The Sun. — London, England, 1857-02-06 00:00:00

NI ONEf MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. ITY,CLOCK. Advice s from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market yesterday closed very quiet?y, and prices of all descriptions were without any material alteration, except Egyptians, which were id. per lb. deal cr. The sales amounted to 7,000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken for, export and on speculation. The Ilailway Share Market manifested a quiet, but st e ady appearance, an d pr i ces were f u lly ma i n t a i ne d the previous day's quotations. There has been a large business transacted this week in Foreign and Colonial produce, and a dis position to speculate evidently exists, which would tto doubt be fully developed if the Money Market were in an easier state. Sugar has been firm at full rates. Native Ceylon coffee has ruled steady, and plantation has risen is. per cwt. Tea has been quiet, at previous rates. Rice is quiet, but steady, and also saltpetre. Cochineal has ruled firm, and -tallow is rather dearer. The meeting of the National Discount Com pany was held this day. The directors recom mended that a dividend of 3s. per share on the original share; with a proportionate dividend of 3d. per share on the deposit upon the new shares, together amounting to 6,376/. ss. 3d., be declared, and the balance 1,390/. 9s. 7d. be carried forward to next account. The report was adopted. There is an exceedingly active demand for mone y to-day, and the rates charged for accommo dation are slightly above the Bank's minimum. This is Probably only a temporary pressur e , b u t i t is not expected that much relief will be experienced gat Dresent. The Bank of England have adopted ` ll taout important measure, which has excited a good 3 ileal of attention in City circles, viz : that of nego tiating 4 and 6 mouths' bills of their customers, 3 who have drawing accounts at the establishment. Tb/ 3 is considered a favourable symptom, but it is 2 ZOt likely to cause any immediate improvement in monetary affairs. The English Stock market is very dull, and a 2 ; alight decline in prices has taken place. There is st good deal of uncertainty regarding political 10 affairs, which checks buoyancy and imparts a 10 heavy tone to the market. Consols have been 92i St. to 93 for money, and 93i A for the account. The St. , New 3 p er C ents, are 93f to 931 ; the Reduced 93i f. B an k Stock is 216 to 2171. Exchequer 100 25 Bills are p ar to 3s. premium. 25 There h as b een rather more activity in the 20 50 Foreign Stock Market, and tlie transactions re ported are ra th er numerous. With the exception 50. of Turkish Bonds prices have slightly improved. sti Turkish 4 p er C ents. are 931 The other Stocks s. are steady, as will be seen by the official list. St. The f o ll owing are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :--Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i 7 ; Mexi- Can, 25 21i ; P eruvian, 77 79 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 25 4 56 ; Port uguese 3 per Cents., 43 5 ; Russian st. 5 S ,4 6 per Cents., 108 10 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 95 7 ; S t . 23 apish 3 per C en t s., 40 40i ; ditto New D e f erre d , 10 " 124 ; ditto C er tifi cates, 61 ; ditto Passive, 20 5i . Aiesos. D. Bell, Son, and Co. report that the market for American Securities during the past Week has be en qu i et. The transactions both in 1 1140 tat ° litocks and railway b on d s h ave b een on a 11 cl scale, and prices are without any material altetation. GOVERNMENT s 1867-1868...1043 105 SECURIT R E d S tnable. Per Cent. I • e trnite d States 6 per Cent. tlnit ed States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...10;3 105 i STATE SECURITIES. A labama 5 per Cent ... 78 80 M aryland 5 per Cent. (St er li ng Bonds) ... 89 91 Ma ssachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds) ...1003 1013 Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk Bonds ............. . ..... 184 1-1871...... 43 45 Mississippi 5 per Cent . Cu . ... Bk. Bonds ... 16 18 Pennsylva n i a 5 per Cent. Stock • 723 733 Pennsylvani a 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877 79 81 . ... Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds ... 83 Virginia 6 p er C ent. Bonds 188... 83 85 Virginia 5 p er C ent. (Sterling Bonds) 188 8 6... 82 84 LOANS OF CITIES. Mo r t LOANS 6 per 6 p e re C e nt. Ct. enot Bnds. Stock 1856-1865... 82 84 New O r l eans R AILROAD BONDS. '1883.•. 75 77 Coia Central 7 per Cent. let Mortgage, 7 . t Convertible ............................. 1875... 893 90 4.llinois Central 6 p er Cent 1875... 85 87 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland Bonds . ... ... ........ . 1860...106 108 Illinois Central (Shares), s`l,s paid.. • . • 28 29p Michigan Central Bp. Cent... Do. do. do. 3869... 943 953 ' 1 ? 0 York C en t ra l 7 p. C ent., Convert 1854... 92 94 Is iTerf York Central 6 per Cent., not Convertible 1883... 80 82 °lv York and Erie 7 • gageper Cent. 3d Mort -1883... 87 89 York and Erie 7p . Cent. Convertible 1862... 80 82 • York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking Prtnd 1875... 83 85 Panama 7 per Cent , Ist Mortgage (Ster ling Bonds), not Convertible 1859... 92 — o 4 nama 7 per Cent., let Mortgage 1864... 92 93 er'nBVlvania Centr al . 6 p.Cent..lstMort 1880... 89 90 The Railway Share Market has been very inac ti/re) and prices have in most instances exhibited 4 slight decline. Great Western and North-Eastern Ir l3 e rv° k have r ece d e d 7 s. 6d. ; North-Eastern _ ° tic, Lan cas hi re and Yorkshire, and Midland ss. ; 413 d No r th British and South-Western 10s. The rtench, Canadian, and East Indian lines have been Iteal. celY dealt in, and prices are unchanged. Bri tish Mining shares are firm, but no material varia- I▪ lan. in values can be reported. Joint -Stock Bank Shares are heavy. nglish, Sc ottish, and Australian Char tered have declined E eclined N. Oriental Bank, ss. to 10s. Miscellaneous Shares are also depressed. Elec tric Telegraph receded 10s. London General Om hibus Company, Canada Government 6 per Cents., a nd No r th of Europe Steam realised about former and North EICPI'IBU lUNDS THIS DIY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official Li.ot.) nsinnys done Plitnk St ock B 3 r , .er C ent. ........ Anced 216 17i _ Ko A.nnuitles 934 N 1 ._ ow 3 el. C ent i' per C o nsols Annsitie s !Odin n Cent Ana 'ti Bondn, .tantio i es 9 92 1 3 21 i 3 Ditto, under 1.000 .................. .. Consols ler Account ... Excb4quer 13Illa, 24a.. ............... "-- 9:3 a • 1 5 10 g. . : ........................... ............ , groall . ............. . .. ....... . ..... 1 Ditto Bonds, 1858, 4 per Cent. Ditto, 1859 ............. .................... 98 ; PRICFS OF FOREIGN FUNDW A ". T ... O 9 NT B F. (1 r-, bßrazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent . anish Bonds, 3 pet Cent., 1825 .............. .. 8:h Ditto 5 per Coat. .............................. 1044 Fiquador New Consolidated. .. 141 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent Ditto Account .. 44 Russian Bond s , Ift22 , £ St., 5 per Cent.... 109 1 1 - Ditto, 43 p er C on t . Sardini an B oni t a, 5 per C ent. 2 1: , nif li Bonds, 3 per Cent. . Ditto New Deferred, 3 per k:, n', Ditto. Passive . Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 63 Turkikb Bonds, 6 per cent.. 934 Ditto Account 93a a ''' - -ends oo the above payable in London. 1:s Di rench Routes, 43 per C e nt. 93f. sc. ex 25f. 20 c . .utitc `',' per h Exci , ang e , Cent., 12 Guilders 654 ''., tto 4 per Cent. Certificates Consol s TWO O'CLOCK. , 07 93; 93 Ditto Account The an", meeting of the Illinois Central Railway Company i s called for the 18th March, at New York . As the wind has now changed to the westward, the ar rival of the Heather Bell is hourly looked for from Aus tralia, this vessel having been about 96 days at sea. WINDOW GLASS EXPORTED.— M The value of window 31,818 d, as s export e d in eleven months ended November was At the half n yearly m eet i ng of the Electric and Inter the r a t e of ational Tale yearly hic Co rnpany yest er d ay, a di v i den d at 7 per cent. per annum wag declared. The net revenue for the half-year was stated at 27,981/. liva BILL oN Juba terday the first bill of 11411" AND E 1 . 11, e J tj u T d i g°ll3N EXECUTIONS.. .Yes ad Executions," w all ; printtehde sees " Theobject is to renderindg mectP, i!cc., .n the courts of Engl and , Scotland, and Ire land effectual in other parts of ? kindom. Yesterday morning the t ri .8q r e e f Wra L eern o r eo d enlye b A lir l ae f ti r . ne e dg d Churchill to the lion. Al iii 8 e ' e r a r l ti thestgour p ° o e at St. George's , Hanover performed in th presence of a large Agee rublage of the nobility by the Bishop of Oxford. orpe a of a grand dejeuner, given by L, rd After lcztakingt Ltiotwhne Grosvenor-square, the newly wedded for Blenheim.park, Woodstock, where they p honeymoon. I TALUE or INSURANCE SHARES.—Yeeterday, at the Auction -mart, Mr. Marsh o ff ered to public auction three shares in the County Fire-office, 10/. per share paid, which sold at 1031 . per share. 'Twenty -fie shares in the Accidental Death Insurance Company, . per share paid, sold at 11. per share; and f,r 125 similar shares no bid Was obtained. Thi r t y s h ares in the Na.aid ° were elH° tional Live Stock Ins urance C ompany, 10s , per share Put up, but failed in obtaining a bid. 100 40 50 20 I SHARE MARKETS.—(This Day.) I.l.:Vir t Y. Closing Prices yesterday. Business done ""'" this day. • St, .2 I 9; ;0 I all .3 . 4 aq t. fioo 15 all ;.5 all 3t, too it, 100 it. 100 i 0 :0 all !O all 0 all 0 8 ;0 45 :5 all t. /too o ill 100 10. RAILWAYS. Ambg. iTottn;;. Be..t and Basta. Junet... Belfast & Eallyinrnn Birming. Wolverh. Stour Valley.-- Birkeeld. Cheshire Junet..... !Blackburn ißlYth &Tyne or grA £25 (issd. at .C4' (Bristol and Exeter_ ICalcdonian. Chester Halyhaati Cork and BandoL Cork, Black, at Pass Cornwall Do. A Do. B iDublindtßelfasUnl:e Dun. P. & Jne. ' East Anglian Eastern Counting. East. IThion, A Stk iße., B. Stock.... Do., New A....,. East Kent east 14 ,, t-stshire • East Suffolk Do. Edinburgh as Ulasg Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prth at Dun 4 • Forth & Clyde Jan . Furness.... , [Glasgow & S. Westr n Great N. of Beatify] Great Northern Do., A. Stock... Do., B. Stock. Gt. Sth. &Virest.(lre., Groat Western,......, Do. Stour Val. Rai Chia. Stk Irish South-Rasterr. 'Lancaster & Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds,,,,,. Lancash.andYorkyl.. Do., do. F. £l6 ... Do., Wet. Riding Un. Do. Southyort London & Blackw&l St. 190 20 al 10 4 3t. 1 0 all t. to ° l 0 all it. 100 it. 100 0 all ;t. it. 1100 It. too 12 all 30 all [6l 14f [6l 12 . it. 100 .6 6 3 0 all 13 all LOO Lond. Bright tic S.(3st - it. 100 'Loud. and N. West') 10 all Do. Fifths 0 an D0.101.811.,211801 0 [2 Do. Eighths it. 1.0'.) London and B. Weser 15 LndndrrydiColeralL I , Ladndrry..k Enntsi .00 Wsnola.Shof.& Lincl Metropolitan 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo't. arrangement 00 lidland D Birmng. & Der all Widld.G.West.(lre all Do. Half Shares all •Newcastle & Carlish all Nvrpt.Aberg. k Hrf 9 Newry &Enniskill, 40 'Newry, Warrenpoin• and Rostrevor.... ,P , Norfolk 3 Northn,ConntiesTlr .00 North British 00 Nth. Devon Rail l. Dock Stock 100 Do., A Stock [OO Do., B Stock :0C N.Zastern—Berwi, k 23', Do. do. Extension I6i Do.do.G.N.E.lurch a:l Do. Leeds 00 Do. York 100 North London 3i 1: N. &S.Wstrn.,fittl2l stead, and City Jn. 17i North StatTordshir, a, North Western .. all N. &S. Westrn. Junc• 1 , • Wore., & Wolv 16 1 'ortsmonth 10 Rhymney 1 Scotties: Central 10 ) Scot. N E.Abrdn St Li Do. Scot. Mid. St Lot 2 SitingbournekSheer South Devon 100 South Eastern 10(1 ;oath Wales 17 i. Yrksh. di Riv. Dn 7 ". all • - •;t‘ines,Wok. &Wo' ookton & Darling 12i Do., do., 1E54 3 Do., do., 1855 1i • itoekten it Hartley 1.11 raft vale_ Do. Pref., No. 1 ..? Names Hay. D.& P • all Val , ' of Noath... 0 a) Waterfd. & Kllkenn al 'Vaterford&Limer. • all West Cornwall... all West End of Londe 10 ..... and Crystal Palace all Do. A all Do. B al, West London all Do. First Class , all Do. Second Class all Wirabledn & Croydon • 7 - all Atlan. and St. Law. 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lndia, g, 5 p. c all Do 104 Buffalo & Lake Hur. 100 Buf., Brut. di Godch. 100 ffp. e. Lds.,l Aug. ,'72 100 Do. do., 1 July, '73 100 Do. do., 1 June.'74 is 6d Calcutta and S. East. ss, Central Oude 2s. Oude (Limited) 10s. Ceylon A shares 1 Do. B. do all lomerers 5. Eastern Bengal .9O Rast ...... 15 Do. C Shares all D 0.4 p.c.Bnds. ,'57 all Do. do. do., '59, dr , . all Geelong Fe Melbourne guar. 5 per cent 100 Gd. Trunk of Cana(' st all Do. Cp. c. Deben. all Gt. In, Pen. g. sp. c. 4 Do New, guar. sp. c al I Gt. Western of Canada 8 Do. New all Do. Bds., payable '5 all Do. do., '76, p. '60.. all Do. do., '73 do all Do. do., '73, without option all Niadraß, guar. 4p.c all Do. do., sp. c. 10 Do. 4 p. c. Erten 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp. c 5 Do. 4th Ex.., do. 5 iclnde, guar. sp. c. all D 0... fOi • • ... 7 9 2 - a 5 - 5i ... • •• BRITISH POSSESSIONS. • •• "'• ••• fi - i 11 - lip 95 - 93 93 - 98 94 - 96 94 - 96 Ipar ip 1 - ii 103 - 110 - lip 211 - 21i1 50 -- 52 81 33 20i - 21 1 24i 2i - 99 - 100 118 123 118 - 123 LOS 110 19k —19 i 216 22 i R d pal • ii Fp FOREIGN. all Antwerp Rotterdam' 14 Ardennes all Belgian Eastn. Juno 16 Resters to Grai eves,. c all Carmeaux d; Toulouse' Coal Mines and Ry. 12 Mitch Rhenish ..... .. all lEastern of Franco all New 2s. Euphrates Valley ... 18 Gt. Central of France 17 Great Luxembourg._ 4 Italian Junction...... all Lake Const. & Basle all Lierre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo Venetian. all Lucca & Pist. sp. c.P. all Lyons and Geneva ... all Lyons ag Meditorran. all liaria Antonia all Do. do. New ail Namur & Liege all Do. do., C p. c. Prof. all Northern of Fran , :e. all NorwegianTrunkPre all Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans. 7 Recife & San. Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. Rome and Frascati all Royal Danish all Royal Swedish all Sambre and Mew all Do. 5i p. cent. Pref all Southern of France ri West Flanders . . . all Do. 64 per c. all W. &N. W . of Primo; 6 Westernof Aust r i a , all West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden ... . all Do. 8 per cent.irs;f all Zealand ...... all iAustralasia Isi' Bank of Egypt '''''' 50 Bank of London * * all Bri. Col. Bk.&Ln. C. all British N. Americar 6 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 50 City 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lond all Eng.Soot.dans.Cht ', all Lond. Chart. Bk. o 1 Australia all Ditto New 20 London and County 50 Lnd.liE.Bnkg.Corp 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond. & Westminstei 35 National Pro.cf Eng 10 Do. New 22. National Bank all New Sonth Wales all Oriental Bk. Corp 15 Ottoman Bank Li , Provincial of Ireland nil D e . N ew R Ana B &Go Im Cc kg ionth all rnion of Australia 2, D o. N ew 1-0 Union of London 5n 1111114 Mutual ••• 50 iWestern Bk of Lond 6 - 6j 14 4i 5 Par - # p 324 —10 i par p 4k 4i 51 - 5j - 6} p 29i 30) - Si 19 19 36i 37} 9 9i 541 nl• 54 56 d Pi 18 - 20 - 1 8 - 8i - - 41 - 10 3 36 - 31 i, ... 94944 96 $ ~pj 1 Ad 66 63 o• •—• 18 183 18} -18 i 17i 18. E M `~ •~• N• .... ••• • - ..... "...' • . .•• ••• 48 50 37 38 1 d H~ ~~~ r .« ..,. - 7 - 9 11 9 (11 10 6d 4i - Ei - 65 - 8i 93 62i 35i ... - 41. ..... ••• .... ••• ...... 10 18 9; 42 29 -- 8 -- 91; -- 34 G 3; 36, 193; 78 123 - 44. 80 125 113 66 64 66 6i W 7 108 1061 -106 i 201 211 10# - lot 1106 107 34 -.. . - 82 -, 65 14 lIN ... 84 4k 3 17i 60; 98 4/ 74 10 27 106 244 70 49 17 74 - at - - 85 - 31.3 108 25 72 51 74 85 3d 3' rilE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING,_ FEBRUARS 6 1857 LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) IRMLAND. I ` 4 h* 'Paid RAILWAT Leasing Compans Closing Prices yesterday. Busineeb COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Before Mr. Justice Wiles and a Special Jury.) WALKER V. NEWBALD AND ANOTHER, EXECUTORS. DUBLIN, THURSDAY MORNING. ELECTIONS. 100 100 All ;t. 100 5 all ;t, 100 , The elections for Bandon, Clonmel, and Down patrick will take place next week. There is a con test threatened at Bandon, but we have little doubt ' that the Hon. Capt. Bernard will be returned. To his family the borough owes much of the comfort it enjoys. It is a bright contrast indeed to the towns in the south of Ireland. The late earl was a con stant resident at the worst of times ; actively en gaged as a poor-law guardian, a member of the dis pensary committee, an indulgent and improving landlord, he always enjoyed the respect and esteem of the people of B•zndon. His successor to the title and estate, the brother of the cani+idate mentioned, is a mostamiableand patriotic nobleman. A Roman Catholic candidate is threatened, and the Cork Examiner intimates that "an important battle will be fought in the ancient borough of Bandon." We doubt that any contest deserving the epithet here employed will take place. If Capt. Bernard be not allowed to "walk over," he will poll three to one against any champion Rome may send against him. All parties in Clonmel agree that John Bagwell, Esq. of Marlfield, must be the successful candidate. The town commissioners of Nenagh take his return as all but VA fait accompli. They were within a pop of voting the other day that their petition against the income tax be entrusted to him for pre sentation. The petition having been unanimously adopted, the following discussion ensued : Chairman—The next question, gentlemen, for you to de cide on is, who you will send it to for presentation. Mr. Pine--I object to sending it to Mr. Scully. He broke his word and violated his promise to the electors of this county, and had he and others of our Irish members not done so we would not now be begging and praying their " Honourable House." (Hear, hear.) Humble as our voices may be, our refusing to entrust him with our petition will show him the opinion we entertain of him. Mr. Guerin agreed with Mr. Pine, and would not entrust the petition to Mr. Scully. Mr. Kempston—l move that we send it for presentation to Mr. Bagwell. Mr. Dwyer—But hole; not in Parliament. Mr. Kempaton—Not exactly at present, but he shortly will. EXTRAORDINARY CABE. • This was an action brought by the plaintiff; a single woman, to recover of the defendants', executors to a person named Eamon, a farmer of Sutton-on-Trent, the sum of I,OOQ/, on a bend. The defendants pleaded that the bond was obtained by fraud and covin, and that the deceased did not know what he was about when he signed the bond. It appeared that the deceased was an old man, 73 years of age, when he died in 1856 ; a farmer of opu lence, though given to habits of intemperance; and the plaintiff is a young woman, 35 years of age, who lives with him as his housekeeper. Miss Mary Walker, on being sworn, deposed that she went into the deceased's service on the 12th May, 1848, as his housekeeper at 121. a year wages. At that time deceased's second wife was alive, but she did not reside with him, and died about 18 months after. Soon after she entered his service the deceased, in addition to her wages, made her a present of the surplus received from the mulch cows, after paying for the groceries required for the family. Soon after the second wife's death deceased made her an offer of marriage, which she accepted. The _ day was not fixed then, but a house and small property was purchased for them to reside in, because it would be impossible for them to reside on the farm on ac. count of his disagreement with his married daughter. In December, 1849, or January, 1850, deceased said he wished to provide for her, in the event of his death, before they were married, and he subsequently gave her a note of hand for 1,0001., and deposited it in the hands of a Mr. Davidson for safe keeping. About this period his grandson, who was 16 years of age, came for change of air, and remained 12 I months and died, but before his death he wished to give her his watch and an old silver tankard, both of which his grandfather had given him, and accordingly the deceased drew up a memorandum to that effect, which he signed and gave to her In June, 1855, deceased said to her that as the note was run oat he wished to give her a new one. That was done and she returned it to him, and the first note was then burnt by the de ceased. It was proposed but never carried out, that as his re;atives were averse to their marriage that she should go to Nottingham and remain there a fortnight, and that he would come there and marry her, and then they should return home. She pro vided her wedding-dress, and the deceased the wedding-ring. It was at the deceased's request that she went to Mr. Eason, her solicitor, at Retford, and requested him to prepare the bond, because the deceased thought it woull be a better security than the note, and prevent Itigation and unpl-asantness after his death. ,It. Bel witnessed the execution of the bond. He was naited executor by the deceased in his will until it was +flown to him that it was not desirable that Mr. Bell should be his executor, the latter renting an estate 4f him. She was now engaged to Mr. Bell. Witness p•oduced a fair copy of a will dated July, 1848, made by the deceased, but which was never executed, appointing her executrix, and giving her a freehold messuage and a life annuity of 52/. per annum. St. 1100 25 all 50 all 25 all L 2 all L2i all !O all SlO4 10 5i 5A all Chairman—The election for Clonmel may not take place for some time, and as it is necessary this petition should be presented without delay, perhaps it may be as well to send it to Mr. Scully. Mr. Pine—l should like to purge the political atmos phere of such members as Mr. Scully. Mr. Dwyer—There is the member for Cashel. He would support its prayer. After some further conversation, The Chairman took the votes of those present, as to whether it should be sent to Mr. Scully or Sir Timothy O'Brien for presentation. On a division the votes of the members were even, when the chairman gave the casting vote in favour of Mr. Scully, and the petition was accord. ingly ordered to be forwarded to that gentleman. The council then adjourned. Captain Ker and Mr. Johnston are the candidates for the seat of Downpatrick, vacant by the elevation of the present Lord Hardinge to the Upper House. The Protestant Associations of Dublin and Down are working actively to secure the return of the latter. We may take for granted that the motion for the expulsion of Mr. James Sadleir, of which notice has been given by the Irish Attorney-General, will be carried unanimously. That malefactor will only consider himself too fortunate if he succeed in escaping from the criminal tribunals of this king dom. The favourite candidate at present for his seat is Major Massey. Cross-examined by Mr Sergeant,Byles—ilir. Bell is 48 years of ago, and wi,ness 35. Sie travelled with him i❑ July and August in the North of England. They remained a fortni;ht or three weeks at Scar borough and lodged wits Mrs. Boyce. They had one sitting-room and two ied-rooms. That she swore. She then returned to he• father's at Sutton-upon-Trent. She was engaged to be married to Mr. Bell, but the day was not yet fixed. The courtship between them commenced shortly afterold Eason's death. Mr. Sergeant Byles—Yas it oft the same day he died Witness—No. Mr. Sergeant Byles—llow many days before or after he died I Witness—l can't say Mr. Sergeant Byles—You were engaged, I suppose, to the old man till he ded I Witness—Yes. Mr. Sergeant Byles—Then it must have been before or after. Perhaps it vas during the old man's last ill. ness ? Witness—No. Witness continued—l had only been four mouths in deceased's service when le gave me the copy of his will, dated two months befo.e, in which I was appointed executrix. The next thiig he did was to give me the perquisites of the milch c,ws ; then a promise of mar riage, but I can't say the precise time ; and then the note of band and bond. Mr. Sergeant Byles—Was this the first promise of marriage you had ever had ? Witness (hesitatingly)—No. Mr. Sergeant Byles—Bat it was from such an old man? Witness—Yes. (Laughter.) Mr. Sergeant Byles—Was it before his wife's death t Witness—No ; perhaps it was a month after. ,Laughter.) Witness continued—The old gentleman had the old fashioned silver tankarC back, broke it up with a ham mer, and sold it for old silver, because he did not like it to go out of the family. The witness was being cross-examined when our des. patch left, relative to the intemperate habits of the de cPased, who bad frequently to be a,sisted to bed, and frequently fell down 'rom intoxication ; and she ad mitted that about 20 gallons of different spirits bad been sent in from January to the time of deceased's death in May. She was also being examined relative to the documents and their execution by the deceased, in ac cordance with the defendant's plea of fraud and covin, and that the deceased was incapable of knowing what be was doing at the time the documents were said to have been executed. The case is Jikely to occupy the whole of the day. The Englli3h, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank have announced an intended dividend for the past half-year at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum, free of income tax, leaving 4,015/, to be carried to the reserved fund. LIFEBOATS.—LIVEL'OOL, February s.—At the usual meeting of the Liverpool Dock committee, this after noon, the Marine committee, reporting in reference to the Liverpool lifeboats, one of which recently capsized when her crew were lost, recommended that measures should be taken to give them additional buoyancy. The report was received. ST. MARTLEBONE SA VINGS -BANK, No. 76, WELBECK STREET.—The 27th annual general meeting of this insti tution has just been held, Sir James John Hamilton, Bart., in the chair. It appeared that no less than 2,496 new deposits were made l ast year. 23,423 deposit accounts remained op en on the 20th NOT•mber last, of which 18,109 held balan ces averaging less than 2/. 19s. OF 1857.—We W 17es. u each. The sum i n the h an d s of the government on the s n d d ' erstand that Mr. Finch, who has thi s year received the highest 20th Tn o E f s N E o N v i e o m n b w er R , AN 1856, Gr z za mathematical honours at C am b r id ge, i s a native of Wigan, Lancashire, and received his education at the Grammar School of that place, under the tuition of the present head master, the Rev. S. Doria. Mr. Cowling, the late distinguished member of the Northern Circuit, who took the same honours at Cambridge, was a native of the same town, and pursued his studies preparatory to the University at the same school. QUARTZ CRUSHING.—The Gold Hill Mill performed good duty last week. In 87 hours, with an average of 16 stamps running, 204 i tons of ore were put through, which is at the rate of about 3b tons per stamp for 24 hours. In that time 14 cords of wood were consumed. The ore gave nearly 6,000 dollars' worth of gold. Should the result of next year's mining in this district prove what it now promises, there will be a furor for the quartz business, hitherto unexampled in this country. —Alta California, Dec. 20. THE NARROW GAUGE ON Tilt GREAT WESTERN RAIL WAY.—The narrow gauge rails are now complet e d t o :tains toke, and an uninterrupted c ommunication is thus effected between Birkenhead and Southampton. The Government inspector has passed over the line, and certified to its being in working crder. Already several trains have passed on to the So uth-Western line, and there is every possibility of an enormous through traf fic in minerals. Last week the S outh -Western tested the utility of the junction by removing in their own trucks the whole cargo of a ship at Birkenhead which was conveyed to Southampton. Cheltenham Examiner. THE WEATHER IN THE BALTIC.--REVEL, Jan. 23. Yesterday there was open water off Baltic port. Bai deraa, Jan. 29—As far as can be seen seawards there is no ice perceptible ; roadstead and fairway free, and the river mouth open as far as the Magnisholin battery. Memel, Jan. 29—The Hall is free of drift ice, and sea wards there is none to be seen ; w i nd sw. light, with 2to 3 degrees frost. Lubeck, Feb. 2—Wind SE., 8 degrees frost with snow ; the entrance to Travemunde is free of ice. Copenhagen, Jan. 30—The roadstead continues blocked up by ice. Hamburg, Feb. 3—The river is covered with a firm sheet of ice as far as Altona; lower down there is much floating ice. BUTE TIDAL HARBOUR.—This a ccommodation for the coasting trade of Cardiff is likely to prove of immense benefit to the shipping interest. The vessels are com pletely protected by the large breakwater on the southern side, while the facilities given for shipment and nnballasting are equal to thos e afforded by the it2hoenito and from only one halfpenny per traffic d w th o e r T k aff register. cinhg charge The t rustees of the Mar quis Bute t onf the rgVoefale Railway Company have arranged the harbour, and the South Wales Rail way C ompany are erecting shipping plant on a porti on o f t h e bar ft lek o t s r Bute ship's theaanud the bour frontage, for the coasters seeking traffic from their ton on p MEETING OF CONTOCATION. THE LOWER HOUSE. The members of the Lower House of the pro vince of Can erhiuy again assembled in the Jeru salem C:!ambo'• Dean's-yard, Westminster, yes terday. The V Rev. t'le Dean of BRISTOL (Dr. Elliot) acted as prolocutor. There was again a very large attendance of members ; and, after several notices of motion had been given, The Rev. Mr. MAGENDIE presented a petition which he requested might be referred to the com mittee of gravamina. It was from the rural dean ery of Maidenhead, and lie had a like petition from the rural deanery of Newberry, iu the cLo3ese of Oxf od, signed by upwards of furry clergymen, complaining of the hardships which cler, , yrnen had to endure in consequence of being compelled to read the burial service over persons wLo had died in a state of impenitence and sin. The Rev. Mr. MASSINBERD seconded the pro position, and it was referred to the committee accordingly. The PROLOCYTOR stated that he had received a message from his Grace the President, informing him that lie had appointed a committee of eight of their lordships to confer with the committee of the Lower House on the subject of Church rates, and he therefjre proposed to nominate eight gentlemen of that house to that purpose.—Agreed to. The Rev. Mr. BEST then proceeded with the amendment, of which he had given notice the pre vious day, to the Archdeacon of Berks' revelutiA), and thereupon ensued a long discussion on Church discipline. Ultimately, the following resolution, proposed by the Archdeacon of MAIDSTONE, and PE cnnded by the Archdeacon of TAUNTON, was carried by a large majority:—" That the Lower House of Convoca tion desire to tender its respectful acknowledg ments to his Grace the PreAdent fur the commu nication mad , . to this house, desiring it to consider and report whether it has any fmther conclusions which it wishes to present on the subject of final appeal on points of doctrine in ecclesiastical causes. The Lower House has taken into its renewed and anxious consideration this portion of the subject, with the various difficulties which beset it, and would beg earnestly to commend to the considera tion of the Upper House the principles embodied in the report already p resen t e d t o th e i r lordships, as to those which in the judgment of this house are to be carefully kept in view with regard to filial appeal." A resolution was then proposed by the Rev. Mr. SEY➢iOUR, in favour of calling laymen to the coun cils of the spirituality or synod. The discussion of this subject occupied the house till its rising at six o'clock. Buckgilataq Clydesdal Jc Co,. Stour Vy. F Lin. e. 6 ,)c E. Un. H. S;.. Glas. Barr. & Nails. Direct Do. New,..,.. Glatt.. & Da Fr i Hull & Selby Do. Shareci. Do. d Shares. I Lou.&Groeow Do.Prefere,_ce j Lon., Til., Do. Bark. Sh. Manch. Blur, and Matlock Midld.Bradfd Newmarket Bury E. (4.7ip•• N.& Est.s p.c. I Do. 6 plr ct. Do. Fixeds pc Prost. & Vi! yr< Do Shre. 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The protocol signed at Paris on the 6th of Janu ary last, for carrying out the provisions of the treaty of March 30, 1856, was issued yesterday, with facsimiles of its two annexes, being maps of the districts and territories disposed of, with traces of the new frontiers, and bearing the signatures of all the plenipotentiaries. We subjoin the official translation of the protocol in its completeness, although apart from the annexes the topographical definitions are only imperfectly intelligible. [Translation.] " PROTOCOL SIGNED AT PARIS, JANUARY 6, 1857. "Present : —The Plenipotentiaries of Austria, France, Great Britain, Prussia, Russia, Sardinia, Turkey. "The Plenipotentiaries of the Courts of Austria, France, Great Britain, Prussia, Russia, Sardinia, and Turkey, duly auth or i se d, having assembled in Conference .in order to devise the means of ter minating the difficulties which the Boundary Com mission, charged with the execution of Article XX. of the Treaty of Paris, has encountered in consequence of the position of places, have decided, after an examination of the reports - of the Boundary Commissioners, that the said frontier line shall be definitively traced according to the Plan No. 1, initialled by the undersigned, and annexed to the present Protocol; that it shall, consequently, commence from the Black Sea, at a point 2,936 metres to the east of Lake Bourna-Sola, marked on the said plan by the letter b, and following a broken line shown by the letters c, d, e, 1, lc, j, i,h, m, n, o, where it joins the Akerman road, which it follows as far as the letterp ; proceeding from thence to the Val de Trajan by the letters q, r, s, t, u, v, x, y, d 1, e 1, f 1, g 1. 1; following the Val de Trajan as far as the letter p 1 ; again taking the Akerman road as far as the ravine of Ali-Aga which it ascends as far as the letter tl; passing thence by the letters ul, v 1,x1,y1 ; reaching from thence in a straight line, the Val de Trajan at the point where it is intersected by the River Karakourt coming from Koubey, and following it as far as the River Yalpouk, the mid channel of which it ascends to the mouth of the Kirsaou, to the north of Kongas, and at the letter A ; ascending this stream till the line meets the road from Komrat to Borogani, at the letter A 1, which road it follows as far as the letter B, and thence ascends the Lower Yalpougel as far as the letter C, and proceeds as far as the letter D, where it meets the Saratsika, which it ascends as far as the letter E ; proceed ing from thence towards the Pruth, by the line indicated by the letters v 2, x 2, y 2, z 2, 7.2, a 3, b 3, c 3, d 3, e 3, f 3, g 3, h 3, i 3, j 3, and k, 3. " The Plenipotentiaries having agreed that the marking out of the boundary, and the delivery of the territory to Moldavia, shall be completed by the 30th of March next, at the latest, it is understood that the Austrian troops shall have evacuated the Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia, and that the British squadron shall have quitted the Black Sea and the Bosphoros, at latest, at the same date. "The Convention of the Straits will, from that time, come into force. "The Plenipotentiaries agree that the islands included between the different branches of the Danube at its mouth, and forming the Delta of that river as shown by the Plan No. 2 .hereunto annexed, and initialled, shall, instead of being annexed to the Principality of Moldavia, as stipu lated by Article XXI. of the Treaty of Paris, be replaced under the immedi a te sovere i gn t y o f the Sublime Porte, of which they formerly held. " The Plenipotentiaries agree, moreover, that the Treaty of Paris having, like the Treaties previously concluded be tween Russia and Turkey, been silent with regard to the Isle of Serpents, that island is to be considered as an ap pendage to the Delta of the Danube, and must, iu conse quence, follow its destination. " In the general interest of ma:aim° commerce, the Ottoman Government engages to maintain on that island a lighthouse destined to render secure the navigation of vessels proceeding to the Danube and to the port of Odessa; the River Commission, established by Article XVII. of the Treaty of Paris for the purpose of maintaining the mouths of that river, and the neighbouring parts of the sea, in a navigable state, will see to the regular perfor mance of the service of such lighthouse. " The present Protocol shall have the same force and validity as if it had assumed the form of a Convention ; but it is understood that, when the Boundary Commission shall have concluded its labours, a Convention shall be signed by the High Contracting Parties, recording the frontier such as shall have been established by the Commis sioners, and the resolutions taken on the subject of the Isle of Serpents and the Delta of the Danube. 6 ‘ Signed—HUßNEß, WALRWSKI, COWLEY, HATZFELDT, I BRUNOW, VILLAMARINA, MEHEMMED ATEMIL." ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. WEST KENT. Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the supporters of Mr. C. W. Martin was held at the London Coffee-house, Mr. Francis Dashwood in the chair. Mr. Martin ex plained his political sentiments. He said that in 1837 he sat in Parliament for the borough of Newport, Isle of Wight, and became a supporter of Sir R. Peel's policy both with respect to free trade and the repeal of the corn laws. Ho still adhered to those principles, and was willing to give his adhesion to the present Government so long as they brought forward those reform s which were required. When he waq in Pailianient for Newport he gave his support to Sir W. Clay's motion on the church-rate question. He should still . do so ; and, with respect to the subject of the Jewish disabilities, as this country consi dered all under its laws to be free, he should give his vote for the removal of them. Mr. Martin then con• demned the income-tax, and gave his opinion that the Government would abandon the additional 9d. in the pound. In answer to a question from an elector Mr. Martin said he was opposed to the ballot. A resolution in support of Mr. M ar ti n, seconded by Mr. Wells, M.P., was unanimously agreed to. NORTH LEICESTERSHIRE. A deputation o f th e e l ectors of Nortla Le i cesters hi re waited upon Lord John Manners, at Belvoir Castle, on Wednesday l as t, request i ng h i s op i n i ons upon the fol lowing questions, viz.:—As to the endowment of May nooth, Roman Catholic processi the endowment 0 1 the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland, the Irish Esta blished Ch urc h, convents, the subject of mortmain, Sunday sports, and Sunday bands. Upon the . whole of these subj e ct s hi s l o rdship's anwers were satisfactory to the electors. EAST SUSSEX. on of the county, conseq uent on his being a can members for this division resignation of Mr. Frovven, one of th e the representation o f N orth The immediatee ide for n Leicestershire, has take ,: t f h ar e ew el t e i c i to a rl i s r o e m ss e , w j h u a s t t by prise. In Mr. li re wcn : he says 3: Zath of the late Duke of Rutland has caused a vacancy iti tke representation of N or th Leicestershire. As (to I a m anxious to all in my power to prevent, if possible, this division of Leicestershire from being represented by a noble lord who has, on all occasions, given his support to Popery, I have resolved to resign my seat as one of your members, and contest North Leicestershire with him. I have been honoured with your confidence for eleven years, and our connexion before the end of this week will be brought to a close, but should I be elected to represent any other constituency in Parliament, I think I may be able in a variety of ways to support your interests, though I may cease to be your member. It is a great satisfaction to me to know that a young nobleman of great ability is coming forward in my place as candidate for your suffrages, who will give his support to our glorious P ro t es t ant consti tution in Ch urc h and State, and do all in his power to ob tain the removal of those taxes which press so heavily on a large n um b er of you. " The district o f B r i ghton and Hove now represents a considerabl e p or ti on of the constituency, and a severe contest between the present candidates, Viscount F_ewrreveensn,- sey and M r . J. G . Dodson, to supply Mr. place, may be expected. THE WEST HAMDISTILLERY COMPANY. The announcement of this company (the first estab lished under the Limited Liability Act) being in readi ness to receive orders for February, is an instance of successful enterprise diligently and sedulously carried out, which deserves more than passing mention. After getting together their capital, in the first in stance, the directors had to refit the premises with an entire new plant and machinery, &c. This has been done at a cost of not less than 30,000/. ; but to do this effec tually, to secure the best construction of machinery, the utmost vigour and ability have been brought into play by the manager, Mr. Thomas W e bb. N ow at fi rst s i ght this seems to b e a merely commercial speculation, in which nobody is interested but the directors of the con - cern. But that is a mistake. We will not say that it is only a metropolitan affair, for it is national in its character ; since the West Ham Distillery Company propose, and are prepared to produce a spirit so pure in quality, and so adapted, in consequence of that quality, to insure a busi ness for their produce, that the dividends upon it must be large to the shareholders, but also to lead to the operation of a system through which only pure spirit shall be retailed to the country. However, taking the matter in its lower and merely trading sense, what do we find I A. number of gentlemen, men of capital and experience, have placed in their hands an excellent busi ness, which has beeniinsufficiently worked by a private firm. That firm, through a series of events which it is not worth while to recapitulate, could not find the way to turn their advantages to such ample pecuniary ac count as they ought to have done, and they therefore lost their opportunity. Several gentlemen saw the advantage open before them, and secured it, sub scribed their capital, laid out 30,0001. in securing the plant and premises of the West Ham Distillery Com pany, brought in all the appliances of science, and, what was equally as effective for profitable returns, all the in terest of their ext ens i ve connect i ons. They do not, how ever, rely upon this, but upon the solidity of the principle on which the company is founded—that of supplying a pure spirit at a cheaper rate than it can be obtained else where. What the extent of the field is for their opera tions may be partially gathered from the facts that there are sixty-two thousand licensed victuallers in England, of whom ten thousand are located in Lon don, and yet for the whole of the demand presented by such a community—and their customers are not to be forgotten—there are but six distillers in the whole me tropolis. Now, taking these facts into consideration— those of the smallness of the supply and the purity of the spirit—it is very evident that the West Ham Distillery Company have a field of operation before them which will not only tax all their energies and secure them large profits, but create an area of operation which will in sure an immeasurable business, and very speedily double the value of their shares. Taking raw proof spirit at this day's price to be worth 10s, 7d., and barley of 531 b. the bushel to be worth 378. per quarter, the returns per week would be 20,900 gallons of proof spirit, at 10s. 7d., 11,0591, uls. Bd. ; granting refuse at 120/. the works wo u ld p ro d uce 11,179/.ll s , Bd. Now 1 ,100 quarters of barley, at 37,. cost 2,0351., and allowing for labour and all expenses, including rent, coals, yeast, horses, &c., 2501. and the duty on 20,900 gallons proof spirit at Bs., 8,360/., there is a remainder of 10,645/. ; leaving a clear weekly profit of 5341. 11s, ld. which would p ro d uce b eyond 30 per cent, on the paid -up capital. Nothing could be more conclusive, nothing more evi dent than this statement, that the shareholders will reap a large profit ' • while the establi s h men t o f t h e West Ham Distillery will not only lead the way to the formation of a great business for themselves, but also prove a great advantage to the general community. This, indeed, has been already shown by the fact that between the institu tion of the company and the constitution of its plant, an enormous increase in the demand for pure spirit has been created from the north of Europe, and those other countries where spirit was an integral produce. Eng land has now, indeed, acquired a position as head of the distilling business, and the West Ham Distillery Com pang seems prepared to secure its cream. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Feb. 6.—Wind this day at noon S.-- Light breeze and mild weather. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. s.—Wind W. to S.S.W.—Sailed.— Ripon lI.M.Str. Megasra, for the Cape and Mauritius; H. M. Str. Industry, Lisbon, &c. PLYMOUTH, Feb. s.—Arrived.—Nunnechana from St. ' John's, N.B. and sailed for Lond on . , CARDIFF, Feb. s.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Village Girl, for Jamaica ; Atlas and Sophie, Havana. HOLYHEAD, Feb. s.—The Sally, from Bordeaux to Li verpool, is the vessel wrecked at the back of the Head ; a great quantity of broken cass aro boating from hor. LOWESTOFT, Fab. s.—The Hope, of Folkestone, has been brought in leaky from off the Newcome Sand. WHITEHAVEN, Feb. s.—Wind S.—Arrived.—Atalanta, from Moulmein. PORT TALBOT, Feb. s.—The Mary Sophia, Sunderland, from Bordeaux, for Swansea, is on shore and will be a total wreck. DOVER, Feb. s.—Off the port.—Emma, from Antwerp, for the coast of Africa. (PEE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. Wind W.S.W. Arrived—John Barber, from St. John's, N.B. ; Daring, Rotterdam. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday, 9.50 A.M. Calm ; tide nearly high water ; cloudy. Arrived, Feb. s.—Chasseur, from Gravelines ; May. lower, Rotterdam. Sailed—Saxon, steamer, for Santander ; Albemarle, Colombo. DEAL, Friday, 9.20 a.m. Wind W.S.W.; moderate. Passed, sth—Vesta, screw-steamer, from London, for Oporto. Anehored.—Mina, from London, for Berbice; Hondu ras, London, Cardiff; Julius Cesar, London, Cardiff. IS SMOIEINO INJURIOUS TO HEALTH ?—An interesting discussion is now going on in the Lancet upon the effects of smoking. The use of tobacco has during the last half century greatly increased in England, and has now become an almost universal practice. This question, iu which the leading members of the medical profession are taking part, must not only greatly in terest the public, but may very materially affect the revenue of this country, when it is known that the income derived from the consumption of tobacco was last year upwards of 32,192,9431., the duty on which was more than 5,220,000/. This return is independent of cigars, which was about 150,0001. An able article on the tobacco question appears in the Lancet of the present week- by Mr. Soily, F.R.S., of St. Thomas's Hospital, which will be read with interest by all inve terate smokers. 1121 12 65i 1161 I 1011 7i 106 i st. 7 5 10 St. St. 18 171 61 60i St. St. 25 10 1 0 6, St. 10 St. St. 20 i 1091 110 P 140 2 20 3 5 100 50 2i St. St 100 1 1 St. nsi 90# 90 101 3i 22i z d 20; 20 351 3i 47i 7 554 z d 1 B B}}i 110 i i 95 4ã PRESERVATION OP LIFE FROM SHIP WRECK. Yesterday a meetin2, of tbe Royal National Life. botit Institution was held at its house, John-street, Adel Phi ; Thomas Chapman, Esl., F.R. S., in th• chair. We also oliserved i.resent—Admiral Cator, General Ma nsbard, Q. B. , Captain Stephenson Ellerby, Captain Hall, R, N. , C. 8., Captain E Fi s e g a . sP ,I°anClß'NGeorge Captain R a 1 . 1 ,NE. inspector Jaut es life boats to Eteisi,nsttiilteution. secretary, read the minutes of meeting. ic The services rendered b y th e lif e -b oats !t o lu u a s l there N v , • of the in t t Alen and other holies in rescuing ship wreckederews during the awful gales that swept the coast during the beg nning of last month were reported to the meeting, and are as follows : The Hanxley, Northumberland life-boat, on Peake's plan, saved the crew of eleven men of the brig Sophie, of Oporto ; on the same day this life boat also rescued the crew of five men from the schooner Georgina, of Inverness. The Scarborough new life-boat, also on Peake's I plan, saved the crews, consisting of twenty-six per sons, of the brig the Thompsons, of London ; the brig NorthUmberland, of Whitby ; and the brig Wilsons, of Shields. The institution voted its silver medal to Thomas Clayburn, master of this life-boat, in testimony of his repeated services in saving life during the last forty years. In addition to a loci reward, the society also voted to him and his gallant crew the sum of 51. 10s. The Filey life-boat rescued Ihe crew of nine hands of the brig Ratcliffe, of Whitby. The Lowestoft life-boat, manned by the intrepid Captain Joachim, R. N., and 19 men, saved the crew of eight men of the brig Tennant, of Stock ton, wrecked on the Newcome Sands. The second service clasp was voted by the institution to Capt. Joachim, who for his previous pliant exertions had received the medal of the society. The Lytham lifeboat assisted in bringing in the fiat Turner and her crew from the dangerous Horse Bank Sands, near Liverpool. ThP Rhyl tubular lifeboat rescued four men fro the Temperance, of Belfast - The Redcar lifeboat saved the cr e w of nine men of the barque Emma, of North Shields. The Wahrer lifeboat, on Peake's plan, rescued fifteen persons from the barque Reliance, of Lon don. • Some member of the Rip]. Thames Yacht Club had generously contributed 1601. to the Na t;onal Lifeboat Institution, towards the cost of this lifeboat. The Ramsgate, Broadsfairs, and Shields lifeboats had also performed valuable services by rescuing shipwrecked crews from many wrecks on that dis astrous occasion. The ,allant crews of the above-named life-boati have all received pecuniary rewards for their praise worthy services, either from the National Life-boat In,titution or elsewhere. These life-boat services all round the English coast most satisfactorily show how much can be done in saving life from shipwreck by well-directed efforts, and it rests with the British public to say if these life-boats are to be increased on the coast. A noble example in this respect was reported to the meeting, of a gentleman named Win. M'Kerrell, who muni ficently offered the institution 1801. towards the founding of a first-class life-boat establishment. The silver medal of the institution was also pre sented to Lieut. Thos. Young, chief officer of the coast guard at. At!)erfield, Isle of Wiga, in acknow ledgment of his gallant services and able seaman ship, iu saving the schooner P o d P or t, o f L on do n , and crew, when off Portland, in a distressed state, on the 4th ult. This gallant officer has on previous occasions distinguished himself in rescuing life froth shipwreck. The medal of the institution and 2/. were also voted to Mr. Henry Wyrill, of Scarborough, for Ms gallant conduct in rescuing, with his coble, manned by himself and five men, in a fearful sea, and at the imminent peril of his life, the crew of the schooner Elizabeth. Many other pecuniary rewards were voted to boatmen and others, in consideration of their laud able services during the late gale, in rescuing lifet from shipwrecks. The Institution decided to place forthwith a new life-boat at Scatton Carew, and orders were given for the erection of life-boat-houses on various parts of the coast. The effects of the late awful gale have been most severely felt on the coast. It appears from returns made to the Board of Trade that the number of wrecks were about 340, and the lives lost therefrom about 186. But it is a most gratifying fact, that tho muter of lives saved on that disastrous occa- sion, chiefly by life-boats, awl the life-preserving apparatus, was 6G2. The Earl of Ellesmere, K. G., was elected a Vice- President of the Society, iu virtue of his munificent contribution to the fonds of the Institution. The ' Bishop of London was also elected to the same office, and Captain Sullivan, R. N. , C. B. , and Captain Robertson, R. N., of the Baird of Trade, were elected weathers of the Committee of Manage ment. The proceedings then closed. MARKET NEWS.--(This ay. 1 CORN EXCHANGE. Only limited supplies of English wheat hare been re ceived up to our market this week, and the show of sam ples hero to-day was very moderate, compared with Mon day. There was little or no improvement in the trade, but we have no change to notice in the quotations. Very snail imports of foreign wheat have taken place. The demand for all kinds ruled inactive; nevertheless prices were supported. In floating cargoes very little was doing. We were fairly supplied with most kinds of barley, in which about an average business was passing, at late rates. The malt trade ruled heavy, and the quotations were in favour of buyers. Oats, beaus, and peas were disposed of at Monday's prices. The flour trade was inactive, on former terms. ARRIVALS TIIIt3 Barley. lfalt. 1 I Oats. rou - . 370 3,660 I 1,330 1,020 1 8,603 1 Foreign 1 620 l 4,650 1 7,060 1 -- 1 English .. Irish .... Wheat. 1,710 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The supply of beasts in to-day's market was limited, and in very middling condition. All breeds, however, sold slowly, at Monc 4 ay's currency. With sheep we were scan tily supplied, yet the mutton trade Wa3 in a sluggish state, at barely stationary pricey. Calves were in short supply, and heavy demand, at a decline in value of 2d per 81bs. We had a dull market for pigs, at late rates. Mitch cows were heavy, on former terms. Per 81bs to sink the offalc. d. s. Inferior Beasts.... 3 4to Second quality.... 3 8 Prime largo oxen 4 2 Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 Inferior Sheep _4 0 Second quality ...4 6 Prime crse.-wiled.s 0 TOTAL SUPPLY. s. d.! s. d. T 3 6 'PrimeSonthdown 5 4 5 6 4 CI Large crse. calves 310 5 0 4 8 Prime small do. • 5 2 5 6 5 OlLarge hobs 4 4,Small porkers 4 6 5 4 101 Suckling calves-23 0 30 0 5 2 1Quarter old pigs. 22 0 28 0 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts• • • .• •• • • 1,112 s Beasts • Sheep • .• •. • ..... . 192 3,100 Sheep ....... ........ 240 Figs ..... . Calves ••••••••• •• •• • • .. 210 CalVe S.. •• •• •••••••• •• •• 172 ••• .. LEADENHALL. rate, and the trade generally ,ione. the carcase. e. d. s. (1. Mutton, Inferior 3 6 3 10 Do., middlin" . 4 0 4 4 Do., prime 4 • 6 4 g Veal 3 8 5 0 Pork, small 4 $ 5 4 NE WGATE AND The supplies wera meder ruled inactive, at our quotat Per 81bs by s. d. s. d. Boef, Interior 3 0 3 4 Do., middling 3 6 310 Do. prime largo 4 0 4 2 Do., do. small 4 4 4 6 P,rk, large 3 8 4 4 BOROUGH . HOP Our market is fairly supplied with both now and year ling bops. The best samples ore in steady request, at full prices, but inferior kinds command very little atten tion. Mid and East Kent pockets, 3/ 15.3 to 5l 123 ; Weald of Rents, 3l 5s to 5! . 5s ; Suss ex , 3/ t o 4 1 ; Worcester, 4/ 4s to 51 ss; yearlings, 1/ 103 to 3/ 15e. per cwt. COLONIAL. TEA.—The market has ruled ratheroreuieptileyd. prices TALLOW. -1 the COCHINEAL. —Very spot t sales which take place to-day having tention of the trade. Common congoutheThceh publ iciefa has been depressed, viz., 120 to 13d per lb. SUGAR.—There is an active demand for all descriptions, and very little on offer. Prices generally show an upward tendency, and a good business has been done in good gro cery descriptions chiefly for home consumption. In the refined market business has also been active, and a slight advance in prices has teen established. Brown lumps realise 645, and superior qualities 68s per cwt. COFFEE.._—There still continues an active demand for Plantation Ceylon, and rather higher rates have beenereeaa lised. Native has also improved in value, and Mocha finds ready buyers at fully previous rates. . . prices has b en unimportant. this prices article, very little b u t a - ; -' e r 1 ' :1 e lli d a a rk s l e i t a de h l a o s we b r e ! T e li x e ce bt i in g e l s Y s c tr u a l n et s ' ac a t n e d d steady demand, and at public SPICES.—There has been a h w o a ß l s d u e d r:s n — n e o. —Them h b e e l i e n g is a disposed.feifair o dema nd give way fe i i n . rnenaidiseeianniaormepneprpueierd, pimento, and ri plies of this article having been SALTPETRE.—...he s p easier sale eg a ri b np o gr u ie t cre.s. former Mace, ratesnutmegs, we r were little business has been done, and e v r e Y a very firm nppearance. evxertyentrderate, q uotations have improved to a alight k t' h e Va mar e has been buoyant, and in conse quence o fNnWetE. generally 11 short .YTh on quoted 655. t•o 635. 3 I. per cwt. A further sum of 30,0001. wai taken from the bank yes terday for further exportation, making a total of 107,0001. withdrawn during the present week. These continued shipments excit e surpr i se , s i nce they cannot be for fresh purchases of s il ver , a l arge su m of 5 franc pieces being already for sale at prices which would leave a low s on their imp( rtation. 106 } 82; f 54 85 41 82 i 20j 5 i i 29 30