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2 pipes 4 hhds. and 20 quarter-casks; brandy, 12 hhds; PP lumber, 49,550 feet, wood hoops, 4,800; cedar shin gles, 38,000. The cargo of the Montery from New York was not entered at the Customs when we went to press, and is not consequently included in the above. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 2 vols., poet tiTo. I L W 0 0 A NOVEL. " The author, we are convinced. is young, otherwise we could hardly see displayed such fresh and enthusiastic sympathy in be half of his heroes and heroines. He is a writer of genius, inspired by a high standard of morality and religion, awi by a laudable love of the purest sort of fame. We gather this from the glowing lan guage in which he expresies his feelings, sentiments, and opinions on the subjects just mentioned. There are several chapters, in which links of the story are dropped, containing most eloquent essays matters that are the prima mobilia of the actions which cha racterise nature's nobility. The writer evidently belongs, though he has marked per se peculiarities, to the school of the Disraelis Man uerses, and Smythes."—Observer. , "' iiillwood' is no ordinary work ; it contains passages of exceed ing beauty, and is written in pure and forcible language, with great good taste and power. It is one of the most interesting and en gaging novels which the present season has produced. Of the cha racter of Amelia Ross we have already spoken, and the extract we have given above is the surest voucher of the truth of what we have said. The other ladies who play conspicuous parts in the tale are Florence Howard, an intellectual bcasty; Jessie Gordon, a wild and impulsive genius, passionately fond of music and poetry; and Julia Maitland, the noblest and best of them all."—Morning Post. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE THE GRAND NATIONAL CONCERTS. THIS EVENING. Mr. Howard Glover's Grand Selection from HERO and LEANDER, The LAST WEEK BUT ONE of the present,! . feason. 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 Leonora, Beethoven Overture to Der Freischutz Weber. Angri, Mliss Poole, Mrs. A. Newton, Frank Betide, Mollque, Yaglich, Arbzur/IFranc, Remusat, and Richardson,. Musical Director, Composer, and Ccnductor—M.lfe. Conductor of La Musique de Dense—Herr Labitzky. Promenade (admitting to the Hail-Circles, Gallery} 1 6 and Pit Stalls) •• •• •• •• The Doors open at Half-past Seven, and the Concerts will com mence at Eight, and terminate about Eleven. Boxes and Stalls to be had at the Box-office, where Programmes of the performance n ay be obtained. Mr. Thomas Maste, s of the Polytechnic Institution, the Coloseum, and Royal Botanic and Zoological Gardens, will supply the Refresh ments and Winos, &c., &c. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMAP.KET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. THIS EVENING, Will be performed EVERY ONE HAi HIS FAULT. After which A RADICAL CURE. To conclude with SWEETHEARTS AND WIVES. Billy Lack. day, Mr. 11. Bedford; Lanra, Miss P. Horton. TIIEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Ender the direction Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new and original Drama, entitled JESSIE GRAY. Characters by Messrs. Hughes, Boyce, 0. Smith, P. Bed ord, Madame Celeste, and Miss K. Fitzwiiliam. After which a new Farce called TUE SCHOOL FON TIGERS ; or, The. Shilling flop. Ciiptain liite.yer, 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 PRINCESS'S THEA.TRE, OXFORD-STREET. tinder the Management of Mr. C. Keasi and Mr. Keeley. THIS EVENING, Will be performed an entirely new Play called THE TEMPLAR. :..'haracters by Messrs. Ryder, Fisher, Belton, Addison, Vining, Cath cart, Everett, C. Kean ; and Mrs. C. Kean. After which BETSY BAKER; or, "Too Attentive by Half." Characters by Messrs. J. Vining, Keeley, Mrs. Keeley, and Miss Murray. To Conclude with TO PARENTS and GUARDIANS. Private Boxes, &c., to be had of all the Booksebers, 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 VeStith Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. TIIIS EVENING, Will be performed A PRACTICAL MAN. To he followed by A DAY OF RECRONING. Atter which THE RINGDOVES. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THIL After which. THE CON.NTRY SQUIRE. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPUrmEATRE. Under ;to Patronage of her Majesty lout his Royal HighneS3 Prince Albtrt. Pronrletor and Manager, air. W. Ratty. Last week of the gorgv.oz.s Spectacle. Extraordinary series of attractive novelties. Second week of the Revival of RIDE to YORK. THIS EVENING, The Grand new Spectacle of TIIE ENCHANTED PALFREY; or, The Warrior of the Crescent. Together with Batty's Splendid Scenes of the Circle, introducing the Magnifleeat Stud and Company of unequalled Artistes. The whole concluding with the Equestrian Drama (for the drat time these five years) of TURPIN'S RIDE to YORK. • By particular desire, shortly will be produced, KENNILW ORTII or the Golden Days of the Virgin Queen, with new and costly cos tumes. Extensive preparations arc now being made for the production of a new and original Equestrian Cemic Pantomime, written expressly for this Theatre, by G. H. Rodwell, E,q. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. HIGH WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY —Morning 26 min. after 8 I Evening 1 min. after 9 To-Vormow—Morning 34 min. after 9 Evening 7 rain. alter 10 THE WEATHER.--SUN OFFICE, DECEMBER 13, THEEKOZILTEE„ Li THE &UDE. 49—highest since noon yesterday. 40—lowest this morning and during the night. 45—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29'84. WIND S. W.— Morning, dense fog ; Afternoon, fine. 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. KINGSTOWN (DusuN) -Wind S.S. W., gentle breeze cloudless. PrmrouTH-Wind S.W., calm-foggy. Poemsmouni-Wind S., gentle breeze-rain. HASTINGS -Wind S.W., gentle breeze--rain. SOUTHAMPTON-Wind S., gentle breeze-rain. FOLKESTONE-Wind S.W., gentle breeze-rain. TUNBRIDGE-Wind S.W., gentle breeze-rain. BASINGSTOKE -Wind S.W., gentle breeze-foggy. READING -Wind S.E., calm-foggy. GREENWICH-Wind S., gentle breeze-rain. SWINDON-Wind S. light airs -over cas t. OXFORD - Wind S . E., calm -overcast. LEIGHTON - Wind gentle breeze-overcast. CoLc HEsTE It -Wind S.W., calm-foggy. CAMBEIDOE-Wind S., calm-cloudy. RUGBY-Wind S.W., gentle breeze-foggy. BIRMINGHAM - Wind S.W., gentle breeze-foggy. PETEABOROUGII -Wind S.W., calm-scud. YARMOUTH-Wind S.W., calm -overcast. CnicivE-Wind S.S.W:, light airs-cloudy. CoerwAY-Wind S.S.W., calm -partially cloudy. HOLYHEAD-Wind W., gentle breeze -cloudless. LIVERPOOL-Wind S.E., gentle breeze-foggy. ALAzircursTEE-Wind S., gentle breeze-overcast. Liercasucit-Wind S., calm-principally clear. Ws:/TRY-Wind S , gentle breeze -overcast. Sucre-Wind S.W., gentle breeze-partially cloudy. SUNDERLAND - Wind S.W., gentle breeze-overcast. BEArrocE-Wind S.W., gentle breeze-partially cloudy. BLewicE-Wind W.-gentle breeze_ cloudless. Wind N.W., gentle breeze-cloudless. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on 'Wednesday morning at nine o'clock : W ind S. E., stiff' breeze -principally cloudy. DUNDALK -Wind S., strong breeze -overcast. POOLE-Wind L',„ gentle breeze-pa r ti a ll y c l ou d y. BASINGSTOKE-Wind E., gentle breeze -overcast. • COLCHESTER -Wind S.E. ' gentle breeze-foggy. CREWE -Wind S.E., gentle breeze -overcast. Lazne-Wind S.W., calm-foggy. YORK -Wind S., calm- WHITEHAVEN- Wind S.W., gentle breeze - overcast. I- .f •,--, \ N., , - 7 '' 4 , ,,,,:c.., 13 ,„:Zt ) ; . •: ‘ _l4 tbU e It--- L. '''‘ 1i.'1 . " ,.- P l,- - - .3%17; . .. - ,.;c - S L c - - -- e'l.: l / 4 -4 n l t , ..._.. br , r - , Vr ' -.T • 710". s '''' ''#D, \- -P , .., .:-. 0.4 _J \ sty, L I , 1 It mss% LONDON; FRIDAY, DEC EMBER 13. 1850. A second anniversary of the Prince Lours Nara- LEON'S election, on the 10:h of December, as Presi dent of the French Republic, was happily celebrated on Tuesday. In the Hotel de Ville—that palatial edifice which is associated with so many revolutionary and constitutional occurrences, with the deliberations of the Terrorist Triumvirate, and with those me morable councils of February which reposed the des tinies of the country, at a crisis of unparalleled peril, in the hands of the Provisional Government—the municipal authorities of Paris assembled together for the purpose of offering the homage of their sympa thies and of their gratitude to the elected chief ma gistrate of a democracy, himself the son of a King, and the nephew of an Emperor. The occasion was one in every respect gratifying to the illustrious personage in whose honour the fête was given, affording as it did the assurance that his power as Republican President had been well employed in the estimation of the com munity by whose free and pontaneous suffrages he had been elevated to:that supreme dignity. It was a testimony of respect for his integrity, of confidence in his prudence, of admiration for his abilities, of affec tion for himself personally, and of veneration fur his high and responsible position. When it is considered that the PRINCE ascended the magisterial chair at a period of incomparable difficulty, that he did so in the midst of curling lips and shrugging shoulders, that his talents were gainsayed, and his character pronounced to be that of a half crazy adventurer, that he was re gareled by some as a madman and by others as a fool, the puppet of circumstances, and the catspaw of a cornspiracy—and when it is remembered, that in spite of all this he has maintained himself in the rank of President, with no diminution to his popularity or his independence, it must assuredly he confessed that he had ample cause for satisfaction at the approach of this second anniversary of 'the 10th of December. Those who were deputed to express to him the entiments entertained in his regard by the French multitude, gave utterance to ideas somewhat of this very description —expatiating upon the mingled pride and satisfaction with which the people reviewed the past conduct of their chief magistrate. They availed themselves of the opportunity more especially for the purpose of commenting upon the circumstance, that during the period of his two years' administration the Republic had enjoyed uninterrupted peace and a per petually increasing public prosperity. While many temptations were held out to the PRINCE, as the repre sentative of a warble dynasty, as the represen tative of the imperial house founded by the greatest warrior of modern times, to enhance his influence and extend his popularity, by plunging into the chances of battle and of winning not only the spurs of knighthood, but the diadem of Emperor at the point of the sword, he has unceasingly directed his energies to the maintenance of tranquillity, preferring the sober merit of pacific achievements to the melodramatic glory of conquest, or the renown of territorial spoliation. Instead of gaining victories in the field, LOUIS NAPOLEON has been vanquishing ,the enemies of the Republic by de liberations in the closet, employing as the defences of democracy official decrees and political ordinances, rather than the blade of the bayonet or the missiles of artillery. In lieu of gratifying his ambition by taking cities or storming fortifications, he has been contented with reviewing the troops, with surveying the progress of maritime development, and with presiding personally at the inauguration of railroads. Not only have his endea vours been sedulously directed to the encouragement of internal enterprise throughout the country at large, but they have likewise been directed to the decoration of the capital, and to the improvement of its principal thoroughfares. This, moreover, has been done, be it remembered, at the very time when the mind of the PRESIDENT might have been presumed to be wholly engrossed and pre occupied with the direction of the general affairs of the Government. The circumstance was particularly commented upon by the Prefect of the Seine, when proposing, at the banquet of Tuesday, a toast to the health of the Prince Louis Naroeeoet. " This city," said he, addressing himself directly to the PRESIDENT of the Republic, " this city is the con stant object of your solicitude, and the sentiment of this solicitude, so precious for her, is with you a dy nastic heritage. The immortal author of the name which you bear so well has left in our streets many imperishable remembrances. Streets, squares, monu ments, all bear the imprint of his creative genius, and even in the works now being executed may be recognised the fruitful thoughts of N►roLEoN. 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 EM PEROR called them, are on our part the ob ject of serious studies, which are animated by your sympathetic encouragement. Thus already your Go vernment has its page honourably inscribed on the tablets of our Parisian history. Streets, boulevards, new quartiers open themselves in the bosom of the capital ; and at the same time that art is erecting splendid palaces to the novel industry of railway enterprise, three hundred houses fall under the hammer of demolition, ruins fruitful in employment for the workmen, ruins happy for the embellishment and salubrity of the metropolis." Responding to these generous but deserved eulogiums, the PRINCE called forth the enthusiasm of his auditors yet more loudly by reminding them that his influence was contem poraneous with the revival of peace and the re-ap. pearance of prosperity, with the re-organization of the social fabric, and the re-establishment of consti- ,utional tranquillity. "To what," he exclaimed " do we owe the circumstance of haring sub stituted order for disorder, hope for discou ragement ? It is not because at once the son and the nephew of a soldier, I myself have replaced another soldier, but because on the 10th of December, for the first time since February) the chief power emerged from the exercise of a legitimate right, and not from an act merely revolutionary " The salvos of applause which greeted this reminiscence of his election af- Forded a sufficient evidence to the PRESIDENT the' his advancement to the rank of chief magistrate is looked back to u the starting point of a Legiti- matised Democracy, as the dawn of constitutional hope upon Republicanism after the storms and darkness of Revolution. The reflection cannot fail to yield him encouragement in the fulfilment of his arduous responsibilities : and, sustained by it, the PRINCE may, with the permission of DIVINE PROVI DENCE, pass with as much success through the two last, as he has already done through the two first, ye ars of bis brilliant and memorable Presidency. The recent Transatlantic intelligence under the date of New York, November 26th, informs us that " the arrival of gold from California continued to be regular, and that the receipts of the week had been 2,000,000 dollars," or in other words 400,0001. sterling. In order to estimate the real productiveness of the " diggins," it must be borne in mind that the above enormous sum represents but a small portion of the gold actually collected, what had been sent to one pert alone, without taking into account the sums transmitted to Australia, to China, to England, or to any of the nations of Europe. It did not include the sums brought by passengers, who, having realised fortunes, were hastening to enjoy the fruits of their good luck ere the precious metal became depreciated in distant countries, as it has already become in the neighbourhood of San Francisco. Nor did it infrirge upon the large and continually increasing amount re tained in the country itself for the purpose of an in ternal currency. It cannot be supposed that from 80,000 to 160,000 persons, procuring and bringing to light from half an ounce to an ounce of gold each per diem on an average, and living pretty nearly up to the smaller amount, would send away their gains without retaining a large proportion for their own use to fall back upon in the event of any failure of the supplies, or their being debarred from further search by the interference either of Indians or of the American Go vernment, which, now that California has been form ally admitted into the Union, may probably adopt some energetic measures to secure a monopoly of " treasure hunting" to those who owe allegiance to " the stars and stripes." The we( lily importation of 400,000/. to New York is therefore but a small part—certainly nut a moiety—of the sums actually realised, and yet it is equivalent to 20,800,000/. per annum, or rather more than four times the amount yielded at any former time by all the mines through out the entire globe, or which, according to the views of the bullioniste, can be required to provide for the wear and tear of the precious metals and the in.. creasing population of the world. It requires no ex traordinary powers of vaticination to perceive what must be the inevitable results of this enormous addi tion to the stock of bullion. Although many years must elapse before the natural consequences of the charge can be fully developed (it took more than half a century after the discoveries in Peru and Mexico before the great depreciation in the value of coin was apparent), its effects are already becoming perceptible ; and they must become more palpable in every sue cessive year. The great and sudden " appreciation" in the value of silver, and the increased demand fur it in every market, are the first symptoms of the change • The relative proportions of the precious metals have been attend, and as the quantity of gold increases, and the amount of labour required for its production is re- duced, so must its value diminish ; and there must be a continued depreciation so long as the existing causes continue in operation. The change hitherto has been little more than 3 per cent., bu'. it must be borne in mind that has been the fluctuation of a few weeks only, and it is about what the ascertained arrivals 01 1 gold from California up to this period would most probably occasion. In order to avoid any controversy on the premises, we shall take our data from the great organ of the moneyocracy, the Times, whose asser tions will not be disputed by any bullionist. The Times then has recently estimated the amount of gold received from California at 10,000,0001. sterling, and it has further declared that it sees little reason to doubt that a similar.sum will be obtained each year from that country. It also states the metallic currency of the world at 330,000,000/. and from th e U ra l mourf- As we may sup p ose t h at the ordinary sup• sterling. and that the on l y t i a l i i n es s, f ia n a m v l e Snooutthbetr withdrawn,rica, disturbing element has been the golden stream f rom . California, the addition of 10,000,0001. to the former stock of 330,000 ; 0001. should produce, as nearly as possible, a diminution in its value of 3 per cent., and this is as nearly as possible the amount of the change. Silver having improved from 59id. to 61,d. according to the Times' calculation, there will be a further addition of 10,000,0001. sterling in gold in each and every year ; this must in like manner pro duce a further decrease in the value of gold, or in crease in the value of silver (the terms are nearly convertible) of three per cent. per annum. This will lead to " depreciation," with a vengeance. How will " the integrity of the standard," for which the nation has sustained so many serious trials, he pre served ? what will speedily be the state of our foreign exchanges with nations that continue to preserve the silver currency, when their circulating medium is increasing and ours deteriorating in value day after day ? These are interrogatories requiring distinct and categorical answers. The consideration cannot be evaded or postponed. The imperative necessityof a speedy settle • went of the currency question is rendered more manifest than ever. The moneyocracy will at length begin to perceive its propriety. But if they desire that these interests should be at all regarded, they must seize the golden opportunity that still re mains. An equitable arrangement is still practicable. If it be long delayed they will be the chief sufferers. The industrious classes will not forget how strenu ously they have insisted upon the letter of their contract, in total disregard of its spirit. They have demanded their " pound of flesh"—perhaps they may speedily be required to accept it, being at the same time reminded that they cannot take with it a single " drop of blood." They will receive their 5 dwts. 3 grs. of gold, without any;regard to its purchasing power or command over the necessaries or comforts of life. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 13, 1850. 'ME FRENCH REPUBLIC We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The report of M. DE MONTALEMBERT on the Sab bath Bill is the subject of comment in all of them. The wily Jesuit has for once over-reached him self, and has excited the disgust of every sensible and educated person of every party; under pretence of a Bill for the better observance of the Sabbath, M. DE MoyrArzsusErer has proposed a measure prohibiting all labour on saints' days as well as on Sundays, and that on the express ground that it i s so ordered by the Church. But in his report on the Bill, the eulogizer of the Inquisition goes much further. He, in the following passage, boldly lays down the prin ciple that the State must on all occasions be subser vient to the Church. He says— " Without doubt the State is incompetent to govern religion, but not to protect and defend it. The in tervention of the State in favour of religion, when it keeps itself within the limits prescribed by the very nature of the two powers, spiritual and temporal, is not only licit and useful, but necessary. On the part of the State indifference tow ards religion is not neutrality, it is war. In another portion of his report he denounces tolera tion, speaking of it as " That liberty of nothing, claimed and conquered by the modern spirit, under the name of tolerance." Not only has he disgusted all the liberal party by this report, which is another overt act of the great conspiracy for the restoration of obscurantism, but even the sober and serious Journal des Debats feels it necessary to speak of it in such terms as the following:— " We have read with all the attention of which we are capable the report of M. de Montalembert on the project of law regarding the observance of the Sabbath and holidays. We have read it with the most sincere desire to find ourselves in accordance with M. de Mon talembert, or, at least not to have to feel ourselves obliged to mark our dissent, and it will be readily , understood that the violent and insulting in terruptions of the Mountain had already predis posed our minds in favour of the reporter and his report. It is with reluctance that we feel ourselves compelled to take an opposite part ; but having read the report of M. de Montalembert wecannot restrain ourselves while doing justice to his upright and pious intentions from expressing our surprise and our regrets. We have strong objec tions to the proposed law itself ; but we have objecticts infinitely stronger to the report ; for it must be acknow ledged that between the Bill and tire report the dispro portion is strange. The project of law might pass for a simple act of propriety and religious decency ; the e port, on the contrary, looks like the gigantic froMis piece of a whole social system differing from that ;Weis is established amongst us, and which has entered deeply into our mariners." The attempt of Count MOLE to establish a Conser vative Club has failed. He could not bring about a fusion of Bonapartists, Orleanists, and Legitimatists. The Moniteur announces that the Count DE HATZ FELDT, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni potentiary of his Majesty the King of PRUSSIA, has presented to the PRESIDENT of the Republic the reply of the KING to the letters recalling M. PERSIGNY from Berlin. It also contains a decree of the PRESI DENT, promoting M. THEODORE LESSEPS 7 Director of the Consulate of the Foreign-office, to the rank of Commander of the Legion of Honour. Madame DE FALLoex, mother of the ex-Minister of Public Instruction, died on Friday evening last, at her Chateau of Bourg d'lre. There was a considerable amount of business trans acted at the Bourse, and a further rise took place in the price of Government stock. The Five per Cents. opened at 94f. 80c., fell to 94F. 65c., rose again to 95f., and closed at 94f. 95a.; the Three per Cents. closed at 57e. 50c.; Orleans Railrcai Shares, 825 f.; Rouen, 625.; Havre, 247 f. 50c.; Great Northern, 46Sf. 75c.; Avig non, 192 e. 50a.; Vierzon, 4001.; Ba s le, 1:35f. ; Bordeaux, 383 f. 75c.; Paris and Strasburg, 348 f. 75c.; Tours and Nantes, 2401 BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TOE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 12. Boulogne and Amiens, 8 1 ,x—Central of France (Or leans and Vierion), 16 1 ,4—Great Indian Peninsula, 174 — Luxembourg, 2 1 4—Namur and Liege, 7M Northern of France, 14 - g —Orleans and Bourdeaux,2%—Paris and Or leans, 34—Paris and Rouen, 25—Paris and Strasbourg, 9 Rouen and_Havre, 10—Sambre and Meuse, 2%. •• •-••• •• 23i - 3 , 14 dig. 1634 —4% -8 —5% 8 dis, - I G IA - 43 - 8 p. - 18% -7% - 1 p. -13 X 6 dls. 54 dis.' —lO 1 11 —l3 5% G% 8% —9% 1 as. 13% 14% • 3 !fi 2X dim. 12 —l4 11 —l3 3 3 3 dbl. 21% 22 23% ii 3 % 3 dis. I -• 6 - IV 934 9 7 dis. 17% [3 3 —3% !0 4 5 , 0 15 16% SO 41 40% 25 19 —2O 17% .. —.. t 7% .. 8 —b% 43 -44 IS 1 18% -19 :0 I f%— c q dill. 17 15 —l6 die. 5 334 4 234 24 —1 % d*, FOREIGN. [3 1 1% -2% 10 8 -S4 16 -16 2% 3% 8 X % % 9 % % 104 16 15% GU % dig. dig, N 3 % U [21% 22121% 22% 24 23% 44 43% 8 % % % 46 [3. % 23% % 56 % s% Ks 8 % % % - 8 • 47 —4% dls. 1 - pm. 0 117 i - 12 IS • 5 i 4 1% par pm . 8 1 0 2 2 . -1 1 4 -2,(, 20 7% —7% 16 14% 15 7 4% —4% die. 10 32 —34 10 24% 25 5 0 10 —lO 6 —5% die. IIA % 11 1 7% 2 % Paid. 2 3 HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Mr. Richardson had been obliged to ransom his life and those of his fellow-travellers twice. The whole population of the northern districts of Aheer had been raised against the expedition, joined by all the bandits and robbers who infest that region of the Sahara. The travellers are now in comparative security. It has been a tremendous undertaking for them to force their way against tribes who had never seen the face of a Christian, and who look upon Christians as the declared enemies of God. The great Soudan route, from Ghat to Aheer, is now explored, MR. BENNETT'S RESIGNATION. (111031 A CORRESPONDENT.) Yesterday morning, so soon as the news of Mr. Ben nett's resignation of his incumbency became known, great anxiety prevailed amongst the members of his congregation, from whom, it appears, the decisive step the reverend gentleman has taken was kept a profound secret. From statements which were collected on the spot, it appears that not only will Mr. Bennett leave Knightsbridge, but that the Rev. Sir Frederick Ouseley, the Rev. George Nugee, the Rev. G. F. De Gex, and the Rev. Mr. Fife all tendered their resignations imme diately Mr. Bennett's decision was announced. It seems that none of the reverend ,gentlemen intend going over to the Church of Rome; and many of the most influential members of the congregation are desirous of setting on foot a fund for the establishment of a church in which they may indulge their own peculiarities in the performance of public worship, without governmental or episcopal interference, and which may be the foun dation of a " Free Anglican Church," in which discon tented Tractarians may find refuge, instead of going over to the Church of Rome. It was also stated that the Bishop of London intends conferring the incum bency of St. Paul's Knightsbridge upon the Rev. Wil liam Gilson ilumphry, 8.D., Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, his Lordship's examining chaplain; and that the incumbency c f St. Barnabas will be given to another clergyman of the diocese. It is understood that ar rangements have been made by the archdeacon for the performance of the ordinary services until the anoint ment of the new incumbent is duly ratified.—Advertiser. FIRE IN SOUTHWARK AND MIRACULOUS ESCAPE •F FIVE PEnsoNs.—This (Friday) morning, shortly after seven o'clock, a fire broke out in the premises belonging to Mr. Biddle, No. 62, Great Suffolk. street, Southwark. The flames when first perceived were raging in the lower part of the house • at which time th e i nmates, cons i sting of two women and three children, were in their beds at rest. The whole of the parties were after some trouble aroused, but mot before the flames had gained the stairs, thereby cutting off all chance of escape by the regular means. A man named Parser, who was passing, perceived a horse and cart moving down the street. He immediately had the vehicle drawn on to the pavement, and placed under the window of the burn ing house, and by mounting the cart he was enabled to rescue the whole of the inmates. One of the females, how ever, was much hurt by her head striking the wall as she descended. The engine s o f t h e London Brigade and West of England office quickly attended, but they were unable to get the fire extinguished until it had extended into every part of the building. The origin of the fire is unknown. Un fortunately the sufferers were not insured. DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT ;DE " BAL MASQUE." --. This morning, about four o'clock, a respectably dressed man, unknown, was conveyed to King's College Hospital by four officers of the division of police, who, it appeared was knocked down and ruir over by a furiously driven cab near Drury-lane Theatre. One of the constables, notwith standing the confusion that prevailed, was enabled to pro cure the number of the vehic:e and description of the driver. FATAL SAUSAGE ItIACIIINS ACClDENT.—Yester day Mr. H. M.Wakleyheld an it guest in the Middlesex Hos pital, on William Hewett, aged 20. Deceased was in the employ of his uncle, a sausage-maker in high-street, Port land- town, and while feeding with meat the sausage. chop ping machine, his arm was caught by the wheel, and before lie could be released three of his fingers and his thumb were cut off. The veins of bis wrist were also dreadfully lacerated. Ile was instantly conveyed to the hospital, where he died from those injuries. Verdict, "Accidental death." MORE EXPECTED RESIGNATIONS.—We have good reason to believe that, before many days have elapsed, we shall hear of more Tractarian resignations. Among those Puseyite clergymen who are expected forthwith to send in their resignation, in order to anticipate their dismissal, may be mentioned the names of the Rev. Mr. Dodsworth, of Tri nity Church, Albany-street, Regent's-park; the Rev. Mr. Richards, of Margaret-street Chapel; and the Rev. Mr. Murray, of Wells-street Church. We believe, however, that the livings of this Tractarian triumvirate are not, taken together, equal in value to the single living which Mr. Ben nett has resigned. We have heard the latter rev. gentle man's income stated to be, in one shape or other, about 1,500/. a year, though only given in the clerical returns at I,oool.—Advertiser. MARRIAGES ON SUNDAY.—TIIO American court has decided that marriage contracts made on a Sunday are valid, on the ground that they come under the head of " works of necessity and mercy." THE HOT BATH.—The hot baths, directly and in a very limited time, raise the temperature of the body, in crease the circulation, cause a general glow over the surface, and ultimately induce profuse perspiration. The temperature should be moderate upon entering the bath, and afterwards gradually raised. Upon the incipient symtoms of cold pre senting themselves, a timely evening warm bath has fre quently banished the threatening enemy. It is emphatically the friend of tho rheumatic," and gives relief when all other means deny it. No bath is more eminently cleansing than the warm bath of 96 degrees. It relaxes the whole cutaneous surface, and thoroughly purifies the body. The delights thus experienced are not easily described; but when they are felt, nut merely at the time, but for days after, more could not be said in their praise. Every one with any regard fur a sound body, and desirous of bodily sensations ever agreeable, will freely partake of this luxury. CLOCK FOR THE GREAT EXHIRITION.—An inge nious townsman of Dudley is engaged in constructing a very curious clock, which is intended for th e G reat Exhibition of itsbeingo the length o f t i me i t runs without ilind in p g. clock ec ccupies, in sta n di ng , on l y chief eight superficial inches; the motive power is only 'Blb., and yet the machinery is so nicely adjusted th a t i t w ill take 426 days to run down. Consequently, the second hand will make 613,440 revolutions, and the balance 14 7,225,600 vibrations, in the above time.— Worcesterbhire Chronicle, GRAND NATIONAL CONCERTS. Mr. Howard Glover's Hero and Leander is be coming more and more popular every evening. The selections last night were much applauded. We are, on re-hearing them, confirmed in our formerly ex pressed opinion, that the ballad sung by Mdlle. Angri, and the unaccompanied quartette, are the gems of the opera. Miss Julia Bleaden, a young lady of whose vocal talents we have had occasion before now to make favourable mention, appeared at these concerts last evening, and sang the soprano solo in the final concerted piece, in the place of Mrs. Alexander Newton, who was absent. She sang it with great taste, care, and correctness, and fully con firmed the favourable impression which her perform ances at the Princess's, last season, had created. In the miscellaneous part Miss Poole sang a new comic ballad, by Stephen Glover, entitled " The Cavalier," and was deservedly encored. BAL MASQUE AT DRURY- LANE. By way of proving in the plainest way the popu larity of his gal masque, M. JULLIEN has this year ventured upon two. Last night he concluded his brief season, as some time since he had commenced it, with one cf these entertainments. The theatre was decorated as usual ; the crystal curtain shone nd glittered in all its usual splendour ; Jullian himself was there in all his inimitable effulgence ; the boxes were crowded with spectators, and the salle was full of what is called the "motley throng," who went through the usual dances to some of the best music of the kind that can be had i❑ any, even in the most masquerade loving country. The whole affair went as well as usual, and when we loft the noisy scene, there seemed to be no abatement of the mirth, which momently grew more fast and furious, but, as usual at M. Jullien's masquerades, with a regulated licence. AFRICAN EXPLORING EXPEDITION. We have received intelligence from the Saharan African expedition up to the 29th of August last. The expedition had literally fought its way up to Selonfeet in Aheer, near to the territory of the Kailouee Prince, En-Nour, to whom it is re commended. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 7th have arrived. In the sitting of the Deputies on the 6th the Pre sident of the Council announced formally that the budget would be presented to the Cortes in the course of the next week. The new Minister of Finance, Senor SEIJAs LOZANo, preserved silence on this oc casion, and his silence has been regarded in an unfa vourable light. The President of the Council took an opportunity in the course of the sitting to say—" I remain at my post, gentlemen, because I have a majority in the legislative bodies, because my political friends are of opinion that I ought to continue to share the painful labours endured by the Ministry, and because the QUEEN, not wishing to accept our resignations, honour, duty, loyalty, and patriotism oblige me to remain at the head of the Ministry." This speech was loudly cheered by the Deputies, and Senor BRAVO Muainuo, the late Minister of Finance, applauded the statement, saying he had differed with his late colleagues marely on matters of detail. Some dis cussion took place as to those details, and the subject dropped. Senor Mori is expected to arrive every moment. MALSRID BOLSA, DEe. 7.—The Three per Cents. 34 3-16 ; the Five per Cents., 14. Exchange on London, 60 35. GERMANY. The Berlin official Gazette, of the 10th, publishes a decree, ordering large reductions in the army. The Journal of Frankfort, of the 10th, states that General PLUCKER, Prussian member of the central commission, and Field-Marshal the Count DE Li.- EA} GE, commander of the troops stationed in Frank fort, have, in accordance with the treaty of 011mutz, been named by the Governments of Prussia and Austria their respective Commissioners for settling the affairs of Electoral Hesse and of the Duchies of Holstein. The Elector of Hesse is again under the influence of lIASSENPIILUG, and the negociations with him hay. ing failed. The Cologne Gazette states that the Prussians were to evacuate Hersfeld on the 9th, and that the Federal troops would enter that place in a few days. A letter from Vienna of the 6th, in the Indepen dance of Brussels, says :—" Orders have this day been given by telegraph to the troops stationed in Gallicia, to accelerate their march towards the fron tier of Silesia. This corps d'artniSa, consisting of 30,000 men, is to re-inforce part of the active army under the command of General ScilLia, on the western part of the frontier of Silesia. It appears then that, for the present, there exists no intention of effecting a re• duction of the army on a grand scale." The German Gazette contains a letter from Vienna of the 7th, which says :—Field Marshal RADETZKY being asked if he thought that the Convention of i but not for any length of time.'" for the moment, 011inutz would last, replied— , yes, DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. The Kohler Zeitui2g states that the Stadholders of Holstein have solicited the mediation of the King of HANOVER. ITALY. In the sitting of the Piedmonte.Fe Chamber of De puties of the 7th, the Minister of Foreign Affairs presented two Bills, one for the approval of the treaty of commerce and navigation lately con cluded with France, and the other for the reciprocal protection of literary property in France and Piedmont. The Minister of Fi nance alio presented a Bill, for the revocation of the law of April, 1848, in virtue of which certain species of gold coin were allowed to circulate at a somewhat higher rate than usual. Tne Minister observed that, although that law was very useful at the critical period at which it was passed, the present fall of gold in all the money -markets of Europe rendered it detrimental at this moment. The Milan Gazette, of the ith, states from Flo rence that Lady SUSSEX LENNOX abjured Protest antism at Piesole, on the 19th ult., and embraced the Catholic persuasion. The same paper contains a no tification from the Municipal Congregation of Milan, regulating the payment of the first instalment of the forced loan. Extract of a letter from Naples, of the 2d inst : " .Napl€3 is very tranquil, and we have such beautiful weather that the sun was oppressive at eight o'clock this morning, in the Villa Reale. We are full of visitors of all nations, and more English than for four or five winters past. There are three American ships of war, and we expect many English vessels shortly. The season will be brilliant, particularly the balls at the Palace. A commission to inquire into the practice and pleading of the Court of Chancery has been issued to the following Commis s i oners :—The - Attorney-General, G. J. Turner, Q.C., Bethel!, Q.C., James Parker, Q.C., W. P. Wood, Q.C., C. Crompton, Esq., and W. M. James, Esq. Charles C. Barber, Esq., will be the secretary. The Queen has directed letters patent to be issued conferring upon the Right Hon. Sir M. Rolfe the dignity of a baron of the United Xingdom, by the title of Baron Cran worth, of Cranworth, in the county of Norfolk. THE LONDON FAR/51E1U' CLUB.—The monthly meetiog of this body was held yesterday evening, and com prised a full attendance. The subject, which was introduced by Mr. J. C. Nisbett, was "The qualities of different kinds of food, and the best methods of fattening stock." The argument advanced was, the importance of apportioning the various descriptions of -food in accordance with their chemi cal elements, in order to the production of flesh as well as fat, and the keeping of the animal in health. Messu. Shaw, W. Bennett, Mechi, Pawlett, R. Smith, and Williams, took part in the discussion, whi c h term i nated in the adoption, on th e motion of M r . Sh aw, seconded by Mr. W. Bennett, of a resolution affirmi ng t h e importance of the .subjeet, and the agreement of the principles laid down with the experience of the meetwg, THE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS Fa'd. Nominal Prices. Business done to-day. 0 lON to 114 6 8 1 1 / i1 —l4 dls. 10% 11M 11 1M % dix. 834 5% —5% die. 714 23 3 % 6 i 3i -1 p. :0 28% - 29% :0 21 -28 [5 8 - 9 p 15 G% 7 34 P 10 -11 100 74 —76 173 I 17% —is iOO 5% 6 10% , 0 I i 0 16 -17 15 12% - 13% 6 8 .. -.. 53( . ..... .. 15 23 —2l die, 3U -3% 2 -2% 1%-1% 1 -1% -1 - 3 4 )4 - P 3 414 - P 10 1 10% —ll ad. i 0 55 -57 i 0 55 -57 L 3 4 - 6 p 7%-7% .. - .. 4% - 514 10 19 - 19% :5 11% - 12 6% 2% - su 1 —.. 15* 30 -3!% 0 97 -29 ;5 , _ 7 1 % - 2 1► - 34 16% - 17 [2% 5% 5% L 2% 11 %-11% L 2% 12% - 12% )0 40 -42 % P. /0 242 - 245 )0 76% 7754 15 4 - 37 k ,' dis. )0 98 100 15 49 —5O 125{ 22 —23 i 0 69 —7l 3 4 5 % - - fi% p. 174 26 —27 p 00 57 —5B 3% 111 1034 dis. 1% I 7% 7 dls. 6 1% 1 dls. 11Ny 5 q dis. 50 96 —97 50 14 —l5 9 3% dis. [7 3 -- 3 dis. 5 (Hs. [0 P [5 . 1, -.. 6 3 6, -7% 86 -87 9 10%-II i 0 57 -GO 57 -60 136 —l3B 15 41 11% 11% )0 23% 24% 10 125% —12634 7 4 —4% p. 2 4% p. 1 % 6%p. 0 75% —7 12% 12% —ll% dl. 14 10 9 tits. 5 2 —2% p. - 14 5U 1 4% —3% dia.! )0 264 - 27% E 5 11% - 1216 10 1N - 10% 201 3% 2N dis 1 < 14, 1i 4836 • S 120 )0 23 19% db. - 25 I 1 0 128 16 60 !734 I .. 75 74% 17% 10 % % 6% 6 6% % 16% 14 3 % % 2% k 5% 6 11 10% x. d, 16% % 304% 5 % % 11% IA 12% 77 76% 10% 11 157% 58 57%1A 4!‘ 351, 130 128% 6% 7 "1126% 127 124% 125% 21 R I 207 i 17 7i3 77 783 263 26 10% % % 4734145434 48 1s 15 % Railways. • : Royston and Ilitchin no. Shepreth Eaten.. Scottish Central .. . Scottish Midland .. . Do, new .. .. 2 Shrewsbury & Binning. Clay 3 A.. .. 13 Dr,. Class H.. • • • • 9 1 Do. New Guarantee.. Shrewsbury & Hereford 'threwsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) • • .. 21 Do. Halves .. • • • • 11 Do. Oswestry • • .. Do. New.. .. .. • • 1 1)u. 8 per cent. Pref. . Shropshire Union • • • • C South Devon .. .. • • bC Do. Preference .. South Staffordshire .. South-Eastern .. Do. do. 4% per cent... South Wales.. t. , ,outh Yorksh. and River Dun . • Shen., Roth., and Goole, N. Div., guar.s p cent. Do. do. South Div. .. Swansea & Loughor, &c. Taw Vale Extension .. Thames Haven Dock an Railway Vale of Neath Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick Waterford, Wex., Wick., and Dublin Wear Valley, 6 per cant. guaranteed .. Do. do. do. .. Do. do. do. .. West , Jornwall Whitehaven and Furness Windsor, Staines, and S. Western Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth York, Newcastle, & Ber wick .. .• Ditto and Newcastle Extension .. .. Ditto G.N.E. purchase or preference • • .. Do. .. • • .. Do. Hartlepool Dock . _ and Railway .. York and North Midlani Do. Preference .. .. Anglo-Italian (late Ita• Ilan and Austrian) Boulogne and Amiens • • Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) 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 and Basle .. Tours and Nantes .. Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den, and liasselt West Flauders JOIN' Australasia ............ British North America.. Colonial .... •••• • ..... Commercial of London.. Londe , * Joint Stock .... London and Westminster Nalional Provincial Eng. Do. New National of Ireland .... Provincial of Ireland.... Do. New ... Union of Australia Do. New ..... Union of London Union of Madrid , 25 9% 30 I 0 50 Aberdeen.. .. • • • • 51 Do. Preference •• •• 8 AmLergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Juncion Ayrshire and Galloway.. Belfast and Comity Down 3; Berks and Hants Exten. (Great Western Per petual 5 per cent.) .. Birmingham and Oxford Junction, calls duly paid, or with a guar. .. 21 Do. without a guar... 21 Birming., Wolverhamp ton, and Dudley, calls duly paid, or with a, guarantee • • • • • 11 Do. without a guar. •• lf Birming., Wolvertanap., and Stour Valley • • 113 1 , Birkenhead, Lancas., and, Cheshire Junction • • 21 Bristol and Exeter.. • • Buckinghainshire • • .• Caledonian Do. 101. Preference • • 1 Do. Clydesdale June. 5, Chester and Holyhead .. 5, Do. Preference .. • • 1, Clarence .. .• • • •• 78 I Do. Ist Class, 6 per ct. 11 Do. 2d de., 5 per cent. 1, Do. Gov. Loan,4 pr. ct. 1( Direct Lond. and Portsm. Dublin and Belfast Junct. 41 Dundalk and Enniskillen 31 East Anglian (251. L. Sal E. and L. & D.) .. 2, Do. (181. E. & H.) .. Do. (31. 103.) 6 per cent. Preference •. Do. (51.) 7 pr. ct. Pref. ; Do. (71.175.) 7 p. c.Pref. Eastern Counties .. 21 Do. Exten., 5 percent. No. 1 • • • • •• 6 Do. No. 2 .. • • • • 61; Do. New Preference, 6 per cent... .. • .II Do. North. and East. 6 per cent. • • 51 Do. do. 5 per cent .. 51 Do. do., New • • 4( Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shares • • 2, Do. do. do. .. Do. do., B& C shares 2, Do. do., scrip, guaran. 6 per cent. • • • • 21 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, 51 Do. pref. consolidated , _ Do. do. G. D. &C. stock g Gloucester & Dean Forest 1, Great Northern • • • • 2I Do. halves, A, deferred I' Do. halves, B, 6 per et. 1; Do. 5 per cent. pref... p Great Southern and Western, Ireland • • 5, Do. eighths .. .. • • Great North of England . 101 Do. new 40/. .. • • 41 Do. new 30/. .. • • 31 Do. new 151. . 1; Great Western .. • • 101 Do. New, 17/. .. - Hull and Selby • • • • 51 Do. half shares • • • • 21 Do. quarter shares .. Lancaster and Carlisle .. 51 Do. thirds • • • • •• 11 1: Lancaster and Preston .. Lancashire and Yorkshire Do. quarter shares .. 2. Do. fifths .. • • • 1 Do. F. 20/. .. Do. new, guaranteed her cent. 101 Do. Madders. & Sheff. 5 , Do. West hiding Union I Leeds and Bradford .. Leeds and Thirsk .. 51 Do. prof. 6 p ct., No. 1 , Do. pref. 6 p ct., No. 2 I Do. pref. 6 pct., No. 3 Do. pref. qrs., 1848 .. 1, Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. .. • • 1 London and Blackwall • • 11 , London, Brighton, and South Coast • • • • 101 Do. guarteed. 5 per ct., late Croydon thirds.. Do. preference, 5 p ct. 51 Do. preference, cony. 5 per cent., 1852 .. Do. new guaranteed, 6 per cent. .. • • • • 10 , London and Greenwich . 12 1, Do. preference •. • • 21 London and N.-Western 101 Do. do. new quarters . Do. fifths . • • I' Do. 101. sh., ar.&ll (c) London and 5.-Western . 10 Do. new 50/. .. 4 Do. new 40/. .. • • 7 Do. new preference .• Londonderry & Coleraine Do. half shares .. .• 5 Lowestoft, guar. 4 per et. 20 Do. do. 6 per cent. 20 Londonderry and Ennis killen. .. • • • • Do. half shares • • .. Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock • • Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire • • H. Do. quarters, No. I .. 2, Do. new, 101. preference 11 Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union • • 4 Midland • • • • • • • • ICI Do. consolidated pref. 101 1.),. 501. shares • • • • Do. Binning & Derby 101 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birming., 6 per cent. 101 Do. Bristol & Glouces. 41 Do. do. do. •• 29 11 Do. Erewash Val. pref. 51 Do. Leic. & Swanning. 8 per cent. guar. • • 101 Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) 4' Middlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. guar. .. 51 Newcastle and Carlisle.. 101 Do. quarter shares .. 2; Newmarket .. .. • . Do. extension scrip •• 2 1 Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford .• Newry & Enniskillen .. Newry, Warrenpoint, & Rostrevor .. • • ' Norfolk .• .. • • • • 1 Do. New 201. shares.. I to. Extension .. • . Do. guar. 514 per cent. Do. Waveney Valley.. Northern Counties Union North British.. Do. Preference .. North Staffordshire .. North-Western Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. .. Preston and Wyre Do. Halves (A) .. Reading, Guildford, and ol .-. 5 115 20 1 15% 5 4% 2 .. 5 4% [734 84 i 0 l6 5 42 03. 7% : 2 % I - 5 3 0,1 2 3 :4; 8 9% 73‘ _ - 131 18 18% 6 % 7% 2% % 25 13 .. .. 10IA —lO dls. . - .. IN -i% ITOCK BANKS. 10 27i(- 28 i 0 42k -42-'4 25 -- 251 18% - 18% 2734 - 17f4 -18 U 25 42 -42 10 155 - 15% ri 347, - 35% 0 12% - 13 M. • • Anglo•Mexlcan(is. 5/. p.) Asturian ..... Australian ........ Rarossa Range ....... Blaenarvon Iron and Coal Bolanos Scrip .......... British 1r0n............ 3 - 314 -3% Brazilian imp. Do. Cocties mid Ciaba! Do. St. John del Rey.. Cobra Copper ...... . PO plapo ...• •••• • • • • .. fleneral .............. Real Del Monte, thireg. 3 % - 14% - 16 32% - 3314 - 5 15%-13y -IA) Do. Black liel;entiires Do. Red Debentures .. Santiago de Cuba ...... Tin Croft .. • • • • • • • United Mexican.. •• .• •• 9 9U 10% 11 —6% , ANEOUS. 42% 44 26% 27 89 —92 191 93 66% 70 f 70 the errors of the Official Lists.] CIA 5}4 Canada .............: Gen. Steam Navigation . Pepin. & oriental Steam. Royal Mail Steam [We cannot be answei •able for MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 7,000 bales, of which 800 Surat were taken for export, and 500 American on speculation. The market closed very firm.—ln Railway Shares a good business was done at higher rates. The market for colonial and foreign produce has been very firm, and there have been increased transactions in some articles. Sugar has been in most request, but Coffee, likewise, has been in favour. Indigo has been in good demand to•day, Guatemala at 3s. 10d. to 4s. I Id. per lb., being extreme rates to Id. per lb. advance. Iu Cotton not much has been done, but holders are firm. The Patriota of ,Oajaca learns with great satisfaction from a resident of the parish Guichicovi that the American commission appointed to survey the route between the two seas had commenced its arduous labours. The Patriota says:—lt appears indubitable that this desirable work will be carried to a favourable termination. for the Director, M. Pierre Edouard Trastour, after having, on his arrival, conducted him self in the most gentlemanly manner, has realized in his proceedings the high opinion which was formed of his theoretical knowledge. He has been seen making the most dangerous reconnoissances, venturing even into the Pacific with his little vessel; and thus surmount ing the obstacles which were first offered to the first enterprise. _ A more vigorous administration of the Government of Mexico is reasonably to be expected from the tenor of the recent advices, and the election of General Arista will go far to secure this. Four highway robbers, con demned to death on the 9.0114 of last April, were exe cuted at Queretaro on the 17th and 19th of October. Juan Granja has obtained from Congress the privilege of establishing au electric telegraph between Vera Cruz and the city of Mexico. One of the instruments has ar rived, and an experiment was to be made with it at the National Palace. There is a proposition at present pending to light the capitol by means of an electric light of great brilliancy. A grand mass, in gratitude tor the disappearance of the cholera, was celebrated at the grand Cathedral at Puebla. The followiniisthe export of the lumber from the port of Quebec from the opening of the navigation to the 31st October inclusive, in 997 vessels:— White Pine Timber (feet) ... 12,452,740 Red Pine (feet) ... ... 3,602,780 Elm (feet) ... ... 1,917,920 Tamarac (feet) . . 43,240 Birch and Ash (fe et ) ... 219,240 Oak (feet) ... 1,013,924 Deals (dd. pieces) 2,141,176 Lath wood (cords) ••• ••• 4.167 Standard Staves in 1,310.1.0.22 W. 0. W. I. Staves ... in 2300.2 3.29 Tamarac Sl ee p ers (pieces) ... 22,179 The edvices by t h e W est India Mail are not satisfac tory, the dreadful ravages of the cholera having impeded basiness. The large amount of specie brought by the steamer, over 2,000,000 dollars, will be very acceptable just now. The English Funds have been buoyant again, but there bus been less business doing, as the transfer books are now closed for the principal stock. Consols ex dividend and for the opening have been 97 to equal to 98k a. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per tents. have been 99i to and the Three per Cents. 97,i Bank Stock is supported at 213 to 2131. Exchequer-bills have been 675. premium, and firm. In the Foreign Market an extensive business has been done in Mexican Stock, and prices have further ad vanced, being 36 to 37. This has led to the failure of a party who had been speculating for a fall. Peruvian Bonds have been marked 80 1 1 , , to '; 3 , for the Four-and-a- Half per Cents.; Equador, 31; and Buenos Ayres, 53. Portuguese Four per Cents. havo been quoted 344. Russian Four-and at-rialf per Cents. are 97i ; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 58k, being a very de cided advance on the latter. The Railway Market is much tamer, and the im portant rise of yesterday has brought forward sellers to realise profits. North-Western have receded 11. to 21., South-Western, after being higher, have gone back a little, Aberdeen are buoyant. A fair business has been done in the general run of the other lines. Consols ... Ditto Account QUARTER TO THREE. ... shut. ... 97 97i ex div. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITIBII IrC.NDS O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Anus. 3 par Cent. Consols Annuities........ 93% New 3 1 4 per Cent. Ann 5.......—...... 9941 lA 99 Cong Anne. to expire J a n . 1860 7% 7 3 Ys India Bonds. 1,000 Z...... Consols for Account 97 97 96 % ex d }, ..:xcliequer Bills. 11 , 5 . tic 2d 1,0001. June 5001. June Small, June 67 p 67 p CLOSING PRICES. ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds — Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 53 Equador Bonds M3XiC%/1, 5 per Cent.lB46, with Coupons-- Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ~•••..- . Ditto, Account Peruvian Bonds, 4% per Cent 80 4 1% 81 Ditto, Deferred Po; nguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, Converted, 1841 Ditto, 4 per Cent. Russian Bonds ... ............... : 109 Ditto, 4 1 / per Cent S )ani6li 5 por Cylit. 1840 Ditto. 3 per Cent ....... ... _ — 40 Venezuela Bonds, 2 1 4 per Cent ... 31 Dividends on the above payable in Lon lon. Dutch 2 1 ; 4 par Cent., 12 Guild. ... 58% 58 ! i .......—____ LLO YD'S SHIppIN G.—( THIS DAY.) LONDON, DEC. 13.—Wind at noon S., light airs, and cloudy. BELFAST LOUGH.—Arrd. Annandale, Miramichi. TORBAY, DEC. 12.—The Pomona schooner was spoken under Minorca 22d ult., with pumps choked, and intend ing to put into Port Mahon, by the Royal George, ar rived off Dover, which was in collision same day with a Polacca brig, and received some damage. DEAL, DEC. 12.—Wind S.W. to S.S.W.—Arrd. Jet, Forsyth, Rio Janeiro; Peruvian, Mahoney, St. John's, New Brunswick. Arrived from the River, Faithful, Calcutta; Euphrates, Ceylon; George Soul, Algoa Bay; Bosphorus steamer, Cape of Good Hope; John Romilly, Buenos Ayres; Bahamian, Pernambuco; Independence, New York ; Charles, Tobago. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 12.—Wind S.S.E. to W.S.W.— Arid. Llindoo, Kelly, Calcutta. Sld. Urania, Lima ; Bertha, Hayti ; W. D. Sewall, New Orleans. Ann Thompson, Hobart Town ; Dwillinv, Shangbae ; Alli ance, Hong-Kong ; Norton, Callao; Roscins, New York; Agatha, Azores. Off port, Kilmaurs. The Erin-go bragh, New Orleans to this port, went on shore at Sand Key previous to 22d ult., and remained. DUBLIN, DEC. 12.—The Phenix, of and from Liver pool, for Maranhum, struck on the wish Bank yesterday, cut away mainmast, and came off making water. NUMDESLY, NORI'OLIi, DEC 12.—The John and Isa bella, of Newcastle, bound to London, was off this yes terday leaky, with boats out and the clothes of the crew in them, towing astern. The master refused any as. sistance. NEWRAVEN, DEC. 12.—The Swallow, of and from Plymouth to Hull, has been got off shore. SHIELDS, DEC. 12.—The Jane schooner, of and from this port for Southwold, foundered this morning, five miles E. by W. of S au t er P o i nt; crew saved. BRIDLINGTON, DEC. 12.—Thu John and Jane, of Whitby, and the Emma, of Ipswich, and a Yarmouth schooner, were on the rocks at Flamborough Head this morning ; the two former got off with assistance, told proceeded northward; the latter remains. YARMOUTH, DEC. 12.—The John and Isabella, Young man, of and from Shields for London, has been assisted in leaky. The Silvanus, of and from Shields for London, has been brought in, having been on Hasborough Sand; does not make water, and will proceed. TEXEL, DEC. 9.—The Amazon left Shields, for Hol lond, Nth October last, and has not since been heard of. CORUNNA, DEC. 10.—The Cataluna, Liverpool to Barcelona, has put in to repair damages. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) Business done to-clay. CORN EXC HAN GE—FRIDAY. During the present week the arrivals of English Wheat up to our market, coastwise, have been 1,210 quarters. By land carriage, the receipts fresh up to-day were limited, and of very middling quality. Although the stands were scantily filled with samples of both red and white. the demand for all descriptions ruled heavy at prises barely equal to those paid on Monday. From abroad nearly 7,000 quarters of Wheat hate come to hand, partly from the Baltic. Fine dry samples were held at full rates of currency. In the middling and in- I ferior kinds scarcely any business was transacted. Th e supply of Barley was very moderat:?, yet the de mand for that article ruled inactive, at late rates. Very little Malt was offering. Ware parcels sold freely at full prices. All other kinds were quite as dear. The aggregato supply of Oats being small, the Oat trade ruled I steady, and, in some instances, fine samples were 6d per I quarter dearer. Beans, Peas, Indian ecru, and Flour were very dull, but not cheaper. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. _._.___________ blast ' our. ----I_ Oats. IFI —. ----.... _ Qrs. Sacks. 170 2,290 ...... 1,350 3,650 3,240 English • • • • • • scotch • • • • • Qrg 1,210 3 ( j3 j. Qll * 0 1.510 [viol .. •• • • Foreign ...... .6,760 1,000 • SITE/7E3,D. As is almost invariably the case just preceding the 67 p 67 p 85 53 8% holding of th e g r ea t Ch r i s t mas mar ket, the supply of b(e.-4.; on sale in tc-day's market was very extensive, and of exc e llent quality. Owing to the small attend . anee of buyers, and the immense supplies of Meat its Newgate and Leadenhall, the Beef-trade ruled exces sively heavy, at barely Monday's quotations. The ex d trcnae value of the best Sects was 3s 8d per Sibs., a total clearance was not effected. Full average sera bersof Sheepwere brought forward, the time aril! considered. All breeds were dull in the extreme, h e; we have no actual fall to notice in prices. Calves will: in good supply , and he av y d ema nd, at barely last week decline in value. In Pig s nex t to nothing was &leg' The few Mikh Cows offering were sold at from 141 t° 181. each, including their small Calf. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. 1 1. d. to I' d. 8. . sd. Inferior Beasts" d ... 2 4 to 2 . 3 2 6 Inferior Sheep .. ~ 210 . 6 Q 4 . Second quality •.• • 2 8 2le Second qual. Sheep . 310 Prime large Oxen •• 3 0 3 4 Caarsc-woolledditto3 8 4 g Prime Scots ...... 3 6 3 8 Southdown Brother 4 0 0 ° Large coarse Calves 2 6 3 0 Ditto out of the wool° 0 3 6 Primesmall ditto .. 3 2 3 6 Large Hogs ••• • " ; g 4 0 Suckling Calves ..18 0 24 0 Small Porkers •• • • .':. T, 20 Y Lambs ...... •• • • 0 0 0 0 Quarter old Pigs •• I. " TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. I app 3,042 3,564 301 SCOTCH. I Sheep. Calves. 1 rigg• 59 FOREIGN SUPPLY. rig& Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. I 21 108 1,284 122 Beasts. 221 NEWGATE AND LEADENZAZI. The general demand was dull in the extreme , 0 " to the large supplies on offer. At p d e r s ntoe d. by the Carcase. 5. d. to l 2 b a I e. .to ii. 4 Beef,inforior •• 2 0 2 2 Mutton, Inferior •• n 2 , 6 a i • --middling •• 2 4 2 6 - raiddling• • - primelarge .. 2 8 210 - prime •• •• ; 3 ' - prime small .• 3 0 3 4 P or k , l arge •••• • • • • 4 v Veal.• •••• .. - BOROUGH HOP MARKET. Really fine samples of new Hops are in fair re quest to l4 full prices; but most other kinds are somewhat 101 /t e nt purchase. Present r a t es as under;--Mid and East ,„ 76e; ditto, 40s to 140 s; W ea ld o f K ent d i tto, 600 W Sussex ditto, 50s to 72s per cwt. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The market has been very s t e adily;. the ported, and a fair business has been done, the rise '7 O is lower descriptions of Brazil Plantation being 6 1 'fiee per cwt. Barbadoes by auction brought 449 6d J °r yellow, and 41s to 42s for mid. fi ci at REFINED.— Grocery lumps hav e b een in delve - 0 60s 6d to 523. „ c INDIA.--Mauritius , EAST INDIA. MSUritills has b een so ld at .- g r g r : to rates, good and fine yellow 39s 8d to 435, Inid reel 395, ord 37s to 378 6d, brown 34s to 375, se",;„"ber; 363 to 403. Bengal has been slightly P,' A ",6d, soft yellow 35s to 375, good and fine 37s 6d to 7. e ed ord to mid like Mauritius 36s Gd to 393 6d, g ° ,,V, fine white Benares 44s to 463, and mid 433 to 7, to Penang, 2,700 bags w e nt at 40 $ 6 d to 43s 6 d for '4) good white, and at 375 to 40s for yellow. FORElON.—Holders have been very firm, on "* e , l had been rather impeded by this. There are se buyers for export in the market. rcflll COFFEE.—Upon the whole this article has 9- bas been so active as it was l as t wee k . Native COY et° been sold at 55s to 56 5 , b u t t h e l atest transac tions " fl ip. at 54s to 55s for good ord. Plantation has not el o d tained last week's advance to the full extent, e 1!,% at good mid has been s o ld a t 60 s to 633 6 d , low ,`",,,tujog 111 , 58s 6d to 51Is 6d, fi ne or di nary and low 11 1, 1 " 9t at 58s to 61s, pea b err y 60 3 to 629, an d Mov er s 45s to 565. Some lots of mid and good color,' /01 taken in at 6113 to 725. And native at auction 015 001 bought in at 56s for good ord. Madras has been se, oo d 63s to 659 for fine fine ord, and at 52s to 569 fer e a t& fise fine ord. Mysore realiaed 53s to 54s for gon e % SALTPETRE.—There has b een a goo d demandll" c eo I, b tr,me prices. Calcutta Si to 30 2 1 - lbs refraction ...- sold at 27s 6d to 28s. and SPIcEs —The demand for pepper has been teote: . ,, , Penang clean black has realised 3id to 3 1dr„ 13 ote and in some cases 30. White sold a t 7d. L has realised 3id. to 3.1.1. per lb. 6 0 9, RlCE.—There has b e e n a fi rm mar k et. M a dras po d white has realised 9 s . Gd. to 10a., and middl i ng t° t Bs. 6d. to 9. 6d. Rust.—The market is firm. blew- and TEA.—Business h as b een li m i te d b oth i n blew - 01 green, but holders are firm. The lowest ad S° Congou is Is Id per lb. COTTON.—The market is dull, but prices are ° all' nally maintained. • Se/ TALLOW.—The market i s fi rm , a l t h oug h there, ll o so much doing as in the early part of the week. is 37s 6d to 37s 9d per cwt on the spot. GREEN FRUIT.—The demand continues briemb s ti will remain so until Christmas. Contrary wind' ssfe prevented arrivals of O r a nges f rom t h e Aserenillet cargoes, ex Smuggl er , an d F eron i ca, from 'lOl sold at public sale, by Keeling and Hunt, were ;jet freely by the trade. Lisbons meet with a readi vis eit arrivals from St. Michael are expected daily. __.l o oo Spanish Nuts are likely t o i mprove i n price. Be'eolr are dull of sale. Brazil without inquiry. Lernelle sre el firms scarce, and pri ce s are a d vanc i ng; a small 400 of Seville Sours of i n diff erent quality has been 3 0' high figure. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DA. lr.) gr pA Sittings at Nisi Prius at G u ildh a ll b e f ore Lord - BELL and a Common Jury.) JOYCE V. WALKER AND ANOTHER. g o Al . This was an acti on t o o b ta i n compensation for' dew leged false imprisonment of the plaintiff by Ole fondants. a ir. sod Mr. Serjeant Miller was co unse l f or the plaillm7 Mr. Bovill and Mr. P o ll oc k appeared for the defelt&'' The defendants are li nen d rspers in the Blaelt•s t in g road, and the plaintiff is a marine-storo-d ea ler, t i 0 Tavistock-mews, Tavistock-square. It appeared rb roole the year 1843 the fath er o f t h e p l a i nt i ff obtaine.j.- i blek, goods from the def en d an t s to t h e amount of 11.5x•0 "„t o f was to be paid by instalments. The first instaltee;eat five shillings was paid, and Mr. Joyce (the father') into the country. I n 18 44 h e returned to Lon d o n" t bs a summons was obtained against him to appear ° at res e Middlesex Court of Requests, at the suit of the II n ails defendants. The court was afterwards abolished4:loo June, 1849, an order was served on him from the A — ",„01 Court for payment of the sum of 11. ss. 4d., the 013 ; e ls. of debt and costs, by instalments of 2a. 6d. per mod, The elder Joyce was then suffering from choler:it 00 0 being unable to attend the Palace Court, sent bj3 t one there, with a perso n name d D ay, w h ere they mr , " t he! Morphet, the agent of the defendants, with who! t` 4 0 0- made an agreement to pay 51. on the following ' - tbe. • day, and 2s. 6d. a week afterwards, and Mr. JoYt ° art younger, signed an agreement to that effect on the r g to of his father. I n S eptem b er o f t h e same year , ossi 3l b on s the non-payment of the instalments, a second suratd_ o , was issued from the Palace C our t, an d left at this 7 s t deuce of Joyce, the elder. Mr. Day again attendicahoo the Palace Court on th e 28 t h S e pt e mber, the day ' ?Jr the summons was returnable. The Prothonotar.r, 0 , Hewlett, was the p res idi ng j u d ge. Oa that oc a ast r ! Morphet asked Joyce, th e younger , both of whom. w e v re' present in court, h ow h o wou ld p a y the deb t .EA: plied that it was his father' a d e bt. Morphet rejoine d tv;' ) that was all nonsens e , f or h e (Joyce, the you a ble , had signed a paper, which made him ]tilt f o r Joyce replied that he had signed the papef d o his father. The Prothonatory of the Court intituto 3 Joyce that if he would not pay the debt ho would .O ut . mit him for fifteen days, and a warrant wa s ro adie ° 0 On the 19th October the officers of the Palace o° ,, i ' n went to the house of Joyce, the fath e r, at Somers (.2;,; to search for the present plaintiff, his son; not fi A pd him there, they went, a second time, the next da:,r, forcing their way into the backyard, where the yoli° l4 l6 Joyce was at work, th ey se i ze d and put him into a c ... 41 • and took him to Whi tecross. street Prison, where be' confined for fifteen days, during which time he god' i st defendants n o ti ce t h at h e i ntended to proceed aglim-of them, to make them account for imprisoning hire- I so° this the defendants took no notice, and hence the prd action. (The case was proceeding when our report left-) THE CASE OF STARVATION THE TEMPLE. GUILDHALL.—(THIS DAY.) t the To-day having be e n a pp o i nte d for proceeding a.' W. Guildhall Police-court with the charge aga inst .0 1 George Sloane, th e s p ec i a l p l eader, of assau lting ; 1 0 starving his servant, Jane Wilbred, the justice-room foe beseiged by a large concourse of people, but only a i 4 respectably-dressed persons were fortunate enotik 4 . ?" o . D . obtaining admissi on , an d t h e court was at no time irk veniently crowded. t he Mr. Phillimore, the barrister at whose instttne tY s oo charge wus first preferred, was early in a ttendanc e '- as on the forme r occas i ons w h en the case was geeets oh Mr. Clarkson was present to watch the proceedi n g bchalf of the accused. r Or; After the night c h arges b ad b een disposed e'' an d Sloane surrend ere d i n pursuance of his recog nizaneee'4ol be seemed to feel deeply the painful situation in,: th e be found hi mse lf. M r. Alderman Humphery presiding magistrate. If b e Mr. Alderman H UMPHERT as k ed Row, the officer' , ye' had served Mrs. Sloan e w ith t h e summons to aP . ,,Pe t t,; der Row replied that he b a d l e f t t h e summons in the :03"-^ but she was not in attendance. rr. Sloane ex used his wife's absence on the g-° talud that she was not well. gel v . The first witness called to-day was Mr. James, - r oo ton, the physician to the Royal Free Hospital , ; II ce stated that he had seen Jane Wilbred several times e' t she had been at the hospital. He saw her first ifllo laundress's house, where ho examined her to see f or were afflicted with any disease which could account r her extreme emaciation. He questioned he r 4 ,0€1 peatedly, and she appeared to be not only .attenuilet in body, but extremely sluggish in mind. extremist, pulse was very weak, slow, and feeble her eo d were discoloured and livid, her tongue was retoist,•!_et her skin cool. She had some marks and bruises el' ie u k , her shoulders and arms, and extending down the 13 ` to She was exceedingly weak, and he questioned her es t, or the cause of her extreme debility. Judging fr en ? o in history and her appearance, he had no hesitation stating that her emaciation arose from l ong protra stervetion. He could assign no other cause for her bilitated state. H e saw h er yesterday, an d had siber pounds. He r we i g h t was something tinder _ pounds. Win n fat and well a person of her li a !f. s would weigh seven or eight stone, six stone and a la s t-i . : e any rate, calculating fourteen pounds to the e 14 _7 0 t te, The day before yesterday he thought sh eci w t b . improving and filling out, but yesterday she s , ez i tt , nole - • 'l4 be suffering from fever. She was Lot under h i s I `, - • ! e r• dis te supervision. • Mr. Parker, th e mas t er ' o f th e West London Ua i to , was then call e d as a w i tness , b at h e did not answ r - his name. Mr. Alderma n H UBIPIIERY h a d te ad,--rstOod f 1 !. Parker would h ave t een i n atten d a nce tofeivei s r , fe l ' i o' some account of the con t rac t h e entered into with Sloane when the girl was hired. Cl' • t en Jane Hill, wife of John Hill, of 1, stir.coUr • MINES, 1 13 01 13 5 24% Nominal Prices, 28 2 BNI EISCELL, `~ i 3`e ittt, kid 11101 Of 1 gort