The Sun. — London, England, 1853-01-29 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. ar ewell Season of Mr. 3 enja min Webster as Lessee and Manx, Tr, THIS EVENING, JAN. 29, Will be performed the popular and highly successful' Comedy Of MASKS AND FACES; or, Before and Behind the Cintain-1 Messrs. Benjamin Webster, Leigh Murray, Stuart, and Lambert • Mrs. Stirling, Miss F. Maskell, and Miss Rosa Bennett. After which, the gorgeous Extravaganza, entitled LEO THE; TERRIBLE. To conclude with the Farce of BOX and COX MARRIED and, SETTLL9. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Ve,strls. THIS EVENING, JAI'. 29, Will be performed the Comic Drama called srs A PHENOMhewsENON F IN A SMOCK -FROCK. Characters by Mes. . Matthews, and 110r11CaStie ; Miss F. Baker and Miss C. Mitchel% After which, the new and popular original Fairy Extravaganza, entitled TUE GOOD WOMAN IN THE WOOD, in which Mes cis. 1. Matthews, Suter, Ilorncastle, and Templeton; Madame Yes rise Miss Julia St. George, Miss Robertson, Miss Martindale, Miss Falls, Miss Wyndham, Miss Eglinton, and Miss Ilosina Wright will appear. To conclude with LITTLE TODDLEKLNS. Sole Agent for the Private Boxes, Mr. W. Aftcroft, 15, s ew Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster. —Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, JAN. 29, win be presented the powerful new Drama of :SLAVE LIFE ; or, lincle Tom's Cabin—by Messrs. Allred Wiga.n, 0. Smith, rnd F, me r ) ; Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, Miss Collins, Miss Laura gooey, and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with the sncee•iful new Comic Pantomime, culled BELL GWYN'NE ; or, Harletuin Merrie Monarch. Principal Tunseuse, Mdile. Auriol ; Clown, Hr. t ICXMOre. ROYAL YEIXCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean. THIS EVENING, JAN. 29, Will be performed the new and original Comedy, in three acts, by Douglas Jerrold, entitled ST. cErPID ; or, Dorothy's Fortane (as played at Windsor Castle, by Royal Command). Principal charac ters by Messrs. Wright, W. Lacy, Harley, J. Vining, Ryder, F. Cooke, Everett, and Chester ; Mrs. W. Lacy and Mrs. C. Kean. To conclude with the new and criginal Grand Comic Christ mas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN CHERRY AND FAIR STAR; or, The Green Bird, the Dancing Waters, and the Singing Tree. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Huline ; Pan taloon, Mr. Paulo; Columbine, Miss Carlotta Lederer'. ROYAL OLYMPIC: THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farren. THIS EVENING, Jaw. 29, Will be presented minx GERVAIS. Supported by Messrs. Compton, W. Farren, jun., Hoskins, Cooke, Edgar, Bender, and Clifton; Miss Anderton and Miss H. Gordon. To conclude with ROMEO AND JULIET ; or, Harlequin Queen Mab and the World of Dreams. Clown, Mr. Edwin. Edwardes, with Ms highly-trained Dogs. Boa-office open from Eleven till Five, under the superintendence of Mr. Edward Chatterton. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Crowded Nightly to witness the Extraordinary Holiday Attractions LAST WEEK BUT FITE of Mr. BATTY'S MANAGEMENT, As he is about retiring from the Profession, having Let the 'Theatre to Mr. WILLIAM COOKE. ON MONDAY EVENING, JAN. 31, And following Evenings, will be presented the Equestrian Drama of UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. After which, an unequalled Routine of Scenes in the Circle. • To conclude with the Grand Comic Pantomime of FORTUNIO AND HIS HORSE COMRADE ; or, Harlequin and the Seven Gifted Men. On THURSDAY, Feb. 3, the Lest Juvenile Performance will take place, when the Pantomime will be played first—concluding, by Eleven o'clock, with a popular Farce. Doors open at Halt-past Six o'clock. To commence at Seven. Box-office open daily from Eleven to Four. Stage Manager. Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY —Morning 40 min. after 4 Evening 57 min•aft• 4 To-Moanow—Morning 20 min. after 5 i Evening 41 min.aft. 5 DAILY WEA7HER TABLE. SATURDAY, JAN. 29, 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—N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. SOUTHAMPTON—N.E., strong breeze—partially cloudy. FOLKESTONE—N.B., light breeze—overcast. TUNBRIDGE—N., gentle breeze—overcast. GREENWICH—N.E., gentle breeze —overcast. sntooD—N.E., getle breeze—overcast. SwiNnoN—N.E., gentle breeze—cloudy. CA .BRIDGE-N., gentle breeze—cloudy. YARMOUTH-E., gentle breeze—overcast. The returns from the following places indicate the state of thp weather on Thursday morning at nine o'clock : LIMERICK—N. gentle breeze—cloudless, frosty. MULLINGAR—k, gentle breeze—partially cloudy. SOUTHAMPTON—E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. LANCASTER—N., calm—foggy. WHlTBY—Calm—foggy. DARLINGTON—S.S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy, light frost. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFIcg, J. 29. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 38— highest since noon yesterday. 35—lowest this morning and during the night. 38—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29'93. WIND, N.N.E.—Light breeze, and dull weather. Ztt, ~~ lflo LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1853. Something practical is at last becoming appa rent in the designs of the Peace Congress--the Congress now holding at Manchester what is called an Arbitration Conference. It is proposed by some of the leading supporters of the enter prise, that the people of this country should be better instructed in the real state of public opinion among our neighbours. Now this, we take it, is a course in every way rational, and entitled to encouragement. It is a course from which no harm whatever can by any possibility arise, but out of which infinite advantages must spring— speedily and inevitably. Immediately before the opening of the present sitting of the Conference in the capital of the manufacturing districts of Lancashire, Mr. COBDEN prepared the popular mind in some measure for this humane and in genious proposal in that pamphlet " 1793 and 1853," to which we have of late so repeatedly made allusion, and to the study of which we shall not readily desist from most earnestly directing the attention of the English multitude. Thft: whole purpose of that pamphlet its author has himself most accurately and explicitly defined. After proving by historical facts culled from the most authentic official docu ments, that the last war was entirely trace able to the infamous policy of the British Government—after showing the lawless character of the attack directed by England and the Allied Sovereigns against the Assembly, and against the Triumvirate, and against the Directory, and against the Consulate, and against the Empire, as the organs and emanations of the Revolution— Mr. COBDEN has insisted, in his very remarkable argument (page 131), that the time has at length arrived when peace may really be secured—how ? By conciliation proceeding at last from ourselves ! His method of attaining this object is simple enough, for it is this—that "the people of this c puntry must first be taught to separate themselves in feeling and sympathy from the authors of the late war, which was undertaken to put down principles of free dom." To effect this, the population must be in structed as to the real state of the case. Modern history must be laid bare before them. Facts must be enumerated, such as can admit of no fur ther doubt or misapprehension. In doing all this, the Peace Congress may render themselves really useful. Instead of contenting themselves with s entimental speeches upon the blessedness of inter national tranquillity—" crying out Peace, Peace, when there is no Peace"—they may be of good service to the cause of humanity, to the interests of the country, and to the progress of civilisation. By the diffusion of truth upon the matter already speci fied, by its diffusion through pamphlets, and essays, and discussions, and lectures, the Peace Congress may effect as much real benefit in their way as the Anti-Corn-Law League effected in the Free trade Agitation. 0 ! for some rhymer, like EBENEZER, ELLIOT in this new and grand cause of conciliation ! 0 ! for some pungent penman, like PED,ONNET THOMPSON, to reveal the exact state of the question in some Anti-War-Cry Cate chism ! In the absence of these we have at least reason to be thankful - fo r the breaking in of some new light upon the "darkness visible" of the Arbi tration Conference—we have cause to feel gratified that some show of reason is being evolved from their hitherto vague and bootless rhapsodies — we have occasion, above all, to rejoice at the appearance of this sensible statement by Mr. Co ;DEN of some of the elementary truths of the case, in a manner that appeals at once to the com mon sense and the common honesty of the popu lation. It is ad ea i observed by that gentleman, that the opponents of the odious and unjust war cry will never rouse the conscience of the people so long as they allow them to indulge the comforting delusion that they have been a peace-loving nation. Why, the truth is, says Mr. COBDEN, that " we have been the most combative and aggressive community that has existed since the Roman dominion." In illustration of this, he reminds his fellow-coun trymen, that " since the Revolution of 1688 we have expended more than, fifteen hundred millions of money upon wars, not one of which has been upon our own shores or in defence of our hearths and homes !" We are in some degree con soled for the hitherto idle talk of the orators of the Arbitration Conference, by their endeavour to dissipate the ignorance of the multitude in regard to facts like those just indicated. Let them continue to act thus, and they will gain the respectful consideration of the multitude ; but don't let us hear any more twaddling yet awhile of disbanding our armies and reducing our navies to a few "bum-boats," and breaking up our artillery to be melted down in the smelting-pots, or any other nonsense of this preposterous description. It is really lamentable to observe the incapacity displayed by General GODWIN in conducting the war against the Burmese Government. The Kafir war was nothing to the luckless conflict which has now been so long sustained by our troops along the banks of the Irrawaddy—nothing, we mean, in regard to deplorable blundering and disas trous procrastination. Ample means were at the very outset of the campaign at the disposal of the Commander-in-Chief for the subjugation of our antagonists. Soldiers, guns, and ammunition were there in abundance. Be sides this, General GODWIN had the extraordi nary advantage of a fleet of war-steamers capable of bringing the contest, if properly directed, to a summary - termination. Yet doubts, delays, and hesitations were so long " the order of the day," that the seasonable opportunity vanished. Our army in these regions continued for such a pro tracted interval loitering among the swamps, in stead of marching upon the cities, that the soldiers were given up to a very inglorious destruction —they were decimated not by bullets, but by pestilence. Our navy, in these same regions, remained so long hesitating about adventuring up the river that time was given to the old Admiral in command to get ill and die off unexpectedly. Every fresh mail has brought us only additional testimonies of the evil resulting from this pottering system of continuing hostilities. Perhaps the most melancholy proof yet received of the folly of this systematic procrastination is that afforded by the accounts contained in our last intelligence. From these despatches, it appears, as will already, we doubt not, by our more observant readers, have been remarked that our forces have again encountered a very unfortunate discomfiture. Happily, our defeat has been, in a manner, com pensated by a subsequent victory, but that scarcely renders the circumstance less unsatisfac tory in itself to a people altogether unaccustomed to mishaps upon the tented field. The particulars are briefly these—that an advanced post of merely 440 men having most imprudently been estab lished at Pegu—a spot situated about sixty miles beyond Rangoon, and within easy distance of a very formidable body of Burmese stationed at Spoy Gyre—the latter were, of course, not long in attacking the British garrison, and, after seiz ing a convoy of munitions on its way to the post, and harassing our troops by a series of murderous assaults, effectually cut off all communication between Pegu and Rangoon. As if this Were not enough in the way of calamity—it appears that several of our vessels of war having on board 150 marines, and 300 soldiers (all Europeans), the vessels being accompanied and supported by a war steamer, were repulsed with considerable loss, acuer vainly endeavouring to carry succour to Pegu by forcing a passage up the Irrawaddy. Dismayed, it would seem, by these deplorable misfortunes, the Commander in-Chief then, at the eleventh hour as it were, after all the danger had been incurred, and all the loss above-mentioned had been sustained, des patched from Rangoon, to the assistance of the ill-fated garrison at Pegu, two columns, composed of 2,400 men, who—on their way to the endangered post encountered the Burmese forces, and defeated them " with great loss"—the first success of any noteable kind yet gained by General GODWIN in this mismanaged enterprise. Additional particulars will, in all like lihood, reach us on Monday, informing the country, we trust, that the perils incurred by our troops at Pegu have in truth been effectually dissipated. This, however, will by no means be sufficient to allay the popular anxiety in this country in reference to the conduct of the war aguir s'.; the Burmese Government. The nation will rot rest satisfied until the system of giving to old worn-out generals and to old worn-out admirals the command upon all great OCCf sions of our military and maritime ar maments have been abolished—until officers of this obsolete description have been replaced by others younger and more energetic. As a signal example, we shall yet look forward, in hope, for the recal of General GODWIN, and for the appoint ment of some more competent Commander-in-Chief to bring to a close this miserably protracted contest with the forces of the Burmese Government. We should remember that every white-headed admiral is not by necessity a HowE, and that every military octogenarian is not inevitably a RADETZSITH that NAPOLEON was twenty-seven when he con- Tiered Lombardy, and that NELSON was forty seven when he expired in the arms of victory ai Trafalgar. Few, probably, of our readers are aware of the elevation gained by Sir CHARLES WOOD in obtain ing the office of President of the Board of Con- ,rol. From a Clarice!lor of the Exchequer he is become the Monarch of India —one, indeed, who reverses the conditions of ALEXANDER SEL KIRK'S rule ; for of all .::he country of which he is monarch he never surveyed a single acre. Noy is our description of his power merely figurative. That grave authority, Mr. G. R. POE,TER, states, "that this important functionary is, in fact, the Supreme Governor of India, using the Court of Directors as the instruments of his will ; and exercising, under the sanction of an Act of Parlia ment, a power over the destinies of that part of the British Empire greater than the Monarch can legally exert in that or any other quarter." His dignity has, to be sure, one great deduction—a hostile vote of the House of Commons compels him at any time to abdicate his throne, of course to be immediately refilled ; and he has for coadjutors the principal Secretaries of State, the Chancellor of the Exche quer, and six other persons. Of these, however, he is in practice independent, since he uses their help only when he thinks he needs it. Such is the Indian Board of Control. It means just now, Sir CHAS. WOOD, Member of Parliament for Halifax, in Yorkshire. But Sir CHARLES' has a certainly rather singu tar adjunct to his absolute Monarchy. The some- times heard of, but almost unknown Board of Directors, what are they ? and what are their privileges and powers ? They are twenty-four worthy gentlemen, selected by the proprietors of India Stock, six of them retiring annually in rota tion, but eligible for re-elec;7:on, and generally soon re-elected. Their power and patronage is very great. All the subordinate appointments are in their hanes, though the Government of Le day always shares a part with them. They nominate also the Governor-C caeral and the Governors of the Presidencies, but as these nominations must have the approval of the Crown, they are considered as belonging to it. The Board of Directors has also the absolute and unquestioned power to recal any of these func- tionaries; a power indeed but rarely used. It was, however, employed in the case of Lord ELLTrynoRouGH in 1844, much against the wishes of Sir R. PEEL'S Ministry. These sober gentle men could not understand his Lordship's Som nauth Gates Proclamation, and his fondness for military displey ; it did not look business-like 'enough, so they ordered him home ! The prompt appointment of Sir HENRY FIARDINGE, however, gave full satisfaction to all parties. -But, doubtless, our readers are aware that the East India Company has now done with trading ; and some may have occasion to ask, Who and what are the proprietors of India Stock who elect these Directors ? And thereby hangs a tale. In 1833 it was found that previous par tial openings of the trade had successively demon strated so clearly the vast superiority of the pri vatip trader to the Company in energy and skill, that it was impossible to think of allowing the lat ter to retain any longer any portion of its mono poly. It is worth mentioning, as an illus tration of the mischiefs of monopolies, that in 1814, when the trade to all places east ward of the Cape of Good Hope (except China) was freely opened to the private trader, that in that year the Company's own exports, including stores, amounted to 826,5581. ; those of private traders to 1, 874, 690/. By 1832 the COmpany's trade had so decreased, and that of the private merchants increased, that the exports of the former had sunk to 140,1931., and those of the latter risen to 3,750,2361. To renew any portion of the commercial charter in the face of such facts was, of course, out of the ques tion. It might have been supposed, then, that the Company would have been told to dispose of its commercial stock, or employ it in trade in unrestricted competition with the private mer chant, and that the Government would have taken the political administration solely into its own hands. Such, however, was not the plan adopted. Their capital stock was reckoned by what it amounted to in 1708, which was 6,000,000/. ; although, owing to the subscriptions being made above par, the Company had received 7,780,0001. On the six millions Government undertook to pay the Company's dividends, which were reckoned at about 10i per cent., with liberty to the Government ultimately to pay it off as 5 per Cent. Stock ; that is, to cease paying dividends which have averaged about 630,0001. per annum, on paying the Company 12,000,0001. This, however, cannot be done till thirty years hence. It is, however, now quite open to Par liament to do away with the double system of Government, and to place everything directly under a Minister, immediately responsible to itself. The advantages of the present system are certainly not easy for the public to comprehend. It is not easy to see what particular in terest the proprietors of Stock, who are now mere Government Annuitants, have in the good government of India. They are secure of their dividends ; and the Brit . :sh nation generally, upon whom the burden of the Indian debt is sure ultimately to fall, appear to be far more con cerned iu the administration of Indian affairs than a set of men , sr7e, in any case, of their dividends or their principal. To us it ap pears that it must be for the advantage both of India and England to be clear of such a compa ratively irresponsible body as the Court of Direc tors. True, Sir CHARLES Woo]) has full power to inspect all the correspondence of the Directors of a political nature, and to deal with it as he pleases; also to send his own dispatches when he pleases, and, if marked " secret and political," they can be seen in England only by three Directors sworn to secrecy, and the Company's servants in India must obey them. It is, however, impossible not to anticipate serious neglects, abuse of patronage, and mismanagement from such a divided and some times conflicting government. Our natural expectations are, however, fully confirmed by the tenour of the petitions, both from natives and resident British, to our Parliament which have lately arrived. One request we think most important in the present state of Parliamen tary knowledge of India, that the Act of this year shall not be in force for more than ten years. It is obvious that twenty years is too long a licence for so many probable errors as will be made, and too long a furlough for the many abuses which will remain untouched. These peti tions are characterised by every quality which ought to command attention. That from Bombay is from an association there, formed expressly to ascertain the real wants of India, and to make them known to the Home Government ; it has 3,000 highly-respectable native signatures, and perhaps everything it points out would strike all men of common sense here as having every pre sumption in its favour. Its complaints and its suggestions betray nothing of the fervent zeal of Reformers ; they are all the most moderate, both in language and substance, which can well be conceived, and they read like the simple language of daily experience, and must, we think, have their weight with every fair-minded man in our Legislature. Sir CHARLES is indeed a sad routine official ; and ho who found it impossible to make the Income Tax 0113 shade less unjust, may well be bewildered in Indian politics. We only hope that, profiting by his miserable Income-tax reputation, he will be anxious to obtain a better Indian one ; and we can assure him that, if he would do so, he must believe that Indians, like Income-tax payers, un derstand their own affairs better than he does. They give him much useful information. They tell him, that while the Act of 1833, in the most explicit language, declares that from that time all natives of India should be equally admissible to office with the English, they are as yet, in practice, excluded from the Grand Juries, from the Commission of the Peace, in all but two instances from very low Judgships, and that they have no share in the Local Councils ; that all the appoint ments are conferred on the British—on young men trained at Haylebury instead of in India, who are nominated in England, and sent over to administer law, or collect the revenue, among a people to whose habits and modes of thought, to whose customs and traditionary usages they are strangers except by report. Hence, the ad ministration of law is most wretched, and the cost of real justice enormous. The state of the roads and want of railroads, and the extortions of the practically irresponsible tax-gatherers, are also mentioned ; and amongst suggestions for the better, besides asking for an undivided government, the retrenchment of European sa laries, the employment of natives in offices of trust, and the appropriation of 5 per cent. of the land revenue to the improvement of the district in which it is raised, they most rea sonably propose the form ation of an Indian Coun cil, partly at lea st elected b y some body composed of persons having a substantial interest in the good that governmentshitoeuldbedire etyreepefen/enihdliae t ; that o the Co uncil Parliament, should be presided over by a Minister of the Cro, mem bers should have been resident in India, and g cl o ua od li Well, England is responsible for . the cation.govern ment and Sir CHAS of 150 millions of Asiatics, a . for whom they do not ask sucha that duty. We shall be obliged no doubt fre t to him and to India. WOOD is its agent for showing how alive it is to qtently to revert THE TIMBER TRADE IN LIVERPOOL. From a trade-circular statement which has just been forwarded to us by one of the principal timber brokers in Liverpool, we have great pleasure in learning that, so far as that port is concerned, the timber trade has participated in a large degree, in the general pros perity of the year 1852. The year just passed has, we believe, been one of the most successful, in a business point of view, ever. recorded. A great impetus has been given to trade which has showed itself in the unexampled activity which has prevailed in the yards of our s hipbuildencrease rs. over the T re has been the gr eatest comparative i average in the import of deals, owing to the fact of their being more easily procurable by all classes in the colo nies, and of American ships preferring them to square timber for cargo. The consump ti on has also kept pace wit h the supply, and shows an in kept - deals togeth e r crease. Quebec a nd North of Europe of more than 1,500 slightly Of North American timber the import has fallen in all kinds, except in Quebec oak , and in pi n e and spruce planks, of which latter kind the import this ear exceedsßailway that last sleepers by 9,717,000 feet of two incyhes. In there has also been an increase of in 12,4 k 53 pieces of North over last year. In the consumption of every d. American timber there has been this year a considerable increase. There has been a considerable falling off in the imports of timber from the north of Europe, as the Baltic shippers, owing to the immense increase. of North American imports, and the cheap rates at which the United States merchant vessels have markets. carr London ied them, have been driven i nto the Bull and The consumptio n, however, shows a general increase. In Mahogany there has been a c onsid erable increase, may be both in import s and consumption, anl same said with respect to timber from Cuba, Honduras, Havannahj (cedar), Rio and Bahia (rosewood). With regard to prices it may be said that there has been throughout the year a steady, and, in some instances, a considerable rise. In the year 1851 there were 466 vessels employed in carrying timber to this country, with a tonnage of 268,960 tons ; in the past year they were 443—the tonnage had, however, risen to 272,771 tons. Great anticipations are entertained that the next year's trade will be still more prosperous. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocr. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 9,000 bales, including 3,000 for ex port and speculation. The market closes firmly, at full rates. Railway shares were flat. The turning point in the affairs of the Bank of England, or, perhaps, we might more correctly say, in the state of the money market, had been reached apparently last week, for the account of the liabi lities and assets of the Bank, to the 22d instant, shows an addition to the specie, less employment for notes, and an augmentation of the sums to the credit of individuals. The loans and discounts seem also to be diminishing, if we include those upon Government securities. Compared with the previous week, the changes are as follows : Active circulation Decrease Bullion Increase £23,473,775 187,595 19,404,919 256,412 Rest— Increase Public Deposits—lncrease 58,876 Other deposits—lncrease 443,479 Seven day and other Bills—Decrease 90,868 Government securities -Decrease 40,389 Other securities—lncrease 13,197 Notes reserved—lncrease. 440,080 The rates for bills of exchange, as negotiated here upon 'Change yesterday afternoon were not higher, but on the principal continental cities they were firm. The exports of bullion from London direct dur ing the week to Thursday last were 85,235 oz. of gold, and 8,0001., chiefly sent to France and Bel gium. Of silver 6,590 oz. were shipped. The following is from the Committee of Spanish Bondholders : " Madrid, 23d January, 1853. " My, dear Sir,--Since the last change in the Finance Department, I have taken every opportunity to speak with H.E. Senor Llorense, the new Minister, concern ing the certificates of the over due coupons, and I have now to acquaint you with the result of my conferences, which may be resumed as follows : _ _ . " His Excellency has answered me that he is not aware of his colleagues' opinions respecting an affair which does not allow of an imme diate solution, and consequently has not been discussed in the Council of Ministers, but that his per sonal opinions concerning the settlement of the debt are not questionable, being, on the contrary, well known to the public. "As member of the Commission of' the Congress which was engaged in that business, he nut only supported Senor Bravo Murillo's Government in every part of the project which was favourable for the creditors, native and foreign, but also sustained that greater amplitude ought to be given to the design, and during a whole month he maintained in the Commission the reclama tions of the coupon holders. " Such being the case, his opinions in that epoch are not a mystery for any one. But the question of the debt having been decided upon by the Cortes, things have changed their aspect, and no prudent Government could renew a question which gave rise to so many com plications, without being completely certain of the sup port of the Cortes, which, on the other hand, will have to be occupied in the brief session, commencing on the Ist March, with transcendental political questions. "From the preceding answer of his Excellency it re sults, therefore, that although he declines giving any positive assurance or admitting of any serious compro mise, he does not deny his personal favourable opinion, whilst Senor Bravo Murillo would not listen at all to the subject in question. " Having thus faithfully transmitted to you the result of Senor Llorentes' conversation with me, it remains for the creditors to hope and trust that the Cortes will up hold the dignity and honour of the great and generous nation they are called upon to reprebent. " I remain, my dear Sir , &c., " DANIEL WEISWEILLER. " To James Capel, Esq., Chairman of the Committee of Spanish Bondholders, London." The English Stock Market has been flatter, and there is very little business doing. Consols have realised 994 for Transfer, and for Account have been the same. The lower quotations from Paris have occasioned the temporary lull. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been marked 103} to g ; and the Three per Cents. 100, and since 100 i. Bank Stock has risen to 2271 and 228: Indian Stock is at 2711. Exchequer Bills are 575. to 61s. premium. Foreign Securities have been steady, with a mo derate demand. Spanish Deferred are 22tto and the Certificate is firm at 5. Mexican Bonds have been quiet at 23. Buenos Ayres Stock has been a o-ain done at 67. Brazilian Old Bonds have been dealt' in at 104 to 102. Equador Stock is worth 5i to 1. The Swedish Loan is at 2 discount, and the Austrian Scrip has been pushed up to 9 premium. Russian 41 per Cents. have realised 103 i. Sardinian 5 per Cents. have maintained the advance to 951. The Railway Share Market has been weak again, and there are sellers of Caledonian, Great Northern, Great Western, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin colnshire, and York and North Midland. French Shares have receded again. The Gold Mines are all heavy, with very few dealings. Several of the Californian Companies have advices this morning. The Land Companies are firm ; and the Austra lian Banks have risen a little. BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY. (From the O f ficial List.) _ Busine - 1 done. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ........ - 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 31 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 6 7-16 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 6 3-16 India Stock India Bonds, £lOO 6 6 r70 Ditto, under £lOOO 7l Consols for Account 10th February 99a Excheqr er Bills lid. March. June. £lOOO.. 6l 57 _ £5OO 6l 57 Small 6l 57 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Scrip, 5 per Cent 9 Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto 4. per Cent 9B Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 67 Equador Bonds 5l i Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto for the Account 23 Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent., l2O Ditto, 4? per cent lO3l Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 2 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent — Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent 22 i i Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun sh p s Swedish Loan 2 d TWO O'CLOCK. Consols ......... - ....... . ................... 99 Ditto Feb g i ruary ......... STATE OP THE WOOLLEN TRADE. (From the Leeds Mercury of this day.) The London Wool Market is steady. The imports into London, during the week ending to-day, have been 3,215 bales, of which 1,641 were from Portland, 1,228 from Sydney, 219 from Germany, 70 from the Cape, and 57 from Antwerp. In the Liverpool Wool Market there has been an ac tive demand for wool, at full prices. Stocks very scanty. Imports the past week :-100 bales Buenos Ayres, 80 Egyptian, and 151 Leghorn. In the English Wool Market the sales this week have been to a moderate extent, and prices are firm at last week's rates. With regard to the woollen trade of Leeds we do not observe any material change in the state of the woollen cloth market this week. There has been a good busi ness done in the Cloth-halls ; perhaps not quite so much as last week. We believe there can be little doubt that much more business might be done if there was a larger supply of cloth in the halls for the merchants to select from, but at present the stock of cloth is exceedingly small, and as fast as the manufacturers produce their goods they are at once either delivered direct at the „warehouses, or if exposed for sale in the market, are quickly disposed of, and generally at firm prices. There is a fairbusiness doing in the warehouses; quite as much as as is usual at this season of the year in the home trade. A brisk business is doing by several of the shipping houses. In the Bradford market the disposition to speculate in wool has considerably abated. A general feeling has arisen that prices have attained their highest poin't for the pre sent, especially in that from the colonies ; whilst the ad vance in the rate of Bank of England discounts has told with considerable effect. Parties are more disposed to sell both wool and yarns than they were last week. The piece trade is dull. Wool is relatively higher than yarns, and yarns than pieces. The advance upon Gal lipoli oils is enormous, being from 421. 10s. per tun, six months ago, to 681. at present. In the ho sier y trade of Leicester the home demand continues very steady, and more is doing by the country houses than, from the openness of the season, might be expected. They are still shipping orders in the Bourse of execution, both for the Australian and Cana dian markets, and the demand . p.or fancy hosiery, shirts, half hose, and socks adapted to these markets, was never greater than at this period of the year, whilst the manufacture of cotton hosiery keeps most of the operatives in full employ. The rise in yarns has yet had but little effect on the labour mar ket ; though m an ufacturers find it impossible at present to realise it, there is confidence i n the present prices being ultimately obtained. The increase of discount by the Bank of E ng land is considered very judicious, even as only applied t o the restriction of speculation. It is rather a singular feature in our market, that although the cotton market is reported dull, brown cottons suited to our trade are only barely supplied, whilst the demand for blue grey is ten times greater than the supply. Worsted spi nners fi n d great difficulty in realising present prices. Wools are stationary, at the present advance ; short sods and noils are even more than ever sought after. INDIA. OVERLAND MAIL. (BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.) MARSEILLES, JAN. 28. The Euxine is arrived with the East India mail. Dates—Calcutta, Dec. 22 ; Bombay, Jan. 3 ; Alexandria, Jan. 1 ; .Malta, Jan. 25. No news of importance. Trade lively. Indigo market appears to open at much higher prices than those of last year. Exchange in Calcutta, 2s. ON. to 2s Id. DEATH OF VISCOUNT MELBOURNE, G. 0.8. We regret to announce the demise of Viscount Mel bourne, brother of Viscountess Palmerston, long in the diplomatic service of the State, and better known as the Hon. Sir Frederick Lamb and Lord Beauvale. His lordship expired at a quarter past 7 o'clock this (Satur day) morning, at Brockett Hall, Herts, after a short illness, arising from gout, to which his lordship was a great sufferer, which excited no alarm, as may be ga thered from the fact that none of his relatives were sum moned to the country, his sister Lady Palmerston being, with the Home Secretary, at Broadlands, Hants. The deceased Frederick James Lamb, Viscount and Baron Melbourne, of Gilmore, county Cavan, in the peerage of Ireland ; Baron Melbourne, of Melbourne, in the county of Derby, and Baron Beauvale, of Beauvale, in the county of Nottingham, in the peerage of the United Kingdom ; was third son of Peniston, first Viscount, and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Ralph Milbanke, Bart. He was born 17th April, 1782, and married in 1841, previous to his leaving Vienna for England, MaAlle. de Maltzham, daughter of his Excellency Baron Maltzham, the Prus sian Minister to the Austrian Court. The late viscount entered the diplomatic service early in life, and in 1811 was appointed Secretary of Legation at Palermo. In 1813 he was removed to the same rank at the British Embassy at Vienna, where he remained two years. He was then (in 1815) accredited Envoy to Munich, which he held several years. In 1822 he was appointed a Privy Councillor, and in 1827 nominated a Civil Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, in conside ration of his diplomatic services. He was some years Minister at the Court of Madrid, and, on the late Earl Grey coming into office as Premier, he, then the Right Hon. Sir Frederick Lamb, was appointed Ambassador to the Court of Vienna, a post he filled up to his recal in October, 1841, when Sir Robert Peel appointed Sir Robert Gordon (brother of the Earl of Aberdeen) his successor. Since then he has not held any public situa tion. In 1839 he was created a peer, by the title of Baron Beauvale, and in Nov., 1848, on the death of his brother, Viscount Melbourne, he succeeded to the supe rior family title. He leaves no family, consequently the title becomes extinct. The families of the Earl and Countess Cowper, Vis count and Viscountess Palmerston, the Hon. Mr. Geo. Lamb, the Hon. W. F. Cowper, M.P., &c., are placed in mourning by the event. An express was forwarded to Viscountess Palmerston, in Hampshire, as early as pos sible after the noble viscount's dissolution. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor and the Lords Justices.) SELFE V. HUMS-IN RE LORD HUNTINGTOWER. Mr. Terral this morning made an application on behalf of the defendant in this case, in which a bill had been filed to set aside a warrant of attorney held by the defendant from Lord Huntingtower, for permission to inspect the minutes of evidence which he himself had given in the Bankruptcy Court in the matter of Lord Huntingtower on several occasions. The defendant was now about answering the plaintiff's bill, and wished to refer to several points in his former examination. A similar application had been made to Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque, and had been refused by him, and the present was an appeal from his decision. The Lord Chancellor said it was a most unusual appli cation and the Court must unhesitatingly refuse it. Application refused with costs. (Before the Master of the Rolls.) CONGREVE V. PALMER. This was a case arising out of the construction of the codicil to a will, by which the testator left a certain sum to his daughter, Mrs. Cole, for her life, and after her death to go to such uses as she should appoint, and in default of such appointment to go to such of her sisters as should be alive at her death, or their children. Mrs. Cole died without issue, and without making any appoint ment. There were three separate sets of claimants, the children of Mrs. Cole's three sisters, Mrs. Greenway, Mrs. Walker, who died before their sister, and of Lady Brooke, who died previous to the making of the codicil. His Honour this morning gave judgment deciding that the children of Lady Brooke were excluded altogether from the succession, and that the estate must therefore go to the children of the two other sisters to be divided per stirpes, and not per capita. Decree accordingly. CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.) Charon D'Albert and Ernect D'Albert, of No. 19, Den mark-street, Soho, teachers of the French languages, were placed at the bar before Mr. Corrie, charged with stealing a trunk containing 521. in gold and silver, and several articles of wearing apparel, the money and goods of M. Leopold Joseph Ronsalle, hair-dresser, of No. 1, Upper Yardley-street, Clerkenwell, and Pierre Berville, carpenter, of No. 6, Upper Rupert-street, Haymarket, was also charged with receiving and being concerned in the same robbery. Sergeant Sandars of the detective force acted as inter preter. It appeared from the evidence, which was gone into at great length, that on Wednesday the prosecutor was fetched from his house to drink, and in his absence the box containing the money was taken by a man who had gone to the room and said he had been sent there to stop until the prosecutor came back. The prisoner Charon who when taken into custody inculpated himself, also charged the other prisoners. The prisoners were remanded until Wednesday. THE BRAZILS. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 28. Her Majesty's store-ship Tyne, Master-Commander Peter Wellington, arrived at this port this day, having made a rapid passage from Rio of 38 days only. The Tyne has been the round of the West African squadron under Rear-Admiral Bruce, as well as that under Rear- Admiral Henderson, on the Brazil station, which she supplied with provisions, &c. She has brought a mail and a small quantity of treasure, which Messrs. Cham bers will lodge in the Bank of England. She has brought as passengers :—Mrs. Henderson, wife of Rear-Admiral Henderson ; and Mrs. Hunt, wife of Mr. Lennon Hunt, Consul-General at Monte Video, Miss Truscott, and Master Hunt. The Tyne parted com pany with Admiral Henderson, cruising off Cape Frio, on the 20th of December. She spoke in the South Atlantic, in lat. 17.43 S., long. 34.33 W., the Bremen brig Emma, all well, out 50 days, with emigrants bo un d for San Francisco ; also in the South Atlantic, on the 12th of January, in lat. 25.33 N., long. 34.39 W., the bark Euxine of Glasgow ; and on Monday, the 24th inst. the ship Jumna, with loss of jibboom ; wind then S., blowing very hard. Captain Wellington has brought a file of Brazilian papers. The Crescent receiving-ship was at Rio. The Express, 6, ICommander Fead, sailed from Rio on the 13th of Dec. for Bahia. The Rifleman, 8, screw steam-vessel, Lieut. Dalton, sailed on a cruise on the 14th of Dec. The Bonetta brigantine, 8, Lieutenant Wake, was cruising off St. Catherine's. The Vixen, 6, paddle steam-sloop, Commander Barnard, and the Locust, 4, paddle-vessel, Lieut. Day, were in the River Plate, in attendance upon Captain Sir Chas. Hotham, the British Ambassador to the Republic of Uruguay. The slave trade on the coast of Brazil was quite extin guished. It will be remembered that an exposure was made some short time ago:of a number of English boys hav ing been ill-treated in the Brazilian service ; the Tyne has recovered 43 of those boys from the Brazilian navy, three of whom have died from yellow fever on the passage. Their names are—George Taylor, aged 14, on the 10th inst.; Daniel Foster, aged 14, on the 14th inst. ; and John Boardman, aged 16, also on the 14th inst. An inquiry had been instituted on board her Majesty's ship Crescent, respecting the ill-treatment of these boys, of the result of which we are not apprised, but sufficient was made known to induce the Brazilian authorities to deliver them up. 37 more boys are to follow in her Majesty's steam-vessel Rifleman, which may be shortly expected. Mr. Day, acting boatswain of her Majesty's ship Tortoise, has come home on promo tion, in the Tyne ; as also several naval invalids and a quantity of old stores. Exchange at Rio, 274 to 23. DUNDEE TRADE WITH AUSTR A LIA.—W C are glad to learn that this trade is increasing, much beyond the most sanguine expectations ; and if returns made to the exporters of Dundee manufactures to Australia continue at all equal to those lately made, much good may be ex pected, not only to our merchants, spinners, and ship. owners, but to our manufacturing population generally. The fine new barque El Dorado was towed down the river with a full cargo of goods and passengers, for Port Philip—being the first vessel direct from this port to Australia ; and we are happy to learn that other eig ht vessels are already on th e b ert h , or advertised to lo ad here for Melbourne and Port Philip.---Dundee Adver tiser, COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, JAN. 28. The fourth dramatic performance at the Castle took place this evening. The pieces selected upon this occa sion were a comedy in three acts, by John Poole, en titled "Paul Pry," and a serio-comic afterpiece in one act, by Alfred Wigan, entitled "A Lucky Friday." At eight o'clock her Majesty the Queen and Prince Albert entered the Rubens Room, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, and the Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louisa. The Duchess of Kent, the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, the Earl and Countess Granville, the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, the Baron and Baroness de Brunnow, the Count and Countess de Lavradio, the Marquis of Breadalbane, Vis count Canning, the Right Hon. the Speaker and Mrs. Shaw Lefevre, Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood, Sir Edwin Landseer, and the ladies and gentlemen in attend ance. The performance immediately commenced, the parts being filled accordance to the following pro gramme : PAUL PRY. Colonel Hardy Mr. Bartley. Frank Hardy Mr. G. Everett. Witherton ..................... . Mr. Cooper. Somers Mr. Brazier. Stanley Mr. J. Chester. Harry Stanley Paul Pry Grasp Doubledot Mr. 0. S m ith. Simon Mr. M ea d ows . George Mr. Li n d on. Eliza Ha r dy Mr. St acey. Marian Miss Lau ra H oney. Mrs. Subtl e Miss Ca r l o tt a L eclercq. ........... . Phmbe 'Miss W oo l gar. A. LUCKY FRIDAY. Paul Raimbunt Mr. Sharpe Joe Sharpe ................... Andrew Stapleton Mr. Hardham Bessie Stanford • Director .................. Mr. Charles Kean. Assistant director...... Mr. George Ellis. The theatre arranged and the scenery painted by Mr. Thomas Grieve. The Queen's Private Band was in attendance. In addition to the guests visiting at the Castle who ac companied the Queen after dinner, the following had the honour of receiving invitations to witnegs the dramatic performances ; The Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar and the Countess of Dornburg, the Countess of Mansfield and two Ladies Murray, the Lady Emily Seymour, Lady Caroline and Miss Barrington, Lady Louisa Kerr, Col. the Hon. C. B. and Mrs Phipps, Col. the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Grey, the Dean of Chester, the Rev. F. and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, the Hon. Adelaide Vernon, Sir Theodore and Lady Brinckman, Mr. and Lady Charlotte Bruges, Mr. and Lady Emily Cavendish, Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. St. George Caulfield, Vice-Admiral and Mrs. Sykes, Colonel M‘Douall (commanding officer), Lieutenant Hawksley and Lieutenant Hamilton of the 2d Life Guards, Colonel Angerstein (commanding officer), Lieut.- Colonel Hamilton and Captain Higginson of the 3d Battalion Grenadier Guards ; Mr., Mrs., and Miss Every ; and Mr. and the Misses Vincent. Refreshments were served to the company in the Throne-room. His Royal Highness. Prince Albert, accompanied by the Duke of Argyll, the Right Hon. the Speaker, and Sir Charles Wood, went out shooting this morning, at tended by Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps and Lieute nant-Colonel F. H. Seymour. Sir Edwin Landseer has arrived at the Castle. The following had the honour of dining with her Majesty yesterday :—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Serene Highness the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, the Earl and Countess Granville, the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, the Baron and Baroness Brun. now, the Count and Countess of Lavradio, the Marquis of Breadalbane, the Lady in'Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness de Speth, Viscount Canning, the Speaker and Mrs. Lefevre, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood. The band of the 2nd Life Guards attended in the Castle during dinner, and played the following selec tion : March. Overture, "La Sirene" ..................... Auber. W a lt z , 4' Prague" ........................... Labitzky. Grand selection, " Maritana" ............ Wall ace . Quadrille, "Don Pasquale" ............... Coote. La Retraite .................................... Kiihner. Polka, "Vive la joie" ........ Stasny Galop, "Corsica n " .............. God save the Q ueen . Strauss. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended, and performed the following compositions : Overture (0). 142) Sdection, " Romance, ti 'Guido et Genevra" Halevy. Marsch, "Zweikampf" Spohr. The Bishop of London, Mr. Cotton, and Mr. Kings cote had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen yester day at his official residence in Downing-street, respecting the subdivision of parishes. Mr. Robert Lamont, of Liverpool, had an interview yesterday with Mr. Cardwell at the Board of Trade. Viscount Hardinge had also an interview with the right hon. gentleman. The Duke of Newcastle left town yesterday for his seat, Clumber-park, Notts. Dispatches were sent yesterday from the Colonia, office to the Governor-General of Canada. THE KILBEGGAN MIIRDER.—The late atrocious murder in Westmeath continues involved in mystery, there being, it would now appear, no reason to suppose that it arose from circumstances of an agragian character. No arrests have yet been made. A local journal has the following remarks :—" Most singular, the inmates of the house never made any fight, resistance, or alarm for nearly 20 minutes after the atrocious deed was com mitted. After perpetrating the dreadful deed, the assas sins walked out, leaving the gun lying by the side of their weltering victim- but one of th em p resen tl y re turned for and c arr i e d Off the gun, without the slightest opposition. The inmates were so stricken and horrified that they did not even dare to look what direction the parties took in their retreat, and the men were not dis guised in the least, but they were believed to be strang ers. Farrell's house is not more than 100 yards off the road, which is a public one, in the highway between Streamstown and Kilbeggan, and there are several farmsteads and cottages close at hand. No possible mo tive can be assigned for the committal of this savage deed, Farrell having been an inoffensive, industrious, well-disposed man, who stood well with all who knew him." The United States Mail Steamer Humboldt arrived at Cowes yesterday, on her way to Havre. Her English, mails and passengers were landed at Southampton yes terday afternoon. She left New York on the 15th inst. The news by this arrival affords no addition to that brought by the Asia, which left New York on the 14th instant. The Mail Steamer Formosa left Sydney on the 9th, Melbourne on the 16th, and Adelaide on the 19th of November last, and arrived at Singapore in time for her mails to be sent home with the last Overland China and India mail. The telegraphic summary, via Trieste, of the India and China news by this mail was received in London on the 13th inst. If the Australian mail had contained any political news of very great importance, a summary of it might have been included in the Trieste message, and thus we should have had news from Sydney in 65 days, from Melbourne in 58 days, and from Adelaide in 55 days. • The business in the General Post -office is getting of immense importance. It appears that the last East India mail, which arrived at St. Martin's-le -Grand in the afternoon, could not be touched that day, and the correspondence for the provinces was not forwarded until the morning mails were dispatched the following day. Either a larger building for the business of the General Post-office will shortly be required, or a full taff of officials must be employed the whole of the day and night. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOLD. —Some specimens from the Echunga Diggings have turned out 1 carat 1 gr. better than standard, with 1 dwts. silver per pound. The brokers have expressed their opinion very highly as to !ts purity, and the several sizes of the pieces are larger than any that has been received from Melbourne or Sydney, leading to the supposition that the South Australian gold fields will prove to be very rich. ROYAL JENNERIAN AND LONDON VACCINE INSTITU TION. —Yesterday the annual general meeting of the governors of this institution was held at the Freemasons' Tavern ; Mr. Ashurst in the chair. From the report it seemed that the numbers vaccinated during the year were 7,186 ; that India had made large demands on the institution ; that very many surgeons also, who had not been able to keep up a supply of vaccine virus, have been indebted, in time of need, to this establishment. The amount of funds received during the past year was stated at 327/. ; the expenditure at 3341. ss. 10d. ; the liabilities at 2401. The report concluded with an appeal for more general public support ; and the chairman, in urging the claims of the institution, called attention to the great results arising out of small outlays, expended in the manner here proposed, and to the evidence of the necessity of the institution, as the means of keeping up a supply of genuine vaccine matter. Mr. Sturges pro posed the adoption of the report, which was carried. The retiring members of the board were re-elected, other formal resolutions were passed, and the meeting separated. THE COAST DEFENCES.—Magazines are ordered to be constructed on the Gosport lines, as also on the Hilsea lines, and a strong gateway forming on the latter, on one of the old sites. Some earth works will be speedily thrown up at Gomer Pond, Browndown, preparatory to the erection of a permanent fort. The Martello towers on the Sussex coast are to receive an armament forth with.—Portemouth, Tinto and Naval Game, MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of this day.) MINES.-A very large amount of business in British mines has been doing this week, and generally at vaned rates. The dividend shares have been exten sively dealt in, and the market for them is very firm. Wheal Butlers have risen from 9501. to 1,0751., at whic h shares have changed hands. Bassets, from 550/. to 5751. ; North Pool, from 2251. to 2901. ; West Caradon from 2501. to 2901. Alfred Consols are 161. to 16/10s.; Devon Great C onso l s , 4101 . to 4151.; Levant, 150/.; Merllyn, 4/. 55.; South Caradon, 1551.; United Min es ' 3801.; Mary Ann, 311.; Wheal Owles, 2201.; Bosor n ' 31.; North Damsel, 21. 2s. 6d.; Wheal Norris, 21.; St. Day United, 31. to 31. 10s.; South Carn Brea, 10/4 Ea st Russell, 101. to 101. 108.; and there seems to be mu ch more dispositio n on th e part of the public to em bark m mines that are beginning to develop their re; sources, and look promising. In Cornwall Comforu shares have ris en from -18/. to 60/.; Wheal Jane, fra lit 151. to 201.; B e ll and Lana.rth, from 51. to 91. 10s.; South Charlotte, from 61. 10s. to 141. 10s. Condurroo's 1171.; North Pool, 3201.; Gonamena, 91. 10s.; Balloor4 121. 15s. In the Metal Market all continues in a buoyant co" dition -Copper is no t t o b e h ad at the quoted prieeo'ra British tin and lead a re very fi rm.-Banta has been s at 1/. advance.-Tin-plates are in extensive dernand.": l Spelter has been dealt very largely in, at 201. 58 . , 31 ,4 holders are standing out f or 201 . 10s.-The Iron M a rket is in an improved co n diti on . -S cotch Pigs are 635., oas''' 675. 6d., for three months' delivery. In the Bullion Market--Mexican and South Berl. cam'dollars, 4s. llid. p er oz . B ar s i lver contain i ng g° I d gold above 5 grs. in the pound to be paid for), "" lid. per oz. standard. Bar gold, 775. 9d. per oz. sta l 2; dard. Columbian do u bl oons , 76 5. per oz. Ameri' Eagles, 765. 31 2 d. The sale of copper ore at Thursday's ticketing ° s o , 3,192 tons, amounting to 21,2651. 175., the average P r a. duce and standard being si, 1641. 14s. The corresPl i. ing sale last m on th was 3 ,369 tons, produce 195., showing an advance of 201., equal to 1/. Do. P e r ton on the ore. DIVIDENDS DECLARED IN JANUARY, 1853. Mines. Per Share. Amount. 0 Devon Great Consols £9 10 0 ... £9728 0 Wheal Buller United Mines Alfred Consols 0 a Cam Brea 2 0 0 ... 2000 a Trelawny 3 0 0 ... 1560 0 0 0 South Frances ... 1488 a A Wheal Friendship lO 0 0 ... 1280 0 v 0 South Carradon 0 0 East Darren 0 2 0 0 ... 600 0 0 North Roskear 3 0 0 4200 .. Balleswidden 0 5 0 . 406 0 Rix Hill 0 4 0 389 i.' Treviskey . 210 0 ... 300 u Consolidated Copper Mines 0 ° of Cobre United Mexican 0 4 0 ... 8634 0 0 Mariquita 0 1 0 ... 7500 u n Mexican and S. American 0 5 0 R 87,753 12 OO 0 This has been a very dull week in the Gold Ingo Share Market. The committee of the Stock Exr °- 13 1 have expunged th e G o ld en Mountain Xining CotsP: ti 3, from the offi c i a l li s t—h av i ng, as they assert, obtaintioi settling-day under false representations. The ser r : e 4n i of has published a coun t er - statement, stating the caps the company t o s t an d th us - 5,000 shares hande d to ' sr . Andrew Smith in part payment for his interest it for Hoffman's agreement ; 10,000 shares held in tr u ,L4ll the due performance of such agreement ; 25,604 0 ,y - 1 00 paid upon ; 2,296 shares held on security ; and _ t ;as shares reserved : making a total of 50,000 sin' or proposed by the 'prospectus. The money receive f i u re for which security is taken, is 27,900/. ; the e xpo° 6 J, is 6,4541. 78. 6d. ; leaving a balance of 21,445/. 129 0 in the hands of the company. The descriptions /fl oor have been best suppbrted are Agua Fria, Anglo-Cs /a , nia,. Nouveau Mond e , Port Philip, and C o l o nial Gs aw BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 27. —The iron trade of thi 9 ._ o ls trict may still b e r ep o r t e d fi rm, although a re d u ct%o anticipated. It has been asserted in some quarters) certain houses have reduced from ss. to 10s. n o ir but there has not been up to the present time all v cea tion from the pri ces o f quar t er -d ay, officially anus° /fir by the large houses who were parties to that list. bo o favourable accounts f rom Gl asgow an d Li ver pool 9 the been received here to-day, calculated to depres j a ilf market. Notwithstanding the enormous supPlY_ As i i irs received by the Shrewsbury and South Statr its, Railways, m an y wor k s are st ill s h ort of fuel. .-"„ e idly however, r ecen tl y i nun d ate d w i th water ' are being %nes, Pumped out ; and, if th e p resen t d ry weather eel' n e st a better supp l y w i ll b e obtained in the course of reg . week. Th e re t a il coal-dealers, in the meantime, are el. ing a profitable harvest, requiring f or h ous e coal of s eeort o ulti rate quality 16 s . p er ton, which a few weeks ag o not have realised half the money. The copper 3Ase of trades are also firm, but without any further —egee prices ; although the manufacturers are in hourly "137 tation of circulars announcing further advances. cif gun trade is exceedingly active ; fire-arms of nearly.e of descriptions being required for Austa some brisk Ordnance orders. The American• are also busy, but find considerable difficuitY ' ll3 '- curing manufactured goods to meet the market. e-cclusivot4 SPOIiTING INTELLIGENCE• SPORTING NOTES. —No. CCCISVIL The following somewhat important gleanings come to hand this morning : COLUMN STAKES (Newmarket)—Freight, Alta' Mangostine filly, Hermione , Phoebe, Dudu, a nu of tude, are already pl ace d hors de combat by beinga to training, or otherwi se di spose d o f . Th e fi e ld is ro bo be small, and to co ns i s t o f D e fi ance, Filb er t (the ble first and second), Estrella (the probable Veteran, Diomedia, one of Sir R. Pigot's, an d Pheasant. f O cu i ; THE PORT STAKES —L or d Zetl an d' s c h, son h i rt g catcher, Augur— w h o was t o h ave d one a "geed t + ; abe last year—h as on l y postpone d the performa nce - 00 present season. He is doing strong work—looking, old going well, and is to make his debut as a four Yeau„,rli in this st a k e , w hi c h it i s con fid ently presumed ,/ carry off easily ; no t w ith s t an di ng h e w ill h av e A T ty who is in good form and work —among his oppnc el/ net The Handi ca p f or th e Li verpool Steeplec h a se ' he B jog considered to be a very good one, Miss Mowbray ae " in" at the very favourable weight of 10 st 12 1 b, Oscar at 10 lb less. rrul a . THE SPIRIT OF THE - - LITEBATUBE. • Bleak Rouse. N o . XI. B y Charles row loo a Another instal men t o f " Bl ea k House/ oo' still confusion—perhaps even confusion wors e re d founded. Scar ce ly ever was a plot more spi t 0 0' up into sepa ra t e f ragments. Indeed, the,lo ness of the whole construction of the story in o cated in the very style of its composition tv work being, at uncertain intervals, written in it first and third person, some chapters pen ned ' a in 1)1 were, avowedly b y t h e novelist, and some an an imagin ary autobiographer. From the firstioill has been t o us a source of discomfort in the Perafoy and we r egre t every number to find the disla o ne rather in creas i ng than otherwise. We long thing or the other. We yearn for a atoll' WO sively fr om th e hand of Charles Dickens, bk., „ es for glorious fi c ti ons for which he has rendereci.q o' ever grateful--such fictions as " Oliver Tymi o r " Nicholas Nickleby." Or, again, we year n , 0 ,0 1 4' tale exclusively penned by an imaginary c 149 0 4, —such as our favourite of favourites, 0 ,4 0 v Copperfield." But to have the two joliug i ., o ,ir other in the same volume—now the author ic sr i e de ing, now Esther Summerson—we acku9 Oi r t plainly that we regard that arrangement a 4 t la 0 4 take—rather, perchance, should we say th at s o of arrangement. Howbeit, the work is 11° , 1 ' •tliol' e advanced that we must accept it as it is, 7 0 , 0 any qualms whatever, and thankful only (o are) that we have still amongst us dear er 0 6 0 1 . Dickens, telling us a story at his own PrOoore sure. It may seem horrible to say so, but l b% some capital fun in the first chapter of the oil!, before us—the instalment for this curren t of January, —suggested by the death of 10 , 5 g i ; ir rag -and-bottle Lord Chancellor, the par/Y.,.„4, 31 : 0 Snags, by calls him) who has been combus,;ll the way, one of the most horridly drell_.°',Thinat-`l,-0 same ghastly gleams of humour, is the l'lw a t , 0 of the good, simple-minded law-station er watchful wife supposing for one moment, would go spontaneously combusting P, r e°P,,,% - a 11,t f oot - passenger s tless other is the juvenile facetiousness of the and Young Perkins, who, "as members o f t - 5 juvenile circle which is the terr°los46 in Chance lane crumbl e iltr a ,ll , long the pump and under the archwayf oo Or e ? ; where wild yells and hootings take P„ n otl l , eh ' giving " A Turn of the Screw ;" or their remains 1" After this chapter comes : i n other G e ore it findsshowing how honest, brave-hearted g r .% o f th a n —himself ground down under the gra s i:„dfatfr es detestable old scarecrow of a miser, Gr b- o luteu to Smallweed. To. release himself from , th . f e her ebY oof the vampire, even for an interval, aa,u "Georg An e o 's release the Baguets from danger, 1 "r . ifalv f % compelled to hand over some orCaptai n coveted writing to Mr. Tulkinghern r „,* ~iirjoVeo Dedlock's that Old Man of the name 01 " - n - b s erve is accidentally encountered, we may - „t 10'7,0 Passant (for the apparently trivial e ve-- oat" doubt its importance in regard to the 113 fr, by the Young Man of the name of .GupPli e 8 07 4 Esther's narrative, which is resumed in i 'ber4 lo quent chapter, the final chapter in the lEtt fr o o f January, we learn that she has recover L eu e e fects o , o J an is but seemingly disgured bY tu r t_--0 0 , 0 g , haQ land after having that dreadful malady. Mr. Woecle"ed to hear from little Miss Flite—has returned f a r the incidents of the plot already advanc been shipwrecked. TuetT. ~ 4 THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29, 1853.