The Sun. — London, England, 1853-01-14 00:00:00

CIRCULATION OF THE LONDON MORNING PAPERS. THE MORNING ADVERTISER. The Stamp Returns of the circulation of the MORNING N '.. 3 VSPAPERS In 1850, the latest published, give the following rt., , nits : MORNING ADVERTISER . . . 1,549,843 Daily News 1 152,000 Morning Herald 1 139,000 Morning Chronicle • • . . 912,547 Morning Post • . . . . 828,000 it will be observed from this statement that, omitting the " Times," the circulation of the MORNING ADVERTISER was then far above that of Its morning contemporaries. Early in 1851 the vIORNING ADVERTISER was permanently enlarged to a double sheet, and since that time it has met with a measure of success, 10th as regards the extent of Its circulation, and the number of its advertisements. which has no parallel in the annals of English ; lumens= Were the Stamp Returns to be given down to the ?resent time, the relative circulation of the MORNING ADVER TISER to its four morning contemporaries (assuming that their circulation has undergone no diminution) would be as follows : MORNING ADVERTISER . . . 2,220,000 Daily News . . . . . 1,152.000 Morning Herald . . • . . 1.139,000 Morning Chronicle . . . . . 912.547 'Morning Post . . . • • . '823,000 It will be seen that the present circulation of THE MORNING IDITERTISER is nearly double that of the two greatest of its four contemporaries, and approaches to treble that of one of their num ber. This vast addition to the circulation of THE MORNING ADVERTISER, obtained in less than two years, is the result of its ,vogress in all parts of the country, and among all classes of society. $o proud n position among its contemporaries is to he regarded as she bast tribute that could he paid to its thorough independence of , parties and Governments, and its earnest advocacy of the po:ular cause. January, 1853. Published every Morning, at 127, Fleet-street, I.3ndon. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. rfarewell 8e...133a or Mr. Benjamin Webster as ►.essee and Manager THIS EVENING, JAN. 14, Will be performed the popular and highly successful Comedy of 'TASKS AND FACE 4; or, Before and Behind the Curtain—by Ale.ssrs. Benjamin Webster, Leigh Murray, Stuart, and Lambert; M. ' S ' Stirling, Mrs. Leigh Murray, Miss A. Yining, and Miss Rosa Bennett. With (for this night only at second price) the celetrated Comedy of MONEY, with a most powerful cast. ROYAL LYCIIUM TELEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestrls. THIS EVENING, JAN. 14, Will be performed the Comic Drama of MARRIED DAUGHTERS AND YOUNG nUSBANDS. After wbdch (17th time), a new and original Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE GOOD WOMAN IN THE WOOD, in which Messrs. F. m a tth e ws, Suter, Horncastle, and Templeton ; Madame Vestris, 311'4 Julia St. George, Miss Robertson (her 17th appearance at this Thw4tre), Miss Martindale, Miss Ellis, Miss Wyndham, Miss Eglin• tor, (her 17th appearance at this Theatre), and Miss Rosina Wright Will appear. To conclude with LITTLE TODDLEKINS, Sole Agent tor the Private Boxes, Mr. W. Allcroft, 15, New Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. E. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, JAN. 14, The celebrated Drama of THE GREEN BIISHE3 ; or, a Hundred Years Ago. Supported by Messrs. Paul Bedford, Honey, Emery, and 0. Smith ; Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, and Miss Fanny Maskell. After which, the gloriously successful Comic Pantomime, called NELL GWYNNE ; or, Harle(tirt Menlo Monarch. Principal Dassouse, Mdlle. Auriol ; Clown, Fleamore. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean. THIS EVENING, JAN. 14. 'Will he performed Shaksoere's Comedy of TWELFTH NIGHT. Principal characters by Messrs. W. Lacy, Addison, Saker, Gra ham, Ryder, Everett, and Cathcart ; Misses Heath, Murray, and Marshall, and Mrs. C. Kean. To conclude with the new and Criginal Grand Comic Christ mu Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN CHERRY AND FAIR STAR; or, The Green Bird, the Dancing Waters, and the Singing Tree. Harlequin, Mr. Corma.ck ; Clown, Mr. Huline (17th appearance here); Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo; Columbine, Miss Car. lotta Leclercq. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farren. THIS EVENING, JAN. 14, Wlll be presented ISABELLE ; or, Woman's Life. Supported by Messrs. Compton, W Farren, jun., Hoskins, and Shaiders ; Miss H. Gordon and Mrs. A. Phillips. After which, ROMEO AND JULIET; or, Harlequin Queen Arab and the World of Dreams. Harlequin, Mr. Forrest; Colum bine, Miss Marie Charles; Sprite, Mr. G. Thompson; Pantaloon, Mr. G. Tanner ; Clown, Mr. Edwin Edwardes, who will introduce his highly-trained dogs, Amy, Tasso, and Snarleyou. lion-uftice open from Eleven till Four, under the superintendence of Mr. Edward Chatterton. ASTLET'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. THIS EVENING, JAN. 14, The Performances will commence with the immensely successful Drama of UNCLE TOM'S GAEL', followed by Novel atlcl Extra ordinary Scenes in the Circle. To conclude with the Grand Comic Pantomime of FORTIINIO AND lIIS HORSE COMRADE; or, Harlequin and the Seven Gifted Men. Doors open at Half-past Six o'clock. To commence at Seven. Pox-office open daily from Eleven to Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tim DAY —Morning 2 min. after 5 I Evening 21 min.aft. 5 o- Moaaow—Morning 42 min. after 5 Evening 1 min.aft. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. FRIDAY, JAN. 14, 1853. State of the wind and weather at each of the following places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. HASTINGS—W., gentle breeze—overcast. SOUTHAMPTON—S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. FOLKESTONE—S.W., light airs—overcast. TUNBRIDGE—S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. GREENWICH—S.W., strong breeze—overcast. STROOD—S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. SWINDON—S. W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. CAMBRIDGE—S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. YARMOUTH— W., gentle breeze—cloudless. HOLYHEAD—S.W., strong breeze—overcast, rain. SHAP—S.W., strong breeze—rain. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the weather on Wednesday morning at nine o'clock UULLINGAR— S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. LANCASTER—W., heavy gale—heavy rain. WHITBY—S.W., strong breeze—overcast. DARLINGTON—S.W., strong breeze—overcast, heavy rain. THE WEATHER.—SuN OFFICE, JAN. 14. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 44—highest since noon yesterday. 34—lowest this morning and during the night. 40—this day, at noon. BABOHETBR, 29 . 87—a rise of nearly half an inch since yesterday. T rITIND,. N.W.—Fine breeze, and cold, clear weather. Ot T 4 4 I'4) dr , 44 , 4isi tvii, , LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1853. Had a bombshell fallen in the centre of a crowded assembly of the Religious Equality Asso ciation, it could not have excited greater conster nation than the intelligence that the most able and influential officers of " the Brigade" the - leading performers of " the Brass Band"— had accepted office under a Saxon Government. The defection of Mr. KEOGH was indeed a heavy blow and a great discouragement to those restless spirits who thought that the sole duty of a popular Representative was to retard, if he could not altogether prevent, the progress of public business, and to prove " a thorn in the side" of any English Administration who would not grovel at the feet of the Irish Agitators. The Honour able Gentleman, in point of ability and experi ence, was facile princeps of the party. As a Par liamentary tactician he had on many occasions evinced skill of a very high order, which would render him an acquisition to any party or , section of the House. His most effi cient follower or coadjutor was Mr. JOHN SADLEIR, the Member for Carlow, whose opinions on every doubtful point carried much weight and authority among the less prominent Members. Both these gentlemen had, however, evinced a degree of discretion and moderation on certain points that was by no means agreeable to the fiery souls who seemed to think that the only use of a Government was to be " pitched into" on every possible occasion, to act as a " chopping -block" for aspiring recruits on which " to flesh their maiden swords." They had also the singular bad taste to declare, and to act practically on the avowal, that the welfare and prosperity of Ireland was a matter of even greater importance than the vexatious annoyance of a Ministry, and that it was more desirable to obtain a just and equitable mea sure of landlord and. tenant law reform than to bellow even with stentorian lungs respect ing suggestions that could by no possibility obtain the sanction of the House of Commons, or, indeed, of any body of persons having the slight est respect for the laws of property, or who in any degree recognised the distinction between " Areum" and "Tema." To add to th e i r discomfiture, if possible, w as the fact, that no tangible charge of tergiversation' or " ratting" could be put forward. Mr. Knoon had originally entered the House as a follower of the late Sir ROBERT PEEL. He had never varied from that political faith, and when challenged by Major BERESFORD, the " W. B." of Derby election notoriety, the friend and correspondent of the political tortior—for having obtained admission to Parliament under false pretences, he boldly avowed his sentiments, which he un asserted to b e wholly changed. nent It was true that he h a d t a k en a promi part in the opposition to the Ecclesias tical Titles Bill, but that could not be urged as a disqualification to office under a Minis try of which Lord ABERDEEN was the head, and Sir JAMES GRAHAM, and other leading Peelites were prominent Members. Mr. San /mit was equally unassailable. For what objection =lid there be to his co-operation not merely with Lord JOHN RUSSELL, and Lord PALMERSTON, but with Sir WILLIAM MOLESWORTH, CHARLES VILLIERS, and RALPH OSBORNE,. with whom he always found himself in the same lobby on divisions. These matters which took away the sting from any attacks, materially aggravated their violence. A large proportion of the more reasonable Members of the party also refused to join in the on slaught on their former friends. This was another grievance. But the greatest of all re mained behind. Not a single sop was flung to the indignant patriots. MOORE was not tendered the Chief Secretaryship_; nor was even a subordi nate office found for GAVAN Dui, or LUCAS. No wonder, then, at the indignant remonstrances, the stern denunciations, hurled at the devoted heads of the seceders. The tone of Irish com plaint, or Irish argument, is seldom marked by ex traordinary moderation. On the present occa sion, it was distinguished by an acidity and viru lence almost unparalleled even on the western side of St. George's Channel. Another point that created mingled astonish ment and annoyance among the lay and clerical agitators of the Defence Association was, that neither the Roman Catholic Bishop nor clergy of the Diocese of Elphin, nor indeed the great ma jority of the priesthood throughout the country, would consent to join in the ostracism of the offenders, nor follow the example of the " inexorable RHADAMANTRES," who first punished the accused and subsequently inquired into the accusation. Dr. BROWNE and the Athlone constituency had listened to the syren voice of the new Solicitor-General. Not only had they given him a hearing, a favour not usually accorded by Celtic Controversialist; but " Iforresco refer ens," they deemed the explanation satisfactory, and bound themselves to give their entire and hearty support, without extorting a single pledge from the candidate. We are wrong. One pledge was obtained. A pledge alike honourable to both parties—the electors and the Representative. It was, that he would never desert the constituency which had first recognised his ability, and afforded him the opportunity of acquiring Parliamentary laurels. It is almost unnecessary to add that the promise was freely given, and that it is one not likely to be violated. The very hopelessness of the opposition in flamed the wrath of the would-be dictators of Ireland to the highest pitch. A meeting of the Religious Equality Association was accordingly called, which assembled on Wednesday, under the auspices of Mr. G. It. MOORE (M.P. for Mayo), the new leader of the infuriated remnant of the party. Notwithstanding all the exertions and whipping in of the malcontents—notwithstanding the dia tribes hurled against the seceders, and all who countenanced their secession—not more than thirty persons could be brought together, of whom scarcely a third were laymen. Notwith standing the paucity of their numbers, the meet ing proceeded to their work "con spirito." The three tailors of Tooley-street, who designated themselves " the people of England," could not have evinced a more ludicrous assumption of con sequence. Father COGIILAN led the van, while the Rev. Messrs. MANGAN, 0 'SHEA, KELLY, and MARSHALL followed in the ranks. The latter Reverend Gentleman delighted the select assembly by stating that, " the defection of Messrs. KEOGH and SADLEIR, had caused him no surprise, as it had long been a patent fact that when _. _ ever a Minister wished to get rid of the op position or to buy the services of AN IRISH MAN, he had only tc offer him a place !!! This compliment to the national character elicited the most rapturous and enthusiastic applause—all seemed to feel the impossibility of resisting such a temptation, and " hugged the sin, while they hated and denounced the sinner." There was not, however, the extraordinary unanimity that had been anticipated. A young gentleman, named SHA.RKEY, who previously wit nessed the cordial reception of the SOLICITOR-GENE RAL at Athlone, andlistened to his triumphantvindi cation of his motives, brought forward an amend ment, and notwithstanding the indecent interrup tions offered to his address, enforced a hearing. The manliness and vigour of th e unexpected oration, excited a consternation that can scarcely be des. cribed. The confusion of King AGRAMANT'S cant' scarcely exceeded the discord at the Equality rooms in Sackville-street. Mr. SHARKEY was ad dressed in the most ornamental phraseology—a " young infidel" being one of the mildest terms used. He persevered, however; found a seconder; and, although left in a minority, startled the meeting from its propriety —a feeling which was by no means diminished when Mr. DEVEREUX (M. P. for Wexford) left the room, declaring that he had come for the purpose of carrying out the principles of religious equality, and not of passing a vote of censure on Mr. KEOGH. The Hon. ftentleman was followed by many others, leaving the discomfited residue with gaping mouths and downcast visages, to lament the extinction of their brightest light. Seriously, we most heartily congratulate Mr. KEOGH at having emancipated himself from the trammels of such an Association, a,nd being deserted by these with whom he should be ashamed to march through Coventry. Those, of whose good opinion he should be solicitous, will fully appreciate the motives that induced him rather to endeavour to benefit his country than to party—and such a party !-give up abilities which, judiciously ap plied, might materially promote the best interests of the nation. British Catholics, if they have the slightest re gard to their own reputation, can afford to be silent no longer. Their Church is once more guilty of murder in the name of Religion. The Grand Duke of TUSCANY, a devoted subject of the POPE, has not only decreed the guillotine for Pro testantism in his little domain, but he has imprisoned to death FRANCESCO MADIAI, for no other crime than that of studying the Bible and teaching its contents to others, and for having an English Prayer-book in his house. Political objects (so dreadful a crime on the Continent) his very ac cusers do not lay to his charge ; social crime of any sort he is not accused of. No ! This Ducal son of the Church, in obedience to his Church, has slowly murdered his sickening victim in the cell of a prison, for believing differently to the Church of Rome. This is the unvarnished, unexaggerated statement of the case. Will Mr. LUCAS continue to justify murderous dungeons and the guillotine Will he continue to defy the indignation of every one who has the heart of a freeman, by defending capital punishments for converts to Protestantism in Catholic States ? We trust he has learned a little sobriety from the public chastisements in flicted on him by some members of his own Church, who would not consent to merge their British citizenship and British love of freedom iu their Catholicism. When the MADIAIS were first imprisoned, we called upon the British Catholics, the Irish ones more especially, if they wished to enjoy credit for sincerity in their movement for religious equality, to send forth a unanimous and and a public protest against the Duke's cruelty and impiety. To do it in the name of their re- ligion ; to declare before the world that such barbarities were no part of it, and had no sanction from it. To pronounce in some authoritative way—in some way which would make an impression in Tuscany and on Rome itself—that persecution for conscience sake was a dogma and a deed of bygone ages—that it belonged to the ignorance of all sects three• hundred years ago ; but that Ca tholics, like all other Christians, had quite out grown it. We urged our fellow-Catholics then to clear themselves., of all supposed complicity, in virtue of their common faith, with this deed of darkness ; and now we repeat the demand yet more earnestly. Some few Irishmen, Members of Parliament am' L Editors, have indeed spoken out ; but there is ne eeled an unmistakeable declaration of opinion by ; public meetings and memorials, or petitions, addressed to the Dun and to the POPE himself, if ou r Catholic brethren wish tc, stand right with the liberal and enlightened public of Europe and An 'erica. The case of tli .e MADIAIS is not a mere trumped lip tale of Exete. r-hall oratory, nor an exaggerated anecdote to poii it the bigoted declamations of a I'l%l - BILL or a E EVGII STOWELL ; it is, unfortu nately, an avowed and defended act of a Catholic Prince on behalf of the Catholic faith. Neither is it for adherence to some minor sectarian notion that a mere pecuniary inconvenience is suf fered (though we do not excuse the laws here, which press hardly upon a Quaker), but a deadly imprisonment is inflicted on a blameless and excel lent couple for maintaining the principle most dear to the hearts of all true Britons—namely, the right of private judgment, the right of every man to worship his GOD according to the dictates of his conscience. Let Catholics remember the plain fact that their Church has just put a man to death, and decrees death to all in future, for the crime of reading and teaching the Scriptures ; for the crime of earnestly endeavouring, not to found this sect or that, but simply to be a Bible Christian. Let Catholics also know that in our practically minded country one such deed will tell more against their faith, and more dispose the people and the Legislature, too, to measures of repression ; than all the prosy speeches of a SPOONER, the ora tions of an ACIITLLT, or the fiery diatribes of the Liverpool clergyman. Some may question the prudence of Stafford-house ladies interfering with American social evils, and neglecting those at their own door, but none can doubt the propriety, almost the necessity, of British Catholics endea vouring to rescue their own faith from the stigma of aiding and abetting civil murders. The unity and unchangeableness of the Catholic faith is so loudly proclaimed by all its advocates, that Catho lics here must bear their full share of the tlame of these horrible doings where their faith is domi nant, unless they take steps immediately to clear themselves as a body from all participation in the Duke's bigotry and cruelties. Poor FRANCESCO MADIAI He is gone beyond the reach of human praises and human sympa thies, yet will there be myriads of hearts through out Europe, as well as in England, who will ad mire his real primitive martyr spirit, and rejoice that, though " sick and in prison," he mildly, yet firmly, maintained his faith to the last; equally immoved, though but a humble miller, by the learned casuistry of his priestly tormentors ; and though so infirm in body, by the terrors of a pro longed and severe confinement. Kings and nobles felt for him and with him, and interceded, though to no purpose, with his Jesuit-ridden persecutor ; he was soothed by their kindness ; his ho'pes were sometimes enkindled by it, but in the spirit of earlier ages his reliance was in the nam9 of Him for whom he suffered. Well has he left a record, that even in this nineteenth century, in this age of political religion, and of Mammon-worship, in this material, this worldly, this busy age, the genuine martyr devotion is not quite extinct. We cannot afford to forget such occurrences in the ceaseless hum of daily business. They do honour to our common nature, they show that man is after all something more than a money making machine ; they show there is a Re ligion better than the eternal clish-ma-claver of the sects, a Religion for which a man can calmly die. But alas ! they show also that there is a Religion which can be the diabolical cause of such martyrdoms as these ! Would that British Catholics would unite to tell the Vatican in a voice of thunder, " Murder for conscience sake is not a part of our Religion." A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office, Downing -street. The Ministers pre sent were the Earl of Aberdeen, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount Palmerston, Lord John Russell, the Duke of Newcastle, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir James Graham, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, and Sir William Molesworth. The Council sat three hours. THE AMERICAN MINISTER.—BIRMINGHAM, THEIRS DAY.—It has been resolved by the merchants and manu facturers of Birmingham to invite Mr. Ingersoll, the American Minister, to a public dinner in this town, during his short visit to Lord Calthorpe, at Perry Hall. Should Mr. Ingersoll accept the invitation, which it is confidently hoped and expected that he will, the enter tainment will in all probability take place on the 20th inst. The contiguous iron districts of South Stafford shire and East Worcestershire, so deeply interested in American intercourse, will unquestionably contribute a large portion of the company which will assemble to en tertain his Excellency. We understand that the Marquis of Breadalbane re signs his post of Lord Chamberlain in consequence of ill health. We also understand no person has yet been ap pointed Under Secretary for Ireland. THE OVERLAND MAIL.—It appears that the overland mail, which has been telegraphed from Trieste, and the letters by which may be expected on Saturday or Mon day, will bring advices from Sydney nearly 40 days later than those last received. The intelligence by the Marco Polo was to the 2d of October, and the dates now an nounced are to the Bth of November. GOLD TO ST. PETERSBURGH.—Part of the exportation of gold to St. Petersburgh has been for account of the Royal Prussian Bank, who are transferring large amounts to that place which they had had in deposit here with a leading firm. NEW LINE OF AUSTRALIAN STEAMERS.—The pro spectus has at length been issued of a steam company to run direct from England to Australia, via Panama, or any part of Central America that may ultimately be found more desirable. It is to be called " the Austra lian Direct Steam Navigation Company," and the nomi nal capital is to be 1,000,0001., in shares of 25/, each, on which 21. per share is to be paid. The board of directors consist of persons both of nautical and mer cantile experience connected with the trade of Central America, Australia, and the East, and it is calculated that this route, coaling at Otaheite or some other con venient station in the Pacific, the entire passage from England to Sydney may be regularly accomplished within 50 days. Its convenience and safety, as well as its facilities for speed, have long been urged by almost all parties interested in the welfare of the colonies, and every attempt to develope its capabilities will be regarded with favourable anticipations. THE AUSTRIAN LOAN.--The mercantile letters from Vienna are to the 10th inst., and possess consider a bl e interest. The alteration in the rate of discount by the Bank of England had occasioned great surprise, and also apparently some disappointment, since it is said that the belief in the abundance of gold from England had led to a full conviction that a new 5 per cent. Austrian loan of 10,000,0001. sterling might shortly have been contracted here at a most favourable rate. Under the circumstances, a new domestic loan was looked forward to with cer tainty in the spring. It appears that the speculative mania in Paris was regarded at Vienna as being " promoted by cheap English money," and reliance was accordingly felt that some portion of it might also be attracted to Austria. Even as it is, there is evidence of a much larger amount of the stocks of that country having re- cently been disposed of to foreign buyers than has gene rally been supposed. According to the present advices, the reduction in the interest of the debts of Holland and Belgium has had a powerful influence in causing Austrian securities to be taken, and it is asserted that since the Ist of November an amount equal at least to 3,000,0001. or 4,000,0001. sterling has been purchased for those countries and France and England, and that it is by the bills drawn against this total that the rapid improvement in the rates of exchange has been brought about. THE POULTRY Snow.—Yesterday was the third day of this extraordinary show, and from the immense num ber-of highly respectable persons of both sexes who vi sited the bazaar during the day, there can be no doubt but the poultry show is as popular as the Exhibition of the Smithfield Cattle Club. It has been already stated that by the rules of the club every specimen was to be put up for auction at the reserved price fixed by the exhibitor. The sale was commenced by Mr. Stratford, the auctioneer, at twelve o'clock precisely, in a spacious room adjoining the gallery appropriated to the pigeon and rabbit classes. The competition, especially in the Cochin China class e s, was most -spirited where the re served prices were bond fide, and not prohibitory. The most extraordinary were the following. In class 15, which was for pairs only of the best Cochin China, cinnamon, buff, or brown, best cock and one pullet, chickens of 1852, No. 81 pen, which obtained the first prize, and belonged to Mr. John Bidwell, of Guildford, hatched in May last, realised the extra ordinary price of 491. 78. These birds were bred by Mr. Fletcher, of Kensington, from fowls which obtained the first prize and extra medal at Birmingham in 1851. The reserve price fixed by the owner was but 15 guineas, and had he not have submitted them to auction he would have been a loser of just 341. No. 12, belonging to Mr. C. Cooper, of Guildford, bred by the same gentleman, the reserve price of which was 5 guineas, and sold for 19 guineas. No. 87, a buff cock and pullet, from the stock of Mr. Farlie's first prize hen, bred by Mr. Gilbert, of Kensington, sold for 15 guineas. No. 97, a silver cinnamon pullet, bred from Mr. Gil bert's " Queen" hen, was sold to Mr. John T a y lor, of Cressy-house, Shepherd's-bush, for 18 guineas. Mr. Gilbert's hen, " the Queen," sold for 16 guineas, and was subsequently sold for 18 guineas. In Class 16, white Cochin Chinas, the pen belonging to the Rev. Dr. Allen, of Englefield-green, hatched in Juno and July last, the reserved price for which was 101. 10s., sold for 261. ss. In the Dorking classes the Earl of Berwick and Sir Archibald M'Donald were among the principal competitors. A number of agriculturists attended the sale, and the Impression appeared to be that the breed ing of poultry was now becoming more profitable than even the breeding of cattle. HARVEST PROSPECTS. —Very little wheat has as yet been sown, and in the Vale of Marshwood it is very probable that none will be sown, as it is almost impos sible to prepare the heavy clay soil for its reception ; in deed, not only are the operations of the farmer retarded by tat, uns.ttled state of the weather, but all the wheat havevery f f a a v il o e u n ra vi bl e y tim although lo l nfi asi in. brought to markefri q in a very damp state, and conse quently much depreciated in value. Lambing,. we un ldoewrstawenteLsohirs many pro eeeded ewes mation.--aerborne Journal. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING-, JANUARY 14, 1853, MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NE WS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 7,000 bales, of which 2,000 American were taken for export and on speculation. The market closed firmly. The sales comprised 5,750 American, 200 Egyptian, 6i-d. to Bd.; 1,000 Surat, 3d. to 4d.; and 60 Sea Island, at ls. Bd. to Is. 10d. per lb. In railway shares a good business was done at previous quotations. In the colonial markets this week business has been duller. They opened flat for sugar and coffee on Tuesday, and have become generally duller since, owing to the advance in discounts. Rice is an exception, having been in demand. Tea, like wise, has been very firm. Tallow rather dull, and coffee neglected. The " rise" is, for the present, taken out of most articles, even iron and grain being cautiously dealt in, large as the consumption is known to be. The news by the Australian fully confirms what we have before stated in reference to the effects upon the real property of the colony by reason of the gold discoveries. Land is not only rapidly rising in its gold value, but improvements are pro jected in some localities, talked of in others, and will no doubt in time be extended to all parts of the inhabited districts—causing the rising empire to re semble the old country in its social, as well as in its commercial character. Railways take the lead. The Great New South Wales Railway, a line projected in 1846, ;lid the plans partially completed, is now brought forward with every probability of success. The company propose to make a line from the district of the coal mines, at the mouth of the Hunter River, to those localities on the Upper Hunter, where the copper ore deposits are found, and which may, it is said, then be smelted m the colonyat almost aslight a cost as at Swansea. The line will also accommodate the entire of the rich agricultural properties on the banks of the Hunter. It is intended to commence the line to Newcastle, and run vid Moipeth, Mait land and Singleton to Aberdeen and Segenhoe, two villages on the Upper Hunter, belonging to the Australian Consols Gold and Copper Mines Company. This termini will be within 15 miles of the Australian Agricultural Company's auri ferous estate. In its course it will also pass through or near the estates belonging to the North British Agricultural Company and the British Australian Company. We understand that, after allocating a portion of the Stock to the local land proprietors of the district, the remainder will be offered by priority to the Shareholders of the above four Australian land companies. It is also understood that an eminent contractor has already offered to give guarantees to make the lino on terms that are considered highly favour able, considering the present position of the labour markets of Australia. The state of the Paris Bourse has been the theme of general conversation this morning ; and every: impartial man sees realised the fears for some time past entertained, that the bolstering up of prices on Government account would end in a revulsion. The serious charges brought against men high in the service of the Em peror involve, however, other considerations of a moral character, that will prove most damaging, if substantiated, not alone in a political, but also in a financial, point of view. The danger of such tampering with public securi ties the merest tyro might understand ; and as the day of reckoning must come, the sooner, perhaps, the better, that new parties may not be drawn into the meshes of speculation, and involved in seri ous loss, perhaps r u i n . F renc h ra il way property, left to its legitimate course, would never fail to be recognised by capitalists as possessing a high intrinsic value. Excellent traffic, and the sound est financial administration of any undertakings in the world, would ensure a fair share of favour at all times to such shares. But there are like wise political movements to be taken into account, and if Governm en t s will, by the inflation which credit banks, and other doubtful and untried schemes occasion, stimulate even the needy to speculate, good and bad securities alike suffer for the time. As to the Bentes, they might ve safely been left to the abundance of money, and to the obvious interest and, the admitted desire of capitalists to support public credit. That there has been an unusual pressure for money at Paris, and that great exer tions have been made to raise cash by Bills of Exchange on London, is tolerably well known; and, we may add further, that the directors of the Bank of Englr,nd have narrowly watched these proceedings, aud have partly regulated their policy accordingly. A large amount of the French bills were " thrown out" last week, and great reserve is still exhibited in discounting such paper. One word we will say in conclusion. As far as the holders of dividend-paying securities, or of sound companies that promise future divi dends, are concerned, we see no reason for panic, or even uneasiness. The Railway traffic returns are unusually good; the Australian banks have made enormous profits; the land companies have property becoming daily more valuable, and the mines are only what they always were—merely speculative. The English securities have been fluctuating, but have now a better appearance. Consols were 99g to and since 1001 to par,. The New 3 1 per Cents. bring 10.31 to 1041. Exchequer Bills are down to 675. and 665. prem., money being in demand for the foreign and share settlements. Foreign Stocks have been flatter, except Spanish, which are 483 to 49 for the 3 per Cents., and 5 for the Certificate. Portuguese 4 per Cents. have realised 39/ ; Mexican Stock brings 23k to-f, a re action of per cent. Grenada Deferred have re ceded to 12/ and 11k. Brazilian New Bonds have been quoted 98 to 99. The Turkish Loan is at par to premium. Dutch Stock is now quoted ex dividend. The settlement of the account has been in progress, and has gone off favourably. This is " pay day" in the Share Market. Rail ways generally are good, except the French. Mines have been fluctuating, and Land Companies steady. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (From the Official List.) _ - Bank Stock 225 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities..... 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 4 o9k g 100 99.1 New 31 per Cent. An nuities. , lO3l 4 e 31 8 Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 -16 Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 6 3-16 India Stock India Bonds, 21.000 Ditto, under £lOOO .. . Bank Stock for Account.~ . Consols for Opening 18th January India Stock for Account ................. . 274 Exchequer Bills lid. March.: £5£1000••••••••• ............................. 67 6 00 ....................................... 66 Small ....................................... 70 66 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto New, 1852, 4i per Cent 9B 9 Equador Bonds ... . Grenada Bonds, 80nd5...... ........... 111 121 Mexican 3 per ........ 23i Ditto for the Ac count • .......231 Peruvian 6 per Cent ..... ........... . 103 . Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent .. 63 Portuguese 4 per Cent Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent ...... ........ Ditto Small Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cen't .. Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent 23 Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 5 , 1852 e c A4 n i t c . l) : e C ur e n i t t Cent.ifi 6 per . e t E e Certificates... . 25 : P T DB u euDDltg tth i ato s tno h E : o rphn a eta n drhns , per Ccut 661 x d 98 1 .. 10. June. x. d THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for Opening 18th January ...... 99Z x CAB ACCIDENT. —.yesterday morning the following frightful ca b accident, which was nearly attended with fatal conse quences to several persons, odcurred in Gower street, Bedf or d- square. A five women, w h o occupied the interior, and three m en , who rode on th e roof, accompanied in a cab an Austra lian emigra n t f rom party of friends, comprising square st a ti on. As the cab reached the gate m Gower street, adjoi n i ng the - University College Hospital, the Paddington, en route to the Euston body of the vehicl e , through being overloaded, swung round and fell t o the ground, with the three men under neath, all of whom were more or less wounded, one of them, named James Bail, aged 45, having sustained a , fracture of the leg. The women were also injured, but not seriously. The party having been extricated, were removed to the hospital, whence they were enabled to depart as soon as their wounds were dressed, with the exception of Ball, who still remains there, under the treatment of Dr. Quain and Mr. Hillier. The party had ." previously paid th e i r fu ll es t res p ec t s t o th e "j o ll y gpd G-AROTTING.—This cowardly system of attack is on the increase in Nottingham. A robbery of this descrip tion took place on Tuesday evening last, as early as six o'clock. It appears that a workman of the name of Tay ler, in the employ of Mr. Gibney, currier, was passing down Back-lane (in the heart of the town), when he was suddenly attacked by two men, one of whom strangled him. -whilst the other rifled his pckets. Not finding any thing of value, the robbers decamped with his hat. The attacl : was of so violent a nature, that Taylor remained insensible for 'some time afterwards. Tin 1 SHIP JOINERS.—These mechanics have sent in a circula r to their employers, claiming an advance of 6d. per day' wages, as the shipwrights have 65., and they stated that the ship joiners have always been paid 6d. per day less than the shipwrights, the claim being grounded on the fact that the shipwrights have recently had t'heir wages advanced from ss. 6d. 'to 65. - per day, in cm 'sequence of the briskness of their business, aris ing flo 'ora the enaigTation to Australia.—Liverpoot Cow ritr, COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, JAN. 13. The following had the honour of dining with her Ma jesty yesterday:—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Augustus of Saxe Cobourg, their Serene Highnesses the Prince of Leiningen and the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, Chevalier and Madame Bunsen, the Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness de Speth, Sir James and Lady Graham, the Right Hon. W. and Mrs. Glad stone, and the Master of the Rolls (Sir J. Romilly), and Major the Hon. James Macdonald. The band of the Grenadier Guards attended in the Castle, and played during dinner. Overture (Op. 44) Coro, Terzetto. and Ballet Music, lustigen Welber von Windsor" Kalliwoda, " Dieu Otto Nicolai His Royal Highness Prince Albert, with the Duke of Cambridge and the Prince of Leiningen, went out shoot ing this forenoon, attended by Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Lieutenant-Colonel F. H. Seymour, and Major Hon. J. Macdonald. The Marquis of Lansdowne, the Marquis and Mar chioness of Westminster, the Earl and Countess of Slid. burne, Lord Raglan and Colonel Wylde, have been in vited, and are expected to-day. The Master of the Rolls left the Castle this morning for London. Dr. Waller Lewes and Mr. Marson, from the Epidemio logical Society, h a d an i n t erv i ew w ith Lord John Russell yesterday at the Foreign-office. The Marquis of Lansdowne arrived in town yesterday from Bowood-park, Wilts Sir James Graham and the Chancellor of the Exche quer arrived in town yesterday from Windsor Castle to attend the Cabinet Council. LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) His Lordship was this morning occupied with lunatic petitions, but no case of importance occurred. His lordship will to-morrow sit in appeal, with the Lord Justices. The other courts were occupied with unimportan motions. MARLBOROUGH-STREET-(THIS DA Y). IMPUDENT ROBBERY. —Jane Wigniore was brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with having stolen 26 yards of cotton print, value 14s. 6d., the property of Mr. Edward Lawson, draper, 119, Oxford-street. Thorne, 39 D, stated that about five o'clock yesterday afternoon he was on duty in Oxford-street, when he saw the prisoner go into Mr. Lawson's shop, and having his suspicions he watched her. In about a minute after wards she came out in a hurry, with something bulky underneath her shawl. He followed her and stopped her, and asked her what she had got under her shawl. She replied a dress, but refused to tell him how she came by it. He then took her back to the shop, when Mr. Lawson identified the property produced as having been stolen from his shop. The prisoner, who admitted her guilt, was committed for trial. AWFULLY SUDDENDEATH.-BROKEN HEART. Mr. Bedford, the Coroner, held an inquest yesterday at the Royal Standard, Vauxhall-bridge-road, Pimlico, touching the death of Rebecca Baker, aged 51, residing at No. 7, Eaton-lane, Victoria-road, in the same locality which occurred in the following awful manner. On re turning from viewing the body, both the coroner and the medical officer described the place as in a most awfully filthy condition, almost equal to anything in the worst part of Westminster. It appeared that the deceased was the widow of a late recruiting sergeant, and had lived for some time on the best of terms with a milkman named Morrell, passing as his wife, who had been laid up for a considerable period, suffering from dangerous inflammatory disease, and was attended by Mr. Beckett, surgeon, of 12, Shaftesbury-terrace. On Saturday night last deceased was ironing, Morrell being in bed with his illness. The conversation was about his ulti mate recovery, when he told her he did not think he should ever get over it; just at the moment, whilst these words were being pronounced, she was hanging the smooth ing iron on a nail in the wall, her arm being at its full stretch above her head, and her face turned on Morrell, when she instantly quivered and dropped down lifeless on the floor. Medical assistance was immediately pro cured, but the vital spark had become extinct. On a post-mortem examination of the body being made by Mr. Beckett, a large transverse rupture was found in the heart—a most unusual circumstance—and between six and seven ounces of serous blood was found in the peri cardium. There were also two large clots of blood, weighing seven ounces, found in one of the membranes of the aorta. The rupture of the heart was the cause of death, and that was produced by the position of the body at the time, the strong mental emotion suddenly acting on the deceased. Morrell has since been re 'Roved by Mr. Beckett to the hospital. A paper which had been found, carefully folded up in one of her dresses, bearing the mysterious words, " Liq. Potass. one pennyworth," has caused a great excitement in the neighbourhood of the lane, occupied as it is by a large number of the lower class of the population, who have been driden there by the late clearances for the Westminster improve ments. It was consequently believed that the de ceased had committed suicide, but Mr. Beckett said that the words only meant two drachms for a prescription for Morrell. The Coroner said that this was just one of those cases which he did not like to leave as a blind case, and which; for the satisfaction of the public, ought to be thoroughly sifted. He was no great advocate for troubling a jury unnecessarily at any time, but things of this kind gave rise so often to many strange and groundless conjectures, and this was just the case which ought to be strictly investigated, and he hoped the result of the inquiry would quiet the public mind of the neighbourhood, which was sometimes fanned into a flame for nothing at all ' • besides it acted as a check on the gvil dis posed, by showing them that their, wickedness would not escape detection. Under these circumstances he hoped the jury did not mind the trouble and loss of time, for without it no one would be safe. A verdict of " Natural death from rupture of aorta' was then returned. T.HE SHARE MARKETS. 100 184 100 100 all all 45 I all all 111 100 11,1 all all all 3 100 100 100 42/ 100 all 3 100 13 171 all 81 100 263 133 20 20 100 100 100 100 st.lll st. t 13 all 1 100 20 1211 11 10 al IL all 6 3 12. all 12 all 12. 8 St. 100 165 5 20 all 5 all 2 all St. 101 20 I al 10 1 25 a] 10 1.0.6 a] BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this Day. 30 -30 i 7i Gi - 10 -- 11 6k-- 6d - 221, 3 -- 2i ( 1 037 -- 109 66A -- 67 23 23i 17} -- 18 1 3 -- 8i - ~ .--- ... 51 - 13i -- iig 9 - 10 7i - 8 74 - 76 55 -. 60 75 - 77 27 - 29 61 - 63 79 - 80 40 - 42 119 - 121 405 -- 107 92h 93 h-- 7 88 -- 90 11 h -- 83 12hp 83h 3i -- 3id 2i -- 2id 17 -17 h 9i 105 —16 7 p 122 k 123 3 t i 4 p I "—lip 90 916 4id 4 r — 3d 11 - 12 19 —20 i 29 30 —79 i 46 48 51 52 31 34 d 2i 2t - ►5 57 - 2i d 39 —6 d 2i 2i d 4 3 d 3 4i p 50i -51 a 95 -- 97 1 64 - 65 /67 -- 69 70 - 80 19 - 20 9 - 10 14 - 15 31 - 211- 224 -23 A 80 - 811 38 - 384 13 - 134 4 - 44 9 1 2A 13' - 144 - 10 27 - 28 9i - 10 •. ; 70} 71 2 2-0 57a SHARES, 107 - 1091 105 - 107 19 20 d —p, 6 -- 64 3 -- 3,b 3 3 -- 4 1-- p 1 -- p 14 -14 i 18 —• 18J, - 3 - 1127 - 128 1112 114 ei 9 1 -li P 109 - 110 Pa' — 4 I) L 7, —152 ••• -.- pi 3i - 4 p, 8 - 8. 131 -13 i 9 - 10 10 - - -7- 1 P 150 - 152 23 - z3A - 2 - 101 - 102 25 -26 A 2 21 p 11 113 17 17 - 1p 16 17 p a r P 26 - 26 i:6 = io id ' Par . 03 - 105 - 51 4 - iPI BANKS, 40 al 100 a] 100 2 100 21 81 - 83 1. _ 3 - 33 Bas ness done this day. 48 - 50 73 - 74 10i .te •""' tr. THE CONDEMNED CRIMINAL BARBOUR. The Sheffield magistrates concluded on Wednesday evening the investigation ordered by the Home Secretary into the "confession" made by the convict Barbour, 'now under sentence of death at York Castle for the Murder. of Alexander Robison, at Sheffield, on the 2d of Septem ber last, whose execution had been respited for thatputrb pose till Saturday next. The police have been unable discover any evidence confirmatory of a Barbour's s con fession," inculpating George M'Cormack discovered the mur derer ; but on the other hand, have additonal evidence as to Barbour's guilt. Indeed M'Cormack's innocence is made quite apparent. It is proved by two witnesses that for two hours before and two hours after the time that the murder was com mitted, and when Barbour states that he gave M'Cor mack the murdered man's pack to take to the Royal Standard, M'Cormack was at the Rein Deer public house, two miles off. He also disproves the statement of Barbour, that when he called at the Rein Deer that afternoon, M'Connack gave him the murdered man's watch to take care of. M'Cormack's attorney stated that he was prepared to call Mrs. Swann, the landlady of the public-house, and two or three other witnesses, if necessary, to speak also to the same facts. The disclo sure by Barbour of the place where the pistol was hid, has brought to light additional evidence against himself. Barbour, in his confession, alleges that on the Monday morning after the murder, M'Cormack, after produc ing a pistol, and saying, "This is the pistol that cooked Robinson's goose," swore him to secrecy, and afterwards they walked together to a field adjoining the Botanical Gardens ; that M'Cormack there secreted his pistol in a fence wall, and they returned into the town together, each smoking a cigar. M'Cormack states, and is confirmed by other evidence, that during the whole of this day he was engaged in waiting upon customers, two miles from the Botanical Gardens. But on the other hand, Barbour is proved to have been seen, at half-past ten that morning, within five minutes' walk of the place where the pistol was hid, and walking in the direction of the very place. Two hours afterwards, he is also found at the Ball-in-the-Tree public-house, within 100 yards of the Botanical Gardens wall. Apart from this evidence, Barbour's own account boreSithe stamp of impro bability on its face. It could scarcely be credited that M'Cormack having —as the "confession' states—confessed himself to Barbour as the murderer of Robinson, should, when Barbour, whom he knew to be innocent, was to be tried for the offence, and he subpoenaed to give evidence against him, allow the pi s t o l t o re main for four months in its hiding-place, ready to be produced as damning evi dence against himself at any moment that Barbour might make the disclosure. Another important piece of evi dence, in disproof of Barbour's implication of M'Cormack, is the production of two letters written by Barbour, while at York Castle, to Mr. Pigott, with whom he had lodged. In both of these letters Barbour writes, " Give my best respects to Mr. M'Cormack." This to a man whom he knew all the time to be guilty of the foul mur der for which he, an innocent man, was then awaiting his trial, with the knowledge, also, that this man, the real murderer, was one of the witnesses subpoenaed to give evidence against him ! SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES.—A meeting of thiS society was held last night ; Mr. Payne Cullier in the chair. Several new donations were announced to the secretary, amongst them were Isaac Casaubon's Scriptores Sex, Historku Augustre, with the autograph of Ben Jonson on the title page. Some interesting exhibitions were placed upon the table ; among them rubbings of the engravings on the ancient candelabra at Aix-la-Chapelle, and a cast of a Runic monumental stone, dug up, not long since, near the front of St. Paul's. Several papers were read, among them one of great interest by Mr. Akerman, giving curious and novel d e t a il s regarding the discovery of Roman pottery on the borders of the New Forest, now far removed from any dwellings, but formerly surrounded by a dense population. The con jecture was that the whole district had been depopulated by William the Conqueror for purposes of the chase. THE LINEN TRADE:—The quantity of linen exported from the port of Newry during the past year amounted to 7,215 packages, being the largest quantity shipped from any Irish port, with the exception of Belfast. 50 100 100 20 50 25 Aberdeen Ambg. Nottng. Bost & Eastn. June Birmng. Wolvarh. Stour Va11ey......... 'Birkenhd. Lancsh. (It Cheshire Junct...... Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons.... Do., £2O (Bristol & Exeter !Caledonian. Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon ' Dublin&Belfast June. Dundee Perth &Aber- demi Junction ....... Do. New .... East Anglian (£25 L & E. & L. & Do., (El.B E. & H.) Eastern Counties Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. Sh Do., d 0........ ...... Do., B. & C. East Lancashire ...... East & West Ind. Dk. & Binning. June.... Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb.Prth.&Dundee Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk.. Do., i A. Stock ..,... Do., t B. Stock._ Great Southern and Western (Ireland).. !Great We5tern........1 Irish South-Easterx. Lancaster & Carlisle. ~ Do Thirds ........ Lancash. &Yor::shirc Do Fifths I Do.; Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern__ Liv. Crsby. & Sotghpi. London & Blackwall Loud. Tilb. & Stheud. Lond.Bright.& S.Cst. London &N. Wesi;em Do. Fifths Do. JO/. 5h.,M&8... C London & S. Western Do., £50... • • •• • Do. , • • Didndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Enuisk. Jianch.Shef.&Lincln. Do., Maui. & Lin. Un. Midland ........ ..... Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G.West.(lr.) , Do. Shares .......... Newcastle & Carlisle.. Newmarket Ne wpt.Aberg.&Htfcl Ne h & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor Norfolk.. Do., New ....... ......, Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Do., No. 2. IDo., A Deferred... Do., 4 B Guaranteed North Staffordshire.. North We5tern......... N. & S. Westrn. June. Oxford Worceser & Wolverhampton.. Scottish Central Scottish Midland., Shrewsbury & Birmg Do., L. & N. Westu Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. & Herefd Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves , do (Do. Oswestr' Shropshire Union .... Do., A.B.C.&D.fully paid up at p. c...... South ..... South Ea5tern......... South Wa1e5........... S. Yorksh. River Dun D 0..... Stockton & Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock and Rai1way......... Vale of Neath......... IWaterfd. & Kilkenry IWaterford&Limerici 'West London Woodford . . _.. ..... , York Newell. & Berw. Do. Extensions ....... Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland.. 103 i 67 7 13H 501 631 68 14 9t i 1281 5~ 5~ 731 3 91 PREFERENI 17 5 9 100 Aberdeen . Do. No. 2,7 p. c Bristol & Exeter 4p cent. Stock , Do. 4p. c. Shares • Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5,i per cent... Cork &Bandon 5l p.c. Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction ....... EastAnglian (X3los) 6 per cent. Do. (£5) 7 per cent.. Do. (£7l7s) 7 p. et.. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2............. Do., New 6 p. c. St.. Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. .6 per cent.... Do., £lO Deben. Sh. EastLancash. 6 p.cts. East&WestYorkshire Junction, Fifths Edinb.Prth. &Dundee Glasgow & S.Western guar. 5 per cemt. Great Northn. 5 p.c. Do. 5 p. c., Redeem., at 10 p. c. prom Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths... Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. Great Western, fixed 4i per cent........... LanCash. & Yorksh., Do., 6 p. c., Stock... I l Leeils Northern, 6 p. cent., No. 1...... Do., No. 134 i i 91 1 79 i 80 41 40A 121 k 30 29a 71 4 1 12/ ••• •••••• Do. , Quarters, 1848. London and,Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 ............ Do. New Guar. 6 p.c Lon. & N. West. Coy. di Nun., 5 p. c. Stock. London & S. Western, Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler Shares andndry. do Ennisk, 4 Shares..... . branch.,Shef., & Lin j Shares, No. 1 Do. New, £10...... Do., £G ....... .... Maupt.&Carl. 4 p. c. Do. 41 per cent....... Mid. Consol. 6 p. c. St. Do. Consol. Bristol di Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4i per cent Norfolk Extension Do. Guar. 5} per ct Do. Wavenoy Valley 5 per cent North British North Staffordshire Oxford Worcester Wolverh. £15,6 p. c. 'Do.. Shrewsbury & Birm. New Guaranteed.... Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min),B p. c. Do. 5 per cent ........ (South Devon . Do. New S. Eastern (Reading] Ann.,) of £1 Os.6d. Do. 4i per cent S. Yorksh . 4p. c. Guar Stock.& Hartl. Guar sp. c. till 1 July ,1856 Waterfd. &Kilk. 6p. c. York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p.c.Pref. Do.. .. . .. . . . York& N. .Midland H. & S. Purch ........... JOINT-STOP Ell Australasia di British N. Ana;ican . 15 C010nia1.,,,,,, !0 Commercial of Lon don 4 English Scottish and Australian !IlLoud. Chart. Bk. a - Australia 20 Loudon and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Land. & Westminster 35 ICationalProv. of Eng. 10 Do. Now 22. national of Ireland all Oriental Bank of Corporation 5 Do. New 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Roy - al Australn.Bkg & Gold Importing Company 11 south Australia 11 Union of Australia 2pDo. New .0 Milo of London..,, 92i 3 2i 31 $3l 83 2i 3i 2i 111 103 122/ 31 21 15a 2i 91i 1 79 81 91 si 9 pm. 8O 1/ 384 58i h i i 1 pm, 141 i 18 I a. d. all 100 all 100 11?, 100 - 100 18a 94- all 14 10 all 13.5 24.1 Leasing Company. Gt.Westn Do Do Do L. dr N.W Caledon Caledon Do Yk. New. & Berw. Y.&N.Md Do Do S. Eastern Do Norfolk Do RAILWAYS. Antwerp&Rotterdam 'BelgiauEastn. Junct. Charleroi & Erquelin Demerara Dijon and Besangon Dutch Rhenish 1 East Indian Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of France Gt ;Western of Canada Shares Do. Bds. (Ist i55.)1857 Do.Bds. (2d i55.)1862 Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do. Do. (Canal) Lyons dr .7viediterran Madras Maria Antonia Do. New Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds (fmy. B. &Ams. Shs.) NorwegianTrunkPref Orleans & Bordeaux Paris and Lyons Do. Bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg Parisi:lsm & Chcrbrg. Quebec &Richmond Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse Southern of France St. And. & Quebec(A) Tours and Nantes Upper India Scrip West Flanders.. Do. 5i per c. Pref Western of France West. of Switzerland 1 Agua Fria MIN: Anglo Californian Australasian (Australian . Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of) British Anstrin. Gold British Iron Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm Do. Cocos & Cniada Do. St. John Del Rey Carsons's Creek Cobrc Copper. Colonial Gold.. Copiapo . ........ English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co General.. Golden Mountain_ Great Polgooth . Lake Bathurst..... ..... Liberty Louo .&Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co Mariquita.. ...... Mexican&S.Americn. New Granada . Nouveau Monde Port Philip Quartz Rock - . ... Rhymme Iron Santiago de Cuba South Australian Tin Croft United Mexi can Waller West Mariposa ....... Yuba.. ....... LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Loudon & N. West. Gt. Notrhn Gt. Westn. Ln. &N.W. & Midld. Stckton & Darlingt. Midland... E. Count Do D 0... IL. &N. W diLn&Yk IDo Closing Prices this day. Gt.Northu Do Laucash.& Yorksh YlrMelean Stockt. & Darling Do IGt.Wostn. RAILWAYS. Bedford and Bletehley Birm. & Oxfd. guarantee Do. without gr Birm.Wolv. & Dudley guar. D o. wtht guar. Buckghamsh . Clydesdale Je. E. Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent Glstr.&Dn.Fr Glas. Barr. & Neilsn.Direct Do. New artlpl. Dk. & Railway Eiull & Selby. Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon. & Greenw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent... Do. 6 per et... danch.Bxton. and Matlock Middlesbro' & Redcar. . Midld.Bradfd. Northern and Easternsp.c. Do. 6 per et.. Do. Fixed sp. c Prest. & Wyre Do. Shares. Roystn.dE Hit. Do.Shepth.St. Shef. Roth. & Goole g. 5. p. c S. Staffordsh WearValleygr 6 per cent Do.. Wilts &Somrst I FOREIGN. 30 - 31 - 30 30 - 31 29 - 30 109 - 111 54 56 148 - 150 32i -33ivi 113 • 114 56 -- 57 27 =- 28 14 --14ixd 25i -26 i 19A i --20 23 —25 xd 3 - 31 iiia = fOo 64 - 66 L .• - pm 152 - 154 152 - 154 I -6. d ili —32 i 103 —lo4xd Closing Prices this day. 1 —Adis 1 2 133 143 4 Ipxin 2 lid 5 i 6 iPm 2 —2t p i d— i p 1 —1 i pxn 4 - 5 -1 1 i 8 -10 p 2k- 8 - 8i - 7 33 1 - 34 14 - 154 iii 7 - - lip 38 -- 40 38 -- 39 301 -30 i 4 A -- 5 p N+ ixin 19 -- 20 -- 9i 24 -- 3 p - i P 5 D d par 61 7Pxn id par - 1 p P 3A 44 p 6 i 7 P d—p p par p par p P, 8 10 I 4 -- 1 -- 29 --30 1 41 - - 43 3 - 3 ip l 6i - 7 li —14 d d— A d I .} p A d. par g d— p 4 4} - lt lip - lfp 26 *1 7P, - P' 10 - 12 'Ti 81 24 I 2 5 5 7 11 i 1 1 1 i Business this day. x. d. x. d. liot x.a. Business done this day. ox new 331 3 i I i 3O 3031 ox. in• 9i i i I 7 15 ex new 41 4i 31 41 i 1 li i lil , 2s4i 21 ; g!-3 x d li MISCELLANEOUS 100 100 5 20 Australian Agricult Canada LCrystal Palace. r 255 - 265 1265 60 '155 Eastern Steam Electric Teleg. of Ir Gen. Steam Navigat General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar Netherlands Land Peninsular & Oriental Do. Do. CrystPalace of France Royal Mail Steam South Austral. Land Univeral Emigration and Colonization Van Diemen's Land Submar. Telegraph ,• - ... 6 -: 65 i'6 = ii 6245 • lOf ALARMING ACCIDENT AT WINDSOR.--On the arriv a l the 1.25 train from Paddington at the Windsor sta ti , on , of the Great Western Railway yesterday, a light phae t o n ' with a pair of spirited ponies, was in waiting to e011y. c , , •; Miss Ricardo, the sister of Mr. Lewis Ricardo, 31 -'4 to the mansion of her uncle, Mr. Samson Ric ardo, Titness-park. Miss Ricardo, who usually drives f.° ponies herself; got into the front seat of the carriag e, while her female attendant placed herself in the h..t, seat, and the groom was employed in adjusting the lug ' gage behind. Before Miss Ricardo had time to seize s`. reins, the shrill whistle of a departing train frightened !A .. ; ponies, and they started off at a fearful rate. 1 0 i . 1 0 w,',„ anxiety to pull them up, Miss Ricardo caught hold o f only one side of the reins, and the phaeton being turned ne ar ly . _ . standing in the yard. The collision caused the as e thrown round was propelled with great force against f a r ea o.. l77 wh a e g e i to part from the body, and Miss Ricardo escaped out with considerable violence, but miracul ously any serious injury. The lady's maid s :he f el rt s, u o rl i: ate, for her leg being entangled w and she was con veyed, with springs, was broken below the the house of Mr. veyed, in a state of insensibilityi . Th e ponies dashed Pearl, surgeon, in the High-sttreee h remains of the phaeton on to the platform, draggmg . the na Queen's waiting-room. behind them, proceeded r°u s t a tion-yard, but not before and again turned into the ton Browny a pothecary to her Majesty, almost to atoms against one dashed o th f e t y he ha r d illars. the haeMr " 11ison, were called in to assist showed as th e t the ly necessi ty means M i r *„.r a phic message was despatched to the family surgeon, b u t the twheashiln°dt Ni wi r t . h p h e i a s r p l, ar a t n n d e f r a , Ltoenecron, Mr. Keyser, 0 n The alarm of Miss Ricardo was e.i . the life Pa ti s e i e wa s sufficiently collected to se c ure the treme, hi i i n t t attention to her unfortunate domestic. The of of s i a in vrg . most P us CASE.—On Monday e • I t lad MYSTERIO evening as , a t d Jabez Jacobs, about 19 years of age, living a name ham Ley, states that result i a t e amputation o f the : c onsultation a t t h i e o n leg, as hel was proceeding fr el3l pulling ham dplace fo o t paththe last-mentioned to Borough -green, by a t through the fields, to inquire after work (where i appears he had been partly promised employment by ponies rs°ustPained no injury. Mr. Lacy in the morning of the same day, and was tol d to call again in the evening for an answer), when I I : came to a hedge th a t r u ns by the side of the path, - gun was fired so close to the back of his head as to ar pear to lift him off the ground, and that he fell dowu i ll ; sensible, and rema i ned so for a considerable time • Of, upon recoverin g hi s senses he found himself attended 1'.7 a man dressed in dark clothing, who assisted him hone' or near to his residence, and after having asked him if 13 3 could find th e rema i nder of the way home by himself, an tied a silk h an dk erchief round his head, placed a ° 3- crown in hi s hand, and suddenly l e ft hi m. It was ne arly two o'clock when the wounded lad reached home. Tll : gun must h ave b een fired from the ground upwar d s , pip, and pretty near to the lad, as part of his smock-fret, near the sh ou ld er, as also aece of his ca and tm skin fr om th e b ack of his head was carried c'ean awl,: leaving th e b one bare, though fortunately no shot e • tered th e s k u ll . Various rumours are in circulation d but as the a ff a i r i s in the hands of the police, it villge not be judi c i ous to give publicity to them.--c a mbri Chronicle. THE SHIP A LBATROSS..---We learn with sincere P l 7.:c sure, that thi s vessel, which sailed from Liverpool Melbou rne , on the 15th of November last, and W hose hin is loss was rep or t e d , some time after, was spoken wi Let few day s sa il of the Line, on the 10th of December. , ters of th a t d ate arrived in Cork, yesterday 3110 0, 1 0 announcing all we ll on b oar d. Th e s hip WOO Mears. Gibbs, Bright, and__Co. 4 , 50 16i St. 20 St. St. St. St. 20 20 33A 10 20 li I