The Sun. — London, England, 1851-12-15 00:00:00

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Annanle,le. and Abi- Caluvateur B. , .ire du Mont. 4 141 1 x. ET N EWs.--(THIS DAY.) ` , 1 , 1 le adl ‘xC HAN GE,-(MONDAY.) ttotlleesou-.ne Provincial markets, bud on Seturdey, supplied with English Wheat, but q t ° o ll . p er Y the samples were somewhat out Of con i,;,4ost kinds the demand was in a slaggi6h k i l t reY, some inseances, prices had a downward m e , • % t i e Foreign ‘Vheaoe and the best heavy It t i t t il lidll 4e 3 ' sold steadily at full quotations. In low samples comparatively little wus doing. I ,, 4 etir e , curreneits. The Oat trade was far Lit c `itg ., ', m i l e ! barely late figures. Owing to the a demanded for both Beans and tOth B Wu business doing is those totui t hol e tr !'ited. ludiau Corn and Flour steady. bt4o:nedei rile tha . Baltic ports the value of ,'v heat still • th e high; hence the sales fur shipment to eli tfo s pring have been elevo;d of interest. The ally for 1 14 , : k ets have ruled steady for all articles, h! and St w Yant consumption. In France and the jr p kaei. v . e 3 . the trade for both Wheat and Flour has "'hetr,t° eur ea tuarkot l as t wee k t h e rece i p t s o f all Erg 4t° ,tit w er e q't Barley, were sma ll. The supplies of 'ilt 6 2o Il e : 33 0 Ts of Wheat, 0,620 Barley, 9,559 Nv,l; l l o es ee re lie Peas, 700 Tares, 6,397 Linseed, ~Fre' ofol' 3 5 sundry S ee d s , 1,992 sacks and 3,442 er. si -tee3 coastw . .litie t i t ise, a fair average supply of Wheat, teqbatlitwas received fre s h up to our market this T h a general quality was somewhatout of t tvel ° arrival s f rom K en t and Suffolk were ''4 - ‘atie s mall, whils t th ose by land carringe, from 1 84 see tost of the midland counties, were confined Rhi te quarters. The show of samples of both red e 44 l4 t °ved f w t s, consequently, far from extensive, Ik t i 4 9l o , e e "Y canal to the immediate wants of the ket4,1,13, fremattendance was by no means numerous, t ... 1/ §4 0 , 2 estsi der t h° country. Fur all kinds the demand o t ;eillty ea ed vary inactive, and a clearance was I t qtli gt `Lis . ted, at prices barely Equal to those e el NU% ( 4 1ei ght. ee l w h era came to hand from various quarters W e % le sera on rather lower terms, but the buai- Ot a 8 bsi t ; _,ra Portant. rt d uo 9near~ `!° se tt ,Y Scantily supplied with both fresh and „Play of fin e foreign Wheats, which were in PllPtreelafull rates of currency. Low and mid tlttirl,Tieved off slowly, but no decline took peet t ' 5( We; ". There was less irquiry for fi ,atieg Ae k ilt luwerat, nevertheless owners in general e u t ! r ma• The arrivals off Falmouth and le 4d auntie Mail pit,kr4J.4l4lttyllera:erage - tiMe of year show of English q et +th eh Alth n ' portion of it was fit for malting 3 h te it ,oari e3 , + ugh the supply of foreign was moue 4N; g a dife ea racio ruled very inactive, and late rates re c t Y supported. I f i'llh"e bu t ups of which were very moderate, was mo at cheaper. 4 P le id i etti l 'PIUIS of Oats, except English, we were `; o te uut not to say heavily, supplied. Good e l , he" o 43 held at full prices; but the trade was " ft " "I ver y.fl„3l -eve sales took place and the quotations '4it: Anti mar quarter. kl t tidiPtteei, l l ll ,Ple Peas were very dull, and is lower, F lo C orn ell from 35 to 4s par quarter. '114 4 (1 . 4 tra ti d.."tninanded very little attention, and lh eit ` e i 4, tver e ` l " eo vr t a t s less active than last week. Prices, '1 44 ltte zcy ,be tt ka ex K ent "Fl IMPERIAL MEASURE. Malt-Chevalier...... 573 to 5 83 te •, t „ Te • 363 to 408 Oats- Yorkshire and tht04, 8 05 Lt w n 8 78 463 Li neo l ns l i ., Feed. 1 7 3 205 Potato . ..... 193 258 y o u g nai and Cork, • 443 Black .•••• •• 103 19s 17s 213 20s 25s 6,1 288 Beans-Tick .• • •..... 26s 30 , 3 it yt t:l 4l , l 4 _ 6 B 28s Fige0n5.......... 28s , 3xs 228 24 , y eas - G - ey 278 ~08 Sts 29s Map - lo • ::........ 293 325 • - "" 1 Xor 34 8 White..." •••• •• 278 3C3 Boilers ......... 28s ets 4 : : e c t, Flou r -T o wn-made ::: 323 37s kre ` 2Ss 32a 515 663 I. l t i o n C o l l a k n . WN"o7folk 253 32 5 AT o• tw , SA T CHRISTMAS j i kt ja 'thibm idi L E MARKET. 4) , .as to 4 P', that the show of Stock in the Baker het as 4 " weeko v b ti,"egard 113 no means equal to that of , s awn ler or cpialty-the total de .llB the kee saPPl Y being upward of 100 heal - it e - -4 4 11„ • 41 , 'or . understood that the arrivals of ,w O4l , - , 4l, tua t 44 b e or, as consumption, up to our market, . 11 1, a very extensive sca le. The result eo,b,,b sure on reference to the returns at i tte Il t e h e a ci dfietaii Juati :ed a this anticipation. Before . en ar this wonderful exhibition -11.1:11her o c reeLY remark, drew togeJaer an im yeBll.ll,ogee visitors from various parts of the tpllttstha " IC4 h Ecay finsglance at the West ° f..,th e a° ° taken place g m . e of the lading Oh t h 4t t'a Trade during the past twelve of`M he ft firSt t I p ee vy sr , peece, we may observe that, ...I)Plies have been shown here at 1 4 ili a fed a, the actual sales and purchases w e t Irio,4lTah have been unusually small i mk ar , 7e referred to. Since the N i ltkee,, l a ou t as k only about 3,500 head d t o „ lie e 7, e ki b an , awn districts and from Seotlan le 'nud e Nid e "s weekly; but this decided falling 11 h oe good by the foreign gcaziers, whose I N t " 4 11 4 (11 amounted to about 4,800 each month, 1.,„ ethoer_ kinds of stock, the Vtti o Die n nsiderably in excess of ail former imports of tity, 1 , 43 th at °t, however, be inferred from these V4t ) . ,, , usea u , e were i, any scarcity of beasts in this ) liti l ttie thy, "Perience and observation prove the d' 410 re 'that bye e a tetri et at the total supply in each of ly e eht io4 eis unusally large. We may be met lie t ll o e ie ll the fine Haw is it that consumption, unques -s,4iti the cee uot r i ,ease, is so easily met? And, further, 1 1, 1 1 li t ie 64 valu e e l,°r the great decline which has taken h eit s „ qtte, ti stock during the past two years? 44 e 4 r ' 4lO .°4 ly ,° may reply, by stating that the a t i tv r tihrtd • "'y communication haa enabled e Jobberste forwaed any quantity of dead I)l7tlllt&itatierletil°Paratively warm ' wers.ther, up to New of4l°At 4 411 markets, in good saleable condition, 1 / 41 1:4 44 al aeght orte Er e p, u pares of England. That the Sip 4ala ap N i' i ng animals in the provinces is likely t 6 ,4 1,1 1 relnt to all persons connected with the AZ▪ tt, r s," neeee7efore-seein that the returns, after veith,"° expenses g of transit, commission, tot int uski ? wAol e )) lt , lower in the dead markets than ' 4 „eli er e -e Y not, perhaps, be generally known, "for t h 1 ., that the effels of both beasts and Of tuOrw r le, eke°rearts the by 'rem 10 to 12 per cont., in 11 , thtair uoited Kingdom, where tanning and , 4b Stab!: i t , l 4 th Laaments have been erected of late lvt°l4t Pe that that° metropolis; hence, w e may pretty b ee p sh arp Provincial slaughtering has not been 4 L . h t ", Ire 4 a dvantages. That individual losses j t ~ 't „ 4 „% r itlY sustained does not admit of a s „ple tt e b ' i tuent that the aggregate returns must 'IN kg" ratably Rood, or we should not have received 401 1) t"l'ndred and fifti thousand carcases of koutbarob, Veal, and Pork, within the last Pe f orw'. bein g about the amount of , • tal ue o cea to the dead markets from • „Pe t v't th e , „and Scotland. Thus, it will p re c. lake foreigners have, by their immense li o No t -, Lad - • °ate d th .0, ai n kep t , a possibility of anything like Itikta t i fo tev, prices considerably below the range ~tCeuf to it Years. The second question may be ti o otr et jery few words. Production, under the free ar t h e, bl y fine seasons, together with the ' ll -teo i th h ` r aue, and with an abundance of food, ze th _pti, e ttle or no disease, having exceeded the k t 0 11 ge taand 1 4.-41 e a , the natural consequence has been .:4 , 11,e. do in a )ir i general subject of remark, that the ha ette tihd th e Nj, N at , th at e , ahoy yard last week was unusually iii thn ne, prices paid for the prize animals IV% the measure, than in 1850. We may account for gere by the improvement in the quo -441 th a n}' 4d per Sibs within the past two kk r i 114 41 ite4 co tnParative scarcity of animals in the I ). tt t eata t o e As far as our judgment carries us, the iNi t tat terl azed from 43 8d to, in some instances, ss, ktidt offel aile w of Sheep from 4s to 532 d per Blbs, Ai tl 44, 1 :10 44 ' th: 1 0f. 11 hto u ,C !team-power and cattle-truck aecom owika Gut into operation upon the various great pray during the whole of yesterday, and in Nttl l„ el of this mornin• some of the beasts not Nl ll tl:2 l tat,„T l L till three o'clock. may be imagined, le it l t te,"q "'at upwards of free hundred cng:nes were I No: , - P. : t h° Midland, North-Western, Great lgOtit Presc,„ rri Counties, South Western and other t t natm bring te numerous trains to the trtd, qaep,... b i9 contained about 4,500 Beasts 'and tha t %l t • Th e the largest and heaviest supply en ta tp the 'iifference between the actual numbers cltp: i s a rket, and those given above, will prove le eel. The Ba t upon railways by the grazing corn et tte7Usloenvantages conferred upon that body by k ip tt ' t i ti alr e ta w our railway system are too obvious ft),441„ heap 4 1e it, comment from U 9; nevertheless, ,IteZ, 4 4l„ e di t i e ks t°otly omit mentioning the ad -4t n ' fa r t " 4 , in which the Beasts have been ke,°ttu r ,"kibe t e 'uaYs's market; and the unusually et fi t Yearc, ,suffering from exh-ustion or lameness. vri ft . o ', Larg e an d 14 '‘• fro m eavy animals have fie quently t i -143 falle 100 to 200 miler; whilst not a few a n . an the road, and been disposed of to ID ltd Then yo);(). did 6, 1 1 u • , •11 •t r , ,••• • ••• .1•• • b ne au ght k* " r "Lkull. - ` , 1.) f .er, d . uk.utiitt,oce o.) Liu" h ica tim er a . la the market, owing to the imposs • i utu...toot-travelling, from the loss of hoof, V r actlte in respect tc, fed 4114 wAter. THE SUN, rn The keen competitien anniegst reline ey companies having reaterielly reduced the expenses of transit, nod stock owners in general titian fully alive to the advantages thus held cut to them--exciuive of the improved condi tion in %hien the suppliee ere now sho wn, and the saving of any material sacrifice ie weight, so common to stack centigned to the care of drivers prior to the formation of railways— we cannot feel surprised at t he extent and im portance of the need- order of things, which heti, also, been found to work admirably well fur the consumers : Considering that tire area of this minket was wholiy in adeqotte to accommodate the hareem-As arrivals of 13easts fresh up to-day, the City authorities a. ere compelled to allow standing room, in Giltspur - street , and en Snow hill, for the salesmen from the West of England ; and nearly 500 were kept in lairs until a portien of those sold had been turned oa t ; yet the arrangements were quite as good es could have been anticipated, under the circumstances of confined space. We shall note proceed to give a general analysis of ttais extraordinary collec tion. Bering the market Irons the south side, we were met nth about 800 pure Devons, wholly red, of course, of the most rpm-nett -jet - A form and of great weight. fleeing, with no little difficulty , end we ma y add, at some personal tisk, forced our way as far as the Hespital, we next beheld a similar number of pure Herefords, about 200 of which were derived from Buck inghamshire. Passing into the centre of this great bucolic supply, we found ourselves sur rounded with masses from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire ; in other words, the well-known Shorthorns. Continuing our inquiries, we presently reached the Durbeins, which, though few in number, elicited the marked approbation of the visitors. The old•fashioeed Sussex stuck next claimed our attention, and we felt a most decided conviction that. this breed has been suffered to decline from the want of duo support and attention in some quarter or other. Why should such fine fremes, such straight backs, deep barrels, and full fore and hind quarters, not sustain their proper position in our cattle shows? Tiele was when such points as we h a ve alluded to would have kept up any breed possessing them; but the fact appears to be that the Herefords, Devons, and Shorthorns have spread them selves all over the country, to the manifest neglect of a descriptions of stcck equal, in our judgment, to those u st named—at least in some respects. If South Downs have become such favourites in most localities—and deservedly so, too—why should not Sussex beasts? Passing to that portion of the market in which the Scots were exhibited, we found those by far the best cal lection from the " far North" ever beheld. The Aber deenshire animals—mostly brought by railway—were unrivalled. From Norfolk and Suffolk the supply of Scots was larger than usual. As regards the other breeds, they were mostly in first-rate condition. Exclu sive of the leading counties, arrivals took place from Northumberland, Cumberland, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Rutlandshire, and Yorkshire. Taking the collection as a whole, number and general weight considered, the Herefords may be considered as the best portion of it. The Shorthorns unquestionably took the second rank; end the Devons the third. .Wo may further remark that, generally speaking, the Beasts showed greater signs of age, consequently, were riper and more valu able to the butchers than in the ordinary run of years. As might be expected the attendance of both town and country buyers was very numerous, and large num bers of prime Beasts were disposed ef for conveyance to distant parts of the count r y , viz, Hull, Bristol, Brighton, Liverpool, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, &c. The following are the numbers of Beasts exhibited, and the prices obtained for them on the "great days" during the past twelve years: — Year. Beasts shown. Prima. 9. d. 1839 1840 1841 1842 1543 1844 1845 1816 1847 3 4 to 1848 3 4 to 4 6 1849 1850 During last week the imports of foreign stock into London were small, viz , 3,623 head. In the same period in 1850 we received 5,734; in 1849, 3,720; in 1848, 3,155; find in 1847, 1,913 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON IN THE PAST WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam ... 499 ... 1,117 ... 388 ... 16 Antwerp Ostend Amsterdam 13 ..• 46 4 ... Mut Diep ..--• Total ...... 567 .. 2,574 ... ... 462 ... 25 The yearly comparison of the weekly imports is as under:— Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 4,473 ... ... 369 ... 33 1849 859 184 9 96 ... 2 1848... 625 2,432 ... 1817 253 ... 1,584 ... 71 .. In reference to individual excellencies of the Bullock supply, we may briefly notice that exhibited by Mr. Robert Morgan, which was composed of various spiendid breeds, grazed by Mr. Thomas Knowles, Mr. George Knowles, Messrs. Martin, Mr. Peter Milne, Mr. J. Cooper, and other gentlemen in Aberdeenshire. From Lincolnshire Mr. Morgan had a fine collection, the pro perty of Mr. William Goodall, of Peeping, Mr. W. Thomas, of Holbeach, Mr. Robert Cook, of Portland, .141 ,- . Dunn, of Bast en and Mr. Bird, of Fairset Farm. There were in this portion of the show some remarkably good andde by Mr. Robert Leeda, of West Lexharn, sortie fine Scots, by Mr. C. Felton, of Denton, Norfolk. Mr. Leeds, of Westerham, was also a large exhibitor. The Ox belonging to Mr. Robert Leeds, of West Lexham, Norfolk, and which ought to have carried off ono of the prizes in the show-yard, has been sold to Mr. James Bassett, of Woolwich, sent. Mr. William Volley had a remarkable fine show of Scots, Herefords, Devons, and Short-horns; and so also ,had Mr. Gurrier. Mr. Thomas Dixon had a fine show of Short-horns and Herefords, forwarded by Messrs. Waleham and Taylor, of Long Sutton, Lincolnshire;M the Marquis of Exeter, B urg hly Park, Stamford;near Louth, Lincolnshire; Mr. Terry, near Aylesbury; Mr. T. Clark, of Banbury, Oxfordshire. Mr. Martin bad on sale ten remarkably fine Gal loway Scots, fed by Mr. Houghto w hich 451.Fraw h each was ark, near Walehingharn, Norfolk; and for asked. Mr. Daniel Maidwell, of Leatherhead , had a g ood collection of Herefords, DeVolls, and Short-horns. Amongst the Sheep, we noticed an unusuall large ge nu mber of Gloucesters, Leicestera, and Kents, but supply of prime Downs was comparatively M..STS. Whittnad and Starkey had on offer ten wonder ful Downs, fed by Mr. no ddin g , of Fryeru-eourt, Suli,bur3, and which won prizes at the local show. The Messrs. Weall brought forward 50 very superior South Downs, the property of E. F. Whittingetall, of Langley Bury,-near Watford, Herts, together with 100 very fine Gloucesters, 16 half-breds, and 11 Down Ewes, belonging to R. Rowland, E:q., of Creslovv, near Aylesbury, Bucks. They had, likewhie, 10 ez.cellent lots from Reading and Henley. We may here observe that very great satiscaction has been expressed by graziers in general at the dtteruainl tioll of the Smithfield Club to classify the animals in future, in respect to each distinct breed. ,STATE OF THE TRADE. Owing to the immense number of buyers in attendance, and the somewhat favourable state of the weather for s l aug htering, together with the actual numberof be asts in the market being somewhat less than at the correspond ing period in 1850, the Beef trade was tolerably steady, and nearly all the stock changed hands at very full prices. Some of the primest Scots realized 4s 2d per 81b, but the more general top figure for Beef was 4s. Fair average supplies of Sheep were brought forward. Prime Old Downs moved off freely, at extreme cur rencies—viz ,4s 4d per Sibs. In the middling and in ferior breeds only a limited business was transacted nevertheless, prices were well supported. Calves came very slowly to hand; whilst the Veal trade was heavy, at barely late rates. In Pigs, very few transactions were reported, but we have no decline to notice in their value. The exhibition of foreign stock was limited, and mostly in inferior conditn. Per Sibs i . o to sink the offal. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s.d Inferior Beasts... 2 8 • 3 0 Inferior Sheep •••• 2 10 3 0 Second quality ••.• 3 2 3 4 Second qual. Sheep 3 2 3 8 Prime large Osen•• 6 810 Coarse-weolled ditto 3 10 4 0 Prime Scots •••. • 4 3 0•4 2 Southdown Wether 4 2 4 4 L ar ge coarse Calves 2 8 3 4 Ditto eutof the wool° 0 0 0 Prime small ditto .. 3 6 3 8 Large Hogs ......2 • 6 8 6 Suc kli n g Calves —lB 0 21 0 Sma ll Porkers ••.. 3 8 3 10 Lambs •• •". •• •• 0 0 0 0 Quarter old Pigs •• 16 0 IS 0 SUPPLY AT MARKET. TOTAL .. I Sheep. I Calves. I Pigs. 23 120 74 1 416 FOREIGN surny. B :cats. I Sheet.. i Ca:ves. I I',gs. 541 1 2.470 1 2 4 COMPARISON OF THE " GREAT DAYS." A Statement and Comparison of the Supplies and Prices of Fat Stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, Dec. 16, 1850, and this day, Monday, Dec, 15, 1851. BeNStf. 6,103 Per as., to sink the offals. Dec. 16, 1850. s. d. a. d. Coarse and inferior Beasts ... 30to 3 2 Second quality ditto ... ... 32 3 4 Prime large Oxen .. ••• ••• 3 6 3 8 Prime Scots, tfec.... ..• ••• 3 8 310 Coarse and inferior Sheep... ... 210 3 2 Second quality ditto ... ... 3 4 3 6 1 Prime coarse-woolled ditto ... 3 8 3 10 1 Prime Southdown ditto ... 4 0 4 2 Lambs... .... 0 0 0 0 Large coarse Calves ... 2 6 3 0 Prime small ditto .„ 3 2 3 6 Large Hogs .. 2 6 3 6 Small Porkers • 3 8 4 0 Beasts ... . ... —• 8,341 Sheep and Lambs • .. ... 26,030 Calves ... 1 Pigs .. 290 Dec. 15,18511 s. d. 8. d. 2 Bto 3 0 32 3 4 3 6 310 40 4 2 210 3 0 13 2 3 8 310 4 0 42 4 4 00 0 0 28 3 4 36 3 8 26 3 6 3 8 310 6,103 ,`4'3,420 74 NZWGATE AND LVAIESIVIIILL . From the provinces, chiefly by railway conveyance, upwards of 10,000 carcases of Beef, Mutton, and Pork, have arrived up to these markets since Monday last. To•day the supplies on offer, kited in the metropolis, were 3Lasonably Extensive. N otw i t h s t an diug that the g reat market is being held in Smithfield, and that the attendance of buyers is comparatively small, the general. demand may be considered steady, at about stationary prices. At per stono by the Carcase. s. d. to v. d. j v. d. to 5. C. Beef, inferior•• •• •. 2 0 2 2 Mutton, ir.forior .. 2 6 210 middling ••.. 2 4 2 6 ) ----middling.. 3 0 3 6 'I 8 210 ! ----- pri me „„ 3 8 310 •• 3 G o 4 E Pork, 2 4 4 6 V 081•• •• •• •• •• •• 2 8 3 8; - 5ma11........ 2 8 810 ZIOROTTGE AND SPITBIMIEL74I3. During hot week, the total supply of roatoes re. LONDON, (:t-ired, cortJmisr, e , mounted to 2,900 tons, chiefly from :Sao - Joni; Yolk0)11.e, arid liAs.ex, :cti.el in good condAion: By Isnd earrie;g;?., ruarly 4,000 tons came to hand from viii quartcis. Oil the v. - hole, the demand for selected ciTtlitics is IN kady, at furl votatiors; but other kinds command very little attention. Th imports, sites Mon day last, have amennttd to 390 tons from Rouen, 4 bags from Amsterdam, and 4 ditto from notterdana.- Present rates as under:— Per Ton. Vorksh. Regents. 80s to 85s' Ditto Shaws sto --- s Lincoln. Regents 703 to 80. s 'Scotch Regents 70s to 7.55' Ditto Cups Ditto Blues Ditto Dahlias Coalition —s to 8 eweastle & Ilsr- Per Ton. Wishsach &Cam bridge Kent Regents 6ss to SOs Es7rf.x ligents 6ss to SOs 'Essex Shaws 60s to 703 Kent Shaws 6:s to 70s Kent &Essx. Mid. —s to —s French ..... 60s to 70s German ditto ... —s to s wick Rk , ents.. 70s to 80.-, l Duteh Whites —s to —s Keatk.k Red Kid. —.s to —s:Chzcs x“xi , Although there is less activity in the thmand for all :\car HUN, too chow of which is somewhat limited, last week's prices are well supported in every instance. Yearlings are held at full quotations, but old qualities command vi-ry little attention. New Sussex rotkets, 51 10i to 6183; New Kent, 618 s to 8/; Golding, Mid and East li , rnt, 91 to 121; Yearlings, 41 15s to 5185; Old Olds, 1/ lOs to 31. 153 per cwt. vroom. Owirg to the near approach of the holidays the de mand for all kinds of Wool, if we except Down parcels of English, which are scarce, is somewhat inactive, and the late improvement in the quotations is with difficulty supported. Last week's impits c.cre 82 bales from Boston, 26 ditto fcom Leghorn, 3,983 from Islay, 1,350 from .eilgos, 13: , ,y, 5 from Hamburgb, 52 from Trieste, 650 from Teganreg, 4 f..om Bombay, 60 from Alexandria, and 89 bags fioin Seville. Since cur last report about 7,000 quarters of East Julia Linseed have changed hands, at 44s to 4-13 61 per quarter. Ex-ship sales of Alexandrian have been made, at 419 for export. Black Ss a qualities have realised 43s 61, and Archangel 41s 63 to 423. For forward de livery Black Sea i 3 quoted at 433, Calcutta 43a 61, and Alexandrian 42s per quarter. C:',kes steady, and quite as dear; but all other articles are Turnip,White, per bush. Cs to ICr Carraway ••• • • • 31s 33s Fed and Green...• Ss its Coriander .• .. ••..• • • • 9.i 11 s Mustard, Brown.. •• • • 7s F-s ilcmpsced, per quarter 32s Its White, new Gs Cd 7s Od Linseed, Ellg.SoWillg • • 603 65s fares,Winter ..33 6,1 4s 0d Crushing •••• • • • • 46s 52.? Old •••• • • • .. —Os Od Os Od Baltic ••••.. • • .. 39i 46, Canary, per quarter . • Its 40s Odessa ••.•• • • • • . 448 506 Rye grass.. -... • • 24s 30s Linseed Cake,pr.l,ooo— li.eAEn. (cwt.) 30s 40s English .. .81 lOs 101 Os White •• • • ...... 34s 415 Foreign, per ton 6/ 5s 71 Sc Foreign Red.. • ... 32s 40s Rape Cakes, pr ton 4/ Os 4110 s White.... 34s 42s Rapeseed,New,prLst 211 Os 2 3/0s Trefoil .. • • • .... 183 223 Duty was paid on the following quantities of foreign Clover Seed up - to the 6th inst.:- 1851. 1850. London Liverpool Hull TALLOW. Notwithstanding that the deliveries last week were upwr:rl3 of 3,000 casks, our market still continues in a very depressed state, and prices have further receded 3d per cat. To•dsy, new P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted at 333 93, and old 36s 3d per cwt. Town Tallow 36s 6d to 37s per cwt net cash; rough fst 2s 13 per 81bs. ito.:k this clay ...... 11,358 6s Frico of Y. C. .• o 4 9C t 7s 01 Delivery last weok 2070 Ditto from June 1.... 5 i,2sB Arrivals last week •• 2,472 Ditto from June 1 ... 57,541 1848. 1849. 36,175 44,7f:5 44s Cd 38s 6d to 43s 6d to39s Od 1850. ISM. 56,152 66,451 37s 0,1 to 36s 9d 37s fid to 03 Od 2,254 3,156 51,738 57,455 1,785 290 82,20 89,372 1,594 2,504 50,655 ; 52,701 5,268 2,584 85;49S 76,023 453 01 42s Od Price of Town •••• .. I 493 6d 39s 6d I 393 Gd QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) LONGRIDGE V. JOLINSON. This was an action to recover 1,2571. upon a bill of exchange. Sir Frederick Thesiger and Mr. Lush appeared for the plaintiff, and the Attorney-General and Mr. Wince for the defendant. Sir F. TLIEBIGEII said, the action was brought by Messrs. Longridgo and Co., as the indersees of a bill of exchange, of which the defendant was the acceptor. The plaintiffs were engineers and ironfounders, having ex tensive works in Northumberland, and also a place of busicess in London, and in the month of January in the present year a porton of the name of Hartshorn gave them an order in London for 200 tons cf bar iron, at the rate of 61. 10s. per ton. Tho iron was to be manufac tured at the works in Northumberland and shipped to London. Hartshorn agreed to pay cash on delivery, and was allowed two per cont. dis count. The iron was shipped by three separate shipments, and the whole amounted to 1,3174 Applica tion was then made for that sum according to agree ment, but Hartshorn delayed the settlement of the ac count, and at last the plaintiffs offered to accommodate him by accepting a short bill, provided he gave them some security for its payment. Hartshorn ultimately handed to the plaintiffs his bill for 1,3171., and on being requested to gave security he took a great number of bills out of his pocket, and among others the one in question for the sum of 1,2571., which the plaintiffs ac cepted, and Hartshorn handed over to them. Upon the short bill becoming due it was dishonoured. Some com munication then passed between the plaintiffs and John son, the defendant, who was the acceptor of the bill, and he admitted that the acceptance was Lis ; and said he belived that Hartshorn was not only an honest man, but eble if ho had a little time to meet his liabilities. Hartshorn, however, did not multil his engagement to pay, and on Johnson's bill becoming due, it was presented at his residence and also at the London and WestmicsVr Bank in St. James's square, and at both places payment was refused. The defence now set up by Mr. Johnson was that ho re ceived no consideration for the hill, and that he was not liable in point of law fcr the bill, as the words " payable at the London and Westminster Bank, St. James's :genre," had been added to it without his permission atter it had pl,ssed cut of his hands. An important question would arise upon this latter plea, which would no doubt have to be decided by the Court above, viz, whether that was a material alteration of the bill. Lord Tenterden had decided that it was, and that it rendered a bill invalid, but. with every respect foathe learning and judgment of that legal dignity, he considered that his deci sion was not correct in point of law. The question was, however, of very great importarce to the commercial corn munity, and as the point had not come before the Court in recent times, his Lordship would probably consent to its being reserved for further argument. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, for the defence, said the defendant considered he was neither legally nor morally responsible for the payment of the money, he having received no consideration for the bill, and he felt bound under those circumstances of resisting the action by any defence which the law allowed. The defendant was desirous of purchasing a large quantity of iron, and en • derstandiug that Hartshorn had some to dispose of, he gave to Arnold, a person who acted as his broker, several bills, the bill for 1,2571. being one of them, which he was to band over to Hartshorn on receiving the delivery warrants for the iron. These bills were made payable generally, and not at any particulriaplace. Mr. Arnold had requested the defendaut to make them payable at the defendant's bankers, in St. James's-square, but he had positively refused to do so, and Arnold had added the words " payable at the London and Westminster Bank, St. James's -square," without bis knowledge or consent. Up to the present time the defendant had not received any iron, and he had, therefore, taken a legal objection us to the addition of these words, which, he contended, rendered the bill null and void. Mr. Johnson and Mr. Arnold were put into the box, and gave evidence in corroboration of the above statement. Sir F. Tseemea, in reply, contended, that as the alteration had been made by Mr. Arnold, as the de defendant's broker, it did not invalidate the bill. Lord CANPEELL, in summing up, said, the only ques tion for the deuision of the jury was, whether the alteration in tho bill was made by Arnold on the authority of Johnson. If they were of that opinion, the plaintiffs would, on the authority of a very learned judge, be entitled to a verdict; but if they thought Johnson ad given Arnold no authority to insert the words, then they would give their verdict for tho de fendant. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs, inti mating that they were of opinion that Johnson,had given authority to Arnold to make the alteration. Y•) CRIMINAL OLD CT. COURT.—(THIS DA OUR • The December Sessions of the Central Criminal Court were opened this morning. The calendar contains the names of 65 prisoners. The grand jury having been sworn, The RECORDER delivered his charge. lie was happy to inform them that the number of prisoners was un usually small. At the same time, however, he regretted to say, there were amongst the . offences some of a grave and serious nature. In ono cas e, a person named Bare, was' charged with the wilful murder; of his own wife, under creumstanccs of great atrocity, but it was unnecessary for him to dwell at any length upon this case, because if the evidence should turn out to he any thing like what was to be found in the depositions, it would involve no legal difficulty whatever, and in all probability an examination of a small portion of the evidence would be sufficient to in duce the jury to return a true bill. The only other case which he felt it necessary to advert to was one of a very painful nature indeed. It was the one in which a husband and wife,:named Murphy, were charged with the manslaughter of their own child. The death was caused by the parents withholding from the child the necessary food for its sustenance. It was not only a moral and religious obligation which devolved upon all parents to provide their offspring with necessary food, but it was also their legal and bounden duty to do so, and in the event of death ensuing from a wilful neglect of that sort the parents were guilty of the crime of murder, while should it appear that there was no poLitive or criminal intent in the with holding of the food, the parents were liable to be indicted for manslaughter. The leiter alternative seemedto apply to the state of the case in this instance, but, doubtless, the jury would think it a little strange that the husband End wife were indicted together. In the smaller crimes, such as larceny, the wife in a great measure was con sidered by the law to be somewhat under the control of the husband while acting in his presence, and she was, therefore, not held Dello for her conduct; but in cases like murder or manslaughter, the rule of law was very different, and if, therefore, the jury should find that both the husband and the wife had been instrumental in producing death, then both cf them would be to be put on their trial. It would seem, however, that the immediate cause of death was the want of food, and if it should transpire upon inquiry, that the husband had neglected to furnish MONDAY EVENING, the wife with the means of procuring the necessary sue tenande, as it was his duty to do, bring the head of the fcmily, the wife, perhaps, would not be guilty in law; but he would recommend' them, in disposing of the case, not to touch that legal difficulty, but leave it to be dealt with by the Court when the case came on for trial. The Foreman asked—lf a bill was presented against two persona, could the jury find a true bill against one, and ignore it against the other 2 The RECORDER said certainly they could. The grand jury then retired, and after a brief delay some true bills were returned into court, and the trials were immediately proceeded with. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) The December adjourned sessions were held thin Jay at Chrlicnwell. The number of names in the calendar are 63. _ Samuel Petitt, aged 37, and Gcorgc eged 36, were convicted of :*aling a bast ot of tools, the pro perty of Francis Joseph IDrAni2n, a joarmyrnan car penter. The JUDGE, in pasting sentence, observed that it was a cruel crime to rob a carpenter of his tools, end should bo visited with the uttooi.t scverity. The prison ers were found also in possession of housebreaking in struments, aid that was in itself a mizdemeanour under tho present law, under which Hands had been already convicted in this m)rt. They should now undergo each nine months' imprisonment, with hard labour, in the house of Correction. = 31AP.LBRAY-STREEr—(TITIS DAY.) NOT VERY REZPECTA BLE.—Mr. Arthur Ilairy bat, who was described on the charge•sheat as a E elicitor, residing at No. 2, Argyll street, Regent-street, was placed et the bar before Mr. Bingham, charged with being drunk and making use of obscene language at the station-house, Vine-street. Saunders, C 70, stated that about half-past one this morning he was on duty at the Vine-street station house, when the defendant come in and asked to see the inspector about a person who was in custody. Witness introduced him to the inspector, and after he (defendant) came out of that officer's room he became very disor derly, and said the police were d— rogues, and would swear to anything. The defendant also made u.,e of the most horrid expressions towards the inspector, and his language upon the whole was of such a filthy and ob scene description that witness, to put a stop to it, was compelled to lock him up. In reply to Mr. BINGHAM, the defendant said ho had nothing to say in defence. Mr. BINGHAM, having locked at the charge-sheet, said, having seen the defendant's position in society, the language which he had made use of to the constable did not at all add to that position, or to his respectabi lity. He therefore fined him 20s. for being drunk and making use of foul lsngusge. FIVE HUNDRED PERSON S DESTROYED BY A WATERSPOUT. On Saturday intelligence was received at Lloyd's, under date Malta, Monday, the Bth instant, of a moat awful occurrence at the Island off Sicily, which had been swept by two enormous waterspouts, accom panied by a terrific hurricane. Those who witnessed the phenomena describe the water-spouts as two im mense spherical bodies of water reaching from the clouds, their cones nearly touching the earth, and, as far as could be judged, at a quarter of a mile a part, travelling with immense velocity. They passed over the island near Marsala. In their progress houses were unroofed, trees uprooted, men and women, horses, cattle, and sheep were raised up, drawn into their vortex, and borne on to destruction ; during their passage rain descended in cataracts, accom panied with hailstones of enormous size and masses of ice. Going over Castellamare, near Stabia, it de stroyed half the town, and washed 200 of the inha bitants into the sea, who all perished. Upwards of 500 persons have been destroyed by this terrible visi tation, and an immense:amount of property, the coun try being laid waste for miles. The shipping in the harbour suffered severely, many vessels being de stroyed, and their crews drowned. After the occur rence numbers of dead human bodies were picked up, all frightfully mutilated and swollen. 1. LANGLOIS AT BUNGERFORD .HALL. The art of conjuration having of late become common enough, in all conscience, and its professors being in general but partially initiated into its mys teries, it is really a sort of relief to sit for an hour or two in the presence of such an accomplished magician as Mons. Langlois. It is no little praise to say that he performs his " fantastic tricks" with as much ease, neatness, and dexterity as his predecessors in this country—the Great Wizard of the North, Phillips, Robin, and Robert Houdin. He is certainly extremely clever, and some of his feats of legerdemain are most wonderful. Houdin, when at the St. James's Theatre, had an automaton figure which danced on the tight-rope, but Mons. Lauglois has one which, in its marvellous performances, quite throws Houdin's in the shade. A more beautiful piece of mechanism than the " wonderful voltigeur" could scarcely be imagined. It would also be a great benefit conferred on the public generally if he would kindly explain by what inexplicable means he contrives to fill his cash-box with silver, with a mere " pass" of his magic wand. Those unfortunate individuals who have not got too much of the circulating medium would, no doubt, be glad to know the secret. His many other performances are well worthy of being seen, inasmuch as they are new, several of them having never been previously performed in London. Tho juggler Djahna also nightly delights the visitor with his clever feats, and those performances, in con junction with a series of very beautiful dissolving views and the chromotrope at the end, serve to pass an evening away most agreeably. The theatre of Optical Illusion will certainly be besieged by the juveniles during the approaching Christmas holi days. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Her Majesty's staghds., Tues., Uxbridge-common; Fri., Ivor-heath—ll, Brookside hrrs , Thurs., Telsoombe Tye-10i. Crawley and Horsham lads., Wed., Fri., Champion's-gate-104. Worcestershire hds., Wed., B romsgro ve Lickey; Fri., Tiddersley- wood— I 0 Herefordshire hds., rues., R o th erwas; Fri., Yazor. liingsfold; Lord Redeadale's hds., Wed., Loughborough -gate; Fri., Newborn; Sat., Blenheim-10i. Ludlow hds., Tues., Blackwell; Fri., Norton's Camp —loi. Ledbury hds., Toes., Suckley ; Fri., Bromsberrow heath-10i. Upton- on-Severu hrrs., Tues., Ripple—loi. COURSING. SPELTHORNE (OVERTON) MEETING. Mr. Farnell's Cup and a Sweepstakes were won by Mr. Begbrie's Fair Helm ; Mr. J. Farnell's Fiery ran op. The Subscription Puppy Stakes were won by Mr. Batt's Barometer; Mr. Longman's Laura Bell ran up. The Amicable Puppy Cup was won by Mr. Bell's Bouncer; Mr. Watson's Heart of Oak ran up. THE PROFESSORSHIP OF POETRY AT OXFORD. — Three candidates are in the field for this office, which will become vacant next term, by the resignation of the Venerable Archdeacon Garbett, viz., the Rev. Dr. Gaulburn, head master of Rugby School ; the Rev. I'. L. Claughton, M.A., of Trinity. College; and the Rev. J. E. Bode, M.A., rector of Westwell, and late student of Christ Church. At the last election, it will be recollected, the contest was a trial of strength between the two great religious parties in the Uni versity—the high church party supporting Mr. Williams, and the evangelicals Mr. Garbett. HUNGARIAN AND POLISH CONCERT.—MieS Kate Hickson, having generously volunteered to give a grand evening concert tomorrow (Tuesday) evening, in aid of the funds of the Hungarian committee and of the Literary As sociation of the Friends of Poland, under the patronage of Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P., has, by her own exertions, secured the support of many distinguished artistes now in the metropolis. Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Pyne, Mrs. W. Weiss, Miss Allain, Miss Poole, Mademoiselle Coulon, Mr. Wrighton, Mr. Swift, Herr Stoffregen, Mr. W. Weiss, M. Orosz, M. Beymeni, Signor Piatti, Mr. R. Blagrove, and Mr. Charles Salaman, appreciating the kindly intentions of Miss Kate Hickson, promise their gratuitous services on this occasion. - - OUGHT TO 13E ENCOURAGED.—An American paper a a n r e d anxioustherefore g o l u l e a a c t t t all, e l , a l s u , h t o e g t n r a e p r h s i n o f n a i l i l y o u n r r en close the amount due in a l e tt er , w ith their says , s c u o u b s n C t r r i y l:?e V r t s e o , several signatures." DEPARTURE OF THE ENGLISH PROM PARlS.—Pri vate letters from the French capital state that, in consequence of the present unsettled aspect of affairs in Paris and in France generally, that numerous English famili es of distinc tion who intended passing the , winter seasons in the capital, St. Cloud, Versailles , and St. German's, &c., are taking their departure as quick as possible, eithe r f or E ng l an d, Bel gium, Switzerland, the Rhine, Italy, &c. A. great number of families in other parts of France are also leaving the con vulsive country for the same reason. The principal hotels in Paris and vicinity are nearly deserted by their English visitors, whose ears and nerves have no penchant for the musical sounds of arms and trumpets, and the roaring of can non and musketry. YOUNG AMERICA.—"Father," exclaimed the hope • ful son and heir of a gentleman of our acquaintance, not long since, while the latter . was congratulating the youth my b -, y, you ar . e, , " upon his smartness in his scholastic studies—the youngster having attained eighty ears of age—" Father, I'm an Arne :: "Well, father, you am are you?" " Not responded the de lightedrican, ai p n a ' tr parent. by birth, my son." "Well, then," exclaimed young Ame rica, in a thoughtful manner,. "when I grow up to b e a man, I will be able to li ck two lthe you—won't I?" The proud parent's answer is not recorded. Within the last twelve days eleven large foreign steam packets, nearly one a day, have arrived at or have b ee n dispatched from the port ef Southampton—viz , the Great Western, for Central America; the Hermann, for the United States ; the Madrid, for the Peninsula ; the Severn, for Brazils; the Montrose and Iberia, from Spain and Portu gal • the Dee, from the West Indies ; the Teviot, from South America;' the Sultan, Tagus, and Indus, from the Mediter ranean. It is calculated that nearly 50,000 letters have been brought home and taken out by these steamers, also specie to the value of nearly a million sterling, and upwards of 500 passengers. It is estimated that for every passenger that arrives at or leaves Southampton by the foreign packet!, two friends or relatives, chiefly of the wealthy classes, vis't 1 the port to see him off or welcome him home. The British and North American Royal Mail s'eam-ship Canada, Captain Harrison, sailed from Liverpool ) at lh. 15m. r.ss. on Saturday for Boston and Halifax, with 1 the usual mails and a fair complement of passengers. C .14,` 24 B 14] It 15, 18b1. 0 VERLAND MAIL BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH FROM TRIESTE.) BOMBAY, Nov. 12. _ Bombay is tranquil. Dost Mohammed is dying. Sir C. Campbell's force retook Michenee, and drove back the enemy to the mountains without loss. An engagement of cavalry took place on the fron tiers of Dehra Ismai Khan. The Governor-General was expected at Calcutta on the 10th of January. Her Majesty's steamer Fox has been ordered to Rangoon, to demand satisfaction for injuries done to Englishmen, The ships Bengali and Scaunfier.e had been lost in a violent pie near Calcutta. The ship Tayn had been captured near Penang, and all the Europeans on board murdered by Malays of her crew. The Nizam had paid the full amount due to the East India Company. Riots have taken place at Berar and Gwalior. BOMBAY MARKETS. Imports lively. Money in demand. Company's Five per Cants., 104 to 1041; Debt Four per Cent., 911 to 92. Freights for England, 10 lire?, 2 17 lower. Cotton?, 78r. to 93r. per candy. Exchange on London, 25. Id. for good bills. rHE UNITED STATES. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH). By the Royal mail steam-ship Africa, Captain Ryrie, vrhich has just arrived in the Mersey, we have advices from New York to the 33 inst. The President's Message was delivered on Tues day, the 2d. The President complains that certain Cubans re• silent i❑ the United States have a second time made that country the scene for the equipment of military expeditions against the possetsions of her Spanish Majesty. Too severe a judgment, says the Message, cannot be passed upon those who by fraudulent representa tions led these thoughtless young men into peril and disgrace. Though the invaders had forfeited the protection of their country, no proper efforts had been, or will be, spared to obtain the release of those now in confinement, for the sake of their families and friends. The President advocates adherence to our new neutrality and non-intervention policy. Our true mission, he says, is not to propagate our opinions, to impose upon other contries our form of government by artifices of force, but to teach by example, and show by our success, moderation, and justice the blessings of self-government and the advantages of free institutions. The correspondence with England and France re specting the invasion of Cuba is referred to and sub mitted. It maintains the principle on the part of the United States, that in every regularly documented merchant vessel the crew who navigate it and those on board of it will find their protection in the flag that is over them. No American vessel can be allowed to be visited or searched for the purpose of ascertaining the character of individuals on board, nor can there be allowed any watch by the vessels of any foreign nations over Ame rican vessels on the coast of the United States, or seas adjacent thereto. The reference to Kussuth is brief. In a communication to the Department of State, be has presented his acknowledgments for the interposi- tion of the Government, and Congress is recommended to consider in what manner he and his companions, brought hither by its authority, shall be received and treated. The aggregate receipts for the last fiscal year were dolls. 52,312,979 87, with the balance on hand at the commencement, making the means of the Treasury for the year dolls. 58,917,524 36, against dolls, 48,005,878 66. The imports of the year ending June 30, 1851, were dolls. 215,725,995, of which dolls. 4,967,901 were in specie. The exports were dolls. 217,517,130, of which dolls. 57,854,655 55 were domestic, and dolls. 9,738,695 foreign produc ts. Specie exported, dolls. 29,231,880 since December last. The payments'of principal of the debt were dolls. 7,501,456 56, which is inclusive of dolls. 3,242,400 paid under the 12th article of the treaty with Mexico, and dollq. 2,591,212 45 awards under the late treaty with Mexico. The public debt, exclusive of stock authorized to be issued for Texas, was dolls. 62,560,395 26. The receipts for the next fiscal year are estimated at dolls. 51,800,000, making, with the balance on hand, the available means of the year, dolls. 63,258,743 00. The expenditure is estimated at dolls. 528,922,991 91, of which dolls. 33,343,198 is for ordinary pur poses of Government, and dolls. 9,549,101 11 for purposes consequent upon the acquisition of territory from Mexico. It is estimated that there will be an unappropriated balance of dolls. 20,366,443 90 in the Treasury on the 30th of June, 1853, to dulls. 362,379,313 51 public debt on the Ist of July following. The value of the domestic exports for the year ending June 30, 1851, show an increase of doll 9. 43,646,322, which is owing to the high price of cotton during the first half of the year, and the price of which has since declined one-half. The value of the exports of breadstufis is only dolls. 21,958,623, against dolls. 26,051,363 in 1850, and dolls. 68,701,921 in 1847, our largest year of ex port in that department of trade ; in rice the decrease as compared with last year in the exports is dolls. 460,917, which, with the decrease in the value of to IS'acco exported, makes an aggregate decrease in the second articles of 1,156,751. From these premises the President draws a conclusion that the favourable result anticipated by the advocates of free trade from the adoption of that policy has not been realised. The Africa brings dolls. 1,425,000 in specie on freight. _ _ The steam-ship Cherokee arrived at New York on the 29th ult., with advices from San Francisco, to the Ist ult., and dolls. 2,265,506 in specie on freight. The steam-ship Prometheus arrived at New York on the Ist inst., from San Francisco, with dolls. 120,677 in specie on freight, and 500,000 in the hands of passengers. The Prometheus was fired at by the English brig of war Express at San Juan, in consequence, as it is stated, of trying to evade the payment of certain har bour dues, &c. The news from California is of the most cheering character. The rebels in Mexico have received reinforcements, and were about to renew hostilities. The cotton market was firm, with a fair demand. The money market was active. Exchange on Lon don, 1 101 to 1 104. Freights to London, flour 1 9i ; and oil 1 10i per barrel.— Times. THE CABINET.--Lord John Russell has gone to Woburn Abbey, and will remain there until after the Christ mas holidays. Lord Lansdowne has gone on a visit to Lord Fortescue, at his seat in Devonshire. Mr. Labourchere has departed for Stoke Park. Sir George Grey has returned to London from a visit of inspection to Dartmoor Prison. Lord Granville has gone into Shropshire. No further meetings of the Cabinet are expected for some time; but very soon after Christmas all the Ministers are expected to re-assemble in London, and some Cabinet Councils will be held previous to the Privy Council, at which time the day for the meeting of Parliament business will be fixed on. OXFORD, DEC. 11.—The Union Society, so well known to members of the University, having had some dis pute with the landlord of the present premises in the High street, have just concluded the purchase of a very extensive freehold property lyirg at the back of the Corn Market, and running up to New Inn-lane, on the north, which formed the residence of the late Dr. Bourne. The purchase-money is said to have been about 3,0001.; and the society contemplate enlarging the house so as to have their debating-room and their library on the same site. REVENUE SEIZURES.— The Customs authorities have adopted some regulations with a view to uniformity of practice, and for enabling a more efficient check to be exer cised in the examination and audit of all accounts relating to seizures for breach of the Customs laws. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. —The following gentlemen, having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma, were admitted members of the Court of Exa miners on the 12th inst. :—Messrs. Richard Recce, Walton on-Thames ; Thomas Namby Dean, Manchester ; John Henry Sylvester, Ch e lt en h am ; James Cornish Crossing, Devonport ; Henry Bowles Franklyn, Army ; William Wilk ing Sabb, Ilfracombe, Devon ; Edward Hier Evans, Cardiff, South Wales; William Augustus Byrne, Great Coram- street ; John Charles Savery, Hastings, Sussex; and Robert 13rutle nell car*, Leytmtone, ErneN. ItAILWA IN TELLIGENCE. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN. The directors of this company, in their report, to be submitted to the propTietors at their spcial meet! , lug to-morrow, state thet the cowers for constructing the line to the west of Salisbury, which had been the subject of a protracted contest before Parliament, were obtained in 1848 ; but that, in consequence of the gene ra l d epression of railway property, the di rectors announc e d t h e i r intention o f no t procee di ng with the line --a course which then met with the en tire approval cf the proprietors; and no application to Parliament h av i ng been made last year for renewal of the powers to purchase land end complete works, they expired during the summer of 1851. Under this state of circumstances the landowners and other influential p ersons locally interested in the districts between Salisbury and Exeter several responsible, capitalists, London and Sunth-Weetern in conjunction with w pe a rce c ivir Perceiving tnhyat werethe indisposed to proceed with the We y ster oma Extension presented to the board a proposal to the - that they would undertake to construct a line c of - railway from Salisbury to Exeter on receiving a n asuranca of moderate a ss i s t ance from this; company. This p ro . pose!, emanating as it did from parties havin an obvious and eeitimate interest i n th e f ormation of the line, and hay' al so , as i n t h e case of influential land owners, the nee ns of greatly facilitating its construc tion, was evidently entitled to the serious consi • deration of the , London and South-Western Railway, Company ; i and the dir ec t ors d eterm i ned, i f the pro posal, on investigation, appeared feasible, that they would submit the question to the proprietors. The directors are happy to state. that the arrangement which they now submit includes neither subscription of capital towards the construction of that proposed line from Salisbury to Exeter nor guarantee. It is to the following effect :—" That the South-Western Railway Company, who are to find none of the capital for making the extension line from Salisbury to Exeter, will, when the new line is handed ever to them in a thoroughly complete state, agree to work it (with their own rolling stock) at 50 per cent. of the receipts. That beyond this the South-Western Com pany will agree to divide equally with the new com pany the net profits of the additional western traffic which the new line brings to the now existing lines of this company at Salisbury. This arrangement is to continue for twenty-five years, unless, in the mean while, the revenue of the new company arising from its own line, together with the contribution cf the South-Western Company, shall amount to more than 6 per cent. on 1,100,0001. (the guaranteed cost), in which event the contribution of the South-Western Company shall be reduced to such a sum as will make up 6 per cent." The lire thus proposed to be worked by the South-Western Company is described by the promoters as "commencing at the au thorized terminus of the Basingstoke and Salisbury , Extension of the London and South-Western Rail way Company, and ending at the Northernhay, Exeter, will be 89 miles in length, and it is proposed to construct it with 10 miles of double and 79 miles of single way, with land and bridges sufficient for the addition of a second line of way at any future period." " The universal consent of the larger landowners to take moderate and deferred payments fur their land, the low rates now payable for materials and labour, and the increased experience in the formation of railways, have enabled the promoters, under Mr. Locke's advice, to procure tenders from Merars. Brassey, Peto, and Betts, for the completion of the railway, according to Mr. Locke's plans, in cluding the purchase of land, and every work and expense necessary for putting the line. in a working state, for sums so far within the intended capital of 1,100,001. as to leave in the hands of the promoters a balance adequate to meet all contingent and inci dental expenses." The line thus described is to be constructed to the satisfaction of this company's engineer, and the engagements of this company with regard to it will not take effect until it is handed over in complete working order. The ex penditure of capital on the part of the South- Western Company would be limited to the completion of the unfinished branch from Basingstoke to Salis bury, and the providing of additional working stock for the new traffic, which expenditure, probably amounting to between 400,0001. and 500,0001., would constitute the whole outlay of this company, towards the securing the traffic of 120 additional miles of railway. The system of broad gauge lines in the district between Salisbury and Exeter, which has been delayed from the causes which have re tarded the works of railways generally, will, pro bably, shortly be completed, the effect of which will be to withdraw frets] this company's lines a very con siderable portion of the western traffic now obtained at Salisbury and Dorchester, To this the proposed Central Western Extension line will afford the only effectual remedy. After a careful consideration of the whole circumstances, seeing the public and local claims which past events have established upon this company, to the support of that important chain of communication 89 miles in length, from east to west, which a line from Salisbury to Exeter affords, the directors recommend the proprietors to sanction the proposed arrangement. Another proposal, emanating from parties of great respectability and local influence, has also been submitted to the board, applying for the countenance and aid of this company in the (Tn. struction of en extension of the coast line from Dor chester to Bridport and Exeter, Parliamentary notice for which has been given. The directors have not felt themselves at liberty to hold out a prospect cf this company extending at the present time aid to any other project for western extension other than that central communicatien for which this company hes so long and strenuously contended. In the avert cf the Act for the Central Extension line being obtained the directors would • recommend the proprietors to contemplate the completion of the Basingstoke and Salisbury branch, upon which 275,4811. has been expended. To complete this branch would involve a considerable further outlay, unless great reductions could be made in the estimates ; but having given notice for nearly the whole of the land, and seeing the serious objections to leaving the expensive works, which are in a state of considerable advance, standing unfinished, the directors would, in any event, re commend the proprietors to sanction their exertions in procuring from the landowners and contractors a reduction ot demands, which would render the further outlay such as it might be prudent to encounter. Resolutions in accordance with the recommendations in the report will be submitted to the meeting. LONDONDERRY AND COLERAINE. A special meeting of this company was held on Friday, at the offices, Coleman's-buildings, Moorgate street, Captain Warren in the chair. Mr. Arthur read the report, which stated that the directors looked forward with confidence to the result of their applica tion to the Exchequer Loan Commissioners for a loan to assist in completing the works. The decision of the Commissioners would be known in about a fortnight. The line from Londonderry to Newtown Limavady would be opened sometime before the next February meeting. The directors recommended that the 121. 103. half-shares should have a priority of divi dend to the extent of 5 per cent. DORCHESTER AND EXETER COAST EXTEN. SION. An influential meeting of the inhabitants of Brid port was held on Wednesday at the Town-hall for the purpose of arranging measures to obtain railway accommodation in the district; Colonel Bragge in the chair. It was stated that it was intended to form a single line from Dorchester to Exeter, by way of Bridport, Axminster, and Honiton, and thus by means of a junction with the Southampton and Dorchester Rail way at one end, and the South Devon at the other, to form a complete coast line of railway communication from Dover to Plymouth. The length of the pro posed line would be 56 miles, and the cost of construc tion about 490,0001., which it was estimated would yield 41 per cent. to the proprietors. Resolutions were passed in favour of the undertak ing, expressing an opinion that it would return a fair dividend on the outlay, and also . requesting Captain Moorsom or some other influential shareholder to attend the meeting of the South-Western Company on the 16th inst., to press on their attention the im portance of the line, and that a considerable increase of traffic may be expected on the South-Western line from the proposed railway. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. DIRECT BIRMINGHAM AND OXF ORD JUNCTION. , The Mas h te a r s, in in Ch p a u n rs c u er a y ne ß e ro o u f Brougham has judgment that he House of Lords in th e case o f" H utton v. Th o expunged from the li s t of contributories, uni3"l3 ' " —, or words, released fro m li a bili ty all those , in other notified ose shareholders whose names are contained in • list 2 ' 3 ' and 4, amounting in all to 2 , B4 s perso ns , those o n the 2d list being shareholders who paid the deposit on their shares, but who did not sign the deed ; those on the 3d who paid on their shares a contribution of 2s. 6d. per share towards the expenses of the company, but did not sign the deed; and 4th, those who neither Paid the deposit on their shares nor signed the deed. This only leaves class 1, consisting of 57 members of the provisional a n d managing com mittee, liable for debts and cos t s , w hich are understood to amount to upwards of 10,0001. GALWAY AND ENNIS GRAND JUN CTION: On nt before Master C. Blunt, Friday, in a long argument the proposal of a call, to pay off the undischarged lia bilities, was opposed on b ehalf of Lords Lonclasbo rougand 13 and R oss more other shareholders, by Mr. • • 11. Clarke, as their counsel, on the ground that the ' 4th section of the subscribers' agreement limited the ' shareholders' liability to the payment of the original deposit of 21. 153., end, cn the contrary, by Mr. itox , burgh for the official manager, to the effect that the shareholders were liable upon the deed in its entirety, and that their liability was not governed by g Dy par ticular section, and the decision was adjourned to Wednesday next. GREAT CENTRAT, TERIVINUS7A-ND JUNCTION OF TILE METROPOLITAN _RAILWAYS. 1111 11 111 fr i o 'D m . time sir, Lo T aly s E v D er l y TOß im O p r or T t l a lE nt za s o u n b N j % to time occupied a good deal of public attention, and within the last two or three months Mr. Charles Pearson, the City solicitor, has put himself promi nently forward as the propounder of the measure —a position to which he cannot fairly be entitled —a s the plan he has taken up originated with my father, who, in the year 1825, proposed a plan for a great thoroughfare from Holloway by Battle-bridge to St. Paure, thus cpeeieg in perspective that noble edifice, and improving the sanitary condition of London. Plans wc.re lithographed and publiehed, and an en larged plan lodged at the Sessions Home, prcpera. tory to applying fur an Ac}, and the subject met with great encouragement from many influential persons. When the London and Birmingham Railway was first projected, toy father enlarged his plan, and com bined therewith an extension of the railway s along the Fleet Valley to the Thames at Puddle Deck. Aft e rwards,. in the year 1835, prospectuses and plans were published, end models exhibited in Ironmonger lane a n d Abehurch.len. ; one of the m o d e l s id en ti ca ll y Par th e es a a o m n vkbieh v e , iilPrinc ,' l i;l b l principle as tl it at ttille'''n up by Mr. Ch ar l es recollection of many citizens, the rails being laid in what may be. called a subway, s 'ca carte, lighted by areas from the sides , and a spacious _ i rout way over the top, th e upper level being f u r car. r ra ancl e. pedeetrians, sad tl i i 3 e g lowe r e t..e i"ei ll f .a o g r g t o h n e s, rai h lw or a s y " iffi About this time company was formed, called the London Grand Junction a Rai l way Company, and Sir Samuel Whatley of the board; Mr. Cash, Mr. Ormsby was chairman _. Gore, al ethers directors. The subject met with man an r 2 and the plan was generally approved - y supporte ..9 . 7 but, unfortunately, Sir Samuel's notions were in favour of constructing this line upon arches, which was contraryt o my father's opinions ; and Sir Samu e l, i n order to carry th e po i n t, called in who two other engineers, r d errted in accor d a nce with his views. N ew plans aa made, and an A c t of Parliamenteections were accordingly obtai ne d. Th e wor k s were commenced i n the spring grounds belongin g to Messrs.a following on the tt, ne a r Gray's inn-lane; fi ve or s i x of the arches but the noise a n d nu i sance of railways were c om pl e t e d, the tops of the h ouses b egan to be seri o usly carried over seri other parts of L on d on . M r. Apwi,ously felt in who had previously been i n fa "lam and others favour of th e win y consequence of the ch ange , now gave eve p l an, tion, which had such an e ff ec t upon the new roodopposi ertak. ing that its supporters began t o f a ll o ff , capital could not be obtained, the works were suspen d ed, the arches remained standing a few ye ars , an d were thenpulled down in order to make way for other buildi ngs. Here the subject rested until 1845, when a com pany was formed under the powerful influenee of Mr. John Dillon, Mr. Caldecot, Mr. Cash, Alderman Lawrence, Mr. Shepperson, and others. Mr. A.sbur a t was appointed solicitor ; Sir John Rennie, Mr. R ase trick, and myself, engineers. New plans and sections were prepared, delineating every building on the line, from Holloway to Fleet-street and Ludgate-hill, and sections showing the levels of the roads and streets and of the proposed railway, which was to be in cutting or subway—the streets passing over the railway. Towards the close of the past year I again re newed the subject, and in the beginning of the present year Published my plan of the Great Metropolitan Railway Union and Central Station, taking up the original line along the Fleet, as designed by my father, with an extension and bridge over the Thames, so es to unite all the lines on the south side w ith t h ose on the north side of the River, adopting the site of Smithfield as portion of the station, and givi ng a b ranc h tp the Post -office. This appeared some months before Mr. Pearson's model, about which I heard nothing until some time after I called upon him—l think in the month of May, and my last plan appeared in the Expositor in the month of March. I leave the public to judge to whom the merit of the plan belongs. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, Dec. 13,1851. GEORGE REMINGTON. PLOUGHING BY STEAM....-011 Tuesday another public exhibition of Mr. Usher's steam-plough took place upon the farm of Baugh°lin. Several landed proprietors, with a few practical farmers, were present. This trial was equally favourable with the preceding ones, and showed still better the facility with which the machine can be made to move over the p round after it has been once stirred. We understand ihat this trial was made previous to the machine being taken to Mr. Slight's manufactory- to undergo some alteration, so as to adapt it more completely to all kinds of soils, also to the varying circumstances connected with the general operations upon the farm.—Scotsman. ALMOST EXTINCT RACE OF RATS.—Durirg the last week a rat, w} ich attracted curiosity from its unusual appearance, was caught at Bristol. It was sent up to the Philosophical Institution, where, upon examination, it was found to be one of the black English rats, a race 'which is now nearly extinct, having been all but extermina 3d by the rats now ordinarily met with—the species which is known u the brown, or Norway rat, which is really an Asiatic impor tation.—Muth Chronicle. METROPOLITAN OMNIBUSES.—Thera are at th. present time upwards of 3,f00 omnibuses in London and its suburbs, which carry not less than 300,000,000 of passengers yearly, an amount nearly equal to one-third of the popula tion of the world. These vehicles employ 11,000 men, and work a capital of 1,000,0001., with an annual expenditure of 1,700,00,1. They pay the sum of 400,0001. duty annually to the revenue, quite as much as all the stage coaches contrt buted before the establishment of railways. _ _ THE NEWPORT OLD 14/oE.—Sittings for proof of debts unt.',er the ( state of William; and Sons were held at the Town-ball, Newport, by Mr. Shum Tuckett, registrar of the Bristol District Couit of Bankruptcy, on Wednesday and Thursday last. Proofi to the amount of 3,7831. 13s. 4d. were made on the former day, and 1,7521. 19s. Id. on the latter, together with various proofs against the separate estates. A large number of debtors to the estate were examined as to their sets. off. Some proofs were tendered by friendly so cieties against the separate estate of Mr. W. Williams, sen , which were claimed to be paid in full on the ground of his being the treasurer. On investigation, however, it appeared that the moneys were deposited with the bank, and not with the treasurer. The claim to have payment in full was therefore rejected, and the amount was admitted as a proof. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. —Mr. Bunn's phalanx of workmen poured into this building on Saturday, and the walls are now completely barren. The great chandelier has been taken down to make way for a now one, the panels of every box have been stripped of their late dirty covering, to be re-covered with a costly painting and gold work, and every chair, seat, and cushion board is undergoing a similar precees. Behind the curtain every obtainable hand is in lull work for the preduction of the Christmas pantomime. THE GAS QUESTION IN MARYLREONE.—On Ss.. turday the vestry of Marylebone terminated for the present the discussions on this sulject, by resolving to accept the tender of the Imperial Company to light the i.ublie lamps with gas at 4/. Bs. 6d. per lamp for one year, subject to a re. turn of the difference between 3/. Ile. and 41. 85.6 d., shoild the pipes of no other company be laid in the district of the parish now lighted by the Imperial Company, at the end of each year, and that the batswirg consuming four feet of gas per hour be substituted for the present four-hole burner, at the cost of the company. ALLEGED POISONING AT LIVERPOOL.—On Satur day an inquest was held before 11. If. Statham, Efq , de puty-coroner, on view of the body of Mrs. Musker, wife of a tea dealer and grocer in Great Homer-street, who, as alleged, had come by her death in consequence of poison administered to her by a female domestic. The latter was taken into cus tody, and at the conclusion of the inquiry was permitted to return home, but still under the surveillance of the police, until Drs. Brett and Ackerley shall have had time to declare It appeared th at Mrs. Musker had been complainin g o f in sine©el in tense e result lplareind n o f s a i n her stomach, attended with incessant vom i t. e y a ) y ost mortenz examination. The a analysis her e fic l i 1 1 . ma s t e i nut eo te great t e x expected c u t t ei ont o ings. She was attended by the surgeon who had f or twelve years been the family medical attendant, w h o administered medicineset unfortunateat grad foralady breathed time a th ee e n suffer ing. In consequence o f some rumours that speedilygot abroad, the coroner was sum mone d , and the female domestic alluded to was apprehended. be completed until Tuesday next, t c i o \ u , T e rt t H o o E f HORS E tihßneqOuririerAcyerin4staboeufati G to ca Itiaoi:esAitDis said that a ofplace a subaltern,nisr e i a m n e d n w t rhos which amount, it is said, to 87,090/. ! ELECTION OF COMIdON COLINCILMEN.—In conse quence of St. Thomas's Day (the 21st of December), the time appointed for the election of common councilmen and ward officers, falling this s th e Lord Mayor Ytar on a Sund a y, has issued a precept directing the elections to take place on Monday, the 224 inst., Saturday being inconven ient to most of the electo rs, and th charter admittiegof the arrangement EXTRAORDI NARY P ROCEEDING S IN ♦C R A HU CH. Yesterday (S un d ay ) t h e L or d Bishop John Oxford,Church, pursuant to Water public announcement, attended St ; sermon in aid of the 100-road, an d preac h e d an elooruae, of Lambeth Church. eloquent fund now raising for the hip ion roerstaso's appeal much confusion At the conclusion of his L n regation by the extraordinary conduct of a respectab l y a was created amongst the congregation female, who persisted in ad dressing them en various religious topics until taken into custody by the police. She is supposed to be suffering from and was not detained. menta l aberration, FATAL ACCIDENT. — On Saturday information wag g iven to Mr. Bedford, the coroner, of the death of an old named Amy Lowe. On Friday night she was lady, about to cross the Vauxhall-bridge-road, and crossing f rom a very dark turning was knocked down by a cab, and the wheel went over her chest. She was taken to Mr. Thomas, the sur geon, in the road, where she died in a few minutes. FACT FOR PRINTERS.—Though a printer may la sitting all day, yet in his own way, he i s a great traveller (or at least his hand is), as we shall prove. A good printer will set 8,000 ems a day, or about 24,000 letters. The dis tance travelled over by his hand will average about one foot per letter, going to the boxes in which they are contained, and of course returning, making two feet for every letter he sets. This would make a distance each day of 48,000 feet, or a litle more than nine miles; and in the course .f the year, lea Ting out Sundays, that member travels about 3,000 miles. A NEW YORK' SHOEMAKER story is going the rounds of a man living out west, who completes eight pairs of large-sized b oots every day. The e di tor of the.2le_tv . Yo r k in Globe says it would be considered sma ll doings his city, " There is a l a di es ' s h oema k er d o wn in the swamp, who, a s fast as he fini s h es a ga i ter , throws it over his shoulder intotints; a box behind hi m. H e keeps one in the air all the and don't half try l" lONISTS. — No fewer tha n A PACT FOR PROTE CT aggregate measurement amount seventy-four vessels, whose stocks in the building-rude on to 32,000 t o ns, are on the / urnal. the beaks of the Woor.—Carlts pg ieeg i til in% [l l6. di• iT 1 0 1 $ 0 6 0