 8 10 all 13.5 2441 30 20 1 40 1 10 1 1 all all 15 11i all all all all all 12g. 25 100 100 20 50 50 100 100 THE PROTESTANT ALLIANCE. A deputation from the Protestant Alliance had an in terview with the Earl of Clarendon` at the Foreign -arias yesterday evening, to present a memorial adopted at the public meeting lately held upon the subject of the liberty Qf British Protestants in foreign countries in respect to the exercise of their religion. The deputation consisted of the following gentlemen : —The Earl of Shaftesbury, the Hon. A. Kinnaird, M.P., I Sir J. Dean Paul, Bart., Mr. T. Chambers, M.P., the Hon. Captain F. Maude, Admiral Vernon Harcourt, Captain John Trotter, General M'lnnes, Mr. T. L. Donaldson, Colonel Alexander, Mr. P. O'Malley, Q.C., the Rev. Dr. Cumming, Mr. J. Cook Evans, the Rev. W. Chalmers, the Rev. Dr. Thomson, Mr. John Bridges, the Rev. Dr. it; --nney, Mr. R. B. Seeley, the Rev. W. H. Rule, Mr. J. Clulow Rigg, the Rev. T. Nolan, Mr. J. Ballance, Mr. James Spicer, Mr. R. J. Snape, Mr. J. Macgregor, and Captain Giberne. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY having introduced the de putation, proceeded to read the memoNal, which enun ciated the opinions of the association, and called for the interference of the Government in regard to the perse cution of Protestants in Roman Catholic countries. The Earl of CLARENDON said, the very important me morial would receive his best attention, and that he would communicate with his colleagues respecting it. The deputation could not expect him at the present moment to discuss the several particulars therein al luded to ; but he would say one word with respect to Portugal, as he had thought it a matter of justice to the Government of that country to make inquiries after what had been stated. When the meeting of the Protestant Alliance was held lately in Freemasons'- hall, he (Lord Clarendon) was of course not inat tentive to what took place. The answer to his inquiries was one we all, he thought, should be pleased with— namely, that although there were severe enactments in Portugal on the subject of religion, they were not now put in practice. He referred to a despatch lately received from Sir Richard Pakenham, in which it was stated that British Protestants were not in the least inter fered with in the freest exercise of their religion, although it must be confessed that the Roman Ca tholic religion being the religion of the State, any dis sent from it was regarded with disapproval ; nor could the people view with friendly eyes any active system of proselytism. As to Tuscany, what was said in the memorial was perfectly true and just. He (Lord Claren don) did not think we should have any cause to com plain again there had been that manifold and earnest expression of Protestant opinion which could not but produce the best effects ; on the part of the Govern , meat, nothing should be left undone in thoie matters with respect to which the prevailing and proper, opinion had been expressed. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY remarked, that the deputa tion could not possibly expect his Lordship to say more. The Earl of CLARENDON observed, that e ven in our own statute books there were laws upon the subject of religion without doubt severe, but happily quite obso lete ; he believed that there were equally severe laws in the Portuguese code, and, if such were put in practice, there would at once be good grounds to justify our remonstrance. The deputation, having thanked his lordship grate- fully for his kind reception and attention, then withdrew. THE DREADFUL CATASTROPHE ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. THETFORD, MONDAY NIGHT.—The excitement occa sioned here by the dreadful catastrophe of Thursday afternoon continues unabated, and it is impossible to exaggerate the regret occasioned by the death of the Rev. Mr. Bell, about 38 years of age, formerly curate at Barningham, a village about seven or eight miles from this place, but lately residing at Bunwell, near Attie borough, fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge, and it is said about to marry a young lady, niece to Air. Fyson, an influential inhabitant of this borough. Amongst the parties seriously injured, we ought yes• terday to have mentioned Mr. Phillips, of the firm of Phillips, Moore, and Co., silversmiths and electro-platers, Birmingham, who now lies at • the Bell Inn, with his right leg broken in two places between the ankle and the knee, and the thigh of his leg also broken. Every possible medical and humane attention has been paid to him, and it is hoped that he will recover without the necessity of amputation. His wife, who received infor mation of the accident by electric telegraph, arrived here yesterday morning. Mr. Ellison, of Norwich, ivory turner and barometer maker, lying at the Railway Tavern, was this morning reported to be progressing favourably, as were also the labourers lying at the various inns to which they were removed after the accident. Altogether, five sufferers from the catastrophe are lyinc , at five different inns at Thetford, in addition to others, the exact number of which it is difficult to ascertain, who were removed to Harlin and Norwich, the places of their usual resi dence. A. Press, Esq., coroner for the Guiltcross hundred of the county of Norfolk, opened an inquest, pro forntd, on Friday, at Harling, upon the bodies of three of the labourers killed, but adjourned after inspecting the scene of the occurrence and viewing the bodies, to give an opportunity to the company to collect its evidence. Robert Eagle Clarke, Esq., borough coroner, also opened an inquest pro forma at the Railway Tavern, upon the body of George Baldwin, platelayer, on Friday, which was adjourned in a similar manner until this day. The death of Mr. Bell, yesterday, raised a point of difficulty with regard to the course of proceeding to be adopted. Several gentlemen resident here expressed a wish that a separate jury should be impannelled, and a distinct inquisition in the case of Mr. Bell, but it was ultimately decided that the inquisition should be a joint one ; and accordingly the jury summoned for Friday last, having been summoned and re-sworn, proceeded this morning to view the body o f M r. Bell, and then proceeded to the Town Hall, where the joint inquest opened at two o'clock. The jury, it should be remarked, appeared to be as respectable and intelligent a body of men as could be collected in so small a town. The court was exceed ingly crowded. The proceedings on behalf of the company were watched by Mr. Charles Evans, barrister, of Norwich ; Mr. Richardson, superintendent of the coaching depart ment ; Mr. Leith, district superintendent ; Mr. Naylor, locomotive district superintendent ; Mr. J. 0. Naylor, the company's solicitor ; and other officers of the com pany being present. Evidence was taken at great length, and the inquiry was proceeding when the report'left. PROGRESS. OF NEW BRUNSWICK. —The following ab stract of the revenue for the three last years exhibits the satisfactory progress now making by that portion of the British empire :-- _ 1851. 1852. 1853. Duties on imports £82,281 £98,584 £128,000 Import duty on lumber 17,286 ' 18,242 19,750 One per cent. loan duty 7,214 7,758 11,700 Lighthouses 3,886 4,222 4,950 Sick and disabled seamen 1,939 1,867 2,100 Emigrants Casual revenue 3,750 6,671 13,900 Total ..2117,360 £138,220 £180,850 CITY OF QUEBEC FROlf THE ST. LAWRENCE.—On the south and opposite bank of the river, the hitherto undu lating and cultivated country rises into the bold rocky headlarid of Point Levi, with its village, churches, and white farm houses clustering around it. The voyager now finds himself under the lofty towering citadel of Quebec, immediately opposite Point, Levi. The height of the dark and almost perpendicular rock is 330 feet above the river. The boldness of the promontory towers over all the bold and majestic scenery around it, and the magnificence of the prospect from its top, is said to be unequalled, for its mingled grandeur and picturesque beauty, on the American continent. Viewed from the river, Cape Diamond, with its ramparts, towers, and other works of its fortifications, is strikingly impressive. It rears itself almost directly from the water's edge, leaving room only for a mere roadway around the base of the rock, along which are the numerous quays and jetties for the mass of shipping. On the more sloping side of the rock, facing down the river, the exceedingly striking old French city of Quebec clusters upwards, and around, and inside the fortifications, as if yet timorously solicitous of protection from the commanding citadel. Crooked narrow streets, houses of all sizes, cling churches, and t the rock. The massive cathedral s , convents, public buildings are scatt ere d i n all directions ; and con spicuous over all are the bright tin roofs, spires, and towers, relieved i n th e c l earest and b r i g ht est of at mo - spheres. Quebec is well worthy, on many accounts, the attentive study of the traveller. Not only will the grand scale of its fortifications reward minute survey, but its convents, churches, remains of its Jesuits' monastery, the seminary of its Roman Catholic clergy, its schools, hospitals, and various public buildings, all possess more or less interest of a character not to be found on any other spot in the new world. Every object is replete with historical associations. One of these ob jects of most recent interest, is the obelisk erected not many years ago to the memories of Wolfe and Montcalm, in a very prominent position on the face of the rock, within the ramparts, and situatad on the site of the garden of the old chateau, or Castle of St. Louis. The noble ex panse of river which spreads all around the foot of the city towards the mouth of the St. Charles, and further downwards to the beautiful Isle of Orleans, forms one of the finest harbours of any river in the world. During summer, when this fine expanse is dotted over with the largest-class ships riding at anchor, by smaller craft, by boats, and by timber crafts, from the far western and northern forest, and with the rest of the mass of ship ping crowding under the lofty cape; and the whole.sur rounded by a country so magnificent in its features, and at the same time so smiling in many of its aspects—it would be difficult indeed, perhaps, to find any scene equal to it in any, quarter of the globe.—Brown's Views of Canada and the Colonists. BUSINESS OF THE Pon OF LONDON.—In the general business of the port of London there has been increased activity during the past week: The number of vessels reported inward was 162, being an increase of 64 over that of the previous week. Still there are many vessel's overdue, from the unfavourable state of the wind and weather. . The quantity of grain received was not large, ; rice, quarters, 81t tierces including rcesand but the week has been remarkable fo r the very heavy quantity of American flour whic h has co me to hand. The total of grain reported is 34,9 ac ; and of tallow, 21,885 quarters of wheat. Of flour there w ere reporte d 49,057 barrels and 1,48,90650ack: ; packages 2,862 bags ; of sugar, 1,502 hogshead s, 4 52 casks, and 50,424 bags; of tea, 2,900 1,708 casks. The number of vessels cleared outward was 74, being four less than in the previous week. Of those 15 were in ballast, and gx, for the Australian colonies. i _-~