The Sun. — London, England, 1851-12-19 00:00:00

THE WEATHER. —Bolt Onus, DEER 19. THERMOMETER, IX Tag SHADE. 41—highest since noon yesterday. 36—lowest this morning and daring the night. 46—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30.22. WIND W.—Morning, fine sunshiny weather ; Afternoon, cloudy. calla..? EDITION OF THE NOVELS AND TILES OF SIR EDWARD BIILWEE LYTTON, BART. On Tuesday will be published, crown Svc..., cloth, 3s. 6d., ERNEST MA.LTRAVERS. Partll. Being "ALICE; or, THE MYS [TRIES." With a new Preface and Frontispiece. London; Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. I a a few dars will be published, handsomely printed in Crown STO.9 price Ss. cloth, Vol. I. of THE POETICAL and DRAMATIC WORKS of Sir EDWARD MILNER LYTTON, Bart. NOW FIRST COLLECTED. With a Portrait and Vignette title. London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. In a few days will be published, 2 vols., Bvo., cloth, 325. THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF B ARTHOLD GEORGE NEIBUHR. From the German and Original Sources. With Essays on his Character and Influence, by the Chevalier BUNSEZ, and Professors BRANDIS and LEOBEL. Loudon : Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. Just published, post Svo., cloth, 145., H E HUMAN BODY and its CONNEXION with MAN. Illustrated by the Principal Organs. By JAMES JOHN GARTH WILKINSON, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. HUNGERFORD-HALL, STRAND UNRIVALLED COMBINATION OF ATTRACTION. ANIMAL MAGNETISM.—SOIREES LASSAIGNE even' .ven ing (Saturday excepted), at Eight o'clock. Admission Is., 25., and 4s. Stalls and Reserved Seats may be secured at Mr. Sams's /Loyal Library, St. James's-street ; at Mr. Ebers's, Bookseller to her Majesty, 27, Old Bend-street ; and at the Mauager's Office, Hunger ord-ball THEATRE of OPTICAL ILLUSIONS. " SOIREES MYSTERIEUSES," Juvenile Amusement!, by M. and Aadame Langtois, 01 Paris, and the celebrated Indian Juggler, Djalma, with Dissolving Views, Chromatrope, &c., every Evening, at Seven o'clock. Admission Is., Is. 6d., an d us' 6d. DIORAMA.—Every Day, from Twel ve to Three. Prices of Ad mission Is. 6d., Is., and Gd. BAZAARS—Open daily from Ten a.m. to Ten P.M. Ad m i ss i on F ree. MAONETOID CURRENTS and the MAC I NETOSCOPE. Dr. Leger's Philosophical and ExPerirnental Lectures every Saturday Evening, at Eight. Admission Is. and Is. THEATEZ ROYAL, 32141MiRKET. dMa r, Old BrOMptall. M. D. Webster. "I•erlflelreEeVimENlN-G, Riff be performed THE BEGGAR'S OPE RA. Captain M a ch ea t h ][r.W. Harrison; ,tat-o'-the-Mint, Mr. Weiss ; Filch, Mr. Buck stone • roily reaCh ani ° ' 1"" Loui sa P e rne j Lucy Lockft, Mrs. Fits wiifians. After which a new Farce, entitl e d T HE TWO BONN. YCISTLES. Mr Bon nycastle, Mr. Buckstone; Mrs. Bonnycastle, Mrs. Buck . Ingham- To e . n elude with THE IRISH L ION. T i m Moore, Mr. H . Bed fora. To corlelude with THE JACOBITE. intatitt. ieuL4J., ADLLeti, nee- the direction or Mr. B. Webster. The popular Comedian, Mr. Wright, having recovered from his in dispogitien, will appear This Evening. Enormous success cf the Yankee Comedian, Mr. Josh Silsbee. PHIS EVENING, Will be performed the comic Drama, entitled THE FOREST RO(SE 1 and the YANKEE PLOUGHBOY. Jonathan Ploughboy, Mr. J. Silsbee. Bellamy, Mr. Worrell; Harriet Miller, Miss Col lins; Sally Forest, Miss E. Chaplin. To be followed by the Comedy of PAUL PRY. Colenel Hardy, Emery; Paul Pry, Mr. Wright ; Grasp, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mr. Willie, Mr. Worrell ; Marian, Miss Ellen Chaplin. After which, a new and laughable Piece de Circonstance, entitled BLCOMERI,M ; or, The Follies of a Day. Mr. Agricola green, Mr. Honey; Mr. Flighty Bounce, Mr. Paul Bedford ; John trey, Mr. 0. Smith; Mr. Weakly, Mr. Worrell; Mrs. Portia Lu crests' Green, Miss Woolgar. AOYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREE.T. Under the Managementof Mr. C. Kean. THIS EVENING. Will be performed the Comedy of TOWN AND COUNTRY, in which Messrs. C. Kean, Keeley, Harley, Addison, Meadows, Wigan, Mrs. Winstanley, Miss Phillips, and Miss Murray will appear. After which, a new and original- Comedy, in two acts, entitled TENDER PRECAUTIONS; or, the Romance of Marriage, in which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley, and Mr. and Mrs. Wigan will appear. =To conclude with the Farce of BETSY BAKER, in which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will appear. Private Boxes, Le., to be had of all the Booksellers, and of Mr. Massingham ; of whom also p l a ces may be taken at the Bon-office, Oxford-street, from Eleven till Five o'clock. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame y e a r! , THIS EVENING, Will be performed FORTY AND FIFTY. To be followed by TER GAME OF SPECULATION. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, R. Roxby, B. Baker ; Mrs. C. Horn, and Miss M. Oliver. To conclade with A PRACTICAL MAN. LAI Obl.iklt. T tiEA Ibc.. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Farrem. THIS EVENING. Will tie performed MY WIFE'S - DAUGHTER. Atter which A MATCH IN THE DARK. To conclude with BLACK EYED SUSAN. PUNCH'S PLAYHOUSE AND STRAND THEATRE. Lessee. Mr. W. R. COPELAND, Liverpool. The Warmest Theatre in London. Another New Farce. THIS EVENING, Will be performed SIMPSON AND CO. After which, ➢fEAKFAST FOR TWO. To be followed by a new Farce, entitled CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE. Characters by Messrs. Rogers, Belton, Romer, Misses Marshall and Maskell. With STROLLERS AND STRATAGEMS. To conclude with a Farce, entitled THE FIFTH OF NOVEM BER, by MessrS. Tilbury, Rogers, Hudspeth, Misses Saunders and Maskell. The prices of admission aro arranged as follow :—Orchestra 4s; hoxes (first circle), 35.; (second circle), 2s. ; Fit, Is. Doors to be opened at Half-past Six, and the performances to Commence at Seven precisely. A second price will be taken to the Boxes only at Nine o'clock —trst circle, 25.; second circle, Is. Private Boxes One Guinea and a Half each. Stage Manager, Mr. E. Stirling. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Enter the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal HighnesS Pronrietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. The most successful and popular Theatre in London. &zee' still continues the Star of the Theatrical world. THIS EVENING, Will be produced new grand Spectacle, from the pen of E. Fitzball, Esq., and written expressly for this establishment, entitled AZAEL, In which will be Introduced tip same highly-trained Horses and ComelS that appeared in the flll6era at her Majesty's Theatre, with an addition of Ostriches, Zebras, &c., &c., the whole of the well known resources of Astley's. It has been pronounced by public opinion to be the most gorgeous and effective production ever witnessed witkn the walls of a theatre, assisted with magnificent scenery and lisilliant costumes. The new Dramatic Performers having achieved an unparalleled triumph, will have the the honour of appearing every evening until further notice. With Batty's Grand Scenes of the Arena, embracing the largest Equestrian Company in Europe, represented by Foreign and British Male and Female Artists of superior talent. To conclude with MORE BLUNDERS THAN" ONE. Ttekets to be had at the Box-office from Eleven till Four daily. Stage Mana;.;er, Mr. T. Thompson. PORTRAITS SOULT AND WELLINGTON, WITH MEMOIRS AND F-4C-SIMILIES OF THEIR ILLND- WRITINGS. THE MOST SPLENDID LIKENESS OF SOULT EVER TAKEN, BY WYON, FOR WHICH THE MARSHAL SAT SIX TIMES ; TOGETHER WITH A PORTRAIT OF DUKE OF WELLINGTON IS THIS DAY PUBLISHED, THE AT THE SUN OFFICE, 112, STRAND, PRICE ONE SHILLING. lIIGIA WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. rale' DAT —Morning 0 min. after 11 I Evening 29 min after 11 T 0-3foisow—Morning 0 rain. alter 0 I Evening 58 rain after 11 DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of tha Wind and Weather at each of the following P l ace% at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations are arranged in order of latitude. POOH— ulw .. d E., gentle breeze—overcast. BRIGHTOIT --No ..ind E. gentle breeze—overcast. IlAsToros—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—overcast. hard wind—overcast. B° Fotaksr uTlLLlEPT° oNk- 3-7 7 W indi S.W. , TUNB HMG F W bad s . i r gentle breeze—overcast. rn _,4entle breeze—overcast. GH.EENWICH—CaI STILOOD—Wind S. W. , eairareeze—overcast. ~_. gentl e Cownkerms.-Wind 6.w. CA.HBRmGa.--Wilad S. E., , gentle brf°ggY. overcast. YARMOUTH —Wind S.V. , strong breeze —overcast. AD --Wind S., hard wind— d z o e n T EfOLYHE LARcA.sTER.--Wind S., gentle breeze—principally. DARLOIGTON-- ‘ nd S.S. W., strong breez clear. e — partially cloudy. BRAE— W ind. S., gentle breeze overcast. BEarrocx—ltnnd N. W., strong breeze—overmst. TO CORRESPONDENTS no corrimunication can be attended to unless authen ticated by the name and address of the writer. Rejected communications cannot be returned. 4 3 -• 4Z. 4 0 . • . c'S - 4; 1, 74N" 'r` ,I4tft s ; ' 4 ) . • ~o, aith etmixina LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1851. Intelligence has been received from the United States up to the 6th inst. o f th e arr i val of Louis kossum on the shores of the American continent. As might have been confidently anticipated, the approach of the illigtrions chieftain of the Hungari ans to New York was the signal for a very extraordinary, if not wholly unprecedented, outburst of enthusias m on the part of the inhabitants. This would infallibly have been the case had KOSSUTH proceeded at once to 'the Republic of the ne w world on board the Mississippi, according to his original intention. As it was, however, our good uncle SAM, or Cousin JONATHAN, or whatever we may be permitted to call that distinguished branch of the Anglo-Saxon race, was incited to a more than customary display of hos- T VI t 4.1114, pitality in consequence of the generous rivalry pro voked by the reception yielded to the renowned guest of the United States by the people of the United Kingdom. Circumstances, indeed, have pe culiarly favoured the Magyar Leader during his triumphant progress after emerging from the Medi ' terranean. He reached the capital of England precisely at the period when its inhabitants were prepared to welcome him with undi vided attention. The moment of his ad vent was, as it were, " between hours." The season had terminated, and its successor had not yet commenced. Her MAJESTY'S lieges were, 'conse quently, prepared to direct the whole of their obser vation to the remarkable man who had hastened to clasp their hands in friendship, as soon as it was practicable, after his release from imprisonment in the SULTAN'S dominions. This, in some measure, may account for the wide-spread emotion manifested recently on the occasion of the KOSSUTH demonstrations. But it can by no means account for it altogether. There was something more than the mere appetite for some new excitement on the part of the English votaries of pleasure in that profound and popular manifestation. it was a manifestation, for example, in no degree restricted to the lovers of novelty or amusement. On the contrary, those who hailed the appearance of the Hungarian Dictator in the streets of London, of Winchester, of Southampton, of Birming ham, and of Manchester were for the most part the toilers in the workshops and the manufacturers— artizans who rushed into the highways, grimy with labour, to raise their voices in acclamation for that glorious citizen of Hungary who was naturally regarded by them as the representative of the liberties of Christendom. Such were the sentiments animating the vast multitude who of late greeted KOSSUTH in England with such enthusiasm. Such also are the feelings with which the people of America are now hailing that remarkable personage on his traversing the streets of the principal cities of the Confederation. Among the attractive intelligence received by us from the United States are recorded incidents of a some what amusing description. It is ludicrous enough, for example, to observe that a certain notorious lady who was numbered among the passengers of the Humboldt on its passage across the Atlantic to the United States, jealous of the importance of KOSSUTH, had plainly voted him a "humbug," while KOSSUTH himself, in apologising for the ill-health caused by his recent voyage from the eastern to the western hemisphere, unintentionally forced upon the minds of his hearers the fact that he also might be designated, " A very good man, no doubt, but a bad sailor," like the unfortunate wight celebrated by the pencil of CRI7IKSHANK. Profounder and more important reflections than these, however, are forced upon us by the news just received from the United States. From those ac counts it would appear that the reception about to be accorded to the impersonation of the liberties of the European Continent were likely to be of a kind worthy of the Transatlantic Republicans. KossuTH, according to those statements, was to be publicly received by the Senate and the House of Repre sentatives. Circumstances, of course, inter fered, such as would prevent the possi bility of any such welcome being yielded to the leader of the Magyars by the American PRESIDENT. It is satisfactory, however, to reflect that those con siderations would in no manner hold good in regard to the views entertained towards his Excellency by the members of the democratic Congress. Throughout the states, or at least in the more remarkable cities of the states, active preparations had been made to greet the Liberator of the Hungarians in a manner becom ing the position of the American democracy. At New York his Excellency had already witnessed the admiration with which he is regarded by its citizens. At Philadelphia, at Washington, and at other important resting places on his route, we doubt not a similar fervour of enthusiasm will be rendered apparent. Everywhere he cannot but witness the passionate de votion with which the lovers of freedom in the new world behold one from the old, who is the very in carnation of the demoeratic hopes of Christendom. The reports already conveyed to us of the four or five speeches even then delivered by KossuT a to the Americans, show that they were remarkable for his extraordinary adap tation of the orator's views, and of the very style of his delivery, to the views and manners the most instantaneously appreciated by his auditory. Were it necessary we are satisfied that this protean rhetorician could at pleasure become for the nonce a stump orator, but without degene rating to that attitude he has assumed a bearing i❑ his harangues to the free people of the United States such as places him at once within the circle of their sympathies and on the level of their predilec tions. Later on we shall see the happy effects pro duced by the arrival of this champion of the liberties of Europe on the shores of the great American Republic. We give in another part of this day's impression an analysis of the contemplated Common Law Pro• cedure Bill of 1852, which has been framed in ac cordance with the suggestions and recommendations of the Commissioners in their published reports, to which we have already directed the public attention. Th• Bill itself is an exceedingly elaborate document, apparently drawn up with the greatest care and at tention. It consists of no less than 280 sections, and should it receive the legislative sanction in its present form, it will unquestionably occasion very great changes in the pleading and practice of the superior courts as they now stand. It is of course impossible, within the compass of an article, to enter into a minute consideration of the various complicated de tails of the proposed measure. A general view can only be taken—that, however, will be amply sufficient for present purposes. The nature and bearing of the suggested amendments may be sufficiently under stood to enable the legal reformers throughout the country—and their name is " legion"—to decide whe ther the present Bill is adequate to the emergency ? whether it strikes at the root of the grievances and abuses that have been so loudly and so justly com plained of? whether, in fact, it may be accepted as an instalment of justice sufficient to satisfy the rea sonable demands and wishes of the people ? These are important questions, deserving of calm and mature consideration, and we trust that the matter may receive that respectful attention which the learn ing, experience, and high characters of the distin guished and able lawyers from whom it has emanated so eminently merit. It is impossible to deny that it would constitute a very great improvement on the existing system, abrogating many useless forms, and thus in some de gree abridging the vexatious delays and diminishing the extravagant expenditure by which the suitor for justice is now obstructed. On that point there can be no controversy, and if the only alternative lay be tween its adoption or rejection, there would be but little difficulty or hesitation in deciding the question. But, unfortunately, that is not the only point at issue, something more is required before final judgment is pronounced. Would not the acceptance of the present Bill materially retard, if not altogether prevent, the bringing forward of the larger and more comprehen sive measures which are now so urgently required ? If it should occupy any cons i dera b le port i on of legis lative ti me, it, Amendment together w ith th e C oun ty C our t s much in the 11, - which is in ev itabl e , will be as way of l ega l re f orm as can possibly be attempted dur ing the session. Other and matters must be indefinitely scarcely postponed, l es a s nd pressing i f the chang e be not found satisfactory, the labour will all be thrown away, and the p rofessi on will have unnece ssaril y incurre d the troubl e and ex pense of acquiring the new practice. It is impossible to peruse the numerous a n d „ an _ plicated provisions of the Bill without b e i ng con vinced of the thorough acquaintance of the Learned Commissioners with all the details of the subject matter on which they were required to report. Every branch, however minute, appears to have been investigated with the most searching scrutiny. But they seem to have forgotten the golden rule-- " Melius est petere fontes quam sectari rivnlos." They have followed the numerous istreamlets and traced them out with almost painful accuracy, but they have not sought the source of these various rivulets—the fountain-head from whence all the minor evils have their origin, They have endeavoured to ameliorate the system of "special pleading," but they permit the vicious system to remain in full vitality. There must be the same atteation to mere forms as heretofore, and cases may still be decided on mat• tees totally apart from their substantial merits. For instance, a party may— by leave of a judge—plead and demur to the same pleading at the same time, and it shall be in the discretion of the court or a judge to say which issue shall be first disposed of. This is a palpable improvement—the former rule, which prevented a party from joining issue in law and issue in fact at the same time, having been justly complained of by legal practitioners, as well as by the community in general. It was a grievous hard ship',that if a party to a suit (or his legal ad visers) 'conceived that there was no right of recovery, or an insufficient defence either on the substantial merits, or on some technical defect, set forth on his opponent's pleadings, or, in other words, that these plead ings were subject either to a general or special demurrer, that he should not be permitted to mil himself of that summary defence without being held to have admitted every statement put forward by his adversary. This glaring grievance will be removed. But still special demurrers, by which suits may be decided on mere matters of form, rather than according to the actual justice, are not only still retained, but greater facili ties are given for their being resorted to. They will receive practical encouragement under the proposed Bill. The foregoing examples will sufficiently indicate our meaning. Many others of a similar character might readily be adduced. Now, with all respect for the Learned Commissioners, we ask, why might not special pleading be completely abolished, and plain and simple statements of the nature and particulars of the plaintiff's demand, and of the defendant's answer, be substituted ? The adoption of such a course was one of the points which so strongly recommended the County Courts to public favour, and if the principle were extended to the superior courts, we believe it would be received with almost unanimous approbation. The Commissioners, how ever, appear to have contented themselves with at tempting to sweep out a single corner, rather than to effect a thorough cleansing and purification of the Augean stable. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The Moniteur publishes a decree, confirming the state of siege in Algeria, as established by General PELISSIER, and another placing the department of Jura in a state of siege. The Public having inserted a letter ascribed to General CAVAIGNAC, containing his adhesion to the Government, the Minister of the Interior has ad dressed the following letter to the editor on the sub ject : " Mr. Editor, The Government, in interdicting attacks, cannot with propriety permit the insertion of pretended adhesions, thoughtlessly, if not falsely stated. I have acquired the certitude that the letter which you ascribe to General Cavaignac, and of which you cite a fragment in your journal of this morning, was never written by him. The Government, not wishing to de ceive any one, orders you to insert this declaration in your next number. Receive, &c., "A DE MORNY," " Paris, Dec. 17. " Minister of the Interior." MM. CREMIEUX, CRETON, LEO DE LABORDE, and PISCATORY, ex-representatives, were, says the Dibats, set at liberty yesterday. MM. DUVERGIER DE HAURANNE, General LEYDET, and Milo have been removed from Vincennes to Sainte-Pelagie. General CAVAIGNAC will, it is said, proceed to Hol land with his bride. It is stated that the PRESIDENT of the Republic addressed an autograph letter to General CAVAIGNAC, informing him that he was re leased from incarceration, and without any conditions, and expressing regret at the inconvenience the General must have suffered from his fortnight's im prisonment, which reasons of State had rendered necessary. Fears for the safety of Colonel Cn&RRAS are en tertained by his friends. It was at first supposed he was at Ham, but it appears that such is not the case. He has not been heard of since the 2d December. The anxiety felt by the family of M. VICTOR HUGO, against whom an order of arrest had been issued, has been relieved by information of his safe arrival in Brussels. The Government yesterday received telegraphic dispatches from different parts of the disturbed dis tricts. One from Gap (Hautes-Alps), of the 15th, states that one of the leaders of the insurrection in the Basses-Alps had just been arrested, and various im portant papers found on him. He had been lodged in the prison at Embrun. The department of the Basses-Alps was generally pacified, but a few insur gents still held out at Barcelonnette, where they had pillaged the house of the Receiver. The Prefect had started for that place. Another dispatch from the Var, of the 14th, states that everything was quiet at Toulon. All the influential men bad decided to vote for LOUIS NAPOLEON. The dispatch from the Haute-Saone mentions that Vesoul and all the depart ment was tranquil. Fresh arrests had intimidated the anarchists. From Avignon it is stated that the department is quiet. The columns sent from that city to Apt and Forcalquier had made many arrests. Three thousand weapons of different kinds bad been given up to the troops. The communication between Digne and Avignon is now open. A letter from Digne, of the 15th, says—" Yester day the Prefect entered Digne with two companies of gendarmes. To-day Colonel DE SEECEY arrived with 1,500 infantry, a battery of artillery, and a detach ment of hussars. 'We are now under military autho rity, and we regard the troops as our saviours. The most - hideous disorders have prevailed here. For four days all the letters were opened by the insur gents at the Prefecture. A sentinel was placed at the door of the Post-office, a n d no one cou ld go i n or out without being searched. On the 9th the insurgents intended to have made a regular pillage of the town, but were deterred by hearing that a battalion was advancing by forced marches." M. DE LAMARTINE has addressed the following letter to the editors of some Government news papers : " Sir,—l observe in your journal the following lines: —' Letters from Macon of December 7 state that M. de Lamartine, seeing the insurrection approaching Mon ceaux, sent to Macon for military forces to protect his residence. The authorities hastened to comply with his request.' " These facts are completely inexact. Neither the chateau of St. Point, which was stated to have been sacked and burnt, nor the chateau of Monceaux, which is the present residence of M. de Lamartins, has been the object of any threat or violence. M. tie Lamartine has not claimed assistance from any public force. " Accept, Sir, &c., " A. DE LAMAATINE. " Monceaux, Dec. 12, 1851." _ _ _ . , General OUDINOT has addressed the following let ter to the PRESIDENT, protesting against the appoint ment of General VAILLANT, who served under his command in the expedition to Rome, to the dignity of a Marshal of France : " Dizembre 12, 1851. " Monsieur le PrCident,—Je lis dans le Mcntiteur de ce jour 1114vation du Gi'Aral Vaillant I la dignite de Mar 6ehal de France. "Au nom de la •eriti, an nom de I'honneur, awe l'ecdrgie d'une conscience sans peur et sans reproche, je preteste hautement contra les considerants de cette nomiaation. " Le G ec-eral OUDINoT DE REGGIO." The Minister of Marine has ordered the following vessels to be fitted out for the transportation to Cayenne of convicts who have broken their ban, and of persons affiliated to secret societies :—The Moga dor steam-frigate of 650-horse power, at Rochefort ; the Canada, of 450-horse power, at Cherbourg; the Christophe Colomb, of 450-horse power, at Brest ; the Dugueselin, of 90 tons; and the Allier corvette, of 800 tons. These vessels, we are assured, will in fifteen or twenty days be able to transport to Cayenne 2,000 men. Another fleet is equipped in the Medi terranean for the transportation of French citizens to Lambessa, in Algeria. The Nouvelliste of Marseilles of the 15th says : " The château of Maligey (Basses Alpes), was occu pied for three days by 4,000 insurgents, who devastated and destroyed everything, burning the doors, windows. and even the beds. They tore up the vines and set fire to them. The houses or the poor peasants were no more respected than the chateau. All their provisions have been taken from them, and they are reduced to the greatest misery. Madame de Castellane, the wife of the Sub-Prefect of Forcalquier, was for thirty-six hours in the power of the insurgents, and expected to be put to death every moment." The Bourse was heavy except for Railway Shares, in which there was a considerable amount of business transacted. The Five per Cents. opened at 101 f. 25c., and closed at 100 f. 50c. for the end of the month. T 4N: h toro e ratsh T beu h rrn r g e , 45 p 10 e 66 r 11.. C 25 e 2c n 5. t e 5 : closed at 641. Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,0201.; Rouen, 640 f.; Hine, 240 f.; Great t o o; Bask ul L o g o t D , 2 0 7 1 2: f 5. 1.; Avignon, 2171. 50c.; Vierzon, Bordeaux, 393 f. 75c.; Paris and ; Tours and Nantes, 2751.; Amiens BUBSoIuNIoEgnSeS anDOdNAEmlieNns,FlooZ.lGcNentßraAlloLfWFAraln'eSeA(TorTleHanEs STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 18. and Vierzon),l9.4e—Luxernbourg, 3 %--Namur and Liege, 6LA —Northern of France, 16 %—Orleans and Bordeaux 4% —Paris and Rouen, 25 %—Paris and Strasbourg, 14 % Rouen ' and Havre, 9%—Sambre and Meuse, 3%—Tours and Nantes, 7 3 /i ex int. It is said that the Victoria T ower will be so f a r co mpleted by the time for the opening of Parliament, that her jaajeaty will enter the House of Lords through it. t o 0 W ii 0 .?4, Fin I_DA 'lt_ 10.. VEX): N' (i v ..riße vi m BEA 1.9, Ohl. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 13th have arrived. The Geceta publishes a Royal decree prolonging to the end of March, 1852, the delay fixed far the pre sentation of claims under the recent arrangement re specting the public debt. i The Heraldo mention a re port that M. NOCEDAL, n consequence of his recent votes, has been deprived of his functions as a Royal Councillor. M. ISTUAITZ arrived in Madrid on the 12th. MADRID BOLSA, DEC. 13.—The Three per,Cents. were done at 371 for time; the Four per Cents., at 131; the Five per Cents., at 164; the Debt without Interest, at 51; and the Coupons, at 7. GERMAN Y. The New Prussian Gazette publishes the following telegraphic dispatch, dated Vienna, the 14th : " Lord WESTMORELAND, the English Ambassador, was yesterday presented to the EMPEROR. The Morgen Post journal has been suspended for eight days, for publishing an article against Louis NAPO LEON. The sisters of KOSSUTH will be shortly re moved to Pesth." The Second Chamber of Prussia has unanimously agreed to the proposition ratifying the commercial treaty with Hanover. _ _ _ BiSELER, backed by seventy-nine Deputies, has proposed a motion denying in effect the right of the Diet of Frankfort to change or alter, by any 7nsolu tioN of the Bund, any part of the Constitution of Prussia. The motion asserts that the fact of the Prussian Government having again taken part in the proceedings of the Diet, cannot limit the authority of the Crown of Prussia, nor that of its Constitution ; and that if any resolutions of the Diet alter any article of the Constitution of the country, change the laws of the State, or impose any burdens or duties on the subject, they are invalid unless they receive the assent of the Chambers. Mme representatives of Holland and Denmark in the Confederation have not signed the representation made to the English Government with respect to the political_refugees in London. LEVANT MAIL. We have received by the Levant Mail Constanti nople journals to the 4th, and Athens journals to the 7th. In the Journal de Constantinople there is a slight notice of the dispute betwee❑ the Governor of the Dardanelles and the Austrian Consul, of which an account has been given from the German papers. The Journal de Constantinople says—" The prudence of the Porte, which is always equitable in its rela tions with its allies, is a guarantee that this difference will be soon at an end, and that satisfaction will be granted where it is due." The same journal mentions a new instance of the tolerant spirit of the SULTAN in matters of religion. Permission had been given to the priest of the Greek persuasion at Beycos, a village on the Bosphorus, to build a house which should serve as a residence and for religious worship. The work was advancing towards completion, when some fanatic Turks attacked the building, and de stroyed it. On the fact coming to the knowledge of the SULTAN, he immediately sent orders to arrest all the offenders, and it is announced that they are to be severely punished. There is nothing of importance in the Athens journals. HAYMARKET THEATRE. The Alan of Law was performed again last.even ing. It is a decided hit, and begins the season gloriously. The house was exceedingly well at tended, and the audience were enthusiastic in their expressions of approbation, and, sooth to say, their enthusiasm was justified, for a better comedy, better mounted and better acted, has not been produced for many a long day. OLYMPIC THEATRE. - - The tide of prosperity still continuess to set in to the treasury of this pretty theatre, and although no novelty in the way of new five-act dramas has been produced, still the management! deserve all the support they are receiving for the spirited and excel lent revivals that have taken place during the present week. The five acts of Shakspere have been replaced by the two and three acts of Fitzball and other popu lar authors, and crowded houses have been the result. Among the revivals above spoken of have been the Momentous Question, My Wife's Daughter, Plots for Petticoats, in which Mr. Hoskins, from Sadler's-wells, has sustained the leading part, the Lonely Man of the Ocean, and Black eyed Susan. The night before last we visited this theatre, on which evening we had, amongst other very excellent pieces, Black-eyed Susan, in which Mr. Henry Farren sustained the character of William capitally—the whole of the part was given with all the pathos, earnestneso, and fidelity which so distin guish this character of the British seaman. The ce lebrated hornpipe—which it is as necessary should be danced in B lack-eyed Susan as that the part of the Royal Dane should not be omitted in Earnlet—was ex(euted by Mr. Henry Farren and Miss Louisa Coleman in such a first-rate manner as to meet with a most rapturous encore, an honour which it really merited. The house, as usual, was fully and fashionably attended. ASTLEICS THEATRE. The engagement of the " star riders," who were recently performing at Drury-lane, has proved very , attractive at Astley's. The scenes in the circle ex hibit some of the most wonderful and neatly executed acts of equitation ever witne sse d. Th e y were pre ceded by the magnificent spectacle of Azael, the gorgeous splendour of which elicits every night shouts of rapturous applause. Principal Jelf, DD., and th e au th or iti es o f Ki n g's The chair was supported by College entertained on Wed nesday the president and council of y, at a dinner given at the university, Sir Roderick Murchiso n, th e president, and Captain W. H. Smyth, R.N., the ex . p reside nt of the society. The toast of th e Royal i n the evening was Geog Somerset-houser a p bical Society, ‘, The Progress o f G eograph i ca l S c i ence an d the Royal Geographical Society of London," which was re sponded to by Sir Roderick Murchison, who in warm terms expressed the thanks of the Society to the authorities of King's College for the friendly loan o f their apartments during the meetings cf the last crowded session. THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. —On Wednesday afternoon a jury was empan nailed at the Little George I nn, Hawke-street, Portsea, before Mr. W. J. Coo)er, the coroner for the borough of Portsmouth, to inquire into the cause of the death of Mr. Josiah Groves, o utfitter, of lialfmoon-street, Portsea, who expired on Sunday norning last. The deceased was a pas senger in the train w hich came into collision with another train at the Ford station on the above railway, on the night of the 27th ult., b y w hich the stoker, John Martin, lost his life. A verdict of" ganslaughter" already stands recorded against Pemberton, Ihe engine-driver. The evidence ad duced upon the preset inquiry very Ly much resembled that elicited at the inquest on the stoker, Martin, at Chichester, but it appeared from the evidence of Dr. Engledue, the me dical attendant of the deceased, that although his death might have been accelerated by the shock he received from the accident, yet that he had previously suffered from disease of the heart and other ailments. The jury, at two o'clock yesterday morning, delivered the following verdict :—" That the deceased, J os iah Groves, ca by his death from a com bination of diseases,acceerated me by an accident which oc curred on the Brighton and South Coast Railway to a train, by which Mr. Groves was a passenger, on the 27th of No vember last; and t',at great blame is attributable to the driver and fireman cf the passenger train, for having totally disregarded the signals." HAYRH COTTOPMARKET, DEC. 18.—Total sales yesterday, 796 bales- To-day the Market is decidedly calmer. Sales up t) two o'clock, 408 bales. Prices rather dull, and eras-ordinitire New Orleans fetches 79 to 79.50. NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN CONNECTING RAlL WAY.—Yesterday Master Humphry was engaged in the fur ther settlement of the list of contributories, when the names of a great number of allottees who had signed the parlia mentary contract and subscribers' deed were included. Mr. Roxburgh, who appeared for Mr. Goodchap, the official manager, said he thought there would be a surplus in the case of this company, and if, as it was alleged, a number of shareholders had received back 10a. per share, his client might deem it necessary to institute proceedings against the directors to recover the amount so distributed. A VETERAN TAR.—In common with his imme diate personal friends (by whom he was much and deservedly esteemed), we are sure our readers will hear with feelings of regret of the decease of Mr. Burk, which took place at Stonehouse on the 9th inst. Mr. Burk was in his eighty.. third year, and retained his faculties to the last. He was a thorough British sailor —a regular man-ot-war's-man— having entered tht nary at the age of ten. He served in the Nautilus in 1795, the Perseverance in 1789, the Royal George in 1793. In the battle of the let of June, 1794, he was captain of the maintop of Admiral Lord Bridport's ship; and the Admiral's flag in the water, extricated it from the and it was he who, seeing the main-topmast carried away, wreck of the mast, and, fastening it to a boarding pike which he got from the quarter-deck, ran aloft with it, and lashing it to the stump of the topmast. prevented the enemy from supposing the ship had struck. From 1600 to 1806 he served as boatswain in the Princess Augusta, the Leda, and the Diadem. Subsequently he was appointed boatswain of the dockyard at the Caps of Good Hope. In 1812 he was appointed master rigger of Sheerness, in 1819 he was trans ferred to Plymouth Dockyard, and in 1824 he was appointed boatswain in the same yard. THE LATE FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE IN WHITE CHAPILL.—Yesterday Mr. Baker held an inquest in the Lon don Hospital on the body of Mr. W. Lacy, aged 72, a master carpenter, who unfortunately perished in the fire which oc curred at Bull-court, Whitechapel, on Monday night last, the particulars of which have already appeared in The Sun, when the jury returned a verdict to the effect that the de ceased lived in a certain house, which took fire, by which he received divers burns and injuries, of which he then and there instantly died; but how the said fire occurred there was no evidence to prove. The coroner said it was impos sible to eulogise the intrepid conduct of the fireman and con ductor too much, for they both nearly lost their lives in trying to save the deceased. - - MORE CHEAP ODINIBUSES.—A new company has just started en the Surrey side of the water, called the " Union Omnibus Association," for the accommodation of the inhabitants of Lambeth and the Borough-road. The company has placed five omnibuses, that run between Lam beth-walk and the Bank, at the low fare of twopence. '!'hey start every ten minutes from the Jolly Gardeners, Lambeth walk, after eight o'clock in the morning, and proceed along the Borough-road, Stones'-end, to the Bank. They also leave the latter place every ten minutes. They seem to fill very well, and there can be no doubt that the public will patronise them, especially as it is a route which never has been attempted before, and very much vaulted by the hala bitanta of Lambeth. Leasing ' Railways.L Companies. Paid. Nominal Prices. done ßusiness to-day. Bcdf. & meter. ley • • Lon. & N.W. an .• Bii & Ox ford Juncion, guaranteed • • Gt. Western all 28 —3O Do., without a guarantee .. De .. • • all 23 —99 Birm., Wolver., & Dudley, gua ranteed •• Do .. .. all B —lO p Do., without a guarantee .. Do all 7 —S p Buckinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. all 17% 111% Clvdesds.le June Caledonian all 41 —43 E. Lin., Guar. 6 Der Cent. •• G. Northern all 823% —33 Gloucester and Dean Forest Gt. Western 20 2 34 p Hartlepl Dock f Yrk, New,/ and Railway L an i Ber. Hull and Selby Yk, &N. M. all 104 106 105 Do. 34 Shares Do .. • • all 51 34 523( Do. 34 Shares Do • • .. all 2134 —4i Ys Leeds and Brad. Midland .. all 1003% 10134 Lon. and Green. S. Eastern.. all 11%— 123( Do., Pref. .. Do .. all 24 —25 Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cent. • • Norfolk • • all 14 —l5 De., 6 per cent De .. • • 211 ~ PIP Middlesbro' and ltedcar, 6p. ct Stockt.k Dar all .. N. & East, 6 per Cent. •• E. Counties . all Do., 5 per cent. Do. .. all 54 —56 Do. New .. Do 43 4 6 p 43 Preston and SL.& N. W.l „11 wyre &La.& D 0.% SharesA Do .. 11 8 34 934 p Read., Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern all 21% 2134 31% % Roy. & Ilitchin G. Northern all 7% — 8% { )0. Shep. Ex.. Do 534 1% •-•• 2 p. She., Roth. and Goole, 5 per ct. Lanc. &York IS 11 6 South Staffords. Mr. M'Clean 934 934 1 %dlll. Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gua. • • Stock.& Dar. all —• • Do. do. .. Do .. •• 25 28 —29 Do. do. •• Do .. • • 25 . Wilts &Somers. Gt. Western 100 913% 223% 92 34 SHARES. RailWaYl. Paid. I Nominal Prices. saslisu deli to-day. Aberdeen •• dir. Aberdeen, No. 2, 7 pr. ct. 234 Caledonian 101. •• • • 10 734 —7% Chester and Holyhead .. all 1534 —l6 Dund. Per. & Aber. Jtuac. all 1 — 34 d. East Anglian (31. 10s.) 6 per cent. .. .. • • all —2% Eastern Counties Exton., S per cent. No. 1 .. all 34 Do. No. 2 ......all Par —34 P Pm Do. New 6p. cent. Stock 10 10% —ll x.d 10% x.d. Eastern Union, Scrip guaran. 6 per cent. .. all 10% Do. 101. Doben. Shares. all •• •• East Lancashire, 6 per cent. quarter shares .. all •• —•• E. &W. York. June. sths all .. Per. & Dun. 5g p.ct. all 1% —• 1 dIS. Glasgow & S.-W. Consol. 100 • • • • Gt. Northern, 5 per cent. all 13% 1334 13% Do., sp. c. Itedoem. Scrip 334 % % Great South. & Western (Ireland) eighths .. all . 134 —1% p, Gt, Western (Barks and Hants Ex., 5 per Cont.) 6 • • —•• p. Lancashire and York shire, F. 201. 6 • • dlr. Do. 6 per ct. Stock .. 100 133 135 Leeds Northern, 6 per cent., No. 1.. • • • . 11 .. —7; p Do. quarters. 1843 .. 9 .. p London, Brighton, and 8. Coast, guar. 5 per et. 100 .. Do. pref., 11 p et. 5k,1851 100 .. Do. new guar., 6 per ct. 100 141 143 Lon. & N. West. (Cov. & Nuneat.) 5 per cent. .. 13% .• London &S.-W., uow • • 5 2 % p. Mauch., Sheffield, and Line., quay. shrs., No. 1 all 1034 1 134 Do. new, 101. .. • • all 12% 12% Do., 61. • • • • .. 3 % % P Midland Con. 6p. c. stock 100 Do. Consel. Bristol & Binning., 6 per cent • 100 132 133 133 Do. Bristol & Glouces. all Do., Leic. & Swanning., 8 per cent. guar. .. 100 . Do., Preference .• .. 5 3s —• 34 did. Norfolk Extension • • all 1134 Do. guar. 534 per cent. all 4 —4% North British .• .. 5 4% 5 4% DLL Wor. &W 01.151. 6 p.c 8 % dis par shrews. & Mr., new guar. all 9% 10% Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. W. Min.) 8 per cent. all 1534 16 South Devon • • .. •• all 11 —l3 11% South-Eastern, 434 p. et. 10 .. , York, Nowc., and Berw., Gt. N.of E. Pur. .. all 15% 1634 •3% —4% York and North Midland H. and S. Purch. .. 10 13( 1 Oh PORI:WM. Boulogne and Amiens 10% 10% Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) .. all 19% 19% 19 % Dutch Rhenish •• .. 8 5 —4% dis. 3% % East Indian .. Is a p. Do. do. do. .. 30 —• . Great Indian Peninsula.. a n •% X P. Ditto ditto .. • 3% % % p. Louvain ala Samice .. 734 • Luxembourg 13 3 334 Ditto (Railway) .. 10. 2% 3 Ditto (Canal) .. 2 % 34 Maria Antonia • • .. 271 6s 8d Ditto, New .. 834 • Namur and Liege .. all 5% —6% 654 Northern of Franco .. 16 16% 16% 16 % Orleans and Bordeaux .. 9: 434 d. 4% 34 Paris and Orleans all 38 —4O Paris and Rouen .. all 2534 —26 25% Paris and Strasbourg .. 18 3% —334 dis. 14 %:.% Rouen and Havre all 9 —9% 934 Sambre and Manse .. all 3% —3% 3 % % St. Andrew's & Quebe.(A) Tours and Nantes ..17 9% ds.x.l % z.l Toumay, Jarbise, Lan den, and Hasudt IE all West Flanders 6% 2 .... 23i THE SHARE MARKETS. Bs ZTTS~ X&A.ILIO7.tIYS. Railways, A berdcen • • .. • • • • Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Juncion Belfast and County Down Binning., Wolverhamp., and Steer Valley .. Birkenh., Lan., & Cheah June., late 331. 6s. Bd.. Jo. Chest. & Birkenhd., 501. & 251. Consolidatedi d0.,201. Bristol and Exeter.. .. Caledonian • • • • • . Chester and Holyhead .. Dublin and Belfast Junct. Dublin and ICiligstown.. Dundalk and Ekiniskillen Dandee, Perth, and Aber- leen Junction .. .. Do., New .. East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) .. Do, (181. E. & H.) .. Eastern Counties Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shares .. Do. do. do. .. Do. do., B & C shares East Lancashire .. .. Do. Now quarters .. cast & West India Docks and Birm. June. .. East & Nest York. June. Edinburgh and Glasgow Edin., Perth, and Dundee Glasgow and South-Host, DO. do. G.D. &C.steci Great Northern .. ..1 Do. halves A, deferred Do. halves, B, 6 per ct. Great southern and Western, Ireland • • Groat Western .. .. Lancaster and Carlisle .. Do. thirds .. Lancaster and Preston .. Lancashire and ' orkebire Do. quarter at area .. Do. fifths . Do. West Riding Union Leeds Northern .. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. London and Blackwell Do., Tilbury Eat. Scrip London, Brighton, and South Coast .. London and N.-Western Do. do. quarters .. Do. lifthi Do. 101. sh., AL &M (c) London and S. Weatent Do. new 501. Do. new 401. .. Manchester, Buxton, and . - - Matlock •• Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union .. Midland .. .. .. .. Do. 50/. shares .. .. Do. Birming & Derby Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Newcastle and Carlisle.. Do. quarter shares .. Newmarket .. .. .. Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford .• • • Newry and Enniskillen.. Newry, Warrenpoint, & Rostrevor • • •• I Norfolk .. . .• Do. New 20/. shares • • Northern Counties Union North British.. North Devon .• North Staffordshire .. North-Western •• North & Sth.-West.Janc. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. .. Scottish Central .. Scottish Midland .. .. 1)o. new .. .. .. Shrews. & Birm., Class A Do. Clau 8.. .. Shrews. & Hereford., Old Do., do., Now .. Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) .. Do. Halves .. Do. Oswestry .. .. Do. New.... .. .. Shropshire Union • • .. Do., A, B, C, & D, fully paid up at per cent .. South Devon • • .. South-Eastern .. • • South Wales.. .. . South Yorksh. and River Dun .. Shelf., Roth., and Goole, South Division Stirling and Dunfermline Stockton and Hartlepool Tail Vale .. .. • . • • Taw Vale Extension • • Thames Haven Deck and Railway .. .. • • Vale of Neath .. • • Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick, Wateriord,. Wax., Wick. and Dublin .. West Cornwall •• .. Whitehayen and Farness York, Newc., 8c Berwick Ditto and Newcastle, Extension .. Ditto G.N.E. purchase York and North Mldland j LINES LEAS Swaim done to-day. 10% 74 Nominal Prices, 103 to II 4y -5?., 9 -10 11 —lO d. 16 —l7 - s%dis. 79 —Bl 15% 15% 20 20% 23 —2l 1. 6 3i - 73 3% -3% 2% -2% 6% -6% 4% - 15 3 % - 3 % 14% -15!( 49 -51 27 -28 5 -5% 17% - 18% 5% -5% 13% - 13} 35% -35% 853 - 86 711 -80 11 W -8 % P 57!‘ -57% 8W —$ d. 6 —5% d. 14 —l5 • • • - • 6% - 7 94 -- 95 115% —1163 3 4 — 3 %1 0 N —2 1(1 0 . 114 liip. 84 1 1 —84% b 7 dlr. 7 6 dls. 2 _ 2!‘ 32 -33 E%— 2% Cc 55% —55% 27 —2B •• -- •• 7% - Sii 5% - 20 -22 14% 13% dia. a%— 2N, dls. 674 —7% 7% —6% dis. B%—s WO %clis. par 15 —15% 14 14% 9 —9% 7 8 61y( —6% 4% —4% 4% —3% dig. 14 —l6 7 11 lc}i IN % % dia. 3 % 3%d. - 16 2034 - 20% 28% - 29% 4 —3 d. 9 —lO 1 13 149 150 •• •• dis. lc —lb die. •, 4. .. .. .. , •• , •• •-, •• die. IN - 13 7% 7 d. 3% —3% d. 21% 22 FIXED N it%XTFMT3. ata. Nominal rricer. 6 ' 131 """ °" Agua Fr!a .......... 2 —1% Anglo c.liforLian • • - p Ave Maria, . .•••• • • • • lAsturian •• •• 15 .. Australian 4 1% 234 Ilarossa Ringo ........ 113 0 834 Brazilian Imp. (is. Si. p.) 24% • • Do. Cocaes and Cuiaba all • • Do. St. John del Rey 15 19% 21 ex.d. Cobre Coprer . 40 33 34% Coplapo ••••• • • • • 14 6 34 General.. • • • . all 13% —l4 Mexican& S. American 9 834 —4% Nc.-uvesa Monde Real Del Monte, Unreg. % % Do. Black Dcbentnrea. • • —.• Do. Red Debentures .. • • —• • iantiago de Cuba 10% i 4 Tin Croft • • • • 7 I 6% —8 United Mexican ••.•28 2 8 3i 3 2 West Mariposa ........ 1 1 A JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia .. British North America.. 50 46% —49 Colonial .............. 25 10% —ll Commercial of London.. 20 25 -- 26 London Joint Stock .... 10 18% 17% London and Westminster 20 28% 29% National Provincial Eng. 35 40 Do. New National of Ireland ...• 22% 18% 17% Oriental Bank Corperat. all 27 28% Provincial of Ireland— 25 43% 45 Do. New .. ........ all 15% 16% Elision of Australia .... all 35 36% Do. New ............ 234 3 334 Union of London ....•• 10 14% 15% Union of Madrid all MISCELLANEOUS. Canada ........ 32% 48 49 34 Gon. Steam Navigation . 14 27% —2B ronin. & Oriental Steam. all 72 —75 Ditto ditto 10 17% 18% Royal Mall Steam ...• .. 60 79% 80% 80 Canada Gen. Steam Navigation . & Oriental Steam. Ditt• ditto Royal Mail Steam ...... Settling days in the moi tered shares. 15th ,ANEOTTS. 48 49% 27% 28 72 —75 17% 18% 79% 80% 80% )eeember. Ticket days for regbi- Account days, 16th arid 31st. J.e errors of the Official Lists, and d correspondents.] )nth of ad Oth. able for interest (We cannot be aneweri will not be influenced by MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY. TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 6,000 bales, of which 500 Surat were taken on speculation. The market closed heavily at the decline noticed yester day. The sales comprised 4,500 American, 150 Per nam and Maranhatn at 54d. to 6id., 400 Egyptian chiefly at 6d., and 1,000 Surat at 2d. to 3td. per lb.— The Share Market was steady, with very little business doing. _ _ The amount of business done this week in the produce markets have not been large, and prices generally have undergone no particular change. sugar has been rathe quiet, but steady. Coffee the same. Cotton and Ricr a little cheaper. Tea and Tallow dull, and moss spices in request. The accounts from abroad read well generally, and there is still much confidence expressed by commercial men, who write to their correspondents here that gra dually business will improve. The Stock Market continues very quiet, but is never theless firm, and there is en appearance of improve ment. Consols for the opening have realised 96i to ex. dividend. The bullion in the Bank of England will, it is expected, show a decided increase again by the returns of this evening. Exchequer-bills hare been quoted 485. to 515., and India Bonds 625. premium. The New Three-and-a-Quarter . per Ceat'. have realized 98k to Bank Stock has been steady at 2144. The Foreign Securities have been buoyant generally, but with greater fluctuation. Spanish Three per Cents . have been 401, and the New Deferred Threes 161, The dividend on the latter will be paid as fast as the conversion progresses on and after the Ist of January next. The Five per Cents. have not been dealt in, and are nominally 21 to 211. Mexican looks firmer again, and has reached 264 Brazilan fluctuates considerably. After being 96i it has fallen, upon sales being pressed in realization of profits, to 93. Buenos Ayres Bonds have been done at 50. Sardinian Bonds have been at 83 4 . 1 . French Four per Cent. Routes have been quoted 98, with the exchange at 25 30, and the Threes 62. Venezuela Stock has been at 351 to 36. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been 58 to 591; and Russian Four-and a•lialf per Cents., 102 to 1021. Railway Shares have been very quiet, and there has been no alteration of importance in the quotations, Some of the smaller lines are in request. French Shares are in request, and there is a rise in Paris and Stras bourg, and Sambre and Meuse. Dutch Rhenish are still inquired for, but not at higher prices. The private accounts from California are of such a favourable character that the demand for mine shares is expected to increase. It appears, too, that Colonel Freemont has nut disposed of his interest in the Mari posa estate, and the companies therefore will not have to treat with new parties. Royal Mail Steam Company's shares are dearer. QUARTER TO THREE. Com)la for Opening, Jan. 16 ... 961 ex div. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official LiaL) Bank Stock 214 3 / 4 3 per Cunt. Reduced Anßuities...... 9 7 ,4% New 3 1 4 per Cent. Anns. - 98 t oyp % Lung Annuities, Exp. Jan.sth, 1860 6 15-16 7 India Stock — Do. Bonds, 10001 62 p Ditto under 1.0001 Consols for Opening 96%% Exch-:nuer Bills. liAa. 1,0001.... 5l p amt — 51 p Small — b 1 48 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 96% 93 Ditto New 80nd5,1829 and 1839 93 % Buenos Ayres Bonds 6 per Cent. ... 80 Mexican Bonds, 1846, ex Jan. Coupons Ditto Account ... Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent — Ditto 4% per Cent. Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent ... 83% opanish Bonds. 3 per Cent......... 40% Ditto, New Deferred 16% Venezuela Bonds Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 4 per Cent. 981 . Exchange . French Rentes, 3 per Cent 62f. Exchange 2sf. 25c. Dutch 2% per Cent.. 12 Guild ... 59% 8 914 LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—..(THIS DAY.) LONDON, DE.o. 19.—Wind at noon W., light breee and fine clear weather. NEWPORT, DEC. 18.—Wind S.—Sld. Avon, Jnmaica. SWANSEA, DEC. 18.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrd. Dykes, Peters, Quebec. OFF THE SMALLS, DEC. 13.—Arrd. William, Jewin, Dalhousie. QUEENSTOWN, DEC. 17.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrd. Woodstock, Wood, ,Moulmein; June, Meyers, Sierra Leone ; Brankinmoor, Malabar, and Emma, Callao ; Stephano„ Kerr, Valparasio ; Aspatia, Thompson, De merara ; jemima, Thompson, Alexandria ; Coquette, Atkins, Ibraila. VALENTIA, DEC. 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Britannia, Dwyer, St. John's, New Brunswick. LIMERICK, DEss. 17.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. Parthion Cole, Alexandria ; Robert and Mary, Home, Ibrails. BELFAST, DEC. 17.—Wi n d W.—A rr d. Syl vanus , 11 4 Yeaney,Quebec. Sid. Bellona, Colombo. HULL, DEC. 1 8.—Wind S.W.—Acrd, Chura, Barker, Quebec ; Nonpariel, Watt., St. Michael's. DEAL, DEa. 18.—Wind S. by W., moderate and cloudy.—Arrd. from the river, Poictiers, Downes, for Cape of Good Hope and Bombay; Parrock Hall, Mof fatt, St. Kitt's; Flora, Terceira. Sid. Foster, Sydney, New South Wales; Retriever, Akyab; John Pirie, Co rimbia, and Lismoyne, Calcutta; African and Governor M`Donald, Africa; Wilhelmina, Rio Janeiro; Keppens, Surinam; Malcolm, Tobago. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 18.— Wind S.S-W.—Arrd. George, Alexandria; The Duke and Joseph Sanderson, Cal cutta; William Carey, Emmett, Calcutta and Mauritius; Jane Monce, Brown Mauritius; Echo, Laguna; Kos suth, Ball, St. John's, New Brunswick; Elgin, Jones, Constantinople; Helvellyn, Harrison, Madras; Mary Florence and Standard, Callao; Undaunted, Whiteway, Copiapo and Coquimbo; Mary Bibby, Archibald, De merara• Charles Challoner, Joshua Mouran, Arthur, and Humphrey Purinton, Now Orleans; Portland, Power, Mobile; Grasmere, Vale, Charleston. Sld. Ma rion, M'lntyre, Bombay; Majestic, Africa; Industrious, Elavannah; Patriarch and Elizabeth Bentley, Mobile; Warwick, Apalachicola; Pet, Azores; A. E. A., Jarvis, Terceira. Oil port, Eblana, Smyrna; Amelia and Progress. Orr DARTMOUTH, DEC. 17.—Aegir, Terustrom, New Orleans; Elise, Sundborg, Charleston. MARKET N EWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE,-(FRIDAY.) A full average time-of-year supply of English Wheat —3,1110 quarters—has been received up to our market this week coastwise. By land carriage and sample the receipts to-day were comparatively small. N o t w ith_ staning that the actual quantity on offer was very mode rate, the demand for all kinds of Wheat of home produce was in a sluggish state, yet Monday's . prices were well supported. Not a single cargo of foreign Wheat has been reported; nevertheless, the show of samples, cx granary, was tolerably good. All descriptions were held firmly by the merchants; but the amount of business doing was limited. The arrival of floating cargoes off the coast has been unusually small. Upwards of 9,000 quarters of English Barley having come to hand; the trade for that article was heavy, and late rates were with difficaty supported. No foreign arrivals. Malt was in good supply and heavy inquiry at late rates. The supply of Oats being small, that grain was held at full quota tions. Beans, Peas, and Indian Corn were almost nominal. A large quantity of foreign Flour-1,780 sacks and 19,290 barrels—has come in this week. The trade was, therefore, less active, at previous currencies. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. 1 Barley. I Malt. Oats. English •• ••• ••• Irish •• •• • • Foreign •• •• Flour. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Sacks. 3,810 9,240 4 3,160 1,950 5,3(0 2,760 9,2 n La £1760 sks SMITHFIELD. Notwithstanding that the supply of Beasts on sale in to-daj's market was again extensive, the demand for INTAII. 100 8 6 8 11 13 4 47 1 4 100 100 42% 4 2 0 100 116 115% SPA ii 55 ii % % 5% 13% q 35% 111% X 20% % -4-------,------_ . •••- -r. a .„...„,,..,.....,......... that descrption of stock fit for Christmas consuraPt,d was very firm, at fully Llondly's Ou'''a tlun3 ' a'd e' g.(i'vj clearance wos effected. Monde y'° - ,-• realig.ci 4 , ' per 8;b s, We Tho Lest scuts • , it b sbeePt for which the i; , (4 .l iry - was somuwhc active , a n ; c , prO• were raCner t.eantily supplied 1.• i prl c. advanced 2d per Sibs, the primest oldDovi us hal ' l3 h rE n g• ducod 43 6d per Sibs. .11thouu'a the show 0f b °l ; pal lish and foreign Calves was on the increase, tb d from trade ruled steady, and the currencies advancei, g e,l 2d to 4d per Sibs. Pigs wore in moderate OPPnall, good request, at very full prices. Milch Cows 'ge r ! at from 141 to 181 each, including their small Ca lf. tLa s fn 2 f e e o r n le a r 11 . eas t s Per 81bs. to elnk the offal. 0 , d. to 3 1 s. d. to s. d. . 3 10 2 d 8 3 0 Inferior Sheer •• ' 3 4 s 8 Prime large atY • :: •••• 3 6 310 Coarse-wooledditto4 , , Prime S Oxen- 4 0 4 2 Southdown blether 4 7, 0 o Large coarse -••• • 3 2 3 4 Second qual. SlasoP 0 , rse Calves 3 2 ii 10 Ditto out of the vi ool o `i 3 6 2„ 4 0 Prime small d!tto4 0 4 2 Large Hogs - - 3lu 3 Suc , lln- Calves .. 18 0 21 0 Small Porkers •• .• 6 0 If Lam " bs ' • . • •••••• • • • • 0 0 0 0 Quarter old Pigs •• 1 Beasts. TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKY,T, pus. Sheep, 1 Calves. 1 360 1,764 3,002 I 198 SCOTCH. Nil She e p. 1 Calves. 30 FOREIGN SUPPLY. PO B sasts. 200 I S2hseoep. I Calves. I .- 90 XEWGATE AND LZAZIZ2IIII"traI dC' Although the supplies were large, the gen— mend ruled active, at higher rates. a; At per stone by the Carcase. a.O 0 s. 8 3 s. d. to s. d Beef, inferior...... 2 4 2 6 . Mutton Interior "., 9 3l e middling •. .• 2 8 210 ' middling "" 1 0 4 , - primelarge •. 3 0 3 2 ---- priroe "•: 3 8 6 :0 6 prime small v. : a .... •• 34 3 8 York, lag 0••••'• ' 3 le •••••• • • • . 3 u 4 0 --- s mall •••• " ' nost.ol7Gli UOP rizAVLIZST, I n ice 0 1 S ,- ,lected New Hops are very scarce, a t '''. 110 .09 dear as last week. In the middling and ief er n i Td IM 4 a moderate business is doing. Pearl ins ati d i 105 t° a 6 r l o tolerably steady. NewSUSseX Po'cloto, 5 . d pot 8s; New Kent, 618 s to 81; Golding Mal , 811 7 4 olda/ Kent, 9/ to 12/ p t er Y c e w ar t. lings, 4/ 153 toI 63; u"- 1/ 103 to 31 15s cOLoBTZ.Ah 0 0 beerl SUGAR .—The market for BritL.h Planta ii°ll w liell firm with a fair business ' • sinceTuOda/' itsei' doing however it was considered a shade and er ills 'e lloll. Barbadoes by auction brought 37s to 383 for fin e J bafe 01 0 11 and b 32a to 333 for common. In Mauritius een very few purchases, andprices rsuoeddati'2°lodl7od,o : te ° bags have been offered, and about the same. Of Bengal 6 °" ali '" 6cl for low Khaur, and `)63 to 28s for los ,° g c c i yell ot only ept partly , Ord and mid grainy 32s to 355, and Ol t w- low 81/- 24s Gd to 255. Madras has been a shade lowe r ' ce lld° . mid brown 21s to 23* 6d and low and laid hel / 4 54 P. 243 to 24s 6d. Refined has been dull at 434 1° low to fine grccery lumps. t „itlio o FOREIGN. —Rather more has been done , bil , o d ll, g ; any improvement in prices. Low tt y b e d 11 7 4 32 0 4 3 - 5 ,1 0 t 6 : o3 lc ici 33s 6d for mid yellow Havannah, good. Cuba was taken in at 303 to 33s for °r to o ' l° l grey, and at 26s to 30s for low browp. to 531 for 1 0 %0 413 partly found buyers at 30s 6d to 3 53 yellow and grey, 35s 6d to 38s for good g r°ceri b t ro l° ;a l to 43s for very fine. Java was also take n 111 ' 4 43° 28s to 31s, and mid and good grey and Y el w io r. t 35s 6c). Bahia and yellow sold at 30s per c'', - s oli ', 11• 4 COFFEE. —This article has been held firtg'Y "'COY", whole, but there has been ver little d°13e,;9163 f o r Native has been sold by suction little 3 9 ° midt sad sG good ord. Plantation has been steady , I ° W 1,1 A ll m il :: at 49s to 525, and triage at 373 to 43 5 . -- ,1 6se , 5' 6 3, - been firm, mid clean garbled at 703 to 72 , 4 1 , 6.4 433 - cl berry at 84s 6d to 85s, and triage at """ t° 45 31 °*/ Rio, good and fine ord has been soh at 403 t o , A o rd" / " 1 good ord washed at 38f. Madras ord 5" 61 , gi °v' s , i c irci a li d taken in at 40s to 425, and Semarang an 4 ; 1 ,6 0 f - 41s to 425. Telercherry brought 415 6cl C ° l'.. rid ti pea-berry 48s 6d. 6PlCES.—Pepper has full • ce s, whi te l eT ioa ° beenhave at p , I' l o _ te d pf 4t o 8d per lb. Nutmegsbarely P 1) '„,,11 1 0 ,:,,18% rates; mid and good 23 9d to 31 sad 5 , 7 - 1 5 , ' 2s 3d. Mace has been sold for midat 1 0 9- t° '4ll°l ~‘ 1 34 h eeo steady. Pimento has been on the decline, u' r oi " 4',-,- to 4s -.• - ld, and good 5.d. Cochin :G in g e. ; n it° rather dearer. Cassia Lignia was firmer. ~e s lal:d " to RlCE.—There has been less activity. 13e 170 11/ '" good 9s to 103 6d, and Madras mid 83 6d. Boasts. 16 good Os 6d to lOs 6d. PETRE.—Friceii are barely tea. SALT wiper. be dli COCHINEAL.—Business is rather d a ller. , ba le Rusi.—The stronger qualities of Dem o, —r 1 013 in COTTON.—The' demand is limited. por steadily at 41d by auction. and lb ° I TEA.— There has been very little doing' ply is ample. 9 a for c on TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is inactive at 364 11 1 ° 31 36s 3d for old. ts for f i a I GREEN FRUIT.—A brisk demand ex' s o vo9° the near approach of the Christmas bolisfVobse'n'ioll effect on the market. Two cargoes of S, t` es: of Terceira, and two of Seville China u r t;piri t - :10 0 " Keeli and Hunt at public sale went wet the vanced prices. Lemons in good dera sll :"'esl. /1163 111 34 ,1 being in one hand and the price well snsl tu n ri t iege ° s - er• Grapes are in request, and figure is etoglit s la quality and condition. The gave d pi. trade„age a bs cargoes of Spanish nuts, and an su'-orang expected. Some arrivals of Seville Sour been received, the quality good for first 5 " . ` PIP , CHANCERY APPEAL---Cr his 0 ° MoRISON V. MOAT—JUD'— „ ats tm• h 07 . 1 The LORDS JusTrces, on taking theirs wbic-sool' ing, proceeded to give judgment in this o:3°;ooogrflir appeal moticn to discharge an order of ie. l - ti h n it eee ll , ° ,ifr °ll :i in the last vacation by his Honour Arine -- s sifsi ri- 15 '; net, and by which the defendant Mo tis •o 0 Morl s A t A' selling the compound medicine called " , A an o c.r, versal Medicine," or any compound se A 'ra sa lt , sr, name, and also from making or couspeurt the b l u d h rt; ines according to a secret mentioned ' l l t om e r - V - 4 from in any manner using the secret t here sa d d o ( the said medicine, or any part or Pa rty re d ° parties are well keown as having manu ffl o c s s6 o l34 'O r the universal medicine under the no n— 001 r , Messrs. Morison, Moat, and Co., the I) ,Y ge teP ri n' e o tor l June, 1823, Morison, at that time s ° ; ° consideration of the services of the de lel3- 00 011 4 131 ' Moat, in promoting the sale of the pills, Co Opts; to him the secret of compounding the blodineocliis; into partnership, they at the same di ne i ooel - s':01 selves not to communicate the secret 0 ` poi°, ( 1 ' a the medicine to any person under Ws!, Os forfeiture of a penalty of 5,000 4 ed b ig r in d in 1836, having previously introdoc 0 that o s o , into partnership, Morison having be f°l o eec ti , te IS h 4 O l e d i o a n ri e n g thethe defendant same'w a he s n lee the elder Morison died, ha pa v in in gd g epead b r y tu :i r: s wj ils i,Spr7—Al: a i s t‘ i 'ell;-4 t ill e :( the recipe, containing the secret, to 13 i t s b - a j ti on: l o : f lb og s P o 'se; tiffs. The business was carried on in the plaintiffs and defendant until the Af t/ f c of a do sent year, when the partnership bith er 'g ° in •:a c,11: tween them was terminated, and the s t °c t i " h fl eol i divided. Shortly after this Moat adler',;sol-eap.Al,s: menced a sale on his own account; wh er , e ,; - o‘tis l it - e ti 7eis tiffs, who allege that Moat had surrert'"chegr,ets`,-„g. properly obtained the secret of COtoPul3 00 1 , dOr de c 0 0 tine, or else through hie father, anl 3 " o tbe - wer e , 0 5 the injunction which the Court werciaslsc'asistat, Now the Court thought that the Pr inc e called into question, for the prepondsrl3",oo 13'10, was greatly in favour of the plaintiffs. t t en i ft ji o f in his affidavits, which the Court did pt v dt e en o sary to read in detail, stated that ho, yor a po ducted the business, and thus obtained 5 06 - o'o' compounding the medicine in questionttea O b is the day his father died he had couseno n last °,,cooft w eil recipe in writing. Now, to meet r d P- eoro/ davit in which he stated that he obtsll3.„e bile m e ats A 3 O of the recipe of the medicine,_ " a ttils: t e ei i in the business, they had We g rafi' b oslne the plaintiffs, and five of theire °pt nt 03 13 ; t : e d ti , t • / 0 0 swore that he had no participat ion whatsoever. The Court were then n' tIS" ; t froo c oo ob. injunction restraining the defendant id be cotir d on selling the medicine in question she u. t o th e s oft 30 0 upon the plaintiffs giving an assuranne,d & be ,„0. they would be bound in damages , sh ° %ion eti° r il ir erl' ib . a further hearing, support the presen t I snietb e te t Court would also direct an issue to tritr:cr didg the oe c , of to the year 1835, :the defendant's f 4t u etoi n "0 al e s of consent of James Morison the eld er ' 1.11) °/3 vie re deice , f" ' B ell e of compounding the said m e 1 for lf foto tol l) no rested the whole question; dan t si oo 00 de , fen ld b e ia g 0 .. f there was nothing to keep the and making the medicine. Leav e ft° br ig ito,e plsintiffs to amend their bill for ther i , a dae t i t bin,, o fe issue at once, the affidavit of the u g h ', - , filed i n i c es" TV an answer. The new bill must a ls° 'a all tP a 'ost' days, requiring no further a nswer , 9 , 13 nu 0rl - davits in the cause by the 10tb ull- eses el costa of this motion to be costs in the 030 lest, Order accordingly. Their Lordships intimated that W e i t oe , ' the Lord Chancellor to-morrow t° try -f bankrupt laws. - 4 P A in ter' EQUER.---(11111- 700L E a -------- This action wasNARKS tried a v t . tillfliaisliTs°i 11/ o ti'rtelrer t -ci b ic e i 'f°°slf Mr. C 6 Middle plaintiff X sex t '--- , l*-11 when the defendant obtaioe,ot of et , i he sustaingea.fio:stpteheedySuenxFeeiureti-no:ce, in resPierd.otret 0 / &- Mr. „ °l er b y a fire at his premises in Oi‘Ebe par RE g A e s a y nt s s ai n d E : i n s oLwoarpdpshiiiepd vorriotio, rbeoco.lititeeccceettlpi: the case was tried at Westminster, o lid 81 ;0 4/ a 3boe A u l I r d . be Sergeant twenty the Act reif d that an applicatie '„ , for tion should be made at the same sittlnk•et, for t b re c iffs at , el; -four ft:: Vi a e e s : a tli t ell : andses_ of such an application, the sittings ..jeci and if 0 0 Guildhall were one The Ac t Pr°ll e , i tc)r days' satin 'enc.' op 1,3 Court thought necessary, or the cenyclenildball 0110 required it, it might sit five days a t u,„tlrl r° l o 11 remainder of the period vir twin s ''' . -II at es d el to Ob t be no doubt bet d • • • at the Legislature inte n ce 6° lii distinction ween the two SittiDge.t. OS oild, The LORD CHIEF BARON said he Da d ti but be to c a o s n t s o his right to a ccede to the applicatiollia) to fic o r f ire o ; so, :11cr the point. Even supposing "of ho 1) 0 1 , 0 t he could only exercise it in the eveot • to 0 0 tic ° office stating that it was not their inte n fi r a new trial. to Ole $ Mr. CREASY said it was his intentiol ~i 0 0 , fit' av new trial. sielf Ole aortae Y en 1 The LORD CHIEF BARON wh at I 1 , Cli ad 0 give speedy execution. On what br olf c to move? 4 ,..4 ao ill 3 •00 Mr. CREASY—That the pl "ntiff ...-- 4 ,01 •alprof 6114. ti° the time , and had no interest in the _ ant d i1 3 , 4# Mr. Sergeant SIIEE said , supposin6 be pisc,i be ~ were true, the Sun Fire-office Wo9lcl ,00 better • • position, as the , plaintiff's 05 4 .., 10 101/ titled to the 7001. 4 gl, Paid. 17% 100 100 47% all 3% 25 9)4 1734 19 334 all all all 1 6% 16 24 126 AT