The Sun. — London, England, 1853-01-14 00:00:00

THE MORNING ADVERTISER. The Stamp Returns of the circulation of the MORNING NEWSPAPERS in 1850, the latest published, give the following results : MORNING ADVERTISER . . . 1,549,843 Daily News 1,152,000 :ifo mg Herald 1,139,000 Morning Chronicle . . . . 912,547 Morning Post . . . . 828,000 It will be observed from this statement that, omitting the " Times," the circulation of the MORNING ADVERTISER was then far above that of its morning contemporaries. Early in 1851 the MORNING ADVERTISER was permanently enlarged to a double sheet, and since that time it has met with a measure of success, both as regards the extent of its circulation, and the number of its advertisements, which has no parallel in the annals of English journalism. Were the Stamp Returns to be given down to the present time. the relative circulation of the MORNING ADVER TISER to its four morning contemporaries (assuming that their eirculatibn has undergone no diminution) would be as follows : MORNING ADVERTISER . . Daily News Morning Herald . . . . Morning Chronicle . . . . ,912.547 Morning Post . . . . 828,000 It will be seen that the present circulation of THE MORNING ADVERTISER is nearly double that of the two greatest of its four contemporaries, and approaches to treble that of one of their num ber. This vast addition to the circulation of THE MORNING ADVERTISER, obtained in less than two years, is the result of its progress in all parts of the country, and among all classes of society. Bo proud n position among its contemporaries is to be regarded as the best tribute that could be paid to its thorough independence of all parties and Governments, and Its earnest advocacy of the popular cause. January, 11153. Published every Morning, at 127, Fleet-street, Londen. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Farewell season or Mr. Benjamin Webster as Lessee and Manager , THIS EVENING, JAN. 14, Will be performed the popular and highly successful Comedy of MASKS A >ID FACES; or, Before and Behind the Curtain—by Messrs. Benjamin Webster, Leigh Murray, Stuart, and Lambert; Mrs. Stirling, Mrs. Leigh Murray, Miss A. Vining, and Miss Rosa Beanett. With (for this night only at second price) the celebrated Comedy of MONEY, with a most powerful cast. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestrls. THIS EVENING, JAN. 14, Will be performed the Comic Drama of MARRIED DAUGHTERS AND YOUNG HUSBANDS. After which (17th time), a new and original Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE GOOD WOMAN IN THE WOOD, in which Messrs. F. MAtthews. Suter, llornca.stle, and Templeton ; Madame Vestris, lass Julia St. George, Miss Robertson (her 17th appearance at this Theatre), Miss Martindale, Miss Ellis , Miss Wyndham, Miss Eglin ton (her 17th appearance at this Theatre), and Miss Rosina Wright will appear. To conclude with LITTLE TODDLEKINS. Sole Agent tor the Private Boxes, Mr. W. Aileron, 15, New Bon4l-strc....t. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster. —Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, JAN. 14, The celebrated Drama of THE GREEN BUSHES ; or, a Hundred Years Ago. Supported by Messrs. Paul Bedford, Honey, Emery, and 0. Smith; Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, and Miss Fanny Maskell. After which, the gloriously succetsful Comic Pantomime, called YELL GWYNNE ; or, Hasler uin Merrie Monarch. Principal Dansense, Mdlle. Auriol ; Clown, Fleamore. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Sean, THIS EVENING, JAN. 14, Will be performed Shakhoere's Comedy of TWELFTH NIGHT. Principal characters by Me , srs. W. Lacy, Addison, Saker, Gra 'ham, Ryder, Everett, and Cathcart ; Misses Heath, Murray, and Marshall, and Mrs. C. Bean. To conclude with the new and criginal Grand Comic Christ mas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN CHERRY AND FAIR STAR; or, The Green Bird, the Dancing Waters, and the Singing Tree. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Huline (17th appearance here); Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; Columbine, Miss Car lotta Leclercq. ROYAL OLYMPIC: THEATRE. Assee and Manager, Mr. Farren. THIS EVENING, JAN. 14, Will be presented ISABELLE ; or, Woman's Life. Supported by Messrs. Compton, W Farren, jun., Hoskins, and Shalders; Miss H. Gordon and Mrs. A. Phillips. After which, ROMEO AND JULIET; or, Harlequin Queen Mab and the world of Dreams. Harlequin, Mr. Forrest; Colum bine, Miss Marie Charles ; Sprite, Mr. G. Thompson ; Pantaloon, air. G. Tanner ; Clown, Mr. Edwin Edwardes, who will introduce his highly-tram,d dogs, Amy, Tasso, and Snarleyou. Box-vtlice open from Eleven till Four, under the superintendence of Mr. Edward Chatterton. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. THIS EVENING, JAN. 14, The Performances will commence with the immensely successful Drama of UNCLE TO3I'S CARL.'sT, followed by Novel and Extra ordinary Scenes in the Circle. To conclude with the Grand Comic Pantomime of FORTUNIO AND lIIS HORSE COMRADE ; or, Harlequin and the Seven Gifted Men. Doors open at Half-past Six o'clock. To commence at Seven. Box-ofilce open daily from Eleven to Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Ting DAY —Morning 2 min. after 5 I Evening 21 min.aft. 5 o-Moaaow—Morning 42 min. after 5 f Evening 1 min.aft. 6 _DAILY WEATHER TABLE. FRIDAY, JAN. 14, 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—W., gentle breeze—overcast. SOUTHAMPTON—S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. FOLIKESTONE—S.W., light airs—overcast. TUNBRIDGE—S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. GREENWICH—S.W., strong breeze—overcast. STBOOD--S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. SWINDON—S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. CAMBRIDGE—S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. YARMOUTH— W., gentle breeze—cloudless. HOLYHEAD—S.W., strong breeze—overcast, rain. SHAD—S. W., strong breeze—rain. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the weather on Wednesday morning at nine o'clock MULLING-AR— S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. LANCASTER—W., heavy gale—heavy rain. WHITBY—S. W., strong breeze—overcast. DARLINGTON—S.W., strong breeze—overcast, heavy rain. THE WEATHER.--Supr OFPICB, J. 14. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 44 highest since noon yesterday. 34—lowest this morning and during the night. 40—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29'87—a rise of nearly half an inch since yesterday. CIRCULATION OF THE LONDON MORNING. PAPERQ WIND, N.W.—Fine breeze, and cold, clear weather. ..- • LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1853. Had a bombshell fallen in the centre of a crowded assembly of the Religious Equality Asso ciation, it could not have excited greater conster nation than the intelligence that the most able and influential officers of " the Brigade"-- the leading performers _of "the Brass Band"— had accepted office under a Saxon Government. The defection of Mr. KEOGH was indeed a heavy blow and a great discouragement to those restless spirits who thought that the sole duty of a popular Representative was to retard, if he could not altogether prevent, the progress of public business, and to prove " a thorn in the side" of any English Administration who would not grovel at the feet of the Irish Agitators. The Honour able Gentleman, in point of ability and experi ence, was facile princeps of the party. As a Par liamentary tactician he had on many occasions evinced skill of a very high order, which would render him an acquisition •to any party or section of the House. His most effi cient follower or coadjutor was Mr. JOHN SADLBER, the Member for Carlow, whose opinions on every doubtful point carried much weight and authority among the less prominent Members. Both these gentlemen had, however, evinced a degree of discretion and moderation on certain points that was by no means agreeable to the fiery souls w . i:o seemed to think that the only use of a Government was to be " pitched into" on every possible occasion, to act as a " chopping-block" for aspiring recruits on which " to flesh their maiden swords." They had also the singular bad taste to declare, and to aet practically on the avowal, that the welfare and prosperity of Ireland was a matter of ever greater importance than the vexatious annoyance of a Ministry, and that it was more desirable to obtain a just and equitable mea. sure of landlord and tenant law reform than to bellow even with stentorian lungs respect ing suggestions that could by no possibility obtain the sanction of the House of Commons, or, indeed, of any body of persons having the slight est respect for the laws of property, or who in any degree recognised the distinction between " Morm," and "Teum.,, To add to their discomfiture, if possible, was the /act, that no tangible charge of tergiversation or " ratting" could be put forward. Mr. KEOGH hart originally entered the House as a follower of the late Sir ROBERT PEEL. He had never varied from that political faith, and when challenged by Ik k jor BERESFORD, the " W. B." of Derby election notoriety, the friend and correspondent of the political tonsor—f or h av i ng o bt a i ne d admission to Parliament under false pretences, he boldly avowed his sentiments, which he asserted to be wholly unchanged. It was true that he had taken a prominent part in the opposition to the Ecclesias tical Titles Bill, but that could not be urged as a disqualificatio n to office under a Minis try of which Lord ABERDEEN was the head, and Sir JAMES GRAHAM, and other leading Peelites were prominent Members. Mr. SAD LEIR was equally unassailable. For what objection .could there be to his co-operation not merely with Lord JOHN RUSSELL, and Lord PALMERSTON, but with. Sir WILLIAM MOLESWORTH, CHARLES VILLIERS, and RALPH:. OSBORNE, with whom he always found himself in the same lobby on divisions. These matters which took away the sting from any attacks, materially aggravated their violence. A large proportion of the more reasonable Members of the party also refused to join in the on slaught on their former friends. This was another grievance. But the greatest of all re mained behind. Not a single sop was flung to . the indignant patriots. MOORE was not tendered the Chief Secretaryship ; nor was even a subordi nate office found for GAVAN DUFFY, or Luce& No wonder, then, at the indignant remonstrances, the stern denunciations, hurled at the de - voted heads of the seceders. The tone of Irish com plaint, or Irish argument, is seldom marked by ex traordinary moderation. On the present occa sion, it was distinguished by an acidity and viru lence almost unparalleled even on the western side of St. George's Channel. Another point that created mingled astonish ment and annoyance among the lay and clerical agitators of the Defence Association was, that neither the Roman Catholic Bishop nor clergy of the Diocese of Elphin, nor indeed the great ma jority of the priesthood throughout the country, would consent to join in the ostracism of the offenders, nor follow the example of the " inexorable RHADAMANTHITS," who first punished the accused and subsequently inquired into the accusation. Dr. BROWNE and the Athlone constituency had listened to the syren voice of the new Solicitor-General. Not only had they given him a hearing, a favour not usually accorded by Celtic Controversialists, but " Horresco refer ens," they deemed the explanation satisfactory, and bound themselves to give their entire and hearty support, without extorting a single pledge from the candidate. We are wrong. One pledge was obtained. A pledge alike honourable to both parties—the electors and the Representative. It was, that he would never desert the constituency which had first recognised his ability, and afforded him the opportunity of acquiring Parliamentary laurels. It is almost unnecessary to add that the promise was freely give; and that it is one not likely to be violated. The very hopelessness of the opposition in flamed the wrath of the would-be dictators of Ireland to the highest pitch. A meeting of the Religious Equality Association was accordingly called, which assembled on Wednesday, under the auspices of Mr. G. R. MOORE (M.P. for Mayo), the new leader of the infuriated remnant of the party. Notwithstanding all the exertions and whipping in of the malcontents—notwithstanding the dia tribes hurled against the seceders, and all who countenanced their secession—not more than thirty persons could be brought together, of whom scarcely a third were laymen. Notwith standing the paucity of their numbers, the meet ing proceeded to their work "con spirito." The three tailors of Tooley-street, who designated themselves " the people of England," could not have evinced a more ludicrous assumption of con sequence. Father COGHLAN led the van, while the Rev. Messrs. MANGAN, 0 'SHEA, IC VIM; and MARSHALL folio wed in the ranks. The latter Reverend Gentleman delighted the select assembly by stating that, " the defection of Messrs. KEOGH and SADLEIR, had caused him no surprise, as it had long been a patent fact that when ever a Minister wished to get rid of the op position or to buy the services of AN IRisH MAN, he had only to offer hinn a place !!! This compliment to the national character elicited the most rapturous and enthusiastic applause--all seemed to feel the impossibility of resisting such a temptation, and "hugged the sin, while they hated and denounced the sinner." There was not, however, the extraordinary unanimity that had been anticipated. A young gentleman, named SHARKEY, who previously wit- nessed the cordial reception of the SOLICITOR-GENE RAL at Athlone, andlistened to his triumphant vindi cation of his motives, brought forward an amend ment, and notwithstanding the indecent interrup tions offered to his address, enforced a hearing. The manline,ss and vigour of the unexpected oration, excited a consternation that can scarcely be des- cribed. The confusion of King AGRAMANT'S camp scarcely exceeded the discord at the Equality rooms in Sackville-street. Mr. SHARKEY was ad- dressed in the most ornamental phraseology—a " young infidel" being one' of the mildest terms used. He persevered, however; found a seconder; and, although left in a minority, startled the meeting from its propriety—a feeling which was by no means diminished when Mr. DBvmusux (M. P. for Wexford) left the room, declaring that he had come for the purpose of carrying out the principles of religious equality, and not of passing a vote of censure on Mr. KEOGH. The Hon. gentleman was followed by many others, leaving the discomfited residue with gaping mouths and downcast visages, to lament the extinction of their brightest light. Seriously, we most heartily congratulate Mr. KEOGH at having emancipated himself from the trammels of such an Association, and being deserted by those with whom he should be ashamed to march through Coventry. Those, of whose good opinion he should be solicitous, will fully appreciate the motives that induced him rather to endeavour to benefit his country than to party—and such a party !—give up abilities which, judiciously ap plied, might materially promote the best interests of the nation. British Catholics, if they have the slightest re gard to their own reputation, can afford to be silent no longer. Their Church is once more guilty of murder in the name of Religion. The Grand Duke of TUSCANY, a devoted subject of the POPE, has not only decreed the guillotine for Pro testantism in his little domain, but he hasimprisoned to death FRANCESCO MADIAI, for no other crime than that of studying the Bible and teaching its contents to others, and for having an English Prayer-book in his house. Political objects (so dreadful a crime on the Continent) his very ac cusers do not lay to his charge ; social crime of any sort he is not accused of. No ! This Ducal son of the Church, in obedience to his Church, has slowly murdered his sickening victim in the cell of a prison, for believing differently to the Church of Rome. This is the unvarnished, unexaggerated statement of the case. Will Mr. LUCAS continue to justify murderous dungeons and the guillotine ? Will he continue to defy the indignation of every one who has the heart of a freeman, by defending capital punishments for converts to Protestantism in Catholic States ? We trust he has learned a little sobriety from the public chastisements in flicted on him by some members of his own Church, who would not consent to merge their British citizenship and British love of freedom in their Catholicism. When the MADIAIS were first imprisoned, we called upon the British Catholics, the Irish ones more especially, if they wished to enjoy credit for sincerity in their movement for religious equality, to send forth a unanimous and and a public protest against the Duke's cruelty and impiety. To do it in the name of their re ligion ; to declare - before the world that such barbarities were no part of it, and had no sanction from it. To pronounce in some authoritative way—in some way which wouldmake an impression in Tuscany and on Rome itself—that persecution for conscience sake was a dogma and a deed of bygone ages—that it belonged to the ignorance of all sects three hundred years ago ; but that Ca tholics, like all other Christians, had quite out grown it. We urged our fellow-Catholics then to clear themselves of all supposed complicity, in virtue of their common faith, with this deed of darkness ; and now we repeat the demand yet more earnestly. Some few Irishmen, Members of Parliament and Editors, have indeed spoken out ; but there is needed an unmistakeable declaration of opinion by public meetings and memorials, or petitions, addressed to the DUKE and to the POPE himself, if our Catholic brethren wish to stand right with the liberal and enlightened public of Europe and America. The case of the MADIAIS is not a mere trumped up tale of Exeter-hall oratory, nor an exaggerated anecdote to point the bigoted declamations of a -MasiELLL or a HUGH STOWELL ; it is, liniollll nately, an avowed and defended act of a Catholic Prince on behalf of the Catholic faith. Neither is it for adherence to some minor sectarian notion that a mere pecuniary inconvenience is suf fered (though we do not excuse the laws here, which press hardly upon a Quaker), but a deadly imprisonment is inflicted on a blameless and excel lent couple for maintaining the principle most dear to the hearts of all true Britons —namely, the right of private judgment, the right of every man to worship his GOD according to the dictates of his conscience. Let Catholics remember the plain fact that their Church has just put a man to death, and decrees death to all in future, for the crime of reading and teaching the Scriptures ; for the crime of earnestly endeavouring, not to found this sect or that, but simply to be a Bible Christian. Let Catholics also know that in our practically minded country one such deed will tell more against their faith, and more dispose the people and the Legislature, too, to measures of repression, than all the prosy speeches of a SroorrEß, the ora tions of an Acumm, or the fiery diatribes of the Liverpool clergyman. Some may question the prudence of Stafford-house ladies interfering with American social evils, and neglecting those at their own door, but none can doubt the propriety, almost the necessity, of British Catholics endear Touring to rescue their own faith from the stigma of aiding and abetting civil murders. The unity and unch,angeableness of the Catholic faith is so loudly proclaimed by all its advocates, that Catho lics here must bear their full share of the blame of these horrible doings where their faith is domi nant, unless they take steps immediately to clear themselves as a body from all participation in the Duke's bigotry and cruelties. Poor FRANCESCO MADIAI He is gone beyond the reach of human praises and human sympa thies, yet will there be myriads of hearts through out Europe, as well as in England, who will ad mire his real primitive martyr spirit, and rejoice that, though " sick and in prison," he mildly, yet firmly, maintained his faith to the last; equally immoved, though but a humble miller, by the learned casuistry of his priestly tormentors ; and though so infirm in body, by the terrors of a pro longed and severe confinement. Kings and nobles felt for him and with him, and interceded, though to no purpose, with his Jesuit-ridden persecutor ; he was soothed by their kindness ; his hopes were sometimes enkindled by it, but in the spirit of earlier ages his reliance was in the name of Him for whom he suffered. Well has he left a record, that even in this nineteenth century, in this age of political religion, and of Mammon-worship, in this material, this worldly, this busy age, the genuine martyr devotion is not quite extinct. We cannot afford to forget such occurrences in the ceaseless hum of daily business. They do honour to our common nature, they show that man is after all something more than a money making machine ; they show there is a Re ligion better than the eternal clish-ma-claver of the sects, a Religion for which a man can calmly die. But alas ! they show also that there is a Religion which can be the diabolical cause of such martyrdoms as these ! Would that British Catholics would unite to tell the Vatican in a voice of thunder, " Murder for conscience sake is not a part of our Religion." A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign-office, Downing -street. The Ministers pre sent were the Earl of Aberdeen, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount Palmerston, Lord John Russell, the Duke of Newcastle, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir James Graham, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, and Sir William Molesworth. The Council sat three hours. THE AMERICAN MINISTER.—BIRMINGHAM, THURS DAY.—It has been resolved by the merchants and manu facturers of Birmingham to invite Mr. Ingersoll, the American Minister, to a public dinner in this town, during his short visit to Lord Calthorpe, at Perry Hall. Should Mr. Ingersoll accept the invitation, which it is confidently hoped and expected that he will, the enter tainment will in all probability take place on the 20th inst. The contiguous iron districts of South Stafford shire and East Worcestershire, so deeply interested in American intercourse, will unquestionably contribute a large portion of the company which will assemble to en tertain his Excellency. We understand that the Marquis of Breadalbane re signs his post of Lord Chamberlain in consequence of ill health. We also understand no person has yet been ap pointed Under Secretary for Ireland. THE OVERLAND MAIL.—It appears that the overland mail, which has been telegraphed from Trieste, and the letters by which may be expected on Saturday or Mon day, will bring ad vices from Sydney nearly 40 days later than those last received. The intelligence by the Marco Polo was to the 2d of October, and the dates now an nounced are to the Bth of November. GOLD TO ST. PETERSBURGH.—Part of the exportation of gold to St. Petersburgh has been fir account of the Royal Prussian Bank, who are transferring large amounts to that place which they had had in deposit here with a leading firm. Nzw LINE 08 AUSTRALIAN STEAMERS.—The pro spectus has at length been issued of a steam company to run direct from England to Australia, rid Panama, or any part of Central America that may ultimately be found more desirable. It is to be called " the Austra lian Direct Steam Navigation Company," and the nomi nal capital is to be 1,000,0001., in shares of 251, each, on which 21. per share is to be paid. The board of directors consist of persons both of nautical and mer cantile experience connected with the trade of Central America, Australia, and the East, and it is calculated that this route, coaling at Otaheite or some other con venient station in the Pacific, the accomplished p p la sa ed ge wi fr th o i ni n England to Sydney may be regularly m 50 days. Its convenience and safety, as well as its facilities for speed, have long been urged by almost all parties interested in the welfare of the colonies, and every attempt to develope its capabilities will be regarded with favourable anticipations. THE AUSTRIAN LOAN.—The mercantile letters from Vienna are to the 10th inst., and possess considerable interest. The alteration in the rate of discount by the Bank of England had occasioned great surprise, and also apparently some disappointment, since it is said that the belief in the abundance of gold from England had led to a full conviction that a new 5 per cent. Austrian loan of 10,000,0001. sterling might shortly have been contracted here at a most favourable rate. Under the circumstances, a new domestic loan was looked forward to with cer tainty in the spring. It appears that the speculative mania in Paris was regarded at Vienna as being "promoted by cheap English money," and reliance was accordingly felt that some portion of it might also be attracted to Austria. Even as it is, there is evidence of A much larger amount of the stocks of that country having re cently been disposed of to foreign buyers than has gene rally been supposed. According to the present advices, the reduction in the interest of the debts of Holland and Belgium has had a powerful influence in causing Austrian securities to be taken, and it is asserted that since the Ist of November an amount equal at least to 3,000,0001. or 4,000,0001. sterling has been purchased for those countries and France and England, and that it is by the bills drawn against this total that the rapid improvement in the rates of exchange has been brought about. THE POULTRY SHOW.—Yesterday was the third day of this extraordinary show, and from the immense num ber of highly respectable persons of both sexes who vi sited the bazaar during the day, there can be no doubt but the poultry show is as popular as the Exhibition of the Smithfield Cattle Club. It has been already stated that by the rules cf the club every specimen was to be put up for auction at the reserved price fixed by the exhibitor. The sale was commenced by Mr. Stratford, the auctioneer, at twelve o'clock precisely, in a spacious room adjoining the gallery appropriated to .the pigeon and rabbit classes. The competition, especially in the Cochin China classes, was most spirited where the re served prices were bond fide, and not prohibitory. The most extraordinary were the following. In class 15, which was for pairs only of the best Cochin China, cinnamon, buff, or brown, best cock and one p ul let , chickens of 1852, N o . 81 , pen, which obtained the first prize, and belonged to Mr. John Bidwell, of Guildford, hatched in May last, realised the extra ordinary price of 491. 7s. These birds were bred by Mr. Fletcher, of Kensington, from fowls which obtained the first prize and extra medal at Birmingham in• 1851. The reserve price fixed by the owner was but i ns tt t ed u t l h . em N t o o . auction guineas, etionhew a o n n d ld had he not havebee have been al v o e s er su o b f m j 12, belonging to Mr. C. Cooper, of Guildford, bred by the same gentleman, the reserve price of which was 5 guineas, and sold for 19 guineas. No. 87, a buff cock and pullet, from the stock of Mr. Farlie's first prize hen, bred by Mr. Gilbert, of Kensington, sold for 15 guineas. No. 97, a silver cinnamon pullet, bred from Mr. Gil bert's "Queen" hen, w as sold to Mr. John Taylor , of Cressy-house, Shepherd's-bush, for 18 guineas. Mr. Gilbert's hen, " the Queen," sold for 16 guineas, and was subsequently sold for 18 guine as. In Class 16, white Cochin Chinas, the pen belonging to the Rev . Dr. Allen, of Englefield-green, hatched in June and July last, the reserved price for which was 101. 10s., sold for 261. ss. In the Dorking classes the Earl of Berwick and Sir Archibald M‘Donald were among the principal competitors. A number of agriculturists attended the sale, and the impression appeared to be that the breed ing of poultry was now becoming more profitable than even the breeding of cattle. HARVEST PROSPECTS. —Very little wheat has as y e t been sown, and in the Vale of Marshwood i t is very probable that none Will be sow n, as it is almos t impos sible to prepare the heavy cl a y soil for its rece p ti on ; in deed, not only are the ope rations of the farmer re tarded by the unsettled state of the weather, but all the wheat brought to market is in a very damp state, and conse quently much depreciated in value. Lambing, we un derstand, has proceeded very favourably, although in low wet soils many ewes have fallen victims to inflam mation.—aerborne Journal. CITY, Two o'CLooft. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 7,000 bales, of which 2,000 American were taken for export and on speculation. The market closed firmly. The sales comprised 5,750 American, 200 Egyptian, 6/d. to Bd.; l,OOO Surat, 3kd. to 4-1-d.; and 60 Sea Isl an d, a t is. Bd. to is. 10d. per 113. In railway shares a good business was done at previous quotations. In the colonial markets this week business has been duller. They opened flat for sugar and coffee on Tuesday, and have become generally duller since, owing to the advance in discounts. Rice is an exception, having been in demand. Tea, like wise, has been very fir m . Tallow rather dull, and coffee neglected. The " rise" is, for the present, taken out of most articles, even iron and grain being cautiously dealt in, large as the consumption is known to be. The news by the Australian fully confirms what we have before stated in reference to the effects upon the real property of the colony by reason of the gold discoveries. Land is not only rapidly rising in its gold value but impr ovemen t s are pro jected in some localities, talked of in others, and will no doubt in time be extended to all parts of the inhabited districts--causing the rising empire to re semble the old country in its social, as well as in its commercial character. Railways take the lead. The Great New South Wales Railway, a line projected in 1846, and the plans partially completed, is now brought forward with every probability of success. The company propose to make a line from the district of the coal mines at the mouth o f th e H unter River, to those localities on the Upper Hunter, where the copper ore deposits are found, and which may, it is said, then be smelted in the colonyat almost as light a cost as at Swansea. The line will also accommodate the entire of the rich agricultural properties on the banks of the Hunter. It is intended to commence the line to Newcastle, and run vid Morpeth, Mait land and Singleton to Aberdeen and Segenhoe, 'two villages on the Upper Hunter, belonging to the Australian Consols Gold and Copper Mines Company. This termini will be within 15 miles of the Australian Agricultural Company's auri ferous estate. In its course it will also pass through or near the estates belonging to the North British Agricultural Company and the British Australian Company. We understand that, after allocating a portion of the Stock to the local land proprietors of the district, the remainder will be offered by priority to the Shareholders of the above four Australian land companies. It is also understood that an eminent contractor has already offered to give guarantees to make the line on terms that are considered highly favour able, considering the present position of the labour markets of Australia. The state of the Paris Bourse has been the theme of general conversation this morning ; and every impartial man sees realised the fears for some time past entertained, that the bolstering up of prices on Government account would end in a revulsion. The serious charges brought against men high in the service of the Em peror involve, however, other considerations of a moral character, that will prove most damaging, if substantiated, not alone in a political, but also in a financial, point of view. The danger of such tampering with public securi ties the merest tyro might understand ; and as the day of reckoning must come, the sooner, perhaps, the better, that new parties may not be drawn into the meshes of speculation, and involved in seri ous loss, perhaps ruin. French railway property, left to its legitimate course, would never fail to be recognised by capitalists as possessing a high intrinsic value. Excellent traffic, and the sound est financial administration of any undertakings in the world, would ensure a fair share of favour at all times to such shares. But there are like wise political movements to be taken into account, and if Governments will, by the inflation which credit banks, and other doubtful and untried schemes occasion, stimul a t e even the needy to speculate, good and bad securities alike suffer for the time. As to the Bentes, they might have safely been left to the abundance of money, and to the obvious interest and the admitted desire of capitalists to support public credit. That there has been an unusual pressure for money at Paris, and that great exer tions have been made to raise cash by Bills of Exchange on London, is tolerably well known; and, we may add further, that the directors of the Bank of England have narrowly watched these proceedings, and have partly regulated their policy accordingly. A large amount of the French bills were " thrown out" last week, and great reserve is still exhibited in discounting such paper. One word we will say in concluston. As far as the holders of dividend-paying securities,. or of sound companies that promise future divi dends, are concerned, we see no reason for panic, or even uneasiness. The Railway traffic returns are unusually good; the Australian banks have made enormous profits; the land companiea have property becoming,daily more valuable, and the mines are only what they always were—merely speculative. The English securities have been fluctuating, but have now a better appearance. Consols were 99f to and since iooi to par. The New 31 per Cents. bring 103-6 to 1041. Exchequer Bills are down to 675. and 665. prem., money being in demand for the foreign and share settlements. Foreign - Stocks have been flatter, except Spanish, which are 481 to 49 for the 3 per Cents., and 5 for the Certificate. Portuguese 4 per Cents. have realised 39/ ; Mexican Stock brings 23i to f a re action of per cent. G re nada Deferred have re- ceded to f 2 and 11k. Brazilian New Bonds have been quoted 98 to 99. The Turkish Loan is at par to i premium. Dutch Stock is now quoted ex dividend. The settlement of the account has been in progress, and has gone off favourably. This is " pay day" in the Share Market. Rail ways generally are good, except the French. Mines have been fluctuating, and Land Companies steady. BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY, (From the Official List.) Business done. 3 per Cent. Reduced 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities' 99i if 100 New 31 per Cent. Annuities__ ..... ........ 103* 4* Long Annuities, Expire sth J an., 1860 6 7-16 Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth J an . , 1860 6 3-16 India Bonds, 21000_ Ditto, under £1000... - . Consols for Opening 18th January India Stock for Account ................* .. 274 Exchequer Bills lid. £1000... ...... March ........................ 67 6 £5OO ..................................... 66 5ma11............. .......................... 70 68 r, PRICE lir FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONZ O'CLOCK Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto New, 1852, 4i per Cent 9B 9 Grenada Bonds, Deferred, Mexican 3 per Cent......... ...... . ............ 23* Ditto for the Accou n t 23 Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent 63 Portuguese 4 per Cent .. - Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto 4i per Cent....... ............ 1044 3 Spanish Bonds, 3 per ent Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 5 Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852 Ditto for the Account. Belgian Bonds, 44 p er Cent. Ex. 25fr 99 P Dutch Exchange 2i per Cent 66/ i Ditto 4 per Cent. C ertificates.. HALE-PAST TWO. Consols for O pening 18th January lOOl June. ad x d .AB ACCIDENT. ---yesterday morning the foll ow i ng frightful cab accident, which was nearly attended with fatal consequences to several persons, occurred in Gower street, Bedford -square. A party of friends, comprising five women, who occupied the interior, and three men, who rode on the roof, accompanied in a cab an Austra lian emigrant from Paddington, en route to the Euston square station. As the cab reached the gate in Gower street, adjoining the University College Hospital, the body of the vehicl e , through being overloaded, swung round and f e ll to the ground, with the three men under neath, all of whom were more or less wounded, one of them, named James Bail , aged 45, having sustainedfracture of th e leg. The women' were also injured, but not seriously. The party having been extricated, were removed to th e hospital, whence they were enabled to depart as so on as their wounds were dressed, with the exception of Ball, who still remains there, under the treatment of Dr. Quain and Mr. Hillier. The party had previously paid their fullest respects to the "jolly god." GAROTTING.—This cowar dly system of attack is on the increase i n N ottingham. A robbery o f t hi s descrip tion took pl ace on Tuesday evening last, as early as six o'clock. It appears that a workman of the name of Tay ler, in the employ of Mr. Gibney, currier, was passing down Back-lane (in the heart of the town), when he was suddenly attacked by two men, one of whom strangled him whilst the other rifled his pckets. Not finding any thing of va l ue, the robbers decamped with his hat. The attack was of so violent a nature, that Taylor remained insensible for some time afterwards. THE SHIP JOINERS.—These mechanics have sent in a circular to their employers, claiming an advance of 6 d. per day wages, as the shipwrights have 65., and they stated that the ship joiners have always been paid 6d. per day l ess t h an the shipwrights, the claim being grounded on the fact that the shipwrights have recently had their wages advanced from ss. 6d. to 6s. per day, in cons equence of the briskness of their business, aris ing from the e m i grat i on to A ustra li a .—Liverpool Cou rier. SIIR VEYOR - GENERAL.—We are enabled to state that the office of Surveyor -General of the Ordnance has been filled up by the appointment of Colonel the Hon. Lauder dale Maule. There will, in consequence, be a new elec tion for Forfarshire, but the return of the gallant colonel will not be opposed. The new writ cannot be issued until the meeting of Parliament a month hence.—Edin burgh. Courant. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14, 1858. MONEY AAT, CIAL NEWS. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, JAN. 13. The following had the honour of dining with her Ma jesty yesterday:—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Augustus of Saxe Cobourg, their Serene Highnesses the Prince of Leiningen and the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, Chevalier and Madame Bunsen, the Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness de Speth, Sir James and Lady Graham, the Right Hon. W. and Mrs. Glad stone, and the Master of the Rolls (Sir J. Romilly), and Major the Hon. James Macdonald. The band of the Grenadier Guards attended in the Castle, and played during dinner. Overture (Op: 44) Coro, Terzetto. and Ballet Music, lustigen Weiber von Windsor" Otto Nicolai. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, with the Duke of Cambridge and the Prince of Leiningen, went out shoot ing this forenoon, attended by Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Lieutenant-Colonel F. H. Seymour, and Major Hon. J. Macdonald. lialliwoda. I Si " Dieu S The Marquis of Lansdowne, the Marquis and Mar chioness of Westminster, the Earl and Countess of Shel burne, Lord Raglan and Colonel Wylde, have been in vited, and are expected to-day. The Master of the Rolls left the Castle this morning for London. Dr. Waller Lewes and Mr. Marson, from the Epidemio logical Society, had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday at the Foreign-office. The Marquis of Lansdowne arrived in town yesterday from Bowood-park, Wilts Sir James Graham and the Chancellor of the Exche quer arrived in town yesterday from Windsor Castle to attend the Cabinet Council. LAW INTELLIGENCE-(TIIIS DAY. COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) His Lordship was this morning occupied with lunatic petitions, but no case of importance occurred. His lordship will to-morrow sit in appeal, with the Lord Justices. The other courts were occupied with unimportant motions. MARLBOROUGH-ST.REPT-(THIS DAY, IMPUDENT ROBBERY.—Jane Wigmore was brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with having stolen 26 yards of cotton print, value 14s. 6d:, the property of Mr. Edward Lawson, draper, 119, Oxford-street. Thorne, 39 D, stated that about five o'clock yesterday afternoon he was on duty in Oxford-street, when he saw the prisoner go into Mr. Lawson's shop, and having hie suspicions he watched her. In about a minute after wards she came out in a hurry, with something bulky underneath her shawl. He followed her and stopped her, and asked her what she had gOt under her shawl. She replied a dress, but refused to tell him how she came by it. He then took her back to the shop, when Mr. Lawson identified the property produced as having been stolen from his shop. The prisoner, who admitted her guilt, was committed for trial. AWFULLY SUDDENDEATH.-BROKEN HEART. Mr. Bedford, the Coroner, held an inquest yesterday at the Royal Standard, Vauxhall-bridge-road, Pimlico, touching the death of Rebecca Baker, aged 51, residing at No. 7, Eaton-lane, Victoria-road, in the same locality which occurred in the following awful manner. On re turning from viewing the body, both the coroner and the medical officer described the place as in a most awfully filthy condition, almost equal to anything in the worst part of Westminster. It appeared that the deceased was the widow of a late recruiting sergeant, and had lived for some tine on the best of terms with a milkman named Morrell, passing as his wife, who had been laid up for a considerable period, suffering from dangerous inflammatory disease, and was attended by Mr. Beckett, surgeon, of 12, Shaftesbury -terrace. On Saturday night last deceased was ironing, Morrell being in bed with his illness. The conversation was about his ulti mate recovery, when he told her he did not think he should ever get over it; just at the moment, whilst these words were being pronounced, she was hanging the smooth ing iron on a nail in the wall, her arm being at its full stretch above her head, and her face turned on Morrell, when she instantly quivered and dropped down lifeless on the floor. Medical assistance was immediately pro cured, but the vital spark had become extinct. On a post-mortem examination of the body being made by Mr. Beckett, a large transverse rupture was found in the heart—a most unusual circumstance—and between six and seven ounces of serous blood was found in the peri cardium. There were also two large clots of blood, weighing seven ounces, found in one of the membranes of the aorta. The rupture of the heart was the cause of death, and that was produced by the position of the body at the time, the strong mental emotion suddenly acting on the deceased. Morrell has since been removed by Mr. Beckett to the hospital. A paper which had been found, carefully folded up in one of her dresses, bearing the mysterious words, " Liq. Potass. one pennyworth," has caused a great excitement in the neighbourhood of the lane, occupied as it is by a large number of the lower class of the population, who have been driven there by the late clearances for the Westminster improve ments. It was consequently believed that thd de ceased had committed suicide, but Mr. Beckett said that the words only meant two drachms for a prescription for Morrell. The Coroner said that this was just one of those cases which he did not like to leave as a blind case, and which, for the satisfaction of the public, ought to be thoroughly sifted. He was no great advocate for troubling a jury unnecessarily at any time, but things of this kind gave rise so often to many strange and groundless conjectures, and this was just the case which ought to be strictly investigated, and he hoped the result of the inquiry would quiet the public mind of the neighbourhood, which was sometimes fanned into a flame for nothing at all ; besides it acted as a check on the evil dis posed, by showing them that their wickedness would not escape detection. Under these circumstances he hoped the jury did not mind the trouble and loss of time, for without it no one would be safe. A verdict of " Natural death from Juptum of aorta' was then returned. THE CONDEMNED CRIMINAL BARBOUR. The Sheffield magistrates concluded on Wednesday evening the investigation ordered by the Home Secretary into the "confession" made by the convict Barbour, now under sentence of death at York Castle for the murder of Alexander Robison, at Sheffield, on the 2d of Septem ber last, whose execution had been respited for that pur pose till Saturday next. The police have been unable to discover any evidence confirmatory of Barbour's " con fession," inculpating George M'Cormack as the mur derer ; but on the other hand, have discovered additonal evidence as to Barbour's guilt. Indeed M'Cormack's innocence is made quite apparent. It is proved by two witnesses that for two hours before and two hours after the time that the murder was com mitted, and when Barbour states that he gave M'Cor mack the murdered man's pack to take to the Royal Standard, M'Cormack was at the Rein Deer public house, two miles off. He also disproves the statement of Barbour, that when he called at the Rein Deer that afternoon, M'Cormack gave him the murdered man's watch to take care of. M'Cormack's attorney stated that he was prepared to call Mrs. Swann, the landlady of the public-house, and two or three other witnesses, if necessary, to speak also to the same facts. The disclo sure by Barbour of the place where the pistol was hid, has brought to light additional evidence against himself. Barbour, in his confession, alleges that on the Monday morning after the murder, M'Cormack, after produc ing a pistol, and saying, " This is the pistol that cooked Robinson's goose," swore him to secrecy, and afterwards they walked together to a field adjoining the Botanical Gardens ; that M'Cormack there secreted his pistol in a fence wall, and they returned into the town together, each smoking a cigar. M'Cormack states, and is confirmed by other evidence, that during the whole of this day he was engaged in waiting upon customers, two miles from the Botanical Gardens. But on the other hand, Barbour is proved to have been seen, at half-past ten that morning, within five minutes' walk of the place where the pistol was hid, and walking in the direction of the very place. Two hours afterwards, he is also found at the Ball-in-the-Tree public-house, within 100 yards of the Botanical Gardens wall. Apart from this evidence, Barbour's own account bore:the stamp of impro bability on its face. It could scarcely be credited that 10 M'Cormack having—as the " confession"states—confessed 10 himself to Barbour as the murderer of Robinson, should, 1.0-1 when Barbour, whom he knew to be innocent, was to be tried for the offence, and he subpoenaed to give evidence St. against him, allow the pistol to remain for four months 20 in its hiding-place, ready to be produced as damning evi- 12 dente against himself at any moment that Barbour might make the disclosure. Another important piece of evi- 5 deuce, in disproof of Barbour's implication of M 'Cormack, St. is the production of two letters written by Barbour, while at York Castle, to Mr. Pigott, with whom he had 26 lodged. In both of these letters Barbour writes, " Give my best respects to Mr. M'Cormack." This to a man whom he knew all the time to be guilty of the foul mur- der for which he, an innocent man, was then awaiting his trial, with the knowledge, also, that this man, the real murderer, was one of the witnesses subpcenaed to give 10 0 5 evidence against him ! 100 SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES.—A meeting of this society was held last night ; Mr. Payne Collier in the chair. Several new donations were announced to the secretary, amongst them were Isaac Casaubon's Scriptores Sex, Augustm, with the autograph of Ben Jonson on the title page. Some interesting exhibitions were placed upon the table ; among th em ru bbi ngs of the egravings on the ancient candelabra at Aix-la-Chapelle, and a cast of a Runic monumental stone, dug up, not long since, near the front of St. Paul's. Several papers were read, among them one of great interest by Mr. Akerman, giving curious and novel details regarding the discovery of Roman pottery on the borders of the New Forest, now far removed from any dwellings, but formerly surrounded by a dense population. The con jecture was that the whole district had been depopulated by William the Conqueror for purposes of the chase. THE LINEN TRADE.—The quantity of linen exported from the port of Newry during the past year amounted to 7,215 packages, being the largest quantity shipped from any Irish port, with the exception of Belfast. 100 20 50 25 THE SHARE MARKET'S. BRITISH RAILWAYS. t. 1100 0 8: RAILWAYS. kr, I Paid, 4 I al a I 2f !7a I all ;t. 100 3t. 100 50 all 50 all 50 45 15 all 5 1 all 5 all 18 all !CI all 5 all 15 6 15 all M. 100 .0 all it.i 100 it. 100 it. 100 it.. 100 it. 100 it. 100 all )0 all it. 100 5 14 i 0 7i ',O all ;t. lioo Newpt.Aberg.&lltfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warronpoint & Rostrevor N0rf01k...... .......... L 5 all Do., New SO 3 Northn. Counties Un it. 100 North British 16 13 North Devon, No 1.. [6 q Do., No. 2. 8 all Do., a A Deferred ... 8 5 Do., i B Guaranteed !O 174 North Staffordshir 2 !O all North West ern..... ... 0 8l N. &S. Westrn. June. it. 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton..... it. 100 Scottish Central ;t. 100 Scottish Midland ...... it. 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg. ;t. 100 Do., L. & N. Westn. Guaranteed Stock... 0 8 Shrewsby. & Herefd. 6i all Shrewsby. & Cl•ester (Nor. W. Min.)...... 31 all Do. Halves, do. . 0 20 Do. Osw .... . entry ......... 0 q Shropshire Union .... Do., A.B. C. &D. fully paid up at p. c...... 0 all South Devon t. 100 South Eastern. ....... 16 20 5 2 ....... . all South Wales..., 15 S. Yorksh. River Dun 161 Stockton & Hartlepl. 19 Thames Haven Dock and Rai1way......... 17 Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick 13 West C0rnwa11........ all West London„ 1 Woodford 100 York Newctl. & Berw 20 Do. Extensions 10 Do. G.N.E. Purchase 100 York &N. Midland PREFERENI 100 Aberdeen all Do. No. 2,7 p. e... 100 Bristol & Exeter 4p. cent. Stock .......... 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares ... 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 51 per cent 3i Cork &Bandon 51 p.c all Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction all EastAnglian (23105) 6 per cent...... ... all Do. (25) 7 per cent.. 2 Do. (£7l7s) 7p. e t.. all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l all Do., No. 2 ....... all Do., New 6 p. c. St.. all Eastern Union, Sci:p Guar. 6 per cent.... all Do., £lO Deben. Sh. [OO EastLancash. 6 p.cts. all East&WestYorkshire Junction, Fifthi.. all Edinb.Prth.&Dundee 1100 Glasgow & S.Western guar. 5 per cent.... 100 Great Northn. 5p c. 100 Do. sp. c., Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem all Gt. Southu. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths... 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks dr Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. 100 Great Western, fixed 4i per cent..... ...... 6 LAncash. & Yorksh., 100 Do., 6p. c., Stock... 13 Leeds Northern, 6p. cent., No. 1 . ... 17 Do., No. 2, .... . 5 Do., No. 9 Do. , Quart ers, 1848 . 100 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c , 100 no. Pref., sp. c. St. all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 . ...... . 100 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c.l 100 L on.&N.West.Coy. &I Nun., 5 p. c. Stock 5 London dz S.Western Con. Thirds 10 Londonderrydz Color, Shares ....... all Londndry. & Ennisk, Shares...... . . all Manch.,Shef.,dzLin Shares, No. 1.. all Do. New, £lO.. 3 Do., £6. all Maryp - t.dtOirl. 4p. c. all Do. 4i per cent 8a Do. . I.oo' Mid. Consol. 6 p.c. St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per, cent.... 5 Do. Pref. 4i per cent. all Norfolk Extension... all Do. Guar. 5i per ct.. all Do. Waveney Valley 5 per cent 100 North British ......... all North Staffordshire.. 100 Oxford Worcester & - I Wolverh. £15,6p. c 9 IDo all 1 Shrewsbury & Birm. New Guaranteed... All Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min),B p. c. 10 Do. p per cent....... all 'South Devon. 1 Do. New all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 Os.6d. 100 Do. 4i per cent. all S. Yorksh.4p. c. Guar. all Stock.& Haiti. Guar. op. c. till 1 Ju1y,1856 3 Water.d. &Kilk. 6p. c. WO York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. SDo . . . 10 Yorli& N. ......... ... & S. Parch......... JOINT-BTO all A all British N. American 25 Colonial,,,, 20 Commercial .. of . Lon. don ................ 4 English Scottish an. Australian„2 Lond• Chart. Bk. o Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond. & Westminster 35 NationalProv.of Eng. 10 Do. New 222 National of Ireland all Oriental Bank of Corporation 5 Do. New _ 25 (Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Importing Company all South Australia all il li Tnion of Australia 2i Do. New 10 nion of London Aberdeen ..... Ambg. Nottng. Bost & Eastu. June Birmng. Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junet Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons Do., £20. .. Bristol & Exeter Caledonian. Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Dublin&BelfastJunc Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. New East Anglian (£25 L. & E. & L. & D .) 1 Do., (Xl.B E. & H.) Eastern Counties Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. Sh Do., do., . ............ Do., B. & C East Lancashire East & West Ind. Dk. & Birming. June Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb.Prth.&Dunde e Glasgow & S.Western Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock_ Great Southern and Western (Ireland).. Great Western.. Irish Sou,,h-Eastern., Lancaster & Carlisle.. Do., Thirds.... ........ Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., Fifths I Do., Wst. Riding Un. Leeds Northern....... Liv.ersby.dr Southpt. London & Blackwall Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths Taondon & S.Westernl Do., £50.... ..... Do. £40....... ..... I Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Nianch.SheL&Lincln. Do., Man. &Lin. Un. Midland Do. Binning. & Derby Midland G. West. ar, Do. Shares ........ Newcastle & Carlisle. New market.. 3i - Closing Prices Ycsteriay. aoi, 6i - 10A- 11 - 6 22 -22 A 3 -- 2A a 107 -- 109 ' 671 -67 i 23 23i 17i -- 18 3 -- 2ia 8i - 5i - 13/ -13 i 9 -- 10 - - ... 74 - 8 74 - 76 55 60 76 - 78 27 - 29 61 - 63 79 - 80 40 - 42 119 - 121 105 107 93i —93 i 88 90 114 83 83 12ip i 31 sad 2id 17 —17 i 8 1 - 2 107 108 12 1 1234 3 —4 91 1 92p 5 4d 4 3 d 11 12 19 204 29 —30 i 3. 3 79 t 794 46 48 51 5 4 34 d 2i 2t 84 8 55 5 7 8 8i 2 —2i d 38 39 6,1 64 d 2i-2 d 4 1 ^ 34 d 8 9 3 4i p 50i -51 i 96 -- 98 64 - 65 66 -- 68 70 - 19 - 20 9 - 10 14 - 15 3i - 2i 22 -- 80i -- 811; 384 --38 1 13 -- 13 4 -- 44 f 13 2 2i s - 141 9 4 - 10 27 - 28 9 - 10 711 - 7A 7 - 7a 2 20 58 - 59 SHARES, 1109 - nil 1105 - 1671 19 20 id —ip -- 3 . - 4 - 18; - 3. - 128 81- 9 - 1 i 1 3 - 1103 P - 154 - P Baslncas done — this day. 50 I l i 8 8. 134 - 13 9 - 19 i ___.- 1 - 1150 - i - 23 - 2 - 2 101 - 102 25i - 26, * 17 16 1 17i p a r 26 26 ii id, id par 103 1 05 5} I - i BANKS 8282,1* - 3.1 - 3h g i; 1 - i 1) !34 PI 2i p 11A 48 - 50 73 - 74 -9 1 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid I RAILWAYS. all Bedford and Bletehley all Birm. & Oxfd. guarantee all Do. without g r all Birm.Wolv. b & Dudley guar. all Do.wthtguar. 100 Buckghainsh all Clydesdale Jc. 100 E. Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent all Glstr.&Dn.Fr all Glas. Barr. & Neilsn.Direct all Do. New all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway.....' all Hull & Selby. all Do. 1 Shares. all Do. 4 Shares. all Lon. & Greenw all Do. Preference all Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent all Do. 6 per ct all Manch.Bston and Matlock all Middlesbro' & Redcar. . all Midld.Bradfd all Northern and Eastern sp. c. all Do. 6 per et.. all Do. Fixed sp. c all Prest. & Wyre Do. Shares. 1.00 - Roystn.di Do.Shepth.St. 18a Shef. Roth. & Goole g. 5 . p. c 94 S. Staffordsh all WearValleygr 6 per cent all Do [OO Wilts diSomnt Leasing Compans. London & N. West. Gt.Westn Do Do Do L. dr N.W Caledou Gt. Notrhn Gt. Westn. 148 - 150 33 - 34 Calodon Do Yk. New & Berw Y.&N.Md Do S. Eastern. D 0........ . Norfolk Do Ln. &N. W. & Midld. Stekton Darlingt. E. Count Do D 0... L. &r. W &La& Yk Do Gt.Northn Do .Lancash.& Yorksh MrMClean Stockt. & Darling Do IGt.Westn. 3 - 31 31i 105 i Closing Prices Yesterday. 30 - 31 29i -30 i 30 - 31 29 - 30 109 - 111 54 56 113 • 114 56 -- 57 27 -- 28 14 -- 144 25i -26 j 194 -- 20 24 -- 26 1071 -1 08 i 64 -- 66 - 52 - r 54 52 - 154 ...i --- • i •• d -32 i - 106 BUSine gi this dal' Business do° this dal. 331 301 30 15 a•n• 2 i 11 177 1 3 i 41 3i 4 1 q ui , sd 1 1 li I 1081 674 7 131 i 79i 41 1211 921 32i I I g 83 2i 34 150 122/ 3i 79 81 91 8i FOREIGN. Paid! RAILWAYS. 3 Antwerp&Rotterdam 3 BelgianEastn. Junct. all Charleroi & Erquelin all Demerara 6 Dijon and Besanon, 8 Dutch Rhenish....., all (East Indian, all Gt. Indian Peninsula 4 Gd. Janet. of France 101 Gt. Western of Canada Shares Do.Bds.ast i55.)1857 Do. Bds. (2d i55.)1862 14 Luxembourg 10 Do. (Railway) 1 1 Do. 2.1 Do. (Canal) 5 Lyons & Mediterran 4l Madras 29 Maria Antonia 10 Do. New all Namur & Liege (with interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds (fmy. B. &Ams. Shs.) all NorwegianTrunkPref 11 Orleans & Bordeaux 10 Paris and Lyons 28 Do. Bonds all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen all Paris and Strasbour;J i 4 PaiLCaen&Cherbrg. 24 Quebec &Richmond.. all Rouen and Havre.... all Sambre and Meuse... 4 Southern of France.. 4 St. And. & Quebec(A) 17 Tours and Nantes.... 2s. Upper India Scrip... all %Vest Flanders ........ 4 Do. 51 per c. Pref.... 9 Western of France... 2 West. of Switzerland Agua Fria . . . all Anglo Californian 2 Australasian 5 Australian all Australian Cordillera all Australian Freehold all Ave Maria all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) all British Austrin. Gold 13.5 British Iron 24} Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Del Rey all Carsons's Creek all Cobre Copper 1 Colonial Gold 14 Copiapo all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co all Genera 1....,,,,, all Golden Mountain__ all Great Polgooth . all Lake Bath urs t all Liberty.. .............. all Lond.&Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. C 0.., all iVlariquita.. 9 Mexican&S.Amerien. all New Granada. all Nouveau Monde all Port Philip all Quartz Rock all Rhymme 1r0n.,, 10i Santiago de Cuba all South Australian...., 7 Tin Croft ....... all United Mexican . all Waller all West Mariposa all Yuba Closing Prices Yesterday. 1 i dis 1 2 13i -14 i 2 I d id 6 —6Apan 2i p par — P . 1 p 64 - 71 - 6h - 1. --- 8 -1 p 2}- - £3i 33 - 4 344 14i - 154 14i -154 p 3 . 8 = 40 38 -- 39 30 -- 311 4i -- 5 p 19i - -20 p -- 101 3 - 3-41, ••• --- ... i 5 -- b s an -- f d— par 9 i -- 10 id -- par MINES. p 3. P 4i p 6. 7 p R P P par p par p 10 g - P 6 4 _..... 5 2 - 2i. 29 -30 - p 4 * 1i - 42* 7 3A ip `74 11 lid id 14 —lp p a ' par -- t p 4 4i -' 1 13 p 6 7 10 --12 P 74 84 13, MSCELL. :ous 35 Australian Agricult 32i Canada 5 Crystal Palace 1 Eastern Steam 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir 14 Gen. Steam Navigat 50 General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar 2 Netherlands Land all Peninsular & Oriental 25 Do. Do. 5 OrystPalace of France 60 Royal Mail Steam 25 South Austral. Land 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization 28i Van Dieme n ' s L an 1 Submar. Telegraph ',60 - 270 1265 60 -- ... a 1. - 6 62 4 19 ". : -.: 21 ___ : .,. s i of ALARMING ACCIDENT AT WINDSOR.—On the arrival the 1.25 train from Paddington at the Windsor Alt o , of the Great Western Railway yesterday, a light phaew vey with a pair of spirited ponies, was in waiting to co. r li r Miss Ricardo, the sister of Mr. Lewis Ricardo, m• o . f to the mansion of her uncle, Mr. Samson Ricardo, °f Titness-park. Miss Ricardo, who usually drives '''' o ponies herself, got into the front seat of the carriages while her female attendant placed herself in the n, seat, and the groom was employed in adjusting the 1 7, 0 gage behind. Before Miss Ricardo had time to seize r , l reins, the shrill whistle of a departing train frightened th e or ponies, and they started off at a fearful rate. In 'l4 anxiety to pull them up, Miss Ricardo caught hold ofon, one side of the reins, and the phaeton being turned neari7 round was propelled with great force against a carriageeel standing in the yard. The collision caused the fore-vrn to part from the body, and Miss Ricardo was thrown oa , out with considerable violence, but miraculouslyo• escaped any serious injury. The lady's /Raid was not ! w h e els, or ate, for her leg being entangled with the hi s % i she was con springs, was broken below the knee, and the veyed, in a state of insensibility, 0 The ponies dashed on to the platform, dragging Pearl, surgeon, in the High-street. the remains of the phaeton the Queen's but not before behind them, proceeded round a th n e d y a h g a a d in da tu s rn he e d d t i h n e to ph t a h m ost to atoms against one othecary to her Majesty, of the pillars. Mr. Ellison,B rn ' were called in to ass ist with his partner, Mr. Il message was despatched to Mr. Pearl, and a telegrP e :i the =a/11.y surgeon, but the as the only means of saving Mr. Keyser, of London , consultation showed the necessity of imine• alarm of Miss Ricardo was e% d re ia su te lt a o m f p t u h t e a t c i o o n n ell i,oth _ et he leg, the life patient. The sufficiently collected to secure the treme, but pstbaettention to her unfortunate domestic. The most prompt no injury. e e to ß la ta a t ; p . , y awr s e a y so e fp n i ra n og g ee litil i gi o on ti ponies sustained u s Jacobs, y (A st s a E t . e — s a t O b h o n a u t M t a l s o 9 n h d y e a ? MYSTERIOUS named - hj ul anab eloned place to Borough -green, by a foot the ath through the fields, to inquire after work (where 4 a P ppeara li had been partly promised employ m ent bt mr. Lacy in the morning of the same day, and was told t o call again in the evening for an answer), when h e came to a hed ge th a t runs by the side of the path , it gun was fired s o c l ose to the back of his head as to ar pear to lift him off the ground, and that he fell doKati sensible,. and remai ne d so for a considerable time , upon recovering hi s senses he found himself attended 13 . 7 - a man dressed in dark clothing, who assisted him hat • or near to his residence, and after having asked him if I could find the remainder of the way home by himself, an tied a silk handkerchief round his head, placed a half crown in his hand, and suddenly left him. It was pearl, two o'clock when the wounded lad reached home. .... A . -L"'" • gun must have been fired from the ground uPw'T '. and pretty near to the lad, as part of his smock-frn ihe near the shoulder, as also a piece of his cap, en d v. skin from the back of his head was carried a'ean away ' leaving the bone bare, though fortunately no shot en: tered the skull. Various rumours are in circulation 1 but as th e affair is in the hands of the police, it vi e not be judi c i ous to give publicity to th em .---Carabrida 6 , Chronicle. THE SHIP ALBATROSS.—We learn, with sincere . p lea'Me o s sure, that this vessel, whi c h sailed from Liverpool l ,er lbourne, on the 15th o f N ovem b er last, an d whoa loss wa s reported, some time after, was spoken withln 1,, . . few day s sa il of the Line, on theloth of December. -! t t. tors of th a t d ate arrived in Cork, yesterday morni ngs toi,:a 4 announcing a ll well on board. The ship belong* Mum. 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