The Sun. — London, England, 1851-12-11 00:00:00

.-, 1, .) 16 1 ,_ 467 r totiee el the platter. Had asked the officer to 14 place Q" ' t on toy .rol: as he was not going to leave oguiilitlintil S a.turtlay l , - and ' ' that . he would jnd , , e in , n_ify h him out, TI E'Y action brought by air. [Litt f,r , t ±Dg °'eic tit tr aficer would not Cr:4IMA, but abut twt s ., 11 1, 4 th - h e iley ' day, or shortly afterwarth, Rteharl - Lam ° --5 was at libert to go, as Mr. Ilart had gone lieha---°k. Richards wa Y s very civil, and witness said toite hi Dice little fellow, and he (witues.o 11 did not wi: l oot 4illliajured. Richards said that Hart had given thi nat iolilltten inde mn i ty aga i nst any act i on b roug h t ali o '' e ase was proceeding when our report Left ) gitv r _ " ' r- STREET —(THIS DAY.) 44 4 : Youn g ' cl 'f'n of respectable appearance, named Pr ancatelli, were charged before Mr. 11,d1 attoran'• T.l 4te r'ng to pick pockets at Jullien's Concerts. F.steDos.e,t"' police-constables Hartwell and Moss, a! tcittively to their having seen Adams put his hand h lt llded to Y,'. Pocket and draw something out, which he t i:toi se d thing was found on them but their own Iss of h"sedkerchiefs and a few shillings. In the Le of the police witnesses, Lk iti ds .13 1 4 . 1 : 1, said —The officer has made an observation •Lr (m.l - § y disapprove of, as it was evidently prejudicet l rth oe the prisoners. I must say that the k tst t o i v. shown too much zeal in this case, and they kdOstsessinlv that it is their duty only to put the Court tiNrat ia u , lll of the b are f acts, wit h out g i v i ng th em any keo shat of whether favourable or unfavourable to tob/ • ofj"dos„ Is a very disgusting thing to sea an % kil o , "co exhibiting such an eagerness to obtain a tiS t tad i el ic T i er denied the charge with bitter indigos k'Pleset ed some highly-respectable witnesses to 41 eqnecitatelli, cook to the County Club, Pall-mall, i ll i ? ? his testimony to the moral character and inte toto hi s who had gone to Jullien's on express 11;N >e father, father, being the second night ho had ob ri, sla ve to min t - Na tio , go out since summer. He considered " ver cruel but very ridiculous.-- k'kt4lBe4BBtion court.) t tis l4ll ;:B 43l !' of Foley-street, Portland-place, so kith' Priso ns similar testimony to the character of the t ti t fo r r (his nephew), of whom ho had never lost N o e4 ,toWi t ° , l l°,. (l , B .Y . , since . his birth.. His father, now ,kf t ,:stt b,„; ", baker, in St. James's-street. The two been shopfellows, and companions from I kts ted Yed -t Y were both remarkably steady and wea k ki r fr r . l , 9 ; Men, and always had as much money yr 4 44. 1 ' 3 13 as they wished for. k aged .said that the officers had sworn positively bhiZ% f or e ,..9 -- he had no alternative, but must sued N k. l lo ea„`,Al4l. Ilowever, he thought it was to him, is ol 7d . exercise the discretion entrusted hi_ ki tor t,sa tto , B " take the father and uncle as bail fur the chivy toed4Ppeara t the sessions. They were, )adtted il. A t te%3,PT N EWS.(THIS DAY.) ) 44 4 4 itav e 441 .110 AND LEADENELAT.L. 1114•• Nerrlige business was transacted to-day, at full 1 . f rom 2s 4d to 3s 4d; Mutton, 2s 6d to the °I to 3s 61; Pork, 25 4d to 39 10d per t sreasa. 1111.1 r MAlucETs. Oittc'arMeadow Hay, 21 12s to 31 154; fsettr; Tr 59 4/ 5s Od; and Straw, 11 . Os to 11 6s h. ,"'sv e ,"litt 4 „, s B dull, at barely stationary prices. ht dit to, " 3 7 Meadow Hay, 2/ 13s to 31 16s ; /i,f 58 to 4/ ss; and Straw, 1/ is to 1/ 7s average su a a eman. i t ! ditto 14-- Meadow rayP- 114, nd 21 heav 15s y d to 3/ 15s; '3/ to 4176 Od; and Straw, 11 Os to 11 6s PP I P good, and trade dull. I t sit ALL, 1 ) EAT inartswrs. 1 1 144 t 10 .—A full average business was - 11 ; bto 1 0 ;, u ,aY's market, at full prices. Beef, from Ito" 'osl t "'"ut Mutton 33 2d to 4s 4d; Veal, 3s to It ti krot to ' 2s 10 3 to 3s Bd ' per Blbs, to sink the offals. 1) e. 10.— I t c o , at ez , Primeßeasts ' and Sheep moved as 'Pap " r eole quotations In other kinds of ',Se t , 8 4; 1,18:I.vely tittle was doin . g. Beef, from 2s 8d Ai 10 to 3 .i.to n, 3s to 4s 4d; Veal, 3s to 3s 6d; titt t et teli. 86d PetBlbs. Quarter Old Store Pigs, 16s 11 F0 1 1' titc 4 k, ; 8 * 4tly."--Our mark e t h a s rul e d firm, at very to 3 from 33 to 4 s; M u tton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d; 3 ed per gib (1"-- Q.) ,idof. 1.7 to re 011 le o f 31 1 ' 0 4 rid!, t o t i tr il te reof le -1). to pie 4btt 1 4 , 1 4 i tse ll,kt AVERAGES. h t 7to, ended R AGE PRICES OF BR C ITISH ORN `kh ri th, difp eife• 1 4 1851, made and To up m t turnsof the t, itieswn f 7in E h m e gla e nd and Wales .. )10 1 plus gd Ag e , xter, • iTt s gsc i la n rt s xy• OAS. RTE. I 29 Il t t h Od . l 1Ss T 2d I 27s 6d 30s 6d Q . I 11 , 41 /Xi 'TIEB ,.. ON FOREIGN CORN. BEANS. PEAS. 41.6 C ii(AsCiCto iro e d . s I isOd I IS 04 -10 ; it GRAIN SOLD IN THE PAST WEEK. 1 ,1 4 r, axl e), 129,41 3 • Oats, 30,753 ; Rye, 463 , Dean , 3,778 quarter l itt,:bo tc 8011113 P eas, G.—( HIS DAY.) klit'; ' fitc* 11 . - -Wind at noon, S.W., light "gll ti Ne w go cl ear weather.—The Leander, St. k 4 11 , t ° ( tged runsivick, t o L on d on , wa s fallen in wills h*t and tab.. ab andoned Nov. 29,h 49 N., 32 W. si +.4aq D, Nov. 15.--A barque, of . aboutt was7oo ti li th , ttk r the 6 t abandoned , with no sails se , lI t ," 11 1.4 , I , lo st., lat. 46, long. 57. .—Acrd. 10 , —wi n d s.W.—Arrd. Bose, "tr 4tl ti t zt ;8 411 ;, (1 * Good Intent, Quebec. Ote„"titthir'"Eo• 10.—Wind b. W., strong breeze.— . 1 44' 4 8'rt it e t'asa, Quebec. t/t: 130 , Ee. Arrd. Aldebaran, Quebec; NliT o e-e 0 ; Nieolae Quebec. ", De e _Arrd. Com' h NI p i • 9 Wlnd S.S. vv • ltit ‘ r,ol.r 4E Ste; Challenger, Mirimiche. Vlttte'c ;DES Pomare, St. John s, New ti(tt I.everpool. I/ N d WSW —Arrd. Noy, Br • n • • • St. kott unseeick. n,4l:2°' Bassi S.—The Louisa schooner, of Pad ltrtt "Üb e I na, has been dismasted and taken into te , ;N iiiil t l h :k to t : l l: Y k:p i i t s , : t o t e n et . b !:? ro '": ro Th e Active, of Yarmouth, for , o a i t:dexpected off next tide. c lta Lc. 7.—. Tho Londonderry, of Hartle 'Nl QRS b een shore on Shulsand, off _Newark, tf „, ° olle r ,ot off and towed in here. ) e .kSb q atal; e Z; (-1 , a mburgh and the Therese Ife h n e ri ll et a te " 4;1 1 1 1% c lat h -- h ic", have been in contact. h. L i cl' e —Ec • 7 •—The E'ntracht Stockholm to , 64 „ -r e on Fredricks l Ort Reef, sth inst., has into the Haslenau Canal. W.S.W.—Arrd. Ocean, New ' ( 1 4 ) , etoerara; Sophia, Havannah for llam ‘:44l4', 11 . S ditlethee; l)awthorp, Quebec; Larkins, C l op 3 7 , fr om -` Ilavannah. The report of the 1 111 ,; there London to Bombay and China, having 44, ti ll tto r. °ll , the Deal bank, is unfounded. pl,r;gape;.• 10.—Wind W. S.W.—Arril. Aenuebee New Orleans; Devonshire, s!iri'34tio Wrigh ' t, New York; 'Grape, New 6. Crusader, Buenos Ayres; Ilaabet, ii tt ltl44, v it Y of Glasgow, 1p; % 4 . •d0h t i ( la; Baltic steamer, New York. The Philathlphia ; Gress 4 'ge " ' for bay, has not sailed as reported. Bombay, 1 0`o hav e pu n, ' o for Baltimore, and the Sandwich, TA LE back, leaky. ON kik % °l' WIGHT, DEC. 10.—The Frithroff I r t d ur ,r, Lisboa to Ilamburgh, ran on shore V 4 4111 ,4 wr e ,.. t , in g foggy weather, and was expected to P :eti - win e ,•, — ; crew saved. th k Dto, 9. The Jabcz sloop, of Steak av' hence fur Kill y b egs , b ut h as been towedtowed galei n 'Ely to hi ~C• 9 • The Bee schooner of Bally Castle, po i n ts beenert, is on shore at Larne LouZ,h, and is 1 10p 111,4, 1, 4 ,7: a total wreck. to ' ela nd ujf ; 28, —The Bertha (Sweed) to 140t, t ,"atle e Aendra. A steamer has been sent is on shore thZ 6 in vit T. ho Conc o rd, o f Shi e ld s from Cadiz, Oaf Qaor ► considerabl e d amage from contact of th e tge and Lud w i g, Bremen vessel; five of the the landere on b oar d t h e f ormer . The latter f') Ad, k h ft,,, , , 0 7,p, Om Aa y 0 r'l EDITOR OF THE SUN. iNi t he .iir4 Yesterday's poice report you_ Jeepbric.g k k'fr il Y t o d e ur Y Saloon as a betting-office. W leo tole t that statement, and at the same time r tleti t n o ltsd in our establishment. gamblin g of any description is for 2 4,11 We are Sir, &c. r 3 l d te 11 4.2treet, Dec. 11, I F B E SI I . LE and HYLES. l‘ l `ltti,. ..--......................--_,.... ti iik,,:goß ~----------------- 11 'I YZIt at 7'BB Altri. —lt was most gratifying . to . kk e ' t i, tne fifth soiree of the winter season of this so -o,l' c o las Very crowded last night with very select and 41 4, - PanY• _ln the first part the delightful 14it ilittly 4lactirttette No. 1, opus 18 in F major, was most tk 41 11 11; s olo ed bY Messrs. Pollitzer, Goffrie, 11 , 00se, and . tth.llitY„pt,,,,Tl bassoon, Be ' ethoven's" Adelaida,' was iiat i a c u k: k li Tifi ., 0",7, 1i :Y Mr. Snelling —as well as Mr. Go V 4, a ri a I A non composition, and were enthusiastically (I.N:sit At o zart's trio comic song, by ' l 4 li i r • ofoffre - llent and success u 3 . li tto t t ) ~, the second yan, wasexce . , Miss 11 agn f er li , , 11 e I t r i .. ),Istlit,i‘ipillll. part Mozart's trio, by dmirably Messrs. Goffrie ~ k ) , ed, air' (piano) Boose (clarionet), was a ~.s . te ~ 0 4 . s i , . at r 1 , „. : ,• ~ , Eruest rira , I - . Ittltftllly, . a nd with great precision played, whilst other G 1 ti, itit ti 6 , Y Miss Charlotte Pearson, Mrs. N sc lr c a 1 1 8, a c c l . r : Ot k ory e an, tladarne Lemaire, Mr. Stoffreyan, _,, , . ‘ . l 'Y,,, %,„ 1 ' e,e,_llent, and every one individually great') ,nl,O - li'tst 4 "uie end of the ev • g Mr. Detkens (the ho .la tl 11 1 t Y) an 6 , ' e 4, flounced that e t n h i e n i oirée . on next Wednesday , I`,,' the ee ' of the year, and that on Wednesday, January ' 0 4 1 " 1, 40 11 will re-open. N'7 ci.tll)o‘l \LA -.PA N ' tCROPOLES AND NATIONAL MAUr atat,.tl....4 1A deputation, consisting of the following kt c ti T chair', James Duke, Bart. MY., Ch lt l ,,Nt or 2 an), Messrs. C. R. Thompson and J. tir" W. J. Vou_lel za Ep :. Ili Al tel•; b rall - ,, i ' W. A. Coombe (solicitor to the company), , 04-111 (secret -41 (architect and surveyor), and I ' leb :" 4 - e Ol, , at oary)--h I interview with Lord en Se t l te 4, ty k ee ofn ,a, an IS',''llp e "airi n ,, c e of A orks, yesterday mornin b IV I V 4 kid 41 and surveyor mutually k , 4 t, i gre at Mils of the company, particularly in reference .r. explain g L w the pro -10 tiji l lft3. esbay,ing effected by the adoption of their tarlt. ,„lit ~,a t tl," -a `runan, in reply to Lord Seymour's inquiries,. 'll t 'll ' - C°lnPanY ed to appropriate portions t ti, tqi o th n ~_ propos , t,j 7 Ry to ol/e t Zinfferent parishes, who would thus have the tq t ‘'sji t it. e i et :.ir separate grounds, and have their own 114.441111`44Nel if desired, nd at the same time be enabled a n i c id . 1 1 1;1(er tater', t re o s of the inexemive moc u le d of th t a ra t n t s h it e oi .Iti 'Vi e . . V , ed by the company, a q 4 .)1 tle h I ._ 4 tion to Parliament had been duly given, and t tf * : l t li e' Plrrorlthe Bill would be ,oresented at the earliest ar , lie3t tote Dot i I, • The lf)regoing paints were particularly b i _fl4r,.. e Y _Lnrd u 1 .-JeYnnour, who received the deputation N° lei lste ;' Y ! and in conclusion the deputy chairman,..,.. ',Mlle q tt, . 11,8 Lordship would recognise in the arrani, , , ) ft r ( , e co lt , ti -14 A -r.irott, mediate the solution of 'the difficulty of in ()- OP , t nth, ethate extramural interment without calling, tke---sptlebniite money arishes for the advance of one frac- THE S U THE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWATS• Paid. Nominal Prices, 10M to 10% 5% —5% b —lO 11 -10 J. 16 —l7 634 sgclls. 78 —BO 10 7 . 15% 19% 20 23 —22 d. 634 -7% 3% - 311 2% -2% 6 1 4 -6% 4% -514 IN _3% 14% - 15 49 -51 R 5 -27 5 - 534 IN - 17% 5% -5% 12% -12% 35 -36 84 -85 78 -80 8 3i - B ii P 55 -56 8% —B% d. 6 —5% d. 13% 14% .;yi : 77% 94% 95% 115 —ll6 3 —3% p. 2 —2% p. 1% 2 p. 8314 84% 834 714 di, 7 6 Ws. 2 .- 2 32 _33 314 —2% &Is 54► % ( —54% dis 25 —27 Railways, Abet ,le en • • • - • • • • Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Juncion Belfast and County Down Wolverhamp., and Stour Valley • Birkenh., Lan., & Chesh June., late 331.63. Sd.. .Do. Cheat. & Birkenhd,, 50/. & 251. Consolidated _ . Po., do., 201. Bristol and Exeter.. Caledonian • • .. Cile,ter and Holyhead .. blin and Belfrat Rind, Dublin and Kingstown.. Dandalk and Duni skilln D rodeo, Per tit, and Aber ken Junction .. • • Do:. Nesv •. East Anglian (25/. L. & E. and L. & D.) • •• Do,, (181. E. & IL) •• Eastern Counties •• Eastern Union, class A, Into E. U. shares •• Do. do. do. .. Do. de., B 3c C shares Eas — tLanCashire • • • • Now Quarters • . East & West Ind ia Docks and Birm• June. East & West York. Junc. Edinburgh and Glasgow Edin., Perth, and Dundee! GI nsvw and South-West, Do. do. G. D. &C.steek Great Northern • • • • Do. halves, A, deferred Do. halves, 13, 6 per et. Great &althorn and Wectena, Ireland • • Great Western .. •• Lancaster and Carlisle .. Do. thirds • • • • • • Lancaster and Preston .. Lancashire and) orkshire Do. quarter Cl ures Do. fifths .. • • • Do. West Riding Union Leeds Northern .. • • Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. .. • • London and Blackwall Do., Tilbury Ext. Scrip London, Brighton, and South Coast .. • • London and N.-Wcstorn Do. do. quarters • • Do. afths .. • . • • Do. 101. sh. & B (c) London and Western . Do. new &OZ. Do. new 401. Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock •• Manc.itcstAr, sheiltold, & I.lncolrythire Do. L•tanchester and Lincoln Union • • Midland • • •• Do. 501. shares • • • • Do. firming & Derby Midland Ut. West. (Ire.) Neweastl:r and Cailisle• • Do. quarter shares .• Newmarket • • • • • • Newport, AbergavennY, and Llereford • • • • Newry and Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint, & Rostrevor • • • • • • orfol k .. • • .. • • Do. Now 201. shares • • Northern Counties Union North Britich• • •• • • North Devon .. • • North Staffordshire •• North-Western North & Sth.-West. June. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. • . Scottish Central .. Scottish Midland Do. now • • • • • • Shrews. 6r. Birm., Clasi A Do. Class 8.. Shrews. & Hereford., Old Do., do., New • • Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) .. Do. Halves •• Do. Oswestry • • • • DJ. New.. • . .. • • _ . S:r - o - 1 7 ig - hiro Union • . • • Do., A, B, C, & D, hilly paid up at per cent • • South DeV3ll •• •• •• South-Eastern South Males.. • • • • .oath Yorksh• and Riverl Dun •• •• • • .„ chef'., Roth., and Cloole,l South Division Stirling and D unfamilne Stockton and Hartlepool Taff Vale .. • • .. •• I Taw Vale Extension .. Thames Haven Deck andl Railway .. • • Vale of heath Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick, Waterford, Wei., Wick. and Dublin •• •• West Cornwall Whitens Ten and Farness York, Newc., 8c Berwick Ditto and Newcastle , _ Extension Ditto G.N.E. purchase York and North Midliuulf LTNES LE as: Business ltallwaY4' Companies. Paid. Nominal Prices' done to-day. Bedf. & Bletch ley • Len. & N.W. all .. & Ox ford Juncion, guaranteed • • Gt. Western all 28 34 2934 Do., without a guara ntee .. Do .. • • all 28 —29 Wolver., & Dudley, gua ranteed •• DO .. all 8 —lO p Do., without a guaran tee .. Do • • •• all 7 —9 p Buckinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. all 17 4318% Clydesdale June Caledonian all 41 E. Lin., Guar. 6 leer Cent. •• G. Northern all 32% 32% 83 3234 Gloucester and Dean Forest Gt. Western 20 134 234 p Hartlepl Dock Yrk,Now. , l and Railway ant Ber. Hull and Selby Yk. &N. M. all 104 106 Do. 34 Shares Do .. •• all 51% 5234 Do. 1 2 ( Shares Do •• • • all 24 % 25 % Leeds and Bra 4. Midland • • all 10034 10134 10134 101 Lou. and Green. S. Eastern .• all 11% 12% Do., Prof. .. Do .. all 24 —25 Lowestoft, ad. 4 per Coot. • • Norfolk •• all •14 -- 1. 15 pJr cent Do .. •• • Middlesbro' and Nedear, 6p. et Stocktis Dar all .• "" N. & East, 6 _ . per Cent. •• E. Counties • all •• Do., 5 per cent. Do. a ll 54 — 56 43 4 Do. New •• Do • • .. —6 p Preston arld S &N. W.l 42% Wyre • • &La.& Y. j 110.34 Shares ADo 11 .. Read., Guild., and Reigate .. S. Eastern •• all 21 % 21% 2134 Roy. & Ilitchin G. Northern all 'I% 854 1)0. Shep. Ex.. Do .. .• 534 I 2 p. Sbef., Roth. and Goole, 5 per ct. Lanc. & York 18 11 6 • • Sou th Staffords. Mr. M'Clean 9 34 l%dis. Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gua. Stock.& Dar. all —• • Do. do. .. Do .. .• 25 2736 _ 2834 Do. do. .. Do •• 25 .. win, &Somers, Gt. Western 100 9134 — 92 92 Do. do. •• Wilts &Somers, 12.133 PER: INC: SHAMES. Itailways. I Paid. 1 Nominal Prices. Ilinsissas dose to -day. All 2% 10 all all Anglo Californian .. • • • ' Asturian • • Australian 3arossa Range .. • • ... Brazilian Imp, (is. 5/. p.) Do. Cocaes and Culabs Do. St. Jobn del Rey.. Cobre Copl gr ...... . • • Coriapo ..... General.. .. , ........ • • Niexican& S. American uveau Mor; e ...... • • goal Del Monte, Unreg. Do. Black Dcbentures. Do. Red Debentures Santiago de Cuba Tin Croft .. •• •• ••.... •• United Mexican• . •• •••• West Mariposa 707N' Atutralasia •• • • • • • • british North America.. Colonial .... ••..•• • • • . Commercial of London.. London Joint Stock .... Lonßon and Westminster National Provincial Eng. D. New ........ •• •• National of Ireland .. • • Oriental Bank Corporat. ?rovineial of Ireland.... Do. New Union of Australia • .. • . Do. Now ............ Union of London ...... Union of Madrid ...- Canada •...• • • • Gen. Steam Navigation Fenin. & Oriental Steam , Ditto ditto Royal Mail Steam 1 Settling days in the mei 1 13 0 21% 1 28 2 8% 1 Agua F irrOl CEL: 82% - tared shares, 15th sni 'We cannot be answe mth of td 80th. ible for interest will not be influenced by U - 34 P —2% 3s 20( - 21 33 - 3414 6% - I% 13% - 14 3% -4% X -% 4 —3% 8 3 —2 1 —% •ia, . BAN3MS. 38 —:,9% 45 —46 10% • 11 25 —• 26U 18% 28% 2934 18% - 17% 27 - 28% 44 - 45% 15% - 16% 55 .- 36% 3 -3% 14% - 15% 25U - 29 NI, Lii.NEOl7B. 48 4934 2734 28 70 —72 16X 17% 7934 8036 8034 leceinber. Ticket days for roes- Account days, 16th and 31st. le errors of the Official Lists, and d correspondents.] MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 6,000 halo, of which 1,500 American and 500 Surat were taken on speculation. The market closed heavily, American and Surat in favour of buyers. The sales comprised 3,500 American, 200 Pernam and Mayan ham at 54d. to 60., 150 Egyptian at sid. to Bd., and 2,500 Surat at 24d. to 3id. per lb.—Railway Shares were firm. The six weeks' average price of Wheat is 365. 9d. per quarter. The prospects of the Siskawit mine, on Isle Royal, Lake Superior, have been very much brightened this season, and it is fast assuming a rank among the best mines in the country. This company are at work on two veins, and obtain stamp work and barrel work from each. In the south vein small masses are found, and a ton of stamp copper is produced per week. Isle Royal Company has proved a valuable location. The Pittsburgh and Isle Royal Company also show a profitable mine. They took out one mass weighing 1,200!b5. The New York and Michigan Mining Company find the vein promising. They have taken out some fine lumps of native work lately, and they mean to prosecute their work vigorously during the winter. At the Norwich Mines they have lately thrown down a large mass of copper, and the vein constantly improves. There is the most encouraging prospect for this company, and the largo force they are putting on to it for the winter will have a fine lot of copper out by spring. The Ohio Trap Rock Company have the same vein 1 1 as the Norwich. and the same encouraging prospects before them. The ancient diggings are quite extensive on this location, and wherever they have cleared out these pits they find a wide and rich•looking vein, that promises well for their success. The town of Zara (Turkey) is represented in advices received to-day to have been visited by a severe shock of an earthquake. Several hundred persons were killed. The accounts from the Stock Markets of the Continent are extraordinary as respects the elasticity which has arisen upon the French news. The rise at Frankfort is 6 or 7 per cent., and at Vienna and other places there is a corresponding improvement. C. nsidering that this is settling-day, after a very heavy Account, the English Stock Market has been much quieter than could have been expected, and the dif ferences will apparently be met with ease, al though many have been severe losers by the sudden reaotion, and being most anxious to close while appearances were bad, lost the opportunity of retrievement afforded by the subsequent rally. With the glut of mosey, the continued influx of bullion, and accruing interest upon Consols, two months being now due upon them, it is not improbable that, as upon so many previous occasions, they will stand before the opening in January as high ex dividend as they now do with it, and the fall afferds buyers for investment an opportunity of coming in, if so disposed. The payment of the differences will be made to-morrow. Consols were in the early part of the present Account at 984 i; on the 19th ult. they reached 99i; on the sth inst. they had fallen back to 968 and to-day they have ranged from 971 to 978 for Transfer, and 97Z to 98 for January Account. Bank Stock has been firm at 215. The New Three-and-a• Quarter per Cents. have been 971 to 98, and the Vireo per Cents. 96- to 97i. Exchequer-bills have been steady at 47s to 505., and India Bonds at 58s. to 61s. premium. Tho Foreign Market has been well supported for par- icular Securities, but the general business has been limited. Spanish Three per Cents. have been in favour at 40 to 40t, and the Five per Cents. at 20 to l l-. Mexican Bonds have been at 241 to and would pro bably go higher but for the large mercantile failures in Mexico. Peruvian Stock has been marked 88/ fur the Active, and 44 for the Deferred. Equador is rather firmer at 3. Sardinian Bonds have realised 81. Russian Four-and-a-half per Cents. 1031 to 104, and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 581 to 59. There is less doing in Railway Shares than for some days past, but prices are firm, and North-Western, Great Western, Midland, South-Western, and most of the others dealt in are higher. The last week's Railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are, in round figure, as under:— der:-- 1850. Great Western.... L14,125 ... £13,454 North-Western South-Western 8,009 ... 7,399 Brighton Midland South-Eastern Caledonian 8,124 ... 7,453 Groat Northern 10,414 ... 6,481 Lancashire and Yorkshire York and North M idland Newcastle and Berwick N or th Stafford 4,566 .. 4,410 For Gold-mine Shares there is no very active inquiry, but they aro held for fuller prices. Nouveau Monde It i premium. ONE CLOSING eitICES OF BRITISH FUNLS O'CLOCK. PRICEP. Bank Stock ............ , 215 215 .3 ; :er Cent. Redueed Anna. 3 aer Cont. Consols Annuit i•ls.. ...... 97 3 / 4 %% %% 9734 New 3M per Cent. Anna....... L. ,ng ;inns. to e xpire J an. 1860 I dia Bonds, 1,0001-- ..... /MID , 58 61 p i D n i 3 t o t i o s ftr u n der ,Aec l o , ( u ) O n o t l . 97% 98 C 1 1 4 d. . xcheriner Bills. 50 p 1,0(V. ................... .. 500/. . ........................ - 5 O 5O 47'p Smalls 50 47 p mall, .. ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. .......• -- !, Equador Bonds Atixicart, 5 per Ct,, ex Jan. Coupe 2 4 1 4 1,4 Peruvian Bonds, 5 por Cent-. BB lA t Ditto, Deferred Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto, 4 per Cent. --:3 Ditto, Account Russian Bonds ... •.,.. Ditto, 4 1 4 per Cent Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cen t . I d. Sp .nizh 5 par Cant. 1840 2 0 14 20 Ditto, Account — lON, Ditto. 3 per Cant Venezuela Bonds, 3M per Cent 3 4 1 /2 34 3 / 4 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian, 4 1 ,4 per Cent. Dutch 2 1 A per Cent. 12 Guild 59 58M 58M 61 p 50 p 47 p 47 p CLOgING PRICES. 24% 89% 45 31% INCENDIARY FIRS AT PUTNEY.—Yesterday morn ing, soon after two o'clock, information was brought to the Wandsworth police station by one of the policemen on duty that a fire had just broken out in the farmyard of Mr. Mat thew Woodland, Putney-fields, adjoining the Richmond and Windsor Railway, and that a large bay stack, containing forty quarters, was then raging. Two mounted constables of the V division were dispatched to London for fire-engines, and in the mean time Mr. John Augustus Beaumont's pow erful engine was brought from that gentleman's residence, West-hill, as also the Putney engine. Mr. Bicknell, the superintendent of the V division, assisted by Inspector Persse, Acting-inspector Burchell, and Sergeant Mar g uard, with a large body of constables, were soon at the spot, and rendered the most efficient assistance in checking the pro gress of the flames towards the farm buildings, which are somewhat extensive, and comprise a large barn, stables, cow house, and extensive piggery, containing a considerable number of fatted and store pigs; all these were rescued by the police, and the fire confined to the rick and a few out buildings long before the London engines made their appear area. A poor man, named Wood, who is allowed to sleep in ono of the out-houses by the proprietor, had a narrow escape of his life, being a , leep at the time the tire broke out, but he was rescued just in time by one of the police. The property destroyed is estimated at over 2,0/., but is covered by in surance in the County Fire-office. This is the third incen diary fire in this locality within six weeks—one at Mr. Rex s, Upper Richmond-road, Putney, and a second at Mr. Robert Hutton's, Putney-park-lane. In each instance they were bay ricks. Mr. Hutton, who is a county magistrate, and great coach-maker at Dublin, has offered a reward of 501. for the apprehension and conviction of the party or parties who fired his stack. ELFCTEIC TFLOGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION. -- The number of telegraphic stations now open, and in connexion with the central station of the Electric Telegraph Company, in Lothbury, amount to 226, embracing all the principal towns in this kingdom, between which commercial and pri vate dispatches are transmitted and answers obtained in a few minutes. Of the total 226 stations, nearly 70 are prin cipal commercial stations, at which the attendance is what is called constant, that is to say, day and night ; the lengths of the lines of communication extending over 2,500 miles, with 800 in progress of suspension. MAGAZINES, &c.—(CONTINUED) BLACK WOOD. After a rather prosy, but, at times, very energetic, argument in behalf of the principles of Protection, presented to the public in the form of an address " To the Shopkeepers of Great Britain," the readers of Maga are treated to an interesting paper, entitled, " The Jew's Legacy," being a tale of the siege of Gibral tar. A descriptive work on " Forest Life and Forest Trees," by Mr. Springer, a work which doubtless would have proved delectable to good old Mr. Evelyn, the Diarist, has suggested the next article in the ma gezine in the form of an agreeable and lively delinea tion of "Life among the Loggers." Then we come to the serial which, for sixteen months , has been the principle attraction in Blackwood—" My Novel; or Varieties in English Life," by Pisistratus Caxton. In the instalment before us we have much about those fine creations peo plirg the rural scenery of Elazledean. Ricca bocce seems for the while to be getting involved in the meshes of Randal's base and selfish intrigues. He is persuaded to remove to the vicinity of London with Violante, and the chapter in which his English wife Jemima, is restored to his confidence, is replete with those eloquent touches of natural pathos for which the writings of Sir Bulwer Lytton have been so frequently remarkable. Squire Huzledean, more over, appears to be getting involved in the same entangled webwork of misstatements. The embarass ing position in which Randal is placed by the Squire's movement towards the farm-yard is laughable enough. We entertain a malicious regret for his escape, even though it be by such consummate adroitness. There can be no doubt upon any reader's mind as to the author of the little book which has just appeared, to the delight of the literary world, and the fame of which has penetrated even to the drawing-rooms of Hezledean. We await the re-appearance of Leonard Fairfield, as an author of some celebrity. Egerton we expect to die suddenly —as suddenly and unexpectedly as Lord George Bentinck. Baron Levy is capitally sketched, and sketched, too, manifestly from the life. An excellent review of " Johnstone's Notes on North America " follows the novel of Pisistratus, and this again is suc ceeded by an admirable criticism on the Hon. Fre derick Walpole's " Ansayrii," in which we travel again through that glorious east, which has been so recently and wondrously opened up to our view by Kinglake and Warburton. After this, as the closing contribution for the year, comes a some what valuable argument in reference to the system of rail ways. .. ... •• • • • ..". • • IN -8% 8% 5,i, dis. 20 —22 1454 13% die. 3% —2% dls. 6% 7 8% s dis. %dia. par 14% 15 14% 8 9 7 —7% 6% 4 3 4% 334 die. 14 —l6 7 8 1034 11% % % db. 3% — 3% (I. 13 -15 20% - 20% 27)4 - 28 4 —.3 d. • !!" - ia 49 - 150 .. -- .. dl9. 16 —l5 die. .• 4. .. •••• •• • • —.. &Is. 17% - 1 8 7% -7 4. 21 -21% PIZED RE: Business done to-day. Aberdeen •• •• Ab e rdeen. No. 2, 7 pr. ct. Caledonian 101. • • • • Chester and Holyhead •• Dund. Per. & Aber. June. East Anglian (3j. 10s.) 6 per cent. • • .. Eastern Counties Exton., per cent. No. I • • Do. No.) .• • • • • i:o. New U 6 p. cen nion,t. Stock Scrip EltSterli guaran. 6 per cent. • • Do. 101. Datum. shares . East Lancashire, 6 per cent. quarter shares .. & W. York. June. 5 ths Edln. l'er. &Dun. 5 p. ct. (11mgosv & Coined (It. Northern, 5 per sent. Do., 5 p. c. Redeem. Scrip Great Ssuth. & Western (Ireland) eighths .. • • Gt. western (Narks and Plants Es., 5 per Cent.) Lancashire and York shire, F. 201. .. •• •• Do. 6 per ct. Stock .. Leeds Northern, 6 par cent., No. 1.. . • • • D o . quarters. 1848 .• London, Brighton, and S. Coast, guar. 5 per et. D. pref., p et. 5k,1851 Do. new guar., 6 per et. Lon. & N.West. (Coy. & Nuneat.) 5 per cent. •• London &S.-W•• new •• 1 Shetteld, and Line., guar. stirs., No. 1 Do. new, 101. •• " Do., 0!. . • .. •• •• Midland Con. o p. c. stock Do. Conseil. Bristol & Binning., 6 per cant.• • Do. I3ristol & Glonces. Do., Leic. & Swarming., fi per cent. guar. • Do., Preference • • • • Norfolk Extension •• Do. guar. 5% per cent. North British .. Wor. 3c W 01.151.6 p.e ghrewi..k Bir., new guar. Shrews. aul nes. (Nor. W. Min.) 8 per cent. South Devon Aouth-Eastern, P. ct Yorl, .Newc., and Berw., Gt. N . of E. Par. York and North I.lldland Li. and 9, rurch. florLilogne and Amiens .. :2cizinil at France (Or iand Vieraon) D•iliih iiiwlitflh .. East Indian Do. do. do. .. Greatrudlllll PertingUla• • Ditto ditto .. Louvain ais :gamin's .. Luxembourg •• •• •• Ditto (Railway) .. Ditto (Canal) Maria Antonia .. Ditto, New .. Namur and Liego Liorthorn of France Orlo.us and Bordeaux .. Farb and Orleans „ Paris and Rcuen Paris and Strasbourg Bonen and Havre amore and Manse .. t. A.nd rew's & Q aebe. (A) Tours and zi antes • Tourney, Jab's°, Len den, and Llassalt West Flanders 173( 100 SO 79 15 11% 15% 19% 6% }4 100 9 6 11 100 all 11 18 4 47 1 100 17% % _6% ._. 14% % 84% *%%% 5374 34 N 9414 lib% % 34 100 42% 4 2 0 100 100 4714 55 1 4 55 6N 14 % 9% ' % iii ) 4 20% % .A.T 17% 18 1776 12% 21k 34 % % INT.A.ZS. 7% —7% 1f.% —15% 1 —s ct. 2 -ski % % P %dis. yy p 10% —ll x.d 0 -]O% .1% .1 die. 18M - 18% % - % I% - I%P. • • -.• p. dls 33 135 •• .--- •• P •• ..-- .. p .. IMO .11 .. - .. ,41 -143 . ... - 3 ..- 2% P. ii -12 12 •.• 12% 131 - 133 .. - .. •. • dis it% I , 36 4 4}4 _4 %dig par 104 0 34 11 -136 15 % - 1654 3 % -4% 04 _ 1 dir. FOREIGN. all I 10% 10% 17% ri% 4% 4 die. 3 P• % -7i P• %- % P• 3 - -3% 5 % 14% 14% 5 —4% (1. 35 —37 23 23% s%diS. Bey 3U — 3% . —t% 2 ...... 134 pm g m 10% x 4. 1716 s 84 8)4 •• •_•.l LONDON, Nominal Prices. 131 132y6 10% 10 104 % 4 35 22% N 23 12% 8% THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11, 1851. NEW MONTHLY. That most hilarious gentleman who has recently delighted the sporting world with his account of the vicissitudes and adventures of Mr. Soapy Sponge— having long before exhilarated his readers by his mention of Mr. Jorrock's Jaunts and Jollities—con- tinues his amusing record of Young Tom Hall's career both in regard to his Horses and his Heartaches. This conspicuous serial leads off the December number of the A'etv Monthly right merrily, and therefore right seasonably in anticipation of the fes• tive time of Christmas. The rest of the magazine is, as usual, amusing in the miscellaneous character of its contributions. AINSWORTH. Among the contents of this favourite periodical the editor's reprint of " The Lancashire Witches" con tinues to occupy deservedly a conspicuous position— s fact which may be treated with the moreconsidera .,.. tion now that Mr. Harrison Ainsworth has adven tured upon another original story in the instance of " Mervyn Clitheroe." A fourth instalment of " Shaksperiana" introduces us to Shakspere as a manager. A legend of the Thames is recounted in the story about " The Miser's Grandsons," and a continuation appears of " Florence Hamilton," by Miss Julia Addison. As a most graceful and a very exquisite example of the excellence sometimes at tained by magazine poetry, we give the following : SUMMER IN DECEMBER. EY E. E. M. K. FOR music.) They say the flowers are dead, Annie! That sunbeams cold are growing; That o'er the primrose bed, Annie! The wintry winds are blowing. Thiy say no rose is blushing now Of ell they well remember, And yet on thy sweet cheek, I vow, 'Tis Summer in December! They say the lilies fell, Annie! Ere yellow leaves were shaken; That violets breathed " farewell," Annie! Ere apple buds did waken: While I in those fair eyes of thine, Like some they may remember, Sic violets still, and that breast shine With lilies in December! They say the songs are hushed, Annie! That silv'ry rills are sleeping— That Music's soul is crushed, Annie! With frost-chains o'er it creeping. They say the melody is gone We all so well remember; Yet here thy dear voice warbles on, A soft rill in December! They say no sunbeams now, Annie! O'er rosy fruits are stealing— Nor ripe tints deck the bough, Annie! Where ice-drops hang congealing: Ah ! they know not the dazzling smile Like none they could remember! That o'er those cherry lips the while Makes Summer in December! Another legend is given us in the December num ber of Ainsworth, but this time it refers to Whitby, and not to the Thames. A third chapter of " Vel- thinas," a biography, relates to the ordeal of sacri fice ; and the thirty eighth chapter of " The Confe derates" relates to those days of Margaret of Parma which of all others have tended most to the develop ment of the narrative. Yet another story is recounted in the pages of Ainsworth, Mrs. Edward Thomas being the narrator, and h e r th e me being entitled " The Tables Turned." Such are among the agree able papers in the current number of not the least of the popular publications. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, Dec. 9. The Queen and Prince, an d t h e Royal children, walked as usual early yesterday morning. Lord John Russell arrived in the afternoon from London, on a visit to her Majesty. The Royal dinner party included her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, Lord John Russell, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, the Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Phipps, and Sir George Couper. Her Roy al Highness the Duchess of Kent , at tended by Lady Anna M ar i a D a wson, and Sr George Couper, returned 3 ester d ay a ft e rnoon to her residence, Frogmore, ne ar Wi n d sor , f ro m Osborne, i Isle of Wight. The lion. Mr. Kinnaird bad an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office. The Committee on Education of the Lords of her Majesty's Most Hon. Privy Council had a meeti n g yesterday, at the Council o ffi ce . Th e Lords present were the Lord President, th e E ar l o f Carlisle, Sir George Grey, and the Chan ce ll or o f the Exchequer. A Deputation from the L on d on Necropolis and National Mausoleum Compa n y, con sisting of Sir James Duke, M.P., Mr. J. Voules (Deputy Chair man), Messrs. J. Gardiner and C. R. Thompson (Directors), Mr. H. R. Abraham (Architect), Mr. W. A. Coombe (Solicitor), and Mr. Richard Churchill (Secretary), had a n i n t erv iew with Lord Seymour yesterday, at the Office of Public Works and Buildings, Whitehall-place. The Right Honourable M. T. Baines, First Com missioner of the Poor-laws, had an interview yester day with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at his official residence in Downing-street. Lord John Russell arrived at his residence, Pem broke Lodge, Richmond Park, yesterday afternoon, from Osborne, Isle of Wight. Lord Monteagle had an interview yesterday with Sir George Grey. Mr. Adair bad also an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet at the Home-office. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday. An appeal was heard from the High Court of Admiralty, " Harmer v. Bell" (the Bold Buccleuch). An appeal was heard from Jamaica, v. Binus." "Emery and Kelly DEATH OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR GEORGE QUENTIN, C.B. This venerable and highly - distinguished officer ex pired on the 7 , h inst. , at his residence in Great Cumber land-street, Hyde-park. ,at the advanced age of 92. Nearly the whole of this officer's life was spent in tho army. Previously to entering the British service, he served for five years in the Gards Lin Corps in Hanover. He afterwards entered the British army, as Cornet in the 10th Hussars, the favourite regiment of the Prirce of Wales, afterwards George IV. With that corps he served during the Peninsul a r war, and on several occa sions most particularly distinguished himself. He was in Sir John Moore's campaign, and was present at Corunna. He subsequently served under the Duke of Wellington, during the campaigns in the Peninsula, iu 1813 and 1814. He next served in Flanders, and during the Waterloo campaign, and wsa severely , wounded in the engagement of the 18th of June. S,r George it caved a medal and one clasp for his conduct at the battle of Toulouse, and others. Sir George was Aide-de-Camp to George tho Fourth, from 1811 to 1825, when he was appointed equerry to the crown stables. The deceased entered the army in 1793, and ho became a Lieut.-Genet al in 1838. In 1821 he was knighted. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by Major the Hon. James Macdonald, left town yesterday morning, for Newburgh Park, the seat of it George Wombwell, in Yorkshire, where the Earl of Chis tei field, Lord Adolphus Fitzelarence, Captain Fremantle, Colonel Blair, and a d►stinguished party, are invited to meet his Royal Highness, to enjoy the sport of pheasant shooting. FRENCH ATTACK ON SALEE. OFFICIAL ACCOUNT. The following report relative to the attack upon Sake lazls been addressed to the Minist2r of Marine, by Admiral Dubourdieu " On board the Henri IV. ship-of-the-line, at Sea, November 27. " Monsieur to Ministre,—As I had the honour of an nouncing to you in my letter of the 23d of this month, I left the roadstead of Cadiz on the 24th, to proceed to Salee. The weather was magnificent, and the Henri IV., being towed by the Gomer, went along at the rate of upwards of six knots an hour. At the approach of night, I sent forward the Caton with two summonses addressed to the caids of Rabat and of Sake. A letter was also written to the Consul of England at Rabat . , to offer him and his family, and the Christians who hap pened to be in the town, an asylum on board the Caton, which was to be three hours in advance of us. "On the 25th, at eleven in the morning, the Caton came to anchor near Rabat, and delivered our dispatches to the reins of that port. Answers were promised in a delay of three hours. At two in the afternoon my divi sion arrived and placed itself at the entrance of the river in the position which I had assigned the several vessels. I caused the Henri IV. to be towed by the Gomer within two cable lengths and a half of the land, between the north-west and south-west forts of Salce, in order to be able to fire at both at the same time. The Gomcr and Sand steam frigates were ordered to keep their steam up on the two sides of my line of operation, but further from the shore than the Henri IV., in order to support our attack. The Caton and the Narval were to place themselves at the extreme limit of the range of the forts, ready to aid the other vessels. " By an order of the day, made known at sea by sig nals, I had announced to my division that the French Government was sending us to Salee to claim satisfac tion for an act of piracy committed by the inhabitants of that town. The crews received the intelligence with the greatest enthusiasm. " The forts of Rabat and of Salee, covered with people, mado no opposition to our taking up our posi tion. Notwithstanding the advanced hour of the day, the delay of one hour which I had accorded in my sum mons to the caid of Sake having expired, I determined to commence the action, but the French Consul had not yet returned from shore, and humanity imposed it as a duty on me not to expose him and his family to the cruelty of a population fanatically excited against Chris tians. I consequently awaited the arrival of this family, and at four o'clock M. Elton, the consul, issued from the river, bringing us back the reply of the caids. The caid of Rabat gave it to be understood, that in case of conflict he would abstain from participating in a quarrel originating in matters to which he was completely a stranger; but I placed little confidenoe in that promise, because it appeared to me impossible that these two towns, so intimately connected together, and placed only a few metres from each other on the two sides of the river, of which they commanded the entrance, could remain without aiding each other against an attack from unbelievers. As to the caid of Salee, he asked for six days to ask the orders of the Emperor. This was evi dently a feint, as for the last eight months the orders of Muley Abderahman ought to have been taken. " These preliminaries being accomplished, there only remained for me to carry into execution the will of the French Government, that is to say, to make an example, and to take ourselves the satisfaction which the pirates of Salee had the impudence to refuse us. The day, how ever, was too far advanced to open an attack on the place, it being near sunset. I, therefore, decided on quitting the offensive position I had taken up, and an choring at a greater distance from the land, and defer ring until the next morning the employment of force. "At daybreak on the 26th, the English steamer Janus arrived from Gibraltar. I turned over to the captain of this vessel the Englishmen to whom I bad given an asylum on board the Caton. I was prevented by a thick fog from commencing my aggressive movement until nine o'clock. At that hour, I formed a new line of at tack, modified according to the state of the sea. I placed the Henri IV. at about five cables length across the north-west fort of Salee in such manner that her fire might be directed both against that battery and the in termediate forts. The Gamer towed us into our position with great precision. The Sat 4, by my orders, placed herself to my right, at a good distance from the forts, but close enough to use her guns with good effect. The Gomer under steam kept herself ready to direct her fire according to my orders. The small craft placed them selves out of the reach of the batteries. "At ten o'clock all my arrangements were made; the forts were prepared for defence; the numerous embra • sores were filled with cannon of heavy calibre, and all directed towards us. After assuring myself that their intention was not to give the moderate satisfaction de manded, it only remained for me to make my cannon speak. " I opened the fire on the two forts with a cry of Vive la Republique, which was repeated with enthusiasm by oar brave crews. The batteries on shore immediately replied; those of Rabat, even the most distant, followed the example of those of Salee, but at long intervals. I had ordered that no attention should be paid to the firing from the forts of Rabat, as I wished to confine my chastisement to its neighbour. This determination was attended with a positive success. Rabat, finding that wo did net return its fire, fancied that we were beyond its reach, and therefore fired bat very seldom; the balls however went past us, and some of them took effect. After the first hour the firing of the forts of Salee slack ened, but it again rallied, as I suppose the gunners, finding themselves useless at Rabat, came to assist the Salee men. Their guns were aimed with remarkable precision. " The swell of the sea rendered our aim very difficult, but the skill of our gunners obtained astonishing re sults; the north-west fort had all its embrasures demo lished, and its guns dismounted, when the firing from that of the south-west became more animated. It was not until five in the evening, after an engagement of seven hours, that the forts and batteries were completely silenced. "The results were obtained by the combiced cfforts of the Henri IV. and the two frigates Gomer and Sat During the engagement I several times directed the fire of our largest mortars on the principal mosque and the town of Salee, placed at the summit of a hill at some distance. Six shells went through the minaret, and a great number of houses were struck. A fire broke out on several points, and was seen burning during the night after our departure. " I thought it right to maintain my position for some time after nightfall. The Henri IV. contin ue d to dis charge shots and shells until a quarter to seven. It was thenonly 'heti quitted the post of attack, and placed my ships within the outer roadstead. A good number of shot struck our ships, but chiefly in the masts and rigging. The Henri IV., however, was struck in several parts of the hull, and her main topmast was cut in two by a ball. The Sane suffered more than the Gomer, but sustained no serious injury. O ur l osses, happ i ly, are not considerable. The Henri IV. had one man killed and nine wounded; the Sane three killed and nine wounded. At ten, the intentions of the Government having been executed, I quitted the coast, and sent my ships to the destinations prescribed by my instructions." The report concludes with a notice of the zeal displayed by the officers and crews of all the ships en gaged, and a special notice of acts of valour on the part of some officers and seamen. LOUIS NAPOLEON. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia,,—People are much puzzled to know who is " the one base exception" alluded to by the virtuous Times, as refraining from uniting in the vitupera tions indulged in by " the leading journal" (!) and certain of its contemporaries, against the recent vigorous measures adopted by the French President. I perceive that this unblushing piece of impertinence on the part of the new Orleans organ is handled with a felicitous reprobation in the columns of the Morning Post of to-day, but, strange to say, the writer, whilst showing that the Herald, Chronicle, Standard, Globe, and even Daily News may compete for the honour of being complimented by the ribald epithet of the Times makes no mention what soeve r o f the two daily journals which have given Louis Napo leon an honest and independent support, vs ith, I make bold to say, a superior spirit, ability and straight forwardness to the rest. 7he Sun and the Morning Advertiser may possibly be considered too ultra liberal for the refined susceptibilities of the Post—too " radical" to be mentioned in the pages of " the record of fashion." The public will, however, do justice to those tried and unswerving champions of liberty. Their antecedents are a sufficient guarantee that in countenancing the temporary dictatorship of Louis Napoleon, essential to prevent the frightful reign of anarchy, or the re storation of Brummagem Kiogcraft in France, they are actuated by no other motives than those of a de sire to see the consolidation of Republican liberty in that country, through the development of the great principles on which the President appeals to his brother Frenchmen—universal suffrage and secret voting. Whatever difference of opinion may exist on this side of the Channel on those matters, you may depend upon it, that in journalism, as in everything else, " Honesty is the best policy ;" and that, by pursuing in this, as in all other instances, your es tablished system of treating subjects, whether of domestic or foreign policy, according to your honest convictions, and in a staunch and steady spirit of liberalism, you will far more honourably and profitably discharge your vocation, and effect more utility within the sphere of your action, than by dealing in servility and sophistry, misrepresentation and calumny, presented, in however dexterous or imposing language, even were you thereby to get yourself, or some immediate friend, pitchforked into an appointment at the Courts of Naples or Vienna. I am, Sir, &c., Dec. 10. A SINCERE LIBERAL. AN IMPUDENT CAI3MAN.—A. cabman rebuts tha charge against his fraternity of extorting more than eight. pence a mile, by the argument that eightpenee is their mean fare.— Punch. [ADVERTISEMENT.]•••••IIOLLMAY'S OINTMENT AIND PILLS TIIE BEST REMEDY FOR THE CURE OF BAD LEGS. —Extact of a letter from Messrs. Trenchard and Whitby, booksellers, Yeovil, dated Nov. 20, 1851.—" To Professor Holloway—Sir,—The following extraordinary fact has come to our knowledge :—A woman receiving parochial relief from this union was suffering so severely from a very bad leg that she was about to be removed to her own parish, under a medical certificate, as being ' permanently disabled ;' some delay, how ever occurred, a n d i n t h e meantime she used your Pills and Ointment, which have effected a perfect cure, and she i . snow s enabled to go i n t o serv i ee.—Sold by all vendors of medicines, and at P ro f essor H olloway's Establishment, 244 Strand, London. INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. 1 DECEMBER 9, 1851.—Sir William Cubitt, presi dent, in the chair. The paper read was "An Ac count of the Works on the Birmingham Extension of the Birmiegham and Oxford Junction Railway," by Mr. C. B. Lane, Assoc. Inst. C.E. The Act for this line, which was intended to form the connecting link between the Birmingham and Oxford, and the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley Railways, and so complete the broad gauge circuit with Bristol and the south-west of England, was passed in the month of July, 1846. Subsequent events, howev er , caused the suspension of these works in 1849, before their final completion. The line com menced near the Coventry-road, and was to have ter minated at Great Charles -street. From Adderley street to Park-street, both inclu s i ve , the town was crossed by a viad uc t ; and from Moor ' -street to Mon mouth-street, the line passed under the hightst of the eminences on which I3irtningharn stands, by means of a tunnel, whi c h was to hare been constructed as a covered way, that is, by opening the grou n d, putting in the brick wor k, an d again covering up ;:end the part of it as yet comp l eted, from Moo - r- t t r h, eet to High-street, bein g a b out 142 yards in length executed in this m anner . I t was 27 feet in width was at the level of the rails, and was built entirely of Staffordshire brick set in mortar, with the exception of the arch lengths through Carr's-lane, which were set in cement. The average rate of progress in the tunnel was 8.1 lineal yards per week. The viaduct consisted of 57 openings, composed of nine segments, each 30 feet span and 6 feet rise; 15 semi -circles, also 30 feet span and 15 feet rise ; 15 semi-ellipses, each 15 feet rise, and varying in span from 37 feet to 48 feet; and six street bridges, mostly skew, and varying in form, span, and rise. Its total length was 930 yards, general width, from face to face. 31 feet 7i inches, and between the parapets at the level of the rails 29 feet. It was built entirely of brick work set in mortar, with the exception of the soffit of the bridge over Park-street, which was con structed of cast-iron girders, with a cross transomed Memel flooring. The red brick of the district was used throughout the footings, the internal work of the piers, and the spandril walls ; the arches and parapets were constructed of Staffordshire brick from the " common stock"—the copings, mouldings, and dentals being made of Staffordshire brick clay; and the whole of the work was faced with Staffordshire " best blue." All the brick work was set in moist mortar, eo as to press to a thin joint, and in hot wea ther the bricks were kept constantly wet. The mor tar used in the work was composed of the red sand of the locality, and Dudley, or Greaves' blue lias lime—the latter being used in all foundations, arches, and face work—mixed in the proportions of one part of slaked lime to two parts of sand, and worked by a steam-mill, driven by a 4-horse power engine, made by Mr. Nathan Gough, Assoc. Inst. C.E., of Man chester. This mill was capable of supplying fifty bricklayers per day with a mortar of a perfectly even texture, entirely free from lumps, and therefore less likely to become vesicular, from the trans. filtration of water, than that mixed by the common pug -mill. Each set of centres consisted of five ribs, each rib being supported on two vertical and two sloping props, the former under the heels of the ribs, and the latter under the points where the struts of the ribs termi nated in an iron shoe. The leggings used were 3-inch deals, carefully dressed by the adze to the proper curves, and lined for the c o ur ses o f th e s k ew arc h es. Corbels of heading bricks were carried out from the backs of the arches in the range of the spandril walls, of equal width with them, and connected by brick beams from arch to arch, for stiffening and equalising the pressure from end to end of the viaduct ; and the useful effect of this mode of construction was proved by the comparatively small amount of the settlements of the arches. The author then proceeded to give a more particu lar description of the different works, for the draw ings illustrative of which the isometric projection had been chiefly adopted, and the sections taken so that every dimension might be obtained; orthographic sections of the details were added, in some cases, in order to render the various parts more distinct. These drawings were made by the author's pupils of the first year, in the engineering class of Queen's Gollege, Cork. The various modes adopted, and mechanical contrivances used, for raising the mate rials to a considerable height, were described ; and deductions were drawn from a very numerous series of experiments, to ascertain th e va l ues f or t h e use f u l effect produced by the "Labouring Force" ( Whewell), or " Travail Mecanique" (Poncelet), of a man under different modes of its application, and also for a horse under alternating motion over a short space. From these it appeared that the relative costs of rais ing the materials to a height of forty-six feet, by the horse-lift, the swing -lift, and the box-lift, were 3.08, 5.90, and 4.13 pence per ton respectively, showing a saving in favour of the horse-lift against the swing lilt of nearly 3d. per ton, and against the box-lift of rather above ld. per ton. The communication was accompanied by a most elaborate series of tables on the absorption of water by bricks, by mortar, and by Shrewley sandstone— of the settlements of the arches of the street bridges —of the work performed by the various lifts, under different circumstances, with the concurrent particu lars, and that by ordinary hodmen. The following paper was announced to be read at the meeting of Tuesday, December 16th:—" On the Alluvial Formations, and the Local Changes, of the South-Eastern Coast of England. First section— River Thames to Portland," by Mr. J. B. Redman, M. Inst. C. E. ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. The Royal Polytechnic Institution re-opened yes terday, after having been closed for a month for the purpose of enabling the proprietors to make arrange ments for the exhibition of several articles which, on the close of the Great Exhibition in Hyde-park, were removed to the Royal Polytechnic Institution. Among these articles the one that appeared to attract most general attention was Mr. Dawson's autophon, or improved organ, the mechanism of which was ad mirably explained by the inventor, who played several pieces on it much to the delight of the com pany, several of whom subsequently played on it, being, as they expressed it, the first time in their lives they bad ever played an organ. The autophon sounds admirably in its new locality ; its fine rich tones producing a magnificent effect. The lecture, which was by Mr. J. H. Pepper, was on agricultural che mistry, and was chiefly devoted to a description of a visit recently made by that gentleman to Mr. Mechi's farm, at Tiptree Hall, of which a model is exhibited and explained in the institution. He particularly il lustrated the process of drainage and ploughing ap plied to " the thirty-acre field" on that farm, which had resulted in a vast improvement in the soil, and a consequent abundance of crops. After adverting eulogistically to the subsidiary purpose to which Mr. Mechi turned the water drained from his land— the formation of a pretty ornamental lake, and the occasional irrigation of a kitchen garden—the lac• turer proceeded to describe the arrangements con nected with the various farm-buildings at Tiptree, beginning with the steam engine on the high pressure and locomotive principles, which, in addition to the directly useful ends to which it was applied in the farm-yard, had the merit of practically consuming its own smoke. The cattle sheds strongly attracted his attention, particularly the principle on which the floors were constructed, the boards of which, being placed two or three inches asunder, admitted of the manure from the cattle being trodden through the insterstices by the animals themselves, and received into reservoirs beneath, whilst it had the equally im portant effect of maintaining the stalls in a constant state of cleanliness. By darkening the sheds, too, Mr. Mechi had been able to rid the animals of the torture they other wise suffered from flies in summer, whilst the fattening process was in ope ration, for it had been found th it the common fly would not bite in the dark. Tne lecturer concluded with some interesting remarks on the nature and effects of manures, and also explanatory of the system of the rotation of crops among practical farmers, and which was founded on a beautiful provision of nature itself, that rendered the soil partially exhausted by one crop fit for the reception and growth of another. The lec ture was immediately followed by another from Dr. Bechhoffner, on the Philosophy of Scientific Recrea tion, got up solely for the amusement of the juvenile portion of the community during the approaching Christmas. Long before the hour appointed for the lecture the door was besieged by a clamorous host of little men and women anxious to realise their expec tations of the treat which the professor had preared fur them inside, an d, once admitted, their gratificaption gave audible vent, at frequent interval s , as the lec turer, by a series o f b eautiful experimets, explained the principles of electro-maguetistn, the pressure of the atmosph ere , an d some of the peculiarities of the sci ence of optics. The new dissolving views are ex ceedingly beautiful. INTER STINGF observation ACT.—The following singular and authentic case of restoration of the human hair is worth y of , more particularly as it relates to an article of high and universal repute during the last half century. Mr. A. Herrmann, of Queen-street, `oho, had been quite bald for some time past, anti had tried various preparations for the recovery of his hair, but without any beneficial result. lie was then induced to try the effects of " Rowlands' Macassar Oil," and after daily applying it for about two months, he, much to his gratification, had his hair quite restored, and now possesses a beautiful head of hair. This fact speaks too strongly fur itself to require comment. —Bells Weekly Mes senger. ,D PROFESSORSHIP OF POLITICAL ECONOB: MILITARY STATIONS. (From the United Service Magazine for December.) Troops for Service Companies. 'Regent's Park 'Hyde Park 'Windsor Newbridge llpswich Birmingham ICahir 'Dublin Brii*ton Dorchester... Bengal .... Woolwich . 'Edinburgh - :, Dublin Hounslow .. Bengal Bombay ... . I Nottingham Cape of Good Hope York Bengal Madras .... Manchester Depots. IMaidrton• Maidstone iMaidstone ,Maidstone 111aiditone Canterbury ...... 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Bengal Van Diemen's Land Dover 'Canada COLONIAL COATS. Chatham Chatham Chatham Chatham fel. of Wight Businem dor to-day. Regiments & Corps Ist Life-Guards 2cl do Royal Horse-Gds.. Ist Dragoon- Gds... 2d d 0......... 3d de......... 4th do.- sth do.. eth do 7th do , Ist Dragoons ...... 2d do 3d do. 4th do. . 6th do 7th, Hussars Bth do Rh Lancers 10th Hussars... 11th Hussars 12th Lancers.. . 13th Light Dragoons 14th do 1 1 7 5 t t h h dHou.s.s..ar. .......... 16th Lancers Gren. Gds. Ist bat 2d batl 3d bat Coldst;eam{ Ist bat Guards 2 ( 1 bat Setch Pusi- Ist bat lier Gds. 2d bat Ist F00t.... Istbat 2 d bat 2d do. ......... . 3d do. 4th do.. ....... .. sth do. • 6th do. ..... 7th d 0............ Bth do. ............ 9th do. 10th do. 11th d 0....... ..... 12th do. Reserve Bat... 13th do. 14th do. 15th do. 16th do. 17th do. 18th do. 19th do. 20th do. 21st do. 22d do. 23d do. 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Ceylon Rifle Regiment Cape Mounted Riflemen Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment Canada St. Helena Regiment Royal Newfoundland Vet. Companies Newfoundland Royal Malta Fencibles ... ...... ...... NEW BILLINGSGATE MARKET.—Yesterday work men were employed cutting the corrugated zinc roof', of the arcades in the new fish-market for the admissiontf more skylights than were at first intended to be construct ; this operation has been found necessary in consequence of there being a very great deficiency of light under the arcades, but more particularly on the basement, where the shell-fish market, boiling-houses, stores, and ice -rooms arc situated ; the frames of the skylights are of galvanized iron, and will be glazed with plate-glass of sufficient thickness to withstand the heaviest hailstones. Each of the arcades (four of which are in a very forward state) are ninety feet long by eighteen feet wide, lighted by eighteen large skylights; the interior of the roofs will be painted white, for the purpose of obtain ing as much light as possible ; on either side will be fixed the benches and stands for the salesmen, &c. At intervals on the benches gas•burners will be placed to be ordinary eusl on dark which mornings and foggy weath er , i n a ddition to the arrive gas. wet lamps in the m ar k e t. Theboatss will unload at the uppe r part of the market, near D fish, turbot, c u d, so l es , plaice , _ boats and all others laden with shell-fish;ruse-lane,anadnedelat,hwe will l y i st is er kho . charge their cargoes nearly in the centre of the new build ing, the thoroughfares i n th e l ocality of the market w i ll of the clerk of the market. The int- P eseutt and will be commenced early in th e spr i ng, and it ' ' i s re f ° u v l emlo lyexpected that a large portion of th e new market, together with the basement, will be opened for the purposes of trade at the commencement of the year, when the old sheds and boiling-houses will be cleared away, and the new building completed with as little delay as possible. ADMIRAL. HOUSTON STEWART, C. 8., FOR GRM" wit:in—Admiral Houston Stewart, C. 8., one of the Lords of the Admiralty, is a candid a t e f or the seat about to be va cated by Admiral Dundas for the metropolitan borough of Greenwich. 'We believe that Mr. Montagu Chambers, the Queen's Counsel, is also in the field, but it is thought that as soon as the gallant Admiral's intention i made pablic, Mr. Chambers will retire, as it is net like! hat he, pro tueisliscienrg, twhiellsaompepopsreinciill)l, principles as those ad voca t e d t h e ga ll a nt e r r t n i c m u e l a n r t l t. contend against all the Government would, av e of course, be enlisted in favour of one wh - o, at this moment, 11118• holds a very responsibl4 office under the present Adm tration. ythafluehnecewwouhildeliti SUPERSTITIoN AND SUICIDic. afternoon y Dean-street, Mr. Bedf,rd held an iequest at the Feath er s, age d 25, coach_ luau on the body of °ba o r f es Well Hall, vicar of El- Liam), to the Rev. Charles Fryer, of near Vauxhall-bridge. tham, found drowned in the last week the decearled had —Ye a ti t t h eLc i l ,, a for about six months. During he Had seen three winding sheets in the repeatedly said that sure that some one either in his own Zr candle, and he was- o nld die soon. When last seen alive he Deceased had been in the the e vice of the rev. vicar of Eltham his master's family . ll w There was no positive evidence as to appeared very d a vereliet of "Found drowned." came into the water, and the jury therefore re turned Lords Commissioners FitENCH RAIL Majesty's Treasury have been memorialised by the o f her of one of the principal railways in France, praying secretary for the free admission of official documents issued by the directors of the railway for the information and use of share holders in this country, and their Lordships have the Mater under their consideration at the present time, it being the first instance of a request of the kind having been made. EVASION OF DOCK AND Town DUES.—It is said that frauds to a large amount have been discovered in con nexion with these departments of the local revenues, and that proofs have been obt a i ne d , i n the case of one house in the town, of seventy shipments having been made, amonnir lug in all to abo u t 5,0 0 0 tons, which have been entered as 3,030, tie differeoce being pocketed by the a.ents hese, acting for a firm in the country. penalties, it is said, o the amount of -10,GON. or 50,000'. have bees incurred. Until the matt er , h owever, assumes a more definite shap . e, we du not feel at libe r ty t o go further into particu lars. Liver. Jew/ Co ur i er . By the last arr i ia l from Mexico, we learn that se- OXF . OR, ' —Mr. Barry, of Queen's College, has withdrawn from c-olinTi.- portance, and one, that of Messrs. Garnio and Go , for one pe tition for the next vacancy in this office. The contest will veral commercial failures had occurred, some of them of im million and a half of dollars. uow lie between Mr. Charles Neate, Fellow of Oriel; Mr.them fur 150,000 dollars. R )bert Lowe, late Fellow of Magdalen ; and Mr. G. K. pinicipal suffererF, one of The German houses were the Richards, late Michel Fellow of Queen's College, and for- IMPORTATI than 7,594 foreign watehes ad merly Scholar of Trinity. The cAndidates are all members There were no less s into this country during the Scot __ON GP FOREIGN CLOCKS AND WATeItEL. of the bar. The present Professor's term of office will expire in March next. The appointment is in the members of the 61,784 clocks imported, r. An eno . r , mo , u a s , number, when " • ' to the large quantity aif manufactured Convocation.—Chronicle.t a k en in aklditition • in this country. ten months of tliia 3ea . IN 25 9% 17% 19 3% all all all 1 6% 16 2-8 126