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NEW NOTEL by the Author of MARGARET MAITLAND. 17ew toady at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., 'AI 1 ' - R K L A N D. A STORY OF SCOTTISH LIFE. By the Authur of ' PASSAGES IN THE LIFE OF MR4. MARGARET MAIT LAND, OF SUNNY SIDE." Henry Coibarr., Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. TUE AUTHOR OF ROCKLNGIIAM'S NEW NOVEL. Now ready at all the Libraries, In 3 vols., - I'llE NEW NOVEL, LOVE and AMBITION By 11, _ _ _ THE AITTROIt OF " ROCKINGHAM." " The announcement of a new work of fiction by the gifted author of 'Rockingham' will be gratefully welcomed by every reader of that delightful novel. In ' Love and Ambition' we find all the character istic qualities which formerly charmed us in Rockingham,' together with other elements of interest which to stony readers will perhaps be yet more attractive."—Morning Chronicle funry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THE GRAND NATIONAL CONCERTS. --- Mr. BALFE'S Benefit on FRIDAY, Dec. 27. M. Scipio Rousselot's rew grand Quadrille Fantastlquu, " The (Crystal Palace To-morrow. THIS EVENING. Symphoni in C minor. Beethoven. The Caliph's March, from the new Serenata, " The Sleeper Awakened, 3facfarren. The Grand Battle Overture, Lindpainter. Grand Seiectioh from Halevy . s opera, La Tempesta—L. Negri. Mrs. A. Newton,lfolique, Arban, Sainton, Zeiss, Prospere, Re musat, Franc, Richardson, and Miss Goddard. Musical Director, G rnposer, and Conductor—M. Balfe. Conductor of La Musique de Danse—Herr Labitzky. Promenade (admitting to the Half-Circles, Gallery/ 1 6 and Pit Stalls) • • .. • • • • • • •• 3 The Doors open at Half-past Seven, and the Concerts will com thence at Eight, and terminate about Eleven. Boxes and Stalls to to had at the Box-office, where Programmes of the performance n ay be obtained. Mr. rhomas Maste.s of the Polytechnic Institution, the Coloseum, Cud Royal Botanic and Zoological Gardens, will supply the Refresh ments and Wines, &c., kc. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Mr. B. Webster, Sole Lessee and Manager, Old Brompton. MR. MACK EADY. THIS EVENING, Will be performed RICHELIEU. Cardinal Richelieu, Mr. Ma creadv. Atter which A RADICAL CURE. To conclude with MRS. WHITE. Peter White, Mr. H. Bedford. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Under the direction of Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new and original Drama, entitled JESSIE GRAY. Characters by Messrs. Hogtes, Boyce, 0. Smith, P. Bed ord,'Madame Celeste, and Miss K. Fitzwilliam. After which a new wlrce called THE SCHOOL FOR TIGERS • or, The Shilling Hop. Captain Kitzflyer, Mr. Boyce ; Major Stiff, Mr. Worrell; Mr. Panels, Mr. Wright; Alexander Panels, Miss Chaplin. To be followed by a new and original Farce, in the Vulgar Toneuc, to be called JACK IN THE GREEN ; or, Hints on Ml culotte. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEA PRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Ream and Mr. Keeley. THIS EVENING, Sbakespere's flay of TWELFTH NIGHT. After which BEThY BAKER; or, "Too Attentive by Half." Characters by Messrs. J. Vining, Keeley, Mrs. Keeley, and Miss Murray. To conclude with TO PARENTS and GUARDIANS. Private Boxes, &c., to be had of all the Booksellers, and of Mr. Massingham ; of whom also places may be taken at the Box-office, Oxford-street, nem Eleven till Four o'clock. ROYAL LYCEITM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestria. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. The Theatre will be closed This Evening in consequence of the Royal Pertormances at Windsor Castle. TO-MORROW Will be performed THE RINODOVES. To be followed by A DAY OF BECKONING. To conclude with A PRACTICAL MAN. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. • THIS EVENING, Will be performed THR HUNCHBACK. To be followed by ANTHONY AND CLEOPATRA. ASTLEY': 4 ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE Under the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Patty. Extraordinary series of attractive novelties. Second week of the Revival of TIMM'S RIDE to YORK, THIS EVENING. The Grand new Spectacle of KENNIL%% ORTII ; or the Golden Der.ys of the Virgin Queen. with new and costly costume,. Together with Batty's Splendid Scenes of the Circle, introducing the Magnificent Stud and Company of unequalled Artistes. The whole concluding with the Equestrian Drama (for the firs time these live years) of TURPIN'S RIDE to YORK. Extensive preparations are now being made for the production • a new and original Equestrian Comie Pantomime, written expressly for this Theatre, by G. H. Rcdwell, Esq. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. HIGH WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE Day —Morning 32 min. after 1 I Evening 54 ailn. after 1 T o Ifourow—Morning 19 min. after 2 Evening 41 min. after 2 THE WEATHER.— SUN OFFICE, DECEMBER 19 THERMOMETER, LN THE SHADE. 37—highest since noon yesterday. 30—lowest this morning and during the night. 33—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29.49. WIND N.E. Morning, dull, foggy weather ; Afternoon, rain and sleet. • DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wiud and Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.-The stations are arranged in order of latitude. KINGSTOWN (Dunus) -Wind E. S E., calm-foggy. PLYMOUTH-Wind N.W., ge. tle breeze-partially cloudy. PORTSMOUTH-Wind N.E., gentle breeze - partially cloudy. BRIGHTON-Wind N., calm-cloudless. HASTINGS-Wind N.W., gentle breeze-cloudless. SOUTHAMPTON- Wind N.W., gentle breeze-foggy. FOLKESTONE- Wind W., steady breeze-overcast. TUNBRIDGE-Wind S.W., calm-clowdess. BASINGSTOKE Wind S.W., Calm-partially cloudy. BRISTOL- Wind S.E., gentle breeze-partially cloudy. READ , G_ IV ind W., gentle breeze-cloudless. G 1 F:EN WICII -W ind W., gentle breeze-cloudless. SWINDON - Wind N.W., light airs-frosty. CA MBRIDG - W ind W.. gentle breeze-partially cloudy. YARMOUTH Wind N.W., fresh breeze-rain. TIoLviIEAD--Wind S, gentle breeze-partially cloudy. LtvEnpooL-Wind S.E, calm-cloudless. MANCHESTER-Wind S.W., calm- frosty. CARLISLE -NV ind N. W., gentle breeze-cloudless. PRA.TTOCK-Calm- cloudless. EDINBURGH Wind N.W., calm - partially cloudy. The returns from th 4 following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock :- CORK-Wind S.W., strong breeze-cloudy. Caatow-Wind N.E., gentle breeze-partially cloudy. Blum.rx , GAß- Wind W., calm-principally cloudy. POOLFI-Wind W. hard wind-scud, r a i n . TUN T.IIIIDGE-Wind S.W., gentle breeze-partially cloudy. COLCHESTER-%V ind N.W., gentle breeze-partially cloudy. MA.NCIDESTER-Wind S.W., fresh breeze-principally clear. LEEDS- Wind S.W., calm- cloudy. WIIITEHAVEN-W ind S.W., strong breeze - overcast. ~..... . .„.. 3 1 ' . 1,, de I , . 0 ,, r •. A4. . 44 ', . ,3 3 ' ' • '47• E7 . 4 ,,s - 0 3" Itening -Vint LONDON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1850, The result of the contest for the representation of the county of Limerick has not reached us with any feelings of surprise. We find that Mr. WINDHAII GOOLD has been returned, as we anticipated, by a re spectable, if not a triumphant, majority over both oppoiing cAndidates. Captain DICKSON made a gallant fight under the banners of old Toryism and Protection ; but it is quite manifest that these effete principles have become too musty for even the aristo cratic coup* of Limerick, while the great and im. portant question of tenant right would seem to have suffr.red almost a defeat in the person of MICHAEL It'LAN, of Bruree, who was, in our bumble opinion, viost unwisely brought to the hustings by some indis creet members of the Tenant League. We, who have been the unceasing advocates of the equitable adjustment of the relations between the landlords and tenants of Ireland, cannot help expressing our regret that Mr. RYAN should have been urged forward under the auspices of the Teneut League upon so inauspicious an occasion. The enemies of tenant right will deem themselves nstified in arguing from the result of this election that the constituency of the county of Limerick is apathritic on this important subject. Perhaps superficial observers will go farther, and say the ma jority of the electors are OPPOSED to it, and in proof point to the fact that the Protectionist held a higher place on the poll than the nominee of the Tenant League, We regret it also because it has stirred up the evil passions of an excitable people, and has engendered feelings of ill• will and bitter ness', against those who should be treated with kkidness and respect. The conduct pursued towards IJne of the most amiable and independent gentlemen in the county, Mr. THOMAS FITZGERALD, Q.O , for merely exercising his right as an elector to vote as his conscience dictated, was disgu s ti ng and disgrace ful. The apostles of the Tenant League had, we think, fetter resign their missions rather than again attetnr.t to carry their measures through the angry Pass; jos of such an infuriated mob as that from 'whose har,ds Mr. FITZGERALD had FO narrowly escaped per srmal violence. The election of Mr. GOOLD, however, must not be looked on as anything like a defeat of the principles of tenant right. The injudicious contrast in which Mr. RYAN was placed by his sup porters, the popular cry that was raised in .hi 3 behalf, as if Mr. RYAN alone mor'opolised all feelings of sympathy with the tenant fanners of Limerick, must not be taken as conclusive that. the successful candidate is an enemy to the just claithsiit the tenant, or that he will not give his beat exertions to bring ah , out a full, fair, and speedy adijust- Ineat.of this much called for measure. Indeed, his THE SUN, admirable conduct since his accession to his paternal inheritance argues quite the other way, and gives us strong hopes that the question of tenant right will have no more honest or zealous advocate in the House of Commons. , Mr. GOOLD bad hereditary and family claims of no ordinary kind upon the constituency of Limerick. In the days of Ireland's evil destiny, as well as at that epoch to which Irishmen look back with pride, amid the bright galaxy of her genius there was none more able, more eloquent, or more patriotic than the late Master GOOLD, the father of the present Member for the county of Limerick. He is connected with Lord DIINRAVEN, an excellent resident landlord, as well a s with Mr. MONSELL, now his colleague, one of the most active, useful, and intelligent Members sent to the British Parliament by the people of Ireland. But beyond all these Mr. GOOLD, though young, has strong personal claims to the support and respect of the men of Limerick. There could not be found a more generous or kind-hearted landlord, or one more anxious for the improvement of his tenantry. In private life be is much respected, and during his novitiate at the bar, and particularly on his own immediate circuit, he won the golden opinions of bis brother barristers—no insignificant test of his worth, com prised as that circuit is of gentlemen of the very highest honour and intellect. Fur ourselves, we con gratulate the people of Limerick on their choice; and we feel a strong confidence neither they nor we shall be disappointed in the high hopes we entertain of Mr. GOOLD'S Parliamentary career, which we trust will be alike honourable to himself and serviceable to his country. It was most imprudent and injudicious in the Tenant League to make their first essay against a candidate possessing such claims as these. It was not only imprudent, but we would be disposed to say improper, under the circumstances, as their unwise contest nearly threw the representation of the county into the hands of the enemies of human progress and human liberty ; and we trust that upon future occa sions they will exercise a sounder discretion, and will pursue a course less calculated to endanger the public peace or their own good cause. _ It is refreshing to reflect on the issue of this elec tion—it conveys to our mind the agreeable notion that the social elements are not unhealthy, and that even in the county of the violated treaty the ties be tween landlords and tenants are still respected. This is as it should be—the interests of both are identical. We hope to see these feelings grow and strengthen, until every landlord in Ireland shall un derstand that the best and truest security for his per son and property is in the improvement and pros perity of his tenantry. The cultivation of the kindly relations and friendly feelings which should subsist between the owners and cultivators of the soil will tend more to the regeneration of Ireland than can possibly be achieved by any Act of the Legislature. The social system must remain inse cure, permanent tranquillity can never be established till the legitimate rights of the tenant be fully recog nized, and the landlords of Ireland become ac quainted; with their duties, and have the honesty, like Mr. GOOLD, to perform them. We are at length in possession of a legal opinion as to the recent Papal aggression in these realms, an opinion formed after much careful considera tion by perhaps the most accomplished lawyer of his day, who has ever since 1829 had his attention almost unremittingly di rected to the state of the law as affecting Roman Catholics, who was the legal adviser of the late Sir ROBERT PEEL, both in power and out of power, and who, more epecially during the whole of Sir ROBERT PEEL'S last Ministry, aided and advised, as Chancellor of Ireland, in all the alterations which were made from 1642 to 1846 in the laws relating to the Ro man Catholics,—we are in possession of the deliberately formed, and as deliberately pronounced, opinion of Sir EDWARD SUGDEN, that Cardinal WISEMAN and his companions in usurpation have violated the law, that they have been guilty of a misdemeanour, for which they may be indicted, and if convicted punished- This opinion was distinctly enunciated by Sir ED • WARD SUDDEN at the Surrey County Meeting, held at lipsom on Tuesday last, and the matter is one of such vast and paramount importance that we feel it is our duty to give the opinion of Sir EDWARD SUGDEN in his own words. Sir EDWARD SUGDEN thus ex plains the present state of the law on this subject:— " The first Parliament of Elisabeth passed a law to declare that no foreign prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate bath, or ought to have, any jurisdiction, power, superiority, pre-eminence, or authority, ecclesi astical or spiritual, within this realm. That was the law then, and that is the law now. But the other day, in the 9th and 10th of our present Queen—not following the example of the Relief Act—an Act of Parliament was passed which repealed certain pro vi.ions of this statute. By one part of the Act of Elisabeth it was provided that whoever affirmed or acted upon the notion that any foreign prince, prelate, or potentate had any power, ecclesi astical or spiritual, within the realm, was subject to the most heavy punishments. The third of these was ac tually high treason, with the penalty of death and the loss and forfeiture cf lands :mil goods. Now, no man could wish that to remain; it was a punishment that no man would inflict at this time of day, and it was there fore repelled by the 9th and 10th of Victoria; but the Act which repealed this declares that, though the pe nalties and punishments are repealed, it shall still not be lawful for any person to affirm or maintain that any foreign person, prince, prelate, or potentate hatb, or ought to have, jurisdiction, spiritual or ecclesiastical, within the realm. Then, I assert here, and I am pre pared to do so everywhere, that by the law as it stands, the Bishop of Rome and his Archbishops and Cardinals have no right to assert for maintain that they have any spiritual or ecclesiastical jurisdiction in this realm.— (Cheers) There was another Act passed in the 13th year of Elisabeth to prevent bulls, letters, or instru ments to be received from Rome for any cause whatever; no man was to put in use any bull, letters, or instrument from the Bishop of Rome in any case whatever— (Hear, hear)—and if he did, not only he, but those who abetted him, were to be held guilty of high treason and suffer death. Now every body knows that such a punishment could not be inflicted in these days, and therefore the penalty was swept away, but the Act that swept away the penalty declared, that the repeal should not go beyond the penalties and punishments, and that it was still unlawful for any man in this land to put in use any bull, writing, or instru ment of the Bishop of Rome.—(Hear, hear.) lam aware a quibble might be raised on the construction of these Acts, as to whether such persons could bepti nished or not; but Ido not care much about that. The law is clear that no one is permitted to do such things. It is equally clear that, by the repeal of the Act so far, it was intended to enable the Roman Catholic to put him• self in communication, as he was already in communion with the see of Rome, for it was ►aid there was no use in granting to the Roman Catholics the free exercise of their religion if they could not communicate with the head of their church. Nothing could be more reasonable, and, therefore, nothing that was necessary to enable them to communicate with the head of their religion could be objected to; that being the object of the repeal. But that repeal does at the same time enact that nothing iu the Act shall suthoriae any one to introduce or pub lish any instrument from the Bishop of Rowe. That, therefore, is the law now.—(Cheers.) Now I say that law has been infringed; and though those pains and those punishments are no longer operative that were in flicted by the statutes of Elisabeth, yet there are punish ments that the law will inflict on those who disregard the injunctions of the Legislature.—(Cheers.)" Such is the opinion of confessedly the most accom plished lawyer of the day ; so that here is an end of Cardinal WtsEarares boast, that he has done nothing contrary to law. Indeed it would appear as if the Cardinal and his advisers had of late themselves sus pected that they had been carrying matters rather too far, for we have had recently put forth by the great Catholic bookseller, DOLMAN, divers pamphlets, some argumentative, some vituperative, some mere appeals ad misericordiam, but all founded upon what M. LEOPOLD DURAS has so justly denominated the Catholic sophism. " This sophism," says M. DUBAS, in the Paris Natiootal of Tuesday, " consists essentially in demanding for Catholics, in the name of equality, the liberty of preventing everybody else from being free. This is monstrous ; but it is not the first absurdity that has made the glory of a man or the fortune of a party." This is precisely the sophism that runs through the arguments alike of the mani festo of Cardinal WISEMAN and of the speeches and writings of his supporters. Having given us tolera tion, you are bound, say these gentlemen, not to pre vent our doing anything and everything that may tend to the complete development of our religion, on pain ,of infringing on the principles of religious liberty. Not so ; the State is bound to secure to every religious body perfect freedom of action, so far as that freedom of action does not infringe upon the freedom of action of any other person or body ; if it does so infringe, then the State in defence of equal religious liberty is bound to interfere to prevent such develop ment. To take an exemple.l It will be admitted that to I in _its utmost devel o p ment study Roman Catholicism LON DON. THURSDAY EVENING we must study it at Rome. Now we findthat at Rome the Porn and the College of Cardinals, of which col lege Cardinal Wr.smari is a member, have re-estab lished the Inquisition, abolished by the Roman Republic, and have absolutely prohibited the celebration of Protestant worship in Rome ; yet if Cardinal WISEMAN were to attempt to do these things here, and they are both absolutely requisite to the perfect development of Roman Ca tholicism, no sane man would venture to contend that it would be any greater infringement of the principles of religious liberty to expel him and his inquisitors from the realm than it is an infringement of the principles of civil liberty to im prison a pickpocket or to transport a burglar. After this exposure of the " Catholic sophism," and of the manner in which Cardinal WISEMAN and his coadjutors manage these matters at Rome, it is mere blague on the part of the upholders of Cardinal WISEMAN to talk abut the principles of religious liberty. We should like to hear from this Prince of the Church an exposition of the principles of religious liberty, as exemplified in the imprison ment of Dr. Acnum, and the prohibition of the cele bration of Protestant worship in Rome by himself and his brother Princes of the College of Cardinals. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) NEVIG.A.TE AND LEADZNECALL, The general demand ruled very inactive at barely stationary prices. Beef, from . 2s Od to 3s 4d; Mutton, 28 4d to 3s 8d; Veal, 2i Sd to 3s 6d; Pork, 2s 6d to 48 per 81bs, by the carcase. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The Bill to modify the mortgage law, by restrain ing the power of foreclosure at present possessed by the mortgagee, has been rejected by the Assembly by a majority of 414 to 255. Snine Mirth was produced during the discussion of a Bill for the appointment of colonial bishops and their payment by the State by the speech of M. Ei.cturaos in opposition to the Bill; it was as follows : M. EAquiros must oppose the Bill; it appeared to him to i.e a new step towards the union of church and state. He looked on it as dangerous to unite the church to the state, and he found that opinion very strongly expressed in an article published in a journal in 1831, in which the writer protested against the bastard Ca tholicism originating in the religion of kings,' and con cluded with the emphatic declaration that the impure alliance of the state and of the Catholic Church was for ever broken.'—(Agitation on,the Right.) The author of that article was M. de Montalembert, when editor with the Abbe Lameunais of the Avenir.—(' Ab, ah,' on the Left, and laughter on de same side.) M. de Montalem bert was th. n attacking the Emperor of Russia, whom he called a barbarian, being at the same time despot and pontiff. Yet it wa. strange to find M. de Montalembert now professing the very opinions which he then anathe matised. M. de Montalembert at that time seemed to desire to see the items relating to public worship alto gether removed from the expenses falling to the share of the state. He (M. Esquiros) did not go as far as that Hon. Gentleman, for . the budget of publio worship was sanctioned by the Constitution, and progress ought not to be rejected, it made within a legal limit.—(Laughter.)" The Siicle has the following on the gold panic : " The legal relation of gold to s il ver i s as 15i t o 1. Suppose that this relation should so change as that for 19f. might be purchased 10 grammes of gold (the weight of the Napoleon), the speculator would then bring his 10 grammes to the mint, for which he would receive ts legal value of 20f., making 5 per cent. profit. Now, one or other of two things would arrive—either gold would remain at the low price, and then the holder would pay in gold, as would be his legal right, at the nominal value—or the panic would dissipate, and then he would sell his gold at a small premium, which would have to be added to the profit already made. This kind of thing could not last long, because the law should interfere, and because, in truth, we have ten times less gold than silver, for while of the latter we possess three milliards, there are only 300 millions of geld in circulation. That which we have to avoid is erroneous notions on the sub ject, which might, without any just foundation, lead to serious inconvenience." There is a movement in the Legitimatist camp. The Count of CHAMBORD has written to M. BERRYER desiring him to acquaint the Legitimatists that it is the desire of their Sovereign that they should oppo.e the proposition for increasing the allowance of the PRESIDENT. Another copy of this letter was for warded to General ST. PRIEST, at which M. BER RYER was greatly offended, as it was calculated to create an idea that the Count DE CHAMBORD had no onger implicit trust in him. The old Comite, ap pointed by the celebrated BARTHELEMY circular, has been broken up, and the following have been ap pointed members of the Legitimatist Cabinet in their place :—M. Berryer, the Duke de Noailles, ex-peer of France, the Viscount de Falloux, M. Benoist d'Azy, M. de Vatimesnil, General de St. Priest, and M. Sauvaire St. Barthelemy, representatives of the people ; the Duke de Clermont Tonnerre, ex-minister; the Duke de Vainly, ex-deputy ; the Count de Raineville, ex-deputy ; the ISrlarqu , s de Pastore t, and the Duke des Care. Count MOLE has at length succeeded in organising his club of " Waiters upon PROVIDENCE ;" it numbers 60 members, and meets in the Rue du Bar. The Committee of the Assembly has resolved to re port against the proposition authorising the Councils- General of Departments to assemble on the convoca tion of the Prefect in the event of a revolution break ing,out in the capital. The Ministers were opposed to the measure. The Buurse was animated, and public secu rities, particularly railroad shares, rose consi derably. The Five per Cents. opened et 95f. 20c., rose to 95f. 40c., and closed at 951. 35 e ; th e Three per Cents. closed at 57f. 60c.; Orleans Railroad Shares, 8421. 50c. ; Rouen, 6551.; Havre, 261 f. 25r.; Great Northern, 4781. 75c. ; Avignon, 1931. 75c.; Vierzon, 415 f.; Basle, 1351. ; Bor dean x, 3911. 25c. ; Paris and Strasburg., 375 f. 50c.; Tours and Nantes, 248 f. 75c. ; the New Piedmon tese Loan, 85f. 10c. BUSII‘ESS D[_►;tE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TILE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. Is. Boulogne and Amiens, 8 3 4—Luxembourg, 216—Namur and Liege, 8 1 4—Northern of France, 15—Orleans and Bor deaux, 2i/ —Paris and Rouen, 26 —Paris and Strasbourg, 9% —Roues and Havre, 10%—Sambre and Meuse, 31 — Tours and Nantes, 4%. iI.CLIC MARXISTS. 6MITIIFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 31 15;; Clover, 31 Os to 41 Os ; and Straw, 11 2s to 11 93 per load, Trade dull, at our quotations. CUMBERLAND. Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 31 17s Clover, 3/ Os to 410 s; and Straw, I/ Is to 11 9s per load. A moderate supply, and a steady demand. WHITECHAPEL. Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 31 1551 Clover, 310 s to 4/23; and Straw, 1/ Is to 118 s per load. Supply good, and trade dull. MEAT M63IKETE. SOUTHALL, DEG. 18.—Our market to-day was wel► supplied with each kind of fat stock, in which very bile business was transacted, at barely stationary prices. Beef from 3s to 4. Od; Mutton, 3s 24 to 4s 2d; Veal, 3s to 3s 6d; Pork, 3s . to 3s Si per Blbs, to sink the offals. ROMFORD, DEC. 18.—We bave experienced an unusu ally dull trade here this morning on the following terms:—Beef from 2s 10 , 1 to 4s Od; Mutton, 35 to 4s 2d; Veal, 2s 8d to 3s 6d; Pork, 2s 10d to 3s 8d per 81bs. 7zackling Calves 18s to '23s; and Quarter-old Store Pig:, 16i to 20s each. HAusaem, DEc. 18.—Even the primebt stock, fit for Chriamas consumption, was very dull, and prices were unusually low. Beet, from 3s 4d to 4s 2d; Mutton, 3$ 6d to 4s 4d; Pork, 3i to 3s 6d per 81bs. ARUNDEL, DEC. 17.—Generally speaking, the trade ruled heavy, at our quotations. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 2d; Pork, 3s 4d to 3a 8d per 81bs. CHICHESTER, DEC. 18.—Our market is Leavy, at drooping prices. Btet, from 3s 2d to 4s; Mutton,!3s 4d to 48 2d; Veal, 3s 8d to 38 10d; Pork, 3s 4d to 3s 6d per albs; Quarter•old Store Pigs, 17s to 20s each. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended Dec. 12, 1850, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Citiesand Towns in ENgland and Wale, per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. HAREM! OATS. RTE. I BEANS. I TEAS. PRICE .. I 29s 9d 24s 3d 1 17 s ld 215 i iid 127 s 11 d 129. 5' DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. inEAT. silaxi. I OATS. I RYE. I BEANS. PEAS, Is Od is Od is Od Is Od is Od is 04 QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD IN THE PAST WEEK. Wheat, 95,612'; Barley, 101,813 ; Oats, 18,730 ; Rye, GO; Beans, 6,114; Peas, 1,683 quarters. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HOLY mica, AND LivExpoor.—The Electric Telegraphic Company are now extending the telegraph from Chester to Holyhead, and they purpose to make it available for the immediate transmission of shipping intelligence to Liverpool, by a com bined working of the old system of semaphores and the elec tric apparatus. The subject has been laid before the Liver pool Dock Company, and is under their consideration. The plan is to render the telegraph available in lieu of part of the present semaphore communication along the coast, and the following is the system proposed by Mr. Edwin Clarke, the eminent engineer :—The present semaphore station at Holy head to be connected with the electric telegraph station in that town, and the present stations at Cefn Du and Point Lynas being retained, but the semaphore at the Puffin Island to be abolished. By this means signals received at Point Lynes can be transferred to Holyhead, thence by elec tric telegraph to Liverpool. Instantaneous communication between the two ports will thus be insured, and the delay consequent on the bad position of the Puffin Island sema phore altogether avoided. It is likewise proposed that the Ormeshead should be connected with the Conway station, to which it is adjacent; the semaphore stations at Llvsfaen and Prestatyn to be abolished, but the one at Hilbre Island to be kept in communication with Liverpool, as hitherto. By this means signals from vesiels at sea could be instanta neously transmitted to Liverpool from any of these stations. The wires would have to be carried from the Chester and. Holyhead Railway to the Ormeshead and Holyhead sema phore stations. DESTRUCTIVE FIRES AT BERMONDSEY AND PECK HAM.—Yesterday morning, between five and six o'clock, a fire broke out in the Rose and Crown Tavern, Salisbury lane, Bermondsey-wall, which was attended with a serious destruction of property. The premises belonged to Mr. Ladd, a licensed victualler, and owing to the inflammable character of the stock in trade the lames travelled with such rapidity that the various inmates had the greatest difficulty in effect ing a safe retreat. The engines of the parish and London establishment promptly attended, but the flames by that period had seised upon every part of the premises. Plenty of water having been obtained the engines were worked with full vigour for some hours, when the firemen at length suc ceeded in subduing the flames, but not until nearly every thing in the premises was destroyed and the building gutted. Ihe total loss it is believed will exceed 1,0001. Fortunately the owner was insured in the Monarch Fire-office.—A short time previous to the above fire taking place another one hap pened in the premises of Mr. J. Leaning, fancy bread and biscuit baker, in High-street, Peckham. The inmates having been aroused, they succeeded in making a safe retreat from the burning property. The engines of the parish, West of England, and London Brigade quickly attended, and the fire men having set to work they got the flames extinguished, but not until considerable damage was done to the premises and their contents. The origin of either fire is unknown. The Court of Queen's Bench did not sit to-day. THE WEEKLY CHRONICLE.—At Bow-streetyes i.erday Mr. H. Doyle aid Mr. Dillon were charged by Mr. R. W. Russell, one of the proprietors of the Weekly Chronicle, with an assault, arising out of the partnership disputes of that paper. Mr. Doyle said he hoped the magistrate would postpone the hearing of the case, as a mutual friend had for some few days past been endeavouring to settle their dis putes in an amicable manner. Mr. Ballantine, with Mr. Powell, the solicitor, attended on behalf of Mr. Russell, and said they were quite willing to come to such an arrangement, but it was understood to be quite independent of this charge. Mr. Henry suggested the propriety of settling the partner ship disputes by arbitration. Mr. Ballantine said it could not be done. There were matters which he could not state in court that would prevent such an arrangement. His client was quite willing that the paper should be sold, and after the liabilities were settled, to divide the surplus money between them according to the amount of capital laid out. Mr. Henry said, if such an arrangement was made, they would be as far off as ever. The only way to settle all the disputes would be to obtain a rule cf court, binding all the parties to abide by the award of the arbitrator. If there was a diffi culty about the selection of the barrister to be the arbitrator, he would mention one as a fit and proper person. Mr. Bal lantine said the magistrate's suggestion could not be adopted. It was then decided that the summonses should be adjourned until Saturday, the 2?th inst. THE BISHOP or LONDON AND MR. BENNETT.—The public will be surprised to learn, after the correspondence which has passed between the Bishop of London and Mr. Bennett, and the circumstance of the two churches of the latter having been closed last Sunday, by order of the Bishop—that the Rev. Gentleman has changed his mind, and maintains that he has not resigned at all. Within the last two or three days several memorials from his congrega tions have been addressed to the Right Rev. Prelate, en treating him to compromise the matter, they assuring him that Mr. Bennett will abandon whatever ceremonies in the service of his churches the Bishop may disapprove of. Up to the latest hour at which intelligence has reached us of the state of matters, the Right Rev. Prelate is described as being firm. Though there may be, we understand, a doubt whether any of Mr. Bennett's letters can be con ctrued into a legal resignation, yet, we are assured, that the Bishop can now, after the length to which matters have gone, have no difficulty in getting summarily and entirely rid of his Ro inanising " friend." In the present stage of the business, it appears he cannot appoint any person as successor to Mr. Bennett in either of his two churches.—Morning Atclrortiser Improbability and impossibility are two frightful words to weak minds; but, by diligent and wise men, they are generally found to be only the excuses of idleness and ignorance. Eliza Cook's Journal. THE RECTORSHIP OF GLASGOW UNIVERSITY...—. We are happy to be able to announce through the following letter, received yesterday morning, that Colonel Mure has resolved to give bis casting-vote to Mr. Sheriff Alison, as Lord Rector of the University. We understand that Princi pal Macfarlan received yesterday a similar official letter, which, however, cannot be published until it shall have been laid before the Faculty. We may state, with reference to one part of Colonel Mure's letter, that there is no statute which determines when the installation must take place. The following is a copy of the Colonel's letter : " Pisa, Dec 6, 1850. " Sir—l beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 28th November, announcing to me that Mr. Macaulay had declined availing himself of his privilege of the casting vote, on occasion of the equality of Nations in the late elec tion of a Lord Rector, and that the exercise of that privilege devolves, by consequence, on me, as the Lord Rector irnme diatelv preceding Mr. Macaulay. " By the same post I received an official communication, to the same effect, from Principal Macfarlan. "In reply to my Very Reverend Friend, I stated that it was my intention to be in Scotland in the course of the month of February; and that unless distualified, as I was not led to suppose would be the case, by this unavoidable delay for the exercise of my ex•Rectoral fuuctions, I should consider it my duty, at the proper time and place, to confirm by my decision that of the majority of members of the aca demical body in favour of Mr. Alison. " I have the honour to be your very faithful servant, Winusar Muni "James E. Cumming, Esq., ice., &c., Glasgow College."— Glasgow Consti.utionzl. METEOR.—A brilliant meteor was seen from Wa terloo-bridge this morning, about half-past one o'clock, pass mg in a north-easterly direction. RESIGNATION OF THE LORD-LIEUTENANT OF CAAWARVONSIIIIM—The Right Hon. Lord Willoughby d'Eresby has resigned the Lord-Lieutenancy of the county of Carnarvon. His Lordship has written a letter, addressed to the magistrates of that county, stating his reasons for the im portant step which he has taken. It appears that ill-health has prevented his Lordship residing at Gw y dir, the family seat in Carnarronshire, and that his Lordship has found it impossible to transact the business in a manner gatisfactory I , to himself. GERMANY. Accounts from Berlin of the 16th state that the Landwehr had been dismissed without any disturbance of trantuillity, save at one point in the Duchy of Posen, where there had been a riot, which had been speedily repressed. General PEUCICER has consented to act as Prussian Commissioner in Hesse, and he end Count LEININGEN, the Austrian Commissioner, are now at Cassel. A letter from Munich, of the 104 sta►es that M. DB PFORDTEN, President of the Council of Ministers, will himself attend the Conferences of Dresden. An. other letter states that the reduction the Government, proposes to effect in the army will at fiat be confined to the first division; and that it will depend on events whether the second, which is now in Lectoral Hesse, will also be reduced. A telegraphic dispatch from Vienna of the 13d), in the New Gazette of Prussia, states, in contradiction to previous accounts, that Marshal RADBTZLY will certainly return to Italy. The Gazette of the Empire of Austria, of Vienna, says in its number of the 12th—" It is said that the secondary states are dissatis&ii, because their impor tance was lessened in the Conferences at °blintz ; but we are convinced they are wrong. These states can only have one single object, the maintenance of their independence ; and the less they are disposed to act on events, the more certain they will be to obtain it. The accord of the two great powers protects them ; the victory of either might have interrupted the Equilibrium. Everybody asks what is to be done at Dresden. In our opinion ' the best thing would be to discuss the articles of the federal compact one after the other. In spite of the hasty attacks of which the fundamental compact has been the object, it is worth more than any legislative or diplomatic scheme." The Duke DE BORDEAUX left Vienna on the 10:h for Venice. MUNCHASEN, the head of the Hanoverian Cabinet, has been appointed Hanoverian Plenipotentiary at Dresden. SWITZEIT-AND. The National Council of Switzerland has fur se veral days been occupied in discussing a new electoral law, which enacts, among oth er t hi ngs, t h at t h e con federation shall be divided into 49 electoral districts or colleges, and that the number of deputies shall be 120. The Council of States on the 14th adopted, on the proposition of a committee, by 24 votes to 16, a resolution inviting the Federal Council to renew the negotiations for putting an end to the military capitu lations with the Crown of Naples, as also with inte rested cantons; subject, however, to the condition that circumstances appear sufficiently favourable to lead to a satisfactory conclusion : and another resolution was also adopted, declaring that the d ecree o f th e 20 t h June, 1849, for the provis ional suspension of enrol ments, shall not be carried cut. ITALY. Letters from Rome, of the 10th inst., state that the whole of the neighbourhood of Rome is in a disturbed state. The band of the noted brigand, IL PASSATORE, still infests the road of the Romagna and the chain of the Appenines, adjoining Tuscany. The villages, and even the small towns, are besieged and laid under contribu tion by these audacious bandits, who set all the forces sent against them at defiance. The environs of Rome are not even exempt from similar alarms. Four or five small bands have been formed, and from time to time stop and rob passengers. La-t week Major ALAI, of the gendarmerie, who was in a carriage with some other passengers, was completely stripped in the neighbourhood of Monte Rosa. At Viterbe, a medical man, well known for his opinions in favour of the Pots, was killed by a musket-shot at the moment he was.entering his house. The POPE has prohibited the American residents in Rome from celeb ra ti ng P ro t es t an t worsh ip. A letter from Genoa, given in the Risorgimento of the 13th instant, states that on the occasion of the anniversary of the expulsion of the Austrians from Genoa the Republican party endeavoured to bring about a revolution. The red flag having been hoisted at Castellesto in the ccurse of the night of the 10th, several of the conspirators met at that place, but on the arrival of a strong body of gendar merie they did not venture an attack, and they dis persed quietly. The Risorgimento adds that several of the agitators, who had introduced themselves into the city clandestinely, had succeeded in escaping by sea. An agent of M. ROTHSCHILD'S has made an appli cation to the POPE for some concessions in favour of the Jews, but Cardinal ANTONELLI replied that the Pontifical G“vernment being ecclesiastical could not grant the same concessions as other Governments. lle added, however, that at the period v‘hen the tri bunals are to he reformed the condition of the Jews would be ameliorated He that pursues irtue only to surpass others, is not far from wishing others less forward than himself; and he that rejoices too much at his own perfections will be too litttle grieved at the defects of other men.—Aliza Cook's Journal. The High Sheriff of this county, Josiah Spode, Esq., of Armitage -park, has given a fat beast and 20 tons of coal to the poor of Itugeley and Brenton.— Woiverhampton (Amick, DECEMBER lO, - is!;o TIIE SHAKE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS Paid. Nominal Prices. MINESi Business done to-day. Paid Nominal Prices. ),u-iness dont to-day. li% to 1l die 5% —5% die. - 1 p. 29 -30 27 -28 8- 9 p 7- 8 p 10 —1136 75 -76 1734 - 18 10% - 1014 5 % -5% 16% - 17 13% - 14 -.— •• 23 —2l dill. 2% -2% 1% - Ili I -1% 11 - I -qi % %P % dia. —% p 10% —ll%xd.l 56 -58 55 -57 • 5 -7 p 6 -7 4 -4% le% 19% 12% 13 2 —2% 31 -31 23 -30 7 -7% lii - 2 ! ,, i - % 173( - 17% 11 -1734 12 4 - 12% 40 - 42 %- %P• 242 - 245 77 —7B 4 —3% (its. 99 101 49% 50% 22 —23 69 —7l 6 7 p. 26 —27 p 57 —5B 11 10% dig. 7% 7 dis.i 1% 1 dls.l 6 —5% dis. 95 —97 - 15 3% —2% dis. 3% 3 dia. i% 7i dis. kt % P - •• .• 7 -7% 86% - 873 10% - 11% 57 -60 57 -60 137 - 139 11% - 12 23 - 24 ,- .- -127 41( -6 % p p . 2% -2% p. .763 2 - 7735 12 —lt diS.I 9% 834 die. 24 234 p. • • .. • • 12 -14 4 —3% dls.l 26% - 27% 11 - 12 10% - 11 34 —2 3 a 47 —4s 20 19% dis, 24 —26 129 - 131 - 3 - 21 —23 15 —l4 die. 1514 —1614 4% 4)4 9 —9% 47 —5.,f, e% 8 dis. 194 - 19%( 42 - 43 7% - 8 P. 18Ai - 19% 7%- 71 1 -1% p. 133 -14 6 dim 5 die. 10 11 -- 13 '5% —6% 8% —9% 1 die. 13% 14 334 3 dia. 15 —l6 11 —l3 3 34 3 dls. 22% 23 .. - .. 23% - 24 dig 9 7 Cs, a -ag 4 - 5 1634 - 18 .. , 19 -21 8 -8% 43% - 44% - 19 6 dh., 3% —3% die. lb% ) 16% 3% 4 2344 24 1 dis. 2 -2 8 -! 16 -164 4% —4% dis.x.d % - 1 % pm. - 30 Pm. % - % Pm. I —l4 24 —2% • 84 —B% 15 —ls l 4 44 —4 dls. 34 —36 204 —16% 5% dls, 10% 10 3 % 3% 104 10 dis. xd, •ili 7 ix 'K 11ANKS. 28 - 30% 42►4 - 43 9% - 10 25 - 25% 18% - 18% 27% - 27% 173( -- 18 42 -4314 15% - ipii 34% - 35% 12N -12 A •• Anglo-Vexican ',ls. 51. 114, loN % 14 % dl*. Asturian Australian .. Barossa Range ..... Blaenarvoii Iron and Coal Bolanos Scrip British Iron Brazilian Imp. (is. 51. p.) Do. Cocaes and Caialsa', Do. St. John del Rey.. Cobre Copper Genera 1................ Real Del Monte, 13 - Dreg. _ _ 1 13 0 Do. Black Debentwres .1 13 6 2434 30 9 -7% 10 3 4 -66 ANEOUS. 42% - 44 26% -27 89% -‘9% _7O -74 Do. Red Debentures I Santiago de Cuba ...... 10 Tin Croft .. ........... • 7 United Mexican ...... 28 2 814 MISCELL Canada .........• •. • . 32% Gen. Steam Navigation . 14 Penin. & Oriental Steam. 50 76 Royal Nail Steam ...... 60 [We cannot be answerable for t, 10% % will not be influenced by 17% 167 11 6 % 3i 11 % 7%% 17% % % % 6% % 11% 12% 77% 78 11 lON 69% 70 P ssg b 8 % [125% 126% )4, 126 21 72 76% 77% 20% 24% 10% % 3 die. 48 48% 48 lb% % % 130 129% [4 % 9% 34 9 34 5 9% 1 [19% 201418% 20% )$J 20 19 19% 6 5% die. 5 4 4% die. 23% 23X 19 187 23% % 24 24 N 9 3% x.d. Console ••• Ditto A.ocount 3 3% -3% 3% - 3 14% -16 u 32% - 33% - 5 13 % - 13% - % 1% 2% % % ONE PRICIs:B OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. Buenos Ayres Bonds. 6 per Cent... Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent .....•..... 104 iLquador Bonds Grenada Bonds, 1% per Gent 18%4% M Lxis:an, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons-- Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons 35% Ditto, Account ..... Peruvian Bonds, 4% per Cent...— — Ditto. Account Ditto Deferred Portuguese 5 per Cents. Ditto,4 per Cent. Ditto, Account Riseian Bond „.... 109% 3 / 4 Ditto, 4% per Cent S - mirth 5 per Cent. 1840 l9 Ditto Account ..... Ditto. 3 per Cent Ditto, Account •• l'ividolida on the above ovable in London. Beligan, 4% per Cent : ; 25/ per Cent., 12 Guild. I , l} % $9 8934 90 74 e errors of the Official Lists, an Interested correspondents.] MONLI and CtUIV.II.II.EIUIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 15,000 bales, of which 500 were taken for export and 5,000 on speculation. The market closed with an upward ten dency, and American advanced id. to id., Surat id., and Brazil and Egyptian it. to id .—Raiiway Shares were quiet, and prices had a downward tendency. Some short time back we ataetd that it was the re ported intention of Government to propose some alter ation of the Coffee duties, with a view to check the ex cessive adulteration that is practised, and this statement is now receiving confirmation to some extent by the ru mours that are cirouiating in Mincing-lane. Messrs. Franks and Millard write as followa: " We know that the Chancellor of the Exchequer con templates very soon making an alteration in the roffee duties; what it will be we are not acquainted with, but this we are certain of, that he is quite aware that the consumption of coffee is failing off very considerably, partly in consequence of chicory being extenstvely mixed with it, and partly in consequence of the deterio ration in the quality of the article. "It is a well-known fact that every succeeding impor tation of the better marks, such as the AG, RR N I M, MP, MP, SS, and others, are now very little su perior to middling coffees. This is very much to be deplored, and we fear that unless the Government im mediately make some alteration the consumption of coffee will continue to decrease. '• In travelliug on the continent we have been much struck with the superior quality of the coffee we drank. But on inspection we found the growth very superior to ours. It was of closer make and much riper than our . coffee; and why are we prevented from using the best coffees the world produces ? The answer is, that one pal s a duty of 4d. the other 6d. Then we say, away with this ridiculous distinction, and equalise the duties at once; we shall then have the strong and fine flavoured Costa Rica and Laguayra, the delicious flavoured Mar tinique, Mocha, Company's Java, Cuba, and Porto Rico; and for the inferior coffees, Singapore Java, Rio, those from our own plantations, and other pieces too numerous to mention. This would immediately give the public a taste for good coffee; the consumption would increase at the least one-fourth, and all our inferior sorts, such as native Ceylons, would have to find another market; or it would compel the planters of good ordinary Ceylons to produce better quality. A good and wholsesorne coffee could then be sold at a reasonable price, for take the average of prices all over the world fir the last ten years, we find it to be about 40, to 50s. per cwt. " The plan we propose to the Governent is to equalise the duties on all kinds of coffee at once, and iu 1852 reduce the duty to 2d. per lh. This plan, if taken up with energy, we have no doubt would be adopted. The Government pay more attention to disinterested persons, and therefore we should advise that a petition should lay on every grocer's counter in the United Kingdom and Ireland, for one month, to be signed by the con sumers of coffee. Then let these petitions be handed to the county Members for presentation to Parliament. At the sametime let a deputation, consisting of the prin cipal grocers in the country, wait on the Chancellor of the Exchequer. " Let this be done, and we have no doubt, from what we have heard, that the Government would accede to so reasonable a proposition; and let but the press advocate for the millions in favour of this important change, and all will be granted." The comparative value of Foreign Securities is of con siderable importance to parties making investments, and a professional gentleman who has made calculations on the subject arrives at interesting results in reference to Mexican and Spanish Bonds. Making some allowance for absence of dsts, there being no means of ascertaining what will be the market average price cf Mexican Stock hereafter, whereas Spanish Three per Cent. Bonds indi cate eight per- cent. as the return in interest which buyers expect to cover risk, and taking into account, likewise', that the Mexican Government may give more than three per cent-in perpetuity, we have results that should do more to shame the Spanish Government into au equitable compromise than any form of words. Facts and figures are stubborn and suggestive. The cost of Spanish Active 1001. Bonds, to holders at par, with 20 overdue Coupons, and five per cent. interest thereon, is nearly 1441; while that of Mexiciln, with seven overdue Coupons, is not above 1191. In satisfaction of the arrears, the very best terms proposed by Spain are equal to Stock that would sell for about 101. 15s, while Mexico gives Sl. in cash. Taking into further consi deration the fact that specie duties are assigned by the latter, and that no preference is given to home creditors, we think that the calculations of J. A. F. establish the suyerierity for Mexican Stock, taking the entire debt against the whole of the Spanish liabilities. The efforts made recently to throw open the Mining Share Market have not yet borne any other fruit than that certain parties have cemmeliced the holding oe public weekly sales of that class of tranef -ruble pro• perty, the first auction having taken place yesterday. Whether this innovation will find muoh favour with the brokers or agents time must determine, but the public will at least have the opportunity of judging for them selves what is an approximate price for mines, whereas now all ie uncertainty and wino) aece. The infancy of these experiment* is seldom very promising, but is stated that the rial sales effected amounted to over 4,0001. In the Amsterdam market, on the 17th instant, the Home and Foreign Funds were all in brisk request. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. were 56 11-16 at Frankf,rt on the 16th inst. Austrian Metsllics were 74 I. and Spanish Three per Cents. 83i to g. the Funds are rather firmer, as the political news fr o m Germany indicates an improving, condition of po litical affaits. Consols are 96j. to 97, but with very little &tinge New Three -teed-a-Quarter per Cents. 98j to 991. Bank Stock has risen to 213} and 214. Excheque s-bills are 675. premium. Too. Foreign Securities are fluctuating. Mexican have been down to 35i for Money, and are 351 to 36 for Account. Spanish Five per Cents. are 1811 to 19, and the Threes per Cents. 44, which are rather fuller rates. Peruvian have been quoted 81i to 82g. Dutch Two and-a• Half per Cents, have been marked at 5$ to 59. Rails ay Shares are still rather in favour of buyer.. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under:— 1850. 1849 North-Western South-Western £41,484 ~. £40.024 Midland 20,893 ... 20,389 South-Eastern North Stafford Caledonian 5,812 . ... 5,931 QUARTET TO THRE,A; ... 961 97 ex d. ONE CLOSING micus OF BRITISII rUNDSI O'CLOCK. PRICES. Hank Stock .... 213 1 ,4 214 214 3 oe, I . ent. Reduced t nns. - 971 1 l ii 47% New 3% per Cent. Anne,. ... —... • :,:98% 991 :4 99% Long Anne. to expire Jan.lB6o ..... . 7% 7 1346:7 13-16 'tilia Bonds, 1,0001 ...... .•••• 83 p Ditto under 1,0001......, • B4 87 p 87 p C made for Account ,:xcbegan Bills. 96% 97: 964 1 1 / 1 .;. & tai 1.0001. June , ........ ....... 67 p gin All, June — 67 C 4 p CL(74ING PRICES. 104 8% 18% - 31% 82 36% 3174 34% 109 3 4 97% 19 1874 401/2 90 1 4 567 LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G.—( T HIS DAY.) LONDON, DEC. 19.—Wind at neon W., light breeze and fine weather. DEAL, DEC. 18.—Wind N.W. to W.S.W. ; S.S.W.—Arrd. Jessica, St. a•micgo; Cheapvide, N6`,V York. Arrd. from the River Chvilenger, Sydney, New South Wales; David Click, Bombay; Pekin, Columbia Ricer; Penelope, Tobago; Hopewell, Jamaica; Casth, Leebton, Ci:to; Jamaica, ditto. SM, the outwariltiound. 8.30 P.m —St.vtral of the oui,ward bound are putting back. LIVERPOOL, DEC 18.—Wind S.E.—Arrd Alice Gill. Montreal; Maria, Sav,nilla; °romp, 11, New Ocle-ns; Presieent. dttr , •; Stewart, St. Andrew's; Clyde, St. John's, New Brunswick; Ailsa, Wallace, Nw va Scotia; Lord George Bentinck, Montreal; Hornet, Prince Edward's Island. Ski. TreA, B Inbly; Co:irad, Lima; Larne, Fingal, and Emilia, Valparaiso; M ary Q uc,en (qy. Mary Queer; of Scots), Buenos Ayres; Wil liam Peek, ditt Thor, Bible; Carin,n, F rnambuce; I abel and Phcetrix, Antigus; The Duke, Mobil e; L ase, Webb, New York; Saxony, Boston. Put back, Andrew Colville, Valparai,o; i.nue, Richibucto. LIMERICK, DEC. 18.—A considerable number of oak logs are being picked up on the west coast of Shetland, and a chest containing clothes, in which was a letter written in German)reluting to the Trots us, Captain Mr chaeles, with the Warne cf Muller, from Stolz , :libu.g. The vessel is stattd to have left in April, was at Sunderland, and left there for New York. CLYDE, DEC. 17.—. Wind N.W.—Arrd. Mary Ann, i:'i `u il' Z • &*col , A lard% L:; - a; Slaftar'n. rietnw• , ,ra; Albion and Li Jamaica; 144(1) C.:InA ail, Barbadoes; California, New °Neat's; Hannah fhotnion. Philadelphia. Put Ilatnill4, ;or Ilmi,;-K,Jug, with bowsprit sprung .(!tt f'thtr daft - ow ; 'ft inAutl, leak). YA tiMoU'lll, DEC. 18.-- l'he Llnerty, Newcastle to L ution, hes pu te_ k il3to Corom Roe.cl3, leaky, having on !b,. Rough, WATERS', 'RD, DEC. 18 .—The Charles Carroll, of Boston, Liverpool to Charleston, was fallen in with, 10th itn t., lat. 25 N., and long. 26 W., in 9 sinking otot e ' crt w taken elf by the Pacific. arrived here. LoWEST(.ET, DEC. IB.—The Jane, of Sunderland, went on the Neweome Sand; has been brought in la d s pinking etate. The Sol on ran u p on th e Newconie ' but came off making very little water. TRouN, DEC. 17.—The A n n a , o f Portaferry, has bte a wrecked on the ands at Barasse, during a gale ,en.° saved. A LDpoROUGII, DEC. 17.—The Alonzo, of and fro ° South Shields for L on d on , was in contact in t he Salo ; with the Christiana, of Shields, and FUME in five fathein water; crew saved. LIMERICK.—Arrd. Jessy, Quebec. r.sith BERWICK, DEC. 17.—The New Happy Returoo— r to Loudon, and th e A nn , Banff to Newcastle, at anchboon in Holy Island h ar b our , f o ul e d eac h other, so d . i former was obliged to cut away her masts, being " danger of sinking, bo HARwrcrr, DEC. 18.—The barque, reported to , e the Martin, sunk in th e G un fl ect , proves to be W Europa, of Whitstable, c oast of ANTWERP, DEC. 17.—The Emma, from the Africa, is on sho re i n t h e Ri ver in dangerous r eit°. , dis- The Nathan He nan i s at t h e Q uarant ine -poun d mast ed. ATHENS, DEC. s.—Th e Chi o Th eou , Galsts to Fal mouth or Queensto wn , p ut i nto P ort M an dre previou s le Ist inst., leaky, a nd w i t h l oss o f ru dd er . 2 ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, SZPT' NOW Kaliemaces, Sourabay a t o M e lb ourne an d Sydney' South Wales, put in o n t h e 7 t h o f A u gust to s te la leak. The New York Packet, hence to Swan s "' P o f back on the 24th of August leaky, and with fou r foe fi u water in her hold; wiil discharge part of her carg o proceed with the remainder. 3 atop go' PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 18.—Wi n d to o S.E.—Arrd. Perseveran ce , L on d on f or A z ores, leak. The outside part o f a s i ng l e tu b e spy-glestedbr oft mounted, and marked "J. L. V. M. , " was bhore at Haylong bland. A S' Vi%**' TEIGNMOUTH, DEC. 17.—Wind N.N.W. an d Nancy, St. John's, Newfoundland. qi Dor PLYMOUTH, DEC. 18.—Wi n d W. squally.- - m—g . D e. phorus steamer, Sierra Leone and Cape of GoT: T Ir WATERFORD, DEC. 17.—Wind W.S.W. to ws" . Arrd. Pacific, Honduras. !So' BELFAST, DEC. 17.—Wind Joe , bile. Put back, Hercules, St. John's, New 13runevlic SUNDERLAND.—Aird. Keesake, . RAMSGATE, i)EC. 18.—Wi n d S. to Quebec .N WAV. ,- fr - lils Arrd. L,uisa Christi ne , S ur i nam f or A ms terdates 3 1 0 - a . and must discharge. The Isabella, of Whitby. f. f or d oo don, which was found a b an d one d, an d ta k e n to DoOri Roads, has been brought in here; crew saved. pet, NEWPORT, DEC. 18.—Wind N.—A r rd. Coro di. Quebt c. Sid. Frauc es k a , St. Vi ncent an d C a pe de /Ter CLYDE,—Arrd. Marchmont, and ludastry, Qu ebec. GRANGEMOUTH.—Arrd. Albion, Mtramicni• ,„ DO' CALCUTTA, Nuv. 7.—Th e F rances W a lker, fro m ,t don, and the Dumblane, from Madras, were °u tile off the Saud Heads ; th e fo rmer l ost b ow sprit, 50 3 ',,,d latter only slightly damaged. Th e R a j a h, of and u° he to Liverpool, h as p ut b ac k, h av i ng grou nded je t : * Rvvr; has dicharged part o f cargo i n a damaged and i, in dock repairing. , r e to CANT,.N, OC T . 28.—Th e G oo d S uccess , Siegarji c ho Asauy, whilst ly lug at anchor under a fort on "" s nd Harbour, north coast, was attacked by pirate boat.ce. plundered of the whole of h er cargo o f St r aits prd° COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS ING V. THE N, , RTH-WESTERN RAILWAY Collll 4l4 ,i'lof Mr. Sergeant Ch a nnel an d M r . H. dill appear ea for the plaintiff ; and Mr. S ergeant B y l es an d Mr. lis eh the defendant. C e p This was an action brought by th e plaintiff, w e s he log, formerly of th e 4th Li g h t D ragoons , aglas e '„ e a• North-Western Railway Company, to recover ee ll/ r or t. sation in damages from th em f or th e va lue of • P oo manteau, lost by the negligence of their servantet sir a train travelling from the Euston- square stat i on to minghaw. , ct i s of From the evidence it a pp eare d t h a t, on the 'Thor December, the plaintiff, who resides at Hockley• - i ts Birmingham, having been staying for some t ill3e ilie town, left London by the half-past five train ' II s he afternoon for Birmingham. Having arrived id e , station his luggage was taken from the eab by s Pl r for who placed it in th e vest ib u l e , w h ere i t reenoir- 00 some time, and was afterwards placed on the tral,l3' f °ft' arriving at Birmingh am , t h e plaintiff missed his his manteau, which contained the greater portion eh wardrobe. The waiter at Morland's Hotel, Des e * . lbe Soho, swore to having pla ce d thi s on t h e c ab, Wh ep si plaintiff left for Euston- square, but the P ede iront the railway station, who took the luggag e the the cab, on being called, could not realest' pail description of luggage, nor whether a polois t / ice d had formed part of it. The luggage had bee ° , ; ,F sot on the train by another porter and a P e ',7,,, 113 but also in the service of the North-Western ComP s "„i'heit the company refused to produce them or to give u p ma' names, so that the plaintiffs had been unable to sewv v ies them. It was stated that the porter is still in th e eer the of the railway company at Euston-square, hu ie 6 dged policeman has since left. Both these had ackn ol : that the lost. portm anteau h a d been Ple le i ` a del the train. Every effort made by the P — a ll hottl to discover the mi ss i ng p or t manteau h a d been p et the avail, and the company ha ving re f use d cu rapenslttl e " present action was brought. to the Evidence was br o ught t o s h ow t h at pr operti ; - t amount o , 404 was in the p or t manteau a t t he time lost. s l oo / The LORD CHIEF J U S TICE sa id t h at if that were the evidence for the plaintiffs, he thought there 11 1 9 E0 case to go to the j ur y. All that had been pro veu that the plaintiff had a port mante au a nd that se h ad lost it. N 'id • it into _.o evidence had - been given to trace I- h gh possession of the blorth-W, stern Company, and t;-„1"111 he thought the course taken by the companY "7, t be present case extreme Iy reprehensible. he shoal", co uolige&l to tell the jury that there was no evi uell against them. Mr. Sergeant CHANNEL said in that case be assent that his client should be nonsuited. The plaintiff was th.-n ordered to be nonsuited. SHERIFFS' COURT -(THIS DA (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff Buncavx.) SHEARMIN V. RUSSELL-F.6.Ln IMPRIB O NMEN' ,„ ', This was an action to rec,ver damages fur false 1 10 " prisoument, under very peculiar circumstances. Defendant did not plead to the action. be Mr. Fiala appeared for the Plaintiff, and stated t case. Plaintiff is a pork butcher in Caled onian-road' King's-cross, a nd detendant is a meat salesman in Ne t; gate-market. It app eare d by the evidence that on t't 3th of March plaintiff pur c ha s ed some meat of del ant in the market; and on the sth of April followit plaintiff 13:iog in the market, defendant gave bite charge on the ground of having paid three bad ht s , crowns in part payment of the purchase money. tiff was locked up for four hours in the station-b°11; and taken before Mr. Alderman Challis, who br a i r f heard the evidence considered the ch arge to be who unfounded, and discharged the plaintiff. this The Larned Counsel for he p laintiff urged that was a m o st aggravated case t , and that the plaintiff °- 0 entitled to heavy damages. The UNDER-Sammy said that the case for the i h ti a ri f was one purely i n cons id erat i on of damages w hi c h t's's would assess. The jury gave a verdict for 201. The other cases were wholly uninteresting. CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DO' OLD COURT. rt) Before Mr. Justice WIGHTIL&N and Mr. Baron 1 31 '. i 0 FORGERY.— Thomas Costello, aged 27, described Ott clerk, was indicted f or f e l on i ous l y forg i ng a req uest 01$ the delivery of good s , w ith i ntent to defrau d Mr. Se and another. OS Mr. Woollett pros ecu t e d an d M r. l orry d e f e nd. , s-- al prisoner. Mr. WOOLLETT, having stated the case to the proceeded to call the following witnesses:— f 9I• Mr. George J o hn B oo ty, c l er k to M r. S co tt, o f St. Swithin's-l ane , w i ne - merc h ant, produced 5i12.01 for the delivery o f s i x d. spn of champagne, *obis" wh o brought to him on th e 22d o f A ugust, b ut b e declined deliver the wine that day, but he gave it the next ds , ee another man, of th e name o f G areel l , who also vve,, ot L the name of Smith. Th e va l ue o f t h e w i ne was Is - be 111/., and Mr. Berry, by whom the order purported t ° signed, was a cu tourer of his master. o vet' Mr. Charles Berry, wine -merchant, 220, li s rl o y, street, stated that the prisoner had been in his eenP a Lifs but left him in 1844, after having been three years ,^ / b y him. The order produced was not written or signe t ft & him, but to the best of his belief it was in the writing of the prisoner. The order was not wit' authority. Cooss-examined—He had never seen the PM-- nor since he left him, six years ago. Ise Mr. Lewis Berry, th e b rot h er o f the l ast w i tnes s, 6 gave it us his belief thet the order was in the prisolisr handwriting; but he h a d not seen him write OW °IO years. Mr. Philip Lyne, an hotel keeper in Leioester-senate; stated that tw o y ears ago the prisoner was in his e :. ploy as a cl e rk ; an d he believed tho order was in .1 handwriting. George Russell. City police-constable, who took th e prison- r into custody, stated that he told him tbst was arreqed for forging wine order, and the prir O d th it he knew it. thing about them. Thi,; Wti, , s the case for th e prose cu ti on . e, FIORKY havin 4 addre, se d t h e j ur y f or the doren- e contending th a t th e ev id ence f a il e d to esta bli s h that the order w. ..s i , ; the hand wri ing of the prisoner, Justice WIGHTMAN SiMnlted up, and the jury r e. turned a verdict of Not Guilty. The prisoner was again indicted on a similar charg ei of fnzing ao order for the delivery of six deseo o chianp,,gt.e. This se, nod order was addressed to lu r i aty, the wine-in-rchent„ 7, Pudding-l a n e , a n d purport ed to be signed by Jlr. Pniirp Lyne, a witness in the P re : vious ease, but it was not In h ‘inc erittpg o ; nor had he any one authority to w ig it for him. It was written in bad French, 90 d as the prisoner had picked up a sm atteril : of that language when he w a s i n M r . Lyne's servich; Mr. Lyne had no h,sit a ti on i n say i ng t h at i t w as 414 o , i‘oner's hand. The or d er was presented fi t , • Day's (Jy. two men, named S m ith, sated Savage , wht";/. akearly Le-n convicted of uttering- the order dr - or I though ,the. forgery -wacat :once detected; a 01.14...1.,bi• the wine was given to.r.tizere, pd order that Railways. Aberdeen.. ... • • • • Do. Preference • • Arnbergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Juncion Ayrshire and Galloway • • Belfast andeounty Down Berks and Hants Exten. (Great Western Per petual 5 per cent ) Birmingham and Oxford Junction, calls duly paid, or with a guar... Do. without a guar... Birming., Wolverhamp ton, and Dudley, calls duly paid, or with a guarantee • • • • .. Do. without a guar. •• Woiverliamp., and Stour Valley • • Birkenhead, Lances., and Cheshire Junction .. Bristol and Exeter • • • Buckinghamshire • • • • Caledonia"' .. • . DJ. 101. Preference •• Do. Clydesdale June... Chester and Holyhead Do. Preference .. Clarence .. . Do. Ist Class, 6 per et . . , Do. 2d de., 5 per cent. Do. Gov. Loan,4 pr. ct., Direct Lond. and Portsin.l Dublin and Belfast J unct.! Dundalk and Enniskillen , Fast Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) .. •.. Do, (181. E. & H.) •• Do. (31. 10s.) 6 per cent. Preference • • Do. (51.) 7 pr. ct. Pref. Do. (71.175.) 7 p. c.Pref. Eastern Counties .. Do. Exten., 5 percent. No. 1 .• Do. No. 2 .. Do .N ew Preference, .6 per cent. .. • •• Do. North. and East. 6 per cent. • • Do. do. 5 per cent .. Do. do., New Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shares • • Do. do. do. .. Do. do., B & C shares Do. do., scrip, guaran. 6 per cent. East LancasLire Do. New quarters • • Do. 6 per cent. pref. quarter shares.. .. East Lincolnshire, gua. 6 pet cent .. Edinburgh and Glasgow Edin., Perth, and Dundee Do. Newport .. Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorch. Exeter and Exmouth .. Glasgow and South-11 est, Do. pref. cons..lidated Do. do. G. D. & C. stock Gloucester & Dean Forest Great Northern Do. halves, A, deferred Do. halves, B, 6 per ct. Do. 5 per cent. pref. •• Great Southern and Western, Ireland .. Do. eighths .. Great North of England . Do. new 401. .. Do. new 30/. .. Do. new 151. . Great Western Do. New, 171. .. • . Hull and Selby .. Do. half shares .. Do. quarter shares Lancaster and Carlisle .. Do. thirds .. Lancaster and Preston .. Lancashire and Yorkshire Do. quarter shares .. Do. fifths . Do. F. 20/. Do. new, guaranteed 6 per cent. .. • Do. Pludders. & Sheff. Do. West Riding Union Leeds and Bradford .. Leeds and Thirsk Do. pref. 6 p et., No. 1 Do. pref. 6 p et., No. 2 Do. pref. 6 pct., No. 3 Do. pref. qrs., 1848 .. Live/ pool, Crosby, and Southport .. London and Blackwell London, Brighton, and South Coast .. Do. guarteed. 5 per ct., late Croyd wn thirds.. Dv. preference, 5 p et. Do. preference, cony. 5 per cent., 1852 .. Do. new guaranteed, 6 per cent. .. • London and Greenwich . Do. preference . London and N.-Western Do. do. new quarters . Do. fifths .. Do. 10/. sh., M. & B (c) London and S. Webtern Do. new 50/. .. Do. new 401. .. Do. new preference • • Londonderry & Coleraine, _ _ Do. hall shares Lowestoft, guar. 4 per et. Do. do. 6 per cent. .. Londonderry and Ennis killen. •• Do. halt shares • • .. 1 Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock • • • • • • Manchester, !Sheffield, &I Lincolnshire Do. quarters, 270. I . • Do. new, 10/ preference Do. Manchester and' Lincoln Union • • M idland • • • • • • • • Do. consolidated pref. Do. 501. shares .. • . Do. liiiMing & Derby Do. Congo'. Bristol & Birming., 6 per cent. Do. Bristol & Glouces. Do. do. do. .. Do. Erewash Val. pref.! Do. Leic. & Swarming. 8 per cent. guar. .. Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Middlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. guar. .. Newcastle and Carlisle.. Do. quarter shares .. N ewmark et • • Do. extension scrip .. Newport, Abergavenny, and Uereford • • .. Newry & Enniskillen .. Newry, Warrenpoint, & Rostrevor • • .. Norfolk .. Do. New 20/. shares.- 1 %o. Extension .. I►o. guar. 5% per cent. )o. Waveney Valley.. N•rthern Counties Union orth British.. .. Do. Preference .. North Staffordshire .. North-Western Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. .. Preston and Wyre Do. Halves (A) .. . Reading, Guildford, and Leigate.. Royston and Hitchin Shepreth Exten... Scottish Central .. Scottish Midland .. Do. new .. Sarewsbury & Binning. •• Do. Class 8.. Do. New Guarantee.. Shrewsbury & Hereiord -hrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. lialyes .. • • • • 'Do. Oswestry • • .. Do. New.. .. • • Do. 8 per cent. Pref. . Shropshire Union • • • • South Devon .. Do. Preference • • .. South Staffordshire South-Eastern .. • . Do. do. 4 per cent... South Wales.. South Yorksh. and River I)un • • .. • • .. Sheft., Roth., and Goole, N. Div., guar. 5 p cent. Do. do. South Div. .. Swansea St. Loughor, raw Vale Extension .. Mantes Haven Dock and RaJlway Vale of ieath . Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick Waterford, Wex., Wick., and Dublin .. .. Wear Valley, 6 per cent. guaranteed .. .. . do. . do. Du. do. West . Whitehaven and Furness Windsor, Staines, and S.l Western .. Wilts, Somerset, & Wey- mouth • . York, N ewcaatle, 8i Ber-, wick .. •• Ditto and Newcastle Extension .. Ditto G.N.E. purchaeel or preference .. Do. .. • • • • • • Do. Hartlepool Dock and Railw . ay .. .. York and Nerth Midland Do. Preference .. .. Anglo-Italian (late Ita• Ilan and Austrian) •• Boulogne and Amiens .. Central of France (Or leans and Yierzon) Demerara .. Dutch Rhenish East Indian .. Do. do. do. Great Indian Peninsula • • Ditto ditto .. Louvain ala Sambre .. Luxembourg Ditto • • .. • .. Madrid and Valenti* .. Namur and Liege .. Northeni of France • • Orleans and Bordeaux .. Paris and Orleans .. Paris and Houen Paris and Strasbourg .. Rouen and Havre . Sambre and Memo Strasbourg al d Basle .. Tours and Nantes Tourilay, Jul biße, Lan den, al :d 'Dwelt .. West i'lattbters A u6tralasla .... • • . British North America.. Colonial Coitanereial of London Joint Stock .... London and Westminster National Provincial Eng. Do. New ............ National of Ireland Provincial of Ireland:... Do. I\ ew ........ Union of Australia ...• Union of London . • Union of Madr4d 8 6 8i 13 14 0 100 17; 78 6 8 2 1 1 0 8 6 8 24 too 11 13 41 47% 100 23% 11% 6 100 4234 4 2 0: !29 16 0 100 47% 2 12 0 FORE a ST 6 13 a l l 6 13 41 15 11 6 3 100 12 15 4 13 5 3 9 12 3 6 13 4 20 IGN. 8 % 34 15% 32 26% 9sl, 10% 11 3 % % 5 x.d _ . 4A, wuli M t tae b Tb P r i, c Dre,i, al ung dm r 1 I tre i Er, t W 3.