The Sun. — London, England, 1850-12-10 00:00:00

TIIE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS Paid. Nominal Prices. SO 8 6 8 9ii to 104 IX I► 4 dis. 6 -sy, •• '... •• )4 -1 p. 2F% - 29% 21 -28 S- 9 p 6 M- 7%p 10 -11 72 —73 17% 17 3 4 9%—" 5% —b% 15►,4 - 16% 12% - 13 25 —23 di!. 33b - 3% 2.31 -2% 1%.- - - 6i -6% % % P dis. p 10% —lllixd. 55 -57 56% - 56 4 -6 p 7%-7% ..% bli .. 4 19 - 19% lON - 11% 2% -2% 30 - 30% 25% - 26% 6 -6% 1 X - 2 li - 3i 15% - 10% 5 - 5 36 10% - 10% 12% - 12% 39 -41 x- 3 A P. 242 - 245 74% 75 4% 4 41s. 98 100 49 —5O 21% 22% 65 —67 4% —5% p. 25 —26 p 54% 55}i 12 —11 S, die. dis.' 1% —1% dis.l 12% - 13 53 dis. 95 —96 13% 14% 3% 2X die. 3% 3 dis. i % X die. par P * i -- .'ili 85 -- 86 lox-11 57 —6O 57 -60 136 - 138 114 - 11% 23k - 20‘; 120 —120% 3 p. 4 p. p. 73 —74 14 —l3 die. 12 —ll die. 2%-2% p. _ -- •• 12 -14 33 dis.' 24% - 25% 10►% -11% 91i - 10 3% 45 3 die. 45% ' 20%. soy, 21 23 127 ' - 129 .. - . 3 % -. 4 .. - .. • • •••• .. 22 —24 15 —l4 dia. 15% - 16% 4% -4% 7N —B% 4% —5 83(-8% dis. 164 - 17 42 - 43 734 - 8 p. is% —lB3i 7% - 1 P• 12 -12% 6•% —6% die. die. 9x— 10 Railway s. • een.„ no, p rof •• • • Nottingham, •• Nottin ham 4-11,Ztiren, & E. Jugncion' I tiftst e and Gdc auevray.. (I I and unt YED:t w e. a- n (Groat Westeni k ro ,,.. kt ual _5 Per cent.)Per . ....g l uull arid Oxford c tin, calls duly hiker witha guar. .. 16_ 1)0 . Without a guar. am.. teag.• WolverhP -3 and paranPDudley or with calls gglY aid, tee k 4; Witlaoul, a g uar , Le, WolverhamP ••.• 16:141I tu e ur Valley ebeati;led, Lanetts., and J . aM Erte"r" ir 4141 •• • 0 •1. Prefe rence • • ch,,,,ydesdale June. • • - . 4 .er and e Ilolhead • • he, y r . oi itrence .ereneey .• D° Class 6 per a. hp 24 de t e. Gov.i:oanp,e4rpert.inct.. 1 i4Lond. and Portsm. and Belfast Junct. 4,-all! laid Enniskillen .„'ll l 4ll (251. L. & and 8 I . !_x 121.) I)° ' (at 410".) • • b4llt. PrefeB;)enct per M) 7 tak -u t e . (74 175.) pr' 71) ct . c. Pref. .Pref. ho.rigtoetinties „ 7 1 z i . o. n., 5 per cent., o• t ko. ,N o• 2 • • •• • • • per Pr eference, • 6 l ' bom tent. 6 rth. O l and East. Dder 0• per cent •• , 11 ,5 110 14 class Do, • shares • • . 4. do. do. • • o io. d u o : , & C shares, te st Per ZrtiP' guaran. j,),,,ltneasbire :: • • teW quarters • • (• 14:.111.8. cent. pref. 444 an•nr, rtares.. • • ereo o L uxhire, gua. 6 ,44istsn„,. •• •• 441 s and Glasgow ei ll . l , and Dundee tut:" Icrport ku,• r euril, & Dorch.i tile-si:wiuld Exmouth •• I aad South- West, eons ,lidated' & C. stock 61.4ttter &Dean Forest h0.,-,4:!rtheru 1) 0 s Z, l _f_efl A, deferre▪ d „Do: ' w ea.l3, 6 per ct. l Ureu Per cent. pref. • • it„ Sout hern and hosg`ctn• Irel and ' • • Or *NhtuDoa Oast No ' ei England . 1 . 72. Ore a i 4 !re 15/,, „ • •• ~.."estern • 6 ~ • qavr, 17/• h„,aad Sea, •• half eh ar ea • • • • quertersttre; /3,,' 4 !.a.r and Carlisle • • suds • • •• • • -- 4 ' and Preston I*e e and las . YorXsiure, .U r ter shares I r. 20/, • *, tuitranteed 6 -4 ' cent D D . i tui • •. 44b0. es(tlt(i & Shetr., : akl BradfnogrTni°.u• Thirsk 1)0.r.t; e f 11 et b o : V , .NO. 1 P et., „e • 6 Pet No. 3 ' ...e l . qv,g 0 18 . 44 1%1 • Cr osby, and g.„„ nort 1.004(,1 El•aekwall song 'lrighton, and to g Coast lat ar te, ed. 5 per ct., DOllO. 'teYdon thirds.. ' Preference, 5 p ct. •••••..! I:reference. euitY. 5 I):,ente_eue.• 1852 .. per te'Tnfur.ranteed, 6 .4uP.°ll and Greenwich••• 1.071. Preference o c : a end 11. Western b0..... ° • ',el, quarters be s teaa n . 111. &11(• c) /10 .- and S . - Western . tio new 50/. I^ .lo * n ew 40/, " ••. tolki• aele preferen•ce• • • 11 0 '1Ule trY & Coleraine L ow • half shares • • 4t4uft• auiu*. 4 Per ct. 1,0 1 , 140.. c . i. 6 per and • • _ u ue 'TY and Ennis share • • • • .. s • • .. kAtai- k'elt 4r, futon and aa r ,,, • • Lui-gooeln'turmil Sheffield, Si b u• quat. " "l bO, n ew; It r i . No. 1 ••i bManchDere:r4eidet • Union •• °. -on • • • • • •• I solki b o. tad pref c, Shar t b ea .. • Dtrtai ors ng Derby' I~Bl.nol. 6 tristol tip s n• ng t , Per eent. l D l3° . do Gic'uces.l 1,-)oErewash 'val. pref.! 0. & Swanning; 'Per -cent. guar. •• 1 Gt.. West. (Ire. r ), 6 i'4et.Co't.attA ar IS'evidastleenamq caritsle•▪ • liDo, quarter shares .. ••ewrearket • • •• ,Do. extension scrip • • ewport, Abergavenny,, valid llereford .. ZeWry & Enniskillen I " e vry, Warrenpoiut, kilt Itostrevor • • • • • • 111 °. s r • • ' u. New 201. , shareil •• ! ,I,'o..Extension • • 6 1 1ar. SN I per cent. Waveney Valley.. 4rtheret Counties Union orth • • !reference .• " Ir?ttil%taffordshire • I 044,til:Western • ' • : Worcester and AVpot(i)vn rhanapton • • ._ and. NVyre • • 4-1. halve' (A) • ;, 4114 ,,, 8. Guildford, and 11074,Xatt.. , „ 11.411°P, unelllltchin fkotti llePreth Exten... .sh Central 'ttullt 1444 • • • g new ... • .. %A l A:1 v. f irming. fo. 4-Nu '•• • • e.BhlewN, up, •• '• •• t, Guarantee.. Ifereford titik.'urY Utld Chester Uhl) ,• 1 - ) • halfes •.o 0!„ • • • • • ;`vestry .• • • tw • •• • • • • ~13*r cent. Pref. . !Ure nion •• 1,, 9 •!.!ev0 n Ci • _rteferenee • • owl'ul! affordshire • • 1.4 -s .4ste rx , /3 0im;1 4° ,,.,• 4 14 Per cent... .ea„ 'ol'4ll. and River 1 11, 0. , • 11 (.1 ) ! 1 °, t ll . an.d G Goole, 8 1 :ar.5 p en' 130.0,;,.'40. South Div. • ttoi 7 4 84 her, &c. T hau k ,.." '11! Zaten LoUg sion • Dock alld i oc ttl4)111•• • • • • Zkte . 'l and Rilkenn • arld Limerick' Fe ar yiublin 1%4 Wea. Wick _ •, Ilins,o.gtlt:4lle7. 6 Per c en t . ) eci ~_(10. do. .. '+o. do. .. , •• kt,„Zliw a n ilkto,;;Ten and Furness t•ailteli, and S. Y o n g tt. 'l 4 l l • • • • • • e rect, & Wes ' ,WleOlve.astle, & Der -4:1116 4 , Ii o„'' ' 1 .I,Tevi;astie bitt° % % 164 " ••• Do t I?rer...-• Purchase bo :nce .• '• " to.,killtlePuel• Dock La 414 er e W 111 Midland rence kagi oa . 11 4 `talia n o ( late Ita• ialohe'_Lastrl4n) T e tra). 07.. F r aniens .. Et 4 dce (or_ I )47t eb rar e ierzon) 41 C 4 1. 1 ! 4 e1114 . •- t ,bo;"Qlan `4,t/nA:ll°. ojitto--,,an Peninsula:. ?4 1 ,41, _ rg ditt o • v e3,, 4 a 14 Sambre . k ui tto - Ist ° ttt 444 Valentia o r rth e , Lie ge pa 4 4 4 1 1 Of Prance 114 ' 44 ti ed , B ordeaux 41 8 Orlea , 4 na 11-1 1:1, 41 airr " 1tr1ttpt5,r)::4,014411_473:11.: Togaittld Ende4liaesle pthri4). , 4, antes u urbise, - i‘act Ilass It Lan 1. 451 e rs e 4 4 _ Ittilt,r,klu2Cp pmt a • ...... No r ti; America.. o ot LonQpn.. 14.54N41P-13t°et: tettattiater 4-rolitur.l4 Eht. 1140, liVflar"ril' r.ttotrit flatibl.. ,4.4..J..141 '44',4\°41,4tra4 ttbi or , 8 • m Of 14444 . .09..00 Busin done to -day. ili % 11 -13 514 —6% 8 % 14 1 dis. 13% 14 1 4 3% 3% dls. 12 —l4 10 -12 34 3 dls, 21 —21 y, - 23 - 23% 33¢ 3 die. .. •• 9 7 Cs. a 334 4 - 6 15 -16 41 -40% 19 -20 8 .-- B}i 42% - 43% 17U - 17% 7% —7M Ws, 3% —3% die. 15 —l6 3% 4 23 1 ,4 23% 1% —l% die, 1 -2U 731-8 15% - 15% 5 1 ,4 —4% dlr. / 1 pm. 11% 12 54 34 pm. par pm. % -1 1%-2 7 —7% 14% 14% 4% —4% dlz. 31 —33 WA 24% 6% —6% dls, 9% 10 2% —2% •• --- •• 10% lOU dln, .. .•-• •• 1% ,-- 1X 1 K BANKS. 27% -28% 42% - 42% 25 - 25( 18% -1838 27% - 27% 42 -43 a4h; 12 -13 ..14 13 14 0 100 1734 178 6 8 6 13 41 6 13 41 2% 1 1 0 8 1 61 2% 100 11 13 473 100 23% 11% 15 11 6 3 100 12 15 4 20 100 100 42% 4 2 29 16 0 100 47% 2 12 0 13 5 31 9 12 FOREIGN. 6 13 4j 20 I JOINT STI 10 2% MINES. Nominal Irices Anglo-Mexican is. 51. p.) Asturian • • .. • • • • .• • • • • Austral'an • ... •••• • • .. Barossa Range .• ••.. • Blaenarvon Iron and Coal Bolanos scrip ........ • • British In n.. • • .. • • • ... Brazilian Imp. (is. 51. p.) Do. Cocaes and CuLtba .Do. St. John del Rey.. Cobra Copier • • .... .• • Copiapo..... • • .... • • • General.. ....... Real Del Monte, I.Threg. Do. Black Debentures. Do. Red Debentures .., Santiago de Cuba Tin Croft .. • • • • • 3 - 3q - 3 7 i 14 , % - 16 32% - 33 51 /Z - 5 - 13% M I/8 - 9?-4 10%-11 United Mexican— •• ••••.28 2 8% -6? y Canada Gen. Steam Navigation Penin. & Oriental Steam Royal ail Steam .. •• .. MISCELLANEOUS. 32}, 41 3 4 42% 14 26!,, , , 27 50 79 2 83 60 66 , A, 68 he errors of the Official Lists.] We] cannot be answe , ralle for -------- MONEY and efeersilltialiClAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at iverpool yesterday were estimated at 6,000 bales, of Which 700 Surat were taken on specutstion. The market closed very firm.—ln Railway Shares a good business was done at full prices. The progress of the public sales of Colonial Wool has been noticed under this head, and the result being of considerable interest we now give it according to the version of Messrs. Daniel Hazard and Son. " These sales, commenced with the largest attendance of buyers ever known; among those from the Continent there were the usual number from France and Belgium, but not so many from Germany. The prices paid on the first day indicated an advance of about Id. per lb. over the former sales, which ended 20th Septem ber; as the sales continued the same spirit, and even firmer prices, have been maintained. The quantity of Cape of Good Hope Wool was unusually large iti proportion to those from the other colonies, which may recount for their not realizing quite so large a proportion of the advance as the latter, which may be con,idered full Id. to lid. per lb. From the active operations going on in the manufacturing dis tricts, consuming all description of wool almost as fast as it is imported, very short stocks of any kind are suffered to remain in first hands, conse quently this continuous demand at once accounts for the steadily increasing prices which have been going on for now some months past; and to all appearance our prospects of a good trade for some time to come are favourable to the confident expectation of present prices being fully maintained in the coming year." The private letters from the Continent are still of an encouraging nature, and there seems scarcely any latent apprehension even of a war. The most annoy ing cir cumstance now is the indispensable payment of the heavy damages, and that this will sorely press upon the re sources of the different Governments is well understood. As to the extraordinary outlay being met by the current income, such a desirable consummation is by no means anticipated, but of the various countries that have been exhausting their present means, Prussia undoubtedly stands the best chance of speedily righting herse'f, and from the smallness of its debt, and the economy of its financial administra tion, would experience very little difficulty in obtaining upon satisfactory terms a loan to any reasonable amount. It is on account of the certainty of loans being contracted or attempted, that we place less reliance in the prospect of money being cheapened than we otherwise should do. The abundant supplies of gold and silver from America will do something to furnish additional means, but when Governments borrow they require speedy payment, and capitalists find it easy and profitable to enhance for a time the market value of cash. That the mere borrow ing money by Government acts for any length of time upon discounts, &c., may be disputed, and with the counteraction of the increased gold production in California the effect would even be more limited, but any one who approaches the subject impartially must be sensible that the relative value of the precious metals is undergoing a change of which we can scarcely esti mate the issue. The idea that gold is not depreciated by enhanced production is so untenable that it is sur prising such should be entertained, but that there are parties who, in the early Map of the Cali fornian discoveries, were strenuous in denying that any material influeace would be felt, is known to every reader of the daily press. We have seen already what has been done by Holland and Bel gium in calling in the gold coinage, and are not sur prised to bear now of the French Government contem plating a similar measure. Wherever silver is the legal tender it is evident that all possible exertion will be used to increase its volume by sending gold to other countries for its purchase, and how England is to con tinue paying a higher price for gold than it is really worth, in the face, too, of a probable continued decline, is matter for grave reflection. The quotations on the Frankfort Bourse, en the 7th inst., were 73,; to 74 for Austrian Metallics, and 33 11-16 to 15-16 for Spanish Three per Cents. The English Stock Market has been very buoyant, and the quotations are up * to - 4 1 - per cent. again. The very sanguine hopes entertained that the conferences about to commence in Germany will go off satisfactorily, and that, in fact, the most dif ficult questions have already been adjusted, inspires the hope that there will be really very little to settle. Consols have been quoted 97j- to 98,i for Transfer, and 981 to for Account. Exchequer- bills have been 64s to 675. premium. Bank Stock is 6rm, at 2121 to 213-f. The Foreign Securities are not active, with the ex • eeption of Mexican, in which there have been various dealings at 3211., being firm prices. Brazil Stock has been marked 86. Portuguese Four per Cents. bare been 34i; and Spanish Three per Cents. 39k. Railway Shares are again brisk, and still advancing. QUARTER TO THREE: - - 98 98* ... 08 98* BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. From the Official List.) Consols ... •• Ditto Accouut ... Bank Stock 213 1 , 212 1 / 2 3 per Cent. Reduced Antniitie:...... 9 7 1 / 2% 8 per Cont. Consols Arms New - 3 1 A per Cent. Ann. Long Annuities. Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 7:1,4 7 13-16 D 0.30 Years, Expire Oct. 10,1859 — Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 8 1-16 India Stock — Do. Bona's, 1000/ B2 p Ditto under I.ooo' South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities 96X ronsols for Account 9B 97% 98% E Kchequer Bills. 1 1 / 2 d. 2d. March. June. 1,000/. 5001.......... - 67 p Small PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds. 5 per Cent. B 6 l /2 11 ,xican 80n4,1846,5 per Cent., Coupons Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 4 ner Cent. Russian Bonds. 1822, 5 per Cent — Ditto 4 1 -A, per Cent. 97 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent,l840 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2 1 % per Cent., 12 Guild Ditto 4 CeNt. Certificates LLOYD'S SHIPPII'i G.—( THIS DAY.) LONDON, DEC. io.—Wind at noon S.S.E., light airs and fog. GLOUCESTER.—Aird. Prince of Wales, Quebec. NEWPORT.—S I d. A herfoy lc, Panama; Belmont, City Point; Madonna, and Thomas,.St. Thomas; Rose, Care de Vcrds. HOLYHEAD DEC. 9.—Wind S.E.—Sld. Jane, Port-au- Prince. HULL, DEC. 9.—Calm.—Arrd. Tamaroc, Charleston. CRONSTADT, Nov. 29.—The Gulf is open seaward from Cronslot Fort as far as can he seen ' most of the ice being packed along the shore of the island. YARMOUTH, DEC. 9.—Arrd. Borderer, Quebec. SUNDERLAND —Sid. Syiphide, Aden. OFF THE NEEDLES.—Hurcules, Honduras. PLYMOUTH. DEC. 9.—Wind E.—Arrd. King Wil liam, Aveiy, Madras. PILL, DEC. 9.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. Henry, Richi bucto. Sid. Josiah, Sumatra. PENZANCE, DEC. 9.—The Flevo, Batavia to Amster dam, has arrived off with loss of cutwater, &c., from contact with a Swedish brig off Stockholm on the Ist inst„ the latter disappeared in about five minutes after coming in contact. AYR, DEC. B.—The Providence, of and from Belfast, was on Brest Rock north of Gervan yesterday morning, but was assisted off and got in here last night with very little damage. DEAL, DEC. 9.—Wind E.—Arrd. from the River and sld. Osceola, Adelaide, South Australia • Tinto, Bom bay ; Eleanor, Mauritius; Brutus, New Australia; LIVERPt,OL, DEC. 9.—Wind S.S.E —Arrd. Matilda, Calcutta; Thomas Fielden, ditto; Bella Manna, ditto; Kerr, Mauritius, aid. 2d October; Margaret, Charleston; Gleaner, Wilmington. Sid. Mariner, Sierra Leone; Irene, Brazils; Savage, Antigua; Windsor Castle, New Orleans; Duncan, Calcutta; Lady Gough, Panama; Geneveeve, Bahia; Lancashire Lass, Broronwelle; Ex celsior, New York. Off port, Goliab, Bombay; John Moore, ditto; Volant, Honduras; Eli Whitney, Sa vannah; Yorkshire New York. W ARK WORTH, DEC. 9.—The Ariel schooner, of New castle, Dunkirk: to Leith, is on shore on Bondicar Rocks, yesterday bilged and filled, part of cargo laaded in a damaged state, and remainder expected to be dis charged to-morrow should the weather permit. REDCAR, DEC. 9.—The Fearnot, of Boston, Maldon, to Middlesborough, is on shore on the Beach. CROMER, DEC. 9.—The Clio, of and from Stccktcn for London, got on shore at Sheriegham this morning, but was assisted off, and proceeded, although rather leaky. WELLS, DEC. 9.—The Repiey, of Sunderland, went ashore yesterday morning in very thick weather, to the westward of the harbour, but was assisted off and pro ceeded. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) meor mem SMITEFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 2! 12s to 3/ 17s; Clover, 3/ 3s to 4/ Os ; and Straw, 11 Os to 1/ 53 per load. A moderate supply, and a dull trade. ell*Eittifip. — 1 Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 3/ 15s ; CloVer, 3/' tO 410 s; and Straw, 1/ 36 to 1/ 7s per load. Spit;ly,,litiiited, and trade firm. lIITECIIAP L. Meadow' 'thy, 2/ 13s to Si 13e; to 4145; aid Straw, 1/ i s to 115 s per load TittdeAliill, tit . ' the above Atietittious. • 6 9 10% 11 x.d. 4X % 19 14 11% 16 15% 16',4% 5% 10% 11 12% 75 74% 75 551 56 5514% 12g, I 4% % 86 85% BGU 12034 ( 31, 20 16 74 75% 34 474 i 7X 8 16 16M % 6 dia. 5% dia. 3 3% 12% % 21% % 21% % 23N % 8% 1 13 0 13 5 21} PAPAL AGGRESSION. PRESENTATION OF THE CITY ADDRESSES to her MAJEST Y AT WINDSOR.—(THIS DAY.) The Lord Mayor and officers of the Corporation assembled at Guildhall at half-past eight o'clock, and proceeded from thence, at nine o'clock, to the Great Western Railway station, Paddington, which they left for Slough punctually at ten o'clock. On the members of the Corporation arriving at Slough they drew lots for the carriages waiting there to convey them to and from Windsor. The procession having been formed, proceeded in due order to Windsor, arriving there by a quarter before twelve o'clock. The procession from Slough to 'Windsor was formed in the following order:— Police-constables on foot, four abreast. The Commissioner of Police. Lord Mayor's footmen in state liveries. Officers of the Lord Mayor's household in carriages. Senior City M irshal on horseback. The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor in his carriage drawn by six horses. attended by the Sword Bearer, Common Crier, and Chaplain. his Lordship's Beadle on foot, in his gown, bearing his mace. Tho Aldermen past the chair in their carriages, each attended by his Beadle on foot, in his gown, bear- _ ing his mace. The Recorder in his carriage. The Aldermen below the chair in their carriages, each attended by his Beadle as above. The Sheriffs in their state carriages, accompanied by their Chaplains. The principal officers in their carriages. The junior City Marshal on horseback. The Mover and Seconder of the Address in their carriage. The other members of the Corporation in their carriages Police-constables on foot, four abreast. The procession was flanked by mounted police. The Great Western Railway Company placed at the disposal of the Corporation the railway carriage hitherto used by her Majesty, a new one having been provided to suit the Queen's comforts on her railway travels, as far as the Great Western is concerned. The company took down 70 private carriages and 200 horses for the accommodation of those who went by the special train. A large body of the City police were in attendance along the route from the Guildhall to the Paddington station, and a still larger body were in waiting for the civic procession, at Slough, to conduct them to Windsor. After the presentation of addresses the Queen commanded an elegant luncheon to be provided for the gentlemen composing the various deputations, which took place at half-past two o'clock, in the Waterloo Chamber. Preparations had been made for the entertainment of between 200 and 300 persons. The following is the address agreed to at the pub lic meeting held at the Guildhall on the 25th ult., and which was presented to her Majesty this morn. ing "TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. " May it please your Majesty —Wn, the undersigned, merchants, bankers, traders, and other citizens of Lon don, desire humbly to approach your Majesty with the assurance of our sincere and unabated loyalty towards your Royal throne and person. " We have seen with surprise and indignation the proceeding recently taken by the Bishop of Rome for establishing ecclesiastical dioceses in this kingdom, and appointing archbishops and bishops to preside over the same. "We regard this proceeding as ap invasion of the royal prerogative, an attack on the Constitution of this free country, and an attempt at internal interference therein wholly inconsistent with our national independ ence. "We humbly believe, and we acknowledge with de vout thankfulness, that the great advancement made by this nation during the last three centuries in all the ele ments of national strength is, under God's blessing, owing to the deliverance of this country from the baneful influ ence of foreign ecclesiastic domination, and the evils of a divided'allegiance. " We also feel it our bounden duty humbly to repre sent to your Majesty that we view with indignation and alarm the extensive promulgation and introduction of Romish principles and practices into the service of the Established Church by many of the clergymen of this and other dioceses, and to express cur belief that not only has great encouragement been thereby given to this aggression upon your Majesty's prerogative, but that equal danger to the Protestant faith is to be apprehended from unfaithful teaching within the Church as from open hostility from without. " We pray God to bless your Majesty in all things, and so to endue your Majesty's councillors with grace, wisdom, and understanding, that the interests of pure and undefiled religion may erer be upheld in this land, as the only true safeguard of the Crown and of the people. " We believe the present proceedings of the Roman Pontiff to be dictated by a desire gradually to restore that foreign domination, our deliverance from which has been sealed by the blood of the martyrs of the Re formation. " We, therefore, earnestly pray your Majesty to take such measures on this occasion as may effectively uphold the Ro) al authority, vindicate the independence of the State, and repel all attempts, direct or indirect, to in vade that article of the British Constitution, which de clares,—' That no foreign prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate, hath, or ought to have, any jurisdiction, power, superiority, pre-eminence, or authbrity, ecclesi astical or spiritual, within this realm.' " 1 47, ttrO Tibttton HER MAJESTY'S ANSWER TO THE CITY ADDRESSES. [We are indebted to the Morning Post for an early copy of her Majesty's answer, it having arrived before our own] : The journey from Slough to Windsor Castle was per formed in rather less than an hour, and the procession entered the Castle Yard at a quarter-past 12 o'clock. The carriages set down at the grand entrance, from whence the company were conducted by the Master of the Ceremonies up to the grand staircase, which was lined with Yeomen of the Guard. The Lord Mayor and Corporation then passed through the suite of apart ments leading to the Throne Room, in which his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and all the Great Officers of State were awaiting the arrieal of the deputation. The various rooms and corridors were lined by the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at• Arms, under the command of Lord Foley. Her Majesty having taken her seat upon the throne, the Court of Aldermen of the City of London, headed by the Lord Mayor, and attended by the Recorder, the Town Clerk, and various other civic officials, were in troduced. The Lord Mayor, advancing to the foot of the throne, then had the honour of p resen t in g to her Majesty the Address agreed to by the Cuurt of Aldermen, which The Right lion. the Recorder read as follows: " To THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. " Most Gracious Sovereign, _ _ "We your Majesty's loyal and dutiful subjects, the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the city of London: hum bly approach your Majesty on no ordinary occasion. "Deeply grateful to Almighty :God for his many blessings bestowed upon this highly-favoured nation, we acknowledge amongst the chief, the restoration of the Protestant faith by the Reformation and the national vindication of those great principles of Civil and Reli gious Libhrty, for the defence and maintenance of which your illustrious House was called to the Throne of these realms. " We learn, with feelings of surprise and indignation, that the Bishop of Rumo has recently issued a bull, vt hereby ho not only presumes to partition this country into pretended dioceses of the Church of Rome, but at the same time assumes the right of appointing Arch bishops and Bishops of such sees, and conferring upon them territorial titles arid ecclesiastical jurisdiction, all which we deem to be inconsistent with the principles of our Constitution in Church and State, and invasion of your Majesty's royal supremacy, an audacious usurpa tion of your Majesty's prerogative of alone bestowing titles of honour, and a grievous insult to this Protestant nation. For remedy whereof we earnestly . entreat that your Majesty will direct such measures to be - taken as in your rvial wisdom ;hail o6NA:expidieut, Assuring your 14§- jesty that you may ever confidently rely on the affec tionate and cordial support of a loyal, united, and reli gious people. "We further humbly acquaint your Majesty that xe view with feelings of anxiety and alarm, the introduction of late years of Romish principles and practices, and the unauthorized revival of many obsolete forms of the worship and minis tration of our own Reformed National Church by some clergymen in this and other dioceses, and humbly express our firm conviction that great encou ragement has been thereby given to that act of usurpa tion and aggression egainst which we now protest, while it is our belief that greater danger to the Protestant Church is to be apprehended from unfaithful teaching than from open hostility. " We pray that it may please Him by whom Kings reign and Princes decree judgment, long to preserve your Majesty to be the Defender of the Faith against every assault from without, and every desertion from within, and that under your Majesty's gentle and benig nant sway, Peace and Happiness, Truth and Justice, Religion and Piety, may he established in these realms. Her Majesty listened with marked attention while the document was being read, and appeared to express her approval of the sentiments it enunciated by a gentle inclination of the head as the Recorder proceeded. The reading of the document having been completed the Lord Mayor again advanced and presented the Ad dress to her Majesty, who handed it to the Home Se cretary. Her Majesty then, in a firm yet musical voice, delivered the following emphatic reply:— " My Lord Mayor and Gentlemen, " I receive with much satisfaction your loyal and of address. "I heartily concur with-you in your grateful acknow ledgment of the many blessings conferred upon this favoured nation, and in your attachment to the Protes tant faith, and to the great principles of civil and reli gious liberty in defence of which the city of London has ever bees conspicuous. " That faith and those principles are so justly dear to the people of this country, that I confidently rely on their cordial support in upholding and maintaining them, against any danger with which they may be threatened, from whatever quarter it may proceed." Sir Peter Laurie, the mover, and Mr. Alderman Fare brother, the seconder of the address, were then intro duced to her Majesty by the Lord Mayor, after which the deputation retired from the Royal presence. __The deputation from the Court and Common Council, headed by Mr. John Wood and Mr. W. Blake were next introduced, and the former gentleman having pre sented the Address from this body to the Queen upo n the Throne, Her Majesty replied as follows : " Gentlemen, "I sincerely thank you for your renewed assurances of unaltered attachment to my person and throne, and to the Constitution of this country. " Your tried and consistent advocacy of the equal en joyment of civil rights by all classes of your fellow subjects, entitle the expression of your sentiments on the present occasion to peculiar consideration. " You may be assured of my earnest desire, and firm determination, under God's blessing, to maintain unim paired the religious liberty which is justly prized by the people of this country, and to uphold, as its surest safeguard, the pure and spiritual worship of the Pro testant Faith, which has long been happily established in this land." The Court of Lieutenacy of the City of London were next introduced; and having presented their address, her Majesty acknowledged the same in a very gracious manner. The Universities of Oxford and Cambridge followed with their respective addresses, and it was after two o'clock before the ceremony of presentation had concluded. _ _ The Queen was generally remarked to be looking exceedingly well. Her Majesty was attended by the Viscountess Canning. Nothing could have been more admirably managed than the whole arrangement for the presentition. Not the slightest interruption or delay occurred, and on who ever the management devolved, it is impossible to give them too much credit for the eqxcellent manner in which their duties were performed. Mr. Inspector Field, with Sergeants ,Thornton and Whither of the Detective Force, were in attendanc at the Castle, in addition to the ordinary Royal police-officers under Inspector Howie. A Guard of Honour, composed of a company of the Coldstream Guards, under Colonel Clitheroe, with the band and colour, were motioned in the quadrangle of the Castle. during the arrival of the deputation. THE DUKE OF NORFOLK ON PAPAL AGGRESSION. We have just received a copy of the second edition of Mr. Parton Cooper's pamphlet on the late edict of the Ccurt of Rome, containing a copy of a letter written by his Grace the Duke of Norfolk to Lord Beaumont, and of which the importance at the pre sent moment can hardly be exaggerated, as indicating the opinions of the Premier Peer of England and of the Roman Catholic aristocracy of this counlry. The letter is as follows : " Arundel Castle, Nov. 28,1850. "My dear Lord—l so entirely coincide with the opi nion of your letter to Lord Zetland, that I must write to you to express my agreement with you. " I should think that many must feel as we do, that ultromontano opinions are totally incompatible with allegiance to our Sovereign and with our Constitution. " I remain, my dear Lord, faithfully yours, ": NORFOLK." THE SEA GULL. - (From the Lady's Newspaper.) He holdeth not the proud dominion Of all air's wide arras• ; He bath no eagle's powerful pinion, Nor skylark's thrilling lay. His snowy wing may not compare With the peacock's varied plumes, Yet who would change his power to range Where the rolling ocean booms. He wings his way midst the dashing spray, As the wind careering free; Fearlessly sweeping where waves are leaping, The wild Bird of the Sea! His home is in no elm or willow, Nor grove by zephyrs fanned; But the lone rock where breaks the billow In fury on the strand. He heedeth not the lightning's flash, Nor thunders moaning near; Nor mad commotion in the mighty ocean, Nor shipwreck wakes his fear. Proudly he glides o'er the swelling tides, With wing of liberty-- But little caring forban's despairing, The wild Bird of the Sea ! He sees the wonders of the waves In every changing form ; The raging hurricane he braves, Nor heeds the bursting storm. Hail to him ! hail the symbol he Of a high and daring mind ; In self-reliance and proud defiance, He mounts the wayward wind. Safe be thy roaming o'er billows foaming, Secure thy rock-home be, Where storms are sounding and waves rebounding, Sweep wild Bird of the Sea I FLOREMMA. DISTRESSING AND MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE AT BATH. —A suicide of a most distressing and determined character took place in this city yesterday morning by a young man, who gave his name Thomas Ware, at the Devonshire Arms. Having dined and taken tea with the family, be went to bed at eleven, desiring to be called about nine o'clock next morning, as he wished to leave for Bristol. The landlady, however, on going up stairs at that time, an d h aving shook the door, and called out several times to the deceased without getting any reply, had the door burst open, when on entering the room she found him dead, lying flat on his back, his head under a table, his right hand near his necker chief, and his left hand placed on his left breast, covering a wound which was afterwards found to have been made by a bullet which had passed through his heart. The room was covered with blood, and a duelling pistol was found near the unfortunate man's left hand, also covered with blood. Two soldiers who had slept in the next room—only a f ew f ee t apart from the deceased, declare they never heard any report of a pistol or other sound to arouse their suspicions. The deceased appeared in excellent spirits throughout the pre vious day, and gave his address as Mr. T. Ware 33, Stokes Croft, Bristol, observing that be was in partnership with Mr. , Davis, watchmaker, Bristol, In the course of conversation he said that he had made an appointment to attend a ball in this city yesterday (Monday). Ile was well dressed, and appeared about 26 years of age. The Earl and Countess of Ripon and Viscount Goderich have arrived at their seat in Yorkshire, from Nor ton-park, Lincolnshire. A large party of titled and distinguished persons have been on a visit during the last week to Sir Clifford Constable, Bart., at Burton Constable, Yorkshire, amongst whom were George Hudson, Eeq., M.P., Mrs. Hudson, and family—Newcastle Journal. CASUALTY ON TEE MERSEY.—On Saturday last a fisherman named Hughes, who had been in Liverpool during the day, and partaken too freely of drink, attempted to cross the river alone in the boat, though urgently remonstrated with by other boatmen. Nothing since has been heard of him, and it is feared he has been :drowned. His boat was found on Sunday,' near Formby. He has left a widow awl him children. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GEAA'ND NATIONAL CONCERTS. The production last evening of :elections from Mr. Howard Glover's opera of Hero and Leander is a fresh proof of the determination on the part of the directors to redeem to the utmost the pledge they gave in their programme, that they would endeavour to raise the standard of musical taste in this country by giving compositions of a high order, and that they would encourage the English composers by the performance of their works in the most complete and efficient manner. The selections consisted of an overture, songs, cho russer, &c., but there was no attempt at any deve lopment of a plot as there was in Mr. Macfarren's Sereneta. The overture is a massive composition of much merit; the general expression is one of melan choly, and it se e m s a d m i ra bl y adapted as an introduc tion to a story so sad as that of Hero and Leander. Then follows the opening chorus, " What Sorrow has thy Soul oppressed," to which succeeds a roman za " Star of the Morning," cleverly rendered by Mrs. Alexander Newton. Mr. Sims Reeves (who was evidently labouring under cold and hoarseness, and who was unable to sing during the latter part of the performance), then gave a song, "My fate is in my Hero's eyes." It is a very sweet composition, and was given with much taste and feeling by Mr. Sims Reeves ; but it was evident that the effort had com pletely exhausted him, and in a subsequent part of the evening Mr. Balfe had to apologise for the omission of various songs which had been assigned to Mr. Sims Reeves. Miss Poole sung a very pretty Romania, "A wild disorder," and and elicited rap urous applause. The great solo of the opera is the ballad which followed this, " The strain I heard in happier days." It is one of the most beautifully simple ballad compositions ever heard, it is thoroughly English in its melody and in its treatment, and was sung by Mdlle. Angri with infinite grace and taste, and with that simplicity of style which is the great charm of English ballad-singing. Miss Stephens, in her best days, never surpassed Angri in true English expression ; there is a horn obligato which was excellently performed by M. Steglich, and the ballad was, it is needless to add, rapturously encored. The gem of the opera, however, is an unaccompanied quartette, " The fated hour," sung by Miss Poole, Mrs. A. Newton, Mr. Frank Bodda, and Mr. Sims Reeves ; this also is thoroughly English in its style and treatment, the voices har monized beautifully, and it also was encored. This ex quisite composition will, we have no doubt, become a permanent favourite with all practisers of part-singing, and will take its place as a classical composition in the repertoire of all glee and madrigal clubs. The grand finale, " His death alone," is an elaborate com position ; the soprano and bass solos were ad mirably rendered by Mrs. Alexander Newton and Mr. F. Bodda, the scoring was full and complete, and the whole composition, which is of a very high order, re ceived ample justice at the hands of the chorus and orchestra. The second part commenced with Beeth oven's symphony in B flat, which was rendered with all that care and conscientiousness which has so dis tinguished the performance of classical music at these concerts ; the conducting of this symphony by Balfe was beyond all praise. We had also a selection for the first time from Balfe's opera, The Siege of Ro chelle, a well-deserved compliment to the musical director. These selections were admirably rendered by the orchestra. The Grand Quadrille of All Na tions concluded the performance. The concert was very well attended. HAYMARKET THEATRE. King John has always been esteemed - one of Mr. Macready's finest parts. He played it last night in his most effective manner, exhibiting the meannesses, vacillations, and infirmities of mind which go to make up this ably drawn historical portrait with his usual discriminative variety. This personation is too well known to need any panegyric now. No actor has ever delineated the shifting and petulant wilfulness of the king with a greater warmth of colour than Mr.Ma cready; for no one has addressed himself so immediately to the development of its minutest shades and con trasts. His delivery of the speech to Hubert when he concerts the murder of Arthur is a superb passage of acting—an exquisite portrayal of the moral turpi tude which characterises the monarch, and the de 'liberate and specious cunning with which he com passes the death of the prince. The whole of this scene is full of subtle beauties; and the deadly artfulness of his appeal, his eager, quivering look, as he watches the working of his half-indicated wishes, and his relaxation into a sort of hysterical merriment when the rugged chamberlain with measured emphasis yields an assent, is replete with significance and purport. This and the closing scene—one of the most painful illustrations of phy sical agony we know of—have hitherto been the most prominent features of the performance, and last night Mr. Macready exerted himself to paint them as deeply and as vividly as he did twenty years ago. But the great incident of the evening was the celebrated interview with the legate from the Pope. The frequency with which the memorable defiance of the Papal mandate has been quoted of late, and the concurrent spirit of Protestant repudiation in which the public receive it, promised an excitement of no common kind. The nsoment the red hat of the cardinal was perceived a howl of execration ran through the house, but he was enabled to get through his open ing speech in tolerable quiet. Nothing, however, could exceed the vehemence with which the fiery rejoinder of the King was echoed by the audi ence, though unfortunately the great point of the passage was drowned in the hurricane of accla mations which the irritability of the audience would no longer suffer them to* withhold. It is needless to say that the antipathy of the spectators was not concealed whenever the legate showed his face. The tragedy has seldom been better cast as a whole. Mrs. Warner has always been an emphatic and impassioned Constance, and she delineated the grief of the unhappy mother of Arthur with telling force. The male personages were well supported. Mr. Davenport's Falconbridge, though wanting in the grace and nobility which belonged to Charles Kern ble's personation, was nevertheless manly and chivalric, and the Hubert of Mr. Cooper was intelligent and im pressive. At the fall of the curtain Mr. Macready was called for, and also Mr. Davenport. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, Disc. 9. The Queen and his Royal Highness the Prince Albert, with their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, attended by Viscountess Canning(Lady in Waiting), Lord Elphinstone (Lord in Waiting), Colonel Honourable Charles Grey and Colonel Bouverie, Equerries in Waiting, went to London this morning at twenty minutes past ten o'clock. Her Majesty, his Royal Highness, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred and suite, travelled by a special train on the Great Western Railway, and re turned to the Castle at two o'clock. The Earl and Countess of Bessborough and Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood are expected to arrive at the Castle to-day on a visit to the queen and the Prince. The Royal Dinner Circle this evening will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth, the Earl and Countess of Bessborougb, and Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood. Her Majesty's private band will attend in the Castle this afternoon ofter dinner. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, arrived at the Smithfield Cattle-show, in King-street, Portm an-square, at a quarter past eleven o'clock yesterday morning, at tended by the Viscountess Canning, Lord Elphinstone, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, and Colonel Bouverie. Her Majesty inspected the Exhibition, and afterwards proceeded to Buckingham Palace, where her Majesty and the royal party arrived at twenty-five minutes past twelve o'clock. At five minutes past one o'clock the Queen and the Prince, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, left Buckingham Palace for the Paddington terminus of the Great Western Railway, attended by the royal suite, and returned to Windsor Castle. The Rev. Sydney Turner and Mr. William Glad stone, from the Philanthropic Society for the Refor mation of Juvenile Offenders, had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-office. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue, and Mr. Pressly, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official residence in Downing-street. Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Co lonial-office for the Governor of Sierra Leone. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Mary Wood left town yesterday on a visit to the Queen. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday. Present, Lord Langdale, Mr. Baron Parke, the Judge of the Admiralty Court, and Sir E. Ryan. Mr. Baron Parke gave judgment on an appeal from Bombay, " Pittamberdass v. Ramboll Thac koorseydass." Some motions were disposed of. Sir Fitzroy Kelly opened an appeal from the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, " Brayne and Edwards v. Bather." The case was adjourned. THE LORD RECTORSHIP.—We understand that the decision regarding the suspended Lord Rectorship cannot be made until near the meeting of Parliament, as Colonel Mure, with whom the matter now rests, will not return from Italy until the commencement of the session app►oaches. The de cision must be given by Colonel Mure personally, but there can be no doubt that it will be in favour of Sheriff Alison.— Glasgow Deily Mail. • • The Duke of Rutland, we are hippy to learn, is in the enjoyment of excellent health. His Grace left Belvoir Castle on Saturday, for Stanton Woodhouse, his shooting box in Derbyshire, where his Grace intends to remain until his birthday. 1 THE SMITHFIELD CLUB. The annual show of the Smithfield Clab opens to day to the pubiic, and will be found, notwithstanding the depressed state of British agriculture, both in the number and the quality of the stock exhibited, very greatly in advance of the displays of former years. The present is one-fourth larger than the last show, and in a still greater ratio exceeds those which pre ceded it. This increase is not confined to any one department, but extends over the whole ; and some idea of it may be formed when we mention that there are 50 additional stands for oxen alone. With refer ence to the quality of the stock brought forward, the judges are unanimous in their opinion on that sub ject, and, havirg been admitted to a private view last night, we can fully corroborate tbeir testimony on the subject. The exhibition has in former years been blemished by a display of enormously fat and over grown animals. Prizes were awarded, and admira tion bestowed, not upon those beasts that at the earliest age, and in the most healthy and regular manner, were clothed with the greatest amount of wholesome food, but upon mountains of tallow, ungainly to look upon, useless for the purposes of subsistence, and valuable only to be manufactured into candles. The Smithfield Club have in this respect effected a de cided reform. They have at length, and unmistakaby, surrt ndered their predilections for the melting-tub, and the danger, if any, against which they now re quire to be warned, is to prevent their show running so far into the opposite direction that it may become an exhibition to promote purity of breed rather than one which has reference to the supply of our metro politan meat markets. The principle on which the ' prizes are awarded properly recognises the breeder as well as the feeder of each successful animal, and the materials upon which it has been fattened are also specified. These precautions do, to a certain extent, keep the show true to its original design, and this result is still further secured by the arrangement and classification adopted, which place beasts of different breeds side by side, and induce a general comparison of merits between the different varieties of stock. It is quite true that the best bred ox will generally show himself best adapted for the purpose for which nature has destined him ; but, on the other hand, the merits of cross-bred animals ought not to be lost sight of, and something is due to the appetites of our citizens, more solicitous about a good sirloin of beef or haunch of mutton than as to whether the beasts that furnished them were Devons or Herefords, Southdowns or Leicesters. If we were to find a fault with the general character of the present exhibition, we would state it thus—that the great breeders, and especially those who breed for amusement, as, for instance, the Duke of Richmond, or, to quote another name with out any invidious motive, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, should, with their advantages for maintaining a successful competition, come into the field and carry away so large a proportion of the prizes against the men wlio the whole year round supply Smith field-market, and appease the appetites of a population of 2,000,000. The noblemen and gentlemen who keep up fine herds of cattle, partly as a matter of amateur farming, and partly to raise the quality of stock throughout the country, have their legitimate sphere of competition at the great annual shows of the Royal Agricultural Society. The Smithfield Club ought to encourage a less dignified but not less useful class of competitors,—the men who sup ply the best mutton, the best beef, and the best bacon to the inhabitants of London. We are far from say ing that these last are altogether excluded ; and a glance at the list of prizes (which we subjoin) will show that many of our best-known feeders have met with the success which they deserve. Still, practical men, looking at the result, would, we suspect, be disposed to think that several great names occur therein somewhat too often. The show is particu larly strong in Leicester sheep and in crosses. It has improved greatly also in the display of Devons, in which hitherto it has been deficient. Mr. Heath's Hereford ox and Mr. Geoch's short-horned heifer, each the winner of a gold medal, deserve the particu lar notice of all who visit the exhibition, and will, no doubt, become great favourites and be well " handled" during the next few days. The pen of South Down sheep belonging to Mr. Williams, and of Leicesters belonging to Mr. Foljambe, will also attract notice ; but, besides these, visitors will not fail to notice the splendid crosses for which a prize has been awarded to Mr. J. R. Overman, and ,the fine Cotswold sheep of Mr. R. Bernard. The exhibition of pigs, seldom the least attractive part of the annual display at the Baker-street Bazaar, is not likely this year to lose any of its usual interest. Here Mr. Fisher Hobbs still maintains his ascendancy, and, whatever ques tion may be raised as to the value of his stock for breeding purposes. it is impossible to look at them without being satisfied that they must make most delicate food. Of late there appears to be a strong disposition in the pig breeders of the country to claim each for himself a special variety of that animal. The consequence is a degree of confusion and mysti fication as to what really is the pure porcine blood of England that would puzzle even the ingenuity of the College of Heralds. Every exhibitor recognises in the pen of his neighbour his own favourite form of grunter, and, while nearly all are striving to secure the largest amount of meat on the smallest amount of bone, it is' to be feared that the original vigour and healthiness of the species are greatly impaired. Apart from the list of prizes, there are some few animals in the show which deserve a passing notice. At the bead of these must be placed " a four years and six months old cross- bred heifer, between the Scotch highland cow and the Brahmin bull, bred by his Grace the Duke of Wellington, and fed on grass, chaff, barleymeal, oilcake, and roots." This singular beast differs no less in shape than in temper from his companions, having a buffalo hump, drooping behind like a mule, and launching out its heels with great dexterity at almost everybody who came within reach of it. Another point which struck us in the cattle department of the exhibition was that there was but one specimen of the polled Galloway breed exhibited—that breed, such large numbers of which are brought annually to the eastern counties to fatten, and thence sent into the London market. There is hardly any more favourite or more profitable descrip tion of cattle than this ; but the Norfolk graziers complain that there is now great difficulty in getting them at a reasonable price and of good quality. The animal referred to is exhibited by Mr. Heath, and is a remarkably fine ox. Another and quite a novel feature of the present show is the introduction of a specimen of Dutch stock, which, however, without any prejudice towards foreigners, it must be admitted cuts but a .sorry figure. It may convey some consolation to the friends of agriculture to state that the Speaker of the House of Commons is a contributor on the present occasion of " a pen of three 21 weeks and two days old im proved Essex Heckfield pigs, bred by himself, and fed on barleymeal, pollard, and skimmed milk." We re gret to say that the Right Hon. Gentleman has not been a successful competitor, but he may console him self, as Sir John Conroy and other distinguished feeders have been equally disappointed. To all who take an interest in the quality of animal food, and in the quantity of it which can with comfort to the cattle themselves ard with benefit to man be produced from one beast—to all who wish fully to understand with what materials the Christmas hospitalities of London are furnished forth, we recommend a visit to the Baker street Bazaar. Let them patiently read how so many fat oxen, cows, sheep, and pigs have been fed, how unsparingly every variety of provender has been supplied to them, how sumptuously they have fared while their masters have been ruined by free trade. The Smithfield Club is as tenacious of life as the market, though the public has not the same interest in its death. Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, visited the show yester day morning, at eleven o'clock; and, after a stay of more than an hour, left highly delighted with all they saw. The following is a list of prizes awarded : OXEN OR STEERS. Class I—The first prize of 30 sovereigns to No. 16, via. to Mr. John Tucker, of Staplegrove, near Taunton—a silver medal to the breeder, viz. to Mr. Joh n P r i scott , o f Staplegrove; the second prize of 15 sover e i gns t o N o . $, viz. to Mr. Joseph Phillips, of Ardington, near Want age; the third prize of 5 sovereigns to No. 2, viz. to his Grace the Duke of Richmond, of Goodwood, near Chichester. Class 2—The first prize of 30 sovereigns to No. 33, viz. to the Right Hon. the Earl of Hardwicke, of Willa pole, near Cambridge —a silver medal to the breeder, viz. to the Earl of Hardwicke; the second prize of 15 sove reigns to No. 39, viz. to Mr. Henry Frampton, of Faring don-road, Faringdon; the third prize of 54 to No. 24, viz. to the Marquis of Northampton, of Castle Ashby, Northampton. Class 3—The first prize of 251. to No. 52, viz. to Mr. William Heath, of Ludham, near Norwich—a silver medal to the breeder, viz, to Mr. J. Bill, of Whiteway Head, Ludlow, Salop; the second prize of 15/. to No. 56, viz. to Mr. J. S. Belt, of Dodhill, Kingston, Taun ton; the third prize of 5/. to No. 45, viz. to Mr. James Clover, of Creeiing St. Mary, Needham-market : Class 4—The first prize of 20/. to No. 69, viz. to his Royal Highness Prince Albert—a silver medal to the breeder, viz. to Mr. Thomas Sheriff, of Buckton, near Ludlow, Hereford; the second prize of 101. to No. 79, viz. to Mr. J. S. Bult, of Dodhill, Kingston, Taunton. Class s—The first prize of 151. to No, 85, viz. to the Right Hon. the Earl of Aylesford, of Puckington, Co ventry—a silver medal to the breeder, viz. to the Right Hon. the Earl of Aylesford; the second prize of 51. to No. 92, viz. to Mr. Thomas Bond, of Bishop's Lydeard, Taunton. Class 6—The prize of 10/. to No. 101, viz. to Mr. William Heath, of Ludham, near Norwich. COWS AND HEIFERS. Class 7—The first prize of 20/. to No. 110, viz. to tho Right Hon. Lord Feversham, cf Duncombe-park. Helmsley—a silver medal to the breeder, viz. to the Right Hon. Lord Feversham ; t h e second prize o f 101. to No. 124, viz. to Mr. Stephen Gooch, of Honingham, near Norwich; the third prize of 54 to No. 116, viz. to his Royal Llighness Prince Albert. • Class B—The first prize cf 201. to No. 138, viz, to M Stephen Gooch, of Honingham, near Norwich—a silver medal to the breeder. viz. to Mr. Natb. Cartwright, of Haugham, near Louth; the second prize of 10/. to No. 129, viz. to Mr. J. H. Gurney, of Easton, near Norwich. Class 9—The first prize of 201. to No. 157, viz. to Mr. Thomas Aveling, of March, Isle of Ely, Cambridge--a silver medal to the breeder, viz, to Mr. Thomas Aveling; the second prize of 10/. to No. 160, viz, to Mr. William Woodward, of Breedon's Norton, near Tewkesbury. Business don, LONG WOOLLED SLEEP. Class 10—The first prize of 201. to No. 185, viz. to Mr. G. S. Foljambe, of Osberton-hall, Worksop—a silver medal to the breeder, viz. to Mr. G. S. Foljambe; the second prize of 101. to No. 184, viz. to the Most Hon. the Marquis of Exeter, of Burghley-Louse, Stamford; the third prize of 51. to No. 187, viz. to Mr. J. S. Cranfield, of Ilarrowden,Bed ford. Class 11—The first prize of 201. to No. 193, viz. to the Most Hon. the Marquis of Exeter, of Burghley house, Stamford—a silver medal to the breeder, viz to the Most Hon. the Marquis of Exeter; the second prize of 101. to No. 192, viz. to Mr. Thomas Twitchell, of Willington, near Bedford; the third prize of 5L to No. 198, viz. to Mr. Richard Newman, of Barrowden, near Bedford. LONG WOOLED SHEEP (NOT BEING LEICEBTERB). Class 12—The prize of 101. to No. 206, Viz. to Mr. Robert Beman, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucester—a silver medal to the breeder, viz. to Mr. Robert Beraan. CROSS BRED. Class 13—The first prize of 101. to No. 221, viz. to Mr. J. R. Overman, of Burnham Sutton, near Burnham Market—a silver medal to the breeder, viz. to Mr. J. R. Overman; the second prize of 51. to No. 222, viz. to Mr. John Hitchman, of Little Milton, near Wheatley, Ozon. Class 14—The prize of 101. to No. 232, viz. so Mr. J. R. Overman, of Burnham Sutton, Burnham Market—a silver medal to the breeder, viz. to Mr. J. R. Overman. SHORT WOOLLED SHEEP. Class 15—The first prize of 201. to No. 255, viz. to Mr. John Williams, of Backland, near Faringdon—a silver medal to the breeder, viz, to Mr. John Williams; the second prize of 101. to No. 256, viz. to his Grace the Duke of Richmond, of Goodwood, near Chichester. Class 16.—The prize of 10/. to No. 265, via., to his Grace the Duke of Richmond, of Goodwood, near Chi chester—a silver medal to the breeder, viz., his Grace the Duke of Richmond. Class 17—The first prize of 20/. to No. 268, viz. to Mr. J. V. Shelley, of Maresfeld•park, Sussex—a silver medal to the breeder, viz. to Mr. J. V. Shelley; the second prize of 101. to No. 269, viz., to his Grace the Duke of Richmond, of Goodwood, near Chichester. SHORT WOOLLED NOT BEING SOUTH DowNs). Class 18—The prize of 101.—withheld. PIGS. Class 19—The first prize of 101. to No. 298, viz., to Mr. William Fisher Hobbs, of Boxted•lodge, near Col chester—a silver medal to the breeder, viz., to Mr. William Fisher Hobbs; the second prize of Si. to No. 289. viz., to Mr. W. M. Barber, of Langley Broom, near Slough. Class 20—The first prize of 10/. to No. 307, viz., to Mr. John Coate, of Hammoon, near Blandford—a silver medal to the breeder, viz., to Mr. John Coate; the sEcond prize of 51. to No. 304, viz., to his Royal High ness Prince Albert. Class 21.—The prize of 5/. to No. 311, viz., to the Right Hon. the Earl of Radnor, of Coleshill, near Fa- ringdon—a silver medal to the breeder, viz., to the Right Hon. the Earl of Radnor. GOLD MEDALS. The gold medal for the beat ox or steer in Classes 1, 2,3, 4,5, and 6, to No. 52, viz., to Mr. William Heath, of Ludham, near Norwich. The geld medal for the best cow or heifer in Classes 7,8, and 9, to No. 138, viz., to Mr. Stephen Gooch, Honingham, near Norwich. .... . . The gold medal for the best pen of long-woolled sheep in Classes 10, 11, and 12, to No. 185, viz., to Mr. G. S. Foljambe, Osberton-hall, Wosksop. The gold medal for the best pen of short woolled sheep in Classes 15, 16, and 18, to No. 255, viz. to Mr. John Williams, Buckland, near Faringdon. The gold medal for the best pen of pigs in Classes 19, 20, and 21, to No. 307, viz., to Mr. John Coate, Ham moon, near Blandford, Dorset. EXTRA STOCK. The silver medal for the beat beast in extra stock to No. 173, viz., to Mr. Stephen Gooch, Honingham, near Norwich. The silver medal for the best long-woolled sheep in extra stock to No. 210, viz., to the Most Hon. the Mar quis of Exeter, Burghley-house, Stamford. The silver medal for the best short woolled sheep in extra stock to No. 281, :viz. to his Grace the Duke of Richmond, Goodwood, uear Chichester. The silver medal for the beet cross-breed sheep in extra stock to No. 241, viz., to Mr. John Hitchman, Little Milton, near Wheatley, Oxon. The silver medal for the best pig in extra stock to No. 317, viz., to Mr. W. M. Barber, Langley Broom, near Slough. COMMENDATIONS. Class 2—The judges highly commend No. 25, Mr. R. Stratton's ox. Highly commend Class 3 generally. Class s—Commend No. 94, the Earl of Leicester's steer. Class 6—Commend No. 100, Mr. John Rob's oz. Highly commend Class 7 generally. Commend Class 8 generally. EXTRA STCCk CATTLE. Commend No. 176, Messrs. John and James Mar- in'a OX. Highly commend the show of Leicester sheep in all le classes. EXTRA STOCK—CROSS BRED SHEEP. Commend No. 239, Mr. J. R. Overman's Cheep. Class 15—Highly commend No. 252, Mr. Sainsburre sheep. Class 16—Commend No. 261, Mr. Shelley's sheep. Class 17—Highly commend No. 270, the Earl of Chi cheater's sheep. EXTRA STt CK (SHORT WooLs). Commend 277, Mr. Sainsbury's sheep; also 279, Mr. John Williams' sheep. Class 19—Highly commend No. 299, Mr. Barnard's pigs. Class 20—Highly commend No. 300, Mr. Rawlence's pigs 7 _ _ — Class 21—Highly commend No. 310, Mr. S. Druco, un.'s pigs. Commend No. 313, Mr. W. Wood's pigs. EXTRA STOOL—PIGS. Commend No, 323, Mr. Coate'; Commend No. 324, Sir John Conroy's pigs. Commend No. 327, Mr. W. Fisher Hobbs' pigs. Judges of cattle and long woolled sheep—Messrs. Thomas Reynolds, Ralph Oldacre, and Samuel Wiley. Judges of cross-bredisheep, short wools, and pigs— Messers. Henry Lugar, Henry Fookes, and A. Denman. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TA TTERSALL'S —YESTERDAY. WOLVERHAMPTON STEEPLECHASE. 4 to 1 agst British Yeoman 4 to 1 agst Peter Simple 6 to 1 agst Vain Hope 9 to 1 agst Catherine CHESTER CCP. 1,000 to 35 agst Rhesus—taken 400 to 20 agst Wallflower—taken 500 to 10 agst Langton—taken 500 to le agst Brother to Dough—taken 1,000 to 15 agst Garforth—taken 2,000 to 25 agat Mouse—taken 1,500 to 15 agst Essedarius—taken DERBY. 5 to 1 agst Mr. Howard's Grecian—taken to 501, and afterwards offered 18 to 1 agst Mr. Powney's Lamartine—taken and afterwards offered 20 to 1 most Mr. A. Nichol's Newminster—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Ariosto—taken to 1001., and afterwards offered 40 to 1 agst Lord Zetland'a Lightfoot—taken to WU, and afterwards offered 50 to 1 agst Baron Rothschild's Tearaway colt— taken to 3001. 1,000 to 30 agat Lord Stanley's Storm—taken 2,000 to 30 agst Sir J. Hawley's Baltamo—taken 1,250 to 50 agst Grecian winning the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes and Primo Minister the Derby, and 3,000 to 50 agst Storm and Prime Minister for the same events—taken. Lightfoot was backed by one party to win nearly 20,0001., and a strong disposition was evinced to get on New minster, but very little business done, nearly all the books being full. EPSOM t , PRING MEETING, 1851.—1 t is necessary to inform those who intend to nominate horses for the Me tropolitan Handicap, that their present ages should be given, not their ages on the Ist of January. DEATH OF CAPTAIN BE►zLE7.—Tile announce ment of the death of this gentleman, who was so highly esteemed as a man and valued as a seaman, will be re ceived, as it is recorded, with the deepest regret. The melancholy event took place on Saturday last, on board the Dublin steamer Princess, of which vessel Captain Beazley was commander, whilst she was on her passage from Dublin to this port, Between Dublin and Kingstown Captain Beazley, when near to the companion stairs, was suddenly seized with a pain in his side. The symptoms rapidly became alarming, the mate immediately took the command and put into Kingstown to procure medical assistance, but Captain Beazley died whilst being taken on shore. The body, after a surgical examination, was re-conveyed on board the Princess and brought to Liverpool. Captain Beszloy was 58 sears of ege, and was, we believe, in his usual health at the time he left Dublin.—LitrerpOoi Albion. THE UNITED STATES MAIL STEAK-lIIIIPIL.--Thl) United States mail steam-ship Baltic, Comsto c k, corn mender, will sail from the Mersey on Saturday next. During the winter the steam-ships composing this line will sail from this port for New York every alternate Saturday; so that a regular weekly communication by first class steam•ships will be kept up by the Ala Om ponies. The steam-ship Atlantic, West, comtaisnaer, was to leave new York on Saturday, and will probably arrive in the Mersey in the course of Wednesday week...-. Liverpool Albion. IRON AND GLASS BUILDINGS.—Permit me to sulk. gest that an exhibition of designs for ferrieitreous edificoi (to coin a word) in the Exhibition of 1851 would be appro. priate. There can, I think, be little difference of opinion Si to the effect the great Exhibition will have in giving im. petus to the construction of buildings of a like character. I think it probable that Russia, at least, will desire to possess something like, if not more extensive than, our glass build ing. The Emperor intends to visit it, it is said, in person. It is not beyond the compass of possibility'that a structure of glass and iron will one day exhibit to the beholder the flora of the universe, as the greet glass case will the works of art of the whole world. Ilisre is a wide scope for the dis play of artistic taste, skill, and genius, in this new kind o f eacatiozi.- - Corresposant of the .Tedder :a ti a ). 0 ' be r rf no, r. • ft, Is'; be' vft 0 io bOr ~,~ I~ i ~;. ~~ I .20' 1.:, 25, 10~,, 43M , 14%