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at the same sum, so that there is no deficit for tte coming year. The citizens of Parma have sent 1,520 fr. towards the expense of the 100 guns of Alessandria. SWEDEN. A grand public banquet took place on the 18th at Stockholm on the occasion of the unanimous re jection by the Diet of the bill for striking out from the constitution the law ou the liberty of the press. In the Chamber of Peasants, M. Nils Olsen pro posed that every Swede from 22 to 45 should be liable to military service. "If this proposition be adopted," said M. Olsen, " we might in a moment of danger immediately have under arms an army of 500,000 men, who, with 200,000 others to be fur nished by Norway, would form a total force of 700,000 men." The motion ofM. Olsen was adopted unanimously by the Chamber of Peasants, which has already o❑ more than one occasion during the present session strongly insisted on the necessity of the two united kingdoms being always prepared to oppose any aggression. THE BRAZILS. SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY. The Royal Mail Company's steamer Camilla, Captain Curlewis, arrived to-day at 11.30 a.m., from the Brazils, where she has been employed in tercolonially, and has come home for repairs. Not being the regular mail-ship, she brings little news and but a few packages of cargo. She has five passengers. Her dates of sailing were :—Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 18 ; Bahia, 25 ; Pernambuco, 28 ; St. Vincent's, Dec. 10 ; and Madeira, the 20th. This steamer experienced fine moderate weather until her arrival off Cape Finisterre, when she en countered a very heavy north-westerly gale, which lasted 48 hours, the ship being hove to for that time. From Bahia we learn that the arrivals of sugar bad been insignificant, and there were no lists of importance in the market. The favourable ac counts received from Europe had caused a brisk demand at higher prices, sales having been effected at 2,900 reis per arroba for browns, and 3,500 reis for whites. Superior qualities for the southern Markets were likewise much inquired after at con siderably higher prices. In coffee and cocoa sup plies had come in very sparingly, and quotations remained unaltered. Stocks of cotton were nearly exhausted, and the price was firm. In bides dealers could but with difficulty complete their contracts for delivery made some time ago ; prices remained firm. Rum was without alteration. Ex changes were quoted—London, at 60 days' sight, 27i to ; Paris, 345 to 350 ; Hamburg, 650 to 060 ; Lisbon, 98 to 100. A vessel had been char tered for Liverpool at 325. 6d. per ton freight. At Pernambuco, on the 26th of November, ex changes were quoted as follow :—London, 60 days' sight, 27/d. ; Paris, 343 res. In the sugar-market there were several purchasers ; prices paid, 2,700 reis to 2,750 reis ; 2,820 reis to 2,900 reis for better sorts ; and 2,950 reis to 3,000 reis per arroba for clayed. Whites are scarce. There is no political news by this arrival. Madeira was in a healthy state and business brisk. On the 18th of November, as the Camilla was leaving Rio Janeiro harbour, she passed her Ma jesty's brigantine Spy, from the northward, bound to Rio, and the Portuguese screw steamer Dom Pedro 11., from Lisbon, entering the harbour. The French war steamer Flambeau arrived at Bahia on November 23, from Rio, and was to sail for Europe on the 25th. The French screw steamer L'Avenir, of Havre, from Europe, sailed from Bahia for Rio on the 23d, at 6 p.m. The English screw steamer Norman, from Rio, arrived at Bahia on the 25th. The ship Melbourne, from Sydney, sailed from Pernambuco for England on the 27th of Novem ber; and the bark Fl oa ti ng Cl ou d, o f Li verpoo l , arrived at Pernambuco on the 28th. Her Majesty's ship Actmon and the gunboat Dove sailed from Madeira on the 18th of December for China. The Royal Mail Company's steamer Avon ar rived at Madeira on the evening of the 19th of December, from Lisbon, and proceeded on the 20th, at 6 a.m., for Teneriffe. The Avon was hove to for two days in a south-westerly gale off Ushant. The Tyne arrived at St. Vincent's, and proceeded on the 23d November. The Camilla exchanged colours on the 24th ult., in lat. 40 42 N ., long. 11 45 W., with the English brig Volumnia, standing to the north-west ; and on the 29th, in lat. 48 4 N., long. 6 20 W., with a British barque standing to the southward, show ing third distinguishing pendant, No. 2,740. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY MORNING. The United States mail steam ship Atlantic, with advices from New York to the 20th ult., is off the port, and may be expected to arrive about noon. CRYSTAL PALACE.—One Shilling Day.—Wednesday, Dec. 31.—Admissions on payment, 978 ; do. by season tickets 482 ; total visitors, 1,460. THE SHOCKING MURDER OF THE Two CHILDREN BY THEIR MOTHER. —Last evening Dr. Bushell waited on Mr. Elliott, and informed him that he had just come from Horsemonger-lane gaol, where he had visited Mrs. Martha Bacon, the poor woman wbo had just been examined before his worship on the preceding evening on a charge of murdering her two children. He (Mr. lieshell) had been taken to the ward in which the poor Woman was, under proper care, placed by Mr. Keane, the governor, who on seeing her said, " Mrs. Bacon, I have brought this gentleman to see you." The poor Woman, whose appe arance was no t a l tere d, l oo k e d vacantly at him (Mr. Bushell) and said, " Oh, yes ; I know this gentleman ; I saw him at the magistrate's court." The poor woman (continued Mr. Bushell) seems in the same state of indifference that she exhi bited when before your worship, and there cannot be the slightest doubt as to the disordered state of her mind. Mr. Elliot observed that to every person who saw her this fact must be quite apparent. MURDER OP A CHILD AT WING, BUCKS.—On Tues day evening much alarm was caused in the village of Wing, in the county of Bucks, in consequence of the murder of an infant, aged eleven months, by its grand mother. It appears that the culprit, whose name is Maria Beckett, is a widow, 66 years of age, and that since her husband's death she has been residing with a married son at Littleworth, in the parish of Wing. A. few weeks back she expressed a wish to live with a mar ried daughter, who resided close by, and accordingly Went. On Tuesday afternoon, while her son was gone to Leighton Buzzard market, she returned to his house and told his wife "she bad come to kill them all ;" and after uttering some incoherent remarks, took a razor from her pocket, and attempted to kill her with it. Some 'workmen who were in the house rushed in and secured her before she could accomplish her purpose, and took the weapon from her. Thus foiled, she returned to her daughter's house, and, snatching up a knife, went to the cradle, where a female infant was sleeping, and cut its throat, severing the windpipe in two, and causing instant death. Having been at once secured, she remains in custody, awaiting the coroner's inquest. No motive can be assigned for the perpetration of the act. A. ROYAL SHAKEDOWN---.AB the Prince of Wales and his tutor were travelling lately, incog., in the West of England, the landlord of a certain hotel, having reason to expect a visit from his Royal Highness, prepared his beet rooms in his best style, and then waited day by day in feverish anxiety. Ono afternoon a gentleman and ayouth arrived at the hotel,and asked if rooms could be had for the night ? All the servants were in a bustle immediately, for the landlord was sure he discerned the young prince end his tutor in the newly arrived travellers. So the best rooms were speedily given to the guests, and every possible comfort was added to make them happy, while the landlord, with a certain knowing look of bland satis faction, behaved to his royal visitor with the utmost def erence, and yet without any open acknowledgment of his rank, as he knew it was desired to keep this con cealed. Later in the evening, and when al most every room in th e h ouse had been filled, there arr i ve d th ree more travellers, two gentlemen and a boy. When they asked for bedrooms the landlord said, ‘i Very sorry, gentlemen, we have only room for two of your party but perhaps we can manage to make up a bed for the young gentleman on the sofa." This was done, and in the morning it was found that the youth who bad slept on the shakedown. was the heir of the cro sn of England, while the boy wbo occupied the bed meant for the Prince was only Master with his ,travelling-- f er.--Bata, Ch ron i cle. JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES UNDER THE NEW ACT..— The following companies have been incorporated during the a month of D ecem b er under the act :—Calcutta Public Sale Company Ritton Castle Mining Company, Na tional Money-eiffice Company, Little Down and Ebber Rocks Mineral Mining Company, ny Liverpool Oil Crush ing, Ivian tl_fac c t o u m ring, and Grinding ' Company, Victoria Tin Minin Co p r any, n Meltham Gas Company, Market Harboreu g g h United MiniegExchange Company,Llan g ) g Company, Nixon's Patent-Rudder Fitting Company, the Golear Flour and Provisi on Company, City of London Commercial Stationery Printing and Bookbinding m Free Pr:8E11%111y, Sedgwick Gu n p ow d er Com pany, Newspaper and Printing Compan y, Swineshead Gas Light Company, Union SteastiTP Company, Todd's Patent Paint Compaoy, Lee Moor Porcelain Company, Ruarden Collisr Company,Sur r ey Metal Company, Cambrian Slate Cor 3 J ' a IC A . Slate Company, Workington Granite Company. Rhosyd Mons Collieries . g Hematite Iron Company, Broinpton and Gillingham Waterworks Company,Company, Law Newspaper Company, Stamford Corn Exchange, Wreic g C o ham Loan and Investment Company, Ballymooneir Copper Triddllech- Copper a n d S u lphur Minin mpan wedd Lead Mining Company, the 'Liverp Coal Com ool Reerea tive Company, B r i s t o l and Forest of Dean pany, Fort B owen N e w Company, L landudno Pub. lie Baths, Tonbridge Wells Indurated Stone C om . Pacy, Tewkesbury pany, Bridgewater Shipping Com and several Gas and Corn Exchange, the Newchurch Building Tewkesbury Oriental the Oriental Inland Steam Company, Water Companies, rnE SUN, LONOON, TUURSDAY SHARE MARKETS-hi Day. RAILW vY,S. aid aAILWAYII. Closing Price yesterday. Business done this day MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. There was no change of importance in the Liver pool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices were rather firmer. The sales were 10,000 bales. The usual French mails have been detained for the Overland Mail, but the letters are expected in the course of the afternoon. The John Bunyan arrived from Sydney, bringing 27,000 ounces of gold, valued at 108,00 W. A further portion of the gold per Red Jacket, viz., 64,0001., has been taken to the Bank of England, and, although the next weekly return will no doubt show a decline in the bullion, owing to the late efflux to Ireland, its successor may be expected to exhibit an augmentation. There is still, however, a good demand for the Continent, where an active business is yet carried on in silver ; but as these operations are almost certain to continue a steady exportation of gold from this side is fully antici pated. During the year which terminated yesterday some very remarkable events connected with finance and commerce have occurred; but although many of these have been of an adverse character, and at the time exercised a powerful influence, it is satisfactory to know that the course of trade has been uninterrupted, and, that in spite of a serious monetary crisis, the general state of credit is unim paired. The failure of the Royal British Bank, and the Tipperary Bank, as well as the greatly deplored frauds of Redpath and Robson, are cir cumstances which check the feeling of satisfaction which would otherwise result from a rapid glance at the progress of affairs during 1856 ; but at the same time, when we consider the immense facilities that exist, there is cause for congratulation that such fraudulent transactions are not more frequent. The Board of Trade Returns show an extraor dinary expansion of business, and as the list of mer cantile failures has not been above the average of former years, it is reasonable to infer that remune rative profits have been secured. The Revenue, too, is highly encouraging, and the returns just published have excited general satisfaction. During the past twelve months the cessation of the war naturally acted as an incentive to specula tion, and at one period the dealings at the Stock Exchange were immense. Latterly, however, the markets have become more tranquil, tho restrictive measures of the Bank having dictated caution in the prosecution of speculative dealings. The range of fluctuation in Consols has been 10 to 11 per cent. ; in some of the English Railway Shares it has amounted to 20 and 25 per cent. As there are now decided symptoms of improve ment in monetary prospects, and the Directors of the Bank have been enabled to extend their dis counts and modify the terms, there is reason to believe that additional ease will now be experienced, and that the course of commercial operations dur ing the new year will be satisfactory to all parties concerned. One of the firms to whose embarrassments we alluded yesterday is that of Mr. G. B. Rocco, and the liabilities are estimated at 50,0001. The other establishments will, it is hoped, be enabled to arrange their difficulties and continue their trans actions. The market for English Securities is firmer, but the transactions are still very limited. The favour able Revenue Returns, and the general expectation of additional ease being felt in the Money Market before long, have imparted a slight degree of buoyancy to the market. Consols have been 941 for the present account, and 941 for the February account. The New 3 per Cents, are 94 1 8, and the Reduced 94k e. East India Bonds have been 2s. discount to 2s. premium, and Exchequer Bonds under 5001., 98i. Very few transactions have been entered into this morning in the Foreign Stock Market, but prices have ruled steady, and Turkish 6 per Cents. slightly improved, being marked 951 to 96. Portuguese 3 per Cents. ex. div. are 431. Russian 41 per Cents. 951 ex. div. Spanish Committee's Certificates 6, and Dutch 2i per Cents. 64; ex. div. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 7 ; Mexi can, 21i 2 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 77 9 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 54 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 5 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 106 8 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 94 6; Spanish 3 per Cents., 40 41; ditto Deferred, 23/ 4 ; ditto Certificates, 52 6 ; ditto Passive, 51 6. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 1856. Great Western North-Western South-Western 1855. £23,904 55,499 12,641 Brighton Midland 12,752 31,469 11,073 28,253 South-Eastern Caledonian Great Northern L incashire and Yorkshire Pristol and Exeter 11,609 12,541 27,855 22,609 6,111 18,036 10,832 27,347 20,601 7,653 Chester and Holyhead Lancaster and Carlisle Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln North Stafford North London Shrewsbury and Chester Edinburgh and Gla.gow Scottish North-Eastern Grand Truck of Canada Great Western of Canada Northern of France 4,395 5,728 10,104 7,502 2,240 3,400 5,244 3,100 10,578 13,075 36,904 5,133 6,022 9,501 6,118 1,978 2,767 4,708 2,974 5,726 11,018 36,417 There has been a good business done in the Railway Share Market this morning, and prices have ruled very buoyantly. An improvement of about I to 1 per cent. may be quoted on some of the cheap lines. East Lancashire, Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, Great Northern, North-Wes tern, Midland, North Eastern Berwick, and South- Eastern, are about ss. to 10s. higher, and South- Western and North Eastern York, 10s. to V. Od. Paris and Lyons have improved about it., and Lombardo-Venetian, 1/. ; Great Central of France ss. Grand Trunk of Canada are 57 57h, and Great Western of Canada 25. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares rule very well. Ottoman Bank improved ±. Electric Telegraph brought 91, being a decline of 1/., and Peninsular and Oriental New Shares are 141. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ON O'CLOCK. (From the Officta List.) Itnslnes[e done 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 94s Now 3 per Cent. Annuities incite. Bonds, £lOOO Ditto, under £lOOO 2 d 2 p Console for Account Exchequer Bills, W. £lOOO . — £590 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent 43i z d Russian Bonds, 182'2, St., 5 per Cent — Ditto, 4) per Cent. Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. nit fun 6 Turkit.h Bonds, 6 par cent Ditto Account 9si 6 eirla the above oavable in Londnn Dutch Exchange, 2 per Cent., 12 Guilders 64} x d Consols TWO O'CLOCE. .................................. Ditto Account .............................. . 94i Ditto (February) .......................... 94A shap e of a lottery scheme t 13 New York. Th e ti c k ets f or t hi s gaadnitsiac discovered a in t t , en t e rprise" had been scattered wid espread throughout had been be g e ; the country, and must have cleared f or the proprietors many thousand dolla rs. This lottery gave even less than the average chances to the s ubscribers, i nasmuc h as there were no prizes at all. Diligent inquiry was made in New York for the chief office of the institution-.. but it, too, was a blank. • A person named Hamilton was non-resident director, and a fictitious firm, called Manchester and Co., the agents. The scheme professed to be the " Consolidated Lottery of the State of Dela ware." THREE BOYS KILLED BY THE FALL OF' AN ARCH. —On Monday afternoon three boys, aged from 9 to 11 years, were kill( d instantaneously while playing under an arched stable at Blackburn. It appears that a large quantity of sand had been removed from under the arch to the depth of six feet, and three feet below the found?. Con, and the boys were playing under it when it fell in upon them, along with the stable floor. They appeared to have entered thr3ugh an opening which was made for the purpose of throwing out the sand. A person saw the arch give way, and called out to the boys, but they were unable to get away in time. A horse that was in the stable also fell upon them, but it was not much in jured. The boys were extricated as soon as possible, but they were all quite dead.— Manchester Examiner anci Times. 274 22 25 it. 5) 4t. St. Arabs. Notteg. Bost and Bastn. Junct. 8 , -.lfast & Ballymena Binning. 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Pen. g. 5 p. c. Do Now, guar. 5 p„ c Gt. Western of °amid; Do. Now Dc. Bds., payablo '57 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73 do. Do. do., '73, without option .. Idadrae, guar. 41 p.c Do. do., 5 p. c. Do. 44 p. c. Exten Do. 3d Ea., g. 5 p. c Schiele, guar. 5 p. c. Do St. Andrew's and Quebec (A). ifOR: ;nnvorpf.lßott U Ardennes ielgian Eastn. June leziors to GraiNCElEne Buff. & Lk. Hur. Ry. Carmeaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutel , Rhenish Eastern of Franoe I Flo. New Euphrates Valley Ceutral of Fran , e great Luxembourg, Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bash , Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian. Lucca di Pist. 5 p. c.p. Lyons and Genova Lyons Sr Mediterran. Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur & Liege Do. do., C p. c. Pref Northern of France. NorwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Recife & San. Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Q.ambre and ileum._ Do. &l p. cent. Pref. Southern of France Nest Flanders Do. 61i per c. Prof W. &N. 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It appeared from the evid, moo of the prosecutor that, about ten o'clock on the preN , iou.3 night, he was proceed ing along Piccadilly, on his w ay h ome, when the prisoner and another woman, not in c ustoc Ty, came up and asked him if be could put them in the w. ay of getting an omni bus to Chelsea. He referred Mot ato she White Horse Cellars, and walked on. They ore rtc ok him, and again , accosted him, by asking him 'pie way to Marlboro'. road, Chelsea. He pointed omit the way to them ; not feeling inclined for any m are of their society he turned down Clarges-street, in and 2r to get rid of them. The prisoner, however, kept cb see to him, and asked him to give her a shilling to pay for : a cab. This he refused, and she then, with an oath, as id he was not going away like that, and all at once sh( t put one arm round his throat, and with the other ha nd tore the gold pin pro duced from his scarf. He ask , ed to have the pin restored, but she refused to give it up enliess he gave her 2s. 6d. While he was endeavouring tas re cover his pin a constable made his appearance, when the other woman ran away. He detained the prisoner, and ge .ve her into custody with the pin in her possession. The prisoner, who pleaded guilty to the charge, was committed to the House of Correction for four months with hard labour. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS Lewslx • ComPans.' Closing Prices yesterday. RATI,7IATO. hr.;: Pa 3.! Bedford and Blet chivy Btackghanash. Clydesdale Col. Stour Vy. E. Lin. g. 6 pc. E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct • Do. New...... GletrA Dn Fr Hrtlpl. Dk . Railway__ Hull & Selby Do. 4 Shares. Do. i Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do.Preforence Lon., k S. Do. Bark. Sh. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. • Manch. Batn. and Matlock Middlesbro' & Redc.g 6 p.c. Midld. t.radfd Newmarket Bury E. G.spc N.& Nst.s p.c. Do. 6 Per et. Do. FiLldo P Prest. Yte De.. Shrs. k Roystn.& Hit. 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Feb & Aug Do. 6p c. Mar & Sept Crystal. Palace Do. Preference Crystal Pal. of France Duston Iron Ore Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph Electric Teleg. of Ir En. dans Cop Sm Co Gen. Ir Sc Col (lim.) Gen. Steam Navigat. General Screw Steam London Discount Loud. Gen. Omnibus Magdalena St. Navi4 Niediteran. Elec. Tel. Ste xi can &S.Ameriar Nat. Discount Co. Do. /sltvi Netherlands Land Do. Do. Do. 8 p cP iss at 1 d Do. Do. New R. dr N. S. Land N.S.W. Gov.sp.c.D. N. B. Austral &SLIM Nrth. of EuropeStaarn Oriental Gas Do. "New Shares" Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. Peninsular& Oriental Do. New ........ Royal Mail Steam ... Scot. Austral. Invast Ditto New South Austral.Lar 4 Submar. Tel. Scrip Do. Registered..., Trust& 1 - 4. CoaT, etc Van Diemen's Land THE SLAVE TRADE AND THE WEST INDIES. (From, the Jamaica Despatch,, Nov. 15 ) We cordially agree in the expediency of the amendment to the address proposed by Mr. Geddes and adopted by the House. It is a mere waste of words to protest any longer against "unequal competition," or to assure the Government that we never can hope for permanent ins provement so long as that competition is perpetua',ed. The Government has told us over and over again that if we cannot make way against competition we must Fur -1 render unconditionally, and it is much to be feared that no Administration, of any politics, cares very seriously .whether that consummation results or not. Our only hope rests in improved consumption, and in bringing up production to as high a standard as passible in aid of the consuming power. We owe it to ourselves, however, to leave no effort untried to induce the Government to alleviate an inevitable competition by preventing that ready access to the coast of Africa for slaves which is now conceded to Spain with the apparent consent a' Great Britain. It is bad enough, after all the sacrifice which the proprietary classes in the West Indies have been compelled to make to the humane principles which were supposed to have dictated the Emancipation Act of 1833, to be compelled to submit to a competition in our markets with the produce of slavery still upheld in foreign colonies. It is the climax, however, not simply of injustice, but of dishonesty, to insist on our competing, not merely with slavery, but with slavery recruited unceasingly by illicit importations from the coast of Africa, at the very time when the virtuous humanity of the British Government interferes to prevent British colonial planters from redeeming a single slave in the slave barracoons, in order to snake a free man and a British subject of him in these colonies. We can conceive nothing more wantonly or wickedly perver:e than this. The most respectable and responsible gentlemen in London connected with West Indian property have asked to be permitted to resort to the coast of Africa for the purpose of redeeming the slaves in the barra coons, and bringing them to Jamaica, British Guiana, and other West India islands, as free labourers. They have offered to become bound in any penalty not to deal with these people otherwise than as free men, to be governed by the stringent rules of the Passengers Act in the manner of transportation, to submit to any Government inspection, and to be bound in the colonies by the most stringent laws for the protection of the emigrant African. But the Government will not con. sent. No, it would be unbecoming the British Go. vernment, that has taken the lead in defence of Africa, to give, even inferentially, a countenance to a domes tic Africaq slave trade. We speak upon this point with some little authority, because we happen to have had some insight into official views on this question. When Sir John Pakington was Colonial Minister he was invoked urgently—we being wit nesses--to permit the Jamaica proprietors, and of course proprietors of the other West Indian colonies, to go to the African coast and outbid the Spanish slave carriers. We—the writer of these remarks—propounded personally, and in writing, the same suggestion to Sir John Pakington's successor, the Duke of Newcastle. The answer was the same in both cases. No permission could be given, under any regulations whatever, to resort to Africa for free labour ; and the argument was this— the free emigrants would in fact be nothing but slave., who would have to be purchased ; to buy there for free. dom would be to native slave makers quite as great an incentive to intestine wars as if they were bought for foreign slavery ; and therefore, as the policy of the Bri tish Government was supereminently humane, and was directed to the extinction of slave-making in Africa, it was deemed impossible to permit those who had already been made slaves, and only awaited their ulterior fate in the barracoons of the African coast, to be redeemed from slavery by purchasing them from their owners as free men. The effect is very apparent. The " humane" Government which forbids Englishmen going to the coast of Africa and having poor unfortunate Africans who are already slaves out of the barracoons in order to bring them over to Jamaica, and make free men and Christians of them, stands qaietly by while New York merchants under charter from Spanish speculators send clipper ships to the coast, carry off from the barra coons the very slaves whom we are forbidden to emanci pate, and land them on the coast of Cuba, where they fetch 800 dollars a-head, while some five British gunboats lie at Greytown, whose officers smoke Havannah cigars from sunrise to sundown, with nothing else to do, and not a single British ship on the station is permitted to make an effort to rescue one single slave from the doom which awaits him, and which the British Government, from its peculiar and special humanity, has assigned to him beyond all hope of redemption. We had a slave crew in Kingston a few days ago. Yes ; start not, virtuous reader The fact is so. They were here ; and, as Providence always directs events fur good, they spent their ill-gotten ounces like slave-traders ! We could summon witnesses that would attest the fact. Good we almost ejaculated, why is not King ston Havannah ? or why do these tempting ounces come only once, to show us why it is that Havannah is a F,econd Paris, and Jamaica another phase of—Pande moniuua 1 Search where you will, there is on the face of ne na tional escochema a scar so indelible as that which defaces the public character of Great Britain on this single ques tion. She is the public impersonation of the Pis-Stave trade Dog in the Manger. She will not put down the slave trade herself—although she takes credit all over the world for having done so—nor will she permit others, who could do so at 1-50th part of the public cost at pre sent paid, to put it down effectually by outbidding the slaver, and making the slaves free men. We do notask for access to the coast of Africa, whether or no. We know as well as anyone that so long as a market for slaves exists on the coast so long will there be slaves made internally and brought to the coast for sale. What we do insist is that, unless the British Government resolves on such measures as shall prevent this traffic for the purpose of enslaving these wretched creatures in Cuba, it is gross hypocrisy to call it by no worse name, to interdict the Jamaica proprietor from bidding for the same poor creature, under Government inspection, too, in order to make him a free man and a Protestant Christian iu this good coun try. No sane person will believe that humanity dictates any such distinction.- There have been 20,000 African slaves, for instance, landed in Caba this year. We will not venture to imagine how many per cent. on this num ber have died a wretched death between the Mozambique and the Isle of Pines within the same period. We will conceive simply that these 20,000 slaves, who have been safely landed as slaves, and have realised to their guilty owners some $BOO each, had been, by the humane sane• tion of the British Government, rescued from the slave barracoons by the agents of the Messrs. Davidson, of Mr. Alexander Stewart, of Messrs. Boddington and Co., of Messrs. Hawthorn and Sneddon, Manning and An derton, or Cottam and Morton, and landed here in Ja maica from well-aired passenger ships furnished according to statute, and provided with every necessary that the law insists on. We put it to philanthropist., and espe cially to that body of individuals who would appear especially to claim this nomenclature—the British Go vernment—we put it to them, whether humanity is best consulted in things as they are, or in things as they might be. Put down the African slave by all means— that is to say, prevent the intestine wars which supply the trails if you can. You will never, however, put it down so long as New York merchants can find an in terest in fitting out slavers for the coast on account of Spanish jobbers, and so le :as, pretending to spend 1,500,0001. of the public m one y y ear ly i n suppressing the trade, you allow it to proceed without obstruction, when a blockade of the ports of Cuba, which would be justified by the open infraction of her treaties by Spain, would stop it for ever in two months. STATISTICS OF AMERICAN SEAMEN. 'From the Report of the_ United States Superintendent of Statistics.) A. statement exhibiting the number of American sea men (citizens) registered in the several ports of en•ry of the United States during the year ending Sept. 30, 1856 : Native. Naturalised. Total. Maine 1,019 23 1,092 New Hampshire— 65 66 Massachusetts ... 3,950 83 4,038 Rhode Ibland New York 836 42 878 Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia North Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama l5 2 17 Louisiana Total. 257 8,116 A statement exhibiting the number of American sea men registered in the United States during the last 17 years respectively, from October 1, 1839, to October 1, 1856, di,tinguishing the native from the naturaliaed citi zens : Year ending. Native. Naturalised. Total. Sept. 30, 1840 ... 7,951 140 8,091 1841 ... 9,015 148 9,163 1842 ... 7,738 160 7,898 1843 ... 7,084 92 7,176 1844 ... 8,220 147 8,367 1845 ... 8,450 129 8.579 1846 ... 8,018 105 8,123 1847 ... 6,867 122 6,989 1848 ... 8,159 92 8,251 1849 ... 9,848 241 10,084 1850 ... 8,998 193 9,101 1851 .. 8,565 171 8,73 G 1852 ... 9,863 286 10,149 1853 .. 9,010 253 •9,263 302 8,919 300 9 ,686 8,116 _ l 1 1 8 88 5 55 6 54 .......: 9 7 8 , 836581967 257 GAROTTE ROBBERY IN DEREY.—On Saturday evening last, about a quarter past 9 o ' c l oc k , as M r. J ohn E m . bery, bookbinder, in the employ of .olessrs. Mozley, pub. wa s going up a ne w and lonely street leading out gegate into Arthu- treet, he was suddenly 0 1 i f s ll 3 r r s i , d attacked by three [nen from behind. One of the ruffians seized him round the neck and put his fingers into his e yes; the other two seized an arm each. They then got him on the ground and cut open his trousers pockets, from which they extracted 7s. 63. in silver, twopence, and a pceketk n if e . M r . E m b ery ' s mou th was ga gge d while they were getting possession of his money, so that he was unable to cry out for help, and, being also in a feeble state of health, lie could not make much resist mice. As soon as the robbers got possession of the money they decatnptd, two of them running down lionry-street, and the other down Bridgegate. Infor mation was immediately cunveyed to the police station, but we regret to say the perpetrators of the outrage have not yet been APlgtibended. SOUTHWARK. CHARGE OF SHOPLIFTING.—Mary Ann Davis, a middle-aged female, was charged with stealing two pieces of printed cotton from the shop of David Powell, linen draper, New Cut, Lambeth. James Lee, a very intelligent lad, about 12 years of age, stated that on the previous evening be was standing at the corner of the New Cut and Waterloo-road, when he saw the prisoner approach the prosecutor's door and examine several articles exposed there for sale. Her conduct excited his suspicion, consequently he watched her, and saw her take up two pieces of printed cotton, fold them up, and place them under her shawl, when she walked away. Witness went after her and told a poiice•constable what bad occurred, when she was taken into custody. The magistrate here told the lad that he had given his evidence with great propriety, and he only wished all would do as he bad done, and he was sure there would be a decrease of crime. He appeared, no doubt, a good boy, and he hoped he would follow the same career. A police constable of the L division said he saw the prisoner walking rather rapidly towards the Blackfriars road, when the lad came up to him and said she had stolen some property from Mr. Powell's shop. He stopped her, and found the two pieces of printed cotton in her possession. He then took her to the prosecutor's shop, when the property was identified. The magistrate asked the prisoner what she had to say in answer to the charge ? She replied that she was very drank, and did not know what she was about. She did not want the property. His worship asked what was known of the prisoner ? The constable replied that she was an old offender. About 12 months ago she was tried and convicted of a similar offence. The magistrate committed her for trial. THAMES. CONVICTION OF A DISHONEST SERVANT GIRL.— Caroline Briant, aged 17, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing a half sovereign, a 2s. piece, and a 6d., the moneys of her employer, Mr. William Ran dall, builder, of No. 98, White Horse-street, Stepney. Mr. Randall had been a great loser since the girl bad been in his service, but, nevertheless, implored of the magistrate to be merciful to her. Mr. Selfe sentenced the prisoner to four months' im. prisonment with bard labour. Sporting Intelligence. THE CHES' Entries at Chester up 1 'ER CUP. to 6.0 p.m. Dec. 31st. Lord Derwentwater. . Lundyfoot Magnifier Marchioness Marmion Melissa One Act Paula Monti Pretty Boy Riseber Saunterer Sir Cohn Sly Fellow.. Scour de Charite Special License Sprig of Shillelagh Stanhope St. Domingo Sunrise Tyre Vandal Warlock Wee Willie (late Omer Pacha) Adamas Aleppo Alice ... Apathy Breeze Captain Barclay Cotswold c by Touchstone, out of Diphthong Daisy December Early Bird Farmer Ashfield (late Sir Walter) Forbidden Fruit Gemma di Vergy Gilliver Glen Lee Good Friday Greyling Highlander Homily Imperieuse Jack Spring Kingmaker . CEEPLECHASE, Omer Pasha (5 yrs) Red Rose Romeo Sandboy Siding Squire of Bensham Sting Minor, the Rejected, the Rover, the .. Treachery Waterfall Westminster Zig Zag LIVERPOOL S' Casse Cou Emigrant Emulator Escape ...... . Fearless Forest Queen Franc Picard Jean du Quesne Little Dan Little Charley Lough Bawn Minerva Minos Omer Pacha (6 yrs) MARNAIT NEWS.— ',Zits ray.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH COEN For the week ended Jan. 1, 1856, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Walt s per Imperial Quarter. 59; E Sc! WHAT. I BARLEY. OATS. I RTE. I BEANS. 1 P 43s 111 23s 71 39s 91 44* 41 40s EAR 2d THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. WHEAT. BAILEY. I oSTs. I ME. 1 BEANS. PEAS. 61s 11 44s 2 . 1 24s 8d I 403 7J 44s 21 41s 9d QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST NVEYIK. Wheat, 92,296; Barley, 107,336; Oats, 12,749; Rye, 233 ; Beam, 5,767; Peas, 2,711 quarter/. MEAT MARKETS. NRWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The trade ruled steady, at full prices. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; Veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; Pork, 3s 10d to bs 4d per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Dec. 31.—T0-day's market was but mode rately supplied with fat stock, which sold briskly, as fol lows :—Beef, from 3s 6d to 5s Od; Mutton, 4s Od to 5s 4d; Veal, 4s Od to 5s 0d; Pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per 8113 s, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Deo. 31.—The trade generally ruled firm, and prices had an upward tendency. Beef, from 3s 8d to 5s 4d ; Mutton, 4s 2d to 5a 6d ; Veal, 4s Oil to 5s Od; Perk, 4s Od to 5s 2d per 81bs. Quarter-old store pigs, --s to —s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.--Meadow hay, 2110 s to 4/ 4s ; clover do., 3/ 10s to 5/ 03; and straw, 11 4s to 11 9s per load. A moderate demand. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 12s to 4/ 4s; clover do., 3/ lOs to 51 Os ; and straw, 114 s to 1/ lOs per load. Trade steady. WHITEOHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 103 k 41 4s ; clover do., 3/ 10s to 5/ ss; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 9s per load. Ssupply moderate. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Jan. I.—Wind this day at noon, S.W.; light breeze and mild weather. RAMSGATE, Dec. 31.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Su perior, from Shields, for Cadiz, leaky and loss of sails. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 31.—Arrived--Camilla (s.), from Marseilles. Sailed—Washington (s.), for New York. FALMOUTH, Dec. 31.—Wind W.—Arrived—Lomas Joaquin, from Matanzas. SWANSEA, Dec. 31. —Wind S.W. Ar. ived —Con que ror, from Coquimbo. Sailed—Adelia Margaretta, for Sydney, N.S.W. HOLYHEAD, Dec. 31.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Luzon, from Liverpool, for Havana. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 31.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—lndian Queen, for Barbadoes. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 31.—The barque Mary Ann, of this port, to Gibraltar, was abandoned yesterday in a sinking state, but the master and mate subsequently went on board again. CARDIFF, Dec. 31.—The Charles McLaughlin, hence to Martinique, is on the rocks at Barry I s l an d, an d w ill be come a wreck ; principal part of the materials expected to be saved. The American ship Garrick, from Antwerp to this port, is on shore about two miles west of Barry, but is expected off. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAM.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind S.W. Arrived—Express, from Rio Bento. Sailed —Fury, for New Orleans. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 30. Wind S.W. Sailed—lndian Queen, for Barbadoes. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 9.55 a.m. Wind W. ; three quarters ebb ; cloudy. Sailed—City , of Nantes, steamer, for Nantes' • Schie dam, steamer, Schiedam; Lion, Callao ; F a ith, Deme rara. DEAL, Thur.day, 9.38 a.m. Wind W. moderate. ruled from CalauttA, fox 1071 i 7 101 l I 60i 4 1 12k 12 k DINNER TO LORD PAIYMURZ Oa Tuesday evening Lord Panmure was entertained at a t public dinner by the county gentlemen of Forfar to testify ' their respect for his Lordship as Lord Lieutenant of the county, and as an acknowledgment of hig public services as Minister of War. To accommodate all parties in the district, Arbroath was selected as the most central plaoe of meeting, and the new Market-hall was elegantly decorated forlthe occasion. The building is constructed after the model of the pave of the Crystal Palace, and when laid out with tables for a party of 800 gentlemen and brilliantly lit up bad a very imposing appearance. Tho company assembled at 4 o'clock, and occupied every seat on the ground floor, while 200 lat;ies filled the galleries. The chair was occupied by Sir J. Ogilvie, Convener of the county, supported on the right by Lord Panmure, Lord Kinnaird, the Hon. W. Mauls, Viscount Melville, Admiral Sir Houston Stewart, Col. Ogilvie, Mr. Duncan, M.P. ; and on the left by the Marquis of Brea,dalba,ne, the Earl of Southesk, the Earl of Kintore, Viscount Duncan, M.P., the Lord Advocate for Scotlacd, and William J. Baxter, M.P., for the Montrose burghs. The CHAIRMAN gave the usual loyal toasts, and called for a special bumper to "the Navy and Army," alluding in happy terms to the presence of Admiral Sir Houston Stewart and Viscount Melville, the commander-in-chief of the forces in Scotland. The toast was drunk with im mense enthusiasm, the band of the ForLrshire Artillery corps playing appropriate music. Admiral STEWART, in rising to return thanks for the navy, was long and loudly applauded. He said—l road a motto opposite, "Commerce makes all the world aki n. But let me tell you that if you would have your comet eree profitable you must protect it; and if you would have it protected in every part of the world you must be always prepared to uphold your navy. (Cheers.) I see by the newspapers to-day that one of our alinira!s has been breaking teacups in China, and this shows, -when you view it in connection with protection to your com merce, how much you have to depend on ou r British navy. My hon. friend in the chair says the British navy is sufficient for all that can be required of it. He is right. I gladly reciprocate that fact ; for I declare that, after 50 years' service, I never knew the navy in a mores efficient state than it is at present. (Cheers.) It is only deficient in one thing—we have very few Scotchmen in it. lam very sorry for this, and I can't understand the rea son of it. Viscount MELVILLE returned thanks for the army. He had no occasion to complain of any reluctance on the part of Scotchmen to enter the army, whatever might be the experience of his gallant friend in regard to their unwil lingness to enter the navy. While there had been no want of recruits for the regular service:there had been a cheer ful readiness to come forward in the militia, especially in, that part of the country where they were then assembleil. They had drunk with enthusiasm the toast of " ie Army and Navy." He was proud of the army. D is. persed as it was all over the globe, it had opportr l ni. ties of active service which prepared it for great emer gencies, and the experience of the late war had fee own how important it was to have a sufficient force thus al ways ready. Ho did trust that if ever they were again to be engaged in such a war they would gu tril against the dr 'tigers of a divided command, for nothing could bo more disc strous than divided counsels, and nothing more essential to suc cess than that one mind should be charged with the full re' sponsapility of the supreme command. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then gave the toast of the evening, " the health of Lord Panmure." After eulogising his lordship as the Lord Lieutenant of the county, he referred in higEly laudatory terms to his conduct as Minister-at- War. 'He said ho had not displaced but succeeded the Duke of New castle, and he was glad to find that the country was now generously viewing that noble lord's command in its true light, and he felt assured it would yet do him justice. Lord PANMURE, on rising, was received with long con tinued applause. After remarking at some length on his local connexion with the county, and congratulating the, meeting on its present prosperous state, he said—l will/ now address a few words on the second ground ( which this compliment has been paid. You have becaa. pleased to signify by this great assembly the approbati or t of my native county of my public course as a public man., may safely say that I have rendered these services,of whin! it you have been pleased to approve, without hope of such a reward as this; and I believe, were it not for the ar friendship that, has inspired this assemblage, that I chaser ve nothing more than the man who has simply done his d' ity in the place to which Providence has called him. (Che ors.) It is quite true, as has been said by Sir J. Ogilvy, Idi d not seek the office in which I am placed. It was offer , a d me . Cogent reasons were stated for my acceptance, and, among others, my familiarity with the habits of the BritiF .h army —(cheers)—from having served an apprenticeship as a sol dier, and from my acquaintance with the mauagem ent of the British army from having been 6 years Secretary of War. These were the recommendations which wore urged as fit . ting me for office. I never hesitated for a mciment, from the circumstances of the times, in accepting that office. (Cheers.) I saw, as others did, the state MA() which, from circumstances over which no man had al iy control, the army in the Crimea had unfortunately fall o, but I saw, too, that that army was rallying from these , circumstances. And I had 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. (Cheers.) There were circumstances certainly connected with the army in the C•iniea which called f.),- iminediato and active measures. I have stated to you, and Sir John Ogilvy has repeated it, that the army in the winti.r of 1it , 51.55 had fallen into a condition which aroused. the in dignation and excited the deepest sympathy of the British nation. No man seemed well to know to what circuit' stances 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 circum stances—not for the purpose of seeking victims for public indignation to punish, for I think that has been some what misconstrued as the intention of the appointment of Sir John M`Neill and Colonel Tulloch,—but to gain infor mation, so that we might know the errors which had been committed, and be able to avoid them on all future occa sions. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, the people of E gland are notnaturally a vindictive people ; they desire to 5E70 public men properly discharge their public duties ; they desire to see the officers of the army discharge their duties efficiently; but they can make allowances for difficulties. (Cheers.) 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 le :sou, and studied the lesson, the people of Eng land 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 an opportunity of recording in public the approba tion of the Government of the report of the 3e two gentlemen. (Cheers.) 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 Bri tish officers, but of telling the truth. Aud neither Sir John .11.'Neill nor Colonel Tulloch, in placing the state ments in my hands, and before the British public, had the slightest intention of injuring the feelings of any one. Having stated this much, permit me only to add one sen tence in regard to my appointment as Secretary of State; and that is that in all that I did I studied, iu the first instance, to follow up what I approved in the conduct of my predecessor, and many things which I worked out took their origin in his administration. (Cheeis.) In the first place, it was my lot, with the aid of my colleagues, to make a radical change—and I do not use the term offensively—in the constitution and command of the Bri tish army. Already had the Duke of Newcastle been establishing a distinct department which would manage the affairs of war in this country. (Hear, hear.) It is not only essential that such a department should exist in time of war; for, believe me, there are matters sufficient for a very large department oven in times of the most pro found peace. I was accused of applying too stoutly to reform during a period of existing war; but the f ac t was I found we could not carry on the war without the reform, and I determined, whatever the risk, to accomplish the change. You will re adily behove the n ecess it y o f thi s when I toll you thattill within e year and a few months the Commander-in -Chief had only the cavalry and the in fantry under his charge. With the artillery he had nothing to do, and they were placed beside him on the field or in sorni , ca mp adjoining. have, with the consent of my c olleagues, placed the artillery and engineers of this corm ' try, as they ought to be, under the i mmediate command of the Counnander-in-Chief. (Applause.) The officer at the head of the army now commands all arms of service. They look to him as their military head, as the fountain of military honour, as the source of military promotion. In doing so we have separated between the civil and the military portion of the administration of the army ; and I have taken under the control of the Secretary of State all the civil branch of the administration of the army, which consists in the provision of military material and all the means of carrying on any war, however great or exten sive it may be. (Applause.) I confess that, owing to this divided administration, delays had occurred which ren dered the efficiency of the service almost impossible. And from the moment that one single eye on the part of the military commander was spread over the whole army, and one single eye was spread over its civil achninistratiou, we were enabled no sooner to determine than to strike—(ap plause)—and everything went on with greater ease then when lat first assumed the reins of office. Now, gentle men, I think the present Government has only done in this what any other Government would have done if occupying their place. They have had the opportunity, and therefore they have gained the credit —and I say that it is a credit to any Government to have simpli fied and modified the military administration of this country so that—l shall answer for it, should due ne cessity call for it—we could embark any n umber of soldiers this country may be called upon to pr ovide com plete in all their equipments, tee days after the order had been given. 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