The Sun. — London, England, 1853-12-10 00:00:00

r i g in A the have jority has L rills 3ction The s been ,oleon the cur of the ad the 1 at the re con of the m i g ht i dence, jai pOr - What . means, 'ea; e in ttained vithout isCrifili deUr le ions do Tat they o f ser• by the ce them )rom al l ferenee I you of that the ised for hat anY sly sub" Bth and dipos" sieur le Sense to T your legraph• GNY. Le situa- 6,391 84 6,664 --; 8,187 4° 8,286 62 9,98 9 6,200 -- 8,893 -- 5,23 6 1" in 8,169 -- 0,300 -- 7,074 -- 0,000 0,00 0 3,580 31 0,00 0 ',4,907 ,9,585 SS .4,257 7 1 18,622 ;0,000 ;0,750 1.3 )0,000 -- 36,400 38,125 --, )5,784 5v E 7,376 %%89 0 )7,069 78 )2,70 4 Ar 5 [7,045 oox 25,762 25,295 lv 57,492 '" L 8,611 1 !3,316 20 )8,622 4 that the )70, 00• .eased ties hale railwei the bank 166,0004 has i ll. sits 1;130 Lux Rail" Kling tbi' ig an " a corre tile y ov n. do rise I se. T he an d rose ( en d o r CO"' Shares' f. • Gr e3 ' .e '6,40f• ; Icledit er Borden, af. s C le ' n i Baal' - instl ;ding u s t. o f Pu blj 'i levelop ea a indu ce te cone by an a fi ' , d spate,;ed t o f c , Voiles )pi . iniSter e'" A p a nw one of ri ° ll o, he s t h ce nnouhn a . e. a udio, close' rally' .0 blob.ol. es 1 or d 00 0 g • lls ge re se 33s fl se areS the nc oci i " been " c on' i tock s )tio os ' 'of i.gu',„ RIO fn t he t V eo 1 ' e,on :edal i* ro' and ,P of irect°t.-0 d on e ~ i • rPer"tiO' s' [nest. ve 34 ff e ctl 0 1 a ctio n )'' I, nl3, a Ithe l divb 3 1 1 n Lead f oyl d.P e 'o,; P er led • tris ss. laod ',,ica. . ce ; t P ri b le asi de ' „ th e vc for 0, Ot 4 rtatioollsetf the P c i of )° be :th ei i ith d do ) hea d W 3S tStl O g he el" t ve :ice le se. the " rliA t g ‘ • 11 11b1 +bo bi 011 13r0 .6iree ,Tans 013 , 00 icul tu f r rd ith tb ,g. e3 t iov rVr [ :. 0 1 5i jell& MONEIt MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were raated at 6,000 bales, of which 1,000 were taken Was quiet, for export and on speculation. The market q u iet. Railway shares were firm at higher Prices. Ther e • t urn is in some respects a more satisfacto r y re ex from the Bank of England than many had I ,l7ted, a, proof that it is inexpedient to la y too C 4 stre m upon the changes of one week . The state ment is made up to the 3rd inst. In the amount of the precious metals there is a slight in re) instead of a decrease, and the reserve of es was augmented—two favourable circum stances., The Bank was again either a buyer of a jenequer Bills or Stock, or else loaned upon the ille ) and seems to have had a continued demand u pon it f or di scoun t s. A ga i n st this, however, we may Place the satisfactory increase in the depo sits, an Welndication of greater ease in some quart ers. W e „_enlPared w ith th e p rev ious week, the alterations • were as follows : Active circulation. Decrease 138,400 Bullion 15,092,567 Increase Rest Decrease 8,511 Public Deposits 7,659,924 Increase Other Deposits c , Increase 11,480 ,162 467,730 'even-Day and other Bills Decrease 40,125 Government Securities 13,622,0 39 Increase eeun.ies 133,002 other s 16,586,818 Increase 270,956 Notes unemployed 7,200,790 Increase Rather lower quotations were yester da y after 33,04.0`ltaccepted for bills upon the principal continen % 25 " 1_ cities, the paper at 90 days being done at 25 1• 01 30 on Paris, 11 15i.t0 on Amsterdam, 13 4) on Hamburg, and 11 34 to 38 on Trieste. The amount of gold exported from London direct „ during the week to last Th ursda y , was 10,330 o ' fl ees and of silver, 29,309 ounces, and 1801. 41 1 the above went to the Continent. The English Stock Ma rket has been very b uoyant again, and further a dvanced p rices have been paid. Consols have been 951 for the at- Co unt r, ex dividend, and are now 95a -1. The high oes have tempted the realisation of pr ofits. The ew Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been to 98, and the Three per C ents. 954 to 96. vuk Stock has further impro ved, being 220 to ,` l . Exchequer Bills have r isen to 6s. and 9s. p r emium, and East India Bond s to 2s. and ss. premium. The favourable Ban k returns have had „ l ' - good effect upon the market, but money also is easier out of doors. In Foreign Stocks there is very little business N 9ing, but prices are well supp orted. Brazilian "sr per Cents. are 1 higher, bein g 9312 ex divi d en u) and Buenos Ayres have improved 2 per cent., viz., to 66 and 67. Grenada Deferred Bonds a re dull at at. Mexican have advanced to 251 to 25 47, and Peruvian to 781. Sardinian Bonds are quiet, but steady, at the advance to 91. Spanish ?, Per Cents. are firmer, being 46 . 4 to 47. In Rus sian and Dutch Bonds there have been no dealing. _ The C armar then and Cardigan Railway Shares are quoted 4 to 1 premium. The English Railway Shares are better, with tore doing. Great Northern have risen about I ° B . ; North-Western, 10s. to 15s. ; and North tritish Oxford, and Wolverhampton , S outh- Eastern, Caledonian, and York and North Mid land are up 10s. to 11. French Shares were better early in the morning, but have gone back a little since. The Gold Mine Shares have been very firm generally, and the Banks are supported. The Land Companies are well maintained. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( Prom the Official List.) Business dons. Ball„ k Stock .......................................220 21 2 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities ....... .. 96 54 °.,..Per Cent, Consols Ann uities shut 97 61 971 8 7 i rnedwia Stock 3i per Cent. Annuit ies . shut In dia Bonds, £lOOO ....... .. ...... ea Stock s o bit to, under 21000 2 5 p uth shut Consols x f or OPenina 18th Jan. 95 chequer Bills, - d 21 000 1 . X 500 6 p Small 9 6 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. — Ditto Small 99 Ditto New, 1852, 44 per Cent 93} x d Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 66 7 Grenada Bonds, Deferred Mexican 3 per Cent. Pe ruv ian Bonds, 4 A p er Cent. M x a Sardinian Bonds , 5 p er Cent ., 91 Spa n i s h Bonds, 3 per C ent 46 7 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols for Opening 18141 January......... 95a x a THE STAMP LAW. Attention has been called to a point in the official ex- Position of the Stamp Law, recently issued by the Corn- • roissioners of Inland Revenue, which seems to require the , serious considerat ion of the mercantile interest. ~-the Stamp Act of 18 15 exe m p ts letters by the General Post acknowledging the safe arrival of bills of exchange, Promissory notes, or other securities for money, from duty, This law is n ot altered by the recent act ; i but, n the exposition now issued, the Commissioners, in substance, state that the act only allows the safe arri val of securities to be acknowledged as a fact. That if the l e tt er goes on to say the amount has been placed to account, it becomes liable to dut y as a receipt, /v i n e , if it states that th e amount of a credit advised has been paid, it is liable to Stamp duty. a ln Practice, letters, acknowl ed g in g remittances, have 'ways stated stated the appropriation of those remittances, L and no such letters ha ve ever been stamped. Now, however, according to the law laid down by the Com missioners, if a foreign merchant in Lo ndon receives from his correspondent on the continent, or in America, a re mittance of bills against a shipm ent of g oods, he may ac knowledge the receipt of the bills ; but, if he g oes on to say that h e has placed the amount of the bills to his corre nPondent's credit, his letter requires a stamp. So, likewise, if be acknowledges the advice of a credit on a banker, no stamp is due ; but if he goes on to sa y , that the credit has been honoured and the money paid, this sub tents the letter to duty as a recei p t. It will, therefore, e seen that if this be law a large body of foreign mer chants must at once write their letters on receipt stamps ; ..and, also, that much of the correspondence of manufac turers, who acknowledge remittances, must be on a simi lar form. Another consideration is, that perhaps one St amp may not be sufficient to cover the acknowledg lnent of several different sums on several different ac counts, and, if so, many letters will require to be stamped several times. The case is not one where anything is optional to the parties. The Commissioners insist that every such lette r is a receipt, and, therefor e, . if written without stamp, it will subject the w riter to a p enalty ; and, fur ther, it can never be read as evidence in a court of Justice. At the same time, it is to be remarked that, as this interpretation is based on the old law, it follows that all such correspondence, before the passing of the l ast Act, should have been written on ad valorem St amps. Of the practical inconveni ence of such a law all per eonsfr can judge ; and, if it b e as declared in the Stamp "tee pamphlet, no time should be lost in altering it. - _ FOREIGN EXCHANGE.—The last quotations from the Paris Bourse yesterday indicate extraordinary anima "en, a rise in prices having occurred of about 11 per cent. From Hamburg the report of the money market is favourable, the rate of discount having receded to 31 brio. The St. Petersburg dates are to the Ist inst., but gno new quotation of exchange . The recent severe ° e t bad been suddenly followed by mild weather and Fain. Odessa letters reach to the 28th of November, When there was still a very active business going on in Wheat. According to a statement which has since been telegraphed, frost has set in, and the port is frozen up. GREAT RISE IN THE VALUE OF DUST.—The parish of St. Mary, Islington, is now reaping in a remarkable lth e benefit resulting from the grea t demand for degree to be used in the manufacture of bricks. A few Years since 201. a year was paid for the dust and sweep lugs of the parish ; for the present half-year the trustees a " to receive 650/., while for t he half- y ear commencing Christma s next the contractors have undertaken to pay 1,500/., making 2,1501. for the year ending Midsummer next, which is applied to the reduction of the lamp rate. LETTERS FOR THE ARCTIC SHIPS. —Letters for offi ce", seamen, and marines serving in the undermentioned s hips, will be in time to be forwarded if sent to the ships on or before the 15th inst :—Her Majesty's e ni,pe Enterprise, Rattlesnake, and Plover. nnINVERNESS AND NAIRN RAILWAY.—The large and in eential public meeting held here on Tuesday last to in augurate., as it were, the scheme of the Inverness and Nairn Railway, speaks well for the success of the under-. taking, Al more unanimous or enthusiastic meeting was held in the town, and the speeches delivered on the occasion supply all requisite information, besides Pressing the confidence of the parties in the expediency and necessity of the communication. One push now e secure the boon ! If this opportunity bl is ne glected,4:lll we shall not again have so favourable 11 4 2. . °11 . To place the scheme beyond doubt, early an (:)ca "en for shares is necessary. The coniramt. y applica tion cbae , (teihgned and lodged by the 31st instant, in order to m insure e bill being carried this session, and consequently there is no time to be lost. Again we would entreat the northern public not, through inadvertenc e or d e l ay, to lose the greatest public benefit ever within reach of the Present generation.—lnverness Courier. „ • xt, THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10,, I_”3. MARKET NEWS-(THLS DAY.) COVENT GARDEN. Full average supplies of fruit and vegetables wore on sale to-day. Tho demand ruled steady, and prices were well supported. FRUIT. — pine apples, English, 3s Od. to Gs Od each ; ditto colonial, is Od to is 3d each ; hot-house grapes, 2s Od to ss; foreign ditto, 8d to is 6(1. er lb ; apples, 4s to 85 perush ; pars, ls to 3s per dozen; lemons, is Oct to 28 ;oranges, 4s Od to Os per 100; almonds, 2s to 3s per lb. ; Barcelona nuts, 20s per bush.; cob-nuts, 95s erts to 110 s per 10 01 bs. ; chesn uts, 8s to 20s per bushel ; filb, 90s to 105 s per 100 lbs ; walnuts, 8d to is 6dcots per 100 ; peaches, is to 5s ; nectarin, 2s to 7s ; apri, ls to 3s per dozen ; figs, ls to 2ses per dozen; d amso ns, 2s Gd to 3s 6d per half sieve ; melons, is to 3s Od each. VEGETABLES. —Cabbages, Oct to 1s Od ; Brussels sprouts, ls Gd to 2s Od per half sieve ; cauliflowers, 4(1 to 6(1 each to ; g reens, is Gd to 3s Od per doz. bunches; r 160bs per ton ; ed cabages, 2s 5s Od per dozen ; potatoes, 80s to turnips, 2s Od to 3s Oct. carrots, 4s Oct to 6s Oct per dozen bunches ; cucumbers, Os 2d to Os 6(1 each celery, 9d to is Gd per bundle ; spinach, ls 6d to 2s Oct per sieve ; onions, Gs Oct to lOs Od per bushel ; Spanish ditto, is to 3s per doz. ; leeks, ld to 2d. per bunch ,• shallots, 6(1 to Sd ; garlic, Gto 8d per lb ; endive, 2s 2d to 3s Od per score ; small salad, 2d to 3d per punnet; horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s Od per bundle ; mushrooms, Os 9(1 to ls Gd per pottle• parsley, 3s Od. to 3s Gd per dozen bunches ; beet, Is Od to is 6d per dozen ; cabbage lettuces, 6dozen to 8d sorrel, per score to is hands ; artichoke s, 3s to 5s per d ; per half sieve. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 4s 6d to 9 s Gd; G eese, 4s 6d to is 6(.1 each ; Ducks 2s Oct to 20 d ditto, 9cl; tame Rabbits, 8 d to is 6d ; wil 8( to is 6d ; Pigeons, sd. to 8d each; roasting Pigs, Os to Os Od each; Surrey Fowls, 5s Oct to Os Od • ditto Chickens, Os Oct to Os Od; barn - doo r Fowls, is 9d to 2s Oct per cou p l e;coul Capons, 3s to 45 6d : Chickens, ls 6d to 2s 3d per pl; Pheasants, 3s Oct to 3s 9d; Partridges, 1s 3d to is 9d.; Hares, 2s 6d to 3s Gd; Leverets, Os Od to Os Od; Woodcocks, 2s Gd to 3s Gd; Grouse, 2s Oct to 2s Gd; Snipes, Oct to 1s 6d; Teal, 6d to 9d; wild Ducks, is 3d to 2s Od dishWidgeons, 9d to is Od; and Plovers, Gd to is each. /Eng Eggs, 9s Oa' to 12s Od; French itto, 8 Od. to 9s Ocl per 120 • Ostend fresh butter lls Gd to d 12s 6d, s and English lls ato 14s Od. per dozen lbs. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 3s 0(1 to 15s ; Brills, is Od to 5s each ; Salmon Trout, is to is 4d per lb; Cod Fish, 2s Od to 7s Od ; Soles, 4d to is 6d per pair • Eels, Gd to 8d per lb ; L obsters, Gd to is 6(1 ; Crabs, 6d to 2s 3d ; Whitings, is to 5s Od per doz.; D o reys, is Od to ss; Ityllits, is to 2s Gd each ; Common Oysters, 108 Od to 1.6 s '011; Natives, 40s Od to 50s Od per bsh; Mackerel, 39s to 00s Shrimps,s ls 0(.1 to 3spr Skate, 6(1 to Od per lb; pis 6(1. to 2s 6d per gallon; Bloaters, 8s Gd to lOs 6d per 100 • Fresh Herrings, 5s Od to Os Od per 100 ; Haddocks, 3s 'to is per doz. ; Plaice, 4(1 to is each ; Carp, 2s Od per brace ; Tench, 2s Od to Os Od per brace ; Gurnets, 4d to is 0(1 each ; Halibut, 6d per lb. • Salt Fish, 2(1 to 5d per lb. ; Prawns, 2s Od to 4s Od per fb. ; Flounders, is to is Gaper dozen ; Sturgeon, Gd per lb.; Pike 6d per lb. BREAD. Th p e rices of wheaten bread in the metroplis are from 10d to 110; of household ditto, 9d to 10d. per o 41b loaf. NEWPORT. Beef from 3s Od took 2 3 d ; 10d to mutt ss on, 3s per K4d to 4s 8d ; veal, 4s Ocl. to 5s Od ;p, s Od b& WFIITECHAPEL. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d : Veal, 4s Od to 4s 10d ; Pork, 3s 2d to 4s 10d. per Blbs. by the carcase. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2,d to 24d; 641 b to 721 b, 2 3 d to Od; 721 b to 801 b, 20 to 3d ; 801 b to 881 b, 3d to 3.id ; 881 b to 961 b, 3id to 34d; 961 b to 1041 b, 36d to 3id ; 1041 1 ) to 1121 b 30 to 4id. Horse hides, 6s 6d to Os Od; calf skins, light, 2s Od to 3s Od; ditto, full, Cs Od to Os Od; polled sheep, Cs 9d to 8s 3d; Kents, 5s 6d to Gs 4d; Half-breds, 5s Gd to Gs 4d ; Downs, 4s 2d to 4s 10d. HAY MARKETS. SIIIITTIFIELD.--Meadow hay, 21 15s to 51 12s ; clover ditto. 41 Os to 61 6s ; and straw, 1 1 1 1 2, to 21 2s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade dl. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 31 Os to 51 15s ; clover ditto, 41 Os to 6/ 6s; and straw, 11 16s to 21 2s per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 I.os to 5/ 12s; clover ditto, 41 Os to 6/ lOs ; and straw, 1/ 12s to 21 2s per load. Trade rather dull, with full average supplies on offer. 50 50 20 20 20 20 10 10 LLOYD'S SITIPPING.—(THIS DAY.)( st. st. LONDON, Dec. 10.--Wind this day at noon, E.N.E. ; moderate breeze, and rather fine weather. OFF TEIGNMOUTH, Dec. 9.—Only Son, from Rio Janeiro, for Bremen. DARTMOUTH, Dec. 2.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Enighten, from Hernosand, for Oran, with damage from contact with a barque. FIWEnTsTABLE, Dec. 9.—A full rigged ship is ashore on the Oaze Edge ; a steam-tug is near her. The weather is very fine, with the wind at E.S.E. BRISTOL, Dec. 9. The Blyth, Calcutta for Plymouth, was spoken leaky, and crew sick with scurvy, Oct. 23, in lat. 33 N., 33 W. OFF DOVER, Dec. 9.—Favourite, from Bremen, for New Orleans. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 9.—Wind, E.N.E. Arrived—Cathe rine Green, from Sunderland, for Marseilles, leaky. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 9.—Wind, N.E. The Cosmopolite, for Loudon, has put in here with damage, having been in contact off Portland.—Arrived —Sir Edward Parry, from London, for Adelaide. Off Port—Blonde, Rio Janeiro. FALMOUTH, Dec. 9.—Wind, N.E., fresh. Arrived— Feronia, from Quebec ; Thos. Ellah, Rio Janeiro. WATERFORD, Dec. 7.—Wind, S.S.W. Arrived Mar garet, from Quebec. BELFAST, Dec. B.—Wind, W. Arrived—Vetruvius, from Philadelphia. STOcKToN, Dec. 9.—Wind, W. Arrived—Don, from Quebec. GiJoN, Dec. I.—A cask of flour taken out of the wreck of the vessel found adrift, and boarded off this port lately, is marked on the end "G. Brompton steam mills, extra superfine, 196, double corled—George Wright, C. W." ; and on the other end, " Superfine—W. Watsonius, Mon treal, July, 1853, at Phillips, Jns.—Quebec, Aug., 1853." STORNOWAY, Dec. 9.—The Indian Princess, of Belfast, has been towed in here, having struck on a rock off the Isle of Glass, on the 3d inst.—The Thomas Keay, Liver pool to Newcastle, has put in here leaky, with pumps chocked, and part of cargo washed out—must discharge. ISLE OF SKYE, Dec. 8. The Theobald, or Father Ma thew, of Galway, was totally wrecked, Nov. 27, on the Point of Strohaird. MALTA, Dec. 2.—The Martha, of Weymouth, overshot the mouth of the harbour, struck on the rocks under Port Ricasoli, sunk in deep water, and went to pieces ; crew saved. CHRISTIANSAND, Dec. I.—The Wintern, Soderham to London, has put into Grimstadt, very leaky—will partly discharge. LAESO, Nov. 30.—The Royal Bride, Cronstadt to Lon don, was stranded on the Kobberground, on 28th inst., an d may be considered a wreck ; crow and part of mate rials and cargo saved. CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 24.—The Christiania, from London, has been taken into Gallipoli to discharge and repair, having been ou shore. SMYRNA, Nov. 26.—The Richard Cobden, hence to Lon don, which got on the Pelican Spit. 16th inst., has been assisted off, surveyed, and found to have sustained no ap parent injury ; shu put to sea again on the 24th inst. 20 20 50 20 (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) 20 LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY, 10 A.M. 10 Wind, E.S.E., moderate, and dense fog. 5 Arrived —Isabella and Jane, from Pernambuco ; Samuel 5 (yacht), from Cronstadt ; Nettuno, from Salonica. 10 Sailed —Marys, for Savannah; Liverpool, for New 20 on York. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 8. I hg Wind, N.E., moderate. RC Arrived—Seamew, from St. John's, Newfoundland ; 20 Orleans, from Riga. 20 Sailed—Star, for London ; Meldon, for New York ; Tonsberg, for Deptford ; Maria, for Liverpool. 20 ln (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) , • GRAVESEND, SATURDAY, 10.12 A.M. CUSTOMS RETURN. Wind, N.E., tide half-hour ebb • fine, blowing s Cathe ritrong. Arrived—Holland (s), from Rotterdam ; ne, from Taelleborg. Sailed—Wilberforce (s), for Hamburg ; Ann, for Syd dey ; Hendrik Hudson, for New York. DEAL, SATURDAY, 9.10 A.M. Wind E. by S., blowing very strong. • Passed—Tamer, from London, for Sydney ; Princess Royal, from London, for Messina. FATAL TERMINATION OF A FIGHT NEAR HULL —A 20 fight took place at New Holland, four miles from Hull, 10 20 on Wednesday afternoon , b y which one man has lost 20 his life. The actua l circumstances of the case are these : 20 —Four hawkers of cloth, hardware, &c., named Robert 20 Darbee, Michael 3/I`Nulty, William M‘Guire, and Wil- gi ham Field, together with their wives, arrived in Hull in 20 the course of last week. The whole of them seem to 20 have been disorderly characters, for last Monday two of 1G the four men were charged at the police court, and were 20 fined for being drunk. On the following day the wife 20 of MiGuire was charged with assaulting the lodging house keeper, and Field was a witness in her favour, - whilst the other two men were against her. She wa s convicted, and her husband paid the fine. The 81 parties left the court, and went home, where a decided quarrel ensued, which ended in a determination to have a pitched battle between Field and Darbee. The parties left Hull for New Holland by the half-past 12 train on Wednesday afternoon, and proceeded on their arrival to the first field past the railway station. Here they fought, desperately for half an hour, when M‘Guire refused to allow Field to stand u p a g ain. They, however, fought again, and soon fell down exhausted. Field remained insensible, but Darbee having recovered ran away with his second, notwithstanding that M‘Guire besought them to assist him with Field, and have not since been b seen. M‘Guire then took Field on his back and brought him back to Hull by the half-past 2 train, and he died on Thursday morning about 10 o'clock. MG - like has, been taken into custody. Both the principals had drunk very freely of brandy before leaving Hull, that they might fight the more vigorously. THE DARIEN SHIP CANAL EXPEDITION. —The Darien ship is appointed to sail on the 17th instant, and will consist, on the part of the Atlantic and Pacific Junction Company, of Dr. Cullen, the discoverer of the route and concessionaire, as pioneer. Messrs. Gisborne, Forde be , and Bennett, and four assistant-engineers, who will I , ac companied by Capt. Collin son, R.E., and Lieut. Singen, R.E., on behalf of the British Government, and will rendezvous at Jamaica with Lieut. Strahnge, IT. S. Navy , an d the surveying party under is command, on board the 11. S. sloop of war Cyane, Capt. Holmes, which will be joined at Port Royal by 11. M. surveying ship Scorpion, and another British man-of-war, and by a French , man-of-war from Mar tinique. The squadron will then proceed to Cale donia Bay, on the Atlantic coast of Darien, whence the surveying parties will cross the Isthmus to the River Savana and the Gulf f San Miguel, where a man-of-war from the Pacific Station will be 'ready to receive th em. They will then commence a detailed survey of the route, from whence their return may be expected about lie Ist of May next.—.Hoine News. SHARP; MARKETS-(THIS DAY), BRITISH RAILWAYS. raidi RAILWAYS. Closing Prices yesterday. 21 - 22 IEO Aberdeen ...... ....... 83 Ambg. Nottug. Bost , & Eas tn. Junc 1 all Belfast & Ballymena' all Birnang. Wolverh. 6/ 1 Stour Valley 2S Birkenhd. Lanesb. Cheshire junct... all Do. Chesh. & £5O & £25 Cons 1 184 Do., £20........- •-••-• 30 Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) 100 Bristol & 100 Caledonian 1 all Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black. & Pas& 10 Cornwall 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction all Do. New all East Anglian (£25 L. dr E. & L. & D.)..... all i Do., (£lB E. & H.).. all Eastern Counties..... 100 EasternUnion,A.stk , 100 Do., do. • 84 Do.NewA(lateThirds; 100 East Lancashire 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 33 Edinb. and Peebles... 100 Edinb.Prth.&Dundee 1 Forth and ClydeJunc. 100 Glasgow & S.Western 100 Great Northern Stk.. 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 100 Gt. Sth.&West.(lre.) 100 Great Western 11 IriAsh South-Easters all Lancaster &Carlisle 11i Do., Thirds 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire 174 Do., Fifths 11i Do., Wet. Riding Un. all Leeds Northern....... all Liv.Crsby.&Soutb - pt. all London & Blackwall 83 Lond.Tilb. & Sthend. 1100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. 100 London &N. Western 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do. ,16/.5h.,M&8...0 23 Do. Eighths 100 London it S.Western 424 Do., £50........• 34 Do., £40......• all Lnndrry.&Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Manch.Shef. &Lineln. 4A Do., Man. &Lin. Un 100 Midland 100 Do. Birming. & Derby 474 Midland G.West.(lr.), 17. Do. Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle.. 100 Newmarket... ... ..... 5 Do. Bury Extensions 174 Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd 74 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor 100 Norfolk.... ..... 3 Northn. Counties Un 100 North British .. 16 North Devon, No.l 114 Do., No. 2 all Dc., A Deferred... 8 Do., 4 B Guaranteed all North London . . 1.1 N. &S. Wstn., Hamp-1 stead, and City Jn.. l 174 North Staffordshire.. all North Western........ 10 N. &S. Westrn. June 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton 2.2 Portsmouth 100 Scottish Central 100 Scottish Midland ( 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg 100 Do., L. & N. Westn Guaranteed Stock 10 Shrewsby. & Herefd all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) all Do. Halves, do all Do. Oswestry 63 Shropshire Union Do. A, B,C, &D, fully paid up at per cent. all South Devon LOO South Easter all Snail Wa1e5......., 15 S. Yorksh. River Dun 2.2 Staines,Wok.,&Wok. all Stockton & Darling., 163 Stockton & Hartlepl 100 Taff Vale 8 ,Do. £lO shades 100 p)o. Pref., No. 20 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17 Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny) all Waterford&Limeriek 14 West Cornwall.. 1 West End of London and Crystal Palace all West London Ole. Wnibledon &Croydon 100 York Newctl. & Berw. 20 Do. Extensions. 113 Do. G.N.E. Purchase 100 York &N. Midland 5k - 9 - 10 13 - 11 17 - 19 5i - 40 96 - 98 57 - 574 lq - 174 14 - 16 46 - 47 81 - 8i - 54 3t 4 1311 13i 42 - 44 31 - 33 66 - 68 63 - 65 234 - 24 86 - 87 60 - 62 130 - 132 104 - 106 84 - 84 88 -- 92 11i -- 120 68i -68 i 6i -- 6id 14 -- 144 gi I 1 lip 100 102 103/ —103 i par p g P 12 --11 78 i 11 --9 dl 24 - 25 - --a €4 3 / 4 - 64 36 - 38 51 56 1 d par 4A 4 d 3 Business done I St. this day. 58 71 17i 4 15 14t G 8 53 54 3a 34 d 34 35 8 10 64 - 74 51 ... 53 13. i " . 61 sid 8 86 par 2 39,1 - 56 - St. St. 87 St. 61 6 16 1306 St. 20 846 4 126 St 58 62 2 lidis 14 16 7 8 11 12 3 3Aci 16 18 62i 63 33 34 2d . par 4 5 ii -i) 68i i pm I Ssot. 14i a I St. 103 b 431 1 12i 25 12i 124 124 251 St. St. 6g 5 4i 341 5 4i 2i -- 3 15 16 6 - 8 28 - 30 8. 66 - 67 - 2i - 494 -50 A Y L-- 30 lid 4 p i P liP 3p 2i 3 —2 d 1 1.4 p ld pa: 104 Gs 1 1 8 t i d 391 40i 391 ••• ••• i —lipxn 81 - ••. - ••• 36 - 36 63i 7i - 8 . 1 . x(1 17 - 42 44 33 —33 t 3§ ' 11 !})1 id par 20i par— 1 p 1 9 - 10 5 -51 p d 67 6} 50i 10 25 10 ..0.1 1 all 1 all )s. all LO 2 i all 1 all 1 all 1 all 50 all it. all 5 all 5 all !,0 I all 2 I all 3i all 1 all 1 all 3 all 1 all 1 all LO 9 1 all 1 all 1 all ;0 all 5 1 1 I all i 0 all .5 15 10 11i 1 all A) 7 ~ , iii all 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 12s. 0 all !Co 2 5 I 5 10 I 25 10 20 tO 10 ;0 15 10 10 10 20 10, 35 A 10 i 0 22i. !CI all !..5 all [0 all 5 1 5 25 15 all 1 all 4 i 5 i d 74 BAp 4 - LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTA.LS. Shr. Paid RAILWAYS. Leasing closing Prices Business laoMpitl33. yesterday. this day. 50 all Bedford and Ln.&N.W. • Bletchley St. 100 Buckghamah L. &N.W. 101 103 50 all Clydesdale Jc Caledon... 51 52 St. 100 E.Lincoln. gr 6p. cent ... . Gt•Northn 142 145 25 all Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. Neils.Dirdct. ••• 25 all Do. New Do 25 all 'Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Qt.Westn 3O 32 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New Railway & Berw.. 50 all Hull & Selby Y.diN.Hd. 100 111 25 all Do. Shares Do 544 555 12i all Do. I Shares. Do 27 28 12 all Lon.&Greenw S.Eastern l3 —l4 20 all Do. Preference Do 244 —25 i St. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent... Norfolk 93 95 St. 100 Do. 6 per ct. Do 64 all Manch•Bxton. Ln.&N.W and Matlock & Midld - 3 50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton & Redcar Darlingt. 100 all Midld.Bradfd Midland... 99 101 50 all Northern and Easternsp.c. E. Count.. 60 62 5 all Do. 6 per ct Do — 5 4 all Do. Fixed sp. cDo. . . 2 5 • all Prest. &Wyre L. &Is. W &Ln&Yk 1 " 12 Do. 4 Shares. Do 5- 100 Roystn.&Hit. Gt.Northn 14.2 144 145 S.- 100, Do.Shepth.St. Do 142 144 2 181 Shef. Roth. & Lancash.& Goole g.5.p.c Yorksh d 12 94 S. Staffordsh.. MrMClean 2 50 all WearValleygr Stockt. & 6 per cent Darling . 25 all Do Do 3l 32 i St. 100 Wilts&Somrst Gt.Westn 9B 100 'lOO 'Aberdeen 100 Do., No. 2, 7 p. e...,1 30 tlyth & Tyne 10 pert et. pref. (iss. atXSO) I 100 Bristol & Exeter 4pr . . cent., stock... .... : 5 Do. Do., shares 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead ioo 102 Guar. 5i per cent... 6 Cork&Bandous p.c. all Dundee Perthdaber• deen Junction all EastAnglian (.£3 10s: 6 per eent............ all Do. (25) 7 per cent.. 2 Do. (£7l7s) 7 p. et.. all Eastern Counties Ex. - 64 44 - 4A 5A 6 - P - 13 14 - 1 --144$p 20A- 21 tension, 5 p. c. No.l all Do., No. 2 all Do., New 6p. c. St.. all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent.... all Do. £lO Deben. Sh... 100 EastLancash. 6 p.cts all East & West Yorksh Junction Fifths all lEdinb.Prth.dEDtmdeel 4 per cent. 100 Glasgow & S.Western guar. 5 per cent. 100 Great Northr 5 p.c. 100 Do. sp. c. , Redeem., at 10 p. c. pram 10 Do. 4, 3 / 4 percent. Scrip 4 Gt.N. of Scot. ,lst Prof all Gt. Southn. &Westn. 2i - 34 lii iia 109 - 111 i - i Pi (Ireland) Eighths... 2 Do. 4 per ct. pref. St. 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. 100 Do. con. & red. 48 p.e 100 Do. do. 4 per cent... 100 Do. irredeem. 4 p. c. 6 'Jan.& York. P. £2O, 100 Do., 6 p. c., Stock... 13 Leeds Nu. 6p. c. No. 1 9 Do. Quarters,lB4B... 100 London andlßrighton l Guaranteed 5 p. e... 100 Do. Pref., sp. o. St. all Do. Convertible, sp. 8.-1 -8; s 7 100 102 95 100 98 100 id par 142 144 c., 1852 . 100 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c 100 Lond. &N. W., Coy & Nun., 5 per cent 5 London &S. Western, Con. Thirds 12A Londonderryd; Color Shares. ........ all Londy. & Ennis. i • Sh all blanch. ,Shef., & Lin., 2i - 3 in - 9 6 I _- 1 1 Shares, No. 1...... all Do. New, £10....... .. 3 Do., 26 an Illaryp L&Carl. 4p. c. all IDo. 4a per cent. ..... . 10i Do . - . 100 Mid. Consol. 6p. c. St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol ck Birm. 6 per cent.... l _ .. 5 I Do. Pref. ii per cent. 6 Norfolk Debent. Sh. 100 Norfolk Extension... 100 Do. Pref. 5i per ct... 100 Do. Way. Val. 5 p c 100 North British ......... all North Staffordshire.. 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverh. £15,6p. e. 134 104 140 142 t id 106 - 110 112 - 116 15 Do all Scot. Cen., New Pref all Shrews& Birm. N. G all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Pain),B p. c. 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon. 14 Do. New all S. Eastern (Reading Anu. ,) of El 05. 1 3 d. all S. Yorksh. 4p .c. Guar. 3 Waterfd. SzKilk. 6p. e. 100 York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p.e.Pref. 23 - 25 106 - 108 1 -14 pi 9i -- 10 16 -- 16ip 10 -- 1(4 13 -- 15 d- p 21 -24 i 19 -- 20 5 ( Do 10 York &N. Midland H & S. Pura Pm 13 li pm 1 96 N 4 i par MIN ES. Agua Fria ..... Anglo Austrlu. Gold Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of) Bleenarvon Iron and Coal British Austrin. Gold ,British Iron ....... .... 109; 11 10i i P d... par li d —4, li -- 3 t d i d i id 1 d - a I:1 11 - 13 'Brazilianlmp. (issued at £5 pm Do. Comes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Carsons's Creek Cobra Copper Colonial Gold 1071 Copiapo . Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Pref. 7} p. cent. English and Austin. Copper Smeltg. Co. General.. Gt.NuggetVeinSerp Do. Registered Great Polgooth Lake Bathurst Liberty _ _ A —_ tod Linares . Lend. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. C 0... Mariquita Mexican&S.Amerien. New Granada New Linares Mining and Smelting Co._ Nouveau Monde Pontgiband Silver Lead Min. & Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. New 5i 61 i 3 37 39 id par 45 47 11 - P i 12i 70 80 7 9 p 2i— 3d 14 16 • fP 2 Id- td d 11i... 1 2} d par 7i 8 Par — i P Santiago do Cuba— s : South Australian..., Tin Croft United Mexican Waller West Granada West Mariposa..,,,,, Worthing Mining o Australia 1 I all iYuba JOINT-STOC: Australasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American Chrtd. Bnk.of India, Austral., and China Chrtd. Bnk. of Asia Colonial Commercial of Loud English Scottish and Australian Chrtd London Chrtd. Bnk of Australia . London and County London Joint Stock Lond.andWestminst National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland New South Wales .... Oriental Bank Cor. poration ............. Provincial of Ireland Do. New 5 5 15 174 !CI 12 LO 8 LO 23 Ki 38i 5 1 .• -- ••• i . - iP id t 31 # 33 P 9 10 5 6_ id 5 7. i 4 i I : d 1 g )0 32i 5 5 5 2i 4 2, Royal Australn. Bkg, and Gold Imp. a South Australia Union of Australia Do. New Union of London Union of Madrid i i at I BANKS. 81 - 83 • •• '...". • •• id - idie li idis MISCELL id 1 P 48 - 50 i (1— par 75 - 77 7, - 65 i 4i 4 7t3 5i Aubin uottl and Iron Australian Agricult, Australsn.Pc Me Mail Australn. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works Brit, American Land Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co Canada Company Crystal Palace Do. New. Crystal Pal, of France Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph (A) Do. (B) Electric Tel. of Irel Gen, Steam Navigat General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar Magdalena St. Navig, Nat. Pt, Steam Fuel Netherlands Land , N. S.W. Coal & Inter- Stem. Nay. Co BOTTS. Zi = 6 6 2 io __. 1 2 -24 p 2 - 2 !,5 20 15 15 1 1 [5 14 .t 0 18 !O 6 1 all LO 4 2 1 17 - 19 12 - 14 ••• -- ... IS'A 1 all 1 1 !O 10 5, all N. B. Australasian Do. Now. • ••• .• iP Nrth.of Europe Steam Peel Rr. Ld. & Peninsular & Oriental 25 2 all )0 60 1 all M 25 all ••• - ... 1 - lip ' Do. do. Portland Iron C 0..... Royal Mail Steam.... Scot. Austral. Invest. South Austral. Land Submarine Telegraph Van Diemen's Laud 50 49 7 411 4 lb 39 41 id i 1 16i 16! RESUMPTION OF THE FARRINGDON-STREET EXTEN SION IMPROVEMENTS.—The demolition of upwards of forty houses in Field-lane, Silver-street, and Ray street, Clerkenwell, required for the Farringdon-street extension, is now proceeding in real interest. In Ray street many houses on both sides of the way have been razed to the ground, hoardings put up, and the old bricks and debris carted away by those to whom the materials have been sold. Most of the houses still standing are vacated, and covered with auctioneers' placards, preparatory to being pulled down. It may be expected that in a short timeth e a b ove c l ose -p en t neigh bourhoods, crowded with dilapidated and filthy tene ments, will be freely opened and ventilated, consequen t on constructing the intended extension from the t Victoria-street to Bagnigge-wells-road, and thusoke n el d e i ti up the long-delayed, but, as may . be (injected ! PI t h e street communication with the northern suburb s metropolis. FOREIGN. 6 Antwrp & Rotterdam 3 Belgian East. Junct. 8 Beziers to Graissessac ... Central of 1ta1y....... all Charleroi & Erquelin all Demerara . 20 17i 20 20 20 20 to (Dijon„ and Besagon.. 2041 iyo 40 20 20 20 8 Dutch Rhenish all East Indian 2 Do. Extension all Gt. Indian Peninsula 10 Gd. Junct. of France 10 Gd. Trunk. of Canada Shrs. and Bonds 8 Gt. Central of France 20 Gt. Westn. of Canada Shares ... Do. bonds(l i55.)1857 Do. bonds (2 i55.)1862 10i Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per cent 5 Lake Coast. & Basle 4 Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per cent. pref. 15 Luexembourg 10 Do. (Railway) 2 Do 3 Do. (Canal) 5 Do. 6p. cent. prof. 12 Lyons & Mediterran. I.oi Madras 29 Maria Antonia 10 Do. New 2 Melbourne Dk. & Ry. all Namur & Liege (with interest all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all Do. 201. 3 p. c. Umy.B. &Anis. 51 18 .3 all NorwegianTrnk.Pref 10 Paris and Lyons 40 Do. bonds all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen all Paris and Strasbourg 4 Paris Caen& Ch erbrg . 113.1 Quebec & Richmond all Rouen and Havre 9 Royal Danish 2 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse 6 , Do. 5 per cent. pref 2 S.E. of France 6 Southern of France St. Andrews & Quebec 2s. Upper India Scrip all West Flanders 10 Do. 54 per c. Pref 10 Western of France 4 West. of Switzerland, 2 Wiesbaden 12 Zcalao& . 2 1 - 24 - 13 -: 2 2 1 3 - EAST INDIA OOMPAiVY'SMIL I TARY COLLEGE SIR WILLIAM MOLISWORTH UN. SANITARY ADDISCOMBE. . AND MUNICIPAL REFORM. Yesterday a public examination took place of the gentle men cadets educated at tho East India Company's Military College at Addiscombe, near Croydon, in the presence of the chairman, Russell Ellice, Esq. ; the deputy chair man, Major Oliphant ; W. B. Bailey, Esq., W. C. Plow den, Esq., several other members of the Court of Directors, and the following visitors :—Lieut.-General Sir George Pollock, G.C.8., Major-General Lewis, C.B. ; Colonel Jones, R.E., Sir H. M. Wheler, Whish, Straton, Tulloch, W. D. Robertson, Neil Campbell, and Sir Colin Campbell ; Lieut.-Colonels Leslie, C. 8., Mansfield, H.M.S., J. A. Wilson, Tulloh, Duke, Sim, W. C. Macleod, Melvill, and C. S. Stuart ; Majors D. F. Evans and Glasfurd ; Brigade Major Bingham ; Captains Kemmis, M`Kerlie, R.E., St. G. Ord, T. P. Waterman, Macdougall, Hay, and Aitkin ; Lieutenants Nicolls, Gahegan, E. R. Blagravc, Cunning ham, and H. Green ; Engineer Cadets Hancock and Lang ; Admiral Sir A. Green ; Archbishop of Canterbury ; Revs. G. Coles and H. Thomas ; Sir J. H. Polly, Bart. ; Hon. J. E. Erskine ; Messrs. Sutherland, P. Melvill, Jones, Nar rein, F.R.S., Waterfield, H. Ellice, Graham, Murray, and W. Eade. The number of cadets brought forward consisted of 37, and were selected for the different services a follows : FOR ENGINEER SERVICE.—Mr. Edward Burnes Holland, Mr. John Le Mesurier, Mr. Patrick Murray, Mr. Alex. M`Neill. Mr. Francis Latter Tandy, Mr. Wm. Adolphus Baker, Mr. John Hubbard White, Mr. Hector Tulloch, Mr. Wm. Can• Hamond, and Mr. John Ord Hasted. FOR ARTILLERY SERVICE.—Mr.Thomas Porter Berthon, Mr. James Sconce, Mr. John Charles Tayler, Mr. Henry Marshall Davies, Mr. John Tasker, Mr. Henry Archibald Mallock, Mr. Richard Currie, Mr. Edward Charles Willi am Raynaford, Mr. Robert Roche Franks, Mr. William Farar Grey, Mr. Phillip Hanmer Harcourt, Mr. John McNeill, and Mr. Henry Montgomerie Finlay. - FOR INFANTRY SERVICE.—Mr. W illiam Arthur Chalmers, Mr. Oliver Simpson Bridges, Mr. John Skynner Walters, Mr. William Edward Cox, Mr. Thomas Weldon, Mr. W. Littleton Powys Drummond, Mr. Horatio Nelson Noble, Mr. Aldourie Patrick Grant, Mr. William Melville Lone, Mr. Elliott Larkins Robertson, Mr. David Arnot, Mr. G. Lodwick Warden, Mr. William Popham Dicken, and Mr. Charles Daniel Inglis Lee. Mr. T. R. Clarke, of the cadet department of the East India House, read the report of the public examiner (Gen. Sir Charles Pasley), which stated that the progress of the students had been must satisfactory ; and in the case of the gentleman to whom the Pollock medal had been awarded he would rank as one of the most distinguished mathematicians ever educated at Addiscombe. The report of the Lieutenant Governor (Colonel Abbot) was equally encouraging. Mr. Clarke then read the following list of prizes. First Class. ( Ist Fortification. ' Ist Military Surveying. J. Le Meurier j Ist Military Drawing. 1 1 Ist. Civil Drawing. , Ist Hindustani. 1 -lst Good Conduct. The CHAIRMAN, in presenting the 'prize for first Good Conduct (a splendid artillery sword) said—Mr. Le Mesu rier, by your undeviating good conduct whilst in this insti tution you have won this honour of the Court of Directors. This prize of a sword is presented to you for your exem plary conduct, which you have nobly won, and I trust that the same honourable course will mark your future career, and lead to distinction in the service to which you belong. (Loud cheering.) { lst Mathematics. E. B. Holland The Pollock Medal. The CHAIRMAN, in presenting the Gold Pollock Medal to Mr. Holland, said—Mr. Holland, I have great pleasure in presenting you this medal, recommended by the public examiner and the-lieutenant governor as a prize to which you are entitled as the senior cadet who ranks the highest in general merit, and who by his good conduct and cha racter is found to be deserving of this honour. This medal was struck by the inhabitants of Calcutta in honour of the distinguished services of General Sir George Pol lock, and to stimulate the young soldier to follow his brilliant example. I trust, in your case at least that object will be fully attained. (Loud cheering.) A. M`Neill ... • ... ... 2d Mathematics. J. H. White... ... ... French. ( 2d Hindustani. W. C. Hammond ... ... .1 Latin. {2a Fortification. 2d Military Drawing. 2d Civil Drawing. Chemistry. F. L. Tandy... IL 3!. Davies Second Class. J Mathematics. "• Military Surveying. ... 3d Good conduct. J Fortification. ••• French. Military Drawing. ... Hindustani. ... Civil Drawing. ... Latin. Third Class. W. Jeffreys C. J. Haig ... D. Ward ... J. H. Moore... R. Aislabie W. Somerville H. H. K. Pechell { Mathematics. Fortification. "'Military Surveying. Hindustani. ... Military Drawing. ... French. ... Civil Drawing. ... Latin. ... 4th Good conduct. Eneas Macdonell ... E. Jones ... ... F. B. Howes ... M. E. Eden ... ... H. R. Meiklejohn ... A. Oakes ... ... MILITARY DRAWINGS. First Class. r. Le Mesurier (Ist prize). r. Tandy_(2d prize) . Aden. r. A. M`N eil r. Berthon... Murray... • .• Hong Kong. Holland... ... Tulloch Hasted Davies ... . Baker ... . J. M`Neill . Sconce ... Currie . Tasker . Harcourt . Chalmers ... . ... Hill fort of Singurh. ... Mequinenza. ... Tarragona. ... Salsette. ... Hill Fort of Shoonair. ... Hill Fort of Poornndhur. ... Versovah Fort. ... Salsette. ... Field of Wavre. Second Class. Mr. Moore (prize) ... ... Mr. Tanner ... ... . Mr. Hues ... ... •" Drawings from Models. Mr. Jeffreys... ... ... Mr. Penny ... ... ... Mr. Browne... Third Class. Mr. E. Jones (2d term prize), Salsette ; and several very promising elementary subjects in the two junior classes. In the fortification department the drawings were of the usual character. Some, indeed, attracted particular atten tion as excelling in design and execution those of former years ; particularly the illustrations of Vauban's third sys tem, and the system of Carnet and Dufour, elevated ac cording to the plan introduced at Addiscombe by the senior professor of fortification. The sand model room contained a front of Fort Alexan der, near Coblentz, on a scale of a quarter of an inch to the foot. Two fronts of the modern system att ached, show ing the third and fourth parallels with their respective ele vated cavaliers and batteries on a scale of a quarter of an inch to the foot ; explanations of an elevated battery, a half-sunken battery, and a sunken battery, the two former on a scale of one inch, and the latter two inches to the foot, completed this interesting portion of the professional ex amination. The Chairman then rose and addressed the cadets gene rally. He said when last he had the pleasure of addressing them in that room he had to congratulate them on obtaining the approbation of the public examiner and of the lieutenant governor, but on the present occasion their reports were still more favourable, and left nothing to be wished for on that account. (Cheers.) By the discipline observed, and their steady devotion and application to their studies, an unusually large number of gentlemen had qualified iem selves for the service of the engineers. To those of them, therefore, who would come back to resume their studies he might say that every cadet who by application qualified himself for the engineers, did so with a reasonable ex pectation of obtaining a commission in that distinguished branch of the service. Judging from the reports they had that day received, he thought words of encouragement were hardly necessary to induce them to pursue their studies, for they could not tell how soon after their arrival in India their services might be called into opera tion. It had fallen to him, in readily , the reports of the late war in Burmab, to receive a list of those who had there distinguished themselves, in which ho found the names of many young officers who had lately received their education within the walls of that institution. One of them (Lieut. Mayne), who distinguished himself at the storming of Rangoon, had not been in India more than six months, whilst Lieut. Trevor, and others, had not been there more than two years. No doubt those young soldiers were led on by able and gallant officers, but still they had obtained a distinction of their own that had bem men tioned in the dispatches. Like those young officers, let them avail themselves of every means afforded them in that institution and at Chatham for obtaining informa tion and qualifying themselves for engine ers: an d amongst e attention, no d oub tand that w those qualifications a knowledgeof the vernacular language of the troops that would be placed und er their command importance. He h l a d they thatas of the greatest s b j ect would pay special attention, and qualifying themselves in that respect, they would lay the sure foundation of military did not wish to indulge in a long strain of greatness. H e exhortatio n , but he trusted they would cultivate gentlemanly conduct, avoid debt and dissipati on , and above allthing strictest, attention to thei r re li g i ous duties things pay which , involved their tempor a l an d eternal welfare. iin believed e that for the success that had attended their studies there, they were mainly indebted to the various professors, and the distinguished officer who presided over them ; and in the name of the Court of Directors he returned thanks t° the lieutenant governor, the public examiner, and prof sors, and also begged to express the sense they an tertainet er of the success of Colonel Harry Jones, who presided eaTto the engineering department. To those about to Pm cc e o e ss a in India in the artillery, he wished them ev°rY s a, t o re their distinguished career • and to those who Christmas christmas turn to Chatham he heartily i wished a merr y and a happy new year. (Cheers.) concluded, after The business of the examination hero ti their military which the gentlemen cadets seentll to slow and quick evolutions, passing in review orderi-swora exorcise. time, terminating with the brOtLt dad to the hou se of t h e The invited company then P sL i e i c ui r°cptuous luncheon con- ' li eu t enan t governor, Where a - n d soon after the greater eluded the business o f the a p t:Yr,..ivn by train. part of the guests returned _ PRICE OF WHISKY.—On Mon- REDUCTION IN . ;11.aery gtahleloCmorkTdhiestpiellici ii:dnuocewd fi th x e ed pr a i t ee 7s o . f s w d l . ii p sk er y3d. gal lon, 25 over NI L proof. A au „ D p._ During the intense fog which prevailed on Tues day an accident took place on the (Scott South Western line, a mineral train having con t a ct with a luggage train. There was little (;°rlnneo damage done, but we regret to learn that one of the g uards was killed. No one having seen the occur rence take place, it is conjectured that he must have been squeezed between the buffers of some of the wag gons.—North British, Mail. Yesterday afternoon a numerous and influential depu tion from the vestry of the parish of St. James, West minster' accompanied by Sir J. Shelley, Bart., and Gen. Sir De Lacy Evans, Knight, the representatives of the city of Westminster, waited on Sir William Molesworth, Bart., at the Board of Works, Whitehall-place, for the purpose of urging upon him the propriety of giving paro chial bodies more efficient powers than they now possess to carry out sanitary improvements, and of constituting parishes into municipal corporations for a similar object. Among the deputation were Messrs. Brown, York, Nel son Geesin, the Hon. E. Byng, &c In reply to the deputation, * Sir W. Molesworth remarked, that if he understood rightly their object, it was to impress on. the Govern ment the necessity of bringing in measures for the more prompt removal of nuisances, to remove underground dwellings, and to have a revision of the Building Act. He could only say that all these subjects, which were of great importance, had engaged the attention of the Go vernment, of the Secretary of State for the Home De partment, and the General Board of Health ; but he could not take upon himself to say what were the mea sures in contemplation. The subject of municipal cor porations was also under the consideration of the Go vernment, and since the commission of inquiry upon the City corporation, he was enabled to say, that, after what had come out there, great changes must take place in the constitution Of the corporation. The whole ques tion would be carefully considered by the Government. DREADFUL SRIPWRECK-LOSS OF EIGHT LIVES. Yesterday (Friday) information was received of the total and extre me l y sudden loss of the barque Hyperion, bound from New York to Kingston (Jamaica), which melancholy event inv o l ve d the loss of eight l i ves, an d exposed four survivors to the fn ry and inclemency of a North Atlantic winter, having neither food or shelter for fifty-seven hours, during w hi ch time, the sea wash ing over them in a continu ous stream, reduced them to a most pitiable and exhau s t e d cond i tio. The Hyperion was, as above stated, on a voyage from New York to Jamaica, and on the 30th of Oetobe when in lat. 35 39 N„ long. 73 30 W., she encountered a most teriffic gale, and about 1 p.m. sh e sprang a le a k, which gained so rapidly, notwithstanding every effort of Captain Perkins and the crew to decrease it, that she sunk before the boats could be lowered, and eight of the crew, including the boatswain and carpenter, met with watery graves. Captain Perkins, the chief and second mate, and one l i seaman, providentially escaped by getting on the top of the cook house, which floated after the vessel down. On this frail raft they were exposed to a furious gale at N.E., with a heavy sea washing continually over them, and neither food nor water. Fortunately the American ship Edward Everett, Grundy master, from Baltimore for London, hove in sight, and, observing the ill-fated ma riners, bore down to their assistance, and rescued them from their perilous situation. This occurred on the 2d of November, at eight a.m. ; consequently fifty-seven hours had elapsed from the time they were exposed to the mercy of the wind and sea. When the unfortunate seamen were taken on board they were in a most ex hausted state, from exposure, want of food, and an in tolerable thirst ; but by the kind attention of Captain Grundy and his crew, they gradually recovered. The Edward Everett arrived yesterday with the survivors. So extremely sudden was the wreck of the Hyperion, that it is supposed she either struck on a half-sunken vessel, or else started one, if not more, of the butt ends of the planking. 1l all 1 .t 0 13.51 1I LO all OPENING OF THE PUBLIC COURT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF CUSTOMS. Yesterday the sittings of the public and open Court of the Com►nissioners of Customs, created under the powers contained in the 40th section of the Customs Consolidation► Act, passed last session, for the purpose of investigating complaints and disputes between mer chants and others and the officers of Customs, were commenced at the Custom-house—the Right lion. Sir T. F. Freemantle, the Chairman of the Board, presiding. The court is situate at the ground floor of the eastern end of the building, and is conveniently fitted up. The board have issued the following regulations respecting the course which will be pursued by the commissioners in carrying out the intentions of the Legislature, and conducting this new tribunal : " Ono commissioner will sit in the court at 11 o'clock on Tuesdays and Fridays in every week, when necessary, to to conduct such inquiries as may have been demanded, and on such other days as the commissioners may appoint, on special application, in cases requiring more urgent de spatch. In order to obtain inquiry it will be sufficient for the party requiring it to apply to the Board by letter, ad dressed either to the commissioners or their secretary, stat ing his place of abode or business, the case to which he refers, and the substance of his complaint, or, if it have any reference to any decision of the Board, the reasons of his dissatisfaction with such determination. " On receipt of such application the case will be heard on the next possible court day, without further notice to the party, who will be required to attend with his wit nesses, if any, on such day, at 11 o'clock, unless in cases where on special application any earlier day is appointed in which case he shall have notice thereof personally, if he attend for that purpose, or by letter addressed to him at the place of abode or business stated in his application. " Any party demanding such inquiry will be entitled to have a summons, requiring the attendance of any witnesses necessary to establish his case, on application to the Board. "Any feeling himself aggrieved. and who may be desirous of statio, h.to 00.0 to .ou of the commltssioncrs„" instead ofdemanding an inquiry in open court, may d o s o any day on applying to tho secretary of the Board. `All parties concerned are referred to the provisions of the law • in extenso,' contained in sections 31 to 40 of the said act. " With regard to the outports, the like rules are to be observed as far as practicable ; the collector, controller, or other officer deputed for that purpose, presiding at the in quiry instead of a commissioner; and complaints may be made by letter and addressed to the collector. But any complainant will be at liberty, and is requested, if time will admit, to address his application to the commissioners, in order that they may have the earliest intimation of the case, and issue any directions which may appear desirable for facilitating the inquiry." The first case gone into was an appeal from a Mr. Solomon, an importer of harmonicons, who had been charged more duty upon an instrument, according to its " stops," than it had been entered for, and which, it was contended, was not liable. The question at issue was of some importance to the revenue, as the duty is imposed in proportion to the number of "stops." The instru ment was represented by the officers to have five, if not more, and Mr. Solomon urged that it could only be said to have three. Several witnesses were examined on oath as to the construction of the harmonicon ; among them Mr. Willis, the builder of the great organ in the Exhi bition ; Mr. Prowse, of Keith and Prowse's, Cheapside ; and otherlmusical gentlemen. The evidence being closed, The Chairman said, that be was required to confer with the Board before he gave his decision, which he would do on the next court day. FIRES.—The engines and firemen of the London Bri gade and West of England-office were actively engaged throughout the whole of Thursday night and Friday morning, there being during that period no fewer than six fires in various parts of the metropolis, which were attended with considerable destruction of property. The first occurred on the premises of Messrs Medworth and. Harris, carvers, carrying on busi ness i n Li ttle Howland street, Tottenham-court-road. The fire originated, from some unknown cause, in the workshops, and, owing to the inflammable nature of th e s t oc k-i n -trade, it spread with alarming rapidity to several rooms on the first floor. The engines of the parish, London Brigade, and West of England-office, as well as the Royal Society's fire-escapes, were soon in attendance, and a plentiful supply of water having been procured, the engines were set to work ; but, in spite of the exertions of the fire men, the flames extended to the adjoining premises of Mr. George Collier, licensed victualler, and proprietor of the Bull's Head Tavern. By dint of great perseve rance the fire was eventually extinguished. The suf ferers wore insured in the Sun and Plicenix Fire Offices. The Cause of fire unknown. The second fire took place on the premises of Messrs. Chapman and Co., li , n v e: drapers, 91 and 92, Union -street, Borough. caused by the carelessness of a boy, who placed the suf ferers upon some 'of the stock. Fortunately,ill the ex tensive litAted were insured. Another fire broke out 11. m. tensive range of premises belonging d Shadwell. The Brown, sugar-refiners, in the Back - I: die, which set the ,to Mr. • flames were caused by °f a n c e time serious appro. ' charcoal -house in flames. a spark L i?" s h o e whole of the factory ' pensions were enter I would have been entertained that - I) at t • London Brigade proinib,tolsyn obtained from set attended,d'i'li The and enginesa plentiful tl o lthe to supply of water liav , i . v . t rwor, of the the East London ' the wereengines nit of the indefatigablefire exertions Subdued until work ; but, in s '" - , una ble to get the firemen, they the m isfortune tc.onoinisneen;cueudoiNiviienrge the premises oii.svthe insured in the Tin hicliroof of the retor h burned out, The property dame a d jo b•Y e, r an d Legal and Comm BNK Messrs. was ;cial Fire Offices. penal. Room Fon TIIE A rs U C ElT h ß u A rc lil v A a N rd, A hay . e STRONG of St. Pau . ' s and cor just coin- Cht_ j ibb and Son, ‘ iron strong loom o h f e l a A r g d e e d l e i i t cf n o e n s h i r o a n o o h , of the r P o i s e r u ont rig strength, for t South .A.ustralian'Banking Company. This massive .. and pacious chamber, for a depositoeh cube of ff seven books , I. o e ti t e e e a d o s h , i s i ' in ney, and securities, the space due to its fire-proofing wa y, and deducting . cells, it has a clear interal capacity of 254 cubic feet: i Within this strong and convenient recess, all the im p rta•- t books of the concern will be arranged on shelves, together with deed-boxes, &c., &e., and at the re mo t e end are two separate iron closets, in which cash, hill s, and other valuables, will be deposited, and the i n t er i or a of ( these closets will be accessible only to confidential persons, in possession of the keys. To frust ra t e any attempt at reaching the inside by drilling, the strong room is lined with a system of hard steel plates, which must be perforated before the hillside can be got at without the keys ; and before the steel is reached, the thickness of the iron plates, exceeding three quarters of an inch, forming the general body of the safe, must be perforated. The fireproofing composition is inserted in the cells wiled the room is erected, and its quantity and arrangement present's, sufficient guarantee against this description of casualty. A pair of strong wrought-iron folding doors, also ifireproof, secure the entrance, and these are fitted with Messrs. Chubbs' detector locks, on their recently improved principle, th'rowing twenty massive bolts all round. There are also two case hardened iron scutcheon locks over the key-holes of the main locks, and two of Chubbs' bank locks, with twelve 'tumblers in each, as additional security. Each door opens indep en d ent l y of the other ; and the we i g ht of t he room complete is nearly seven tons. • ROME COUNTIES AND METROPOLITAN FREE 110 L D LAND tßi9ablifTrYsTl ..- ~..!...,T7n- e -- "n•':',71 61 Last night a very fully ttentio t tt et ie ta. the Green Man Tavern g,"aniberel ~ , -te liiiii:A , tate - hi at men t from a dcputatio “ - ..f: Ihet , i±Voiita 44444 C4' of the Home Counties and qrstrriiioW i r ':. , .rA ety. a,vintreeit'44U'e-elf" " ro h The chair was taken ili4; Pair_Pai - taaff.. , p - ii n ( itz, ~ r..v after eight o'clock. '' .11' ~L .:"...,_/: , ',Z. - The usual routine busine The CHAIRMAN, in openingilile pickeedfits of the evening, entered at some length into the history of free hold land societies, and their moraLinfluence ; and with respect to the ownership pf land, said that not one man in three hundred, he firmly believed, was in that posi tion. This simple' fact, he (the chairman) considered, should be an inducement for all present to exert them selves to remedy such a defect. One society, with the same objects in view as the Home Counties and Metro politan Freehold Land Society, possessed a capital of half a million, and this large sum was mainly contributed by working men. After a certain portion of land had been purchased by the combined funds of the members, the roads made, and drains laid down, it allotted at 301. per share—land worth in many instances 501. or 601. The rotation principle having been found defective in many instances, anew principle had been started, viz., the ballot system, and this system was the one worked out in all its integrity by this society, it being considered the fairest to all parties concerned. For a ballot right 31., and indeed 101., had been given, and the only outlay on the part of the fortunate owner of that right had been four or five shillings. Those who prefer paying the fall amount of their shares in one payment may do so, and those who may not feel so inclined stand equally secure ; in the one case the right is immediate, in the other the ballot must be resorted to. The National So ciety, the largest, whose income was 1,0001. per day, and the Conservative, another large society, had attifined their present position by purchasing nothing but first class property—teat was the system pursued by the Home Counties. ~ ,Ili the Hornsey estate, consisting of 16 acres, the wholyf the plots, with the exception of seven, had been tats - and premiums varying from 10/. to 351. had been g., : ! ose L'ertunate enough to pos sess a right. For ,s,. • ',le _ 0 - Lts he (the chairman) possessed, he had 1 ii uttered a premium of from 35 to 45 guineas. The society had lately purchased a very beautiful estate situate in Wimbledon Park, over l oo ki ng the Crystal Palace, nd a gentleman who had paid but thirty 201. premium. As a co mmercial s p eculation the societ y shillings drew a rig ht for which he h ad refused could not be equalled, and would mention in proof this assertion—that one gentleman took 1,200 rights in a large society, and cleared 4,0001. by disposing of them. To those w h o d epos it their money in a savings' bank, he would say why place your money where you ,can only get 21. 7s. 10d. per cent. ? when in this societ y , with much better security, you can get 51. Ss. 4d. The chair man resumed his seat by urging upon all present the claims to support of the Home Counties and General Freehold Land Society, stating the greater the num ber of shareholders, the stronger and healthier it be came. Mr. HAY MAN said he felt exceeding pleased at the able and lucid statement made by the chairman. He considered the most important point in societies like the present was their moral influence. He for one would immediately become a shareholder. Mr. EKYELBOSCH, the chairman of the executive committee, then rose, and in a very forcible manner urged the claim of the society on the attention of all present. He said the sum paid per acre for one of their estates was 4001., but it was now worth 1,2001. per acre and that was a low estimate. He also alluded to the two modes adopted by the society on the Hornsey estates, consisting of 245 lots; 205 of those lots had been awarded by ballot, and only 40 lots had been taken by the completed shareholder, proving at once that that mode of attainment did not preponderate over the bal lot. The safety of savings banks was not quite so secure as many supposed—and the only satisfaction the unfor tunate depositors had in the cave of a defaulter, was seeing him in prkon. The friendly societies acts made any departure from the rules laid down for the guidance 01 societies like this, a misdemeanour. He did not know of a safer or better invcstment than that held out by this society. Mr. Wet.i,ti said, so satislitel was he of the stability of the society, that the best proof lie could give was that of becoming a shareholder immediately. Mr. KNIGHT, said, the chairman in telling the meet ing of the many good things, he had omitted one, that was, that the ballot of the society was held monthly. The next would take place in the vicinity of Camber. well. The CHAIRMAN, in acknowledging a vote of thanks, said that nearly 100 shares had been taken up that even ing, and such success was a strong inducement to very shortly hold another meeting at Camberwell. The meeting then broke up. LORD ST. GERMANS AND THE EXHIBITION COMMITTEE. DUBLIN, THURSDAY MORNING. A deputation from the (late) Exhibition Committee waited yesterday on the Lord-Lieutenant, at the Vice regal Lodge, for the purpose of presenting an address, thanking his Excellency for the encouragement and sup port he had given to the great national undertaking, from its first beginnings to its final close on the last day of October. His Excellency gave the following reply : " Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen,—l have listened with pleasure to this address. " It is very gratifying to me to be thus assured that the encouragement and support given by me and Lady 4--st---.l m:inane to the Great Industrhri - Exkibition of • 1853 nontributed to its success. That undertaking . has been accomplished. Opened on the • day fixed for its opening, and closed on the day fixed for its clos ing, the Exhibition has completed its appointed cpurse. It has ceased to exist, but the effects of it will,l trust, be lasting. It afforded instruction as well as amuse ment to the people, and they will not forget the lessons which it taught. " You refer with just pride to the conduct of your fellow-countrymen of the humbler classes when visiting the Exhibition. The good sense and good taste which they displayed were, indeed, remarkable, and will, I hope, be remembered whenever regulations are made for the admission of strangers to view other collections of works of art. " You acknowledgo in becoming terms the goodness of her Majesty and of the Prince in sending works of art to be exhibited, and in coming to this country to visit the Exhibition. " You also express with great propriety the gratitude which is due to the foreign Sovereigns who adorned your galleries with pictures of great value. In what you say on these points I fully concur. " The arduous duties in which you were for so many months engaged are now at an end. I cordially con gratulate you on their termination, and on the credit which you have justly acquired by the manner in which you discharged them. "That the results of this great undertaking may be as beneficial to Ireland as its munificent and patriotic author desired is a prayer which I fervently join with you in addressing to Almighty God." SPO.RTINGINTELLiGENCE. SUM MARY OF PRINCIPAL WINNERS IN 1853. (Exclusive of amounts for being second or third.) Lord Derby £13,039 !Lord Glasgow Mt. Bowes 11,070 Lord Chesterfield Duke of Bedford and and Lord Wilton Mr. Gratwicke Marquis of Exeter 8,165 and Mr. Bridgman General Anson and Mr. T. Dawson Mr. Howard ...... 7,710 Mr. W. Smith Baron Rothschild... 6,538 Mr. Morris Lord John Scott and Mr. R. E. Cooper Mr. Wanchope ... 6,383 Mr. Magenis Messrs. Greville and Mr. Osbaldeston .... Payne 6,370 Mr. Mare Messrs. S axo n and Mr. Drinkald Barber ............ 5,210 Mr. Ilarrison Lord Cliftlen ......... 4,713 Lord Zetland.. Mr. Knowles ......... 4,510 Mr. E. 11. Clark my. J. M. stan i e y.. 3969 Lord W. Powlett Capt. D. Lan© ...... 3 ,6581 Mr. Combo Mr. Pa1mer............ 3,483 !Lord Palmerston Mr. J. Osborne ...... 3,091 I Mr. Gully AMOUNTS WON BY THE PRINCIPAL TWO YEAR-OLDS. Sortie Alembic Champagne Marsyas Dervish ... ......... .. 1,920 i Phaeton Miranda Autocrat 1,559 Acrobat Boiardo Bay Celia AMOUNTS WON BY THE PRINCIPAL THREE. YE AR-OLDS. R,lo,9solDiotnedia ..... 4,6001 Ethelbert 3,6451 Balrownie 3,513 Orinoco 2,585 Cine as .. . 2,526 Torment 2,520 Rata plan . 2,350 Reive r . • 2,095 Pharo s . ... 1,740' N innyhailnner 1,700 Orestes . 1,690 B b ... 1,600 k ar atus .... 2,902 £1,155 980 810 800 690 684 680 600 435 West Australian. Catherine Hayes Mayfair Sittingbourne Filbert Little David Talfourd Mentruore Lass Defiance Cobnut • G-oorkah ....... Haco Umbriel £1,450 1,450 1,435 1,354 1,225 1,175 950 700 700 450 380 200 A VESSEL SUNK AT THE 117.1:OUTH OF THE THAMES. — Yesterday morninc , the Glide, F os t er , from Hartlepool, arrived in the t( eriver, by which vessel information was received vf the total loss of th e brig Eleanor, Magur, of South Shields. ) Coal laden, and lnelanndoor the w was s fr h o oa m rs S b h o ie a l o d o s n , for on London, Tuesday night , about 9 o'clock, when she came in to violent collision with the General Stearn Navigation Com pany's ship Waterwitch, bound from London for Hull. The force of the concussion was so great that it was found the Eleanor was sinking fast; and the crew had barely time to get their boat out and leave the vessel, when she sunk, and it was with difficulty that the crew escaped being drawn into the vortex caused by the sink ing ship. The Glide also reports t hat she wa s in colli sion with the abovementioned steam-ship the same evening, and sustained some damage to her topsides. The night was thick, with little wind, so that it is pos sible the lights of either vessel were not observed in sufficient time to prevent the accident. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY.—The Mayor of Exeter has given his sanction to the suspension of business on Mon clay the 26th inst., in consequence of Christmas- d ay d _ ay falling on a Sunday, the principal met chants and ta d e Wren en having signed a memorial to his worship for r the s purpose. No doubt other provincial cities and to wn s will suspend business also on the day in question, in order that both the employers and the employed may have a day's recreation. ~i `o