The Sun. — London, England, 1845-12-19 00:00:00

titril Xbition SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. THE NEIV MINISTRY. The death of Lord WHARNCLIFFE, which was an nounced in our early Edition, opens the door to Par liament for Lord MORPETH, and enables the new Ministry to boast among its members the represen tative for the West Riding of Yorkshire The Cabinet arrangements remain secret. It is reported, but we hardly believe it, that Mr. AUSTIN will be the new Solicitor-General. Mr. AUSTIN is a man of transcendant power, and of great wealth, but what has he ever done for the Liberal party ? Absurd rumours have been afloat in the Courts of Law as to Lord CorrENnAm refusing the seals, and the appointment of Lord DEN MAN as Chancellor, with Sir THOMAS WILDE for Chief Justice. We notice them only to contradict them. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) A Privy Council will shortly be held: at Windsor Castle, at which the new Ministers will be sworn into office and receive their several seals from the QUEEN. At present, however, nothing positive is known as to the day of the Council. The:members of Sir ROBERT, PEEL'S Administra tion will also attend at Windsor Castle on the same occasion, for the purpose of delivering their seals of office. This morning the usual daily meeting of Lord LANSDOWNE and the other leading political supporters of Lord Joan RusanLL took place at his Lordship's private residence in Chesham-place, Belgrave-square. The meeting broke up at three o'clock. GREAT LEEDS AND LONDON RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) A meeting of the shareholders of this Company was held to-day, at one o'clock, at the George and Vulture Tavern, Cornhill, to consider and determine what course it was expedient to pursue under existing circumstances. On entering the room each person was presented with a printed 'circular, signed " one of yourselves," calling on them, instead of dissolving the Company and receiving back their deposits, minus expenses, to amalgamate with the London and Nottingham Railway, a line that pro posed to supply the district of country for which the present scheme had been projected, and which had suc ceeded in depositing its plans and sections, and had every prospect of obtaining an Act in the ensuing] session of Parliament. The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Riddell) opened the business by stating that the present meeting of the shareholders had been called by the Provisional Directors, to lay before them a statement of their present position ; and he was sorry that they had not been convened under more favourable circumstances. Still, the Committee of Management had considered it to be their duty to give an account of how they stood. He would now call on the Secretary to read the report prepared, after which he would be open to make any further remarks, or give any explanation th a t m i g ht b e d eeme d necessary. The SECRETARY then read the report, which was:in sub stance to the following effect :—lt set out with stating that at the first meeting of the Company, held on the 7th of October last, the solicitor had stated that the survey of the line would be completed in good time to comply with the standing orders of Parliament. The whole number of shares in the Company was advertised at 100,000, which application had been made to at least the extent of 500,000.- The committee issued the letters of allotment immediately after the applications were made, but before the deposits were paid the panic came ; the consequence of which, was that only 12,000 shares were paid on, realising 30,0004, and representing a capital of 300,0004, On the 14th of October the Committee were led to be lieve that the survey of the portion of the line south of Chesterfield would be at least half, if not the whole line; but finding early in November that Mr. Higgins was not in so forward a state as was expected, Mr. Mil ford was employed to finish the northern portion. It was the llth of November before the first sheet was re ceived from the engineer; and on inquiry, finding that the plans and sections could not be got ready by the 30th, or, if ready, in a most imperfect state, it was deemed best not to proceed further, but to call together the shareholders, to take their advice as to what course it was best to pursue. An amalgamation of the present Company had been pre posed with the London and Nottingham Company, which would be brought under their consideration that day, The financial position stood thus :—A great many claims had been made upon the Company for payments, which were overcharged and unwarrantable, especially the engineering and advertising bills. The principal items charged against the Company were, for advertising 3,3951; engineering near to 10,0004 ; solicitors, 2,2001.; making, with the smaller sums, a total in round numbers of 18,0001. • The Committee bad objected most strongly to the engineers' and advertising bills, and on remonstrating with Mr. Higgins and Mr. Milford the former agreed to accept in full payment 3,5004, and the latter 6501., thus reducing their claim upwards of 5,0001. The advertising account had not yet been settled, but the Committee entirely repudiated the charges which were therein made. Upwards of 10,5001. had been settled, leaving a balance due of 7,561/. As, however, the engineers had given up so much of their claim, and as it was probable that the advertising ac count would be much reduced, it was believed that the whole expenses would be reduced under 10,000/. The Committee had considered three courses which the Shareholders might pursue:-Ist, to hang back till smother session of Parliament, and with correct plans and sections seek for an Act; 2d, toamalga mate with the London and Nottingham; or, 3d, to dissolve the Company, and return the deposits to the Share holders. minus expenses. The Committee were opposed to the first course in the present state of the railway market ; the second they recommend to the careful consideration of the Shareholders; and, with regard to the third, they recommend a dissolution at the earliest period practicable, in which the meeting would have to consider what steps it would be necessary to take regarding the settling of claims and the returning of deposits. The report being finished, The CHAIRMAN said he was now ready to answer any question. With regard to the advertisement account, ho begged leave to state that the agent et first had put in a bill for 1,043/., which at the time of delivery was objected to by the Committee as preposterously incorrect, since which another bill had been received for 2,200/. A SHAREHOLDER wished to know what the amount was received in deposits ? The CHAIRMAN-29,6201. Bs. The expenses on the other hand had been generally set down with the addi tional claim of the advertising agent, at 18,0441, but he had no doubt the deductions would bring it down to one half. Another SHAREHOLDER—Have the Provisional Direc tors paid up ? The CHAIRMAN answered that they had not. With respect to the Board of Management, he might say that no shares were originally allotted to them. All the shares were allotted to the public, with the understanding that should they not all be taken up by the public, they should be taken up by the Committee; if otherwise, then they were to purchase in the market. Mr. WHEELOW—HOW many of the Provisional Di rectors have paid up? The CHAIRMAN—Twenty-four of them have paid. Mr. WHEELOW stated that the original number of shares which it was agreed should be allotted to ear,a Provisional Director was 150 ; now in the case (4 the party he represented 20 more than that number iad been allotted, 170 in all and paid. The CHAIRMAN replied that the extra number had been sent in mistake. Mr. WHEELOW—Then the money ought to be re turned. He wished to know how many shores the Com mittee of Management had taken up;? The CHAIRMAN.—We took as many shares as quali fied us to act, two shares each; but we had none allotted us. I can only say that .1 hold 6CO shares in the Com- Pany, but none of us it.; the Committee ever received any allotment whatever. A SHAREHOLDER remarked, that the Chairman had stated that in the event of the public failing to take up the shares, th e C omm i ttee would take up those that weree ? left. H e w i shed to know if they would do so n The CHA IRMAN.--We were only at liberty to do so if we thought fit. A SHAREHOLDER contrasted the conduct of the Com mittee of Management of the Direct Manchester with the present. In that Company only 200 shares had been returned, and the Managing Committee had had from 300 to 500 shares allotted to each of them ; it was quite a different system here. The CHAIRMAN said that the Committee had acted from the very best intentions in the course they had taken. R was furtherconsidered that when it was fonnd that the Great Leeds and London could not go forward, and when there was a probability of an a malgamation with the London and Nottingham, that the Committee should secure themselves, as in the . event of an amalgamation they would have to qualify themselves, by taking up a num ber of shares in that concern. After some further discussion on this point, the CHAIR MAN directed attention jto the; amalgamation question, explaining that th a t C om p an y was w illing for the uni on . Some time ago the Deputy-Chairman of that Company in timated to him, that if the Great Leeds and London would abandon the incurring of any further expense, that he had no doubt the amalgamation would be acceded to ; the terms which were named being, that the Directors should have 100 shares in the new company, and the shareholders 20 each. They had, in consequence of this, stopped all further proceedings; and after reducing all expenses to the lowest point, he had no doubt they would be able to return 355. per share to the share holders, providing the Company was dissolved. A SHAREHOLDER called the attention of the meeting back to the deposits. He thought none of the claims ought to be paid, or the money parted with, till all the Provisional Directors had paid up ; and if they did not pay, proceedings ought to be taken against them. The CHAIRMAN said if they adopted that course they would be obliged to file bills in Chancery against them _-.-~ and they would be put to enormous expense in conduct ing the suits. double and sometimes treble the wages of an English carpenter, and one of the latter would do the work of four of the former. Besides, the Monte Videan carpenters and artizans were quite independent of their employers, and if the latter happened to say an angry word to, or remonstrate with them upon their idle habits, they would collect their tools and leave the work they were upon undone. Mr. JERVIS, for the defence, contended that the injuries of the Alarm were not so great as to justify her condemnation, since the expense of her repairs might have been most extra vagant in Monte Video, but she might with safety have been brought over to this country at a very moderate out lay, and then made equal to a new vessel at a trifling cost, compared with what it would have been in South America. The injuries, therefore, of the vessel must be taken in the light of a partial loss, and not considered as being suffi cient to entitle the plaintiff to recover the same damages as in the case where a total loss had ensued. The plaintiff had been amply remunerated by the money paid into Court for the partial loss, and be submitted that the verdict ought to be for the defendant. FOREIGN.—Holders have refrained from offering any at public sale since Friday last, and at present little is declared, but privately there is still a fair quantity of all descriptions on offer. The business transacted in Yellow Havannah has been extremely limited by private contract, although holders are inclined to realize. Notwithstanding the late consider able decline that has occurred in the value of Brazil, still our refiners purchase with caution, and there are very few ship ping orders. All other descriptions of Foreign are difficult of sale. The CHAIRMAN, in answer to a Proprietor, stated that 162 of the Provisional Committee had applied for shares by letter, but that out of that number, only 24 had paid their deposits. A long and most irregular conversation, for discus sion it could not be called, then took place, in the course of which several motions were made, and amendments proposed, some of which were adopted, and many not put to the meeting, in consequence of the most irregular manner in which it was conducted. One of the motions put to the meeting, but which was lost, was to the effect that those members of the Provisional Committee who had written for shares, but had not paid their deposits, should be informed that if their deposits were not paid within a certain time their names would be advertised in the newspapers for a cer tain number of days. The only motion carried was, that the Company should be dissolved, and a return made to the Proprietors of 1/. 10s. per share, the original de posits being 2Z 12s. 6d. per share. We have found it utterly impossible to give anything like a regular report of so irregular a meeting, and the diffi culties of our reporters were increased by a total want of that usual conrtesy displayed towards them at °tit( r meetings, of furnishing the names of the speakers, to gether with a copy of the report. On our reporter ask ing to be allowed a sight of the report, he met with a distinct refusal. COCOA.—This afternoon Bahia Cocoa met with little at tention, and 230 bags were nearly all taken in at 36s for good bright red, and first class sea damaged at 30s to 32s per cwt. This afternoon Ceylon Coffee was in less request, but holders were firm ; and 2,401 bags at public sale were all taken in at full rates. Of Rio 36 tierces 39 casks 122 bags and 301 barrels offered, a small part only sold at rather low rather lower rates; mid blue went at 63s 6d to 70s 6d, mid mixed 6Cs to 61s 6d, low mid unclean 52s to 555, fine fine ordinary brownish 42s Gd to 455, good ordinary 30s, sea damaged 30s to 335; the remainder was taken in at 50s to 60s for sound, and inferior 40s : 307 bags of Bahia with drawn at 31s for good ordinary; 1,174 bags of East India were withdrawn. Witnesses were called - to substantiate this defence, after which Mr. CROWDER replied, and The LORD CRIEF BARON summedup, explaining that a con structive loss did not mean that the vessel was totally de stroyed, but that it had become utterly useless to the owner, and leaving it for the jury to say whether a prudent man, who was not insured at all, would have sold the vessel for 1951, under the circumstances related by the two wit nesses for the plaintiff. In point of law, a vessel could not be condemned on speculation, or, as in this case, where the actual damage had been guessed at, but not ascertained. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff'. TE.t.—The purchases made in all descriptions of Congou have been on a more extended scale this week, but holders are unable to obtain any advance in prices. In Pouchong a fair business has been transacted at late rates, ordinary and low ordinary selling at 3Ad to 4:1-d, and middling to good 5d to 10d. Twankay is held with firmness, the supply being small, and the trade in want of it. For Hyson prices do not improve, there has, however, been a better demand, and a fair business has been transacted. In Imperial there has been more business transacted at about former rates. Of Gunpowder a large quantity has been sold, but not at any improvement in prices. The value of good and lisle scented Orange Pekoe is 2s 8d to 3s per lb, but there is not much demand for this kind of Tea. None has been submitted to public competition, but there is still a large quantity of black and green on offer by private treaty. SPIIIITS.—Leeward Island Rum cannot be obtained at any further decline in prices; but the purchases made have been extremely limited at 2s to 2s Id per gallon proof. Calcutta has met with a dull sale : but there are not sellers under 2s proof with certificate. Holders of Jamaica are unwilling to take lower rat ee ; but there are few home shipping orders. Demerara has been purchased with caution, and former rates are not obtainable for any kind. The stock of Rum is, however, on the decreass, and prices are lower than They were last season. Brandy is held with firmness, and is iu good demaand. Geneva for exportation has been sold to a fair extent at 2s Id to 2s 2d for common quality. The value of fine for home consumption is 2s 6d to 2s 30d, British Corn Spirits are wanted at lOs 9d, nett cash. Gin at 9s 3d for 17 per cent., 9s 2d for 22 under praof, and at 12s 9d to 13s 6d per gallon for M a lt S p i r it, accor di ng to qua li ty, RICE.—To-day there was little disposition shown to pur chase East India; at public sale 680 bags of Bengal went Gd per cwt cheaper—ordinary dusty and broken white selling at 14s 6d, middling ditto 14s 6d to 15s, sea damaged first class 14s to 14s 6d, second ditto 13s, third ditto 9s, oil damaged 13s Gd, sea and tar damaged 7s 6d, sea damaged and repacked 13s 6d; 41 bags of Java were withdrawn. SPICES.—This afternoon at public sale 802 bags of Bengal Ginger were taken in at 21s for small home consumption sort; 8 packages of Nutmegs were mostly taken in, low small limed Batavia Is 9d, mouldy brown Singapore sold at 3s lid, rather wormy 2s 7d; 6 packages of Mace were bought in at 3s for middling quality; 102 casks of Batavia Tamarinds taken in at 8s for low quality. FRUIT.—The prices of all descriptions remain much the same as last. There have been offered at public sale about 7,000 drums Turkey Pulled Figs, a few lots only selling, from 36s to 535. 221 b oxes R e d S myrna R a i s i ns 325, 8 brls at 355, and 273 boxes Eleme Raisins at 425. 1,000 boxes and 400 half boxes Valencia Raisins sweaty and da maged 29s to 325. 766 baskets Denia Raisina da maged, from 23s to 275. 200 boxes Muscatel raisins in layers taken in at 70s, 200 half-boxes at 755, and 158 one•eighth boxes bunch at 81s; 30 boxes Jordan Al monds taken in at 1015 s. For new Sultana Raisins there is a very limited demand, the stock being large, and the price required of 77s being much too high. By private treaty New Zanthe and Cephalonia Currants have been selling at 47s to 48s, Patras 47s to 495, and old 46s per cwt. INDlGO.—Bengal is still purchased with caution; for 240 chests of good shipping quality July sale's rates have been accepted; inferior kinds have been forced off at a reduction on last sale's rates of 4d to 6d per lb. Madras and Kurpah nearly fetch last sale's valuations, but they are little wanted. Although Spanish is to be obtained at very low prices, still there are few buyers to be met with. TURPENTINE.—Spirits have been purchased with more freedom at 63s to 645. Of Rough some parcels were sold at 13s to I3s 6d. The value of Stockholm Tar is 15s to 15s 6d per barrel. ROYAL NORTH OF SPAIN RAIL WAY COMPANY.—(THIS DAY.) The annual general meeting of this Company was held at the London Tavern this day, and was very nu merously attended. The SECRETARY having read the motion convening the meeting, The CHAIRMAN (W. R. Collet, Esq.) said that he was perfectly aware of the difficulty with which he had to contend, and it would facilitate the business if he were to: read :to them the report of the Board of Di reetors.—(The Chairman here read the document in question.)—The original concession of the line, bearing date the 31st of December, 1844, had been granted by the Government of Spain to Mr. Richard Keily, from whom it had bean purchased for 40,0001., half of which was to be paid on the bringing out of the first section from Aviles to Leon, and the remainder on the com mencement of the line from Leon to Madrid. It further appeared th a t th e s h ares h a d b een speedily taken up upon the issuing of the prospectus for the first part of the line, and that Sir Joshua Walmsley had bee n sent out by the Company to m a k e th e requisite financial arrangements with the Spanish Board of Directors. It stated also that Mr. Kiely, in consequence of the negotiation that ensued, had been induced to aban don the second moiety of the (purchase-money ; and thus an unfavouraisle opinion had been formed of prosecuting the first portion of the line, but it was believed that the second section, from the capital to Va ladolid, would open a profitable field for investment. It stated also that it was deemed necessary that a provi sional directory should be organised, to give greater power to their operations, but that the directors, in fluenced by the altered state of public feeling, deem it advisable to return to the scrip-holders 50 per cent. on: the] shares: issued in France and Eng land. It stated, moreover, that the shareholders would be entitled to an equal number of shares in the United Peninsular Railway Company. There was no desire on the part of the Directors to shirk any inquiry that might be made into their conduct. They had been induced to carry out the project from a conviction that it would benefit this country, and it was thought that had in duced them to enter into the arrangements they had done with Mr. Keily. The Chairman then went into a detail of the motives and the conduct of the Directors, which are all embodied in the abstract we have given of the report. In conclusion, he would move that the report be adopted, that the thanks of the meeting be given to the Directors, and that the Company be dis solved. Mr. WILKINSON inquired, before agreeing to that re solution, whether the gentlemen who were originally Directors continued to be so still? . The CHAIRMAN, in reply, stated that they had re signed the management to the gentlemen named in the report. Mr. WILKINSON then said he had to propose as an amendment that a Committee of five Shareholders be appointed to investigate the report of the engineers, to see if what was there stated as to the expenditure was correct, and to report the same to the Shareholders at a general meeting for that purpose. Mr. D. W. HARVEY, in seconding the resolution, said that though there had been great candour on the part of the Chairman and the other gentlemen present, yet lie considered that it would be right to have time afforded them to look into a report of sixty pages in extent. Before he proceeded further, he would wish to know if the Hon. Chairman was willing to accede to the amend ment ? The CHAIRMAN said that be conceived it would be a proceeding not justified by the circumstances of the case, and repeated his statement as to the zeal with which the Directors had discharged their duty, as well as the re gret they felt that the project should not have suc ceeded. Mr. D. W. HARVEY said, notwithstanding he con ceived that this inquiry should be granted. He did not wish to throw suspicion on any party. He came there as a:man of business, who could not afford to lose his money, and therefore he considered that every person should support the amendment.—(Bear, hear.) It could not be concealed that the doings of the Royal North of Spain Railway Company had been the subject of public criticism and censure. He wished to know if the gentlemen who were fondateurs had obtained shares or reaped any benefit. This might be as unfounded an idea as ever was entertained since the London Tavern was erected. Nevertheless, he conceived that it should be clearly es tablished that they had not, if such an idea were entertained. From the letters in italics it would appear that the whole wealth of Spain was embarked in the projected railway.—(Hear.) Now they were aware that it was quite possible that some of those Spanish Grandees might repudiate those shares. He would not, for one, be satisfied until the inquiry was made. Mr. JACKSON said he should not be doing justice to himself and his brother Directors if he did not correct some mistakes that had been made. In the first place, Mr. Keily had obtained the concession for himself, and not as one of the Board of the Com pany. They were perfectly justified in making the surveys they had made and in going to the expenditure they had done. He would ask any gentleman conversant with railway matters, whether a survey of three hundred miles in length could be surveyed at a cheaper rate than that at which they had effected their survey. They found ou t th at they had made a bad bargain with Mr. Kiely. The Directors acknow ledged that they had spent the money of the share holders, but they erred through ignorance, and he appealed to them whether granting that inquiry would not be a reflection on their honour and integrity. They were anxious that every inquiry should be made. Mr. Moxosi considered that the Directors had brought this very demand for inquiry on themselves by their mode of proceeding, and that they should court inquiry themselves.--(Hear, hear.) Mr. SMITH conceived that no good could result from the appointment of that Committee, and that if it were granted, from his experience, it would end in their getting, instead of twenty, only ten shillings a share. All the gentlemen were there, and let them interrogate them. He suspected those committees of inquiry. They had already lost a portion of their money by folly, and pro bably the whole of the money might be squandered in law proceedings.—(Hear, hear.) Sir JOSHUA WALMSLEY said that it was necessary for them to understand, that unless the money was paid before the 30th of December next, they would lose the concession of the first section from Aviles to Leon. About one-third of the shares had been sent to Madrid, and the Directors did not distribute them, but kept a large portion for themselves. They did not subsequently take more than 1,900 shares. It had been attempted to throw ridicule on the names of those gentlemen of the Peninsular Railway Company which had been submitted to the meeting. These gentlemen permitted the Share holders in the Royal North of Spain Railway Company to take shares in their Railway. But he conceived it was not right to make those reflections on such names as the Dukes def Sotomayor, Messrs.: Laffitte, and the other gentlemen named. The CHAIRMAN, in reply to a question, stated that if the resolution were agreed to, the money would be paid on the 31st of December next. The CHAIRMAN then, in reply to a question, said that the money would be paid before Christmas if they agreed to the resolution. The CHAIRMAN then put the amendment, which was negatived by a large majority, and the original resolution agreed to. A vote of thanks was then given to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. SECONDARIES.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary JAMES.) GEARY V. LATTER. The plaintiff in :this action is an ironmonger, in Holles street, Clare-market, and the defendant, a surgeon, in the Adelphi- terrace. The action was brought to recover the sum of 81. Os. 6d. for goods sold and delivered. The defendant pleaded that he never was indebted. Mr. Cnoss, for the plaintiff, said that the delivery of the goods was unquestionable, and the only defence which could be anticipated was, whether the plaintiff; who carried on business under the firm of Geary and Son, was in partner ship or not. H. Fox examined—Was formerly foreman to Mr. Geary, sen., deceased. Went in June or July last to do some trifling jobs at defendant's house, when defendant desired him to make him a pattern of some wire screens for his approval. Witness caused one to be made, but it was slot approved; two others were made, neither of which pleased his taste, but they were ultimately left with him. The clyirges were fair; the master was entitled to charge one-third more on wages, as well as profit on the material. Cross-examined by Mr. CHARNOCK—Mrs. Geary had two sons. Witness was consulted about their being taken into partnership, and he objected that one son should be set be fore the other, and the bills were made out " Geary and Son." He always looked on Mr. Atlas Church (Mrs. Geary's son) as master; he hired and paid the workmen and ser vants. There was a common cash-box between the two, and each had a key. The bills produced were signed Geary and Co., and he kept the book. Mr. Atlas Church was called,:and swore positively that he was not a partner, but a servant, at 225. a-week, and that there was no cash-box, as described. Mr. CriAnNocre addressed the jury, and said it was a painful case. On either side one party or the other was guilty of deliberate perjury-, but the only one interested in supporting the action was the last witness. He called A witness, who estimated the value of the work at 4/. 15s. The SECONDARY left the case to the jury, whether there had been a partnership. If so, the verdict must be for the defendant; if not, then the jury would estimate the value of the goods. Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 5/. LATEST PRICES OF SHARESIM IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From tile Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19. JOINT-STOCIE 13.11.NZCS. e Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid, Price Annum. Share. - £ s. d. X a. d. 7 Australasia • • • • 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 26% Britsh North American 41. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 47 Commercia of London M. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 24 - Colonial. 51. per cent. 100 0 9 25 0 0 15% e Londn and Westminstr 6!. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 London Joint-Stock ... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 13% Metropolitan - 25 0 0 7 10 0 1 Provincial of Ireland.. 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Albion . • • • • . . • • • • • • • 3/. 105 500 0 0 50 0 0 74 Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 20 Ditto Marine. .. .. .. 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 0 6% Atlas .. - ....... -_ .. 13e. 6d. pr ah. 50 0 0 5 0 0 16 Eritiala Commercial .. 7s. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 714 . Cleriel,Med. St Gen .Llft bL per cent. 100 0 0 2 10 1 ti County ........., „ .. 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 Crown •••••••• •• 9s. and •• .• 1 61.5 mm 1 40 0 0 5 0 0 - • Nagle • . • Economic Life. • • • • 1000 0 0 250 0 0 Eng. & Scot. Law • • • • • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 3 European Life - • • • • 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20 Freemasons' .. • • • • • • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Globe • • ..... • • • • • • • • 6/. per cent. Stock. - 142% Guardian - . • • . • • • • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 51 Imperial Fire • • •• • • • • 12/. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 235 Imperial Life 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 16% Indemnity Marine • • • • 1/. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 5 13 1 29 Law Life • • . . • • - • • • 1/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 6% London Fire ........ 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 15% London Ship ........ 105. 25 0 0 12 10 0 15% Marine . • • • • • • • • • • 5/. per cent. 180 0 0 15 0 0 10% ILled.ln vlid & Gen. Life - 50 0 0 2 0 • 3 National Loan Fund •• 51. per cent. 20 0 0 2 10 0 2% National Life.... • • 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 9% Palladium Life. .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 21. 2s. Phoenix .. .. ...... .. 3/. p. ct. & bs. - - 210 Protector Life .... . • • • 5/. por cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1/. 3s. Provident Life........ 1/. 55. 100 0 0 10 0 0 24 Rock Life.. - - 4s. 5 0 0 0 10 0 4 1 ,4 Royal Exchange Si. per cent. Stock. - 160 Sun Fire ......... • • • 61. 10s. - - Ditto Life - - 18 Universal Life ... • • 10% 1. pr cnt. 100 0 6 15 0 18 LIST OP SCOTTISII COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. X a. d. £ s. d Bank of Scotland ....• 61. per cent. 100 0 0 [ 171 Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 ' 165 British Linen Company 8! per cent. - 100 0 0 230 Commercial Bank .... 67. per cent. - 100 0 0 166 National Bank 6/. per cent. -- 10 0 0 15% Union Bank of Scotland 7% l. pr cent. -- 50 0 0 98 , ,• Western Bank .. .. . • • • 6/. per c en t. - 5 0 0 0 So y North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 5 0 0 7'g Clydesdale Bank.... • . 6/. per cent. - 10 0 0 - 14% Eastern Bank .....• • • 5/. per cent. - 10 0 0 11 I A Caledonian Bank ... • • 7141. pr cent. - 2 10 0 6 Edinb.& Glasgew Bank 61. per cent. - 5 0 0 74 City of Glasgow Bank . 51. per cent. - 8 15 0 15% Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1% Hercules Insurance Co. 7!. per cent. [lOO 0 0 10 0 0 14% Insur. Co. of Scotlnd 5l. per cent. i 10 0 0 All paid. 10 1 / 1 North British Insur 5 %1. pr cent. 1200 0 0 10 0 0 28% Caledonian Fire Insur lOl. per cent.'loo 0 0 10 0 0 24 Edinburgh Life limn 61. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 19% Edin. & Glasg. Railway 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 65 Ditto, % Shares.... 5/.percent. 12 10 0 All paid. 15% Edin., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 20 0 0 21% Glasgw & Ayrshir Rail. 5/. per cent- 50 0 0 All paid. 70 Glasgw & Greenck Rail. 2!. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 21 ' Dundee &Garnklrk Rail. 51. per centi 25 0 0 All paid. 45 Dundee & Arbroth Rail. 61. per cent. [ 25 0 0 All paid. 36 Standard LifeAspiornee.lsl per cent. 150 0 0 I 2 10 0 8 . SALTPITRE.—Tbe market has a dull appearance for Rough, although there are sellers under late rates. At auction 698 bags of Madras were only in part s old rather under the rates of the last auction. English refined has been purchased with caution at 301 6d to 31s. In Nitrate of Soda the operations are upon a mote extended scale at 14s 6d to 158 per cwt. Ous.—This afternoon Cocoa Nut Oil met. with more atten tion, and 95 casks &c. at auction were sold ; fine white Cey lon at 321 10 to 33/, good 31115 s to 32/58 per ton. TALLOW.—This hfternoon at public sale 375 casks of Aus tralian Tallow were sold, fine at 41s to 41s 3d, !good 40s to 40s 6d, middling 39s tc 39s 9d, low 378 to 38s 6d; 17 casks Italian 39s to 40s; 53 casks of South American 39s 6d to 40s 6d ; 55 casks of Petersburgh taken in at 418 per cwt. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this Night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and sth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 13th day 01 December, 1845. EXCHEQUER -(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius, in London, before the Loan CHIEF BARON, and a Special Jury.) CASTLEMAN V. CAPPER. This part-heard case was resumed this morning. It was an action of assumpsit brought to recover the sum of 1,0004 on a policy of insurance, effected on the brig Alarm with the Marine Insurance Company, of which the defendant is deputy chairman. The defendant had pleaded, denying his liability, except as to 500/., which he paid into Court. Mr. Crowder and Mr. Cleasby appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Jervis, Mr. Martin, and Mr. Wilde, for the de fendant. The plaintiff was a gentleman of property, residing in Dor setshire, and the defendant the deputy-chairman of the Ma rine Insurance Company. In August, 1842, the plaintiff, being the mortgagee of a brig, called the Alarm, effected a policy of insurance with the defendant's company upon the vessel for 1,0001., the sum he had advanced upon her, which was to extend over and remain in force fur a period of twelve months. The Alarm was engaged at the time in the coasting trade of South America, and continued in the same trade till the subsequent June of 1843, when she sailed on a voyage from Monte Video to Paraguy, a small place voyagetween Monte Video and Rio, and in the course " t his she encountered some very severe and bois terous weather. She was struck several times by the sea, and once touched upon a hank on the coast, known as the English Bank. On her return to Monte Video, it was found that she had received so many injuries as to render her not sea -worthy, and past all repair. She was, therefcre, sold as a condemned vessel to a Spanish ship-breaker for 200/., and the plaintiff ultimately brought the present action to recover the amount of insurance he had effected upon her. The master of the Alarm was called to prove the manner in which she had received her injuries, and one of her Majesty's Marine Surveyors, n ame d Hodges, spoke to the nature and extent of the injuries. She was, he said, so much damaged, that it would have cost more to repair her than she would after wards have been worth. Had she been in England the cost of her repair would not have amounted to more than one quarter ; but both labour and materials were cheaper here than in South America. The carpenters of Monte Video received , THE SUN LONDON, PRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, 18154 O'Callaghan, Gent., to be Ensign; by purchase, vice Phi lipps, Dec.l9. 48th Foot—Brevet Major R. Cole to be Major, W/thoot purchase, vice Brevet Lieut.-Col. W. M'Cleverty, who retires upon half-pay; Lieut. G. M. Lys to be Captain, vice Cole; Ensign F. Andrews to be Lieutenant, vice Lys; Gentleman Cadet J. Gubbins, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Andrews, Dec. 19. 53d Foot—Captain G. A. Tytler, from 9th Foot, to be Captain, vice Havelock, who exchanges, Oct. 16; Lieutenant H. W. J. Gray, from 31st Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Noel, who exchanges, Sept. 27. 79th Foot—H. D. Fowler, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon vice H. C. Reade, who retires upon half-pay, Dec. 19. 81st Foot—Captain R. S C. Neynoe, from Ist West In dia Regiment, to be Captain, vice Bowyer, who exchanges, Dec. 19. 84th Foot—Lieut. W. M. Mitchell to be Captain, without purchase, vice Kelly, deceased ; Ensign J. M'Cann to be Lieutenant, vice Mitchell ; Gentleman Cadet B. Sandwith, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice 11.1‘Cann; Dec. 19. Ist West India Regiment—Captain E. Bowyer, from 81si Foot, to be Captain, vice Neynoe, who exchanges, Dec. 19. Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment—Staff Assistant-Surgeon P. W. Mae!van, M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Blake ney, promoted on the Staff, Dec. 19. UNATTACII ED.—To be Captains, without purchase—Lieut. F. B. Muller, from the 6th Foot; Lieut. 0. B. D'Arcey, from 73d Foot, Dec. 19. STAFF —Major W. A. M Cleverty, or the 48th Foot, to be Deputy Quarter-master General to the Forces in New Zea land, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Army, Dec. 19. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Staff Surgeon of the First Class, A. Smith, M. 1)., to be Deputy Inspector-General of Hos pitals, vice Dr. T. Gordon, deceased; Assistant Surgeon E. H. Blakeney, from the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment, to be Staff Surgeon of the Second Class, vice D. C. Pitcairn supe rseded, Dec. 19. To be Staff Surgeons of the Second Class.—Assistant Surgeon R. Smith, from the 19th Foot; Assistant Surgeon J. D. M'lllree, from the 77th Foot, vice O'Callaghan, ap pointed to the 11th Light Dragoons; Assistant Surgeon N. S. Campbell, M.D., from the 56th Foot, vice Lawson, ap pointed to the 30th Foot; Assistant Surgeon J. G. Courte nov, from the 75th Foot, Dec. 8. To be Assistant Surgeons to the Forces—Assistant Sur geon W. Braybrooke, from the 15th Foot, vice Wishart, ap pointed to the 15th Foot ; H. F. Robertson, Gent. vice Maclagan, appointed to the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment, Dec. 19. MEmortANnum.—The names of the Cornet and Adjutant, appointed to the 13th Light Dragoons, on the 24th October, 1845, are Thomas Irwin, and not Edward Hall, as previously stated. FOREIGN-OFFICE, DEc. 10. Tier Majesty has been pleased to appointed Sir George Jackson, K.C.11., to be Commissioner on the part of her 31- jesty in the Mixed British and Portugue,e Commission, es tablished at the city of Loands, in the province of Angola, under the treaty concluded at Lisbon, on the 3d July, 1842, between Great Britain and Portugal, for the suppression of the slave trade, in the room of John Thomas, Esq., deceased. ADMIRALTY, DEC. 16. Corps of Royal Marines—P. M. C. Croker, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant ; J. C. Giles, Gent., to be Second Lieu tenant. WHITEHALL, Disc. 10, The Lord Chancellor has appointed Charles Boorn Chalmers, of Weston-super-Nfara, in the county of Somerset, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, DEC. 16. _ . The Lord Chancellor has appointed Henry James Damant of Cowes, in the Isle of Wight, Gent., to be a Master Ex' traordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. Edward Ledgard, oil crasher, Mirfield, Yorkshire. BANKRUPTS. James Jessup and W. Johnson, builders, Queen's-road, Holloway, to surrender on Dec. 30, at twelve, and Feb. 6, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee ; Keighley, Basinghall-street. George Graham, Thomas Adams, and Michael Bogle Mac farlane, calico printers, Cheapsisle, Dec. 27, atone, and Feb.l3, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assig nee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street ; Brace, Surrey street, Strand. George Craft, baker, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, Dec. 29 and Feb. 3, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old ;Jewry-chambers, London; Chappell, Quality-court, Hitcbln, Hants. John Leadbetter, merchant, Manchester, Jan. 5 and 26, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Abbott, Charlotte-street, Bedford square, London ; Atkinson and Saunders, Manchester. Henry Charles, commission agent, Manchester, Jan. 3, and 22, at twelve, at the Manchester District Couurt ; Hobson, official assignee ; Fernhead, Clifford's-inn, London ; Andrews. Manchester. John Kelsey, "ouilder, Manchester, Dec. 30, and Jan. 20, al twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Fearnhead, Cliffoid's Inn, London; John and William Andrew, Manchester. John Collins, common brewer, Salford, Dec. 31 and Jan. 21, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Putt, offi cial assignee; Gregory, Faulkner, Gregory, and Skirrow, Bedford-row, London ; Cooper, Manchester. Thomas Findle, plasterer, Manchester, Dec. 30 and Jan. 20, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, offi cial assignee, Manchester; Fearnhead, Clifford's Inn, London ; Andrew, Manchester. John Howe, linen draper, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, Dec. 31, and Jan. 24, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Lloyd, Milk-street, Cheapside, London ; Bartlett, Birmingham. John Lewis, grocer, Tipton, Staffordshire, Jan. 2 and 23, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham ;_ . lllotteram and Knowles, Birmingham. meat. The fishermen are already preparing for the mackerel . season, which in a very short time will Legin.—Brigitton Gazette. altogether.—(Cheers and laughter.) After apoh/Frg for the absence of his g a ll an t co ll eague , Sir C. tri whose hearty co-operation in support of the Tie l it o . the meeting he was assured of, the Hon. Baronet eluded by proposing a vote of thanks to the Chair' amidst loud cheering. Mr. Churchwarden HOWARTH having rettoll thanks, the meeting separated. REPEAL OF THE CORN-LAWS. MEETING Ig THE PARISH OF ST. PANCRAS. A public meeting rf the parishioners of St. Pancras was held yesterday evenfie,;',', et the Vestry-room, Gordon street, Gordon-square, for tie! Purpose of petitioning Parliament, with a view to the aboli:jon of the corn-laws. The meeting was very well attended, and we observed Sir Benjamin Hall on the platform. Mr. Howard took the chair. The notice calling the meeting having been read, The CHAIRMAN said that the meeting had been called together at a most critical period to consider the mo-. mentous question of the corn laws.—(Hear, hear.) The question was not one that affected . the nation at large alone—every individual was equally interested in it. There might have been, some seven or eight years ago, a difference of opinion in such a meeting as the pre sent, but on that occasion he thought they would all be very nearly, if not altogether, unanimous: - He knew that there was little necessity to enter upon the general nature of the question, but he might be excused for making cne or two observations on the resolution he had to propose to them. The corn-laws were of modern institution, for it was not above forty years ago that the original law was introduced. Its effect was not immediately felt, and therefore the people bore with it patiently; but since that time an important power had sprung up in the country. An association, entitled the Anti- Corn-law League, bad endeavoured, and with great success, to enlighten the people, and not only them, but the legislators of the country.—(Cheers.) They had gone through the agri cultural districts, and had removed the delusion which had held many of the farmers in fear of this law. This was a great and important change in public opinion. This might be partly accounted for by the blight in the potato crop, and the declaration of Lord John Russell for the immediate and total repeal of the corn-laws. The blight in the potato crop might have induced the lite Administration to modify the corn-laws at present exist ing, but the letter of Lord John Rus. ell must have had a decided tendency to advance the total repeal of the corn-laws. What the blight of the potato crop com menced, the letter of Lord John Russell may have been said to have finished. Thus, as it appeared to him, there were three measures which had immediately led to the repeal of the corn-laws. They seemed to have acted in the same manner as the plagues of Egypt did among the Egyptians. They did not emanci pate - the Jews until they found these plagues intolerable.; and so the landed aristocracy would not relinquish these laws until compelled by poplar opinion. They were of course aware that the vestry had invited Mr. Cobden, Mr. Bright, and other distinguished in dividuals, but they had not the pleasure of their pre sence there. They had, however, apologetic letters, stating that previous engagements would prevent their attendance.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. HOUGHTON said that it was .with great pleasure he met in that room so many with whom he had on pre vious occasions been acquainted. It was not the first time they had met in that room for a similar purpose, and he always hoped to unite with them in the same good cause. In such an emergency as the present every man ought to he up and doing, either in diffusing his opinions, or in applying to Parliament to get rid of this obnoxious law. He would take the opportunity of stating, in as few words as possible, what that law had been, and how other countries had acted under similar circumstances. A constitution like our own prevailed in Belgium, but when a scarcity was felt there the ports were at once thrown open—and what was the result ? Sixteen ships left the port of London and Liverpool for the ports of Belgium w ith food ; those ships contained 2,500 tons of barley, 11,800 bags of rice, and 3,000 bags of potatoes.—(Hear, hear.) He had re ceived, only the day before yesterday, a letter from correspondent at New York, and he said that the markets were in a most unsteady state, owing to the uncertainty and the speculation which existed in this country. —(Hear, hear.) He added, that only specula tive merchants would export to this country. The speaker then went on to point out what the effects of the sliding-scale had been in the importation of wheat from Odessa and Marseilles, and concluded by proposing a resolution declaratory of the opinion of the meeting that the corn-laws should be immediately repealed. Mr. CLARKE seconded the resolution. Mr. HAYNES then rose, and in a long address reite • rated the common-place arguments on this question, and concluded with moving a resolution, which was carried unanimously. Mr. LEWIS SMITH trusted that the importance of the subject would procure for him a hearing for the few observations he had to offer. After all that had been said, there and elsewhere, it would be unnecessary for him to do more than draw attention to the present crisis. —(Hear.) They had just witnessed a statesman, who had hitherto been opposed to the repeal of those laws, coming forward and declaring that they should now be repealed. Sir Robert Peel, it was known, had been actuated by similar views. If the people would but stand to each other they would effect all they required. His resolution was, " That the corn-laws were injurious, and had for their object merely the aggrandisement of the landed proprietors, to the detriment of the working classes of the country." Mr. HOLDEN seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Mr. Caoueu said it had devolved upon him to pro pose the third resolution. He had to congratulate them on the largeness of their present meeting, on the favour able views entertained by their Sovereign towards their cause, and the adhesion to that cause of several of the aristccracy. He would inculcate on them the necessity there was, from their history of this very subject, for an extension of the suffrage. He would conclude by pro posing the resolution, which was to the following effect:—" That there was every prospect of famine in the country, and that it behoved them to come forward and avert this calamity, and protect the people from its accumulated evils." The mind of man was incapable of conceiving the advantages of free trade.—(Cheers.) The resolution being seconded, was carried unanimously. Mr. DOUGLAS said he had to propose a resolution, to the effect that a petition, founded on the foregoing re solutions, be presented to both Houses of Parliament, and that the Members for the borough be requested to sup port the same. The resolution was seconded, and carried una nimously. Sir BENJAMIN HALL, in answer to loud calls of the meeting, came forward, and was received with much applause. The Hon. Baronet spoke as follows:—Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen, it was only this morning I was made aware that a meeting was to take place this evening for a repeal of the corn-laws, when I received a letter announcing the fact, and I thought the best an swer to that letter which I could give was to appear here this evening, and redeem the pledge I gave when I first became your representative.—(Loud cheers.) That pledge was, that whenever a crisis arrived I would be prepared to take my share of responsibilty.—(Cheers.) I am here this evening as your representative, to take that share of that responsibility, and to say that what ever amount you may be pleased to place upon me, I shall be prepared to carry out.—(Renewed cheers.) It is not my intention, after the eloquent addresses which you have heard, to enter into detail on the subject of the corn-laws, but I remember in 1815 or 1816, when I was a Westminster schoolboy, that law being imposed upon the country, and I re member well my feeling was, that a law im posed upon the country by force, and so dia metrically opposed to the views of the people, could not be of long duration.—(Hear, hear.) In what position is the country placed by the secession of the late Go vernment ? I hare no hesitation in saying, in a most critical one.—(Hear.) I remember hearing Sir R. Peel, in his place in the House of Commons, state he would not put into the lottery of legislation for a repeal of the corn-laws ; but when I reflected on the past career of that gentleman, I always considered he would do so, and I think I am not far out in my calculation.—(Hear.) It has been said that the repeal of the corn-laws will injure the landowner. Now. lam no inconsiderable landowner myself, and Ido not believe it.— (Hear.) But even if it should be the case, that our rents are to be kept up by steeping our fellow-creatures in poverty, it is high time that those rents should be lowered.—(Cheers.) We, the landlords, must learn to be more provident, and live upon less.—(Cheers.) Bui I do not believe that our property will be at all injured. I believe that our rent roll will rather be augmented, because a repeal of the corn-laws will increase employmeiJ, and enable us to ex change our manufactures for those things we most re quire. If there is one thing that I like moiSe than another, it is principle ; and I am astonished, when R. Peel altered his views on the subject of the corn-laws, beat he did not exhibit the moral courage to carry them 011,1 — (Hear, hear.) The course which the Hon. Baronet has pursued is, to use a sporting . phrase, the most cocktail proceeding I ever heard ot.—(Cheers and laughter.) Look at the difference in the conduct of Lord John Rus sell. That Noble Lord found by the constant meetings of the Cabinet that there was a screw loose somewhere, and in order to fathom what it was he threw out his trump card in the shape of an address, which hai turned the Peel Ministry out of office.—(Hear, hear.) If Sir Robert Peel had had the moral courage to have told the Duke of Wellington or Lord Stanley that he was de termined to go on without them, the whole nation, although they differed from him in general politics, would have stood by him with respect to a repeal of the corn-laws.—(Hear, hear.) I am not hypocrite enough to tell you that I believe, as many do, that the corn-laws are virtually abolished ; but I believe the question rests with the electoral body, who, if they will act with the same unt i r i ng energy as they did in 1831, then we shall have a repeal, I believe we shall have a hard fight, for I know that the agriculturists intend to fight you to the death.—(Hear, hear.) We shall have to contend with the aristocracy and the bigoted portion of our fellow -countrymen, but I shall take my stand with you, and I hope to a successful termination.—(Tremen dons cheat's.) lam now anxious to say a word or two about myself and my position as regards the borough. By a domestic affliction I was prevented, during the ses sion before last, attending my Parliamentary duties ; and in the early part of last session I met with an accident which, but for the interposition of Providence, might have caused my death. It was my intention, consequent on my inability to attend my duties, to have resigned the representation of the borough into your hands.— (Cries of " No, no.") But I consulted with some of my friends, who advised me not to do so, but to make a statement of the fact at the first public meeting I attended. This meeting has af forded me that opportunity, and I mention the subject, because there were already two or three parties in the field, nibbling as it were at some of the electors to take my place.—(Hear, hear.) If, however, after my six years' service, you consider me again worthy to be your representative, I am prepared to stand.—(A loud and general burst of cheering.) I mention this, as I believe it will go forth thr oug h t h e me di um of the press, and perhaps cause the nibbling gentlemen I have alluded to to desist from their attempt, and mire grout OW borough THE ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGU E ' (From the Times.) ' can The expression of opinion in public meetings . "" se s e elways be appealed to as a certain index of the mil li `,.'s , s o n ch it exercises, or the numbers by whom it is tat - d taine4. In every free country the demonstration of polities feeling ez,,esedsrather than falls sho r t of th e enthusiast:l s l e s zea l o f ef i cs s who make it. Where it i s a popular pri _, , ,j1 to a, semble j u h'lmbera, to speak and t o resolve, there :,!; be many gatherin&'s, many speeches, many resolutions. ~'. ; i i frequency of public asse mblies will become a habit, ui ne; rules and regulations an instinctive knowledge in a pl,s public duty will attract maely to them, private aniusiers;r will allure others. Same will las rigidly exclusive an _uoisli tically fastidious as to the character and object of i hos' jos of they attend ; others as indiscriminai.ely lax. Grie„ c ° tst persods will go only to exercise the duty of citizens ; ‘"` ces of to study the humours of mankind, or the excellen. _ s public speakers ; such will with equal indifference chic loyal or a democratic sentiment, hurrah with equal in ~ of lungs "The Queen," or "Pcople, the only source of i r e timate power." This is a natural • consequence, frollaio frequency, and forms a natural deduction from the in p to of public meetings. In process of :time they b e l t ese be considered as a species of popular diversion, cheeP e .,, t bsi the ore's, more personal than the drama. And Trile' e far , are held throughout a long continuance of time for t°,.0011 therance of some one measure and the promulgation TLe one theory, their continuity generally tires and theil7:7 a i ness palls. The effect is equally injurious both to sr,r el and listenere. The same sentiments perpetually utte re d the same persons on the same matter spoil their stY tr ol impair the vigour which ought to belong to every oraq sr effort. Nor can it be concealed that this iteration is 13 " 41 1, frequently destructive to the impression which ; w e speaker ought to make upon his hearers,—that theme rity. A man who speaks week after week on theLif subject is easily betrayed into inflated exaggeratne style or narrative, which materially detract fr° 3 l s tk effect which it is his wish to produce on the hearts ore:, , lects of those about him. With some of these short ".• or overshootings the Anti-Corn-law League may be,so. chargeable. It had its birth at a time when cireutne" - tot e had hardly disposed the national mind to e ntertain the of its mission. Deeply impressed with a c onv iction of .. 11 treme evils which might be inflicted'on the country 1)1 d r corn-laws, its members always spoke of them aspresent , realised to their own minds a contingent calamity, aaJa claimed about it as fulfilled: Hence they were ace e` vilifying the good without a pretext, and of magnifyiog A s . O without a cause. It is not our province to defea" t eo League, its members, or its proceedings. We confes_e s d 0 they are amenable to some charges of misconduct, no some of mismanagement. If they have sinned , „or have been abused enough. But their p r esent 90 tion is one which proves that their course bas n o 00 widely wrong, nor their cause imaginary. club of manufacturers—plain, pra c ti ca l people , ed v y the operation of obnoxi o us laws h a d aseocia t iot br gather to promote their abolition—men whom their °,,tfile siness had familiarised with the daily wor ki n g of the ' l O O of which they complained, and its bearings on the 0 0 4 tbe of the numerous class that spin and w eave —men with s; s ei' influence of ancestral name or territorial p os session, bu , l otir mated by one common feeling, and inspired with on e or' mon zeal—a club of this kind has grown up against 'Zoo tion, against contempt, against abuse, into a powerful e 6" ambitious association. W here it was weak it is novi e s . t sof where it begged it now dictates; where it vrhispereu ee l eel/ speaks out boldly and threateningly. Mach of its segue' may be due to the energy and determination—the se ; o lto heirlooms of the Saxon race—which have breathed the asr of heroism into the labours of commerce and the 5 or gles of !trade. Much may be due to untiring f re , ( l' verauce, to unfailing courage, to the c a lculating e" Syr ness of the north. But what we re e hrewdneer rage, or perseverance, without a cause worthy 0f s Oos.ale exercise—without a cause for which the hearts of tb ; t ie beat high with enthusiasm ? It is not the League 11° powerful of itself, or throug % o h its own exerti ons slat e a sk League is a creature of circumstances. It is by de' gencies of a crisis, by the yearnings of a people, Woe" mends of commerce, by the hopes of nations, 1t, e00 4 traction of Cabinets, that it has waxed strong. ' l.l as AP declaim on fancied grievances, and their declamalsj, the only amuse ; but when the grievance ber,omes r dt.o tll j e coarsest speaker and the roughest limner find A 1.1 steed. heart of the most insensible and the head of the In oj the ry e , Let a Demosthenes harangue in time of plenty 9 11 o pen spect of starvation, and m en w ill sm il e a t the OP_ Per rhetoric. But let the danger approach—let men 11 7k,..J.; within the proximity, not of starvation but of scarc i nQi them be brought to ask o ne ano th er thi s qu estion, o r„ should we want bread ?" and then the homeliest .s e l ) ; esel in the roughest dialect may strike a chord 'Ohl o ff' t/ thrill through the hearts -of millions. It r this fear—it is to the question which this fear gilt no less than the other questions to which i t l,bir birth, half-buried as yet in the unconscious mind of t ,.. ,° 1 tees soon to be developed into potent speech—it is to tbc7viets the League owes its power. Were it not for these , , yor's' garden would not be thronged ; the West siding 01 _ it 0:, shire would not send forth its mechanic population odder. to swell the recent gathering at Wakefield; Bright "er°;;;. be listened to ; Cobden would not be followed. They be indications, not the origin, of a general sentimortt a ,,,,Or sults, not the causes of a p o p u l ar com bi na ti o n. •••" — re oet t events have now realised what was once deemed o• efe es! contingency. Men begin to see that bread may be : 1 " - °P more scarce—very scarce. They ask themselves el ~e p sil, there no means of providing against this ?" and the 04 , Or reply, "Providence wills it," satisfies not those who so:, 0/ human laws have something to do with it. IL . " - % that when bread is dear labour is suspended , tiLl ' s tories stop work ; the unbusy streets swarm wits "' t i f artizans, wageless and labourlees. Therefore rile!, IA " Why is this ?" and when told, " The ec um.- iee, ' makes it so," they cry aloud, " Away with it, AP cheer heart and soul the glowing oratory of the League' e s, this may be selfish, commer c i a l, vu l gar; b ut i t h a s a!' touch of human nature in it, and of those elements T o o nature,to which this country i s i n d e bt e d f or wea lt r dsfi; power. On Anglo-Saxon i n d us t ry i s l a id a h e avy hu_ sse sse its thews and sinews are taxed by anticipation for gf q ; tions yet to come; the l a b our o f it s arms i s mortg . ag7fite therefore demands freer play of li m b, grea t er ex penel° l/ 0 0 power, to enable it to d o it s wor k w i t h h ea lth a nd e h alt It has done much a l rea d y , d esp i te many o b s t ac les; " It feels its time is come to do more, or to give in for el e f f t •; ; 0 0 has triumphed over forei gn rivalry and Continental tan ui handiwork has penetrat e d through the ineffectual barn Alt jealous laws into the h ear t o f di stant emp i res; and 1j , 3 . tbe finds that its worst f oe i s nurture d on i ts own °°ega. strongest resistance is arrayed against it by the c," , s t i l / which it has enrich e d. Th ere f ore d oes i t a ll y ilea , .00 the League, and th ere f ore i s i t t h at the L eag ue s l " triumphant. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE' TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. A blank day ! ! r ob° THE LATE EA RL V ERULAM ' S STUD.--0 0 ce fetched ninety gu i neas ' at t h e sa l e on Monday ; t he' was misprinted seventy guineas. MATCH AGAINST TIME.—Mr. liley's match for .01 to ride from Ne wmar k e t to L ondon and bac k in to hours,was accompli.tled a few mi nu t es un d er pin"' The distance is about 118 miles. [ADYERTISIMENT.]—Th e Atrapilatory, or Liq Hair Dye, the only dye that really answers for all colours' e< does nut require re-doing, but as the hair grows, as i t ; fades or acquires that unnatural red or purple tint isen e :ce, all other dies. Ross and Sons can, with the greatest cc:4s i os . recommend the above dye as infallible, if done at their, r y bli,hment ; and ladies and gentlemen requiring it 11 ,,, it i° quested to bring a friend or servant with them to see ba• - t t ye used, which will enable them to do it afterwards 'sidle! •$ chance of failure. Several private apartments devoted cot tirely to th e a b ove purpose, and some of their establish,s4 having used it, ;he effect produced can be at once seem is• think it necessary to add, that by attending strictly to die m ,. structions give* with each bottle of dye, numeroas peastlareei, succeeded equally well without corning to them- f ho tee floss and Sons, 119 and 120, Bishopsgate-street, the aenco. Perruquiers, Perfumers, Hair-cutters, and Hair.dyeas• Parties attended at their own residences, whatever distance. [ADYERTlslemvinT.]—The Earl of Aldborough Holloway's Pills. —An astounding Cure by this rair a ttei Medicine aft er every ot h er means had failed. See his Lordship's letter dated Villa Messina, Leghorn, Fe b ' 1845. "To P ro f essor H o ll oway. Si r,—l beg to seq" 01 you that your pills have effected a sure of a disorder 1° sl liver and stomach which all the most eminent of the faci ii g e t. home and all over the Continent bad not been able to a e) Nay, not even the waters of Carlsbad or Marieabad. Aldborough."—These wonderful Pills will cure any dis. Bl l st the liver and st omac h. —S o ld ( a l so Holloway's Chntsesobiol Professor Holloway's establishment, 244, Strand sod 171 medicine vendors throughout - the civilised world. BIRTHS. rti, On the 17th inst., at Brighton, the Marchioness of Abele o of a son. On the 16th inst., at Newton Saint Loe, near Bath, th lady of Charles Gunning, Esq., bf a daughter. On the 17th i ns t., M rs . G . F. Smith, of Golien-sq ulre' of a son. On the 12th inst., at Burlington, Yorkshire, the lady ° fl. Pricket, Esq., of a son. Ou the 17th in s t., a t W o ll aston House, Dorchester, the lady oi Irthur in s t yke Acland, Esq., of a daughter. lis p On the th ,at Haverstock-hill, the lady of NY Oke Manning, jun., Esq., of a son. MARRIED. On the 27th ult. at Little Carterton, by the Rev'., Twopeny, Octavius N. Shncson, Esq., of Sta m ford, to i filr an j 01 cl daughter of R. C. Simpson, Esq., of the former place+ niece to W. llumberstone, Esq., of Croxton, near Granc,hea On the 13th of November, Adolphus Frederick D. G1 10 ',:; of Blackheath, to Ma r y Ann, only daughter of Chal )l33 Johnson, Esq., of Richmond, Virginia. On the 16th inst., at Little Houghton, Northamptons hill ' e s Mr. William Ferguson Roberts, of Kensington, 40 Jag% Mary, second daught er o f M r. Tallant, of Little Ilougbt e Lodge. On the 16th inst., at St. Nicholas, Hereford, James Symonds, Esq., of th a t c it y , t o M ary Elizabeth, only daug h. tar of John Cleave, Esq., of the city of Hereford. DIED. On the 9th inst., at C o lyt on , D evon, M rs. K i n don, aged 9 , 2 ; On the 12th inst., i n N orw i c h , Al ary, w i dow o f the hil." Mr. Burrows, aged 80. On the 14th just., at Ipplepen, Devon, Captain George I V ' Butler, unattached. On the 15th inst., at Southampton, William Murray, Esq ' On the 15th inst., Mary, th e i n f ant d aug h ter o f J. Byrne' Esq., of Canterbury-street, York-road. On the 16th inst., at Neasdon, Anne Chealyn, younge 4 daughter of the late J. Hall, aged 22. On the 16th inst., Jeremiah Dick, Esq., of North-crescen t ' Bedfc,Td-square, aged 78. On the 16th inst., Mr. Henry White, Vauxhall. On the 16th inst., at Newington-place, K enn i ng t on , Marls Anne, eldest daughter of the late J. Menetone, Esq., aged 61. On the 16th inst., at Pimlico, Fran ces R ear, only daughter of the late Robert Slater, Esq., of Knightsbridge. On the Nth inst., at Winkfield park, Mrs. Benson, widof of the late Rev. Martin Benson, aged 90. On the 17th inst., at Farnham, Margaret Mary, youngig t daughter of the late A. Brown, Esq. On the 17th inst., Elizab e th, w if e o f J ohn Dixon, Eecll o f Reigate, Surrey, aged 63. On the 18th inst., at Croydon, Mrs. Susan Hinton, a ged 86' Londe': Printed and Published by DIUKDO YUUNG4 4 : Ne. 112, St ran d, P r i n t er, at The Sun Office, No. I'l Strand, in the Pre c i nc t o f ti e S avoy, in the CouutP " Friday, December 19, 1 0. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued 26,626,350 Government debt 11,015,100 Other securities... 2,984,900 Gold coin and bul lion 11,054,501 Silver bu11i0n..... 1,571,849 426 2 (26,350 M. Dated the 18th day of Decei BANKING DE ' £26,626,350 FARSHALL, Chief Cashier. nber, 1845. :PARTMENT. Proprietors' capita 1,14,553,000 Rest Public deposits (in•- cluding Exche quer, Savings- Government secu rities (including Dead Weight Annuity) Other securities.: 16,135,537 Notes Gold and silver coin 642,421 banks, Commis-_ Isioners ofNational Debt, and divi- dend: accounts) 8,684,374 Other deposits 9,089,705 Seven day andother 1 % bills £36,486,2661 M. MA Dated the 18th day of Decen £36,486,266 RSHALL, Chief Cashier. Iber, 1845. PROMISSORY NOTES. (From this Night's Gazette.) An account of the Average Aggregate Amount of Promis sary Notes payable to bearer on demand, which have been in circulation by the Banks in Scotland, by the Bank of Ire land, and by all other Banks in Ireland, during the four ce weeks ending the 6th day of De cem b er, 1845 , pursuant to i the Act of 4th and sth Victoria, cap. 50 : SCOTLAND. Chartertd, Private, and Joint-Stock Banks £3,804,031 IREIAND. Bank of Ireland 4,404,975 Private and Joint-Stock Banks Total .... £11,520,861 COURSE OF EXCH A Amsterdam CF. 12 9 Ditto, at sight l2 4 14 Rotterdam 2U. 12 9 i Antwerp 26 10 14 34 Ifamburgh M.B. 13 14, 1014 28% Altona Paris, 3 days' sight.— 25 75 24 Ditto, 3 months 26 5 19 , % Marseilles 26 5 Bourdeaux 26 b 14 Frankfort on Maine 123 Petersburgh, 3 Us.. (INGE-- (THIS DAY ) Gibraltar., — ',Thorn ........ 75 Genoa ... Milan ...... ............ Venice Naples ...... 40 Palen's°. per . 1191 Lisbon. ........... 52i Oporto • Rio Janeiro . Bahia • •••••.- Buenos A y fes NewYork,2ldyeaight Philadelphia ......... rrucEs OF nousos, PER oz. Foreign Geld, bars..l3 17 9 Portu . w.l Gold C o i n 3 17 5 New Doubloons__ 0 0 0 New D011ar5..,_,,... 0 4 9a Silver in 8ar5..... 0 4 111 Berlin . Vienna, effee. 80 10 8 Trieste, ditto Madrid 36 Cadiz Bilbao — Barcelona — Seville — Tin LONDON GAZETTV, (THIS EVENING.) ST. JAMES'S PALACE, DEC. 18, 1845. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Colonel the Hon. Sir E. Cust, K.C.H., to be her Majesty's Assistant Master of the Ceremonies, in the room of Thomas Seymour Hyde, Esq. ; deceased. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, DEC. 18. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Lieutenant-Co ionel William Henry Cornwall to be her Majesty's Marshal of the Ceremonies, in the room of Thomas Seymour Hyde, Esq., deceased. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, DEC. 18. The Lord Chamberlain of her Majesty's Household has appointed William Carter Hoffmeister, Esq., Doctor of Medi cine, and William Cass, Esq., Surgeon, to be Apothecaries in Ordinary to her Majesty, in the Isle of Wight. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, DEC. 18. The Lord Chamberlain of her Majesty's Household has appointed Alexander Nasmyth, Esq., to be Surgeon-dentist in Ordinary to her Majesty. WHITEHALL, DEC. 12. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right lion. James Andrew Earl of Dalhousie to the place and office of Clerk of her Majesty's Registers and Rolls in Scotland, in the room of the Right Hon. William Dundas, deceased. WAR. OFFICE, DEC. 19. Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Lieut.-Col. C. J. Hill, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain and Lieu tenant-Colonel, vice G. Eyres, who exchanges ; Lieut. and Capt. the Hon. P. A. E. Freke to be Captain and Lieutenant- Colonel, by purchase, vice Hill, who retires; Ensign and Lieut. R. Bradford to be Lieutenant and Captain, by pur chase, vice Freke, Dec. 19. Scots Fusilier Guards—Lord R. C. Taylor to be Ensign and Lieutenant by purchase, vice the Hon. P. Barrington, who I retires, Dec. 19. Ist Regiment of Foot—Lieut. E. R. Wethorall to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Cooper, who retires; Ensign H. L. Barton to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wetherall ; G. Taafe, Gent. to be Ensip, by purchase, vice Barton, Dec. 19. eth Fool—Capiain J. F. Havelock, from 53c1 Foot. to be Captain, vice Tytler, who exchanges, Dec. 16. 15th Foot—Assistant Surgeon J. A. Wilshart, M.D., from the Staff, to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Braybrooke, appointed to the Staff, Dec. 19. I6th Foot—F. W. Ruxton, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Read, who retires, Dec. 19. 17th Foot—Lieutenant T. 0. Ruttledge to be Captain, without purchase, vice Grant, deceased ; Ensign J. Bourke to be Lieutenant, vice Ruttledge, Sept. 9. 20th Foot—N. Steevens, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Johnson, who reti res , Dec. 19. 29th Foot—Ensign H. Francis to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Dobbs, deceased, Sept. 14; F. Kneebone, Gent., to be Ensign, Dec. 19. 31st Foot—Lieut. E. A. Noel, from the 53d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Gray, who exchanges, Seot.27. 32d Foot—Captain T. IL Eirkley ' from half-pay Unat- Unattached, to be Capt a i n , v i ce J. H. Evelegh, who ex changes, receiving the difference ; Lieut. J. P. P,gott to be Captain, by purchase, vice Kirkley, who retires; Ensign J. L. Piglippeto be Lieutenen% try PurChatie l Tice Pigott; H. D. DOCKS. I Dividend ,' Amount Name of Company. per I if I Paid. Price, Annum. I Share. ----, ; X s. d. 1 :X 6. d. Commercial •.••• • . • • , 3/. per cent. Sto c k. - East and West India ... 15% l. pr cent. Stock. - 134 East Country - 21 St K Land atharine ••.•• • • • 1 s on 44 /. pr cent. Stock. -11 l per cent. ; Stock. - lO6 Southampton ••..• • • • . 41. per cent. 50 0 0, 50 0 0 30 CANALS. A . Dividend Names of 4 IDlvidendl Names of . , Price. .-. per Price. Companies. , I per 4 Companies. cn 1 Annum. 4 CZ2 Annum. ........ X 1 £ Ashtn & Oldh 97 51.55. pc, 72 Monmouthsh 100 91. 160 Ashby-d-la-Z 113 41. 70 Mntgomrysh 100 0!. 98 Barnsley.... 160, 121. 180 Macclesfield. 100 - 95 Basingstoke.. 100' - - Neath .• .• • • 100 201. 365 Brknk&Abrg 150 5/. 85 Nottingham. 150 121. 269 Cromford .. • . 100 1 181. 150 Peak Forest. 78 31. 40 Dudley....• • 1001 41. - Regent' s .. •• 33 1/. 26} Derby •• •• • • 100 8/. 103 Rochdale .... 85 41. 64 Ellsmre&Chsl33l 4/. 80 Sh ropshire . • 125 81. Erewash .• • 'lOO, 321. 300 Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 123 Forth & Clyd,loo' 41. - D o .LkFd S t 12 6L p. c. 11 GrandJunctn'loo, 71. 100 Stflrd &Wore 140 281. 440 Grand Union:100 1/. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 151. 230 Glamorgnsh . ' 172 ' 13%1. 210 Stourbridge .. 145 201. - Gistr& Brklyj100; - - Strtfrd on AV 79 1/. 10s. - Grantham • . 1501 121. 100 Severn and 26 11. Bs. - Huddersfield.' 571 - 20 Wye Kali.] Kennt & Avii, 39 , 7s. 6d. 22 Trnt & Mr -50 301. - Lancaster .• . 47 j 11. 10. 40 sey, 1 ,4 sh. Leeds& Livrp 100: 34/. 525 Thams &Med 19 - 10 Leicester ....1140 10/. 105 Worcstr Sci I 78 41. 49 Leicstr &Nth; 83. 4/. 62 Binning. Loughberogh ; 142: 701. 850 Wilts &Biks 67 11. 4s. 11 MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of Dec. 19.) SUGAR.—To-day importers of Colonial Sugar evinced firm ness, and refrained from offering any at public sale; there was, however, no increase in the demand, in fact less business was done. For British Plantation of all descriptions the rates previously established were insisted upon ; but the demand was very limited for all purposes, the quantity disposed of amounting to only 100, making the total sales for the week 1,000 hhds and trcs. REFINED.—To-day refined goods were purchased with in creased freedom by the home trade, rnd advanced ratesw 4 9". given, standard lumps bringing 65s to 65s (Id, and brown grocery lumps 64s to 64s 65 per ewt. Bonded crushed Sugar at present is not to be had under 34 s f or th e fi ne qua l ity. MAURITIUS.—The business transacted has been almost exclusively confined to a public sale of 2,639 bags and 120 casks of the new crop, which went at the comparative market value of British Plantation, but at prices 2s Gd to 3s per cwt under those of the highest point of the market for Mauritius Sugar; fine yellow 539, good 50s 6d to 51s Gd, middling 48s Gd to 49s Ed, low, 47s to 48s, fine brown 46s 6d to 475, middling grey 48s, washed 44s to 49s 6d, syrupy 48s 6d. EAST INDlA.—lmporters of Foreign East India descriptions have refrained from offering any at auction. The purchases made privately by exporters and the home trade have been extremely limited, although there are sellers of Java and Manilla upon rather lower terms. Bengal has met with more attention. but merchants have been compelled to accept previous reduced rates for all description. In Madras there gas been little business transacted privately, but holders are not inclined tp tan lower rates. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, the produce of the British possessions in America, com puted from the returns made in the week ending Dec. 16, 1845, is 345. 84d. per cwt. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) DEAL, DEC. 18.—Arrd. Birman, Guthrie, Calcutta; Lalla Rookh, Kennedy, ditto; Jane Catherine, Hill, Madras; Hin dostan, Lamb, 'Bombay; Matilda Luckie, Sprotson, I3er bice ; Waterlily, Hart, Jamaica; John, Saguinay ; Britan nia, Woodie, ditto. Arrived from the river, Denmark, New Orleans. LwEuroor„ DEC. 18.—Wind N.N.E., fresh. Arrd. Lima, Towns, Saldanha Bay; Creole, Stephenson, Arica ; Broadl :Oak, M`Greth, Bahia ; Abbotsford, Lock, Miramichi. Sld. Hope, Jones, Valparaiso ; Argen tina, Trotter, Monte Video; Columbus, Green, Pernambuco; Lydia, Jones, Antigua; British Queen, Healy, St. Croix; Columbia, Johnson, Jamaica; Royal Bride, Walsh, Tobasco ; Golden Eagle, Keeles, Nassa u; - Emerald, Leighton, New Orleans; Salem, A7ilford, Mobile; Satellite, Bainbridge, Mo bile; Rose, Ankling, Charleston; Caroline, Sierra Leone. 18. Put back Kingaloch, for Newfoundland. Come, DEc Arrd. Severn, Wiseman ; Shediac, Felix, Miramichi; Sovereign, Tatmagouche ; Welcome, Jackson, Newfoundland; Richard, ditto; Cremona, Fox, ditto, Mir,Eonn, DEC. 16.—The Letitia, Davies, from Carnarvon to Carmarthen, was driven on the Midland Rocks in Jack Sound, the 14th instant, and sunk soon after; crew saved. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 18.—The Frankland, Friend, from Bahia to this port, is telegraphed as wrecked on the north coast of Algiers; crew saved. The Howard, which sailed hence the 12th instant for Savannah, is telegraphed at anchor off Hithe Island, with loss of mizen-mast and damage to stern. PORT TALBOT, DEC. 17.—The Pilot, Bevncn, of Newport, from Neath, got aground this morning abreact of the end of Breakwater, and is discharging part of her cargo. ROTHESAY, DEC. 14.—The Janet, Frazer, of Glasgow, which was on shore at Toward Point Bth inst., has:been as sisted off and towed to Greenock. SUNDERLAND, DEC. 18.—The brig Loyalty, of this port (in ballast) is on shore south of the harbour. IRELAND. ANOTHER HORRIBLE MURDER IN TIPPERARY. CLONNEL, DEC. 16, 1845.—The south riding of this unfortunate county has become the scene of a blood stained and cruel murder. The victim in this instance is Mr. Charles Acheson, formerly a respectable and ex tensive trader in this town ; but who, being unfortunate in business, was obliged to take a situation as clerk in the employment of Messrs. J. Stein and Co., the eminent distillers, at Marfield, near this town. He came into town on yesterday evening, about some business, and delayed some tititt at the house of Mr. M‘Glissan town clerk, which he left about nine o'clock, and was accom by Mr. Glissan as far as the union workhouse, where he bid him good night, and the unfortunate man proceed on his way alone. He was waylaid in a lonesome part of the road near Birdhill, and within forty perches of his own house, and beaten with stones in the head and breast in a most frightful manner; the eye-balls were dislodged from their sockets, and his brains dashed about the road! The lifeless body was found tbis morning in thr horrible manner above de scribed, on which an inquest will be held at four o'clock this evening. The only cause that can be assigned for this hcrrible murder is, that Mr. Acheson discharged three men from the distillery last week, for misconduct.—Dublin Even ing Mail, Dec. 17. CHIEF JUSTICE PENNEFATHER AND ALPHABET SMITH.—It was reported in the Four Courts yesterday that Chief Justice Pennefather had forwarded his resignation to London, accompanied by the mo dest request that Alphabet Smith should get the vacated office ! What is almost as extraordinary o this piece of cool impudence, if true, was credited by the majority. All we can say is, that it would not be be lieved of auy other man out of a straight waistcoat. The Government which would appoint Alphabet Smith to stch trust would be as mad as the man who would recommenu him. But we cannot believe either the one or the other. —Dublin Pilot of Wednesday. RAILWAY COMMITTEES IN DUBLIN.--The Limerick Repo ter contains a requisition, signed by the Catholic Bishop, the Mayor, High Sheriff, and many of the leading gentlemen of the city and county, calling a meeting for this day (Wednesday) to memorial Government to grant that the Committees on Irish Railways should hold their sittings in Dublin. The example of Limerick should be at once generally imitated. All parties are interested in the matter, and the Conservative as well as the Liberal press agree in its justice, and appreciate the benefit it would confer on this impoverished city, as well as upon the shareholders, by facilitating the settlement of their business. We are disappointed at not seeing Dublin in the van of this movement. Major 8., late of the Life Guards, and who gallantly fought with his troop at Waterloo, has been so reduced to the lowest ebb of misery, by the pernicious effects of gambling, that he is now employed as a porter in a house of business in the city, having been previously in the workhouse. For months he has he has been in rags.— Cork Southern Reporter of Tuesday. SUBSTITUTE FOR POTATOES.—Perhaps the best sub stitute for potatoes is the Swedish turnip; the best method 1 of preparing which, though well understood by agriculturists and cowkeepers, is not generally known to housekeepers in town, who are apt to complain of the intolerable length of time the root takes in boiling. This is really the case only when the Swede is cut into lumps or slices; the proper way being to boil the root entire, afterwards divesting it of its outer integument. In this way the smaller-sized roots are reduced to a fine pulp; and the flavour is so much improved as to be preferred by many to the white globe. Those who wish to keep a stock of Swedes for family use should choose the middle-sized, cut off the collar straight with the bulb lay this end downwards in a cool but dry situation. Do not place them in heaps.—Brighton Gazette. Some of the coal proprietors in Lancashire have raised the price of coals one shilling per ton. WORTHING.—The herring fishery is brought to a don, with less success than it promised at its commence- : 1 LETT mk, are a MoneysZ. pair Bank, et a sank, in Be 3" be obta f` 'on of 1 ____ .11 , A At eI. ' 11 46, at No • St ated in an . 44 follows : " Ikt a Pre Of D e „ nm , " It was re bi ' v arious ta mainsl4o equitable obylc _lrignotta law nal llabiliti ab aree ; and I.lll 4 _,vraY proj4 responsi motes who Wi The names given in It was unit !tent of the f Ptailwf .nat the rt • tha Society n 4 11 d it was ghat Messrs. tolleitors of •01111ca r a s a • That pe r ' s oi gkisted to sec li pon the m<c tED E Zb u l t4 411 ; y ee I • :4 4,4 1 4 , 4 1 a a i ly 4 14 6 11 %, 1. 1 :: `elite.lB4s IV kihtA.T WITH I 1, a GENE' Ih-1714111g h, 44, of' ml 4A n teern ece ent 1 kip to whoa tt Railwa knot Paid peao Shilling t iz on or befor kultNdresses s of „, ' ` • Witi l a tictr Kl eavouri n • 1 1 1141 b e accori 'no w t' per S a. of the t taz th be rearm er liability By ,LAST. 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