The Sun. — London, England, 1853-02-04 00:00:00

Till'', FRENCH EMPIRE. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday in due course. The Moniteur contains the following decree : "Nap o l eon , b y th e grace o f G o d an d th e nat i ona l will, Emperor of the French, to all present and to come, greeting :—On the report of our Minister of the Interior, of Agriculture, and of Commerce taking into consi deration the Senatus-Consultum of ' Dec. 23, 1852, con fides to us the sovereign deci,iou of all modifications Produced in Customs' tariffs by international treaties, that in consequence we have an additional motive to act with extreme prudence in all matters which relate to the vital interests of agriculture, manufactures, and commerce : considering that security being the first necessity of these interests, it is important that all economical ques tions should be examined with prudence and caution ;being anxious to profit by the experience and knowledge of 'nub men as have devoted their time to the study of these questions, or to the practice of agricultural, indus trial, and commercial affairs, we decree as follows : Art. 1. There is established in connexion with the Go vernment a superior council of commerce, agriculture, and manufactures. This council, placed within the at tributions of our Minister of the Interior, of Agriculture, and of Commerce, shall be presided over by him, and shall cons i st o f a vice-president, two members of the Senate, two of the Legislative Corps, two of the Council of State, and six other persons of experience and infor mation. In addition. the following persons shall be cx Officio m em b ers o f th e council :—The Director-General of Customs and of Indirect Taxes, the Director of Agri culture and Commerce, the Director of Consulships and Commercial Affairs, the Director of the Colo n,ies' and the Director of the Affairs of Algeria. Art. 2. The special decree, which shall name the vice-president and members of the council, shall also appoint a secretary, with consulting voice. Art. 3. This council shall give its advice on all questions submitted to it by the Government, con concerning customs' tariffs, treaties of commerce and navigation, the commercial legislation of the colonies and of Algeria, the encouragement to be given to the fisheries, and all questions of colonisation and emigra tion. Should it be nece3sary to clear up any facts, the council can call before it witnesses, and may even prO: coed to an official inquiry, with the authorisation of the minister. Art. 4. Our Ministers ,shall have the right of entry to the Superior Council, and may delegate their commissioners to explain any questions which the Coun cil may be directed to deliberate on. Art. 5. The enactments of the ordonnance of April 29, 1831, relative to the formation and constitution of the Superior Council of Commerce remain suspended. Art. 6. Our Minister of the Interior, of Agriculture, and of Commerce, is charged with the execution of the present decree. Given at the Palace of the Tuileries, this 2d of February, 1853. " (Signed) NAPOLEON. " (Countersigned) F. DE PERSIGNY, " Minister of the Interior, of Agriculture, and of Commerce." This decree is followed by another, appointing M. Billault, President of the Legislative Body, Vice- President of the above-named Council, and the following gentlemen members :—Count D'Argout and the Duke de Mouchy, senators ; MM. Schnei der and Reveil, Vice-Presidents of the Legislative ers MM. de Parieu and de Vuillefroy, mem bof the Council of State ; and Count de Monty, deputy ; M. Legentil, President of the Chamber of Commerce of Pails ; M. Gautier, deputy-Governor ce the Bank ; M. Dulbour-Dubergier, President of the Chamber of Commerce of Bordeaux ; M. Sey- I l i crux, manufacturer and deputy ; and M. (Mich 'nal, member of the Municipal Commission of the Seine ; M. Ozeune, chef de bureau of the Legisla tion of Customs, is named secretary. „An imperial decree dated Wednesda wh y, enacts 'flat the Charitable ilaternal Societieswhich re ceive subventions from the State, shall be placed under th e p res idency of the Empress, in order to honour and encourage such institutions, and as a special proof of affection for the Empress." The Siecle states that the coronation of the Em- Peror and Empress will probably take place earlier than May next, the period originally fixed. We read in the Moniteur—' Amongst the articles inposing the Corbeille de Mariage of the Empress, the Emperor directed to be placed, in lieu of the Purse, which it is the custom to give to the bride, a pocket-book containing notes to the amount of 250,000 fr. The Empress has decided that this sum Shall be altogether appropriated to works of charity. 13 Y her orders, 100,000 fr. are to be distributed amongst the SoczetesMaternelles, which have for their object to succour poor women when on the point of lying in, and which are now placed under the august patronage of her Majesty ; and 150 fr. are to be employed in founding new beds in the Hospice des Incurables, in favor of destitute per sons of both sexes, the designation of whom is to belong to the Empress." There is much talk in the fashionable circles of the diamond necklace which is being made for the Empress by order of the Emperor. It is said to be completed with the exception of the centre dia mond; the jeweller charged with the order not having until lately found one of sufficient beauty. A Brazil merchant has arrived from London with a diamond of the size and character required, and for which he asks 150,000 fr. It is said that the offer made by the jeweller is, however, much less , than the price demanded. The Moniteur contains addresses of felicitation to the Emperor on his marriage from A tigers, Laval, Lyons, Bourg, Aix, Saintes, Bourges, Evreux, Rennes, Ancenis, Chateaubriant, Cherbourg, Saint Lo, Chalons-sur-Marne, Epernay, Commercy, Montmedy, Dunkirk, Hazebrouck, Verdun, Douai, Wissemboura, and Meaux. The register of the acts of the etat civil of the Imperial family, in which the marriage of the Em peror was inscribed, was delivered in 1814, in obe dience to a royal ordonnauce, to the Chancellor Dambray, by Count Regnaud de St. Jean d'Angely; but in 1815, the latter again took possession of it by order of the Emperor Napoleon I. Since that time the register has been preserved by the Coun tess Regnaud de St. Jean d'Angely ; and in 1849, 0 her son-in-law, General Regnaud de St. Jean d'Angely, presented it to the Emperor, at that time President of the Republic. By decree of the Emperor, a silver medal of honour of the first class is awarded to Mr. John Doure, an English subject at Newfoundland, for various services rendered to French merchant ships, and for saving the lives of several seamen belong ing to the French vessels Suffren and Caribou. — Another decree awards a gold medal of honour of the first class to _Mohammed Bel Mhejib, captain of the port of Mogador, for saving several French sea men from Shipwreck. The Government candidates for the Corps Legis latif have obtained the majority in the elections, which took place on the 30th and 31At ult. In the department of the Lower Alps, Colonel Remis had 9 ,423 votes out of 9,400 voters ; in the Gard, M. Varen, 21,867, to 6,177 given to M. Destrem ; in,Eure and Loir, M. Auguste Reille 17,331 votes, out of 18,132 vo ters : in the Oi se , M. de Corberon, 1 6,656, t o 6,219 o bt a i ne d b y A. Cherisey, and 5 ,830 by M. Plee ; and in the Lower Rhine, M. de Cohorn, 20,152, out of 20,642 voters. Yesterdays Bourse was disasterous to the specu lators for a rise. In consequence of the heavy l_esses sustained by numerous speculators during the ast month, it became necessary to sell stock to pay their differenc e s. There were also some d e f au lt ers d eclared, and their stock was consequently thrown On the market. Orders for the sale of Govern ment stock were likewise received from the pro vinces, and these causes combined produ ce d a 8 Peeies of panic. The Three per Cents. opened at 79f, 35c., and fell to 78f. 70c., and which they closed f or th e en d o f th e mon th, b e i ng a f a ll o f 90 e. rcompared with the closing prices yesterday. The o ur - and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 104 f. 650. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 986 f. 200. ; Rouen 977 f. Bile; Havre, 455 f. ; Great Northern, 822 f. 50c. ; 340 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 745 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 840 f. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, Cherbourg, Bor deaux and Cette, 550 f. ; Caen to Cherbour Dijon to Besancon, 510 f. ; Shares of trio 4-laulc. of Credit Mobilier (issued at 500 f.), 717 f. 50e. SPAIN. , We have rec e i v ed the Madrid journals of the 29th 1 . Accordi ng t o a re t urn published in the Gazette, 'e expenses of the Treasury for the present month ;re estimated at 126,565,606 reals (rather less than 32 millions of francs). The Heraldo has been again seized. A t a numerous meeting of the e l ec t ors o f .t,?..e distri c t d e l B arqu i llo, held on the prev i ous d a y, - 1 • Martinez de la Rosa addressed the persons as- Sembled. H e was l oudly cheered an d prom i se d uPPort. The Hera/do was again seized on the 29th. The expenses of the Treasury during the month of Pebruary, approved by the Council of Ministers, e 2u ~hlormably to the 24th c l ause of the law o f th e tech th of Febr uary , 18 50, were fixed at 126,565,606 The Ministry s till expected to obtain a majority itt the approaching elections. The Three per Cents. were done at 407 ; ; the New Three per Cents. at 22 9-16 ; the Debt of the first class at 10 ; and that of the second at 51. AUSTRIA. The Augsburg Gazette, under date of Pesth, 28th Ult., says :—" For some days past numerous arrests have taken place here, most of them from political causes. The new prison is full. s ons arrested i s a M Among the per ine. Egressy, a re l at i on of Kossuth. There has been found at her residence a c orrespondence with the emigrants,which likely t o compromise a number of person whs belong T ing to th e upper classes of society." Each of the Austrian near regiments stationed. the B osn i an frontier, the has sent a battalio n t o extr eme frontie r . We have already mentioned that the sale of ar tillory..hurse, in Hu ngar y had been postponed. The furloughs have also been suspended. Large bodies of troops are marching towards Dalmatia. A letter from Vienna of the 29th ult. says : 7 -- " Public feeling here is so decidedly against the Turks in the kair of the Montenegro that our journalS give as little as possible of the news from that quarter when it is unfavourable to the Mon tenegrins, and reliance cannot always be placed on the news of a favourable character to that party. We were told for instance that the Turks had been driven back from Grahovo, whereas it now appears that they were victorious, and that they com mitted excesses revolting to humanity. The house of the Vejovode was gallantly defended, and the Turks in their rage, set fire to it, and burned eighteen persons, among whom was the brother of the Vojovode. There is reason to fear that, al though the Montenegrins defend themselves with great courage, they will be compelled to yield to the superior numbers of their assailants, who in this war hesitate at no cruelty, and seem to be de sirous of convincing the world that they are much greater barbarians than the most unenlightened portion of their adversaries." The Voss Gazette states from Vienna, that the Austrian Cabinet has directed the Count de Leinin gen to signify to the Divan that the occupation of Montenegro by the Turks would be considered , a violation of European international law. A letter from Bucharest, 18th ult in ., the A ugsburg Gazette, says :—" A report is cur rent that the Russians will enter our princi pality in the spring, and the rumour i s so ge nerally credited that some pei,xmis have already purchased provisions for the troops on specula tion. It is added that Austria will concentrate forces on the Wallachian frontier, but this news requires confirmation. Russian couriers from time to time pass through this place to Montene gro." A letter from the Unna of the 24th ult., in the Lloyd of Vienna, states that that the Turks having violated the Austrian territory near Sluin, by car ryino•° of cattle and insulting the inh a bit an ts, the Ban.Jellachicti immediately demanded ample satis faction, and forced a Turkish Mudir to cross over, and make humble excuses before the whole .corps of Austrian officers stationed there. The latest accounts from Montenegro are up to the 22d ult. It is confidently stated that Prince Darilo has dislodged Reis !Pasha [From his strong position near Ostrock. A rumour was current that the Voivode Vujatich had made his escape to a secret grotto known only to a few faithful adhe rents. In the Nahija Cermniska, where 3,000 Montenegrins have had to make a stand against 12,000 Turks, the former have invariably had the advantage. The only news of any impm Lance from the seat of war is, that the Turkish troop:, under Reis Pasha, had entered Montenegro, by the defile of Ostroga. An extremely dangerous and precipitous path leads from Ostroga to Nieguss, a small town or rather village, just above Cattaro, in the Kat tunska Nahia. _ _ Th;/ - 6euzZeitung and the Allgemeine Zeitung king the intelligence that the Russian sth corps d'armee, under General von Rudiger, has received orders to advance to the Turkish frontier ; the 4th division is also in daily expectation of receiving marching orders, and has called in its reserves. THE SUN. LONDON, FRILOA ir EVENING - , FEB - qUARY 4, 1853. PENINSULAR MAILS. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Madrid, Captain John. Weeks, with the mails from Gibraltar, Spain, and Portugal, in charge of Lieutenant Scriven, R.N., Admiralty agent, ar rived at Southampton yesterday afternoon. The following are her dates of sailing : Gibraltar, Jan. 25 ; Cadiz, 26 ; Lisbon, 29; Oporto, 30 ; Vi g o, 31. She brought 22 passengers in all. The freight of the Madrid consists of 9 packages o f s p ec ie, 75 cases eggs, 379 balf-boxc3 and 99 ditto tangerines oranges, 69 barrels and 10 cases dates, four cases dried fruit, and 36 packages sundries. Stations of her Majesty's Ships.—At Lisbon, Jan. 29, her Majesty's ships k.,'anspereil and Inflex ibl3. Gibraltar : The fleet under Vic -Admiral Dundas, co-isisting of the Britannia, Trafalgar, Albion, Bellerophon, Arethusa, and Niger steamer, got under weigh on the morning of the 25th ult., for Malta, leav,ng her Majesty's ship Retribution at Gibraltar, to proceed immediately with the dis patches expected per Indus, Peninsular and Oriental steamer, of the 20th, for Alexandria, which vessel was passed off Tarifa, at 10 p.m., Jan. 25. Ships observed on the voyage.—Off Opoi '6o 'bar, on the 30th, spoke the Engli it steamer City of Norwich. The English ship Zctus, of Liverpool, came into Vigo Bay on the 29th, having lost two men overboard, and three with broken legs, Loin the falling of the topsail-yard, wF ile reefing. From the long continued westerly winds upwards of 200 vessels were detained in Gibraltar, and at the back of the rock. Almost all of them got under weigh on the afternoon of the 24th ; but were obliged to return to the anchorage. Upwards of 150 vessels were at anchor east of the rock when the Madrid left. PORTUGAL. Some progress has been made in the Cortes dur ing the last week. All the elections have been ap proved of, though some were strenuously disputed. A vigorous effort was made to unseat) Don Ftmn cisco d'Almeida, a nephew of the Du` eof Saldanha, on the ground that he had not a legal qualification. A subservient majority, however, decided that he was within the pale of the law. At first sight it would have seemed that he was expressly excluded by the reformed charter, but the most stringent enactments in this country are practically very elastic. All yield to the ruling powers. The Chamber of Peers'is far from exhibiting the same pliancy. If we are to judge from results, the Ministry will be in a minority. On the ques tion of addressing the Throne in reply to the speech delivered by the Duke of Saldanha at the opening of the session, no, less than 24 voted with Viscount Labervan, the leader of the Opposition, and only 12 supported the Minister. From a consciousness of their own weakness, the Government have used every stratagem to prevent a meeting of the peers, by keeping away from the house. It is reported that the Queen refuses to consent to the creation of a new batch of peers. Some sensation was excited by a report of the discovery of an infernal machine. But the whole affair was turned into ridicule, and seems to have been an invention of the police. It was once as serted that it was concocted to alarm the Queen, and overcome her repugnance to the unconstitu tional proposition for swamping the peers. The decision of the Stock Exchange is considered fatal to the financial schemes of genhor Fo.ntes, and will probably lead to a change in the Adminis tration as soon as the Duke of Saklgnha is able to attend to business. He is still an invalid, though he derived considerable relief. from a surgical ope ration to which he was compelled to submit. Five per Cent. Inscriptions are quoted at 40, and shares in the . Bank of Portugal have risen to 310,000 320,000. Exchange on London is 844 for bills at ninety days' date. Vessels of War in the Tagus.—Her Majesty's ship Sanspereil and steamer Inflexible ; French steamer Peterel, Egyptian yacht Kassida Sthamie. A TALE OF 1814.—A manufacturer, residing in the Rue du Temple, Paris, wlio possesses a small property near Montmorency, last week employed two labourers to make some alterations in the garden. In digging the ground, at about two feet below the surface, they came on a skeleton, having a deep cot on the front part of the skull. The authorities, being informed of the aretn stance, sent for a medical man, who declared the skele ton to be that of a man of from thiiLy to for ty years of age, and that it must have been in the ground about forty years. Some old men in the neighbourhood, on hearing what had occurred, came forward, and stated how the body had, in the first instance, been interred in the garden. A retired clerk possessed the house and property in 1814, living there with his wife, still in the prime of life, and his daughter, a girl of about sixteen. When the allies were on the point of entering Paris, lie determined to take his family to the capital, as being safer, but his wife was ill at the time, and could not be removed, and the daughter insisted on remaining with her as companion. The husband was in doubt what to do, when a party of Prussian soldiers were sent to the house with billets. The clerk received then hos pitably, and tire next morning, informing the officer that he was obliged to go to Paris, requested him to see that the ladies were not molested. This he pro mised faithfully to do. It so happened that 'the sol diers drank that day more freely than they had for some time been accustomed to do, and at last they spoke of entering the apartments of the mother and daughter. The officer endeavoured to keep them - within bounds, but they insisted on carrying their plans into execution. The officer then cried out to the ladies to esca pe ; and, placing himself before the door, endeavoured to keep the soldiers at bay. They pressed on - him, how ever, so sharply, that he was obliged to draw his sword and defend himself. For some minutes he succeeded iu his attempt, but at last he received a deep cut on the head, which felled him to the ground. The soldiers then trampled him under foot, and rushed into the room which had been assigned to the ladies, but which they found empty. The devotedness of the officer had not o assistance women. A la the proved fruitless, as, on hearing his voice, the daughter had opened ewdats brought heNvindo by wanadsocaryllaerdit,loauncall yb for assistanc e . were got safely down before the soldiers burst into tlie room. The women at once set off for Paris , and o nthe family way they met the master of the house , lated what had occurred, He, without odwelhayom, went r t e o - partyMarshalof Prussiansßlueh e r ' N a v n e d r e s i t M at lla ed ed w ia. l rei t y h s a e d n sent happened. his grave. These or the ringleaders of the attack over with orders to bury the unfortunate officer, and to shoot p the officer being the garden. The clerk and his 1 ders w ere d u ly ex ecuted, the spot chosen for interring then took a dislike to the place, and soon after disposed of it at' less than its value.—French paper, SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. (From the Times.) Let orators beware. There is a race of men who are never so happy as when they can take a brag gart, as they thinkhim at his word. What is poetry to one man is prose to another, to be interpreted by the rules of etymology and grammar. Mr. Cob den has been guilty of a figure of speech, and finds himself saddled with a promissory note of enormous dimensions. Rather unnecessarily, we think, he doubts the sincerity of those who talk of =invasion ; so, the other day, at the meeting of the Peace Con ference, at Manchester, he proposed to apply a pe cuniary test to the sincerity of a gentleman who pro fessed to think invasion probable. He was ready, he said to enter into a bond to pay him 10,0001. in the event of an invasion, on the other gentleman undertaking to pay a shilling a week to the Man chester Infirmary till the same date. This was a mistake. It was not in Mr. Cobden's proper vein. There was too much of a sporting character about it. But, wise or unwise, Mr. Cobden offered these odds, and, though the first gentleman named seems to have fought shy, Lieutenant-General Brotherton has jumped at the offer, and nailed the rash man of peace. Cobden acquiesces with a very good grace, and takes credit to himself for doing so gratuit ously, and out of the letter of the contract. He only makes a not very important modification, on an alleged ground !of delicacy to thefeelings and honour of the Loldier. Should an invasion be merely attempted, then, by the original terms of the offer, which speak of am actual and so far suc cessful invasion, the gallant General would be dis tracted between his duty to keep out the foe and a natural desire to touch the 10,0001. So this sum is now to be paid in the event of an invasion being so much as attempted, and of course before the General can have been pla,ced in this painful em barrassment between his personal interest and b;s public duty. The presumed necessity of this modification shows that the bet is tk n improper one ; strictly speaking, more improp' o t the part of the General than that of Mr. Col L. The former, a man with her Maj - sty's comu fission, and specially bound to do all for the peace and happiness of his country, make 3 a public bet that France will at tempt to invade England. It is now the General's interest to provoke Franco to the attempt, if he could be accessible to such motive, or France so easily moved to such an act. This antagonism of interests should never be created wantonly. George Selwyn and a friend were looking out of the windows of White's and saw a man fall down in a fit. The former betted 101. that the man would not recover, and his :r•iend accepted the bet. While the man's life and the 101. trembled in the balance, a doctor came up and proposed to bleed the sufferer. Selwyn exclaimed that this was un fair, as it altered the odds. Cobden, of course, is under mo temptation to Balch. inhumanity ; but he places himself under another temptation-I:z., that of enduring every iru3ult, and conceding evely demand, in order to postpone the forfeiture of his bond. His friends -w ill smile at the idea of his being capable of this basemet - s. Then,. why impoi the love of money into the question at all ? - 0/ ny not leave it as it stood—a simple appeal to pa triotism ? 13ut is this really a true statement of the odds ? Fifty-two shillings a-year for life, or any indefinite period, 'may be called fifty pounds, which makes the supposed 200 to 1 against the attempt of invasion. Now, we really do not think that this ratio represents the several probabilities of Na poleon 111. abstaining or not abstaining from so foolish a design. It is confessedly a personal ques tion. What will the Emperor do, or not do ? Ho may have no wish for -war. He may see clearly that his interest is peak-3. He may dread being superseded by a real Bop %parte. He may prefer other ways of spending the resources of France.. But, the less staule his power, the more is he liable to be reduced to the last card of war, declared, prraaps, by the act of invasion. We all see how the French allow themselves to be tempted on from one excitement to another, and how neces sary continual novelty is to their existence. We see how entirely all other considerations are merged in the stimulus of an agreeable or disagreeable surprise. We-e a war proclaimed, and an in vasion attempted, the Yrench, if ever so dissa tisfied before with their King Log, would, at all events, wait for the result, and give him a longer lease of power. Thare are Legitimists who aver that Charles X. might have died King of France had he found, an occasion for war with this country. There are Orleanists who aver the same of Louis Philippe. There are Bonapartists who hold that war is the normal relation of the two countries, and Napoleon's only real tenure of power. So absurd an idea may have little influence in peace and in safety ; but when Napoleon 111. feels his throne begin to totter he may then remember the spell which so many fmse prophets have as sured him is the secret of the Empire. Now, we ask, is it 200 to 1 that he will never, under any circumstances, feel this necessity, and bow to it ? We will not zive our own estimate of the odds, nor is it ii-=;:2ssary. If the chances are only 10 to 1, or 20 to 1, that a suspicious neighbour will not attempt a burglarious invasion of one's premises the first time that the con dition of his own affairs, the darkness of the night, and the state of the domestic defences con spire in favour of the scheme, that comparative security will be held as little better than insecurity, and we shall look to our bolts and bars and our firearms as much as if we had cer Lain information of an attack this very night. Yet 10 to 1 is, at least, much nearer the tr. ath th•nu 200 to 1. Of course, we must respect Mr. Coben's confidence and sincerity. We are, however, most of us rurning very much the same risk. In case of an invasion all holders of funds and other stocks would suffer a great depreciation of their property.. Yet we sit still, only "praying and keeping our powder dry." The truth is, we do not so much calculate the chances as shut our eyes to the possible calamity ; and that, probably, is the true account of the feeling•under which Mr. Cobden has offered these wild odds against the attempt of invasion. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT A BOOKSELLER'S.—Wednesday morning, about two, the families of Messrs. Barthes and Lowell, foreign booksellers, No. 14, Great Marl borough-street, were alarmed by an outbreak of fire. It was discovered raging in the counting-house on the ground floor by one of the firm, who was unable to sleep i'zom a strong smell of burning wood. Constables and neighbours instantly repaired to King-street brigade station, when speedily Mr. Staples, the C foreman, with two engines and several firemen, attended. By this time the contents. of the counting-house were destroyed, and frightful ravage had been made among piles of valu able foreign books. Water was abundantly supplied from the mains, and with other assistance and great exertion the flames were arrested in their progress, but not until several hundred valuable books had been de stroyed and damaged, and the building had sustained sz,rious injury, The firm is insured in the Sun and other offices. • The cause of the fire could not be ascertained. A MODERN CLUCK MAKER.—SOIIIO time ago, a man took up his residence in an hotel of the quarter of the Rue Montorgueil, and from the liberality with which he spent his money, as well as from always paying in gold, he was consideredimmensely rich. He talked little, but caused it to be understood that his wealth arose from his having discovered the great secret of perpetual move ment, and applied it to clocks and watched, whereby an immense saving in the making of those articles was ef fected. A few days ago he disappeared, and it then turned out that he had been in the habit of making very large purchases of watches and clocks of different makers, for which he offered to pay in cash, but as he always took care beforehand to make known that he was enor mously rich, and had still larger purchases to make, the confiding tradesmen insisted on sending the goods with out payment. The moment the man got them, he sold them for what they would fetch. No sooner had he dis appeared than numerous complaints were laid against him. The police have ascertained that this discoverer of the perpetual movement is a noted and most danger ous thief, who has been in the hands of justice, but they have not yet been able to find out his retreat. ART-EDUCATION AT HOME AND ABROAD. By G. W. Yapp.—Mr. Yapp has here brought together into one N:ew the state of Art-education both at home and abroad —aud the state of 'public opinion and of the Press in reference to this import ,it subject. The pamphlet is very properly dedicated to . he Council of the Society of Arts ; which has , o essentially contributed to awaken arid enlighten the pul.iie as to die necessity, in the present state of the world, of uniting Science and Art with our old manufacturing skill,—and as to the advantages that would result from such union. All the topics with which Mr. Yapp deals are familiar to the readers of the thenceura,—and indeed Mr. Yapp has drawn on its columns as one source of his materials. But there will be a convenience to the public in having the entire sub ject here as it were brought together and indexed. Mr. Yapp has one suggestion of detail which may be quoted bt a Ae s ac a h n ing it , ent in the general scheme not elsewhere, we d e it l i i n e n ve in en th fo n rc l e a d rg i e n r c p o i n n n v e i x s i i o n n ns w m itl a i k t i l n ii g s s f u o b r j t e h ct e . pnlpnualadr -1 et rt t h is e rt expensive)eo b b h e eeonfsnalcastslyeseicollections "If the education of the people in seriously nf rs c o o (mt n h s eigdyoe good dede andmodels, o ndne t e l s a , b r earnestly :yrs arranged a l r y ny g p lea u dr r g s Ne u v to d hr , taste, And described fully and legibly, so that all who choose may learn something about them, set up in such places in as m Vic , ton"a-park and Ken n i ng t on - c o m mon ; the their ehyies sowife, four unbarrenadthui hundred almost acquire a taste ° dan c rr h eft ds i children, r r e m n , and might insensibly b ac customlyform a building which, finw furnished wi f t e h Aet : flowering plants, few nfefwg o lg f aos Pos glass, wouldxc taosntss, pillars, and three A at eh G en ov teu e least expensive andwould be one of the most rn effective means of creating and inexpensive public' taste that m ment could possibly provide for the people: TILE SHARE MARKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Aberdeen Ambg. Nottng. Eastn. June._ Birmng. Wolverh Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh & Cheshire Juliet._ Do: Chesh. & Birk. .£5O & £25 Cons... IDo., £2O Bristol & Exeter, Caledonian. Chester & Holyheact Cork and Bane o Cork, Blae7l. t 3 -ss. Dublin& l 3ellaswfune. Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction ....... Do. New East Anglian (X 25 L. & E. & L. & D.) Do., (XlB E. & 1.1.) Eastern Counties Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. Sh Do., do. Do., B. & C Eati Lancashire East & West Ind. Dk & Binning. June Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and P - Edinb. Pith. &Dundee Glasgow & S.Western Great Northern Stk Do., } A. Stock Do., B. Stock._ Gt. Sth.&West.(lre.) Great Western....... Irlah So ath-East , a Lancaster & Car isle Do., Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., Fifths . Do., VVst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby. & So nthpt. London & Blackwall Lond.Tilb.&Sthend. Lord.Bright.&S.Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths D0.,10/.5h.,M&8...0 London & S. Western Do., £50...... • Do., £4O. ...... Lndndrry.&Coleraine I •dndrry. & Ennisk. IVlAnch.Shef. &L:ncln. Do., Maii. &T•in. Un . 1 Midland ...... Do. Birming. Midland G. West. (Ir. , , Do. Bk. vs Newcastle &Carlisle Newmarz et Do. Em • Extarsionsi Newpt Allerg.&lltfd Ne Nzy & Ennlskillesl Newry War:enpointl & Rosh 3vor Norfolk.. IDo., New., Norihn. Count' es Un North British ..... North Devon, I\ 0.1. Do., No. Do., ADe =erred... Do., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire.. North Western........ N. & S. Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester 4: Wolverhampton..... Scottish Central ...... Scottish Midland_ ... Shrewsbury & Birmg. Do., L. & N. Welty. Guarar teed Stock... Shrewsby. & Herafd. Sbrcwsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Do. Halv:s, d 0....... ,Do. Oswestry .... Shropshira Ifni on .... South Dev0n....... .... South Eastern South Wales.... .. S. Yorksh. River Dun. D 0...... Stockton & Hartlepl 1 Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall , Wmbledon &Croydon Woodford . York Newctl. &Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland..l Closing Prices Yesterday. 27i -28 k Gl - 10 - 6 6FI 21 - 22 3 2 107 109 61. -61 A 21i 221 1? -17 i ... ... 1 d 1) 8 - 9 5- 51 3 4 12i -12 i 10 - 12 7i - 81 74 - 76 55 60 76 78 id 25 —2 7 p 60 62 —75 i 40 42 115 - 117 104 —105 i 88 884 6A 7 - 83 91 12 13 p 76 76 41(1 3k 2' d 15t —15 i 8 - 6 - 21 1 105 t - 166; 118 - 119 24 -- 3 p lf 1a p 88. -89 i 6i -61 d 5i -- 4d 11. -- 19i -20 i 29 -- 30' 3i- 134 76 - 76. 45 - 47 53 55 8 2f 2R d 34 35 61 —d; -2 d 4^4 d 8-8 j 3 —4 p 49 - 50 96 - 98 63 - 65 67 - 69 70 - 80 18 - 20 9 - 10 14 - 15 21i - 223 77 - 78 36 - 38 13 - 133 4 - 44 2 21 14 15 8i 91 264 27 9 = 9 par 68 - 69 ► 7i • 7f 2" - 2i 53 -5) thr. I Paid t. 100 .4I all 1 I 28 0 all 22 184 St. 100 St. 100 O all O all * all 45 5 all 51 all ',5 all .8 all 9 all ',5 all 5 6 5 all ;t. 100 ;0 all ;t. 100 .0 __IA ft. 100 - ft. 100 ft. 100 ;t. 100 M. 100 ;t. 1100 It. 100 2 11 ;01 all 6;I 113 ;t: 100 - * 15 A 114 i() all D all all .0 3 it. 100 it. 100 !O 12 0 1 it. 100 i 0 42} EO 34 5 all ;5 all >t. 100 81 1 4 *'l ;t. 100 ;t. 100 ;0 47 17 )0 all . it. 100 6 3 ?.5 16 O I all. >t. 100 5 1 all 3 ;t. 100 1 L 6 13 8 1 16 6i 8 5 !O h.) all 10 10 it. 100 k. 100 it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 _Ol 8 6 all In all 30 20 6i' i 0 all it. 100 i 0 all !O 15 Bao'nees done this day. 107 I 60 591 601 21g LINES LF, 1 SED AT FIXED RENTALS. RA , WAYS. Leasing compt.ni. C osing Prices th a day. *4 all al all ;04 all ;t. tO i 0 all it. WO 5 all 10 all Bedford and Bletehley.... all all all all !O all 5A all k I all 00 I all ;0 all i 0 all 5 all i 11. 100 . 100 18i .2 I ► 91 0 all 5 all it. 100 Birm. Oxfd, guarantee Do. without g,r & Dudley guar. Do.wthtguar. Buckgnannsh Clydesdale Jc. E. LincOln. gr. 6 p. cent Glsir.&Dn.Fr. Hrtlpl. Dk. di Railway llull & Selby. Do.. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon. & Greenw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent... Do. 6 per ct... Mancli.Bxton. and - riatlock Middlesbro' & Redcar . Midld.Bradfd. Northern and Easternsp.e. Do. 6 per et.. Do.Fixedsp.c Prest. & Wyre London & N. West. Gt.Westn Do Do Do L. &N.W, Caledon Gt.Notrhnl Gt. Westn. Yk. New. di Berw Y.&N.Md Do S. Eastern Do Norfolk Do tn. &N. W. I & Mklld. I Stckton & Da rlingt. 30 - 31 29?! - 30 30 - 31 29 - 30 108 - 110 53 54 E. Count Do Do L. &N . W &Lndl Yk' Do 149 -- 151 324 -33ix(1 113 • 115 561 571 27 28 134 251 261 19A 20 23 —25 xd 3 - 31 4.08 7-7 1.6 64 - 66 Do. Sharci. Roystn & Hit. Do.Shopth.St. i ' Shef. Roth. &I Ooc'eg.s.p.c Stmtordsh WearValleygr; 6 per cent I Do Wilts &Sonirstl Gt.Northn Do j Lancash. Yorksh MrMClean Stockt. Darling. i Do ,Gt.Westn . . - pm 151 - 153 1.50 - 1.52 ld x. d. 31i -- 32?, 102 i -- 1033 8,1 9 MINES. 1 all Agua Fria 10s. all Anglo Californian 10 2 Australasian l6 —26 p 20 5 Australian 46 5 p 1 all Australian Cordillera par i p 1 all , Australian Freehold. I d far 1 all Ave Maria id— d i ' 1 all Baden (Gd.Duehy of par p 1 all British Austrin. Gold i a pilli 20 13.5 British Iron 8 10 35 246 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pin 24 34 36 30 all Do. Comes & Cuiada 11 2.1 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 29 —3O 6 A Carsous's Creek par i p 40 all Cobre Copper . 5 1 Colonial Gold 2i —26 P Copiapo 6 7 Si. a". Copper Min. of Eng ... ... E. 5 ell Do. Pref. '. - 6 p. cent ... ...p 5 all English -nl Austin Coppe - Ineltg. Co 2 —16 d 20 all General 2 all Great N. :et Vein 2 2 p 41 3 all Great P . ooth l6 1 p 1 all Lake Bat-urst.. 1 all Liberty i 11 P 1 0 1 all Loud. &C, tli form Gold Quartz Crush. Co l l ill 1 1 all Mariquita 6d par x all 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn 4j .6 —e2 4a x d 1 all New Granada . — $ p 1 all Nouveau Monde 1 —16 p 1 all Port Philip 1 -- lip 2 1 all Quartz Rock par 6 p a il 50 all Rhylipme Iron 23. 25 14 Do, New 7 8 40 10 Santiago de Cuba 7 8 1 all South Australian.., 6d 6 p 10 7 Tin Croft ll 12 286 all United Mexican 6 66 6 1 all Waller l4 2 p 1 all West Granada 4. —1 p 1 all West Mariposa 6d p 1 all Yaba i g P JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia Bl 82 59 all British N. American ... .., 20 2 Ch7td. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China a —l6 100 25 Colonial - P ... 10 20 Commercial of Lond. .. —x d ... 4 English Scottish and Aust - alian 1 3. 1 p 20 76 Land. Chart. Bk. or Aust alia 3l 4 p 50 20 London and County ... .., U 3 10 London Joint Stock ... ~, II ) 20 Lond. & Westminster .. ... 366 103 35 NationalProv.ofEng. 20 10 Do. New . -... .., 50 226 National of Ireland .., ,„ 25 all 01:ental Bark of Corpoiatior — ~. 46 25 5 Do. New — ... 100 25 Provincial of 1 •elani: ... ... 10 all Do. New , ... 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg. , & 11d Imp Co 25 all South. Austra"a 43 45 25 all Union of Australitc i 72 73 72 6 x d ... 23 Do. New 7 8 a d 50 10 Union of London 40 all Union of Madrid ... ... MISCELLANEOUS 100 35 Australian Agricult. 225 230 i 223,,g 20 4 Australsn.Pcific.Mail ... ... z. d. 10 5 Australn. Royal Mail ... ... . 386 Brit. American Land ... ... 100 326 Canada — ... 1, 55 5 5 Crystal Palace 4 2 Crystal Pal.of Fiance ... 20 1 Eastern Steam — ... , 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir ... ... 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat ... ... 1 100 50 General Screw Steam ... .., 1 20 26 Irish Beetroot Sugar ... ... 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel ... ... 10 2 Netherlands Land ,,, ... 20 2.' Nrth.ofEuropeSteam ... ... i5O all Peninsular & Oriental ... ... 87 50 25 Do. 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 25 25 South Austral. Land 4.3 46 426 1 1 Submar. Telegraph.. „, „, 5 2 Univeral Emigration and Colo:,:zatior 100 28 Van Di, Al's Land 14 16 LLOY.D . ;.' SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Feb. I.—Wind at Noon, S.S.W. breeze, and dull el,iuly weather. DEAL, Feb. 3. -Wind, S. by E., fresh and cloudy, Arrived—Rowallan, Shanghae ; Chevalier, Calcutta ; Bury. dice, Paraiba ; Helen Maria, Demerara ; Susanna, Havan• nah; Northumberland, New York ; American Cont,ess, do. Sailed—Edward Cohen, Boston. FALMOUTH, Feb. 3.—Arrived—Qneen, Pei.aambucco, Sailed—H.M.S. Surina'm. Off Port—Ann, Mauritius. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 3.—Wind, S.S.E. Arrived—Cornelia, New Orleans, and not for Savannah as yesterday reported ; Kalarnazob, Savannah ; Universe, New York ; Pance, Sha,nghae ; Southerner, Now Orleans ; Annepolis, do. ; Compromise, Mobile ; It. K. Page, Savannah ; New World, New York ; United States (s) (supposed to be the Pacific), do. Ligh . HARWICH, Jan. 3.—The Atlantic, of London, s Id the Hai with (s), London to Hatlepool, were in contv, et last right, the former sank two hours after, crew Bawd, the latter proceeded. _ PLYMOUTH Jan. 3.—The Ocean, from London to thie port, has been - wrecked on the Breakwater, crew saved. Sail- d—Bl ide, Australia. CARDlFF.—Sailed—Hope, New York. SHIELDS, Jan. 3.—Wind, S. by W. New York. Sailed—Anna, HULL, Jan. 3.—Wind, S.W. to S.E. Protornelia, Bona• buy ; Ernestine, New York. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 2.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Valpa• raiso, Callao ; Thetis, St. John's, N. B. WiursTAßli . Jan. 3.—The Mark Breeds to& fire, and has her deck bin at through. EMIGRANT-TRAPPERS IN LIVERPOOL.-At the police °lice yesterday, a pair of miserable-looking creatures were brought up before Mr. Nicol on a charge of de frauding a poor Irish girl of the sum of 101. Their names were Andrew and Rosanna Dunn, apparently husband and wife. They were both attired in the scan tiest raiment, and seemed to belong to the lowest grade of society. The girl, who appeared to be about eighteen years of age, came over frol:: Dublin by the steamer on Tuesday last. She states that she has no father or mother alive. : and that, as both of her brothers were in America, and she longed exceedingly to be with them, she broke into the cash-box of an uncle who resides in Dublin, abstracted 101. therefrom, and took a passage in the steamer for Liverpool. On her arrival she was accosted on the quay by the male prisoner. Andrew Dunn, who, having addressed a series of questions to her, and learned that she was an emigrant, said he would take her to "daycint" lodgings. In the course of the afternoon or evening of the same day, he re quested her to give him the money she had, and he would take care of it for her. She intimated that she wished to purchase some clothing ; and next day they proceeded-in company—the girl and the prisoners—to the shop of Mr. Briscoe. Before setting out Dunn gave the girl her money back again ; but in the shop he asked it from her once more, and after they had purchased some goods, went out with the professed purpose of procuring change. In the meantime two young men in the shop had had their suspicions aroused as to the man and the elder female ; and on questioning the girl aside, they elicited the circumstances of the case. While this was going on the elder female suddenly disappeared, and neither she nor her husband came back again. The police were at once acquainted with the case, and wrote off to the Dublin police authorities relative to the robbery of the girl's uncle. A reply was rec3ived on Sunday morn ing stating that no such man as the uncle could be found at the address su ied. Subsequently fresh particulars relative to the gir uncle were transmitted to Dublin, but of course no .swer had yet been received. The two salesmen in Mr. Briscoe's shop, and the girl herself, swore positively that the prisoner and his wife were the guilty parties ; but, in spite of this, Dunn asserted in the most solemn manner that he had never seen the girl in his life before that morning, that he knew nothing of her, and that on the very day she had stated that she had given him 101. to keep for her he had not tasted food for the long period of 24 hours. The female pri soner stated that they could produce evidence to show that they had been elsewhere than at Mr. Briscoe's shop at the time mentioned, and, in order that the culprits might have an opportunity of doing so, the case was re. manded.—Liverpool Standard. Tlrsiness this clay. THE LOND9N AND COUNTY JOINT-STOCK BANKING COMPANY. The animal general meeting .f the proprietors was held yestealay at the London Mt: rn, John Sadleir, Esq. % chairman, presiding. The report stated that the directors had more than ordinary pleasure in sub:nitting to the pro prietors a general statement of the affairs of the company, and the result e the half-year's accounts end ing the 31st December. 1852. In June last they decided, that the large raid steady advance in the busi ness of the Company mace it desirable to increase the capital from 300,0001. to 400,0001. In carrying out this measure, they offered to the proprietors the option of the new capital at a premium of 31. 10s. per share, and they had the satisfaction to state that the whole amount was at once taken up. The sum of 17,5001., arising from the premium, had enabled the directors to ex tinguish the dead weight of 17,0001., arising from the preliminary expenses which had accrued from the year 1836, in establishing the various branches of the company. (Cheers.) During the past year they had opened branches at Colchester, High Wycombe, Richmond, and Uxbridge. The mark 1 improvement in the progress of the Bank has enabled them to give expression to their entire ap proval of the uniform zeal and integrity of the numerous officers employed in London, and at the country branches, by presenting to each officer a gratuity of 10 per cent. on the amount of his salary. The net profits of the half year ending the 31st December, 1852, after reserving an ample sum for bad and doubtful debts, amounted to 14,2991. 7s. 2d. 'Liu recommend that a dividend at the rate .of 6 per cent. per annum, and a bonus of 2 per cent. (equal to 8 per cent. on the year), both free from income tax, should be declared. This, if approved by the proprietors, would leave 4,6741. 19s. 4d. to be carried to the guarantee fund, which would then be in creased to 44,3251. 7s. (Hear.) They had great gra tification in stating that their respected chairman, John Sadleir, Esq., had laid the foundation of a provident fund, for the relief of officers who, from misfortune, sick ness, or superannuation, might become incapable of pro viding for themselves and their families. (Hear.) They had thought that the most acceptable return they could offer to Mr. Sadleir would be some general measure, by which this provident fund might be systematically en larged, for the benefit of the officers. They had given to this object their most mature considetation, and had established a graduated scale of guarantee among the officers, which combined the advantage of mutual watch fulness and control over their fidelity and good conduct, with a regular contribution by each officer, to the in crease of the provident fund. The directors anticipated that the result of this plan will, in the course of a few years, give an extended and efficient aid to the benevo lent views of the Chairman. The directors retiring by rotation were—John Wheelton, John Griffith Frith, and Richard Springett, Esquires—who had respectively given notice of their intention to become candidates for re-elec tion. The balance-sheet, up to the 31st December, 1852, was as follows : Dr. £ s. d. To capital 360,670 0 0 To reserved fund 39,650 7 8 To customers' balances, &c 3,281,603 14 4 To profit and loss balance brought for ward from last account net profit for the half-year, after payment of gratuity to officers, and 13,4121. 19s. 2d. for interest to cus omers 7,246 14 7 14,299 7 2 £3,703,470 3 9 s. d. 584,810 2 9 By cash in hand and at call By Government and other securities, discounted bills, &c 3,088,356 14 8 By bank premises, freehold and lease hold.. 30,303 6 4 £3,703,470 3 9 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT, To half-year's dividend at 6 per cent. per annum £10,122 13 7 To bonus of 2 per cent. 6,748 8 10 To balance cp - .Tied to &aarantee fund 4,674 19 4 4',21,546 1 9 By balance from last account £7,246 11 7 By net profit for the half-year 14,299 7 `2 £21,546 1 9 The CHAIRMAN in moving the adoption of the report, said he did not intend to trouble the proprietors with any observations as to the general complexion of that document, as it merely indicated a degree of prosperity in the affairs of the bank for which they were all more or less prepared. He might safely say that since he had first the honour of occupying the chair of the bank at the close of 1848, they had enjoyed an uninterrupted course of prosperity. On referring to the financial statements of every succeeding year since that period, he found that their business had annually increased and improved, and to such an extent that it had been found advisable on two distinct occasions to augment the paid up capital of the bank. When he undertook the office of chairman he determined, in the government of the bank, to adhere to a given course, and through good report and evil report, he had always observed certain principles. Of course any such resolution would have been of no avail if he had not been sustained by the cordial co-operation if his colleagues, as well as by the cheerful services of the officers, and by that- calm and temperate support which he had experienced at the hands of the proprietors. (Hear, hear.) There could be no doubt, that, for some time, he had prejudices of a very serious character to encounter ; and, perhaps, in the strict and conscientious discharge of his duties in connection with a bank of such magnitude, he might have wounded the feelings of some individual, but of this he was quite certain, that if the proprietors had encouraged the apprehensions which some were disposed to excite, the efforts of the directors would have been very much counteracted, and the in terests of the bank materially damaged. (Hear, hear.) What, however, he was particularly anxious to do on the present occasion, was to call attention to those pas sages in the report which were somewhat novel, and to which he personally attached great importance. In the first place, they would perceive that the directors had been enabled to lay the foundation for a provident fund for the relief of such of the officers of the bank as from misfortune, sickness, or superannuation, might be come unable to provide for themselves and their families. (Hear, hear.) He was sure it would be unnecessary for him to elaborate on the great advantages which must attend the just and successful administration of such a fund, both to the proprietors and those who were en gaged in their service. And it was this consideration which had: induced the directors to enter upon what he hoped the shareholders as a body would deem to be a useful and important reform. 'Lucy had determined to substitute for the old practice of taking as security for the integrity of their officers private and personal bonds, or the policies of guarantee societies, a system of voluntary contribution according to a ti‘ed scale, in proportion to the salaries, to form a guarantee fund, to be placed at the maximum of 3,000/. ( Rear, hear.) And he thought they had every reason, judging by experience, to anticipate that the surplus contributions of the gua rantee fund, which it was prof )sed should go to the credit of the provident fund, would be very consider able, and that from that source clone a larger addition would be annually made to the amount available for affording relief to those who might require it. In taking this step, the board had proof that many of the proprietors entirely syma thised in their efforts, and they relied with some confidence that the fund would be still further increased by voluntary contributions of many gentlemen who thought with them on the subject. He would now pass to that part of the report which pointed to what the directors had done in the exercise of that fair and necessary discretion which was reposed in them. They had endeavoured to express their sense of the spirit and manner in which the officers of the bank had performed their duties by presenting each gentleman with a gift which was equivalent to 10 per cent on his salary for the year. (Hear.) The gift as regarded the older officers would not amount to the sum which they were in the habit of dispensing annually in private cha rity, and with regard to the younger officers it would be a welcome assistance, enabling them to overcome those difficulties which most young men on entering life were called on to surmount. (Hear, hear.) But he might be asked, why . call upon the proprietors to make this gift ? His reply to that question would be—" Look at the extraordinary degree of prosperity you have attained within a period comparatively so brief—that was, since the period immediately preceding that at which he became chairman of the company." (Hear, hear.) At the close of the year 1848 the paid-up capital of the bank was 290,0001. Now it was in the course of being fixed at 400,0001. (Hear, hear.) At the close of the year 1848 the reserved fund was something under 27,0001., now it was about to be placed at over 44,0001. The balances in the bi; , ik at the close of 1848 were 1,300,0001., they were more than 3,000,000. (Loud cheers.) The net profits for the half-year ending 31st December, 1848, were 7,16 11 . ; the net profits for the last half-year were double that some. (Loud cheers.) They had, too, in 1848 a charge for preliminary ex_ penses standing against them ' of 18,2901.—that item had since been wiped out altogether. (Loud cheers.) At the close of 1848 they carried over to the reserve fund 1,1601. —in the accounts before them they carried over to that fund a balance of 4,6741. These figures were, he thought, sufficient to demonstrate to every impartial m ind the unexam p led p r osperity that had attended the efforts and operations of the bank during the last four years, and he must frankly and unreservedly avo w that that prosperity had in a great me asure been attained in consequence of the ability, the zeal, the urbanity, and the honour, which had distinguished their officials. (Cheering.) And therefore it was that he believed the meeting would say that the directors did well when by positive acts, and not mere verbal acknow ledgments, they communicated to those officials the desire of the shareholders to contribute to the welfare of those who had served them with such fidelity and ability. (Hear, hear.) When they considered the great importance of Ow object, in view—that of culti vating the u n i on an d sympathy- of classes which were bound together by the ties of capital and labour—he was convinced they would not look upon it as mis chievous or unwise to devote a portion of the profits of the bank to such a purpose. (Hear.) They were aware how important the unity and reciprocity of sympathy to which he alluded were considered in other pursuits, and that it was by voluntary acts of this character he now recommended for the adoption of the meeting, that the most enlightened and distinguished landowners com manded the respect of those of whose welfare they were solicitous and proud, and they were equally aware that in other lands, not remote from us. and equally favoured by nature with our own, but where no such sympathy was exhibited, and where a very different system pre vailed, a itotally opposite description of local feeling existed. (Hear, hear.) Therefore it was that he held it to be wise for the proprietors of the bank not to delay the recognition of what was due to those whose exer tions had contributed to their success. He trusted that this part of the report would meet with the hearty ap probation of the meeting, and that the sympathy,e4Lincett:-... ! , by the proprietors for the officers of the barremald-b at all times conanensurate with the prosperit • of the establishment. (Cheers.) cs Mr. FRITH seconded the resolution, and 0. ing-scs '- expressed his entire concurrence in the by the chairman. rr ; , 17, The resolution was then put and carried. Nz g:l4 The CHAIRMAN moved that a dividend or c o,p l r i per annum, fo r the half-year ending Dec. 31;: given with a bonus of 2 per cent., clear of itteotim payable after the 14th Feb. inst. Mr. STUART seconded the motion, and congratulat the shareholders on the most satisfactory report which they had just heard read. For his own part, he offered the directors his hearty thanks, and expressed a wish that his shares in the company were double. The motion was passed nem. con. A resolution was then carried to the effect that the balance of 4,674/. 19s. 4d., which remained to the credit of the profit and loss account, be carried to the guaran tee fund. Mr. LEWIS HAZLEWOOD moved that the thanks of the meeting be given to th e c h a i rman and the board of di rectors for the able and successful manner in which they had conducted the affairs of the company during the past year. He wished to add to the statement they had heard about the Provident Fund that the chairman him -self had contributed to it out of his own pocket the sum of 4,sool.—(cheers)—and he would suggest that the other proprietors should do something to assist. It might be advisable, perhaps, to authorise the board to devote, if they thought fit, a proportion of the dividend every year—say 1 per cent. co the gross amount—which would be equal, at the present rate, to be about 2001. a rear to the fund in question. (Hear, hear.) The Rev. Mr. JOHNSON, in seconding the motion, observed that the chairman's gift of the munificent sum of 4,5001. was no common proof of the sincerity of his wish to benefit the interests of those employed in the bank. (Hear.) He thought their particular thanks were due to their chairman individually, and next, to the directors, for the great ability, zeal, and integrity they had manifested with such unexampled success, for the last four years. He had been informed that the chair man, on being offered a seat in the Government by Lord Aberdeen, stated to his colleagues that he would not ac cept office if they thought it would interfere with his duties as chairman of the bank. The resolution was put and carried, as was a special vote of acknowledgment to the chairman for his indp vidual services. Major SroNG asked for some explanation as to the dis tribution of the new shares issued to meet the demand for extra capital, complaining that the shareholders had not in all cases received their fair proportion of them. The CHAIRMAN stated that the first issue, which was at par, had not been responded to by all the shareholders, many having declined to take them up ; and, in those in. stances, the directors having taken the responsibility on themselves, had to take them up at their own risk ; he himself having come forward and taken up 5,000, and the result of the course thus adopted by the directors was evi dent in the increased business of the bank and the addi tional value their shares had acquired in the market. The second issue was made at the rate of 31.105. premium on the 201. share, it being understood that, as in the former instance, should any proprietor decline to take his propor tion the directors would take them up at the premiums fixed, which they had done. He might add that some of those gentlemen who had declined to take the new shares at 231. 10s. each were now anxious to get them at 291. or 301. .each. He reminded the meeting that in 1848 the shares stood in the market at 181., whereas now they were worth 301. A PROPRIETOR remarked that the chairman had not stated that which was the fact, that he had devoted the whole of the profit he made by the extra shares he took on the first issue to a benevolent purpose. The auditors were re-elected and thanked. A resolu tion of thanks was passed in favour of Mr. Luard, the manager ; and the retiring directors, Messrs. Wheelton, Frith, and Springett, having bee re-elected, the business terminated. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—TIEURSDAY. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 6 to 1 agst Contentment. 20 to 1 agst Grapeshot. 20 to 1 agst Lampedo. 25 to 1 agst Snowdon Dunhill. CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Lady Evelyn. 20 to 1 agst Contentment. 26 to 1 agst Trifle. 50 to 1 agst Little Jack. 50 to 1 agst St. Michael. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 4to 1 agst Sittingbourne. NOTTINGHAM HANDICAP. 4 to 1 agst Bold DaN:e. 5 to 1 agst Tha Bishop. NOTTINGHAM TWO YEAR OLD STAKES. 3to 1 agst Bridesmaid. 3to 1 agst The Jewess. DERBY. 10 to 1 agst West Australian. 15 to 1 agst Pharos. 15 to 1 agst Cineas. 16 to 1 agst Sittingbourne. 35 to 1 agst Contentment. 16 to 1 agst Orestes. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. Bto 1 agst Miss Mowbray. Bto 1 agst Oscar. 12 to 1 agst Half-and-Half. 16 to 1 agst Sir Peter Laurie. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. NEWMARJET CRAVEN MEETING. TUESDAY. ACCEPTANCES FOR TEE NEWMARKET HANDICAP. Weathergage Newminster Yrs st lb ... 4 9 0 ... 5 8 8 ... 4 8 0 5 8 0 5 8 0 ... 4 7 12 4 7 8 ... 4 7 8 ... 4 7 7 ... 4 7 4 .... 4 7 4 ... 4 7 4 .... 4 7 0 Surprise Charley Termagant Peacock Grapeshot Prevention Ethelbert Tavistock Miss Emma Eliza Yrs et lb .4 6 2 .3 6 2 .4 6 2 .4 6 2 .3 6 0 .3 6 0 3 5 10 .3 5 9 .3 6 7 .3 5 7 3 5 7 3 5 7 3 5 4 Augur Prime Minister Confessor Homebrewed Lucio Poodle Conmore Attack Kohinoor Little Savage The Bishop Knavery Polly Tittle Tattle Jack the Giant Sanita 4 7 0 Antigone 5 7 0 Herbert Babette 4 6 12 Pelion 3 6 12 Hanabletonian 4 6 10 Constantine 4 6 8 killer — 3 5 4 Gavotte 3 5 4 Llanforda, Talfourd 3 5 3 Contentment Anne Page Shropshire Lass 3 5 2 Tobolski Sister to Caracara 3 5 0 Molasses Doublethong 3 5 0 Nerva 3 4 10 Spark V 4 6 6 Madrid 4 6 4 Michaelmas Maid 3 6 4 Tested ....... .. . 4 6 3 Brother to •St. Fabian ...... 3 6 2 The rest pay 5 sovs. each. NORTHAMPTON AND PYTCHLEY HU/ j' MEETING. ACCEPTANCEL FOR THE GREAT NORTHAMPTON STAhES. Yrs st lb 1 Yrs st lb Kingston 4 8 13 Lady Harriett .... 4 5 13 Newminster 5 8 8 Lady Blanch 4 5 12 Joe Miller 4 8 5 Happy Joe 4 5 12 Confessor 5 7 12 Charley 3 5 12 King of Trumps... 4 7 10 Cotton Lady 4 5 11 Lucio 4 7 9 Termagant • 4 5 8 Muscovite. 4 7 6 Gossip 3 5 8 Attack 4 7 6 Polly 3 5 4 Gholab Singh- 5 7 5 The Dandy 3 5 3 Lindrick 4 7 3 Cha r ity 3 5 3 Trifle 4 7 2 Bell Tinker ... 3 413 Alp a7 2 Hobby Horse 34 13 Harrier 4 6 12 Postulant 3 4 13 The Bishop 4 6 11 Jacqueline 3 4 12 Sweetheart 6 6 7 Lianforda 3 4 11 Tremble 4 6 6 Angelo 3 4 10 Hanibletonian 4 6 5 Dabchick.... ...... 3 4 10 May Day 5 6 4 Lampedo ... 3 4 9 Maria 4 6 4 Nerva 3 4 9 4 6 2 Molass,c, , s 3 4 7 4 6 0 Tobolski 3 4 5 .3 513 Chaff wax. 3 4 3 King of Troy Madeline Defiance The rest pay 5 sovs. each. FYLDE STEEPLECHASES. NOMINATIONS FOR THE FLYDE GRAND HANDICAP. Shinrone, aged—Vainhope, aged—Great Western, aged—Ploughboy, aged—British Yeoman, aged—Abd el-Kader, aged—Daphne, 6 yrs—Little Charley, aged— Talisman, aged—Carrig, aged. NOMINATIONS FOR THE INNKEEPERS' HANDICAP PLATE. Harmony, • s yrs—RoyaLßlue, aged—Tom of Tuam, 6 yrs—Widow Machree, aged—Ploughboy, aged—Clat terbox, aged—Lady Wilton, aged—Poll, aged—Crabbs, aged—The Screw—Freshwater, aged—Heroine, aged— Uncle Tom, aged—Lightfoot, 6 yrs—Johnnie Barrie, aged. 0 all 0 all 13 .0 21s. 0 1 ;t. 100 15 20 i 5 111 it. 100 M 531 4 3 PREFERENCE SHARES. St. 100 lAberdeen I 5 all Do., No. 2,7 p. •• • ..• - St. 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 107 109 xd. 20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares St. 100 Caledonian £lO 104 106 1053 15 all Chester & Holyhead 64 34 Cork&Bandon p.c. par Guar. 51 per cent 19 20 64 all IlundeePerti &Abel deen Junction 6 64 33 all EastAnglian (X. 3 10s)/ 6 per cent......... 3!! 33 5 all Do. (25) 7 per cent 8 4 p 71 2 Do. (£7 l7s) 7p. ct g _ p 63 all Eastern Counties Ex tension, sp. c. No.l 1 1 p id pm 6i all Do., No. 2.. ...... 14 p Pia 10 all Do., Now 6p.c• St 14 141 20 all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent lB3 —l9 St. 100 EastLancash. 6 p.cts 5 all Edinb.Prth.&Dundee per cent 3 _ 3 St. 100 Glasgow & S.W:stern guar. 5 par A. St. 103 Great Nol .hu. sp. 126 128 St. 100 Do. sp. c., It 1 an. at 10 p. "e'en , • ••• 114 64 all Gt. Southn. &W 'tn.; (Ireland) El , ,;hths 8 1 50 6 Gt. 'Teen. (Perlis • Hants Lx. sp. 61 7i St. 10 G. We:' t fixed 43 p c• 1.07 109 1 1073 16 6 Iran. & York. 1 L £2o,lpar St. 100 Do., 6 p c., Stock... 150 152 St. 100 London and Brightob Guaranteed 5 p. c... St. I€l Do. Pref., sp. c. St. 50 all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 . ••• • - .•• St. 10 Do. New Grtr. 6 p.c. 50 5 London &S. We3tern, Con. Thirds . . ... 33 4 p 123 10 LondondeiTy& Cofer. 3 Shares g 8 123 all Londy. & Ennis. A Sri 18i —13 i 25 all Manch.,Shef.,& f'n., Shares, No. 1 • 9 10 10 all Do. New, £10......... 11 114 6 3 Do., £6 _ 124 all Marypt&Carl. Ip. c . „. X 123 all Do. 43 per cent__ • p Pm 123 83 Do ......•••• • • ....... -.• St. 100 Mid. Consol. 6 p.c. St. St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & x fi t ; n p s e i : n e 6 Birm. 6 per cent.... 151 153 152 1i 163 5 Do. Pref. 43 per cent. I t p 22¢—§ 3 f l Go V luak ay. Val. p e 2 21 20 2 5 25 0 t . l aaa a C lll l 3 ll l l IDND N :o o North h British St fr or(1 . 8 . 1 . 11 . e . 1 2 03 51 105 105 4 264 St. ICO Oxford Worcester & 2 Wolverh. £15,6p. c. Do. 5 per cen t........ A 1 p 11 1 0 8 5 0 aill al o 9 l 1 . 1 1 1 103 DS S i l ol i r r .c e w w s sb & y ß . i & rul dl N ies . t a e; 17 pror.W.Min),B 25 all South Devon .......... 16 17 10 11 Do: New — ar P 1.0.6 all S. Eastern (Reading P Ann.,) of £1 Os.6d• 2(; -- 263 261 20 all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. 19 20 5 3 Waterfd. &Kilk.6p.c. ia _ p St. 100 York Neweastle and Berwick, 4p. e.Pref. 1103 105 17 SDo s3—. 6g 25 10 York& N. Midland H ! & S. Parch P FOREIGN. Antworp&Rotterdarn BelgiPnEastn. Charleroi & Erquolin. Dijon a.ndß-sonvon Dutch. Rhenish East Indian . . • Do. Extension .... Gt. 1) dian Penirsula Gd. .b net. of France, Gt. Western of Canada Shares Lucca & Pistoja sp.c, prof . . 15 10 2 3 7 29 Cuxemborrg... Do (Railway) Do. (Cana . )... • Do. 6 p. et. Lyons & Medit Madras Antonia Do. New Namur & (ACI interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of frauce , Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bus (fmy. B. &A In s. Sits. )II NorwegianTi Paris and L: Paris and Orleans Paris and Ronen Paris and S:xasbouT,g PaxisCaen & Ch erbrg. Quebec &Richmond Rouen and Hav-:•e Sambre and Meuse Do. 5i p. ct. Southern of Fiance Upper Irdia Scrip West Flanders.. Do. 56 per c. Pref.... We-tern of Franco._ West. of SwiLzerlmid , Zealand.. . ........... dis 1 -- 2 13 144 par -- 4 -- 6i p iB p par —1 13 G 1 4 — 4l 11 lg A d 0 „ lu p —_ •.• - 8 6, - 7 32 -32! „1 --- 144 18 9 13 p a 7 39 37 3 9 294 - r: -- 4 p 19 9 2- p 4 ._ ) , 5 1 P 51 6i 4 - (1 P 1 -- d 11.04 I 87i ai 71 5 i 6i 7 5 1 5 2/ 5. 1 8 ,15# 117 i i 1.6 i 17i 89 i i 9 28i i 75i 5 i 34,f i 13 a Pm. 4% 8A 96 62 77/ 6i ox now NOMINATIONS FOR THE FREE HANDICAP. Fight, aged—Cabin Boy, aged—Miss Purden, 4 yrs— Lady Wilton, aged—Clatterbox, aged—Knight of St. Patrick, 5 yrs—Frisk, aged—Freshwater, aged—Widow IVlachree, aged—Crabbs, aged—Blucher, 5 yrs—Nelly Brown, aged—Lightfoot, 6 yrs—Pride of the North, aged—b mby the Genius, aged. LINCOLN STEEPLECHASE. Mr. Osborne's Abd-el-Kader, and Mr. G. Bourke' Carrig are scratched. 10 20 10 20' 50 2 3 2. 52 3.1 31 ( 21 G 1 fi 51 i 2 i x in x in