The Sun. — London, England, 1850-12-16 00:00:00

--,- - trOn ,„ •••••.-- - B Cacrops, .o; G n Eliza, Warwick, Sydney, New South le/Lacs; Ginder, Shanghai; Friendship, Penang; Isabella b a " , Hale, M a d ras; CaEsibelanus, Armstrong, Boni -11; C harles, Cameron, Demerara; Almiraal - e de . la I" a at i, ri : e ° lll ,llavannah; James, Tyne, Berrenda ; Pi7eealx, 41439°11, St. John's, New Brunswick; D ev ereux and Quebec; Gibert Munro, Machan, St. Lucia; Aga -1441/111..,°e, Mobile. Put back, Independence, Thol lscher, a li -4° r l E. Sld. Blackfriar, Hobart Town; Abyssinia, Qrancisco. I,,i th 4l3l onnt, DEC. 14.—Wind S.S.W. to W. , stron g Arralkl Anna, 4 2lllB. 15. Nine A.M., Wind W.S.W. , mo derate.-- X mas, -* Claussen, Aux Cayes; Elizabeth Wo rd, Havannah, for Bristol, with luss of bulwarks, A&c. Off port, Sophia, Peders, n, Buenos for Altona; Amphitrite, De Greve, Havannah, fo r e 4 f Or Antwerp; a Bremen. Oscar, Moller, Calcutta , and sa iled n R rabnrgh• Robert Louse, Vors, Rio Janeiro, and ailed for B g ar arDLINGTON QUAY, DEC. 15.—The U nion. from ap p i t tle o `" Peel, has come in with bows stove , lo st of bow e , and in a sinking state, having been in contact. I ' O WESTOFT DEC. 15. The Paziente , Austrian barque. Newcastle to Venice and Trieste, is off Yar mouth,., leaky, and will come in here. A M ) BoxouGir, DEC. 15.—The Loyalty, .of and from 4 Gerland, was lost on the Whitny Sand last night; 'aster and six of the crew saved. MARKET NEWS.--(THIS DAY.) u e° RN EXCHANGE—MONDAY. t o Cost of the country markets herd on Saturday were k,: li _' 4l Y well, but not to say heavily, supplied with tt,„_''' u l 1 Wheat, in which only a limited business was t un 'fs u in some instances, a slight decline in th 73 quo -1),,t 14 . Foreign Wheat met a very slow inquiry. The i v Barley and Oats were mostly held for more money, 0 " an other articles commanded very little attention. Foreign advices state tha t the Wheat trade of the ti,l'ln has slightly improved. the Black Sea ports, the demand has ruled inac but,' ; but large quantities of Flour continue to find lt e t: r , B in France for shipment to England. The mar- In l , the U n i te d St a t es h a ve ruled firm. Q t ' a P to o ur market last week the receipts of E n g lish 12 3 111 Were very moderate, From abroad we received 92 7 quarters of Wheat, 1,090 Barley, 3,677 Oats , ht n ,7" 1 : 19 , 775 Peas, 15 Taros, 3,144 Linseed, 1 , 817 Ilte e ", 48 Mustard Seed, 87 Sundry Seeds , 6,754 T h s and 2,935 barrels Flour. ket:sllaratity of Wheat received fresh up to our mar baurusy from Essex to the damp state of the weather , 11° e what out of condition. By land carriage and % b ie knd the receipts were comparati v e l y small, tes t i y no means of first-rate quality. The at isetilnoe of both town and country buyers were on the eve r ; neve: theless, the demand for all kinds of Wheat ev er a le produce, the show of which was barely an plss a g e One, ruled inactive. However, the finest sam tbe at prices equal to those of Monday last. In it ini ddling and inferior samples very little wa s doin g s kl :te rates. Numerous offers came to hand from the tales co ast to ship wheats, but we heard of very few p orts for forward delivery, as the continuous ins titution of French Flour have produced great his s ou the part of the millers. With fo the' Wheats we were fairly supplied, but the bulk of ttbu q u antity was from granary. Dry qualities sold at li tt P stationary currencies; in other kinds only a * eti t :, ll business was transacted. A portion of last s supply was imported on millers' account. 1)9 1 ,! supply of English Barley was on the increase, l o i it tost :,s ea at li o ly f , foreign was small. _Malting samples moved grinding and distilling sorts sloaly, at but A.altsrstion in value. fts s „ lt h Malt we were scantily supplied, however the ssii,ls were firm, and full rates were obtained for that 111 ' 0 in every instance. Itit t !le was a very limited quantity of Oats offering. especially le( d qualities, sold freely, at, 11:1 tit, 'lnstances, an advance in the quotations of 6d. per offoff az, the supply of which was tolerably good, moved tte ad "lY, at late rates. Grey and Maple Peas wer e ki l , but whit e qua lities ruled. dull. n 3'l ,! a n Corn was almost nominal. No change took place too 4; : 4 the top price of Flour ; but ship marks, end the 'nfeiior kinds of foreign, were easier to purchase. mass, eITRRENcY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. • -‘--Essea & Kent, Malt—Chevalier-- 52s to 55s 1)411" New.... 38s to 44s Oats— Yorkshire and •White, New 40s 50; Lincolnsh., Feed. 17s 19s Nor pig and Lin- Potato ...... 19s 23s blttrin' Red..... 36s 428 41, Youghal and Cork, t t . -3-11:35 —s_ 44 s s Black... • 15s 17s Cork, White ..... /53 188 Scotch, Feed. •• .. 19s 245 26s 27s Beans—Tick 248 29s a itet ••• •• 28s 29s Pigeons .•.. • • .... 278 33s Al-4 Grinding. 20s 23s Peas—Grey .. • • .... 25s 29s Eatin g 26e 28s Maple. •• • • 27s 338 km eil evalle • 29s 318 White••• •• •• 24s 27s k and Nor- Boilers •• • 27s 30s Xr,,„"' k •• •• • • 43s 48s Flonr—Town-made... 35 s 40 $ Ir,jii-u •••• • • . 40s 42s Suffolk ••• • • ... 29s 33s Yvon and Ware 47s 51s Stocktn & Norfolk 29s 345 % Toy er SEEDS. Seed is mostly held at fully last week's quota - Int ut e• other Seeds very little is doing. Cakes with alteration. - 7p , White, per bush. 118 to 12s aad Green.... lOs 12s 7_ ll, Brown, new 8s lOs new .... Gs Od 7s Od VW Winter ..53 Oil 5s 6d - Od 5s Od ty e a rY, per quarter•• 47s 54s tl ol4 ra " • • •• • • ..: 4s 243 30s veßeelEn6. (cwt.) 328 483 Foreign •• • • 32s 48s Red 444 1‘) 1( 0 4 2 1 % 224 4 BOROUGH HOP WI.O.R.H.ET. h t For all ne w Hops, the supply of which on offer is gt ' t he demand continues e xcessively heavy, and low hyoidha les are easier is purcha se. Old p arcels are no el trial, Mid and East Kent poc kets, 45 9 to 140 s; Weald /431,-- cwt. ditto, 603 to 76a; Sussex ditto, 503 to 72s Carraway ••• • • • 29g 33s Coriander ••..• • .. 19s 21s Hempseed, per quarter 348 35s Linseed, Ellg,ioWillg• • 54s 56s Crushing •• • • 40s 43s Baltic •• • • ...... 38s 44s Odessa ••••• . • • . . 421 4Gs Linseed Cake r.1,00 English .. ...Si 5s 9/ Os Foreign, per ton 615 s 71 5s Rape Cakes, pr ton 415 s 4/ 15= Rapeseed, New, pr lst 251 Os 2710 s srenTErzzi.n. The 911RIsTgAs CATTLE SHOW. Iturapid ption of meat i ncrease observed of late ye ars in the con t in the metropolis , and the splendid e w of stock brought together for competition in Baker att net last We ek, under the auspices of the club, induced opinion that a very superior supply of Beasts, fit for "nias eonsumption, would be ex hibited here to - Pa expectation was, therefore, o n the " tip fooi'o a nd We may add—as will be apparent from the t a 4. Wing remarks—that it was in no way d isa pp ointed, numbers of Beasts, brought in " monster" trains, 11, ' c ued Londo n on S a t ur d a y, by the Great We stern, 1% 0 141- Weste rn , E astern C oun ties, 'and the Gr ea t th ,Ir : th eta Railways—the total number conveye d u p on lines being upwards of four thousand head, ea r° 41 ' 11 of nearly 15,000 Sheep! Such was the demand tat ti le tie trucks that it was found impossible to bring up l aha whole of the stock till a late hour last evening. The Ye it o at Islington and elsewhere was fully occupied aV .; t rc hY, and, in some instances, it was found neces e o - s e e "'Ploy a large number of additional hands to cattle together in regular order, and prevent , x1 1 ! . 1 013 and loss. alt ae arrangements made by the authorities to give of c e to the stock were generally satisfactory, although, le c ;, i n k r ee, the aria of the mirket could not accommodate p ae ,u . °le togetherhe easts, notwithstanding that they wt sv arie tcd" gas densely as possible, shown by the hr eoci ne r tale:men, many of whom were graziers and Egad, especially as relates to those from the West of ,ur who were chiefly stationed in Giltspur-street, t sv ac 'iacent turnings, which were completely full of "s c , ot ( ' ‘ , 4 2, llerefords, &c., forming a strays.° but pleasing eS ta r , t ti th e party colcurs," of which glimpses were Ant i ti 4 cd from other directions. To give something like Ap p ea of the extraordinary composition o f the Bullock Y' we may state that Devonshire forwarded its full th t i th a ge number of pure red Devons. lisrefordshire AvanitlAdr and justly obtained its usual numerical position 4 bi er ;," wonderful " white-faced and red-sided" pure :to tis - Ords. Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northap ero i re ! contributed their thousands of mottled Sho.rt liar, besides their " improved" stock, chiefly white. Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, provided 11 1 , e u treat for future banquets, in the shape of well known sable Scots, not omitting lii f ew ' e w remarkably fine Ho me-breds. Sussex le are n °t behind in the race, and her stately Oxen, la n _sa,L',Y any of which were under seven years old, corn % ' ."4 great attention. Northumberland, Cumberland, 11 4 - ,,, t naoreland, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, :n to ( andshire, and most other parts of England, were re : op o ;: a nt , ed by stock which reflected the greatest credit 'arty' the ‘ grazing community, and which, we need scarcely ~.4 r Uck the vast crowds in attendance, .amongst art the were hundreds of foreigners, with astonishment. loZ e general condition of the foreign breeds no marked te4nyetnent was perceptible. The competition and, -eC riently, the reduction in the charges for conveying ash c ' e b t Y the great lines of railway, such, for instance, e northern companies, brought us an extraordinary tes l t v oi f l r cal Scotland; indeed, it may be considered the 'N t i le „, record. Scots were exhibited which . bad tra 'of tn ' by rail upwards of 500 miles, there being supplies :la, "era from Aberdeen, Fifeshire, and other counties. boas and the number was somewhat limited, owi n g to the b and damage frequently sustained by heavy Stock on 11l the steamers. mere glance at the collection of cattle here, this f fl ing, shows the des'rableness—nay, the necessity is change in the exhibition rules of the Smithfield it i and it is satisfactory to be enabled to observe that t re e ul contemplation to form classes for each distinct t , et A and thereby abolishing the present mode of com tit it , i nnr which is chiefly based upon early maturity. tl ti n . eK was shown which woul I—under a now order of enn li ga.--have done infinite credit to the "Yard," and it not be concealed that such an addition to it would eon '? greatly increased its usefulness and extent. If lY fattening is to be taken as the true test o f the b", of any particular breed, of which we enter t a in eat doubts, that is to say, if aggregate profits are to ,„ ,c onsidered in the general expenditure, we could have tinned out large numbers of Devons, Herefords, and W hwhich exceeded 150 atones ( 81 bs) i n wei g ht, ti :nch were under four years old. In other instances, 're were Oxen from seven to eight years old whic h w eP: fully 180 stones in weight. This, howeve r, is a p oint , hwe shallnot pursue further at present. It must be atiu'icient for us to observe that a more wonderful collec tion was never witnessed in this great metropoli s . The hilsually low prices obtained here during the whole of ,„ 3 present year and the increased imports from abroad, s e e supply; have led many parties to anticipate a falling off in tia s e en meat up d„suPply; but the fact is—and the immense arrivals of to Newgate and Leadenhall fully support al m st atement—the numbers of both Beasts and Sheep in ;t eat every district in England, including Scotland, are e p i d l 'aPidly increasing. The absence of any serious ernic, the favourable state of .the weather during the ,11144491 goutha (40 wWch prOuced tv2 imams° PuPIAY :, ~... figurt ;, oi fowl. which si 1)1 7eraarkably low together with the large r6ura of the root in of•,, enabled moflt of the graziers—cspccially as lean stack was purchased at reasonable currencies in the early part of the sea: - on—to speculate upon increased supplies, notwithstanding that the returns are anything hut re munerative. Under such circumzlances a decline in the supply cculd scarcely have been expected by practical men. We shall now proceed more particularly to aua'yse the show of Beasts. From the numerical strength of that from the northern counties, it may be readily conceivt.d that the Short horns ought to claim our first attention; and it is but just to their owners to state that, number and general weight considered, the supply in this respect stood first. Next to them, we class the Herefords; whilst the Devons, Hunts and Sussex stock steadily brought up the rear. Of course, we are here considering the English breeds only, as it would be manifestly unfair to throw aside the produce of Scotland as occupying even a second rank. From distant parts of the country, numerous buyers were in atterida,:ce, and ni.ny of the Lest h3rt-horns, Herefords, Scots, Devons, were purchase by tilt m for conveyance to Ihighior, Plymouth, Bristol, Bath, Liverpool, Birmingham, Hull, Norwich, and to within any easy distance of London, at prices which will be found in detail below. The following statement shows the number cf Beasts xhibitet.l, and the prices obtained for them on the " great days during the pasteleven years: Year. Beasts shown. Prices. s. d. s. d. 1839... ... 5,074 ... 34t0 5 0 1640... ... 3,528 ... 4 4to 5 8 1841.,. ... 4,500 ... 3 Bto 5 0 1842... ... 4,541 .. ... 34t0 4 8 1843... ... 4,510 ... ... 2 Bto 4 4 1844... ... 5.713 3 oto 4 6 1815... 5,326 ... 3 6to 4 8 1846... ... 5,470 ... 3 6to 4 6 1847... ... 4 282 40to 5 8 1848... ... 5,942 3 4to 4 8 1849... ... 5,765 ... ... 34t0 4 6 It may be necessary for us to observe, as statements of a very inaccurate tendency have appeared of late in some journals of the supplies shown at this particular period of the year, that the above numbers of stock have been from time to time furnished by the clerk of the market. Although the season is now far advanced, the imports of foreign stock into London last week were very t xten sive. The total supply amounted to not less than 5.734 brad. During the corresponding period in 1849 we re ceived 3,720; in 1848, 1,848; and in 1847, 1,913 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON IN TIDE PAST WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. CaMs. Pigs. Rotterdam 391 ... •.. 313 ... Id Antwerp 05tend........ Dordt ..... 76 ... 223. ... 13 ... Harlingen .. 161 ... 1,698 .. ... 4 .. 5 Nieu iiiep .. 21 ... 512 ... .. 10 Founingan 196 ... 10 ... • ... Amsterdam... 14 725 Tot al 859 .. 4,473 ... 369 ... 33 'The } early comparison of the weekly imports is as under:— Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1849 533 ... 2,937 ... ... 239 ... 11 1848 1847.... 258 .. 1,584 71 Very few arrivals have been reported at the outports. By sea, from Ireland, 7 Beasts and 71 Pigs arrived for this market last week. Amongst the Lincolnshire Beasts exhibited to-day, we noticed several wonderful Short-horns, bred by Mr. William Goodale. of Deeping, Mr. William Thomas, of Holbeach; Mr. Robert Cook, of Portland ; Mr. Ilewson, of Newborough; and Mr. Dunn, of Spilsby ; whilst the principal portions of the Scots were forwarded by Messrs. Martins, Mr. Thomas Knowles, Mr. George Knowles, Mr. Milne, Mr. J. Cooper, Mr. J. Keith, Messrs. Stoddart, the well-known Scotch breeders. From Aberdeenshire some spit ndid Oxen were sent by Mr. Felton, as well as by Mr. Robert Leeds, and others from Norfolk. The above is strictly in reference to the space occupied by MesSrs. Vorley and Morgan, and we need scarcely intimate that their stands commanded very general ettention. Mr. Thomas Lixon, of Islington —to whom a large portion of the Marquis of Exeter's stock is generally consigned—had a very extraordinary show of stock—that gentleman having on offer 28 Oxen the pr o p ert y of Mr. John Little and Mr. John Wedlow, of Whit tlesea, Isle of Ely, and 5 bred by Mr. Jesse, Walsham. Most of them were of great we i g ht and splendid sym metry. Mr. Collins had consigned to him ten remarkably fine North Devons, from the estate of Mr. Hudson, of Cas tleam, Norfolk. The whole of them had been worked two years, and their average weight was computed at 40 stones per quarter. Mr. Maidwell, and most of the other salesmen, had collections of stock which reflected the highest credit upon their owners. Having pointed out what we conceive to be the finest specimens of Beasts in the market, we shall now refer to the Sheep. At least three-fourths of them were above the middle quality ; indeed, scarcely any inferior animals were amongst the supply. The Leicesters and Lincolns especially were of unusual weights. In the pens occupied by the stock of Messrs. Whit bread and Starkey were ten remarkably- good ewes, belorging to Mr. M. T. Melding, of Salisbury, and which had obtained prizes at two provincial shows. These Sheep were greatly admired. Messrs. Weall, the well-known salesmen, had a show of Sheep which would have done infinite credit to the Baker-street exhibition, viz., 52 unusually large Downs. bred and fed by E. F. Whitingstall, Esq., of Langley . Bury, Watford, Herts, which sold at 51 each; 7 Glou cesEers, by R. Rowland, Esq., of Creslow, Aylesbury, Bucks, which realised 61 each; end 84 Ewes, the pro perty of Mr. Rowland. Messrs. Weall had also 40 fine Downs, forwarded by Harding, of Oxfordshire, and se veral lots from various other graziers. THE SUN, don° prit od. I t ° tree Loa nit 97: ,eni ot, of sr/ 0° ! .J 't STATE OF TIM TRADE. Although, as we have already observed, the attend ance of butchers from all quarters was numerous,.the over whelming nature of the Bullock supply, together with the unfaveui able state of the weather for slaughtering, and the immense, quantities of meat in Newgate and Leaden hall, produced a state of trade without a parallel. From the opening of the market till nearly eight o'clock scarcely any sales took place, and throughout the day the demand for &I - breeds of Beasts ruled excessively heavy, at unusually low prices. This must be obvious when we state that even the finest animals in the collec tion did not realise more, on the averae, than 3s 10d per 81ha. A few of the Aberdeen Scots 7 might have produced 4s per Sibs, but this must he considered as a very extreme point. At the close of the market there could not have been less than two thousand Beasts unsold. For the time of year the number of Sheep was good. Compared with that for Beasts, the demand was steady; nevertheless, it must he called very inactive, at last week's prices. The top prices for the best old Downs were 4s to 4s 2d per 8 lbs. There were about 60 Dorset Lambs in the market, in fair condition. We vvere very scantily supplied with both En ashli and foreign Calve s, in which ver y little was doing, the late decline. The Pork trade ruled exceedingly heavy, and prices were with difficulty supported. - .. __ Per Slb to sink the Offal. s. d. to s. d. S. d.• to 0. d. :-fervor Beasts.. ... 3 3 2 f.if,rior Sheep .• ~2 10 3 2 ,l eco nd quality ••.. 3 0 2 ;i 4 S.,,me. qual. Sheep 3 4 3 6 ,time lar;;;e Oivan •• 3 6 3 8 C3arse-woolledditto3 8 310 ?rime Scots ...... 3 8 3 10 .nothdownWether 4 o 4 2 r.arge coarse Calves 2 6 3 0 Ditte out of the wool 0 0 0 0 ll ditto .• 3 2 3 6 Large Hogs ...... 2 6 3 6 Primt sma ineklibg Calves ..18 0 24 0 Small Porkers ..... 8 4 0 0 0 Quartar old Pigs — lB 0 20 0 r_Amt , , , , , ...• ...... 0 0 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. Sheer. I Calves. I Pigs 26,030 i 180 241) FOREIGN SUPPLY. I Sheep. Calves. Pigs. 2,560 117 Bcasts• 6,311 Flc astS. 450 YnEtVGATZ AND ZEADENHALL. These markets continue to no heavily supplied with both town and country-killed Meat, in excellent condi tion. A large portion of the supply on offer to-day was left over from last week. For all kinds the demand is excessively heavy, and prices are somewhat lower than on Mondaylast. About 1,000 carcases of Foreign Moat have appeared on sale since our last report. At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. S. d. to 1, (1 3se,inforior.• ••.. 2 0 2 2 liutton, inferior •• 2 4 2 g -- cuddling ••.. 2 4 2 6 --- middling ••2 10 3 primelarge 2 8 210 -- prime •••• 3 6 3 8 --- prime small 3 0 3 4 Fork, large •• • •-•• •• 2 4 3 6 Veal •• •••• •• 2 6 361 -- small •. BOROUGH AND SPITAIirIELDS. Full average time of year supplies of potatoes ha ye reached us, coastwise and by hind carriage, during the week. The imposts from abroad have been age in limited, viz., 10 casks 146 bags from Rotterdam; 6 ba 42 from Amsterdam; 30 ditto from Dunkirk; and 130 tons from Rouen. The supply being in excess of the dem an d, prices are in some instances a shade lower than last wee k. Per Ton. Per Tort. _ Yorksh. Regents. Ws to 95s Essex Shaws 65s to 75s Scotch Regents.. 70s to 85s Kent Regents.... 70s to 'BO5 Wisbeach & Cam- Essex Regents... 70s to eos bridge Foreign ..... 65s to 75s Kentish Red Kid. 705 to .£O5 Lincoln. Shaws —s to - s Cambridge ditto 60s to 75s Kent Shaws 6ss to 75: Chats WOOL. Last week's imports of W 00l into London wen .1 28 bales from Havre; 64 from Rouen; 105 from Born, ')ay; 393 from Constantinople; 49 from Smyrna; 22 f tom Rotterdam; 179 from Ilamburgh; 121 from Mogad ore; and 26 from Antwerp. The private market is in a rery inactive state, yet holders genure,lly are firm, and pi icest rule steady. The steel , : of Colonial Wool is now about 7,000 bales. TALLOW. Since our last report the dtmand fnr Tallow on s.fhe spot has tilled stetAly at full prices, P.Y.C. being cp.: ot ed to-day at 37s to 37i 6d vr cwt. For torward ry very liLle is doing. Town Tallow, 36s 9d to 37s .3, per cwt. net cw , h. Rough Fat, 2i Id per Blbs. r- - - 1846. 1847. 1348. I 1849. 1 350. Stock this day •• .— I 25,493 11,35 ,1 36,176 48,795 4;,1 52 151 s Gd 46s 9d 44s Od 386 64 to 37 s f id Price of Y. C. •• • • ! [,to Os Od to 47s ed to 43364 39s Od 7s ; 63 Delivery last week • • 2, , +29 2,776 1,591 '2,504 2;154 Ditto from June 1.• •. 51,5'61 54,?82 . 50,655 52,701 - .3,738 Arrivals last week . 2241 2,472 5,268 2,584 1,755 Ditto from June 1 ... 66,454 57,541 85,298 76,023 1 12;246 Price of Town ...... 533 Od 496 Gd ; 45s 04 424 00 IS '64 APPOINTMENT TO OWEN'S COLLEGE, CIIESTEIL—TIie three principal profe. , ,,sors of this new insti tution have now received their appointments. They are— A. J. Scott, Lsq. ' principal and professor of logic and 1 . dent al philosophy ; J. G. Greenwood, Esq., professor of th a lan. gauges and literature of Greece_ and Rome and of hi story; Alex. Sanderson, Esq., professor of mathematics and n atural philosophy. The two for Mer gentlemen are of the Unis . ersity College, London, and Mr. • Sanderson is of Queen's Cr alege, Cambridge. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) L )rd Cumilicli and a ;special Ju! y were uceopi.A during the morning in trying the case of " Northcrof% v. Shepherd," which is an action brought by the plaintiff, as secretary of the Pilot Steam Towing and Shp Re.eue Company (ncw defunct) against the de fendant, who was one of the directors, to recover certain arrears of salary. The case was only intGresting to the parties immediately concerned. CRIMINAL COURT-cTHIS DAY.) OLD COURT. The December sessions, being the second of the pre- sent mayoralty, were opened this morning in the Old Court, before the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Re corder, the Common-Sergeant, Aldermen Gibbs and Challis, Mr. Sheriff Carden, and Mr. Sheriff Hodgkinson, attended by their respective deputies and other civic authorities. The firat edition of the calendar contains the names of 131 prisoners, of 'whom 20 are fir London, 78 for Middlesex, 7 for K.nt, and 26 for Surrey. The grand jury having been sworn and empanelled, The Lrarned RECORDER proceeded to deliver his charge to them as follows:—Ile said he was happy to inform them that their duties were likely to be exceed ingly light, since the offences embraced in the calendar were neither numerically heavy nor of that atrocious na ture which bad too often characterised some of the cases that had been the subject of painful investigations in this court. He was rejoiced to observe upon looking over the summary of the present calendar a total ab sence of a charge of either murder or manslaughter, or in fact of any charge which related to the destruction of human life. Nor were there many of those serious cases which came under the denomination of cutting and ounding; indeed, he believed there was only one. To some extent therefore they might congratulate them selves upcn the circumstance of the calendar indicating an improvement in the habits and conditions of the peo ple, and if it should fortunately happen that future ca lendars shall present a similar diminution in the extent of crime prevailing in :he metropolis, they might then hope that education end religious instruction were pro ducing their natural effects, of softening and humanising those violent passions which were generally found raging amongst the lower orders of society. The majority of the cases entered in the calendar were composed of charges of simple larceny, but he regretted again to perceive that not a few of them were charges also of stealing from masters. A large proportion of the thefts which came before this Court were of that serious class, a somewhat strange fact, because the parties imme diately aggrieved by such cases had a remedy in their own hands, if they would only take care to have a character with all parties whom they tsok into their service. Most of those robberies were com mitted by servants who had been engaged without any recommendations or characters, and where wages were so extremely low that they could not resist the temptations which came in their way; and he hoped, after this information, employers would see the expediency of paying their servants a fair remune ration, and of employing none who could not produce a good character from their previous masters. Ono case in the calendar called for a more particular notice than the others, it was a charge against five or six persons of breaking into a shop in the Strand, and stealing a large quantity of jewellery end plate. Now, the proof of the charge mainly depended upon the evidence of an accom plice, and it was right that he should tell them that, al though the law looked upon the evidence of an accom plice as equivalent to that of any other man, yet the practice of this and other criminal courts, which was confirmed by a long series of 'cases, required that the evidence of the accomplice should be corroborated in some material particulars before the accused parties could be legally convicted. It was not necessary that he should be confirmed in all the details of his evidence, but if he were corroborated in any material fact which con nected the prisoners with the robbery, the jury would be justified in sending the case for trial. These were all the remarks that he felt called upo❑ to make now; and again congratulating them upon the lightness of the valendtor, it only remained for him to dismiss them to their duties. The grand jury then retired, and shortly afterwards sEveral true bills were returned into court, when a petty jury was empanelled and the trials proceeded with. IVIARLBRO'-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—CharIes Riley was placed befire Mr. Bingham, charged with stealing two table cloths and several articles of plate, the property of Mr. Richard Kershaw, 69, Pall-mall. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner was formerly in the employ of the prosecutor, whose service he left about a fortnight ago. On Wednesday last, on looking over his plate, the complainant missed several silver table-spoons, tea spoons, dessert-spoons and folks, and four dinner-forks. From the linen chest was missed two large damask table cloths. Inquiries were instituted amongst the other ser vants, who denied all knowledge of the missing property, and the prosecutor having his suspicions that the prisoner was the thief, gave information to the police. Sergeant Mount, of the C division, said he apprehended the prisoner on Saturday night, and on searching him at the station found upon him the four duplicates produced, relating to silver spoons and forks, which the prosecutor had seen and identified as his property. There was other property missing by the prosecutor, who applied to have the prisoner remanded. The prisoner, ho admitted his guilt, and pleaded pecuniary distress in extenuation thereof, was remanded for a week. TERRIBLE ACCIDENT AND LOSS OF LIVES (THIS DAY.) Shortly after eleven o'clock this (Monday) morning the neighbourhood of Great Scotland•yard was thrown into a painful state of excitement, in consequence of the following deplorable secldenti—lt appears that for some time a new sewer has been constructing, which opens in Middle Scotland-yard, and extends some distacce into the river Thames, near Northumberland wharf. At the usual hour this morning the various men went to their work, and continued at their several departments without meeting with any formidable impediment until the above-named time, when all of a sudden the water from the river washed away the mainstay at the end of the sewer, and almost instantaneously the subterranean passage became filled with water. One poor fellow was driven by the folce of the water to the mouth of the shaft leading into the sewer. He was taken out almost exhausted and con veyed to the hospital, but no fatal injury is apprehended. Three or four other persons, it is stated, on hearing the mighty rush of water into the sewer, and who were standing near a ladder, succeeded in making a retreat. The whole of the men working further outland have, how( vtr, we regret to say, been drowned. In consequence of its being Monday, it le stated that two or three of the bands had not gone to work, the loss of life is, therefore, not so great as it other wise might have bren. Two poor fellows, the clerk of the works informed our reporter, were known to have perished, be 3 and the possibility of a doubt. The steam engine, and every available machine were at lull work in pumping the water out of the sewer, but it is feared that the same will not be cleared out until late this eight, and until such is done the exact number of persons lost cannot be ascertained. The police have been placed on duty at the spot to keep the crowd out of danger. ENLARGEMENT OF THE " MORNING ADVERTISER." —We are ghid to perceive that our excellent contemporary the Morniny Advertiser, is about to take that position amongst the metropolitan journals, which its justly-deserved popularity entitles it to assume. On and after the first day of the next session of Parliament, it will appear as a double sheet, the size of the Times. We understand that no ex pense will be spared by the spirited proprietors of the Morning Advertiser to render it complete in its various de partments; that its foreign intelligence will be as ample, is accurate , and as early as that of any other morning paper; and that its general arrangements will enable it to vie in all respects with its daily contemporaries. The Morning Adver tiser has long been known as the strenuous and consistekt advocate of the people's rights, and as the earnest promoter of popular progress, 'while its general policy has been dic tated, not by those petty motives which influence parties, but by those exalted views which harmonise with the well-being of the great body of the people, whose political and social improvement it so ardently desires.— Sunday Times. - - - ST. BARNABAS CHURCH, PIMLICO.—There was no service performed in this church yesterday; and a notice, signed by the churchwardens, and posted outside the door, announced to the large number of persons who had assem bled at the hour when the doors are usually opened, that in consequence of the difficulties of performing Divine service, the church would remain closed until further notice. MARRIAGE OF MRS. JERSIY..—At Dover, on Tuesday, Mrs. Sophia with his father, was assassinated at Stanfield Hall, by llusb, was married to Mr. Thomas Beevor, eldest son of Sir T. 13. Beevor, Bart., of Haigham Hall, Norfolk. We are happy to hear that Mr. B. B. Williams, of Buscot Park, Barks, who was thrown from his horse while fox-hunting last week, and received a blow on the right ankle from the hind hoof of his horse, and had his thumb also injured, is in a fair way of recovery from the effects of the accident. --Brighton Paper. Last week an anchor, weighing 3 tons 3 cwt., and a chain cable 100 fathoms long, and weighing 10 tons, were landed from the Stonehoun, one of the South Devon Ship ping Company's vessels, at this dockyard. They were manu factured by Messrs. Brown, Lennox, and Co. They form part ( f the stores of a 74-gun ship.—Devonport Independent. Tun FLAX MOVEMENT.—AII association has, we understand, been recently formed at Bromyard, for the pur pose of promoting the growth of flax in that district. Up wards of one hundred of the agricultural members of the association have expressed their determination to prepare a portion cf their land for flax for the next year. LOED BRACBLEY.—A letter from this Noble Lord to the ,Staffordshire Advertiser discloses the fact of his ap _ proaching; convalescence. Although not able to resume his Parliamentary duties at the commencement. he hopes to be able to do so before the tern filiation of the approaching session. DRATII Cr LADY SCAP.S:DA LE.—We have to record the demise of the above venerable lady, who died on Thursday at Burn Hall, near Derby. She was second wife cf the late Lord Scarsdale, whom she married iu 1800, and by whom she had issue two sons and two dat %liters. The deceased lady had reached the great age of 83 ; /ears. THE ELECTRIC TELEGILAPII.-7The electric tele graph wires are brought clown . to the Brighton terminus, and the electric telegraph will, it is expected, be in full operation in about ten days from the pr wont date. THE CQUItT.—The Lot Chamberlain bas issued invitations, by her Majesty's command, to a distinguished circle, to partake of the regal hospitalities at. Windsor Castle, on Thursday next, when her A' ajesty will have the second dramatic performance at the C:a stle before Christmas. LORD CAMPBELL.—Thte, Lord Chief Justice of England on Saturday entertaLo ed at dinner a select party of the bar, including Mr. Sergeant Shee, Mr. Sergeant Murphy, . Peacocl t Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, Mr. Al caulay, Q.C., Mr. Butt , Q.C. , 111 r. James, Q.C., 111 r Q C., Mr. Greaves, Q.C., Mr. Adolphus, Mr. Willes, Mr, DI: ?queen, and Mr. Mellor. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 16, 1850. OVERLAND MAIL INDIA AND CHINA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) We have received telegraphic dispatches from Trieste in anticipation' of the overland mail. The Europa arrived at Trieste on the 13th inst., at 8 45 A.M., from Alexandria direct, after a passage of 136 hours. She brought eighteen passengers, and the following intelligence from Alexandria of the 7th inst. The Hindostan steamer arrived at Suez at mid. night on the 4th inst., with ninety passengers, and advices from Canton of the 28th of October, Calcutta November 8, and Bombay November 16. The political intelligence from India pres.ents no feature of f2eraordinary interest. From China we learn that to all appearances the troops are gaining the upper hand over the insur gents. TRADE REPORT. Trade is rather brisk in China and at Calcutta; dull at Bombay. Exchanges on London at Hong-Kong, 43. 10d. ; Calcutta, 2s. lid. to 2s. lid.; Bombay, 24. lid. to 2s. 1 15-16 d. ; Alexandria on London, 96k to 97 ; ditto on Trieste, 165 to 170. BECOICD DISPATCH OF THE SAME DATE. The Hiudostan steamer from Calcutta arrived at Suez on the 3d instant, with 89 passengers, having made the voyage in 25 days. The overland mail is from Bombay of the 16th November, from Calcutta of the 7th of November, from Singapore of the 6th of November, and from Hong-Kong of the 29th of October. The political intelligence presents no feature cf more than usual interest. The greatest tranquillity prevails in India. The Governor-General was pre paring to proceed to Lahore and the Peshawur frontier. The Nepaulese Ambassador arrived at Bombay on the 6th ult., from Suez. The Nimrod Government iron steamer has been wrecked. The late rumour of the Affreedees having made a descent upon the salt•mines on the Kohat frontier remained without confirmation. Piracies were of frequent occurrence in the waters of the Indian Archipelago. Java is tranquil. The Chinesa on the western coast of Borneo have discontinued their resistance against the Dutch. At Hong-Kong the fever has declined among the ,roops. The gangs of Chinese robbers in the province of liwangee are gradually dispersing. TRADE REPORT. Export market at Bombay and Calcutta brisk, and looking up. Indigo commands high prices. Sugar much in demand, with difference (Ausschlag) of two andes. Saltpetre sought after for shipping. Rice firm, the supply insufficient. The price of opium going down. Large quantities of cotton had been sold and shipped. At Bombay 4,850 bales and 460 candies were sold within the last few days. The import trade was getting brisk now that the Indian holidays are over. The favourable rates of exchhnge permitted some modification in the prices, and a still more favourable time was looked for on the arrival of purchasers from Upper India. Large sales were effected in the inferior sorts of madapollam. 435 bales of water and 100 bales of mule twist were sold at Bombay. Nothing was doing in coloured goods. Prices of metals were going down. Freights from Bombay to London or Liverp oo l 2/. 10s. to 2/. 15s. A lower freightage expected. Exchange, 2s. li d. for paper. A great deal of bu siness was done at this rate. On document bills, 2s. 2d. to 2s. 2d. THE LIMERICK ELECTION. TRIUMPH OF MR. GOOLD. (From the Dublin World of Saturday.) We are delighted to be able to announce that the Limerick election has virtually terminated in the triumph of the representative of rational Liberal principles, and the defeat, not alone of the champion of stolid, stupid, "learn-nothing-forget-nothing" Irish Toryism, but the total discomfiture and ignominious rout of the gang of lay and clerical imposture, who under the " felon flag" of the Tenant League, have perambulated the county during the last six weeks, and done their utmost by stir ring up the worst passions, by the utterance of the foulest calumnies, by exciting class against class, to accomplish their object, which was openly avowed not to be merely the return of Mr. Ryan, but the commence ment of a reign of terror, bullying, and intimidation, in every county and borough in Ireland. Mr. Lucas announced, a few days ago, that upon the issue of the election he would stake the very existence of the Tenant League. Well, clearly, unequivocally, and with trumpet-tongue, has the county of Limerick ad dressed the delusion " Thou shalt die.', The honest men of Limerick have literally followed our advice—they have " repudiated and cast from them" the landless and peripatetic adventurers, who presumed to dragoon them in the exercise of their political privilege. Lucas, how ever, and his fellows, will still endeavour to trade upon what remains of popular credulity, which is " becoming small by degrees, and beautifully less." The following is from our own reporter: — Limerick, Friday evening. The contest is, in reality, at an end. Goold, your favourite, rides the first horse. The Dicksonites are sadly chagrined; but the rage of the supporters of Ryan, the Tenant League nominee, knows no bounds. The Roman Catholic clergy, almost to a man, at the eleventh hour, consulted their true instincts, and refused to have anything further to do with the itinerant bullies of the Tenant League. At five o'clock the High Sheriff entered the Court, and directed his deputies to close the books; he also in timated to the Tenant League orators that he would cause the Court to be cleared at six o'clock. This an nouncement gave rise to a disturbance, which for some time assumed a threatening a,pect ; till candles were, with one solitary exception, extinguished. When order was restored, the meeting w as a dd resse d by Mr. Ryan, the Rev. Mr. Bell, Mr. Joynt, Mr. Fuller, and Mr. Lucas, in the usual strain, the heads of which may be summed up in " Parti zan Sheriff—bristling dragoons—gross bribery—landlord tyranny—victorious defeat—right f petition—murdered families—colours nailed to the mast—gauntlet thrown down—snivelling, sneaking Whigs—covert enemies —open foes—traitor priests, Sze.' They also charged the High Sheriff with limiting them to one hour's oratorical display; but when it is remem bered that they had the exclusive occupation of the hustings, that all their speeches were ex parte, and the subjects of which those speeches were composed con sisted of unmitigated abuse of the High Sheriff himself, the authorities, civil and military, and the rival candi dates, perhaps the impartial and unprejudiced mind will admit that the privilege should have been courteously acknowledged, and not made the means of indulging in the most unrestrained and virulent liberty of speech. The followipg is the state of the poll: — Poll for the Day. Geoid 7 4 Dickson 44 ... Ryan ... 21 ... Majority of Goold over Dickson Ryan Gross. 226 la 9 128 THE BISHOP OF GLOUCESTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Srx,—ln all the mighty gatherings against Papa assumption, few, if any, of the speakers have men• tioned what appears to me the cause of the Pope's late steps. There has been a division between blaming late and present Governments for their tolerant acts towards the Papacy and the Puseyites in their preach ing and teaching Romish doctrine, but the bishops have been untouched. Now, Sir, I consider nearly the whole blame of the Pope's conduct lies at their doors. What have many of them been doing the last few years (I speak not of Exeter, who has openly upheld Popery) but in their charges speaking against these growing errors, and then privately doing all they could to foster them, and filling up th e i r appointments with men holding these opinions ? N o w , Sir , the Pope was not ignorant of this double-dealing. It is what he teaches his bishops to do when they are not strong enough to declare themselves; holding ecclesiastical dominion, be was very likely to overrate the power of these spiritual lords, and it will be a serious thing for the Church of England if the public mind is diverted by its zeal against the Papacy from that reform which is so loudly called for, especially in its bishops. What has the Bishop of this diocese (Gloucester) been doing but filling up all his livings with men of this party, and whilst he wwhasileutptreorfinesgsihnigs o Zi e s n h ly to a g g e a t in t s h t em th o e u rn t , of his diocese, and at the Bristol Tract Society speaking the same language, he has, to my knowledge, been acting in a manner quite inconceivable, except from a determina ion cf still doing the same.—l am, Sir, &c. T. BEALE BR OWNE. en, Andoversford, Gloucestershire. Ham THE AMERICAN MAILS.—The British and North American Royal Mail steam-ship Niagara, Captain Stone, which would leave New York on \Vednesday, the 4th inst., may be expected to arrive in the Mersey iu the course of to day. It is expected the Niagara will bring the Message of the President of the United States. The United States mail steam-ship Atlantic, Captain West, which would leave New Yolk on the 7th inst., may be expected to arrive in the Mersey on Wednesday evening or Thursday morning next. The United States mail steam-ship Baltic,Captain Comstock, sailed from Liverpool on Saturday evening, shortly after six o'clock, for New York, taking out a large mail, and a fair complement of passengers (104). L a nd Lady James Stuart, with Miss Stuart and Mr. Herbert Stuart, arrived from Dumfries House, at Mount Stuart, Rotbesay, on the 28th ult. A few days afterwards Lord James was waited on by a deputation from his consti tuents and friends in that quarter, inviting him to a public dinner, which was arranged to come off at Rothesay yester day, and was expected to be very generally attended, — Greenock Advectiler. THE INCOME-TAX. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sl l l, — SomeTeEo7lll; which have recently appeared in The Sun on the unequal and inconsistent operation of the income-tax have led me to believe that you will not be unwilling to call the attention of your readers to the injustice inflicted by that ill-advised impost on a numerous class of the community, whose peculiar position, and, generally, narrow circum stances, might have claimed the protection of the Legislature against excessive taxation. I therefore propose, with your permission, to exhibit in your columns a slight illustration of the oppressive bearing of that tax on all life annuitants, and more especially on those who have invested their capital on annuities at a late period of life. A widow, aged 60, sinks her jointure of 1,5001. on an annuity of 1501. Her capita!, inve3ted in Con sols, at 96, would have produced an annual income of 461. 17s. 6d., or, in other words, that sum re presents the annual value of her capital in perpetuity. The duty on that sum (if exacted from her) would have been 11. 7s. 4d. She is now compelled to pay the tax on an income of 1501., or 41. 7s. 6d. a sear. A professional man, or artist, at the age of 70, in capable of further exertion, invests his capital of 9751., the savings of a long and laborious life, on an annuity of 1501. ili3 capital, invested in Consols at 96, would have given him an annual income of 301. 9s. 4d., the duty on which would have been 17s. 9d. Ile is compelled to pay the tax on an income of 1501., or 4 - 7s. 6d. a year. A worn-out servant of a mercantile firm, bank, or public company retires, at the age of 70, on a pension of 1501., the value cf which (even supposing it to be secured to him for life) is 6i years' purchase, or 9751. He is also compelled to pay the tax on an in come of 150/., or 41 7s. 6d. a year. A capital of 4,8001., invested in Consols at 96, pro duces a clear profit income of 1501., the duty on which is 41. 7s. 6d. Thus we see that Income in Annual Per Cent. on Capital. Perpetuity. Tax. Capital. £4,800, producing £l5O 0 0, pays X 4 7 6, or Is. 9d. per ct. 1,500, worth 46 17 0 „ 4 7 6, or ss. 10d. „ 975, „ 30 9 4 „ 476, or Bs. 1 lid. „ and that, by a strange perversity in legislation, those individuals whose necessities impel them to the most rapid consumption of their capital, are taxed in a ratio increasing with the degree of their necessities. The annual payments on a life annuity are simply repayments (with interest added) by instalments, according to the stipulations of a contract, of capital received from, or on behalf of, the annuitant, the in stalments including a larger or smaller portion of the capital advanced, according to the age of the annui tant at the time of making the contract; for instance, the present value of an annuity on the life of a per son aged 90 is considerably less than two years' pur chase, and a person of that age would purchase an annuity of 1501. for about 2631. He would receive back at each annual instalment more than half the amount of capital invented. His original capital being 263/., he would have to pay the tax on an in come of 1501., or 4/. 7s. 6d., which is exactly equal to 1/. 13s. 31. per cent. per annum on his whole in come, the tax on capital invested in the funds being one shilling and ninepence per cent. per annum. Will any one undertake to give an intelligible ex position of the principles on which such a system of taxation is based ? If the measure of taxation be not the wealth and substance of the individual to be taxed, but the amount of money that may come into his pos session, by any means, from any source, or by any dis tribution he may make of his capital, within certain given periods, and if the instrument of such a system of extortion is the use of an ambiguous term, a quibble cn the compound word income, then, really, it would puzzle a philosopher to distinguish between such an off-hand mode of raising revenue and arbi trary confiscation. And what is the excuse or pretence set up, in the nineteenth century, for a system (or rather a prac tice) that would have disgraced the middle ages ? " The difficulty of adjusting the details of a plan of direct taxation,:so as to meet exactly all the various con ditions of property and income." Exactly I Why the Chancellor of the Exchequer made no attempt at any, the slightest approximation towards the solution of the problem of equitable adjustment; professing his inability to untie the knot, he gallantly cut it with his sword of state. The Parliament consented to raise revenue by a blindfold scramble, and the humble and prmerless classes were condemned to pay the penalty of the igno rance, indolence, or dishonesty of the Legislature. But the pretence of difficulty is 'an imposture. Tables, showing the value of life annuities at all ages, and at various rates of interest, may be purchased for half-a-crown, and it would not cost the State 5001. to furnish every assessor in the United Kingdoms with such tables, duly authenticated, applicable to the cir cumstances of every annuitant, and showing also the rate at which the duty would be equitably charge able, either on the sum annually received, or on the value of the annuity ; indeed the Chancellor of the Exchequer must have been suffering under a total dereliction of memory when he alleged the difficuly of so simple an operation in defence of his crude and sweeping measure ; for the Government was not only in possession of annuity tables calculated by its own officers, but was in the constant practice of applying those tables, in the commutation of pensions—that is, in the payment of a present sum of money to the pensioner as an equivalent for the annual payments. By the ambidextrous policy of the Finance Minis ter the tables are held to be valid in making a hard bargain with a pensioner, but, when excessive taxes are to; be squeezed out of classes of the community destitute of political influence, the Chan cellor of the Exchequer ignores mathematics. The equitable adjustment of the income-tax—so far, at least, as annuitants are concerned—instead of being impracticable or difficult, is proved to be the easiest and most simple operation that can be ima gined. To carry it into effect nothing is required but honesty of purpose. It is imperatively called for by morality and good faith, and the operation may be performed with mathematical precision. But the barbarous injustice of the income-tax, as it presses on the means of subsistence of the aged an nuitant, does not require mathematical demonstration. The capitalist, who can live on his profits, may spend his whole annual receipts without anxiety for the future; he has a fund destined to the support of his family, who will be provided for however suddenly he may be taken from them. The annuitant is, generally, and the pensioner, invariably, far ad vanced in years—the only hope either can have of saving those most dear to him from absolute destitution, is in the small saving he can make from his annual re ceipts. But here his parsimony is frustrated by the tax-collector, who takes the bread out of the mouths of his children. We have a theory of " equality before the law ;" and a doctrine has long been held and propounded by higs and Tories—that" every man, in a free state, is bound to contribute towards the exigencies of the state, according to his means—his wealth—his stake in the country." The doctrine is implied in the theory, but has it been enunciated, with a mental re servation in favour of predominant interests ? Has it, in fine, any relation with realities ? or is it a mere political clap-trap employed by party leaders, to flatter our insular conceit, or propitiate the ignorant impatience of taxation ? These questions, in connexion with the foregoing facts, are submitted, in the hope that a satisfactory answer may be elicited from some one more conver sant with the more abstruse departments of political science than Your obedient servant, AN OLD ANNUITANT. London, Dec. 12, 1850. FINE HANDS.—We do not know a corporeal dig. tinction which the exquisite covets more than a small white hand, a member which will fit easily into a lady's glove, and may Ike exhibited upon a snowy cambric handkerchief, with out its colour suffering by the contrast. To many, as well as to the late Lord Byron, such a hand is a distinctive mark of " gentle," or, as we should rather say, "genteel" blood. We confess that this is a feeling with which we have never sym pathised. The bronze hand, with its power of muscle, and its swelling veins, is to us a far more gratifying object, for it tells of exertion, and society holds on to civilization by its stalwart grasp, far more securely than the most aristocratic fingers would enable us to do. We are all the more inclined to preserve this feeling, after reading a paper lately contri buted by Mr. Wawa to the British Association , upon the ancient Iberian population of the British Isles. That gentle+ man stated that from an examination of the sword-hilts of those warrior hunters of old it was evident that they must have had very small hands—much smaller than the men of the present day. The Danes too, and the Vikings—the sea robbers—the maurauders and pirates of ages ago were dis tinguished by the same peculiarity; their massive swords scarcely furnish room within the guard for the delicate grasp of a lady's taper fingers, while the Saxons, the werkersof the earth, are marked by the large hand of the labourer. The small hand is the representative of luxurious uselessness, the large hand of earnest toil ; and, just as the small-handed warriors of old vanished before the sturdy continuous energy of the large-handed Teutons, will idle beauty pass away before the truth of industry, and the labour of the large handed will at once support and rule the world.—Eliza Cook's Journal. We some time since alluded to the intended sale in the extensive ware-rooms of Messrs. Cook and Co., 246 and 248, Regent-street, preparatory to the alterations in their establishment for the approaching year. Since our remarks were written, the sale has in good earnest commenced, and we may safely ask the attention of our fair readers to the opportunity it affords them. The attendance is very great, and whether purchasers are attracted by the beauty of the goods offered, or the bond fide character of their disposal by the proprietors, the demand has been incessant; in fact, the ware-rooms have been turned, we might almost say, into a sort of afternoon lounge for our fashionable folk. The deco rations which are in preparation, under the care of Messrs. Cook's architect, will, we have no doubt, place this fine suite of apartments amongst the most attractive in the \Vest-end during the next season. And we cannot help congratulating these gentlemen upon the novelty of the idea, and the spirit in which they purpose carrying it into effect. An emporium for the sale of prize specimens of art during the next year is indeed a happy thought; and we look forward to the col lection with large hopes that it will prove a most agreeable amusement even for those who, like ourselves, are more admirers than purchasers of such rare property.—Court Journal. MAGAZINES, &c.—( CON TINUED.) THE CATHOLIC I[IAG..-I.ZINE AND REGISTER. A very particular interest attaches itself to the cur rent number of this monthly organ of the Roman Ca tholics, a consideraUe portion of it being devoted to the subject of the present extraordinary movement of Protestantism throughout the United Kingdom. THE RAMBLER. Equally attractive is the DcoenibEr number of The Rambler, its contents being of a similar character. Besides its c( mments upon the late Pontifical pro ceedings, it contains, moreover, an article on the re cent occurrences at Rimini. FINE ARTS. THE ART JOURNAL. A twelfth volume of the Art Journal is completed with tha number for December. Prominent among the illustrations are Talfourd Stnythis copy from S;r William Allan': picture of " Arabs Dividing Spoil," and Beckwith's copy of Lane's painting of " The E athusiast"—both froni the Vernon Collection. Added to these is a charming engraving by Knight, from "The Birth of the Rose," an exquisite statuette by B. Jennings. Two very beautiful illustrations of "Passages from the Poets" lend their usual grace to the monthly instalment of the periodical before us — both, this time, from Milton, one a drawing by Hulme of the" Castle Garden,"and another a sketch by Harvey of "Il Pensoroso." December also brings U 3 in the Art Journal a portrait of John Hogan, the sculptor, and another of Sir John Watson Gordon. Various other embellishments are scattered through the letter-press, which this month is unusually attractive ; the leading articles relating to the preparations now making in Belgium and Austria for the Great In dustrial Exhibition. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, DEC. 14. Her Majesty, with his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, drove out in a pony phaeton this morning in Windsor Park ; Colonel Hon. Charles Grey (Equerry in Waiting), attending on horseback. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out shoot ing this morning, attended by the Earl of Listowel, Colonel Hon. C. B. Phipps, Captain Hon. J. Denman, and Colonel Bouverie. The Royal Family took their usual airings. The Royal dinner circle included her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, the Earl of Liverpool, and Colonel Hon. C. B. Phipps. The Queen's private band attended after dinner, and performed the following selections : Overture (Op. 38) Solo, Violin, " Le Carnival de Ire nise," M. Sainton Selections, "Le Prophete" ..... Meyerbeer. Fantaisie Irelandaise. Her Majesty's private band was in attendance in the Castle on Friday evening, and played the follow ing pieces:— Overture, " Colporteur" Adagio and Polonaise " Gruss au das Vatertund" Onslow. Witterm ann. Overture, Windsir".. March et Cbreur, " Guillaume Tell" . Rossini. DEC. 15. The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual early morning walk. The Royal Family took walking exercise in the Slopes. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Al bert, her Royal highness the Princess Royal, the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, and the domestic household, attended Divine service in the private cliapel. The Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley officiated. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent also at tended the service. " Die Custigen Weber von A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at the Foreign-office. The Council sat two hours. Mr. Alderman Wilson attended at the Home office on Saturday, to deliver to Sir George Grey the address of the inhabitants of the ward of Castle Baynard. Sir Alexander Spearman, Mr. Tidd Pratt, and Mr. Finlaison, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday at his official residence in Downing-street. The Postmaster-General had an interview with the Right lion. Baronet on Friday. The Dean of Durham had aH interview with Sir George Grey on Saturday. The Attorney-General had also an interview with the Right ion. Baronet on Saturday. Dispatches for the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope were sent off on Saturday evening, from the Colonial-office. The Lord Chief Justice of England on Saturday entertained at dinner a select party of the bar, in cluding Mr. Sergeant Shee, Mr. Sergeant Murphy, Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, Mr. Macaulay, Q.C., Mr. Butt, Q.C., Mr. James, Q.C., Mr. Peacock, Q.C., Mr. Greaves, Q.C., Mr. Adolphus, Mr. Willes, Mr. Macqueen, and Mr. Mellor. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat on Saturday. An appeal from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, " 13rayne and Edwards v. Bather" (part heard), was resumed, Sir Fitzroy Kelly com mencing his reply. The case was adjourned until Tuesday. SUNDAY POSTAL DELIVERY. The regulations referred to in the following notice came into operation yesterday, December the 15th. " General Post-office, December, 1850. " For the purpose of enabling the public to decline the receipt of letters on the Sunday, the following regula tions will come into general operation on and trom the 15th instant, and they are to be made known at the various post-cffices to all persons seeking information on the subject. " 1. Any person can have his letters retained in the Post-office can Sunday until the next day, by giving to the post-master a written order, duly signed, to that effect. "2. Such order must include newspapers, as no dis tinction between letters and newspapers can be allowed. "3. On the same principle no distinction can be made between ordinary letters and letters of importance, not withstanding any directions which the latter may bear for their immediate delivery. "4. No letters or newspapers, the non-delivery of which by the letter-carrier on Sunday has been ordered, can be obtained from the post-office window on that day. " 5. Private box-holders will still have the option of applying for their letters at the office while it is open for delivery on Sunday, or of abstaining from so doing, as they may think proper; but no person can be per mitted to engage a private box for Sunday only. " 6. To prevent the confusion and inconvenience which would arise from the frequent changing of these orders, no order can be attended to unless given for three months at the least, nor can any be withdrawn without a week's previous notice." CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.—We regret to have to state that the three London and North- Western directors, who joined the Caledonian board in the hope of mediating between the various classes of shareholders, and of settling the question of the guarantees, have been desired to resign their seats, on account of the evident hopelessness of bring ing the guaranteed parties to fair and equitable terms, and that they intend to do so. We deeply regret this, as it in duces us to believe there is no immediate chance of any settlement of the affairs of this unfortunate concern.—Herald. A CHANCE FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY MAKERS.— We see it proposed on behalf of the sightseers that the Crys tal Palace should be thrown open at a low charge—say a shilling—to the Christmas holiday makers. No doubt, con sidering the beauty and novelty of the structure and the favourable prestige that gathers about it, there are thou. sands who would be glad on some such terms to obtain a preliminary glimpse of its interior and arrangements. The feasibility of this scheme, of course, can be judged of best by the Royal Commission ; but should the members see their way to allow an intrusion of the public for a few days—six or seven—we have no doubt that a handsome sum would be realised at the doors in paying for the privileges of inspee tion.—A thencrum. , MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The marriage of the I Hon. Charles Augustus Murray, second son of the Earl of Dunmore, and nephew of the Duke of Hamilton, with Miss Elizabeth Wadsworth, only daughter of the late Mr. Wads worth, of Genessee, New York, took place on Thursday last, at St. John's Episcopal Chapel, Edinburgh. The Very Rev. Dean Ramsay officiated at the nuptial rite. A select circle of relatives were present at the interesting solemnity. Shortly after the ceremony the Hon. Bridegroom and his bride started on a tour in the Highlands. The bride, it is said, possesses a very large fortune. CROSSING WELLINGTON-STREET (SOUTH), STRAND. —May I venture, through your medium, to suggest the ex pediency of erecting a small obelisk or pillar, surmounted by a gas-lamp, and surrounded by two or three slight posts, in the centre of the crossing of the above street ? In conse quence of the extension of the South-Western line to the Waterloo-road, the traffic over the bridge has increased to an immense degree, so that it is often difficult to advance or recede to the pavement on the sudden approach of vehicles, and, therefore, such a plan as I now propose would afford pedestrians a very convenient resort from the danger of being run over, and would not occupy much space.—Corre spondent of the Builder. COLLISION ON THE NORTH BRITISII RAILWAY.- Yesterday, a collision between the ten a.m. express train to London and a train of waggons loaded with coke, occurred at St. Margaret's, about a mile from the city. Notwith standing their knowledge of the hour of starting of the ex- I press train, certain parties at St. Margaret's proceeded to shift the train of waggons across the down line ; bu' before • . _ that could be effected the express train arrived at full speed, no obstacle being expected by the driver, and ran into the , —.- ~ crossing train, smashing two of the waggons and scattering their fragments and contents in all directions. The engine of the express was by the collision so mach damaged as to be unfit for proceeding farther with the train, and between it and the broken waggons a complete obstruction of the line was occasioned. The express train was immediately shifted on to the up-line of rails and conveyed past the ob struction, after which it was replaced upon the down-line, and another engine having been attached, it proceeded to wards Loudon. We are happy to state that no personal in jury, so far as we can learn, was inflicted upon any of the passengers, who were, however, exceedingly alarmed. They all, we believe, continued their journey.—Scotsman. heavily-laden being On Saturday a n acc id en t h a ppened oppositeth the Mansion-house. Ab ou t s i x o ' c l o ck a two wheel cart came int o co llision with a waggon,, ofs contents gg o ' it I completely overturned fell with the w hole upon the unfortunate driver, who wa: dangerously injur ed. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. The royal play which was performed at Windsor Castle on nu: eday, under the superintendence of Mr. Charles Kean, was reproduced on Saturday night at the Princess's, with as nearly as possible the same cast, and right royally was it put upon the stage. The play was the first part of King Henry IV, and I certainly never in our time has such attention been paid to the mise en scene of this play. The kfreat feature of the evening was the re-appearance of Mr. Bartley, after an absence from the stage of eight years, in the character of Sir John Falstaff. After witnessing his performance, both those who had then seen him for the first time, and those who recognised him as an old friend, asked why he had so long remained aloof from the stage. The former acknowledged that in their time they had never seen such a Falstaff, whilst the latter recognised in him the same v i gour as ever; while his genial, rich, and unctious humour seemed, like good wine, to have been ripened and mellowed by age. His power is unabated, and we hope that, having once returned to the stage, Mr. Bartley will not think of again quitting it so long as be preserves his present vigour. The truth is, he can not be spared. His greeting was one the most cordial that could be bestowed, and he seemed to feel as an old friend should, his hearty welcome—" Fat Jack" is himself again. Mr. Charles Kean was the Hotspur, and was excellent in every phase of the character:; by turns fiery and sarcastic (witness his admirable rendering of the letter scene), he was the very chivalrous Harry Percy that Shakspere drew. His admirable fencing in the con cluding scene of his life told with magical effect ; and the flashing eye, the compressed lip, and the despe rately determined onslaught, gave to the whole scene an air of reality which we have never before seen imparted to it. Mrs. Charles Kean, to her credit be it spoken, con sented to take the part of Lady Percy, and raised it to a first-rate character by her admirable acting. The scene between herself and her husband was in conse quence, if not the finest scene of the play, certainly among the finest. Mrs. Keeley's Dame Quickly was quaint, testy, irascible, yet shrewd withal ; not quite so " Gampy" as that of some of her predecessors, but perhaps none the worse for that. That promising actor, Mr. Belton (from whom we expect great things), makes a spirited, gentlemanly, and " most sweet young Prince." In the latter scenes, more especially, he was admirable, and at the conclusion he was honoured with a call, which, however, he was some time in obeying. Addison's Bardolph was very excellent, perhaps the best on the stage at present ; since poor Strickland we have had no one who can approach him in this line of character. Meadows resumed his old character of Francis ; and Keeley and Harley were the carriers ; we mention these facts in order to show the un paralleled strength of the cast. 'We cannot conclude without bestowing high praise upon the very careful and artistic manner in which Mr. King acted the part of King Henry IV. We have never before seen it nearly so well performed. The house was crammed in every part long before the commencement of the play. All the principal performers were called at the conclusion, and Bartley was again honoured with a most especial and enthusiastic greeting. WESTMINSTER PLAY. After an interval of two years, occasioned by the death of the Queen Dowager, the delightful histrionic amusements of St. Peter's College are resumed this winter, Andria being the comedy represented. Sa turday was the first night ; to-morrow (Tuesday) and Thursday will be the second and third. The first night being merely a sort of rehearsal, without the prologue cr epilogue, the real spice of the entertainment, we reserve comment for a future occa sion, giving merely the list of characters : Simo W. H. Bennett. Sosia ... W. G. Henderson. Davus H. Blagden. Pamphilus W. G. Armitstead Mysis S. Andrews. Charinus W. H. Horne. Byrrhia .. S. Madan. Lesbia ... C. P. Ingram. Chremes H. Barnes. Crito E. T. Chamberlayne. Dromo ... F. W. Oliver. PERSON/6 MUTE. W. Madan. W. Hawthorn. Servi Simonis DRURY-LANE THEATRE. MEETING OF THE RENTERS. On Saturday a meeting of the renters of Drury lane Theatre was held in Mr. Robins's Auction Rooms, Covent-garden, Captain Carpenter in the chair, the principal business of which was to receive a commu nication from the committee of proprietors, relative to an amalgamation of interest, as the only means of making anything of the property. The proposition was given in a printed statement as follows : , To put an end to the renters' annuities and their an nual admissions, and all arrears upon their annuity to be given up. In lieu thereof, to give for each renter's share five proprietors' shares of 1001. each, and two life admissions. Assuming the value of the renter's share at the present market price to be 651., the five proprietors' shares may be stated at 15/., and the two life admis sions at 501.; consequently the renter is called upon to make no sacrifice; but, on the contrary, would, by this arrangement, have the additional advantage of voting, according to his number of shares i❑ the com pany, upon all elections for the management of the con cern, &c. With respect to the bondholders, whcse claim amounts in principal and interest to 7,624/., and to place this sum upon the footing of the renters, would present 117 parts or shares of 651. each; assuming, therefore, that each would be entitled to five shares and two life admissions, it would require the addition of 585 shares to the joint stock, in addition to the 1,500 awarded to the renters, as well as an increase of 234 life admis sions to those 600 of the renters, making a gross amount of 2,085 additional shares and 834 life admissions, but less by the 300 renters' annual admissions to be swept awayP This was denounced as a barefaced attempt to de fraud the renters of their rights, and Mr. Mont gomery Martin moved a resolution authorising pro ceedings in a court of equity, to obtain the manage ment of the property ; when Mr. Dyke moved as an amendment, that a communication be made to the committee in the first instance, with a view to some amicable arrangements being entered into, and that the trustees do report the result to the renters pre vious to further steps being taken. The amendment, being seconded, was put to the vote, and carried by a majority of 20 to 7 ; after which a vote of thanks was carried unanimously, and the meeting separated. GOVERNORSHIP OF ST. HELENA.—It is reported that Sir James Emerson Tennent, late Colonial Secretary at Ceylon, has received an offer of the Governorship of St. Helena, and that Mr. Wodehouse has also received the offer of an appointment, but not in Ceylon. Grouse, ptarmigan, and black-game shooting ended on Tuesday last, for the season. The Ayr Advertiser states that the sport, on the whole, this year has been fully aver aged; though, as the season advanced, and towards its close, the grouse were not unfrequently found very thin, as if not thriving. If protected now, during the close season, the numbers left would make numerous covies next year pro bable. The sportfrom black-game has been more steady. LONDON, BIRMINGHAM, AND BUCKINGHAMSHIRM RAILWAY.—His Honour Master Kindersley has refused for the present to allow a claim of 1,5551., brought against thi estate for advertising the prospectus of this company and paragraphing it in the public papers, on the ground that, owing to the present unsettled state of the law of liability in these matters, he cannot see exactly what company there is to be wound up or what contributories there are to be made liable to liquidate alleged debts. His Honour, in com menting on the present position of the law of liability in connexion with the winding-up of railway and other com panies, observed that he never saw such a state of law in his life. The real truth appeared to be, that in entering into engagements with engineers, surveyors, and advertising agents the liabilities incurred were more the liabilities of the individuals who made the contracts for the work than th liabilities of any company. - - MILDNESS OF THE SEASON.—General Egerton's gardener, of Eaton Bank, near Tarporley, on the 4th inst.. gathered a dish of green peas, and on the 6th inst. ha got up a dish of new potatoes, all sound and perfectly free from disease. Both were grown in the open am—Stockport Ad. vertiser. DOVER AND DEAL RAILWAY.—On Friday his Honour Master Brougham directed Mr. Croysdell, the official manager, to appeal against the decision of Vice-Chancellor Rolfe, who had decided that the bill of costs (5,00 0 10 of Messrs. Hooke and Thompson, solicitors to this company, WAR not to be subject to taxation. CUSTOMS AND STAMPS.—We understand that the following promotions are about to take place in the Customs, in the out-ports :—Mr. Robert Welch, comptroller at Stock ton, to be collector at Lynn, Norfolk; Mr. William Redpath, comptroller at Lynn, to be comptroller at Stockton ~ Mr. David Williams, collector at Carnarvon, to be comptroller at Lynn ; Mr. Robert Norman, comptroller at Dumfries, to be collector at Carnarvon ; Mr. John Mackenzie, collector at Peterhead, to be comptroller at Dumfries; Mr. Patterson Hayten, comptroller at Montrose, to be collector at Peter head ; Mr. Henry Pattison, comptroller at Deal, to be comp troller at Montrose ; Mr. Lewis Evans, clerk at Cardiff, to be comptroller at Deal. Mr. Eyre B. Bowel!, chief clerk to the comptroller of legacy duties at Somerset House, and i formerly attached to the st am p d epar t me nt in Ireland, has been appointed comptroller and accountant -general of stamp-duties in Dublin, in the room of Mr. Sisson Cooper , deceased. The Californians smoke their tobacco in golden pipes. The Irish labourers use rosewood hods with pearl 1 handles, and enjoy many other luxuries. Fisu.—The fish trade has resumed its usual brisk \ ness during the past week, large quantities of hake and o ther fish having been taken b y the Pl y mouth trawlers. I The greatest part of the fish was, on being landed, pur chased by the buyers of the fish companies, and sent by rail to the u p-country markets.—Devonport Independent. We regret to learn that the Rev. Lord William Somerset, uncle to his Grace the Duke of Beaufort, is suf fering from extreme illness at Clifton.—Bristol raper. CATTLE.—On Thursday, the sth instant, 73 bul lucks, 9 pigs, 2 calves, and 5 horses arrived here by steamer from Cork, and on Friday 50 bullocks were landed from the sane place. The cattle were all sold in this neighbourhood, iand sold well at 80s. to 40s. per cwt. A few Irish bullocks were shown in the cattle market on Monday, but the busi ness done was small. Cows and calves from Tavistock 1 realised from 101. to 121. each ralowly.—Devonpert independent