The Sun. — London, England, 1851-12-29 00:00:00

t, 4 _ TATTERSALL'S.-LTHIS EVENING. Six o'cuacx. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 30 to 1 on the field 50 to 1 agst The Ban—taken Any odds agst Don Pedro. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 10 to 1 agst Illlmebrewed—taken 10 to 1 agst Filius CHESTER CUP. 50 to 1 agst Nancy—taken 100 to 1 apt Goldfinder DERBY. 9 to I on the field 15 to 1 agst Augur 1S to 1 apt Claverhouio 25 to 1 agst Orelio—Likon FRANCE The Moniteur publishes the following report, ad dressed by the Minister of Finance to the President of the Republic : " Morisieuc le President,—Justly preeccupie d w i th the desire of responding to the wishes of the country, and to satisfy its interests, you requested the to draw up a plan for sitnplitying the mechanism of the great establishment, the direction of which i s entrusted to ,me, with the double object of increasing the energy of its action and of effecting econotiq to the p u bli c se treasury. lam now about to prof .° happy idea to the organiz.atio to you t o a pply a on of C ont the wo t ad ministrations the ributions of the Customs Indirectes. The duty of the first is to collect at the frontiers the taxes impoeed on foreign merchandise in the interest of national labour and of the trea sury. The second is charged with securing in the in terior the collection of the duties on fermented liquors, home made sugars salt, and o n o ther produce, such as playing cards, Public carriages, wrought gold and silver, &c. both concur in collectiog the indirect taxes, and this common object; necessarily establishes a common bond and identity of interests between them. Their action is frequently exercised on the same object. It is by the Customs that the duties are collected on colonial and foreign sugar, and on the greater portion of salt. The Commissioners of the India rect Taxes are those who collect the duties on home made sugar and on sal; manufactured beyond the con trol of the Customs. Sometimes one of those two administrations is charged with a service which by its nature appears to belong to the other. Thus the cus toms have the surveillance of the manufactories of cola. The Contributions Indirectes are charged with the collection of the octreis, which present as to their collection a great analogy with the Customs duties. I have coLeequently been led to ask myself, in order to be led into 3 our views, whether the distinc tion which at present exists between these two great public services does not hold more to ancient traditions than to the nature of their attributions and to the analogy of facts ; and whether their amalgamation would not produce important advantages. Not only do their attributions brieg them toge ther, but their means of action, their proceedings, their mode of collecting duties, and their means of preventing fraud, present great s imilitude. The active surveillance exercised by the two administra tions in the same localities might be performed by the same agents. The permits might be granted in the same offices, and the receipts might be centralised in the same treasury. Those two administrations, whilst separated, lose a portion of their common means of action, and do not possess that identity which ought to unite a gents concurring in the same object. United, they may afford each other a more efficaci ous and extensive assistance. Animated by the same spirit, they will make all their efforts tend to a common object, and will eetablish a unity of action favourable to the good execution of the service, both for the interests of the Treasury and the advantage of the agents thenustelvca. Ide not hesitate, therefore, to propose to you to combine the direction of the Contributions 1n lirectes with that of the Customs, and to form them into one administration under the title of General Direction of the Customs and the In direct Taxes. It does not form part of my plan to ask of you to supply immediately the consequences of that union to all the details of the service. That wilt be the object of further regulations, which must br sudied and prepared by the one chief placed at the head of the two united services. The object of these regulations will be to introduce into the administrative organization all the meliorations which their union will permit to be accomplished, without overl ,oking the rights the numerous func tionaries and agents of the Customs and the Contri butions .Indirectes have acquired by their activity, their energy, and their devotedness. Whilst scrupulously respecting acquired rights it will be possible to realise hereafter a c , nsiderable saving. I cannot at present fix the amount exactly, but in order to appreciate its iin!_ortance it is sufficient for me to remark that the ..sirnplification of the service will bear on two adininistrstionF, vvheli at present employ a coo:!itler abk number hands. I r-el confident that the effect of this important measure .ill ha to fortify - the prin ciplie of unity and nu herity in one of the greatest reltninisirivive and services of the country. By committing to an united and powerful direction the cure of accomplishing the rueful transformation of which I tubneit to you the plan, you till have of aeled a remarliahic proof of your just solicitude fur the collection of the indirect taxes, and yeti will prove that, %bile you take into consi deration the legitimate susceptibilities of the population, rind whilst seeking to accomplish im provements and reforms, you are resolved to main tain firmly - a system of taxation which is necessary for the fortune and the prosperity of France. If you adopt the considerations I have the honour to propose, I pray you, M. le President, to sign the decree an za,.x,d. Accept, M le President, the homage of my profound reap ct. The Minister of Finance, " ACHILLE FoULD." The Moniteur then publishes the decree of the President of the Republic, uniting the administration of the Contributions Indirectes with that of the Cus toms, under the title of General Direction of the Cus toms and Indirect Taxes. The change is to take place on the lot January next. GEKILA. N 1. The new Preussische Zeitung states that the dif ferencfs respecting the boundsry lines between the Dtic'rits of II )Istein and S,:hleswig are likely to be referred to arbitration to s,itne Government not con cerned in the question, and that the selection will be from the three Governments of Naples, Portugal, and Spain. . - The Cologne Gazette has been fined 50 thalers for publitbio g one of Elihu Burritt's " Olive Leaves" aglinst " Mllitary Potnp." It was ruled to come within the statute against " turning the measures of the Government into contempt." The same " Leaf" has been published at Berlin, and even at Vienna, without notice. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. PARIS AND LTONS.—It appears that a new con cession for the completion of this line is to be granted on Saturday next. The total capital is to be 8,000,000/. The terms of the concession are, a lease of 99 years, a guarantee of 4 per cent. per annum daring 50 years upon the entire capital of 8,000,0001., from the completion of the undertaking. At the end of 1.5 years from the latter event, one-half the net profits above 8 per cent. per annum will belong to the State. The payment by the company of 4,400,0001. to the State as the purchase money of the works from Paris to Chalons, a nd the reimbur se m e nt of 160,0001. expended on the works south of Chalons, is to be made in the following manner—namely, 400,0001. on receiving the concession, 400,000/. more on taking the line, 960,000/. at the end of 1852, remainder 2,800,0001. in annual payments andpo possession e thess io n of c 1853, extending over a period of some years, in and chargeable with interest at the rate of 4 per cen t, per annum. The length of the line from Paris commencing to Lyons is 325 miles, of which 244 miles, from Paris to Chalons, have been open for traffic since the Ist of June last. The remaining portion of the line, from Chalons to Lyons, 81 miles in lergth, is to be com pleted by the new company. The original estimate of the cost of the entire line amounted to 8,000,0001, but that amount has been already expended on the section between Paris and Chalons. The French Govern ment has also expended about 160,000/. on the re maining section between Chalons and Lyons, which section, with other matters, is estimated to cost 3,600,0001., including the 160,0001. to be reimbursed to the State. In order to obtain the extension of the line to Lyons, the Government intended to concede the section from Paris to Chalons, upon which 8,000,0001. has been expended, for 4,400,0001., so that the company will have to provide 8,000,0001., of which 2,400,0001. is to be borrowed. The receipts on the line from Paris to Chalons, since its opening in June to the 22d of November last, amounted to 671,1121., being at the rate of 2,820/. per mile per annum. Of the total amount re ceived, 509,1121. was for passengers, and but 162,0001. for goods, in consequence, as it is alleged, of the arrangements for the latter being imperfect. The receipts for goods on the Paris and Orleans, the Paris and Rouen, and the Northern Railways being about the same as that for passengers, it is estimated that when the arrangements are completed the gross traffic on that section will not be less tha n 3,8401. p er mile, or 936,0001. per annum. The traffic from Chalons to Lyons is estimated at 2,5601. per mile, or 208,0001. per annum, together 1,144,0001. The working expenses are estimated at 514,8001., or 45 per cent., leaving 629,200/. per annum as the esti mated net revenue, being equal to 9 per cent. on the proposed capital of 5,600,0001., after paying 5 per cent. on the '2,400,000/. proposed to be borrowed. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN AND LANCA sautE AND YORISHIRE.—These companies have been for some years past running trains over their lines from Manchester to Liverpool in competition, the trains of each starting at about the same periods of the day, thereby throwing away much locomotive power without advantage to the public (except so far as intermediate station traffic is concerned), but by an arrangement now entered into they are reducing their trains by one-half, and starting them alternately so as to divide the traffic and reduce their expendi ture. The Lancashire and Yorkshire Company, from the date of this arrangement, the Ist of January, will also run from the same station as the London and North-Western—namely, the Victoria Station, in Manchester. LONDONDERRY AND ENNISEILLEN.—It appears that the Exchequer Loan Commissioners have at length granted a loan to this company of 50,0001, to enable them to proceed with the extension of the line to Omagh. The necessary preparations are being made to let the contract for the works between Newtown stewart and Omagh. UNIFORM OR RAILWAY TIME.—It is proposed, by means of the electric telegraph, to regulate all the public clocks throughout the kingdom in accordance with Greenwich, or railway time. Precisely at noon the signal indicating Greenwich time, as observed by the great electric clock in the central station, Loth bury, is to be sent over the various lines of wire, giving at an inappreciable interval the exact time at every terminus. TRAVELLING UN THE PRAIRIES. There is more variety iu a journey across the central and yet unpeopled land of America, than one would be disposed to expect, Even on the rrairie there is an occasional change of scene—green slopes and belts of timber here and there cross the path, the wood marking the windings of a prarie stream; now a green dell in vites them to a noon-day rest, the whimpling rivulet which runs near it supplying a store of wholesome water —or, a lofty ridge, flanked by a deep ravine; some tim:a a b,ld bluff, capped with timber, comes into sight, and froiw its crest, if you can surmount it, yon may see the far-dread prairie, stretching away in graceful un dulati,ns as ta r as the eye can reach. Then there is the fresh breezy that is almost always blowing across the p ra irio, the btaxstitul modulations of the changing clouds —the storm that can be seen from its beginning to its eud—the curious looming of objects between earth and sky, tlxing the ingoouit the every moment to rectify Tbere is the anxiety for night's quarters, the sere nade of wolves, howling round the camp, ready to carr y off the beasts in th e i r vorac i ous assau lt s , ' harnes s and on which the night-guard t ali to keep a strict look out. This species of danger i g d - '"a a zest to the interest of a prairie journoY; and b there is an occasional deer hunt, iu which the riflemen shooting themselves by their skill in tracking and to the prairie the game, — all this gives an interest and variety . (!PrDitie journey, is still str whi‘e the first flush of adventure Cook's 144 on the travellers across the plains.--.-- I .' PI -ci Jour -,Q. ---- THE BOROUGH OF MARYLEBONE A. THE err, 1 of WESTMINSTER. —We are requested to state that not 0n in lYia the borough of Marylebone about to take the initiative the shape of a demonstralion in favour of Lord Palmerston, but that the citizens of Westminster, of the Liberal party, indignant at the unfair treatment which they conceive DI late Foreign Secretary has received, are about to get up a requisition to the Noble Viscount to stand for that ancient city at the next election. With regard to the borough of Marylebone, communications are about to be forwarded to Lord Dudley Stuart and Sir Benjamin Hall, Bart., asking their advice as to the best mode of proceeding, and requesting their attendance when the demonstration takes place. The fteing seems very general in favour of Lord Palmerston. Sunday Paper. LORD PALMERSTON AND Loan GRANVILLE.-000 of those coincidences in which curious people are prone to indulge is to be found in the mottoes attached to the coat of arms or the families of 1 ord Palmerston and Lord Granville. The device of the ex-Secretary fur Foreign Affairs is " Flecti, non I rang , ': While th a t o f th e Foreign Secretary is "Frangas, n on 17( ctes. The similarity in sound, and opposition in sense, of those two Mottoes of the respe ct i ve no bl e h ouses to w hich our late and present Foreign S ecre t ar i es b e l ong, w i ll strike at once the curious in such matter, when it is con devicesw ter? Selected long ago by th e found erssidered how these of those families, when o la t e_ present events could scarcel3r pre-ented themselves t heir iruaginaion. The inge -8 ??, Voious will further amuse themselves 1, -3 , making the applica corn accomplished nobleman, --yor - tk,n to the case of the ac who may have II ma not . ..::--" , hent" to rise again, but W 0 Y 3etbe .. broken."— ::::\ - ,' , .?-4:),*ver. INNER TO THE POOR S ~..._On Friday ( t. Stephen's testy) Miss Burdett Coutts dined in company with 120 poor and (aged people, who were liberally entertained at her eat ra in one of th e sc h oo l- rooms a ttached to ,t. Steph en ' s • . , ;,, hurch in Westminster, (5? THE SUN, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Being of opinion that this country will sink into a third-rate power when it loses its colonies, I am sorry to observe the pains taken by the Colonial office to irritate our dependencies, and apparently to force emigration to the United States of America. Under a despotic or republican form of government every effort would be made to induce emigration to our colonies, the best safeguard against such costly affairs as the Kafir war ; bat our aristocracy (who are, in fact, our rulers) think all is accomplished that concerns them when a colony is established, and the usual places created. That our colonies are loyal is proved by the large amount of misgovernment to which they have hitherto submitted, but to prevent the British empire from being dismembered, we must let the colonies govern nod protect themselves. They would adopt our good laws, and for our bad and costly ones substitute the better laws of the United States. If we choose to have bad laws, I don't see why we should force them on our colonies. Our dependencies could defend themselves on land, better and cheaper than we could do it for them. As to the navy, it ought to be supported by the whole empire in proportion to the population, ['St it would be preferable to a separate navy for each colony. It is hopeless to look for much improvement in our colonial system until we have another Reform Bill. I will, however, just notice another abominable abuse connected with our colonies—that of making extensive grants of land by the Colonial-office, and never ascertaining whether the conditions attached to those grants have ever been complied with. I believe grants have been made to companies in British America (especially in New Brunswick) where no attempt is made to send out emigrants, and the shareholders look for the improvement of their property by settlers occupying the land adjoining theirs. Such an otstruction to improvement would not be tolerated in the United States. I am, Sir, &c., A CONSTANT READER. CONVICTION FOR DRUNKENNESS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The law applicable to drunkenness (which is a very ancient one) requires repealing, and a new enactment in its stead. As it stands the offender may be fined ss. and costs, and if not paid in seven days, his goods may be distrained for the penalty (if not the custO, and if he have no goods, to be placed in the stocks fur six hours ; and if he goes through that ordeal fur the penalty, the costa cannot be en forced. No magistrate, at the present day, wouli enforce his conviction by placing the offender in the stocks, and for obvious reasons. The ordeal (as in a case of common assault, or the like), ought to be punished by commitment, at once, on non-payment of the penalty and expenses. For want of this remedy many go unpunished, either in pocket or person. I am, Sir, &c , Dec. 26, 1851. JUSTICE. SUGGESTIONS TOWARDS A SIMPLE AND COMPREHENSIVE MEASURE OF " CHAN CERY REFORM." BY A BA.RIIISTER. (ADDITIONAL.) ' 1. That when the defendant purposes to set up a substantive case in answer to the claim of the plain tiff; he shall, in like manner, propose "facts for ad mission," and shall also give notice of his intention to subject the plaintiff to examination at the trial ; and furnish the names and residences of persons whose testimony he intends to use. 2. That the only warrant" to consider the decree" shall be the decree itself; and the only " state of facts" that which is disclosed by the evidence, or rests on the admission of parties to the cause. 3. That " facts" so substantiated on oath, and re cognised as prayed, and " facts" which, having been admitted, required no proof, shall be considered to require no further corroboration by "affidavit." a. That when an " admission" would constitute a ground of motion for " payment of money into court," such " payment" shall be made on the requisition of the plaintiff; and that, in the event of an application to the Court becoming necessary, through the neglect or refusal of the defendant, the costs thereby occa sioned shall be paid immediately by such defendant. 5 . That the same rule shall be applied to the de- P l t or exhibition of books and documents. That it shall clearly appear, from the examina tion 3 r ,Party, or the testimony of witnesses, that ari y not . hwhen t adm i tted, and relevant to the issue, costa i nc u rre d of such party, he shall be Incurred in the proof of such "facts" without retpx r d liable to the to the result of the cause. well fill e i "e A. CHRISTMAS PARTY.— Theter and T aunt - P B o r s i ::::: on Wed d nes ay night, midway be ' disabled, fro express to Exeter broke d ,,, n of the engine becoming _ on, in consequence '4 what cause h is not AWKWAtwiteDen with passen gers, many of whom were hastening ee to ascertained. The train, which was _tneet their friends, was detained in one spot for nearly t r,,, h ours. and did not reach Taunton until 1.30, instead of 9.-2, as a dverti sed . The passengers bore it for a time with mu ch good humour, but at ed to last they lost their temper, and many threatened op en some of the Christmas parcels, for the lone l y spot Premed their obtaining refreshments. Some made speeches de_ flouncing the directors ; others lighted a fire to warm them selves; one enlivened them by some sprightly airs on the cornet-a-piston ; whilst others, chagrined to a degree by the unexpected delay, annoyed the guards by so many importu nities that, at last, guards, stoker, and all, declined an swering any question at all. The uncomfortable feeling at that time of night, with hearts beating high for convivial meetings, can scarcely be described. The train must have remained in that position till the arrival of the down mail from London (due at three o'clock), but for the arrival of a down goods train with t wo eng i nes , one o f w hi c h was p u t on the express, which then progressed on to Ezeter....Bath Journal. LONDON, NUMEROUS FIRES AND PROBABLE LOSS OF LIFE. Late on Saturday night the inhabitants of Watling street, City, were greatly alarmed in consequence of the sudden outbreak of a fire in the extensive premises oc cupied conjointly by Messrs Strachan, and the anti corrosion paint manufacturers, and Messrs. Boatwright and Brown, sealing wax manufacturers, situate at 54, in the before-mentioned thoroughfare, and within a few feet of the parish church. The flames originated from the spontaneous ignition of a cask of lamp black, which set fire to a number of vessels filled with turpentine and varnishes. Owing to the combustible nature of the stock in trade, the flames spread rouud the store with amazing fierceness, so that at one time the church opposite and every house near appeared doomed to destruction; mes sengers were therefore dispatched in sundry directions to call the engines. Several engines of the Brigade, parish, and West of England Company quickly attended, and plenty of water being procured, the flames were prevented from reaching the wax stores of Messrs. Boat wright and Brown, but they were not extinguished until the side stores on the first floor were very seriously burned, and much of the contents consumed. It could not be ascertained whether the firm was insured or not. While the engines were engaged at the above fire, in formation was received that another had occurred in the neighbourhood of the City-road. The Whitecross-street and Jeffrey-square brigade, together with the West of England engines, proceeded to the spot, when the fire men found that the outbreak had taken place in the pri vate residence of Mr. J. Cage, No. 9, Mason's-place, York street. Fortunately the fire was confined to that portion of the building in which it commenced. Before the firemen had time to return to their stations another call was received for St. Saviour's-alley. The firemen attended from Southwark Bridge-road station, when it was ascertained that the flames had originated in the premises of Mr. J. Herring, No. 6, Duke's-court, a narrow alley running out of St. Saviour's-court. It appears that the neighbours had their attention attracted to the premises by loud cries of " Help," and upon en tering they perceived Mrs. Herring completely enveloped in flames. By a desperate effort the fire was subdued, but not until the unfortunate woman was frightfully burnt, so much so that she was removed to the hospital, where she remains in a very precarious state. The dis aster is supposed to have been caused from a spark fly ing out of the grate, and coming in contact with some wearing apparel. About an hour later the firemen were called to attend a fire at 32, Clifton-street, Finsbury, in the premises of Mr. Wagstaff, flock, list, and rug-merchant. Fortu• tunately it was extinguished before mach damage was done. As the firemen were leaving this fire, they were sent for to another, which had occurred in the lamp-black manufactory of Mr. J. Huggins, in Queen-street, Mile end New Town. Owing to the activity of the stran gers, this fire was extinguished before the engines had time to arrive. Between four and five A.M. the same day a fire hap. poned in the premises of Mr. C. Hawkins, British wine manufacturer, No. 2, Bedford-street, Somers Town, which was caused from a defect in an adjoinicg flue. The engines were quickly on the spot, but the fire was not extinguished until mach damage was done to the premises. A few hours previous to the above outbreak another fire, and attended with a considerable loss of property, broke out in the wadding manufactery of Mr. J. Davies, No. 5, John-street, Curtain-road, Shoreditch. The flames originated in the carding-rooms, and at one time threatened destruction to the whole factory. The en gines of the brigade, parish, and West of England promptly attended, but in spite of an abundant supply of water, and the most active working of the engines, the firemen were unable to get the flames extinguished, until a serious amount of property was destroyed, which is thus returned by Mr. Superintendent Braidwood:— " The carding-rooms in Mr. Davies's factory burned out, the contents destroyed, and roofs off. The engine house and store-rooms adjoining damaged by fire and water. The premises end their contents were unin sured. No. 63, Charlotte-street, Mr. J. T. Parlour, licensed victucter, and proprietor of the Bricklayers' Arms. Roofs of back premises and skittleground da maged by breakage. Insured in the Royal Exchange Fire-office." ROYAL INSTITUTION. On Saturday last Professor Faraday delivered the first of a series of six lectures, in the lecture-room of the Royal Institution, on the subject of attractive forces. Although these lectures and the mode of dealing with them are designedly adapted fur a juvenile auditory, the majority of the audience on Saturday consisted of persons who had advanced considerably beyond their teens. The two front seats opposite the lecturer were reserved for juveniles, and were completely filled. Indeed the entire theatre was crowded, and if the learned pro fessor's modesty permitted it, he might have derived a very forcible illustration of attractive power from the numbers who came to listen to his interesting lecture on this occasion. After a few remarks on the active and inquisitive mind of youth, the learned professor said that ho would become on the present occasion " once more a boy," and would bring under their notice instances with which they were all well acquainted, but which in their remote application were full of interest and wonder. Ho then proceeded to explain and illustrate the nature of attraction and of specific gravity. He showed how the earth was a great centre of attraction; that its attraction was equally great for all bodies, whatever their weight; that the atmosphere alone was the cause why a piece of paper did not fall to the ground equally soon with a penny; that this atmosphere was itself subject to the same law of attraction as all other bodies, nay, that but for thil same law of attraction this earth itself would tall 'away from its centre of attraction, the sun, and roll into cold regions ef space, where ncit her heat, nor light, nor life could exist. Tr e lecturer in this way led his youthfNl hearers by gradual and easy steps from examples of at tractive force i❑ its most obvious forms to others which illustrated the motions of the most distant bodies, and showed how the same law which made a weight fall to the earth kept, when combined with a given circulating mo tiou, the earth, sun, and planets in their respective orbits. The easy familiar style of Professar Faraday on this occasion, and the simplicity of his illustrations, evidently placed his young auditors on a level with his theme, for they gave to his "Philosophy in sport made science in earnest" a devoted attention which scarcely any other Christmas attraction in the metropolis could have ob tained. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1852. FEBRUARY. Lincoln ... 5 I Carmarthenshire Hunt 9 MARCH. Liverpool Spring ...... 3 Catterick Bridge 22 Coventry... 9 Northampton 24 Doncaster Spring W arwick Spring APRIL. Epsom Spring Newmarket Craven 12 Malton .22 Abergavenny .......... 15 Newmarket F S 26 MAY. Chester Spring Newmarket S. S. Shrewsbury l2 Epsom JUNE. Manchester ... 23 Ascot . . 8 Stockbridge Beverley Hampton l6 Carlisle Newcastle ...... .......... 22 Ludlow JULY. Newmarket 6 I Stamford 2O Worcester Lancaster I Liverpool AUGUST. North Staffordshire 3 Brighton Reading York Egham SEPT: Warwick 7 Doncaster Eglinton Club 2l Bedford Chester Yorkshire Union Hunt 6 Wrexham :MBEIL HOVE Worcester Autt Leicester 22 Manchester Autumn Newmarket I'. 0. )BER • Newmarket S. 0. Holy well Hunt Newmarket Houghton 25 KBE& man 2 A COMPANY TO DO THE WORK OF THE SEWERS COMMISSION. Founded on the pressing want, a company to drain London has been set on foot, and the necessary steps have been taken preparatory to applying to Parliament for the purpose of securing an Act of I ncor p ora ti on during the forthcoming session. The Bill, it appears, has been submitted to the Government, with the view to obtain their sanction to the introduction of a clause which will, in consideration of the public benefits to be attained, guarantee a minimum rate of 3 per cent. interest to the shareholders in the enterprise. The estimates, however, give assurance, it is said, that the works may be constructed without subjecting the rate paydrs to any charge whatever. The plan (not a new one) of this company is described as consisting of—" A tunnel-sewer on each side of the Thames, crossing under the present sewers without disturbing them, aad receiving the contents of each through a shaft. These two tunnel-sewers will be constructed by tunnelling or boring, and will be laid with such an additional fall, or inclination, as will secure a rapid subterranean current towards the marshes east of the metropolis, where the refuse-matter will be raised by niechameal means, for agricultural purposes. The company's works will afford means for effectually draining the lowest parts of the metropolis: an important sanitary improvement will be conferred, by the proposed removal of the refuse which now vitiates the atmosphere: the Thames water, which is used by a million of the inhabitants, will be preserved from pollution; and a guano field, of vast extent, will be collected for the use of our agriculturists." They naturally quote the declaration of a Select Committee of the House of Commons, on July 13, 1546 :—" That it is only through the agency of a company," that he various plans proposed to them " may be all combined and applied to the important purposes of cleansing our towns, purifying our rivers, and enriching our Builder. aa n tur (I Ili AB ILLICIT STILL DISCOVERED BY A FIRE.—On a fir broke out at No. 6, Duke-street, Rosemary room :i.ittethpreem_rioses were let out in tenements, and the back n co t e n n s t i s d . e parties were floor was used as an illicit distillery. over were engaged in their clandestine business with a sheet of fir ; ,. al?l,l h t e hc; floor of the room was covered culty in saving their live& lodger stairs had great diffi 'ralci:rinagrethteconfiision which The b c ligade engine from Well close-square promptly.attended t \ h V o hi s l t s i t ll th b e oi n ed the flames were at length damage was done to the Prevailed at the cocuraencemengot the _ parties who had thus been defrauding the revenue nau lag s p u r b em du is e e d s , a b n u d t n t o h t ei u r nt c i o l w. 4 W get clear off, LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Dec. 27. (Before Mr. Commissioner GouLnunN.) IN RE WILLIAMS AND MARCHANT. The bankrupts in this case were railway contrac tors, and the messenger of the court had been intrusted with a warrant to seize certain property upon the Ox ford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton line. Having obtained possession, he was, however, subsequently ejected by Mr. C. Blatchley, the engineer, and a body of workmen in the employment of the company. Under such circumstances Mr. Terrall obtained a rule calling upon Mr. Blatchley to show cause why he should not be committed for a contumacious dis obedience of the authority of the Court. _ _ Mr. Bramwell and Mr. Quain now appeared for Mr. Blatchley, and Mr.Terrall represented the assig nees of the bankrupts. On behalf of Mr. Blatchley it was contended that the original seizure was not valid. The warrant of the Court authorized the messenger to make a seizure of all property belonging to or on premises in the pos session of the bankrupts. In this instance the pro perty was neither the property of the bankrupts, nor were the premises on which it was seized in their possession. _ For the assignees it was submitted that the pre mises on which the seizure was made might legally he said to have been in possession of the bankrupts. They bad contracted to perform certain works, and possession of the premises referred to had been given in order that their contract might be performed. They were as much in possession of the premises as a tenant could be said to be in possession of a house. Mr. Commissioner GouLnuast said it was of great importance that the officers of this court should re ceive due protection in the discharge of their duties; at the same time, it was but right that the Court should carefully guard itself against unduly interfer ing with the rights of other persons. The messenger of the Court, it appeared, had obtained the possession of the property by a seizure at the hour of one of the clock in the morning. There were peculiar reasons for this step, and he did not feel that he could blame the messenger for his conduct. By his warrant the messenger was authorised to seize the whole of the property in the bankrupts' house, or in any other place in their possession. He did not think the bankrupts could be said to have been in this posses sion. The bankrupt Williams was performing a contract, but it was upon the company a premises, and he could not agree with the argument that pos session of these premises was in the hands of the bankrupts. The agent of the company resided there upon, and Mr. Blatchley had said to the messenger that the works could not be stopped, and that there would be danger even to life by such a stoppage. He did not think that Mr. Brunel, the responsible party in the matter, had taken the best course that could have been adopted in directing Mr. Blatchley and others to eject the messenger by force. It might have been better if he had been content to abide by a de cision of this Court on the legality of the seizure. He could not, however, hold that Mr. Blatchley had been guilty of a contumacy towards the Court that would warrant him in committing him to prison. The rule would therefore be discharged. Mr. BRAMWELL applied for the costs attendant upon resisting the rule to show cause. _ _ Mr. Commissioner Gousuinv declined to make any order on the subject, considering that the messenger had not acted with any impropriety that would render it necessary to saddle him with costs. The rule was therefore discharged, but without costs, POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Mrs .:Dawson, alias Phebe Blakeney, was brought up before Sir P. Laurie for further examination. Miss Georgina Elam; was now cross-examined— She said she lived at 3, Torrington-street, Torring ton-square, in the house of a Mr. Pelligrine, a solici tor. She meant by living there that she had her let ters addressed and passed the daytime there, but slept at 40, Keppel-street, kept by a Miss Barrow. A Monsieur Tutrice lodged in the same house, and was a friend of hers, and was the same person she,had before spoken of as the gentleman she was engaged to be married to. She had known him about a year and a half, and left Mrs. Dawson's house in his com pany when she went to France, but left him in London when she started for Boulogne. She slept at an hotel near London-bridge for one night, because the train did not start at the time she expected. On the day she left Mrs. Dawson the latter said she could do as she liked, as she was of age, and advised her to " wake her bed as she in tended to lie in it." Mrs. Dawson afterwards wrote to her telling her she did not approve of her leaving. She left London alone, and did net see M. Tutrice for nearly four months after. She never lodged with him in France, and saw him very seldom there. She did not give her address in Keppel-street, in the information, because young ladies like to keep such things to themselves, and she thought it was not necessary, and would not have given it at all if the question had not been asked. M. Tutrice was not supplyirg her with furds to carry on these proceed ings. Mr. Pelligrine prepared the instructions, and she employed him becswe it was he who first drew her attention to the advertisement in the Times in quiringfor "Georgina Elam, who would hear of some thingsc e .11 ShetTo T ut r ic e, her twr a : a d at v at a yn n i n t o e gu g e e ‘nv t by Nih, of the brotherof property, and immediately came to Boulogne (for the purpose of proceeding to England to be married to M. h t e h n e fam i lylie app ly in g first to Mr. Lan e ," rs t heard of this Tutrice), where she saw Mr. Pelligrine. She stayed at Boulogne several days. Mr. Pelligrine took the lodg ings in Keppelatreet for her because he had not room in his own house, with his family. She went to school in France in 1839, and remained till 1844. She knew a Mrs. Caldwell, and suspected she was the person who inserted the adv er ti semen t, but that lady denied it. She did not know anything of the advertisement until nearly a year after its appear ance. Mrs. Dawson knew where she was residing while in France. The night before she went to France she slept in the hotel alone, and M. Tutrice had his hotel separate-from hers. M. Tutrice lived in Boulogne, and she went direct from L on d on to Rouen, where his brother , a family resided. She had received about 201. from Mrs. Dawso n w hil e i n France, which came through her solicit o r, as M rs . Dawson Dawso h Dawson carefullyad promised to allow h er 2 0 1 . per year until eeoided writing any l e tt ers . M rs . she got into business. Mrs. Caldwell had no thi ng t o d o tell w i t h her ply Ualdwell was or was not also a her whether Ar i a n . gPelligrine, an d s h e cou ld not mistress of the late Lord Portarlington. She had never heard so frora Mrs. Dawson. Mrs. Mary Anne Robinson was then called, a n d said she was at present residing with Dr. Ni c h o l as , her son in-law. In 1833 she kept a young l a di es ' school at Ealing, a nd in the F e b ruary of that year Mrs. Dawson placed her three eldest dau g ht e r s w ith and the the the eldest of whom was sevent een years o f age , youngest fourteen. Mrs. Dawson subse quently introduced a Mrs. Elam, who brought Miss Elam, then a child five years old. Mrs. Dawson said Mrs. Elam was het (Mrs. Daws on ' s ) mo th er , b ut s h e (witness) v ery much doubted it. Sh e t h oug h t M rs. Elam did not look like the mother of a woman of Mrs. Dawson's age. Miss Elam stayed at the school until Midsummer, and then Mrs. Elam took her away and t. Miss Elam did no t re t urn at paid the bill. Mts. Elam said she was going to tak e her child to Brigbon the end of the holidays, but Mrs. Elam and Mrs. Dawson called before they went on a journey they intended making, and the former was very p a rti cu l ar in recommending Miss Elam to her care, and ob served that "it was her darling child, ber own dear child." About a month after that the Earl of Portarlington called, in company with Colonel Darner and Mrs. Dawson, and informed her (wit ness) of Mrs. Elam's death. She knew Lord Port arlington, as he had since called to arrange about his daughter Phosbe's marriage. Phoebe Dawson was Mrs. Dawson's youngest daughter. Miss Elam shortly after came back for a few weeks, and Mrs. Dawson directed that the child should be called Georgina Dawson, and Miss Elam had ever since called Mrs. Dawson " Mamma." Mrs. Dawson was equally par ticular with that child as her own. At Christmas the children were all taken home for the holidays, but were brought back on the same evening by Lord Portarlington, as Mrs. Dawson was then in her con finement with her youngest daughter Eleanor. This was in 1835. Mrs. Dawson had told her that she was within a year or two of witness's age, which was not 65. She never heard Mrs. Elam's age, but thought she might be a year or two older. Mrs. Dawson, who really looked about ten years younger than Mrs. Robinson, was then put by her side for the purpose of contrasting their ages by their ap pearance, but Sir Peter declined to admit such evi dence or to give an opinion at this stage of the case. Mr. Huddlestone said he was about to apply for a subpsena to obtain the attendance of Colonel Close, who was a witness to the marriage of Mrs. Elam with Lieutenant Elam, and who positively refused to ap pear in the matter at all unless compelled. The name of Colonel Close , appeared on the affidavits of their marriage sent into the War-office by Mrs. Elam, at her husband's death, to claim her pension. Mrs. Elias Simpson was then examined for the defendant, and said she was the wife of John Simpson, a master saddler in the Carbineers, at present sta tioned in the county of Cork. Her former husband's name was John William Hammond, and he was the nephew of 'Mrs. Elam. She was first acquainted with him in 1827. At that time Mrs. Elatnwas living in Park- street, Grosvenor-square, with Mrs. Dawson. Mrs. Dawson was apparently the mistress of the house. Witness remained on a visit about a fortnight with them, and at the first introduction to them after her marriage with her husband they passed as mother and daughter. They were, in fact, introduced to her as such, and she heard Mrs. Elam call Mrs. Dawson " her beautiful, her darling child." She thought Mrs. Elam was 56 years of age MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 29, 1851. about that time, and Mrs. Dawson not more than 25. There was no indication in Mrs. Elam's appearance at any time of her being in the family-way. Witness had seen her several times undressed, and could swear she was not in that peculiar state at the time the child was alleged to have been born. From Mrs. Elam's age, she believed such a thing impossible. Mrs. Daw son was a most beautiful woman, and lived with Lord Portarlington. She first saw Georgina Elam in 1832, in Curzon-street, Mayfair. She believed it was in Halfmoon-street she first saw the child, and not in Curzon -street. Had never heard of Miss Elam before. Lieutenant Elam died in 1829, and Mrs. Elam told her (witness) that she had purchased the child to impose on a' nobleman as his child. Mrs. Elam then told her it was the Earl of Portarlington. Whenever Mrs. Dawson called the child was sent out of the way, and locked into a bedroom till Mrs. Dawson left. She had taken the child away herself on such occasions, and knew that Mrs. Dawson was never allowed to see it. Mrs. Elam never lived with Lord Portarlington, but intrigued with him while he was living with Mrs Dawson. This intrigue was carried on both in England and Ireland, and under the same roof with Mrs. Dawson, who was entirely ignorant of it. Mrs. Elam was a very beautiful woman, and looked much younger than she really was, and endeavoured to make herself look still younger. In January last a Mrs. Caldwell called at Mrs. Dawson's while witness was there, and alluded to these proceedings as about to be taken. Mrs. Caldwell was her (witness's) husband's half-sister, and was the daughter of Mrs. M'Carthy, Mrs. Elam's sister. Could not say that Mrs. Cald well was a mistress of Lord Portarlington. Her husband was brought up with Mrs. Dawson by Mrs. Elam. She did not know exactly that Mrs. Elm in trigued with Lord Portarlington, but she suspected it. She had frequently spoken of the purchase of the child to her husband's other half-sister, Eliza Pine. She accounted for the difference in the names of her husband and his half-sisters by the fact that his mother bad had three hus bands. She never told Lord Portarlington or Mrs. Dawson, but allowed the imposition to go on, al though the latter was her most particular friend. When Mrs. Elam died witness advised Mrs. Dawson to ad vertise, offering a large sum of money for the parents of the child, but Mrs. Dawson refused, as the child would probably be deprived of many comforts she then enjoyed. Mrs. Robinson here stated that since the last exa mination a woman, refusing her name and address, called upon her and said she had seen her (Mrs Robinson's) name in the papers as being about to appear against Mrs. Dawson, and intimated that if she did appear it would he very much against her interest, which would be greatly injured by so doing, and further added, that Mrs. Dawson never knew of the child until Mrs. Elam's death. Mrs. Robinson told her it was a falsehood, as she had seen Mrs. Dawson with Mrs. Elam and the child, and then re quested her to leave the house. Mr. Robert Samuel Palmer ' of the firm of Palmer and Nettleship, so li c it ors , o f Trafalgar-square, said he first became acquainted with Lord Portarlington in 1830, and acted as his Lordship's solicitor for 12 or 13 years. He first saw Mrs. Dawson in 1830, and Mrs. Elam in 1831. He had frequently occasion to see Lord Portarlington's younger brother, the Hon. Lionel Dawson, who, in consequence of a remark made by him (Mr. Palmer) about the connexion be tween Lord Portarlington and Mrs. Dawson, express ing his astonishment at his Lordship's cohabiting with Mrs. Elam, said, " Yes, my brother is fool enough to believe he has had a child, and he says he has had the clearest proofs of it." Witness observed that Mrs. Elam was long past the usual time of child bearing, in which Mr. Lionel Dawson fully con curred. A Mr. Francis Harvey, whose name ap peared in the administration bond, was very intimate with Mrs. Elam, and repeatedly told witness that the child had been palmed off as his Lordship's. He never had any conversation with Mrs. Dawson upon the subject of this child until after Mrs. Elam's death. Mrs. Elam died at Manchester, while on a tour with Lord Portarlington and Mrs. Dawson. By his Lordship's directions Mrs. Elam's remains were brought to town and interred in Kensal-green. His Lordship directed the burial, and the statement of her age being only forty-eight was some whim for which Mr. Palmer was unable to account. At her death Lord Portarlington requested him to act for Mrs. Dawson in taking out letters of administration to Mrs. Elam's property. Lord Portarlington acknow ledged to witness that he had had intercourse with Mrs. Elatn as well as Mrs. Dawson. Independent of what Lord Portarlington had stated, Mr. Palmer required Mrs. Dawson to give him some corrobora tive testimony that she was the daughter of Mrs. Elam, and she accordingly brought forward Mr. Francis Harvey, who had known her from a child, and became co•surety with Mr. Palmer for the full amount of 5,000/. administered to. Sir P. LAURIE said the case had taken a very dif ferent turn to what he had expected, but he would adjourn it to allow Mr. Iluddlestone an opportunity to complete the case for the prosecution. Mrs. Dawson was then remanded, and immediately liberated, on Mr. Palmer pledging himself that she should be forthcoming at till next hearing of the case. WRECK OF TUE TYENDENAGA. A few days ago we briefly reported the loss of the lyendenaga, Mr. Lewis E. Rudolf commander, while on a voyage from Quebec to London. We have since received the details, from which it will be seen that the wreck, which was of the most appalling character, took place on the Caribou island, near Point de Mont, and ended i n the l ose o f 17 o f h er unfortunate crew The ill-fated s hi p l eft Quebec about the 12th ult., but in consequence of tome misunderstanding with the crew she was detained until the 17th., when other hands . being pro cure d, s h e set sa i l w i th a l i ght favour able wind from the westward, which continued with her down the St. L awrence to the Gulf. On the evening of the 21st Point de Mont was observed bearing N.N.E. ten miles distant, and in the morning Cape Chat was sighted, distance ten miles S.S.E. The wind then spran g up , an d gradua ll y i ncrease d , and on the evening of the 22d it blew a violent gale. The sea was running very hi g h , and to add to the difficulties of the crew, the weather was exceedingly cold, with R heavy fall of snow. Several poor fel lows were sent aloft to furl the foretopsail, but the gale having increased to a p er f ect storm, an d t h e f a ll of snow, hail, and sleet becoming thicker, they, after two hours' struggling, were compelled to abandon the task. The fury of the gale and sea then threw the ship on her broadside, and the waves making a clean sweep over her, the crew suffered severely from the intensity of the cold. As the night advanced their sufferings became more severe. The storm in creased in violence, and for several hours the ship lay on her broadside, with the sea breaking over her. About two o'clock in the morning an at tempt was made to wear her. In doing so, however, the rudder was rendered unmanageable, and ere the injury could be made good a heavy sea struck the vessel and hurled her on her beam-ends. An order was then given to cut away the topmasts, but the tools had been washed overboard. The master and five of his men who had sought refuge in the main rigging were carried away by a sea which dashed over the vessel. The master was thrown on the lee side of the poop, and succeeded in r ega i n i ng , th e mizen-rigging, but nothing was afterwards seen of the five men, who unhappily perished. By this period the ship had struck heavily. Several of the crew secured them selves to the fore and main rigging, and others lashed themselves to the mizenmast. Some ten minutes or so after she had struck the mainmast was carried away close to the deck, forcing with it in its fall the mizentoprnast, foretopmast, and jibboom, when all the unhappy creatures who had secured themselves on those spars wore thrown overboard, and as quickly perished. No attempt could be 9iade to preserve them. Daylight disclosed the position of the wreck. The decks had been completely swept, bulwarks, stanchions, spars, bolts, &c., being all gone. The master, near whom a poor creature had perished in the rigging in the course of the night, could not see any of the crew, but the sea somewhat moderating, he contrived to get to the poop, when he observed a man lashed , to th e mizenmast, and the two mates near him. They then secured themselves on the lee side of the mizenmast, and at low water they got to the topgallant forecastle, and discovered there sheltered two men and a boy. There they remained for two or three hours, a n d a t the flow of the tide the sea again began to beat over the wreck. They then remo ve d t h emselves to a more safe position outside the rail, when the ship began to break up. Her b ottom was knocked out and larboard side carried away, with portion of the poop, &c. Some of her cargo was also being washed up. The preservation of the remainder of the crew, who were clinging to the wreck, then be came somewhat doubtful. At length some of the natives (Indians) of the island, who had apparently observed the poor creatures, made two large fires on the coast and gave other signals for them to leave. They accordingly determined upon making a desperate effort to reach the shore, and although much exhausted, they jumped into the sea and struggled as well as possible towards the beach. The surf carried them inwards, and the Inclines being prepared to meet them, they were all dragged ashore. As it was, however, one of the men and a boy nearly perished from the exhaustion, and but for the aid of the natives they would have been lost. The survivors were then treated in the most friendly manner on the island, the natives furnishing them with dry clothes, hot tea, and such refreshments as they had. On the following day it was learned that the bodies of twelve of the unfortunate creatures who had perished had been washed ashore some three or four miles from the place of the wreck. The master with the remainder of the crew, and a party of In diana proceeded to the spot, and digging a large grave, the bodies were duly interred. Nothing, how ever, was soon of the other five. The natives de- , scribed the gale to have been one of the most severe that had been experienced there for som e ti me . Th e LivTEHapEooL,CDE°c.U2I47.—TARs Y E is car . a t i t o b k ie . sea, it seems, was so high as to break over the tower season of the year, the bu.incss passieg in ruDB ,,,,ith of the lighthouse at Cape de Mont. The survivors street during the past week has been only moderato, ypt i an beso were taken off the island by a schooner which hap- firm prices for both wheat and flour. pened to touch at the place of wreck, and were made in the quotations of any article of the rd conveyed by her to Quebec. The Tyendenaga wax a new vessel. The following are the names of those were 6i p e r qr, bigher, and this was theEonly-aa.leteartatiitiost: Tuesday ' s market. who perished :—John Smith, George Percy, Joseph s. d s. d Nicholson, Thomas Templeton, John M'Neilly, Richard Wilmot, William Glenville, John Smith, William Paterson, Edward Bailey (coloured), Robert Robertson, Robert Thackard, Tnomas Luckham, James Beals, seamen ; Frederick Pahl, carpenter ; James Sweeton (coloured), cook ; and Robert Flaw, steward. Survivors :—Lewis E. Rudolf, master ; Lewis Hodge, chief mate ; Robert Heron, second mate; John Vaughan, John Gray, Jam e s rawford, seamen ; and Charles Williams, boy. HER MAJESTY'S sail , CALLIOPE. PRESERVATION FROM LIGHTNING. The Admiralty is in possession of dispatches from her Majesty's ship Calliope, at Sydney, up to the 21st of July last. The ship; on her passage from Hobart Town, was assailed on the evening of the 16 1 h, at six P.M. 1:37 a most fearful stroke of lightning, 1at.:29 S , long. 152 E It had blown strong in heavy squalls from west all the day; but, towards evening, moderated with heavy black clouds and vivid light ning in the S.W. Captain Sir Everard Home, who commands the ship, states in his letter that, being below, he was suddenly startled by what appeared to him a mass of fire in the fore part of the cabin, and an explosion as loud as if the nearest gun to the cabin door had been fired. The whole was instantaneous. The electric discharge had struck the mainmast, and passed by the conductors through both sides of the ship. It does not appear that any lightning touched the fore or mizenmasts,so completely bad the fluid been conducted into the water that although the captain went immediatelylinto the midshipmen's birth, through which one of the side branches of the conductor passed, yet not the least evidence of what had taken place was apparent, except that a portion of the copper outside the ship covering the boithead by which the electric fluid was conducted, and in which the branch of the conductor passing throtit.h the berth termi nated, was found raised off the side. The copper spindle at the truck was slightly fu-ed ; and such was the terrible force of the lightning, that the con ducting plates bore here and there strong marks of violence, the plates being in several places forced up wards from the groove in which they were confined, and the tumblers on the caps thrown back wards. In the midst of all this the mast and ship with all on board remained uninjured. A strong smell of fire in the air was perceptible upon the quarter-deck, under the hood spread to keep off the rain. The following extract from a letter written by the chaplain of the Calliope on board the ship, three days after this occurrence, cannot be read by any one con nected with maritime affairs without interest. The letter is dated— " Calliope, at Sea, about 50 miles from Sydney, July 19, 1851. . . " Whilst sitting in the gun-room we were startled by a blaze of light and then a most terrific explosion, as loud as the report of a 64-pounder. We had been struck by lightning; fortunately, the mainmast conductor had received the shock, and the electric fluid passed clean through the ship. Had we not had the conductor the Calliope must have been shattered into a thousand pieces; even after the ex plosion our fears did not subside, as there was a strong smell of burning sulphur all around. The pumps were rigged, and a strict search made, but the con ductor had done its work effectually, and here we are once more safe, and thankful for our escape • not one of our crew ever experienced so fearful a crash." Wheat, per 701 b : English, white ~ 5 10 to 6 3 Do. red .. 5 4 5 8 Irish, best red .. 4 8 5 4 Do, loxer quality 4 9 5 2 Manx, red and wh. 5 0 5 6 Dantsic, high mixed 6 6 7 0 Do., mixed .. 5 6 7 0 Rostock, &e.. 5 6 6 2 Hamburgh and Lower Baltic .. 5 0— 5 4 American& _S - white 5 9 6 3 Canadian, /red 5 3 5 8 Antwerp & Louvain 5 6 5 8 French, red.. .. 5 7 5 9 Hungarian and P. d. 9. c l • Do• Meal, per l96lb lb 0 to 16 0 Barley, English, pr imper i a l quarter 29 0 3 0 0 Irish, S cotch, and Manx,per 601 .3 8 310 Foreign, grin -- 3 7 • Rye, par 601 b 36-- 3 d in g Beans, English, pr imperial quartr 32 Irish and Scotch, per 4801 b • • .. 27 Dutc h • • .. 30 Egyptian .. 26 Peas, English, per imperial quartr 36 Fore i gn • • 33 Oats, per 451 b : 1 English, Sc otch, 10 9 an d Welsh, old 2 -- ° Irish, In- r c.st mealins .. 2 6 3 6 Do., feeding •. 2 4 3 3 2 D o ., foreign . 0 4 6 O a tmeal, English , 96 0 & Sc,otch,pr24olb 9 0-- -- I Irish, new ••.• 22 2 ! 0 " 0 9 0 Do., pinhead 24 0 - 34 U 0 0 - 3 0-32 0 6 .-- 26 0 ••••• " ° 0 -- 35 ° Marlaropoli .. 5 0— 5 2 Odessa, Polish ..4 9 5 01 _ Do., common .. 4 6 4 91 EgYPdan •• .. 4LO 4 8 Flour, English & Irish, per 28011 30 0— 31 0 1 Do., extra fine 32 0 34 0 United States, per C I n e 4 d n s i a o a d l n b i an , corn,. e per .. barrel .. 31 2 00 0 60 0 T T_ : 2 0, 2 2 00 6 .1, 0 yretk MANCHESTER, DEC. 27.—The trade during ,"- o d has undergone no material change, bakers generally continuing to refs am from Pe0 b861 1 .,,,A whilst holders have evinced no particular anxiety OP A Coastwise ttaeto f sales, and prices cannot be called lower. from Ireland the arrivals at Liverpool and Beec °lll ne liea only to a moderate amount; but from abroad the sj . , itc d of wheat and flour are large, with, however, Tel `" w ill likewise of other prod uon. The above rens arks oke the dealers to apply to our market this morning. W e d t hat no alteration in our quotations. but it may be note Mani onthe whole there is a feeling of greater firth feated by sellers. 147-- te „d clsf• NOTTINGHAM, DEC. 27.—At Newark , on e g tbe there was but a moderate attendan ce of farmers, I' and • samples of wheat offered were ra ther numeroo, it l e ts clearance was not effected without some dilfictlltY In other rates. Barley ruled pretty much a s last week. —435 l grain there was no variation. Wheat, e f 10 04 red 35s to 38s; barle, malting 25s to 295; loir„ r TM 203 to 235; oats 16s to 275; beans 26s to 0." ...b markets at Worksop, Mansfield. Retford, Gaineborold: Loughborough, and Milton, were also rattier 190grong white 41540 . no material variations on previous quotations ee cur w l s e at any of those places. At Derby yesterday tb ere i v et l a slender attendance. Wheat was in se3A °lithe ate rat s. Barley of good quality was firm , :Od but turn dearer. No alteration in other grai D l - red little changing hands. Wheat, 3 . 3s to 38s per 36 stone; barley, for m alting 24 / t w o; imperial measure; for grinding 23s to 255 per 30 boo, oats, old 22s to 26s per 24 stone; new 189 to 9 15 .' 0 0 0 r 2 old 36s to 39s per 38 stone; ditto, new 30s to 3 05 ;v e ra 78 to 30s; superfine 30s to 31s per 20 gone. an d the was a small attendance at our market to-daly dob eef white 405 10 440:286 growers generally refusing to sell except eatall! berlef' but little business was done in either wh e ': 4. 1 0 Both articles, however, were saleable at full price s• • and beans no alteration. og The P I GLASGOW CATTLE MARKET, DEC. ----, , 9,l—* hers at our market to-day were—oxen , ..933; ii°;:;rbrore' Owing to the large proportion of good cattle te.oo al ing iast sales were very brisk, and prices much the " 42s to week. Top prices best ox betf 465, current of 435, inferior 34. to 40s; all sold. As tbe n ti . isbe pe 0 8 sheep was small, sales were more easily e ff e cted% 3 mutton D sid, current sd, inferior 30 . to 41d; a ll B° 4o ALICEITII, Dac 25 The relative weight P r " r oe 1° of the three prices . of ;Teat were 18st 81b, /6 9 t (34 , 1b ' opt gl b ,! 61b. Oats, 12st 121 b, 12st Olb, and 9 t 111 b. 186 t 4' 15st 101 b, and 14st 51b. Peas ' and ' beans, Ind last Olbs. 10 0° 7; Qrs. Current. €1 _ 4 Best. 330 Wheat - Z 2 0 0 £1 16 6 '"0 13 , 4 , 1679 Oats 721 Barley 38 Peas and Beans 116 0 110 O, 18st 01b, Average of wit! t, , ... 351 ItrE• t 161 3 1; ABIRDEIN, DEC. 26.—Graain.....011ts 169 7,, -IP r bus b „,,,'"' 401bs per bushel; foreign oats, 00s Od — to 17$ Od, 41fil.Pieed to "4"„ A barley, s 21s Od to 22s Od, 521bs per bushel ; be sr , •' 2 tk i ro 14.7 ed, 21bs per bushel;__ wheat 00s to 425; oatmetro, l i ti o ar . --134 141 per boll ; flour, 29s to 30s Od per sack. „.„..• ditto, 4 0 d 6d to . 6d per lb ; mutton, ditto, _4(l to Du; veal. NW tw ' t pork, per stone, 3s Od to 356 d ; lamb , Pe r 1 , '...r P ee ; p!r . stone, 0.1 Od to 3s 6d; to 4i to • , 6d , rabbits, each, Od to Od;P°tahter°7ll4Cll7delist'et3o6; to Os Od ; grouse, per brace, Os to Os ; butter , , o s Oil ;"A eggs, per doz, laid to Is 2d ; cheese, per cyst , „gd. due; per pair , 2s 6d to 3s Od; chickens, ditto, is 6d te z ° ler ."' e t 2 t 09 • Cl a t d o 2s 6d ; ducklings, ditto, 2s to 2s 6d; turkeys.% t e!, to 8d; p4eibr loaf,cwt cOuoshto, cure), ; geese, ditto, 7s to 8e ; butter for exPertlif..ndsisso!.7 Od to Os Od; Os Os 3s 6d to 4a 3d; ship po e i per small,bate], of 204 lbsrBd to od; porksfisdo7:;creegdgist: wholesale a t ' l o e k oo rP ei Viol lti to rlier li Meal—Oatmeal, Is 4d pork is sd; barley dt t ',..mesit, i lej i to Is 3d; flour, Is 7d to is firl; peasemeal, 1s 7d to Is 8d • aids , Od to 6d; u"'" ed . - flour, ls 4d to Is sd. barley, per lb, lid top , As usual in all cases in which large quantities of electricity are in operation by explosion through the air, the mass of the atmosphe r e i n con t ac t w i t h th e surface of the earth and sea was effected electrically, so that, independently of the electrical discharge, se veral luminous phenomena presented themselves. It is not uncommon in thunder -storms on shore to see the whole pavement of a street luminous. In the case of the Scylla, saved by the same means from lightning, in 1843, in the West Indies, electrical sparks were observed on various parts of the deck. In this case of the Calliope many of the seamen for ward thought they saw lightning pass out over the chain. cable. The peculiar smell attendant on violent electrical discharges, usually causing an alarm of fire, bears ample testimony to the force of the shock to which the Calliope was exposed. On a review of these phenomena, we cannot but be struck with the complete security afforded by the new lightning-conductors with which, in common with every ship in the navy, the Calliope is fitted, and which we owe to the unwearied labours of Sir Snow Harris, whose several works on this branch of science are well known to the public. It is difficult to estimate at the real value these con ductors to the navy and the country, practically con sidered. We recollect, in 1828, during the wars between the several South American states, two of our fleet sent on that station for the protection of our trade, being completely disabled by lightning—the Thetis frigate and the Heron corvette. Both lost their foremasts, and remained long under re-fit, so that convoya could not be afforded. The Thetis, being a large frigate, could not obtain a foremast for some time, and then only at a great cost. To recur in detail to the loss to the country, in past times, in men, money, and ships, would be to write a volume of most afflicting narrative. In the ca.e of the Sultan, 74, struck by lightning in 1808, seven were struck dead on the spars whilst furling a sail; another 74, the Repulse, whilst in pursuit of the French squa dron under Gantheaurne, in 1810, had eight men killed outright and ten more so dangerously hurt that several of them died soon after ; the ship, therefore, lost the services of no less than 18 of her crew, and was besides so crippled in her spars that no sail could be carried on her mainmast. The ship suffered more, as appears by her log, than if she had been in a ge neral action. The British squadron in this case lost the service of one of its fastest and best ships. The case of the Trident in the East Indies, in 1803, is a somewhat similar case. The ship was obliged to be taken in tow for two days by the Tremendous, 74. The last remarkable case of this kind which we find occurring in the royal navy was that of the Rodney, 90 guns, struck by lightning off Syracuse, December, 1838. ------------ •_—__-• 0 119. w RAIL A Y SHARE M A R . dug LIVERPOOL, •7- ~,,,g bee - „, ' STOCK EXCIIIANG . ... rei-fi n E.—The share marke t prices 0 and inactive to-day, with little business doing... n o 0 0 49 4 without noticeable alteration. The trartele'l" bite,' A follow :—Caledonian 16%—La ncashire. and Liverp Yor!Le de —Liverpool, Crosby , ' and Southport, 1 6 die. -- ~./ p.-"" I le- t oy 70 Jr and North-Western, 1161 A c.—Ditto New Que r d yirtee n .„. Ditto, Fifths, 2% 13. Manche t r 'Sbeigeld, 111 44 rd shire, 33 - Midland, WA Di s tt e o 'New Prelegree?foric 01:1 cent., 9-16 dis.—South- Eas tern and d Dover , 2 J'A I-.. North Midland, 22 1 A. ta d eP MANCHESTER, DKC. 27. 'sll Acti w STOCK Exe "HANCE. —The share market vies - ~ folle ~ with a tendency upwards. Thetransactions were e ~...r,slic . , ,5,.1e, iv ory , Blackburn (No. 1), s—Eastern Counties, 11,.; th shire and Yorkshire , 5 . 110 1. — "Ditie lir 9 -4i--London id, and caopth• New Quarters, 3's, p.—Mauchester, c an, l'P d 58""'" shire, 33 —Ditto, Eastern and Dover, 21 ,x. t it t be BIRMINGHAM Dec. 27. ~ f igho li. ' STOCK EXCHANGE.--The share market t.re- the be er week has been generally arm, although, 0 0413 ,g 711 earth days, there has been little business transacte,o- ii.lBl4l''ersl postponement of the opening of the Stour vil;esgell,,,bo for a month, by dirrction of the Board of Trade , g t l et ilit% one dissatisfaction; and among shareholders ill P 1 , 1 ,,, i '„ 0 " OW i l a anticipate that in time the earnings of this P" r Loo dee,,lte will add considerably to the revenue of the .„, r on" c f ‘ North-Western, Company, these repeated actiell'" rriceso, unequivocal sources of an noyance' and veXation• g cirlel , _ n oel „ s o . Stour Valley Stock remain however noo e ' A r •. OW 4 0, stances, about stationer because 'dfideti. 1. v D ip e by the North-West y, the 1 ~._ n obs ,or ern Company; but tu'rropanY 1 , 6 A that if the disputes with the Shrevvsbury of ol * $l - and the line opened, they would etannivig were.o4 rapid advance. The closing quotations this ble` es rec an el g, most altogether regulated by the last list of Pri;ropert er ilt il from London; the variations were altogeth SEABORNE The unlearned bigotry and prejudices of a few influential persons were at that time busy in retarding the progress of everything like science in the Queen's naval service. Mr. Harris's proposal for a systematic, capacious, and permanent defence of the royal navy from lightning were, as is well k nown , mos t vexa tiously opposed. The consequence was that the Rodney, fitted out at Plymouth in 1837, was sent to the Mediterranean without the sure means of parrying the electric discharge, which had proved so successful in other ships. The result was that when struck by lightning the most terrible consequences, as usual, ensued. The main top-gallantmast entirely disap peared, and covered the sea with chips. The main topmast was ruined, and the maimast so dealt with that it was found charred to the heart. Seven of the iron hoops were burst open ; two men killed aloft, and two dangerously hurt; the ship was on fire for half an hour, and in imminent peril, and was subsequently laid up at Malta under a costly refit. This disregard of science by those upon whose responsibility such things rested did not cost the country certainly less than 4,000/., besides the loss of the services of the ship. The case created at the time a great sensation, and formed the subject of a report by M. Arago to the Institute of France. It subsequently led to a debate in the House of Commons. Since the question whether the navy of the country was, or was not, to continue ex posed to the ravages 'of lightning, and the Treasury to a large annual expenditure, merely to gratify the prejudices and personal animosity of a few persons, could not but be of vast moment to the vital interests of the country—more especially as the greatest sciern , tific authorities of which this or any other country can boast were on the side of Mr. Harris. The re sult was a general order in 1842 to fit every ship in the Queen's service with the new conductors, since which time, although we have made very critical in quiries, we cannot find that any ship of the royal navy has suffered from lightning, although, as it appears by official returns to a precept of the House of Lords in June, 1849, her Majesty's ships have been exposed to the destructive agency of lightning in the ail parts of the world. From 30 to 40 of the Q ueen ' s ships certainly have been saved by Sir Snow Harris's conductors from the destruction formerly attendant on lightning in the navy. The cases of the Fisgard, Scylla, and Constance must be fresh in recollection of naval men ; and hence, as we have al ready observed, the beneficial results of Sir Snow Harris's system of conductors to the interests of the country generally, and to the royal navy espec i a ll y , cannot be too highly estimated. Had the Calliope lost her spars, and been crippled on a foreign station, perhaps some of the people either killed or hurt, as was commonly the case in times past when a man-of war was struck by lightning, the country would have lost the services of the ship for the time ; the Trea sury must have paid cost of an expensive re-fit. Pensions would have been justly awarded to those crippled or hurt, and in cese of a critical emergency occurring serious inconvenienc e may have arisen. From all this the country is now free; and we are compelled to admit, that in awarding the first medal of the Great Exhibition to Sir Snow Harris for his invention of a permanent system of conductors for ships, scientifically disposed throughout the vessel, the jury on naval matters, of which we believe Baron Dupin was the president, made a fair and honourable award. Colonel R. W. Story has accepted the office of high eherief for the county of Leitrinl for the ongliaag year, . (N signifies that the mails are sent from by the night—and M by the morning—d/BP, When made up in ! General Post-oalce London. , I,ACEt• .. •• America (by Brit. pkt.)N Jan 2 America (by U.S. pkt.) N Jan. 6 America (by U.S. pkt.) Africa (West coast).. N,l4th of the mon th Alexandria* _ ndriaik.• /iL is. blt a th ily & 30th ()f Belgium mo Brazil .. , • .. M 9th of the month. Buenos Ayres .. M 9th of the month Califorala(via Chaves) 2•1 2d & 17th of month Cape of Good Hope Nll4th of month Constantinople" .. • • N,7th 17th 27th o:nao Central America .. ld2d & 17th of mom Channel Isles *Mon., Wed., &F ri * Chili .. M,l7th of the month France M & NTwicc daily .• •' Greece* •• Nlthl7th27thofm o Hamburgh NiTuesday & Friday Rolland •• MiWedn es. & Satin*. Honduras 11117th of the mouth Ireland .. M& N , Twice daily • • • • India(via Southemp.) M'2oth of the month India (via Marseilles) N,tlth& 24th et month Mediterranean (via c Southampton) • • M , 2oth of the month Mediterranean (via I u o ' Marseilles) N Bth& 24th of mo nth D O Mexico .. 14,2 d of tho menth S .. Sn , , , t pt. Madeira •• •• M 9th of the month oul' vso : ..t ui; t3r t i p p i t Malta* .. .. f 70,17th,0tn,27th / poor & 30th of month Naples* .. • • •• s th lath 2a th ofma Papal States* N 15th lath 25th of molno , . r opt. reninsular.. Mi7tb 17th 27th of mo Peru •• •• M'l7th of the month a Tuscany' N sth lath 25th of mo West Indies 17th of the month S° llL- "‘ --- 6 bl West Indies (except southOP coY Havanna & Nassau) 2d of the month • • _, to o co marker ing t yU * The mails to those c ountriee th— _ ton dur, i i io French packet vi Marseilles allW Le a P— .London via CO ° inste ad The direct Havre mall from ' c Ta month will be made up three times a week I _, t Do CALIFORNIA.—MaiIs to and from California, ."-top• aro now despatched and due by every American P .. •• doOt ba°lt. !jot ° 5 'JO' 16 JO . e c. 3v I V Jaa•q JA°'6 Po' go Po' 2 Ja' l. Jan. ii'' , , r ,4e CONVERSIONS TO TUE CHURCH ' or sotio',, e colo Raiche, a lady of fortune, and Miss MassY P rece ntlY L e t De l daughter of Lord and Lady Sinclair, ha ve ption ° fell ° , ri n rece CO converts to the Church of Rome. -"-- ci t the ladies into the Catholic Church took pla ce .. _ the Conception, Farm-street, Berkeley-861.1141 BIRTHS. fv ,o Bllll e OF A 1301‘. 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