The Sun. — London, England, 1857-01-14 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed quietly, and prices of all descriptions wore without any alteration from the quotations current last week. The sales were estimated at between 3,000 and 4,000 bales. The Railway Share Market was dull, and prices were about the same as on Monday. The commercial advices from the United States, per the steamer Canada, mention that there was great activity in the Money Market, the demand having increased. Although the exports of specie to Europe kad declined the stock held by the City Banks continued to diminish, in consequence of the drain to the South ern and Western States, where capital was much required. The last City Banks' Return, when com pared with the previous statements, showed an in crease in the loans and discounts of $192,836, and the specie had been reduced to the extent of $758,888. During the week ending the 26th ult. the value of the imports of merchandise ex ceeded the exports to the amount of $63,6 98 4 The market for speculative securities at the latest date was dull and heavy, most of the principal Railway Securities having receded. The accounts from the Brazils, which have just been received, state that trade at Buenos Ayres was firm, and most parties engaged in commercial transactions were anxiously awaiting the establishment of the differential duties which will take effect next month. From Monte Video we learn that business was prosperous, and export operations had increased. At ltio there was an exceedingly active demand for money, and the rate of discount had advanced from 8 to 9 per cent. On the Ist of the present month the export duty on coffee was to be advanced from 9 to 11 per cent. 4—and as the coming crop is estimated to be smaller than usual, we must expect diminished shipments of this article. • Since the receipt of advices by the Overland Mail, recording an advance in the rates of exchange in Bengal and Madras, and which inaluced the authorities iu Leadenhall-street to raise their terms on the respective Presidencies, there has been in ereasod firmness in the Silver Market. Yesterday there was a ♦ery active demand, and the sum of 20,0001. in gold was taken from the Bank of Eng land for purchases of that metal effected on the Continent. The rates of exchange for three months on the principal cities of the Continent yesterday afternoon underwent no change of importance. There has been no movement in the market for English Securities this morning. The prices are without alteration, and business is dull. Consols are 931 I for money, and 93i 94 for the sth prox. The New 3 per Cents. are 94 to 941 ; the Reduced 93 ; and the New 21 per Cents. 761. Bank Stock was marked 216 to 2171, and East India Stock 219 to 22g. Owing to the pressure for money Exchepler Bills are as low as ls. discount, and the Bonds are 988. In the Foreign Market there has not been much change, the transactions being very limited. Turkish 6 per Cents. are quiet at 95, and the 4 per Cents. at 1031. Mexican Stock is 21k, and Peru vian 4/per Cents. 78 to 781. Sardinian Bonds 89 to 891, Venezuela 36, and Dutch 21 per Cents. 641. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 7 ; Mexi can, 211 ; Peruvian, 77/ 81 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 55 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 5 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 106 8 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 95 7 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 40 40/ ; ditto Deferred, 231 4 ; ditto Certificates, fit 6 ; ditto Passive, 51 6. A very fair business has been transacted in the Railway Share Markets, chiefly in connection with the arrangements for the settlement of the half month's arrears. Prices have, in most instances, shown an upward tendency, more particularly for Caledonian, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Midland, North Eastern Berwick, whioh have improved about 15s. Edinburgh, Perth and Dundee, Great Western, Norfolk, and North British, advanced about ss. The French lines are also rather firmer, Central of France and Eastern of France haying improved about ss. The Canadian lines have been dull, at about previous values. Joint-Stock Bank Shares rule rather lower. Union of Australia have receded 10s. to 13s. ; Bank of Egypt, ss. ; and Australasia, about ss. London and County, and Ottoman Bank, are steady. In Miscellaneous Shares there is very little busi ness doing. Electric Telegraph declined. 105. ; Crystal Palace advanced ss. ; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 10s. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ON I i'CLOcii. (From the Offictal List.) t ., 11.4 , 7144, done Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 t4 ST Cent Consols Annuities 93 i $ 8 Now 3 per Cent. Annuities 9l -,t, I New 24 per Cent. Annuities 76i Legg Annuities, expire sth -lan. 1860_ Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 lB 1-16 18 India Stock 220 19 Consols km Account . I .Exchequer 2! ; (1. £lOOO . 1 d £5OO 2 p Brnall Ditto Bonds, 1858,34 per Cent........, Ditto, 1859 - PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'cLo, Brazilian Fonds, 5 per Cent. lOl Mexican 3 per Cent 2li Peruvian Bonds 4i per Cent Sardinian Bemis, 5 por Cent. Turkith Bonds, 6 par cent 95 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Venezuela Bonds, 41 per Cent Dl , idendr, on the above ,a able to Lon ' , n. patch Exchange, 2,i per Cen';., 12 Guilders 64i Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates TWO O'CLOCK ennßols mono Ditto Account THE COLONIAL BANK. HALF-YEARLY M EETING —(THIS DAY). The usual half -yearly meetingce with of the court of directors of this corporation, in compliance theprovision s o f the charter, was held to-d a y at the London Tavern. CHAS. MARRYATT, Esq., occup i ed the chair. The usual routine busines s h av i ng been disposed of, The SECRETARY (Mr. Calvert), i n compliance with the request of the chairman, read the half -yearly re the directors, from which it appeared that th e ne t profit of for the half-year was 25,9671 ., from which the directors recommended a dividend of 21 per cent. for the half-year, or 5 per cent, per annum, which would require 12,5001., and leave 13,4671. to go towards the kind for meeting bad debts, which now amounted 181,5471, The accounts of the business for the half. year were very encouraging, and the prospects of the current half-year were erpially so. The CHAIRMAN briefly moved a resolution adopting the report, which was put to the meeting and carried unanimously. Charles Cave, Es William William Davidson, Esq.) James Fletcher, EN.) un animously Esq,, Alexander Stewart, Esq., and Henry the directors retiring by rotation, were uanirnougly re-elected. Alexander Al' al e , Gregor, Eqi., the retiring aud itor, was re-elected. The Proceedings terminated with the usual compli mentary vote of thanks to the chairman. there is Bow r i ng la .no foundation for the report that Sir J. he was perfects ll-bealth. Up to the 12th of November The speiY well. 54,000/. h e e b y,the Canada from Boston yesterday is DUT Y ON ii \v ‘ , 4l3l e will be Bent to the continent. ended March 4N 340 ,898/. THE PROILJT:iiitSE B .—The duty on horses in the year 2 5 0 0 10C the 31st March laati3LEciAov DIITY.—In the year ended 50 duced as much as 28tipoe probate and legacy duty pro' WO CRYSTAL PAL AcE.4 7 . 3I. !0O Jan. 13.—Admissions o n- Shillino , Day.—Tuesday, - 20 tickets, 1,028 ; total isZa'Yni"t' 4,349 ; do. by season !,0 At 'be Court of Banakgrao: annul the bankruptcy i'sttclSy'37y7e;terday a petition to 1 . _o the 2111;t1n:81 t• 20 was presented on the behalf of the DS. P,, which is to be heard o British Bank Mr. Humphrey Brown, 4 ..' W BRITISH TELEGRAPH UOMPANY. helda special meeting 25 of the proprietors of this comPan— their offices in Regent-circus, Piccadilly, Yesterday, at 2- a l t y the resolution passed on the 25th of November Submarine Manchester, for 5C the amalgamation of the British and Tele. 100 graph Companies was unanimously confirmed. 100 raE SUN, LON DON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14 1857 SHARE MARKETS—(This Day.) W Y Clostni Pric, yesterday. 9} - 4 8i 9 19i -- 20 17i - 18 - 14. 92 94 61 62 37 38 .es ... •• - 192. 9# !4; 38 40 25 - 27 7 - 5 93 - 95 53i - 5t Ai - :..3.i 94 - 96 1 7 - 8 91; 92: 75 77 1 L2O 125 11 113 671 67i1 60 65 68 72 5 6 5 6 96i 97 6i • 7 110 - 112 106 -• 106 i 201 - 211 10i -10 t k 1 107 - 108 821 -82 i 53 -- 55 51. - 53 3i . iid 39 40 83?; 84} 4i 3i.i 3 2s 8i 181 59i 6 04 97 100 lo_ 1 1 28 29 106 108 254 266 71 73 49 - tl 1i ... 14 174 '8 74 - 75 Eli - 5 3 5 x 1 3 - 2 14 16 38 401 19i -- 2O 6 8 2 - 4 5 - 5i ••• -- • • 7 9 - 11 i :ii tinniness dont this day 1221 1051 85 4 112 - 114 2 2ip .• ''''' ... ~.. - ... 21i - 22 52 - 51 1121 82 - 84 21i - 22 1 lAr 24i 24 - 2 p 99 - 100 118 123 11‘ - 123 108 110 19} -20 i 22 - 22 - V 1) 2} - 2ip .•• .." ... P i 23 974 18 17j 3 3Si 13/ 40 4 THE GREAT GOLD ROBBERY. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—(This DAY.) (Before Mr. Baron Martin and. Mr. Justice Willes.) SECOND DAY. The learned judges took their seats on the bench at 10 o'clock this morning, when the prisoners Pierce, Burgess, and Tester were placed at the bar. Thomas Sharman, who now keep; the Torrington Arms at Mereworth, Kent, deposed that in October and Novem ber, 1854, he was station clerk at Folkestone, and he then saw Agar and Tester together there. He spoke to them, and went to the Pavilion Hotel with them and had some refreshment. [This witness is the " sedate young man" whom Agar, in his examination yesterday, said he could not corrupt.] By Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—He did not recollect if Tester introduced Agar to him. Hasel, the policeman, had previously cautioned him that Agar was a suspicious cha racter. He went to the Pavilion at Tester's invitation. After he saw Agar he informed Hasel that he thought he was mistaken about him. Mr. G.H. Hasel, inspector of police on the South-Eastern Railway, deposed that in May, 1854, he was stationed at Folkestone. He saw Pierce and Agar there on several occasions. They walked on the pier and watched the arrival and departure of the boats. He had a reason at that time for watching Pierce more than any ordinary per son. He made a communication to Steer, of the Folke stone police, respecting Agar and Pierce. He saw Agar in October, 1854, at the booking of Sharman was in the office making up his money. On the following day he saw him speaking to Tester on the pier, and they after wards walked in the direction of the Pavilion Hotel. Tester left for London the same Light. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—Most people, when at Folkestone, walked on the pier to see the arrival and departure of the boats. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—There is nothing else to see there. Witness—Not that I know of. (lAughter.) Tester afterwards left the company's employ with a good character, and wont on a rail way in Sweden. He did not know if he surrendered to take his trial for this charge. He did not like the appearance of Agar, and he therefore cautioned Sharman against him. He did not say anything to Tester about him, because ha appeared to know him so well. By Mr. Sergeant Parry—Pierce was ticket printer to the company, and was well known on the line. By Mr. Gifford—Burgess had been in the company's service about 10 or 11 years. Mr. J. Steer, superintendent of Folkestone police, cor roborated Agar's evidence as to his and Pierce's visits to Dover and Folkestone together, and their being on the pier on the arrival and departure of the boats. When ever they saw him they separated and walked away, par ticularly Agar. On one occasion he saw Burgess with Pierce on Folkestone harbour. Henry Williams was on duty at Dover on the night of the 15th May, when the bullion train arrived. Burgess and Kennedy were the guards. Just before the departure of the up express train, at two o'clock a.m., he noticed two men go through the office. Burgess, Kennedy, and himself were standing together in the office at the time. One was taller than the other ; one dark, and the other light complexion. Witness was going to speak to them, but seeing another porter go to them and speak to them he did not do so. They afterwards went on the platform. Witness only issued two tickets for that train. The two men above referred to did not take tickets. Joseph Witherdon, porter in the company's employ— He was on daty on the night of the 15th May, 1855. Just before the departure of the up 2 o'clock a.m. train, two men with carpet bags, and wearing short cloaks, came on to the platform without taking tickets. From the manner in which they carried the bags they appear e d t o b e h eav y. He spoke to them abou t their tickets, and they produced two Ostend return tickets. One of them gave him money. He asked them if their luggage had passed the Custom. house, and they replied that they came over the previous night. Mr. W. Clark, landlord of the Rose Hotel, Dover, de poned that two men—one a tall, dark man, the other a short, light complexioned man, came to his house and had some refreshment, and remained the night. Tt was in the early part of 1851. They asked the way to Dover, and left in that direction. Robert Clark, waiter at the Dover Castle, Dover, re collected two men coming to the hotel in May, 1855 ; one was sh rter than the other ; they left about half-past one o'clock to go by the up two o'clock a.m. express train ; previous to their leaving they had some brandy in a soda water bottle ; they had bags with them. Matthew Dickinson, policeman, stationed at London bridge—On the night of the 15th May he was a porter. He recollected the arrival of the train at London-bridge at half-past 4 o'clock; only four passengers, he believed, came by that train. From the carriage he opened two men came out ; one man was taller and of darker complexion than the other. The man who first stepped out of the carriage 1 had a bag with him; he believed they had no other luggage. The one he spoke to had on a cape, and had dark hair and whisters. The two men went down the platform together, They declined his offer to procure them a cab. William Woodhouse, a porter on duty on the morning or the 16th May, gave similar evidence to the above wit ness. There was no other luggage in the van that ary follosag'. He was to have allowed her it. Weeki but he did not do so. In January she went to Pieree's to reside, and remained there till April. ShO left On account of a disagreement. Agar had two trucks there ; they contained his clothes and tools. She saw his watch, ring; and a set of shirt studs there, but no money. She saw in Pierce's possession a bag of sovereigns before she went to live with him. Pierce before that said he had asked Agar for a sovereign, and he refused him, and that sometimes he could get money out of him and sometimes not. Pierce once asked her to lend him a shilling in 1851. Previous to the robbery Pierce used to have Agar's old clothes. He used to take them away. After the robbery she saw in Pierce's hand a roll of notes. After she left Pierce's house she became distressed, and applied to Pierce for relief. Nr. Sergeant Parry objected to this evidence. Mr. Sergeant Shea—l shall follow it with another. Did she make a statement ? Mr. Baron Martin—l don't think it is evidence. Witness continued—She repeatedly applied to Pierce for money without success, and after that she made a com munication to Mr. Weatherhead, the governor of Newgate, and then to Mr. Rees. 'Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Parry—She was 25 years of age. She left Tunbrige-station in 1852. She was dismissed, but not for dishonesty. She had not lived with any one else than Agar. She knew a person of the name of Tress. She did not consider her conduct had beensim proper with him. She knew a person named Hart. She did not live with him. He came to see her in town. He had given her a sovereign or two, but not for an improper purpose. He was no relation of hers. Tress gave her Si. after she left Tunbridge. She did not know why she was dismissed. ShEr had 121. a year and her board and lodging at Tunbridge. She was not dismissed from impropriety of conduct at Tunbridge. She knew a gentleman named " Bill Barber." He was under-guard. He never gave her money. She remained at home with her mother about eight months, and she then went to Johnson's-street, Sonser'fi-town, and she had work from Messrs. Crosse and Blackwall's, Soho square. Hart called there and saw her. She lived then with her mother, but Hart, who visited her then, never saw her. It was there she knew Agar as Adam. He left her twice, but not that she was aware of for her drunken habits. She was not in the habit of doing so. When the child was registered and christened she knew Agar's name. That was in July, 1854. She only knew him in the names of Agar and Adams. She knew a person named Hodges. He used to give her money. He used to give her a sovereign at a time. He was not with her a long period at a time. She had been out two nights whilst at Pierce's. She quarrelled with him on account of a letter she had from Agar, and not on account of her drunkenness. She would not swear she had not been brought home there drunk. She did not re collect being brought home drunk in a wheelbarrow at Shepherd's-hush, but it might have happened. (Laughter.) She had not been to Portland to see Agar. The Railway Company had supported her since last October. She knew Pierce to be what was called a betting or sporting man. She had not seen him with money he said he had won on races. She never saw him with a betting-book. She would undertake to say she had received 801. of Pierce. She would venture to swear it was not 1001. Mrs. Pierce had only in a friendly way advised her not to get drunk. She had no occasion to complain of her whilst in her house. By Mr. Giffard—She was introduced by Burgess to Agar at the Green Man public-house, Tooley-street. After that she never saw Burgess and Agar together. She did not know till after Agar's conviction that he lived with a per son named Campbell. Re-examined by Mr. Sergeant Shee—Hart made hon ourable proposals to me, and after he left Tunbridge she was engaged to him. It was during that time—after her mother's death—that he gave her money. Hodges did not give her money for an improper purpose. Price saw Agar's letter to her, and said he was mad— he never had any money. She never heard of a sum of 3,0001. being left for her and her child. Mr. Baron Martin—l must certainly know if it be true. Because Agar her and her arsaidhegacvheild.to Mr. Wontner 3 , 0 C 31 . to be invested Witness continued—ln the letter she received from Agar he directed, amo ngst other things, that she was to pur chase a silver cup for her child and Pierces son, and that Pierce would let her have the money. S never had the money to do it. She was now living he with Inspector Thornton. By Mr. Baron Martin—Have you ever heard of 3,0001. being invested for you and your child ? Witness—No, my lord. Mr. Sergeant Parry—lt is in the hands of the railway company. Mr. Bodkin—No, it is not. It is a mistake. Mr. Sergeant Parry—Mr. Wontner made an explanation before the magistrate, and he was ready to explain now if he were to be considered a witness for the prosecution. Mr. Sergeant Shee—Certainly not. Mr. Sergeant Parry—Then I decline to put him in the box. Mr. Baron Martin—You must take your own course. Mr. Sergeant Shee—l wont take advantage of Mr. Wont nor's statement to claim a reply. Mr. Sergeant Parry—Then, as your lordship wishes to have the matter explained, I will call him. Mr. Baron Martin—l have no wish for it being done personally. If the money is invested for her, she ought to have it forwarded. The Crown had no claim on it. Mr. Wontner—Bnt, your lordship, I think, after what has transpired, that I ought to have an opportunity of explaining. Mr. Baron Martin—l think you should, Mr. Wontner. Mr. Wontner —Agar, whom I defended, had had a sum of 3,000'. invested for a considerable period in the 3 per cents., and at his request I sold it out, realising 2,7001. for it. A number of payments wer e made out of the money realised, which reduced it to 2,5C3/. Agar sent me a writ ten order, which I acted on, and paid the money over to Pierce as requested, which he has inveeted in Turkish Bonds. The Bo ids have been seized by the prosecution, and they are now in their possession. I have taken the trouble to trace out the notes paid to Pierce and the notes witk which he purchased the Turkish Bonds, and I find they correspond. lam prepared to produce the documents in reference to the transaction. Agar was then recalled at the request of Mr. Serjeant Baluantine, and said that Pierce communicated to him that he had heard from Tester that one of the keys of the safe on board the Folkestone boat was lost. Witness was not on board the boat when the key was lost. [We shall continue the case in our last edition.] morning. Stephen Jones, guard on the South Eastern Railway, deposed that on the night of the 15th of May Tester came up by his train to London. He had a black leather bag with him. He had seen Pierce and another man four or five times on Folkestone pier. In 1853 ho saw Burgess, Pierce, and Agar together at Stearne's public-house in Tooley-street. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—He was examined in Juno, 1855, about the robbery, but he never said anything about the black bag until after Agar's exa mination, which directed his attention to it. He did not see anything unusual about t heir bag. Mr. Frederick Russell, clerk at the London sta tion of the Greenwich Railway, deposed that one night in May, 1855, Tester came to the office about ten o'clock. He said he had come up from Reigate and he left a black leather bag in the office whilst he went somewhere. He returned iu time to go down to Greenwich by the last train. Tester then lived at Lewis ham. Tester was not in the habit of going down by the last Greenwich train. It was before I heard of the robbery. Tester was married about two months before the robbery. John Perry, night watchman at the Greenwich Railway, and heav as a ffi deposed ,oe h e that mov o o n d the i night h feltt when lumpy Test y, e , i; 1e ft the bag in if the o stone were in it. Mr.Chubb,ts sa i o d f the hoy firm mad of e fo ufour Chubb bul andon chests Son the for theeminent 00. pan loc k y. There were two diffarent locks on each safe. All s mh the right hand locks were the s ame, and the loft hand locks were all alike. This evidence was corroborative of Agar's statement that the robbery was delayed in consequence of some repairs and alterations being made in the locks of the bullion chests. Mr. Knight, successor to Mr. Brown, superintendent of the line, deposed that Tester was a clerk in his office. In May, 1855, it was Tester's duty to regulate the guards of the trains. The April guard-list of that year, with the names of Burgess and Kennedy in i t, as g uards of t he mail train for that month, had the words " and May" added to it, thereby continuing the April list for the month of May. Ho called Tester's attention to it, and he replied it was usual for it to be done. Tester bad no control over the keys of the bullion chest ; they were kept by Mr. Browne, who directed Tester when to use them. He know of no business of the company requiring Tester's attendance at Folkestone, except on one occasion, in Sep tember, 1854. Cross-examined Ity Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—On two or three occasions in 12 months the guards had been kept on the trains for the second month. Kennedy, the under guard of the train at the time of the robbery, had been on it in March, April, and May. Mr. Matthews, from Messrs. Massey, money-changers, St. Mary Axe, proved that he bought 210 American gold eagles on the 16th May. He gave 2131. 10s. It was about nine o'clock in the morning that he bought them. He could not identify the man of whom ho bought them. He paid for them in English gold at the man's desire. The man appeared tired as if he had travelled. Mr. R. Brommall, money-changer in the Haymarket, deposed that on the 16th May he purchased 200 American eagles for 2031. Gs. Bd. by cheque on the Union Bank, pay able at the branch at Pall-mall, East. Mr. Alexander White, clerk at the Pall-mall branch of the Union Bank, proved caching the above cheque. Mary Ann Porter proved that she knew Agar in the name of Adams. He lived with her about two years ago in Harleyford-road, Vauxhall. He lived with a female who passed as his wife. Pierce visited Adams in the name of Peckham. The latter assisted Agar when ho left to move his furniture. John Honour, hairdresser, of Lambeth-walk, deposed that when Pierce lived in Walnut-tree-walk be dressed a dark wig for him. It was in November, 1854. Fanny Poland Kay was then called and examined by Mr. Sergeant Shee.—Before I was acquainted with Agar I was engaged in the refreshment room at Tunbridge station. Burgess introduced her to Agar, by whom she had a child. She lived with him at various places till December, 1851, when they went to Shepherd's-bush to reside. Previous to that she had seen Agar and Pierce together very often. They appeared to be well acquainted with each other. She did not see Burgess in their company before Agar went to Shepherd's-bush. Pierce went by the name of Peckham. She recollected her child going to be weaned in May, 1855. Charlotte Painter then lived with her as a servant. A fortnight after I left on a Sunday she went to see it, and after the death of Mrs. Bessell, her next door neighbour, on the 18th of May, 1855. A few days before, and a week after Agar was absent all night. It was on the Tuesday or Wednesday. She next saw him in the afternoon with Pierce. They caul° in a cart, and s h e b e li eve d th e y h a d two bags withthem, which they carried into tliss wash-house. She did not see the bags opened. After that Pierce came daily. After the 21st of May, he and Agar were On the first floor, she looked into it once, and she saw they had the stove out, and a bright fire ; they both ran to the door and !prevented her going in ; previous to that they had been much in the wash-house together, when she hoard them hammering. They had drab shooting leather bags. When they were upstairs, she heard a noise like the roaring of a large fire ; she heard that for several days. She saw Pierce bring down from the room what appeared to be square pieces of stone. When they came down to their meals they appeared hot and dirty, aad to her in quiries what they were about, they replied " leather apre w „ v i ng ." She heard them in their conversation mention Burgess and Tester's name. Afterwards, she noticed that in the upstairs room the stove bad been replaced and black ened, and that the floor was burnt in two places. Pierce and Agar had short cloaks. She had seen Pierce with more hair about his face than now, but it was his own. She then detailed Agar's leaving her, and his visiting her before he was arrested. Her child then was at Rothorhithe with a cousin of his. Some time after he left her she resided in George's•road, and Agar provided for her till the Janu- THE BRAZILS. signalled a steamer,steering to south-west, supposed to be the Royal mail steamer Avon ; Dec. 30, at 2 p.m , in lat. 16 25 N., long. 25 2 5 W., signalled the French SOUTHAMPTON`, TUMMY EVENING. ship Eugenie, steering to the southward ; Jan. 4, at 7 We have just received, per railway from Wareham, 1 ann., lat. 26 N., long. 18 32 W., signalled the brig our advicee Ar.d papers brought by the Tyne etesmer, Martha, of Whicehaven, steering to the south-west. Capt. W. Yeller, t4h7e.li udortunately greunded trsic morning off St. Alban's Heed, an the coast of Dorset shire, as detailed in another column. The dates by this steamer are from Buenos Ayres, Dec. 2 ; MonteVirleo, 5 ; Rio de Janeiro, 16 ; Bahia, 20 ; Pernambuco, 23; St, Vincent (Cape Verde), 31 ; Teneriffe, Jan. 5 ; Funchal (Madeira), 6 ; and Lisbon, 9. The Tyne has 55 passengers, among n horn are Com mander Otway, R.N., from Rio ; Mr. Pecher, Belgian Consul-General, from Rio • Mr. Liffey, A merican Co nsul, from Valparaiso ; and Dr. 'Ackland, from Madeira. She brings specie from Monte Video, value sterling, 401., and from other ports 1,1021. ; diamonds, value sterling. 32,548/., and jewellery,value 561., being a total of valuabh s of 33,746 1 . The cargo consisted of 425 bales cochineal, 255 barrels tapioca, and 140 packages sundries, and she has also two South American lions for the Royal Zoolo gical Society. On the outward voyage the Tyae experi enced fine weather and smooth seas, but on her passage home she met with head winds throughout the passage. A complimentary address was presented to the captain on her outward voyage, signed by 80 of the passengers. Our advices from Buenos Ayres state that trade had been good, chiefly in anticipation of the differential duties to come into operation in Feb., 1857. Opinions were very much divided as to what would be the result of this nice are. 'lh i most prevalent opinion, however, was that it would fad to the ground. Hides and all pi oduce had an upward tendency. The wool clip was nearly finished, and was expected to be of superior quality and very abundant. The election of governor was beginning to give rise to considerable discussion, opinions being divided between Gen. Escalade and Dr. T..brres. The Rio Uruguay steamer, from Paraguay to Buenos Ayres, struck on a snag and sank 80 miles from Ascension ; passengers and crew saved. Exchange, 68n, with an up ward tendency. Doubloons, 333 to 335 paper dollars each. At Monte Video the election of senators had taken place on the 30th Nov., and, although Don Manuel Oribe had given his Influence in opposition to the Government, all passed off quietly, the Government being triumphant. It was rumoured, however, that Don Manuel Oribe would be banished from the country, in order that his influence might net preponderate on any future occasion. The country was in a very prosperous state, and business good. Exports were on the increase, as several saladeros had cominenced operations. Hideo had advanced in price. Exchange, 4s. 20. to 4s. 2d. From Rio we have advises to Dec. 15. There had been a great tightness in the money-market. Tne Bank of Brazil had raised the rate of discount from 8 to 9 per cent., and even so discounted but insignificant amounts. Out of the bank the rate of di-count was generally 11 per cent. In consequence of this pressure, and of very considerable purchases of coffee, exchanges had under gone great fluctuations since the 13th ult. On London the rate opened at 27/, 271, and suddenly advanced to 28, 28k, 28k, at 60 and 90 days. The transactions upon London were 750,000 g., generally at 28d. Prices of coffee declined 150 rule. Green good first was very scarce, and eagerly sought after at 4,550 and 4,600 reis. Sales since the 12th ult., 282,900 bags, of which 169,500 were for the States, 70,900 for the Channel and North of Europe, and 42,500 fur the Mediterranean. Freights—for the Channel, Hamburg, Antwerp, and Marseilles, 60s. to 655. ; States, 90c. to 100 c. Stock of coffee, 100,000 bags, badly assorted ; market very firm, with upward tendency. Exchange—on France, 340 reis ; on Hamburg 645 to 653 reis, 90 days'. The accounts received from the interior of the country represent the coming crop as being only one-third of the present one, and the highest estimates do nut exceed 1,300,000 bags. The law raising the export duty on coffee from 9 to 14 per cent. was to come into operation on the Ist January. The following is extracted from the latest Rio price current : " Coffee—We noticed in the postscript of our last circular of the 13th ult. a sale of 10,000 bags. Another of 15,000 bags was closed on the following day, both at the rates then quoted. In consequence of symptoms of an approaching tightness in the money market, concur rent with an upward tendency of the exchange, bueiuese remained suspended until the 19th, when a decline of 100 rs. brought forward buyers, and 48,000 ,bags were disposed of from that date to the 21st. Abundant sup plies in the latter part of the past month, higher freights, and an advancing exchange, compelled dealers to submit to a farther decline, which at the close of the month had reached to 200 rs. on the quotations of the 12 .h ult. Calculating the higher figure of freights and exchange, as also the difference in quality, which has continued to fall off in the past two months, the present cost of the article on board in sterling barely differs from that of previous shipments. Notwith standing the flat accounts which we continue to receive from the United States, as well as from Europe, our market has since the let inst. exhibited great great acti vity, occasioned in some measure by the requirements for engaged vessels, as also from the expectation of an improvement in places of consumption, so soon as the money crisis in Europe sub,idee. Sold since the 12th ult. to date 282,900 bags, of which 169,500 for the United States, 70,900 for the Channel and North of Europe, 42,500 for the Mediterranean. Stock 100 000 bags offering, but very little choice, chiefly of the green descriptions, which would fetch 10Ors. above quotations. " Sugar.—Prices have beet, on the decline. Supplies from Campos :-2,084 cases, 6,543 bags and barrels. From the North :-64 can s, 5,082 bags and barrels. Sales, seedy all for consumption, 832 o nies, 5,737 pack ages of the former at quotations ; 352 cases, 2,003 pack ages of the latter at 4 dole, to 4 400 white, and 3 doll. to 3 200 brown. Stock of both, 2,557 cases, 4,685 bags and barrels. " Hides.—Arrived from Rio Grande, 1,295; sales, 1,500 inferior quality, at 300 re. to 330 re. ; stock, 500 to 600. AMERICA. A bill is before the Arkansas Legislature to com pel all free negroes to leave the State, under pen _ . shy of immediate sale into slavery for life. A bill allowing negroes, Indians, and mulattoes, to give evidence in cases where white persons are parties, lias passed the Senate branch of the lowa Legis lature by a vote of 19 to 18. A bill to " encourage and promote matrimony" has been introduced into the Legislature of North Carolina. The following paragraphs contain the latest in telligence respecting the slave excitement in the South. The Marlborough Advocate says:— "Two slaves, the property of Mr. Henry Danger field, were arrested and committed to gaol on Friday last, and on Sunday five others were also comMitted. 'Those first arrested are said to have given somoinfor mation, or to have made some disclosures, concerning an insurrection on which public apprehension appears to be based. In consequence of these circumstances public meetings of the citizens of this district were held on Saturday and Monday last for the organisation of patrols, and for taking other action in the premises." The Berryville (Virginia) Gazette has the follow ing : " Just before going to press three slaves—Joe, Tom, and Vincent—the property of Mrs. George L. lierfoot, near Millwood, and a free negro, named Alfred Thomp , sor , have been lodged in our gaol fur attempting insur rection. We learn that these negroes expressed them selves before the justice wz,o committed them as familiar with a plot of insurrection to commence in our country, and also at Harper's Ferry, two months from the first of November last ; and, further, that they bad, heard white men and negroes talking if Fremont was elected they would be free, and, as they knew he was not, they were prepared to fight for it, and threatened the lives of two of our most worthy citizens as the first they in tendtd to take." A letter from Jackson, Mississippi, dated the 21st, says : " Our town is in a perfect state of excitement to-day in consequence of rumours of an intended negro insur rection, to take place during the holidays. " The mayor has issued a proclamation calling upon the citizens to organise and prepare to crush the insur rection in its bud. "Twenty-seven negroes have been arrested this morn• The extent of the plot is not known. Feelings of doubt and anxiety are universal. " Our citizens are in a fearful state of excitement. The particulars of this excitement are hard to obtain ; and, although universal, the origin and foundation are very d ffieult to ascertain. "Rumours from Canton, Mississippi, also have reached us of a similar state of affairs. "How far North Alabama may be in danger we can not say with certainty, but there are rumours of rebel lion in that quarter." A telegraphic communication from Louisville, Kentucky, under date the 29th of December, says : " there was great excitement at the Court-house here on Saturday, in consequence of the examination of the negroes who are charged with murdering the Joyce family. William Joyce, a brother, proposed that the negroes be burnt, to which the crowd re-ponded `Aye,' but they were finally quieted by the Court, and the negroes remanded to prison. The presumptive evidence against the negroes is strong, but there is nothing direct against them save the confession of one of their number." New Orleans papers, received at Baltimore, con tain despatches from Mississippi and Northern Alabama, giving reports of slave excitement at Jackson and Canton, Mississippi. Great alarm pre vailed and a number of negroes had been arrested. A Tennessee paper states that Senator Bell loses about 10,000 dols. by the insurrection panic. Four of his negroes in his absence were hung by one of the local courts, and five more afterwards by the mob, without judge or jury. Yet there seems to have been little or no evidence to inculpate them. Huntington, the forger, had been found guilty, and sentenced to four years and 10 months' impri sonment in the New York State prison. The appearance of the would-be Filibusters who had left New York in the steam-ship Tennessee did not promise to afford Walker much material aid on their arrival in Central America. They are described as few in number, but with their spirits un from having poured large libations of spirits down, and almost ready to do anything but remain quiet. The steam-ship Adye, with 50 additional Filibusters, including General Wheal, had arrived at Norfolk to take up the passengers of the Ten nessee. The New York Tribune says that the text of the last Central American treaty which appeared in the Times, extracted from the New York _Herald, was surreptitiously obtained. Uf the treaty the same journal says " This treaty is one of very grave character. It has no parallel in the past diplomacy of our Government but that negotiated between Messrs. Clayton and Bul wer, which it far outvies in all that rendered that instrument remarkable. Its recognition of the Mos quito savages as an independent Power, with a large extent of territory ; its stipulations that our Govern men., in connection with that of Great Britain, shall undertake to settle the reciprocal limits of Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Mosquito ; its singular and compli cated provmions with respect to Greytown or San Juan •de Nicaragua ; its express recognition of British Hon duras and attempts to define her boundaries, are at least far out of the ordinary course of our diplomacy, contrast strongly with our current jeers at British as sumption with regard to Mosquito, and are just such as none other than a Democratic Administration could reasonably hope to carry through the Senate and sus tain before the country. On the whole, we are inclined to approve and uphold this treaty, though not without misgivings that it will ultimately involve us in worse complications than those it resolves. We consider its stipulations in the main fair and equal, though en tangling, and we are inclined rather to regret that exigencies exist which demand such a treaty than to complain that those exigencies have not been more wisely met." The Illinois had arrived at New York with the Californian mails of the sth ult. and $1,671,569 in specie on freight. The total vote of the State for President was 107,377, of which Buchanan had 51,925 ; Fillmore, 35,113 ; and Fremont, 20,339, giving a plurality of Fillmore and Fremont over Buchanan of 3,527. The advices from Panama are to the 19th of December. According to the Star the blockade of all the New Granada ports was to be enforced. The same paper asserts that the object of Admiral Bruce's visit to Panama was to examine the prac ticability of establishing a British naval depot in the Bay of Panama, in order that the British fleet in the Pacific, no w principally steamers, may re ceive their coal across the Isthmus. The officers of the Monarch were surveying the harbour at the Island of Tobago. The United States' Government, it says, has also been thinking of taking a similar step. The Esk had sailed for Acapulco, touching at the Central American ports. "Stack, under the influence of the tight money mar ket, bad receded to 102 per cent., but has now recovered to 1021 to 103 per cent. " Freights were quoted—England, 50s. ; English Channel, 60s. to 655. ; Antwerp, 60s. to 655. ; Ham burg, 665. to 655. ; Mediterranean, 60s. to 655. ; United States, 90c. to 100 c. ; Havre de Grace, 60f." The following is a summary of the Bahia markets : Imports.—Ale and Porter—Sales effected at 5 dots. 400 per doz. quart bottles, 6 dots. 800 for pints, regular quality ; superior at 6 dole. quarts and 7 dol.. 200 for pints. Beef (jerked)—No arrivals ; prices looking down. as supplies are hourly expected ; last sales, 5 dots. 600 to 6 dots, per arroba. Butter—Late arrivals not yet in the market ; of former stocks a sale of Irish at 800 has been effected. Candles-550 boxes have been disposed of at 700 rs. Cheese—Sales are reported at 1 dol. 400 each. Coals—Arrived two cargoes (together 807 tons), supposed to be for private account. Codfish — Another cargo of 2,170 brls arrived yesterday, which is not yet disposed of. Flour—The marks Crenshaw and Rose Neath have been sold ; prices have not transpired. Gunpowder—The greater part of the late arrivals is sold at G4rs per lb. Iron—A lot of Swedish has been sold at 12,400 rs per quintal. Saltpetre—Sales effected at 8 dole per arroba. Vinegar and Wine—No alteration. " Exports—Sugar—Stocks on the 15th inst. 3,524 cases, 403 boxes, 15 mil bags; prices, 3,000 to 4,000 rs per arroba for browns, 3,600 to 3,700 whites. Cotton — Purchases have been effected at 6,000 to 6,100 ; stocks on the 15th were 2,969 bales, mostly in second banes. Coffee—Arrived about 9 mil arrobas from Caravel!as ; sold yesterday by auction at the following prices : Washed, 4,900 to 5,200 rs per arroba ; unwashed, firsts, 4,600 to 4 750 ; seconds, 4,000 to 4,500; ordinary, 3,900 to 4,200 ; Triage, 2,600 to 3,000 per ay. Cocoa, small lots were purchased at 4,800 per ar. Hides have again advanced, to-Jay's quotations being 290 rs to 300 rs per lb for dry salted, Mrs to 340 rs for dry. Rum, firm, at I,loOrs per eanada. Piassava, prices unaltered. Coquilbos, a small lot of 50 mil found a purchaser at 2,560 per sail. Tobacco, tales effected at 4,700 atld 4,800 per arroba for closed leaf seconds, and 5,700 and 5,800 for first, at which they are firm ; stooks on the 15th instant were 8,052 bales. Wood—Arrivcd 20 dozen ; no sales ef. fected. Freights—A Swedish vessel was rechartered at 50s without primage, but shipping expenses for account of charterer ; for Maceio and Liverpool two vessels were taken up at is 2d per lb for cotton. Exchange—Transac tions have continue:l at 27 to 27 Our dates from Pernambuco are to the 23d of Decem ber. Our correspondent writes as follows : " There has been an active demand for all descriptions of sugars, but chiefly for Muscovados. Prices are very high, say for whites, 3,700 to 4,900 reis per arroba, 35s ld to 458 4d per cwt ; Muscovados, 2,700 to 3,100 per arrsba, or 25s 4d to 288 9d per cwt. Cotton, 6,800 to 7,000 per arroba, or 6 29-32 d to 7'3.32d per lb. Hides, 310 rs to 315 rs per lb., or 10 1-16 d to 10 7.32 d per lb. Freights—Channel, nominal ; 40s to 45s United King dote, usual extras for Continent ; Mediterranean, 55s to 60s ; Liverpool, 208 to 25s sugar ; id to 9.16 d per lb. cotton. Exchange, 28d. Amount of transactions 150,000/. sterling and upwards. During the last 10 days we have had unusual weather, very heavy rains, which have almost altogether stopped supplies of sugars, and indeed of all produce. Last sale of codfish 14,800 reis per diem. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. At Rio—Her Majesty's ship Indefatigable (bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Hope Johnston), the Mada gascar, and the Rifleman ; the French frigate Pursui vante (bearing the flag of Admiral de la Roque de Chan fray), and the French steamer Bourdonnage ; the Ame rican frigate St. Lawrence (with the broad pendant of Commodore Forrest), the American corvette Germans town, and the usual Brazilian squadron. Her Majesty's ship Siren sailed for Monte Video on the 15th of Decem ber.ss hips Cruiser and Highfly Plover, with Her Majesty ' y, Opossum, Forester, and the gun-boats Haug ht sailed on the 13th December for the China station. The Virago and the Wasp were cruising to the northward. The Cruiser was run into off Cape Frio by a Swedish barque, and lost her bulwarks. At Bahia —The usual Brazilian squadron. At Pernambuco —The French brig-of-war Beauma• noir, which ship had been suffering from yellow fever she had lost several of her crew, and sent 80 men to the 115 A, t o n T e h n e e r r i w ff a e y — t T o h ß e a D t a u v t i c a h , h os pital. asntedamth-efrUiga n t i e te P d rincess A Dolphin. States' big in r Her Majesty's corvette Satellite arrived at Madeira on the Ist of January, and sailed on the f or 3d an d Rio the Falkland Islands. The barque Pacific, of Liverpool, bound to Callao, arrived at St. Vincent's on the 26th of December short. of water, and sailed again on the 31st ult. The African Company's steamship Niger, bound for the West t ,Coast :of Africa, arrived at Teneriffe on the Ist of January, and sailed again the same day. The Sardinian screw steamer Italia, bound for the River Plate, arrived at Teneriffa on the sth January. 1 Vessels spoken by the Tyne on the passage home : 1 Dec.l2B, at 7 50 p.m., in lat. 13 58 N., long. 26 17 W., LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. , nAILwAitl. Pa ,-1.! Ltez,A r • : ornpan I3odfai 11 , K) 1)0 all ,100 Bletch Icy Btickgnanash Clydesdal„ Col.Stour Vy. E. bin. g. 6 pc. E. Un. H. SI). alas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New 1 Closing Prices .1 yesterelay. tic , nrlot N. Wo-t. L. &N. W. Caledon... EpU . &E. C Gt.Nrt.,n. E. Count. Caldonism Gletr.di Dn Fr Hrtlpl. Dk & Railway_ Hull & Do. Share. Do. f Shares. Lon.&Greeew Do. Preferen, e Lon., TH., & S. Do. Bark. Sh. Lowestoft g: 4 per cent. Do. 6 por ct. Manch. Bath and Matlo I: Middlesbro` I Do .. Gt. West!) Yk. Now. Borw. Y. &NM Do.. Do all all 100 34 100 a Baste: Do Poto & Co Do Norfolk Do L.& N. W & Midid. Stekton Darling's. Midland . 96 98 98 102 11 - 13 133 - 136 4 ... Redc.g 6 p.c. Midld. lit ad: Newmarket Bury E. G.spc N.& Est.s P.C. Do. 6 per ct. Do. Fixods p c Prest. & Vie yr.- Do. j Shrs. A Roystn.& Shef. Roth.an Gooleg.s p.c . Shrews. &Her S. Staffordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent Do Wiltsikflomrst ~N ~~ En. Conn. E. Count Do Do 0 : in all all all 100 181 L. & N.W Do Gt Northn Ls.ncash dt Yorksh. T. Brassey M.lllClean Stockt. at Darlingt Do .0 all .2 10i i 0 all 15 all It 100 (ItWest N. 12 - 13 22i - 23} 112 - 114 6 P Is r all 1100 ?,0 5 ;t. 100 t. 100 1.0: it. 100 it. 100 2i 2i 93 56 - 58 132 : ii )"6 _ 33 - 34 90 92 PREFERENCE 3FIAIL KS. BlythandTyne 10pe e. pref. (ised. at 501, Bris. & Ex. 4 p. e. St Do. 4 p. a. Shares ... Calvin. £lO 4i p.c. f - lhes. Efo. Gin. 5 3 pc Do. do. Pref. 5 per e.l Cork &Bandon& 1p.e.1 ii au ;t. 100 16 Dua.Prth Aber. J E. Anglian Cis. ASh Do. de. Cls. B 6 p. c Do. do Cis. C 7 p. c Za.s.Co.F.,x,6poNo Do. No. 4 . 3*. 100 it. 100 it. 100 - 4 all 0 all 0 all Do. New 6 p. a. St East Un., G. 6 p. Do. 51., 10 per cent . Do. 101. Dobentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent. 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Abor. g 6 pe Do. d0.,7 p.c. pf. st. iDo.do., 36 p.c. pf. st Routh Devon .t . ) :164 93 95 if I d Business this day a : P. 1107 2 : 109 113 -- 116 105 -- 110 Do. fixed, 4. per cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 41 per cent Do. Fixed 4i p c sh 3 Wales Gus. 4p. c Do. do. 4i p. c S.Yorksh.4p.c.Onar Stoelt.s Dar., 5 p. c do. do Stock. & ilarti. g. 61 p. c. till July 1,'66 1 Watorf(l.& Kilk. 6p c 163 23 - 24 102 - 105 I 10i -- 10, 274 2£q 2 - 3p' 1331 5 3 - 31 1031 MINES. 10a all !Anglo Californian — 20 7 Australian — 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) 60 all Bleonar. Iron & Coal 20 14 British Iron 74 •84 35 26k Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm.) 30 all Do. Cocace & Cuiab 34 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey, 16 18 1 Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica p 40 all rjobro Copper 6 1 14 Colonial Gold 3t. all Copper Min. of Eng 30 35 55 all Do. Prof. 74 p. cent 25 27 •• i I.f. • Copiapo. l3 15 2 i all Cortuna — id 20 all Oenual — 1 all Gt.NuggetVoinßeg # 4 44 all Great Polgooth — 5 all Gt Wheal Vor Unitotl 54 6 1 all Liberty 3 all Linares. — 8} 5 14 Lusitanian ld P 1 all \fariquita.. I all New Granada t I all Nouwan Monde — 2) all Pontgi.Sil.lt Le• Min 8 10 5 1 Port Fhilip I all quartz Rock - ..• 50 all Rhymney Iron 23 25 15 all Do. New , 7 -- 9 30 1 15 i Santiago de Cuba 12— 2i ... 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co.' 1 4 -- 1 ' all South Australian ••• ••• 1 all Do. Scrip ..• ••• 1 all Do. 10 per oent Prof 4; Tam. S. St L. Min. Co. 1 10 9 Pin Croft 3 44 184 all Unit(ad Mexican 34 - 4 1 all Waller ••• 1 all West Mariposa 1 12a. Worthing Mining of Australia ..... MISCELLANEOUS. 25 19 -.ustraii.n Agrieurt. 234 246 24 10 11 A.uslralu. Royal Mail 10 all Merlin Water Works 5i 54 50 40 Brit. American Land 40 45 100 3t6 Canada. 133 138 St. ,10 C.Go.dp.c.Jan&jaly 1.094 • 1104 1104 St. LOP Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Aug St. 100 Do. 6p c. Max AL Sept ••• •.. 5 all Crystal Palace 2 24 24 5 all Do. Preference.. si 54 511 4 all Crystal Pal.of France 1 A Duston Iron Oro ••• ••• 20 IN Eastern Steam St. 100 Electric Telegraph 9O 92 91 1 all Electric Toleg. of Ir ... 5 all En.&Ans Cop Sm Co 16 25 all Gen. Ir Sc Col (lim.) 15 14 Gen. Steam. Navig`. 11 all General Screw Sterm fii 64 6 4 20 5 London Discount 4 all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 3g 34 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig 10 all liediteran. Elec. Tel. ... 10 all Mexica.u&S.Americn. 34 :4 25 5 Nat. Discount C 0.... • h 5 4 25 5 Do. New 10 6 Netherlands Land 1 - 14 1U all Do. Do. 5 3 Do. 8p c P iss at 1 d 5 1 Do. Do, id 10C, 80 New B. & N.S. Laud ••• •• • ... N.S.W. Gov. sp.c. D. 1 all N. B. Australasian 20 171 Nrth. EuropeStaam 4 3 d 1 all Oriental Gas l4 1 2s. Do. "New Shares" 1 ,, 41 3 pm 5 all Peel Rr. & inri. 2 all Peninsular& Oriental 66 68 67 50 10 Do. New .. 4 5 100 it) Royal Ms.,: New..... 67 69 1 al scot. Austral. Inv 14 - 1 all Ditto New. 1 25 all South Austral...La , d 36 —3; 1 al. Scholar. Tel. Seep... / 1 1 sl D . 20 Pr istev '4 Van Diemen's Land :6 18 Via1.61).4;-hatau.l7 .GN. 1r; 1i 1 1 1 2 p 2 p 41 51 par 3? 334 9 10 Ipar 51 - - 5 6 - 6iP 9g - 10~. - 81 19 - 194 37i - 381 Si - 91 55 - 51 -- 56 i - pl 18 - 1 20 - li 8i 9 8 91 —pm 41 41 ga 10 34 35 lip, ••• .. !It B.&liKt3. 97 99 Id 61- 63 ••• . ...pl 1 96 '371(.1 18 - 18i - 18 - 184 M "~ •ter -. 49 51 38 .39 2 d do' 63 009 7 - 10 s d 7 5d LAW PNTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner B.olroyd.) THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK.-PROOEFDINGS AGAINST A SHAREHOLDER. Mr. Grant, a solicitor, applied to his Honour for an order upon the assignees to allow him to peruse the deed of settlement of the Company, in order to ascertain who was the attesting witness to the signature of a party who was alleged to be a shareholder. Mr. Linklater, on the part of the assignees, said that the objection to produce the deed was that this was a elle in which an individual creditor had taken pro. ceedings against an individual shareholder, and the assignees did not consider that, as it was not for the general benefit, they ought to afford any facilities ; beides which a scheme had been got up by which it was hoped that a large sum of money would be raised, so as to prevent the ruinous and undue pressure on individual shareholders. The assignees were, however, entirely in the hands of the Court, and if his Honour so directed, the deed should be produced; but if not, the assignees must leave Mr. Grant to take the usual steps to compel the production of the deed. Mr. Grant said that would be when it was too late as the summons was coming on before Mr. Commissioner Evans to-morrow. He hoped that his Honour would, in furtherance of justice, order that the deed should be produced. His Honour said that as the assignees did not consent, and as the proceedings appeared to be rather adverse to the bankruptcy, he did not think the party was entitled• Mr. Grant said his client had proved his debt under the bankruptcy. His Honour—And he is now taking proceedings for his own benefit ulterior of the bankruptcy, therefore I do not think I ought to interfere with the discretion of the assignees, and must leave the matter to take its course. Mr. Linklater said the only motive of the assignees was to act for the benefit of all the parties interested. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day. SOUTHWARK. CONVICTION OF AN IMPUDENT SHOPLIFTER.—Margaret I Connor, an impudent-looking female, well known to the tradesmen in the district of this court as a " moucher," was brought before Mr. Combe, charged with stealing a fancy cap, the property of Messrs. Hunt and Co., drnpers, No. 60, Grange-road, Bermondsey. James Ellison, assistant to the prosecutors, stated that about six o'clock on the previous evening the pri soner came into the shop and asked to be shown some fancy caps, as she wanted to purchhse some. Witness placed several before her, from which she selected one, and having put it on her head she exclaimed, " That will just suit me, I'll have that." She then went towards the door, and was about to run into the street, when he jumped over the counter and stopped her. He then asked her to give up the cap, and on her refusing to do so he detained her until a constable came up, when he gave her into custody. Police-constable 61 M said he was passing the pro. secutors' shop shortly after six last evening, when he saw last witness struggling with the prisoner, whom he gave into custody for stealing a cap. Witness found the cap produced on her head, and it was with some diffi• culty that be could take it from her. Mr. Combe asked her whether she would prefer being tried by him or going to the sessions for trial I She replied she would sooner have it settled at once. The magistrate asked what was known of her'? Sergeant Raymond, the acting-inspeztor on duty, informed his worship that she was in custody for steal ing two saveloys from a shop in the Borough ; but she was discharged owing to the absence of the pro secutor. She was also well known as going into licensed victuallers and calling for drink, which she quickly poured down her throat and then refused to pay for it. In fact, she was a regular " moucber." (Laughter.) Mr. Combe said that he should take care she did not carry on such tricks for some time to come. She must be committed to the House of Correction for three months with hard labour. on I The new rates of exchange announced by the India House are 2s. Oid. on Bombay and 2s. id. on Calcutta. The reduction of id. adopted on the 3d of December last has therefore been rescinded. This alteration is equal to 2 per cent., and, as it is greater than that which has just been telegraphed as havicg taken place in India, it will have the effect of bringing silver into propor tionately increased demand. AyA Lr. ;rail 27 22 25 •,?,5 sa sa et. 10 10 5J 4t. St. I Ambg. Nottag. Be, and Fiastr.. Junct Belfast & • Birming. We've 4+ • Stour Vali , y „... ali Birkealvi. Laneel klbehtre Janet_ t Do. Chesh. & BiCz. all Do., do. all Blackburn all Blytla & Tyro gi £2.5 (iasd at £ 100 Bristol and Exete 1100 Caledonian. ,100 Chester 4 Holyhea , I all Cork and Bandon.. all Cork, Black, 4 Pas all Cornwall all Do. A 8 Do. B 45 Dubliu&BolfaetJute all Dun. P. & Ab"r. Jnc ,100 East Anglian 1 all Eastern Counties 100 East. Union, A St. 10 , 8.., B. Stock._ 8i Do., New A ..... . 17 East Kent 100 East Lancashire East Suffolk 4 Do. 1100 Edinburgh 4 Gimp lEdinb. and Peebles 1100 !Bdin.Prth drptlnd , all Forth & Clyde Jun. 100 'Furness. 100 Glasgow &S. Westrn all Great N. of Scotlnd 100 Great Northern ... 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 100 Gt. Bth. &West.(lre.) 100 Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val. Rai Gua. Stk all Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carliel) 14iiDo., Thirds ...... 12 Do. New Thirds 100 Le.ucash.andYorksh Do., Wet. Riding lin all Do. Southr ort all London & Blackwad 100 Lond. Bright & S.Cst 100 Loud. and N. West!, 16 po. Fifths 541D0.101.t3h.,M&11 ?AID°. Eighths.. 100 London and& Wens . all Lndndrry&Coleraii, all Lndridrrv.& Ennisl 100 Kaneh.Slief.& Line!) 1 Wetropolitan 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement__ iOO Midland 100 )o. Birmng. & Der. all Widld. G. West. I ail t)a. Half Shares_ all ieweastle& Carliel all Nwpt.Aberg. &He 83 Newry & Enniskill. all Newry, Warrenpo.n and Rostrevor. 1k iorfolk 3i , orthn.Countiee L)0 North British 100 with Devon Rail ‘, Dock Stock ..... 100 • ho., A Stock. [OO 'io., B Stock ,oi. N.Eastern—Beres' 233 'o. do. Extensio% 16 .)0. do. G.N.E. l'ure 4..1 Do. Leeds 'OO 10. York 100 North L0nd0n..... i< I st3ad, and City J. 6 North Staffordshil , worth Western... all ,&S.Westrn.Jun +x Wore., Wol 20 LOO LiO 14 '.its, - ..ionth 9 Rhymney . ()WO) ventral .01 Scot. N E.Abrdn St. ot, Do. Scot. Mid. St trni • 2 Sitingbourne&Sheer. at 44,ntii Devon ... 3oath Eastern... 1.00 loath Wales Yrksh. 4 Riv. Da )0 all 3 - ames,Wck. &Wo Stockton & Dariing 12i Do., do., 1854 3 Do., do., 1855 It % itolkten & Hartle; 't raff Vale .o. Prof., No. 1... '2 Thames Hay. D.& T , all Vale of Neath....... al Waterfd. & Kilkenr all Yaterford&Limer , • all West Cornwall..... all , Vest End of Loud' and Crystal l'alaot all Do. A ....... all Do. B all West London. all Do. Fiist Class .. all Do. Second Class... .11 Wlmble~~ kern., ••-, 100 100 20 20 COLONIAL. 9 Bom bay, Con.india, g. 5 p. c all Do. 10s. Ceylon A shares._ , 1 Do. B. do iernerara 2s. Eastern Bengal all blast Indian A and B, g. 5 I). 5 Do. Ex. C, gu. sp. c till Do. do. D, gu. sp. c. all Do.4i p.c.Bncia.,'s7 all i )o. do. do., '59, till Geelong k Melbourne guar. 5 per cent 100 Gd. Trunk of Canada .11 !)o. Cert. of Deben. con. into Stk. 11l Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. all It. In. Pen. g. sp. c. 2 Do New, guar. sp. c Westernof Canzvia 8 Do. New ,11 Do. Bile., payable '5" all Do. do., '76, p. '6O All Do. do., '73 do. all Do. do., '73, withow option all 'Andras, guar. 4 p.c. all Do. do., sp. c. 10 Do. 4i p. c. Exton 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp. e 5 Sciudc, guar. sp. c all Do 8 St. Andrew's and Quebec (AL euit. all , ntwerpdatutt rd m lt) Ardennes all telgian Eastn. June 16 isziers to Graissess,c 10:', Buff. & Lk. Hur. Ry. all Carmeaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ity. 12 Dutch Rhenish,,,,,,, all gastern of France all " , o. New `!.s. Euphrates Valley 10s. Eur.&ln,Jn.Tel.Rail. l i 8 Ceutral of Fran. el 16 @reat Luxembourg 4 Italian Junction all Lake Collet. & Basle all Lierre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo Venetian. all Lucca & Fist. sp. c.p. 15 Lyons and Geneva all Lyons es Mediterran. a n Maria Antonia ,„ . all Do. do. New 'lamer & Liege all Do, do,, 6p. c. Pref. all Northern of France. all NorwegianTrunkPref all Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans 5 Recife & San. Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c 7i Rome and Frascati ali ttoyal Danish ...... all Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse._ all Do. 5i p. cent. Pref. all 'ionthern of France , e ' Nest Flanders 511 Do, 5A per e. Pref_ all ‘c., &N.W. of France 6 Western of Austria... all West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden ... all Do. 8 per cent.PLl. all &alarm __ OINT-W1 all 4 ..i.strTaa t . 18',/ Bank of Egy - 1 .7 i '''''' 50 Bank of London"' itri. Col. Bk.& Ln . ..6 British N. Am er i ca ; 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 6 Ohrtd. BA. of Australia, & China 50 City 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Load nil Rng.Seot. &Ans. Cht ill Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia all Ditto New 20 London and County 50 Laa &B. Bnk g. Corp. 10 London Joint Stock 20 Load. & Westminster National Pro.of Eng 10 Do. Naw ........... 226 National Bank ...... all New South. Wale'.... I all 'Orients) Bk. Corp...' 15 Ottoman Bank ...... ‘.o erovincial of Iroland all Do. Now ............... 1 11 Aus B ,t4lo 1m Co 11 4 o nth Sustralia . all rinic of Australis... 2 itoo. Naw of 6mi , , .- 50 Unity Mutual SCI Western Big, of Loud THE PENINSULAR MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY, 9 A.M. The Madrid steamer, Capt. Bradshaw, has ar rived with the Peninsular mails, and dates from Gibraltar to the sth Jan. ; Cadiz, 6th ; Lisbon, 9th ; Oporto, 10th ; and Vigo, 10 th. She has 1 passengers, 33 packages of specie (value 30,01710, and a cargo of fruit, wine, and, general merchandise. On the 9th of Jan. at 12.45 p.m., 22 miles south of Burliness, passed the screw steamer Gibral tar, steering to the south. At Gibraltar her Majesty's ship Curlew ; at Lis bon the same as reported by the Tyne yesterday. Lisbon Exchange.—London, 52; ; Paris, 5.37 ; Amsterdam, 41:1 ; Hamburg, 46.' 2 ; Genoa, 5.32 ; paper scarce on London and few takers ; scarce on the c ontinent, but iu demand. Stock-market dull. Proceedings in Cortes devoid of interest. Gibraltar Exchange . .—London, 50i ; Paris, sf. 31c. ; Marseilles, sf. 33c. ; Genoa, sf. 34c. Most of the vessels which went on shore in the storm of the 25th and 26th tilt. were got off again, with more or less damage. MARKET NEWS.— This ray) CORN EXCHANGE. Although the supply of English wheat in to-day's mar ket was very moderate, we experienced a slow sale for all kinds. In prices, however, compared with Monday, no change took place . Over 7,000 quarters of foreign wheat have come! to hand this week. Fine dry samples sold at full quotations, but secondary kinds w( :a very dull. Floating cargoes were in fair demand. We had a steady demand fo r barley, and prices were well su pported. Malt sold steadily, at full quotations. There was a moderate inq uir y for oats, at fully late rates. Beans, peas, and flour were quito as dear as on Monday- ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. ' Wheat. I Barley. Malt. English .. 1,130 1 310 930 Irish •• •• Foreign 1 7,280 3,560 Oats. ir,ottr. MO 1,000 1 3,680 2700 bas. BOROUGH HOP. Most kinds of hops are in fair supp l y at full prices. an d steady request, WHITEC HAPEL. We had a moderate business doing to -day, 3s 10d as 4s 8d ; follows: —Beef from 3s 4d to 4 s 8d; mutton, to veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; pork, 3s 10(1 to 5s 2d per 81bs., by the carcase.