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trintO °Mitten COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) DOE DEM. BLEAKISTON V. HASLEWOOD. _ _ This was an action of ejectment brought by the plain tiff to obtain possession of certain freehold property in the eounty of Durham, which he claimed under the pro visions of the will of his uncle, John Marsh, of' that county. The facts of this case are somewhat singular. In 1787, the testator being newly married, without issue, and from some cause expecting a speedy decease, made a will, by which he devised all his property, personal and real, to his wife for her life, with a remainder to his nephew, the present plaintiff. If, however, after his de cease his wife should prove pregnant, and a posthumous child:should be born, thisiwas to exclude thelnephew, and the property was left in remainder to this posthumous issue. The testator, however, did not die, as he had expected, and two years after, in 1789, a daughter was born to him, who survived both her parents, and whose devisee is the defendant in the present action. In 1799 the testator died, and some time after his wife also, and the daughter as heir •at-law succeeded to the property. The nephew, however, claimed the property under the will of 1787, and after various proceedings in Chancery the present action of ejectment was brought to recover possession. The action came on for trial at the last summer assizes, but by consent a nonsuit was entered;and a special case framed for the consideration of the Court. Mr. MANISTY, for the plaintiff, contended: that the will of 1787 provided only for posthuthous issue, and as the testator had no posthumous issue, the present plain tiff must necessarily succeed 'to the property after the death of the wife, as provided by the will. It was im possible for the Court to interpret the intentions of the testator in a different manner from that in which it spoke for itself, and there was no proviso in i t for any issue which might be actually living at the time of the testator's death. Mr. Mereses, for the defendant, contended that the in tion of the testator was clearly to provide for any issue w hi c h h e might have, posthumous or oth erw i se . Hi s own issue was his first object, the nephew his second. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said the principles which must guide the Court in their decision wore quite clear , but the difficulty was to apply the conflicting arguments of the counsel. He was of opinion that the plaintiff was entitled to the property, and the rule to set aside the nonsuit must be made absolute. Nothing had been ad duced to show any reason why the Court should, by in ferring an unexpressed intention, overthrow a clear and positive devise. The present decision was certainly op posed to former decisions, but the Court were prepared to say that these had been given on erroneous principles. Hale made ab3olute. TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENIN G Six O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 10 I.) 1 apt Vain Hope 12 to 1 agst Abd-ei-Kader TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. Even on Grecian cussTzrt CUP. 10 to 1 agi! Rhesus 20 to 1 cg:. - 4 Cossack 20to 1 agst Haricot 25 to 1 agst Wallflower 25 t.) 1 agst Montague 40 1 agst The Flying Gout 40 to 1 apt Damask 50 to 1 agst Brother to Dough 50 to 1 agst Knight of A-venel DERBY. 5 to 1 agst Grecian 25 to 1 agst Laroartme—taken 25 to 1 agst Constcliation—talieu 40 to 1 agst Marlborough Bock PAPER DUTIES. DEPUTATION TO THE CHANCELLOR. OF THE EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) In pursuance of the resolutions come to at the meeting of gentlemen interested in the abolition of the paper duties held at the King's Arms, Palace yard, yesterday . , a full report of which will be found in another part of our piper, a deputation represent ing the paper manufacturers of the kingdom proceeded by appointment this morning, to the official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with whom they had an interview on the question of the paper duties, now brought so prominently before the public. We give below a report of what took place at this interview : Amongst the members of the deputation we ob s,rved Messrs. Charles Dickens, Charles Knight, Robert Chambers, and other gentlemen connected with the literary world. Mc. CROMPTON, who was received very cordially by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, said that he had the honour of introducing to him a deputa tion trom England and Scotland, specially sent, to explain to him the necessity of repealing the paper duties. He regretted that he was not able to include Ireland, but he had no doubt that in a short time Ireland would be with them, although at present the paper manufacturers of that country did not act in unison with those of England and Scotland. Amongst the gentlemen he had to introduce to him he might mention, in con nexion with literature, the name of Mr. Charles Dickens. Mr. Crompton said that nothing could be more unjustifiable or oppressive to the paper manufacturers of the country than the tax upon that article, and the tax was made still more odious in consequence of the mode in which it was levied. In Ireland, the Government had Lund it necessary to have the aid of the police to collect the duty, and that of itself was a strong ar gument against it. He might also mention to Sir Charles that some time ago it was considered by the paper manufacturers a moral fault to defraud the revenue, but it was not so felt how. The revenue collected from the duty on paper was about 800,0001., but from the expense of col lection and other deduction the Exchequer did not receive more than about 700,0001. Even in a political point of view it was de sirable that the duty should be removed. He had himself been a paper manufacturer for forty years, and he was sure that if the duty were taken off a very great number of additional hands would be employed. In consequence of the duty large importations of paper had recently taken place from America, to the injury not alone of the manufacturers but the work men of this kingdom. However desirable it was to have the window duty taken off, he thought that out of the surplus which was in the hands of the Chan cellor of the Exchequer the paper duty should be the first tax remitted. If the duty were removed he was sure 01:4 at least ten times the present number of persons would get employment in and connected with the paper mills. Mr. CHAMBERS, of Edinburgh, read the resolutions agreed to at the meeting of yesterday, held at th e King's Arms, the substance of which will be found above. Mr. Chambers , at considerable length, de tailed the difficulty which was experienced by the trade, in consequence of the paper duty. Mr. CHARLES KNIGHT, in following up the obser vaelens of Mr. Crompton, said that, in consequence of the heavy duty i m p os ed upon paper, the employment of literary men of the highest order was much re stricted, and 2 i t class of literature—particularly transla tions—was ntroduced and circulated which had a most demoralising effect. Mr. CROMPTON — next introduced Mr. Towle, from Oxford, who had a tale of woe to give to the Chancellor. Mr. TowLE gave a very desponding account of in the shutting up of mill s the neighbourhood of Oxford. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said be had plea s a n t week before him , if he was to receive all the deputations which were to wait upon him. Mr. BALDWIN, of Birmingham, said that great advantage h a d been derived from the reduction in bricks, as in th e t o wn which he represented no. bricklayer 4. one or carp en t e r was out of employment. lie was certain that the same beneficial results would follow the repeal of the paper duty. Mr. CROMPTorg next introduced to the Chanellor of the Exchequer Mr. CHARLE S DICRENS, Who said, in a humorous tong of voice, that, ava i ling himself of that glorious Englishmen privilege which possessed, he wished to make one remark for the repeal of th e p aper d u ty, as that repeal would affect men. Th e r e peal of the duty on paper enable the pr o p r i e t o rs o and publishers of useful to give hi g h e r w remune ration and secure a better r's class of writ ers , than at present. lie was satisfied that if the d u t y were repealed, a higher class of cheap o fthe humble. publications w ould find their way to the home s the repeal repeal of He was more in fav our, h owever, of the window-tax than the paper duty, a the window - d ut y was more objectionable. he thought memorials Mr. C R OMPTON said he had ninety-five t o present to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, signed by 11 , 949 p ersons, all of whom were Intelli gent persons. After a few observations from Mr. SMITH , of 13' m g . lcY, and Mr. COLLINS, of Glasgow, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, the de putation would not of course expect him to give them any information as to what was to be done by the Go vernment. He had before him the prospect of a depu tation from every class of persons who paid taxes, all desiring to have the taxes re:nored. The interview lasted upwards of an hour. IN A Fix.--On Wednesday !at, as some of the men employed at Mr. J ackson's boiler-maker, Pottery -hill, were finishing one of the boilers and busily engaged in rivet ing the piece, it was discovered that One of the men was fastened inside, and could not get out. A large piece had actual:3 - to be cut cut to enable the man to effect his escape. —Preston Chronicle. SOCIETY OF ARTS. THE BRITANNIA BRIDGE. Last evening, the eighth ordinary meeting of this society took niece in John-street, Adelphi, when an interesting paper was read by Mr. Grove, the secre tary, on the history and construction of the Britannia Bridge. Mr. Grove stated that the bridge had derived its name from a rock which divides that part of the Menai river over which the structure is raised, and which at low water exposes a surface about as large as Trafalgar-square, but at high water is completely covered. On this rock Mr. Stephenson proposed originally to build a pier of masonry 130 feet long, and .50 feet wide, from each side of which was to spring an arch of 350 feet span, of cast iron, the height of the underside of the crown being 103 feet above high-water mark. On this design being made public it met with a great deal of opposition from those interested in the navigation of the straits, who urged that the difficul ties arising from the rapid tides, the uncertain eddies, and the sunken rocks, would be greatly aggravated by the erection of a large pier on the Britannia Rock. Mr. Stephenson was therefore unable to carry out his original project; and he found there was no resource left him but in some way to contrive a straight beam or girder ; and, on thi n ki ng over th e poss ibility o f a " trellis bridge" the idea of a tube of wrought iron entered his mind. Having well considered his subject, with reference to the particular form the tube should assume, and also in regard to the properties of wrought iron, as distinguished from those of cast iron, Mr. Stephenson obtained permission to make a series of experiments for the purpose of gaining the know ledge he required. The result was that the rectan gular form of tube was selected as being stronger than the oval and cylindrical tube. This point being decided, the next question was as to the means to be adopted in fixing the different parts together, and the method chosen was that of using red hot rivets instead of welding the iron, as in smaller operations. Mr. Grove then proceeded to detail the various processes adopted in carrying out the undertaking, and described the mechanical difficulties which had to be overcome by the engineers before the work could be completed. In proof of the success which had at tended Mr. Stevenson's exertions in this matter, Mr. Grove stated that the same method of construction was being adopted in railway bridges, which, though small in proportion to the Britannia Bridge, were far beyond the greatest limits to which the same process had ever been carried previous to the formation of this gigantic structure. After relating the history of the bridge- from its projection to the mechanical difficulties which surrounded its progress to completion, Mr. Grove related a few interesting statistics with a view to point out the extraordinary proportions of the structure. The total weight of the tubes was nearly 11,000 tons, being greater than that of four 120 gun ships with all their crews and stores on board. This weight was made up of 9,360 tons of wrought iron, and more than 1,200 tons cf cast iron and timber. These were com posed of about 186 separate pieces of iron, pierced by more than seven millions of holes, and united by up wards of two millions of rivets of the angle and T iron, embracing a space of not less than 83 miles. The weight of the lifting chains alone at each end of the tube was more than 40 tons, which, with " the crosshead and rain of the press," made a total of more than sixty tons to be lifted before any effect could be produced on the tube itself. Of the masonry in the towers and abutments, there were about I' 2 millions of cubic feet, which would form a pyramie whose base would equal the area of Leicester-square, and whose height was 80 feet, and the weight in all 105,000 tons Allowing 12 working hours in the day and six days to the week, this masonry was prepared and laid at the rate of 3 cubic feet per minute durinte the whole time of its con etruction. Having related these particulars, Mr. Grove concluded by saying that he was employed upon the great undertaking during the most interesting period of its operation, and that he availed himself of the opportunity thus afforded of making himself ac quainted with all the details of the construction. The paper" was most interesting and instructive through out, and the reader was assisted in his descriptions by models and diagrams, lent to him for the occasion by Mr. Robert Stephenson, the directors of the Chester and Holyhead Railway, Professor Cowper, and others. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1 ru3tralasia •• •• •• •• •• 4/. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 31 Britsh:Siorth American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 42 Ceylon ---••• • • • • • 71. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Commercial of London 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - Colonial.. • - Gloucestershire ••• • • • 151 per cent. - - - lonian ••••••.. • • • • • • 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - London and County .. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - Londn and Westrainstr 61. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 27% London Joint-Stock .• • 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 - Provincialof Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 42% Ditto, New. •••• • • • • 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - National of Ireland .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 - Nat. Provncial of Eng. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 - Ditto, New. •••• • .• 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 - South Australia ••• • • • 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 24% Union of Australia.... 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Ditto •• •• .... ••• • • • 61. per cent. - 210 0 - Union of London. ••• . 1 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 12% Union of Madrid ..... - 40 0 0 40 0 0 - INSURANCE COMP.A.NIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. -.-- 4 a. d. £ a. d. Albion .. •••••. - • • •• 31. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 86 Alliance Brit. and For. 7114 s 6d &bs 100 0 0 11 0 0 - Ditto Marine. ••• • • • 61. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 6% Atlas Argus Life .• ••• • • • • 41. per cent. 100 0 0 16 0 0 - British Commercial - 7s. 6d. 50 0 0 5 0 0 7% Clericl,Med.& Gen. Life spr ct.& bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 20 41. 100 0 01 10 0 0 86 14s. 50 0 0' 5 0 0 15 Eagle • 53. 50 0 0 50 0 6% European Life ••• • • . 103. 20 0 0 All paid. 11 General •••• • • • • .... - - 5 0 5% Globe - 133 Guardian • • .... -- - 51. 100 0 0 45 0 55 % Imperial Fire -•.- •• 121. per cent. 500 0 0 1 50 0 230 Imperial Life ........ 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 16 34 Indemnity Marine •• • • 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 20 0 47 N Law Fire ............ - 100 0 0 210 2N, Law Life. .-••.. •• .. 11. 16s. 100 0 0 10 0 43% Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 4% Licensed Victuallers.. - 5 0 0 1 0 - London Fire -••••- 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 173 London Ship ilarine - • ..... ••• • .. 15s.per share 100 0 0 15 0 - %led. Invlid& Gen. Life 4%1. per et. 50 0 0 2 0 2% cational Loan Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 2yi National Life - collodium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 2% P h. 0331.1 •• • ......... • • 3/. p. sh.&bs. - - 1&6 Professional Life Provident Life ••.. - - 11. ss. & bs. 100 0 0 f 10 0 30 :ock Life - .... - loyal Exchanze 6/. p.ct. & bs. Stock. - 211 i•in Fire.. - - 200 Ditto Life 11. 6s. - - 48 United Kingdom .... 41. p. ct.&bs. 20 0 0 40 0 3% :aiversal Life........ 10% ct&bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - 4 - ietoria Life .. . - 4 12 6 5 WiLTME-wolarcs. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ s. d. East London...• •• •• • • 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 ilrand Junction •••• •• 41. per cut. 50 0 0 .7..ent•••••• •••••• •• •• 31. 10s. 100 0 0 Lambeth ••••••• • • • • • 51. per ent. 100 0 0 New Rivr Lndn Tirdge 21. 10s. Vauxhall •• •• •• •• 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 West I:fiddlesez . • 61.05. pr cut., 33043U.5. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Annum. Share. £ s. d. I s. d. Commercial ...... •• .. 4/. pr cent. Stock. I t and West 1n4.a... 81. pr cent. Stock. &ut Country ,oudon . Ditto 80nd5........ 41. per cent. It.liatharlne ........ 3% per cent. Stock. Ditto 80nd5........ 4%1. pr cent. iouthampton 21. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 BRIDGES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of raid. Annum. Share. Z. 8. d. Z. 8. d. Charing -cross•• •• 3cuthwrk 100 0 0 Ditto Nw of 75 p.c. 35a. per cent. 50 0 0 Waterloo ••• • • •• •• 100 0 0 Ditt') Old Ann. of 81. :1. 4s. Od. 60 0 0 Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. Is. Od. 40 0 0 Jaushall •• • Av. 11. 70 10 3 Price. Price. i 9 N Price LOSS OF TWO BRITISH SHIPS. Advices have been received from Valparaiso, com municating the total loss of two British vessels, the Glocester and Prince Albert, both of 300 tons burden ' the property of Mr. Glendenning, of Stamf or d-hill. The Glocester left London for Batavia with a cargo of coals about two years ago, and information having been received that she was seized at San Francisco for debts alleged to have been incurred by the master, the Prince Albert was sent out in order to recover the seized vessel, the master, Mr. Rossiter, being armed with the necessary legal authority. Nothing further was heard of the ships until tidings were received that both had been lost. The Glocester was overtaken by a storm near San Francisco, was driven ashore, and be came a total wreck. The Prince Albert arrived in Magellan's Straits on the 2d of October, and was driven ashore by a violent gale. The ship being left high and dry upon the beach, some of the crew left her to procure fresh water. During their absence the wreck was surrounded by the natives (Patago nians), who made an attack upon the captain and crew. Mr. Rossiter was knocked down, and a portion of the assailants stood over him with long knives in their hands, while another party ransacked the ship. Two of the crew, R. M. Barnaby and James Atkins, were murdered, and an apprentice, Henry Hoskins, was also stretched bleeding upon the deck. The rest of the crew were secured by the natives, who presently became like maniacs from drinking the spirits on board. Mr. Rossiter with the surviving seamen managed to get clear of the ship, leaving the wounded apprentice and the mate, George Badstock, on board prisoners. After six days' suffering, during which time they subsisted entirely upon raw shellfish and water, they succeeded in reaching Sandy-point, about 150 miles from the wreck. Here they pro cured the assistance of an American steamer, the G. W. Hunt, the commander of which proceeded to the wreck, in the hope of rescuing the two men left in her. The natives still held possession of the Prince Albert, perceiving which the steamer opened its fire upon them, and compelled the natives to abandon their prize and escape into the country. They found the mate and the apprentice both alive ; the latter fast sinking, however, from the effects of his wounds. The captain of the American vessel returned to Sandy-point, and subsequently conveyed the crew to Valparaiso. After the departure of the steamer the natives set fire to the wreck. The loss of the vessels, which, it is said, ex ceeds 20,0001., is, we believe, covered by insurance. THE UCKFIELD BURGLARS. SUPPOSED RECEIVERS TO THE UCKFIELD BUR GLARS.-At the Town-hall, Tonbridge Wells, on the 25th inst., the man named James Edwards and his wife, who were remanded on Saturday last, charged with having in their possession a large quantity of linendrapery, supposed to be the produce of several robberies in which Brooks and others of the Uck field gang were concerned, were placed at the bar, and again remanded till Saturday next, in conse quence of a telegraphic message, which was received a few minutes prior to their being brought up, stat ing that if a remand were granted, parties would be forthcoming to identify a portion of the property. From private information we have received, we have every reason to believe that the authorities are in pos session of information which is likely to bring to jus tice the perpetrators of a diabolical deed, which has been enveloped in mystery for a considerable time past. Maidstone Journal. The desperate character of this gang of burglars is further illustrated by the following particulars of their conduct after committal : During the journey from Tonbridge Wells to Lewes, after passing over Crowborough-common, the prisoners became exceedingly violent, using the most brutal and disgusting expressions to pedestrians and others travelling along the road. Near Uckfield they so frightened a horse which was being led by a boy, that the animal set off at a furious gallop. At an other portion of the road, Brooks, the desperado, we understand, who made an attack upon police -consta ble Pocock some time ago, and left him for dead, near Hayward's Heath, seeing a number of Irish labourers approaching, and calculating, most proba bly, on their sympathy, raised his heavy manacled hands, and aimed a blow at Dadson, knocking o ff his hat, but happily doing no injury; at the same time he called upon his fellow-prisoners to leap from the van. Hillyer instantly responded to this daring proposal by dashing his handcuffs against the side of the vehicle, with the view, no doubt, to snap them, but failing in that, he attempted to throw him self en to the road. The officers, with the quickness of thought, presented their pi stols, and threatened prompt threaten and edto shoot the fi rs t man who mo ved. This decisive conduct had the desir e d effect, noteffec caret,aithfoourgba Brooks with an oa th said be , bullet." On the arrival of the prisoners in front of the county gaol, the ruffian Brooks held up a loaf of bread, with menacing gestures, a m anifestation which caused many of the crowd to fall hack. A young girl cried out, " give it to me," which appeared to divert his attention, as he quietly placed the loaf under his arm, saying to the girl, "thy teeth's too big for this ; I'll keep it myself.' —Sussex Express. GREAT ROBBERY OF MUTTON. --The farm of Mr. Thomas, Boot and Shoe Inn, Aberdare, was visited one night last week by some miscreants, who left behind them as tokens of their visit the skins and heads of nine prime sheep. The carcases had all been carried off, but the skins being marked were left, for fear of their being traced.---Cumbrian, The total population of the kingdom of Sweden is estimated at 3,533,200, viz.:. -1,842,400 males, and 1,090,800 females. On the let January, 1846, the population was 3,316,902, so that the increase in the last five years has been 216,258, or 6 per cent. GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES . 1 Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ---- - : -- British ••••••• • • • • • • • 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 13 Ditto Provincial- - 11. Bs. 20 0 0 20 0 0 18% Brighton •• • ... •• - - 51. 20 0 0 - - City of London .. •• .. 61. 100 0 0 150 0 0 - Continental Consolidat. 928. 75 0 0 31 5 0 - Equitable .• ...... • ... 50s. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - imperial .• ....•. .. - 31. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70 Independent ......... 61. 40 0 0 40 0 0 46 - 50 0 0 50 0 0 - - 50 0 0 50 0 0 - Do., Parl. Preference 61. 25 0 0 210 0 -. Phoenix . .......... ~, 4%1. 50 0 0 49 0 0 28% Ratcliff .... • ........ 51. 100 0 0 90 0 0 - United General ...... 11. 50 0 0 50 0 0 153 8 Westminster Chartered 3/. 50 0 0 - 46 Ditto, New .... - - 12 s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 9% LIST 01' SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. -------- -- -. X a. d. Z s. d Bank of Scotland British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 199 Jaledonlan Bank City of Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 12 Clydesdale Bank •• -•• 6% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13% Commercial Bank •• •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 171% Eastern Bank.. -•• • • 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 91. Is. Edinb.&Glasgow Bank 6/. per cent. 50 0 5 0 0 454 Exehangeßnk of Scot.. 41. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 15 National Bank 6% per cent. '5O 0 0 10 0 0 t 5 North of Scotland Bank 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 21.115. Royal hank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 130% Unionßank Of Scotland SI. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 89 Western Bank. •••• • •• 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70 Alliance Fire and Life 8341. pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 20% British Guarantee Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 City of Glasgow Life 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 31. 03 Colonial Life - 50 0 0 1 0 0 11.155. Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. percent. 100 0 0 15 0 I I 21 Eng. 85 Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 p 2% Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 i 21. Os National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 1245.6 d North British Insur. - 61. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 , 26 Scottish Union Inarnce. 6%1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 23s 6d Standard Life ...... - 51-per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 10 United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 175 6d MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ----- --...- Z. e. 4. Assam Tea ••.. • • .... - 20 Od.A. a. 0 20 0 0 5 kuctien Mart •••• • • • • 21. 51. 50 0 0 - 28 Australian Agricalturl 11. 100 0030 0 0 15% Australian Trust •• .. 61. per cent. - 35 0 0 20% Luglo-Mexlcan Mint.. 11. 10s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 2054 Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 210 0 53( British American Land - - 38 10 0 - Canada ......... •• .. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 45 Uppr Canada Bonds 51. per'cent. - - - Ditto ditto .... 61. per cent. - - 108 City Navigation Bonds 31 per cent. - - 96 Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.&bs, 21 100 0 0 100 0 0 91% Equitable Reversienry 5 p.c. &bs. 5/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 109 Ditto New ........ - 50 0 0 - 50% Gen.SteamNavigation 11.85. 15 0 0 14 0 0 28% Hudson's Bay.. .... • • - Stock. - 204 Hungerford ...... •• .. 21. ss. - 100 0 0 47 London Institution . - - - 78 15 0 7 New Zealand Company - 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Ditto, New ........ - 25 0 0 12 10 0 - Russell Institution •• .. - - 26 5 0 - Peninslr & Orient.Stm. 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 73 Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 99% Royal Mail Steam.. •• 1 4/. p. share. 100 0 0 60 0 0 72 South Australian ....• 11. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 24 Van Dieman's Land.. - 100 0 0 29 0 0 - PARENTAGE AND BIRTH OF A BAD SHILLING.- I believe I may state with confidence that my parents were respectable, notwithstanding that one belonged to the law— being the zinc door-plate of a solicitor. The other was a pewter flagon, residing at a very excellent hotel, and mov ing in distinguished society, for it assisted almost daily at convivial parties in the Temple. It fell a victim at last to a person belonging to the lower orders, who seized it, one fine morning, while hanging upon some railings to dry, and con veyed it to a Jew, who—l blush to record the insult offered to a respected member of my family—melted it down. My first-mentioned parent—the zinc plate —was not enabled to move much in society, owing to its very close connexion with the street door. It occupied, however, a very con spicuous position in a leading thoroughfare, and was the means of diffusing more useful instruction, perhaps, than many a quarto; for it informed the running as well as the reading public that Messrs. Snapples and Son resided within, and that their office hours were from ten till four. In order to become my progenitor it fell a victim to dishonest prac tices. A" fast" man unscrewed it one night, and bore it off in triumph to his chambers. Here it was included by "the boy" among his numerous" perquisites," and, by an easy transition, soon found its way to the Hebrew gentleman above mentioned. The first meeting between my parents took place in the melting pot of this ingenious person, and the result of their subsequent unio n was mutually adyan tageous. The one gained by the alliance that strength and solidity which is not possessed by even the purest pewter; while to the solid qualities of th , s other were add e d a white nessdisplay. From the Jew my parents were transferred—mys- teriouly and bynight—to an d brilliancy that unadulterate i d nd z iv in id c ua c l ou i l r d la n n e o v b c r scure quarter of the metropolis, ao w bu , s h c er r , e in seervey and silen ce , I was cast, to use an appropr ia te metaphor , upon the world. Dickens's Household Words. GRAY'S INN, JAN. 29 —At a pension of th e H on. Society of Gray's Inn holden this day, Alexander. Cheyne, 18 g , 13 . A., was called to the degree of barrister-at-law. LAW INTELLIGENCE. - VICE-CHANCERY COURT. Jan. 29. (Bcfure S r J. L. KNIGHT BRUCE.) The Court was occupied nearly al! day in disposing of short causes and claims, and in hearing arguments in a case the details of which related Solely to a technical question of title in a suit for specific performance. (Before Lord CRANWORTH.) TALUS V. STIFF. Mr. Lovell applied for a special injunction to restrain the proprietors of tie London Journal from printing or selling any copies of their journal containing certain matter transcribed from the plaintiffs' magazine, called Tallis's Dramatic Mzgazine and General Theatrical and Musical Review. Tie affidavit stated that the plaintiffs employed certain writers to compose original articles for their magazine, and among others employed a person to write the life of an actress ;named Miss Isabela Glyn, the particulars of which were supplied by Miss Glyn, and that there was in the number of the magazine which contained such life a daguerreotype portrait of Miss Glyn, taken by her permission. The defendants had applied to Miss Glyn for leave to copy the portait, but that lady refused to grant it on the grounds that the plaintiffs had already copied the portrait. The defend ants had since coped the articles in question and the plate, and under those circumstances this application was made. His LORDSHIP wide the order. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Jan. 29. (sittings in Banco.) THE QUEEN AT THE INSTANCE OF THE EARL OF DART.. MOUTH V. HARTNELL. A rule had been recently obtained in this case, calling on the defendant, the proprietor of the Kentish Mercury, to show cause why a criminal information should not be filed against him for an alleged libel against the plaintiff, in imputing to him the non-payment of a stipend to the vicar of Lewisham, for reading prayers in a chapel at Blackheath, with the payment of which the Earl of Dartmouth was charged. Mr. CHAMBERS, this afternoon, on the part of the de fendant expressed his regret that the alleged libel in question should have appeared in his newspaper, and that it was written and published on an imperfect informa tion of the facts. Sir F. THEiIGER, on behalf of the Earl of Dartmouth, expressed his entire satisfaction with the retractation which had been made by the defendant, and consented to the rule being discharged. Lord CA➢IPBELL was glad that the matter had been 80 satisfactorily arrangPd, and ordored the rule to bto discharged.—Rule discharged accordingly. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Angela Donohoe was brought before the Lord Mayor upon suspicion of having been concerned in a burglary and robbery in Barge-yard, Bucklersbury. Mr. Hobler appeared for the prisoner. ' George Tree, the cfficer, said—l went with Fun • nell and other officers to a beer-shop called the Hope, in Hope-street, Spitalfields, at eight o'clock yesterday evening, and saw the prisoner standing near the bar parlour. When she saw me, she went to the other end of the room. I went inside, and she was stand , ing by herself, and I told her I wished to speak to ' her, and told her to step outside. She did so; and I then asked her what she had been doing with another - female on Saturday morning at seven o'clock, in . Charlotte-roe.' ? She replied, "I was not there, I was in bed." I said, I shall apprehend you upon • suspicion of being concerned with others in breaking into a warehouse in Barge -yard. She said she knew nothing about it, and requested that I would let her see her husband, who was in the tap-room. I consented, and she called out her husband, and told him I bed taken her into custody for a robbery in the City. She then said she wished to go for her child, and Funnell and I accompanied her and her husband to No. 34, Anchor-street, Shoreditch, where they lived. Her husband got a light, and we began to search the place ; when I put my hand to a little basket which was hanging up, her husband leaped 'from the top to the bottom of the stairs, and escaped through a trap door into a cellar. n the basket we found seventeen skeleton keys, a picklock, a pair of files, a pair of nippers, two saddler's needles, such as are used by thieves in breaking windows, an old very sharp knife, several other housebreaking imple ments, and a piece of rope which was no doubt used in scaling walls. The prisoner—lt never was. The LORD MAYOR—Did the man escape ? Trew • —He did. The man had not been identified, and he did not attempt to go before I put my hand to the basket. George Ayling, an officer—On Saturday morning last, when I went on duty at six o'clock, I saw the prisoner in the neighbourhood of Charlotte-row, and she seemed to shun me. At a quarter to seven o'clock I again saw her. She was with another wo man at the coroner of Bucklersbury and Charlotte-row, at that time, and I questioned them as to why they were there. The prisoner said she was waiting for a friend, that she had waited until she got so cold she could not stay soy longer. Last night I accompanied the first witness, and saw her at the Hope beer-shop, in the tap-room, where there were four men playing cards. She was laughing, and had what appeared to ; be the " crib" in her hand. When she saw me she put down the cards, took up an umbrella, and walked out. I followed, and she stopped to talk to the land lady. I accompanied Trew and Funnell to her resi dence in Anchor-street, Spitalfields. One of the men who had been playing cards was her husband. I kept the door at their house. Another officer, who had been on duty in the neighbourhood of Bucklersbury, stated that he had seen the prisoner and another woman at half-past four o'clock, going down Bucklersbury. They stopped at the corner of Charlotte-row and looked back, and they then went along Charlotte-row towards the Poultry. At half-past six o'clock witness again saw them. They were going down Bucklersbury again, and they stopped several minutes at the corner of Charlotte-row and Bucklersbury. He did not speak to them. He saw them about twenty yards from Barge-yard. Mr. Gabriel G. Webb, one of the Society of Friends, said, I have a warehouse in Barge-yard. It was broken open between Friday night and Saturday morning. I left the warehouse at about half-past four o'clock on Friday, and during the night I lost cloth from the warehouse to the value of 901. It was prin cipally the best sort of cloth. This cloth (pointing to a small sample which had been found in the basket with the house-breaking implements) is not any part of what was stolen. Cross-examined by Mr. Hobler—l never saw the prisoner befor the present moment. Funnell said he found in the prisoner's possession several duplicates, but they did not relate to the robbery. In answer to a question from the LORD MAYOR, Trew said he was in possession of information which justified him in stating that he had every reason to believe that he could bring forward addi tional evidence against the prisoner and others who were suspected of having been concerned in i the burglary. Mr. Eobler submitted that there was not sufficient ground for detaining the woman ; and that, whatever might be inferred against her husband from the cir cumstance of his sudden disappearance, she could not be looked upon as a responsible agent. The LORD MAYOR said, that putting the conduct of the husband wholly out of the question, that of the prisoner, who had been seen so frequently in the im mediate neighbourhood in which the depredation had been committed, was attended with quite suspicion enough to authorise a remand. The prisoner was then remanded. GUILDHALL. A little girl, about fifteen years of age, and who gave her name Mary Matthews, was placed at the bar before Alderman Kelly, charged with having in her posses sion a suit of prison clothes, value 10s., without being able to render a satisfactorily account of the same. It appeared from the statement of George Devereux, the principal turnkey of Bridewell, that on Tuesday morning, about four o'clock, a young man about 18 years of age, of the name of William Holloway, be ing an inmate of the prison, was allowed to go to work in the labour-yard, when by some extraordinary means, as yet unaccounted for, he made his escape by the back premises. As soon as he was missed a de scription was sent to the Fleet-street station, and Inspector Scott, who was on duty there, at once for warded information to all the City and Metropolitan stations. In the course of the afternoon prisoner came to the prison, bringing with her Holloway's clothes, which he had sent back, fearing that if he were taken again be would be charged with the felony. Prisoner, was closely questioned, and she said she knew nothing of Holloway; a boy met her in the street and gave her the clothes to bring to the prison. She lived, she said, at 5, Charles-street, Euston-place, Somer's Town. On making inquiries in the neigh bourhood it was found that nothing was known of her. She could not have lived there, as they are all large gentlemen's houses. Devereux said he was particular in questioning the girl on account of the great resem blance she bore to the prisoner who had escaped, which led him to suppose that they were brother and sister. The girl was sentenced to two months' imprison ment in the House of Correction for unlawful pos session. HUNTING ACCIDENT.-O❑ Thursday a serious, if not fatal, accident befel the Bev. R. Thorp, rector of Burton Overy, near Illston-on-the- Hill, while enjoying a run with Sir R. Sutton's hounds. Mr. Thorp was cantering along at an easy pace over the turf, within two fields of the fox, when his horse suddenly fell and rolled completely over him. Several gentlemen hastened to his assistance, but found him quite insensible. Medical aid having been:procured, it was ascertained that there was little hope of Mr. Thorp's re. covery, so severe was the cJilcussion and pressure tram the horse that he iad sustained. Mr. Thorp was alive on Friday morning, but was still considered to be in a very precarious condition. — Leicestershire Mercury. CITY OF LONDON CENTRAL CATTLE MARKET. A conversazione was held at the London Coffee house, Ludgate-hill, last evening, for the purpose of hearing an explanatory lecture by Mr. James Adana upon the " corporate model" of the proposed new Central Cattle-market. The model of the contem plated improvements is the same which has for some time past been exhibited for the inspection of the public at Guildhall, and previously at King-street Bazaar, during the Smithfield cattle show; and the lecture was illustrated by elaborately-executed plans and some beautifully tinted lithographic views. Sir James Duke, M.P., Mr. Charles Pearson, the City solicitor; Mr. D. W. Harvey, Mr. Loran Tay lor, chairman of the markets' committee; Mr. George Walter, Mr. Seele, and several of the most extensive butchers and salesmen were present ; Mr. James Blackett presiding as chairman. Mr. BLACXETT opened the proceedings by calling attention to the model, as showing what the City corporation proposed with regard to the new market. The object of the Central Market Association was above everything else to diffuse correct information upon this important matter, that the public might be in a position to judge for themselves upon the merits of the plan now submitted to them. The inhabitants of the metropolis could not exist without a good supply of food, and he felt confident that the plan contemplated would enable them to obtain it with the least possible inconvenience. —(Hear, hear.) Mr. Blackett concluded by introducing Mr. Acland, the secretary to the Central Markets' Association, to the meeting. Mr. ACLAND then said that the Central Markets' Association was formed at the commencement of September last; that it comprised graziers, salesmen and their drovers, butchers and their drovers, and the proprietors and occupiers of houses and property likely to be affected by any alteration in the existing markets in the city of London ; and that for five months the association had been engaged in taking steps calculated to maintain the central position of the existing live-cattle market in Smithfield.—(Hear, hear.) The necessity for such an association would be obvious, when he stated that now, for many , months, a portion of the press had been laudably en gaged in denouncing abuses which no one could ques tion the existence of; and that the effect of its de nunciations had been to excite a very general and very proper prejudice, so to call it, against the nuisance. Application would be made to Parliament by parties who were desirous of winning from the city of Lon • don its live-cattle market, and to obtain a profit which was at present enjoyed by the trustees of the citizens of London.—(Hear, hear.) The corporation of the city of London also proposed to apply to Par • liament for leave to erect a new live-cattle market, and for power to abate the existing nuisance in connexion with Smithfield.—(Hear, hear.) The parties who formed the Central Markets' Associa tion were interested, and directly interested, in the maintenance of the central live-cattle market of London ; and they were anxious to support the efforts of the corporation for the maintenance of the central position of that market, and, of course, to oppose any attempt that might be made to remove that market. But, on the other hand, they were not so wedded to, or connected with, the corporation as to accept the proposal of the corporation as a whole. In form, they had approved the principles of the corporation Bill ; but, in fact, and in action, they had objected to cer tain details of that measure. They had, by deputa tion, waited upon the Markets' Improvement Com mittee of the city of London, had mooted their ob jections to these details, had had those details recon sidered by the committee, and many of their sugges tions promptly and handsomely accepted and adopted by that committee.—(Hear.) Already, therefore, the association had done good service to the public.— (Hear.) Knowing that the corporation were in ear nest in the prosecution of their measure, and that they desired only to do that which was right, and at the same time most conducive to the suppression of the existing nuisance, to the extension of the accommo dation in the central cattle market, and in general to meet the views, and so far as they might with pro priety, even the prejudices of the public, the association were now prepared to advocate the proposal of the corporation for the construction of a new market. — (Cheers.) Mr. Acland then proceeded to combat the various objections which had been raised to the cor poration plan, and first that it was the establishment of a monopoly. This, he said, it could not be, inas much as Smithfield was not the only cattle market in the metropolis, though it was the only one which was frequented for trade. Have as many markets as we would, so long as they were inconvenient to the trade, as that at Islington was, and so long as there was a market which was convenient to the trade, as that at Smithfield was, the latter would be the only market, yet not a monopoly market. The fact was, the Central Market Association was opposing a mo nopoly; for the proposal of the opponents of the cen tral market was that there should no longer be a central market—in short, that there should be no mar ket in the place which was most convenient to those concerned in it; that a monopoly market should be , created at a distance from the centre, inconvenient to all concerned in it, multiplying the nuisance to a great extent, and establishing itself not upon its merits, but upon the despotic act of tearing the existing charters, flinging defiance in the fece of the corporation, and riding upon the storm of prejudice which bad been excited by the iniquitous means of connecting the existing nuisance of Smithfield with the proposed new cattle-market devoid of this nuisance. —(Cheers.) The corporation had done all they could to reduce the nuisance ; they admitted that they had not been able to abate it to their satisfaction ; and they proposed to ask power of the Legislature to accomplish that desirable object.— (Hear ' hear.) They proposed that the new mar ket should be an enclosed market, and that no thorough fares should intersect it.—(Hear, hear.) They pro posed to say to the butchers, "You must get up earlier, begin business sooner, and get your cattle out of the market by nine o'clock !"—(Hear, hear.) If not, the gates would be shut, and they would not be able to remove them until late in the evening.— (Cheers.) Thus, by closing the market from nine in the morning till eight in the evening, the great objec tion of cattle passing through the streets by day would at once be done away with.—(Hear.) Sales men would have to come to market earlier, and butchers to go earlier, in order to meet the prejudices —the just prejudices—of the community to the inter ruption of the traffic by the passage of cattle through the streets during the hours of business by day. But the corporation also proposed to abolish some existing nuisances as well as to abate others. At present there was to be found, immediately adjacent to Smith field-market, a clump of buildings, comprising the lanes and alleys to the south and west of the Ram Inn—he alluded particularly to Cow-cross and Sharp's-alley, where abounded knackers' yards, com mon slaughter-houses, manufacturers of neat's-foot oil, rabbit and cats' skin dressers, bone collectors, and, in the aggregate, 57 distinct nuisances. It was this site which the corporation now proposed to Parlia ment should be cleared for the purpose of erecting their new, cleanly, well-planned, and well-ordered live-cattle market.—(Loud cheers.) Smithfield market was charged as the scene of the perpetration of much cruelty, and much cruelty did take place, though unavoidably; and being unavoidable, it was not in fact cruelty.—(Hear and a laugh.) Coercion which was unavoidable was not cruelty, for cruelty was needless coercion. If cruelty were practised it was the result of the present confined area of the market. It had never been denied that the space was not large enough, and the corporation, in proposing to remedy that evil, said, " Give us power and we will make a market large enough, so that every ox that comes into the market shall be tied up in such a manner that there will be no occasion even for this unavoid ble' coercion." He held in his hand an official list of the number of cattle which had been brought to the market for a series of years past ; and he observed that the largest number was 6,300 oxen on the occasion of the great market at Christmas last. Had the new market been in existence at that period, those 6,300 beasts would have been, every one of them, tied by the rails, and a large space of ground left still unoccupied.— Hear.) i It was not corr ec t t o aav t h at t h e contem plated improvements would not admit of accommoda tion for the increased supply which increased popula tion rendered necessary. The fact was, that the supply of live cattle had not hitherto kept pace with the advance of population, but the supply of dead meat had.—(Hear, hear.) The corporation proposed to leave the present market an open area ; but de stroying the habitations of thieves, prostitutes, and other " innocent" persons in its neighbourhood, they would erect upon what was now the sheep market a range of model lodging-houses to accommodate a thousand families. These would be built upon the most approved plan, so that the thousand families should no longer live in the midst of the abomina tions which now surrounded them, and should not continue to be themselves a nuisance to the commu nity. Opposite to St. Bartholomew's Hospital they also proposed to erect a set of baths and washhouses. The market would be upon an inclined plane, for which they had full scope, inasmuch as the Fleet ditch lay forty feet below the level of Smithfield; and, by constructing a reservoir and fountain, they could at any time flush the entire market, cleanse it of its filth, and at the same time supply the cattle and sheep with water.—(Cheers.) To the objection that the market at Smithfield was prejudicial to health, he answered that it was contrary to the re corded opinion of the medical staff of St. Bartholo mew's Hospital, to the sanitary condition of Christs's Hospital, the Charter House, and the City gaol, and to the evidence of the registrar of the district, the re ports of Committees of the House of Commons and the Royal Commissioners. It had been stated in the public press, as an objection to the scheme, that it would 0)4 a half million of moiley, to he levied as a toll upon the cattle coming to the market. It was not so. A quarter of a million would be laid out in PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON. TUESDAY, JANUARY 28. JOINT-STOCZ BANXB. CANALS. I i ' Names of / 7 Price. ~ 'Dividend Names of Dividend 1 per Companies. As 1 per Annura 1 Companies. z l Annum. Price. sn 1 .1 en 1 --- - -- - - - IX' / • Ashin & Oldh l 97 1 71. 113 Macclesfield . 100, 21. 10s. 50 Barnsley.. •• , 160, 121. 180 Neatk •••• • • 1001 161. 340 if rknk&Abrgllso 51. 85 Oxford.... • • lop ' 201. - Birmingham 140' 4/. 86 Peak Forest. 78 , 31. 18s. 70 Coventry.. • .11001 251. ; 200 Regent's .• .• 33 ; 11. 3s. 18% Derby ••• • • 1100 61. 163 Rochdale.... 88 ' 41. 42 Ellsmre&Chsl33 358. 1 26N, Somrset Coal 180 , 71.105. - qrandJunctnlloo 4/. pr. ct.l 63 Do.LkFd St 12 , 61. p. e. - Do., 6 pr. Ct. 7% -8% Stffrel &Worn Icy 281. 405 Grand Surrey 100 21. Os. 33N Shrewsbury.. 1 - - Grand Union 100 11. 10s. 24 Stonrbridge.. 201. 290 [(cant & Avu 39 4s. Oa. 4 Seve rn an d ? Lancaster . 100, 41. 32 Wye Rail. i 26 21. 06. 24 125 145 Leedai& Livrp 100 241. 400 Warwick& 1 41. 45 Leicester .. • • 1 00' Si. 66 Binning. j 100 Leicstr &Nth 83 41. 483 Warwick& ) 100 31. 36 \ Loughborogh 142 701. 510 Napton.. Monmouthsh, 100 81. , - Worestr &} Nintgmturysl3lloo - I - Birming. 78 31. 40% WeltnAlwbry' 100 - - Wilts & Brks, - 118. 644 improving the market, and the increased toll occa sioned thereby would be no more than one farthing for every 801bs. of meat sold in the market.—(Hear, hear.) The other quarter of a million would be laid out in providing the baths and washhouses, widen ing the streets, and effecting other improvements, for which the public would not have to pay at all. A short discussion followed, in the course of which it was elicited that the area of the present market, exclusive of thoroughfares, was about four acres, and that the area of the new market would be between eight and nine acres. _ Mr. CHALLIS, as a salesman, observed that ninety nine out of every hundred of his trade, were in favour of the corporation plan, that a considerable number of the Smithfield salesmen bad joined the Central Mar kets Association in order to promote the carrying out of that plan; and that the gentleman (Mr. Erle) who had asked the question which had drawn this ex plana,ion from the secretary, happened to be one of the minority.—(Laughter and cheering.) A vote of thanks was then passed to Mr. Blackett for presiding, and the company then retired to an upper room, where they partook of a bountiful collation, served up in excellent style by Messrs. Lovegrove. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian.) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—The indications of an increase of business which were observable here at the latter end of last week, together with the advance of 1-16 d. to id. per pound on Friday's rates in the raw material, quoted in the Liverpool circulars of yesterday, caused our market to open this morning with a general expectation of improvement, which has not been realised. Both the shippers and the manu facturers have shown an indisposition to operate in yarns ; and although the quotations remain, for the most part, unaltered, the buyers ha ve generally been able to get what they might want at some little re duction. The letters from Germany received this morning agree with those of the last week or two, or rather exceed them, in representing the general in terests of trade as suffering very much from the effects of the political distractions which have pre vailed end the vast military preparations that have arisen therefrom. The manufacturers are described as working for stock, and not to order. Under these circumstances the merchants in this town have kept very decidedly aloof from business, and the yarns par ticularly adapted fur their trade, especially 30's water, have been more depressed than other descriptions. There is less of weakness in the prices of goods than in those of yarns. ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—We have had another quiet market to-day, and the merchants are offering less money for pieces. Wool, however, fully main • tains its former prices. Had we a severe frost instead of this open weather, the demand for flannels at this period of the year, considering the present state of the trade, would probably have been greater than the supply. MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.—The manufactured goods trade still remains very flat; although there exists some inquiry for spring goods, still the prices are such as have led to little actual business. There is a general admission that an advance on present offering rates must he given ere business can be done. The throwing mills continue worki❑g the usual hours; although the demand for throwns continues inactive, still confidence is expressed that this article will shortly be in much greater request. The raw silk market continues firm for most descriptions, notwith standing the late reported fall in best qualities of Chinas. H UDDEUSFIELD, TUESDAY.—There has been nothing of interest stirring in our market of to-day ; conse quently, not much doing in any class of goods. Most of the manufacturers are working to order, so that wools and yarns keep up their price very well, as the manufacturers are obliged to buy to execute orders in hand. HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—There was but a slender attendance of merchants in our Piece-ball to-day, and the worsted trade cannot be called active ; but there is an improved demand for damasks, and the inquiry for cotton weft lastiogs, of low quality, continues. The yarn market has not undergone much alteration fur the last week or two. The demand is not brisk either fur export or for home consumption, and the high price of the raw material keeps up the quotations. There is not a large quantity of wool changing hands, and prices are firm. LEEDS, TUESDAY.—There is little change to notice in the woollen trade since our last report. The markets have been only dull. The merchants are pretty well stocked ; and, in consequence of the late advance in prices, are acting cautiously. Business is dull in the warehouses. The mild weather has con siderably checked the sale of heavy goods. SEABORNE MAILS. When made up in From what PLACES. General Post-office port die- When due. London. patched. Africa (West coast).. N 14th of the month Plymouth March 3 America (via N. York by British packet) ..*N January 31 .. .., Liverpool .. 'Feb. 12 America (via Boston by British packet) .. N America (by United 1 February 7 Liverpool & 1 2 States packet).. N Southampt. Feb, Belgium •...• • NI Daily ••.. .. Dover ;Daily Brazil .. .• .. 31;9th of the month Southampt. ;Jan. ;Jan. 24 Buenos Ayres • • .. Ml9th of the month Southampt. (Jan. 24 California(viaChagres) M 17th of month Southampt. 'Feb. 5 Cape of Good Hope N January 14 Plymouth.. March 3 Central America .. M2d & I 7th of month Southampt. Feb. 5 Channel Isles • • .. N Mon., Wed., & Fri. Southampt. Tu. Th. Sa Chill .. M 17th of the month Southampt. Feb. 20 France M& N Twice daily .. .. Dover .. Twicedally Hamburgh N Tuesday & Friday London .. Tues. Sat. Holland .. Wednes. & Satur. London .. Moe.TkUr Honduras .. N 17th of the mouth Southampt. Feb. 20 Ireland .. M& N Twice daily .. Holyhead • . Zwicedaily India (via Southamp.) M 20th of the month Southampt. Feb. 28 India (via Marseilles) N 7th& 24th ofmonth Dover • • Feb. 2 Madeira • • •9th of the month Southampt.: March 12 Mediterranean (via Southampton) .. M 20th of the month Southampt. Feb. 28 Mediterranean (via Marseilles) . N 7th& 24th ofmonth Dover •• Feb. 2 Mediterranean (by French packet via Marseilles) • • •• Mexico .• AI 2d of the month.. Southampt. Feb. 5 Peninsular.. • • .. M 7th,l7th,27th of mo Southampt. Jan. 26. Peru .„ •. AI 17th of the month Southampt. 'Feb. 20 West Indies .. 17th of the month Southampt. Feb. 20 West Indies (except Savanna & Nassau) 31 2d of the month .. Southampt. Feb. 5 * N signifies that the mails are sent front the General Post-office by the night—and hi by the morning—dispatch. SHIP NEWS. NOTICE TO MARINERS. Danish Consulate General, London, Jan. 28, 1851. Sir,—l beg to inform you, that in consequence of re cent occurrences, the Minister of War has directed that the restriction be removed which was lately placed on the navigation of the Eider Canal, and that consequently the said canal, as well as the river Eider, is now open to the passage of vessels as before. FLETCHER WILSON, Danish Consul-General. Capt. G. A. Halsted, R.N., Secretary, Lloyd's. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 29. —Wind S.W., fresh.—The Betty, hence for St. Thomao's, and Mischirf, hence for Naples, have arrived at Holyhead. The Inconstant, for Bombay, has put back with cargo shifted. Arrived— Lydia, from Savannah; Grace and Jane, from Lucon; Victorine Apoline, from St. Malo; Aim, from Para; Jonge Cornelius, from Rotterdam. DARTMOUTH, JAN. 27. Ten casks of Linseed, marked " B T L S—R C—No. 6,8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 18, 24, 37, 47," were pinked up about nine miles east of the North Foreland on the 21st of January, and have been landed here. A boat, apparently the longboat of a merchant vessel, maked on the stern " Netta, David Miller, Dundee," covered with barnacles, was picked up near the Start yesterday, and has been brought in here. BRISTOL, JAN. 29.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Europa, from Charente; Jeune Celestine and Cherreux, from Nantes; Sally, from Penzance; Breeze, from Tanby; Emily, from Llanelly ; Princess Royal, from Swansea; Cornwall, from Hayle; Waterwich, from Bideford; Eliza, from Swansea. Sld. Eliza, for Cardiff andC ix a , d f i o z r ; ' Juverna for Cork; Osprey, for Milford; p horn ix, Town of Wexford, for Liverpool; Ex press, for Hayle. SOUTHWOLD, JAN. 28.—Part of the starboard side and bow of a vessel, supposed to have been of about 150 tons burden, and some small wreck, wore was h ed on shore at Dun wiel: Beach yesterday. HARWICH, JAN. 26.—Three sails, an iron tiller, wood davit, and about four bushels of flax seed, have been landed here. They were taken from part of a wreck, marked on the stern " Christop— Frederick—" (7), of Hamburgh, which was found drifting about four miles W.N.W. of the Galloper Light. The Lightning, from Rotterdam for Guernsey, got on shore on the Guufleet Sand yesterday, but came off without assistance or damage, and arrived here to-day. ANTWERP, JAL 28.—Accounts from Marseilles, the 24th of January, state that it was reported the re the day before that the Vigilant, from Cayenne, was stranded at Tignes, at the mouth of the Rhone, and abandoned by the crew, who landed at Martinique; a steamer, it was said, had gone to her assistance. CONSTANTINOPLE, JAN. 16.—The weather has been very bad in the Dardzknelles and at Gallipoli, and many accidents to vessels have occurred. PAINBOLUF, JANT23.-11onfleur went on shore on the mud below Pieror this morning during a heavy fog, and remains. LISBON, JAN. 15.—The weather has been very bois terous. Tentative, from Madeira, drifted in contact with the English schooner Contest, when the former sank, and the latter had her bows stove. RYE, JAN. 27.—Dart, from Calais, in making the harbour yesterday, struck the bar, and has received much damage. Joseph Cristall, from Naples for Southampton, was lost near Cape Cataldo, previous to Jan. 20; crew saved. GRAVESEND, JAN. 29.—Wind W.S.W., strong and squally, with rain. Arrived—No Joke, from Jersey; Wave, from Rouen; Prow.on, from Copenhagen ; . Mary Jan e an d D romo , f rom Messina; Mary . Ann, from Charente; Isabel. from Nantes; Hostelling, from Guernsey; Libra, from Eliug bore; C.ltharittP Greene, from St. Kitt's; Sir Div , atit f,uai o..teuti; Atiiion, trona liouio,gue; Water witch, from M . . ogadcre; Cmsarea, from Jersey; Zillah, from Valpara iso ; Botsford , from Callao; Lionne, from GrWrollnoB, Sailed—Ranger, for Amsterdam; John Bull, for 110 1 e. burgh; Diana nd Roscommon for Harlingen; Tri ton for Ostend; Rainbow, for 'Rotterdam; Seine, for Boulogne. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Lima brigantine, for Prince Edward's Island, in lat. 47 N., long. 9 W. Margarct brig, in lat. 49 N., long. 9 W. Isle of Bute. from London for Valparaiso, out 15 dariv in lat. 49 N., long. 10 W. Enchantress, from Liverpool for Valparaiso, Nov. 1 7 , in k lat. 42 S., long. 37 W. Rosalind, from Liverpool for Rio Janeiro, Jan. 22, i 3 lat. 47 N., long. 10 W. St. Denis, from New Orleans for Havre, Jan. 1, in 11 t. 40 long. 7. Arabian, from Liverpool for New York, Dec. 3, in Is t. 45, long. 26. Lycurgus barque, from New Orleans for Naples, 1 0 ' l e ' 26, uff Tortugas. THE COUNTRY MARKETS LEEDS, JAN. 28.—We had moderate arrivals of g ra . ` -/ there was still great inactivity in the trade for wl te l/ t t : and prices were unaltered f r om tho se of Friday ,lash Fine barley sold readily at former rates; inferior so were neglected.; beans steady, and other articles O s before. NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, JAN. 08.--GOO 3 I; ply of beasts at this morning's market. Trade stes at former rates, with a good clearance. Number sheep about 400 less than last Tuesday. Demand tive, and all sold at late prices. Beasts, 800; s b el :fl 3,400. Beef, 4s 61 to 5s 9d per atone; mutton, 5d tO per lb. n e Of NEWCASTLE, JAN. 28.—We had moderate supp-,°, both English and foreign wheat, and exp e rienced. better tone in the trade to-day; but could quote 11 0 ' was ration in prices. Barley, for inferior descripti' )es to the turn cheaper, but for fine heavy qualities Is tot eo , o were supported. Oats met with a fair sale at tht he of Saturday. Flour continued a heavy sale. 1 b c 4" articles there was no change. „.,.. in EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, JAN. 28.—There the meal market to-day 10 s a cks oatm ea l, e ac h weighing `. imperial, which sold thus :-3 at I/ 7s 6d, and 7at 7 S i average price of the whole 117 s Id 9-I2ths. 2 sacks 11 ° - which sold at 28s Od. 6 sacks pot-barley, which sold tha 15: " *. 3 at 25s Od, I at 245, and 2 at 21s. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET, JAN. Oat straw, from 7s Od to 8s Od per kemple of 16 stones tri Pl' wheat ditto, s6d to 7s 6d; barley ditto, 5s Od to 65 Hay, from 10d to is per stone. 7 5 DALKEITH MEAL MARKET, JAN. 27.—There were bags oatmeal and 7 of barleymeal at this day's mark s t sales ready. Oatme a l th e same on t h e t o p, secon d price 6d e bag dearer; barleymeal 3d p er b ag d own . Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. F irst S eco nd !h i ', ; 11 / 1 imperial .. 25s 6d 25s Od 24' Barleymeal, per ditto 81 —s Od . 6 Peasemeal —s Od —s Od Flour ... —s Od —s Od n o Pot barley ... —s Od —s Od -** B - COAL MARKE' Buddle's W. Hartley 13s 6d Carr's Hartley ..... 14s Od Chester Main l3s 3d Clavering's N.Tanfield 13s 6d Davison's West Hartley 14s Od East Adairs Main l2s Oa Holywell . Ravensworth'sW.Hart 13s 6d South Peareth l2s 0 Canfield Moor I'anfield Moor Butes l3s 3 Wall's End, ezo. Gosforth Hedley Lawson Eden Main l4s 6d Lambton Primrose Haswell ... 15s 9d Jonassiolms :T. o am — uhti Y th b w t Es le n i ir ai lßDAY. Lumley 'tewart's e s e 1 d e n r . t . l . e . p . 0 . 0 . l . Whitworth ..........•• 125 6 A delaide Tees 'eymour Tees 'outh Durham 133 1 St. Helen's Tees Tees ...... ..... ..... . nd Cowpen Hartley DerwentwaterHartley 148 " Hartley .._. .... _ Nixon's Merthyr Cardiff . Sidney's Hartley ..... Ships at market, 147' RAILWA r SHARE MARKS BRISTOL, J. 29. STOCK RUCI-TANGE. —The market has been much firm: to-day, with improved prices. The transactions were follow :—Great IN'estera, 82. 5 4—Ditto, 171. Shares, " B. ' Midland,Stock, 52. LIVELTOOL. JAN. 29. e:ri STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business done to-day Wa S ,.. .0 limited, but prices were The transactions v l ", e a ir follow : —Birkenhead, Lanc,ashire, and Cheshire, donian, 10 , A —East Lancashire, 12% —Edinburgh and crri 6 gow, 29 1 / 2 - Lancashire and Yorkshire, 57—i itto,. 7 dis.—London and North-Wes.tern, New Quarters, 4 4, Ditto, Quarters (C), 2% p. - Manchester, Sheffield, a nd 53 .... colnshire, 26„ - Ditto, Prefereoce, 10%—Mid1aud4 t o Leicester and Swannington, Halvea, 18 dia.—South-DIL I , and Dover, 24—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 11 4 41 ' 2% dis.—Dutch Rhenish 4'lt, dis. MACHESTER, JAN. 9. STOCK EXCHANGE.— N The share market 2 was much vs/ and more active to-day, with an upward *ttndencY e — v • description of stock. The transactions were fOB OW - London and North-Western New Quarters, 3 13-16 .5 64-' Ditto, (C), Quarters, 2 11-16 p.—Leeds Stock , /JO Sheffield Stock, 25%—Ditto, Preference, 10 5 ---Dit t°l iftbey Preference. Bs. p.—East Lancashire, 12%Ditto, 1 ,4 p.—North Staffordshire, 8% dis. - Shrewsbury Jut for. o der mingham (A), 6A4 dis.—Great Northern, 17 1 4 ,hy j r" Fifths, 7 dis.—Chestor and H o lyh ea d, P re ference, Lincaster and Carlisle, p.—Scottish Central, 1 4 % . BIRNI_U HAM JAN. v 29. to' STOOK EXCHANGE.-1" be share market was very day, with numerous buyers for the next account. The !g, si . t ir ing were among the closing prices :—London and : 1 „", L .... Western, 125 Ditto, Quarters, 4 p.—Midland , North Staffordshire, 8 1 4 dis. - Shrewsbury and Birinl- p g (A), 6IA dis.—Ditto 13.), 5 1 ,y dis. YORK, JAN. 28. 40 , 8 STOCK EXCHANGX. —The transactions to-day Tr — a nd follow:—North British, Preference, 5--South-East ett lso Dover, 23%—York. Newcastle, and Berwick (S e ' " Extension), 14A—York and North Midla n d, Pieferencer" A RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. of LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. _go turil Traffic for the week ending Jan. 26: Passengers, parcels, &c. £21,135 1 2 11 Merchandise ... ... 16,823 0 9 Cattle ... ... 794 5 2 Total ... ....£38,752 I!.! Corresponding week last year 39,347 of tb° Note.—The returns as published are exclusive sorth traf f ic of the Huddersfield Canal and Shropshire Onion, sp a Union, Preston and Wyre, South Junction, Matiche ete ro r por Buxton, and Buckingham s hi re R a il ways , an d o f t 11erplortil tion of traffic deducted under agre emen t with t , Staffordshire Company. the GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—R e t urn o f traffic 4 °r week ending Jan. 26 ... £14,180 5 Corresponding week last year... 13,188 b 1" LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST DA''' . Traffic for the week ending Jan. 25 : Passengers ... £6,173 51 ! Goods ... 1,754 1 Total ... £7,927 7 6 K Corresponding week last year... 6,344 :3 Oil ° LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. --- k" 6O open.)—Traffic for week ending Jan. 26 ....£13,424 "17 1 Corresponding week in last year, (219 miles open) .. ...£11,419 9 2 ; „t i i SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. -- Gross traffic TeCe.l ) " the week ending Jan. 25 : Passengers Carrying account ... £7,335 8 5 , ... 1,913 1 .4 Total ..• ... £9,248 9 Corresponding week last year ... 7,731 7 NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILW AY . (Mil es o pen, 11 24 Return of traffic for the week ending Jan. 19 : Railway and canal ... £4,369 0 0 Corresponding week last year ... 2,369 0 D Asble Note. - The above is exclu s i ve o f t h e rec eipts a's". o ": te rn under the agreement with the London and North-W' Railway Company. fo 0 1 . CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD R AIL WAY...4I''4 r C -- week ending Jan. 26: MAIN LINE. Passengers ... Parcels, H. C. and D. Goods, cattle, &c. Mails ... -. £920 17 1 0 ... 53 I A 9 ... 415 19 1 0 ... 575 0 0 Tot al ... £1,964 19 5 .N MOLD. Passengers Parcels, H. C. and D. ... Goods, cattle, &c. ... Total STEAM-BOATS. Passengers ... ••• Parcels, H. C. and D. ... £34 4 6 1 10 4 103 9 9 .£139 4 7 ... £llO 2 10 ... 18 11 0 Total ... £125 13 1 0 ow SHROPSHIRE UNION RAILWAY.--(Open 29 nailes.)- - for the week ending Jan. 26 : Passengers, parcels, &c. ....£285 0 loi Goods and live stock 145 17 9 Total -. £3BO 18 Corresponding week last year ... 343 5 119 p CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.— (160 miles opened.)—R. traffic tor the week ending Jan. 19 : Passengers, &c. Goods, &c. ------** ::: £1,9 69 4130 108 117 --- Total .. ... £6,099 19 6 A Corresponding week last year ... 5,246 5 BIRTHS. OF A SON. h • 0 6 On the 25th inst., at Puddington-hall, Cheshire, . e .- 9 of W. F. Foster, Esq. w ife of On the 20th inst., at Sa n d sen d, near Whitby, the William Moberly, Esq. OF A DAUGHTER. ;i• of f ' On the 25th inst., a t N ewcas tl e - on -T yne, the 1°""e Young Jamieson, Esq, . the ' -----" On the 28th inst., a t Gl ouces t er - gar d ens , Hyde-Pgr— _... lady of Thom as P. B roa d mea d , Esq. BABBLED. jolie fi c i On the 18th inst., at Bruff; Lieutenant-Colones, a eon C. 8., of the 61st Regiment, to Elizabeth D. Tuthill' house' daughter of the late John Tuthill, Esq., of Kilmer °. county of Limerick. Je °fo b On the 24th inst., at St. Peter's Church, Islington , gs. , eldest son of J. Brookes, Esq., of Holford-square t i tetA er Sophia Esther, second daughter of the late Mr. Hare, of Dover. DIED. On the 22d inst. Ernest Fitzßoy Neville,Lord ve, „reel.° son of the Earl of ' Westmorland, aged 27. rrSte War' On the 25th inst., at Belgrave-square, Lady Sbs A 26, tlas - On the 18th inst., at Staveley, Derbyshire, age" Rev. Thomas L. Braithwaite, B.A. 0 0 0 On the 24th inst., at South-street, Thurloe-squar e , Joy, Esq., of Broughton Monchelsea, Kent, aged 7 4. see,, . O' On the 26th inst., Frances Jane, the wife of th e Do Ondson, rector 3f Croft, Yorkshire. 39 the 27th inst., at Swansea Fredeeck Sturv e, abed youngest son of the late Dr. G. St urv e, o f Jersey: d dat igit' i r On the 28th inst., in H a tt on - gar d en , M ar y, at ter of the late John Van Voorst. 0 1 • _ London : Printed and Publi s h e d by MURDO Y O * o , 111 No. 112, Strand, Pri n t er , at Th e S un Officett i 9 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in th e bliddlena t ThundelYe JanutKV 30,1851. ~.. ',- THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 30, 1851. 1 r,' ~~~. .~