The Sun. — London, England, 1853-01-31 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Banco.) (Before Lord Campbell, Mr. Justice Coleridge, Mr. Justice Wightman, and Mr. Justice Erle.) SENTENCE UPON THE REV. DR. NEWMAN. This morning the Rev. Dr. Newman attended before the judges of the Queen's Bench to receive the judg . ment of the Court, in pursuance of the verdict returned by the jury in the case of Achilli versus Newman. The Court, the avenues leading to it, and the galleries were crowded to excess, and the greatest interest was manifested to see Dr. Newman and to hear the nature of the sentence upon him. A great number of persons were unable to obtain admittance. Dr. Newman occupied a seat in front of the Queen's counsel. Sir F. Thesi. owed the judgment of the Court. A number of vita in mitigation of the sentence were then halide in to the Court and read. The first Was that of Dr. Newman himself, in which he said that his attention was first called to Dr. Achilli by his delivering lectures in Birmingham against the Roman Catholic Church, and that, as he had no per sonal knowledge of him, he could not have had any personal feeling in the publication of the al leged libel. He denied that he wrote the article in the Dublin Review, or was any party to its insertion; but said, as Dr. Achilli had made statements strongly affecting the Church to which he had formerly belonged, he thought it right to inquire into the accusations which were made in that article, in respect to Dr. Achilli's character. He then went on to state the result of his inquiries as to Dr. Achilli's conduct in Italy, and Malta, and Corfu, with the view of showing that he had reasons for setting up the different pleas which he had put upon record. Sir Frederick Thesiger objected to the defendant en tering upon these statements, as the prosecutor could have no opportunity of replying to them by counter affidavits, and as the matter recited occurred after the publication of the libel, and could, therefore, be no ground for the belief on which he proceeded, when he attacked the character of Dr. Achilli. The Court, after some discussion, decided that the Part of the affidavit objected to was admissible. The next affidavit was that of Mr. J. W. Harding, of Lincoln's-inn-fields, who said he was authorised to collect evidence, with respect to Dr. Achilli, in Italy and Malta ; that he had no instructions but to elicit the truth, and that no attempt was made by him, or, accord ing to his belief, by any other person, to suborn wit nesses to give false testimony. He also said, he believed from the information he had received that all the charges in the defendant's pleas were capable of being proved if all the witnesses had been in attendance. He added, in reference to the woman De Allessandris, who did not appear at the trial, that she told him that she had been seduced by Dr. Achilli, and that she made an affidavit to that effect before a magistrate, but as she Was then pregnant she absolutely refused to come to England. The affidavit of Mr. J. Lewis, in regard to the authenticity of a document, purporting to be a copy of the proceedings before the police at Naples, but not re ceived in evidence at the trial, was held not to be ad naissible. The affidavit of Mr. Babington, the medical attendant of Dr. Newman, was next read. He stated that the defendant was suffering from internal complaints of a very serious nature, and that imprisonment would give rise to a degree of feebleness from which he probably Would never recover. Similar affidavits were handed in and read from Sir Benjamin Brodie, Dr. Ogle, and other medical gentlemen of eminence. _ . _ . The Attorney-General then addressed the . Court in mitigation of punishment, contending that the affidavits Which he just had read clearly showed that the defend ant was not actuated by any malice or in pub lishing the alleged libel, but merely desired to defend the Church which Dr. 'Achilli had assailed and denounced in the most opprobrious terms. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins followed on the same side. Mr. Bramwell, Mr. Addison, and Mr. Baddeley a lso addressed the Court on behalf of Dr. Newman. Sir Frederick Thesiger was then heard in aggravation of punishment. Sir F. Kelly followed on the same side. Mr. Justice Coleridge sentenced Dr. Newman to pay a fine of 1001. to the Queen, and to be confined in the Queen's Bench prison in the first class of misdemeanours until that fine is paid. The lenient nature of the sentence seemed to occasion considerable surprise in the court. [A. report of the learned Judge's observations will 1 o given in our next edition.] COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lords Justices.) PEACOCK V STOCKFORD. This was an appea l f rom a dec i s i on of Vice Chancellor K indersley. The question arose out of the construction of a will by which th e testator,Thomas ° St I f° died on the 3d of August, 1823,bequeathed 2 c ,.0007 . i'3 who per cents. to the use of his 4 nieces, Sar a h Stockford, Elizabethp Edmunds, Anne Bennet, and Anne Mann, and after the death of any one of them, and "in trust for the benefit of all and every lawful children of her or them so dying, or of the survivors," and upon these words the question turned in the decision of the property. Anne Mann died, leaving two children. His Honour decided that the legacy should be divided into five shares among the three surviving nieces and the two children of Anne Mann. Their Lordships this morning gave judgment, reversing the decision of the Vice Chancellor without costs. (Before Vice Chancellor Wood.) WOLLASTON V. OSBORN. This was a claim for specific performance of a contract for the purchase of a house and premises near Reigate ; and the defence set up was, that the party purporting to be the agent of the vendor had no power or authority to sell, on the 13th of Oct., 1831, the copyhold house and premises called Dover's Green, situated within about one mile from Reigate, and then occupied by Miss Telford, as tenant, was put up for sale by auction at the Auction-mart, London, by Mr. Adnam, of 34, King's-road, Brighton, auctioneer, "by order of the proprietress," as stated in the particulars of sale. It seems the property in question belonged to three ladies of the name of Broughton, and was mortgaged to three of the defendants, Edward Duke, William Osborn, and John Duke. Mr. Edward Duke is a solicitor, residing in Brighton, and was one of those named in the particu lars of sale to whom reference was to be made, and it was by his authority, as alleged, that the property was put up to sale. However, the plaintiff became the pur chaser, and Mr. E. Duke furnished him with an abstract of title. Differences having arisen, the plaintiff, Mr. Wollaston, was informed that Mr. Adnam had no au thority to sell, and that Mr. E. Duke knew nothing about the matter. Mr. Wollaston thereupon filed his claim for specific performance against the Misses Broughton, and also against the mortgagees, alleging that they, or some or one of them, had entered into the Contract. The claim was afterwards amended, and in the amended 'claim the plaintiff charged that a joint contract had been entered into by all the defendants. The evidence in support of the claim was little more than a statement of the facts already mentioned, and the defendants contented themselves with a denial of authority to the agent. His Honour this morning gave judgment, dismissing the claim without costs. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) The February sessions commenced this morning at the Old Bailey, before the Lord Mayor, Recorder, and Sheriffs. „ The Recorder charged the Grand Jury, remarking that the number of prisoners for trial was about the average, and among the cases brought before them would be those of Mr. Pries for forgeries connected with the corn trade ; of Johnson, charged with swindling ; of Lamande, the shopman to Messrs. Benson, charged with fraud in selling spurious gold chain. There was also a charge of attempted murder by shooting. The Grand Jury then retired, and proceeded to find several true bills, and the trials were then proceeded With. The judges on the rota are Baron Parke, Baron Mar tin, and Mr. Justice Cresswell ; and the aldermen on the R~to attend as commissioners, are Sir Peter Laurie, V.) Sir George Carroll, Bart., Sir John Musgrove, Bart., and Messrs. Wilson, Finnis, and Cubitt. BOW-STREET.-(THIS DA Y.) CHARGE OF ASSAULT AGAINST A GENTLEMAN.—Mr. George Bargass, described as a gentleman, was placed al the bar before Mr. Hall, charged with assaulting Mr. Richard Ormond Potts, 12, Chapel-street, Cavendish• square. The prosecutor deposed that about seven o'clock on Saturd ay evening he and his wife were in Pall - mall, and and not expka Or ing to be d e t a i ne d more than two three 'minutes he told hi s w if e to walk quickly to the end of P a ll- m ; 11, and then return. On leaving the club and goi ng d own the steps, he saw some one accosting his wife, and i n f ront of her ; but from the distance he could . not tell what took place. Complainant went to her as quick as he could, and found her crying and leaning in a fainting state against the balustrade in front of the house ; and on his asking her what was the matter, she said, " That man (pointing to the prisoner) has grossly insulted me." The prisoner was then walking quickly away, and prosecutor ran after him, and said to him— " m You have assaulted a l ady most grossly—what do you ean by it ?" The prisoner replied, "Oh ! if I did it, I am very sorry—l did not know who she was "—or words to that effect. Witness then told him, he must be., a coward to insult a lady when alone. The towards me, I shall give my card, and I will thank you for yours." Complainant declined giving him his card, when d e f en d ant said he would walk back with him and apologi se to the lady. Prosecutor said he di the nat ure of the o ff ence, and told hi na i d not know f he walked back with him to the lady, he (complainant) would in quire what was the nature of the effence, and be guided by„that whether he accepted the apology, on which pri soner walked to where complainant's wife was standing, and witness then said, " this man is come back to apo logise to you, and before you listen to him, I must re quest you to state what occurred, and in what way he assaulted you. She then said, in defendant's presence and hearing that she was walking very quick, when defendant overtook her from behind, and, accosting her, said, " Where are you going to, my dear ?" - He then put his hand in her muff, and seized hold of her wrist, and held her forcibly, at the same time exclaiming, "Your way is my way, and where you go I shall go with you." She said, I expectany husband here directly, and now see him coming down the steps of the Reform Club." The prisoner said, "Husband, indeed," and still held her by the arm. The prisoner then walked away as fast as he could. Defendant on hear ing the lady's statement, said, "I admit it, but I did not know who you were at the time." He then re quested his card back, and prosecutor took the card from his pocket, tore it, and threw it at him ; at the same time telling him he was a d-d snob. Defendant turned round and struck witness on the check, when blows took place between them. A policeman came up and took defendant into custody. Mr. Huddlestone cross-examined complainant at consi derable length, but elicited nothing to shake his testi mony. Two witnesses, named Griffiths and Davies, proved seeing defendant struggling with the prosecutor, who ap peared to be nearly strangled. Mr. Huddlestone addressed the Court on behalf of his client. Mr. Hall, having gone through the whole of the evi dence, considered the assault proved, and fined defendant 51., which was immediately paid. AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH AT THE GENERAL POST-OFFICE-(THIS MORNING.) An especial example of the uncertainty of human life took place this morning in the inland office of the Gene ral Post-office. The following are the particulars fur nished to the reporter by two officers in the establish ment, who were witnesses of the melancholy scene : This morning shortly after 5 o'clock the deceased, whose name was Richard Pritchard, commenced his duty as bag-opener at one of the divisions. A few minutes before, 6 o'clock, whilst there engage he was seized with a violent fit of coughing, which so increased that he was obliged to leave the opening-table, and pro ceed into the clerks' kitchen, whither he went, or rather was led, by one of the senior clerks. Soon afterwards he began to vomit a quantity of blood, which alarmed his fellow-clerk, who instantly sent to Dr. Neild, of Little Britain, who, upon seeing the patient, immedi ately intimated that ho was afraid medical aid would be of no avail. He returned, however, to prepare some medicine, but the poor fellow died before seven o'clock. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Stoke-upon-Trent, on Saturday. Mr. Thos. Broderick occupied the chair. Mr. SAnUDA, the Secretary, read a report, of which the following is an abstract. After referring to the pro posed purchase of the railway by the London and North western Company, upon the terms which have already appeared—the capital to be taken at 2,826,0001., a dividend of 3 per cent. for the first year, 3 for the second, and 31 for the third and future years, to be guaranteed by the London and North-Western COm pany, and the whole to be confirmed by an act of Par liament—the directors in their report observe—" That a bill has been brought into Parliament to amalgamate the North Staffordshire Railway Company with the London and North-Western Company ; that the neces sary arrangements for transferring the thorough traffic between Manchester and London over the North Staf fordshire line are now under consideration, arid although the directors fear that they cannot be brought into operation, as to passenger trains, before the Ist of March next, they expect the passage of goods trains will take effect forthwith." The report concluded The accounts for the half-year have already been placed in the hands of the shareholders. They disclose a result which enables the directors to recommend a dividend of 3s. per share , f ree of income tax. Thus — Balance of revenue Dividend on 161,507 shares, 224,226 1 0 at 3s Income tax to be paid by the company 24,932 13 0 Leaving a surplus of £1,709 7 7 which your directors deem it prudent to reserve to meet any possible claims upon revenue that may not have been taken into account." The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report. Mr. KINNRRSLRY seconded the motion. _ The report was adopted, a dividend of 3s. per share declared, a vote of thanks passed to the chairman, and the meeting broke up. MALTON AND DRIFFIELD. On Saturday, the half-yearly meeting of the sharehol ders in this company were held at the office in York— the Earl of Carlisle in the chair. It appeared, from the abstract of receipts and pay ments up to the 31st of December, that the receipts, in cluding a balance of upwards of 5,0001. due to bankers, amounted to 259,8641. 4s. 9d., and•that them was a bal ance in the hands of the secretary, after the payments had been made, of 391. 4s. 2d. The balance sheet being continuous from the preceding half-yearly statements, exhibited the present financial position of the com pany ; and it was only necessary to state further the amount of the debenture debt, viz., 66,8781., the outstanding liabilities, and the remaining works to be paid for by the company. The liabilities consist of the balance of the land account, amountint , to about 16,0001., bearing interest from 2 to 4 per cent. ; the re tention money, 3,1471. ; the floating bills of the com pany, for work done and for the timber account, 10,494/. ; and the balance of 5,8751. due to the bankers. The remainder of the work, not yet included in certificates, including the stations, coal depots, and gate-houses, will probably amount to about 10,5001., making in the whole an amount of 46,0161. due from the Mahon and Driffield Railway Company, and a subscription of 35,000/. for the Thirsk and Malton line ; so that the whole liabilities of the company came within 81,0161. To meet these claims there is a balance of unexhausted borrowing powers of 13,122/., and the issue of 4,000 shares, representing 80,000/. ; making together the sum of 93,1221. Tho report was adopted without discussion. PARIS AND ROUEN. The half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of this company took place last Saturday, in one of the large rooms of the terminus at the Rue d'Amsterdam— M. de L'Espee, the president, in the chair. Near him were seated the following directors :—Viscount Duchatel, Sir John Easthope, Bart., M. C. Laffitte, Mr. Chaplin, 'Mr. W. Reed, M. de Kersaint, and Mr. G. Blount. M. TIIIBAUDEAU, the secretary, read the report : This document gives a very favourable account of the profess of the undertaking during the last half-year. The establishment account, which had, on the 30th of Juno last, amounted to 67,292,495 f. 53f., had been increased 128,539 f. 37c. by the establishment of new sidings, changes in the stations of the Batignolles, Meulan, &c., and changes in the working stock. That expense had been diminished by 31,207 f. 45c. by the sale of land, &c., leaving the total amount, up to the 31st of December, 1852, at 67,389,827 f. 450. The receipts during the half-year ending at the date just stated, were 5,573,718 f. 52c. ) 3;290,699f. 54-c. and the expenses 2,274,018 f. 98c. The net profit was to be thus distributed : —Sum kept back for the sinking fund 12,500 f. Oc. Interest to shareholders for 00 six months 9,00 f. Oc. A tenth of the surplus, 1,361,518 f. 98c. for the projectors' shares 130,151 f. 89c. Total to deduct 1,048,651 f. 89c. Leaving a remainder of 1,225,367 f. 90. Of which the sum of 36,000 f. to be given to the Dieppe Company, for the 10th part coming to it in the share of the annual dividend over and above 45f. for each Rouen share Leaving 1,189,367f. 9c. To this sum be added the interest for six months 900,000f. N. And the balance from the preceding six months 2,855f. 74c. Giving a total of . or 29f. per share. .2,092,222 f. 83c The accounts were then approved of ; the dividend of 291. per share voted, payable at the offices of the com pany, on and after the Ist of February. The CHAIRMAN—There now only remains for us to draw by last fifty-five shares, to be repaid for the gradual reimbursement of the social capital. This having been done the proceedings then terminated. THE EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH. —It is not gen era lly ]mown that th e b r i de of the Emperor Napoleon 111 3 c e t i o v n e t d i oh,e rwiwith her sister, education in the present p England. When ucah Duchess of girl, MC Al ll b r l a g e , : were pupils at a highly respectable establishment at Bristol. iM a ß t it t e h il e 4 rlo . ugl?, w SUICIDEaIhe held dT an A inquest O n To S i a l t in u g rd to a n y fpn M rk r ; Hornsey, on Mr. Fredk. Wey, aged 6G, late of the firm of Lock and Wey, merchants, Gutter-lane, Cheap side, who destroyed himself under th e following determined si ' cir cumstance :—Mr. Fredk. Leonard, deceased's nephew, said he resided with his uncle, at 4, Tollington-park. On Thursday afternoon witness was alarmed by hearing a noise in deceased's room, a n d upon rushing e n up he found the door locked. Fearing that something hadi happened he immediately burst open the door, when he was horrified to see deceased lying on the floor weltering in his blood, and his head nearly severed from his body by a razor which lay by his side. That morning the deceased had been to town to sign a deed for the dissolution of partnership. For some time past he was in a state of great excitement, could not sleep at night, and complained much of his head, for which he was medically treated. After hearing further corroborative evidence the jury retired, and, after con siderable deliberation, returned the following verdict : " Deceased committed suicide, but what was the state of his mind at the time there is no evidence to prove." THE VINES OF PRUSSIA.—It appears from a recent official return that the quantity of land in Prussia culti vated with vines is about 50,000 En g lish acres, and the produce in wine nearly six millions of imperial gallons, MARKET NEWE-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The trade for wheat in the whole of the country markets hold on Saturday was in a very depressed state, at a decline in the quotations of fully is. per quarter. There was less inquiry for barley, the value of which had a downward ten dency. Malt was held at full prices; but oats, beans, peas, and flour moved off heavily on somewhat easier terms. In the various continental markets, the amount of busi ness doing on English account of late has been very mode rate. In prices, however, no material change has taken place. Advices from the United States are to the effect that holders of wheat and flour were firm in their de mands. The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week were on the increase. From abroad we received 52,357 quarters of wheat ; 15,486 barley ; 46,755 oats ; 2,707 beans; 2,722 peas; 540 tares; 3,358 linseed ; 1,350 rape seed ; 181 sundry seeds ; 1,399 sacks of flour. Fresh up, to-day, the arrivals of wheat from Essex and Kent, coastwise, were but moderate—those from the East coast, very limited. By land carriage, the supply of that grain was trifling ; nevertheless, the show of samples of red and white—chiefly the refuse of last week, and in mostly'in very inferior condition—was tolerably good. As the attendance of millers was comparatively small, the de mand for all kinds of wheat of home produce was in a very depressed state. However, the few fine samples on show realised last Monday's prices ; but all other kinds were quite is. per quarter lower, without a clearance being effected. There were very few inquiries for forward delivery sam ples, although the growers were disposed to accept rather lower terms. With foreign wheat we were somewhat extensively sup plied ; but tho quality of last week's imports was by no means first-rate. Good heavy samples were ,held at full currencies ; but all other kinds met a very dull inquiry, and must be considered the turn in favour of buyers. . The arrival of floating cargoes off the coast has increased. The business doing in them was limited in the extreme, at barely stationary prices. The aggregate supply of barley was large. Really fine malting samples changed hands slowly, at late rates ; but grinding and distilling sorts were exceedingly heavy, at a decline in the quotations of fully is. per guar Ler. • We were well supplied with malt, which sold slowly, at late currencies. —.--- The supply of oats being very extensive, the oat trade ruled heavy, at a decline of quito 6d. por quarter. The sale for beans was very inactive, at previous quota• tions. In peas next to nothing was doing. Flour, the supply of which was good, ruled heavy, at barely late prices. Several parcels of flour and oats were forwarded to Aus tralia last week. ' UTIRRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kont, Red •• .. new 40s to 48s old 45s 593 Ditto, White new 44s 533 Ditt0........ old 498 603 Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, old 47s 53s Ditto ,new •• 873 47s Rye—Old ............ 318 328 New .... •• 31s 338 =arley—Grinding.•• •• 253 28s Malting . •• •• 30s 33. Chevalier•• •• • •• 31s 363 kialt—Saffolkand Nor folk.• • • •• 543 58s 3rown .•• •• •• .......• 46s 52s Kingston and Ware 53s 60$ Malt—Chevalier .• • • 61s to 63s Oats Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feed 16s 22s Potato ...... 2la 21, Youghal and Cork Black. ••• • • . 163 248 Cork, White ..... 16R 253 Scotch, Feed •• .. 218 25i Beans—Tick ....... 324 34s Pigeons 35, 40+ Peas—Grey .. •• •• •• 31s 35. Maple ..• • • •• •• 33s 36s White.. •• • •• • • 33, 37' Boilers •• .. •• •• MI 41s Flour—Town-made ..• 4I s 461 Suffolk ••••• • • • • • 32s 3•i Stookta & Norfolk 32s Us SMITHFIELD. The imports of foreign stock into London, last week, were seasonably good—the total supply amounting to 3,219 head. During the same period in 1852 they amounted to 2,446 ; in 1851, 2,651; in 1850, 454 ; in 1849, 1,350 ; and in 1848, 443 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. 232 474 ... From Hamburgh ... Ostend — ... Harlingen 512 ... Antwerp — ... Rotterdam 321 ... Amsterdam Total . 354 ... - 892 ... 219 - 556 ... 2,232 -.- Calves. Pigs. 55 ... - 365 ... 3 428 ... The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. .852 640 ... 1,477 ... ... 321 ... 8 .851 564 ... 1,912 ... ... 350 ... 25 840 5l ... 200 .., _. 203 ... —. 849 ...... . 369 ... 799 "„ -- ... 182 ". -- .848 132 ... 298 ... ••• 23 ... The show of foreign stock in to-day's market was moderately extensive for the time of year , but its general quality was by no means good. From our own grazing districts, tho receip ts . of beasts fresh up to-day were on the increase, and in good con dition. The supply from Scotland was extensive. Not withstanding that the attendance of buyers was large, and the weather favouraMo for slaughtering, the beef trade ruled heavy, at a decline in the prices obtained mi Monday last of 2d per 8 lbs ; the extreme value of the best lots being 4s per 8 lbs, and a total clearance was not effected. The bullock arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, amounted to 1,800 Scots, shorthorns, &c. • from other parts of England, 600 Herefords, runts, Dawns, &c. ; and, from Scotland, 1,00 horned and polled Scots, chiefly per railway. The supply of sheep on offer was again very limited. For all breeds the demand ruled active, but no actual advance took place in the quotations. The primest old Downs readily produced 5s per 8 lbs. There were several pens of shorn sheep in the market, and which sold at is per 8 lbs beneath those in the wool. Although the supply of calves was tolerably good, the veal trade was active, at Friday's improvement in prices. The primest calves were worth 5s per 8 lbs. We had a fair sale for pigs, at late currencies. he carcaso. s. d. s. d. Prime Southdown 4 10 5 0 Largo tree. calves 3 8 4 6 Prime small do 4 8 5 0 Largo hogs 210 3 6 Small porkers 3 8 4 0 Suckling calves 20 0 24 0 Quarter old pigs 19 0 24 0 Beasts Sheep Calves FORRION SUPPLY. 539 1,270 198 Pigs 3 6 2 10 :3 2 :1 10 4 2 3 8 3 0 3 8 4 0 4 4 TIM PEACE CONFERENCE AT DIANCHESTEI?. The second day's business opened on Thursday morn ing at the Corn Exchange, Manchester. There was a numerous attendance. The Rev. Dr. DAVIDSON, Professor of Theology, in the Lancashire Independent College, Vice-Chairman of the Conference, said that war was opposed to the autho rity of the Gospel, to reason, justice, and humanity. He did not trouble himself because they were as yet in a minority, since their cause was good and true. JAMES BELL, Esq., M.P. for Guildford, moved the following resolution :—" That the present system of governing India and the colonies of this country having a direct tendency to foster a military spirit, to encourage an extravagant military expenditure, and to involve the nation in a constant succession of dishonourable and cruel wars with the native races, eminently unfavourable to the true progress of religion, civilisation, and commerce, this conference is of opinion that the whole system ought to undergo a speedy and thorough revisal." Mr. le. F. COLLINS seconded the resolution. He said we talked of having been at peace for the last 36 years, and yet, all that time, we had been carrying on small aggressive wars in every quarter of the globe. (Cheers.) The Rev. HENRY RICHARD said, that the whole and sole cause of the war which we are now waging in Bur mah, and which is costing 50,0001. per month, was an insult 'offered to the dignity of a fourth or fifth-rate British officer, in keeping him a quarter of an hour out side the court of the Governor of Rangoon. We have there about 20,000 men, and above twenty vessels of war. How did this arise ? It arose from the fact that we are in almost all parts of the world represented by military men ; and so it was, that wren some small officer got his dignity insulted, he involves the whole of this great empire in war, and we hear nothing of it till we are called upon to vote thanks in the House of Commons, and give peerages to those parties who had been carry ing on these wars so unrighteously. (Loud applause.) The Rev. FRANCIS TUCKER, of Manchester, supported the resolution. Mr. RICHARD ALLEN, of Dublin, in support of the re solution, said he believed the world was rightly pro gressing. Although despotism seemed exalting itself, and riveting its chains more and more closely, yet he believed liberty was dawning, and would ere long burst forth more brilliant than ever. Those who imagined that the nations of the continent were u ~c h behind us in their appreciation of liberty were much mistaken. (Cheers.) - The resolution was then carried. Mr JOSEPH STURGE, of Birmingham, moved :—" That this conference would encourage the Peace Congress committee to hold a congress at some suitable time and place on the continent of Europe during the present year." _ _ _ - The resolution was seconded by Mr. SUTER. The Rev. J. BURNETT spoke in suppbrt of the resolu tion, and said the friends of peace would certainly have a conference during this summer upon the continent, in the midst of some one of those foreign nations of whom we were so much afraid ; but it was not yet settled where they should meet. ine more we looked into the camp of our enemy, he was sure the more should we feel that we were mistaken in thinking there was an enemy there. (Cheers.) _ _ . The resolution having been carried by acclamation, the sixth resolution was moved by ' Mr CHARLES GILPIN, who said he now witnessed with high gratification the presence of a body of five or six ' hundred delegates from various parts of the empire—men representing, in their particular localities and circles, much social and political influence. He had thought the Peace Society were keeping silence too long, while the post horns of all Europe and America had been filled with the praises of a departed warrior. Mr. Gilpin then made some reflections on the funeral of the Duke of Wellington, which, he said, was a triumph of uphols tery, but there was no mouring there ; although he had nothing to say against the Duke of Welling ton individually ' • he was, perhaps, a good representa tive of the sword. He observed that their opponents had taken advantage of the death of the Duke of Wellington. Mr. Gilpin then moved the following resolution : "That in the judgment of this conference, the recent law passed for the enrolment of the militia was unneces sary and impolitic ; and as its inevitable effects will be to derange the habits and demoralise the character of a large portion of the community, to interfere with the requirements of industry and labour, and to spread among the people military tastes and habits, which can not fail to act perniciously on the national character, the conference recommends that strenuous efforts should be made to procure its immediate repeal." The peace party had taken an active part out of doors in opposing the progress of this Militia Bill, and had issued certain placards or handbills in reference to it ; and at the top of these bills they put the picture of a man being flogged —it having been refused, in the House of Commons, to do away with the punishment of flogging in the militia. Now, it was found that those handbills produced consi derable effect in the community—it was found that they interfered with the work of the recruiting sergeants ; and they were rather inconvenient to the powers that be ; and, therefore, there had been, and there were, four of their friends, in different parts of the country, who were at this hour the subjects of a Government prosecution for displaying those bills, and for circulating them. (Hear.) Why, upon this platfoim there was one of the victims, Nicholas Withers. He had showed a bill in his window, and he was threatened with a Government prosecution. There was one man at the present time, he believed, imprisoned because he could not find bail on this charge. Well, when the Peace Society heard of this, they could not allow innocent men to suffer for what they had done. He (Mr. Gilpin) thoroughly approved of its circular, and, therefore, he was very glad to be one of a number who wrote a letter to Mr. Secretary Walpole, telling him that the handbills were simply what the Peace So ciety had been in the habit of distributing for a number of years—that, if he was disposed to go to law, he had better proceed against the members of the Peace Society, and not against poor bill stickers and tradesmen. (Cheers.) Mr. Secretary Wilpole never took the trouble to acknowledge that letter. When Lord Palmerston came into power, a copy of the letter was sent to him. Lord Palmerston replied, "That he could not enter into any discussion with Mr. Richard on the principles of the Peace Society." (A laugh.) If Lord Palmerston thought those trials were to go by default, or that, because some of these victims were poor men, they would be overridden by county magistrates, he was mistaken. (Cheers.) Those trials should all be brought up to the city of Lon don ; the people of England and the world should know of this onslaught on the liberty of the press. (Cheers.) The first counsel of the land should be engaged to defend their cause ; and it would be seen whether a professedly liberal Government, coalition though they be, would venture to attack the press of England. In a subsequent part of his speech, Mr. Gilpin stated, that at a meeting held at the Palatine Hotel, on Thursday, it was decided that 10,0001. should be raised for this agitation, and four gentlemen put down their names for 5001. a piece. One gentleman, this morning, had 300/. ; two had promised 2501 . each five, 2001. ; • , 50/. ; and two, 251. put down his name for , ve Mr. Charles Hindley, the Rev. N. Hall, Rev. J. Sibree, the Rev. B. Parsons also supported the resolu tion, which was unanimously passed. Mr. GEORGE THOMPSON, of Bristol, moved " That this conference recommends that a deputation be now ap pointed to wait upon the Ri g h t Hon. the Earl of Aber deen, her Majesty's Prim e Mi nister, to represent to his lordship the sentiments of thi s congress, on the subject of the great military establi s h ments of Europe, and to an present bditriie T t m o Heo h eß i ti s iAn l sg o s r o d N s hip of Bolton, addres s. olton, secon d e d the resolution, concluded ab out three o ' clock. , o TILE PEACE CONGRESS AT MANCHESTER.—The pro ceedings of this congress concluded on Friday evening with a great aggregate meeting at the Free Trade Hall, which was attended by a large number of persons amounting, it is stated, to between 5,000 and 6,000 M r . M. Gibson, Mr. Cobden, and Mr. Bright ad: dressed the meeting. Mr. G. Wilson, the chairman, announced that the subscription to the 10,000/. fund had reached 4,5251. THE DEAN'S DAUGHTER ; OR, THE DAYS WE LIVE IN. By Mrs. Gore. 3 vols.—The novel reader who entrusts a few hours of his leisure to Mrs. Gore, makes a safe venture. He is sure to be pleased. A brilliant style, an intimate acquaintance with the mode of life of the classes she describes, a dashing flow of dialogue, with a skilful juxtaposition of incidents, make three volumes from this authoress's pen a luxurious treat for a literary Sybarite. The " Dean's Daughter" will doubtless be one of the most successful books of the season. It abounds in all those beauties which have hitherto dis tinguished Mrs. Gore's novels, and is equal, if not supe rior to them in many other respects. The management of the incidents of the story is as clever as ever. The style is as brilliant, the satire as keen, and the conversa tion as flowing as in the best of her works.—Daily MUM SUDDEN DEATH OF THE EARL OF TYRCONNELL, G.C.H., —We have to announce the sudden demise of the above nobleman, on Wednesday last, at Kipling Park, York shire, from an attack of apoplexy. Hi s lordship was John Delaval Carpenter, Earl of Tyrconnell, on the peerage of Ireland, and was born 1790 • he succeeded to the title on the death of his brother, the third earl in 1812. His lordship married in 1817, the only daughter of Robert Crowe, Esq., of Kiplin, by whom he has left no issue, and the title has become extinct. Two earl doms, and one viscounty (Lord Melbourne having died on Saturday) having thus become extinct within the last few days. 20 20 10 St. 20 20 SO 20 r e i a s g e e c o o n f d , or, as it i s ca ll e d an old couple, who had been already united for fifty-three y ears, took place in A Ge G rm Eß a 3 n l y A , N the T RA g G o E l d r' en . — m T a r h a few days since at a small Prussian villag e of Naswiller, a short distance from the frontier. The religious cere mony took place in the church of Merlebach, in Franco, after which the party proceeded back to Naswiller to partake of the wedding feast. During the evening a trial of skill in singing was proposed, after which three brothers who were annoyed at being beaten fell on the man who had been declared the victor, and after beating him severely with their fists stabbed hint through the heart with a knife. They then ran off, but two of them were soon arrested, and the third was found hanging in a wood quite dead. BREEDING HORSES IN FRANCE. --At the last sitting of the Paris congress of the delegates of the various learned societies, the question under consideration was the breeding of horses for agricultural purposes. The repre sentatives of Normany and of the Limousin \ were agreed in saying that the cross of E ng li sh blood from race horses had sensibly altered the fine qualities of the French race, and that if the evil was beginning to bo repaired in Normandy, the case w as very different in the Limousin. Several speakers dwelt on the necessity of soliciting from the Government and from the local ad ministrations every measure which could lead to the im provement of the race of horse 4 intended for agricultural purposes, 25 25 St. 50 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 31, 1853. THE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. Paid I RAILWAYS. Closing Price This day. Aberdeen Ambg. Nottng. Bost & Eastn. Junct..., Birmg. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Laucsh. & Cheshire Junet Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £2O Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blackrock and Passage Dublin&Belfast June Dundee Perth&Abcr deen Junction Do. New East Anglian (~+:25 L and E. k L. & D.) Do. Do. (18/. E.& IL) Eastern Counties Eastern Union, Class A. (late E. U. Sh.) 'Do., do Do., B. and C East Lancashire East & West Ind. Dk & Birming. June 100 Edinburgh& Glasgow 1,•, Ediu. and Pochlea 100 - Edin. Prth. &Dundee 100 Glasgow &S. Western 100 Great Northern Stk 100 IDo., A. Stock 100 IDo. , B. Stock 100 ,Great Southern and --- Western (Ireland) 100 Great Western 11 Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 11 1 Do., Thirds 100 I Lancash.& Yorkshire 15 Po., Fifths 11/ Do., Wst. Riding Un all Leeds Northern all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt all 'London & Blackwall 3 'Load. Tilb. & Sthend. 100 iLond. Brigt. & S. Cat. 100 ;London &N. Western 12 Do., Fifths. 1 D0.,£10 Sh.M.&B. C 100 London &S. Western 424'D0., £5O 34 ]Do., £4O _ all Londeri7.&Coleraine all Ladndriy. & Ennisk. DO Manch. Slid. &Linoln I - 4i 'Do. , Man. & Lin. Un 100 Midland 100 Do.Birming. & Derby 471 Midland G. West.(lr.) 17 Do. i Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle 100 Newmarket 3 Do. Bury Extension. 16 Newp. Aberg.&Hftd. 7i Newry & Enniskillen all. Newry, Warrenpoint, and Restrevor Norfolk Do., New Northn. Counties Un 5 North British North Devon, No. 1 I Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westin. June Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg Do., L. & N. w es t n Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby.&Hereford Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do Halves do Do Oswestry Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York sh. River Dun Do.' Stockton & Hartlepl Thames Haven Dock and Railway' Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford& Limerick West Cornwall Wimbledon&Croydn Woodford York Newctl. &Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G. N. E. Purchase York & N. Midland.. 100 81 281 -- 291' 61 -- 61 104 -- 101 61 -64 d 21 - 22 3 2 d 107 109 63 634 22 224 17 173 1 d par) - 5i- 5R I 3k -- 12i - 12 - 55 - 60 76 - 78 Rd- ip 26 - 28 GO - 62 74 -75 i 39 - 41 117 - 119 1103 - 6i - 88 - Business doue this day. Per Sibs by s. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts ...2 Bto 2 10 Second quality ...3 0 3 1 Primo large oxen 3 4 3 6 Primo Scots, &c. 3 8 4 0 Inferior sheep ...3 8 310 Second quality ...4 0 4 4 Primo crso.-wlled.4 6 4 8 TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep 17,720 Calves 236 Pigs 250 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, Feb. 2, 1852, and this day, Monday, Jan. 31, 1853. 81bo, to sink the orals. Feb. 2, 1852. s. d. s. d. 2 4to 2 6 28 3 0 Jan.3l, 1853 s. d. a. d. 2 Bto 2 10 30 3 2 34 3 6 38 4 0 13 8 3'lo 40 4 4 46 4 8 410 5 0 38 4 6 14 8 5 0 ;2 10 3 6 13 8 4 0 4,645 17,720 Coarso and inferior beasts ... ... Second quality ditto ... ... ... yilmo lame of 3 2 Prime Seas, &a Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality ditto Prime coarse woolled ditto ... Primo Southdown ditto 3 4 Largo coarse calves 210 3 6 Prime small ditto ... ... 3 S 310 Large hogs ... ... 2 0 3 6 Neat small porkers ... 3 8 310 Beasts... ... ... 4,176 Sheep ... ... 18,990 Calves... ... ... 161 Pigs ... ...280 SUPPLIES ox SALE, Feb. 3, 1851.—Beasts, 3, 19,100 ; calves, 69; pigs, 295. Feb. 4,lBso.—Beasts, 3,688 ; sheep, 16,020 ; calves, 69 ; pigs, 205. 892 ; sheep, NESTGATE AND LEADENHALL. Notwithstanding that these markets continuo to be well supplied with each kind of meat, the general demand is steady, at fully last week's prices. Per 81bs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 2 4 2 8 Do.,midclling 2 10 3 0 Do., prime large 3 2 3 4 Do., do. small —.3 4 3 6 Pork, large 2 8 3 0 s. d. s. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 Do.,middling 3 8 4 0 Do., prime 4 2 4 6 Veal 3 4 4 8 Pork, small 3 2 4 0 BOROUGH HOP. Our market continues firm for all new hops. In the quotations we have no change to notice. The supply on offer is small. Mid and East Kent pockets, 90s to 150 s; Weald of Kent, 90s to 108 s ; Sussex, 92s to 105 s per cwt. WOOL. There still continues- an active inquiry for English wool, notwithstanding that shearing has been already commenced in some districts, and prices are well supported. Foreign and Colonial qualities, owing to the approzching public sales, command very little attention. Last week's imports were, 261 bales from the Cape, 583 from Port Beaufort, 380 from Hamburgh, 19 from Antwerp, and 1,058 from Portland Bay. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Coastwise and per railway the arrival of potatoes, last week, were tolelrably extensive, but of very inferior quality. The imports were extensive, viz., 350 tons from Rotterdam, 109 ditto from Dieppe, 302 from Dunkirk, 696 from Rouen, 198 from Calais, 198 from Gravelines, and 8 baskets from Amsterdam. Really fine qualities are in good request, and again dearer; other kinds are a dull sale. York Regents, 95s to 160 s perLincolnshire ditto, 75s to 1108; Scotch ditto, 85s to 105 s ; Ditto Reds, 75e to 85s ; French Whites, 753 to 85s ; Dutch, 60s to 70s. SEEDS. A moderate business is doing in Black Sea linseed, ex ship, at 518 Gd ; and Calcutta, 51s to 51s 6d per quarter. Floating cargoes of Black Sea aro worth 52s 6d to 535. For shipment est summer the price is 448. Rape scarce, and East Indi n a is held at 50s per quarter. Cakes very firm, and rape are worth 5/ to 5/ 5s per ton. Turnip,White, per bush. 8 s to Its Carraway, new ...... 38s 41s Swede • • 108 12$ Coriander, new .... •• lOs 12s Mustard, Brown •.• • .. 7s 9s Ifempseed, per quarter 32s 35s White, new.. • 7s Od lOs Linseed, Eng• Sowing.. 58s 62s Tares,Wlnter, new.. .. 4s 6d ssod Crushing .. 49; 54s Spring ........ •OsOdOs Od Baltic ••••.. • • .. 49s 523 Canary, per quarter • . 45s 47s Odessa •• .. •• • • 498 538 Rye grass.. • • .... 283 Sts Linseed Cak e, pr. ton— Clover, itedEnr,. (cwt.) 33s I,os English ••.91 04 White .- • • .... •• 58$ 50s Foreign, per ton 71 lOs Foreign w 2 6383 3 s 50s 0 Rape Cakes, pr ton 51 Os White.... 378 498 itapeseed,NeW, pr I st. 2110, Trefoil, 10,5 s 10:5s hi 51 14 24:0s TALLOW. Our market continues heavy, and we have to report a further decline in the quotations. To-day P.Y.C., on the spot, is at from 44s 9d to 45s per cwt. For delivery during the las e i three months we have sellers at 455. Town tallow is 44s per cwt net cash ; rough fat, 2s 6d per 8 lbs. 1849. 1850. 1851. 1852. • Stock this day ......1 36,472 , 43,3741 47,830 Price of Y. C.:....£ t o 39 o s os ° o d d Delivery last week .. 2,166 1,487 2,372 3g o s s Od od to 3Ls s 9d 9, t l o Ditto from June 1.... 72,167 67,375 68,524 Arrivals last week ~ 1,771 2,714 570 Ditto from Jtwe 1.... 10 ,136 85,274 90,334 Prlco of Town .... 423 Od 39$ ad 39$ 6d 56,770 36s Od I to 006 Od 2,496 75,550 20 95,786 898 6(1.1 43,664 44s 9d to 45s Od 2,338 70,782 2,254 73,818 46s 6d 18i 100 100 all 176 all 10 100 100 100 100 100 G9'. 8; 11~ i\ 5545 PREFERENCE SHARES. Aberdeen. Do., No. 2, 7 p. c Bris. p. c. St, Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO (Chester & Holyhead Guar. 54 per cent. Cork&Bandons4 p.c. Dundee, Perth, and . _ Aberdeen Junction E. Aug. (705.) 6 p. c. Do. (£5), 7 per cent. Do. (.£7 178), 7. p et. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2 Do., New 6 p. c. St Eastern Uniou Scrip Guar. 6 per cent East Laucash. 6 p.cts Edinb. Prth.& Duud Glasgow & S. Western Guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c., Redeem at 10 p. c. prem , Gt.S outhn. & Westn (Ireland) Eights... Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) Great Western, fixed 4i per cent Lan. & York. P. £2O Do., 6 p. C., Stock London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref. 5 p. c., St Do. Convertible, 5 p c., 1852 Do. New.Guar. 6 P.C London & S. Western, Con. Thirds Londondeny & Coler. A Shares Londndry-. & Ennisk. i Shares ...:.... Manch., Shef. ,& Lin., i Shares, No. 1 Do., New, £lO Do., £6 ....... Marypt. & Carl. 4 p. c, Do. 4i per cent Do Mid. Consol. 6 p.c.St. IDo. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent Do. Prof. 41 percent. Norfolk Extension Do. Guar. 5A per ct. Do. Waveney Valley 5 per cent North British North Staffordshire.., Oxford, Worcester, Sr.' Wolverh. X 15,6 p. c. Do. 'Shrewsbury & Birm, New Guaranteed... Shrewsby. & Chester Nor.W. (Min), 3 p.c. Do. 5i per cent. South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) f£l Os. 6d. S.Yorksh. 4p. c. Guar. Waterfd.&Kilk. 6p. c. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 4 p.c. Prof Do York & N. Midland H. & S. Purchase... FORE: Nntwrp. &Rotterdam Belgian Eastn. Junct. Charleroi & Erquelin Dijon and Besancon Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension...... Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of Franc Gt. Westn. of Canada Shares 1 Lucca and Pistoja, 6 per cont. prof .5 Luxembourg XI Do. (Railway) 2 Do. Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. cent. pref. Lyons & Mediterrau Madras Maria Antonia Do. Now gainur & Liege (wit interest Do. (ex interest) Northern of France , Do. 20/. 3 p. c. Bds (finy.B.&Ams.Shs.j Norwegian Truk. Frei Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg Paris Caen &Cherbrg. Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse Do. 5. per cent. pref Southern of France Upper India Scrip West Flanders Do. 5A per c. Pref... Western of France... West. of Switzerland, Now .... . - 109 - 104 - 3$ - 14 - 1 p 1 - 1 p - 14 18A - 19 3 - 31 126 - 128 .12 - 114 - 9 61 -7. i P .07 - 109 P - I' .50 -152x,1 ah 4 I) 8 - SA 131 - 13/ 9 - 10 11 - 11 1 .1 -- i ... - ... 151 153 P 221 23xd 5 . 6 2 -2; 103 - 105 25A - 26 lf - lip 11 - 114 174 —17 i 1 p 16 17 par p 26 -26 i 19 - 20 id- ip 103 - 105 1 5i - 51 par —i pull JUN. 1 d 13i —14 i gr-161 P N 1. 2 p 2 —24 p idis— p par -- Ipl 4 4 —l4 11 1 —la i dis —lop 2 2i p ... - • . 8 - - 74 132' - 33 13/ - 141 8- 9 . 13f 14 p 38 39 38 39 29i 29} : 3 i 4 p par— P 9 18i --9 i 19 VI —2 P * 4i -- 5 g A d 5f p Id par 1 d all 1 all 7 15 44 29 10 all 64 3 n 3 SA - 12i a i 754 41 40 118 19 10 19 104 838 12A p 78 74 101 1333 1 105 i 5 120 191120 [f 19i 15 90884 9 29 i 77 6i i A I 90 121 p 78 —4/ d 2i d 161 8 104 121 p 1 p 1 4 d 20i 31 19i - 30 - 3i - 76i - 45 - 50 - 52 2- 3' 2 - 81— 8/ 53 -- 55 7h— 8 3 -- 2i cr 34 -- 35 6/ -- 6i d 2 11 E d i 41 4 d 8 311 4s p 49 50 96 08 63 65 68 70 70 - 80 18 20 9 10 14 15 3 d 22 23 77 78 36 38 13 —13 A 4 41 2 - 24 14 - 15 - 27 - 28 9 - P - 68. -69 A 7i_ 70\ 54 5251 35 4i 5 77i 8 7 37 127. 8 1044 5 1 104 10 " 32j 88 231 29iii 9i 9 4 9 6b Pin LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. S hr. Paid. RAILWAYS. Leasing Closing Prices Business Compaus. this day. this day. 50 all Bedford and Loudon & Bletchley.... N. West 304 all Birm. & Oxfd. guarantee.... Gt.Westn 30 31xd x d 304 all Do. withoutgr Do 294 —3o4xd 304 all Birm. Wolv. dr Dudley guar. Do 3O 31 304 all Do.wthtguar. Do 29 30 St. 100 Buckghamsh. L.&N.W. 108 110 50 all Clydesdale Jc. Caledon 53 54 St. 100 E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Gt.Nrthn. 149 151 25 all Glstr.& Du.Fr Gt.Wcstn 324 —33{ x d x d 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New. Railway & Bcrw. I 50 all Hull & Selby Y. & NMd 113 115 25 all Do. 4 Shares. Do 564 574 121 all Do. 4 Shares. Do 27 23 131 all Lon.&Greenw l S. Eastern 14 14} x d 20 all Do. Preference Do 251 26 20 all Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Norfolk 194 20 20 all Do. 6 per ct. Do 23 25 54 all Manch. Bxtn. L.& N. IV and Matlock & Midld 3 34 50 all 51idcllesbro' & Stekton & nedear, Darlingt.l 103 all Midld.Bradfd Midland.. 107 A 1034 103 50 all Northern and Easternsp.c. E. Count. 64 66 50 all Do. 6 per ct. Do 50 all Do. Fixecls p e i Do — 25 all Prest. & WyreL. & &Ln&Yk 121 111 Do. 4 Shares. Do - pm St. 100 Royan.& Hit. Gt Northn 152 154 St. 100 Do.Shepth.St D 0... 152 154 25 18a Shef.E,oth.and Lancash& Goole g. sp. c. Yorksh. . 12 94 S. Staffordsh. M.MClean d 50 all Wear Valleygr Stockt. & 6 per cent... Darlingt. 25 all Do Do 3li 324 St. 100 Wilts&Somrst GtWestn 1024 —103 i MINES. 1 all Agua Fria 10s all Anglo Californian 1 pl 4 10 2 Australasian ll —2/ p 20 5 Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera par 4 p 14 1 all Australian Freehold. d— 4p 1 1 all Ave Maria 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) par p 1 all British Austrin. Gold / pll 1 20 13.5 British Iron 3 —lO p 35 244 Brazilian Imp. (issued at .£5 pm.) 3 4 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiaba 11 —2l 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 29 —3O 4 all Carson's Creek par 40 all Cobro Copper 4l —43 5 1 Colonial Gold 2l —2l p 31 14 Copiapo 6 7 St. all CopperMinersof Eng — 25 all Do. Preference 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co 2 —l4 d 20 all General 154 --164 2 all Great Nugget Vein 3 —31 p 41 3 all Great Polgooth l/ —ls p 1 all Lake Bathurst 4 d-1 1 all Liberty p 11 1 all Loud. &Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co — ad ai 1 a ll Mariquita 4d— p x all 10 9 Mexican &S. Americ 44 —5 xd 1 all New Granada - g P 1 4 1 all Nouveau Mondo l—lt p 2 4 1 all Port Philip ll —llp 21 / 1 all Quartz Rock par— p 1 50 all Rhymney Iron 23 —25 15 Do. New 7 8 30 101 Santiago do Cuba 7 8 1 all South Australian ld— par 1 10 7 Tin Croft ll —l2 28 all United Mexican 7 8 74 1 all Waller l4 2 p 24 1 all West Granada 1 g 1 all West Mariposa d par 1 all Yuba 4 - P JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia I 80 -- 82 814 50 all British N. American , 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 4 1 r 33 100 25 Colonial. — 100 20 Commercial of Lon don ... 4 English Scottish and Australian 1 —14 p 20 74 Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 50 20 London and County ... 50 10 London Joint Stock 100 20 Loud. & Westminster ... 100 35 NationalProv.ofEng. 20 10 Do. New — 50 224 National of Ireland ... 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation. — 25 5 Do. New — 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 10 all Do. New — ' 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp. Co.. ... 25 25 South Australia 45 48 25 all Union of Australia 73 74 734 3 . . 21 Do. New 8 10 50 10 Union of London — 40 all Union of Madrid MISCELLANEOUS. 100 35 ( Australian Agricult 230 240 240 35 30 20 4 Austrlasu.Pc 10 5 , Australn. Royal Mail ... 38 1, Brit. Americu. Land 100 32 1 Canada — 5 5 a Crystal Palace — 4 2 Crystal Pal. of Franco 20 1 Eastern Steam — 1 1 Electric. Teleg. of Ir — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat — 1(10 50 General Screw Steam ... 52 3 20 24 Irish Beetroot Sugar 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 2 Netherlands Laud__ 20 24 N rth .of Europe Steam 50 all Peninsular &Oriental 50 25 Do. Do. ICO 60 Royal Mail Steam 25 25 South AUstral. Lan d' 48 50 1 1 Submar. Telegraph 5 2 Universal Emigration and Colonisation . 100 284 Tan Diemen's Land—, 15 17 164 15 16i 15 LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Jan. 31.—Wind at Noon, S.W. Light airs, and hazy. _ _._ ___. . __ _ DEAL; Jan. 30.—Wind, N.W. from W. by S. Arrived —Talbot, Bahia ; Princess, do. ; Moultan, New York. Ar rived from the River—Anne Cropper, Melbourne ; Malacca, Monte Video. Arrived from the River and sailed—British Isles, for Demerara ; Ruckors, St. Vincent ; Laura, Neas and St. Kitts ; David Lyon, Jamaica. COWES, Jan. 30.—Arrived—Anna Maria, Demerara. SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 30.—Wind, E.N.E., to N.W. Sailed—Ann (s), Sydney. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 30.—Wind, S.B.W. Arrived—Pa triotess, Arica ; Ameiica (s), Boston. Sailed—Nelson, for Wilmington ; Ashburton, New Orleans ; Win. Tucker, Newfoundland ; Mary Ismay, Vera Cruz ; Chevalier, Now Orleans; Gen. Parkhill, Charleston; Athens, do. ; Angle sea, do. ; Niagara (a), Now York ; Marion, Bombay ; Gen. Blunco, Valparaiso ; Castello, New Orleans ; Rackaway, Philadelphia ; Daniel Webster, Boston. PILL, Jan. 30.—Wind, S.W. Sailed—Dahomy, Africa. DOUGLAS, (Isle of Wight.)—Sailed Uncle Tom, Austra lia. PLYMOUTH, Jan. 30.—The Brazilian packet, Cadiz to London, and the Vigilant, Newcastle to New York, are both leaky and must repair. 3lem.—The Chusan was re ported to have sailed from Plymouth, Jan. 26, for Cali fornia. NEW YORK, Jan. 17.—The Cornelius Grinnell, London to this port, was abandoned on Squambeach, 14th inst., and is full of water; passengers landed, part of cargo ex pected to be saved. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 30.—Wind, N.E. to S.W. Sailed— Roman Emperor, Mauritius ; Minerva, Rio Janiero; Ca lypso, Jamaica. gINGULAR STATEMENT.—At the Marylebone vestry meeting, held on Saturday, in a discussion which arose upon the state of the churchyard at St. John's-wood, Mr. Noades, undertaker, said that on Sundays bodies wore brought into church for funeral service in such a state that it rendered it exceedingly dangerous for per sons to attend service there in the evening. Sir P. Laurie--That is an alarming statement. How many bodies are buried in St. John's-wood churchyard on Sun days l—Mr. Noades—From 14 to 22. IV4y men, after placing bodies in the church, have often to hurry home and change their clothes, through the frightful state of these bodies. Sir Peter Laurie—lnstant measures measures should be adopted to prevent the public attend ing service, then, on the evenings of Sunday, otherwise the most fatal results may be anticipated. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Soden (undertaker) said such had been the state of St. John's-wood churchyard for the last twent y y ear n. h th a e d s s e e r e v n ice er w o a w s ds pe o r f - A he s f l o t wa ed s a o v d e is mourning relatives waiting , amidst rain and t he severest, r g t r h a e ce bo to di t e h s e Cl p b ar m is a l le, weather, nearly three quarters of an hour for the clergy man to read the service. Although a fee of 4s. 4d. was paid for each corpse, he had not seen the Rev. Mr. Braithwaite in attendance more than twenty times during his (Mr. Soden's) ORIGIN or THE HOUSE OF RUSSELL.—John Russell, a plain gentleman residing near Bridport, county of Dor set, obtained a favourable introduction to court by a piece of good fortune. The Archduke Phili p o f Austria, h av i ng encountered a violent hurricane in his passage from Flanders to Spain, was driven into Weymouth, where lie landed, and was hospitably received by Sir T si hm r o Th a s o o T la r s en T e l l . hard, a a r d g apprised e l tiem t e f court then ei of g h t l b i e o l ei r h e o u o m d *- stance, and in the interim, while waiting for instructions what course to follow, he invited his cousin Mr. Russell to wait upon the Prince. Mr. Russell proved so agree able a companion, that the Archduke desired him to accompany him to Windsor. He was then presented to the Kin4llenry VII., w h o likewise was so we ll p l ease d with Mr. Russell, that he retai • ned him as one of the gentlemen of the privy chamber. Being subsequently a companion of the Prince, he so far ingratiated himself nto his favour, that he got elevated to the peerage under the title of Baron Russell, of Cheyneys. In the next year, 1540, when the Church lands were seized, Henry gave his favourite the Abbey of Tavistock, with the exten sive possessions belonging thereto. In the next reign, Russell's star being still in the ascendant, young Edward —not 16, — gave him the monastery of Woburn. In Charles ll.'s time, William, the fifth earl, was made Duke of Bedford, LITERATURE. The Dean's Daughter ; or, The Days we Live in. By Mrs. Gore. 3 vols. Hurst and Black-ott. This work is another of Mrs. Gore's satirical sketches of modern society. Her views of the pre sent state of men and manners are far from favour able. The mean, the deceitful, and the slanderous are her types of this generation. Her motto is from Shakspere—" Thus we play the fools with the time, and the spirits of the wise sit in the clouds and mock us." But the attentive reader of these volumes will assuredly be of opinion that the cha racters pourtrayed in them were more knaves than fools, and, with the single exception of Richard Har greave, were only too wise for their own reputation. The heroine, however, is no daughter of fashion ; she was born in a quiet country parsonage, and brought up in the most raired manner. Subse quently, she was introduced to a wealthy family in the neighbourhood, who supposed her to bean heiress, and treated her with the greatest consideration. However, on her father's death the mistake was discovered, and this instantly changed their manner. Notw,ithatanding this insiAit into the hollow ness of worldly proles ion; and, although she laid claim t o a l ove of seclusion, She' fell as easily into the snares prepared for her as the most inexpe rienced girl, although married ten years. Thus, weak and unprincipled is the most pleasin , , and in teresting character ; it may, therefore, be imagined how the really disanTeeable dev e l o p s ' themselves. All must admit 'the authoress's powers of description - and her life-like delineations, but we are tempted to wish that in all the wide circles to which she introduces us, wo might find at least one exception' to her sweeping censures. However, for those who delight in beholding the vices, the follies, and the vanities of mankind held up before them as in a mirror, entertainment to an nnlimited degree is here provided. The night side of artificial existence is given to our gaze, the ornaments are all shown to be meretricious, the glitter is dross, and the merit counterfeit. Under the disguise of friendship and love the worst passions have scope for play, and the vilest plans are carried out. Mrs. Gore certainly bears testimony to the veracity of the statement that " the heart of man is deceitful and desperately wicked." As an instance of the style, the following description of a man who takes an important part in the work may be cited. Barty Tomlinson, one of the most humiliating specimens of human nature, is here introduced : "The old must remember, of their own knowledge, and the young may have been taught by novelists and dramatists (who teach more, by the way, than their scholars are apt to admit), that the toady of former days, and the parasite of other centuries, was a com plaisant, compliant creature, making its way in the world by subservience and acquiescence. It is not so now. The distinctive features of the class had grown too notorious ; the nature of the beast was apparent at a glance, and all were on their guard. At the present moment looks out, on arriving at a strange house, for the man who complains to his host that his wine is culsed, to the hostess that her childreu aro troublesome, the man who bullies the servants and overworks the horses, and, in the shape of a domestic tyrant, or, at all events, of the man universally contradictory, you will be pretty sure to find the dirty dog of the establishment. "The company of the contemned Tomlinson was otherwise appreciated than by the Fanshawes. To most country-house parties, indeed, he was considered an ao quisition. Barty Tomlinson was a man not afraid of hearing his own voice, even in interruption of the deadest silence or most august personage. He was always ready to impart information to those who knew better than himself,—to patronise his superiors,—and to go in and win from his despisers. There was nothing he would not attempt in the way of rallying the dull out of their dulness, and promoting by the discomfiture of the few the hilarity of the many. "His principal victims were his host and hostess. Lest anybody should suppose that he over-valued the venison and claret of Sir Thomas, or because aware that personal insolence often induces parvenus to set the same value upon a man which he sets upon himself, he seldom neglected an opportuntity of placing themselves and their possessions in the most depreciating light. He made it a rule to contradict all they asserted, and oppose all they desired." Agatha's Husband. By the Author of " Olive,' (tic. Chapman and Hall. 3 vols. Last year we had the pleasure of expressing our very cordial admiration for a work by this authoress, " The Head of the Family," and we are gratified. in being enabled to award similar praise to her new novel recently published. We say that we are gratified in being enabled to give praise, and it is the fact, for whatever some authors may think of the severity of critics, we can assure them that, so far as we are ourselves concerned, it affords us inexpressible gratification when justice and com mendation can go hand-in-hand, which, however, is not always the case, more e. , ipecially as far as the fashionable novels of modern days are concerned. In turning over the leaves of some three-volumed fiction, we occasional near (1 as to what possible inducement could have led the author or authoress to expend so much time and trouble in penning so many profitless pages, which will, perhaps, after months or years of preparation, only exist as many days or weeks. Many, alnicst countless, are the novels now issuing from the press, and of these how few are really worth the reading, how few are perused for a second time, how few are likely to take their places among the standard literature of the day. At the preset;; moment, however, our consideration is not called to these ephemera. The authoress of " Olive" may take a higher rank. Her books are worth the reading ; we turn back to them with pleasure, we remember them with pro, fit. Ono great reason for her success is that this authoress has a purpose in what she does. She does not take up her pen (as one might imagine to be the practice of some novelists) without knowing what she means to say. In her own heart some earnest purpose exists, and right skilfully does her hand obey the impulse so given. Beyond. this, she herself believes in what she writes ; her characters are even in her own sight not ideal creations, but real living beings. This is one of the main causes of interest in a work of fiction. If the author cannot invest his heroes and heroines with individuality in his own estimation, how can he expect to give them an existence in the imagi nation of his readers It is a fact become prover bial, that only he who believes can lead captive the belief of others ; only lie who feels can excite the sympathy of many hearts. The authoress of this work, we can well imagine, looked with a pitying tenderness on the passionate sorrows of Katharine Ogilvy, and followed with admiring interest the patient struggles of the gentle 'Olive ; but her latter works are our especial favourites ; and we can fancy that the self-sacrificing Ninian Graeme, the "head" of the orphan "family," and the re resolute, silent " husband" of " Agatha" are, in the eyes of their biographer, the subjects of no little respect and admiration. The delineation of two natures, singularly opposed to each ,other, is a favourite task with the writer, and one in which she singularly excels. We hardly know t owhich to award the preference in this instance—whether Agatha, t w o ho t s h e e te f n ra d n ehes i s mp o uls f heart, undisciplined , whose faults and vir tues are visible in every word—or to the calm, el Nathaniel Harp;: - _-, " Agatha's s f ema husband," "liin o d ne g of those characters which, lik e th e v olcanic mountains, are 'of ice without and of fire within. The position in which the hero and he roine are placed by the narrator of their fortunes, is one in which, with, a cruelly skilful hand, she has made their mutual peculiarities of temperament painfully con:Tibute to their mutual torture. We are reminded of the title of a story, published some years back, " The Billow and the Rock," for such, in fact, is the position of Agatha and her husband —she the tumultuous, agitated billow, and he the stern, immovable rock, while a, few words of ex planation can at once end this painful and unnatu ral state of things. We shall not destroy the interest of the story by explaining more. We com mend it to our readers, confident that the majority will admire in it the beautiful development of Agatha's character, as trials and emotions discip line it ; and they will admire, too, the skill and. delicacy visible in th e p or t ra it ure o f Nathaniel—his painful distrust—his absorbing affection—his reso lute adherence to principle, and the stern main tenance of silence, even when his secret, likt the Spartan boy's, is tearing away his very life. These characteristics are illustrated in a manner which displays no inconsiderable talent. The thoughts suggested by the perusal of Agatha's history are of the most ennobling kind. The solemn import ance of the marriage tie, and the heart-communion which should subsist between husband and„ wife, are impressively enforced upon the reader. Other characters in the book divide our interest with the hero and heroine. Among these is the gentle, dis appointed Anne Valery, no longer young, her brown hair faintly mingled with whi t e, if, as is beautifully said, "two snow hand sha d gently s h m e l a o r o t t y l e hersister r o t f r tresses." saetsh.a"nrifeal,rriisetaDie g a d r t i i i l l e i g t the e portrait,ia and her husband, Duke, gainsupw oithou upon Harper is throughout the ob j ect of our contempt and aversion. It is, however, in oltha and Agatha's husband, that th e chief attraction lies— lli affection nh as r we become better acquainted Ao j lies— in their mutual peculiarities of character—in their mutual suffering, and, ultimately, in their mutual happiness. It is a book which has afforded us plea sure, and we look forward to some f u t ure meet i ng with the authoress of " Agatha's Husband." COMMUTATION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.—Margaret Bell, who was convicted capitally for the murder of her infant, at the Circuit Court of Glasgow, has had her sentence commuted to transportation for life, in oonse• quence of the recommendation to mercy of the jury, aid the hdvico of Lord Cockburn, bko presiding judge. 5 74 GS 10 25 10 106 all all 100 100 2si 9 6i $ 5 1 i 78 6 13?, i 49i I 97 63 69 10S} 'lO4 5 4 1 14 11 I pin.