The Sun. — London, England, 1857-12-11 00:00:00

1.11,17C..8..••• •••••...bie•A11Mm1ii , .1.11, . . .... '••••. . . .1.•••••••■• 0 lif E "t 7 MARKET; LINES LEASED AT FIXED RE T ALE. . 1 ,ta • _ .... t adARE Ml,...lit____KETS-(This Day.) Leasing Closing Prices Business Lehr. Paid RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. AID Companies. yesterday this day COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENOF, Closing Prices Business done -- - ------ ----- ---"---- -..." dhr. Paid RAILWAYS. yesterday. I this day. St. 1.00 Bnelrghamsh. Ln.&N.W. 90 - 92 --.....40.--St. 100 Clydesdale Jc. Caledon_ 93 - 95 CITY, Two o'CLoos. -:- „ _ 25 all Col.Stour Vy, E.U.drE.O 12 - 14 The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed 124 R. 100 E.Lin. g. 6 p.e Gt.Northn 128 - 132 10 AigniEbga•stNn°. Noting. 4 1 - 5 5 all E. Un. 11. Sh. E. Count, 34 - 4 with a very heavy fieling and prices were fully id. 50 all .Belfast & Ballyinen , 8 - 81 St. 100 Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. 134 all Birmng. I,Volverh. a _ . Neils. Direct. P e r lh. lower. The sales amounted to 3,000 bales.••• - ••• ' Stour Valley 64a - 654 St. 100 Do. New Do T he Railway Share Market exhibited a dull ap- St. 100 Birkenhd. La.ncsh. dr --- 50 I all H•• 25 1 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt.Westn. ... - Peasan t s, and v a l ue s were a s h a d e l ower . Cheshire Junet ••• . Hull & Selby. Y. & N.M.NIII 104 - 106 The week's transactions in the Forei 25 all Blackburn - 01 25 all Do. 1 Shares. Do - ••• gn and 25 all Blyth & Tyne original 121 all Do. f Shares. Do Coloni a l P ro d uce M ar k et h ave not b een ver y ex- £25 o 121 ss. at £45)..., ... - ... • - •• all Lon.dlGreenw S•Eastern l2 - 13 • tenai St. 100 Bristol & Exeter ve, but there is a moderate demand for home ...... 84 - 86 20 a ll D o. Preference Do 23 - 24 St. 100 Caledonian..... ...... .. 77 - MI 774 i 8 1 St. 100 Lou. TH. &S. Peto &Co B9 -91 cons umption, and the quotations have unde r g one st. 100 Chester & Holyhead 30 .- 32 10 91 Do, Bark. , Sh Do 1 - a d lnuela variation. Sugar, however, is rather heavy 50 all Cork and Bandon..,. 7 - 9 51 all Manch•Bxton. Ln. &N.W 20 all C or k, Black. & Pass. ••• ... and Matlock & Midld 2l - 21 at a slight decline • ; coffee is also fiat, and the tea 20 all Cornwall -- 3 - • 5 St. 100 Mdld.Bradfd. Midland... 89 - 91 904 disposed at public sale generally went at rather 10 all De A - ... 61 51 Newmarket 10 8 Do B - Ap easier rates. Rum has remained firm, rice is cheaper, Du 45 'Dublin&BelfastJune. ••• - •••° 50 all NadrEst.s p.c. Do 6l - 56 kid cocoa has receded ss. per cwt. There is very 25 all Dun. P. drAber.June. 71 -8; 50 all Do. 6 per et.. Do ... - ... little St. 100 East Anglian ......... 17 - 18 1 50 all Do.Fixedsp.c Do - ••• inquiry for saltpetre, and prices tend down- Wards, spices have remained dull, and tallow is 20 all j Eastern Counties 54 -55 544 St. 100 !EasternUnion,A.4 . lil 42 - 44 25 all Prest. dr Wyse L. &L. W. ... - ... 121 all Do. 1 Shrs..4 Do • - ••• firmer. St. 100 'Do do. B 27 - 29 St. 103 RoystnaSillit. Gt. North 1 128 - 131 The commercial public and the speculators at 25 81 Do. New A ••• --- ••• 10 all Shrews.& Her T. Brassey 71 - n 25 17i East Kent .......... 17 - 18 12 a ll S. Staffordsh.. M.MClean 84 -9/ the Stock Exchange are ve r y anx i ous t o ascertain 1 St. 100 !East L ancas hi re ....... 83 - 90 89 all 'East Suffolk - ... the contents of the Bank of England return, which' 20 ••• - ••• 25 all ;Do. - 32 Will be published in the Gazette this evening. That 10 4 Do. - ... I 1 8 t o • 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 584 - tio PREFERENCE SHARES. i t will be more favourable than any presented for all jEdinb. and Peebles ••• - ••• I cole weeks is the general impression, because the Et. 100 lEdinb.PrthairDnndee 26i _-• 274 ' 0 all ;Forth and ClydeJunc. •• • • .•. 25 all Blyth and Tyne '0 p. c.pref.(issd.at 50/.) (l aity sales of gold, furnished by the Australian vas- St. 1100 'Furness_ .• - ... ••• - ••• St. 100 Brie. &Ex. 4 P.C.c St . 90 - 92 a els. have represented a large total. At the same time St. 100 ,Glaegow & S.Western 88 - 90 20 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares.. 10 all Great; N. of Scot' and 9 - 10 St. 100 Caledn. 210 41 p. c. 92 - 95 there has been no unusual demand for gold, and it is St. 100 ;Great Northern - ... C 78 - 80 79 St 1100 Do., A. Stock - ... °llsequently imardned that the authorities have been e, St. 'lOO ;Do,, B. Stock . . . 121 - 123' 61 all Cork&Bandonsip.c. ... - ... e nabled to keep what they have bought. The St. aoo ,Gt.Sth.tzWest.drei. 97 - 99 64 all Dun.Perth.&Aber.J. 51 - 61 " Ot her Securities" are also expected to show some st. 'lOO ;Grea Western 504 - 51 514 1 St . 100 E. A ng li an Cl s . A Sh. ... - - dir oinut ion, but the p ressure for discounts during St. 100 . Do Str.V.R. gua.St 58 - 62 12 all 'lrishSonth-Eastern. ••• - ... St. 100 Do. do. Cls. B Op. c. 105 --110 St. 100 Do. do. Cl,. C7p. C. 108 - 115 the last two or three days has rather increased, 5C all 'Lancaster &Carlisle. 74 - 78 St. 100 Eas.Co • Ex,sp.eNo.l 105 - 108 444 a good deal of uncertainty is therfore felt both 16i 1 14f, Do., Thirds 74 - BiP St. 100 Do. No. 2 lO3 - 106 161 12 Do. New Thirds _ 71 - 8 4i' St. 100 Do. New 6 pr. c. St 120 --123 _with regard to that item and the Reserve of Notes. 5t.,100 ',encash. &Yorkshire 90 2 - 91 91 901 20 a ll East Uri. G. 6p. c. ... - ... y esterday about 160,0001. in gold was sent in, and 16 I 6 D o. , do . F 116 ... I - i 5 all Do. 5/. 10 per cent. ... - ... 3 ' 4 Do., Wst. Riding Un. •• • --•- 10 all Do. 104 Debentr • Sh. ... - ..• t4)-cla Y a still larger sum is expected to follow, VI 20 1 all Do. Southport. - ••• St. all Do. do. 4 per cent_ ... - ..• thr ough the supplies received by the Essex. The U4' all London &Blackwell 51 - 51 St . 100 E as t L aucas h . 6 p. c t _. ... - _ St. 100 Lend Bright&S.Cst. 102 - 103 102 / 5 all E.&W. York. J. sths ... - ... aPecie movement, notwithstanding the demand for St. 100 London &N. Weston, 93 4 - 94 94 4 3 1 10 9 Edin.dr Gl. sp. c. Sh. ... - ... Silver for Hambro is very favourable to this country, z 0 all Do. Fifths ••• - •• • St. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.e. 65 - 67 10 ' all Do. ,10/.5h.,M&8...0 •-•- ... and if gold from America should arrive in addition St. 100 Furness, sp. e....... ... - .., to ft, 12 1 5 Do. Eighths l.ld - 1 d 34 St. 100 Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c. ... - ... -.Le vessels en. route from Victoria, the stock of 2 100 London & S.Western 88 -89 891 9 St. 100 Great Northn. 5 p.e. 117 - 119 bullion 25 . , all Lndndrry.&Coleraine ... - .. 25 ' all Lndndrry. & Eunisk. • - ••• at 10 p. c. prem.... 109 - 111 Point, Owing to the active demand for silver, the St. 100 Manch.Shet&Lineln 36 - 364 361 6 .St. 100 Do. 41 per cent .... 101 - 103 e r ica of bars has advanced ss. 20. per oz. stand- 10 , 1 Metropolitan - ... 100 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 10 1 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's F. C. prom. - C 4 ar d• The dollars brought by the Mexican packet R 1 arrangement ...... ••• - ••• 10 all Gt.N.ofScot.lstPr c . el - 10,-,1 ere sold yesterday at 601 d. Some large orders St. 100 Midl an d . B5 - 854 85 4 5 1 20 18 Gt. S& W. (Ireland) ... . - .. l itre been given out for the steamer to India on the st. 100 Do. Birming. dr Derby 60 - 61 60 1 4 20 18 Do. 4 per c. Prof. St. ... - .. 20 th inst. 50 all Midland O.West.(lr.) ... - ••• 50 6 Gt.W.(B.&H.E x .s pc 54 - 6 25 j all Do. 1 Shares .. ..... .. ••• - ••• St. 100 Do. con, red. 44 p. c. 85 - 87 864 The demand for money is rather quieter out of 100 ; all Newcastle &Carlisle.. ••• - ••• St. 100 Do. con. rod. 4p. c. 80 - 82 do 25 ' all Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd. 12 - 13 St. 100 Do. irred. 4 per tent. 80 - 82 80 ba ra ; but the extreme caution observed in Lona- 50• , 9 Newry & Enniskillen ••• . - ••• St. 100 Do S P. c. red. pref. 92 - 94 d-street seems to have augmented the pressure 20 1 all Newry, Warrenpoint 8 all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh 9 - 91 a t the Bank. & Rostrevor ••• - ••• 10 all Do•ChesterBp.c.P.S. 151 - 161 St. 100 Norfolk. - 59 10 all Do. do. sp. c. d 0.... 9 - 94 terdayhe 34 Northn.Counties Un 3 1 - 3 4 Bank of France return is completed to yes- 50St. 100 Do. Birm, Gua. Stk. 66 - 68 265 all Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh. 17 - 18 iali• It shows an increase of 418,257/. in the St. 100 North British - 474 471 St. 100 North Devon, Rail. & 131 all Do. do. do. Bl - 9 1 " ; a decrease of 3,889,461/. in the bills dis- Dock Stock ...... - ... 20 al Do, do. do. l3 - 134 counted; f an addition of 123,1141. in the advances St. 100 Do., A Stock - ... St. 100 Lan.& York. 6 pc.St. .. - ... St. 100 Do., B Stock ... - .. St. 100 Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l ... - „. 1 4 1 L 1302 1 raiway shares ; and an increase of 25,055/. in St. 100 N. Eastern - Berwick 92 - 93 924 / St. 100 D0.,P.,5p.c.5t.N0.2 ... - ‘o6 amount paid as premiums upon the purchase 25 ; all Do. do. Extension „ ... - _ St. 100 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. 130 - 135 ‘ f iold. 25 1164 Do do. G.N.E.Purch, 21 - 2 e St. 100 Do. do. sp. c., N 0.4 111 - 114 50 1 all Do. Leeds - 51 St. 100 Lon. & N.W., Coy. & th e a t the commencement of business this morning St 100 Do. York Bl -82 Nuneaton sr. et... .., ••• market for English Securities was exceedingly St. 100 North London b ne - 10 3/.1 N. &S. Wstn., H amp- 90 - 93 St. 100 Lou. & S.W. 7 perct. late 3d Shares ... 150 - 155 Yant, and the quotations showed an improve- baeot of , stead, and City Jn 8 - 9 121 all Londy.& Color. ISh. .., - - ktta ato 4 per cent. When this point was 20 174 North Staffordshire_ 48 -18 13 124 all Londy. &Ennis. 1 Sh. ... - 1 I nca some of the speculators who bought 20 ; all North Western.. - ••• St. 100; H., S.,&L. 6p. Cent. 115 - 118 1134 at lO W 10 i all N. & S.Westru. June. 10 •- 8 6 I 44 Do. do. do. 26 ... _ 4 - ip a er prices realised their profits, which 6t. 1100 Oxford Worcester & St. 100 Do. do. 31 per cent. 62 - 65 ti o le usual effect of producing a reac- Wolverhampton...„ 28 -30 121 all Marypt. 8 Carl. 4 p.c. ... - ... 20 16 Portsmouth lO - 8 d 121 all Do. 44 per cent t,\ a • There is a strong disposition, however, 10 10 iithymney - ... 121 104 Do. do. - ... ••• - ... " oPerate for an advance, and the continuous St. 100 Scottish Central... ... .01 - 106 St. 100 Aid.Consol.6 p.c. St ... - ... St. 100 Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St 214 - 224 St. 100 Do.Con.Br.Bir.6p.c 129 -in ri attri Vals of specie have a very beneficial influence. St. ,100 Shropshire Union .... 45 - 46 45 St. 100 Do. 41 p. c. Pref. St. 94 - 96 944 voils o i s opened at 911 92 ex-dividend, but they 10 I 6 Sitingbourne &Sheer. 4 - 3 d St. 100 Do. L. &IL Pref. St. 84 - 86 v() since been 91i i. More recently, how_ 50 1100 South Devon 32 - 34 10 all New., Aber., &c., pr. St. 1100 Southl Eastern .. - . - 641, sp. c. red. sp. e. pal. ... - ... 13ve r, they have been 92 buyers, in consequence 10 all [Do. 44 pens . Shares . - ~ 10 all Do, Perpet. 6 pr. et. 10 - 11 Of ii - 'io a report that better intelligence bad ar- St. 103 South Wales x u 10 all Norf k. D eb. 4p. e. Sh. .., - ... „. h oed from - India. They are now 911 92. 20 all IS. Yorksh. River Dun 12 -14 , St. 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 ... - ... Th e 20 10 D 0.... - ........... - 8 - 6 d St. 100 Do. 51 p.c. pf , 1847 ... - ... 100 20 all Staines 9 - 11 1 , -6 New Threes have advanced to 91f 92 ; the st. 100 Do.Wv.V.sp. ~1847 • - ... 25 all Stockton & Darling 1 36- 38 St. 100 North British ~.190 - 102 3 ilex to 914 92 ; and the Five per Cent. Annul- 25 15 Do. do., 1854 c ... - ... 7 34 Do, 71. Preference,,,! .. - ... 1 II to 113. Exchequer Bills are flatter, being 25 5 Do. do., 1855 - ••• St. 100 N.E. Berw. 4 p.c.Prf. 91 . . - 93 a.. die , ... 164,Stockton & Hartlepl ... - _ 17 84 Do. do, do l4 - 1 • 1 lir. _, to par ; and the Bonds 98 ; India Bonds ••• - ••• 20 13 I Do. Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 ... - ... 4 : " 1 0 lower, viz., 235. to 335. dis. ; and Bank St. 100100 ITDaoff. Prof.,No. 1...... ... _ ... 5t.124 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 ..• - . . '°ok is 217 19. 25 22 Thames Hay. D. &R. ... - ... 25 10 Do. York H.& S. Pur •1 - Ed 20 all Vale of Neath......... 191 - 201 20 all North Staffordshire., 214 -22 a 9/ 9 ..44- moderate amount of business has been trans -20 all 'Waterfd. & Kilkenny ... - ... St. 100 Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 1 acted in 50 all Waterford&Limerick ... - ... p.c., Ist guar. ;109 - 111 n the Foreign Stock Market, and a slight ?wa . rd tendency 1 St. 100 Do. 6p.C. 2d guar lOO - 102 Urkish 6 per l - 10 all Nest End of London is apparent in quotations. 20 all , West C0rnwa11........ ... - ... St. 100 j Do. do. Debentr. St. ... - ... r een t B ” 1 Cents, are 92i, 93 ; the 4 per and Crystal Palace_ 7- 9 84 all ! Scot. Cent. New Pref, .. - ... t i t OO ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 431 ; 5 all Do. A - 3i St. 100 Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.e. 105 - 107 1 um.- 5 all I Do, B - 54 51 St. 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. ... - ... 9 6 , w•u• 0 per Cents, 1054 ; ditto, 4i per Cents., 20 all West London - ••• St. 100 Do. d 0.31 P.C. pf. St. 65 - 70 1 , 1 L. ; and Spanish New Deferred, 25. 10 all Do. First Class - ••• 25 all South Devon 94 - 101 , 6 , uo following are the nominal prices of Foreign 20 all 1 Do. Second Class... ... - 1 - ... 10 all Do. fixed 44 pr cent ... lOCka 10 all IWmbledon &Croydon ... - ... Las all S. Eastern (Reading ••• 1 --.. : - -Grenada Deferred Bonds, 56 , M • • exa- „i n _ ,Ann.) of £1 Os. 3d. 21 -22 d• 48- 1 19 ; Peruvian 44 per Cents., 75 76 ; BRITISH POSSESSIONS. St. 100 Do. 44 per cent 92 -95 1 ditto a I 0 so per Cents., 504 511 ; Portuguese 3 per 100 all 'Atian. and St. Law, ... - ... St. 100 Do. Fixed 41 p.c. SI .92- 95 1 el l +. 18 9 Bombay, Baroda, and ' st. 100 Do. New 44 pr. cerf.; 92 - 95 4i''. 43 44; Russian 5 per Cents., 104 106 ; do. st. 100 S. Wales Gua. 4p„ e. ... - ... • p n ' Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. 1 - 4 91 411 ."I Cents,, 95 to 97 ; Spanish 3 per Cents, 401 18 all Do. - • St. 100 Do. do. 44 p. c ••• --- ••• . a ; ditto New Deferred, 25 25i ; ditto Certifi-20 all S.Yorksh.4 p.e.Guar _ - ... eate B 204 18 Buffalo & Lake Hur. 8 - 7 d 100 100 Buff. , Brut. & God ch. . t ... - .. 25 all Stock. &Dar., sp. C. ... - ... 1 , ...... 100 100 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72: f • 25 19 Do. do. do, - •• • f. M essrs. D. Bell, Son and Co., give the following Do. do., 1 July, '73 ... - ... St. 109 Waterfd&Kilk. 6pc ... - ... 4 1 ‘n• prices of American securities :- 100 100 Do. do., 1 June, '74, 1 _ - ... BRITISH MINES. 20 2s. Calcutta and S. East. 1 ... - ... GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ~, '2ll2lAlfred Cons. (Philk.) 13 - 14 Di l i Redeemable. Per Cent. 20 14 British Iron .... ..... 5 - 7 r, .ted States 6 per Cents. 1867-1868... - 20 2s6d Central Oude (Lim.),' .. i = • i. ... p 105 20 108 'Ceylon A shares ... 20 Condurow (Cambrn.) 100 - 110 "alted States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...103 105 20 1 Do, B. do. 10 1 Dev. Gt. Cads. (Tay.) 430 - 450 Al a b STATE SECURITIES. 174 all Demerara. - ••• 4 - A ... 274 East Basset (Illogan) 90 - 100 l a ama 5 per Cent rryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) -. 7 81 -90 20 2s. Eastern Bengal St. 100 East Indian 4106 - 107 ... 1456 Great South Tolgus., 134 - 144 ItZsaaiaeshipupsiettas per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). ...... 36 9i i -1 p ... 11/3 Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.) 4 - 5 120 15 Do. C Shares 74 Grt.W. Vor (Helstn.) 1 -1/ 00 all Do. , ti p.c.Bnds.,'s7 ... - ... ••• liNuds 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk. 100 • all Do. do. do. '59, do. ..• - ... ••• 138 Lady Bertha - 1 lian as 1841-1871... 40 42 20 all Geelong & Melbourne ... 71 N. Frances (Illogan) 8- 10 t en 1 P P 1 5 per Cent. Union Bk. Bonds 20 22 t.-I:lvania per Cent. Stock - 191 •• ••• • • N W Basset (Illogan) 111 - 1.21 •••••• 71 73 St. 100 Gd. Trunk. of Canadaj 38 -39 371 81 7 ••• 6115 North Wheal Crofty 4e - 5 T'euun aylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877... 75 76 100 all Do. 6p. c. Deben...l 73 - 75 75 4 ••• 11 Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy) 17 -19 Vie a n r e , B r e e 6 per Cent. Bonds -- 20 all Gt. In, Pen. g. 5 pert.! 204 -21 ••• 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 4. - 5 Arniir 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 80 - 20 4 Do.j N ew. guar. 5 p.c.! 4 - -4 p . 6s, Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 14 -14 ' 4 a per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 80 81 201 all 'Gt. Wcstn. of Canada; 181 - 184 .. 24 S. Camden (St. Cleer) 335 - 345 I •• • kilto n 4 i LOANS OF CITIES. 201 104; Do. New 1 V - 2 d 2 S. Carn Brea (Illogn.) 31 - 44 1 40 4 - 1 Per Cent. Bonds 1883... 83 CO 100 all ;Do. Bds,, payable '57 ..". - ... ..... 19 S.W. Frances(lllogn.) 220 - 230 I,, T ___ r_eal 6 per Cent. tonds 1856-1865... - - 100 all ;Do. do., '76, P. '60...41 & L.Min. CO. 4- 1 'w Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883. . - - 100 all Do. do., '73, do. ... 103 108 10 9 Tin Croft - 4 100 all Do. do., '73, without 40 Un.Mines (Gwennap) ... _ . RAILROAD BONDS. iii 4°lB Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, option 100 - 102 101 7... 12s 6V. of Towey (Camara) • 1 - 1 • 3 Ill l i lot Convertible 0, 11( 113 Central 6 per Cent 1875... 76 78 20 all Madra.s, guar. 44 p.c. 18 -20 ••• 11 W. Basset (Illogan).. 211 - 221 22 20 all Do. do., 5 per c. ... 20 - 21 . 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 100 - 110 'll l°l * l _ Central 7 per Cent. Freeland lB7s.- 76 78 20 10 Do. 41 p. c, Eaten. ,11 - 1 d ". 54 Wh. Basset (Illogan). 140 - 150 1111: 1 °1148 „. oyi Central (Shares), $3O paid2o 5 I Do. 3d Ex., g. 5p.c.1 par - i ** 5 %Th. Buller (Rdruth). 280 - 290 1860 76 78 P n.vert 1860...5 I Do. 4th Ex. do, ...I par - p ... 54 Wh. Edward(Calstck) 7 - 71 7 4 "klehrgan Central Bp. 12d 75 10 76 d 2020 , - ••• ...... 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 16 - 18 a aelv D lr o. do. d C o rt., 0...:. paid..-, -... .4"1 Yorkork Central 7 p. Cent., • C0nv.c;i:::11 8 8 84 69... 8 7 8 6 9738 2020 50. 'Dude (Limited all s S p ci o nde, guar. 5 per e 1 1 • -11 p 8 Wh.Ma.Ann(Menht.) 47 - 49 ' ..- 41 Wh. Trelavrney (Lis.) 23 - 25 ''w Central 6 per Cent., not - a.„Cnverti ble .leap York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort- 1883- 68 69 FOREIGN. FOREIGN MINES. 0 4 1,r 6 ------ --- -;-7--------- 10 all Antwrp &Rotterdam 54 - 6 64i - i • o r 1883... 68 72 20 71 (Australian 4 . ,_ and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible..lB62.., 40 42 20 18 Ardennes ••• --- ••• 1 108. Bon Accord Cop. (li.) 4d - par ir." k and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking 5 all Belgian East. Janet I - 14 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued t tl "d 2O 16 BezierstoGraissessac ... - m 11 - 2 lol a ., 1875... 40 45 at 25 pm) Pe t , . 4 j'a 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage 1865... - - 6 all Carrareaux&Toulouse 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada ... - ... t Tir}v,ania Central 6p. Cent.. Isnlort.lBBo... 80 83 Coal Mines and Ry. 31 -41 20 15 Do, St. John Del Rey 91 - 104 alth:xcailway Share Market has been very dull, 20 12 Dutch Rhenish - 511 74 1 4 Clarendon Con. Min. vaiu uugh but little variation can be quoted in 20 all Eastern of France - 254 20 all Do. New - ... Co. of Jamaica 40 all Coble Copper 37 - 39 am Yorkshire C aledonian, Great Northern, Lancashire 20 2s. Euphrates Valley ... ... - ... ... 16 Copiapo - 12 ci., 4 ork s hi re, 20 18 Gt. Central of France ... - ... 1. - all Dun Moanti . t Co L ) 20 all Great Luxembourg... 54 -64 61 per Mining Co. North Western, and North British, 07 46 ed about os. Eastern Counties, and Mau- 113 4 Italian Junction ,•• - ••• 2 all Fortuna - id "%ter sßale ~. - ... 20 all General - 15 Q r . , hefaeld, and Lincoln, advanced ss. ; and 20 ) al Lake Con d st T . o 3 all Linares - 81 La extern and South Western, 10s. East 20 all Lierre an k rillyr:it ..„ -._ _.._.d _ 6 Lombardo-Venetian 34 3/p 04 8 5 14 Lusitanian - id tw ' r e) North Eastern, Berwick and one or 5 all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. ... -.. 1 all Mariquita - 2 ° Oth ers 20 all Lyons and Geneva.., 24 - 25 1 all New Granada li - A p„.. . realised former quotations. The 20 all Lyons & Mediterran. ... - ... 1 all Noveau Monde urein.... a• 334 all Maria Antenb. - ••• - ••• 4 to ~ and Colonial undertakings are quiet, 2o all Pont•Sil.LdM.drSmlt i 5- 6 10 all Do. New - ••• 5 1 Port Philip 1 - 14 ; 1 " . most instances were at a slight decline. 20 all Namur & Liege - • 74 30 164 Santiago de Cuba ...; • 14 - 2 N . c former rates. Paris and Lyons receded ss. ; 20 all Do. do. 6p. c. Pref lBl -- 19 . 35 284 all United Mexican ;34 - 31 4 „ L I 11 Rhenish and Antwerp and Rotterdam were 16 all Northern of France,. pr 35; - ri 10 all NorwegianTrnk. efMISCELLANEOUS. le ilas zle lower. Grand Trunk of Canada declined 20 all Paris and Lyons 33 - 33/ 20 all Paris and Orleans - ... Mining 20 7 Recife iSt San Fran., 25 19 Australian Agricult. 21 - 23 214 b r Shares were quiet. West Bassettlo all lAustraln. Royal Mail - - .. "gbt 22, and Wheal Edwards 7to 74 . (Parham,) g. 7p. C. 21 -14 d 10 all Berlin Water Works.. 4 - 5 S tead Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are 10 71 Rome and Frascati ... - ••• 20 all Royal Danish 134 - 154 10 2 Do. New iss. at 51. d ... - ... Of y, at former values. Oriental Bank and Union 5 all Royal Swedish - 1 50 40 Brit. American Land 30 -35 100 324 Canada ll5 - 120 20 all Sambre and Meuse_ 6 - 611 London however delined. about ss. 10 all Do. 54 per cent. prof. 7 - 8 St. IC3 Do•Go.6pc.Jan&July 107 - 108 1084 In the Miscellaneous Market prices were almost 20 all Southern of France 201 - 204 St. all Copper Min, of Eng. 27 - 32 40Minal. London General Omnibus Company Western of Austria.- 7 -- 81 all West Flanders - 44... 44 25 all Do. Prof. 7g p. cent. 23 -25 5 all Crystal Palace 4 - 14 14 brought 3 1 . 10 all w D o . d ~ 5 N i o. Prof .81- 84 5 all Do. Preference - 4 22260006 all a aa 1 111 6 1 ! West, WiesbadenW D e o s t . . 8 p l f cr. Switzerland e o n e f .t . France. prof, .. 5 . ... - 2 . .. .. 6 . ... 4 all Crystal Pal. of France ... - ... BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.2O all Eastern 5team......„ ... _ ... St. 100 Electric Telegraph - 105 (From ae.Officsal List;) Business dole. l all Electric Tel. of Ire!. ... _ .. 14 lank Stock - ••• C . j o o p t ;I S . r e 1 0 . .. 1 . 4 _.-. Izt . ''%ea t. Reduced Annuitiaa - 10 5 l al Os i .l E E n ut & Au ' s :a 9 all jEura&Am.Stm.(lim ) 5 - 6 6 Per ~.. Per Cent. Annuities 92 1 4 2 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. b o o if N. a. o d n A. d Am o u n e i. i . 4 . 0 . . . 8 - nh : 40 . - : 20 all IGen• Ir • Sc. Col.(lim.) ... - ... I n x . r k ent. Annuities ll3 40 all Australasia . 1 1200 2 50 5 0 l aslo B Bl / .....: : 8 : 2 . 80 15 14 !Gen. Steam Navigat. ... - ... 111. :sonde, .ti. WWI - 0. )1. 4t0 ) under 21060 27 33 d 4d 20 5 'London Discount ... 21 11d ti so m ls for Account .. 80 5 = 45 4 all ILond, Gen. Omnibus 31 - 34 31 20 10 'Magdalena St. Navig. ... - ... nectnc.r Milo, 2 , 41. 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. ..• - ... ?I° ° o . ' . 3 d par pa+ 00 50 ICI 1 8 171 / 10 81 Do. Extension Teleg. ..• - ••• .". . 1 d 2 p , i y ..................... 55 -- 60 Va c h e • . ... ••• ...... • ••• .................. qucy Bonds, I'BsB, 3i per Cent - 100 25 'Colonial ... . . . . 100 20 Commercial of ....... ::: - 10 all Mexican& S.Amelion ... - ... 25 5 ;Nat. Discount C 0.... 28 - 243 Plt tc "° ' "" 20 all Eng.Scot.&Aus.thrt. 1.7 all Lon. Bk.ofAast. 18 4 ---- ::: 18 4 10 6 'Netherlands Land.... / - 1•4 iib..,bi,t_to P o B OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. 20 1.0 all Do. Do. - 3 'fugues° Bonds,lB4 120 all Ditto New 5 all Do.B p.c.Pf. iss.at Id. 21 - 3 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 -- 1_853, 3 per Cent 431 •••• 60 20 London and County ... _ . 5 2 Do. Do, - 1 d 7,?;a , lends, 11522, t St., 5 per Cent..., 10i4 ... 50 Lnd.&E.Bnkng.Corp ~,, _ ..* 100 80 Now B. &N. S. Land 16 - 18 13 .: - _'ltto. 1 per Cent...... _.. 50 10 London Joint Stock. ... ...., ..: St. 100 N, D. Gov.s p.c.D. . , - ••• 4 '.,.', 1 : 1 1813 Roads, 3 pox. Cent. ................. 96 , Uttt,, New Deferred cunt,,, ......... . .. „• •.. - 25 CO 20 Loud.andWestminst ... - ... 461 6 1 all N. B. Australasian... .4 - 4 ' ( 4 4'0 1 Bonds. 6 per e i 00 35 National Pro. of Eng. ... - ... 20 all Nith.ofEuropeSteam 4 - 5 1 all Oriental Gas - 14 bitto Account . ... .................. -- , 3 24 RI Ditto Guaranteed, .. . PO .. ........... ........................ -- - -i -.I 20 10 Do. New Ditto Account _ ................... 50 224 . National Bank 5 all Peelßr. Ld • & Minrl l4 - 21 Dividends on the above 20 all South Wales..., ... .... ... 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 78 - 81 payable . ;n 100 London; T CV? 0 0 1 ' 4 C.7 2 ,0 CK. 25 all 'Oriental Bank Corp. 32 -34 331 i 1/0 20 Ottoman Bank ymney Iron 1:100050 2a 1 61 0 081 Ropy: Newmail Steam 546 -7: Consols for account . - ... 11 all Sc_, Yea ou o ub t tm a.hDAiruei:s Austral.teor:l e . : I .L a n v s.i e lar s cnini t p.4 . : 32 ; 81 -_____ 34 1 ii : i with 105,256 P p r o o: N in e e w al of Ireland ... - ... 5 1 R.Aus.B.&G.Im•Co. ~. - _ St. 100 S. Austral, Gov. 6 p. a, bds. ... - ••• .._Tlele Essex has arrived from Australia 10 0° a 2 1 51 gistered 2 1 0 41 5 T D ro o. s R .L e n Co Up C "'a . es of gold, valued at 421,0201. t is _l2 Nora British. Daily Mail states that a branch of 2525 all ali south otAustraia. Australia........ g .....- N 50 7 - . 21;Do. New naational Bank of Scotland is to be opened at A 50 10 Union of London ... .- ... i 211 ".Clll3' ou the premises of the Western Bank. yr IC3 50 Unity Mutual ...... 10 0 0 Westrußk of Loud ~, •-: 4,1'. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDA IT EVEN G, 11, 18'57. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.) WESTMINSTER. A THOROUGH STATIC OF ABANDONMENT. — Sarah New ton, a prostitute, was charged with being drunk, and using obscene language in High-row, Knightsbridge. A policeman stated that he was attracted last night to the High-row by screams, and on going to the spot found tae defendant lying on her back and without any visible cause save that of drunkenness, shrieking at the top of her voice. Ho repeatedly asked her to get up, when she again made use of filthy expressions. With the assistance of another constable he got ber to the station. The police said that she had been repeatedly charged at this court as a disorderly prostitute, and was only recently out of prison. Mr. Arnold—l think I remember her very well. (Addressing the accused)—Are you the person who, after being committed time after time, I sent to prison for want of sureties, who then wrote a number of seemingly very penitential letters to me, promising reformation, and induced me to liberate you. Defendant —Yee ; I did write to your worship. Mr. Arnold—Your letters, coupled with the repre sentations of the chaplain, upon whom you also imposed, induced me to release you, and the very next day you were brought to this court charged with drunkenness, and again committed. You then again wrote penitential letters, and bad your conduct been consistent with your professions, it would have been advantageous to you, and beneficial to society, instead of which you have prac tised, both towards the chaplain and myself, the most consummate hypocrisy. Y our l a st letter, filled with expressions of penitence, stated that if you were dis charged, you would at once leave London, abandon your evil courses, and go to the country to your friends, whom you said were willing to receive you. Defendant (dropping her head)—l did say so. I have an aunt in the country. Mr. Arnold—lnstead of going to her, you are again found about the streets, making use of the most dis gusting language. Defendant was then remanded, with a view of dealing out to her a comuaensurate punishment upon proper legal process. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. PICKPOCKETS AT THZ HANOVER SQUARE Rooms.-- William Clark &ices Mack was placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham, charged with stealiog a silk purse con taining 1/. 18s., the property of Mrs. Elizabeth Margaret Bidgood, the lady of Mr. Henry Bidgood, o! No. 7, Vigo-street. The prosecutriz deposed that on the previous night, about half-past ten o'clock, she was leaving the Hanover square Rooms in company with her niece and a gentle man named Kirtup, when she felt some one pulling at her dress, and on putting her hand into her pocket to feel for her purse she found it was gone. She then observed the prisoner, who was close by her side, pushing his way through the crowd, and suspecting him to be the thief, she laid hold of his arm, and said, " You have stolen my purse." He made no reply, and tried to get away, when the gentleman who was with her seized hold of him by the other arm. The prisoner then threw down the purse, and said, " Here's your purse ; now let me ge." She picked up the purse, and found its contents 1/. 18s. undisturbed. Mr. Kirtup then called a constable, and the prisoner was given into custody. Mr. Kirtup, surgeon, No. 7, Vigo-street, corroborated the evidence of Mrs. Bidgood. Sergeant Evans, 2 C, proved apprehending the pri soner, and on searching him, saw him throw away a leather purse, which witness picked up, and on examin ing it found it to contain Bs. 6,1„ which was no doubt the produce of a previous robbery." The prisoner, by the advice of Mr. Lewis, his solicitor, pleaded guilty and was committed for four months to the House of Correction. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. Although only a limited supply of English wheat was on offer in to-day's market, coacoa stwise and by land-carriage, we i have to report a very dullinquiry for all kinds. Indeed, so little business was transacted that the quotations were almost nominal. To have effected a clearance, is to 2s per quarter less money must have been taken by the factors. We were well supplied with foreign wheat, and in some instances forced sales were effected at fully is per quarter beneath Monday's currency. Fine malting barley supported previous rates; but grind ing and distilling sorts were lower to purchase. Malt sold slowly, at Monday's quotations. We were well supplied with oats, in which only a mode rate business was transacted, at the late decline in value. No change in beans or peas ; but American flour was is per barrel lower. Oats. Flour. 420 2,260 1,200 -- 1,420 aka 18,270 14,030b14 THE COTTON SUPPLY ASSOCIATION. To THE HONOURABLE COURT OF DIRECTORS OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY, THE MEMORIAL OF THE COT TON SUPPLY ASSOCIATION, SHENVETII, --:That this Association includes amongst its members the leading consumers of cot ton in England, and has been formed for the pur pose of aiding in the removal of Governmental and other obstacles to the growth of cotton in the colonies and dependencies of Great Britain, and particularly for developing the resources of British India wlpre navigation and irrigation require to be established, and for the extended cultiva tion of cotton in every country capable of pro ducing it, for the supply, upon such terms as may be thought judicious, of seeds, cotton cleaning machines and presses, and generally by affording information, by the diffusion of printed directions for its cultivation, by sending competent teachers of cotton planting and cleaning, by afford ing prizes for the cultivation of cotton in new fields of culture, and otherwise, as may from time to time be found expedient to promote the growth and increase the supply of cotton to this country. That your memorialists forbear to occupy the I _ time of your Honourable Court by statements shewing the vast extent and vital importance of the cotton trade of this coup try,affecting as it does every branch of industry and commerce, nor will they attempt to place before you the fearful evils which would inevitably follow, even a partial stoppage of the supply of an article so extensively consumed, because these are matters which, through public and private discussion have become familiar as household words, but they respectfully call your attention to the alarming jeopardy in which the manufactures and people of this country are at present placed, by an almost entire dependence upon the United States of America for that supply, as such a source is necessarily subject to be affected by a variety of circumstances beyond our control or power to remedy ; they also suggest that it is matter for grave doubt and fear whether England has not reached its climax in manufactures, unless a means of further supply of cotton is provided, beyond that which America can afford, to meet the yearly in creasing demand. That it is now a notorious and well ascertained fact that the southern portion of Br tish India is capable of producing cotton to an almost unlimited extent, and more than sufficient to meet the future wants of Great Britain, however large they may become ; and that, at the same time, it offers greater facilities for the formation of an earlier and more certain supply of that article than any other country, from the adaptability of its soil for such cultivation, and the large amount of resident la bour which its teeming population will at once af ford ; but these facilities cannot be taken advan tage of from the want of irrigation works and really cheap means of transit to the coast. That it is of the highest national importance that the most energetic measures should forthwith be adopted by your Honourable Court for the rapid and effectual supply of these most urgent wants of that portion of your territories to which we have adverted, because thereby, and by means of those aids, which your memorialists are willing to afford, viz., the supplying of seeds and of cotton, cleaning machines and presses, not only will a certain and almost inexhaustible supply of the staple articles of commerce upon which England is now dependent upon foreign nations be brought into existence, and the resources of territories over which the British Government and your Honoutable Court have con trol be immensely developed, but unbounded benefits will also flow to the Governments and people of both E ngland and India. The quality of cotton pro duced in India will also be greatly improved, both by the irrigation of the soil, and the necessity which that irrigation will create for a different and more careful mode of culture than has hitherto been adopted. That your memorialists believe that neither your Honourable Court or the local Governments of India can, for many years to come, provide these urgently required works of irrigation and means of transit, and that it is only by the aid of private enterprise and by attracting and applying British capital to their construction that they can be ob tained. That, under such circumstances, it is vitally im portant that every possible facility, and the moat generous and liberal assistance, should be afforded by your Honourable Court to those who are or may be willing to undertake the onerous task of raising the requisite capital and the construction of such works. That your Memorialists are informed and believe that it is the opinion of mercantile men of great experience and others, that British capitalists and the English public will not be induced to invest monies in an undertaking so novel in character as the construction of irrigation works in India, and having its base of operations so distant, unless your Honourable Court is willing to accord terms similar to, or even more liberal than, those which you have already granted to Indian ailway Corn panies, including a guarantee of a minimum rate of dividend. That your memorialists, and all others desirous of increasing the prosperity of this country and of India, will view with great satisfaction the appli cation of the surplus capital of England to the con struction of public works of such vast importance as will not a h of t tyourosuchi impede Honourableptermsedeo andr pprevent se uv Court pepnto rs u cahs tho se those just referred to, and from the execution of which so much good must result ; and they confi dently just t w the mentioned o want et appli cation at the present time. Your memoralists therefore humbly pray that your honourable court will take into their earnest consideration the subject matter of this memorial, and adopt such measures as will effec tually and immediately remove all impediments to the cultivation in British India of cotton and other staple articles of commerce, so important to the true interest s of this country ; that your honourable court will also encourage, by all possible means, theimme diate application of private enterprise and British capital to the construction of those works for the extension of irrigation and navigation in southern India, which are there so urgently re quired, as thereby the resources of that portion ' of the British empire, which is placed under your control, will be speedily and properly developed, the well-being of its inhabitants considerably augmented, the cotton-trade of this country relieved from its present unsatisfactory and de pendent state, by the substitution of a certain supply of its wants, and the commerce of England will be greatly extended. And that your Honour able Court will not hesitate to grant to those who are willing to raise capital in England and to apply it to purposes of such public utility as those referred to, liberal and generous support to enable them to efect such objects with success, and that you will not withhold from them your guarantee of a mini mum rate of interest upon such capital. And your memorialists will ever pray, &c. NOTE.—The above memorial was signed by the Presi dent of the Cotton Supply Association, J. Cheetham, Esq. M.P., on behalf of the Association, and was pesented on the 28th November last, to the Honourable Court of Directors of the East India Company, accompanied by a letter stating that such memorial was meant to have reference to the Madras Irrigation and Canal Company. Similar memorials were previously presented to the Hon ourable Court by the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, the Manchester Commercial Association, and the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce. Others of a like character will, we understand, shortly be forwarded from other com mercial bodies. The East India Coal Company have contracted with the Indian Government for the supply of 25,000 tons of coals annually for two years, it is said, on favourable terms. A NEW 1300 g FOR Bors.—Just published, beauti fully illustrated and handsomely bound, price 55., " The Wolf Boy of China." OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. — "This littleibook we can cordially recommend, not only for young readers but for those of larger growth. The descriptions of the celestial empire are fascinating ; the adventures and 'scapes hairbreath, are exciting enough to make everybody who reads it wish to go to China, almost as earnest as Robinson Crusoo made him look for a desert island and a man Friday. The novelty of the s cenes, the strange manners and customs and the spirited manner in which the adventures are related, make the book a choice preserA for the class of juvenile readers to whore it is dedicated."—Athanceant. "The author of the Wolf Boy of China' has achieved a triumph, and many a curly-pated knot of boys, huddled together by the fireside on many a weary winter's night, will beguile the times with these interesting pages, and feel grateful for the gift be now bestows upon them.— Dispatch. "Those who wish to teach their children without trouble something of the people with whom we and Sir John Bowring have now some matters to settle, and those who want a perfectly novel treat for their boys and girls too, will find the 'Wolf Boy of China' the very book for thew."--Sint. London : E. Marlborough and Co., Ave Maria-lapo ; Bath: Nuns and Goodwin. GENERAL HAVELOCK'S PENSION. (Prom, the Times.) The question "What is constitutional ?" has some analogy to the question " What is providential ?" The classical poet argued that navigation was a de fiance of Providence, because the sea was designed to separate one country from another. But the answer to that is, that if the sea is a urovideutial separation, navigation is a providential remedy for it. And so now some excellent people argue against taking morphiainsurgical operations, on the ground that bodily pain is an infliction of Provicb-nce ; the answer to which is, that the same Providence which sends the pain sends the morphia. In fact, this argument about Providence, and this answer to it, run through almost the whole of life and nature. Twenty years ago thousands of worthy persons thought railways impious. What business had we to think of travelling so quickly ? Was it not a proud aim at übiquity—an approach to assuming an attribute of omnipotence ? And before the time of railways old-fashioned people looked ominous on the subject of the "Rockingham" and the "High flyer." Ten miles an hour was contrary to Provi dence when men had been accumtomed to go six. All fhe great creations of art have thus been voted in their way defiances of Providence—ships, rail ways, cities—for "God made the country, and man made the town,"—as if the discovery was not in any case just as providential as the original diffi culty which it cured or diminished, as if a wheel barrow could be providential if a locomotive was not, and as if a ferryboat could be safe from the charge of impiety if the Great Eastern was open to it. The same kind of argument goes on on the ques tion of what is or is not constitutional. Thus, in the debate on Wednesday on the subject of Sir Henry Havelock's pension, it was argued by Mr. Gladstone that the "interposition of members of the House" in the case of granting rewards to public servants was unconstitutional, because the constitution made the Crown the fountain of honour. Bat the.answer to this is, that if the con stitution gives this privilege to the Crown, the con stitution also subjects the exertion of the privilege in any case to a vote of the House of Commons ; and that men have a clear right to make remarks and suggestions on an Act to which they are called on to be parties, and to which their concurrence is necessary. Mr. Gladstone cautioned the House against meddling with the Royal Bounty, and so marring its grace, and interfering with its character as a free spontaneous act. This argument would have had something in it if the Crown, according to the working constitution of this country, acted quite independently in these matters, and without the slightest reference to Parliament. But this is not the case. The Crown gives rewards upon the recommendation of Ministers, and the Ministers represent the opinion of Parliament. That is the working constitution of this coun try. We do not say that it is so described in any written statute, or that you can give index authority for all this ; but, whether it is or is not "De Lolme's Constitution," it is the de facto constitution of England now. The Crown does not act independently, even in its executive character, but in concert with Parlia ment, and the Royal bounty is an act of the nation, and not an act of the Queen alone. It expresses the gratitude of Parliament and the country for particular services, and therefore it is nonsense to say that the freedom and grace of this act are inteifered with when Parliament takes part in the bestowal of it and offers sug gestions upon it. So for as it is the act of Par liament, so far it can be interfered with by the deliberations of Parliament. This sort of Parliamentary prose is like a great deal of the advice which we meet with in didac tic works, in letters from f a th ers to sons , i n fic titious speeches of sages to young men, and in books about education and the management of families. With good and sensible hints every now and then, the great mass of the teaching of such books is, however well meant, extremely useless, simply because it is artificial, technical, and arbitrary. They lay down fixed rules on subjects which do not in the least admit of them, and make statute letter the guide in matters on which the only true guide is common sense and good feeling acting for the best according to the occasion. Nothing is easier than laying down rules, prescribing limitations, interposing vetoes, aid drawing imperious distinctions. The only difficulty is to get them confirmed and ratified by common sense, acknowledged and received among men of independent judgment. There was Lord Grey, the other night in the House of Lords, laying down the law very strongly against all criti cism whatever upon a Governor-General of India in times of disturbance, on the ground that such criti cism might weaken his authority in India, and interfere with the effectiveness of Governm3nt. But does Lord Grey seriously think that everybody in this country is bound to keep solemn silence about every act of Lord Canning's until this whole mutiny is over and tranquillity is completely esta blished ? Is this duty imposed by conscience or by Lord Grey ? There is a reason indeed given for it —a man must be very badly off if he has not some reason or other to give—but if we are to accept such a reason as this for such a prohibition we must really accept so many reasons for so many prohi bitions that the country and Parliament might as well at once abdicate their privilege of speech alto gether. There is a possibility of some harm re sulting from such criticism. But we should like to know what exertion of what human function or talent in social or political life is not accompanied by such a possibility. All freedom has risks attend ing it. Everything does harm—Parliament, the press, public meetings, elections ; the only ques tion is whether the good does not overbalance the harm. The air we breathe has deadly elements in ir, and roast beef may be a.fatal poison, but the general effect of both is more profitable than noxious to life. We cannot have all the advantages of a free dom and all the advantages of a despotism too. A despotism can do what Lord Grey wants, and pre vent all the risk which accompanies the exercise of speech, by suppressing that faculty ; but for our own part we think that the remedy is worse than the evil, and that the system which allows us to criticise a Governor-General of India is ultimately better for the Government of India than a system which ties up the tongue of a nation. These rules, that people are not to open their mouths under this, that, and the other position of affairs, would soon give us a Count de Morny's Parliament ; there would be always some reason or other why persons were not to speak. In the imagination of many there is a crisis always at band, if there is not one actually present ; if it is present we must not speak till it is over ; if it is approaching we shill only bring it nearer by speaking. These rules, in short, are a sort of respectable recognised fudge, to which a man gives vent when he finds himself in a didactic humour, or in a critical humour, or, possibly, in not a very good humour—when a di ges tion slightly out of order is appetsed by the agreeable stimulus of coercion, by the satisfaction involved in cautions and checks to his neighbour, telling him he must behave himself better and must act according to this rule and that. How many a solemn reprimand has proceeded from this latent cause, —how many a grave reproof, backed by the most oracular expression ? For tunately, nobody attends to these rules, nob )dy cares about them, nobody thinks himself in the slightest degree bound by them, and the adviser himself least of all, who, after they have answered the purpose of a temporary set down to somebody, breaks them quite coolly the next day. With all deference to Mr. Gladstone, then, we must give our opinion that the house had a perfect right to express itself as it has continued to do on the subject of General Havelock's pension. Such remarks were quite constitutional, and the occasion called for them. General Havelock is now between GO and 70, and his life is exposed to all the risks of a sanguinary war in a trying climate. To annex the pension, the n , t o hi s lif e on ly ma y be to give him nothing. All precedent is in favour of a continuance to the son, and certainly such distin guished services ought not to be made an exception to the rule. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. EAST KENT.—The election of a member to supply the vacancy in the representation of the eastern division of the county of Kent, occasioned by the resignation of Sir E. Dering, on account of ill health, took place yester day, at Barham Downs, when Mr. W. Deedes was duly elected a member to represent the eastern division of the county of Kent in Parliament, without opposition. PAISLEY.—CIose of the Poll.—Mr. Crum Ewing, of Glasgow, 767 ; Mr. Ilaly, of London, PS ; majority for Mr. Ewing, 669. ROBBERY TO THB A MOUNT OF 3,0001. —M r. Thompson, corn-merchant, of Wakefield, was ribbed of 3,000/. in notes and other money, on the Manchester Corn Ex change, yesterday, about a quarter past one o'clock. The money had been lying on the sample table, and both Mr. Thompson and his son had seen it safe o n ly a few minutes before it was missed , Notice of the robbery was given at the police-office, and Sergeant Shanley, a smart officer of the detective force, after making some inquiries, determined on proceeding to Liverpool by the next train. It appears that he acted with tact, for be fore 4 o'clock a telegraphic message was received in Manchester from the officer, stating that he had appre hended the thief and had him in custody at Warrington Junction, half way to Liverpool, with the whole of the money in his possession. The prisoner will be brought before the Manchester magistrates for examination this day. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK Wheat.' Barley. English 11,610 2,093 Irish ___ ____ Malt. 2,740 Foreign 115,240 116,530 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. For the time of year the show of beasts in to-day's mar ket was very moderate in number, and of middling quality. Most breeds sold slowly, at Monday's currency. We were but moderately supplied with sheep, which met a dull in quiry at late rates. The supply of calves was limited, and the veal trade ruled brisk, at an improvement in the quo tations of 4d per Blbs. Pigs sold on former terms, but mulch cows were drooping in price. Per Blbs to sink the offals. s. d. e. d. s. d. s. d. Interior Beasts.... 3 oto 3 2 PrimeSouthdown 5 0 5 4 Second gnality....3 4 3 8 Large arse. calves 4 4 410 Prime large oxen 310 4 2 Prime small do 5 0 5 4 Prime Scots, die. 4 4 4 8 Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 8 Small porkers Second quality . .. 3 10 4 0 Suckling calves 21 0 27 0 Prime crse.-wlled.4 2 4 81Quarter old pigs 23 0 28 0 TOTAL SUPPLY: FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts l,lOl Beasts 4O Sheep and lambs 3,800 Sheep and lambs .. l9O Calves 250 Calves l9O Pigs 3OO Pigs -- NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL. We had a slow trade here to-day, as follows : Per Bibs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 210 3 0 Do., middling 3 2 3 4 Do. prime large 3 6 310 Do., do. small 4 0 4 4 Pork, large 3 6 4 4 0. d. s. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 0 3 4 Do., raiddling 3 6 4 0 Do., prime 4 2 4 6 Veal.... 3 10 4 10 Pork, small 4 0 5 4 BOROUGH HOP. Oar market continues in a healthy state for good and fine new hops, a t f u ll y previous rates. I n a ll o th er kinds only a limited business is doing, on former terms. The show of samples is tolerably good. New Mid and East Kent pockets, &is to 126 s ; Weald of Kent ditto, 58a to 80s; Sussex ditto, 54s to 75s per cwt. SUGAR.—The market has COLONIAL been inactive, and at public Bale a very small quantity was disposed of at reduced rates. The refined market is very quiet, and easier rates are cur rent. Dried goods have declined about 6d to is per cwt. COFFEE.—OnIy a moderate business has been done. Plantation Ceylon may be quoted 6d to is per cwt. cheaper, and other descriptions also rule at easier quotation!. TEA.—A very li m i ted business has been d one in com mon congon at llid usual prompts. At public sale 9,836 packages were off ere d , of previous rates. which ab out 5,000 were sold, at RICT.— The market ie inactive, and, owing to sales being pressed, prices were rather lower. FRUlT.—Currants are dealt in to a moderate extent, and Valencia raisins are in better demand• Good qualities, value 58s per cwt. ; _ - SALTPETRE.—The market is quiet. B r iti s h re fi ne d i s quoted 44s per cwt, b e i ng rather cheaper. TALLow.—The mar k et has exhibited more fi rmness. p.y.C., on the spot, i s 5 1a Gd and March deli very, 52 a 6d cwt. J an uary to March, 52s ; per LLOYD'S SIPPING.—(T his Day.) LONDON, breeze and fine. Dec. 11..-Wind this A noon, S.; light MILFORD, Dec. 10.—Wind S.W. flower, from Quebec, w ith rudder gone. HULL, Dec. 10.— Wind S.W. A rr ived—Gleniffer, from Quebec. _ _ —Arrived—Spring. PILL, Dec. 10.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Pet, from St. Michael's. SWANSEA, Dec. 10.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Bella Donna, from Cobuimbo. .... FALMOUTH, Deo. 10.—Wind S.W.—Hermine, from Akyab. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 10.—Wind W.S.W.—Ariived Henry James, from Bombay. COWES, Dec. 10.—Wind W. — Arrived—Jonean, from Chinches. ___ -------- PLYMOUTH, Dec. 10.—Wind Sm._ Arrived—H.m.S. Persian, from Sheerness for Africa. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. Wind E. ; fine. Arrived—Pere, (s), from Louden ; Lady Eglinton. W. London ; Limerick Lass, Newport ; Atalanta, (s), Jersey. Sailed—Lady Eglinton. (s), for Dublin. LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. Wind S. Arrived—Leo, from Montevideo ; William Tucker, erica, A. F o lli ot, C a l cu tt a . ca, screw steamer. Co mum. Al s e a x i a le n d d_ria G ; lobe, for Affiance, L uoia ; Huelva Am m ; M QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 9. Wind S.W. Arrived—Corinth, from Callao. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRATIT.)- Dec.pe cri Akbar, fro m M adras. 11— Acadia, from GR AVESEND, F r id a y M orn ing. Wind calm ; tide first hour's ebb ; weather hazy. Quebec ; Diligent , DuAAnrrrkriiirvykeedd;:Ranger, steamer, Harlingen ; Albion, steamer, Boulogne ; Storm Cloud, Calcutta ; Essex, Melbourne; Galatea, Porto Rico. F K l o a n g g meister L un i ngscroff, from Now ' DEAL, Friday Morning. Wi n d W.S. W. ; moderate. Sve r Bo , from Hernosend, for Va P p le a a n s a s s c e ed ia d :: D p e o c ci 1 1 0 1 : —. 7 castle, for Constantinople; City of Nanter steamer, from London, for St. Nazaire. Q, Anchored—Charles, for Sierra Leone ; Tar Rio Janeiro ; Lorenzo, Barbadoes ; St. C a th er i ne , Bahia—all from London ; Edward and Julia, ship, from Antwerp, for Cardiff. According to the last accounts from Cronstadt, nearly 100 foreign vessels are . locked up b y the ice in the por t and roadstead, and it is more than probable that they will not be set free until about the m on th o f M a y next. . Some of these vessels are such imminent danger that itihad been thought indispensable to discharge their cargoes, and convey the merchandi se - over the i ce , an d i deposit it in warehou B e B n the town. LONDON CHARTERED BANK OF AUSTRALIA. MEETING TIIIi DAY. At the extraordinary general meeting of the London Chartered Bank of Australia, held this day, the fellow. ing balance-sheet for the half-year was submitted : To sixth dividend of 2 per cent. for half-year ending 31st Dec., 1856, 16,8751. ; proportion of preliminary expenses for half-ending 30. h June, 1857, 5811. 4s. 4d. ; proposed dividend at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum on paid-up capital for half-year ending 30th June, 1857 (free of Income-tax), 21,000/. ; balance to next half year, 10,0921. 18s. id. ; total, 48,549/. 51. By balance at 31st Dec., 1856, per last report, 22,9771. 6s. id. ; balance of profit and loss in L'indon and in the colonies for half-year ending 30th June, 1857, 25,571/. 16 4]. ; total, 48,5491. 23. sd. The report was unanimously adopted. COURT OF COMMON COf7NCIL. At the Court held yesterday, Alderman SALE pro posed that the freedom of the City and a valuable sword be presented to Sir H. Havelock, for his heroic conduct in India; bit on its being sugg?stad that it was the opinion of many members of the Court that the motion was submitted too enrly, Alderman Halo conFonted to postpone it till the 'ocginning, of the year. THE VACANT GROUND IN ST. PAUL . S-CTIURCLIVARD. • A report from the Improvement Comreitteo was brought up by Deputy Down, " relative to the vacant site on the south-cast of St. Paure-churchyaril, with a plan for the apprupriaiion of the same." The deputy said that the matter had stood over Pr some time, in consequence of difficulties which had arisen front the Coopers' Company, and in consequr nee of the large amount of compensation required by that body, the committee had not been able to effect an amicable ar rangement. They had proposed to give up two-thirds of the ground, and he conFithred that was enough for them to do. The view of the noble cathedral would not be obstructed, while at the same time some portion of the site might be advantageously realised. He moved that the Court agree with the committee in their report. The committee, he might say, were unani mous, and he therefore hoped there would be no further opposition. Mr. DE JERSEY strongly objected to the report. It was extremely meagre, and considerin g the largeness of the question, it was extremely insignificant. (Hoar.) The fact wae that the committee would not have one to that - court at all if they could have helped it, He oh. jetted to the report further, because it proposed to deal with a piece of valuable ground. They bad paid 500,000/. for Cannon-street out of the fourponny coal-duty. Where was the money to come from in this case ? From the City cash, he (Mr. De Jersey) was told. This could not be adowed, and it was not right for the Court to decide to give to the public 30,0001. or 40,0001. out of the City's cash. Were they prepared to do so ? Ho thought not. 40,000/. or 50,0001. waa not to be thrown away. But of this there will nothing in the report There were no figures there, at d therefore he objected to the report. They ought to know what amount of money would be required, and where that amount was to be obtained. The committee were bound to furnish that informa'ion, There was another thing. The committee had full power to set out the street and appropriate the ground ; then why did they go to the Court at all ? Simply because they. were compelled to ask leave to give away that large money value in obedience to the arbitrary will of public tutu. The Architects' Institute had ietitnated, through the public press, that they should look to Mr. Bunning, the City's architect, to preserve this open space to the public,. He (Nlr. De Jersey) objected to this species of intimida tion ; and if they pleased, they might consider him to be both a Goth and a Vandal, but he would not be called a coward, while he felt it to be his duty to oppose such a mode of giving away the funds of the Corporation in such a manner. (Cheers ) They were trustees of the public funds, and it was their duty to see that they were properly applied. Tee public would not subscribe a penny ; as to giving us a 5-pound note, they would see nu at Jericho first. The Board of Works would not give themape ay. Theysaid, "No, do ityourselves ; we know you will not cover the ground ;"—aud that from men who were in the habit of insuling the Corporation even within those walls. Were they going to succumb to such parties as these ? Certainly not. (Hear, hear.) Then let them look at the value of the ground. Who ever could have thought the re ice of ground within the City would have reached the enormous value of 91. per foot ? Bat it has so, and in some casts infinitely greater. Then let them look at the enormous increase which was taking place in the rating o' the City. Let them look at the consolidated rate. In 1855 it was 54,0001. ;in 1856 it was 80,0001. Mr. PERKINS—But the cemetery has been bought, laid out, and paid for. That was tae charge. (Hear.) Mr. DE JERSEY—The fact was, the rates were in creasing in an alarming ratio. They remetntered when the sewers rate was but, 5,0001. Last year it was 9,0001. What was it at that moment ? 21,900/. (Hear, hear.) Let them, then, pause before they voted away so large and valuable a piece of ground, and well consider before they sunk so large a sum in value of corporation property, and thus involve those who in after years might follow them. Ho moved that the consideration of the report be adjourned to a future period. Mr. YOUNG seconded the amendment. Deputy PRWTRESS defended the committee, and con tended that there was no ground whatever for the propo sition of Mr. De Jersey. The report had been well considered for many months, and farther ,reference was perfectly unnecessary. He was sure that if they adopted the report it would give the greatest satisfaction to the members of that Court ; and he was quite certain that such a step would give the greatest satisfaction to the body of citizens, and the inhabitants of the metropolis at large. Mr. BESLEY supported the report. Deputy LoTT, F.S.A., observed that the committee had applied to the Board of Works, which body had been constituted to represent the liberties of the people, upon whose shoulders they had been brought in ; but that board had evidently given them the cold ehoulder, having refused to have anything to do with them. He, for one, would not succumb to the opinions of the press in the matter, but he would give something up for the people. He thought the committee acted judiciously, and exhibited wisdom is their proceedings. He, there. fore, should vote for the adoption of the report. Mr. ELLIOTT remarked that the question was one of the greatest importance. He was strongly opposed to the speech of Mr. De Jsr3ey. They had there, he would not say one of the best, but one of the grandest sites over the whole of the metropolis, he alluded to the proximity of St. Pees Cathedral. (Hear.) He was for sending the report back to the committee and for allowing the vacant site in St. Paul's-churchyard to remain as it was at that time for an indefinite period.— (Oh 0 Deputy DaKrsr hoped that the Court would agree with the committee in their report. He thought Deputy Lott was quite wrong in the remarks he had made, as no doubt when their architect had examined the eleva tions of the proposed buildings upon a portion of the site, that officer would take care to see that they were in keeping with the magnificent dome and noble pro portions of that unrivalled building. (Hear, hear.) Mr. FRY trusted that before the Court consented the would pause before they committed themselves by giving up the site, as proposed in the report, especially when they considered the financial position of the funds of the Corporation. The worthy commoner then, ia illustration of his view, recapitulated many of the items contained in the report of the Special Revenue Com mittee, to which we referred some time ago. Mr. BLAKE considered that the members of the Cor poration, being trustees for the public, had a right to dispose of the ground, and pay for it out of the moneys entrusted to their charge. The proposed improvement was a public improvement, and that Court, he was assured, would be justified in doing so. Mr. De Jersey had said that that Corporation had nothing to do with the public taste. He (Mr. Blakf) was of a very different opinion, as he thought it was their business not only to spend money on public improvements, but at the same tinsa to see that they were executed as tastefully as possibly. He should heartily support the motion. Deputy BOWER replied in a most forcible speech, after which the proposition was put., and carried by a large majority, and ordered to be carried into execution. Upon the question being about to be put, Mr. ELLIOTT moved as an amendment that the report be sent back for reconsideration, in the midst of much confusion, and cries of "No, no." Mr. MURRELL seconded the motion, which was nega tived, and the original motion was carried by an over whelming majority. IMPROVEMENTS IN NEWGATE-STREET. Mr. PERKINS brought up a report from the Bridge• house Committee (in the absence of the chairman, Mr. G. C. Graves), recommending that the committee should be embowered to treat uith the Commiseionera of Sewers for setting back four houses on the north side of Newgate-street. Mr. PER/CINS, in moving that the Court agree with the committee in their report, said that one of the great advantages which would arise from the carrying out of this improvement would be the widening of the means of access to Newgate-markeot, where now so much difficulty existed as to make the crowding of the vehicles and the pressure of the people who thronged the market perfectly intolerable. (bear.) Report agreed to. SIR H. HAVELOCK'S ANNUITY BILL. The following is a copy of this bill :—" Most Gracious Sovereign,---Whereas your Majesty by your most gracious message bath been pleased to signify that your Majesty, being desirous of conferring a signal mark of your favour and approbation on Major-General Sir Henry Havelock for the eminent and distinguished services rendered by him in command of a body of British aid native troops in India, and particularly in the gals lant and successful operations undertaken for the relief of the garrison of Lecknow, recommend to us to enable provision for securing to Sir your Henry Majesty Havelock to m a a p k e e nsion of 1,0001. per annum for the term of his natural life. Therefore we, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled, duly considering your Majesty's gracious intention, do most humbly beseech your Majesty that it may be enacted, and be it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Com mons in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :-1. An annuity of 1,0001. shall be paid to Sir Henry Havelock, Baronet, Knight Commander of the Bath, for the term of his natural life, and the said annuity shall be deemed to have con menet d, and taken effect from the 7th day of December,lBs7, and the first payment of a proportionate part thereof for the period of such commencement to the sth day of January, 1858, shall be made on the said sth day of January, 1858, and such annuity shall thereafter be paid quarterly, that is to say—on the_ csttohbderayanl April, the sth day of July, the 10th day 0 year, and shall issue the sth day of January, and be payable out of the in e c . v n t e nis y n n a l n de i tr l e'd rela i n u d nd ; a o n f d t t h h e e United Kingdom of Great Britain receiptH to r receive c e i o v f e the such said annuity,Sir r y H a. n a a ieytd v y e pa l s o anh c rd akt for , al t p o h bpreteohoi reef the payme nt c tl s e: u dap c rs ahbhyoyaomflthlhei be other p a er g s o o o n d a s shall aann dd s b e d uly ese said td a u t annuity discharge n o n ri u s thereof, charges and all other whatsover, except i ncome• read afecond time (Thursday) tax." t ng x he taxes Lady Peel and Mr. A. Peel returned to Whitehall. gardens yesterday afternoon from visiting Mr. and Mra7 6helley• at Avington-park.