The Sun. — London, England, 1853-01-05 00:00:00

ZA W INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY—JAN. 4. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE D. MARRIOTT. The bankrupt was a draper in Oxford-street. His debts are 1,6701., assets about 2001. This was the certificate meeting. _ Mr. Linklater applied for protection. Mr. Mardon said he would not object to protection being granted for a limited time. The creditors would then have an opportunity of seeing how the bankrupt behaved. The Court granted protection for one month. IN RE ROBERT VIMTLEY. The bankrupt was a boot and shoemaker of Green wich. His debts are 516/. ; there aro no assets. This was a certificate meeting. _ _ _ His Honour said the case against ;he bankrupt was ene of great suspicion. He had, however, been without his certificate two years, and he felt that a suspension of six months from this time would meet the justice of the case. A certificate of the third class would then be granted. In the meantime protection would be granted from month to month. INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.—JAN. 4. (Before Mr. Commissioner Phillips.) IN THE MATTER OF GEORGE GODDEN. This insolvent, connected with the St. Pancras vestry, applied to be discharged from prison under the act. He was described as a tallow-chandler, of George-street, Tottenham-court-road. The insolvent was in custody at the suit of Mr. Birch more, relieving officer of St. Pancras parish, for the damages and costs recovered in an action for slander. The damages were Si. 55., and the costs exceeded 791 . Mr. Commissioner Phillips observed that the damages were only five guineas, and the insolvent had bee n in cus tody sinc e th e 2d of December, at the suit of the oppos ing creditor. Mr. Nichols said the verdict was taken by consent. Mr. Commissioner Phillips said he took it for granted that the insolvent had uttered the slander, as he con sented to the verdict against himself. The Court, in cases like the present, was guided by the amount of damages recovered. The insolvent had suffered one month and two days' imprisonment, and in his opinion that was a sufficient atonement. The insolvent was discharged. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—Jan. 4. OLD COURT. Thomas Constantine Reed, 27, pleaded guilty to a charge of bigamy. Mr. Lilley, who appeared as counsel for the prosecu tion, said he was instructed to put the Court in posses sion of the facts of the case, in order•that it might be aware of the very aggravated circumstances under which the offence to which the prisoner had pleaded guilty was committed. The prisoner had formerly been a policeman, and in July of last year he was married to his first wife, who was now pregnant by him. He very soon afterwards deserted her, and on the 4th of Novem ber he married a widow named Eliza Telby, and shortly after the marriage he induced her to sell all the little property she possessed in the world, and they both took berths on board a vessel bound for Australia, and had proceeded on their voyage, but by stress of weather the vessel was driven back to the Downs, and this afforded an opportunity for an officer to apprehend the prisoner upon the present charge. At the time he was taken into custody the prisoner told the unfortunate woman who had become his victim, that he was going to London to see a brother who was on the point of death, and he borrowed her watch, which was all the property she had left, and she was in such a state of destitution that a subscription was raised among the passengers by the vessel to enable her to proceed to London. The prisoner before sentence was passed begged to be allowed to make a statement to the court in mitigation of punishment, and the permission being granted, he entered into a long tale regarding the misconduct of his first wife, and said that she told him that if he left the country she would notjfollow him. He also said that the second wife was aware that he was married, and that she had made overtures to him to marry her in the first instance, and that she gave him a quantity of rum, and he married her while he was under the influence of liquor, and did not know what he was about. The second wife, who was brought into court almost in a fainting condition, in answer to questions put by the learned Judge, contradicted all the statements made by the prisoner with regard to her conduct. She said. that at the time she became acquainted with the prisoner, he filled the situation of master in the Merchant Sea men's Orphan Asylum, and she understood that he had served in the army, and was entitled to a pension. It was at the request of the prisoner that she disposed of the whole of her furniture, which realised 501., and she gave the prisoner 101. in money besides, for the purpose. of paying their passage to Australia. Recorder postponed passing sentence for a short time. Mavtin, Goodale Reeve, 29, pleaded guilty to a similar charge. The Recorder having intimated a desire to be made acquainted with , the 'circumstances under which the offence was committed, A woman in the body of the court rushed forward, and said she could tell his lordship all about it. The Recorder asked her who she was ? The woman replied that she was the prisoner's first wife. The Recorder said as she was the real wife she could not be examined either for or against her husband. The prisoner said that his first wife did not wish to prosecute him, no more did his second. - The first wife—Oh no, my lord ; I want to recom mend him to mercy ; I don't want to hurt him. (A laugh.) The'prisoner here very roughly told his wife to hold her tongue. Emma Astell, the second wife, was then questioned by the Court, and she stated that she was married to the prisoner in the beginning of last year, but she asserted most positively that they had never lived together as man and wife, and that no connection had ever taken place between them in that capacity. The Recorder said the case appeared to be a very strange one, and he inquired of the prisoner whether he desired to give any explanation to the Court ? The prisoner said he had lived with his first wife for eight years, and she had advised him to get into ser vice as a single man. He became acquainted with his second wife while he was in service, and he really could not tell how he came to do it. (Laughter.): He should not have done so but that she fell "deeplyin love with him." This observation of the prisoner, and the tone in which it was delivered, occasioned a roar of laughter in the court. The prisoner concluded his statement by assert ing that he had not obtained a penny from either of his wives, and that the last one had sustained no injury whatever by reason of the marriage. The Recorder, in passing sentence, said that the offence of trifling with the marriage ceremony was al ways a very serious one, and where a real personal in jury was inflicted by the performance of the mock cere mony, the Court always dealt very severely with such a case. In the present instance, however, it appeared that the prisoner had not obtained any money or pro perty of any kind, and the second wife had stated upon her oath that she had not sustained the other descrip tion of injury to which he had alluded. There was an absence, therefore, of all the aggravation that frequently accompanied cases of this description, but still it was necessary that the prisoner and all others should be made aware that they could not trifle with the solemn ceremony of marriage under any circumstances with im punity. He then sentenced him to be kept to hard labour for four months. The other prisoner Reed was then placed at the bar, and the Recorder, after observing that his case differed entirely from the one that had just been disposed of, said that it appeared to him to be of the most aggra vated character, 'sentenced him to be transported for seven years. Lionel George Thompson, 23, described as a ship broker, was indicted for misdemeanour. After a lengthened trial, the most part of which ap peared in our first edition of yesterday, The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty, and the Prisoner was discharged from custody: NEW COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) The principal portion of the day in this court was occupied in disposing of the Mint cases, which were wholly devoid of public interest. Charles Mitchell, 25, labourer, was indicted for high way robbery on Thomas Bennett, and stealing from .him one half-crown.--Mr. Pullen prosecuted:' The prosecutor, a wine cooper, stated that on the morning of the 29th of last month he was coming along St. Giles's, near the church, when he saw the prisoner and two other men standing by the railings. He crossed into the road to avoid them, when prisoner came up and struck him a violent blow on the head, seized him by the throat and tried to strangle him. The other man rifled his pockets and broke his watchguard, but an alarm being given by a lady with him, h e dragged prose cutor down, and then ran away. Shortly afterwards the police brought prisoner back, and he identified him, as also did the young lady who was with him. Payne, a police-constable said, that hearing the c r y, he ran down Denmark-street, that being pointed to him as the way prisoner had gone, and turning up a court, ca me upon the prisoner, who was out of breath. The jury found the prisoner guilty. The Common Sergeant asked if the prisoner was known ? The police said he had been in prison for assaults. Prisoner —Only for eight days ; that was when I was one of the city militia. The Common Sergeant said his offence was one of a and sentenced him to seven years' very bad character, transportation. Prisoner—Can't you make it ten ? The Common Sergeant—Ten, if you like. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. --Jan. 4. Mich,met Vallent three sus of move ' frig to 71. 135., R _ ne in y --- e , a2nsi,ouwnasi indicted for embezzling three had received in the ca a^it of servant to Philip a 'Au' and another, his p masters 'y and employers. ' , Mr. Byerley Thc,"„„ou de fended. prosecuted ; Mr. Sleigh The prosecutors were cifiat urnerchants at and the prisoner was in their Pe tea traplo v The case some considerable time, and aft er a - • able Whitech las a 1 Mr. Sleigh very speech by The jury acquitted the prisoner. William Davis alias William v? fad Walkr, , son, 27, 27, Samuel White 24, an d James 8/4 19 //ivlienan, '''() were indicted for stealing a sha w l an d other art-idea, value all es., the property of Mary Knott. Mr. Birnie appeared for Davis, Mr. Byerley Thomson for Jackson, and Mr. Sleigh for Sullivan. It appeared that from information furnished to Ser geant Smith, of the E division, by a person of the name of Boylett, he went, accompanied by a constable, Smee, 110 E, to the Hunter's Arms publi c -h ouse , k e pt by Mr. Pattie, in Compton-street, Brunswick-square, and con cealed himself in an upstairs room, having reason to ex pect that the prisoners would pay an unauthorised visit to that portion of the premises. Smee watched White, Davis, and Sullivan into the house, but Jackson went in and was apprehended a ft erwar d s , and at his lodgings a large number of skeleton keys were found. Smith, from his hiding-place, saw Davis ascend the staircase stealthily, and try a door with it "jemmy." He went down, again came up, and proceeded to the housekeeper's room, and out of a box there he took the articles men tioned in the indictment. He made further use of the jemmy and other implements used in housebreaking. The sergeant then took him into custody, and Smee, who was waitingbelow, saw White and Sullivan hurriedly leave the house and cross the street, but he followed and took them into custody. The person who gave Smith the information was, if the statement of the prisoners were true, as deep in the mud as they were in the mire , and the irst question Davis asked, when he found himself in custody was, why had Boylett not been taken. Mr. Birnie, in cross-examining Smith, asked him whe ther be had not acted on information given to him by Boylett The witness rather pertly said he should not answer the question. The learned counsel repeated the question. The witness—l shall not answer unless compelled to do so by the Court. Mr. Witham (who tried the case) told the witness he must answer the question, but need not say what the information was. The witness answered the question in the affirmative, having first given it as his opinion that it was injudicious for the police to have to disclose such matters. - - Mr. Witham thought there was not evidence to go to the jury with regard to Jackson. Mr. Birnie then addressed the jury for Davis. The learned gentleman's speech, a tolerably lengthy one, was in parts of the most humorous character. He commented with severity on the conduct of Boylett, whose dupe and tool Davis had no doubt been. Mr. Sleigh followed on behalf of Sullivan. Mr. Witham having summed up, The jury acquitted Jackson, and found the three other prisoners guilty. Davis pleaded guilty to having been convicted at these sessions in August, 1850. _ _ _ Lokyer, the officer, said the prisoner Davis had been twice in Coldbath-fields, and had been regularly brought up as a thief. The police proved that White had been convicted of uttering base coin ; and Sullivan had had fourteen days for unlawful possession of stolen property. Mr. Witham sentenced Davis to be transported for seven years, and each of the others to one year's hard labour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL.—John Blankkorn, a farmer, who was remanded from Monday on a charge of uttering a forged cheque for 10/., drawn in the name of " Hy. Stoate and Co.", on the Royal British Bank, and made payable to a Mr. Robinson, with intent to defraud Messrs. S. S. and J. W. Benson, the jewellers, of Lud gate-hill, was placed at the bar. before Alderman Humphrey, for final examination, when the following additional evidence was taken : Mr. H. Stoate, furniture warehouseman, of 78 and 79, Westminster-bridge-road, said he kept no account with the Royal British Bank. The prisoner was a stranger to him, and no part of the cheque produced was in his (Mr. Stoate's) handwriting. The signature was not his, neither had it been written by his authority. The cashier from the Lambeth branch of the Royal British Bank, stated that the cheque produced had been issued in a book from the bank in question, and from the number on the cheque he was enabled to state that the book from which it had been abstracted was given to Thos. Greathead and Co. of Mount-street, L am b e th, who had an account at th e Royal British Bank. The cheque was presented by Mr. Benson's assistant on Monday morning, when the books were searched, and it was ascertained that Mr. Stoate had no account at the bank. Francis Millard, Messrs. Benson's assistant, said that Mr. Greathead told the manager of the bank, in his pre sence, that the cheque was torn out of his book on the morning of Saturday . last The officer produced a betting-book, found on the Pri soner, containing the counterfoil of the forged cheque, and a variety of memorandums, showing that the pri soner had been engaged in betting and other gambling transactions connected with horse-racing, to a fearfully ruinous extent. It was urged by Mr. H. F. Wood, who appeared for the defence, that the prisoner was a man of independent property, and his friends highly respectable ; and he therefore hoped that the worthy alderman would admit him to bail. Alderman Humphery expressed his surprise at such an application, the case being one of forgery, and com mitted the prisoner for trial, refusing bail for his appear ance at the Old Bailey Sessions. Catherine Brooksbank, a repulsive and dissipated looking creature, apparently about 40 years of age, was charged with the following acts of cruelty to an infant 12 months' old. Jane Brooksbank, aged seven years, the daughter of the prisoner, said she could not read, and never went to church, and did nothing but clean the place occasionally. She was nursing the child in her lap, and talking to it to get it to sleep, when her mother (the prisoner) beat her and then the child, because she (witness) was saucy. Prisoner often beat her if she did not come to her the instant she was called. She had a father, but he was in St. Bartholomew's Hospital with erysipelas in his eyes. The officer produced the surgeon's certificate from St. Bartholomew's Hospital, which stated that the child, whose name was Mary Ann Waldron, had a severe burn in the middle of the back. The child's back appeared greatly inflamed, but the extent of the wound could not, in the absence of the surgeon, be ascertained ; but at the station the prisoner admitted having beaten the poor child with a cane until she had raised wales upon its back, and she then applied hot tallow to allay the irri tation. It is, however, supposed that she was in a state of intoxication at the time, and poured the tallow in its boiling state upon the child's back, thereby causing the burnt and inflamed appearance, with the view of erasing the effects of the chastisement she had administered, and making it appear like . an accidental burn, but the clothes not being even singed, rendered such an accident ex tremely improbable.—Remanded. • BOW STREET.—A well-dressed young man, named Demien Fromont, described as a French exile, residing with his wife in lodgings, in Guildford-street East, was charged with having indecently exposed himself, on Saturday afternoon last, to a lady and several children, in,the Mall of St. James's-park. The case, although very clearly proved by the testi mony of a respectable tradesman's wife, who reluctantly attended to prosecute, and partly confirmed by a little girl and a policeman on duty near the spot, occupied nearly the whole of the morning, owing to the anxiety of the magistrate (Mr. Henry) to hear the prisoner's friends who were able to speak to his character and habits. The prisoner addressed the court at great length, and with considerable eloquence, in the French language. He stated that he was merely obeying a call of nature, and probably forgot that more privacy was necessary in England than in France. Sir. Henry remarked that the same excuse was always set up in such cases, and, as to character, it had been his misfortune to see similar charges preferred- against many men, and some clergymen even, of good moral re pute, whom no one could have supposed capable of such indecency. His worship committed him to prison for two months. CLERTCRNWELL.—John Dart, a respectably dressed young man, was put at the bar, before Mr. Corrie, charged by Mr. Thomas Phillips, of No. 8, Pell-street, St. George's-in-the-East, with having robbed him of his watch, &c. The prosecutor deposed that on Monday evening he accompanied Miss Eliza Gaham, a young lady, and friend, to the boxes of Sadler's Wells Theatre, and at the eonclusiOn of the performances they were coming down the stairs, when the prisoner pushed against him, laid hold of his guard chain, and dragging his watch from his fob, handed it to a man behind, saying, "Go along Charley," and he ran off, but Miss Gaham, who was a short distance from him, distinctly saw the pri soner steal the watch, when she seized him, and he was detained until the arrival of Reynolds, the officer at tached to the theatre. On his way to the station-house he dropped the ring belonging to the guard chain. Miss Eliza Gaham confirmed this evidence, as did also Mr. Reynolds. The prisoner was fully committed to take his trial. LAMBETH. —James Royal, a person of respectable appearance, was charged before Mr. Elliott, with passing a forged note for 51. on Mr. Thomas Hunt, the landlord of the Bird in Hand public-house, in Garden-row, South wark. Mr. Hunt, the prosecutor, deposed that on Christmas eve the prisoner, who was a customer of his, was at his house, asked change for a 51. note, and handed him that He subsequentgl howthenporteodtouct. Knowing the man before, and believing y en p ui ai n d e it h a e wa a y t once changed his brewer, a it nd fo o r n him the . previous m o ruin g it was returned to him stamped "for gee in many parte. He sent to the prisoner about the note, and he in the first instance said he would settle it, but subsequently declared he would have nothing to do with it, and he in consequence gave him into custody. The prisoner said th at he had changed the note for a person who was a stranger to him in front of Ben Caunt's bar, in St. Martin's -lane In ' reply to a ques tion as to who the two men were who werewith him at the time he changed the note, he said that he was not in the company of any one. Mr. Podee, a publican, who was Present when he changed the note, gave a different account of the tran saction. The prisoner was remanded for a week. SOUTHWARS.—Patrick Goghtan, a comm on lod g . ing-house keeper , in Maypole - alley , Southwark, summoned under the recent act passed for the better as regulation of the common lodging-houses in the metro polis. Sergeant Wright, the inspector of common lodging houses for the M, or Southwark district, stated that on the Bth ult. he visited the defendant's house, between two and three in the morning. In a room on the first story he found three beds on the floor ; the first contained a man named Crawley, his wife, a daughter, and three sons • the second bed had four persons in it, and the third three men. There were no partitions for curtains to separate the sexes, and the beds and clothes were in the most ragged and filthy condition. The sergeant also visited another room in the same house, which had as large a number of persons in it, and the accommoda tion for them was of an equally ObjeCtionable description. The lower part of the house was in a very bad state, the privy overflowing into the yard, and altogether it was in such a condition as to render it unfit for human beings. The defendant had been summoned for a similar offence, and fined 10s. ; and although a license for the house agreeably to the provisions of the Common Lodging house Act was refused, in consequence of its dirty and dilapidated condition, yet the defendant still persisted in taking in lodgers. Mr. A'Beckett said that the defendant had no right to let lodgings if he were not in a condition to keep them in a habitable state. From the evidence adduced it was proved that the defendant had not complied with the regulations of the act, that the house was in a most filthy state, and unfit to be let out to lodgers. He (the magistrate) should therefore inflict a penalty. The defendant said he hoped not, that he was a very poor man, had not the means of putting up partitions, or complying with the regulations owing to that cause, and that his wife was very ill, which was another heavy ex pense upon him. Mr. A'Beckett said he was not at all surprised to hear that his wife was ill, arising, there was very little doubt, from the effluvium proceeding from such an unwholesome house as that described, and the number of persons huddled together in the rooms. • The act in question since it came into operation had been attended with the most beneficial effects in that district, which contained such a number of common lodging-houses. The police appointed to carry out its provisions had attended to the duty, and visited those houses regularly, the majority of which were now on a better footing, and provided with better accommodation for the reception of inmates. The magistrate then inflicted a fine of 20s on the defendant, and he was informed that if it was not paid a distress warrant would be issued against him. ThomaB Purham,, a very powerful-looking man, was charged with threatening the life of Mr. Peploe, an omnibus proprietor, in the Kent-road. The complainant said the defendant was horsekeeper in his employ, and that on the previous day he came to his stables and without any cause threatened to serve him as he served a man who was then lying dead. He became so violent in his conduct that he was compelled to give him into custody. Mr. A'Beckett inquired what the defendant meant by tolling the complainant he would serve him as he served the man then lying dead ? The complainant, in reply, said that the defendant had beaten a man about a week ago in such a brutal manner that after lingering for some days, he expired. No investigation had taken place, as he believed the circumstance was not generally known. The defendant was sentenced to a month's imprison ment for assaulting the policeman into whose custody he was given, and adjudged also to find sureties to keep the peace against the complainant. Directions were also given to the police to make the requisite inquiries into the circumstances connected with the death of the man from alleged violence. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 4. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The business transacted to-day was of a fair description, with little change in rates. The following are the closing sales :—Aberdeen, 16 ; Birken head, Lancashire, and Cheshire (late Chester and Birken head), 22i3 ; Caledonian, 34 Chester and Holyhead, 234 ; Eastern Counties, 134 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 854 ; Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 183 ; London and North Western, 1268 ; Midland, 80a : North British, 10a ; South Eastern and Dover, 25a ; York and North Midland, 304 ; Blackburn 6 per Cent., 25f ; St. Helen's Guaranteed 5 per Cent. and Dividend, 184. MANCHESTER, JAN. 4. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was not much business, but prices were rather higher. Eastern Counties, 13i ; London stock, 126/ ; Dovers, 25g. BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 4. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was more than an average amount of business done in the market to-day. Birming ham and Stour Valleys were done at 104, South Staffords at dis., and Coventry and Nuneatons at 130/. LEEDS, JAN. 4. STocK EXCHANGE.—The following was the business done this morning at our Stock Exchange in railways : Midland stock, 804 ; York and North Midlands, 30i ; North British, 104. /I•,•,......OIr3MINIIIP=MMIRECSIET,2=IIII••• DEATH }MOH RUNNING A RACE:— Geo. Memmott, a stove-grate fitter, aged 46, living in High-street, Park, died a few days ago, under singular circumstances. On Sunday afternoon, he and his little boy, accompanied by two men named Daniel Doe and Matthias Thompson, took a walk as far as the Manor. They called at the Norfolk Arms and had three quarts of ale amongst them. They left at six o'clock in the evening to return home. It was a moonlight night. They conversed about pedestrianism, and as they were crossing a field, Memmott proposed to try his fleetness against Doe. They bounded off together, and when Memmott had advanced about a dozen yards he fell upon his face. His companions has tened to him, and inquired if he was hurt ; he replied that he was. He never spoke afterwards. He was car ried home in a helpless state and had the benefit of me dical aid, but he died on Wednesday, having continued insensible up to that time. It appears that intoxication usually brought on fits, and that he had been drinking on Christmas-day as well as on the Sunday.—AS7teffield Times. THE NIAGARA SUSPENSION BRIDGE.—The Lockport (United States) Journal says, that labourers are busily employed in pushing the Niagara Suspension Bridge to completion. In remarking on the structure that paper says : " Imagine a span 800 feet in length, forming a straight hollow beam 20 feet wide, and about 18 feet deep, with top, bottom, and sides. There will be an upper floor to support the railroad and cars, 20 feet wide between the railings, and suspended by two wire cables, assisted by stays. The lower floor, 19 feet wide, and 15 feet high in the clear, is connected to the u pp er floor by vertical tresses. The cohesion of good iron wire, when properly united into cables or ropes, is found to be from 90,000 lb. to 130,000 lb. per square inch, ac cording to quality. The limestone used in constructing the towers will bear a pressure of 500 tons upon every square foot. The towers are 60 feet high, 15 feet square at the base, and eight feet at the top. When this bridge is covered with a train of cars the whole length, it will sustain a pressure of not less than 405 tons. The speed is supposed to add 15 per cent. to the pressure--- equal to 61 tons. The weight of superstructure added—esti mated at 782 tons—makes the total aggregate weight sustained 1,273 tons. Assuming 2,000 tons as the great est tension to which the cables can be subjected, it is considered safe to allow five times the regular strength, and providing for a weight of 10,000 tons. For this 15,000 miles of wire are required. The number of wires in one cable is 3,000 ; the diameter of the cable about 91 inches. The bridge, we believe, is the longest be tween the points of support of any in the world." SwrrzEßLioin.--On the 6th of March next it will be 500 years since the Canton of Berne entered the Swiss Confederation. It is the intention of the people to cele brate the event in a worthy manner, but in the summer season, partly on account of the weather, and also be cause the sth of March, the anniversary of the sangui nary contest with th e Fre nc h i n 1798, w hi c h was fol lowed by the loss of the town, would throw a shadow on the festival, if observed with historical strictness. The 21st and 22d of June, the anniversary of the bat tles of Laussen and Morat, have been chosen, and on those days, the numerous English travellers, who will not fall to have presented themselves at the Swiss capital, may see the various representatives of Switzer land march in procession, dressed in the ancient rich costume, and headed by Rudolph of Erlach, and Hans Waldmann. MURDER AT CABDIFF.—A shocking murder has been committed at this port. As a policeman was going his rounds, he heard a cry of " Murder, ' and discovered a man named Harrington weltering in his blood near the dock. He had him conveyed to the infirmary, when it was found he had been stabbed in the abdomen and adjacent parts, the bowels having been penetrated. The man died next morning, and made a dying statement to the effect that the stabs had been inflicted by two Greek sailors. About the time that the man was picked up two sailors, a Swede and an Irishman, named Gabriel Gibson and Richard Keenan, went on board their ves sel, the Madomac, of Boston, and must have passed the spot when the deceased was attacked. These men have been apprehended, and have undergone an examination before the magistrates, who have remanded them for the present. The coroner's inquest has also been opened, and stands adjourned fora week. CHEAP VERiIIS DRAB FARES.—There are some railway proprietors who seem to think that the travelling public of this country are to the shareholders in railways what the slaves in America are to their owners. This was a very prevalent feeling amongst the railway shareholders ten years ago, but it has happily given place to a better and a more enlightened one. We recollect, ten years ago, at one of the meetings of the Brighton Company, that a shareholder suggested that a certain number of chimney sweeps should be engaged, in their professional attire, to travel in the third-class carriages, in order to drive those who were well-dressed into the first-class ; and that was at a time when the third-class was nearly as much as the first is now. The proposition was loudly applauded by those who think as Mr. Parsons does ; but it was not carried—th e fares were arranged to suit the convenience of the public, and—the Brighton Com pany has flourished ever since. —Railway News. [ADYERTISEMENT.]—Deafness--New Discovery.-39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, observe, opposite the York Hotel. The Organic Vibrator, an extraordinary power ful, small, newly-invented instrument for deafness, en tirely different from all others, to surpass any - thing of the kind that has been, or probably ever can be produced, being of the same colour of the skin, is not perceptible. It enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies—the unpleasant sensation of sing ing noises in the ears are entirely removed, and it affords all the assistance that possibly could be desired. The Royal Exhibition.—Valuable newly-invented, and very powerful Waistcoat Pocket Glass, the size of a Walnut, to discern minute objects at a distance of from four to five miles, which is found to be invaluable for yachting, and to sportsmen, gentlemen, and gamekeepers. Teles copes, possessing such extraordinary power, that some, 3,1 inches, with an extra eye piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's Moons, Saturn's Ring, and the double stars. Th it)wo e we y ltvhe s e up w e a r i s s e t d c e oa e t v e p r o y ck o e tter sh k o m o d ting a , nd m a il r it e a o ry f p a i l t l ip s o iz se e s s : cr Opera and Race-course Glasses with wonderful er ;a miles diminutedistant. objectt. Invaluablecan be clearly newly-invented seen froa tacle.---S. and B. Solomons, aurists and opticians, 39, Albemarle -street Piccadilly. Observe, opposite the York ilotel, FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE of YESTERDAY. MASTER OF THE HORSE'S OFFICE, DEC. 30. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Righ Ho nourable John George Brabazon, Earl of Bessborough, to be Master of her Majesty's Buck Hounds, in the room of the Right Honourable James Alexander, Earl of Rosslyn, resigned. _ _ _ The Queen has also been pleased to appoint the Honour able Alfred Paget (commonly called Lord Alfred Paget), to be Chief Equerry and Clerk Marshal to her Majesty, in the room of the Right Honourable Charles John Lord Colville, of Culross, resigned. WHITEHALL, JAN, 1. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, constituting and appoint ing the Right Honourable George, Earl of Aberdeen, K.T. ; the Right Honourable William Ewart. Gladstone ; Alfred Hervey, Esq., (commonly called Lord Alfred Hervey) • the Honourable Francis Wemyss Charte r i s ; an d J o h n Sadlier, Esq., to •be Commissioners for executing the offices of Treasurer of the Exchequer of Great Britain, and Lord High Treasurer of Ireland. WINDSOR CASTLE, JAN. 3. Her Majesty having been graciously pleased to deliver the custody of the seals of the duchy and county palatine of Lancaster to the Right Hon. Edward Strutt, the oath of Chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster was this day, by desire of her Majesty's command, administered to him ac cordingly. WINDSOR CASTLE, JAN. 1. His Royal Highness Prince Albert has been pleased to appoint Captain the Hon. Dudley Charles Fitzgerald de Ros, of the Ist Life Guards, t o b e E querry t o hi s R oya l Highness, vice Bouverie. FOREIGN-OFFICE, DEC. 31. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Winston J.Trowbridge, as Consul at Barbadoes for the United States of America. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Gustav Heyn as Vice-Consul at Belfast for the Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh Schwerin. CROWN-OFFICE, JAN. 3. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Hertford --The Honourable William Francis Cowper, one of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Town of Nottingham—The Right Honourable Edward Strutt, of Kingstone Hall, in the county of Nottingham, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. City of Carlisle—The Right Honourable Sir James Ro bert George Graham, Bart., First Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty. JAN. 4. City of London—The Right Honourable John Russell, commonly called Lord John Russell, one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire. Henry Foley, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Dec. 31. • - ' Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Chesshire. William Davenport Davenport, Esq., to be Deputy- Lieutenant ; John Dixon, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant; Egerton Leigh, jun., Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant ; Thomas Wm. Tatton, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant ; Lee Porcher Townshond, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant ; William Jackson, Esq., M.P., to be Deputy-Lieutenant, Dec. 30. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Radnorshire. Royal Radnor Militia —Lawrence Henry Peel, Esq., to be Captain, vice Severn, resigned, Dec. 23. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Sussex. Royal Sussex Light Infantry Regiment of Militia— Allen Duke, Gent., to be Surgeon, Dec. 27. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets. Queen's Own Regiment of Tower Hamlets Militia—Ed ward Horlock Mortimer, Esq., to be Captain, vice Love grove, deceased, Dec. 28. Kings Own Light Infantry Regiment of Militia—Ben jamin Clarke, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, Dec. 30. BANKRUPTS. James Pugh, tailor, Lyndhurst-square, Peckham, to surrender, Jan. 7, at ono, and Feb. 11, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Alder manb ary ; G. M. Wetherfielci, Basinghall-street. John Ellis, cotton dealer, Manchester, Jan. 17, and Feb. 7, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assi g nee, Manchester ; Turner and Son, P res t on ; Cooper and Son, Manchester. Oliver Veale, farmer, Ashwater 2 Devonshire, Jan. 12 and Feb. 15, at 11, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter ; Kingdon or Stogdon, Exeter. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. C. Marshall, Castle-street, Whitechapel, brewer, Jan. 21, at one. In the Country. W. Dowling, grocer, Jan. 28, at ten, at the Court, Not tingham—W. H. Richardson and J. Richardson, Wordes ley, Staffordshire, and Lamb's Conduit-street, glass manu facturers, Jan. 26, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham— B. Richardson, Wordesley, Staffordshire, and Lamb's Con duit-street, glass manufacturer, Jan. 26, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham—R. H. Bell and E. Bell, South Shields, paper manufacturers, Jan. 26, at half-past twelve, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne —E. Bell, South Shields, paper manufacturer, Jan. 26, at one, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne —J. Nicholson, Shotley Bridge, Durham, ironmonger, Jan. 26, at twelve, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne J. Roberts, Liverpool, potatoe dealer, Jan. 26, at eleven, ar the Court, Liverpool—R. Blundell, Hooton, Cheshire, banker, Jan. 26, at eleve n , a t the Court, Liverpool—R. Blundell, Liverpool, distiller, Jan. 26, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—T. Luke, New Accrington, Lancashire, grocer, Jan. 27, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester. PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. I. Boyd, gpital-square, silk manufacturer, 2id., on Sa turday next, and three following Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch lane. T. Allen, Birmingham warehouseman, 90., on Saturday next and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane. J. Hunter, King William-street, City, merchant, 9id., on Saturday next and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch lane. J. A. Molten, Pall mall, printseller, 20., on Saturday next, and three subsequent Saturdays, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane. T. Moyle, Manchester, draper, 55., any Tuesday, between eleven and one at the office of Mr. Fraser, Man chester. W. G. Williams, Accrington, Lancashire, draper, 2d., any Tuesday, between eleven and two, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. W. R 3', Essex, brewer, Jan. 28, at eleven L chemist, Jan. 28, at one—H. Lawson, n B , D ill i e ss ri , ea Norfolk, Ashton, Aldermanbilly, warehouseman, Jan. 28, at two. In the Country. J. Nanson, jun., Seaham Harbour, Durham, ship broker, Jan. 26, at eleven, at the C ou rt, Newcastle-upon - Tyne—J. Wilson and C. P. Woodfin, Kingston-upon-Hull and Great Grimsby, iron and brass founders, Jan. 26, at twelve, at the Town-hall, Kingston-upon -Hull. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. nL - e n a po de n ith -H al ull i T. Sharland and G. Pidgeon, Bishopsgate - street, linen drapers—J. Shaw, G. Stead, and D. Woodcock, Mossley Brow, Lancashire, stone dealers—M. and R. Carpenter, BarnesCarpenters—J. Crowther and J. Wig fall,Yorkshire, groc ers—S. W. Kirke and A. vireasntdmMeoltrtolna,k e ' hosiers—B. Bateman and G. -street, metal and Oil brokers — W. Jones, G. Blaxland, and. W. H. G. Jones, Crosby square,Simpson,Kingston attorneys (so far as regards W. H. G. Jones)—H. R. Plaw and C. Campbell, Liverpool—A. Nearn, and J. Green, Canterbury, grocers—B., A. and H. Tristram, Li verpool, hide and leather factors—Cl. and J. H. Downing, Knightsbridge and King's-road, Chelsea, floor-cloth manu facturers—R., C., and J. Hurren, Wormwood-street, wholesale clothiers (so far as regards C. Hurren)—F. J. Pastorelli and E. Cetti, Brook-street, Holborn, opticians— T. Moncreiff, W. Rathbone, S. G. Rathbone, J. or m W th" g ton, and W. S. Brown, China, commission merchants— W. Goodman and G. Noke, Uxbridge, linendrapers—W. H. E. Duncan and J. S. Pierce, 14, Wharf, South Wharf road, Paddington, fire-wood manufacturers—R. Barker, M. Barker, W. Barker, R. Barker, and W. Owen, West Derby, Lancashire, builders (so far as regards Margaret, W. and R. Barker, and W. Owen)—S. and J. Kirby, Sheffield, merchants—L. Schuster, S. Schuster, S. J. Stern, and J. Young, London and Manchester, general agents—N. Adams and G. Chatfield, Lymington, surgeons —W. Holliday, J. Lewis, and G. Powell Birmingham linendrapers (so far as regards G. Powell)—W. Patten, L. Hanmer, J. Ingleby, Emma Wragge, and G. P. Wragge, Oakamore and Cheadle, Staffordshire, and Birmingham, copper and brassfounders—W. G. Watson and G. Tyrell, Limehouse, colour manufacturers—W. Pare, J. Finch, jun., and E. Finch, Dublin, engineers (so far as regards J. Finch, jun.)— W. Marwood, R. W. Godwin, and J. S. Mar wood, Liverpool, ship brokers (so far as regards W. Marwood)—G., S., and G. Hadfield, Manchester, attorneys (so far as regards G. Hadfield)—J. Ashby and J. Banks, Nor thampton, ironmongers—G. Wilson and J. Benson, Knares borough,Yorkshire, builders—J. Potter, F. C.Veltmann,and V. Potter, Manchester, merchants (so far as regards J. Potter) —J. and G. C. Capper, Little Tower-street, merchants—W. and H. Baker, Birmingham, clock manufacturers—C. Sales and J. Thomas, Haverfordwest, drapers—J. Penn, W. Jones, and S. Nock, Tipton, Staffordshire, iron manufac turers (so far as regards W. Jones)—J. Walker and M. Belcher, Liverpool, cotton brokers—T. and Jane Cart wright, Chester, linendrapers—J. Brown and C. J. Red path, Dean's-buildings, Commercial-road, ironmongers—J. Taylor and R. Gorringe, Parkfleld-street, Islington, var nish, colour, and printing-ink manufacturers —j. Ross and W. Clark, Chatteris, Isle of Ely, grocers—J. Whitehouse and W. W. Moore, R a ilway-place, Fenchurch-street, and Dudley, Worcestershire, iron merchants—W. and J. Burch, Oversland, Kent, farmers—J. C. Wilcocks and W. Brock, Exeter, linendrapers —W. and W. F. Tribe, Worthing, at torneys-at-law—Honor Shore and G. N. Shore, Petherton bridge, Somersetshire, Bateson & R. Hum, New port, Monmouthshire, g inger beer manufacturers—J.Clay ton and M. Gladstone, Manchester, commission agents—R. and G. Crawford, Leicester, woollendrapers—G. Gonne and T. Gribble, St. Helen's-place, Bishopsgate-street, mer chants—R. Boyd, G. K. Boyd, and J. Boyd, Kingston upon-Hull, engineers—R. Johnson and H. Pask, Baker street, Lloyd-square, Clerkenwell, and Bell-yard, Grace church-street, builders—J. Criswick and J. Lepard, New Compton-street, St. Giles's-in-the-Fields, frame-makers— B. Wilkinson and G. Kidd, Oxford-street, saddlers—T. Parsons and M. Woolley, Leicester, hosiers—W. Hilhouse and J. Andrews, Woodstock-street, Bond-jitreet, tailors— J. and C. Arkcoll, Maidstone, grocers—J. Wadkin, S. King, and J. King, jun., Manchester, cotton spinners (so far as regards J. Wadkin)—A. Harris and J. Cohen, Glas gow, watch manufacturers. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. George Crowfoot, Norwich, baker. Peter Wm. Leather, Liverpool, surgeon. Thomas Brown, Liverpool, journeyman marble mason. Henry Lyddiard, East Daley, Berkshire, shoemaker. J. P. Doudney, Ottery Saint Mary, Devonshire, grcicer. Chas. Richards, Fairford, Gloucestershire, ironmonger. • Chas. Thomas, Brighton, green-grocer. T. Holdsworth, Chorlton-upon-Medlock, Lancashire, builder. George Whelan, Manchester, beer-retailer. Win. Tims, Eccles, Lancashire, bricklayer. J. Broadley, Chorlton-upon-Medlock,Lancashire, builder. Robert Curil Lawes, Ilighani, Norwich, seedsman. Walter Parker, Thorpe, Norwich, corn and coal dealer. Josiah Woodman, Berkeley, milkman. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. W. Tulloch, Ferintosh, farmer, to meet within the Cale donian Hotel, Dingwall, Jan. 10, and Jan. 31, at one. ILLEGAL MARRIAGES.—Mr• Jacob Scott, a degraded clergyman of the Presbyterian Church, has been com mitted by the Sligo petty sessions, for trial at the en suing assizes, on a charge of solemnising illegal mar- Exprea. - MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of yesterday.) Suchiß.- The West India sugar market has opened under favourable auspices, both refiners and grocers being eager buyers, and the rates obtained were 6d to is per cwt above those current previous to the holidays ; the lower and brown sorts being the most in demand. The purchases amounted to 1,200 hds, &c., including at auction 250 hds 16 trcs Barbadoes, which went briskly at a rise of is per cwt, fine yellow realised 39s to 40s, common to good 35s 6d to 38s 6d; 158 hhds 6 trcs and 46 brls Demerara crystalized sold at 4.1 s to 42s for fine, and 33s 6d to 40s for other sorts. For auction on Friday 5,000 bags Bengal, and for the 12th 800 cases Brazil sugar are declared. REFINED.-There continues to be an active demand for Refined Sugar from home dealers, and production not in creasing prices have further improved for all descriptions. Sales of brown lumps have been made at 45s to 45s 6d ; Tittlers, low to fine 45s 6d to 49s 6d, double 50s to 52s ; Hambro' loaves 46s to 50s, double 51s to 52s ; and Stand ard lumps 46s 6d per cwt. Several purchasers for delivery at these rates and with few sellers. An impression exists that Refined Sugar will be dearer, arrivals of Foreign. keep ing small. In wet lumps many purchases have been made at 42s to 435, and fine 43s Gd to 445. A free sale exists for Bastards, brown at 27s to 31!, and yellow 32i to 355. Pieces have hoen in request, fine 40s to 425, and low to good 35s to 395. To-day home dealers were desirous to operate in Refined Sugar, and rates closed firmly ; brown lumps at 45s to 45s 6d per cwt. Several buyers of Crushed Sugar for shipping at previous terms. Meunrrius.-The lowest rates current were in the early part of February ; brown selling at 22s 6d. to 295, and yel low at 29s 6d to 37s ; the present currency is, for the for mer 28s to 33s 6d, and 34s to 39s for the latter. This after noon the quantity of Mauritius Sugar offered at auction, was large, and comprised 11,500 bags partly of the new crop; still the whole found buyers, and the rates obtained were 6d to is per cwt above those current previous to the holidays :-good to fine yellow realised 36s to 38s 6d, low to middling 34s 6d. to 35s 6d, good to fine brown 32s to 345, ordinary to middling 28s to 31s 6d, black 24s to 275, refining from 33s to 375, and ord to fine grainy yellow 35s to 39s 6d per cwt. EAST INDIA.-Of Bengal the" quantity received to this port has been for the last year 29,100 tons, and in the pre vious one 31,500; for home consumption there has been delivered 30,800, and 25,300 in the fernier one; stocks are 12,500, and the close of 1851 they were 13,50 tons. In the early part of January, prices for soft brown ruled as low as 21s to 24s 6d, and for white Benares in April at 31s 6d. to 36s 6d. The value of the former is now 28s to 29s 6d, and 37s Od to 40s for the latter. An extensive demand has been experienced privately for soft brown at 28s to 29s 6d, and yellow ditto 30s to 32s per cwt. This after noon the market was plentifully supplied with Bengal sugar, and the quantity offered at public sale amounted to 6,800 bags; still all found buyers, grainy at is advance, and Benares at full prices; the former realised for mid. to fine yellow 38s to 42s 6d, the latter 39s 6d to 40s for fine, ordinary to good 37s to 395, and Mauritius sorts 36 s to 3 7s 6d Of Madras 800 bags went at is advance, low to mid. grocery at 32s to 355, and good to fine brown ditto 29s to 31s. Penang met with much attention, and at auction 1,100 bags realised 641 to is advance, ordinary to fine yellow went at 32s to 36s 6d per cwt. COCOA.-The rates obtained for Trinidad were-low to middling red 35s to 38s, good to fine 39s to 445, grey 32s to 355, and Grenada 31s to 38s per cwt. An impression exists imports will not bo equal to the former year, and that a further increase will take place in consumption. Foreign at present attracts little notice, the currency is, however, firm : Bahia at 24s 6d to 255, Para 26s to 275, and Guaya quill 34s to 36s per cwt. COCHINEAL.-To-day stiffer rates being demanded for cochineal operated against business. At auction 80 bags Honduras, a second-hand parcel, was taken in ; Silvers at 3s lld to 4s 4d, dead grain 3s 2d to 3s 7d per lb. FOREIGN.-The prices required for brown Havannah aro 20s 6d to 21s numbers 9 to 10, yellow 21s 6d to 25s for i 0 to 16, white 27s to 28s 6d, brown Pernambuco 17s 6d, white 20s to 235, and brown Bahia 17s 9d to 18s 6d per cwt. • A good demand exists for duty-paid parcels, and the rates obtained are rather above those current previously. Since this day week private operations are 2,800 chts Havannah ; brown at 34s to 355, low to middling yellow 36s to '3Bs, gobd to fine 38s 6d to 40s, floretts 41s to 42s ; 400 chts Bahia white 36s to 40s, yellow 34s 6d to 35s 6d ; 300 bskts Java, 37s to 41s, brown and yellow 33s to 36s 6d ; some parcels foreign Muscovado, good to fine yellow, 37s to 40s ; low to middling, 34s 6d to 365; brown, 33s to 4.1 s ; 3,000 bags China, brown and yellow, 30s to 33s ; 20,000 bags Manilla in bond at 18s to 188 6d for unclayed, and small parcels clayed, duty paid, at 33s to 35s per cwt. There is yet little passing in white Havannah in bond, still the currency is firm ; good to fine, 28s 6d to 31s • low to middling, 26s 6d to 28s per cwt. To-day foreign sugar was much sought after at previous rates, but there are few sellers. _ _ COFFEE.-An extensive demand has been experienced for native Ceylon last Tuesday, and there is an advance of is 6d per cwt. Private operations have amounted to 14,000 bags, chiefly for home consumption, and the latest rates paid were 48s to 48s Gd for good and real good ordi nary. There is a material increase in the demand for Plantation, and rates compared with this day week show an advance of 2s per cwt., whilst transactions have been 1,000 casks, consisting chiefly of sorts under 60s, and home dealers are the loading operators. The prices paid were for fine to fine fine ordinary 51s to 555, losp middling to middling 56s to 60s, good middling to good 61s to 675, fine to superior 68s to 86s, triage 43s to 48s, and pea berry 58s to 70s. Prices compared with that time show an advance of 8s to 9s for Native, and 8s to 12s for Planta tion. Jamaica is wanted, and few parcels can be obtained; the currency is for low to good ordinary 45s to 48s, fine ordinary 49s to 51s, fine fine ordinary to middling 52s to 60s, better sorts 62s to 945, and triage 42s to 465. In Mocha important purchases have been made privately ; prices are firmer, fine clean garbled realising 80s to 85s, common good diet() 70s to 78s, and ungarbled 56s to 66s per cwt. The public sales of coffee declared for Thursday and Friday comprise 600 casks 1,000 bags Plantation Cey lon, and 180 bales Mocha. To-day there was no public sale of any sort of coffee, but several parcels are announced. Plantation Ceylon was in good demand privately, and rea lised stiffer rates. The currency is firm for native at 48s to 48s 6d, and there are several buyers. TEA.-- A material increase is apparent in the demand for common and good ordinary Congou during the last few days; rates are also firmer, ruling at 104 d to 10id per lb. Other sorts have been operated in with more freedom, and the market is firm ; rather blackish leaf to blackish leaf at lid to is id, strong and Pekoe sorts is id to is Bd. ; fine, of the new crop, is 9d to 2s 2d ; but medium meet withmost attention. Several parcels of clean Pouchong have found buyers at 8d to 9id. A much better demand exists for Souchong, especially for superior kinds ; rates rule for fine at is 7d to 2s, mid to good is to is 6d, and common 10d to lid. For common green Tea few buyers are to be met with. The following is the general currency -Hyson mid is 2d to is sd, good to fine is Gd to 2s 10d, choice 3s to 3s 4d, young Hyson Canton 10d to is, Hyson kind is 2d to is Bd, fine to superior is 9d to 2s 3cl Twan kay 10d to is id, Gunpowder Canton 10d to is id, Hyson kind is 2d to 2s 9d, fine 2s 10d to 3s 6d, Imperial Canton is to is 2d, Hyson sort is 3d to 2s 2d. Hyson skin 8d to 9d. Flowery Pekoe has not improved in value, still pur chases are on a more extended scale-low to good at is 3d to is 10d, and fine 2s to 3s 6d. There is yet a reluctance to operate in Caper ; sellers are willing to accept 8d to is, and for scented 10d to is 7d. In scented orange Pekoe many purchases have been made, fine at is 6d to is 10d, mid to good la id to is sd, and common lld to is. To-day im portant purchases were made in Tea, and the market has a firm aspect. There are not sellers of clean common Con gou under lOid per lb. RICE.-At present purchases are limited on the spot ; Bengal, good to fine white, at ils 9d to 12s 3d, low to mid lis to lis 6d, broken 10s 6d to lis, Madras 10s to lis, Arracan 9s 9d to 10s, white Java lOs to 12s, fine 12s 6d to 13s, yellowish Os to 9s 6d, and cargo Bengal 9 s to 9s 3d p er cwt. To-day there was a reluctance to operate in East India Rice, and rather lower rates are taken-mid to good mid white Bengal selling privately at lis 6d to lis 9d per cwt. Rum.-To-day several parcels were disposed of, and the market closed with a firm a spect-Leeward Island proof at 2s, East India is lld to is 11 id, and Demerara at 2s 8d to 3s for 30 to 40 over proof. OILS.-In linseed oil extensive purchases have been made, both for shipping and home consumption ; there is also an advance, 29s 6d to 30s per cwt having been obtained on the spot, and 30s 3d to 30s 6d for delivery. Rapeseed oil is much required, and the upward movement continues ; pale realising 365, brown. 34s 6d to 355, and foreign refined 36s Gds to 375. Palm met with more attention and rates are firmer, ruling at 32s 6d to 34s 6d for mid to fine. Cocoa nut is not much required. Cochin is offered. at 38s 6d to 40s, and other sorts at 37s to 38s. A good de mand exists for Cod, and there are few sellers under 341. per tun. Seal finds a more ready sale, and rates are firmer, pale realising 351. lOs to 361., and other sorts 321. to 351. Southern is not much required, but supply remains scanty, and 341 to 381 is the value of low to fine. In Sperm there is more doing, at 851 to 86110 s, and Headmatter 871 to 881 per tun. TALLOW.-There is a reluctance to operate in Russian, and fine Y.C. is offered at 45s per cwt. Purchases are limited for spring delivery at 44s 9d to 455, and at 44s for the last three months of the year. Home melted is held for 45s 6d to 46s cash, still only a moderate demand exists and supply is plentiful. THE DEATH OF GREAT MEN.—A superstition pre vails among the lower classes of many parts of Worces tershire that, when storms, heavy rains, or other elementary strifes take place at the death of a great man, the spirit of the storm will not be appeased till the moment of burial. The superstition gained much strength on the occasion of the Duke of Wellington's funeral, when, after some weeks of heavy rain, and one of the highest floods ever known in this country, the skies began to clear, and both rains and floods abated. The storms which have been noticed to take place at the time of the death of many great men known to our history may have had something to do with the forma tion of this curious notion in the minds of the vulgar. It was a common observation hereabout, in the week before the interment of his grace, " Oh, the rain won't give over till the Duke is buried."—Notes and Queries. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S OPINION OF NAPOLEON His opinion of Napoleon's capacity for making the most of large means in war was as high as Napoleon's warmest admirers could have desired. I have frequently heard him say, that it was more dangerous to make a mistake in front of Napoleon than in the face of any other man ; and I think he quite acquiesced in the dictum, popular with the French army, which estimated the presence of Napoleon in the field at the value of 40,000 men. One of the Duke's tenets was that after a certain age, which, I think, he roughly stated at 45 o r 50, commanders in general would do well to give place to younger men.— Lord Ellesmere. OVERDONE EMIGRATION.—There is one class of emi grants, whom the local journals specially caution against hastily leaving situations in England for Australia. It is the very large class of clerks and shopmen, &c. With this description of labour, it is remarked, "the market is constantly overstocked, and eager as is the demand for most kinds of labour, it is quite distressing to notice the number of worthy young men, incapable of severe manual labour, who, with delicate health, and probably still more delicate purses, swarm our towns m search of employment, exposed to very heavy expenses, which they can earn nothing to meet, and gradually sink into poverty, and too often into dissipated habits, till they vanish somewhere, and make way for the con stantly recurring supply. Such men have rarely been successful at the diggings ; the demand for their labour in their accustomed pursuits is very limited in proportion to their numbers ; and. we distinctly warn them that in rashly throwing up good situations at home, and 'trying their luck here, they are guilty of an act of sheer insanity." - MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. ' Price. Annum. Share. —...------- X. s. d. X. 3. d. Assam Tea • • ........ 50 0 0 20 0 0 10% kuctien Mart ••-•• • • • 11. ss. 50 0 0 35 Australian Agricaltarl 11. 100 0 0 35 0 0 292 Australian Trust •• .. 61. per cent. 85 0 0 0 Australian Roya Mail 10 0 0 2 0 5 A ng lo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 10s. 10 0 0 2 4 10 0 0 British American Land 158. 38 10 0 Canada .•• • • ...... 61. percent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 .. Do. 5 per cent Bonds 5/. per cent. 116 '— Ditto, 6pr ct. Bonds 61. per cent. 1 A City Navigation Bonds 3} per cent. 97 2 Electric Telegraph (A) 25 0 0 00 0 22 Ditto .. •• • ... .. (B) 25 0 0 710 0 8 Equitable Reversienry 5/ pr. cent. 1100010_14000061.000 1 1 1010 0 700 0 100; 0 000 0 2 1 222 1 059 7: 14 50 0 0 10 0 0 Ditto New .. ...... Gen. Revers. & Invest. 5 p .c.fcb ct s . , 21 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 00 4 nO 0 100 Gen•SteamNavigation 10 p. Hudson's 8ay...... •• Hungerford ...... • • .. London Institution ... 7B 15 0 London Reversionary 51. 21. 10x. cent. l5 0 0 15 0 0 155 Russell Institution •• • • 12 10 0 Price's Patent Cand. Co. 10/. per cent. 20 0 0 Reversionaryß3ya na .... 41. p. share. 100 0 0 nsiatistlonat. Soo. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 106 • 60 0 0 8014 B lu th Australian ..... 51. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 55 Trust and Loan Comp. o f Upper Canada •. •• 20 0 0 3 0 THE CORK PAVEMENTS.--In Cork, the stone used for pavements is a variety of the old red sandstone, different stratifications differ both in quality and c9lorueid-,. They are generally either of a purplish or brownish red. or of a lighter colour, varying from gray to .! gre b n i these also differ greatly in hardness and durability ; appearance. qualities can be known at once from their . app of which h in general The stone which breaks in solid masse s fracture is very „, c , is f th . kind a right-angled never saw, in the oldest building, art sm n allest degree to which seemed to have yielded in texture, also it differs the action of the elements. from the softer kinds : its surf ice sni‘tesehardness, peculiarly fit gritty— qualities which, together withsort seems to have been is roug and it for pavements. The otherr material. It breaks with originally formed of a e finer n a e nd in flatter masses, some timesmuch more acute in great flags of ground, and thereby prevent inganglwhichs are used as foundation stones, covering a large breadth upon them softer and less durable than them from sinking. This kind o f s t t o h n e e , and also much smoother in its texture. Hence, the other, t d for furnishing paving-stones. Some it is m uch less fit e . 11 e of it very badly, and, well in was, som wall however,r a i raised i of it lasts very not much better by being laid with its strange to say , they are often used together in the same quarry, . stratification in a flat posiion. As both kinds often occur in the same wall,—Correspondens of The B u ilder. PRICES OF SHAMS. IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List. PUBLISHED EVERY TUEDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING, LONDON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 4. JOINT -STOOK BANKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X s. d. £ a. d. Australasia— .. 6l. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 83 British North American 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 61% Commercial of London. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 Colonial 31. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 lonian 6/. pr cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 Lond. Char. Bk. of Aus. 20 0 0 210 0 544 London and County 6l. per cent. 50 .0 0 20 0 0 Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 35% London Joint-Stock 6l. per cent. 5 0 0 0 10 0 0 Provincial of Ireland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 Ditto. slew 81. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 National of Ireland 41. per cent. 50 0 22 10 0 Nat. Provncial of Eng 61. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 Ditto, New 6/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Oriental Bank Corpora 181. p ct, & ha. 25 0 025 0 0 40% South Australia .. . • „ '6i. p. ct.ac bs. 25 0 0 25 0 0 50 Ifibio it n to of .. A . 6 Australia., 61 . 1. )1. per ct. tabst: 25 0 0 25 0 0 7 2 2 10 0 9 Union of London 7i. pnr cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Madrid 4O 0 0 40 0 0 INSURANCE CODIPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ---• ---- - £ e. d. £ s. g. Albion ..-•• - - •• - Si. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 86 Alliance Brit. and For. 71.140.6d.b5. 100 0 0 11 0 0 2334 Ditto Marine-. .... 61. p.c. & bs. 100 0 0 25 0 0 48 Anchor .............. 6 per cent. 5 0 0 1 0 0 - Atlas Argus Life .......... 41. per cent. 100 8 0 16 0 0 - British Commercial . . is. 6d, 50 0 0 5 0 0 7 Clericl.Med.& Gen. Life spr ct.& bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 20% County .............. 41. 100 0 0 10 0 0 120 Crown .... ..... ..... 14s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 171,E Eagle Equity and Law...... 4% per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 su, European Life 153. 20 0 0 All paid. 14 General ..... ...... . _ - 5 0 0 PP 5 54 Globe •• • • 6/.per cent. Stock. 150% Guardian ............ 5/. per cent 100 0 0 45 0 0 60 Imperial Fire ........ 121. cent. 600 0 0 50 0 0 256 Imperial Life ...... l2s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 19% Indemnity Marine .... 11. sh. & hs. 100 0 0 20 0 0 55 Law Fire ....... .. • • 2s & 2s. bs. 100 0 0 210 0 4 1 4 Law Life - - .... - , 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 51% London Firo ........ 10s. & be. 25 0 0 12 10 0 2a % London Ship - • 10s. &N. 25 0 0 12 10 0 281,4 Marine.. . -- - Bs-per share 100 0 0 15 0 0 18 Med•lnvlid&Gen.Life 4%1. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 3 Minerva •• .. sp. ct. & bs. 20 0 0 2 0 0 6 - 5 0 0 1 0 0 20s. National Lean Fund- 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2% Palladium Life sl.per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 3_ Pelican - - - 45 Pacetax - - - 173 Professional Life • • 51. per cent. 6 5 0 010 0 3 4 l'rovident Life • • ...• • • 11. ss. & be. 100 0 0 10 0 0 40 Rock Life...... • • Royal Exchange 6l. p.ct. & bs. Stock. all 236 San Fire. - „ 211 Ditto Life .......... 11.65. - 55 United Kingdom .... 41. p. ct.& be. 20 0 0 4 0 0 434 llaiversal Lif0........ 21.55. per $ll. 100 0 0 10 0 0 45 Victoria Life ....• -5/. per cent. - 412 6 5% BRIDGES. Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ---- - X. 8. d. X. S. d. flungerford...... _ .. - - - 12 Sonthwrk .......... - 100 0 0 - - Ditto Nw of 7% p .c. 70s. per cont. 50 0 0 -•16 - Waterloo ............ 100 0 0 -3% Dittn Old Ann. 0(81. 21. Bs. Od. - 60 0 0 243 i Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 2/. 2s. Od. -- 40 0 0 22% - Vauxhall -.. ... A,. 2Z. 70 10 3 - 20 WATERWORKS. Dividend AMOUR? Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ----...........--__ East London...• .. •• •• £ s. d. £ e. d. 6/.per cut. Steck, - 12434 Grand Junction ...... 4/. per cat. 50 0 0 - 69 Per cut . 100 0 0 - 84 Lambeth •• -• • ...„. lOO 0 0 - _ New River Company.. 21 . los. -- - 60 Southwark & Vauxhall 51, per cnt. 100 0 0 - 90 West Middlesex .... • • ; 6 1.051, or cut. - - 110 DOCKS. Dividend Amount Same of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. ................. ....1.6. 3. d. commercial -..• • • .... 41. p r cen t . Z Stock. £e. d. - - East and West nd'a... 6%1, pr cent. Stock. - - East Country -.• • ... 203. per sh. 100 0 0 - - London .• •• - •••• • • • 51. pr cent. Stock. - - Ditto 80nd5.... .• - 41. per cent. - - - St. Katharine •..... • • 4 per cent. Stock. - - gantbampton .... .... 1/. per cent., 50 0 0 50 0 0 41% Victoria .. ••..•• .. • • - 20 0 0 2 0 0 - CANALS. .. 1 .1 Dividend Names of E IDlviiend Price. , Names °I per Price. Companies. , cd per I Companies. Er , Armfuls. F Annum. 4 ' i .......... . .€ X Ashtn& Oldh 98 71. p. et. 140 Macclestsld• 100 21.105. 60 Barnsley.. •• 160 Neath ...... 100 161. lArknkScA.brg 150 51. 824 k Oxford..•••• too 13/. 135 Birmingham 40 41. 105 Ni Peak Forest. 78 3/. 180. 70 Coventry..• • 100 251. 300 Regent's •• •• 83 U. Os. 1616 Derby ••• • • 100 6/. 63 Rochdale .. • . .i 5 37. 42 glismre&Chs 69,2 N p. ct. 33% SeuarsetCoal 15 0 GrandJunctn 100;3/. pr.ct. 5156 Do.l.llFdSt 1 2 Do., 6 pr. Ct. 10 6/. pr. ct. 12 Stffrel&Worc 140 281. 405 Grand Surrey 1001 21. 103. Shrewsbury.. 125 Grand Union 100 1/.los. 24 Stourbrldge.. 145 201. 290 Kennt & Avn 39 6s. 08. 7U Severn and'? 21.0 a. 23 Lancaster . 100 Wye Rail. i 26 Leeds&Livrp 100 251. 512% Warwick& 41. 10 Leicester .... 100 51. 66 litirming. j 100 Leicstr&Nth 83, 41. 44% Warwick33l r j oughborogh 142 701. 510 Napton..3 100 32 . 28 , . blonmouthsh 100 Worcstr &2 78 31. 33 sdntgerarysh 100 Birming. Afeltnkiwbry 100 1 'Wilts Isßrks 103. 08. 7u GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. • Annum. Share. 8 . d. s. d. British •• •• •• •• •• •• •• - Ditto Provincial U. Bs. 20 0 0 20 0 0 2214 Brighton •••••.•• •• •• 51. 20 0 0 20 0 0 16 City of London •• 61. 100 0 0 150 8 0 125 Centinental (3d Cap.) 41. 7 5 0 0 43 10 0 69% Equitable.. • • •• 505. 5 0 0 0 50 0 0 26 •• Great Central:....... 10 per ce nt. 10 0 0 10 0 0 14 Imperial •• •• •• •• •• 31.87 bonus. 50 0 0 50 0 0 87 Independent 61. 40 0 0 40 0 0 46 •• •••• London.• 50 0 0 50 0 0 " Do., ar . P . Preference e . n . !1 . 4 3 6 1 1 3 .. per per cent. cent. 5 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 9 5 0 0 0 2 0 25 7 Ph ni ce t nix 51. 100 0 0 90 0 0 - United Ge 11. 50 0 0 50 0 0 22 u Westminster Chartered 51. per cent, 5 0 0 0 50 0 0 37% Ditto. New •• -• 5l. per c en t. 50 0 0 10 0 0 6% Batclif r n i er al LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. Bank of Scotland 71. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 190/10 British Linen Company /11. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 208/10 Caledonian Bank City ofGlasgow Bank 51. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11l Os Clydesdale Bank •• 6/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13' 0, Commercial Bank 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 1801 0 Eastern Bank 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 101 Os Edinb.&Glasgow Bank 31. per cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 41. lOs Faehangeßnk of Scot.. 100 0 0 31 5 0 9s. Cd ' , rational Bank*.... 6% percent. 50 0' 0 10 0 0 161 Is gorth of Scotlandßank 5/.percent. 10 0 0 210 0 N. 4s Boyalßank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 1 , 5110 Union Bank of Scot.* B/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 93/. Os Western. Bank 7/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 721 5s Alliance Fire and Life 8%7.pr cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 21112 s British Guarantee Caledonian Fire Incur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 24/. od City of Glasgow Life 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 41. 15• Colonial Life Edinburgh Life Incur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 24/. Os Eng.& Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 31.756 Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cent. 10 0 0 110 0 3/. 17s National Fire and Life 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. 14. North British Incur 6l. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 35/. Os Scottishtinionlnsrnce. NI. pr cent. 20 10 0 1 0 0 333.6, Standard Life •• •• 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 0 121 lOs United Dep.Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 ,21s. 6d * Ex Dividend. COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL-JAN. 4. At this day's market, there was only a limited attend ance of town and country millers and dealers, with few buyers from a distance, and the business done in wheat and flour was altogether of a retail character, at a decline of id to 2d per 701 b. on the former, and 6d per barrel and is per sack on the latter article. Oats were in very limited request, at late rates ; and oatmeal was 3d to 6d per load cheaper. Barley, beans, and peas were held for extreme rates, which interfered with sales. Indian corn, afloat, and on the spot, met with a moderate inquiry, on rather easier terms. IPS'ffICH-JAIT. 4. The supply of wheat was by no means large, and in con sequence of the condition, which is still very bad, it met with reluctant buyers ; prices were rather in favour of purchasers. The sale of barley was very animated, and an advance of is to 2s per qr. readily paid, the whole of the supply being quickly cleared off. Beans and peas sold at rather more money. PER QUARTER. PER. QUARTER. Wheat, red (old) 4os to 52s Barley, grinding ... 28s to 30s Ditto (new) Ditto, white (new) 50s to 54s Peas - 31s to 32s Ditto (old) Barley, malting ... 33s to 36s Flour, per sack AVERAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING JAN. 4, 1853. Wheat 2,200 quarters, at 45s 9 Barley „ Oats Beans Peas HULL-JAN. 4. The trade has been very quiet, all parties - seeming desirous to narrow their transactions, as is not unusual at this period of the year. We bad a good supply of wheat from the farmers to-day, the condition of which was tolerable, and met a fair sale at is below the rates of last week. A little more inquiry for foreign, without much business resulting. Only a consumptive business p ass i ng in spring corn, but prices are full and firm. Linseed very firm, if not dearer, but the mild weather operates against cakes, which may be bought the turn easier. No rapeseed on the market ; rape cakes fetch our quotations. The following are the present prices of grain : s s Wheat, English, red 48 to 50' Ditto white 5O to 54 Dantzic and Konigs berg Pomeranian and Ham- g g. Peas, gray and black. 00 t. 00 D Li i n t s to ee p d, Black Sea.. etei.sburgh.. ... 50 . 44 to 5 o 50 Ditto Riga and Arcb- 50 to 551 1 angel v — 42 to 46 IDitto Konigsberg and. _ _ 46 to 48 burgh Danish. Holstein, and Friesland 44 to 47 1 Russian and Odessa 40 to 45 Oats, English Ditto Danish Ditto Friesland Ditto Russian l7 to 20 Barley, malting Ditto grinding 27 to 28 Memel 40 to 46 Per Ton. fins. c., Hull 9/10s Od to 00/0s Ditto fine for. 91 Os to 91 5s Ditto inf. for 81 15s to 0/ Os Rapeseed 261 108 to 271 Os Rape cakes lo2s 6d to Os Tares, English Ditto foreign Guano 4l 71 to 91 Od Bones 100 s to 102 s 6d Rye Meal Beans Ditto foreign Peas, white and yel Currency. White wheat...oos Od to OOs Od Os Od-20 stone. 66 Redwheat........2 2 s 'r9d to 25s 6:1 Ditto oos Od to OOs Od 25s Od-20 do. Ditto .oos Od to OOs Od 133 Barley .........13s 8d to 14s 4d Ditto .o6s Od to 00s Od 114 s 3d-16 do. Ditto .oos Od to OOs Od Bere OOs Od to 008 Od _ _ _ 35 to 40 36 to 38 37 to 40 CORK-JAN. 3. Bev. Os Oct 247 Oats 112 Ditto . 56 Ditto.... 168 Pigs 10s 2d to lOs 6d ....10s 8d to lOs 10d}. 10e 9d do. 10d to lls ld ....32s Od to 39s 6d ns Od per cwt. Quantity sold at the highest prices :- 0 barrels whites wheat ; 21 red ; 11 barley ; 0 bers ; 18 oats ; 3 pigs. Quantity of grain and number of pigs sold last week : Wheat, 581. Barley, 1,209. Bere, 0. Oats, 4,308. Pigs, 343. CANT. - PRICES OF BUTTER. First quality Second quality ...... _ Third quality... Fourth quality Fifth quality . 94s . 91s . 83s . 76s . 68s . 56s Sixth qualiiy, CURRENCY First quality Second quality Third quality Fourth quality , Fifth quality Sixth quality 85s 820 74s 67s 59s Return of cattle sold for Pigs, 453. Sheep, ] week ending Jan. 1 : [55. Cows, 151. Cong. Flour—First, 15s Od to 17s Od ; extra, 188 Od seconds, 14s Od to 15s 6d; households, 10s to 13s Od ; thirds, 7s Od to lOs per cwt. Meal--Indian meal, ts 6d to 8s 9d ; oatmeal, lOs 6d tolls ; wheat meal, lOs 6d to lls 6d per cwt. Indian corn, 81 2s 6d to 81 lOs Od per ton. Bran, Si to 51 2s 6d per ton. Hay--Farmers, 23s Od to 35s Od ; average, 30s ; dealers, 32s Od to 38s Od ; average, Os per ton. straw Farmers, 21s Od to 26s Od ; average, 23s • dealers, 28s Od to 30s Od; average, Os. per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf, 7?d to Od ; household ditto, 61d to. Od. per 41b.—Fresh butter, rod to 12(1 per lb. Eggs, 6s 8d to 6s 10d per hundred. Meat—Beef, 4id to 7d ; mutton, 5d to 6id ; veal, 4d to 6d ; pork, 4d to Od ; bacon, 6d to 7d ; sausages, 5d per lb.—Fish, Newfound land, 91. lOs to 101 Os per ton ; Scotch herrings, 268 to 00s ; Red, do., 30s per brl.—Potatoes, white, 8d to 9d; Pinks, lid to 12d.—Coals, Newport, 2ls ; Lydney, 21s ; Oulm, 14s Od per ton.--Whiskey, 25 0.p., 6s Od per imperial gallon.-- Hides, market, 22s to 28s ; Salted, 24s to 30s per cwt. Calf skins, 34d per lb.—Bangor slates 21. 17s. 6d to 31. per ton.--- Fleece wool, 15s to 16s per stone.—Hemp, 371. to 401. per to :7311 n .. per i b o e s r t ,....M iap e;ermdtcool, deals, 5. 3_ , 1 1 . T6 l a 11 0 . s it E l, e B d 4l.7 p .p i et n 9r e h , 4uB 3 ns /. d p l r e o e w t y i3 a e . I.l_ r o k w n o d r p o. t to 81. ds: 71. lOs to 01. per cwt.—Tar, Archangel, 19s. per lorl. GeLano, Peruvian, 101. lOs to 11/. per ton. COURSE OF EXCH. Am5terdam............. Ditto, three months Rotterdam .. 11 16% 11 18 11 18 25 30 25 30 13 5.X Brussels .... ...... .... Liamburgh ........ .... Altona ............ Paris.. Ditto, three months •• 25 27% Marseilles..• • .. •• 35 30 Bourdea.ux ...........„ Frankfort•on•Maine 118% Vienna .. • • ............ 10 57 Trieste •• .. 10 59 Petersburgh.. ...... 38% Madrid . Cadiz 50% Barcelona— • • • • • • leviile • • • • .NGE-YESTERDAY. Gibraltar Leghorn 3O 32g Genoa ........ •.• 25 30 Mi1an...... •• • • •• •• • • Venice Naples Palermo 125 irlessina 125 4 Lisbon ..... 53 ► f i t Oporto .... .••• • • • . 53% Rio Janeiro Buenos Ayres .......... New York, 60 days' sight Philadelphia - PRICES OF BULLION, PER oz. Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Mexican Dollars .... () 4 11.4, New Dollars ...... 0 0 0 Silver in bars ...... 0 5 1% SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post-office by the night—and Ai by the morning—dispatch.] ' Day when made up From what COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port . When ' Office, London. Dispatched. due. 1 America (byßrit.pack.N lan. 7 .......... Liverpool ... Jan. 10 1 America (by United Sts. packet) .. .• .. ....N Jan. I 1 ... ... Liverpool ... Jan. 6 America (by U. States packet) ...• ......N Jan 5 ............ Southampton Australia (via South- . ampton) .. ........M 20th of each month Southampton Jan. 24 Ditto (via NI arsenics N 24th of the month Dover •—• .. Jan. 17 *Ditto (via Cape of Good Hope) ............N 2d of February.... Plymouth .. Nov. 30 Africa (West Coast) ..N 23rd of the month. Plymouth .. Alexandria* ........ N 19th&30th of mon. Dover ... Jan. 18 Belgium „ „ , „ ~ „ „N Daily.... • • .... Dover ...... Daily Brazil ..............7d 9th of the month.. Southampton lan. 16 Buenos Ayres ...... —3l 9th of the month.. Southampton Jan. 16 California .. ,_ __ld A & 17th of month Southampton lan. 1 !Cape of Good Hope ..1%7 14t1lof the month. Southampton Jan. 26 Cape de Verds ......N I 4thof the month.. Southampton Jan. 26 Constantinople*...... N 7thl7th27thof mo., Dover .. ~.. Jan. 16 Central America ....M lnd & 17th of mon. Southampton Jan. 1 Channel Isles .. • • ....N Mon•Wedlorriday Southampton Tu.Th„,sa, Chi1i................M 241 & 17th ormonth touthampton Jan. 1 Southampton J. 24 France ........ 21 & N Twice daily ...... Dover ...• •• rwicrydally Greece* .. • . • . - - ....N 7thl7th27thofmon. Dover .• • • • • Jan. 10 • Hamburgh .. .. .. ....N Tuesday & Friday London ... • . 'rues. , sat. Holland ... ... .. .....111 Wednesday & Sat London ..... sun.Thurr. Honduras .. .... .. .. N 17th of the month. Southam pton Jan 16 Ireland ..... ..M 8t."1•7 Twice daily ...... Holyhead ... Twie tx l a ily . India a a ( ( vi vi a a S m ou a t r h s a e m in p e t s . ) N 7 8 2 t 0 h th & 0 2 f 4t t h h c o mf montho nt h . . poer.. .... Jan. 17 India (via Cape of Good 31 14th of the month.. Southa mp t on Jan. 26 H0pe)............. Mauritius ..... .. •• •N 1 4th of the month.. Southampton , Jan. 26 Mediterranean (via . .31 20th of themonth. So Southampton ••• • • .N Sth& 24th of month uthampton lan., 24 Ditto (via Marseilles)34 2n of th o month D0ver ;...... Jan. 17 Mexico ............M. _ _ .. __ e month., Southampton Jan. 1 Madeira ••••• • • • • • 9th. &23dofthe mon. Southampton Jan 16 ) * ... .• ..N i th of , l7 thl9th,27th, Malta ..• .. &30th the month Dover .... .. Jan_ 10 N a ples . * .. -•• • • • ••N sthlsth2sth o f mon. Dover -•—• ' ` 1 " . " 1 ' 12 Papa l States*.. •• .• ..N thlsth2sthofmon. Dover;•••• • • Jan. 12 Peninsula .. „ ,„ ....111 7thl7th27thofmon. Southampton Jan., 1 2 Peru .. .......... ..)11 2d & 17th of month soutbampton Jan. 1 Tuscany* ~ ........ N sthlsth2sthofmon. Dover ~ .... Jan. .... West Indies .... ...111 2d & 17th of mon th Southam pton Jam ;1 4 Van Diernenis Land (see Australia) ____.-------------__ • The mail s f or Austra li a via the Cape of Good hope are mar te up T on the 2d of every alternate month. hose made up on the 20td and 24th of ea c h mon th via Southampton and Marseilles are see it by sailing vessels at present from Singapo.e, but neat year they will bo sent in steamers. t Mails ars a lso made up on the 2d of e very a l ternate montlb for the Cape of Good Hop e. * The mails to those countries thus marked (S) ars conveyed by French packet to Marseilles. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 31st ult., at Dublin, the wife of C a pt a i n W m . uthill. the Istinst., at S an S a l vador, Southsea, the wife of Commander nander W. C. Chamberlain. R.N. OF A DAUGHTER. On the Ist inst., at 18, the Grove, Clapham-common, the wife of J. Raymond, E sq ., barrister-at-law. MARRIED. On the Ist inst., at St. James's-church, Hyde -park, T. Lloyd, Esq., eldest son of E. Lloyd, Esq., of Prospect-house, Castle Cannon, Limerick, to Ann Cowper, only child of J. Cheese, Esq., of Huntingdon-court, Herefordshire. On the Ist inst., at St. Michael's-church, Bath, Alfred William, eldest son of C. J. East, Esq., Princes-terrace, Hyde-park, London, to Ann Eliza Eunice, eldest daughter of the Rev. J. East, M.A., rector. DIED. On Friday last, at the Priory, Christchurch, Hants, after a long and painful illness, Augusta Caroline, second daughter of the late John Spieker Brandon, Esq., of the same residence. On the 3d inst., at 27, Montague-street, Russell-square, the wife of D. W. Mitcnell, Esq. On the 29th ult., at Sligo, James Causerly, Esq. , barris ter-at-law. On the 2d inst. in Milton -street, Dorset-square, M a ry Townsend, the wife of C. T. Christian, Esq, At Hill-street, Peckh am , age d 79 , lr. Thos. Boughton, of the Stock Exchange. LONDON : Printed and Published by 1117RDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Wednesday, January 5, 1868. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1853,