The Sun. — London, England, 1853-12-31 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, DEc. 30, The dinner party yesterday included her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, the Earl and Countess Gran 'vine, Lord and Lady John Russell, the lady in waiting to the Duchess of Kent, and Lord Raglan. The Band of the Scots Fusilier Guards attended at the Castle during dinner, and performed the following com. positions : ljarsch. Triumphale " Fannhauser" °Yraphonie No. 3, Andante con moto, alle gro un poco agitato, vivace non troppo, adagio, allegro vivassisimo, composed and dedi ca t e d t o h er Majesty Queen Victoria, by F. Men. I elssohn. The Queen's private band afterwards attended and Played the following selections : Overture—" Zanetta" Terzetto—"Frieschutz" Sinfonia, No. 4 (first movement).. Auber. Weber. Beethoven • His Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by Lord John Russell, went out shooting this morning, attended by the Earl of Listowel and Captain the Hon. D. de Ros. The Duke of Cambridge is expected to-day, on a to her Majesty. The Marquis of Abercorn, with the Ladies Harriet and Beatrix Hamilton, have been invited, and are also ex pected this afternoon. Sir Charles Eastlake (president) and Mr. Knight (sec retary of the Royal Academy) had the honour of having an audience •f the Queen. Despatches were sent from the Colonial•office yesterday to the Governor of Canada. ORAIN-LADEN VESSELS IN THE BOSPRORUS. The Newcastle and Gateshead Commercial Asso ciation has received the following communication respecting the towing of grain -laden British ves sels through the Bosphorus and Dardenelles, and also through the Straits of Gibraltar, by her Ma asty's steamers not otherwise engaged:— " Whitehall, 19th December, 1853. "Gentlemen,— I am directed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 16th inst., requesting that orders be given to her Majesty's steamers to assist in the transit of corn-laden • vessels by towing them Through th e B os ph orus a n d D ar d ane ll es, and also through the straits of Gibraltar ; and 'reply, lam to state to you, for the information of the Commercial Association, that having communicated with the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, my lords are informed that her Ma jesty's steamers in the Bosphorus are otherwise fully engaged, and that at Gibraltar there are not any steamers available for the purpose,—l am, gentlemen, Zour obedient servant, " T. H. FARBER. "Messrs. Potts and Mather, Newcastle." MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) COVENT GARDEN. Owing to the present severe weather, the supplies of most articles on sale to-day were small ; hence prices were on the advance. FILIIIT.—Pine apples, English, 4s Oct to 6s Od each ; ditto colonial, is Od to is 3d each ; hot-house grapes, 6s Od to 9s; foreign ditto, is to 2s Oct per lb; apples, 45 to 8s per bush ; pears, 2s to 5s per dozen ; lemons, is Od to 2s ; oranges 4s Od to 10s per 100 ; almonds, 2s to 3sper lb. ; Barcelona nuts, 20s per bush.; cob-nuts, 00s to 140 s per 1001bs. ; chesnuts, 8s to 203 per bushel ; filberts, 805 to 1005 per 100 lbs ; walnuts, 8d to Is 6d per 100. VEGETABLES. — Cabbages, 10d to 15 3d ; Brussels sprouts, 2s 6d to 3s Od per half sieve ; cauliflowers, 6d to 10d each; greens. 3s 6d to 5s Od per doz. bunches; red cabbages, 2s to Od per dozen ; potatoes, 855 to 1705 per ton ; turnips, 3s Od to 4s Od ; carrots, 4s Od to 6s Oct per dozen bunches; cucumbers, Os 6d to is Od each ; 'celery, 9d to le 6d per bundle ; spinach, 2s 6d to 3s: Oct per sieve ; onions, 6s Od to lOs Od per bushel ; Spanish ditto, is to 3s Per doz. ; leeks, 3d to 4d per bunch ; shallots, 6(1. to 8d small salad, 2d to 3d perpunnet; horse-raddish, 28 Od to 4s Od Per bundle ; mushrooms, Os 9d to 2s Od per pottle; parsley. 2s Od to 3s Od per dozen bunches; rhubarb, is Oct to is 6d per bundle. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 4s Od to 15s; Geese, 45 6d to 75 Od each ; Ducks , 28 6d to 3s Od; tame Rabbits, is to is 6d ; wild ditto, is to is 6d ; Pi geons , 5d to 10(1 each; roasting Pi g s, 4s 6d t o Os each; Surrey Fowls, 5s Od to 9s Od ; ditto Chickens, Os Od to Os Od; barn-door Fowls, 2s 6(1 to 4s Od per couple; Capons, 8s to lls Od ; Chickens, 2s Od to 3s Od per couple ; Pheasants, 3s Od to 4s Od; Partridges, is 6d to 2s Od; Hares, 3s Od to 4s 0(1; Leverets, Os Od to Os Od; Woodcocks, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; Grouse, 2s Od to 2s 6d; Snipes, 9d to is 6d; Teal, etd to 9d; wild Ducks, is 3d to 25 Od ; Widgeons, 9d to 1 5 Od; and Plovers, 6d to 15 each. English Eggs, 108 6d to 12s 0(1; French ditto, $s Od to Os Od per 120 ; Ostend fresh butter lls 6d to 13s Od, and English 12s Od to 15s Od per dozen lbs. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s 0(1 to 22s ; Brills, is Od to 7s each; Salmon 3 8 to 08 Od per lb; Cod Fish, 2s Gd to 8s Od each ; Soles, 3 d to is Gd per pair ; Eels, Gd to is per lb ; Lobsters, 10d to 3s Od ; Crabs, 6d to 28 6d • Whitings, 38 to 12s Oct per doz.; )) oreys, is Od to ss; Mullets, is to, 2s 6d each ; Common Oysters, 10s Oct to 16s Od; Natives, 408 Oct to 50s Oct per Ws; Mackerel, 00s to 00s per 100; Smelts, is 6d to 3s pr doz.; Skate, Gd. to Oct per lb; Shrimps, is Gd to 2s 6d per gallon; Bloaters, 11; 6d to 2s Gd per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, 5s Od to Os Od per 100 ; Haddocks, Gs to 12s per doz. ; Plaice, 4(1 to is each ; Carp, 28 Od per brace; Tench, 2s Oct • to Os Od per brace ; Gurnets, 4d to 1s Oil each ; Halibut, 6 d per lb. • Salt Fish, 2d to 5d per lb. ; Prawns, 2s Oct to 4 Od per ; Flounders, is to is 6(1 per dozen ; Sturgeon, ed per lb.; Pike 6d per lb. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are iron; 16 i4 to 11d; of household ditto, 9d to 10d per 41b loaf. - -Reef from 3s 2d to 4s 4d NEWPORT mutton, 3s Gd to 4s 8d ; 'teal, 3s 6(1 to 4s 8d ; pork, 3s 4d to 58 Od per 81bs. Beef, f rom 3 s Od W to 4s 2d ; HITECHAPEL Mutton, 38 4d to 48 8d ; veal, 3s 44 to 4s 84 ; Pork, 3s 44 to 4s 104 per 81bs. by the carcase. HIDES AND SKINS. ,_ittarket hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2d to 2id; 641 b to 721 b, lid b° Ott; 721 b to 801 b, 20 to 34 ; 801 b to 881 b, 3d to 34d ; .8113 to 961 b, 34d to 3id; 961 b to 1041 b, 3id to 3id ; 104 P) 1 121 b 3id to 44d. Horse hides, 5s 6d to 6s Od; calf skins, light, 2s Od to 3s 6d; ditt o , full, Cs Od to Os Od; polled keep, 78 3d to Os 3d; K e nt s , 6 s 3d t o 7 s Od ; H a lf-b re d s, 3d to 7s Oct ; Downs, 4s 6d to 5s 6d. HAY MARKETS. ditto hay, 31 15s to Si 12 s ; c l over l i tto, 41 Os to 61 lOs • and straw, 1117 s to 214 s p er l oa d . "IPPIy limited, and trade' firm. d C UMBERLAND.—ow hay to 5/ 15s ; it+- —u, 4143 to 61 6s M ; ead and straw, , 1/ 41 18s Os to 21 5s per clover load. .11. limited supply, and a steady demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 3115 s to 51 10s ; clover *to, 41 4s to 6/ lOs ; and straw, 1/ 17s to 214 s p er l oa d. 'rade firm, and supply very limited. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. -(THIS DAY. LONDON, Dec. 31.—Wind this day at Noon, N.N.W. light breeze, and fine, clear, frosty weather. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 30.--Wind, W.N.W. to N.N.W. Arrived—Puggoard, from Rio Janeiro, for Copenhagen ; Goethe, Baltimore, for Bremen. COWES, Dec. 30.—Wind, N. Arrived—Elise, f rom Porto Plata. Pools, Dec. 30.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Antelope a n d M ountaineer, from Newfoundland—the latter with l oss o f bulwa r k s, and with cargo damaged. PALMOUTH, Dec. 30.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—lends berg, c ompany. 134 ,.",1 , fa15i5, Dec. 30.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Oro ram°, irom Dalhousie, for Fleetwood. /I o IIRY (Isla of Skye), Dec. 24.—The Wm. and Henry h a lliuri v g ) ' ° i . the isle of Man, is leaky, with keel, tamaged, lug been on shore. CARDIFF, pee. 30.—The Snowdon Lassir hence to toublin, got on shore last night at Breaksea T nt. froLYMOUTH, Dec. 30.—Wind, N.E. Arr: I—Wallace, 711 Richibucto. Sailed—Victory, for ran River ; arlborough, Melbourne ; Balnageth, do. Off Port—A IV vessel, with mainmast gone, making for the harbour. SWANSEA, Dec. 30.—Sailed—Jessy, for Barbadoes ; Sir Godsmed, C u b a . 4, lIIELDS, Dec. 30.—Wi n d, N. A rr i ve d—Ri ch ib ucto, ` 11 )..._el Quebec. WARRENPOINT, Dec. 30.—The Bohemian Girl, Smyrna Liverpool, h as ' b een floated off' the Long Rock, w ith ~03 ftge. fr IL FRACOMBE, Dec. 30.—The Lewis (sch ooner ), o f and a s l3l been placedl3rizham, for Southampton, which put in h aky ere le, mon the Graving Bank ; her butts and t e ales are much strained, and the wrter is running out of r starbo ar d bilge. Her crew refuse to proceed in her. (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY, 10.30 A.M. Wind N.W., fresh breeze, and snowing. Arrived —Isabella, Achilles. from Naples ; Hugo, from La ; Oremoeto, fr om D a lh ous i e, f or Fl ee t woo d ; - ` 44 Pa s t or it a , f rom Bilb oa ; F enna, from Riga ; Frichen 'tto Von Manteuffel, from Dantzig. Off the Port.—Aden, from China. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 29. * Wind N.E. I,,Arrived—Wit c h, f rom B a hi a ; S ara h , from Naples ; -- "austrie, from Pernambuco— a n three for Liv er p oo l. Sailed Joseph Friedlander, for Antwerp ; Lord Maid "le, for Mauritius. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, SATURDAY, 10 A.M. CUSTOMS RETURN. dWind W.N.W., tide two hours' flood ; fair and frosty. atyed --Lion, from Gravelines. s led.—Moselle, steamer, for Ostend; Triton, steamer, DEAL, SATURDAY, 9 A.M. Wind W.N.W., fair, and frosty. ~..Passed —Sir Robert Peel, from New York, for London tleroine, Algo Bay, London ; Danish brig Freclrika, Co lienhagen—proceeded to Ramsgate ; Norwegian ship Bay °hai River St. Lawrence, London, with loss of anchor an 44 off the North Foreland, and has been supplied from a brig Father Matthew, Montreal, London, with loss a-npatinoerfizlhch en ai c n e. off the North Foreland, and has been K , 4 brig on s h ore on the Goodwin Sands. Particulars un now,. )611,4„ES R ENTATION OF EAST GL OUCESTERSHIRE .-- ELL_ 41011 and, the Liberal candidate for East Gloucester t7;thas issued an address, intimating his determination tak g e ° i ° the Monday nomination. will, in all probability i h. I ) ace on week at Gloucester, the contest will close oar. Pap ers )lectric a t the Great he CO' lag• tanked of St. i rrence oessed 6 iliraY, 3 casion emiled aach. h, the ia had istrien eStiOn . ad de'. 3cl the rig nO ;sed ' lv istifieS dont o " of big retur n se who ), a nd Cents. Ana r i g for irts ad a t fell letter! 'ar'~► Notre," hat, II three rer on led on .ed , e d to bees T the 'Jaw , Cow iteur fling posi- T ° f ) the eon- Lrnal I'! T ~ ►, THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 1853 inrb 'Mutton, SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock. 2TATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) - - MANCHESTER, Dec. 30.—We have this week expe rienced a falling off in the demand for yarns and goods. Prices remain perfectly firm. The American accounts state that, notwithstanding the continuance of most fa vourable weather for picking cotton, and maturing the plant, an active demand, accompanied with an upward tendency in prices, had been induced by a still increas ing deficiency in the receipts. NOTTINGHAM, Dec. 29.- -Much of this week has been given up to holiday making and feasting, so that very little business has been doing in the warehouses. The price of hosiery is a trifle lower than it was in autumn. LEICESTER, Dec. 29.—The business of a very satisfac tory and profitable year in every branch is brought to a most healthy conclusion with fewer failures tor the amount turned over th n perhaps ever was known. Worsted spinners have had to complain of the discrepancy between the prices yarns are selling at and the price of wools, and as the latter supports its value firmly, higher prices may be expected if the demand continues. BRADFORD, Dec. 29.—W001-7This being the last week in the year, business has been quiet ; but to-day there is more inquiry for both English and foreign, and prices are firm. Bright-haired wools are still scarce in this market. Noils and brokes keep low in stock, and command full rates. STATE OF THE WOOLLEN TRADE. ( From the Leeds Mercury of this day.) • LEEDS, Dec. 30. —The last week in the year is seldom one of active business operations ; hence the woollen trade has been rather quieter since this day week. HUDDERSFIELD, Dec. 27.—T0-day there has been a good attendance of buyers ; and a fair quantity of goods have been disposed of, at prices nearly equal to those ruling a few months back. ROCHDALE, Dec. 26.—We have had a rather slack at tendance of buyers at market to-day. The wool dealers, with very few exceptions, have had their warehouses closed, and nine-tenths of the shops have not opened. So far as these are concerned, the day has been kept as a general holiday. HALIFAX, Dec. 24.—Prices both of wool and manu factured products have been stationary since our last report, and are quoted firm. MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of this day.) - - We cannot report any large amount of business this week. The Christmas holidays have taken many parties from town ; and at this season generally there is but little doing. On the - Metal Market we reported so fully last week, that we have the less to say on this occasion. The holi days have, as usual at this period.of the_season; been the reason of our not having more to report. Firm as the market generally stands—demand on the increase, and produce lessening—the year we are now about com mencing is likely to exceed the business done in that now ending.—Copper, Tin, and Lead are firm, and likely to remain so, or go higher. Of the two former the stocks are small, notwithstanding a report that Banca will yield for the next sale 2,000 parcels more than 1852. Such a trifling excess will scarcely be felt ; and Tin-Plates will fetch higher rates, as the American tariff proposes to exempt them from duty. In the Bullion Market,—Dollars, ss. Oid. per ounce. Bar Silver ss. d. per ounce standard ; ditto holding 5 gr. gol d, A ss. lid. per ounce, standard ' • bar gold, ' 775. 9d. per ounce, standard ; Spanish doubloons, 78s. 6d. to 78s. 9d. per ounce ; Columbian ditto, 775. 6d. per ounce; fine cake, 565. od. per ounce. ' The gold mining share market has 'shown a great inertness of business, and although some of the accre dited descriptions of stock have been inquired after, yet the recent disclosures made at the several meetings con vened by Mr. Guedalla have caused a great depression in the less preferable descriptions ; in fact, they are scarcely saleable at a heavy discount. It was rumoured yesterday that considerable difference of opinion exists among the directors of the Port Philip Company. This is to be regretted, as, from the knowledge displayed by Mr. Evan Hopkins, the local superi n tend en t, th ere i s little question but that the affairs of the association have been managed abroad with the greatest ability, and with a due regard to economy. Favourable advices have been received by the Quartz Rock and Agua Fria Companies, but no perceptible improvement can be expected to take place in these stocks until some actual results come to hand. The Australian Cordillera Company state they expect, on the arrival of Mr. Thomas, who will be des patched by the Crcesus, that the differences between the superintendents will be satisfactorily arranged; and it is to he hoped that in this, as well as in other companies, some more definite information in future will be given those who have embarked their capital on the faith of the respectable names which have appeared in the several prospectuses. In Miscellaneous Shares the market has been devoid of interest. raw] m. 100 1 !O 8& 4) .4 an a I 28 11 all 2 18i $ 30 ;t. 100 'it 100 ;0 all 50 all h) all A) 45 all 5 all 15 all 50 25 100 St, 64 25 SHARE MARKETS-(THIS DAY). BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS• Closing Prices this day. R. 100 it. 100 '.5 30 Basiness done this day. it. 1100 Aberdeen Ambg. Nottug. Bost & Eastn. Belfast & Ballymena' &mug. Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkeuhd. Lancsh. dti Cheshire Junet Do. Cliesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cen5... , .1 :Do., £2O 'Blyth & Tyne original £2s(iss. at £45) Bristol dt Caledonian. .. IChester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Dublin&BelfastJuno Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. Now . East Anglian (.C25 L. & E. & L. & D.) L 8 all Do., (£lB E. & H.) ..!0 all Eastern Colin ties.. St. 100 Easte rn U n i on ,A. s tk it. 100 Do., do. 8..... ..... /5 _Bi Do.NewA(lateThirds) St. 100 East Lancashire St. 100 Edinburgh& Glasgow 10 3i Edinb. and Peebles "it 100 Edinb.Prth.d/Dundeo 10 1 'Forth and ClydeJunc. st. 100 'Glasgow & S.Westerni st. 100 'Great Northern Stk 3t. 100 'Do., A. Stock st. 100 IDo., B. Stock .... st. 100 Gt. Sth.&West.(lre. 3i. 100 !Great Western.. 12 20 - 21 >t. 1100 .5 1 all 4i - 9 - 911 11 - 9 11 18 - 19 - 96 - 98 53 - 534 16 - 17 14 - 15 46 8i - 9 4i - 54 34 . 4 13 - 134 3i - 42 29 - 31 63 - 65 63 -- 65 22 - 23 59 - 61 129 - 131 101 106 82i - 83; 11 Irish South-Easters. all Lancaster &Carlisle.. 111 IDo. , Third 5............ 100 Lancasn. &Yorkshire 17 Do., Fifths 11i Do., Wet. Riding Un. all Leeds Northern....... 93 -- 98 124 -134 p 654 -- '66 6t 64d 13i -13 i all Liv.Crsby.dcSouthpt. k all London & Blackwell 84 Lond.Tilb. & Sthend. 100 Lond. Bright. & S.Cst. , 100 London &N. Western , 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do. ,10/.5h.,M&8...0 2i Do. Eighths 100 London &S. Western 4.2 i Do., X5O 34 Do., .£40... ....... all Lndndrry.&Col eraine . all Lndndrry. do Ennisk. 100 Manch.Shef.diLincln. 4i Do., Man. & Lin. Un 100 Midland 100 Do. Birming. di Derby 47 Midland G. West.(lr.) 17 Do. Shares ........., all Newcastle ik Carlisle 100 N ern:nark et 8 -8, liP 9i 1021 - 103; r :-. 76 124 - 1 9 - 21. - 22 --d 62 -62 i 36 38 5 Do. Bury Extensions 174 Newpt.Aberg.ttlitfd. 74 Newry it Enniskillen, all Newry Warrenpointl -54 56- i d -- par 5 4 d 2 - 34 RObtrevor .00 Norfolk.. 3i Northn. Counties Un 00 North British ........ 8. 48 — 5O /I d 30 -- 3 31 8— 10 16 North Devon, No.l 116 Do., No. all De., 6 A Deferred 8 Do., 6 B Guaranteed all North London .. ... 1.1 N. &S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn 176 North Staffordshire all North Western. 10 N. &S. Westrn. June 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester lf - 24 6 4 - 74 50 ... 52 5.2 par) 1100 Oxford Worcester al WOlverhampton 2.2 Portsmouth 35 - 37 100 Scottish Central ...... 100 Scottish Midland:— ... 100 Shrewsbury dt Birmg. 100 Do.. L, & N. Westu. 91 - 93 56 - 58 58 - 60 Guaranteed Stock 10 Shrewsby. & Herefd all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) all Do. Halves, do. all Do. Oswestry 61 Shropshire Union ~. Do. A, B,C, &D, fully paid up at per cant. all South Devon 100 South Eastern all South Wales 15 S. Yorksh. River Dun 5 Do. 2.2 Staines,Wok.,&Wok. all Stockton & Darling 16 Stockton & Hartlepl 100 Taff Vale 8 Do. £lO shades 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 55 60 21 2di 14 16 7 8 11 12 3i 3gd' 15 -- 17 60 61 32i 33, 3 -- 2 d 4 5 27 ::: 30 20 Thames Haven Dock and 1tanway......,.. 1 17 Vale of Neath... ..... .1 2t -- 3 15 - 16 5 - i 25 -- 27 6 8 all Waterfd. di Kilkeany all WaterforddrLimerick 14 West C0rnwa11........ 1 West End of London , and.Grystal Palace.. all West L0nd0n,.... ... 100 5" York Wmb I N e e re t a l T ) 10 -4i° rlv i I 20. Do. Extensions..r.... 11i Do. G.N.E. Purchase 100 York dr N. Midland.. """ •• . 63 64 9 Baa 4 - 46a 474 64 64 64 all 31 all 5 all 7i 2 61 all 960 6 7i 51i 34 4# 3 si all . LO all ND all 10 all St. 11A) 5 all 5I all ;t. !100 it. 100 it. 100 134 41 [0 10 .0 1 4 NI all 63i 4 65 62 84 3i 59 60 ;t. 100 A. 100 R. 100 6 6 ;t. 100 83 1 L 2 9 3t. 100 66i 6 51 99 1033 2i- 33 2 624 4 2 304 30 4 fila 60 33 6t 25 100 100 20 50 50 100 100 1100 1 all ;t. 'too >t. 100 12i12 1.2 i all . 0 ,5 all [0 all 6 3 L2j all L2j all .2j 10j 100 ;t- 100 16 11 5 10 6 100 st. 100 3t. J 100 it. 100 !O all it. 100 L 5 l5 8i all 8 all LO all .o 1 10 5 all :0 all 5 3 it. 100 L 7 I 5 :5 10 all Waller PREFERENCE SHARES. lAberdeen . Do., No. 2, 7 p. c. : . Blyth & Tyne 10 per ct. pref. (iss. at£so; IBristol & Exeter 4 p 1 cent., stock Do. Do., shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5} per cent Cork&Bandon 5i p.c Dundee Perth&AberH deen Junction EastA nglian (X3lO B , 6 per cent. Do. (J 5) 7 per cent.. Do. (E 7 17s) 7 p. et.. Eastern Counties Ex. tension, 5 p. c. No.] Do., No. 2 ........ Do., New 6 p. c. St.. 1 Eastern Union, Script Guar. 6 per cent.... Do. £lO Deben. Sh... EastLaneash. 6 pets. East & West Yorksh Junction Fifths Ediub.Prth.&Dundee 4 per cent. Glasgow !e S. Western guar. 6 per cent Great Nortlir 5 p.e Do. 5 p. c. , Redeem , at 10 p. c. Du. percent. Scrip, Gt.N. of Scot. ,lst Prer Gt. Southu. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths Do. 4 per ct. pref. St , Gt. Westn. (Berke &) Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) Do. con. & red. 4ip.er Do. do. 4 per cent I Do. irredeem. 4 p. c. Lan. & York. F. £2O, Do., 6 p. c., Stock Leeds Nn. 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. Quarters,lB4B London andlßrighton Guaranteed 5 p. e Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St Do. Convertible, 5 p c., 1852 ......... Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. Lond. & N. W., Coy. & Nun., 5 per cent. London & S. Western, Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler. Shares .............. Londy. di Ennis. Sh Sianch.,Shef., & Lin., 1 Shares, No. 1...... Do. New, £10....... .. Marypt.&Carl. 4 p. c. Do. 41 per cent....... Do ............. ........ Mid. Congo'. 6 p.c. St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. 4i per cent. Norfolk Del;ent. Sh. Norfolk Extension Do. Pref. 5. per ct Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British North Staffordshire..' Oxford Worcester di Wolverh. £15,6p. c. Scot. Cen., New Pref. Shrews& Birm. N. G. Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min),B p. Do. 5 per cent...,,... South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 08.6 d. S. Yorksh. 4p. c. Guar. Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p.c.Pref. Do. York& N. Midland H & S. Purch all lAgua Fria ...... all Anglo Austrin. Gold all Anglo Californian 2 Australasian 6 Australian all Australian Cordillera all Australian Freehold all Ave Maria all Baden (Gd.Daehy of) all Blvenarron Iron and Coal all British Austria. Gold 13.5, British Iron 24 Brazilianlmp. (iszned at £5 pm all Do. Comes Sr Cniada 15 Do. St. John Del Rey Carsons's Creek all Cobre Copper 1 Colonial Gold 16 Copiapo all Copper Min. of Eng. all Do. Prof. 7i p. cent, all English and Austin. Copper Snieltg. Co, all !General all Gt.NuggetVeinSerp 2 Do. Registered all Great Poigooth all /Lake Bathurst.. all (Liberty... all iLiutirea.. all . I Loud. &Califon'. Gold Quartz Crush. Co_ all Mariquita.• ....... ...... 9, Slezican&S.Americu. all New'Gntuada .. all.. I Nekv Linares Minini and, Smelting all ;Nouveau Moude all ;Poutgiband Save] T r ead Min. & Smelt 1 Port Philip all Quartz Rock 50 all liliymneY Iron " ' 15 15 Po. New 30 11/ Santiago do Cuba.., 1 . all South Australian 10 7 Tin Croft ....... .... . , all !United Mexican : 2i - 3 12i - 13 7 - 8 9.1 -10 f P 141 143 f id 106 -. 110 112 - 116 all I West Granada: all West Mariposa 12s. Worthing Mining ol Australia all Yuba JOINT-S' all !Australasia all !British Colonial Bank and Loan Company all British N. American 2 Chrtd. Bnk.of India, Austral. ' and Chinii 5 Chrtd. link. of Asia 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lond 10 English Scottish and . . fustralian Chrtd.., 15 London Chrtd. Bnk, 23 - 25 102 - 104 - pl 91 —10. E 15i 164 n - 104 13 15 i d iP I paz. 23 24 17 19 1 id 95 98 3i 44 id P 6 d ... par * d ip d 3 - d d d of Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Loud. an d Westin inst 35 National Provincial of England 10 Do. New 223 National of Ireland all New South Wales all Oriental Bank Cor poration 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 RoyalAustralu. Bkg and Gold Imp. Co 25 South Australia all Union of Australia 2. Do. 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Ld. & Minrl. 0 all Peninsular & Oriental 0 25 Do. (1;) 2 all Portland Iron C 0.... 0 60 Royal Mail Steam I all Scot. Austral. Invest 5 25 South Austral. Land I all Submarine Telegraph 0 28 Van Diemcn's Laud i d— par 73 - 75 7,f - 7i EOUS. ii. = ia G 5 = io - pl T 6 7 4 42k 1 2i 16 - i 3 11 - 13 par— ip par 4p 36 - 38 Ad- ip 14 - 15 2i i 37 6 CARDINAL WISEMAN IN ROME. --- ACCOLIIItS from Rome speak of the Cardinal having delivered an impassioned address in one of the great churches in the eternal city, on the subject of his re-visiting Rome atter a lengthened ab sence in this cou ntry. The audience on the oc cas i on xas i m os t numerous, and ncluded, besides a vast concourse of the inhabitants of Rome, a great number of visitors from England and other parts of the world. - The history of ancient as well as modern Rome, formed the subject of one of the most elaborate harangues ever delivered by this eminent ecclesiastic of the Roman Catholic Church. it is further stated that an important additional degree of honour has been conferred upon the Cardinal by his Holiness the Pope, in regard to the government of the spiritual aff a i rs o f the Roman Catholic , Church. The Cardinal is expected to leave Rome shortly on his return . to . England, for th e p urpose o f resum i ng hi s ecclesiastical functions of this country. T.IIE LOSS OF THE STEAMER EVA. The Freeman's Journal gives the following ac count of the facts connected with the loss of the 1 steamer Eva, from Glasgow, and 11 persons on board, in the Channel on Wednesday evening : " The ill-fated vessel, since her construction, about nine months ago, had been plying on the river Clyde until very recently, when her owners determined upon sending her to Australia, with the view of employing her there in the coasting trade. She was to some extent converted into a sailing-vessel for the purpose of the voyage to Melbourne ; her paddles wore unshipped and stowed away in the hold, while her boilers and machinery were left untouched, so that when she arrived at her destination she might be re stored to her former character as a paddle-steamer. She left Greenock on Tuesday morning, with a crew number ing 14 men, together with the captain, Mr. Fisher, his wife, his sister-in-law, Miss Herd, and the steward, John M`Kenzie—making a total of 17 souls. She proceeded on her course satisfactorily until Tuesday night, when she en countered the dreadful gale that raged in the Channel all that night end the following morning, during which time she strained and laboured to au extent that caused consi derahle alarm among the crew. This straining was attit Instable in some measure to her great length—a circum stance that excited the surprise of the captain and crew of the Prince steamer when they first observed her —and also to the weight of a cargo of coals which she carried, and all her steam machinery, which was lying amidships. Between 7 and 8 o'clock on themornieg of Wedues,ley sl - .• e as struek by a heavy sea, whereupon all on board were alarmed by a loud report, which, on investigation, was fount to have beeu caused by the breaking of the keel right, in the cen tre; the vessel, ie fact—to use the language of one of the rescued sailors in narrating the occurrence—' hav ing broken her back.' The entire framework and body of the ship immediately began to give way, and the water poured in so quickly that in a short time the hold and the cabin were filled. The captain, upon discovering the irreparable nature of the injury done, directed signals of distress to be made, and the lifeboat to be lowered. His orders were promptly obeyed. The signal flag, which attracted the attention o f th ose on board the Prince steamer and the trawler, was run up t o th e m ien peak, and the lifeboat was safely lowered ; but in the hurry and excitement of the moment, three of the men jumped into her incautiously, and she was, unfortunatelys pet and before any effort could be m a d e to recover u- her she drifted away. The mate and the steward then dropped a second boat, into which they succeeded in getting safely, but had scarcely done so when a third sea man leaped into her, and she was also upset. The unfor tunate man, whose want of presence of mind led to th e overturning of this second boat, sank, and was not seen again, while the mate and steward, after great exertion, were enabled to get upon the upturned keel, to which they clung with desperate tenacity. Those who remained on the deck, including the captain and the two ladies before mentioned, seeing that there was no hope from th e b oa t s and finding that the ship was rapidly breaking up and sinking, lashed themselves to spars and loose planks, and shortly before she went down committed themselves to the waves, in the hope of being soon picked up by ehe Prince steamer,: which they had previousls discovered bearing down upon them. The Prince, belonging to the City of Dublin Steampacket Company, Captain Dearl, left Liverpool, at twelve o'clock on Monday night for Dublin. While proceeding on her course on Wednesday morning, after nine o'clock, some of the passengers and crew on deck discerned at a distance of about 18 miles west by north from the Bailey Lighthouse, and about three miles south of themselves, what appeared to be an unusually long, strange-looking ship. Although the glasses were put in requisition, it was found impossible to arrive at a posi tive conclusion as to whether the stranger was a screw steamer, which her length and the distance between two of her masts suggested, or a sailing vessel of large size. The topmasts and all the yards, except the foretopgallantyard, which hung loose, were gone. The mate, while examin ing her through his telescope, discovered that she had a signal of distress flying,—a circumstance which he in stantly communicated to the captain, who quickly came on deck, and at once gave orders to put the steamer about and bear down to her relief at full speed. At this time no one on board the Prince entertained the slightest suspicion that the object of their anxiety was in so shattered and helpless a condition, and when, after steam ing towards her for five minutes, she was seen to go down, a feeling of horror, considerably increased by the calamity being altogether unanticipated, pervaded the minds of all who witnessed the catastrophe. In the course of 10 minutes the Prince arrived at the scene of the wreck, and there was presented the sad and miserable sight of 15 or 16 human beings, including two women, clinging to spars and shriek ing for aid, while they were being tossed about at the mercy of the waves, which were rolling fearfully. Captain Dearl, in his statement published in the Freeman of yesterday, and in his evidence at the inquest, alleges that he made every possible exertion to render effective assistance to the wretched people perishing before his eyes ; but that, owing to the heavy sea which was running at the time, and the great difficulties invariably experienced under such cir cumstances in lowering boats from a steamer constructed as the Prince is, the boats could not be successfully launched, and that: be was thus, to his great mortiffcation and sorrow, co spelled to witness the destruction of so many lives without being able to afford any relief. One of his boats was broken up and carried off, and another was so severely dashed against the ship's side that the plank ends started from the sternpost. To the noble and gallant conduct of the fishing trawler Emerald 'lsle is due the honour of rescuing, from almost certain death, six fellow-creatures, under difficulties and circumstances that would have appalled less intre pid hearts, and which defeated all the efforts of an experienced captain, with a numerous and efficient crew, five boats, and all the resources of a powerful steamer at his command. The names of those four poor, humble, but chivalrous and devoted men are—John Dnnne, master, his son, Edward Dunne, William Carroll, and Peter Col lins. The trawler, which, is the property of Mr. Good, of atis , left 1tiu5,...1 on Tuesday, wurnin 3 tho pur pose of fishing in the Channel. About half-past 7 o'clock on Wednesday morning the men on hoard saw the distress signal made by the Eva. They pulled in their nets, and proceeded as quickly as possible towards the vessel. They arrived close by her at about a quarter past 9 o'clock, aunt just in time to see her break right across, and go down in the centre, the stem and stern b e i ng th e ast to disap pear. They ran their smack in among the floating sp irs, to which the people we re c li ng i n g, and in a few minutes got out their frail little boat, scarcely 14 feet in length. Carroll and Collies got , into ,thie, miserable shallop, the escape of which, into so furious a sea, has been declared by some tree were present to be almost miraculous ; arn , , while Carroll skulled about from spar to spar, Collins was engaged in dragging in the men that could be reached. This was a, most difficult work, in con Sequence of the men being laihed to large pieces of timber, and from their being unable to assist themselves, having been rendered quire numb by their long immersion iu the water, which was bitterly cold. In one instance Collins was holding a man for more - than half-an-hour, quite bewildered as to how he could get him into the boat, the man being lashed to twolarge forms t and quite iusensible. Several attempts were made to loosen the lashings, but in vain. The poor fellow was at last got in .fiy. Carroll, who had been busily engaged steering, in order to avoid shipping any of the seas that were rolling, seizing a favourable opportunityto give his brave comrade :hand, when by their united strength they succeeded in getting on board forms, man, and all. They were engaged searching about for upwards of two hours, until they were satisfied that no others were near to whom they could render any aid. Then, and not till then, they returned to the smack, which under Dunne's charge, kept close to them, although hav ing, at great personal risk - , and extraordinary persever ance and exertions, saved six men. They conveyed the survivors to their little cabin, and, having set all to rights, they were making for Kingston, when they descried dark speck upon the crest of a wave, at a distance of a mile and a half or two miles. No thing wearied by their humane labours, and only anxi ous to ascertain if their was one more whom they could preserve, they tacked and proceeded towards the dark object, which gradually became more and more distinct till at length they saw the young man holding firmly on by the keel of au upturned boat. On seeing his deliverers approach, he gave a faint cheer, or rather cry, o f wel come, and in a few min u t es more he was safe on the deck of the trawler. He proved to bo the steward, who, it will be recollected, got with the mate and a third man who was drown e d, i n t o th e second b oat that upset, He stated that the mato held on by the keel for more than an hour, but having been repeatedly swept off by the waves, and becoming exhausted by his efforts to regain his hold, he at length let go, struggled violently for few minutes, and th en , d ropp i ng hi s arms by a his sides,he gave a look o f angu i s h a t the steward, and disappeared. He also states that h e saw th e steamer anti the trawler hovering about the place of the wreck ; he watched them with a beating heart and an an h x i i in eu h s e e e y n e acaan d whr to h r e es s i s gn them leaving without noticing and prepare himself to the fate he now deemed inevitable. He was several times washed off the drifting boat, but al ways successfully endeavoured to regain his place on the keel, to which he had climbed for the eighth or ninth tune when he was taken off, having been iu the water for 34 hours, The labours of the crew of the trawler were not yet at an end, for during their passage home they en gaged, as frequently as the management of the smack would permit, in attending t o the poor sufferers in the cabin; and supp l y i ng such w arm th and refreshment as they could command. in order to r e store them to animation. All their efforts in this respect were unavailing in reference to John Carmichael, the engineer of the Eva, who was so worn out by exhaustion and long exposure to the cold that he died in the course of a couple of hours. The smack arrived at Ringsend a t 5 i n the evening , ael and, when the news of the li nothing could exceed c alamity spread through th e vill the zeal w ith w hich the poor people pressed forward with blankets and restoratives for the half-perished survivors. Their wants were ministered to by the fishermen's wives, who tended thew carefully and well. They were subse quently removed to the Sailors Home, where every possible attention that humanity could suggest was paid them. Mr. j Marshall, of that institution, supplied them yesterday with war m cloth i ng,at the instance of Mr. Good, the owner of the Emerald Isle, who undertook to be accountable for the cost, in the event of its not being otherwise paid. The poor fellows are profuse in their expressions of gratitude towards their gallant deliverers and the good people of Ringsend, who, they say, consoled them by their sympathy, and re lieved them, out of their limited means, with a generosity that would have reflected honour upon the wealthiest in the land. We regret to state that the captain, with his wife and her sister, are among those who were lost. When leaving the vessel, they attached themselves to a small raft, and, when last seen from the trawler, the captain was hold ing his wife's head above the water, although she, together with her sister, appeared to be dead. Before the boat could reach them, they were swept away by a sea which broke over them. We give the names of the drowned, with the exception of one man, whose name none of the survivors can recollect :—Captain Robert Fisher, his wife, and sister in-law ; Fritson. chief mate ; Robert Douglas, second mate ; James Kauapl, seaman ; William Beaton, seaman ; John Bohey, seaman ; and Neil Dougl as , seaman. " The names of those saved are—Alexander Grimmond, seaman ; John Mainsey, steward ; ‘Vin. A. Gordon, seaman ; Walter Scott (a negro), cook ; Eliza Solveli, seaman (Portuguese); and a sixth, whose name we could not ascertain." Mr. Davis, one of the county coroners, held an inquest on Thursday on the body of John Car michael, the engineer of the Eva, who had been picked up in an exhausted state, and died shortly afterwards on board the trawler. A number of witnesses having been examined, the jury, after a short consultation, returned the following ver dict : " We find that the deceased came by his death by the ship Eva, on board of which he was engineer, foundering at sea on the morning of the 28th inst." The following well-earned expression of praise was attached to the finding : "The jury cannot separate without bringing under the Aotice of the public, and the Authorities the gallant and ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL. DISMISSAL OF DR. GAY. Yesterday a numerous meeting of the governors of the Royal Free Hospital,' Gray's-inn-lane, was held in the board-room of the hospital "to consider, with a view to confirmation, a resolution of the committee of manage ment, unanimously passed at their meeting, held on Wednesday, Dec. 14," the said resolution having re ference to the dismissal of Dr. Gay, one of the surgeons to the hospital. It was proposed and seconded that Mr. Pritchard, High Bailiff of Southwark, and a member of the com mittee of management, should take the chair. It was also proposed and seconded that Mr. Garrard, of Hyde-park gardens, should preside, on the ground that it was unfair to Mr. Gay that a member of the coin inittee of management should preside at the meeting. 011 a show of hands Mr. Pritchard was chosen by a majority of 79 to 32. The CHAIRMAN called on the secretary to read the minutes of the Board of Management, which would put the meeting in possession of the facts of the case. It appeared from these minutes that on the 30th of March last a biographical sketch of Mr. Gay appeared in the Medical Circular. Amongst other things contained in this sketch was the following remark : "It is not too much to say, that the position this hospital has assumed is almost solely owing to the exer tions of Mr. Gay. But for the repute which this gen_ tleman has gained by his surgical successes this institu tion would have been unknown. Unlike many other surgeons, he is not indebted to the hospital for his cele brity ; on the contrary, the hospital owes everything as a surgical arena to his skill and enterprise." No notice was taken of this paragraph till the 13th of July, when Mr. Halswell brought it under the notice of the Committee of Management. In consequence of their resolution the Secretary wrote on July 15 to Mr. Gay and askeel . for answers to the following questions : "1. Was the manuscript or proof of your biography, published in a medical paper of the date of March last, seen by you previously to its publication ? 2. Did you supply any part of that biography ? If that biography was published without your knowledge or sanction, have you written to the publisher to complain of any statements or allegations it contained ?"—Mr. Gay torepliedthe i o n n ter t r h osll el t 9 or t h ie , s an p d ut ga to ve him the :_ fo c llowing answer editor of that journa l w i th the simple factsl suppliedth placeshe of of my birth and e d ucat i on, and with such references t to my own writings and other works as were required for the compilation of that Biography. l am not in any way responsible for the personal or general observa tions which it contains. I did not either supply or sug gest them ; I did not see them in manuscript or proof ; nor was I aware of their nature prior to their publica tion. I have not complained to the editor of any state ments or allegations contained in that biography." On the 27th of July the committee considered the letter of Mr. Gay, and came to a resolution, after requesting Mr. Gay to withdraw, that Mr. Gay be called on to correct without delay, in the same publication, the statements complained of. Mr. Gay accordingly wrote the following letter to the editor of the Medical Circular :—"My at tention having been drawn to some statements in a memoir of myself, published in the March number of your journal, I beg you will do me the favour to cor rect them in the ensuing number. lam not, as therein stated, the principal surgeon' of the Royal Free Hos pital, there being two other full surgeons connected with it beside myself, Dr. Marsden being the senior. In attributing the position (professional I presume), which the hospital has attained principally to my services, I fe,2l most sincerely that you have overrated them, and, at the same time, overlooked those of the founder and the other medical officers with whom I have had the honour of co-operatingduring the period of my connection with it. I hope you will do me the justice, moreover, to admit that I am not in any way responsible for the opinions contained in that Biography, either in reference to myself personally, or to my relation with the Free Hospital, and that I was not, is the slightest degree, made aware of their nature prior to their pub lication." On the 3d August the board of management again met, and Dr. Gay attended letter from the editor, stating that Mr. Gay was in way responsible for the opinions expressed in the memoir, and that they were not written in consequence of any suggestions or information from him. The committee thereupon came to the unanimous resolution that the explanation of Mr. Gay was not satisfactory, and on the 10th of August they agreed to the further resolution, "ThAt Dr. Gay had forfeited the confidence of the committee." This resolu tion was come to by eight members of the committee, which consists of thirty. The next meeting of the com mittee did not take place till the 14th of December, 1853, previously to which Mr. Gay wrote a letter to the committee, in which he expressed his regret that his disavowal (for some reasons unknown to him) Lad not satisfied them, and added, as a proof of hi-s sincerity, that "in the event of a republication of the memoir he would use his best elrortS 11, obtain the ornhesion from its details of anything that might be deemed offensive either to the committee or to his colleagues." The committee on that occasion came to the following reso lution :—" That this committee, referring to its former resolution of the 10th of August, records its conviction that neither Mr. Gay's letter, read this slay, nor any other act of his since that period, has in any way tended to alter-the opinion of his conduct then expressed, and, eherefore, it is further resolved that Mr. Gay be, and lie is herchy dismissed from his office as one of the surgeons of the hospital." Mr. HALSWELL moved that the resolution of dismissal be confirmed by the meeting. Mr. WarsoN seconded the motion. Mr. GARRARD moved "That in the opinion of the meeting Mr. Gay was wholly unconnected with the ar ticle which appeared in the Medical Circular, further than having supplied the editor with the simple facts of the places of his birth and education, together with such references to his own writings and other works as were required for the compilation of that article, and that in the opinion of the meeting the resolution of the com mittee was, therefore, unfoundet:." Mr. BIGGS seconded the motion. After considerable discussion, in answer to Mr. SNEER, The CHAIRMAN said that the medical men received no salaries. At the end of the year they received some gratuity, if the funds permittedis. A show of hands was then taken on the amendment, which was lost by 87 to 36. Mr. BARNARD then moved another amendment for referring the matter back to the committee. This amendment was lost by 67 to 41. The original motion was then put and declared to be carried. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the pro• ceediugs, which appeared to create great interest amongst the subscribers. BED-HOT SHOT. The following letter has been addressed to the editor of the Morning Advertiser in answer to what appeared yesterday : Srn,—Seeing a letter in your paper of this morning, signed "D. Hammond," stating that furnaces for heat ing shot were being made in the Commercial -road with all despatch for the Russian Government, in reply, I have no doubt lam the person alluded to, and beg to sad•, that your correspondent is in error, inasmuch as the furnaces in question are for our own Government, and not for Russia, as described. You will, therefore, do me the favour by placing be fore the public this corrected statement. I am, Sir, yours, &c., JOHN FRASER. 10, Commercial-road East, Dec. 30. THE ROAD AT HYDE - PARK-CORNER.—Tho road from Knightsbridge to Hyde-park -corner seems to us a dis grace to the practical science of the day. On the first occurrence of frost it is absolutely impassable without. danger. It has been an unenviable notoriety in this respect for years, and still no remedy is attempted. On Monday night last, for example, we saw at one moment five horses on their sides, and all the others passing were compelled to walk with care to avoid taking the same position.—Builder. IMPROVEMENTS IN BROMPTON.—In the preliminary notices for acts of Parliament for improvements in the metropolis the neighbourhood of Bronapton stands pro minently forth. The Royal Commissioners promise several new and extensive public roads. Mr. Farlar, the original proprietor of a great part of Brompton square, has also given notice to make a new road from the end of Brompton-square into the road leading to Princes-gate, Knightsbridge, and so to the Kensington road, an alteration that has long been desired. If we understand rightly the Kensington improvement com missioners had also taken up this proposition, concern. ing which we shall have something more to say. The Kensington improvement commissioners have also re centiy removed an obstruction in the shape of iron bars at the end of Bro mpton-crescent, next to Fulham-road —a great i mprovement. —The Builder. BRITISH AUSTRALIAN GOLD COMPANT.—A meeting of shareholders in this company was held yesterday, Mr. W. Hender,on presiding, when a stata,nent was sub mitted relative to the proceedings of the committee ap pointed to protect their interests. It appeared that several endeavours had been made to obtain information from the directors respecting the position of the under taking and the funds remaining in hand, but that nothing satisfactory could be elicited, and that consequently, after a fortnight's labour, little or no progress had been effected. The constitution of the company, it was con tended, was illegal, and hence a conviction was expressed that if the shareholders were to appeal to. the law, a restitution of the subscribed capital could be enforced. To proceed regularly in bringing the question. under con sideration, it was proposed to pass a resolution declaring a want of confidence in the board. At this stage several large shareholders suggested the propriety of first for warding a requisition to the directors, signed by all parties present, for a meeting, it being intimated that they would probably comply if this course were adopted. A good deal of discussion on the point took place, and it was eventually agreed that such a requisition should be prepared, and that, if the directors failed to convene a meeting within the space of three weeks, further measures should be proposed to compel them to render accounts. 4 `+T ~„ti humane conduct of Mr. John Dunne, skipper of the'Eme• raid Isle trawling-boat, and of Robert Collins and William Carroll, and the boy Dunne, who formed the crew of the trawler, who, by very great exertions, and at The risk of their own lives, succeeded in saving six persons frota tho wreck." , THE WEATHER AND THE PARKS. The weather yesterday in the metropolis was such as has not been experienced in this country for many years, for within the space of a few hours from hard frost it turned to rain, then to snow, and afterwards the wind blew so strong as to almost resemble a gale. The thermometer at the Royal Society's receiving -house, in Hyde•park, during Thursday night, fell to 21 degs., being 4 degs. lower than it was at six o'clock the same evening. In the first part of yesterday morning it rose as high as 35 degs., and at noon it stood at 38 degs. At 2 o'clock it descended to 30 dogs. At 5 o'clock p.m it fell again 2 degs., and indicated 28 degs. Fahrenheit. The barometer, which was stationary the previous day at 30.11 inches, suddenly changed to 29.53 inches, being a fall of nearly half an inch—an extraordinary circum stance in so short a time. The wind in the morning was south-west, but in the middle of the day it changed to due west ; in the evening, at 6 o'clock, it was north west, with every appearance of becoming quite north again during the night. The sudden change in the weather for some hours almost put a stop to skating and sliding in the various parks, for although the ice was tolerably firm, yet the snow that had fallen the previous day had become dis solved, and there remained several inches of water upon the surface of the frozen rivers. About 500 persons, how ever, ventured on the ice in the Regent's Park, and were amusing themselves by skating, when towards two o'clock the atmosphere became darkened so as to re semble the fall of night. At the same time a tremend ous snow squall set in, accompanied with a strong wind. No accident beyond a few falls took place in this park during the day. The number of gentlemen who ventured upon the Serpentine-river, Hyde-park, was not great. The ice was described as being 3i inches thick, and very firm beyond the water on the surface. O wing to the super intendent (Mr. Williams) having, in the middle of the day, had caution boards stuck up along the banks, many were deterred from going upon the ice. Those who were skating about two o'clock became greatly be wildered, owing to the park becoming quite'dark, when those who were skating at the east end of the river were favoured with a heavy shower of rain. Those who were above the bridge that crosses the Serpentine were more fortunate, for, instead of rain, they encountered a tre mendous shower of snow. Several noblemen and gentlemen of the Skating Club were on the Long-water, and, with others, the number is returned as being 1,000 ; but no accidents took place. Very few went upon the ice in St. James's Park, and only two became immersed, who were got out by Ed ward Cook, and taken to the marquee. On the Round pond no accident occurred. The frost set in again last evening with increased severity, and it was extremely difficult for vehicles or pedestrians to pass to and fro in in the streets. DESTRUCTIVE CONFLAGRATION AT BRAD FORD, YORKSHIRE. A few minutes before 10 o'clock on Thursday night a warehouse, occupied by Messrs. Berwick Brothers and Gillies, and Messrs. Broadbent and M'Crobin, stuff merchants, Swaine-street, Bradford, was discovered to be on fire. The building is a new erection, belonging to Mr. W. H. Ripley, and was five stories high. It was occupied by the tenants as a stuff warehouse, and when the fire broke out it contained stock worth about 30,000/. The flames Were first seen at the back part of the pre mises, from that portion occupied by Messrs. Berwick and Co., at which time they were issuing from the roof. Information was immediately given at the police-office, and a posse of police, with the corporation apparatus, were despatched to the place, and were followed in a short time by the fire engines belonging to the Leeds and Yorkshire, and the Halifax, Bradford, and Keighley insurance companies. In the meantime an express was despatched to the barracks, and about 11 o'clock the barrack engine, attended by three companies of 28th Foot, was on the spot. There being a plentiful supply of water, the engines were soon brought into play, but, although worked with great energy, the flames, fanned by a brisk north-west wind, extended and threatened an adjoining warehouse on the west, occupied by Mr. J. Behrens, stuff merchant. Mr. Leveratt, the chief constable, then directed the efforts of his men to saving this building, and, a change of wind taking place about the same time, accompanied with rain, he was successful in destroying the communi cation. The fire by this time had obtained so complete an ascendancy over the main building that all hopes of saving it were abandoned, and the efforts of the several fire brigades in attendance directed to the adjoining warehouses on the east side and at the back. About 3 o'clock the fire began to abate, and shortly afterwards it was got under. The destruction of the main building was complete, there being nothing left at back but the walls and partially burnt pieces, while the front is in such a dilapidated condition as to render its removal necessary. The excitement during the progress of the fire was most intense, and the public, from a mistaken notion of saving property, broke into some half-dozen warehouses, and in the most reckless manner threw the goods into the streets, and under these circumstances it is difficult to form any accurate idea of the loss which has resulted, but it has been estimated, by gentlemen qualified to judge, at not less than 50,000/. The prin cipal sufferers are Messrs Berwick and Co., whose stock, valued at 23,0001., is entirely destroyed, and Messrs. Broadbent and M'CrObin, whose loss will not be much under 10,0001. The former are insured to the full ex tent of their loss in the Globe, Yorkshire, West of England, Liverpool and London, and the Royal Insur ance companies ; but the latter have only an insurance in the Leeds and Yorkshire, to the extent of 2,0001, At the time we write the origin of the fire is unknown, and it is stated that the premises were safe at half-past 9 at which hour they were locked up. THE RENT DAY AT KNOWSLEY. Thursday last being the rent day of the Earl of Derby, hi■ lordship's tenants, to the number of three hundred, were entertained to dinner in the coach-house at Knowsley, in a style of true old English hospitality. It will readily be believed that three hundred stalwart Lancashire farmers, full of high spirits, inspired by the general agricultural prosperity ; a lively sense of grati tude to their generous landlord, of whose great talents, high position, and spotless reputation every man of them feels personally proud, as if he somehow had a right to participate in them, and had done something or other towards their acquisition; and with appetites sharpened by a frost which had brought the thermo meter down to 23 degrees and a decimal fraction—would do ample justice to the substantialities under which the well spread tables groaned. We need not describe the exhilirating sceae—a lively imagination may conceive it, but an attempt at description would only do it in justice,,and detract from its richness of effect. The young Lord Stanley, the hopeful heir of an ancient and noble race, presided on the occasion. With becoming condescension, but with that grace which is inherent in true nobility, and veils the conde scension, so that the humblest member at the board is placed entirely at his ease, his lordship well and ably did the honours of the day. The same ambition to ex cel which prompts the esquire in the field to win the spurs of knighthood,--which impels the heir of one of the oldest peerages in the kingdom to command the ap plause of listening senates,—which prompts him to be stow his eloquence at the meetings of Mechanics' Insti tutes and other popular assemblies, and without which, indeed, no true greatness can hope to be achieved, — were called into requisition in this humbler sphere. The earldom of Derby stands at the head of all our local no bility, and it delights us to see that, as generations roll on, the scions of this illustrious house are conscious of their responsibilities as well as of their rights, and nobly sus tain intellectually and morally the high position which they inherit. The late Lord Derby may be emphatically said to have been the most respectable man and the most perfect gentleman in the kingdom ; the present Earl is the acknowledged head of the great political party which he represents ; his life from boyhood has been de voted to the public service ; his talents and his elo quence, no less than his high rank, have secured him a public reputation co-extensive with the globe, and what is very much better he enjoys in his ancestral halls and in the bosoms of his tenantry the character of a liberal landlord, an agricultural improver, and a hind-hearted man. While he maintains amongst his equals the dig nity 'of his birth, of his station, and of the honours" and rewards conferred on him by his sovereign, he can un bend in his elegant retreat at Knowsley ; and while at all times the farmer's friend, he can occasionally stoop, on festive occasions, to become the farmer's companion for a time. Itdelights us tofind that thepresent Lord Stanley, like the young lulus, is following in the footsteps of his distin guished sire, that while he aspires to greatness in the state, he does notshrink from the humbler and more domestic vir tues which grace the character of a country gentleman, and which have made " the fine Old English Gentleman" one of the most admirable types of the Anglo-Saxon race. It augurs well for the future good of the country to find the sons of our highest aristocracy, instead of spending their lives in indolent enjoyments, and in the questionable indulgencies of a Sybarite, nerving them selves from their youth to shrink from no labour, no exertion, no effort personal or mental, which maq qua lify them for the due discharge of those high respon sibilites to which they are calld. We congratulate ourselves on this cheering prospect, and we congratulate them ; and it is by no means inconsistent with our pro fession, as political reformers, to hail as an omen for good this devotion of young men of rank and title, and " great possessions," to the disinterested service of their country and _their 'kind. - YOrimost amongst - these is the heir of the House of Derby. Long may he live to fulAl "ti. promise of his youth."—Liverpool Chronicle. THE SCOTCH IRON TRADE. The following is from the . circul,ar of gr. Thos Thorburn, dated Glasgow, Dec. 31 " Sir,—Though in 1853 the exports and home con sumption of pig iron were *950,000. tons, exceeding by 300,000 tons any previous year, the fluctuations in the price of .the article were neither so great; rapid, nor violent - as in 1845, when with an increasing stock and a progressive production prices reached 110 s. per ton. " After the fall, which was influenced by. the aug mented stock's, and the raising of the rate of, in terest by the Bank of England, in January, exten sive purchases were made at 535. 6d. to 655. per ton, prices continuing to oscillate until the middle of October between the latter quotations, according to the pacific or warlike tone of the news from the East. It being then ascertained the stoek had decreased fully one half since February, and that the prohibitory duties into France would be considerably modified, about 50,000 tons were purchased at 675. 6d., 705., 725. 6d., 755., 775. 6d., and 80s., principally on French account. " The stocks of 210,000 tons in warehouse-keepers' and makers' stores are now in few hands, and hence the firmness of the market, and the refusal of the iron masters to make further sales at the quotations of to day. Owing to the varied and extended uses to which iron is applied throughout the world, the shipments and local consumption of the article have this year been unprecedented, though an advance of 70 per cent. has been established, and freights have risen fully 50 per cent. The United States have again been by far the largest customers, and increasing exportations to that quarter may be calculated upon, as recent accounts in dicate a modified specific duty on iron will be imme diately proposed and adopted by Congress. " Scotland possessed fifty years ago only 13 furnaces, the small produce of which realised 101. to 131. per ton. 114 furnaces are now in blast, the value of the produc tion of which at the present price amount to the large sum of 2,800,0001. per annum, about one-half of which is expended in wages. These facts, taken in conjunction with my annual tabular statement of the make, stocks, prices, Ste., will give au idea of the extraordinary growth of the iron trade of Scotland to its present gi gantic dimensions and of its great national importance." 40 " HOW THE LAW IS RESPECTED 2o AT CHELTENHAM." 20 20 TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN. SlR,—About a fortnight ago there was a report in the Record, and probably in other papers, of an action brought in the county court against a school master at Cheltenham, by the father of a boy who had been flogged by the master's orders. Now, Sir, I am no advocate for the abolition of corporal punishment, in schools ; but, in this case, the judge, in giving hi s d ec i s i on , strong l y censured the excessive severity of the flogging, as exhibited in the evidence, and gave substantial damages to the plaintiff. I next see in the same newspaper, of the 19th ult., that a meeting has been held at Cheltenham, to express their sympathy with the defendant in the above-mentioned action. Now, though the speakers affect to feel great respect for the law, the evident tendency of the meeting is to impugn, the justice of the judge's decision, and deaden its effect on publi c op i n i on. We all know that, in political and other prosecutions, the de fendant is often hailed as a martyr to his princi ples. So I suppose, in this instance, the school master is to be considered a martyr to the principle —I should, perhaps, say the fundamental principle —of severe corporal punishment. Did not the high and grave position of the speakers, at the meeting alluded to, preclude s uc h an opinion, we might have imagined that the sympathy expressed for the schoolmaster was ironical, in the spirit of Canning in the " Anti-Jacobin" --" For his mind Shaped strictest plans of discipline, sage schemes — Such as Lycurgus taught when at the Shrine Of the Orthyan goddess, he bade flog The little Spartans But time shall come When and laws be all repeal'd." I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, JURIS CONSULTUS. [ADVERTISEMENT.] -The Earl of Aldborough and Hol loway's Pills.—An astounding cure by this miraculous medicine after every other means had failed. 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