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CAPTAIN CRAWFORD'S REMINISCENCES. Just realy, in 2 vols. post Bvo., with Fcrtraits of Admirals Sir Ed w,,rd Owen and Sir B Hallowell Carew, price 21s. bound, REMINISCENCES of a NAVAL OFFICER, WITH SKETCHES AND ANECDOTES OF CELEBRATED COMMANDERA. By CAl"f AIN A. CRAWFORD, R.N. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-streel Orders received t)y all Boeksellers. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THE GRAND NATIONAL CONCERTS. TIIIS EVENING. Mr. Howard Glover's Grand Selection from HERO and LEANDER. The LAST WEEK BUT ONE of the present season. Grand Selection from a MS. Opera, entitled " Hero and Leander," preceded by an Original Overture, composed expressly for these Con certs, by Mr. Howard Glover. Overture to Le Lac des Fees, Tuber —Grand Selection from Do nizotti's Opera, La Figlia del Reggirnento, L. Negri. Angri, Miss Poole, Frank Bodda, Molique, Baumann, Barret, Franc, Maycock, Prospere, Richardson, and Sainton. Musical Director, Composer, and Conductor—M. Ralfe. Conductor of La Musique de Danse—Herr Labitzky. Promenade (admitting to the Half-Circles, Gallery] 1 6 and Pit Stalls) .. • The Doors open at Half-past Seven, and the Concerts will em inence at Eight, and terminate about Eleven. Boxes and Stalls to be bad at the Box-office, where Programmes of the performance a ay be obtained. Mr. Thomas Make: s of the Polytechnic Institution, the Coloseum, and Royal Botanic and Zoological Gardens, will supply the Refresh ments and Wines, &c., &c. • THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. MR. MACREADY. THIS EVENING, Will be performed the Play of VIRGINIUS. Virginias, Mr. Ma eready. After which A RADICAL CURE. To conclude with MRS. WHITE. Peter White, Mr. H. Bedford. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new and original Drama, entitled JESSIE GRAY. Characters by Messrs. Hughes, Boyce, 0. Smith, P. Bed ford, Madame Celeste, and Miss K. Fitzwilliam. After which a new Farce called THE SCHOOL FOR TIGERS ; or, The Shilling Hop. Captain Klteflyer, Mr. Boyce ; Major Stiff, Mr. Worrell; Mr. Panels, Mr. Wright; Alexander Panels, Miss Chaplin. To be followed by a new and original Farce, in the Vulgar Tongue, to be called JACK IN THE GREEN; or, Hints on Eti quette. ROYAL PROXESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean and Mr. Keeley. The THEATRE will be CLOSED THIS EVENING, in conse quence of the Royal Dramatic Performances at Windsor Castle.— Her Majesty the Queen having been graciously pleased to command Mr. BARTLEY to appear at the Royal Theatrical Performances at Windsor Castle This Evening, as Sir John Falstaff, in the First Part of Shakespeare's play of HENRY IV., the Ma nagement, deeming it would be acceptable to the public, have en tered into an engagement with that gentleman to repeat the cha racter for a few nights at the Princess's Theatre. Mr. Bartley will therefore make his first appearance on Saturday next, the 14th inst. Private Boxes, &c., to be had of all the Booksellers, and of Mr. Massingham ; of whom also places may be taken at the Box-office, Oxford-street, from Eleven till Four o'clock. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame VestriS. sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Will be performed SIMPSON AND CO. To be followed by A DAY OF RECKONING. To conclude with A PRACTICAL MAN. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE LADY of LYONS. Claude Melnotte, Mr. G. V. Brooke ; Pauline, )tics Helen Faucit. After which THE CONNTRY SQUIRE. ASTLBY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Under the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Last week of the gorgeous Spectacle. Extraordinary series of attractive novelties. Second week of the Revival of TURPIN'S RIDE to YORK. THIS EVENING, The Grand new Spectacle of THE ENCHANTED PALFREY; or, The Warrior of the Crescent. Together with Batty's Splendid Scenes of the Circle, introducing the Magnificeit Stud and Company of unequalled Artistes. The whole concluding with the Equestrian Drama (for the first time these live years) of TURPIN'S RIDE to YORK. By particular desire, shortly will be produced, KENNILVV ORTII or toe Golden Days of the Virgin Queen, with new and costly cos tumes. Extensive preparations are now being made for the production of a new and original Equestrian Comic Pant,Anime, written expressly for this Theatre. by G. 11. Itodwell, Box-Wilco open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. HIGH WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE. THIS OAT —NTorning 19 min. after 7 I Evening 49 min. after 7 To-Koaitow—Morning 26 min. after 8 I Evening 1 an 11. after 9 TEIE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, rECEMBEA 12. THERMOMETER, LN THE SHADE. 45—highest since noon yesterday. 38—lowest this morning and during the night. 47—this day, at noon. BAD.ONIETEE, 29.99. WIND S.W.—light breeze and hazy weather. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning. —The stations are arranged in order of latitude. KLN7GSTOWN (DUBLIN)—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—rain. PLYMOUTH—Wind S.E. gentle breeze —overcast. P ORTSMOUTH—Wind N.E., calm —overcast. BRIGHTON —Wind S.E., calm — overcast. Ilasmas—Wind S.E., gentle breeze —overcast. BountAN:pzos—Wind S.W., gentle breeze —overcast. FOLKESTONE —Wind S., gentle breeze —overcast. TUNBRIDGE—Wind N.E. calm —overcast. BRISTOL— Wind S.W., calm—partially cloudy. READING—Wind S.E., calm — overcast. GREENWICH—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—overcast. SWINDON—Wind S., gentle breeze—overcast. OXFORD—Wind S.E., calm —overcast. CAMBRIDGE—Wind S., gentle breeze—cloudy. RUGBY—Wind S., gentle breeze—foggy. BIR3IINGILUI—Wind S., gentle breeze—foggy. PETERBOROUGH—Wind S. W., calm—foggy. YARMOUTH—Wind S.W., gentle breeze —overcast. CoNwAy—Wind E., gentle breeze — partially cloudy. HOLYHEAD —Wind S., strong breeze—overcast. LIVERPOOL—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—overcast. IIIaNCHESTER—Wind S., gentle breeze— overcast. WHITBY—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—principally clear. DARLINGTON—Wind S. by E., strong breeze—frost. SUNDERLAND—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—cloudy. BEArrocK—Calm— overcast. EDINBURGH—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—foggy. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock : CoßL—Wind S., strong breeze—rain. BiurintG.Lr.—W ind S.E., stiff breeze—hazy. DUNDALK—Wind S.E.. gentle breeze —overcast. POOLE —Wind E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. SAEFFMLD—Wind S., gentle breeze—foggy. YORK —Wind S.W., calm - foggy. LANCASTER--Wind S.W., calm—principally clear. SHAT—Wind S.E., calm—principally clear. WIIITEHAVEN—Wind S.W., gentle breeze— cloudless. BEATTOCK —Wind N.W., gentle breeze—foggy. EDINB URGII - Wind N., gentle breeze—foggy. it alit It LONDON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1850. The Society for Promoting the Amendment of the Law are proceeding steadily and efficiently in the imprrtant path on which they have entered. Although there is no jumping at rash and hasty conclusions, although no decision is arrived at ion any topic until it has been thoroughly and completely investigated in all its details, and the probable results of the contem plated change has been calmly and maturely con sidered, there is yet no unnecessary or useless delay permitted, and a subject once brought forward is never shelved until it has been finally disposed of. Everything necessary to attach weight and influence to the judgment of the committee is done; nothing is omitted calculated to carry conviction to the minds of those for whose especial benefit the important azd arduous task has been freely and voluntarily under taken. But there is none of that undue hair- splitting, that over-caution, which has hither to exercised , such baneful influences on the great cause of legal reform, and retarded, if they have not altogether prevented, the attainment Of much-required ameliorations. The admirable collec tion of reports already published, the fearless expo sure of existing abuses, and the clear and sensible suggestions offered for their removal, and the adop tion of a less objectionable system, sufficiently attest the inestimable value of the services that have• been rendered by the patriotic members of the society to the community in general. It could not be supposed that the explanations offered at a recent meeting of the society with respect, to the new code:of law and procedure adopted in New York, and ()tilers of the United States of America, should produce no results. The change was, indeed, one of extraordinary magnitude—the total abolition of the Court of Chancery —the amalgamatioe of the legal and equitable tribunals the abrogation of special pleading, and the rendering of parties competent witnesses in their own causes, their testi mony in every case being taken for what it might be worth, but never being altogether rejected, was a reform of the most comprehensive and radical charac ter. The idea that a question would be cheaply and expeditiously decided on it, merits, that no skill of the pleader, no wealth of the defendant could post pone or influence the judgment, but that substantial justice would be rendered in every case to the liti • gants, might indeed startle some of the practitioners of the old school, and impress them with the opinion that their craft was in imminent peril. The feeling which eighteen centuries ago produced the cry " Great is DIANA of the Ephesians,!" has not altogether departed from the world, and may still I produce effects similar to those which followed the visit of the "Apostle of the Gentiles" to the Grecian city. The lociety io, however, determined to adopt the In connexion with the project of improvement in the Patent Laws, already frequently commented upon by ourselves, we may be permitted to observe that as far back as 1845 a suggestion was made for the establishment of a provisional registry of inven tions. The author of this admirable proposition, Mr. D. S. BROWN, had the satisfaction of witnessing the introduction of a Bill into Parliament under the auspices of Earl GRANVILLE, a Bill embodying "the main features of his plan," and holding out further prospects of a like kind of legislative amendation. Unfortunately in its passage through the Legislature the Bill in question, as is well known, was stripped effectually of its benefiical influence over 'the in terests of inventors, securing advantages solely to the originators of insignificant " designs" coming within the limits of the scale of registra tion. Under this enactment, therefore, good accrues alone to the owners of least important contrivances— the scientific inventors of the United Kingdom en masse being still left to the precarious operations of chance and speculation. Than this no change could be more blundering or ill-judged. Scarcely any perceptible good has been yet effected. The monster evil, against which so many thousands have been lo ng clamouring, is still left to crush thkt impoverished but intelligent class who are doomed to intellectual tra vail for the public convenience and the emolument Of capitalists. Something must, it is at length evident, be ac complished to the end that the advantages already re ferred to should be extended from designs to patentable inventions : and for the speedy achievement of this most desirable object we recognise no more feasible or immediately practicable scheme than the one pro pounded by Mr. D. S. BROWN, and which may be here very readily specified. " The remedy I have to suggest," says this gentleman, "is to allow every one to register his invention immediately upon depositing a description of it in an office to be established for that purpose; and, by so doing, to obtain a priority of claim to take out a patent for the same within a limited period afterwards; and, in case he should neglect to do so, the invention to become public pro perty." By this very simple and equitable arrange ment the dangers hitherto surrounding the path of in ventors would be altogether avoided; for, under the present deplorable system, scientific men may toil on during a protracted period, developing an invention by reiterated experiments, and then, when about to reap the benefits of their ingenuity and perseverance, by se curing their contrivance under letters patent, behold those golden advantages snatched from them by another and unexpected claimant. The reason of this ill consequence is obvious, the inventor posses sing at present no security whatever that his notion may not be unjustly appropriated by the very men with whom he may be in active negotiation ; whereas such misfortunes might be rendered wholly impossible through the agency of a simple regulation like the one above indicated. "By this arrange ment," says Mr. D. S. BROWN, "a channel would be opened for the development of the wliole in genuity of the country ; and not only would more patents be likely to be taken out than at present ; but, what is also important, only those need be applied for, which might be first proved to be useful, and thus a great deal of expense and disap ' pointment would be spared." The increased appli cation for patients would be a happy consequence of such a reform, calculated to excite feelings of satisfaction in the heart of the financier ; while the, prevention of unnecessary and profitless speculation could not fail to gratify the sympathies of the philanthropist. As matters at present stand, the ab sence of any such security proves injurious alike to the community at large as well as to inventor s themselves. Frequently, we are satisfied, the germ s of inventions calculated to be most beneficial in their development are abandoned through fear of some en suing disasterahe scientific speculator shrinking from the chance of disappointment, and dreading the ab sorption of all the pecuniary results of his ingenuity by the pitiless and greedy maw of the capitalist. Besides all which considerations, it should be consi dered—as Mr. D. S. BROWN himself intimates—that "manufacturers, too, would no longer be perplexed by a multiplicity of obsolete patents for worthless in ventions, which never would have been patented if the parties had had an opportunity of testing their im practicability in time. As .for the registered inven tions themselves, they could offer no obstruction to trade, however great the number, as the period to be allowed for the taking out a patent and maturing the invention need not exceed twelve months." Added to the foregoing suggestions, the originator of this scheme of Provisional Registry for Inventions, has thrown out another and supplementary hint to the effect that a museum of models might be esta blished with advantage to the cause at once of science and manufactures. In this particular, as well as in many others of a similar character, we may say,with the Sentimental Tourist, "they manage these things better in France." Our meaning in the present instznee may be readily apprehended by those who have witnessed the result of such a system as the one last intimated in the capital of the French dominions. They will remember in the museum of mechanical contrivances at Paris, the exquisite models there grouped together, models of incomparable minuteness and of punctilious exactitude, showing visibly the progress waded late years in the course of scientific improvement. Obvious as would be the ad vantage: accruing to inventors through the medium of the suggested scheme of registration, " it , b owever, of the37s the author should not be compulsory," 54 -%,-. 4 ,Ts Njt . > • ..Spar 1 tt, .- 044. - .- o ( 47111 " 9 SW 14 c- a Inr, r•moV , ' 0 . . THE SUN, most vigorous and decisive measures to counteract the evil effects of any such interested opposition. Con scious that Mr. FIELD might be prejudiced in favour of " the offspring of his own mind," they have sought for the evidence of impartial and indifferent witnesses, whose opinions cannot be supposed to be in any de gree unduly biassed in favour of the new system of jurisprudence. For that purpose, Mr. JAMES STUART, the eminent barrister, to whose indefatigable exertions in the great cause of legal reform, it has repeatedly been our pleasing duty to direct the public attention, waited upon the American Minister, and obtained his cordial co-operation in endeavouring to ascertain the true state of public opinion with re spect to the great legal revolution which had been effected. A series of interrogatories have been pre pared, which will, through Mr. LAWBANCEI be extensively circulated in the state of New York, and placed in the hands of persons whose position and experience may enable them to return useful answers thereto. These questions are directed to the points of most vital importance in every well-consti tuted system of jurisprudence, viz., to discover " whether the new system had given facilities for bringing a cause speedily and clearly before the con sideration of the Judge, and what obstacles still remained before a case could be decided solely on its merits ? (23.) Whether the practical working of the code had shortened the time of litigation in each suit ? (39.) As to the alteration in the scale of expenses, whether it had diminished the incomes of professional men in a greater proportion than it had diminished their labour ? And, finally, whether having regard to the difficulties under the new course of proceed ing, the respondent desired a return to the old system ?" It is hoped that by means of the assistance thus obtained the society may be in a position to bring the subject before Parliament before the termination of the approaching session. It is, perhaps, too much to anticipate that any legis lation on the subject could take place next year. Extensive reforms of any description are plants of slow growth, that must be long agitated and kept before the public ere they can be attained. But those relating to the improvement of the principles and practice of the law must necessarily be the most tedious and the most difficult of attainment of any. When we consider the time that the ameliorations already effected have taken to accomplish, we must not venture to indulge in too sanguine anticipations as to the period at which the laudable objects of the society may be carried into execution. The first stop has, however, been taken, and if we credit the old adage, half the task is already per formed. We are convinced that the society which has so boldly entered upon the path will not be di verted from their course, or induced to loiter on the way. There will be no cessation of labour until the duty is fully and efficiently performed, and until it has been distinctly shown whether the new system is really so desirable as it appears to be ; and whether the theory, apparently so unobjectionable, can be safely and beneficially reduced into practice. 3 3 3 1 ,z- 3 3%- 3% 14% - 16 32 %'3 - 33 - 5 13% - 18% 9 10N 11 —6 d , ANEOUS. 41N —42 j% 27 89 —9O 66% 70 he errors of the Official Lists. :28 2 8741 [ISCELL. 'able for tl LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G.—( THIS DAY . ) LONDON, DEC. 12.—Wind at noon S.W., light Ili "' and dull hazy weather. ::CILLY, DEC. 9.—Wind S.E., strong.—Arrd. 11,4 Duccan, Frost, Quebec, leaky, making 2 feet c rater pa hour; Amphitrite, Ahrends, Rio Janeiro. SWANSEA, DEC. 11.—Wind S,S.E.—Arrd. Mary Rid" ii',. Fairish, Cuba. QUEENSTJWN, DEC. 10.—Wind S., strown—Arici. Sc s ton, M'Conochie, Rio Janeiro aid Falm outh. SLIGO, DEC. 10. —Wind S.—Arrd. London, Itirkilv trick, St. John's, New Brunswick. SHIELDS, DEC. 11.—Wind S.S..—SIII. noon, St. Andrew's, New Brunswick.i elite to CHRISTIANSAND, Nov. 27.—The Te:cgraph• damage, Leith, which put into Arendal Ist in , taut, w it ' s is leaky, and must discharge. bees HEWANA, Nov 18.—A French barque hag wrecked on the Colarado Reefs. CREDCAR, DEC. 11.—The Fear Nc t has go t off alO re ' and proceede SAND, a HRISTIA Nov. 27.—The Charlotte, Goth burg to Grimsby, has put into Arendal, l„ky, and Do i; discharge. HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, Nov. 27. —Very heavi P l an !! with snow were experienced along t hi s coast, 2 151 — e d 23d inst.—The Lady Ogle, for Jamaica, has been toga in, dismasted; the Stanley, Pictou to Phil‘delP h i ji lL's in yesterday, leaky ; the Shamrock, PfiLCO Euff' . Oa r Island to England, is on shore at Bailey Brook, 11`, p ictou; the Speed, from Vera Cruz, is o n shore v Carriboo Island. ali. OFF MARGATE—Au gusto Langenbergb, 113 1 111 0 . DEAL, DEC. 11.—Wind S. ' W. to S.S.W.--Atr,,,, g on, Worthy, Nicol, Calcutta; Baracoa , Jamaica ; l a ' - 'O.. ditto; Tore Cringle, St. ' ,Tag de Cu ha St. Croix, Bla San Francisco; Dido, Trinidad. diem.—The tie, k lied. Honduras. Arrived the ;River ,Abyasilli°' London to Adelaide, South Australia, has —The Fl °ren e ', not a ril cl as reported yy. ilb DOTEesterda 1 Henning, Frankl __,R.. Ha —Carl and Heinric._ - New York, for mb urgh, LIVERPOOL, DEC. 11.—Wind S.S.E. ~ Browne, Child, Philadelphia; Goliah, Slater, B ell ' a , 3 d, Sld. Fanny, Philadelphia ; City of Ghleg ew ste Da? ditto; De Witt, Clinton, New York ; Parliament, iv ton. Off port, Hindu°, Calcutta. Tha CreroTl'Aps• name to San Francisco, has been condemned a' t into pulco. The Sarah, Mobile to this port, ha 3 Pu wg' Portland s_e Maine with loss of sails and rudder ePvtl - _., in a gale, Nov. 5, off Cape Sable. —A.rrd. J bo. of d fr° 43 , NEWHAVEN, DEC. 11.—The S alloW , - --a „ li r ' ", f Plymouth to Hull, went on shore w to the we s ' ; "„:", di; is '°` og, this morning, but got off after discharg—'' pa r t Ashl e y watt cargo. LONDONDERRY, DEC 10 The Lord As ll , - ',. r here yesterday evening, making four to fiv e lee l w We l ' every twenty-four hours. The Princess Rq a "i i ling pool to the Brazils, has come up here, very lesl',.: struck on a rock off the Maidens, and will d ot C a TROON, DEC. 11.—The Moetcalm, of n ' l4 , lf g a t s e t r ' • °° ~1 5 shore at Lady Island, and came off making . 'MIDDLEBOROUGH, DEC. 11.—The Tar, of W hit*T rifi v in contact, off the Humber, 3d inst., with 11 , 15rg° ;:t ca steamer, and received damage; the mate and boy board the latter. d ILli rie SHOREHAM, DEC. 11.—Wi n d 5.E.......Arr-. Hans, Musch, Onega. c .-Arr ci A ' PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 11.—Wind S.E. to So°. Ann el 3" Her Majesty's ' ship Waterwitch, Africa; til .uTani l i g e ' Sarah, from Sunderland, has arrived here wi th princ e from contact, sth i nst ., o ff t h e D u d geon , with t ired bete Albert, of Yarmouth. H.M.S. Waterwitch errr e- , Sit from Sierra Leone has on bo a rd the crew c''' the Robert Peel, wrecked at Bonavista. Bte' , ' WEYMOUTH.—Arrd. Alacrity, Loudon for Gloucester' leaky. eiltl ifl ' Pia:am:r . A.—Ski. Her Majesty's ship l iar' Sierra Leone. i r • MARKET NEWS.—(TIIIS lATC-lITE AND LEADzwilf.ls-,,,,' Very little business was transacted iu the se l3el . v to-day, and prices were with diffi cu lty suPP° ri p e , 2 36 " from 2s 4d t o 3 s 4d ; M utton, 2 s 6 d to 3 s 6,1 i t ease , to 3s 4J; Pork, 3 s 4d t o 3 s 10d per 81b s by th e '""78. ,Cleverr rrrin ELD.—Me a d o En w Hay, 2/ 8s to 311; ,r Wu' 31 Os to 41 ; and Straw, 11 Os to 11 63 11 Supply good, and trade dull. 3j igs C UMBE aLAND. Meadow H a y 21 85 t ° r loa d. Clover, 3/ 03 to 4103; and Straw, 1/ Os to 11 s4thPee,ooo Both Hay and Straw moved off heavily, t “ quotations. 3/ os; WHITECHAPEL. Meadow Hay, 21 65 to A full WO. Clover, 310 s to 4125 ; and Straw, 1/ Os to Ws p er average supply, end a dull trade.. ti)t) MEAT IVEILIMETS of s t°e vs . , lo SOUTHALL, DEC. 11.—For each kind supply b at which was good, the demand ruled be 3 n .: 10( 1 ; barely last week's prices. Beef from 33 :f -5 6a Mutton, 3s to 4s; Veal, Os to 3s 4d; Pork, ti) 31 per 81bs to sink the offals. lo. ROMFORD, DEC. 11.— Our market has rule- f i er dovil v active to day, and the quotations have ten de , ( l , to 49; ward:—Beef e from 2s 10d to 3s tid; Muttool '" r 800 , Suckling al. 2s 10d to 35 6d; Pork, 2s 8d to 3s S u P e ; Pig s ' Calves 18s to 245; and Quarter old 16e to 203 each. OO P LEWES, DEC. 10.—Very littl e b us iness Wlls t3s to acted here to-day, a t our quotations. —Beef; f; °l33 4s; Mutton, 3s 2d to 4 s 2d ; P or k , 3s t o 33 6° p e r CORN AVERAGES' coo- to o - „of GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE S OF BRl , is, voilw For the Week end e d D ec. 5, 1850, made up from the 01" Inspectors in the diff eren t Ci t i es and Towns in Et 4l' per Imperial Quarter. I T., r g jd I I WHEAT. BARLEY., OATS. Ryz, 13Z:- P.UIOE 40s 2d I 2154L71: 17s 7d 1 24 5 3(1 1 )2; " • DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. 11 1.1 WHEAT. EARLEY. I OATS. I AYE, I SEA''S. I " Is Od is Od is (ld Is Od 13 q;4O , QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD IN THE lir FAS T 4 7; k• - Wheat, 96,891 ; Barley, 96,773 ; Oats, 19,012 ; BY e ' 6,009; Peas, 2,019 quarters. AY. ) QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS (Sittings at Ni s i P r i us , at G u i ldhall, be f ore LorChip' BELL and a Common Jury.) WELLS V. KING. This was an acti on to recover compens ation O r o : malicious prosecution o f the te p r la fe i charge of acoun d f n ds° ' a be counterfeit, shilling, knowing it to n 3 60 Mr. Humfr e y, Q,C . , an d anot h er Learne d Gentle were counsel for the plaintiff ; and the defenda nt represent e d b y Mr. Sergeant Shee and Mr. Ballant°iffili, Edward Campi on —I am a po li ceman of the B„0 sion. I k now t h e d efendant John Ki ng . On the to May last the defendant's pot-boy called on me to g ° to the defendant's public-house, in Marylebone-lan e t take a man into custody for passing bad m oneY.,,, went, and found the defendant there, and I found We',li; the plaintiff, in the custody of another constable. TP man in whose custody he was is now out of the servic e ' Mr. King, the defendant, told me he had given the plaintiff in charge for passing a bad shilling. The coo; stable then brought the prisoner out, and I and the other constable went with the prisoner to the staf i°° ' The defendant followed, and made and signed a chal e t against the plaintiff of knowingly uttering a count erfe shilling at the house of the defendant. constable Cross-examined—He was resisting the first e 01 3%, when I came up. He said he would not be taken LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 12, 1850. proposal, " on any one to register his invention, al though, for the reasons given, it is probable that no one would omit doing so, even where there would be no intention of obtaining a patent, but merely to secure the honour of a first discovery ; and after a time the records of the office would become a valuable source from which to obtain information as to the novelty of any discovery that might be made hereafter : this," says Mr. BROWN, in continuation, " is much wanted, and would be of great service both to inventors and manufacturers." Of this there can be little doubt. The benefits certain to flow from such a system of arrangement must be, manifestly, enormous. And equally enormous must be the evils arising from a persistence in the existing plan of regulations. Disappointed as we were with the result of the legislative effort at improvement in the Patent Laws made last session, we shall, nevertheless, look forward with sanguine expectation to the next— an expectation which we now believe will not pass away altogether unrealized. The evils of the present system are too obvious to be any longer ignored. The necessity for an innovation is too generally ap parent to admit of further procrastination. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The 10th was the second anniversary of the election of the PRESIDENT, and was celebrated at the Hotel de Ville, by a grand fite given by the city of Paris. The festivities were composed of two distinct mani festations of respect to the Head of the State —one, a grand banquet of 180 covers, of a semi-political character; and, the other, a magnificent ball, where pleasure was to hold undivided sway. To effect this double object to the utmost point of perfection, the Prefect of the Seine and the Municipal Council of Paris had prepared several new saloons, which had not been on the preceding occasion thrown open to the public. The entrance to the vast range of apartments pre - pared for this double fke was through the Salle St. Jean, both ends of which were fitted up as immense vestiaries, whilst the wide space in the centre was left unoccupied, to serve ae a passage to the noble stair case beyond. On each side of this, as you ascended, huge corbeils of natural flowers of the greatest beauty gratified the senses with their hues and per fume. The staircase was lighted up by huge lustres suspended from the roof and by large gilt girandoles placed on the landings. Above the Salle St. Jean extends the Galerie des Fetes, running the whole length of the building, and it was this noble gallery which was made the princip a l b a ll- room for the night. Beyond, was the Salon de l'Empereur, so called from a full length portrait of NAPOLEON being its principal ornament. The furniture of this room was of the richest description, the colours being crimson and gold. Each fauteuil, gilt in the richest manner, and bearing the arms of the city of Paris at the back, was fit to serve as a chair of state in an earl's man sion. One immense chandelier in the centre and four smaller ones in the corners diffused a light in finitely stronger than that of the brighest day. Card tables were laid out here, and towards the close of the evening whist players might be seen seated at them pursuing their silent games. Beyond this, another suite of rooms led to what is called the Prefect's apartment, and beyond that, though still through other gorgeous rooms, was the beautiful hall prepared for the banquet. The banquet was given in the ancient Salle du Trene, the windows of which look out on the Place de l'llotel de Ville. Covers were laid here for 190 guests, on four tables, two running down the room and two acro,s. The old plate of the city of Paris, the candelabra, and the vases of flowers placed on the tables, were all arranged with consummate taste, and the whole display was shown to advantage by the radiance proceeding from eighteen lustres sus pended from the roof, and fifty girandoles placed round the room. It is unnecessary to say that the dinner was composed of every delicacy that the ut most exertion, united to an utter disregard of expense, could produce. The PRESIDENT of the Republic arrived at the Hotel de Ville at half-past six, and was received at the foot of the great staircase by the Prefect of the Seine and the Prefect of Police. The PRESIDENT was accompanied by several of the Ministers and some of his officers of his household. Almost imme diately after the PRESIDENT entered the banquetting room, and took his seat at one of the longitudinal tables with his back to the fireplace at the southern end. He had on his right hand M. D UPIN the Presi dent of the Assembly, an d on hi s left M. LAN QUE• TIN, President of the Municipal Council of Paris. Opposite him sat M. BERGER, the Prefect of the Seine, with the VICE-PRESIDENT of the Republic on his right, and the Archbishcp of PARIS on his left. General CHANGARNIER was seated between M. BA menu and M. BENOIST D'AZ Y. M. TRIERS had on his right M. DE BELLEYME, and on his left. M. NAPOLEON DARU. At this particular table the seat of each guest was marked, but at the other tables they placed themselves indis criminately as chance or their own caprice sug gested. The other guests consisted of some of the principal representatives, such as General Bedeau, M. Leon Faucher, Vi ce -P res id ents of the Assembly; M. Baze, General Leflo;and M. de Panat, the questors ; the secretaries, and others ; Generals Perrot, Carrelet, Guillabert, Excelmans, Petit, Du lac, Hubert, Renault, Cornemuse, &c.; the presidents of the Court of Law and Commerce ; the colonels and lieutenant-colonels of the National Guards, &c. After the dessert had been placed on the table, M. BERGIER rose, and after having bowed low to the PRESIDENT of the Republic, proposed the following toast : " To the President of the Republicl—Two years have scarcely elapsed since the memorable election, the anni versary of which we now celebrate; but a very much longer time seems to have elapsed, when we retrace the progress accomplished under the happy influence of the power which six millions of votes placed in your hands. The day is already far distant when the same salle, in which we are now assembled, resounded with the noise of the violent struggle sustained by order oppressed against anarchy almost triumphant; the Hotel de Ville has resumed its peaceful labours, and the noise alone of its files have interrupted its laborious calm. " It is assuredly a sign of peace and public prosperity to see the magistrates of the city, released from all poli tical pre-occupation, devote their labour and their care to the interests of the city alone. This happy result is due to you, Monsieur le Pieeidont, and the municipal body, through me, here expresses its gratitude to you. " Thanks to your efforts, to your devotedness, to the happy harmony of the powers, we are at length per mitted to set aside all the interests of politics to speak to you of the interests of the city of Paris alone. " That city is, moreover, the constant object of your solicitude, and this sentiment, so valuable for it, is with you a family importance. The immortal author of the name you so well bear, has left within our walls impe rishable remembrances. Streets, squares, monuments, all preserve the imprint of his creative genius, and even in the works, which are now being executed may be seen the fruitful ideas of Napoleon. The Rue de Rivoli is following the line which he traced out, and already we may see the day when the new approaches of the Hotel de Ville will bear that glorious name. The Halles, the Louvre of the people, as the Emperor called them, are on our part the object of serious studies,which are animated by your sympathetic encouragements. Thus your Government has already its honourable page written in our Parisian history. Streets, boulevards, and new quartiers open in the heart of the capital, and at the same time that art raises splendid palaces to the new enterprise of railways, three hundred houses fall beneath the hammer of demolition, ruins fruitful for the labour of the workman, and advantageous for the em bellishment and the salubrity of the city. " The prosperity of Paris, you are aware, Monsieur le President, is that of the whole country, the first attacked in our political disasters, the first also it has gloriously paid its tribute to the common defence, and thus ac quired a just right to the gratitude of France and the whole of Europe. May public peace, henceforth secured amongst us, efface even the remembrance of cur mourn ing, and by the return cf union and of prosperity realise our dearest hopes. To the President of the Re public."—(Loud applause from every part of the salle.) The PRESIDENT, who, as well as the other persons present, had stood up whilst the Prefect was speaking, replied as follows : Gentlemen, to fête, at the Hotel de Ville, in this palace of the people of Paris, the anniversary of my election, is to remind me of the origin of my power, and of the duties which that origin imposes on me. To tell me that France has beheld her prosperity increase during the last two years, is to address to mo the eulogium that touches me the most. At present, lam happy to be able to admit that calm has returned to men's minds, that the dangers which existed two years back have disap peared, and that, notwithstanding the uncertainty of matters, a future is reckoned on, because it is felt that if modifications are to take place, they will be accomplished without troubles.—(Sensation.) " To what is it that we owe to have substituted order for disorder, hope for discouragement ? It is not be cause I, the son and nephew of soldiers, have myself succeeded another soldier; but because on December 10, for the first time since February, the chief power has taken its origin in the exercise of a legitimate right, and not in any revolutionary act.—(Loud cheers from every part of the room) " I love to profit by these anniversaries, which are, as it were, landmarks set up, by means of which the march of events is meaaurei, in order to show the causes which strengthen or weaken governments. The grand truths sanctioned by the history of nations are always useful to he predefined. The Governments which, after long civil disorders, have succeeded in re-establishing au therity and liberty, and in preventing new convulsions, have, whilst putting down the revolutionary spirit, de rived their force from the right emanating from the Re volution itself.—(Movement.) Those others, pn the c: , who have attempt e d t e ost r els r3 tle h t a r v i e g b h L t t i n n counter - revolution.—(Applause.) "If any good bze, been effected during the last two years, the merit of it must he attributed to that prin ciple of popular election which has produced from the ouniet of ambitions a real and incouteatible right, " Let us, therefore, declare it loudly, that it is grand principles and noble passions, such as loyalty and dis interestedness, which save societies. and not any specu lations of strength and chance. Thanks to the applica tion of that policy, we now taste some pose; and this year, more than the preceding one, we will be able to realise real progress. The Municipal Council of Paris is right in reckoning on the Government for everything that can tender the situation of the city more prosperous; for Paris is the heart of France, and all the ameliorations which are adopted there contribute powerfully to the general well-being. " Accept then, gentlemen, with my thanks, a toast to the city of Paris. Let us apply all our efforts to embellish this great city, to ameliorate the position of its inha bitants, and to enlighten them as to their real interests ; let us open new streets, render more healthy the populous quarters which require air and light, and let the beneficent rays of the sun penetrate everywhere within our walls as the light of truth within our hearts." —(Loud applause followed by cries of " Vive le Ps dent !") After a little delay, the PRESIDENT of the Republic and the guests proceeded to the grand apartments looking out on the quay, and shortly after he rose to promenade through the Galerie des Rtes, which had by this time become filled with a most brilliant assemblage of elegantly dressed women. It is quite impossible to give an adequate description of this mag nificent gallery ; the brilliancy of its appearance, when lit up with thirty -six immense chandeliers of cut-glass, containing upwards of 2,000 wax lights, was absolutely dazzling. The long line of windows were hung with curtains of white and yellow silk, the latter being fringed with white lace. The delicate ornaments placed on the walls in the spaces between the white pilasters are in the happiest taste, and remind one, in some measure, of those beautiful contrasts of colouring, of which the painting at the Alhambra afford such happy examples. Although the crowd which thronged here during the night was immense, still so lofty was the gallery that the heat was not at any time oppressive. The Prince, followed by a brilliant cortege, amongst whom we perceived the Marquis of NORMANDY, with the Princess MA THILDE leaning on his arm, went down the whole length of the gallery, the company standing up as he passed. The moment after, STRAuss's celebrated band gave the signal for dancing, and the ball commenced, it being then about nine o'clock. After the quadrille had finished the PRINCE returned through the gallery, and went round to the room called the Prefect's apartment, where another orchestra was estab lished, and where dancing was also going on. He here also waited whilst a quadrille was gone through, and he then walked on to the Salle du Trone, where it may be remembered, the banquet bad taken place. Strange to say, not a vestige of the immense preparations which the grand dinner had necessitated, now remained. All had disap peared as if by enchantment, and here, also, an orchestra was " discoursing most eloquent music," this being the third ball room provided for the even ing's amusement. The PRINCE at a somewhat later hour again went down through the grand gallery at one side and returned by the other, courteously sa luting, as he passed, the ladies seated at each side. He finally took his leave of M. and Mme. BERGER at about half-past ten, evidently mach gratified by the day's proceedings. About eleven o'clock, it is supposed that the greatest number of persons were present, upwards of 6,000 guests haring passed through the rooms during the night, and 11,000 applications for invitations having been of necessity refused. It was when the ball was at its highest that two young Arabs of distinc tion, sons of one of the schieks of Constantina, in Algeria, made their appearance, enveloped in the hite coverings of their nation. Nothing could present a more curious contrast than the ball attire of the Parisians and the muffled-up appear ance of these inhabitants of the desert. They were for some time led round by M. BAZE, and seemed to gaze, with that impassibility of countenance which marks the Arab, on the fairy scene before them. Se veral officers who had served in Algeria recognised them, and came up to renew their acquaintance with the strangers, who, on their parts, seemed glad to view a familiar face. The PRESIDENT of the Republic, before his depar ture from the Hotel de Ville, signified that he con ferred the Cross of the Legion of Honour on M. MERRUAU, Secretary General of the Prefecture of the Seine, and on M. MOREAU, member of the municipal council. In the Assembly on Tuesday M. DE MoNTALEm- BERT brought up a report in favour of a measure for the better observance of the Sabbath. The Bourse was animated, and the price of public securities rose. The Five per Cents. opened at 94f. 75c., rose to 94f. 80c., fell subsequently to 94f. 55c., and closed at 94f. 65c.; the Three per Cents. closed at 57f. 15c.; Orleans Railroad Shares, 8211. 25c.; Rouen, 620 f.; Havre, 245 f.; Great Northern, 465 f.; Vierzon, 395 f.; Basle, 133 f. 750.; Bordeaux, 383 f. 75c.; Paris and Strasburg, 343 f. 75c.; Tours and Nantes, 237 f. 50c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 11. Boulogne and Amiens, B', East Indian, 12—Great Indian Peninsula, 1% Luxembourg, 2—Northern of France, 15—Orleans and Bourdeaux, 2%—.Paris and Stras bourg, 9—Rouen and Havre, 10—Tours and Nantes, 234. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 6th have arrived. The Spanish Chamber of Deputies met on the Stb, and General PRIM called on the Government for ex planations respecting the retirement of M. BRAVO Muturzo, Minister of Finance. General NARVARZ said that M. AluaiLLo had retired because his health required repose. It had been said that differences had arisen between that gentleman and bis colleagues, be caused he desired to effect economies; but the other Ministers wished that as much he did. The Govern ment, the Ganeral said, had no intention of increasing the taxes. The obligations of the State would be ful filled just as regularly as if M. MURILLO had not re tired ; if the Ministry could not fulfil its engage ments, it would resign en masse. The General concluded by declaring that he was as much in favour of strict economy as any one. DRc. 6.—The Three per C en t s . wereAIADID B A done at ° 3 1 4 5 5- ' l6 for time; the Four per Cent s ., at 12i ; the Five per C ents., at 13 ; the Debt without Interest, at 4 ; and the Coupons, at 7i GERMAN Y. Accounts fram Berlin of the 10th state that the Ring of PRUSSIA has ordered the army to be reduced, an example which Austria, however, has not fol lowed. She still continues to incease her armaments. The Postampt Gazette of Frankfort states, from Cassel, 7th, that the federal troops have advanced as far as the Schwalrnthal, in the country of Ziegenhain and De Treysa. A letter from Ulm of the 6th, in the Cologne Ga zette, states that the men of the levies of 1845 and 1846 were to be disbanded on the following day, but that the men on leave of absence since 1847 and 18411 would be ordered to return. It was also rumoured that reductions were to be made in the cavalry. The National Gazette of B erl i n, of the Bth, says:— " The recall of the Prussian soldiers from Holstein has caused a loss to the armies of the Duchies of 1,356 men, amongst whom are 47 of f icers. In spite of the pacific perspective opened by the conferences of Olmutz, the Austrian Government continues its armaments, and draws towards it considerable forces. The frontiers of Upper Silesia are lined with troops. On the 3d and 4th inst. a number of Croats left Vienna for Bohemia, and the troops of Gallicia have been marched towards the west." The Austrian Government, in execution of Art. 98 of the constitution, has just created a Council of State, and has appointed Baron DE RUBECK, who was Minister of Finance before 1848, president. The Elector of 1 - lEssE hay, it is sa id , protested against the presence o f P fussian t roops at Cassel. nhey engage to sup pA league is conc l u di ng between, Oldenburg, Ha nover, n e and n o t t h h e er H a a t n t s h e e Towns.Dresde Conferences. r DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. The Stadtholderate has addressed the following note to its agent at Frankfort, ,w‘Kitliiel, Nov.directioin9s,tloBslloa.nd a copy to C oun t T HUN, t h e A ustr i an Mi n i ster : "It results from your report that our reply to the communication addressed to us in the name of the German Confederation under date of the 30,h ult., has received an interpretation which led to an opinion that the Stadtholderate declined a peaceful arrangement. I venture to point out this interpretation as errone ous. The Stadtholderate thinks, on the contrary, to have stated explicitly, in its answer of the sth inst., that it E arnestly desires peace on appropriate grounds. The Stadtholderate would gladly see a mediation for peace undertaken by a German power. Through such undertaking we should be fortified, a priori, by the con viction that the cessation of hostilities required as a preliminary to negotiation, would produce a pr act i cal state of things, wich would correspond in a higher degree than the present with legal relations. A Com missary who should he sent in the manner above men tioned, for the purpose of negotiating peace, would be re ceived with the respect due to a German Government. I aui horise ou, in the name and on the part of the Stadtholderate, to set aside any mh. - conceptions that may have arisen in the proper quarter, by communicating the above declaration. (Signed) " FRANKE, " Department for Foreign Affairs." ITALY. Accounts have been received from Naples to the 27th ult. It:so and SENDATO, the two apostates who betrayed the cause of liberty, to find favour in the sight of the KING, have been attacked and wounded, Riso by a poniard, and SENDATO by a pistol shot. SICILY. INSURRECTION AT PALERMO. Accounts have been received, at Marseilles, of the outbreak of a serious insurrection at Palermo on the 27th ult. THE DUKE Of NEWCASTLE.—HiS Grace's health continues much the same as last week. TEE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS [d. [ Nominal Prices. Business done to-day. Angio-Mexican(is. 51. p.) Asturian ..... 0 10 1 4 to IC% 6 8 1% 1 1 4 dis, 10% 4 11 4 1% dis. Australian ......... Barossa Range ..... IN 6 5 1 / 2 dis. •• •• Blaenarvon Iron and Coal Bolanos Scrip .. .. British 1r0n.. . Brazilian Imp. (is. 5/. p.) Do. Cocoes and Cuiaba 6 I 36 .... Ip. Do. St. John del Rey.. Cobre Copper ...... ... Copiapo ..... • ...... .. General ...... • ......... tO 1 28% - 2934 '027 -28 Real De! Monte, Unreg. Do. Black Debentures Do. Red Debentures .. Santiago de Cuba ...... Tin Croft .............. United Mexican._...... 15 8 - 9 p .5 - 734 P 4 0 10 -11 Canada ........ • ..... Gen. Steam Navigation . Pepin. & Oriental Steam. Royal Mall Steam [We cannot be answer )0 73 —75 1% 17% —ls o 0 10 —10 Ni 0 ih% - 164 12% - 13 6 81 .. 5!,‘ 15 24 .. —22 cl is. 31 ,E -3% 2h -2% 1% -1% 1 -1% g i - 1 to 1 6g _6% 13 4 % % P .3 4 dig. p 0 I 10% —ll sd, i 0 55 -57 i 0 55 _57 [3 4 - 6 p 25 I N -7.% 4% -514 20 15% :5 12 - 12% G% 2%- 2 su I .• —.. 30Y, -3L 27 -29 6 U - Gi 1% - 2 % - % 1. c! .. _ : 5 16% - li% 2% -5% 1071, -11% 2% 12% - 12% )0 40 -42 P. 0 242 - 245 DO 763 773¢ 15 44 4 dis. 50 98 100 25 49 —5O 123 22 —23 i 0 68 —L7O [3 4 5 6 p. 173 26 —27 p 00 563-,' t 573 133 11 dis.j .1% 7i - dis. 6 I 1 1 dls.i 111 i 5 dis, i 0 954 064 i 0 14 —l5 9 334 2 7 4 die. [7 33, 1 , -- 3 dig. 5 dis. 0 5i N P [5 • •• 63 1 Gs 71,6 )0 186 - 87 9 10% - 11% i 0 57 -GO 57 -60 DO 136 —l3B 15 4 11 1 A( 11% ?0 23% —24 X, 10 123 —124 [7 12 4% 3% 5 3% p. p. I 2% —2% p. 10 76 —77 k2)4 I2IW, 11% dim, 14 10 9 dis, 5 2 A -2 34 p. 5 .. -.. !O 12 -14 5U 4 1 ,i —3% dim, )0 27 -28 '• 8 1134 -12% 10 lOU - 10% 2 0! —2% dis. 0 I 46i —47 15 120 19% tits. I 0 122 —24 127 - 129 16 „ -- .. 16 0 .. -.. 17% 10% % 5% 16 % 13 j i i 13 % 22% 23 3 % , 3 4 2% 5% G P dia. par II 10X x. d. 4% % 19 16% 4 a 17 5 % % 11 % !4 12% % (78 77 77 ;,‘ 10% 11% 11 57% % 57 1234 13 4% % 53 96 34 14% 7 'A 7 6T, 7 [I2G! 127 123% 125 127 20 ie 36 21% 17 44 77'7434 77 1% 274 4 % 10% % 47% 48% 48 15% U 15 ys 22% 2221% 8 1 ,.‘ 9 % h:% 16% % % 42 43 18% 7N, % 13 % li Gji 6 dig. 6 % Ni dig, 3 % 3% 21% 22X 22 18 % rb 5 t 19 [13% 3% % 14 5. % 24 24 116 8% NI 8% 8 4 2% % 15114% 34 u 34 24%, % 25 9 Con ols Ditto account Paid. 1 13 0 13 5 24% 30 Naninal Prices. Business done to-day. IIONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 7,000 bales, all to the trade, and comprised 5,000 American, 400 Pernam and Maranham, at Bd. to fqd.; 500 Bahia, at 80. to 8 4 1 d.; 500 Egyptian, at 7i-d. to 9d.; and 400 Surat, at 50. to 51d. per lb. The mar ket closed firm.—Railway Shares were buoyant, ut ra ther higher rates. The advises by the Cambria are satisfactory as to trade. From New York it is stated, however, that in the opinion of experienced financiers money within the past week is considered to be rather dearer, and the supply not so much in excess of the demand as it has been. The continued arrivals of gold dust from California have not sensibly increased the volume of the currency, and there appears to be a disposition on the part of out siders, geuerally, to close their accounts for the season. The tone of the Stock Market, which, a couple of weeks since was buoyant and elastic, has become heavy and feeble. Ttie following very characteristic article is from the Kingston British Whig, which is as true as a baro meter, in indicating the commercial and political condi tion of Canada. If the times are dull, the Whig is grumbling, and sees nothing but ruin; if the contrary, ail is joy and gladness with him:—"Party politics are at a complete stand still in Canada. Even Mr. Malcolm Cameron, the only malcontent, has given the matter up as a bad job; and, not content with thus disowning his lato party, has resigned his seat in the House. Ministers have now an easy time of it—n flourish ing exchequer, a bountiful harvest, a contented population, anti general prosperity. What more can they want ? And to do them bare justice, they want no more. The plain truth of the matter is, in spite of all evil prognos tications, in spite even of the efforts of a large portion of its own people, the province of Canada has once again become commercially prosperous and politically happy. That this great change is owing entirely to the efforts of the Reform Ministry, would be saying too much. To a much higher power is due our thanks for the late re splendent harvest. But the change has taken place daring the administration of the present rulers, and it would be injustice to deny them full mead of praise." The Halifirx Sun states—" At least one hundred ves sels, chiefly schooners, entered this port during the past three days, laden, for the most part with fish, oil, grain, coal, avid lumber. The value of property afloat yester day by these arrivals has been roughly estimated at 200,00 d." Accounts of the Bth November, v i America, from Jamaica, s:ate— " I regret to report that our island, especially our city, has been, and stilt is, suffering from the cholera. We have hail over 1,000 deaths from 10th October to 7th inst., within the city alone, and other parts of the island, say about 600. Business is quite suspended, and all parties at work in relieving the wants of the poor and sick. " The Kingston Colonial Standurd, of the 4th inst., says— " We regret to announce that the cholera, so far from abating in Kingston, is decidedly and painfully on the increase. Indeed, nothing can equal the distress which exists on every side, or the anxiety visible on every countenance. Business is all but suspended. The deaths, within the last twenty-four hours, cannot be short of one hundred; and a medical gentleman has as sured us, that he has just left, thirteen dead and dying in one house. " In St. Catherine the scourge has also proved most destructive. Spanish Town is suffei ing severely, al though we have no means of arriving at anything like a correct estimate of mortality. The greatest difficulty is there found to bury the dead, the people, to their shame, refusing to dig the graves, or assist in the remotest degree in performing the last offices for the dead. At the Farm Pen the deaths have amounted al ready to between fifty and sixty; and we were sorry to learn on Saturday, that the disease had made its appear ance in a very malignant :form at the Ferry, Crawle, and Cayrnenas estates, on all of which the fatal cares had been numerous. " From St. Andrew we learn that the malady had made its appearance in Gordon Town, at the Botanic Gardens, and that ten deaths had resulted. It has also appeared in a fatal form at Papine. " The reports from the country are yet very favour able. We do not learn of its spreading in St. Mary, although it is said that four or five cases have occurred at Port Maria, and hAd been successfully treated by ' Dr. Cooke; and there is no confirmation whatever of the report that it had appeared at Boras in Man chester." , ree Californian news is again very encouraging. This is " pay-day," in the English Stock Market, and we regret to state, that Mr. Peter Anderson, a highly respectable member of the " house," has been declared unable to meet his engagements. The quotations have been extremely buoyant, and there has been some excitement, as money purchases of stock have been made. Consols have realised 934 for Transfer, and 98i i for Account. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been quoted 99.1 L. At present Consols are quoted 98 for Money, and 98! a for January. Exchequer bills have been 645. to 675., and India Bonds 82s. to 85s. premium. Bank Stock is steady at 2131 to 214. In the Foreign Market there has been considerable excitement, the intelligence from Mexico as to a settlement of the debt, the Bill having passed the Sona!e according to the terms agreed upon in the Chamber of Deputies, having led to a rise of about two per cent., viz., to 34i and 35k. The foreign debt is settled by giving the creditors (they being willing) an order fur 2,500,000 dolls. of the Ame rican indemnity, and reducing the interest to three per cent. on the capital of something over ten millions; to pay this three per cent, twenty-five per cent. on the duties at the frontier custom. house, sixty-five per cent. on the duties on exports from the Pacific, and five per. cent. on those from the GuF ports, are mortgaged, be sides the other national revenues when these do not suffice. This appropriation is considered sufficiently ample to meet the future payments regularly, and the sum in the Bank of England, with the indemnity money, will pay a handsome dividend to begin with. Peruvian Bonds have fluctuated from 80 to 831. Spanish Five per Cents. w e steady at 181. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been 54 to je Russian Five per Coats. are steady, at 109. Railwey Shares are still rising in numerous instances, Midland, North-Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Great Northern, Great Western, Aberdeen and South- Eastern, all participating. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day are in round figures as under:— 1850. 1849 Great Western £13,454 —. £13,261 North-Western..,,,~ South-Western' 7,399 „, 7,074 Brighton Midland South-Eastern North Stafford Caledonian 6,161 5,882 QUal RTER TO THREA 98k 1 ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH, FUNDS O'CL OCK. PR OSIN icEs. Batik at,, .ek I , ot Cent. Reduced A nne . -4 97 Y 5 X4 z ri 97% 3 per Cent. Coneols Annuities........ 93!4% 93% "IT 314 per Cent. Anne .. ....- ...... 99A a M /21 4 99 1 ,4 New 5 per Cent. Annuities 124% 124% Long Arms. to expire Jan. 4880 7 3 /a 7 13-16 7 13-16 Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 -16 7 9-16 India Bonds, 1,000/ - . Ditto under LOOM-- ...... Bank Stock for Account, ............. onsols for Account ................. E (chequer Bills. 1 1 441. & 2d 1,0001. June ........... ... ........ 64 67 p 67 p 5001. Juno Small. Juno 64 67 p 67 p ONE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Equador Bonds 3% 8% 44renada Bonds, 1% per Cent 17% 17% Alas:lean, 5 per Cent.lB46, with Coupons— Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ..- Ditto, Accou n t Peruvian Bo n d s , 4% per Cent BO% 80 80% Ditto, Deferred 3 6 . 14 36% Po quguete 5 per Cents. Ditto, Converted, 1841 Russian Bonds ..... 109 Ditto, 4% per Cent S Ainitth 5 per Cent. 1840 — Ditto, Account Ditto, Passive 3 Xi Ditto. 3 per Cent Venezuela Bonds, 2% per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London Beligan, 4% per Cent. olden * t per Cent., 12 Guild. Ditto, 4 par 4 nt. Cortitinateß 883% 34 1 ,i 109 97% 18 1 / 1 336 39 3 4 3114 i 89% 506 88% ROYAL MARlNES.—Lieutenant George Sedden Dunbar, third son of Sir James Dunbar, Bart., R.N. of Boath, Nairn s hire, di e d a t W oo l w i c h, on F r id ay l ast, and his remains will be interred this day with military honours. The late gallant officer had only just returned to bead-quarters from Port Essington, with a detachment of Royal Marines who had been stationed there. SPEAKING LIKENESS.—We have seen so many speaking likenesses that were so little like the ugly objects they were supposed to represent, that we really believe if these "speaking" likenesses had the power of speaking, they in telling th e names would experience a very great difficult y of the persons they resembled.—Punch. THE WALLAILY POWDER MAGAZINES. The Mayor of Liverpool has received a communication from Sir George Grey, Secretary of State, directing the immediate removal of the gunpowder magazines at Wallasey. This intelligence will be hailed with satisfaction by all classes, but more especially by the inhabitants on the Cheshire shore who reside in the immediate vicinity of this dangerous depot. policeman. t th e Roger Haller, the inspector of p o li ce , prove d tha ne , plaintiff was locked up all ni g h t at S t. Giles's Fs'nat station. Witness told th e d e f en d ant he had b e tter press the charge. anon Charles Cotton—l am a li censed victualler. T a the plaintiff and hi s f ather. The plaintiff I belie" is is commission agent. I h ave known the plaintiff ii/ il eibe the parish fo r th e l ast seven years. I hear d °f ass plaintiff being in custody on the night on which 1 told taken, and I went to Mr. King, the defendant, an d h ld him it was a pity h e , knowing the young men , s e boa have given hi m i n c h arge . T he defendant sa id h nor ae found three or four bad shillings in the till in the %pa of the day, and was d eterm i ned to take the first r fl oe up who tendered t o hi m t h e next b ad shilling. raaia posed to be bail for the plaintiff, but the defendan t d pot it was a caso of f e l on y, an d the magistrate lo s to the accept bail. The d e f en d ant sa i d ho s h o uld go 0; 0 police-station n ex t morn i ng, and make th i ng s St with respect to an action. at° Mr. Charles Mason—l ern clerk to the Plei st „ lff as e es torney. I was w ith t h e plaintiff in the public - ' 1 ", e loolt• the evening in question between ten and eleven 0 9a id t s A young man n ame d R owe was present. Wel la bo was Rowe, " How are you?" and asked him it° lo ck, e nd going to stand. Rowe said, "I am out or fallow:: got no money." W e ll s sa id , " Never mind, 0„,,,"00° you shall not wan t a s hilli ng whilst I have got (3 '4 it'll' thereupon he put hi s h an d i nto h i s poc k e t 11 `.', cost something to Rowe, which the latter put into an ofcet pocket. Rowe st oo p e d d own to tie his shoe, flu 1 111 , 8 that rang the b e ll an d ca ll ed for a pint of por tQr' , servant brought th e porter , an d Rowe gave h er f ds 61 ! ling in pay ment . Sh e returned shortly aftera 4 ; e s aid told Rowe he had g i ven h er a b ad shilling. Rile bad Wells had given it t o hi m . W el l s replied that - ba'• A". given Rowe a shilling, but was not aware it W ss t he one. The servant went out, and Mr. King, t ha t he fondant, came in and a s k e d W ells how it 'AWL bad had given a bad shillin g . W e l ls again said "; bad given Rowe a shilling, but was not aware it We s one. King then went out and came hack with s h r illing' man and gave Well s i n c h arge for passing a bad 5"- The plaintiff was ten taken to the station. e sor By. Mr. Sergeant SHEE—When Wells was St V " tion he refused for some time to give his addresai3efare then gave 90, Norton -street, Portland-piaoeV a hag ° Y ou been reached th e stat i on the defendant said, " "'- been here before today, Wells." Re-examined —Wells gave me hi s a dd res s at 9, Ivor land -street. That is his father's house. 4 , a lbe; Mr. Bishop, the clerk to the magistrates at ofrbear" street, proved that the charge in question vishsoes be against th e pl a i nt iff b efore Mr. Bingham, by vf was eventually discharged. de . Mr. Ser geant S HEE ad d ressed the jury for the fondant, su b m i tt i ng t h at his client had not acted %say cushy in this m a tt er , b ut, on the contrary, w ith r. able and probable cause. Gre s - Miss Harrie tt King—l am living at present at / re• with. lam s i s t er to t h e d e f endant. In May last -nded sided with my b ro th er at hi s pu b l i c -h ouse, an d att e go r. to the bar. I was serving at the bar on the kin Mr. King left h ome on t h at d ay a b out t wo o'c A t he the afternoon. B e f ore h e l e f t h ome I examine' fin y till with him. There was not at that tie 3 : in i a gs bad money in the till. There were ten a or in the till all good, which were taken out with theisexft ie. tion of half-a-crown and a sixpence, which svere,,s's ego, Mrs. King wont up stairs about twenty nniz i ,r e go, two, leaving me in the bar. The plaintiff , ' l / n ere4 came into the bar about a quarter to three, and e no . a him with a qeartern of rum, for which he gat e I put shilling, and I returned him sixpence changc.f.,_ w i t h the shilling he gav e me i n t o th e till. I served him another quartern of rum , f or w hich he gave me Ana Pence. lie next called for a bottle of lepWu 13 4 I - -.. 3 3 20 i .. -.. 3 -- 10 121 [5 15 20 1 15% 5 4% 2 .. 23 14 dls. 16% 4% th 7, 4 ( —8% 5 414 5 17% ts% —8 dis. I .. _.. iO 16 - 1634 15 . 42 -43 034 - 8 P. 18 18% - 18% 6% 7%- 7% 2% % - i p, 5 12% - 13 1 4 :2% .. -... 5 3 Gi G dl5, 12 3 5%_ 5% &Is. $ 9% 10 11 -13 514 — i% 834 —9% 1 4 1 dl5. 13 % —14 U 3 % 334 WI. 12 —l4 11 —la 3% i di s , 21% 21% 0 1 .. -.. ICI I 23 '4 -24 Lb 1 3% -- 3 dis. IN 1.. - . 6 .. _.: 93 I 9 ..-- • 7 db. IN .. 1 3 3 -- 3% !CI 4 - 6 03 15 -NI 50 41 - 40% 25 19 -20 17 .. - 834 20 .. -__ 42% - 43% 1714 - 1814 734 7 dis.i 9 I di& 17 15 —l6 5 3% 4 i 0 123% —24 .0 1M dis, 'OREIGN. .a 41 1 —214( 0 7% —B% 157 - 16% b —4% dia. N-- fpm. 113 12 % 3 pm. par 36 pm. I -114 2 -2k 14% 15 4 % —4% dls. 31 —33 24% 24% dig, 9 18 10% —3 3 2% 16% 3,6 10% - 10% (113, 1% -i% MOCK BANKS. 10 27 3 4, - 28 42 - 4214 !O 25 -25 0 18% - 18% 0 27% - 27% 22 17% -18 v 25 34 42 -43 q 10 15% - 15% 25 34% --354; 236 •• - "' 12 3 / 4 - li [0 .• =.. MINES. Railways. Do. half shares • • Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock .• • • Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire • • 101 Do. quarters, No. 1 .. 21 Do. new, 101. preference li Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union • • 4 Midland .• • • • • ICI Do. consolidated pref. 101 Do. 501. shares • • • • 3! Do. Binning & Derby 101 Do. Como'. Bristol & Birming., 6 per cent. 10 , Do. Bristol & Glouces. 4 Do. do. do. ••29 1 Do. Erewash Val. pref. b Do. Leic. & Swanning. 8 per cent. guar. • • If Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Igiddlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. guar. .. Newcastle and Carlisle.. 1 Do. quarter shares .. Newmarket Do. extension scrip .. 2 Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Newry & Enniskillen .. Newry, Warrenpoint, & Rostrevor • • .. • • Norfolk .. • • Do. New 201. shares.. Do. Extension Do. guar. 5% per cent. Do. Waveney Valley.. Northern Counties Union N orth British.. Do. Preference .. North Staffordshire .. North-Western Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. Preston and Wyre Do. Halves (A) .. Reading, Guildford, and Reigate.. .. Royston and Hitchin Do. Shepreth Eaten.. Scottish Central .. Scottish Midland . Do. new .. Slue wsbury & Class A.. .. Do. Class 8.. .. Do. New Guarantee.. Shrewsbury & Hereford >hrewsbury and Chester (NOr. W. Min.) Do. Halves .. • . Do. Oswestry • • .. Do. New.. .. .. • . Do. 8 per cent. Pref. . Shropshire Union • • .. South J)evon .. Do. Preference .. South Staffordshire .. South-Eastern .„ Do. do. 4 % per cent... South Wales., South Yorksh. and River Dun Shelf., Roth., and Goole, N. Div., guar. 5 p cent. Do. do. South Div. .. Swansea & Loughor, &c. Taw Vale Extension .. Thames Haven Dock and Railway .. Vale of Neath Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick Waterford, Wex., Wick., and Dublin .. Wear Valley, 6 per cent. guaranteed Do. do. do. .. Do. do. do. .. West Cornwall .. Whitebaven and Furness Windsor, Staines, and S. Western .. Wilts, Somerset, & Wey ruenth • . York, Newcastle, & Ber wick .. Ditto and Newcastle Extension .. Ditto G.N.E. purchase or preference .. .. Do. Do. Ilartlepool • Dock and Railway .. .. 10 York and North Midland 5 , Do. Preference .. • . 11 Anglo-Italian Oats Ita lian and Austrian) • Boulogne and Amiens .. Central of France (Or leans and Vterzon) • • Demerara . • • .. Dutch Rhenish • • •• East Indian .. Do. do. do. Great Indian Peninsula.. Ditto ditto Louvain ala Sambre .. Luxembourg •• •• Ditto .. Madrid and Valentia Namur and Liege Northern of France • . Orleans and Bordeaux .. Paris and Orleans .. Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg .. Rouen and Havre .. Sambre and Meuse .. Strasbourg alai Basle .. . Tours and Nantes Tournay, Jul bise, Lan den, and Hasselt West Flanders JOIN! Australasia British North America. Commercial of London.. London Joint Stock .... London and Westminster National Provincial Eng. Do. New National of Ireland .... Previncial of Ireland • • Do. New ........ Union of Australia Do. New .......... Union of London Union of Madriii Aberdeen.. .. • • • • 51 Do. Preference •• 8 Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Juncion Ayrshire and Galloway.. Belfast and County Down z: Berks and Hants Exten. (Great Western Per petual 5 per cent ) • • Birmingham and Oxford Junction, calls duly paid, or with a guar... 2 Do. without a guar... 2 Binning,., Wolverhamp ton, and Dudley, calls duly paid, or with a guarantee .. Do. without a guar. .. Binning., Wolverhamp., and Stour Valley ,13 1 Birkenhead, Lancas., and , Cheshire Junction 2 Bristol and Exeter.. • • 10 Buckinghamshire • • • • 1 Caledoniaa .. • • • • 5 Do. 101. Preference .. 11 Do. Clydesdale June... 51 Chester and Holyhead .. 51 Do. Preference .. • • 1 Clarence .. • • •• 78 Do. Ist Class, 6 per et. 1 Do. 2d do., 5 per cent. 1 Do. Gov. Loan,4 pr. ct. 1 Direct Lond. and Portsm. Dublin and Belfast Junet. 4 Dundalk and Enniskillen 31 East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) .. Do, (181. E. & H.) .. Do. (31. 10s.) 6 per cent. Preference .. Do. (51.) 7 pr. ct. Pref. Do. (71.175.) 7 p. c.Pref. Eastern Counties .. • • 2 Do. Exten., 5 per cent. No. 1 .. • . • • 6 1 Do. No. 2 .. • • • • 6 1 Do. New Preference, 6 per cent. .. .. • • j Do. North. and East. 6 per cant. •• • • / Do. do. 5 per cent .. Do. do., New • • • • 4 Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shares • • Do. do. do. .. Do. do., Y& C shares 9 Do. do., scrip, guaran. 6 per cent. • • • • 2 East Lancashire .. 2 Do. New quarters • . Do. 6 per cent. pref. quarter shares.. .. East Lincolnshire, gua. 6 per cent .. .• • • 2 Edinburgh and Glasgow 5 Edin., Perth, and Dundee 2 Do. Newport .. • • 1 Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorch. Exeter and Exmouth .. 1 Glasgow and South-West, 5 Do. pref. consolidated , Do. do. G. D. &C. stock 8 Gloucester & Dean Forest 1 Great Northern • • • • 2, Do. halves, A, deferred p Do. halves, B, 6 per ct. Do. 5 per cent. pref. • • P Great Southern and Western, Ireland • • 5 Do. eighths Great North of England . • in Do. new 40/. .. • • 4 Do. new 301. • • .. Do. new 151. . Great Western .. IC Do. New, 17/. 1 Hull and Selby .. • • 5 Do. half shares • • • • 2 Do. quarter shares .. Lancaster and Carlisle .. 5 Do. thirds .• • • •• 11 1 Lancaster and Preston .. 4 Lancashire and Yorkshire j Do. quarter shares .. 2, Do. fifths .. • • • 1 Do. F. 20/. Do. new, guaranteed 6 per cent. .. . • 10, Do. Fludders. & • Sheff. Do. West Riding Union 1 Leeds and Bradford • • 5i Leeds and Thirsk • • • • 5 Do. pref. 6 p ct., No. 1 Do. pref. 6 p ct., No. 2 1 Do. pref. 6 p ct., No. 3 Do. pref. qrs., 1848 .. 1 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. .. • • 1 London and Blackwell .. 11 London, Brighton, and South Coast .. • • 10 Do. guarteed. 5 per ct., late Croyd.n thirds.. Do. preference, 5 p ct. 5, Do. preference, cony. 5 per cent., 1852 . • 5 Do. new guaranteed, 6 per cent. .. .. • . 10 London and Greenwich . 12 1 Do. preference .. • • 2 London and N.-Western 10 Do. do. new quarters . I Do. fifths . • 1 Do. 101. sh., 31. & B (c) London and 8.-Western . 10 Do. new 50/. • • 4 Do. new 40/. .. • • 3 Do. new preference • Londonderry & Coleraine 2 Do. half shares Lowestoft, guar. 4 per et. 2, Do. do. 6 per cent. Londonderry and Ennis killen 91 90 92 L