The Sun. — London, England, 1853-01-07 00:00:00

- - OXFORD UNIVERSITY ELECTION.—The LONDON CORMITTEE for conducting the election of Mr. DUDLEY PERCEVAL deem it necessary to state, that until the definite refusal of Lord Chandos to be nominated was formally an nodnwd on Monday afternoon, they had not requested Mr. Perceval to beMme the candidate at this most important crisis. They have now the sincere pleasure of announcing that their selection has experi enced a most gratifying reception from those residents and non-resi dents who are anxious to see the University of Oxford represented, not only by one of distinguished talents, but also by a sound Church man and consistent politician. Determined to promote the success of their cause by every legiti mate exertion, they will Rot be diverted from their duty by unme rited obloquy from chagrined antagonis's, or by plausible mis statements in party periodicals, and they refer to the satisfactory progress of the poll, that the attempts to create a prejudice to their cause, by referring to the name of Lord Chandos, has proved to be very unskilful electioneering tactics. The Poll will be kept open until the 12th, daily, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., in order to afford every elector an opportunity of recording his vote. The London Committee sit daily at the Trafalgar Hotel, Charing cross; and the Oxford Committee in Magdalene Hall. Jan. 5, 1853. C. LEMPRIERE, D.C.L., Hon. See. Members of Convocation travelling by trains leaving Paddington at 7.40, 9.45, 10.15, 11.15, 12.40, 2.0, will be enabled to vote on the same day; a similar advantage may be obtained by trains leaving Euston-square at 6.30 and 10,0 ; and those Members who have not received Circulars are requested to attribute this apparent neglect to the difficulty in obtaining their accurate addresses on such short notice. The train from Diacot to Oxford, on Thursday, Friday, and Satur day, at 2.40, is for the exclusive use of Mr. Perceval's supporters, leaving London Kt 12.40, or travelling from other places. THIRD DAY'S POLL, Mr. 'Perce val lity:.Gladstone .. 324 .. 304 Jlrst our. 3Cth thousand, In post Bvo, 7s. 6d. cloth, lettered, C')YER'S MODERN HOUSEWIFE ; an en tirely new, enlarged, and illustrated edition.—All those who hsAye food to cook ought to buy this b.ok. Also, the Bth edition of "TAE GASTRONOMIC REGENERATOR;" including econo mical Re"elpts tor the Author's Kitchen at home. London: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Farewell Season of Mr. Benjamin Webster as Lessee and Manager THIS EVENING Will be performed the popular and highly successful Comedy of MASKS AND FACES; or, Before and Behind the Curtain—by Messrs. Benjamin Webster, Leigh Murray, Stuart, and Parselle; Stifling, Mrs. Leigh Murray, Miss Rosa Bennett, and Miss Fanny Maskell. After entitle] LEO THE 'which. the Gorgeous Extravaganza, TERRIBLE. To conclude with the farce of BOX and COX MARRIED and SETTLED. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestrls. THIS EVENING, Jan. 7, will be performed the Comic Drama called A PHENOMENON IN A SMOCK-FROCK, Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Horncastle ; Miss F. Baker and Miss C. Mitchell. After which (11th time), a new and original Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE GOOD WOMAN IN THE WOOD, in which Messrs. E. Matthews, Suter, Horncastle, and Templeton ; Madame Veatris, Miss Julia St. George, Miss Robertson (her 11th appearance at this Tio,utre), Miss Martindale, Miss Ellis, Miss Wyndham, Miss Eglin ton (her 11th appearance at this Theatre), and Miss Rosina Wright will appear. To conclude with LITTLE TODDLEICENS. Sole Agent for the Private Boxes, Mr. W. Allcroft, 15, New Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING The eelebrated Drama of THE GREEN BUSHES ; or, a Hundred Year Ago. Supported by Messrs. Paul Bedford, Honey, Emery, 0. Smith, and Cudingford ; Madame Celeste, Miss Fanny Alaska', Miss Turner, and Miss Woolgar. After which, the gloriously successful Comic Pantomime, called NELL GWYNNE ; or, Harlec,uin Merrie Monarch—by Mr. G. Honey, Mr. Fleamore, and Mdlle. Anriol. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean. THIS EVENING Will be performed the new and original Play, in five acts, by West land Marston, Esq., entitled ANNE BLAKE. Principal characters by Messrs. W. Lacy, Addison, and Cathcart; Mrs. Winstanley, Mrs. Daly, and Mrs. C. Kean. To conclude with the new and original 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 (11th appearance here); Pantaloon. Mr. Paulo; Columbine, Miss Car lotta Lecleroq. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Farren. THIS EVENING will be presented Bnckstone's Drama of ISABELLE ; or, Woman's Life. Supported by Messrs. Farren, jun., Hoskins, Compton, and Shalders ; Miss H. Gordon and Mrs. A. Phillips. After which, the glorious new Cemic Pantomime, entitled ROMEO AND JULIET; or, Harlequin Queen Mab and the World of Dreams. Harlequin. Mr. Forest ; Columbine, Miss Marie Charles; Sprite, Mr. G. Thompson; Pantaloon, Mr. Tanner; Clown, Mr. Edwie Edwardes, who will introduce his wonder fully-trained dogs, Amy, Tasso, and the monster dog, Snarleyou. Box-office open from Eleven till Four, under the superintendence of Mr. Edward Chatterton. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Immense triumph. The New Pantomime, the greatest hit ever achieved in this Theatre ; which, with Uncle Tom's Cabin, and wondrous Feats in the Arena, form the most varied and powerful attraction in London. THIS EVENING, January 7, and during the week, the Enter tainments will commence with the increasingly successful Drama of UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. To be followed by a brilliant Routine of Batty's peerless Scenes in the Arena, supported by the most eminent Artistes of the day. To conclude with Nelson Lee's Grand Equestrian Christmas Comic Pantomime, entitled FORTUNIO AND HIS HORSE COMRADE ; or, Harlequin and the Seven Gifted Men. Harle quin, Mr. W. Hemming ; Columb ne, Mdfte. Christine ; Clown, Mr. Gardner Bolen° ; Pantaloon, Mr. Priorson ; Sprites, Messrs. Hem ming and R. Hemming. Doors open at Hall-past Six o'clock. To commence at Seven. Tlox-oitlce open daily from Eleven to Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. lIIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TIM DAY —Morning 46 min. after 11 I Evening 0 min.aft. 0 o-Moaaow—Morning 15 min. after 12 Evening 44 min.aft. 12 THE WEATHER.—Sum OFFICE, JAN. 7. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 45 highest since noon yesterday. 35—lowest this morning and during the night. 48—this day, at noon. BAROMETER. went up to 2912—n0w 29 . 22 ; a fall of I alf an inch since yesterday evening. WIND, S.W.—stormy and dirty, with squalls and rain. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. FRIDAY, JAN. 7, 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—S., fresh breeze—partially cloudy. SOUTHAMPTON -S., hard wind—rain. FOLKESTONE—S.., fresh breeze—partially cloudy. TUNBRIDGE—S.E. gentle breeze—partially cloudy. BASINGSTOKE-NNV., strong breeze—scud, rain. GREENWICH—S., strong breeze—partially cloudy. Sutoon—S., gentle breeze—cloudless. SWINDON—M., strong breeze—cloudy. CAMBRIDGE—S.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. YARMOUTH— W., gentle breeze--cloudless. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the weather on Wednesday morning at nine o'clock :- LIMERICK—S., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. • MULLINGAR— S.W., strong breeze—rain. LEIGHTON—S.W. gentle breeze—partially cloudy, BOLYHEAD--S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. LANCASTER—S., gentle breeze—cloudless. WHITBY—S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. DARLINGTON—.S.W., strong breeze--overcast--rain. SHAD—S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. Aryp, ar"4' " 4 „..tsk, _ ! R A , gf'.42,Z9P-1140Ar4b, \AVY. it) 4Aws, LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1853. The Oxford University Election is exciting the bile of some of our contemporaries. It has un fortunately occurred—and we regret it ourselves, for, notwithstanding his manifold crotchets, we should always wish to see a man of Mr. GLAD BTONE'S unquestionable ability and experience with a seat in Parliament—that the Right Honourable Gentleman has been left in a minority on the third day's poll, and some doubts begin to be entertained as to the final result of the contest. 'We cannot, however, conceive why it is that those who, in the conscientious exercise of the franchise, may deem it expedient to bestow their suffrage on a new and by no means undistinguished candidate, should be sub jected to gross abuse, and reviled in the language of Billingsgate, because they do not consider themselves bound hand and foot to the chariot of Mr. GLADSTONE. The Right Honourable Gentle man is no doubt a very respectable and a very talented person ; he is one whose exclusion from the House of Commons might be regarded almost in the light of a national calamity—but still we cannot understand why the educated and in telligent electors of the Universty of Oxford should not be permitted to exercise that free will which is the privilege of the humblest 10/. householder or 40s. freeholder. They did so be fore, on a memorable occasion, when the late Sir ROBERT PzEL---a statesman not inferior in char acter or ability to the present Chancellor of the Exchequer—was rejected on account of his tardy recognition of the . rights o f our Roman Catholic bre thren. That striking exercise of power was never questioned. It was frequently referred to in the olden time, as a salutary precedent, and we know not why Mr. GLADSTONE should form an excep tion to the rule that makes public men amenable to the Opinions of their constituents. If the chosen of Co nvocation, on one occasion, were to be con 81dered as " in for life," then, indeed, would each snccessive election be little better than " a mock ery and a delusion." We have always protested against intimid at i on when exercised by priest or andlord, and we are not inclined to recognise it from any other quarter We are eatl taken if the spasmodic gr y effortmis do not prove injurious to the cause • it was intended to promote. England h as been designated " a pzess-ridden country ;" but we cannot believe THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVEN ING, JANUARY 7, 1853, that its educated gentry, its barristers, physicians, and clergymen, have sunk quite so low as to sub mit to a yoke so intolerable, or that the thunders of our contemporary should have any effect other than exciting a smile of derision. Mr. PERCEVAL is, as we have stated, no mean or ignoble opponent. He was distinguished as a student, and took high honours at his de parture from the University. He is the son of one whose premature and violent death excited a strong feeling throughout Eng land, and more particularly amongst those who form the constituency of the University. And, if "his family" "be remarkable for crotchets," we have never heard of any crotchet more wild or untenable than that which asserts the equality of, and impossibility of, discrimination for fiscal purposes between all incomes, whether precarious or permanent, fixed or fluctuating, without reference to the sources from whence they may be derived. It is the extraordinary views which the Right Hon. Gentleman has put forward so recently on this point which has placed the University elec tion in jeopardy. Why should those who are striving with difficulty to maintain the positions in which they are placed—with but " scant balances at their bankers," vote for one who places them in the same category, as the owner of accumulated and real alised property of well-circumstanced ground rents, or dividends from the public funds ?, The effort is preposterous. But it must be resisted. If Mr. GLADSTONE will plainly and explicitly declare that he has at length, even at the eleventh hour, resolved upon recognising the distinction between permanent and precarious income, and that he will honestly apply his faculties to bringing that principle into fair and judicious operation, we have no doubt that he will secure many wavering voters, and render his election certain. If he ne glect or refuse to 4 so, it will be worse than doubt ful, notwithstanding the thunderings and bluster ings of the most imperious of public journals. The matter is plain and simple—a " deus ex machine may easily be found in the shape of a " dear Mr. GRESWELL," or a "My dear PHILLIMORE," who may by a single interrogatory elicit the neces sary explanation. This hint should not be despised. It is only because, notwithstanding his manifold backslidings, we desire the return of Mr. GLAD STONE, that we offer it; and we trust that it may produce the result we have in view—the satisfac tion of the electors, and the election of the Right Hon. Wm. EWART GLADSTONE for the University of Oxford. It was, we believe, on the occasion of releasing JOHN WILKS from the illegal imprisonment to which he had been subjected by the Government of the clay, that the justly celebrated Lord CA MDEN, then Chief Justice PRATT—enunciated the proposition, which has since passed into a legal maxim, that " the discretion of a Judge is the law of Tyrants." " It," added that eminent and patriotic Judge—" it is always unknown, it is different in different men ; it is casual, and de pends upon constitution, temper, passion. In the best, it is oftentimes caprice ; in the worst, it is every vice, folly, and passion to which human nature is liable." These enlightened views were immediately circulated throughout the country, and. earnestly responded to by the people. The Corporation of London paid the highest compliment to the illustrious Judge, by voting him the freedom of the City. An example which was followed by the municipal authorities of the capital of the Sister Kingdom, and, indeed, by the great ma jority of corporate bodies throughout the entire country. These high distinctions were not un merited or uncalled for. The principle thus strongly put forward might be regarded as an es sential adjunct to the great palladium of our na tional liberties—the Trial by Jury. If too great latitude were allowed to the presiding functionary, it would practically be neither more nor less than giving him a dispensing power over the law of the land, by which he might subject the innocent, or at least those whose innocence must be recognised until their guilt is established beyond the pos sibility of reasonable doubt—to serious annoyance, and permit the guilty to escape with virtual im punity. The evil in either case is to be avoided. The unjust punishment of the innocent strikes a formidable blow at the very basis of society, while the immunity of the guilty is, although in a less degree, deeply injurious to the community. This " discretion" must, however, to a certain degree, be allowed the presiding Magistrate, in determining the amount of punishment that shall be awarded when the party has been duly con victed on clear and decisive testimony. So many circumstances must be taken into account, in as certaining the actual magnitude of the offence, that it has, generally speaking, been found im practicable to assign a fixed and certain expiation for each distinct offence. There must be a certain discretion permitted to the Judge; and when the confidence thus reposed in his hands is violated — either by a clear and palpable excess, or teficiency of punishment, it is only by the clear and intelli gible expression of " public opinion" that the evil can be remedied. Now, a case has just occurred, in which we conceive that expression is urgently required. A person in a responsible position, carrying with it a certain degree of authority, has been guilty of a deliberate act of cruelty, of almost unparal leled barbarity to a helpless infant placed under her care, and when called on to answer to the charge before a Criminal Court—a charge which she had not the hardihood to deny—has been per mitted to escape with an almost nominal punish ment. We had scarcely supposed that, in what is termed " a Court of Justice," the BUMBLES or CORLEYS would be encouraged in their pleasing ebullitions of temper or playful torture of the helpless paupers placed under their care. The ridiculously inadequate sentence passed on the prisoner by the Common Serjeant must, how ever, act as an incentive to similar abuses of au thority by other Poor-law officials throughout the entire country. From the depositions, it appeared that the prisoner, who was head nurse at the Greenwich Union Workhouse, had, on a Saturday evening, three or four weeks ago, found an unfortunate boy, named Jourr GA. - nvoon, six years of age (!) playing with the fire-guard—a high crime and misdemeanour in the eyes of the head nurse, who was herself poking the fire at the same time. A RED HOT CINDER unfortunately fell out of the fire at the moment. It suggested a fitting penalty to the amiable lady, who accordingly seized it—first carefully guarding her own hand with a piece of rag—and put it into the hand of the poor infant, which she doubled over the glowing coal. The miserable child had manifestly been sch6oled, from previous discipline, into the deepest obedi ence. He did not venture even to cry out while undergoing the fearful torture. His faculties were errtranced for the time being. It was not until after five minutes that the wretched victim was released. During the fiery torture, another person, bearing the appearance of a woman, ven tured, not to remonstrate—that was more than she could dare to do—but to give expression to the exclamation, " Oh, dear!" to which the mild Mrs. OLDHAM replied, " You can say Oh, dear' if you like." When the ignited coal was permitted to drop from the scorched hand, the poor in fant at length was enabled to scream, but no thing was done ; the atrocity was concealed from the Guardians, and even from the medical men, who might have done something to relieve its sufferings. Their opinion is, that the poor child will never again have the proper use of its hand. It is thus robbed of its only capital—its labour—and the Union possibly saddled with its permanent main tenance ; and for all this, the miscreant who com mitted. this unfeminine outrage has been sentenced to FOURTEEN DAYS' IMPRISONMENT. There is no hard 11 - 4.bour, and her rations in Newgate will be rather better than in the workhouse. The im prisomment, too, dates from the first day of the session,, so that she will be discharged to-morrow week, : aften ten days' confinement. What act of greater or more horrible atrocity was ever perpetrated against the slave population of Am erica ? Even the gifted authoress of "Uncle ; Tom's Cabin" states nothing at all ap- proaching to it. The victims in her story were adults. Here it was a child six years old, maimed for life ! LEGREE was bad enough in all con science ; and the Judges apparently connived at offences committed by persons in authority. But the one committed no outrage so bad as that of OLDHAM—the others passed no such farcical sen tence as that so recently pronounced by Mr. Com mon-Sergeant BULLOCK ! COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, JAN. 6. The following had the honour of dining with her Ma jesty yesterday :—The Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Mary of Cambridge, the Prince of Leiningen, the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, and the Countess of Dornburg, Monsieur and Madame Van de Weyer, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Lady-in-Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, the Lady-in-Waiting to the Duchess of Cam bridge, Viscount and Viscountess Hardinge, the Baroness Speth, Major General Sir George Bowles, and Baron Kneseheck. The band of the Grenadier Guards attended in the Castle, and played during dinner. _ _ . _ _ Her Majesty's private band was in attendance in the evening, and performed the following selection : Overture, " Haydee" Auber. Ottetto, Op. 20, Allo. con fusco, An dante, Scherzo—four violins, two vio las, and two violoncellos—Messrs. Sainton, Day, E. Chipp, Cusins, Hill, Nickel, H. Chipp, and L. Schroder, j un . Mendelssohn. Selection, Ballet, " Aglae" Lindpainter. Her Majesty was visited yesterday afternoon by the Countess de Neuilly, the Duke and Duchess de Nemours, the Prince and Princess de Joinville, the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale, and the Prince and Princess Augus tus of Cobourg. The following have received invitations, and are ex pected to-day :—The Count and Countess Colloredo (Austrian Minister), the Earl of Clarendon, Lord and Lady John Russell, and Viscount and Viscountess Mahon. The Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, President of the Board of Trade, attended yesterday, for the first time, at the Board of Trade. The Lord Chancellor will receive the Judges, Queen's Counsel, &c., on Tuesday next, the first day of Hilary Term, at 12 o'clock, at his lordship's residence, in Upper Brook-street. _ _ _ The Duke of Newcastle has returned to town from his seat at Clumber-park, Notts. ETON COLLEGE.—The election of a Provost of Eton, in the room of the late Rev. Francis Hodgson, 8.D., is appointed to take place on the 12th instant. The nomi nation being vested in the Crown, the election by the College will, of course, be pro formd. No positive appointment has yet been made, but among those named as likely to receive the offer, the Hon. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley, her Majesty's private chaplain, the Hon. and Rev. Lord Wriothesley Russell, canon of Windsor, and the Rev. Dr. Hawtrey, the present head master, are mentioned. The statutes of the College require that the Provost should be of the degree of B.D. at least, at the time of his election ; and custom has further added that he should have been educated on the foundatiou of the school. This, however, has not been always the case, as neither Sir H. Savile, elected Provost in 1596 , nor Sir H. Wotton, in 1624, was educated at Eton, the latter having been brought up at Winchester. DEPARTURE OF THE LORD-LIEUTENANT.—The Lord- Lieutenant and the Countess of Eglington took their de parture from Ireland yesterday. At eleven o'clock his Excellency and the Countess, accompanied by their suite, left the Viceregal Lodge, escorted by a squadron of the King's Dragoon Guards. At the railway, which they reached at twelve o'clock, they were received by a guard of honour. The special train consisted of the royal carriage (built for her Majesty when she visited Ireland in 1849), which was occupied by the viceregal party ; the three first-class carriages, in which their suite and immediate friends were provided with seats ; and ' tbree third class carriages for his Excellency's servants. Upon the arrival of the special train at the Kingstown terminus, the Earl and Countess were received by a squadron of cavalry, as a guard of honour, and a cavalry band, who struck up the National Anthem, and oon tinned to play it until their Excellencies were on board the Prince Arthur, the special steamer placed at their disposal. The moment the noble Earl and his amiable wife and suite went on board, the moorings of tre Prince Arthur were slipped, and she proceeded on her voyage amidst the cheers of their friends, who congregated in thousands in this favourite locality. A troop of the Horse Artillery was placed on the East Pier, and fired a salute of 21 guns, which was answered by similar salute from the park. THE NEW LORD-LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND.—The new Lord-Lieutenant arrived in Dublin at 11 o'clock yester day forenoon, and proceeded at once to Dublin Castle. The Privy Council shortly after assembled, and His Ex cellency was sworn into office with the usual ceremonies. The noble earl returns to London to-day, and will make his state entry into Dublin on the 16th inst. LLANELLY RAILWAY.—At a meeting of the Llanelly Railway and Dock Company yesterday, a resolu tion was_passed for applying to Parliament for powers to extend the Llanelly Railway to Llandilo. Mr. Butts was elected a member of the committee. The half-yearly accounts showed that the receipts of the 6 monthi was 7,0481. Is. 6d., being an increase of 2061. over the cor responding period of last year. The tolls of the dock had not quite maintained themselves. The junction of the South Wales line and that of this company at Llandilo, would have the effect of increasing the traffic considerably. The expenditure did not exceed the re venue by more than 2501., but this arose from the cost of increasing the strength of the rails. The cost of the extension line was estimated at 51,0001. to be raised by preferential shares. After some discussion the accounts were approved unanimously. EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT.--Yesterday, about four o'clock in the afternoon, an accident occurred in the neighbourhood of Russell-square, which, although hap pily unattended with any loss of life, was followed by serious consequences. A jobbing carriage and pair, be longing to Mr. Yeoman, livery stable keeper, of Guild ford-street, were incautiously left standing in March mont-street. The horses, being spirited animals, took fright, it is supposed, at a baker's cart passing them ra pidly. They immediately started off, and tore along at a furious pace, until they reached Everett-street, down which they gallopped, alarming the passers by, and nar rowly escaping collision with a van laden with furniture. Continuing their course into Bernard-street, they dashed across the road and came violently against the railings of No. 11, which immediately faces the bottom of Everett street, tearing away a great portion of the iron-work and the coping stones. They hung within the area, suspend ed by the traces from the carriage, when they commenced plunging and kicking in the most violent manner, ren dering it impossible for any one to attempt their extri cation. At length, Captain Troup, who resides at No. 11, with great presence of mind and no little cour age, severed the traces, precipitating the horses into his area. The fall considerably injured them, and it is feared one must be killed. As it was impossible to re move them in any other way, a scaffolding and cross pole were immediately erected over the railings, and several men employed to raise them by means of a rope and bands passed round the bodies of the prostrate ani mals. Upon the first being raised to the level of the pavement, it was injudiciously attempted to carry it over that part of the railings which remained standing, instead of choosing the part which was broken down, and which would therefore have presented no obstacles to their exertions. The consequence was, that, kick. ing furiously, the hind foot of the unfortunate beast, caught in the railings. It continued plunging violently, and broke a further portion of the railing away. At the same moment the cross-pole over which the rope was thrown, and from which the horse was suspended, gave way, thus creating considerable confusion, the poor brute falling violently into the area upon the body of the other. The scaffolding having been refixed, the workmen succeeded in drawing up the horses, bleeding profusely from several frightful wounds. The scene altogether was one of considerable excitement, a crowd of 800 or 900 persons having collected together. One unfortunate man, while assisting in rescuing the horses from their perilous situation, met with a serious acci dent, and was removed to the Free Hospital in the Gray's-inn-road, in a state of insensibility. FATAL CAB COLLISION.—Last evening, Mr. Bedford concluded the inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of Arthur Groombridge, a cab-driver, aged 48. Thomas Blakemore, a breaksman to a horsedealer, de posed that about half-past one o'clock on Friday last, he was outside his master's premises, No. 33, Millbank street, when he saw the cab coining towards him, an d the gentleman's brougham was coming in the opposite direction, and just after the latter had passed the break with which witness had returned the collision took place. There was ample room for the vehicles to have passed each other. The cab was not so close to the kerb as it might have been, and the brougham was in the middle of the road. Dr. Samuel Ashwell, of 16, Grafton-street, Bond-street, deposed that he was riding in his brougham at the time in question, and heard his coachman call out to a cabman who was approaching them. He looked out of one of the windows, but providentially instantly withdrew his head, as his brougham was immediately struck by the cab. Immediately after the collision had taken place he jumped out of his brougham and went to the assistance of the cabman, who had fallen off his box into the roadway. He appeared to have had a sufficient fall to fracture his skull • but it seemed impossible that he could have so injured himself; as, on the policeman taking him in charge for being drunk and incapable of managing his cab, he walked to the station-house. Some conversation here took place as to the treatment de ceased had received at the station-house, and it appeared that Inspector Bickerston had sent for Mr. Pearse, the surgeon, when it was discovered that deceased was ill, but neither that gentleman nor Mr. Morgan, who had seen him previously, had the least idea that his skull was fractured. The coroner having summed up, the jury consulted, and after some time the foreman reported that they could not come to a unanimous verdict, but 12 out of 16 returned that of "Accidental death." NEW CHARGE AGAINST MR. KIRWAN.—The authori ties were busily engaged all day yesterday investigating a new charge involving suspicion of murder against Mr. Kirwan. The proceedings have been instituted at the desire of a Mrs. Bowyer, the wife of an artist of some eminence, who disappeared some years ago, after the sale of property to a large amount, including the sum of 2,800/. in Government Stock, and in the disposal of which, it is alleged, Kirwan took a very active pa r t. From that period to the present an annuity of 401. a year has been paid to the widow, through Mr. Kirwan. It is further alleged that some of the property of Bowyer, among which were several valuable paintings have been found by the police in Kirwan's house. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 5,000 bales, all to the trade. The market was steady, and prices of all kinds were the same. The sales comprised 4,000 American, 300 Pernam and Maranham at 6d. to 250 Bahia at 6d. to 61d., 100 Egyptian at Go. to 10d., and 300 Surat at 3/(1. to 4 d. per lb. In Railway Shares a good business was done, at rather lower prices. The Markets for Produce opened on Tuesday under very favourable circumstances, and there was much elasticity in prices, with a strong tendency to an advance in the principal staples. This, but for the check imposed by the advance to-day in the Bank rate of discount, would probably have soon degenerated into speculation. Sugar has been taken very quickly at the public sales, Coffee has been in demand at higher prices, and Tallow has got up is. to 25., having been done at 465. 6d. to 475. for Russia samples. Not much has been done in Cotton, but Iron has been largely dealt in. Tea has been firm. Having given, a day or two since, some statistics upon railway property, it may prove interesting to advert to English mines. These have made excel lent returns in the shape of dividend during the past year, and there is great favour shown to them in consequence. The proceeds have necessarily fluctuated, East Wheal Rose having paid 7,0401. less than in 1851, North Roskear 3,3601. less, South Francis 3,7201. less, Treviskey 2,0101. less, Cam Brea 3,0001. less, and several others smaller sums, so that the total decrease is 49,2791. Against this, however, there is an increase of 85,3461., in cluding Wheal Buller for 7,0401. more, Par Con sols 10, 240 /. , Phoenix 7,0001., Alfred Consols 6,6561., Devon Great Consols 5,1201., West Providence 8,1921., United Mines 4,500/., Wheal Bassett for 6,4001., Great Polgooth 3,8501., South Tamar 4,5001. and some others. The secret of mining in vestment is judgment in selection, and a distribu tion of capital by investment in many different undertakings. Messrs. R. Tredinnick and Co., furnish the table subjoined, of Cornish and Devon Mines exclusively Dividends Dividends P riZr Price Mines. Mines.. 1851. 1852. ~.. pr. 1a51.. P 1852. ---- X £ £ £ Devon Great Consols Wheal Buller 17,920 24,960 550 800 Alfred Consols South Francis Treviskey and Barrier 6,780 4,770 310 125 Balleswidden 3,247 1,542 10 10 Carn Brea 9,000 6,000 95 85 Wheal Lovel 3,440 4,300 33 50 Great Work Botallack East Wheal Rose Drake Walls - 640 6A 51 North Roskear 4,270 910 180 180 St. Aubyn and Grylls - 896 12 7A West Providence Wheal Basset 15,360 21,760 389 525 - Wheal Reath 3,000 2,520 80 50 Wheal Friendship 1,536 1,024 110 125 West Caradon Seaton South Tolgus 4,224 5,888 150 200 Condurrow Bedford United St. Ives Consols Margaret Levant Spearne Consols North Pool Tremayne Trumpet Consols 5OO 2,000 110 140 Great Polgooth... l,lOO 4,950 3 4A Par Consols Wheal Golden South Tamar - 4,500 21 5;4 Mary Ann 4,608 1,024 42 28 Tincroft - 3,150 9A 12 United Mines South Caradon Rixhill - 389 - 3} Jane - 256 - 8 North Basset 1,500 1,500 7 11 Exmouth and Adams - 1,605 - 8A Owles - 966 100 125 Clifford - 352 - 150 Calstock United - 4A lA Herodsfoot - 4 5 Lewis 1,500 - 10 13A Providence Mines 1,680 - 20 22 Perran St. George - 40 40 Phcenix 3,000 10,000 240 750 Trelawney 2,340 - 47 52 'Prethellan 3OO - 12 15 Trehane. - 6 15 Wellington - 4A 8 Goncmena - 384 - - Polberro - 1,000 - 13 Totals - - Increase of Dividends in 1852 over 1851-£36,067. The English Securities have been heavy again The English Securities have been heavy again, and there has been very little doing. Consols have been 1001 to for Transfer and Account. The New 3/ per Cents. have been at 104/ to g. Bank Stock is well supported at 2241. The precaution ary measure of advancing the rate of discount has thus far had no material influence upon prices, and if speculation in new and doubtful schemes is checked, sound investments will benefit. A lead ing broker has just invested largely in New 31 per Cents., supposed to be for the Scotch Bank. Foreign Stocks have been dull, but the sales have not been to any extent. Spanish Deferred are 23a to .1. The Certificates are 41 per cent. The Turk ish Loan is to discount. Portuguese 4 per Cents. have been steady at 40. Peruvian 4 per Cents. are supported at 104 k. Brazilian New Loan are 981 to /. Dutch 3 per Cents. are at 661 ex. dividend. Austrian 5 per Cents. are 89-i to 91. Railway Shares are depressed, but there is not much doing in them. French Shares are dull, owing to the continued failures at Paris. The Gold Mines are to / lower for those which rule at from 31. to 51. per share. The Land Companies have been flatter. Van Diemen's down about 21., South Australian 11. to 21., although really better than after official hours last evening, and-Australian Agricultural about 51. cheaper. The future price of these shares will de pend upon their absorption by the public, and we of them than for years past. understand there greater activity in the transfer is BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (Front the Official List.) Business done, Bank Stock •. . .... • . 2244 4 5 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities....... ..... 100,E 1 100 k 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 1 per Cent. Annuities. Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 -- Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 -16 India Bonds, £lOOO B2 79 Ditto, under £lOOO B2 Consols for Opening 1 8th January ... lOO4 Exchequer Bills lid. M arc h. June. £l000. £5OO Small 69 72 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Peruvian DittoD i . N 6c e w w p e , B l r . 0 8 : 5 ed 2 ns , t, 4 1 t . .2 per ..9...4.. C .. 3. c . 9 . n . 10 9 0468 8: Danish 5 per Cent. ..... 103 Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent Portuguese 4 per Cent.. Russian! Bonds, 4i per Cent 1043 Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ....... St - ish Bonds, 3 per Cent .., 49 ipan. _ Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent 233 Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun, Swedish Loan . . ...... .. . Turkish Loan, 6 per ....... 1852 Austrian Bonds 5 per Cent 9l 894 9O Dutch Exchange 2A per Cent 661 7 x d Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates... THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for Open i ng 18th January ...... 1008 ex 4. FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM.—The usual general quar terly court of the governors and subscribers to this in stitution, which was founded in 1758, was held yesterday afternoon in the board room of the charity, Westminster bridge-road, for the purpose of receiving the report of the committee, and upon the general business of the asylum—Mr. lyde Williams in the chair. The report stated that there are in the asylum at the present time 163 children, and that their health and general progress in the various educational studies pursued in the school was highly satisfactory. From a general statement ap pended to the report, it appeared that the total number of children admitted since the commencement of the in stitution in 1758 to 1852 had been 2,251 ; of whom have died in the house 217; placed or apprenticed out, 2,180 ; and employed in the house, and children in the asylum, 157. Since the year 1796, 746 young women had returned pub lic thanks, and received five guineas each for having faithfully served their a pprenticeship. The balance showed the total receipts (including a balance in hand of 1,0711. 14s. 2d., and a legacy of 2001. from the late Mr. J. Thackeray), to have been 4,9621. 7. 7d., and after all the necessary expenses had been defrayed there was left in the hands of the treasurer the sum of 1,0961. 6s. Bd. It having been reported that during the year 1852 a legacy of 1001. had been left to the asylum by the Rev. P. S. Dodd, the meeting, after a vote of thanks to the chairman, separated. IMPUDENT FRAUD.—The wife of a. M. Rousselet, of Paris, was some timd ago delivered of a child, and her mother, Madame Philiche, hastened to the Bureau des Nourrices in the Rue Pagevin, to find a wet-nut se. A stout healthy young woman, carrying a child in her arms, was presented to her by M. Vautier, keeper of the bureau, and she was at once engaged, Mme. Philiche paying 45fr. for a month in advance. But after a while, it was discovered that the child confided to her did not thrive, and a medic a l man havi ng b e e n called in, he dis covered that the woman had -no milk at all. This led to an investigation, and it turned out that she and Vau tier had committed a fraud, and the child that she car ried in her arms had been borrowed. For this offence they were tried by the Tribunal of Correctional police, and the woman was condemned to a year's imprisonment and 50fr. fine, and Vautier to 200 fr. fine. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Talfourd.) BURGLARY. nThomas Penfound, Joseph Sanders, Archibald 1111 fe- rie, Catherine Watts, Emma Wilson, were indicted for a burglary in the dwelling-house of Samuel James Wood, and stealing therein 22 watches and other articles, value 1701., his property. Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Sleigh conducted the prosecu tion ; and Mr. Payne, Mr. Wollett, and Mr. Thomas attended for the prisoners. It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor kept a shop at 93, High Holborn, which was broken open on the night of the 23d of November last. The policeman on the beat found all safe at half-past eleven o'clock, but on coming round again an hour after wards, he noticed the door was ajar. He roused the inmates, and it was discovered that 17 silver and 5 gold watches, a diamond ring, a sapphire ring, several brooches, and 60 wedding rings, worth be tween 1501. and 1701., had been stolen. An investiga tion was set on foot, and it was found that one of the watches had been detained by a pawnbroker, who had taken down the name and address of the person who pre sented it. This was a Mrs. Hill, living at 7, Pouter's buildings, St. Luke's, and it turned out that she kept a lodging-house, and that the female Watts came to her on the 25th of November, and asked her to pawn two watches. On one of these she got 255., and the other, as already mentioned, was kept by the pawnbroker. Further information led one of the detective police to,'a beer-shop, kept by a person of the name of Sanders, in Worship-street. He saw Sanders there, and told him that he was suspected of being a party to the robbery ; he denied that he knew anything about it, but he whis pered something to his Vtife who ran upstairs. The policeman followed her to a room at the top of the house, and saw her take out of the chimney a stocking which he took from her. It contained a gold watch and a sig net ring, both of which were identified as the property of Mr. Wood. The woman Wilson and the man M‘lienzie were found to have pledged a portion of the articles at other shops. The other male prisoner, Penfound, was taken into custody in the street ; he at once con fessed his participation in the burglary, saying that on the night of the 25th, he was passing Mr. Wood's •premises. when his attention was attracted to three or four men, who were waiting about the door. They asked him to go away ; he did so, but came back again, and then one of them told him they were going to do "a little job," and asked if he would keep watch outside. He consented to do this, and a few minutes afterwards the same man came out and gave him 14 or 15 gold rings, 3 silver ones, and half-a-sovereign. He then said he went to Sanders' beer-shop, and asked his wife to take charge of some of the articles, telling her that he had found them at Newington-causeway. She referred him to her husband, who agreed to keep them until he called again. Both Wilson and M`Kenric ad mitted at the police-court that some of the property was in their possession, but denied being engaged in the burglary. The juryjreturned a verdict of Guilty against Penfound for burglary, and Guilty against WlCenric, and the two females, Wilson and Watts, as receivers, and not Guilty against Thomas Saunders, who was discharged. The learned Judge sentenced Penfound, as principal, to fifteen years', and the other three prisoners to seven years', transportation. SURREY SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.) PERJURY AND EMBEZZLEMENT. George Griggs, 25, was indicted for embezzling the sum of 7s. 4d., and other moneys, the property of his master, Stephen Gowar. This case was one of a very extraordinary nature. At the last sessions, a very respectable young woman, named Caroline Pritchard, was found guilty of em bezzling the very same sums which the prisoner was now indicted for stealing, when in the employ of Mr. Barrow, barrister. It was then sworn by Mrs. Barrow, that she had given those sums to her to pay Mr. Gowar the various milk scores. Caroline Pritchard afterwards obtained a situation at Messrs. Sewell and Cross's. She had not been there more than four days before Tapping, a constable of the P division, charged her with embezzling 7s. 4d., and she was committed for trial. After remaining in prison 14 days, she stood her trial. Mr. Barrow prosecuted her. The prisoner gave evidence, and swore directly that she had not paid him ; but she was eventually acquitted. To-day Caroline Pritchard gave such satisfactory evidence against him that the jury at once found him guilty. The Chairman remarked, with great severity, as to the prisoner's wicked conduct, and sentenced him to eighteen months' hard labour at Wandsworth. 50 50 50 25 THE TIMBER TRADE. 50 16i St. 20 10 St. St. 20 10 St. 5 St. The various circulars just issued by the houses en gaged in the timber trade represent it to have been one of unexampled prosperity during the past year. A greatly increased amount of business was transacted, and, prices having risen considerably, large profits were realised. This improvement, it is satisfactory to find, did not arise in consequence of speculation, but from a bond fide increase in the consumption of wood, and con sequently the business transacted was of a legitimate character. The causes which led to this increase may be confined to two--the extraordinary activity displayed in the various private dockyards in England and in the Clyde, and to the great demand for wood suit able for building purposes ; but in all departments of the timber, or, more correctly speaking, the wood trade, the greatest activity prevailed throughout the past year. The trade between England and Sweden has undergone some important changes. By the reduction of the import duty a large quantity of cheap wood has been received and eagerly bought up, which led a great number of minor ports in both Sweden and Finland to send cargoes to this country. From Sweden, 985,000 pieces of deal had been imported, against 547,000 in 1851 ; and 86,000 battens, against 44,000 in 1851. From Finland the increase had not been quite so exten sive -355,000 pieces of deals, and 186,000 battens, against 239,000 of the former, and 140,000 of the latter, in 1851, had been imported. With Norway the trade was also active, though not to so great an ex tent as with Sweden and Finland. As regards Russia, Prussia, and the Baltic, there had been a falling off in the imports. The Canadian trade was active, and the imports of pine wood had been double those of the two preceding years. With regard to Quebec oak timber, the trade, on the contrary, was depressed throughout the past 12 months, and some of the stock of 1851, which cost 61. per load, still on hand, is now to be had at 4/. 10s. From Nova Scotia and New Brunswick the trade in birch timber has greatly improved, and the im ports were considerably in excess of those of 1851. NEWSPAPERS TO AUSTRALIA. TEE SHARE MARKET'S. Paid 10 26i 13i 20 20 10 25 10 1.0.6 BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day. 31 - 331 6i - 10} - 11 6i 6 d 22 2 22A a LOT 1 09 66 67 23 LA 24 17 18 3 2 d 83 - 9i - 6 4t 13 - 134 9i -10 f 76 - 8 76 - 78 55 60 75 - 77 28 - 29 61 - 63 80 - 81 41 - 43 120 - 122 1105 107 93 -94 i 88 -- 90 113 12ip 831 -- 84 3a 3$ d 2i -- 21 d 174 -17 i 9 2 1074 —1084 p 1234 124 - 4 p —2 p 91 92 54 —44 d 44 34 d 114 —12 i 20 21 301 -30 i 34 -3 0 894 -- 80 46 -- 48 50 52 4 —.3 d 2 - 28 - 55 57 8 2 - d 39 40 i 2i-2' 4 3 d 8i 9 34 4i p, 49i 95 97 63 - 65 65 67 ' 75 - 80 19 - 20 9 - 10 14 - 15 3i -2/ 23 - 24 1 814 - 82 381 - 39 13 - 13 4 - 44 2 2 13 h i -- 1 4 9A -- 27 -- 28 9 -- 10 Bus7ness done this day. 72 73 7 2i 2id 58 59 SHARES, 1109 - 1111 106 - 1081 19 20 id —ip 6 - 64 - b 40 100 100 100 1 141 -lip 1 - 15 18 -18 i 3 - 3i, iii -: lio 50 100 100 20 50 25 fio THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIB, —The "Post Office Directory" states that news papers go free by mail-steamer, and are subject to a charge of id. per private ship. What does this mean ? The mail steamers go only at intervals of two months. The Sun is published daily. If I post your paper regu larly, will those only go free that are posted just before the mail-steamer starts, and that are not more than a week old ? Your answer will much oblige me and many others who, having friends in Australia, desire to forward them, regularly, news from home. I have in" vain sought the information I require at various 'post-offices, both in town and its environs. I have received contra dictory answers from various postmasters, and some have admitted their inability to answer the question ; otherwise I would not trouble you. It, however, con cerns you and the press generally, even more than an individual.—l am, &c., A SUBSCRIBER. [Our correspondent had better apply to the General Post-office, and he will receive a satisfactory answer. Our impression is, that all papers posted within seven days will go free. The chief misfortune is, that the news becomes rather stale, the remedy for which must be to send a larger quantity the week before the packet is appointed to sail. The object of the Post-office regula tion seems to be to prevent papers that have been read over and over again to be sent to the colonies with all their rough usage, and so encumber the mails.—ED. SUN.] MELANCHOLY ACClDENT.—Yesterday Mr. W. Payne held an inquiry in the board-room of the workhouse of St. George's, Mint-street, Borough, into the death of Meshach Turner, aged 16 years, which took place under the following extraordinary and painful circumstances: — Joseph Hewitt deposed that he worked in the pin factory, Borough-road, where the deceased was employed. On Tuesday afternoon, about half-past five o'clock, deceased was in the callender-room of the first floor. A man named Alwinkle was about to fix an oil-can under the bearing of the shaft of the mill gear, h whit was a horizontal shaft. Deceased was to hold a lamp, and a ladder was placed between the shaft and the partition. Deceased went up the ladder, but was not told to do so. As he got up the gib-end of the " key " that couples the shafts together caught his neckerchief and turned him completely over, and he fell on his head. Witness picked him up, and found that he had sustained a frightful gash in his throat. A doctor was called in, and advised the deceased to be removed to Guy's Hospital, where it was discovered that he was quite dead, and the body was removed to the workhouse. The shaft was about ten feet from the floor. Deceased's neck was broken, and his throat was cut as though by a razor. The machinery is always oiled whilst in motion. Deceased had been two years in the esta blishment, but only eight months in the machinery de partment as an engineer's labourer. The j ur y retirned a verdict of accidental death. BARON WARD.—Letters from Vienna of the 2nd, state that our able and fortunate countryman, Baron Ward, first minister of the Duke of Parma, was at that date dangerously ill, and had so been for several days. 1100 r 8A Aberdeen . Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June Birmng. Wolverh! di Stour Valley . Birkeuhd. L;mesh. & Cheshire Junet...... Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons.... Do., £2o._ Bristol & Exeter !Caledonian. Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon.... Dublin&BelfastJune. Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction ....... Do. New East Anglian (£25 L. & E. & L. & D.)..... Do., (£lB E. & Eastern Counties..... Eastern Union, Classl A. late E. U. 5h.... Do., d 0........ Do., B. & C.. East Lancashire ...... East & West Ind. Dk, & Birming. June... 'Edinburgh 4r Glasgow Edinb. Prth. &Dundee Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk.. Do., 1 A. Stock Do., B. Stock ......1 Great - Southern and Western (Ireland).. I Great Western Irish South-Easters. Lancag.er & Carlisle.. Do., Third 5...... ...... Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern...... Liv. Crsby. dr Sonthpt. London & Blackwall Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond. Bright. & S. Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths Do. ,10/.Sh.,M&B 0 London & S. Western 100 421 Do., £4O. ..... ...... Lulndn7.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef. &Lineln. Do., Man. &Lin. Un Midland Do. Binning. & Derby, Midland G. West.(lr.) Do. i Shares .......... Newcastle & Carlisle.. Newmarket 100 all 100 17i1 all 100 100 100 100 100 all 100 all 15 Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd. NeA..7 & Enniskilleß Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor Norfolk. ........ ....... Do., New .............. Northn. Counties Un North British ......... North Devon, N 0.1.. Do., No. 2 ............. Do., A Deferred... Do., A B Guaranteed North Staffordshire.. North Western...... N. & S.Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton.. ... Scottish Centr a l Scottish Midland _ Shrewsbury & Birm g . Do., L. & N. Westn. Guaranteed Stock... Shrewsby. & Herefd. Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.)._ _ Do. Halves, d 0.., Do. Oswestry ..... Shropshire Union .... Do., A.B.C. &D . fully paid up at p. c. ..... South Dev0n........_. all 1 100 20 10 100 'South Eastern:: South Wales. S. Yorksh. River Dunl D 0......... ........... Stockton & Hartlepl Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath i Waterfd. & Kilkenny' Waterford&Limericks, West Cornwall %Vest London Woodford York Newctl. & Berw Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland PREFERENI 100 100 all all 25 20 'Aberdeen .... Do., No. 2, 7 p. Bristol dr Exeter 4p ceit. Stock Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO ... 31i i 7 61 1081 9 671 7 6i 7i 231 5i I 72i 3 k 131 9 581 9 iii i Chester & Holyhead Guar. N per cent... Cork&Bandon 51 p. c. Dundee Perth&Aber doen Junction ....... EastA nglian (£3los) 6 per cent...... ...... Do: (25) 7 per cent Do. (£7l7s) 7 p. ct Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2 Do., New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent Do., £lO Deben. Sh EastLancash. 6 p.cts East&WestYorkshire Junction, Fifths Edinb. Prth. &Dundee Glasgow & S.Western guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c., Redeem , at 10 p• c. prem Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. Great Western, fixed] 4i per cent Lancash. & Yorksh , Do., 6 p. c., Stock... Leeds Northern, 6 p. cent., No. 1 ......... Do., No. 2... Do., No. 3.., 'Do., Quarters, 1848. London and:Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 c. St Do. Convertible, 5 p c., 1852 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c Lon. & N. West. Cov. & Nun., 5 p. c. Stock. London & S. Western, Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler Shares . Concindry. & Ennisk. Shares... ...... ..... 11(anch. , Shef. , & Lin. Shares, NO. 1 Do. New, £lO Do., £6 . ffarypt.&Carl. 4 p. c. Do. 4 per cent....... Do.. Hid. Consol. 6 p. c. St. Do. Consol. Bristol di Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4l per cent 'Norfolk Extension Do. Guar. 5i per et Do. Waveney Valley 5 per cent North British . North Staffordshire Oxford Worcester di Wolverh. £15,6 p. c. Do Shrewsbury & Birm New Guaranteed Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min), 8 p. c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. New _ _ S. Eastern (Reading Ann. ,) of £1 Os.6d. Do. 4i per cent S. Yorksh. 4p. c. Guar Stock.&Hartl. Guar sp. c.till 1 Ju1y,1856 Waterfd. &link. 6p. c. York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p.c.Pref Do York & N. Midland H. & S. Porch ...........1 JOINT -STOP Australasia British N. American Colonial 18/ 18 i 128 6} 'l2 50i ............... Commercial of Lon don ................... English Scottish and Australian Loud. Cli rt. Bk. of Australia London and County London Joint Stock Lond. & Westminster National Prov. of Eng. Do. New National of Ireland Oriental Bank of Corporation Do. New Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Importing Company South Australia Union of Australia Do. New 'union o f London Pin 141 81i =.•d. Leasing Compans. London & N. West. Gt.Westn Do Do Do L. &N.W Caledon Gt.Notrhnl Gt. Westn. Caledon Do Yk. New & Berw Y.&N.Md Do Do S. Eastern, Do INorfolk Do Lu. &N. W & Mid Stckton Darlingt. Midland E. Count Do Do ... L. &N. W &Ln&Yk IDo Gt.Northn Do !Awash. & Yorksh MrMClean Stockt. & Darling Do IGt.Westu. FOREIGN. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Closing Prices this day. 30 - 31 29A - 3N, 30 - 31 29 - 30 LO9 - 111 54 56 L4B - 150 33 - 34 12 .114 56 -- 57 27 -- 28 14 -- 144 25i -- 261 19i -- 201 23 -- 25 3 - LO7l= 64 - 66 ... - pm 151 - 153 151 - 153 i id -- 32. 1051 -- 106, Closing Prices this day. 1 - 2 ii - ii 1 lip 1 d 6 —7 pitia 2 2i p par-1 p 1 - 6i - 4,1 - 5i - 1 10 - 12 p 2i - 2 p 4 - 8 - 74 34 -34 A 14i - 15. = 16. p 38 -- 40 37A -- 38 31i -31 i 4 -- I P 191 - 20- - 101 -10 i ; 3 -- 3§ ipma 5 1 — 5t d k p 9 -- 10 p i - —i 4 p P 3ic p 6 3 -7 p d— p P — P *P — P par p 11 4 - 1 - I 3PI 4 - 5 2 - 3 29 - 30 P 12 - 44 3a - 3 IP 7 -74 - par 1 - tl - 1 p - 14 p g - 4 - I - P Lg - lip -21 p A - P - 27 - 7A I - p LO - 12 §f - _ 941 i f - i P 1111 113 13/ / 8.1- 9 1 -1i 1 1096 - 110; par 152 155 - - p 1 3i - 4 p 8}- 8i 83i i 1 8 1 i 13i -- 14 9 -- 10 101 -11 i a 1 -lip 150 - 152 - -P 23 -23 2 21 101 A - 1023 251 -26 i 91i 90i 2j a 24 pl 11 -11 i 174 i 1 7 i 1 i - p 164 174 par i p 26 264 ie : 20 79 A 55 40 39 50 96 64i 3i 23 3 82 39 I 94 4 A 011 A id par 1 -03 - 105 - 51 g Id BANKS. 83 17 - - .. ... - • 5i 53 4 49 - 51 714 -72 A 76i 5 n 28 8 74 soi 1 80 42 3 121 106 i 94i 9i 107} 123t1 i i 4 3i 4 16 15 11 101 304 304 304 304 St. 50 St. RAILWAYS, Bedford and Bletchley Birm. & Oxfd. guarantee ... Do. withoutgr Birm.Wolv. & Dudley guar. Do. wtht guar. Buckghamsh . Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent..... Glsir.&Dn.Fr. Glas. Barr. & Neilsn.Direct Do. New Irtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby. Do. a Shares. Do. i Shares. Lon. & Greenw Do.Prefereuce Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent Do. 6 per ct lanch.Bxton and Matlock Aiddlesbro' & Recicor Aidld.Bradfcl. gorthern and Eastern sp. c. Do. 6 per ct.. Do. Fixed sp. c Prest. &Wyre Do. Shares. Roystn.dx Hit. Do.Shepth.St. 3hef. Roth. & I Goole g.5.p.c 3. Staffordsh WearValleygr 6 per cent Do Wilts &Somrst RAELWAYB. BelgianEastu. Janet. Central of France(Or• leans & Vierzon , Charleroi & Erquelin, Demerara Dijon and Besangon Dutch Rhenish East Indian.. Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of France Gt. Western of Canada Shares Do. Bds. (Ist i55.)1857 Do.Bds. (2d i55.)1862 Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do. Do. (Canal) _ _ Lyons & Mediterran, Madras 'Maria Antonia. Do. New Namur & Liege (with interest) ID°. (ex interest), Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds (fmy. B. &Ams. Shs. ) NorwegianTrunkPref Orleans & Bordeaux Paris and Lyons Do. Bonds . Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ParisCaen & Cherbrg. Quebec &Richmond Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse Southern of France St. And. & Quebec(A) Tours and Nantes Upper India Scrip West Flanders . Do. 5 per c. Pref Western of France._ MIN: Agua Fria Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of) British Austrin. Gold British Iron Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm Do. Comes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Carsons's Creek Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo English and. Austin. Copper Smoltg. Co. General.. Golden Mountain..... Great Polgooth Lake Bathurst Liberty Lond.&Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co fariquita Hexican&S.Americn New Granada Nouveau Monde Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymme Iron I Santiago de Cuba South Australian Tin Croft United Mexican West Mariposa Yuba MISCELLANEOUS 'Australian Agricult Canada Copper Miners of Eng. Do. Preference 'Crystal Palace. E:istern Steam. Electric Teleg. of Ir. Gen. Steam Navigat. General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar Netherlands Land.... Peninsular & Oriental Royal Mail Steam South Austral. Land Univeral Emigration and Colonization.... Van Diemen's Land Submar. Telegraph .., r 260 - 270 .. -- ... 5 ---- ••• ---• ... , .. •-••• ... 64 - 66 if ::: 19 Business this day. 49 84 los 8 3 a 34} 26i 5i 381 311 i 2 2 61 6 71 7 t 12 42 1 4/ I 1i 1 2 ei ii 3 f 7 1 1 1 1 I 811 80i 1 6564 Business done this day. 27 ex new 7a 7fi pm. x.n. P 706 67 70 618 18 20 18 RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Jan. 2, 1853 £2,013 9 9 Corresponding week last year 1,725 17 1 CORK AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Jan. 1, 1853 Corresponding week last year ll6 15 10 LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DA Y.) ndat . Noon, S., fresh breeze, and W.S.W., moderate. dull hazy wejaatnhe W weather, rain I D AD E N A D :, N J ' an. 6.—Wind, S.W., fresh and clondY ; 9 pip° Jan. G.—Wind, WN W blowing strong.' LIVERPOOL, • • .) Anived_JriliasTOW QtLawns ; Bremerh aven do. ; Fa vourite, St. J ohn 4 N.H. ; Laur e l, Ch ar l es t on . Sailed New Zealander, New Orleans ; Mil an , N ew york• Off - 0,-t,—Mary Ismay, Laguna ,• A. Z New York ; Breme n ' St,. John's, N.B. Th e Brazilian, from" Buenos Ayr i r ,haB five feet of water i n h er h old, having been on CARDIFF, Jan. 6 . —The Mary Cook, which '; materials at Rreaksea P o i n t yesterday, has gone to Pee saved ; cargo l os t . POOLE, Jan. 6. Wi nd, N., fres h an E a st on shore a squally. Arrived —Flora, Newfoundland. , -p e ki n , Columbi a Ri ve r. FALMOUTH, Jan. 6.—Arrivea — ••• Sailed—Heela, Lalquayra•„ind, W. Arrived—Al ha, QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 5. n i" aking water ; Brossa, Liver- Leith, for St. John's,. N- 13 - s hifted, &c. Put pool, for Boston, with cargo with cargo shifted. back—per severance, St. John's, W .N.W. Arrived—Thomas, CORK, Jan. s.—Win d, Now York. Jan. 6.--The following vessels were driven kctdbriglhntlpoonrttehreo2f7tdhoo,f December w :--; ;, Dj on o :s n t f o ß rio r ir f e e P s a m : ll :Ki T r ; r rt , an d is a wreck •; Mary and Jessie o'• awri,Pedc°kEendotne;b_rpy.rizseo,iibAhs .0 0 f f B H elf a a r t Ta G rl e a y o wr rge acks! thuemC,boenricfanorpcidueamf Dumfries, runic of Belfast, Javess of Belt*: 3jfeasrstrie of of do., Enterprize of Maryport, Albecore of . • ,f on , Isabella of Stranraer, and Portland of Gla° w all— on shore, with more or less damage. IL I iiv o or —are 0 5- o h n of Maryport is sunk, having been run into by ''''' Portland ; crew saved. BOSTON, U.S., Dec. 25.—The Brother cleared at Plithy • d e lphia for Pernamb uco, A ug. 14, and had not ar rived at this port, Nov. 22. The Bannockburn Philadelphia Or Boston, on shore n ear th e latter place, Dec. 21, had bee n assisted off without damage. SHIELDS, Jan. 6.—The John Burrell of this port l l° been lost in the late gales,. master and one man saved. ROTHESAY, I. 8., J an . 6.—Th e Jean, of and for Belfast' is on shore he re , w ith d amage, and must discharge; ere" , saved. CLYDE.—Arrived—Vulcan St. John' s , N.B. S a iled" Commodore, Syd ne y, N.S.V. ; Gartsherrie, Demerara. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Ointment and Pil l° surpass all other remedies for the cure of sores, blotchogf and bad legs.—Mr. Liddell, druggist, of Harwich, state in a letter to Professor Holloway, dated Nov. 3, 18 5 , 2 : that a man named Kay Bate was suffering dreadfillv from bad legs ; th e y were covered from the knee to O li o ankle with sores and prou d flesh, interspersed svU white and red blotches. He recommended HollowaY ° Pills and Ointment, which produced a most extraordina r y result, for in less than three weeks the sores vire l46 10taled, and he walked about with ease and conlf° l " 411 . 5 logs are now perkctly sound and well, and his bodi l l, health much imp ro vcd.—Sold by all druggists, and t° Professor Holloway's establishment, 244, Strand, 14° Ir don. • I 17i 20 20 20 20 20 338 10 20 30 20 1 40 all all 13.5 24i