The Sun. — London, England, 1853-01-15 00:00:00

MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of this day.) MINES. —There has been considerable business done in the Share Market during the week. Devon Consols have risen to 4051. and 4101. ; Condurrow, from 1051. to 1151. ; Herodsfoot, to 51. 10s ; South Tolgus, from 1951. to 2151. ; Tamar Consols, from Si. 10s. to 61. 15s. ; Trehane, from 151. t o 231., and in great demand ; West Caradon, from 2201. to 2451. ; West Providence, from 531. 10s. to 551. 10s. A great many shares have changed hands in Par Consols, Alfred Consols, Bedford United, Gonamena, South Tamar, and Wheal Golden, at the prices quot e d. Baln oon , Boscean, Cubert, East Crown dale, North D amse l, Wheal Augusta, Craddock Moor, Wheal Carpenter (Gwinear), Great Sheba, and Hennock, have been done at an advance, and buyers still in the market. Mendip Hills, North Buller, St. Day United, West Ding Dong, Langford, Robins, Clive, Treworlis and Trenethick, West Phoenix, and East Russell, are in demand. In the metal market, notwithstanding the late ad vance in copper and lead, both are in such extensive demand, that higher rates are expected. Tin is steady, and a large business doing. Plates are steady, and charcoal in extensive request. Spelter is firm at 201. los. ; large lots h ave gone o ff t o consum ers. Rails and bar-iron a r e with ou t any a lt era ti on , an d makers cannot execute orders as fast as th e y ar e required. Scotch pig is a shade easier. Three meetings of the iron and coal masters of Staf fordshire and Shropshire have been held this fi w r e st ek, w e hi a c c h h exciting more than ordinary interest. The was held at W a l sa ll, on Tuesday, was thinly attended, and very little business was transacted. The meeting at Liverpool was numerously attended, and it was said th&t some large orders were withheld. in consequence of the high price declared atthe rreliminary meeting. The meet ing at the Town-hall, in Birmingham, was still more impor tant. The principals of all the leading firms in the district were in attendance, and most of the large houses in London, Liverpool, and towns interested in the trade, were repre sented. Before business commenced, a rumour was pre valent that an advance of 20s. per ton was contemplated ; but, on the arrival of the leading members of the trade, it became known that it was not intended to make any advance, but that the prices decided upon last week would be-firmly maintained. The meeting may be fairly described as rather excited ; the masters determined on retaining the prices, and the buyers anxious to effect a reduction ; 10/. 15s. were offered in several instances for bars, but there was not a ton sold for less than ill., re gardless of quality. It has been announced that one of the largest houses in the copper trade has issued notice of an advance of Si. per ton on this article, and if the circulars have not ac tually been issued, a rise to the above extent will cer tainly take place. At a meeting of the Northern coal trade,' on Wed nesday, the colliery owners congratulated themselves on its improved state, and decided that the price of best coals should be raised from 225. 6d. to 245. per ton, and other descriptions proportionately. The Marquis of Londonderry expressed himself as desirous of co-operat ing with his fellow-proprietors in maintaining their re solutions, - In the Bullion market—Bar silver containing gold, all gold, above five grains in the pound to' be paid fcir at ss. lid. per •oz. siandard ; bar silver 'without gold, ss. 18d. per oz. standard; bar gold, 775. 9d. per oz. standard. The Bale of copper ore at Thursday's Ticketing was 3,262 tons, amounting to 24.5751. 65., the average pro duce and standard being 61,.1521. ss. The correspond ing sale last month was 3,833 tons, produce 64, 134/. 65., showing an advance of 19/., equal to 11. ss. per ton on the ore. Hmiclre, .Deep Level, Merllyn, Tala,cre, Rolloway, Plantation, Bwlch Gwyn, Tamar, Shallee, and Gurtna dyner, have , sold lead ores during the week. Porkellis, Drake Walls, Georgia, Bosom, Wheal Augusta, and Spearne Consols, have sold blank tin. Messrs. Poweles Brothers, and Co., have received from New Granada 105 cwts. of rich silver ore, mint aweepings,- cupel stuff, concentrated slag, &c., that has realised _a large price per ton, as will be seen in the usual place: Drake Walls sold, during the week, 18 tons of black tin for 1,2371,—0ne parcel of 6i tons realising 701. per ton, the'highest price obtained for many years. At Lewis Mines, they sampled this week 19 tons of black tin. The lode in the 70, east of Praed's is 24 ft. Wide, worth 131. per fm. , At Bosom Mine, they sold black tin, within the last 10 days; , amounting to 2161. 4s. 6d.; the better quality realising 641. per ton.. The mine is ldoking exceedingly well.' There is a line course of tin in the bottom level— align whole ground. Sidney Godolphin sold, last week, by ticket, tinstuff to the amount of 2611. 12s. 2d.—one month's produce. Within the past few days the bottom levels have greatly improved, as well as the adit end, driving on a copper lode. . The Tamar Mines monthly sampling of 92 tons of silver-lead ore; was sold on Tuesday to Messrs. *Sims, Willyams, and Co., at 221. 75. 6d., whi c h will give si profit of about 6001. on the December workings. We understand that the directors of the West Gra nada, or Veraguas, Gold Mining Company, have en gaged their superintendent and miners, and are busy in securing mechanics—all of whom, with the stamps and requisite machinery, will be.on their way to the property in a week or two. It will be remembered 'that Mr. Champion, the late manager of the St. John del Rey Mines, which are paying dividends to the extent of 50,0001. per annum, returned about two months ago from making an inspection of the Veraguas Mines—of which he reported in the strongest pos sible manner ; while his well-known practical abilities, and strict impartiality, caused more than ordinary im portance to be attached to his report. The property is extensive, and the veins large. There is ample water power, •rendering expensive machinery unnecessary, with abundance of timber ; and native labour is cheap and plentiful. ,A large quantity of. samples, taken promis cuously, were broken and sent home by Mr. Champion under his special care ; and the results prove most satis factory. The average result of the ore taken from the surface, and from the principal lode, is worth 191. 14s. per ton ; the former by itself is worth 51. 10s. per ton, and the latter , 231. 14s. 10d. per ton. The deepest sample taken is the richest for gold. Comparing this with other companies, it is found that the quartz of the St. John del Roy is worth only 11. 10s. per ton, and that of the Mariquita only 1/. 12s. per ton. Mr. Champion estimates that, after payment of the machinery, &c., there will be a profit the first 18 months of 56,2131., which will be considerably larger after that time. He considers the working of these veins " a most promising undertairdng ; and he grounds his opinion " upon the richness of the ore, the facility of working it by means of water-power, the abundance of excellent timber, and ample supply of native labour at moderate rates." A very large amount of business has been done this week in the shares of the North British Australasian Company, although the price has been lower than it was at the end of last week. We understand that the sum of 7,0001, was s en t ou t b y t h e second of the new li ne of steamers, as a comm encemen t f or the purc h ase o f gol d, and'that advices were received some time ago from the manager, to the effect that he expected to pay off all the liabilities in the colony by the end of December last, without disposing of any of the company's property. Our expressed opinions of the Baw-aw Copper Mines, possessed by this company has frequently and always been extremely favourable, and we are now more than ever convinced of their very great value. By the directors' report, it appears that the sum of 40,0001. has been realised from the copper ore, although the workings are only about 24 fathoms deep from surface, and all the machinery in use is an old 14-inch cylinder steam-engine. The mines are situate close to the sea, and where large ships can anchor, so that there is no expense of land carriage. Furnaces for reducing the ore to regulus are in operation, so that when a powerful pumping-engine is erected, we anticipate results scarcely exceeded by even the Bun-a Burra itself. This company also holds a third of the Bon Accord mine, adjoining the Bun-a Bun-a, and said to be on the same lodes. The whole possession s of the company, in the Australian colonies, are about 450, 000 acres, a large proportion of w hi c h i s , i n the neighbourhood of the Australian A 'cultural Company's property. A Charter of Incorporation is about to be granted, and we of a London board of directors will shortly be appointed. We May add that the company was established in Aberdeen in 1839, and that the capital is 123,0001., in shares of 1/. each, fully paid-up. The shares in the Adelaide Land and Gold Company were allotted on Thursday. The applications had been exceedingly numerous, and more than usually respecta ble. The shares bear a premium of from to A. The committee of the Stock .tbe West Exchan g e hav c 7 .ra appointed Monday next as settling-day Veraguas, Mining Company, a m nd the 20th a s the Gr anada, or get Vein Company. Both companies are to be mark e d In the official list. We are glad to find that all the men sent out bythe Cumber. land, Philip and Colonial Gold Company from land, have been faithful to their engagements, and their conduct generally very satisfactory. At Swansea, there has arrived — From Caldera, 400 tons of silver ore ; from Arica, 286 tons of c3ooppteernii of pre and 80 tons of tin ore ; from Coquimbo, 4 20 copper ore, 50 tons of copper regulus, and 'tons of copper. The gold mining share market this we ek has been charact er i se d by grea t d epress i on ; in d ee d, a complete re-action would appear t o h ave se t i n . The premiums on many descriptions are vanishing with almost as mu ch rapidity as they w e re established—sellers offering ve ry freely, whilst the downward tendency is further assisted by sisted by " bear " operations. Th e cause of this re-action s to be found in the highly speculative character of this market, which, induces operators to dispose of their 'flares whenever the other departments of the Stock Exchange are unfavourably affected. The desertion Of the labourers of the Australian Auriferous Ore. Reduction Company, detailed by Mr. Webb, the managing director of that company, has had an 'unfavourable' effect, though we are informed by Mr. Cox, the agent at Melbourne of the Central Australian Gold Mining Company, that the labour mar ket is in course of settlement. The Australian Mutual Mining • Gompany have likewise their labourers employ ed, but this, it must be remembered, is not in Victoria, but in New South Wales. It was anticipated that the arrival of the Australian mail steamer would have had a favourable effect on this branch of investment, but the contrary has been the case. Although several of the companies have realised large profits by the purchase of ,gold dust,,yet this is looked upon with dictate, as being BernewiLit . out of the sphere of.their legitimate Opera - the directors of the New Granada Company " have received advices from their agents, informing them of a provisional `coaract 'for the purchase of the Frontino G o ld Mi ne , near A n ti oquia. The Australian Freehold Company lawe vecoi'ved 2,897 oz, of gold from Sydney. A company is about to be formed under the superintendence of Mr. Percival N. Johnson for the re duction of ores—the Australian and Californian quartz forming a portion of the company's operations. Such a desideratum has long been wanted, and from the high character of the manager, there can be but little doubt of the utility of the scheme, and the bona fides of the undertaking. The non-official are—Monarch, A to k prem. ; L'Aigle d'Or, par to a prem. ; Garnett and Moseley, par to A prem. ; Australian Consols, a to # prem. ; Burn's Creek, par to a p rem. ; Peel River, 91 to ; Adelaide, par to a prem. STATE OF THE WOOLLEN TRADE. (From the Leeds Mercury of this day.) The London market has been very firm, and the ex traordinary accounts from Australia about the yield at the gold diggings, renders 'the securing of the gold clip somewhat more problematical. The imports into Lon don since our last have been 2,050 bales, of which 1,082 were from Alexandria, 436 from the Cape of Good Hope, 381 from Bombay, 76 from Lisbon, 54 from Germany, and the rest from New Zealand, &c. In the foreign wool trade we have to report an active demand for most descriptions of foreign and colonial wool this week, recent rates being firmly maintained. In the English wool market there is no change of moment to report this week. Last week's prices are fully maintained, with an upward tendency. In the Liverpool wool market yesterday there was a very active demand for all kinds of wool, at higher prices. Imports for the past week :-7 bales from Marseilles, 167 bales from Buenos Ayres, 56 bales ' Egyptian, 136 bales Lisbon, and 1,249 bales Alpaca. With regard to woollen cloths, we had some little im provement in business at our Cloth-halls on Tuesday, compared with the last few market days, and there con tinues to be more business doing than usual at this sea son out of the halls. Prices remain firm, with an up ward tendency. The mills are in pretty full employ ment; and stocks very low, compared with what they generally are at this period. The trade, from these causes ' is considered encouraging for the spring trade. Few buyers have been in the town, as usual, at this sea son of stock-taking, and, in consequence, business has been dull in the warehouses since this day week. The Rochdale flannel and wool market was but thinly attended this week, and a very limited amount of busi ness has been transacted. This is generally the case from Christmas-day to the new market, which is held next Monday. Wool continues to be a little firmer, and English wool to be more scarce. In the Bradford worsted market there is great uncer tainty hanging over the prospects of the trade, arising from apprehensions of an inadequate supply of the raw material: Though many firms have laid in well before. hand, the bulk of spinners and manufacturers buy only for immediate consumption, and with them it is very difficult, many say impossible, to obtain a remuneratiVe price, for no sooner is an advance obtained for pie‘s and yarns, than it is followed by an increase in price'of wools. The inconvenience arises mainly from the rapid extension of our manufacturing operations rendering the supply of the raw material insufficient. A fair amount of business was done in pieces ; yarns were firm, those for Cobourgs being in chief demand. With respect to, the hosiery trade of Leicester and Nottingham, the' market is not yet moved for the new year. . Several manufacturers are curtailing their make, the high price of yarns affecting the production, and the open weather has put a stop to the fancy trade. Wools have again risen in value, an lb d worsted spinners are asking for an advanc e of Ad. per . this week. LUNACY OF THE EARL OF ELDON. A commission de lunatico inquirendo, touching th state of mind of the Earl of Eldon, was held yesterday at Shirley-park, near Croydon, his lordship's residence, by Mr. Commissioner Winslow and a jury of seventeen gentlemen resident in the neighbourhood. Sir Frederic Thesiger and Mr. Hawkins, of the Chancery bar, ap peared to prosecute the commission. Mr, Hugh, Hill attended to watch the proceedings one the part of his lordship. It appeared that his brdship's unsound ness •of mind is of nearly, two years' standing, but the commission was rendered necessary in con sequence of the recent death of the Countess of Eldon, who, during her lifetime, watched over his lordship with unceasing care and tenderness. He was born in 1804, and was consequently in the 48th year of his age. In 1831 he married a daughter of Lord Feversham, by whom he had issue six daughters and one son, Lord Encombe, a boy who was now about seven years of age. He succeeded in 1838, on the death of his grandfather, the distinguished Lord Chancellor, to the family honours and estates. The characteristic description of the unsoundess of mind was, not preys lent delusions, but a partial dementia, exhibited, in great incoherence of conversation, occasional evanescent de lusions, and co nsiderable excitement. The jury returned a verdict, finding that Lord Eldon had been of unsound mind from the 4th of June, 1851. It is said the estates thus brought under the sur veillance of the Court of Chancery amount to nearly 60,0001. a year.. It was also rumoured in the court, though . it did not come out in evidence, that the over study which has had such a disastrous effect on Lord Eldon's mental health was incurred in collecting and preparing the materials for the life of his illustrious grandfather, which formed the groundwork of the late Mr. Twiss's well-known " Life of Lord Chancellor Eldon." ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD UNIVERSITY. TENTH DAY. OXFORD, FRIDAY.--The poll of to-day, shows an in crease of 10 votes over that of yesterday. Out of the 31 votes recorded, 18 were for Mr. Gladstone, and 13 for Mr. Perceval. STATE OP THE POLL.-FIVE O'CLOCK. , Gladstone 947 Perceval SI7 Majority for Gladstone ----130 ever, the institution of Maritime Prefects was strengthened and the control was re-established, the provisions of the First Consul's decree of the 7th Ploreal were not fully carried out. The Minis ter then goes on to show that it is necessary, for the good of the service, that reforms should now be made, and he recommends that the control or inspection should be confided to functionaries of a high 'grade, _possessing from their rank, moral authority, instead of to a great number of ill paid functionaries, as was done by the ordinance of 1848, and that the control should be exer cised by resident and itinerary inspectors, in order to have the advantages of constant surveil lance, without the abuses, which personal relations are likely to cause to be tolerated when there are only one set of agents residing long in the same place. He says that the travelling inspectors will be able to see everything, to cause the Minister's orders to be everywhere uniformly executed, and by their verbal instructions to do away with a mass of correspondence ; also to examine the reforms which can be effected, and prepare information useful to the Minister in coming to a decision on any subject. In execution of these recommenda tions, the Minister proposes to the Emperor to sup press all the subaltern places, which only serve to s well the lists of employes, whilst they lessen the authority of the corps to which they be long ; and to have three inspectors of the first class employed nearly all the year in rounds of inspection. He next says that a chief, a sub stitute, one or two deputies with some clerks appear to him sufficient for the three ports of Rochefort, Lorient, and Cherburg ; a chief, a sub. stitute, two or three deputies, and some clerks for Toulon and Brest. He recommends that the no minations in the service shall be made according to merit, not seniority. The total expense of the ser vice of inspection thus organised, he calculates at 232,000 f. ; but it will replace the exist* sysfem of control, which costs 282,000 f. ; so that a saving of 50,000 f. will be effected.--A decree of the Em peror, dated the 12th, enacts th a t th e recommen dations on the report shall be ca rr i e d into effect ; it regulates certain matters of detail relative to the duties to be performed, and fixes the salaries of the inspectors at from 5,000 f. to 10,000 f., and of the deputies at 3,000 f ; and 3,500 f. Another decree of the same date nominates the different inspec tors and deputies. • ' The Couizt of Cassation has given a judgment to the effect that, according to the French law, , a Frenchman may proceed against a foreigner for debt in France, even though he may have previ ously brought an action against him before, and had it decided by a foreign tribunal. The ques tion arose in consequence of an Austrian, named Todesco, having appealed to the Court to put: a stop to certain -legal proceedings which - a- French; man named Bandon, ha comr_oolloed. agai ns t "Paris,in diefliaving cited him before the Tri bunal ipf-COmmerce of Vienna, and which the Court of Paris had admitted by judgment of November, 1851. We read 'in the Patrie - i—" Several French jour nals have repeated an article from Geneva journal, which announces that the railway f ro m Lydns to Geneva, and to the frontier of Italy, had just been conceded. This account is in correct. The question is . still under considera tion, and no - concession of "the - kiird - lii§ yet been made."' • M. Rinn, Provisieur of the Lycee Louis-le-Grand, has been named Professor of Latin Elocution at the College of France. M. Paulin, member of the In stitute, has been named Professor of the French Language and Literature of the Middle Ages. M. Forneren, Rector of the Academy of the Seine- Inferieure, has been appointed to succeed M. Rinn at the ty - eoe - Lduis-leGrazid . .. - _ The Minister -of War, and Colonel Blonde', - di rector of the Depot de la Guerre, have presented to the Emperor the sixteenth part of the map of France drawn up by the officers of the staff, and the first part of the same map on a reduced scale. The Em peror expressed his approbation of them. The Bourse was more firm yesterday than for several days past, and a rise took place in the price of public securities in general. The Four-and-a- Half per Cents. opened at 104 f. 80c., and rose to 105 f. 20c., at which they closed for the end of the month ; the Three per Cents. closed at 80f. 15c.; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,002 f. 50c.; Rouen, 985 f.; Havre, 510 f. ; Great Northern, 848 f. 75c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 778 f. 75c. ; Paris and Lyons, 883 f. 75e. ; Lyons and the Mediterranean, 730 f. ; Wes tern of France, 672 f. 50c. ; St. Dizier to Gray, 500 f. • Caen and Cherbourg, 627 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux and dette, 5T5f. ; Dijon and Besancon, 520 f.; Shares of the Bank of Credit Mobilier (issued at 500 f.),. 750 f. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15, 1853. GATEWAY IN ST. JAMES'S-PARK. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Slll,—lt would be a great desideratum if an opening were cut out in the iron railing round the enclosure s of St James's-park, at the curve opposite to the Duke of York's Column, as pedestrians and promenaders would find it much more pleasant and agreeable (particularly in wet weather) to walk inside in preference to the opt side of the enclosure, either across to Bird-cage-walk,' or vice verso, or from and to Pimlico, on the north side. The insertion, in your much-read and popular parier, of these few lines will, I am sure, oblige many, but, espe cially, yours respectfully, J. D. Victoria-square, Pimlico, Jan. 10, 1853. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EPSOM SPRING MEETING. NOMINATIONS FOR THE CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP. The Heriot, 5 yrs ; Isabella, 4 yrs ; Bell Tinker, 3 yrs ; Madame Landea u, 3 y rs ; Eliza, 3 yrs ; LongbOw, 4 yrs ; Benita, 4 yrs ; Vermuth, 5 yrs ; Appleton, 4 yrs ; Sir R. Trenchard, 5 yrs ; The Bishop, 4 yrs ; Charley, 3 yrs ; Winter, 3 yrs ; Sylphide, 3 yrs ; Cassica, 3 yrs ; Jouvence, 3 yrs ; b fby Launce lot, out of Wedlock, 4 yrs; Ethelbert, .3 yrs ; Tickton, 3 yrs ; Madeline, 4 y rs ; Jullien, 4 yrs Calot, 4 yrs ; Hatchet , 3 yrs ; P eggy , 3 yrs ; RUIStO- rough, 6 yrs ; The Varmint, .4 yrs ; Bardolph, 4 yrs ; Surprise, 4 yrs ; Allegro, 4 yrs : Quasimodo, aged ; Miss Delamere, 3 yrs ; Ida, 3 yrs ; Father Thames, 4 yrs ; Prevention, 3 yrs ; Snarry, 4 yrs ; May Day, 5 yrs ; FlungerfOrd, 5 yrs ; Narcissus, 6 yrs ; Henrietta, 4 yrs ; Kate, 4 yrs ; Master Norton, 3 yrs ; Tavistock, 3 yrs ;' b f by. Cotherstone, out of Wedlock, 3 yrs ; Anne Page, 3 yrs ; The Friar, 3 yrs ; Jack Leaning, 5 yrs ; Theseus, 5 yrs ; Evadne, 4 yrs ; Italian, 6 yrs ; View-Halloo,, aged ; Sister to Singapore, 4 yrs ; Stamford, 5 yrs ; Katty Darling, 5 yrs ; St. George, 6 yrs ; Miss Emma, 3 yrs ; Bib e tte, 4 yrs ; Pancake, 4 yrs ; Convulsion, 4 yrs • Glenluce, 4 yrs ; Little David, 4 yrs ; The Nabob, 4 yrs • Dulcet, aged ; Tobolski, 3 yrs ; I n di an ' Warrior, 4 yrs ; Conmore, 4 yrs ; Candl ew i c k , 6' yrs ; T he M erse y, 3 y r s ; Defiance, 3 yrs ; D on Miss Tennys Yrs on,'3 Quixote, 3 yrs ; Tonic, 5 yrs i Lord Fau conberg 3 • Hercules, out of Mis's Shirley, yrs. y F A arm gn e e r s , , s .4 B yrs 4 ; Ch . dton f , 3 by yr s s ir ; 3 oy y , rs yrs Truth, ,b. 4 yrs ; Koh-i-noor, 4 yrs • 5 yrs ; Prime Minister, 5 yrs. 3 yrs Antigone, , c. by the Emperor, out of Cowl, SHIPWRECKED FISHERMEN AN D managem en t of this society took BENEVOLENT sent--- Capta vv in il t li he Hon. F I MARINERS' ROYAL SOCIETY.—A meetui . gof the committee of rancis p maaceuydeestßerty.. (in the Miller Lieut. Col chair), Mr. wih am S o tu u a n r ; an ß d ev c Z ia ß. infi G H , rib is tle p , , C ro ap ixo ta n in , of drowned a o n rp d h H an 'a s ll, R N.. wrecked seamen e cases of twenty-five widows And nrieire considered, and 2111. Os. 3d. mariners, and ninety-two ship the crew of the fi t s o bi e l f g . awarded for their smack Ariel, for picking up: at sea and bringing A reward of 303. was voted to Wasromer the crew of the foundered ecemTported by the secretary that brig Pursuit. It widow s 1,2211. 16s. id. had been since the Ist of D granted in rthelie4f4tso mloa7riners Is r and orphans of drowned Ir homes from various mariners ; agents s. of parts wreck ; and hi passing to the It appeared by the society that loss of clothes by ship of the coast 544 shipwrecked ,person more applica expected. reports from various honorary many vessels were missing, and that m in a;iy ht public, tions from the widows of the drowned It was therefore-unanimously resolved that tibiteehsecretai y do appeal, in the name of the committee, to and that the press be solicited to give itpublicity,e committee then broke up till Friday nest. Th e she THE FRENCH AT DOVER. — The French m an - of Corse, bristling with cannon , p u t i nto Dover harbour war La Thursday morning. It was imagined by sort's' that oul was the avant courri m er of an invading French squadron and thoughts were entertained of calling, out the D over division of the East Kent Militia. It turned out, how ever, that our French brother had been induced to take refuge in our friendly port, partly in consequence of ad verse winds, and partly on account of -running short of water and other necessaries. In proof of the good feel ing subsisting, however, 'between the two nations, w e may notice that the officers of the French vessel were 1 do Friday invited to dine with the officers of the Western Heights; Conimandei Heiiiek; and the naval officers of the town, were also invited to meet them.—Kentis4 Ohervor. PENINSULAR MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 14. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company's ship Iberia, Captain John Bowen, arrived this af ternoon with the usual mails, and dates from Gibraltar, Jan. 6 ; Cadiz, Jan. 7 ; Lisbon, Jan. 9 ; Oporto, an. 10 ; and Vigo, Jan. 11.. The Iberia brings on freight four packages specie, value 1,420/. ; 347 half-chests oranges, 81 boxes Tangarine oranges, 15 casks wine, 108 barrels and 33 boxes dates, and sundry merchandise. The ship Provinconist, of Londonderry, of 880 tons, John Shields, master, from Philadelphia, bound to Liverpool, with a valuable general cargo, foundered at sea on the 21st of December, in lat. 35.36 N., long. 51.31 W. The crew were taken off by the Spanish bark Union, from Havannah, and were landed at Vigo on the sth instant. This packet left Lisbon on Sunday, the 9th inst., at one p.m., when the emigrant ship Africa, bound to Australia, was going out. A French steamer of war and her Majesty's ships Sanspareil and Inflex ible were at anchor in the Tagus. The Tay, Brazil mail steamer had not arrived. The Lisbon exchange quotations of the Bth for bills at three months were, on London, 54k; Paris, 526; Amsterdam, 43; Hamburgh, 481 ; and Genoa, 524. The transactions on the Continent had been limited, and few takers appeared on London ex cept the Board of Credit for dividend account. In stocks and shares little had been doing at 371 to 38 for Five per Cents. ; Four per Cents., 31 to 32 ; Bank of Portugal Shares, 220 to 210 milreis dis count upon 500 milreis. These rates were in Lisbon bank-notes, discountable at 2i per cent. Bank of Oporto Shares, 8 to 9 per cent. premium in metal. There was no political news in Lisbon since our last advices. Considerable clearances of English goods had been made from the 'Custom-house since the publication of the new tariff. The Queen had recovered from the cold which prevented her opening the Cortes in person. The weather had continued unfavourable, and prevented the Deputies from the north from leaving the Douro, so that the Chamber in Lisbon had not met in sufficient numbers to transact business. No further retrenchments had been made by any of the numerous dictatorial d.ecre-is published in the Lisbon Gazette. Our Oporto letter, of the 10th inst., contains the following "The exchange has been done at 54d. and id. for bills on London at 90 days' date ; Brazilian paper has been latterly in the market, and on the whole a good deal of business was done both for this and the last packet. We have had no arrivals latterly from England. The weather for some time past has been rainy and boisterous, and there are very few British vessels in the Douro. Business, both in the cotton and woollen trade, rather flat. Brandy is now at 110, milreis and scarce. Very few wines have been Changing hands lately. The late change in the British Ministry seems to give satisfac tion. The Portuguese are beginning to learn the merits of a strong government. No news in politics ; every thing quiet." The accounts from Gibraltar are to the 6th inst. inclusive. - The following British ships of war were in the bay :—The Britannia, Albion, Trafalgar, Bel leroplion, Arethusa, Sampson, Retribution, Niger, and Antelope. The Peninsular and Oriental Com pany's ship Euxine, five and a half days from Southampton, arrived at Gibraltar on the 2d inst. and proceeded to Marseilles. The screw steamer Arno,' nine days from Liverpool, arrived on the 2d inst., and left for. Naples on the ,3d. The screw steamer Arabian, 10 days froth Smyrna and five days from Malta, arrived at Gibraltar on the 6th, bound to London. In reference to the recent acts of piracy on the north coast of Morocco the Gibraltar Chronicle of the Ist instant contains the folloiving " It appears that the coast of Riff is as insecure as ever. A Melilla letter, of the 13th ult., states that, three days before, a merchantman happening to be be calmed within about fifteen miles of the land, a boat manned by eight Moors went alongside, but perceiving that the crew. consisted of from 18 to 20 men, and that an attempt to board the vessel was likely to fail, the pirates contrived to prevail upon the master to.adrnit them, and, when on deck, their leader ordered him to steer his course towards the coast. The master refused ; the leader insisted ; and the former, directing his sailors to arm themselves with knives or razors, took up a large one himself, and went to the latter, Who, on seeing him advance, shot him dead with a pistol. A young sailor, exasperated by such treacherous. Conduct, fell upon the leader with a knife in each of his hands and wounded him, but was, in his turn, shot at and wounded by another Moor, and jumped into the sea, evidently preferring the death that awaited him there to the torments which he knew those barbarians inflict upon their victims. The sailors, who were apparently unprovided with firearms, then betook themselves to the hold. Thither the pirates durst not follow them, but, going to the cabin, plundered it, taking away, among other things, four trunks full of clothes, a case of sulphur, two watches, and a spyglass ; and subsequently left the vessel • without searching her more minutely, being probably afraid that the crew in the hold would ultimately oppose their departure." THE ISLAND OF MADEIRA. SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 14. The packet brig Brilliant, Captain Allan, has arrived here in seven days from Madeira. The Brilliant reports the following arrivals at Madeira : The Norwegian schooner, December 30th, 41 days from Hartlepool, bound to Rio de Janeiro ; the British bark Sir William Holks, 30 days from Plymouth, bound to Port Philip •, the bark Lancashire Witch, 43 days from Sunderland, for Cuba ; the bark Phantom', 53 days from Lon don, for, Jamaica. January J.—The British brig Pelun, 36 days from Hartlepool, for Demerara. Jan. s.—The brig Richard Cobden, 40 days from Newport, for St. Thomas' ; the Hamburg bark Aleda, 63 days from H am b urg , f or New York ; the merican ship Europe, 30 days • from Liver pool, for Philadelphia—short of water. Jan. 6. The British steamer Pirate, 24 days from Glasgow, for Sydney—left on the 6th for her destination. The outward African mail steamer was observed standing into Funchal at noon on the '7th instant. The homeward Brazil mail packet was hourly ex pected. By recent resolution of the Cortes, promulgated in Madeira, all vessels arriving at that island for refreshments or passengers are to be free of port dues. The iron steamer City of New York, Captain Hart, arrived here to-day from Oporto with a cargo of cattle. Owing to very heavy weather she lost upwards of 40 beasts on the voyage, and had to put into ic Po r rt em la a n i d n for provender and water for the 150 THE FRENCH EMPIRE. The Council of State held a general sitting on Thursday, at which the Emperor presided, when a bill on civil pensions, another concerning found lings and poor orphans, and a project of a decree, having for its object to modify the statutes of dif ferent religious communities, were presented for consideration. M. Fournier des Ormes, advocate, has been named' chef du Cabinet of the President .of the Senate. The budget of 184 has been sent to the Council of State, so that the Legislative Body will be able to enter on its examination during the first days' of its sittings. By the terms of the Senatus-Consultum, the budget is to be presented by chapters. Fri= the monthly returns which have just been published of the state of the Bank of France, it ap pears that the metallic reserve has declined 22k m illions of francs in Paris, and n millions in the branch-banks. The discount • accommodation has increa,secl. 22k millions in Paris, and 20 millions in the departments. The advances in public securi ties of France has fallen off 8 millions in Paris, and iof a million in the provinces. The advances on railway securities have declined 3k millions in P a ris, but 'have increased 2k millions in the pro vinces._ ; .On the side of the liabilities, the notes in circulation have advanced 8 millions in Paris, and 6 millions in the branch-banks. The account-cur rent of the Treasury has advanced 8i millions. Private accounts-current are 10k millions less in. Paris, and k a million less in the provinces. 1 4 he whole amount of the metallic reserve is at present 482 k millions, to 686 millions of notes in circula tion. The Moniteur publishes a long report from the Minister of Marine on the re-organisation of " the administrative service of inspection" of that de partment. The Minister states that a system of control of the construction, fitting out, and arming of vessels, ' and of the accounts, purchases, and operation's of all kinds, was established for the navy by Colbert, was improved by his successors, and was Completed by the First Consul, by decree of the 7th Floreal, an VIII. This decree, says the report, " worthy of meditation, like everything which emanated from the genius of the extraor dinary man who then governed France," esta blished maratime prefects, and under the name; of inspection, a modification of Colbert's system ,of control, which inspection was dependent on the Minister alone and corresponded with him. In 1815, these w er as e done away with, and a control was Ire-established ; but in 1828 the system of pre fecturqs was restored with modifications, and the etration and that I control was ' nearly s in spection." , great ablises, and i 1 ' . a. body called the," Comtdis-' sariat de l a m u • ni r sn g 3e a , n , is . 're-organised with the name of i , i n .' uniting the corps of adminis wish -of the Chambers, i of inspection was formed, and. the u suppressed ' But that led 1 tb , 844, in ac u ccirdarice With the of the naty Were the administrative services reconstituted. Although, how- SPAIN. The journals, which have arrived in due course, give no news of interest. General Narvaez had ad dressed a long petition to the Queen, dated Bayonne the 15th, inviting her Majesty to relieve him from the humiliating position in which he has been placed by what he calls flagrant injustice. There were re ports current of intended modifications in the Min istry. The 9th being Sunday, the Stock Exchange was not open. T TBE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this Day. 29i - 30 6$ 7 6i ( ibi.— n 6i— 6d 22 - 22 3 -- 2i (' 107 -- 109 66 -66 A 23 23 17i.-- 18 3 -- 8i - 5$ - 13 - 9 - 10 7f - 74 - 76 55. -• 60 75 -• 77 27 - 29 61 - 63 78i -79 i 40 - 42 19 - 121 104 -- 106 1 91f -92 i 61 -- 7 88 -- 90 11] 12ip 811 -- 82 4 -- 3d •2f -- 20 161 -- 17 8— 9 1 - 2 101 A 165 122 —122 k 3 —3h p la -- 1 p 90h 91i ' 5,4 4 - 3 d 11 12 194 20. 29 -, 30 3i 3 d, 78 —78 i 46 —. 48 51 = 52 4 d 2i 2i, 8 54 56 2 81 - 2 d 37 38 61 d 2i 2a d 41 • 3k d 8 9 3 4 p ,50 7 -- 51 95 9 7 64 - 65 69 70 - SO 19 - 20, 9 - 10, 14 - 15 3 -2i 22i 2a 79 80 38 -- 38; 13 13; 4 2 J. 13 g t - 27 - 28 9i , - 10 70 - 71 7 21 57 - 58 SHARES, 107 100 • 7."" 4•• if 16§ . 107 19 -- 20 d —ip ;I : , 3 1 1 P 11 :: 1 1 ;), 14. -14 i 18 -18 i .• ... 3 3 - lii - 128 PORTUGAL. The Chambers were opened on the 2d inst. by commission, the Queen having been prevented by slight indisposition from attending personally, and , there was, therefore, no royal Mpeech on the occa sion. Many of the deputies from the provinces not having yet arrived, it may be some time before a sufficient number can be to form a house ; besides which, a fortnight or more will no doubt be wasted, as usual, in the appointment of com mittees and settlement of other)preliminary matters, the whole of which might with common diligence be got through in less than half that time. The long-expected revision of the tariff, or, more properly speaking, the new tariff, as it embraces all the articles mentioned-in the old one has lowered, has made its appearance. The duties, instead of bein are in almost every instanc e ra i sed, especially on cot ton and woollen manufact ures, many articles o f w hi c h will thereby be shut out from the Portuguese markets. On some things, certainly, they are lowered ; but those are precisely such articles of luxury as the revising commissioners (sly rogues) are likely to require themselves : harps and pianos for their daughters, and carriag es and Champagne for the i r own use and delectati on . U nder the impress i on that the duties upon cottons, woollens, hardware, (tc., would be lowered, the British merchants here had for some time past been keeping back as much as possible from clearing their goods inwards through the Custom House, and the consequence is, that they will now have to pay the higher rates. Count Santa Maria has been appointed military governor, in the room of Viscount Fonte Nova, lately deceased. The count is what the French term a sabreur, and has never turned his attention wanting i to politics, or to anythin g e l se b ut his own profes sion. Some amusing anecd o t es are to ld of h i m. On to speak of a polygon, and Greek de r i va ti ons , h e ca lled it a cornered circle. On anoth er, h e sa id th at i t was a waste of money to macad amise th e d own -hill streets, as it would be quite sufficient to macadam is the up-hill ones. GERMANY. The Universal German Gazette, under date sth inst., says :—" The police are keeping up a special surveillance over such persons as took part in the revolutionary movement of 1848. It recently ar rested an ex-deputy of the Frankfort Parliament, M. Hermann-Kudlich, and seals were placed on h i s pa p ers . M. Kudlich was an employe in the: administration of mines. He is accused of having kept up a correspondence with the political refugees in Switzerland and London. Domiciliary visits were made at the residence of his father, and also' at those . of some of his friends, but they led to no Frankfort f or a consi . . r w e a s s u a t . d raft A m o o n n Among the k p e a r p e a r s t derable sum." of M. Kudlich there The Augsburg Gazette states from Darmstadt that a prosecution has been commenced against the deputy Muller Melchiors, on a charge of high treason. The same journal publishes the text of the letter of the Marquis de Tallenay to the President of the Germanic Diet, announcing the accession of the 'Emperor of the French to the throne. The lan guage is the same as that employed by the other French Ambassadors at foreign courts. It states that the efforts of the French Government will always - tend - to the maintenance of peace, and that it has a 'firni confidence that-its intentions will be in accord with the sentiments of foreign govern ments, and that thus the repose of the world will be ,secured.. . The three superintendents of the . Grand Duchy of Hesse have just addressed a circular to the pastors, enforcing on them the necessity of using their 'utmost exertions to strengthen the °van-. gelical creed in the minds of the people, at a time when the prejudices against it seem to be re , newed. ' 50 40 25 25 St. 5 St. 263 131 20 20 St. St.; 64 20 20 12i St. 10 25 10 1.0.1 40 100, 100 100. 50 100 100 20 50 25, TVRICN. In its sitting of the 10th the Chamber of. Depu ties at Turin concluded the disCussion on the bud get of the navy, department. It haying been moved that .the excursions of the fleet, be extended beyond the Mediterranean, the Minister of • War objected to this course, showing -how , unlikely. it was that the Sardinian fleet should ever be wanted anywhere else but in the Mediterranean; hence the impor tance of waking it well acquainted with the pecu liar nature,of-those seai, as,• in case of a war break: ing out, an event which, it was whit Ituown; was far from improbable, the support of the navy would be of the highest importance, all all 25 '2O • RAILWAYS. A.berdeen 1 r Bristol AI Exeter.. Do.; B. & C..... East Lancashire St. st. st. St. st. 100 100 100 100 100 (Great - Southern and. Western (Ireland).. 'Great Western........i Irish South-Easters, Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv.Crsby. & So uthpt. London & Blackwall Lond.Tilb. & Sthend. Lond.tiight.& S.Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths D0.,10/.5h.,Mdz8...0 London & S. Western Do., £50........ Do., £4O. Lndndrry.&Coleraini Lndndrry. dz Ennisk :Vlanch.Shef.dtLincln Do., Man. &Lin. Un [Hidland Do. Binning. & Derby Hidland G. West.(lr.) Do. Shares ... . Newcastle &Carlisle.. 14 Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd, 7i Newry & Enniskillel all Newry Warrenpoini Rostrevor .00 Norfolk Do., . . Northn. CountieS Un North British -. North Devon, N 0.1.. D0.,.N0. Do., A Deferred... Do:; B Giaranteed North Staffordshire.. North We5tern......... N. & S. Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton..... Scottish Central ...... Scottish Midland...... Shrewsbury & Birmg. 1106:; I:.' & N. Westii. Guaranteed Stock... Shrewsby. & Herefd: . Shrewsby: & Chester (Nor. W. Min.),..... Do. Halves, do. Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union A - .B.C.&D.fully paid up at p. c South Devon 100, 100 100 100: 'South Eastern South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dun D 0............ .......... . Stockton dr Hartlepl. Thamee,Haven Dock and Rai1way....:,... IVato of Neath.. Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeriek West C0rnwa11....... West L0nd0n......... Woodford .............. York Newctl.&Berw. Do. Extensioni:....-... 100 20 -10 1100 G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland.. 17 5 9 .00 all 8 LOO 1.00 10 all 1; all PRE/TREY Aberdeen Do., No. 2, 7 p.• c ] Bristol It Exeter 1p -.pent, Stock D0.,4,p. c. Shares , Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guam N per cent Corkdatanden 5i p. c Dundee PerthdzAber deen Junction EastA nglian (X 3 10s) 6 per cent...... :..... Doi (25) 7 per cent.. Do. (£7 l7s) 7 p. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2. • Do., New 6 p. c. St.. Eadtern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent.... too., £lO Deben. Sh. EailtLancash. 6 p. cts. East&WestYorkshire Junction, Fifths..... Edinb.Prth.&Dundee Glasgow & S.Wcstern guar. 5 per cent.... Great Northn. 5 p.c. Do. 5 p. c., Redeem., at 10 p. c. prom .... Gt. Soithn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths Gt. Westn. (Berks Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) Groat Western, fixed 4i per cent.. Lanjash. & Yorksh. F. 220. Do., 6 p. c., Stock... Leeds Northern, 6 p cent No. 1 1.,_ Londonderry& Color, Shares .. _ . Noah British inbg. Nottug. Bost Eastn. June Birnuig. Wolvsrh. Stour Va11ey....... Birkenhd. Lanesh. dr .• Cheshire,Junet.. Do. Chesh. di Birk., £5O dr £25 Cons Do., Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon.... Dublin&BelfastJune. Dundee Perth &Aber• deen Junction Do. Neiv East Anglian (£25 L. & E. & L. & D.)..... Do., (418 E. & H.).. Eastern Counties..... Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. 5h.... Do., do. East & West Ind. Dk. & Binning. June—. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. Prth. &D undee Glaskow& S.Westeru Great Northern Stk.. Do., A. Stock ...... Do., B. 5t0ck...... Do., No. 2. Do., No. Do. , Quarters, 1848. London and:Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 . Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. Lon. & N. West. Cov. & ' , Tim., 5 p. c. Stock. London & S. Western, Con. Thirds. Conds.diy. & Ennisk. Shares Nianch.,Shef., & Lin., i Shares, No. 1...... Do. New, £10......... Haryp . t&Carl. 4 p. c. Do. 4 per cent Do.. Consol. 6 p. c. St. Do. Consol. Bristol dr Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4i per cent Norfolk Extension— Do. Guar. 5i per ct 1 Do. Waveney Valley 5 per cent North Staffordshire Oxford Worcester di Wolverh. £15,6p. c Do Shrewsbury & Birm. New Guaranteed Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min),B p. c, Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 Os.6d. Do. 4} per cent" S. Yorksh .4p. e. Guar. Stock.&Hartl. Guar. sp. c. till 1 Ju1y,1856 Waterfd. &Kilk. Gp. c. York Newcastle and Berwick , 4 p. c. Pref I Do York & N. Midland H &" S. Parch JOINT-STO Australasia British N. American Colonial • Con mercial of Lou English Scottish and Australian , pond. Chart. Bk. 01 Australia London and County London Joint Stock.. Lond. & Westminster National Prov. of Eng. Do. New National of Ireland. Oriental Bank , of Corporation. Do. Now ....... Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn.Bkg st, gold Importing' Company . .... . ... . . . South Alistralie, Union of Australia. Do. New Union of London— 112 114 81 - 9 1 - I,i p 109 - 110 par i pi 150 152 ... -- p 3a 4 p 8 -8, 13 -- la 9 - 10 10/ - 11; ••• - - 1 - li p 50 - 152 23 4 --: Li ] 5 - 6. 2 - 2i .01 - 102 25i - 26. 21 p '" 2 7 1 11 - 11 171 - 1 16 - P 26 - 264 6 Zo ia par. 103 105 5h —5, ,I -' i Bas ness douu this day. i St: St. 25 28 all all all RAlLweits. Antwerp&Rotterdam BelgianEastn. Junct. Charleroi &Erquelin Demerara Dijon and Be&lnon. Dutch Rhenish . East Indian Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd, Juuct. of, France Gt. Western of Canada Shares Do. Eds. (Ist i55.)1857 Do.Bds. (2d i55.)1862 :4 Luxembourg Do. (itailatsy) 14 , Do, i)o. (Canal) Lyons dt Mediterran, Madras - Maria Antonia Do, New Namur k Liege (with' in', crest) Do..(ex interest) Norihern of Franco Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bde (tiny. B. & Ams. Shs.) NorwegianTrunkPref Orleans & Bordeaux Paris and Lyons - Do. Bonds. • Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and StrasboVig i 'Filrisesen&Cherbrg. Quebec &Richmond Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse uthern of France St. And. &Quobec(A) Tours and Nantes Upper India Scrip West Flanders DO. 53 per c. Pref Western of France._ West. of Switzerland' 41,m Fria Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Aye Maria Baden (Gd.Dueby of) Britisli'Austrin. Gold British Iron Brazilianlmp. (issued at £5 pm Do. Cocaes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Carsons's Creek Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo . English and Austin. Copper Smeltg. Co. General Golden Mountain . .. Great Polgooth Lake Bathurst 1 Liberty Lond.&Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Cp Mariquita Mexican&S.Americii New Granada Nouveau Monde Port Philip ' uartz Rock Ethymme Iron Santiago de Cuba South . Australian: Tin Croft ........ United, Mexican Waller We'd Mariposa Yuba ili BANKS 81 - 83 29i 4 64 108 651. 6 23b 3 In i 78i 41 1204 1046 926 a 2 all 100 all 100 111, LOO, 18 RATtwAYs, 821 41;1 2 17 16i i t i 101/ 3i o/ 1 122 / 2/ 2 15/ 90 1 29i :3, 78a 55 i 374 6i S 7 pm. 3847916 i i 80 12i70i 70 1 70i 57i 7 i 11 pm. 14 18t 1151 x.d. 26 i i 11 -- 1 3 - 3i o•• --- ... 48 73 9 i 10 a. d 47: 73 fWi 2 1 3 91 2 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Jedfor4 Bletchley Firm. & guarantee • Do. withoutgr Birm.Wolv. & Dudley guar. Do.w tht guar. , B.uckghanish Clydesdale Jo. E. Lincoln, gr. 6, p. cent..,,, Glstr,&Dn.Fr ( Glas. Darr. & Neilsn:Diroct ( Do. -Nbw I Leasing Compans. Loudon di 4 N.: West. GtAVestu Do • ' D 0........ Do. L. drN.W. Caledon.,. Gt.Notrlin Gt. Westn. Caledon Do Yk. New & Berw Y.&N. Md Do Dk. Railway Closing Prices t lis day. 30 - 31 29t - 30, 30 - 31 29 - 30 109 - 111 54 56 -- 150 --33ixd Hull elby. Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.drarecnw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent Do. 6 per ct Manch.Baton and Matlock Middlcsbro' dz Redcar 13 114 . 56 -- 57 27 -- 28 14 7 -141x4 25/ -- 26/ IS. Eastorn Norfolk Do Ln. &N. W & Midld Stckton & Darlingt. Midland 19i -- 20 23 —25 id 3 - 31 %fidld.Bradfd. Northern and Eastern sp.c. Do. :6 per ct.. Do. Fixed sp, c ['rest.. as Wyre Po. Shares. R.oystm&Hit., Do.Shopth.St. Shef. Roth. di Goole g. 5. p. c S. Staffordsh WearValleygr 6 per cent Do Wilts &Sonirstl !E. Count Do LOB -109 64 -- 66 . ' _ &Ln& Yk Do IGt.Northo Do pin 154 .154 Lancash. di Yorksh NrMelean Stockt. .31 Darling Do I— is IGLlVestn, 314 324 LO3 —lolxd Closhlg Prices this day. 1 idii 13i -14 i x. d. x. d. Lo 4 3 i -- iPxY! 14(1 6 41un 2 -- 21 p f a—fp 1 --lipxtd 7i - 8 - 5 - - 1 - 11 8 - 10 p 21 -, 8 7 8 6 i ---, 7 1 pi 7 - 34. 141 - 151 14 -7- 1 p 38 -- 40 38 -- 39 30A -- 31 - ' 4 1 1- s p. 19i -- 20 2 : 5 5i P d — par 6A 7pin id -- bra 'EOUS 1250 --- 260 GO = (*;: i LO3 x. d. 19 I= 21 FOREIGN. Busiues. thin day. Business done this day. 6i i g 141 Cl new 24A 38; 81 303 A cx. in. 1 19 A 9aiiii ex now 30i 42 31 4i i i 1 lfi • 21 g 2A I 14 x d 8 2 260 50 55 50 3 89 8 61 2 MINES. MISCELLA. !Australian Agricult Canada (Crystal Palace.. Eastern Steam., - Electric Teleg. of Ir. Gen. Steam Navigat. General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar Netherlands Laud.... Peninsular & Oriental Do. Do. CrystPalace of France Royal Mail Steam ... South Austral. Land Univeral Emigration and Colonization.... Van Diemen's Land Submar. Telegraph.. 3 13 - 6 —'7 d P par par 1 4 -- 5 . 291 :: 301 41 : 13 P 3 -- GI -- 7 3}P If -- lid d d 1 p d par 3 Par I p 4. 4i 11 "- - 10 A - P 26 - G - 10 ,- 12 P - j 4 -Ir LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS•DAY.) LONDON, Jan. 15.—Wind at Noon, S.W., fresh breeze, and cloudy. It has rained heavily all mo rn i ng , b u t t h e weather now appears to be breaking. The St. Antonius, Konigsberg to Cowes, passed the Sound on the 19th of October, and has not since been heard of. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 14.--Wind, W.N.W. Sailed—Chal lenge, Hong Kong. , - FALMOUTH, Jan. 14.—Wind, W., fresh breeze, and fine. Sailed—Heela, La Guayra ; Estafette, New York. DEAL, 'Jan. 14.—Wind, N.W., moderate. Arrived— Stevan, Saldanha Bay, for Aberdeen ; John .Banyan, China ; Lavinia, Buenos Ayres ; Adm. Browning, New York. Arrived from the River—Governor M'Donald, for Africa ; 'Euphrates, Adelaide, S.A. ; Margaret, Sierra Leone'; Arthur, New Orleans. A rr i ve d f rom th e Ri ver , and sailed—Potentate, Launceston, Van Diemen's Land ; Brunette, do. ' - Jane, Swan River ; H as ti ngs , C a l cu tt a ; Tom Bowling, Madras ; John Cooper, Bombay ; Mercury, Cape of Good Hope ; Sailor's Friend; do. ; Jane, do. ; Susan CriO, Algot% Bay ; Apollo, Grenada ; Castle Lach lun, Jamaica.; Trope, d 0..; Franklin King, New Orleans ; Britannia, Mobile ; Ocean Queen, New. York. Sailed most of thd outward bound. The Jane Watson, Sydney, for Dublin, was fallen in with waterlogged, on the Bth of Jantiary, in lat. 49 N., 17 W. ; crew taken off. The Andromeda (barque), from Quebec, was spoken on the 4th of January, in lat. 49 N., 30 W., 'with hiss of bowspiit, topmasts, and decks swept. ~ • LIVERPOOL, Jan. 14.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived— Sparks, Canton - Dumbarton Youth (s), Africa. Sailed— John, Savannah'. The sunken wreck of a, large full-rigged , ship was seen on .the 14th of October, sin lat. 4 S., long. 106 E., in six fathoms water, with her topmasts above water, in a . dangerous position for ships steering to or from Gasper Straits ; the water for several miles round was much shoaler than marked in Horsburgh's Charts. SUNDERLAND, Jan. 14.—The Clio of this port . foundered off Tynemouth on the 11th instant ; crow saved. WIIITBY, Jan. 14,—The Richard Cobden, Shields for Aviero, has put in with cons id era bl e damage, having been in contact with the Fruiterer of Wells. iS eaailnirlaelitsh , a "Z P i i BRIELLE, Jan. 14.—The Cleveland, M a ld on to Sunder land,' Vras' abandoned i n a s inki ng state , on the I s t of January lit, in 1 a t..56 isT ; crew sav e d. TORBAY, Jan.. 14.—Wi n d, W .N.W. shire, Australia ; Cecilia, madras ;Afr Protector, Jamaica ; Angelique, New Y or k ; Charles, timore ; Mona, Bermuda. _______............ TRADE NEivEcl newapaper, t a ki ng under its protecti on the truly important article o f g l ass, has just been iss ue d from the Sunderland press, and edited by the Messrs. Harkley and Co ~ the em i nent glass firm of th a t place; To the trade it • will afford th e most complete ind ex o f . all that is requisite to know for the purposes o f commerce, and a periral uisi of its contents will equally satisfy the political economist of the result of the latel measure for the • relief of glass from fiscal restrictions. The first number is certainly a curiosity in its way, and follows at a fitting sequence of efilighten ment upon intelligent. legislative enactments. [ADVERTISEMENT:I—The Earl of Aldborough . a c u u d . Holloway's Pill.§.----An astounding cure by this i.n.irasce is -medicine, after every other means had f!Lailessing, extract from iiis lordship's letter dated "Villa. Leghorn, Feb. 21, 1845. To P;ofessor Holloway—Si r effected a —I beg to acquaint you that your ills have over th cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach, and : ll hichal n i t t l h l e e e most Continent t ie (Sig ea s i ny dis waters of Carlsbad or Marienbad. w ill eur i l onoway , s been facu ablel t . a to t e h ff o r m ea d e . n , BOROMGII.7 These , wonderftu P ov a ~ r l ' --(aals-t?seji- 2 1: 4 D 4: ointment) at Professor Il AI edic i no v orders of the liver or stomach.., , E s tablishment , endnrs Strand, London , and by an In t out the world. through- LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASYLUM: The usual half-yearly court of the members of this benevolent institution was held in the board-room of the Asylum, in the Old Kent road, yesterday afternoon, Mr. Bryon taking his seat for the first time as Chair man. The minutes of the last two courts were confirmed, and the secretary, (Mr Jones) read the report of , the board of management on the 25th year's proceedings of the society, in which it was stated that the gross amount I of the subscriptions and donations during the past year was 2,7831. ls. 7d., by means of which, ,every claim up to the close of - the year had been discharged, and the al lowanceto the inmates of the ladies' wing made up to 6s. per week to couples, and to ss. per week to single per sons. The balance in the hands of the bankers was 4461. 75. 9d:, besides cash with the different brewers, . 9,2501., and - with Mr. Robert Hanbury; 1,3251. 18s. ld. The ball at Christmas 1851, produced 1841. 10s.'; the fancy fair in 1852, 146 t. 9s. 10d ; and the dinner, in 1852, 461. 13s. The board also acknowledged 'the receipt of 1,000/. from Mrs. Barnet, of Highgate, pursuant to the wish of her deceased brother ; of 3001. from an unknown friend, and of 211. from the late Mr. Duff. They expressed their thanks to the Rev. Mr. Mai7tyn, the chaplain, for the faithful, zealous, and highly effi cient manner in which he had discharged the onerous duties of:his office ; and to the Rev. C. Moore, and the Rev. Mr. Brydges, for the eloquent addresses de livered by them in the chapel on Sunday, the 2d inst., in aid of the society's funds. Any encomiums on the secretary, Mr. Jones, would, they observed, fall short of his merits, for if at any time during the twenty-four years-he had been in office he deserved praise for his exertions in their behalf, that exertion in the past year had not been lessened. The board noticed in compli mentary terms the services of Mr. J. Bloomfield, ,the medical attendant, and then proceeded to report on the domestic affairs of the institution. No serious com- ' plaint had been made with regard to the conduct of 'the inmates, and during the year they had lived in accord ance with the rules, and in- amity with each other. Seven inmates had been 'removed by death, being the average - number, and not more than'Was to be expected from the advanced age arrived at before admission to the asylum. On the 10th -of December, the vacant habitations were filled up, but .one death had since,oc curred, which left one habitation unoccupied. The total number of inmates was 154. To complete the ladies' wing, twelve more houses required - to be erected, but it ' was thought desirable to postpone there erection, until the existing building was- fully endowed. For a long time pa 0. R. very general desire had been expressed that tome step should be taken to raise a fund to grant a weekly allowance to every inmate sufficient to.meet their neces sities.. All that the board had been able to do up to the present period was to make up the weekly incomes of married inmates in the main building to 7s. per week, and of single inmates to 6s. per week ; and the weekly incomes of the inmates of the ladies' wing to 6s. and ss. respectively, according to -whether couples or. single per sons. But they expressed a confident hope that those of the trade who had not yet subscribed would give their support to the endowment fund. In weekly allowances and remuneration to nurses for attendance on the sick . during the past year, 9251. Bs. had been expend e d. The board acknowledged the liberality of the donors and subscribers, and the assistance afforded . by the auxiliary committee. They suggested- that in future the practice adopted at the last elettion, ef—fillin g up all habitations vacant, on the day of election, notwithstanding the less number vacant when the voting papers, were circulated, should be continued ; and, in conclusion, the board expressed their grateful thanks for the very numerous company, and ,especially the ladies, ' who honoured the society with their patron age at the ball on the previous . evening, which, by more than 250 persons, exceeded the number present on any similar,oecation, and whose presence would unquestion ably produce a larger profit to the institution than had ever before been derived from the annual ball. On the motion of Mr. VonsLEY, seconded by Mr. L. JONES, the report was unanimously . adopted. • The statements of the receipts and expenditure under the different funds were read in detail, but the only salient points were noticed in the report. In reply to Mr. VOUSLEY, The Ch AIRMAN said the chaplain was paid out of a special fund, to which ten brewers annually . subscribed ten guineas each. Tour trustees, ten committeemen, and an auditor viere then elected, and the remaining business was a series of complimentary votes in acknowledgment of the services of the late committee, of the auditor, of the chaplain, of the surgeon, of the secretary, and, last of all, of the present chairman, concluding with the presentation of a shilling each to all the inmates. THE LAND' TAM-LIBERTY OF . THE ROLLS. Last night, a public meeting of the inhabitants of the Liberty of the Rolls was held in the Vestry-room, for the purpose of receiving the report of a committee, and to consider of the best mode of assisting the Tower Hamlets division 'in the action now pending on the subject of the land tax, which action is defended by the Board of In land Revenue, to prevent an equalisation of the land tax being carried out in that division. Mr. Wilcoxen, one of the overseers, took the chair. Mr. V. STEVENS then addressed the meeting, and said, having taken an active part in the matter which had called them together, he wished to say, that he con sidered all who were suffering under the opera tion of the land tax 'were bound to come forward and contribute to assist the division of the Tower ifa,mlefs in the action which was now pending, and in the resu i lt, of which they ,were All deeply i n t eres ted, M r. Stevens• concluded by'moving the followfng resolution "'That this meeting is of opinion it is desirable for the ratediayers , of the Liberty of the Rolls to afford their assistance by a subscription to aid and assist the Tower Hamlets division in the aetion , whieli is pending between them and the Commissioners of Land Tax for that divi sion, and for that purpose recommend that each rate payer , of.the 'Liberty be called upon for an amount equal ' to twopence in the pound upon the amount of his assess ment, as it stands in the paving rate-book of the_said Liberty." Mr, R. MOULTON said he had pleasure in seconding the resolution, and was of opinion that, if by the pay ment of twopence in the pound, as was proposed, they could get rid of the heavy assessment of 2s. 6d. in the pound, the amount at which 'the liberty was at present rated for the land tax, they would not only be great gainers themselves but would be doin g muc h goo d to the country generally. The resolution was then agreed to. Mr. JENNINGS, vestry clerk, next addressed the meet ing, and said he had that clay delivered in the special case, which had only been settled by counsel, but which it was unnecessary he should trouble the meeting by reading. He could only say that it had cost him many hours:of anxiety and labour. He had hopes that this special case would be immediately argued in the Court of Queen's Bench. He might say that he understood the Land Tax Commissioners were in a difficulty as to mak ing an assessment for the ensuing year. With reference to what had fallen from Lord Campbell, on the trial, as to the way in which the rate had been levied, he thought there could be no doubt that his lordship was adverse to the present mode of levying the rate. Mr. DANIEL, after alluding to the steps already taken on behalf of the parish upon the subject of this tax, said he was of opinion it would be ultimately the duty of the various parishes to go in a body to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and represent to him the hardship and the expense to which the parishes were put in contesting the matter with Government. There were not fewer than 600 to 700 divisions in the country interested in this important question. Mr. HAMMOND said, after 'what had been said, he did not think it necessary he should do more than move, " That in, pursuance of the foregoing resolution, the ,carrying out of the same be referred to the Land Tax Committee of the Liberty of the Rolls." pvleimstretyitlryerkreirnan con nection upon the conduct. with this question, said he had very great plea sure the following resolution :—" That the BNS exh a i f b t i e te exhibited o b n y e their en thanks of this meeting be presented to Edward Jennings, E s q., for his readiness in acceding to the wishes of the Mr. ViSTE committee, by taking up the case for the Tower Hamlets s n u e r c e tio in n moving upon the death of Mr. Moseley, their late solicitor and for his continuing to act as solicitor t o th e appellants, and for the able and efficient manner in which he h a d conducted the same up th e present time." Xr. RICHARD MOULTON seconded the resolution.• The resolution , was then agreed to. Mr. JENNINGS, at some length, expressed his acknow ledgments for the high compliment that had been paid him.... Mr. WHITTLE, of the Tower Hamlets, who, ' with his co-plaintiff in the action referred. to, attended. the meet ing, briefly expressed the satisfaction they felt at the pro ceedings of the evening. Thanks were then given to the chairman,. and the business terminated. • THE C 04.1, TRADE.—Ori Wednesday a meeting of the coal trade o f th e d istrict (including Northumberland and Durham) was held in the Assembly-rooms at Newcastle upon-Tyne, to take into Consideration the State and prospects of the trade. About forty gentlemen, repre senting several of the most important collieries of the district, were present. Mr. Hugh Taylor preside e d - • A e report was read, giving . statistical accounts of t as h !Il e ; from September, 1851, when the last nieeting e N," n tb and, after congratulating the meeting u pon price of c als. prospects, recommended an advance in the .sre present, sl id he The Marquis of Londonderry, who w i a i s is P brother coal was desirous of co-operating with . , ich b a d been owners, and he approved of the report .wi w i, c u h w „ unan i.. read. He also moved a reseitc,ial,t 0 f F e bruary next, mously adopted, " That from th_2l . a to 245. per ton, n.uproved the price of coals be raised froomrtF:.„ l'and other house coals in prv A 3 Rl : . ___ We have just been I EXPORT OF COTTON Lived)ool and the Clyde total value of Cotton a u n e d d i n 1 1 n 85 1 2 84 i t O w t h a s e l t 0 ,2 t LI , v 7 a 2 l B u l e . - r;:ar from 1840 to 1852 inclusive i 1 to Bombay, for e co le lbserve bow stationary this branch of ' f ,,ci a o v o o d u s re a d nd w y t trade i6s 3 - • -., 173: 74t tin exported Was l ' ' • only 831 0 9 41 and • the valu e "" , -, ~ in 1844 it 1842 In ~. 5 88 304. The quantity, however, of the rose in o d rt ifferent years, which we shall take another ' and it is i cu , rou , s a XBP o ta l e s nNDi exported s h ows a material varip. tion i opportunity of adverting to. — Shipping Gazette. P R OPOSED REFORM DEMONSTRATION AT OLDHAM.— Preparations are making for the holding of a soirée at Oldham, about the 4th or 7th of February ,' doiuffreex. kinds of g in honour of Mr. W. J. Fox, the newly elected member for the borough. A large marquee is being erected, which is expected to contain about 3,000 people, and it is expected that several eloquent and leading members of the Leg* lature will be present.