The Sun. — London, England, 1851-01-03 00:00:00

trl3 -Matto it SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. FRANCE. The President of the Republic held the usual re ceptions on the occasion of the new year. They commenced at half-past nine, and did not terminate until the afternoon. The President was attended by the Vice-President of the Republic, the Ministers ; the Marshals of France, Dale de la Brunerie, Sebes - tiani, and Reille ; by Admiral Mackau, by the Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honour, by his Aides de-Camp and Officiers d'Ordonnance, General Ro guet, Colonel Vaudrey ; by Colonel Baccioccht, l i Lieutenant-Colonel E. Ney, Commandant Fleury, Captains de Toulongeon, Lepic, de Manneval, and Laity ; and by M. A. Chevalier, Secretary-General of the Presidency ; as also by several of the Aides-de-Camp and Officiers d'Ordonnances of the Minister of War and Marine. The receptions took place in the following order :—The Courts of Cassation, des Comptes, and Appeal ; the Council of Public Instruction ; the Prefects of the Seine and Police; the Municipal C nincil of Paris; the Sub- Prefects of Sein - , Denii and Sceaux, and the Muni cipal Councils of the Suburbs ; the Rector and Aca demical Corps of the Seine, the Tribunal of the First Instance, the Tribunal of Commerce, the Board of Direction of the Bank, the Juges de Pais, the Cham ber of Commerce, the Corps of the Ponts-et-Chaus sees, the Functionaries of the Ecole Polytechnique, the Academy of Medicine, the College de France, the Ecole des Langues Orientaler, the functionaries of the Museum of Natural History, the members of the Bureau des Longitudes, the Conseils of Prud'hommes, the Conseil de Perfectionnement . of the Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers, the Council of Advocates of the Court of Cassation, the Chamber of Notaries, the Chamber of Avoues of the Tribunal of First Instance, the Chambre Syndicale des Huissiers, the Chambre Syndicale des Agens de Change, the Chambre des Commissaires-priseurs, the Chambre Syndicale des Courtiers de Commerce, the Society of Agriculture, the Prefect of the Seine et Oise, the Conseil de Pre fecture, the Municipal Councils of Versailles, and other communes of the Seine et Oise ; the Tribunal of First Instance of the department, the officers of the National Guard of Paris and the suburbs, the Generals and other officers present at Paris, the offi cers of the Army and Navy, and the old officers of the Empire. When the President of the Court of Cassation presented his homage to the President of the Republic, the latter addressed to him the follow ing speech which excited great attention : " I feel a vary lively pleasure in expressing on this occasion my lively sympathies to the Court of Cassation and to the magistracy. My most earnest wish is that principles may always remain above the passions of parties. It was said f )rmerly ' There are judges at Berlin;' meaning thereby that there was a dyke to resist even despotic power. That is much more true in France. No one is ignorant of it. The enlightened and inde pendent magistraly only obeys its conscience, and knows that the Government will always ,espect this first guarantee of civillz d societies—Justice!" BANK OF ENGLAND. (From this night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, ler the Week ending on Saturday, the 24th day of December, 1850. 188171 DEPARTMENT. Notes 1a5ued........ 28,331,720 ! Government debt • . 11,015,100 Other securities .. • • '2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 14,300,053 Silver bullion .... • . 51,667 428,351,720 I A 28,351,720 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 2d day of January, 1851. BADililiti DETAZTILEN T. Proprietors'capital.• 14,3,000 Government securi- Rest . .......• 3,107,784 ties (including Dead Public deposits (in- Weight annuity).. 14,233,252 eluding Exchequer, Other securities •• .. 14.459,608 Commissioners of Notes .. ••• • • • ...... 9,777,970 National Debt, Say- Gold and silver coin.. 611,961 lngs-banks, and Di vidend accounts) • . 11,022,417 (Wier deposits .•• • .. 9,141,039 Seven day and other Kits.• • • • • • • 1,252,151 £39,082,791 I £39,082,791 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 2d day of January, 1851 COURSE OF EXCH Am sterdam .......... 11 16 ,NGE.-(THIS DAY.) Gibraltar— •• •• •• •• •• •• Leghorn • • • • .• • • • • •• •• 30 85 Genoa • • • • • • • • • . • • • • •• 25 65 Venice • • • • • • •• Naples .... • • .... •• 41% Palermo, peroz 124 Messina .............. 1241 A Lisbon.. • • ........ 53 , 4 Oporto • • • • • • .. • • • • •• 53% Ms Janeiro ........ • • Buenos Ayres ........ New York, 60 days'sight Philadelphia .. ........ Ditt - ,, three months.. 11 17 Rotterdam .... .•.. • • 1 1 17 15 Antwerp •••••••• •• • • • • 25 •25 itrussels —•• .. ...... 25 25 Itarriburgh ......32.13. 13 6 % Altona. • • ..... _—— .. Paris, 3 days'aight .... 25 0 Ditto. 3 Months 25 25 Ild.irseilles .......... • . 25 273 Bourdeaux ..... • Fraakfostou 1175 i Berlin .• .. • • Vienna. effee. f 10•... 12 45 Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 12 45 Patersbikrgli - ,`Sit.jtble.. 37% Madrid 49% Barcelona •• •• • • • • • • • • 5evi11a........ • • • • •• TRIM OP BI7LLION, PIZ oi, Foreign Geld in bars.. f 3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin •• 0 0 0 ISpanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 New Dollars ...... 0 4 I I 31, Silver in bars ........ 0 5 IX, T 11E LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) DOWNING-STREET, JAN. 3, 1851. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Charles Justin 'AlecCarthy, Ell., to be Colonial Secretary for the bland of Ceylon. WHITEHALL, JAN. 2. The Q, seen hal been plelsed to appoint William Murray, Esq , of Elenderland, to be one of the Board of Supervision for Relief of the Puor in Scotland, in the room of Sir John McPherson Grant, Bart., deceasd. W lIITEHALL, JAN. 2. The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend William Brown, D.D., to the church and parish of Cameron, in the presbytery of St. Andrew, and county of Fife, vacant by the transportation of the Reverend William Milligan, M.A., late minister thereof, to the church and parish of Kilconqubar, CROWN-OFFICE, JAN. 2. MEMBER RETURNED To SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PAR _ _ _ _ LIAMENT. Borough of A)lesbury—Frederic Calvert, Esq., in the room of George Lord Nugent, deceased. WAR-OFFICE, J KN.- 3. 6 - h Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Ensign George Ward!aw, from 76th Riot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lindow, who retires, Jan. 3. 16:h Regiment of Foot—Captain George Studdert, from 93d Foot, to be Captain, vice Goldie, who ex changes, Jan. 3. 54th Foot—Cornet Andrew Robert Guy Evered, from lit Dragoon Guards, to be Ensign, vice Shiffuer, pro moted, Jan. 3. 67th Foot—Ensign Edmund Holden Steward to he Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Pratt, who retires, Jan. 2; Thomas Blakiston Houston, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Steward, Jan. 3. 69th oot—Michael William Lade Coast, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Gray, who retires, Jan. 3. 93d Foot—Captain George Patrick Goldie, from the 16th Riot, to be Captain, vice Studdect, who exchanges, Jan. 3. 99th Foot—Patrick Carroll, M.D., to be Assistant- Surgeon, vice Galbraith, promoted on the Staff, Jan. 3. BREVET.—Captain William Grant Prendergast, of the Bth Regiment of Bengal Cavalry, to be Major in the Army in the East Indies, May 20, 1850. HOSPITAL STAPP. Assistant- Surgeon George Thomas Galbraith, M.D., trom the 99th Foot, to be Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class, vice Courtenay, deceased, Jan. :3, 1851. ADMIRALTY, Die. 30. The following promotions have this day taken place, consequent on tee death of Rear-Admiral James Murray Gurdon:—Rear-Admiral of the White the Hon. Sir Fleetweel Broughton Reynolds rellew, C. 8., K.C.11., to *tie:lan:lD: ha ReZtx-Admiral of the Red ; Rear-Admiral of the Blue Sir Joshua Ricketts Rowley, Bart., to be Rear- Admiral of C. 8., K.H. to be the White; Captain John Toup Nicolas, 1 Rear. Admiral of the Blue. , Captain William Stanhope Lovell, K. 11., has also been promoted to be a Retired Rear-Admirai under the terms proposed in the London Gazette of the let Sep tember, 1846, without increase of pay. ADMIRALTY, Dec 3O 1850. Corps of Royal Marinea—Ge.e ' Cadet Henry Eyre Wyatt Lane to be Second T u . Cadet William Frederick Portlecku'uteo Second Lieutenant; Gentleman Cad et Short to be Second Lieutenant ;Gentleman ; Gentleman Charles Frederick Dad Cadetson F t o r .a i n : Fran cis Lean to be Second Lieutenant. BANKRUPTS. Edward Pownall, shipowner, Ipswich, to sur Jan. 10, at one, and March 1, at e l even, at the Court r d 7 Bankruptcy. Pennell, o ffi cial assignee, Galinau! chambers, Besinghall-street ; Sole and Turner, Alder. manbury ; Churchyard, Woodbridge. Ephraim Godbolt and George Godbolt, builders, College-p!ace. King's-road, Chelsea, dan.ll, at half-peat eleven, and Feb. 15, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers, Basioghall-street; Smith, New-inr. Francis Masters, plumber, Reading, Jan. 14, at half.. past twelve, and Feb. 14, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Rickards and Walker, Lincoln's lan-fields; Mecey, Thatcham, Berks. James Charies Cochrane Millar, surgeon, Clifton street, Finsbury, Jan. 10 and Feb. 10, at eleven, at the C. urt of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman street-buildings; Taylor, South-street, Finsbury. Williem Stephens Meryweather, biicknasker. West Hain. Essex, jay,. 15, at two, and F. b. 18, at twelve, at the Cr urt of Bankruptcy. Edwards, oticial assignee, Saieb. - ook-court, Basiegbali-etree*; Raw, Furnivai's inn, Holborn. William Pitcher, corn dealer, Pcishore' Worcester al ire, Jan. LS and Fvb. 11, a t twe:vo. at the Birmingham District Court. Veipy, official re,sigia,-, Birmingham ;:, Motteram, Knight, and lineniet, Birmirighem. Patrick Toole, prolisi on dealer, Liverpool, Jan. 10 and Feb. 13, at eleven, at the Liverpool DiStrict Cour t. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; Norris , Liverpool. ~, , ..F,Ovvard Hall, smallwure manufacturer, Salford, Lan 1-"tesisjiilke Jan. 15, and Feb. 5, at twelve, at the Manches- KA tiliot:‘` ' irjet Court. Poi, official assignee, Manchester; .liiAtele-- ..tellington, and Shipman, Manchester. in ...., ..: I , PRICE OF SUGAR. .' s"'",it',7 ,- Nci, eten has been male of the sale of brown or Mna- ,---, C 7 ::;;;' , Coilidi). actor, the produce of the British possessions in 1 le's ._:L-.. ,e ' :(iimarijOn the week ending the 81st day o f D ecember, ' ~ 150t' , Vii,- , ;,..„ ti_ N return has been made of the sale of brown or ling- covado Sugar, the produce of the Mauritius, in the wetk ending as above. The average price of brown or Muscovado Sugar, ti c produce of the East Indies, computed from a return made n tv e week ending as above, is 33i. 41d. per cwt.; ex clusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain. By authority of Parliament, HENRY BICKN ELL, Clerk of the Grocers' Company. Grocers'-hall, Jan. 3. SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 18b1, MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London IVezo Price Current, Jan. 3.) SUGAR.—To-day importers of raw Sugar were firm, and offered only 868 bags Bengal at public sale, which sold at full rates from 415 6d to 42 e 6 d for fine y ellow like Mauritius. In the West India market there was not much doing in grocery or refining sorts, and only 208 Ws and trs were sold; but full rates are obtained. The purchases are (611 hhds, and trs for the two market days; but holders are firm, although the demand is limited. On Tuesday 150 hhds Barbadoes, 120 hhds Demerara, 329 bags Bourbon, 1,509 bags Bengal, 1,300 bags Mauritius, and 3,700 bags grainy Madras will he offered at auction. MAURITIUS.—The importations into Great Britain for the past year were 47,000 tons, egainst 44,000 in 1849; and home trade deliveries in 1850 amounted to 50,500 tons, whereas in the previous )ear they were 47,900; the stock was 7,000 at the close of 1850, against 10,300 tons in 1849. Merchants have confidence, and the rates obtained are rather above those current previously, Only 399 bags have been offered at auction, and sold at 39s 61 to 41s for mid and good yellow. The currant rates are, for brown 31s to 375, yellow 37s to 42s 6 , and grey 36s to 40s. REFINED.—The market has a firm appearance for Refined Sugar, and there has been a good home trade demand with only a limited supply, brown lumps realize 50s 6d, Tittlera low to fine sls to 55s 6d; Hambro Loaves 51s 6d to 565, and wet lumps 47s to 498. Bastards are only in limited request at from 30s to 32s 6d, and yellow 33s to 375, but there is a good demand for Pieces at 383 to 41s, Treacle remains dull of sale at 13s to 14s for common, and at 14s 6d to 18s for better sorts. In Crushed Sugar only limited purchases have been made by exporters, still rates are firm. British at 28s 6d to 30s, Dutch 25s to 29s 6d, and Belgian 26s to 27s 6d. The export value of Treacle is 12s 6d to 14s, Bastards 19s to 225, and Pieces 26s 6d to 275, with few purchasers. In loaves a fair business has been concluded; prices are also firm, ruling for Turkey 1 to silbs at 40s to 455, Hambro 6 to 71bs 33; 6d to 345, 10 to lOilbs 32s 6d to 335, 14 to 151bs 325, Tittlers 22 to 301bs 31s, Prussian 40 to 45Ibs 30s 6d, Dutch loaves 9 to 101bs 31s to 335, and Belgian 101bs 30s to 30s 6d per cwt. Today the Refined Sugar: market was quiet, and 50s to 51s is the value of grocery lumps. Of Dutch made goods several parcels on offer to-day at rather lower rates. EAST INDIA.—The market has opened with a good demand fur Bengal, and stiffer rates have been obtained for torts suited to grocery purposes. At auction 2,184 bags were disposed of, good and fine grainy yellow re ahz.d 44s 6d to 465, fine white ditto 50s, common white Benares 43 to 43s 6d, fine soft yellow 41s 6d to 42s 6d, common soft 33s to 34s 63, and fine brown 325. The value of good &:;d fine white Benares is 443 to 46; per cwt. Ot the better sorts of Madras some parcels have been sold privately at stiffer rates, but lower qualities met with little attention, still holders will not sell. but at full terms. FOREIGN.—The total importations into Great Britain of Foreign Sugar during the past year were 65,000 tons, and in the previous one 83,000; deliveries were for home consumption 43,500, and in 1849 they amounted to only 22,300; for export the quantity tait,n has been 22,000, and in 1249 it wrs 29,300; stocks at the close of the year amounted to 43,000, and in the previous season they were 56,300. There is confidence on the part cf holders, and none has been submitted to public com petition during the week. CeYenn.-1 his afternoon there was no public stile, and by private treaty little desire was evinced by ship pers or home dealers to operate ; but good ord Native Ceylon is net to be obtained under 56s per cwt. TEA.—The quantity taken for home consumption in the United Kingdom during the past year amounted to 48,748,000, in the previous one to 47,743,000; for export and stores deliveries were 5,600,000, and in 1849 dur ing the same period 5,000,000; the stock was 5,400,000 lbs less than at the close of 1849. Dealers have evinced little desire to operate in Black this week, and prices have declined Ad per lb fur the lower sorts of Congou. sales having been made at Is to is °id for common to good ord, and is Id to is 2d for medium, but for better kinds previous rates of is 2il to is 10d per lb are demanded. Green has been operated in with caution and for inferior sorts holders are disposed to make a slight concession, but in the •alue of better kinds there is no reduction. Scented and Pekoe sorts are held for lite terms; there has, however, been little doing. The public sales declared for next week comprise 8,000 pkgs, of which 770 consist of Assam. SPICES.—The imports to this port of Pepper for the past year 3,400 tons, and in the former one 1,900; deli veries for export are 1,400, and in 1849 they amounted to 1,443; for home consumption the quantity cleared was 1,500, and in 1849, 1.430. Stocks at the close of 1850 were 2,700, and in 1849, 2,000 tons. There is a fine market and a good demand exists ; Malabar realized 31d to 38d; and Sumatra 31d to 31d. For Pimento a mach better demand is looked for, and sid to 5,0 is the value. The stock at the close of the year is 10.800 bags; in 1849 it was 3,900, and in 1848 2,000 Of Cinnamon the quantity taken for home use in 1850 was 950 bales, and in the previous year 1,229; for ex portation the quantity taken was 6,100 and 1849 5,870; the stock at the close of the year was 2,750 bales, in 1849 2,270, and in 1848 it was 2,850 bales.. RICE.—To-day the market was quiet for Rice, but prices aro not lower. At public sale 420 bgs of Madras were taken in at 83 61 to 9s for pinkey ; 200 casks American cleaned in part sold at 18s,to 19s per cwt. SPIRITS.—Prices for Demerara Rum are rather lower. and sales are limited at from 23 4d to 2s 8d for 32 to 44 per cent over proof. The market has a quiet tone fir Leeward Island, but there are not sellers of proof under Is 81 as supply is limited. East India is held for is 7d, but little has been done. A good business has been done in Jamaica, but at rather tower terms, plain and mid quality 30 to 33 over proof selling at 2s 6d to 2s 9d, good mid and good 34 to 38 over 2s 10d to 3s 6d, and tine 3s 7d to 4s 6d. The market is quiet for Brandy at former rates. Cocurtszer..—This afternoon at public sale 135 b gs Cochineal only in part sold; Honduras Silvers at 3s 61 to 3s 9d; black, common Os 8d to 3s 10, and Teneriffe 3s 8d per lb. INDIGO.—Of East India the arrivals to this port were 26,890 chts during 1850, and in 1849 they were 32,840; deliveries for exportation amounted to 20,140, and in 1849 to 23,560; for home consumption the quantity taken was 8,550 in the past year, against 9,200 in the previous one; the stock at the close of 1850 was 27,200 and at the same time last season 29,036 chts. The average price of good consuming Bengal is now Os 3d, and at the same period in the past year 3s 61 per lb. The operations for all p ur poses have been trifling this week; but there are not sellers under the rates of the last quarterly sales. An improved' demand is shortly anticipated as it is well known stocks in con sumers hands here and on the Continent are small, and there will be short crops in India and Java. TALLOW.—This afternoon at public sale 283 pligs of South American Tallow went at 33s 9d to 37s ; 152 casks Sydney 33s to 37s 3d; 46 casks P.Y. Candle, second sort 34s 6d to 355; 36 casks Soap Tallow 34s 6d; 47 casks Malta 36s to 36s 6d. OILS.—A large business has been concluded in Lin seed Oil this week, and prices have advanced Is, sales on the spot having been made at 34s 3d to 34s 6d per cwt. Rape Seed Oil in fair request, Brown 35s 6d to 365, pale 37s 6d; and Foreign 38s to 38s 6d. Palm is wanted, and fine realized 29s to 30s per cwt. Cocoa Nut is dull of sale, with sellers of Cochin at 29s to 31s; and Ceylon 28s to 80s. Price fur Olive rule at from 411 to 441, and sales have been upon a small scale. There is firmness on the part of holders of Fish Oils, and no public sales is at present declared, but dealers operate with caution. The value of Cod is 391 to 391 10s, pale Seal 371 103 to 381, other sorts 34/ to 361 103. Southern 341 to 374 and Sperm 84/ to 861 per tun. IRELAND. DUBLIN, THURSDAY MORNING.—STATE OF THE COUNTY DONEGAL.--A proclamation from the Lord.. Lieutenant appears in a supplement to the Dublin Gazette of Tuesday night, calling upon all unlicensed persons in the electoral divisions of Killymasney, Seacor, and Caravaddy in the union of Letterkenny ; the electoral division of Meenacarcagh, in the union of Stranorlar, to deliver up any arms which they may have in their possession on or before the 7th. INAUGURATION OF THE NEW LORD MAYOR.—The first Lord Mayor of the new corporation of Dublin, Mr. Alderman B. L. Guinness, principal in the emi nent firm of that name, was sworn into office yester day. There was a really splendid civic procession from the Mansion-house to the Royal Exchange, where the town council assembled. After the neces sary forms had been gone through, and the declara tion administered to Alderman Guinness, he took his seat on the throne, which was vacated by the late Lord Mayor, Mr. Reynolds, M.P., who, having shaken hands with his successor, resigned to him his i ns i gn i a of office. The L oan MAYOR t h e n rose to address the as sembly, a n d was warmly -re ceived. He said , lam not honour and of the g reat re- sponsibily of the situation I am unconscious of the hig h my ardent desire is to fulfil , face of God, th my power, the interests of m y in the e now placed in, and various duties, and to ; and I feeling. and The important Legisl ature think you will find that I recently has entrusted from any political or polemic andall discharge them clear native city D g u r b e l a i t , and our fellow powers to the corporation of r l them. These citizens have called on me to administ e r duties we have undertaken and we l'' s t l e i thought den w hi ch o is re t time and we y a w l not shrink f t r u o e r n n ts t h t e h i a r t dpiffiorctiuolrtiiecsf.consti inired ? I speak the mind of every man in the council when I emphatically say, no. I confess, that though willing to take a seat in the Council-r ootn I had ncit,, , aspired to the civic chair. Many cir cumstances, and those particularly of a domestic character, rendered me (as I though!) unsuitable for the honourable position. My too partial friends have judged otherwise, and since embarking in the undertaking I have met in the Council•room, and beyond it, everything to encourage me; and, my Lord, I am glad of the opportunity which I now have to acknowledge, in particular, your courtesy and kindness. You stated in public, and repeated in:pri- vate, that you would do all in your power to aid me. You have, my Lord, been doing so, and that in the best way. Your admirable conduct in the chair and the committee-room, bas entitled you to my best thanks. As I have to get through so much to-day, I shall no longer trespass on your time, but would again assure you of my gratitude and respect. Alderman ROE then moved " That the marked thanks of this Corporation are due, and are hereby given, to the late Lord Mayor (John Reynolds, Esq.), for the courtesy, impartiality, and judgment which distinguished his presidency over the deliberations of this assembly, and fur the efficient manner in which he discharged the duties devolving upon him as chief magistrate of this city." Mr. CHAMBERS seconded the motion, which was warmly supported by Mr. Codd (honorary secretary of the Chamber of Commerce), and adopted. Mr. REYNOLDS, M.P., thanked the Council for this distinguished mark of their approval. The ordinary business then proceeded up to the adjournment. THE PROPOSED MEETING OF IRISH MEIVIBERS. The following reply to Mr. John O'Connell's circular has been received from his colleague in the represen tation of Limerick : " Elmvale, Correfin, Dec. 31, 1850. " My dear O'Connell,—On my return here, after a short absence in London, I had the pleasure of receiving your letter, and shall be happy to attend the meeting to which you refer. Let me add, I entirely concur in the expediency of making common cause with our fellow subjects in England in resisting the threatened invasion of their religious rights.—l am, my dear O'Connell, yours faithfully, "JOHN O'BRIEN. " To John O'Connell, Esq., M.P." INDUSTRIAL EMPLOY MENT.—Tbe Newry Exa miner says—" We understand that arrangements have been made for the opening of a Government female drawing-school in Carrickmacross, in con nexion with the industrial schools established in that district, the object being to facilitate the primary operations in patterns in lace-work, which may now be said to be the staple work in manufactures in that locality. The school will be under the local manage ment of a committee of five ladies, some of whom have been identified with the introduction of lace manu facture in the district." DUBLIN STOCK AND SHARE MARKET —Sales yes terday :—Three per Cent. Consols for Account, Bth January, 96i ; Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Stock, 98f 98 ; ditto for Account, Bth January, 981 98 ; Royal Bank, 12*. Railways—Dublin and Belfast Junction (for Account), 21 ; Dublin and Drogheda (New Shares Thirds), 12 : 1-; Great Southern and Westean (for Account), 381 ex div. ; Midland Great Western and Royal Canal, 344; ditto for Ac count, 344. LONDON IN 1851. (From the Times.) There is much speculation afloat as to how we shall be able to lodge, board, and entertiain the numbers of strangers who may be expected to visit London this year. This first point no doubt would be to establish something like an approximation to the number of our future guests. We have not only to consider the aggregate of the detachments which may arrive from France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Russia, and, in a word, from Europe gene rally, but to carry our calculations into other regions of the globe. The citizens of the United States of America will, no doubt, come by thousands to visit our shores in the course of the ensuing spring; our own East Indian possessions and the British colo nies will also furnish their contingents. Is it ex aggeration to say that from the whole surface of the habitable globe—leaving the three kingdoms for the moment out of the account—a million of persons will be attracted to London in the course of the ensuing spring to visit the great Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations ? We leave this portion of the question to the decision of our more speculative readers. The only datum which we can offer to assist their ingenuity is the statement that has reached us that the railway con pauies have made arrangements to convey 10,000 visitors from Vienna alone. If this be so, the " expectation" of the number of continental foreigners who may visit us next spring may be stated in the form of a wry obvious proportion. Be this, however, as it may, there can be little doubt that on the 28,000,000 persons who compose the population of the British Isles—London excepted—we shall at least have 1,000,000 of visitors to the great Exhibition of next spring. Were all these birds of passage to settle down in a single swarm, the popula tion of London would for the time be doubled. We should require two Smithfields, two Leadenhalls, two Billingsgates, two Covent-gardens. Our milk men would require a double supply of chalk, and our bakers of alum. Twice as many omnibuses would traverse our streets; twice as many Hansom cabs be careering from every side of the town towards Ken sington. Where are all these people to feed, to sleep? What are the laundresses about? We dare not follow the subject out in its infinite ramifications. No doubt keen eyes are already din cted towards the possibilities of the future. Many a speculator looks to the season of the Great Exhibition as a golden time, and has already planned his measures for taking tithe of the strangers. Where personal interest is so actively concerned there is not much occasion for urging the necessity of timely preparation. We confess we look at the question in another point of view; ae are anxious to see some little matters of arrangement modified before the arrival of our guests for the sake of the national credit. Like Caleb Balderstone in Walter Scott's tale, we are con cerned for the honour of the family, and would gladly see the dirt scoured off the walls before the arrival of our guests. To others we leave the eating, and sleep ing, and washing arrangements ; but there are some points connected with the " sights of London" which are most disgraceful to us as a nation, and sadly calculated to lower us in the opinion of our foreign visitors. In London we have not at best many sights pro perly so called. There is no capital city in Europe, which in point of extent, in point of activity, can be compared with London. Never in the world's history was such a swarm of human beings clustered together as London contains at the present moment. If we could induce our 2,000,000 visitors to hitch themselves upon the roofs of 100,000 omnibuses, and permit themselves to be driven in solemn procession from Putney to Blackwell, from Highgate to Clapham, it v.ould be well enough. Nowhere in the world can such a spectacle be seen as the four great Ducks. Then there is the British Museum, which contains, no doubt, a noble collection of natural objects and of antiquities ; and, alas ! there is the National Gallery ! In the shape of national monuments within the cir cuit of London, what have we besides? Before Buckingham Palace, and the old tumble-down brick house at St. James's, we should, of course, be but too happy to put up two large screens. Then there is the exterior' of the new Houses of Parliament; there is St. Paul's; there is Westminster Abbey. Of these edifices we have a right to think and to speak with pride. We should be glad that every foreigner who may visit Lon don next spring should be conducted over one and the other. But what will be the surprise of our visitors, and what should be our own shame, when our guests find themselves stopped at the entrance of these sacred build ings, and pestered for trumpery fees by a pack of im portunate vergers ? The Dean and Chapter of Westminster conduct their business at present ex actly after the fashion of Madame Tussaud. At the establishment of this lady, after the first de mand is satisfied, should the visitor be anxious to inspect the Chamher of Horrors, where are to be seen " Maria Manning and George Frederick Manning taken from life at their trial," " George 13lomfield Rush, with models of Stanfield-hall and Potash-farm," &c., he must be prepared with his extra sixpence. So at Westminster Abbey you are permitted to gaze your fill at certain tombs not in cluded in the tariff, but should the visitor wish to extend his walk round the more curious portion of the Abbey, the Dean and Chapter meet him Tussaud-wise, and exact the extra fee. We know not what public monument there is in London open to a stranger except the British Museum and the National Gallery, except indeed the Pantheon in Oxford street, with the aviary and gold-fish. With the highest respect, however, for this institution, we cannot but .admit that it is scarcely worth while travelling from Massachusetts or Astrakan to witness its highly interesting display. Of course there are museums for special science, such as that in Surgeon's Hall, and the Entomological Museum in Bond-street, but these collections will not, in all probability, add much to the gratification of the ordi nary spectator. The Asiatic and the East Indian Museums are perhaps exceptions, and they are both open to the public without payment. Of the general aspect of the town, of our river, of our bridges, of our docks, we have every reason to be proud, and our guests will have nothing to pay for their enjoyment of the sight. In the immediate neighbourhood, again, there is Windsor Castle, there is Hampton Court, there are Kew-gardens ; and happily there is no Dean and no Chapter to extort ta °Fences and sixpences from the persons who may wish to visit any of these sights. It would be u gratifying thing if admission to the Zoological gardens could during the ensuing spring be put upeon fully leasy the sight would no doubt attract ma n y strangers. But we ar this concession as a right. The ZJologi just cal Society sensible that we have no business to clai m a footing as possible, for must be reimbursed their expenses as the propriet ors o f any o ther collection—the Polytechnic Institution, f or exam ple. So, again, with regard to the Thames Tunnel. From cur exp erience of foreigners w e ' continental visit ors w ill run to the Exhibition first, believe that, with few exception s, o ur and to the Tunnel next ; but if they find a small fee exacted for ad m i ss i on, they have no j us t caus e of com plaint. Surely the unfortunate shareholders have a right to some slender return on the capital they have expended upon this work. In point of fact, we know not where any alteration can be suggested, or blame im pstfed, except in the case of our two great ecclesiasti cal monuments. If the custom of exacting fees for admission to any part of Westminster Abbey or St. Paul's be continued during the ensuing spring, it will be a scandal to the Dean and Chapter of either Ca thedral, and a disgrace to the whole nation. These dignitaries can surely spare from their revenues the beggelly sum necessary to pay the few vergers who may be required for the maintenance of order. HORRIBLE MURDER IN PARIS. On New Year's eve a horrible murder was com mitted in an apartment in the hue Bourbon Chateau, Faubourg Sc. Germain, occupied in common by two old ladies, one named Ribault, aged 60, and the other Lebelle, aged 74. The former has published several works on education, which have obtained well merited success; but she has Laterly devoted her time to writing articles for periodical publica tions, and more particularly for the Journal des Demoiselles. The directors of this publication are always in the habit of sending one of the clerks to settle the monthly accounts of the parties who con tribute articles to the work. A man named L 45 years of age, who was on this occasion sent to settle the old lady's account, had some months since a violent altercation with har, he having made a mistake on his own side of 51. On Tuesday the amount due to Mme. Ribault was 400 f., when L— offered her 200 E, saying that she had already received 2001. on account. This she denied, R hen the clerk pre sented her with a receipt for that sum with her name affixed to it, but which signature she immediately declared to be a forgery. On this a violent altercation ensued, when the clerk sud denly attacked Madame Ribault, and struck her several blows en the bead and chest with a sharp instrument, which he had concealed about him. She fell to the ground senseless and apparently dead. The noise of the fall attracted the attention of Madlle. Lebelle, who was in another room, and she hastened .to ascertain the cause of it. The moment she entered the room the clerk flew at her, seized her by the throat, which he pressed so tightly that in a few moments she was lying on the floor a corpse. The murderer, thinking both his victims were beyond the power of revealing what had taken place, then left and returned to his residence at Montmartre. For tunately, however, he was deceived. Madame Ri bault, after some time, recovered from her state of in sensibility, and although exhausted from loss of blood, managed to crawl to a table on which was a small bell, and with which, not knowieg that her com panion was lying dead beside her, she hoped to bring her to her assistanee. The noise of carriages in the street prevented the bell from being heard, and it was not for some hours after that some persons as cending the staircase heard the bell, and entered the apartment. The commissary of police was immedi ately sent for, and received from the lips of Madame Ribault a recital of what had taken place. A warrant for the arrest of the murderer was immediately issued, and he was taken to the office to which he had gone as usual, in the belief that no one could appear against him. He was taken to the Prefecture, where he is kept in close confinement, and has not yet been in formed that one of his intended victims has escaped the fate he intended for her.—Galignani. DEATH BY CHARCOAL. The day before yesterday (says the Gazette des Tr bunaux) the inhabitants of a house in the Faubourg St. Germain were alarmed by a strong smell of burn ing charcoal proceeding from a room occupied by aM. de C—. The Commissary of Police hav ing been sent for, had the door broken open, when M. de C— was found as if engaged in writing. He was seated in an armchair, before a table, on which were books and papers ; his head was slightly bent down on his breast, and he still held a pen between the fingers of the left hand. M. de C-- was about 30, possessed a considerable fortune, and occupied himself in literary pursuits. The following writing was found on the table : " Lara about to die—to die while writing. It is mid night—the fatal hour, to use the language of romace writers. I hear the charcoal crackling, and I shall continue writing until the shades of death veil my sight. It is in the full possession of my faculties that, without any cause but my own pleasure, I commit suicide. I feel my ideas flowing, and I shall give free scope to them. Yesterday I was walking in the Bou levards smoking, I think a cigar. I saw a crowd of passers by, without fixing my looks on one person more than another. I must have appeared very deeply ab sorbed in thought to all those whom chance or idleness threw into my way, and nevertheless to ides, no feeling, occupied my mind. These fits of total absence of mind frequently happen to me, and they are not, I assure you, my happiest moments. I was suddenly arrested in my walk by a friend of my youth, who told me that a great misfortune had happened to him. He commenced the recital of it, when the soft mur murs of a running stream which flowed at our feet threw me insensibly into a reverie. I was :seated at the foot of a tuft of tre,s, the thick foliage of which protected me from the sun, and in my rspid couse on the vigorous steed which my well-beloved had presented me with, I flew as far as the camp of the Arabs, thinking to sow there affright and death. I was well received, and, what is very surprising, I was not at all astonished at it. 1 jumped lightly off—l feel an insupportable smell of charcoal—l jumped off, I say, like a young fawn, to take part in their repast I had the greatest difficulty in the world to make my left band neighbour, who was a retired grocer, under stated that, having paid for my place at the bureau, I had as much right as he had to express my opinion— I breathe with difficulty, I accustom myself to the smell of charcoal—the quarrel between the grocer and me became warm, and I was at length compelled to put up my umbrella to protect the hat of my wife, for the rain fell in torrents. My head becomes heavy—l feel some dimness. At length this scene of carnage was transformed into a race in the Champ de Mars. I considered that it would be impossible for me—l am suffering—and then the water was transparent, and our umbrella was unable to resist it, and that is why we determined to go and dine in the Palais Royal—my dimnesss increase—my respiration is stopped—l can scarcely see to write."—(At this point the writing of M. de C— is scarcely is scarcely legible.) " I think the hour advances—my strength —J. M." It is presumed that the writing of this paper, which betrays such evidence of insanity and delirtum, occupied about three quarters of an hour." THE POPISH AGGRESSION AND ITS RESULTS, TOGETHER WITH THE MINISTER' AL CRISIS OF APRIL, 1851. (G. T. F. SMITH'S PREDICTIONS.) The broils, commotion, tumult, burning of effigies, dis astrous excitement and peril, never perhaps became more universal in this country than the present period evinces, cud all within one short month verging upon the year 1851—the year in which the matured results remain to be determined. I would briefly rc fer to the prediction of the above scenes, as published in the second edition of her Mojesty's Horoscope in the }ear 1848. The prediction is dated from the commencement and holds to the Autumn of 1851, as loilowa: " 1851. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Willim Piper, aged 43, and Justin Guun, aged 40, were placed at the bar before Alderman Finnic, charged, the former with having in his possession a quantity of fancy soaps, supposed to be stolen, with out being able to render a satisfactory account of them, and the latter with robbieg his employers, Messrs. Price and Co., perfumers, of Lombard-street, City. Robett Packman, a detective officer, said—ln con sequence of information I received, I went to Mr. Smith's, oil and colourrnan, 87, London-wall. I was in the back part of the shop when I saw Piper come in and ask Mr. Smith what he was to have for the soap he had left. There were two parcels of fancy soap. Mr. Smith offered Lim 9,1., and prisoner was going away contented, when I told him I was an officer, and took him into custody. He said the soap was his own property, but on my asking him how he became possessed of it, he said that he would not account to any one how he got it. He gave me a wrong name and address. The goods were labelled with the tame of Price and Co., of Lombard street. I ascertained that Piper lived at No. 8, Great Tower-street, and I accordingly went there and searched his lodging , , and &mid seventeen packages of various articles in perfumery. I then took him to the station. From further information I obtained I afterwards went to Gunn's lodgings, at No. 6, Tnree Kings-court, Lombard-street, where I found 201 b. of yellow soap, 61b. of fancy soap, 4 balls of twine, 8 pots of bears' grease, 7 bottles of hair oil, 2 bottles of some kind of essence, 4 pots of pomatum, ' 4 hair-brushes, and some hair and violet powder. These articles were all secreted in various parts of Gunn's apartment. He implored me not to take any notice of the articles when I first discovered them. They are all labelled with the name of the firm of "Price and Co." George Smith, oil and colourman, London-wall, said—l know the prisoner Piper. He brought some goods to my house on Thursday last, and asked me to allow him to weigh them. After he had weighed them he told me they were fancy soaps, and that they were a job lot he had bought at a sale at a chemist's shop in Aldgate. He took out two packets, each containing three smaller packets of brown Windsor soap, and offered to sell them to me. He said he had 12 large packets altogether, containing 36 smaller ones, and he would let me have them for 4s. 6d. I offered to buy the lot after I had opened the parcels and seen the quality of the soap. I then asked him for his name and address, and he said it mils " William Johnson, No. 14, Crutched-friars." I returned Piper the two parcels he first showed me, and he left the shop. In the evening I went into Aldgate and made inquiries, the result of which was, that there had been no sale of a chemist's stock at all in that neighbourhood. I then went to Crutched-friars, but there was no No. 14, neither was there any one of the name prisoner gave me known there. I returned home and gave information to Packman, the officer. Piper called again in the morning, and said the auctioneers had mislaid the other parcels, and he promised to bring the white Windsor in the course of the day. He ac cordingly called again, and said the white Windsor had been disposed of. I then asked him what I should pay him for the two parcels he had left, and he said 93. The officer then took him into custody, and gave him the soap. Mr. W. Philips Hughes, of the firm of Price and Co., said—l know nothing of Piper, but the goods found ou him I believe to be a portion of our stock. We have not missed any, but having 20 hands em ployed in our establishment it is very easy for any of them to take goods away in small quantities without our missing them. Gunn has been in our employ for the lust 15 years. He was the superintendent of our snap factory. I believe the goods found at his lodg ings are a part of our stock; but I could not swear they are, as there is no mark upon them to show they have not been sold. The property altogether is worth about 201. We paid Gunn 265. per week. Alderman FINNIS-It appears that this is a case of great suspicion, and I shall therefore remand it for a few days for further inquiry ; but as it has been stated that Guon is in a very delicate state of health let him be recommended to the medical attendant of the prison as soon as he enters, and see that he be placed in the infirmary. The prisoners were accordingly remanded. BOW-STREET. Janies Clark, a carman, and James Collins, a corn mission agent, were re-examined before Mr. Hal upon five distinct charges of robbing the London Docks and defrauding the public revenue. Mr. Ballantine (instructed by Mr. Beverley, from the Customs) conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Lewis, solicitor, attended for Collins, and Mr. Humphreys watched the proceedings on behalf of the London Dock Company. The Learned Counsel for the prosecution said that he should confine the evidence on the present occasion to three of the alleged transactions, occurring in Dec., 1849, and Jan., 1850. James Burton said he lived at 63, Oakley-street, Lambeth, and was formerly a housing foreman in the London Docks. Clark, the prisoner, came to the docks for a hogshead of sugar, and on that occasion witness agreed with him about taking away some bags of coffee. Witness gave him two bags in 1849, and two more in December. He abstracted the bags from the pile called " sweepings," composed of between 70 and 100 bags. They were not sweepings, but had been previously abstracted from ships' cargoes, with the sanction of the company, and by the express di rections of their officers. Witness had repeatedly assisted in such abstractions, by the order of his super intendent, a Mr. Nothcote, who was still in the ser vice of the Dock Company. The pile in question had been taken in this manner from three ships. The order to make up the " sweepings" into casks, bags, or cases, according to their respective qualities, would issue from the superintendent's office, by the direc tion of the Dock Company, and the commodities would be regularly weighed by their check clerk. Witness never heard of any duty being paid upon these goods. They were always abstracted from the cargoes before they were examined and weighed by the Customs' officers, and usually while the landing waiters were at their meals. Cross-examined by Mr. Lewis—The first statement which I made upon this subject was about a fortnight ago, to Mr. Beverley, of the Customs. I had heard that Collins had made a statement, and I waa induced consequently to make the disclosures. No promise was held out to me. I was a convicted thief before I went into the Dock Company's service. About ten years ago I was tried at the Central Criminal Court for robbing my master, and was sentenced to tw o years' imprisonment, but, owing to a representation made upon the subject to Lord Normanby, I was re leased before the expiration of twelve months. The only other robberies I have committed were the dock robberies. I have robbed 300 ships by the direction of the superintendents of the Deck Company; and I have known hundreds of tons of goods to be di.posed of for the benefit of the company. If these are felo nies I have certaily committed hundreds of felonies. Mr. Ballantine—A man who commits a felony by the direction of his employers may not be the real criminal in the transaction. Cross-examination continued—Hundreds of men have assisted me in abstracting goods from the vessels. I could mention many of their names,— 3ackson, Jacques, Draper, Bateman, Lawrence, Hayter, and others. Mr. Humphreys, as the solicitor of the Dock Com pany, said that any one of their servants would be forthcoming, if required, to explain any matter iu re lation to the present inquiry. John William Bennett proved that he lodged in the same house with the prisoner Collins, and re membered bags of coffee being brought to him early in January, 1850. A man named Bellamy took them away in a truck. He once said to Collins, " I do not like to see Sweepings' on the bag, as Mr. Sharp will think the quality is inferior, which is not the case." Witness had seen Burton with Collins at his house. James Langtry, a grocer, of 9, Salmon's-lane, Limehouse, proved that he had purchased coffees of Collins, whom he had known for two years as a travel ler for Mr. Freeman, in Love-lane. Early in January he brought a bag of fine plantation Ceylon coffee to witness, and the prisoner Clark was his foreman. They drew up their cart on the opposite of the road, and when witness mentioned the circumstance, Col lins replied that it was the stupidity of the carman. The bag was brought across to witness's shop, and witness paid the market price for it. They had other similar transactions at other times. Mr. Sharp, a grocer at Mile-end, deposed to having made similar purchases of Collins. A warehouseman named Edwin Hook, in the employ of the London Dock Company, and a carman named William Staenard (whose name had been re ferred to by Burton, the accomplice), were next ex amined, but their memories did not serve them suffi ciently to aid the inquiry. Mr. Humphreys was next examined as a witness for the Crown. lie deposed that he was one of the solicitors to the Dock Company, and, in that cepacity, v.as authorised to receive a statement made by the prisoner Clark in June last, with a view to a sub sequent prosecution against somebody. Such a state ment was made to witness in the presence alai) of a Mr. Chandler. Mr. Ballantine—Will you have the goodness to produce that statement, or state the purport of it Mr. Humphrey s—l object either to produce the statement or to disclose what that statement was, on the ground that it was made to me as the solicitor to the company, under en implied promise that it should not be used as evidence against him. I believe the Deck Company would not, object to my producing the document, but I do so on conscientious grounds. Mr. HALL allowed the objection. Mr. Ballantine said this would be the case for the prosecution. There were other charges, but they would not be proceeded with at present. " We have very unpropitious influence in operation both hostile and aggressive, causing broils and commo tion, attended with national troubles and disasters, threatens embarrassment to the Government, and me nacing to the tranquillity of the country, incendiarism and miEchiel, a crisis generally trying prevails; as the autumn of 1851 approaches, it will be seen the remarks, when collectively taken, will be fully borne out, whether from foreign or domestic aggression." So far the pre diction. The reader will make the application, bearing in mind the date of the prediction, and the time of its co• incidence, the effect upon the Government when the voice of the cation relative to the aggression, &c., comes before Parliament remains to be seen. I shall here state that on or about the Bth of April will be the " crisis" of the session of 1851, it will be remembered the " crisis" of last session coincided with my prediction, and was within. an ace of proving fatal to their continuance in office; and the national excitement, &c., &c., above referred to, only precedes the words of the prediction one month, though printed and published in Dec. 1847, three years prior to the scenes being enacted, bat now moving side by side. From the original pub4ation of the Horoscope in 1838, the marria ge of th e Queen. birth of the Princess Royal, resignation of Ministers, and every event of national importance, has been thus truthfully predicted. Cheltenham, Dec. 31, 1850. TAUNTON.---RECANTATION OF POPISH ERROR.— A most interesting and impressive ceremony took place on Thursday morning last, at the church of the neighbouring parish of Corfe, where a young lady, in the presence of the congregation assembled for the usual service of St. Stephen's day, renounced the errors of the Church of Rome, and was received into the communion of the Church of England, after which the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was admi nistered to the convert and the clergy present, and others who remained to receive the communion with her. Morning prayer was read by the Rev. Richard Mate, curate of Trull, and the communion and recantation services were performed by the Rev. Gilbert 11. West, Incumbent of Corfe, assisted by the Rev. F. 13. Portman, rector of ;:taplefitzpaine. The Revs. II T. Tucker, rector of Angersleigb, and William Parish, curate of Bickenhall, were also present. The form of recantation used on the occasion was that of Aiehbiehop Wake.—Somerset County Herald. TRING. -- HUNTING ON THE RAILWAY. —On Thursday week, a stag turned out by Baron de Rothschild, followed by about thirty couples of hounds, jumped on to the railway near Cheddington, and dashed along the cutting in the direction of Tring, at a time when both the up and down mails were due. Our old friend Tom Ball, although dread ing that both the hounds and the stag would be destroyed, did not lose his presence of mind ; and getting on to one of the bridges, luckily succeeded in calling the hounds off the line pri rto either of the trains coming up. The stag, how ever, was unfortunately cut to pieces.—Bucks Chronicle. RESTORATION OF WELLS CATHEDRAL.—It is stated that the works which have been for some time past in abey ance, will be resumed forthwith, the necesary funds having been provided by the Very Rev. the Dean, assisted by other dignitaries of the Church.— Sherborne Journal. Mr. Lewis addressed the magistrate for Collins. dces; Persia, for Port Philip; Menai, for Calais; Sir Mr. lianr, committed both the prisoners for trial, Robert Peel, for Dunkirk; flants, for Valparaiso; Soho, and refused to admit either of them to bail. f.)r Antwerp; Magnet, for Amsterdam; Stadt Dor- Walter Scrivener, a clerk in the dead-letter •offi drecht, for Dordt; Lancashire Lass, for St. Thomas; ce, was charged with stealing a letter, the property of Alice Maud, for y Algoa Bay. ESSELB SPOKEN WITK. the Postmaster. General. Eliza, from Prince Edward Island for Liverpool, Dec. The prisoner was committed for trial. 19, in lat. 47 N., long. 37 W. John Jones was charged with obtaining 21. 103. and Favourite, from St. John's, New Brunswick for Liver other moneys from her Majesty's Paymaster - General, pool, Dec. 29, in lat. 49 N., long. 19 W. by means of false pretences. Plantaganet, from Calcutta for London, Nov. 7, off Cape A solicitor from the Admiralty conducted the pro- L'Agulhas. secution. Susan Crisp, from the Mauritius for London, Dec. 8, in Mr. HALL remanded the prisoner for further (ow- lat. 17 N., long. 34 W. urination. Anna Robertson, from Algoa Bay, Nov. 14, in let. 25 S. Hants, from Fernando Po for Liverpool, Dec. 19, in lat. 38 S. Thetis, from Lima for gukenstown, Dec. 22, in ha. 42 N. Mary Banatyne, outward-bound, Dec. 26, in lat. 46 N., long. 9 W. Ann Falcon, Oct. 15, in lat. 57 S , long. 70 W. James Alexander, Nov. 20, in lat. 12 S. lumg. 30 W. Dutch barque Luscenara, from Amsterdam for Buenos Ayes, Nov. 22, in let. 8 S., long. 32 W. Lord Hardinge, trem Liverpool for Bombay, Nov. 17, in let. 11 S., long. 29 W. A Dutch barque, showing a private signal, with R in the upper corner, Nov. 17. Tamerlane, from Liverpool for Calcutta, Nov. 19, in lat. 7 S., long. 29 W. CLERKEIVW ELL. Mary Jane and Julia Brown, sisters, were finally examined, charged by Mary Farley, of Spread E3gle court, Gray's Inn-lane, with having violently assaulted her, by which her life was placed in danger. It appeared that at half-past one o'clock on Friday morning, the 27th inst., the prisoners waylaid the prosecutrix and beat and kicked her about the head and body until they left tier for dead. She had ever since been in the Royal Free Hospital in a dangerous state. She was yesterday brought up by Farley, 243, and Bodulan, 125 G, who appre hended the prisoners. The prisoners were committed for trial WORSHIP-STiIEET. James Laves, a private in the 2d battalion of the Coldstream Guards, was brought up i❑ custody of a military escort, and charged before Mr. Ilatnrnill with forging a regimental pass ticket, with intent to defraud the Eastern Counties Railway Company. The prisoner declined offering any answer to the charge, and he was ordered to be formally remanded, to afford time for the solicitor to the railway company to determine upon the proper mode of framing the indictment against him. LAMBETH. William Jones was Pl;rdat the bar before the Hon. G. C. Norton, for further examination, on a charge of passing counterfeit sovereigns. The prisoner, who offered no defence, was re manded until Saturday. THE COUNTRY IVIAJAKETS. BRISTOL, JAN. 2.—Thu supply of Euglish wheat was large, condition bad, and prices lower. by Is per quarter. Foreign wheat has again given way is to Is 6d per quarter. English wheat (new) sold at 36s to 40s per imperial quarter; foreign ditto (white) 42s to 44* per 4601b5; ditto red ditto (extra fine), 40* to 425; ditto ditto (fine), 37s to 39*; ditto ditto (ordinary), 35s to 375; ditto ditto (hard), 35s to 38s. Flour was from 6d to is per sack lower. English flour (seconds) 27s to 30* per sack. American ditto (sweet), 21s to 23s per barrel. Barley, except the finest qualities, was easier to buy. English malting sold at 23s 6d to 28s per imperial quar ter; ditto and foreign grinding, 21s to 22s per 4001bs. Oats is per quarter lower than of late. Devon and Welsh oats 15s to 17s per imperial quarter; Irish white ditto 17s to 18a 6d per 3201b5; ditto black ditto 15s 6cl to 16s per imperial quarter. Beans 6d per quarter lower and easier to buy. English beans 27s to 30* per imperial quarter; foreign ditto 24s to 27s per 4801b0. The averages are:—Bristol wheat 373 4d, Gloucester ditto 38s 4d, Bristol oats 14s 9d, Gloucester ditto 17s I Id, Bristol barley 25s sd, Gloucester ditto 23s 7d, Bris tol beans 27s 9d, Gloucester ditto 303 11d. BIRMINGNAM, JAN. 2.—At Gloucester market on the 28th wheat was rather lower; but at Worcester, same day, the currency of that day se'nnight was maintained. Barley unaltered in value. Oats offering at is reduction of 6d per quarter without finding buyers to any extent. Beans tsken in retail at former prices. Peas neglected. During the present week the transactions in the trade have been of the most trifling character, and to have effected sales of any article, lower prices must have been submitted to. At this day's market the trade again ruled very dull, but fine English Wheat was fully as dear. whilst damp parcels were rather cheaper, but we make no alteration in any description. Barley sold slowly at previous rates. Oats Is per quarter lower. Beans and Peas the turn in favour of the buyer. LOUGIMOROUGH, JAN. 2.—This market was tbil3ll attended. Wheat made ready sale for good dry sample' at last week's prices; barley good, and supported last week's prices. All other descriptions met with a dull sale. BOSTON, JAN. I.—Wheat, red 23s to 38s, white 37s to 41s, extra 445; barley 18* to 24s ; oats 13s to 18s; beans 223 to 296; peas 236 to 286 per quarter. LOUTH, JAN. I.—Wheat 343 to 38s ; barley 21s to 23s ; oats 14s to 161 ; beans 24s to 27s per qr. LYNN, DEC. 31.—Wheat 284 to 345, fine 36s 40s ,o 42+; barley 16s to 18s, fire 203 to 24s per quarter. MELTON MOWBRAY, DEC. 31.—Wheat, old 42s to 441, new 363 to 41s; burley 20s to 255; oats, old 22s to 241, new 17s to 20s; beans, old 28s to 325, now 24s to 260 per qr. Butter 133 to 14d per lb; eggs 12 for is. UPPINGHAM. JAN. I.—Wheat 34s to 42s ; barley' 203 to 23s • oats 16s to 21s; beans 24s to 28s per qr. Butter 12d to 13d per lb. Eggs 16 for Is. Flour, best 2s 2d, thirds is 10d, coarse is 6d per stone; bread 4 6 to 6d per 41b loaf. NEWARK, JAN. I.—Wheat, old white 47s to 490. red 43s to 44s Od, new white 44s to 46s Od, red 38s 10 435; barley, malting 22s to 255, extra 265, grinding 20 0 to 223; oats, old 203 to 262, new 16s to 19s; beans, 300 to 325; tares 44s to 465; malt 54s to 56s per qr. CARLISLE, DEC. 31.—Wheat 42s 21d; barley 23s llid; oats 173 3d per quarter. NOTTINGHAM CATTLE MARKET, JAN. le—There was a small market, owing no doubt to the lowness of prices. The attendance of buyers being limited, the sale was dull. A considerable portion of the stock remained on hand. Prices—Best beef, not more than 6s; inferior , 5s to 5s 61. The supply of mutton was short, best small realising 63; large, 5d to sd; inferior, 4jd; calves. sd; bacon pigs, 4s 6d ; pockets, 5s to 53 3d; hides, 20; rough Ist, 3s 6d; skins, 4d. DERBY SMITHFIELD MARKET, DEC. 31.—There Wag a good supply of fat beasts t.,-day, but the demand Wag extremely fiat, there being but few buyers. The number cf sheep was not large, and sales wero equal!, flat. The supply of fat pigs was better than it has been for some weeks, buyers were plentiful, and those which were offered on reasonablo terms were readily disposed of. 13( et 4id to sd; mutton, 5d to 51d; veal, 53 to sid per lb; pig*, 7s to 7s 61 per score. Rough fat, 3s 6d per stone of 141 b. Hides, 2d to 2id per Ib; call skins, 3d to 4d per lb. EDINBURGH GRAIN MARKET, JAN. I.—Wheat—There were 595 qrs of wheat in the market to-day, being 2:-6 qrs leo than last week. Prices were Is 6d down on the top, and 16 on the average-152 qrs unsold. Barley—There were in W day's market 531 qrs barley, being 122 qrs less than last week. The top price Is 3d tip, and the average 1s 2d down 112 qrs unsold. Oats—The quantity of oats in the market was 59* qrs, being 167 less than last week. The top price lg, 4d down, and the average Id down-34 qrs unsol d' Beans—The supply of beans was 80 qrs, being 20 less &La last week. Prices were 6d up on the top, and 5d on the average-23 qrs unsold. EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, JAN. I.—The number of cattle was 536. or 31 less than last week. Top price of the best cattle, 76 6d; current, 61 6d to 7s; middlinif and inferior, from 4s 6d to 5s 6d per Dutch fume. A clearance was not effected. The number of sheep thi g morning was 2,196, or 127 less than last week. Top pries of the best mutton, 5/d per lb ; current, 4/c1 to si; ewe s and inferior sorts, 3d to 4d per lb. A good clearance effected . DUNBAR, DEC. 31.—Wheat, weighing 631bs, brought 3 90 6d, and prices to 301. Barley, weighing 55*lbs, brought 21s 6d, anti prices to 20s0d. Oats, weighing 42ilbs, brough t 18s Od, and prices to 155 Od. Beans and peas, weighing 1 Albs, brought Os Od, and prices to Os Od. CORK, JAN 1. Barrels. Currency. _ . __ _ _ 0 White wheat oos Od to 00s Od 00s Od-20 00 0 `,.7 Red wheat 193 6d to 211 od Os Od-20 do 55 Barley lls 4d to 12s Od lls :4-16 do 0 Bere 10.) Oats ... Rs 8d to 95 2d Os Od —l4 do 11 Pigs 2os Od to 30s 6d 005 Od per cwt Quantity sold at the Highest Prices: 0 barrels white wheat; 18 red; 11 barley; 0 bere; 2 oats; 8 Pigs. Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week:— Wheat, 266. Barley, 1,391. Oats, 3,210. Pigs, 598. PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. CURI.ENCT. First quality Second quality Third quality 7os Third quality ... Fourth quality Fifth quality Sixth quality_ . 50s Sixth quality ... 41 11 _ _ _ Return of Cattle sold for the week Cndit o Dec. 28:— Pigs, 741. Sheep, 213. ws, 115. ~, Flour—t First 12s 6d to 13s Od ; e xtra 14$ x,,; seconds, Ils Od to 12 5 0 d; h ouse h o ld s 9 s to lt s Od ; thi r d s , 6e to per cwt. Oatmeal les 6d to Os; Indian meal 7s 3d to 78 6d; wheat' meal, lOs to lOs 6d per cwt. Indian corn 71 Cs Od to 71 10e0d Pe r ton. Bran 87s 6d to 90s per ton. Hay—Farmers 32. to 404 average 38s ; dealers 46s to 50s Od; average 48e per ton. Straw—Farm_ i t'll 21s Od to 32s Od ; average 28 s ; d ea l ers 35 s Od t o 00 s tffl; average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to 6id household loaf 5d to bid per 41b. Fresh butter, led to 12d per lb. Eggs —se Od to 5a 6d per hundred. Coals--" Newport 16s Od; Lydney 17s ; Landore 14s ; Neath Calve' 135 6d per ton. Tallow 39e Od to 40e per col: Whisky, 25 o. p., be 9d per imperial gallon. goal —Beef 4d to 4kl ; mutton 41d to 6d ; veal 4d to 5d ; pork 4d to Od ; bacon 7d to 8d ; sausages 5d per I"' Hops 61 lOs to 0/ Os per cwt. Bangor slates 312, 6d to 316. Pe r ton. Bark—Barbary 71 Os to 8/ Os; Valonia 15/ to 01; French 6/ Os ; Spanish 01 per ton. Fleece Wool 14s to 15s per s tone; Hemp 32/ to 34/ per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 215 to 00e ; rag ditto, 245 to 00s per barrel ; Newfoundland, 8/ Os to 10/ Pe r ton. Timber—Memel, 80s per ton ; red pine, 31 10. ; yell° ditto, 2/ 15s per ton ; deals, 12s to 15s per 100. Hideo."' Market 23s to 325; salted 24e to 32e per cwt ; calf skin , aid to aid per lb. Potatoes, white 71d to 10d; Minion° led to 12d. Guano— Peruvian, 11/ les ; lchaboe, 8/ to 911 a per ton. Tar—Archangel, 19s per barrel. SALISBURY CATHEDRAL.—It is understood that the Very Rev. the Dean of Salisbury has liberally undertake' to complete the works at the cathedral at his own expense.- Sherbornc Journal. BIRTHB. OF A SOL On the 28th ult., at Worcester, the lady of Lieutenant - Colonel St. John, Bombay Army. On the 30th ult., at Hartham- cottage, Kentish-town, the wife of J. W. Bennett, Esq. On the Ist inst., at Twickenham, Mrs. J. G. Chillingworth- OF A DAUGHTER. On the 30th ult., at Radwell-house, Herts, the wife 43t Francis Leslie Pym, Esq. J 1 ARED. On the 31st ult., a t B eg b ro ok M e, Oxon, the Rev. J. Tournsi Parsons,vicar of Much Dewchurch, Herefordshire, to itfarf Adair, daughter of the late John Coulson, Esq , of Clifton" wood, Gloucestershire. On the 31st ult., at St. Elfin's, Warrington, the W I : James Cook, LL.B, of Magdalen College, Cambridge, eldeo son of James Cook, ,ot Blackheath, to Annabell* fourth daughter of the late John Alderson, Esq. DIED On the 28th ult., Walter Parker, of Christ College, C a brid,-c ' aged 25. On the 30th ult., at Stoke, Notts, Robert Bromley, E 644 M.P., eldest son of Vice-Admiral Sir B. H. Bromley, Bart', On the 31st ult., at Llanwern, J. B. Rous, Esq., of Co to tyrala, Glamorganshire. On the 31st ult., Adolphus F. Meissner, Esq., of Moselle' terrace, Tottenham, aged 89. On the ;Ist ult., aged 27, Harriet Wigan, second snnivi ll .,. s daughter of John A. Wigan, Esq., of Clarebouse, P e *" Maidstone. On the 31st ult. ' at King's-road, St. Pancras, Charlo tte, relict of John Gostling, Esq., of Highbury-house, On the 31st ult.; aged 23, Henry Constantine, fifth son " the late T. Lyster, Esq., of Lyster-wood, Dublin. On the 28th ult., at Ansty, Leicestershire, Bradshaw Itobf Burgin, Esq. • London: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG. °f No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112 ! Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county 0 ' Middleaex, Friday, January 5,1851. THE THAMES. Thomas Savage, astern, cadaverous-looking man, upwards of 50 years of age, was brought before Mr. Ingham, charged with violating the person of Susan Brough, a girl only llf years old, under very aggra vated circumstances. . Mr. INGuest committed the prisoner for trial. SOUTHWARK. William Merrick, a man with a wooden leg, Thomas Mansel, Samuel Daley, and Edward Spillua, were placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott charged with breaking into Bermondsey workhouse and plun dering the storeroom of provisions, consisting of meat pudding, butter, cheese, bread, tea, and sugar, and also two large hand-saws. John Harrington stated that he is yardsman of Bermondsey workhouse, and that at an early hour that morning he discovered that thieves had effected an entrance by cutting out a pane of glass sufficiently large to admit a boy into the storeroom. They must hsve got over a high wall from the street to enable them to reach the window, through which they got into the storeroom, and thence they obtained easy ac cess to other parts of the premises. He (witness) found, on examination, that the storeroom had been forced open and plundered of the various articles enu merated. Upon this discovery he was confident that the rubbery had been effected by persons well know ing the premises, and who were not likely to be dis turbed in the commission of the offence. He added, that the four prisoners had been inmates, and had only recently left the workhouse. He also identified a large quantity of bread, butter, cheese, &c., pro duced in court as forming a portion of the articles stolen from the storeroom. M'Carthy, 182 M, stated that, while on duty that morning, between four and five o'clock, in Kent street, his attention was directed to one of the common lodging-houses, at the door of which the prisoners stood knocking loudly and impatiently to obtain ad mission. He went up, and by the light of the gas lamp observed that two of them had bundles, and stood close up to the do)rway, in readiness to rush in when it was opened, while two associates stood in a position to cover them from observation. Almost the instant of his arrival the door of the house was opened from within, and the two men with the bundles darted into the passage, followed by the policeman, who se cured them before they had time to enter the sleeping room, which contained between thirty and forty per sons, and from among whom it would have been a difficult task to select the offenders. Another police man coming up to the door at the moment secured the other two prisoners. When the bundles were examined it was found that they contained the various articles stolen from the workhouse under the circum stances abovementioned. In the course of the examination it was stated that one of the prisoners (Merrick) had been convicted of felony on a previous occasion at the sessions.—The prisoners were committed. SEABORNE MAILS I When made up in . From what PLACES. !General Post-office port dis- When due. London. patched. Africa (West coast)• • America (via N. York by British packet) .• vN January 3 .. .. Liverpool .. America (via Boston by British packet) .. N January 17 Liverpool..' Jan. S America (by United Liverpool k 1 States packet) .. .. N } January 10 i I Southampt. Belgium .. .. .. N Daily .......Dover .. Daily Brazil .. .. .. 31 9th of the month 'Southampt. Jan. 24 Buenos Ayres • • .. 31 9th of the month !Southampt. ,Jan. 24 California(viaChagres) M 17th of month I Southampt. Jan. 5 Cape of Good Hope N January 14 I Plymouth I Central America .. 31 2cl & 17th of month, Southampt. !Jan. 5 Channel Isles • . .. N Mon., Wed., & Fri. Southampt. !Tu. Th. Sa. Chili .......31 17th of the month ' Soutbarnpt. Jan. b France .. .. 31 & N Twice daily .. .. Dover • • Twicedaily Hamburgh .. .. N Tuesday & Friday London .. Tues. Sat. Holland .. .. .. N Wednes. & Satur.i London .. Mon. Thur. ' Honduras .. .. . N 17th of the mout h S outham pt. Jan. 20 Ireland .. .. M& N Twice daily .. .. (Holyhead .. I w icedally India (via Southamp.) 31 20th of the month, Southampt. Jau. 28 India (via M arseilles) N 7th.c 24th ormonth!Dover .. _ Madeira • • .. .. N Mediterranean (via Southampton) .. M 20th of the month Southampt. Jan. 28 Mediterranean (via Marseilles) . - .. N 7 th& 24th of month l Dover .. Mediterranean (by French packet via Marseilles) .. •• Mexico .. .. .. 31 2d of the month.. Southampt. Jan. 5 Peninsular.. • • .. 31 7th,l7th,27thotmo Southampt. ! Jan. 5 Peru • • • • .. .. 31 17th of the month Southampt. Jan. 20 West Indies .. .. M 17th or the month 'Southampt. Jan. 20 West Indies (except Ravenna & Nassau) 31,2 d of the month .. ,Southampt. Jan. 5 v N signifies that the snails are sent frors the General Post-office by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch. SHIP NEWS. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. John Knox, from New SuCtliWttie;, has arrived off Portsmouth; sailed from Sydney, Aug. 24. Jumna, from Bengal, has arrived at Liverpool; bailed Sept. 14, St. Helena, Nov. 20. Fairy Queen, from Bengal, has ar rived at Dublin; sailed Sept. 8, Sc. Helena, Nov. 12. Astarte, horn Whampoa, has arrived in the Downs; sailed Aug. 28, St. Helena, Nov. 19. Oliver Cromwell, from Bengal, has arrived in the Downs; sailed Sept. 14. Christabel, from Madras, has arrived in the Downs; sailed Sept. 9. Duke of Lancaster, from Bombay, has arrived at Liverpool; tailed Sept. 23. Magellan, from Whampoa, has arrived off the Wight; sailed Aug. 26, St. Helena, Nov. 19. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 2.—Wind N.W.—Freeman, for Jamaica, parted from her anchors at midnight, and has run on shore near Crosby Point; she dries at low water. Mary Muir, hence, from the Peterel, from Hobart Town, have arrived at San Francisco. Acadian, for Callao, and the Mersey, for Valparaiso, sailed from Saa Francisco on Nov, 8. William Russell, Bonita, and Wil liam Carey, hence, have arrived at remain buco. Scotland, hence, has arrived at Mobile. Liverpool, hence, has arrived at Savannah ; steamer Africa, hence, arrived off New York on Dec. 21; Judah, Touro, and the Joseph Bradlee, hence, have arrived at New Orleans; Lord Sandon and the Abbey Lands, hence, have arrived at New York; steamer ♦retic, from New York for this port, arrived last night, sailed Dec. 21, has 100,000 dollars in specie; Swordfish, from Per nambuco for this port, sailed Dec. 7, was close to the Western Islands in 15 days, and has had nothing but calms and light winds since; Golden Fleece and the Spray sailed for Bahia on Nov. 27, and the William Russell for Maceio on Deo. 7 ; Empress would leave Pernambuco for this port on Dec. 14, and Bonita for the Channel on Dec. 20; Actaeon, hence, has arrived at New Orleans. _ _ Arrived—Envelope, from Halifax; Helois, from Alex andria ; Fawn, from Lucon ; Harriot, from Rouen; Eblana, from Lisbon; Refuge, from St. John's, New Brunswick; Eliza, from Prince Edward Island; Diana, of Swansea. Off the port—William Penn. Sailed—Penninghaw, for the Cape of Good Hope ; Virginia, for New Orleans. Suez°, DEC. e schooner Compeer, whilst lying at anchor at Oyster Island this morning, was run into by the stt amer Shamrock, when she had bowsprit carried away, and received other damage. ST. JOHN'S, NEW BRUNSWICK, DEC. IC—By tele graphic dispatch from Halifax, dated Dec. 16, the Sarah Millidge, from Liverpool for this port, struck on the rocks near Shelburne on December 11; detained, da maged s lightly. NEW YORK, DEC. 21.—Part of the cargo (fifty bales of hemp), and some of the materials of the Jacob Perkins,- troll) Manilla fur Boston, winch went on shore on Smi•h's Island Point on December 9, have been saved. Th e ship 'its on her beam ends, Ler eiccic pla►;ks are started, and isle is exposed to the west winds that prevail at this season. SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUG. 8.--The Susan, with wool, tallow, hidee, &&., in coming out of Clarence R:ver on July 30, dritted on the Dotal beach, and was last seen wish a flag of distress flying, an d t h e ro ll ers breaking upon by the Hannah, arrived here. A barque was seen to go on shore about thirty miles east of Key West on December 3. Several wreckers were seen to go to her assiwance soon alter. GRAYESICND, JAN. 2.—Wind W., strong and squally. Arrived—Eclipse, from Bordeaux; Susannah, from Pilau; Matilda and William Thornborrow, from Guern sey; hope and Fherting Built, from INlarseilles; Lau rin;, frau Barletta; Antwerpen, from Antwerp; Sera pbin, from Quebec; City of Rotterdam, from Dunkiik; Fame, from Calais; Abeona, from Messina. Sailed—Zermidar, for Calcutta; Harriet, for Barba- tP tt Oi tt It dl C 4 C ti NOI will tree and nuts' sign , the of tl wor Dote licit 11U his to t i had anti not Men Jest: Caw be r Xss for f eea tha ' low req