The Sun. — London, England, 1857-01-06 00:00:00

.7 7 4c , r.r." 411 44 V I C I L'tll Ala AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton Market yesterday closed with a hardening tendency, and prices of all descriptions were nearly I, l d. per lb. dearer. The sales amounted to 15,000 bales. The Railway Share Market closed steadily at a slight advance in value. The Colonial Produce Markets re-open to-day after the holidays, and several public sales are advertised to take place during the remainder of the week. Tea continues firm, and the recent advance to 110. per lb. for common congou is firmly maintained. The former qualities are also supported. In the sugar market business is active, and high rates are current. Coffee is rather dearer in consequence of the brisk inquiry which prevails, and rice is also in active request, and previous rates are current. Higher quotations have been established for tallow, and there are numerous transactions. In their circular, published last evening, Messrs. Smith and Charles mention that • the stock of tallow then amounted to 15,961 casks. This stock plus what may arrive from the Black Sea, Aus tralia, America, Sr,c., has to supply the trade to the middle or end of May, when the frozen in tallow will he arriving. Following the latest ad vices, we estimate— _ Casks. Odessa, J.7,c., to send 4,000 Australia South America 3,000 Other places 2,000 Total casks 15,000 Thus, with the stock we have, a total supply of, say 20,000 casks. Looking at the small stocks we may fairly calculate upon good average deliveries to the period mentioned above (middle of May). The average deliveries for the last four years were 22,000 casks. The French mails have not yet arrived, and the telegraphic communication has been temporarily obstructed. There are, consequently, no accounts in reference to the Paris Bourse. 'Ater intelli gence with regard to monetary affairs is awaited with interest, as increased pressure has lately been experienced. This, however, no doubt arises from the same causes as those which recently af fected our market, viz., the stock settlements, and the capital required for the liquidation of annual engagements. No further alteration in the policy pursued by the Bank of France is, therefore, anti cipated at present. At Hamburg the decline in the value of discount continues, and the quotation is now reduced to 6 per cent. In some of the German markets also greater relief has been afforded ; although in some places no abatement in the stringency has taken place. The accounts on the whole, therefore, are More favourable. With regard to the London market no further change of importance has occurred, but less incon venience is felt, the demand having relaxed, while Me supply has increased. The rates of discount charged by the billbrokers and the Lombard-street firms are, consequently, a fraction below the Bank of England minimum. The English Funds were drooping early in the day, in consequence of some of the jobbers having offered stock rather freely, but the effect was only momentary, and a recovery to the prices current yesterday afternoon has since taken place. Some E pecial transfers of Consols have been effected at Qn. to 941-. For the Bth inst. they have been 934- to 94, and 94 to 94k. The February price, therefore, is 94 The New Threes are 94 and the Reduced 941 Exchequer Bills have risen to 28. and ss. premium. The Bonds are 99, and Bank Stock is 217 to 218. Up to one o'clock not more than half a dozen bargains were recorded in the Foreign Stock Mar ket, and most of the quotations are therefore nominal. Turkish 6 per Cents. are steady, at 95k g, and the 4 per Cents. are 1.031 &. The only ether security dealt in is Russian Small Bonds, Which were marked 971. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 7 ; Mexi can, 21if ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 77i 81 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 55 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 5 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 106 8 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 95 7; Spanish 3 per Cents., 40i 41 ; ditto Deferred, 234 4} ; ditto Certificates, Of 6 ; ditto Passive, 51 61. The Committee of Mexican Bondholders have received advices from Mr. Whitehead, dated Mexico, November 19th and 21 ult. The Eng lish question with Mexico had on the main been arranged, and General Vidaurri had been recon ciled to the Central Government, but Puebla still offered a stubborn resistance. It was, how ever, thought that it could scarcely hold out beyond the first week cf December, and the intelligence in the American papers that it sur rendered on the 6th ult. is probably correct. The committee are without any advice of remittances by the present packet, but the agent in Mazatlan had shipped 10,543 dollars perAndroklos, to Liver pool ; and 1,838 dollars per H.M.S. Trincomalee, to Panama, for the dividend fund. Very little business has been done in the Rail way Share market this morning. A slight decline has occurred in one or two of the leading lines, but prices have generally been steady at yesterday's closing rates. East Lancashire have dropped 155., Great Western 108., Brighton ss. to 10s., and Midland ss. South-Eastern improved about ss. n the Foreign lines no business of any importance has been done. Grand Trunk of Canada declined 11. to 1/. 108., and Great Western of Canada about _ss. East Indian and Great Indian Peninsula are steady. Joint-Stock Bank Shares are inactive, and the few transactions reported are at previous quota tions ; London and County are 33 ; Ottoman Bank, ; and English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered, 17f, 18J. In Miscellaneous Shares Australian Agricultural Shares advanced 10s., and Canada Government 6 per Cents. declined 5. BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY, (Prom the Oifiewl List.) . . gnstuese done Bank Stock 3 por ut It?. Reduced Annuities 3 per rest. Co n sols Ammitiea 934 44 "-' 3 Viler Cent. AnnuiLias Lodz Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860... 2i India 'Ronda, .C1(1111, ......---- Ditto, under £lOOO Consols ,'or A cconut .Exchaqu or 14111 p, 2Ae, 2100 . t;509 — 93/1%11, Ditto DOuds, 1858, 3. per Cent.. — Ditto, 1859 99 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Rexican a per Cent D itto Account Rumiati I:innds, 122, 4; St., Ditt o s pei Cent - 3 per Cent. a Ditto .. m, „ , i... New, 3 per Cent pit n ' w ... Tnrkrahion Deferred, 3 per Cont. .Ditto Ac e d , 6 per cent Ditto Guaranteed, 4 ount ........................... D i , t. ,___ . per Cent. u ' in aB on the above payable iv Lnrwol par 94 34 4k ad THREE O'CLOCK. ConSIOIA Ditt o Account (Januaty 8) 94 a x d _--:--,,,,..____________ THE ROY -- AL C OL ' . El m G the Fellow s lt OF PHYSICIANS —A meeting ni Gdlege, Trafalga Y C otnrnissari Majori was held at the o'clock, when D r. l, l it i lare, yesterday afternoon at 5 Cavendish-syn tre _ "nag Mayo, of Wimpole-street, of the Colleg e . ' Drastnanitnously elected President liarius in 1856 ; Censo Mayo was created Elect Consi leian in 1839 and 1 842 " 1835, 1839, and 1850 ; L u m - Consiliarius in 1838, 18 42 ; 1 l iarveian O ra t or i n 1841 ; Lec,urer in 1853. ' B4B, and 1852; and Croonian COFFEE AND EATING-HOUSE R prng ASSOCIATION. -- The members of this benevolent ---' institution, esta blished t o prov id e f or it s member in the decline of life or temporary adversity, held their annual ball at the Freemasons' Tavern last evening. THE NEW ACT ON INTESTATE ESTATES,'Yesterday the new act on the distribution of intestate yesterday force By this act the special cuoona4estates came one he City of London ar.d other places will cease, and uniform rule bs adopted. CONSUMPTION OF TOBACCO.—The quantity of tobacco entered f.,r " home co esu , o pti on ” i n th e 11 months ended Nov. was 29 ,776,0821 b. Upwards f• o eight mil lions are annually spent on tobacco and snuff. St. St. PJ" At. 5 if Ste rtiE SUN, fA IZitLWATq. LGasi ~. G~.ps3~, ¢sin ‘,71, LI • / - LW .Y asiaLWA Yli. Clostng Pr,ces this day. Business done this day Bedford and Metaley ... Buckghaueeh. Clydesdale, . . Col. Stour Vy. E. tin. pe E. Uu. H.S Oiae. gams. Neils. Direel Do. New.. Oletr.es Da Fr Hrtlpl. Dk.. Railway & Selby Do. I Shares,. Do. j Shares. Greelsw Do. Prefere ave Lon., Ti!., a. Do. Bark. Sh. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent Do. 6 per et. Manch. Bztu and Matlo. 1' iddlea^rte Rede.g 6 P.C. Midld.iira,t Newmarket Bury E. G.spe N.dr Es t. 5 p.c. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p e Prest. & y Do. A Shr,.. A Roystu.& Hit Shef.Roth_ar glooleg.sp,e S brews. &Her S. Staflordsh, ] 'Wear Vallcygr fJ per cent Do 1 Wiltgk;omrat 4; 8i 9 19? -- 20. 17! - 18 13! - 14; 93 94 62i 62 37j 38 •• "" 0 1 19 20 9/ 9 38 40 25 - 27 - 5 93 95 35 36 94 - 96 7 - 7 1 92 924 77 79 20 125 10 112 63 68A 70 - 74 5 :1 ri 5i 6i 97i 97i 111 - 113 106/ 1071 21 21: 10# 1.06 d 07 103 d - par 83 83; 54 55 3i 14 50 - 52 3i - 40 41 84; • 85 41 3i. 3 2t 8F 18i 603 61 96 99 4i 4;. 8 10 11 281 29! .03 108 - 75 93 62 1 3S 41, •-•••••• s-vd . - A,rabg. No:tz.g. EAntn. Juno, 3irminw. Wive 3tour Val • Birk paiLd. I Cheek. Biek., ;Jo., do. ...... •••• . ..... Blackburn ...... tilytt, &Tyne ovgi £25 (las& at X. lEriatol and Hiete amledonian. Chester & Eiolyhea Cork and Bander Cork, Black, ds Pas• Do. A Do. B Dnbliu&BelfastJuu Dun. P. Ls Jne East Anglian ?Astern Conntiks gust. 'nion, A Bt 80., B. Stock__ . 1)0., New A....“. East Kent East Suffolk Do. Sinn bur w & t Edlnla. mar, Poobte, Edith Frt . , &Dur , i Forth & Clyde Tun Farness Glasgow dr S. Westrn Great N. of Scotloit Great Northern I Do. „ A. Stock,.... _ _ Gt. ~:;tlt. AtVfest.tlre Groat Westbril ...... 7tour Val , Ra (;at).. Irish South- Eastei Ipmenater & Oarik: 'Do., Thirds...... I Do. New Thirds,.,,, Lan cash. and York Da., Wet. Riding Ur. Do. South , orb London & 'Blackwal Lond.Bright&S.Cst Loud. and N. West: Do. Fifths Do. Eighths... London andS. Weith. undwirry&Coleraiu. f.ndndrr7.& Enn!sk ,Tanch.Shef.& Lin& vietropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement,,..,., Midland )o.l3irrang.&Dert Wlklld. G. West. (Ii 'o. Half Kum.. Newcastle & CarliPl Nwpt.Aberg.&Hrf Newry &Enniskill. Newry, Warrenpoin' anti Itostrevor.... Norfolk ..... . 4 ortlin.Countiesi " , North British th Devon Rail Dock Stock ;0., A Stock__ , B Stock I.Eastern—Berw, k 'o. do. Exteneior .do. G.N.E. 'Purr Go. Leeds ()o. York North London stud, and City J. North Staffordshir 'north Western I. Si S. Westrn. Jun , z., Wore., At Wol' .rtsmonth Rhymney ~„ • otti,tl Centrs(.l Scot. N E.Abrdn St, Do. Scot. Mid. St iTni SitinebournekSheer. Dovon South Eastern south Wales . s. Wrksh. A Riv. Do 4' wnem, Stockton & Darling do., 1554 Do., do., 1855 io2kten & Hartle! .ff Vale. 'o. Pref., No. 1. " , ames Hay. D.& Vale of Neath... Watorfd. & Kllkenn Waterfor • West Cornwall.. Vest End of Load and Crystal Pala°, Do. A Do .B . West London..: Do. First Class Do. Second Class— Wimble it rh-hv COLO iOlll bay , baroaa,,.w• Con.lndia, g. 5 p. c Do. Ceylon A shares , Do. B. do ir,nierart, Eastern Bengal meet Indian A and B, g. P. Do. Ex. C, gu. 5 p. c Do, do. D, gu. 5 p. c. Do.4i p.c.Bnds.;s7 do. do., '59, do.. Geelong gz Afelbournt , guar. 5 per cent... , '3d. Trunk of Canada. Do. Cert. of Deben. con. into Stk. Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. t. In. Pen. g. sp. c. Do New, guar. 5 p. c • -it. Western of Canad a Do. New . Do. Eds., payable 's'. Do. do., '76, p. '60.. Do. do., '73 do D. do., '73, withon option Andras, guar. 4 p.c Do. do., 5 p. c. Do. 44 p. c. Exton Do. 3d Ex., g. 5 p. c Sande, guar. 5 p. c Do St. Andrew's and Quebec (A)... utwero&Rott rd n Ardennes telgian &tutu. June Art era to Gra; ("spas,. c Buff. & Lk. Hur. Ry. Canneaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and. Ry. , utel , Rhenish Eastern of France Sew Euphrates Valley ... Eur. i In.Jn.Tel.Rail. Ceutral of Fran e 'heat Luxembourg Italian Junction...... Lake C met. & Liorre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian. Lucca dt Pist. 5 p. c.p. Lyons and Geneva ... Lyons & Mediterran. Maria Antonia Do. do. New ......... vamur di Liege Do. do., 6 p. c. Prof. Vorthern of France. gorweglanTrunkPre' Paris and Lynne Paris and Orleans. Recife & San. Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. Rome and Frascati qoyal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Mouse Do. 64 p. cent. Pref iouthern of France West Flanders Do. 5 per c. Prof W. &N. W. of France Western of Austria West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do. 8 per cent.pref Z44a lan ....... JOINT-81‘(: A.TlStrrilaSia Bank of Egypt Bank of London ari. Col. Bk.& rm. C. Rritiah N. Americzy I Chartd. Bank of Ain, Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Lnatralia, k China City • Commercial of Lot.d e.f=cot. &Ans. Cht Lond. Chart. Bk. of 4.natralia Ditto New London and County Lha . &E. Bnk;. Corp London Joint Stock Lend. & Westminstet National Pro.cif Eng Do. New .••• National Bank New South Oriental } k. Corp Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. Now t Ans B &Go Im Cc Australia...,_. Unica at Anstrslis.. Do. New ri . ,ion • r . Unity Mutual Western Bk of Load' 100 4 100 i all all 100 100 .00 .90 .00 pi 6j 1111 12 11i 1071 1 70 49 1 17j, 74 St 5 '3 8 2 - 4 5 - 5i 7 9 lAL. 1 - 14 .1k 7 ii 113 - 115 21 ~.. 2ip 21i -22 i 54 - 56 82 - 84 22 - 22} 1/ Is , 24/ - :54 2/ - ' 99 - 100 118 123 118 - 123 108 110 20 - 20. - - P 1 - 2i - Zip . ,• .... ••• 1: 1 1 2 p - 2 p 5 5i 3 'A 33 9 —lO par p ""5 .1 4i 5h 6 - 3.6' 1 8 - 19 - 19; 37i - 381 Si - 9 55 55i 52 - 54 - API is 20 1 9 9. 9 9. Pm 4f 4i 94 10 33 —34 i 8 1,NH~,. 9 010 Ad par 61 I . 1 Ad 69 -- 71 17 :1 18i 181 ~, ~-- . - , ..- -- • 38 39 14 -- 1 d 35 37 65 - 67 7 - 9 10 8 d 6 4d 115 131 22i 1 54i 4 i 82i 3 22 trott P 1 221 17i 181 18 LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 6 1857 nFNr'f , A T,SL CTZTTNAL .f."1117.7.1m. CT ;r Da:.) TB ST.,4vA T.r,oußryS _Ty TPA' UAITED STATLIS. Closing Prices this day. Business this dui OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) The New York papers publish the following de spatches Richard May, described in the calendar as a cattle• dealer, 54 years of age, was charged with stealing 401, from Stephen Rose. Louisville, Saturday, Dec. 20. 96 - 96 98 - 102 11 - 13 133 133 4 4i The Russellville Herald of Wednesday last says that the negro insurrection excitement exists in the neigh bourhood of Volney and Gordonsville. A number of negroes had been arrested. A negro at one of the iron works in Terines.ee said he knew all about the plot, but would die before he would tell. Lie thereupon received seven hundred and fifty lashes, from which be died. Mr. Thorpe prosecuted, and Mr. Ribton defended the priFoner. It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor, as described by the learned counsel for the prosecution, is "a raw and ♦erdant youth," not from the agricultural districts, but a fisherman of Oxfordshire ; and in Decem ber last be came to London, and received a sum of money, which he placed is a purse and gave to the landlorl of the hou-ze he was stopping at to keep for him. He then strolled out for a walk, and when in New Oxford-street he was accosted by the prisoner, who asked him if he had been to the cattle-show. Prosecutor replied that he had, and after some further At Cadiz, Trigg county, Kentucky, yesterday, a free negro was hung, after being tried by a vigilance com mittee. There are a number more in gaol, some of whom will be hung. Judge Cook has called a meeting of the court for Christmas.day. Excit• merit runs very high. -- - 12i 22. -23 112 - 114 P 1 Louisville, Mon , lay, Dec. 22. Mr. Joyce's home at Briar-creek, Kentucky, was burned on Thursday night last, together with four of the inmates. Mr. Joyce was absent at the time. Three slaves were arrested on suspicion of being implicated in the matter, and confessed to murdering the family, and then firing the house. It was thought summary ven geance would be taken on the negr,es. conversation the prisoner propo3ed that they should 2} 2i go to a public-house and have something to drink. They did so, and whilst there a third man came in and said the. he bad just received a legacy of 2,5001, and twenty houses, but that a portion of it was to be given to the poor, and he proposed to give 201. to the prisoner and 201. to the prosecutor ; but, be fore doing so, he must be satisfied of their respect. ability, by their showing what " capital " they had. The prisoner produced what appeared to the prosecutor to be gold and notes, and the latter went to the public-house where he was lodging, and returned with his money. The prisoner and his friend tried a variety of means to induce the prosecutor to part With his money, but lie had sense enough not to do so. At last the prisoner appeared to be angry with his friend, and asked him to give him a sovereign for his loss of time. The third man expressed his readiness to do so, on which I the prisoner gave him his purse, and he appeared to drop a coin in it. Prisoner then said to his friend that he ought to give the prosecutor a sovereign also for his loss of time, which the friend was so obliging an to consent to, and asked the prosecutor for his purse to put it in. The prosecutor still objected to part with his purse, but held it open for the third man to drop the sovereing in, The third man then took something like a coin from his pocket, and whilst prosecutor was holding the purse open the third man let something fall on the floor, and in stooping to pick it up snatched the puree out of the prosecutor's hands, and on rising handed to him a purse similar to his own and then the two men ran off. Prosecutor on finding his loss, immediately ran after them and suc ceeded in capturing the prisoner and holding him till a policeman came tip, when he charged him with stealing his money. The prisoner protested his innocence and tried to get away from the policeman's custody. When he was searched at the station-house one purse was found on him, which contained 14 halfpence and seven coun terfeit sovereigns, and also a lock with which no doubt many have been elved of their money, by what is known as the " lock trick." The prisoner is well known to the police, and has been in trouble before in re f erence t o these tricks. r i 56 - 58 132 135 33 - :14 89 91 The jury found the prisoner guilty, and the learned Recorder sentenocd him to 12 months'implisonment with hard labour, POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) THAMES. CONVICTION OF A FEMALE BURGLAR.—Ann Roston, a most incorrigible thief, aged 33 years, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with entering the dwelling house of William Middleton, in Pennington street, Rat cliff-highway, and stealing therefrom a coat, a pair of trowsers, 3 shirts, 2 bonnets, a table-cloth, and other property. It appeared that Mrs. Middleton, as she laid in bed at a late hour last night, heard the chain of her street door rattle, and hastily left her room and rushed into the passage, where she saw the prisoner with a large bundle in her possession. Upon asking the prisoner what business bhe had in the house, she replied that she thought it was her own dwelling, and bad made up a bundle in the kitchen. The bundle consisted of the property above-mentioned, which had been taken out of the kitchen. The prisoner must have entered the house in the early part of the evening, and concealed herself until the family had retired to rest. Roche, the gaoler cf the court. said the prisoner had been repeatedly in cw tcdy, and twice convicted cf robberies committed under similar circumstances. The prisoner said she was in a state of destitution. Mr. Selfe—You have just come out of prison, and I cannot overlook this serious offence. The prisoner—l committed the robbery while I was excited. Mr. Selfe—Nonsense. You have been convicted twice before, and I recollect your face very well indeed. Do you plea'd guilty or not guilty ? The prisoner —I am guilty. Mr. Selfe—Then I sentence you to Eix months' im prisonment and hard labour; it is no use giving you less. If you are brought here before me again, I will cammit you for trial, and you will no doubt, if convicted, be sen tenced to a long terni of penal servitude. The prisoner—l want my pawnbroker's duplicates, which a policeman took from me. Mr. Selfe—No. I shall not make any order about them, for it is very likely the property to which these duplicates relate has been stolen. TWO CHILDREN POISONED B Y THEIR IRELAtTD. DUBLIN, MONDAY. STATE OF THE IRISH BANK. The trade report of the Freeman says that' the Irish Bank returns show but the slightest trace of the wide convulsion of last month,' and it is as sumed that the system of average prevents its being immediately manifest. The circulation has de creased 119,0001., there being usually an increase of from 50,000/. to 70,0001., and there is an increase of bullion to the extent of 59,0001. only. Here are the figures Circultion. Gold. Bank of Ireland Private Banks 7,308,000 ... 2,622,000 Last month January, 1856 Ditto, 1855 Ditto, 1852 Descending to particulars, the report shows that the Bank of Ireland has only varied 30,0001. in notes and 40,0001. in bullion, the Provincial Bank a scarcely appreciable amount in either, while the National Bank has only declined 49,0001. in circu lation, and but 3,2001. in bullion. The fluctuations of the northern banks are equally trifling. The .Northern, Whig, the leading commercial authority in the north, publishes a lengthened re trospect of the year 1856, in the course of which there is the following flourishing account of the state of the Belfast banks : _ I " Amid all the disquietude created by the Sadleir frauds, during the year, against joint-stock banks, our own neighbourhood has stood forth unshaken in its confidence, the prudent and judicious management of our local banks having secured the confidence of the public. The extravagant rate of money has gathered in a rich harvest for all their shareholders, the division of profits, in one instance, being equal to 20 pef cent. per annum. Although this fact speaks eonvincingly of prudent management, it also indicates too surely that there is not sufficient banking accommodation to meet the requirements of this large town, which has increased during the last five years fully 29 per cent, in the value of her imports, and 44 per cent. in the value of her exports, must necessarily require more banking facilities than she did at the commencement of those five years ; and yet we have just the same number of banking establishments at present that we enjoyed then. T o supply this increased demand we have only three joint-stock banks, with a nominal capital of 2,000,0001. sterling, but of which only 462,0001. have been paid up ; and two other banks—viz., the Bank of Ireland and Provincial Bank branches—all of which added together do not, In their circulation, ave rage much, if anything, beyond 1,500,0001. sterling per month, a sum totally inadequate for the purpose. The very fact of the Belfast Bank 1001. shares, upon which 251. have only been paid up, being saleable at 701., or 1801. per cent, prem. ; of Northern Bank, 1001., 301. paid no, selling for 631., or 110 per cent. ; and of Ulster Bank 101. shares, 41. 108. paid up, being at high pre mium, affords sufficient evidence of the profitable nature of Belfast banking. It is beyond doubt—although our bankers must naturally be better acquainted with the status of the merchants of this locality than their metro politan brethren—that a large portion of our local paper has been latterly allowed to find its way annually to London ; and we have known of frequent instances of Belfast six months' paper having been discounted in 016 metropolis at 1 per cent..under our local rates." London Az N. Wort. L. tzisT W. Caledon... E. Cr &ES tit-6" rt :t. E. Count. Otadonirt. Gt. WOtitD Yk. Now. & Beni. Y.SDNY Do Do. Peto Do Norfolk Do L.& N. V' I & Ididld. Stekten Darlinat. Kidlard. En. Conn. E. Count. Do N.W Gt North Lancull Yorksh. T. Bras soy .51.Meleau itc,ekt. Darlingt Do.. .....I PREFERENCE SHARE Myth andTpao e. pref. (i554...;t1.-A Brie. f; Ex. 4 p. e. Do. 4 p. c. '3/!aros tjal e dn. f . .:10 4} p.c. Ches. 5 3 Do. do. Pref. 5 per C. Corp &Bandonbv..:. Dun,,Prth .4t Aber. J. E. Anglian Cls. A Sh Do. do. Cle. B 6 p. Do. do Cls. C 7 p. c. EU. Co.Ex,spcNo Do. 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Pref. t Ditto L. & H. Pref. New., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p• e. Do. Perpet. 6 p ct, with optn. till '66 Not*. Deb, 4 p.c. sh Dc.Pref. 5 p. c. St Do. 5 pc. Exi.,1846 D. Si per c. pf ,1847 Do. Virv. 17.10.3.,1847 North British Do 71,, Preference ... S. E. Fe: w, tc p.c. P. Do. do. do 1 - 14 -104 S 3 f 5 , cr Do Leeds 6 p.c . .No. I Do. do. QrF.,1.848... Do.YorkEtaz Pnr. North Staffordshire.. nz,Wo W., 6 p(•...1 Do. 6 p.c. Redeem. Scot. Cent. ,New Pref a -: 13-. 1107 - 109 Sc.N.E. Aber, g 6 pe Do. d0.,7 p. c. Ff. st. D0.d0., 3 p.c. pf. st ionth Devon 114 - 116 105 - 1.10 i• ie Do, fixed, 4i per cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £l. Os. 6d. Do. 4i per cent Do. Fixed 4i p c eh 3. Wales Gina. 4 p. 0 Dn.do.4ip.o 3.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar Stock.& Dar., 5 p. c Do. do. do stock. & Hartl. g. p. o. till July 1,'56 1 Waterfd.& Kilk. 6 p c 23 - 24 102 - 105 10k - 10$ 27i •-• 28i 2 - 3 p ••• - ••• 3 - 31 MINES. 10s all 'Anglo Californian 20 7 Australian 1 - 11 1 all Baden (Gd. 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About a fortnight ago an inquest was held before Mr. Coroner Curry, on the bodies of Margaret Cochrane, aged six years, and Catherine Cochrane, aged four years, who were supposed to have been suffocated in consequence of a fire breaking out in the room where they were sleeping, in a low Irish lodging-house, in St. Martin's-street. Mr. Kemp, the surgeon usually called to give evidence in such cases, deposed that the children had died from suffocation. The circumstances of the 'case, however, were of so strange a nature, and the an tecedents of the mother of so suspicious a character, that the coroner's beadle, Mr. Blake, came to the conclusion that there had been foul play in the matter. He had ascertained by inquiry that the mother had had five children by her husband, three of whom bad also come to violent deaths, either by scalding or burni ng ; that during the absence of her husband in America she was sett to Walton Gaol, for three months, for larceny ; that there shil gave birth to an illegitimate male child, which was well when she was discharged, and that it had never been seen or beard of ; and that a few days after her release, a male child, of precisely the same age, was found deserted in the street, and it died from expo sure. He examined the premises in St. Martin's-street, and found appearances which led to the conclusion that the fire bad been purposely made under the bed. He called in the assistance of Mr. Arnold, of nose -vale, who examined the other body, and his testimony gave weight to the suspicions of the beadle. The inquest was several times adjourned, and when these facts were developed the coroner gave instructions for the bodies, which had been interred in Walton Cemetery, to be exhumed, and an analysis to be made of the contents of the stomach. Up to this point the woman Cochrane had attended the investigations, wrapping herself and her thoughts closely up in her dirty and tattered shawl, her expressionless face giving no sign of emotion. When the bodies, however, were taken from the grave in which they would not rest, she fled and has not since been seen. This act was an indication of what would follow. Pro fessor Edwards analysed the contents of the stomach, and found in each sufficient traces of oxalic acid to account for death. The adjourned inquiry took place this morning, at half-past 11 o'clock, when these facts were evolved : A Detective Officer stated at the inquiry this morn ing that he and Police-constable Surrey (No. 444) had made every possible search forthe parents of the children, having been in Woolton and Stockport, where they had live e dft b me s. riy, but they had found no traces of their wbrea Detective-officer Eaton stated that the wom an Coch rane had been several times committed f or f e lo n y a t ng Woolton. Her husband, it was explained, had not been seen eelnn in obtained replyt h e to as town ajuror,sincet o the theth mode in w hi c h t h e poison had been procured, owing to the great demand for oxalic acid for various purposes. The jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against Bridget Cochrane, and a warrant was issued for her apprehension. SALOON OMNIBUS COMPANY.—W e are glad to hea that there will be several of . the metropolitan saloon comfort f t then and have convenienceomnibuses on the road early in February. Th e p u blic will of judgi ng o f th e g reat mhas been pr ov id e d f o r their accommodation. po r ttuhnai that y The departures from the port o f L on d on for the Aus tralian colonies during the past week have comprised five vessels—two to New Zealand, one to Melbourne, one to Sydney, and one to Hobart Town, with an ag gregate capacity of 3,588 tons. The rates of freight ex hibit no material variation. In the general business of the port of London during the past week there has been little activity. The number of vessels r e p or t e d inward was 129, being 32 leis than in the previous week, while the number cleared outward was 96, including 10 in ballast, showing an increase of 7. Th e t o t a l o f ships loading for the Australian colonies is 58, being 5 less than at the last account. Of those now on the berth 9 are for Adelaide, 4 for Geelong, 3 for Hobart Town, 3 for Launceston, 4 for New Zealand, 18 for Port Philip, 1 for Portland Bay, 15 for Sydney, and 1 for Swan River. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Jan. 6.—Wind N.E.—Fresh breeze and cloudy. LONDON, Jan. 6.—The Ceres, from Belize. was lost as was reported, at the Northern Triangles, on the 16th Nov, The crew left on the 17th, and arrived at Belize. On the 18th a schooner had been sent to the wreck, but it was not likely much of the materials would bo saved. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 5.—N.N.E., blowing hard—Arrived —Batavia, from Australia, for Rotterdc.m. DARTMOUTH, Jan. s.—N.E.—Arrived--Australia, from St. Michael's ; Astlonan, Cephalonia; W. S. Lindsay, London, for Cape of Good Hope, OFF DARTMOUTH, Jan. 4.—Frintereo, St. Michael's. WEST HARTLEPOOL, Jan. s.—The Duke of Lynn. from Sealiam, is sunk near the jetty—one man washed over board. RAMSEY, 1.M., Jan. 4.—The Fintor, of Maryport, got ashore to the south of the lighthouse. WAMFLEET, Jan. s.—The Sargefleet, Amsterdam to Hartlepool, came ashore at Maplethorpe last night—master and eight men drowned. ABERYSTWITII, Jan. s.—The Ann (brie), of Workington, was totally wrecked in the gale of the 3d inst. SCARBORO', Jan. s.—The Samuel Cunard, of Exeter, is on the rocks north of this place. REDCAR, Jan. s.—lt is blowing a gale, with a very high sea. The Emma, of Shields, drove on the rocks off this place this morning; crew saved. HARTLEPOOL, Jan. 4.—lt is still blowing strong down SE. The Marys, of Colchester, is on shore on the rocks north of Old Hartlepool, two men drowned ; the Josen Delsretz (barque), of Ipswich. is ashore at the same place ; the vessel reported sunk at the entrance of the harbour is the Lady Aberdour, of Dover, not the Lady Ann ' • the Severn (brig), has been wrecked on Middleton Sands. The Zephyrus (brig), has sunk in West Hartlepool channel. The Empress (brig), of Sunderland, has been wrecked on Seaton Sand, crew, except four men, drowned. BLYTII, Jan. 4. —The Enterprise, of Lynn, drifted on shore at Newbiegin Point, this morning, with mast along side and has broken up, and crew missing. Some broken pieces of a boat, marked " Vivid, of Sunderland, James Bedingfield," a barrel of porter, two,empty barrels, three water casks and a new boat varnished, have come ashore at Cresswell. A vessel is on shore at Hartley. ALDBRO, Jan s.—The Ann (schooner) of Whitby, was driven last night from her anchors in Yarmouth Roads on to 13ardsey Beach, and is likely to become a wreck—crew saved. (PER ELEOTRIO TELEGRA,PI-7. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. Wind E. Arrived—Givalior, from Marseilles; Pelican (s.s.), Rot terdam. Sailed—Phillyra, for Messina; Ameli 1, Bahia; Eugenia, Callao ; Alice, Tampico ; Anglesea Lass. Genoa ; Murray, Montego Bay ; Banshee, Rio Grande ; Fanny, Rita (s.s.), Santander; Godavery, Ceylon ; Sebastopol, Bombay ; Calpe (s.s.), Genoa; James Baines, Melbourne; James Forster, jun., New York. QWEENSTOWN, Jan. 4. Wind N. N.W. Arrived—Knight, from Odessa. Sailed—Victor, for St. John's, N. B. HOLYHEAD, 3:.n. 5.. Wind E. Sailed—Eliza, for Palermo ; Suren, Havanna. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISII _'.ELEGRAPri.) GRAVESEND. Ines 10.5 a.m. Wind N.E., fresh, with snow tkb no hour's ebb. Arrived, Jan. 6—Union, frou. Guernsey. DEAL, Tuesday, 10 a,m. Wind E.by N., gale abating , having blown with great violence during the mglit with snow and sleet. The Roll .oee, from London, f.r Ceylon. is on shore, full of water, t Walmer Castle. Crew saved by the new life boat recently furnished by the Institution of the Walmer Boatmen. A mast of a wrecked vessel is to be seen on the Goodwin Sands, a little southward of the beacon. A steam-tng is now towing the Ann, Captain Pettinger, 'rom near the main. Sailed.—H. M. S. Dee, for Portsmouth ; Chille, screw steamer, for Valparaiso Minister von Bosse, for Santan der ; Wm. Brown, for l4obart Town. The Sydney, Fr.L.de, Gereide, and some other vesselg, role out the gale. CUSTOM-HOUSE, MONDAY, JAN. 5. ENTEREDINWARDS.—Rubeng ' from Mauritius ; City of Delhi, Calcutta ; Creole, St. Jobn's, N.F. ; Theresa and Oscara, Buenos Ayres; Resolution, Smyrna; Wm. Bryant, Honduras ; Mars, St. Jago de Cuba and Gnatentala ; Ark, Malaga; Edward and James, Terceira; Wizard, Singa pore ; Ariel, St. Michael's ; Olbers, New York ; Dolphin, Messina ; Melbourne, Sydney ; Mary Marsden, Nassau, N.P. ; Bryn-y-Mor, Cape Coast Castle. ENTERED OUTWARDS.—The John Wade, for Hong Kong and Canton ; Roberts ' Seville; Elwood, Sydney ; Hero of the Nile, Algoa Bay; Allegro, Cape Zante, Patras ; Malabar, Demerara ; Rubons, Mauritius ; Enterprise, Corfu, Patras, and Cephalonia. CLEARED ODT WITH CARGO.—The Panope, for Pernam buco ; Ventura, Port Adelaide; Briton, Seville ; Carl Auguste, Odessa ; Aolus, St. Lucia and Barbadoes ; L'lmperatrice Eugenie, Algoa Bay; Hebe, Port Philip. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Limehouse, from London for Geelong, Dec. 2, in lat. 3 N., long. 23 W. The Templeman, bound for Liverpool, Dec. 12, in lat. 2N., long. 32 W. The Gem, of the Ocean, from New York for the Cape of Good Hope, Dec. 17, in lat. 28 N., long. 32 W. The Pons 2Elii, bound W., Dec. 6, in lat. 18 N., long. 76 W. Her Majesty's ship Amphion, Dec. 12, in lat. 18 N., long. 75 W. No. 9,630, second distinguished pendant. The brig Davlesfori, from Newcastle for Barbadoes, Dec. 30, in 1at.45 N., long. 9 W. The Alipore, for Madras, Oct. 27, in lat. 23 S., long 28 E. The .Tames Alexander, from Calcutts for Demerara, Oct. 14, in let. 34 S., long. 29 E. An English bark,lhird distinguishing pendant, No. 215. The James Carthy, from Liverpool for Buenos Ayres, Nov. 28, in lat. 16 N., long. 28 W. The Burlington, from Plymouth for Adelaide, South Australia, Nov. 23, in Ist. 7 N. The Saxon, from Liverpool for Havannah, Dec. 23, in let 47 N. A large steamer, bound W., Dec. 25. The steamer Edinburgh, from the Clyde for New York, Dec. 26. The Prince Alfred, homeward-bound, Dec. 2G, in lat. 31, long. 45. The Marmion, from Pondicherry for London, Oct. 10, in lat. 32 S., long. 35 S. MARKET NEWS.—(This ray ) HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 10s to 4/ Os ; clover do., 3/ lOs to 5/ O . i; and straw, 11 4s to 1/ 9s per load. A moderate demand. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow . hay, 2/ 12s to 4l 4s ; clover do., 31 lOs to 5/ Os ; and straw, 11 4s to 11 9s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade firm. WIIITEOHAPEL. —Meadow hay, 2/ lOs tc 4/ Os ; clover. do., 3/ lOs to 51 ss; and straw, 1/ 4s to 11 Os per load. - A slow trade. COLONIAL. TEA. —The market has ruled very firm, and full prices have been demanded by holders. The current price for common congou is 11.(1. per lb. There has also been a good demand for the finer qualities, at full prices. SUGAR.—The demand for both colonial and foreign de scriptions has been brisk, with every prospect of a continu ance. Stocks generally being light, full rates have been realised for all qualities. In the refined market business has been active, and the supplies being limited full rates has e been current for all qualities. COFFEE.—A further improvement in the demand for this article has taken place, and native as well as plantation Ceylon is much wanted, at a slight advance upon previous quotations. There are large quantities advertised for public sale during the week. rIRIGE.—The demand for the lower qualities continues unabated, and fully former rates are readily obtained. For the finer descriptions there is a moderate inquiry, at fair prices, RUM.—Very little business doing in this article, but prices are sustained. TALLOW.—There has been a very firm market, a.n , l large speculative business has been transacted. P.Y.C. on the spot, and for spring delivery is quoted 58s 3d to 58a 6d; Australian mutton, 56s to 583 6{l ; beef, 55s to 565; 1 and South American, 55s to 59s per cwt. SUICIDE AT WOOLWICH.—A frightful occurrence took place yesterday morning at Woolwich Dockyard. One of the labourers employed in the chain testing depart ment arrived at his place of labour at 7 o'clock a.m., and was the first man to whom a ticket was delivered. He proceeded towards t,he chain wharf, where, standing between the posts of th ,e marine sentry and the police constable on duty, he vtas seen to draw a clasp-knife deliberately from his pocket, with which he inflicted a deep wound in the regi , )n of the heart. Immediately withdrawing the weapon and casting it on the ground, he plunged head forems it into the Thames. It being high water at the time th e body was not discovered until the tide had receded, wh E.:nit was found embedded in the soil of the river, six houzs and a-half after its immer sion. Circumst ances w l L i c h h ave b een e licited relative to deceased's state of mind leave no doubt that he was purely irresponsible for l•lie act. His wife had observed for some d a y s p as t that b:s manner was more th an ordi narily remarkable, and h ad questioned him in the morn ing on the su bj ec t. Th e f act o f a b ro ther-in-law having committed self-destruction last week is supposed to have preyed severely on his in:ind, and probably produced a relapse of insanity, for which disease be had some time back suffered confinement; in a lunatic asylum. He has left a widowandfamily who were solely dependent on him for support, and who Piro consequently thus rend-red destitute. The body has been re moved to the Royal Marine Infirm ar y t o aw a it , the coroner sinquest. LOWERING SHIPS BOATS AT SEA. Whilst our coltim►:s are full of the melancholy details of shipwrecks and their sad accompaniments, exposura and loss of life, we are glad to have it in our power to give publicity to any means that can help to alleviate the misery of our fellow creatures ; and it is to bs hoped that those whose duty the Legislature has made it to see that necessary precautions are taken, and to apply remedies for known evils, will act with equal alacrity, and see the same enforced. The Admiralty, alive to the importance of a simple and practical ratans of lowering ships' boats at sea t which, once applied, would prevent half the loss of life ',hat occurs, have had repeated trials made of Clifford's new apparatus, which have been attended in every in stance with perfect success. The last and most severe test was made only on Saturday last, in the gale then blowing, by Admiralty order, from H.' M. store ship Dee, Master Commander Pullen. In our naval intelligence it will be seen that "shortly before sbe was brought to anchor, and while she was steaming at full speed, her starboard cutter, which had been fitted with Clifford's lowering apparatus, and was hanging immedi ately abaft the paddle-box, was manned with ber full crew (nine men), was instantly and safely unlashed, lowered, and entirely freed from the ship, by one of the crew only in the boat. It was scarcely possible to sub. ject the plan to a more severe trial, from the severity of the gale, which was blowing at the time, and which was expressly chosen. The result has been pronounced ex tremely satisfactory, not a single drop of water having entered the boat." UNCONTROLLABLE CIRCUMSTANCES ! (From the Examiner.) We respect Lord Panmure. He is an able and honest man, somewhat opinionated and obstinate, perhaps —errors on the right side of earnestness. Generally, whatever he says bears the stamp of conviction, and, whether right or wrong, it is felt that he speaks what he thinks. An excep tion to this impression must have struck every reader of this passage in his speech at the Forfar dinner respecting the Crimean mismanagement : " I saw, as others did, the state into which, from cir cumstances over which no man had any control, the army in the Crimea had unfortunately fallen, but I saw, too, that that army was rallying from these circumstances. And I bad such reliance on the British soldiery, and on the intelligence and energy of the officers of the British army, that I was quite sure any responsibility I might have with regard to the army itself would be light if I would only trust to the army and those who composed it. There were circumstances certainly connected with the army in the Crimea which called for immediate and active measures. I have stated to you, and Sir J. Ogilvy has re peated it, that the army in the winter of 1854-55 had fallea into a condition which aroused the indignation and excited the deepest sympathy of the British nation. No man seemed well to know to what circumstances to attribute so heavy a disaster, and I made it my duty, with the consent of my colleagues, to send out two gentlemen to inquire into the nature of these circumstances—not for the purpose of seeking victims for public indignation to punish, for I think that has been somewhat misconstrued, as the inten tion of the appointment of Sir J. M'Neill and Col. Tulloch —but to gain information, so that we might know the errors which ,had been committed, and be able to avoid them on all future occasions. Gentlemen, the people of England are not raturally a vindictive people; they desire to see public men properly discharge their public duties; they desire to see the officers of th army discharge their duties efficiently ; but they can make allowances for diffi culties. And.now that these circumstances have passed away I trust that justice will be done to the officers, for I do believe that every one of these things in the Crimea arose from circumstances over which no man had control; and I do hope, now that they have passed, and that we have read the lesson, and studied the lesson, the people of England will let the matter drop asleep, and not avenge on a single individual that which was the result of a system rather than the fault of any single individual. I have not had any opportunity of recording in public the approbation of the Government of the report of these two gentlemen. 1 The information in the report was accumulated under many difficulties, made with great fidelity, made, not with the intention of injuring the feelings of any British officers, but of telling the truth. And neither Sir John M'Neill nor Colonel Tulloch, in placing the statements in my b an d s , and before the British public, had the slightest in uring the feelings of any one." appear from this statement that Lord Panmure in tention would o ;l o l f a inj had come to the conclusion that the disastrous circum stances of the Crimean campaign in 1.851 5 were circum stances over which no one had any control, before he sent out the commissioners, Sir Johu M'Neill and Colonel Tulloch, to gain information as to the facts. Wanting this knowledge, let us ask, by what process had Lord Panmure arrived at the conclusion that no one was to blame, and the system only iu fault? Whether this was 1 true or not, it was rather soon to discover it, before the information was obtained for which the commissioners were sent out. There was a foregone conclusion. It was pro settled in the mind of the Minister of War that no one was in fault for the everything that was wrong in the Crimea. Sir J. M'Neill and Col. Tulloch might have received their commission couched in these words, "Go and find what is amiss, and that no one is answerable for it. Toll us all that is wrong, and that every one has done his best in bringing about a disastrous result." The commissioners, however, did not find blame imper sonal. They found men at fault as well as the system, and Lord Lucan's subsequent publication shows that they ra ther understated than overcharged the representation of mismanagement and culpable remissness. The publics, Lord Panmure truly says, is not vindictive. It does not call for punishment; it only protests h agast wards of the unworthy and incapable. It sees with profound and, w hile incapable leiyisenffii ontccioceomuncPsyae disgust all thechiefactors in the Crimean tragedy m promoted, and placed in stations d honoured, oe re whichd, they may continue their ill offices t? o t f h peo ple of England are traitors to their o e: n s in er i v n i t c e e r . es T te h , e i a sr n o I t b t t h o l ye let service e them h v r e i s c m e e the matter drop asleep." Lord Panmure hopes, they "lethile incapable men are blaz ing I hay© consented to let Bygones w ith cannot decorations, b bygones depends.entrusted 'Thewit h p d u u b t l i i e c s wouldn p obwhtilcil t h i for conduct' ls . - it was faulty, e ea o s l i d ly; sca u pe - goat system, ing or wor ing a . ca n those weak men possess who succumbed up down eas t i b ly e . se As sisfdocretrhs 3 t b ein ut what ptitude übnneotdtdeeorrutsbhYte; defects of the old system , if they did no t pro duce i d ts m b i l s a w me rki of ng th i e . system, and nothi ng b u t An the system , and nothing better than a can t. W as it the mw hich assigned a yacht in B a l a kl ava h ar b our t o a fiti ga dier-General as his quarters, s e ve n m il es f rom hi s rfeaaillulyrothbyis troops, liable to be called out at any moment to take the field against the enemy? And are the pledges for the im proved new system the Quartermaster-General and Inspec tor of Cavalry ? Out upon it. The Board of Customs have appointed Mr. Cockshoa to the vacant office of Chairman of Surveyors in the port of London. This is a post of some importance to the mercantile community, as a large number of ques tions, bearing upon the importation of foreign goods, which arise not only inLondon, but also in the whole of the outports, are constantly being referred to the chair man, by whose practical knowledge the commissioners must in a great measure be guided. Mr. Cockshott was the first to bring the decimal system of weights into practical operation in this country by its partial intro• duction into the Customs, a step which has given great satisfaction. 20 St. St• Ali 103 nil 4 100 100 100 100 100 100 !100 100 100 1103 1 100 1100 181 1 ; 100 100 ion 100 100 20 Ili 25 20 St. teil 10.1 100 all 100 St. 20 25 25 1241 100 100 all all ,137 i 1381 1071 12 pm 117# 18 LITERATURE. Shadows. By H. C. Bennett. • Bogue, Fleet- street. In these festival days, when amusing and un numbered annuals, with illustrations, embellish ments, designs, and drawings, are plentiful as plum puddings at dinner and headaches at breakfast, it is very rarely we meet with a production evincing much original quality ; but Mr. Bennett has most agreeably astonished us in this little book of pictures. He has struck out into a new path, and evolves his artistic imagination in a series of figures representing " Shadows" of every-day realities, with wonderful effect and power of expression. We see a policeman stealthily stooping to look into the kitchen department, and his " shadow" on the wall is cleverly identified with the shape of that much-maligned blessing to cooks, " A Cat." A. young lady in fashionable bonnet and mantle affords the unquestionable resemblance of " A Little Duck." An elegant edition of Mrs. Caudle, seeming thoroughly qualified for the situation of domestic whipper-in, with closely folded robe de thambre, keys in hand, and chamber candle lighted, casts a length of gloom behind her in the verification of "An Extinguisher." Some two dozen subjects are portrayed in the genuine spirit of fun and satire, without any violent exaggeration of fancy, or outrage of delineation ; and one of them, deserving especial commendation, is the figure of a poor seamstress sitting in a ribbed-back chair, and stretching her tired arms in utter ex haustion over " band, and gusset, and seam." Her attitude painfully demonstrates how "weary and worn" she is over her midnight labour of shirt making ; and on looking at the wall behind her, we see her "shadow is falling there" in the moral sublimity of "A Skeleton." We shall certainly abstract this from the set, and append it to Hood's I immortal song, as an exquisite and earnest illustra tion. Mr. Bennett is beginning to be well known as a skilful draughtsman ; but this, we believe, is his first entirely self-produced publication. If he performs what his work promises here—if he fre quently attaches his name to things that " come like shadows," they will not "so depart," but steadfastly remain, and afford their author an abiding and enviable fame. There are few amongst us who have not beguiled some of childhood's moments by making " rabbits on the wall." Our individual recollection is strong on the point. How distinctly we can see the old fashioned parlour on a winter evening, with the couple of lighted moulds placed in symmetrical and proper order on the crimson table cover. An instigation from one of the numerous " olive branches" set all hands going, until the oaken wainscoat became a perfect warren ; and could our limning digits have transferred colour as well as form, doubtless many a lop-eared " bunny" would have been a splendid " double-smut." ,Those " shadows" were very beautiful, although they were generally dispersed by a parental box on our auricular organs, when the unceremonious dis placing of candles and distribution of grease had exceeded all parental endurance. We instinctively remembered all this when we glanced into these pages, and heartily congratulate Mr. Bennett on his novel development of our juvenile sport. A Digest on Pure Bread. By E. Stevens. W. H. Myers, Whitechapel-road. This little pamphlet is worth looking into. We hoar, and have pretty good reason to believe, that our " staff of life" is commonly adulterated with alum, chalk, plaster of Pari s , b o ne ashes, and other equally nourishing substances. We read in these pages that if the public want good and pure bread they must not regard colour too scrupulously. For our own part we have long had a conceit that a very white loaf is in close conjunction with a very blue devil, in the shape of dyspepsia ; and that it would be wiser to consult the eye less and the stomach more. The testimonials and analyses given by the most eminent of our chemical pro fessors, relative to the bread manufactured by Mr. Stevens, and herein published by him, afford satis factory warrant for its excellence ; but there is an old saying, that "the proof of the pudding (we presume loaf also) is in the eating ;" and the rapid demolition of the sample bread forwarded with the pamphlet is the most conclusive evidence that Mr. Stevens produces a genuine and palatable article of food, which is " a consummation most devoutly to be wished" in such a staple article of household consumption. The London General Railway, Steamboat, and Omnibus Guide. H. Elliot, 475, New Oxford street, and at all stations, &c. This is a most useful little work, of the greatest advantage to all whom business or pleasure com pels to tt averse the streets of London. To visitors from the country it will be invaluable, while few of the residents of the metropolis will not find its multifarious information of great service. It gives a complete list_of the routes of the different omni buses, with their fares, their distinctive colours, their hours, and correspondence. This very necessary department is usually neglected in works of this character. The Suburban Rail ways are next in the catalogue, and a list of the stations, times of starting, and fares are given. Steamb.)ats on the Thames, Continental steam boats, ships for America and the colonies, all find a place in this useful little traveller's manual, while a list of the telegraph stations, club-houses, and places •of amusement, will prove use ful to those unacquainted with the metropolis. It ia_to be published monthly, giving the various alterations that may be made in the different modes of transit. All this information is to be obtained for twopence ; and we trust it may obtain the en couragement it deserves. The Journal of Agriculture. Blackwood. This quarterly has its usual variety of charac teristic information, especially suitable for those who pursue agriculture in its higher branches, and are desirous to avail themselves of the scientific dis coveries and improvements recently made. A paper on the "Mechanical Aids to Steam Culture," by R. S. Burn, engineer, is likely to be of practical ser vice to the experimentalist. It takes a review of the inventions of late years, and is illustrated by dia grams. An interesting article on "The Sciences Ap plicable to Agriculture" follows, and treats of the pro gress and practical benefit of the study of Geology. The fifty-fourth number of " The Farmer's Note- Book," in its review of Page's excellent works has also some remarks on the advancement of this now popular science. "Of late years almost every branch of Natural History has made remarkable progress. Little more than a quarter of a century ago, it had only a few scattered disciples, working laboriously each in his own favourite department, with very imperfect aid from books; for even when these existed, they were too often inaccessible from their expensive nature. If there was any exception to this, it was in those branches—such as botany—which were required for certain professions ; and in such cases they were for the most past studied only in their profes sional bearings. Nay, scarcely could the student de vote his attention to what are called the lower forms of natural objects, without running the risk of being re garded as an imbecile or a trifler ; and when he had any thing on such subjects to lay before the public he had usually to accompany it with some apologetical expla nation for making them the object of his regard. In the present day not only have the effects of this ignorance and prejudice happily disappeared, but the tide has set in with an opposite current, and even the obscurest forms of animal and vegetable life have assumed the character of popular studies." " Geology is one of those branches whose progress has been most rapid. The true aims of the study, and modes of pro touting it, were long obscured by fanciful theo ries, either based on a few insulated facts, quite inade quate to admit of wide generalisation,. ye exercising on ge n e tn v b i e e l w r s fif purely r icsagivary. Speculation . has . indeeu been the bane of geo. logy , with d w i l e a. Y t n O g 's h e mt w h h een o i r showo ingenuity genius m i s t e o l r v h e ae s leer most ignorant of corn. mo n things, never seem to have any misgiving as to their ability to explain the formation of a world. No sooner were the observation of facts, and reasoning from them according to the laws of correct induction, substituted fur these as the true basis of the science, than it began to advance with a rapidity w hi c h h as never re l axe d. Allied to so . many other b ranc h es — t h e m i nera l , vege table and ardinal—and affords a congenial pursuit to al most every one w h o h as entered on the study of any part f natural history. It a d apts i tself to every variety of capacity or acqure rnen t. Th e h um bl est co l lector o f fissil shells or mineral specimens may render useful ser vice ; the comparative anatomist, physiologist, chemist, Sts., will find ample materials for his investigations ; while the exposition of the general laws and phenomena requires the exercise of the highest powers that can be applied to the subject. The relations also which it bears, in an industrial point of view, to many trades and occu pations afford other inducements to the study, and have helped to recommend it to general favour." The agricultural summary for the quarter, and the tables of the average prices of grain, foreign markets, &c., will be useful to the farmer. The Report of the Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland contain, among other subjects, a paper " On the Chemical Principles involved in the Re clamation of Waste Land," by Professor Anderson, M.D., and another of a similar character by Mr. Urquhart Fraser, "On the Improvement of Waste Land." BRUTAL CONDUCT ON BOARD AN AMERICAN Star. — On the arrival at Liverpool on Friday of the American ship Potomac, from New Orleans, a number of seamen proceeded to the police-office and 'charged the second mate with bating caused the death of o ne of the hands, a man named M'Mahnn, during the paiusge. They also complained of gross ill-treatmen t of themselves, and some of them bore marks of brutal violnce upon their laces and head.. The matter will be brought befo re t h e American Consul (Mr. Nathaniel . Hawthorne) f or th e purpose of seeing what steps he will take in the matter. 94 3i 92 83i 3 lgi 60} 84j 5 1221 i 4i a St. St all 11Ao ali al! 100 3 100 • 5 . •2~