The Sun. — London, England, 1857-01-24 00:00:00

Gold Coin ~ Bars Silver Coin ~ Bars The inquiry for money continues comparatively quiet, but full rates are generally maintained. In the English Stock Market the decline of per cent., which occurred yesterday, has been recovered, and no further variation has taken place. The Bank Return and the quieter tone of the Money Market have produced more firmness, but there is still no encouragement to speculate to any large extent. Consols have bee n 931 for money, and 93 1 for the account. The New 3 per Cents. 94i I, and the Reduced 93& to 941. Bank Stock is dull at 216. Exche quer Bills are firm at 2s. prem. Very little business is reported in the Foreign Market. Turkish 6 per Cents. have risen to about 951 I, and the 4 per Cents. to 1041. Portuguese 3 per Cents. have been dealt in at 44 to 44i. Russian 41- per Cents. 96, Dutch 4 per Cents. 98, and Brazilian 5 per Cents. 102. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 7 ; Mexi can, 21i ; Peruvian, 78 79 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 55 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 5 ; Russian 6 per Cents., 106 8 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 95 7 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 40 ; ; ditto New Deferred, 231 ; ditto Certificates, 5i ; ; ditto Passive, 6i 6. The Railway Share . Market has ruled very inac tive, but prices generally have been well supported. In some few instances a alight improvement may be quoted. Eastern Counties advanced about 55., South-Eastern, Berwick, 55., and Great Northern and Lancashire and Yorkshire 10s. Brighton, Great Western, and North-Western, however, de clined ss. The East Indian lines are rather firmer, having advanced about 1/. 10s. Sainde and Great Central of France brought previous values. There has been a rather active business in Joint stock Bank shaves, at lower rates. English, Scot tish, and Australian Chartered declined 10s., and London and County 10s. Miscellaneous shares have been dull, bat firm. BRITISIi FUNDS THIS DAY LT ON O'CLOCK. (From the Offinal List:) itpone., done Bank Stock 3 ler ueut. Reduced Annuities 934 4i 3 rer Cent eTensols Annuities 93i i Now 3 per Cent. Annuities 94h i India hoods, A:101m • 01 • • • ...... - Ditto, under £lOOO 2 p Consols ?or Account „.... .. 93i i Exchequer Bills, 24d. k:1000 Small PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO(' K . Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. lO2 Peruvian Bonds iii per Cent Ditto 3 per Cent. Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent 44 ' Ditto Account • 444 4 Russian Bonds, 1822, & St., 5 per Cent — Ditto, 4i per Cent. Turkiet, ' , ends, 6 per cent — Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. ot, +(ienus an the above avable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2. per Cent,., 12 Guilders Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 9B TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, money 93s i Ditto, Account 93i if DEATH OP CAPTAIN JOHN PAGET.---Captain John Paget (1856) died on the 16th inst., at Brompton, in the 71st year of his age. He entered the navy March 4, 1800, as A. 8., on board the Minorca sloop, Captain George Miller. The majority of the Earl of Lincoln, eldest son of the Duke of Newcastle, is to be celebrated on a grand scale at Clumber on the 27th, 28th, and 29th instant. The noble duke is very popular amongst his neighbours, tenantry, tradespeople, &c. Private letter s from various parts of Switzerland speak o f th e dissatigaction which is manifesting itself against the Government. This dissatisfaction is caused by the fairly dealt suspicion that the S w i ss people have not been In the copper ra withinalt. l zquestion of N euc h ate l . id. per lb. k another rise has taken place of ARCHITECTURAL ASsocIATIo- Last evening a soirée of the members of this asso c;.atl , o7n_nwasthe U se o f Itnagi was held a t t h e H all of Lyon's-inn, where a lectiare nation in Architectural Design>, O Ruskin. d elivered by M r . The telegraphic advices regarding the R oy steamer Tamar, 'Nhich has p u t into Vigo with dal mail machinery, state that the requisite material for a t ra he ag r e e d pair of her rue,der cannot be obtained at that place. The company are therefore making arrangements to send it out by tile Peninsular steamer which is to leave South. ampton on the 27th. The interruption occasioned by the accident will throw the vessel nearly three weeks out of her time. A. 5) 4t. St. According to the latest advices, the Heather Bell was to leave Melbourne on the let of Nov. for London, a n d the Morning Star on the 10th of Nov. for Liverpool. Assuming that they sailed on the days fixed, these ves sels have now been at sea 83 and 74 days respectively. The William Money and Tornado were also to leave shortly for Liverpool, and the Admiral and Copenha gen_Lfor London. WARD OF CRIPPLEGATE WlTHoUT.—Yesterday a wardmote was held at the Boys' School-house, Red cross-street, for the purpose of electing a Common Councilma n for the ward of Cripplegato Without. Mr. John Se well was the successful candidate. It I% noticed as a novel feature in the bullion market that parcels of Chiliau dollars have of late reached this country by the West India packets. As this coin is of the same standard as the five-franc piece, it would ap pear to b e equally suitable for transmission to India. Th iate e five-f ranc pieces, on their arrival out, do not circu ingo:leaelrnedoneiai in d that shap e , being either melted into into rupees. F or e ither purpose the ChviliAanntoorseems equally ava il a bl e. CIVIL AIE SR s, APP OINTMENTS, AND PROMOTIONS IN THE RvicE —Tb Home Dep ar t men t.—Th e Lord- Lieutenancy of . the h county of Lei ces t er h as b eco me Post Office.h—r. of the Duke of Rutland. General Postmaster of Otleyn%7 Thorns h as b een appo i n t e d have become vacant-at Lo ne Docky ar d s. —T wo clerksh i ps of Mr. Sh eppard and the death o f M r. Nor collectorship by the superannua ti on thane. Custorns.—Thmeencollectorship of C us t oms the at the death ort of of Dart th has b ecome vacant by Mr. Stepheiroi kliurridge. A vacancy has been created in the reni c ers' department, Legal Quays, London, by the K en t. Mr. Godson Godson hgaspiiei:eenn aopfp Mr. Stephen ointed a clerk in the East and West India s, London ; Mr. Richard B. William Miller has been appointed a clerk im M‘Bride has in the Legal Quays, London ; Mr, been appointed a clerk in the Leg a l Mr. Thomas F. Wakefield has beenßaophp,oritntd a clerk in ?ays, London the Legal Quays, London. Mr. been p romote d from locker to be principal 71;z,alda,wt.e.ollffihcaesr at Arklo w , D u bli n . I n l an d Revenue Department (Stamps and Taxes Branch),—M r . J. A. Stanford has been appointed supernumerary surveyor of stamp s an d tatic—Oivii Service Gazette. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Advices from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market yesterday exhibited a firm and steady ap pearance, and prices were fully maintained, with a moderate demand for all descriptions. The sales amonnted to 10,000 bales. The Railway Share Market closed quietly, with few transactions. A good deal of excitement has prevailed in the Tea Market since the receipt of the advices record irig the progress of hostilities in China. Common congou has risen ld. to 1/d. per lb., sales having been effected at Is. Id. per lb. The Bank of England Return for the week end ing the 17th inst. is generally more encouraging than most parties had predicted, although the reserve of notes • is smaller and the bullion has further receded. The latter, however, still exceeds ten millions, and the reflux of gold from Ireland will prevent the amounts recently sent to the Con tinent in payment for silver causing any further immediate deficiency. The other securities have increased, and the continued payment of the Jan. dividends has led to an augmentation in the private deposits. The principal items and the changes they exhibit are as under : Active Circulation Increase Bullion Decrease £19,463,035 35,045 10,110,409 70,575 Rest Increase Public Deposits Decrease Other Deposits Increase Seven-Day and other Bills 853,094 Increase Government Securities Increase Other Securities Increase Notes unempl o y e d 89,575 Decrease The official return of the exports of the precious metals from the port of London for the week end ipg Thursday last is as follows THE SUN, LON DON, SATURDA EVENING, J A g_rik 4 "57 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. i 1 a `7.1 10 , 0 all RAILWAYS. L.e0.81. Cornpa,a, ford and London & N. West. L.&N.W. Caledon E, CT (SEE.O Ot.Nrt, u. E. Count. CsIdol:119m. Do. Gt. Weetn i Yk. New. & Berl. Y.S;NM( Do Do 3fl all 100 1100 EL Easton D 0......... Peto & Co Do Norfolk Do LA N. W . Midid. Stckton Darlingt. Midland.. En. Conn. E. Count. Do Do all all ' all 100 18i Closing Prices this day. 96 98 98 102 11. - 13 133 - 135 4 16 . 6 --11 l 12 - 13 23 -24 108 - 110 1 PI 2i 2i Business 1 this day LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) W 2 1 94 COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) SECOND DIVIDEND.-ROYAL BRITISH BANK. To.day was appointed for the declaration of a second dividend under this estate. P 56 -- 58 About 1,200 proofs had been taken out of Court, but the amounts had not been cast up, but'were estimated to amount to upwards of 150,0001., in addition to those already proved, and on which a dividend has already been paid. L. & N. W Do Gt North n Laney& & Yorksh. T. Brassey M. AiClean Stockt. i Darlingt Do GtWestn , Mr. Lawrance, Mr. Chidley, and other gentlemen, tendered proofs on behalf of their respective clients, but which were generally undisputed, but others re served for argument. _ . 132 - 135 No discussion arose during the morning of any im. portance. _ . - 34 88 - 90 The list will be made out in the course of the day, and the amount of the dividend be declared. PREFERENCE SHAR POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) • '••• -- ... 96 - 98 MARLBOROUGH-STREET. 5 6 - 6i 110 - 115 ".1 +2 - 124 CAUTION TO PLITGOERS.—Henry Taylor, a gentle man's coachman, residing in Reeve's Mews, Grosvenor square, was charged before Mr. Bingham, with causing an obstruction in front of the Princess's Theatre, Oxford street. , Sergeant Ryan, 290 A, stated that about ten minutes to twelve last night, he was on duty in Oxford-street, in front of the Princess's Theatre, when his attention was called to the defendant on the pavement, close to the entrance, just as the people were coming out. Witness civilly requested him to stand on one side. Defendant refused to do so. Witness then called his attention to the orders of Sir Richard Mayne, which were posted up in front of the theatre. The accused looked at the orders, and said he had as much right there as witness lead, and should not move. Witness remonstrated with him again, when defendant said, " Speak English, if you can ; I don't understand Irish." The defend ant still persisted in remaining where he was, and witness was obliged to take him into custody in con sequence. VERGER, THE MURDERER OP THE ARCH BISHOP OF PARIS. 75 76; SHARE MARKETS—(This Day.) ft A ILW A YS. rabi . l itAILWArs. f 9 I kmbg. Wottng. 13c),,t, and East, funet •.! 3olfast & Ballyme.L... a 31rming. Wolvorh. Stour Vali, y ali Birkoohd. Lancet, Cheshire Janet , Do. Chogh. di Birk , all , )0., do. all Blackburn all Pilyth IVryna origl7• £25 (issd. at £4l: 100 lristol and Exeter ' lOO Caledonian. 100 Chester la Holyhead all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, di Past all Cornwall 1 all Do. A I 8 Do. B 45 Dnblin4BelfastJunc all Dun. P. di Aber. Jnc. 100 East Anglian all Eastern Counties 100 East. 7 nion, A St; 10 ' Be., B. Stock 84 Do., New A . 17. East, Kent 100 'Fast Lancashire all East Suffolk 4 Do. 1 0 0 Edinburgh 4 Glasg. all Edinb. and Peebles lon Bdin.Prth *Dund.,. all !Forth & Clyde Jun 100 f Farness 100 Glasgow cit S. Westrn all Great N. of Scotlno 100 Great Northern _ 'lOO Do., A. Stock , 100 Do., B. Stock 1)0 Gt. Sth. &West.arf' 100 Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val, Ra Gina. Stk all Irish South-Easters: all Ls.ncaster k CarliFl, 12 IDo. New Thirds 1 109 1 Lancash andYorks' Do., Wit. Riding tin all Do. Sonthrort all ILondon & Blackwa; 100 iLond. Bright At S,Cgt , 100 Lond, and W. WootLi 16 I Do. Fifths 5i D 0.101.611.0,18413 „(1 2i Do. Eighths 100 LondonandS.Westn all LndudrrydsColersine ‘ll Lndndrry. At Ennisk. 100 Wanch.Elhef.&Lincln 1 Ifetropolitan.. ..... 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement 100 Midland 100 )o. Birmng. & Derb all %did. G. West. (Ire. all Do. Half Shares ‘ll Newoastle & Carlisle all Nwpt.Aberg.&Hrfd Newry & Enniskille all Newry, Warrenpoint and Wostrevor...... 100 Norfolk 3 Northn.Conn tie s lin 100 North British 100 Nth. Devon Rail Si Dock Stock 100 Do., A Stock 100 Do., B Stock 00 N. Eastern—Berwi , k 233 )o. do. Extension 16 Do.do. G.N.E. Throb all Do. Leeds LOO Do. York 100 North London 31 1p N.&S.Wstrn.,Flam stead, and City Jn.. t 7 North Staffordshir , al. North Western all Y. &S. Westrn. Joni 10. )x W ore., & Woly , 14 '6rtAraontit 10 Rhymney . 1 , ~ -ottish Central [0) Scot. N.E.Abrdn St ,)( Do. Scot. aid. St 00 3 i flßhire 17nton 2 SitinrbournekSheer , a ioutu Devon South Eastern 100 iouth Wales 7 Yrksh. Riv. Da all , .74 a:nes, Wok. &Wo a 1 Stockton In Dar , ing 12i Do., do., 1854 3 Do., do., 1855 4 toekten & Hartle/. t • raff Vale .. o. Pref., No. 1.... 72 Manias Hay. D.& E. all Vale of Neath ql Waterfd. at Enke= I.F , Vaterford&Limer • all West Cornwall.... all vest End of Lond and Crystal Palace . Do. A ...... ...... , Do. B West London. all I Do. First Class all I Do. Second Class... ROI Wimbledn&Ornv,inv Closing Pr±cra this day. 4i ,R 8i 9 19} -- 204 17 - 18) 13} -. 81 8 - 94 61 61 36j 37 .- I£q 19 91 tti 43 45 29 - 31 7 - 5 93i 916 53 - 5* 34i - 35 93 - 95 7 - 8 911 92 , 76 78 123 125 111 113 65i 65; 68 - 72 5 6 5 6 96 9R3 6i - 7 112 - 114 106 - • 106. 20i 214 10i - 106 I - 106 i -107 i ... ..... ••• 11l 821 - 82 53 - 55 • 00 .... 13i 14 51 - 3i - 39 - •M . M• 8 . 85 - 3 - 24, 18 -183! 60 60 3 / 4 98 - 102 8 - 8 10 - 11 27 - 28 166 108 25 26 , 71 73 I 49 - tl 2 ... 17 8 74 . 744 84§ 85 * 5 - 3 d 5 3a 12 14 39 41 19i -20 j 6 8 2 - 4 4j - 5i *i : "i COLONIAL. 9 I Kombay, rSarods,..n , I Cen.lndia, g. 5 p. cl all Do. 108. Ceylon A shares 1 Do. B. do. ail , emerara 2s. Eastern Bengal all gast Indian A and B, g. 5 P.' 5 Do. Ex. C, gu. sp. c all Do. do. D, gu. sp. c. all Do.4i p.c.Bnds.,'s7 all Do. do. do., '59, dr all Geelong Melbourne gear. 5 per sent 100 Gd. Trunk of Canada all Do. Cert. of Deben. con. into Stk. till'6 all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. all Gt. In. Pen. g. sp. c. 2 Do New, guar. sp. c al I Gt.Weeternof Canad 8 Do. New Ail Do. Bds., payable all Do. do., '76, p. '60... all Do. do., '73 do. all Do. do., '73, without option all Itadras, guar. 41 p.c. all Do. do., sp. c. 10 Do. 4i p. c. Eaten 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp. c 5 Scinde, guar. sp. c all Do 18 St. Andrew's and J Quebec (Al trOlt. all Intwerp&Rott. rd;-m 10 Ardennes &11 '3olgian Esstn. June. 16 Rowers to Graissessae 113 . Buff. & Lk. Hur. Ry. all Carrneaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry 12 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France .., all :)o. New 2s. Euphrates Valley 108. Eur. In. Jn .Tel. Rail. I 18 it. Central of Fran, 0' 16'treat Luxembourg 4 Italian Junction all Lake Const. & Basle all Lierre and Turnhout' 6 Lombardo Venetian. all Lucca di Fist,. sp. c.p. 15 Lyons and Geneva all Lyons Moditerran. all Aaria Antonia all 80. do. New al , Namur di Liege all Do. do., 6p. c. Prof. all Northern of France. all NorwegianTrunkPre` all Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans 5 Recife & San. Fran , (Fermin.) g. 7 P. c• 7i Rome and Frascati ah Royal Danish all Royal Swedish all iambre and Meuse all Do. 5# p. cent. Pref all Southern of France •!! vest Flanders tll Do. 5A per c. Pref all w. &N. W. of France 6 Western. of Austria all West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden all Do. 8 per cent. Pref all Z.alanr, ... UINT.BIy all I A.nstrfaasi.. 18i Bank of Eiry — at ******** 50 Bank of London Xll iiri. Cot Bk.&Ln.d. 41; !irit6ll N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Ad, 6 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australis, & China 50 City 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Loud nil Eng.Seot. &Ans. Cht ail Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australis ..„.. all Ditto New - 20 London and County 50 LndAtE. Buk g. Corp 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond. & Westminstei :- I F , National Pro.ef Bug 1.0 Do. New..... ...... , 226 National Bank all ,New South Wales,... all Oriental Ek. Corp... 15 Ottoman Bank .;5 Provincial of Ireland all Do. Now 1 R Ana B &Go Im Cc CI South instralir.. all UniGa of Australia 2 , Do. New ~......,..." 10 Union rsf Lonfiot 50 Unity Mutual 1 5Q Western Bk of Loud 1 - i , .. ..... .. 1 = ii 103 - 110 41. ...." .., 21i - 22 50 - 52 82 - 83 201 -29 i 21i - 25 2 - 99 - 100 118 123 11i - 123 108 110 19i 19 21 22 id PI 2p SIGN. 6 -- 6ii la - la 11 - 26p 1 li 2 1) 5 - par 32 9 i —10 i par p 4i 5i 6 - 6 6d, 29i - 303, 8 - 19 - 19 37k -37 i 9 9 54k - 5 5 i 51 -- - is 2 0 1 8i - 8i 8i 9 P^' 4f 4i 9§ 10 34 35 4 - lip BANKS ad-. p a 60 1 4 - d 69 17 17i -- 18 171 -- 13 ~,~ -- ... ••• • 49 51 37 89 1 . l d .... .., oti. •.• ---. 5 '36 63 - 65 7 - 9 ii- sal 10 .1"; 6d Business done this day. On Wednesday morning Verger received a visit from the Abbe Hugon, chaplain of La Roquette, whom he received with marked satisfaction, and conversed with for some time. The prisoner later in the day had suffi cient freedom given to his arms to enable him to write, without, however, having the strait-waistcoat removed. Amongst other books, he asked for a Latin bible, which was given to him. Verger preserves in his con versation an appearance of tranquillity, although when a conference has been prolonged a certain excitement becomes manifest. His mind is principally fixed on the result of his appeal. Verger, on Tuesday, wrote to M. Achille Morin, advocate of the Court of Caseation, to beg of him to support his appeal before that court. In the letter he says that his defence before the Court of Assizes was not free, and he expresses a confident hope that for that reason his condemnation will be set aside. "If it be not," he declares, we must suppose that justice is banished from the earth, and we must exclaim, like the great apostle, To die is gain.' It will be a gain for me, and a gain for my enemies." Verger has addressed a second letter to the Emperor, in which he prays him to convoke all the Court of Cassation, and to allow him to defend himself before it. "I will not renounce my right of defence," he says, " except the clemency of your Ma jesty shall render it unnecessary." Verger has become, as he was before his trial, calm and almost indifferent. During the greater part of yesterday he wrote inces santly, and it was with reluctance that he laid aside his pen to take his meals ; in a few hours he covered more than fifty pages, and he calls them his " testamentary arrangements." He several times in the course of the day begged the director of the prison to express his sin cere thanks to the superior authorities for having allowed him the liberty of his right band. " You see," he sa d, "I am not the same man I was before. I can work now. That is what I always desired. I will await with resignation the reply to my petition to the Emperor, and I confess that I place some hope in it, for my conscience is clear ! lam not a dangerous man, and a small cor ner of the earth may be given me without risk ; I care not where, provided I can walk about a little, work, and above all write ! If, however, contrary to my own be lief, I am considered dangerous, let me be suppressed from the face of society. I am ready to conform to the supreme decision !" In the course of the day two sisters of charity of Jossigny (Seine -et-Marne), who knew Verger when he was priest at Saris, whieh is about a league from that tows, presented themselves at the prison of La Roquette to visit him, and to present him with an image of the Virgin, which they had expressly caused to be consecrated for him. Verger begged that they might be told that he regretted the trouble they had taken on his account, and that he thanked them sincerely for it ; but that, desiring to be in repose, and to receive no visits, he could not have them ad mitted to his cell. The Bishop of Meaux has caused him to be asked if he would consent to have an interview with him ; and Verger, notwithstabd ing hie determination not to receive visits, has caused the prelate to be informed that; with the greatest pleasure, and the most profound respect, he is ready to receive his visit, his consolations, and even his remon strances. The following letter was dictated by Verger to M. Ragaly for his father, immediately after his condemnation :—" My poor father, —What a trial for you and for all the family ! But take courage ; so long as the guillotine shun not have been erected, and my head shall not have fallen, you will still have reason to hope. I embrace you with all the filial affection which a son should have for his father. Embrace for me my mother-in-law, my brothers, sister, and other relatives. Your 803,-TERGEB." After the signature was added, "And tell my brother to embrace Clemence for me." MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) COVENT GARDEN. Both fruit and vegetables were in but moderate supply and steady request, at last week's prices. FRUIT. Pineapples, per lb. 5s Od to 8s Filberts, per lb is to is 4cl Colonial do. ea. Os Od to Os Od Cobs., p. 100 lbs. 110 s to s Grapes, per 1b....6s Od to 10s Almonds, p. lb. Os Od to Os Od Foreign do Os Od to Os Od Walnu:,s, per 100 6d to is Od Melons, each 3s Od to 5s Od Figs, per doz is to 3s Od Peaches, p. d0z.... 3s to 8s Od Strawberries, per Nectarines, do. 2s Od to 8s Od Pottle Od to Od Apples, p. h. sv. 6s Od to 8s 3d Gooseberries, per Pears, per d0z....8s to lOs Od half sieve . Od to Os Od Oranges, per 100. 38 6d to 9s Currants, p. do. Os Od to Os Od Lemons, p. doz. is Od to 2s Od Plums, per do. 2s Od to 5s 01 Apricots,p. doz. 2s Od to 6s Od Green gages, do. 4s Od to 7s Od Cherries, per lb. Os to Oa Od Raspberries, p. potl. Od to Od VEGETABLE b. Greens, p. doz. bun. 2s 6d to3s Shallots, per lb. 6d to 8d Cabbages, p. doz. 9d to Is 6d Horseraddish, p. bun. 2s to 5s Savoy do., p. do. ls Ocl to 2s Od Parsley, per do. 4d to 5d Cauliflowers, do.2s Od to 5s Od Celery, per do Os 9d to is 6d Brocoli, p. bun. is 3d to is 9d Beet, per doz. is Oct to 2s Od Potatoes, per ton 60s to 130 s Parsnips, per do. is Od to Os New do., per do Osto Cis Small salad, p. pun. 2d to 3d Peas, per quart ...9d to is Od Mushrooms, p. potl. is to is 3d Turnips, per bunch 3d to 4d Artichokes, each ...4d to 8d Carrots, per bunch 5d to 7d Cab. lettuces, per Cucumbers, each is to 3s Od score Os 9 d to is 3 d Garlic, per lb ...... 6d to Os 8d Endive, per score ls 6d to 3s Sorrel, per sieve Od to Os Radishes, per doz. Spinach, p. d0...2s Oct to Is 6cl hands is to 2s Od Brussels sprouts, per Tomatoes, p. hf.sv. 4s to 6s Od half do 2s Od to 3s Od Walnuts per ! 00...0s 8d to is Old onions, p. bush .2s 6d to la Chillies, per 100 is Od to is 6d New do., per bunch Od to Od Capsicums, per 1001 s Oct to 2s French beans, per ' Rhubarb, p. bundle Od to Od 100 is 6d to 2s 6d Asparagus, per 100 6s Od to 9 s Leeks, per do 2d to 4d Sea kail, per pun. Os Od to Os NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 5s Od to 12s Od ; Geese, 5s Od to 8s Od each ; Ducks, 2s Oct to 3s Od - tame rabbits, is 3d to Od each ; wild do., 10d to is 2d; Pigeons , is to is 3d each ; large Surrey Fowls, 8s to 108 ; barn- door do., 3s 6d to 7s ; Chickens, 6s Od to 8s Od per couple ; Capons, Os 6d to Os Od ; Hares, 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; Grouse, 2s 3d to 3s Oct each ; Pheasants, 3s Od to 5s ; Partridges, is 9d to 25 Od ; Woodcocks, 3s to 3s 6d ; Snipes, is 6d to is 9d • P Teal, Os 0.1 ; Wild Ducks, 2s to 2s 6d ; Widgeons, is 3d to is 6,1 ; Plovers, is 6d to 2s Od each ; Guinea Fowls, is 9d to 3s ; Roasting pigs, 6s Od to 9s Od each. Ostend fresh butter, —s to --s Od ; English do., 14s Od to 18s Od per dozen lbs. ; English eggs, 12s Od to 13s ; French do., 9s to 12s per 120; Leverets, Os each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 4 s Od to 4s 8d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s 4d; pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per Sibs., by the car case. • WHITECHAPEL. Beef from 3s 4d to 4a 6d; mutton, 3s 10d to 48 10 . 1; veal, 46 Od to 5s 2d; pork, 3s 8d to 5s 2d per 81138., by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 5s 0,1 to 20s ; Brills, 2s Od to lOs each; Salmon, Os Od to Os Od per lb ; Cod Fish, 5s Od to 20s each ; 6d to 3s 6d per pair ; Eels, Bcl to Is per lb ; Lobsters, 6d to 33 Od ; Crabs, 6cl to 2s 6d ; Whitings, Is Od to 12,3 per doz. ; Common Oysters, l'.?s to 16s ; Natives, 50s to —s per 13sh. ; Mackerel, 50s to —s per 100; Smelts, is 6d to 3s 6d per doz. ; Skate, 6tl to Od per lb; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 6d per gallon ; Bloaters, 5s Od to 8s Od per 100 ; Fresh Herrings, 68 to Os per 100; Scotch do., Od ; Sprats, 4s Od to Os Od pei bushel ; Doreys, 2s Od to lOs each ; Haddocks, 5s to 203 per doz.; Pike, Od ; Sturgeon, 6cl per lb ; Prawns, 5s Od to Os; Mullets, is to 3s 6cl each ; Plaice, 4d to 18 each ; Halibut, Cd per lb ; Flounders, is Od to 2s Od per doz. ; salt fish, Od per lb. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 9d to 9id ; of household ditto, 7d to 80 per 4 lb loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 40 to sd; 641 b to 721 b, 5d to 5 4 d ; 7 21 b to 801 b, 5/d to sid ; 801 b to 881 b, 50 to 6d 881 b to 961 b, 6d to 6id ; 961 b to 104 1 b, 64d to 60 ; 1041 b to 1121 b, Giti to 7d ; upwards, —d to —d ; horse hides, 9s Od to lOs Od ; Calf skins, light, 4s 01 to 5s Od ; ditto full, 98 Od to Os Od ; Polled Sheep, 10s Od to 12s Od ; Kents, is 6d to 9s Od ; Half-breds, 7s 6d to 9s Od ; Downs, 5s 9d to 7s Od ; Shearlings, Os Od ; Lambs, Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 4/ 4s ; clover do., 3/ lOs to 5/ 53; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 98 per load. A fair average supply and a sluggish demand. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 12s to 4/ 4s ; clover do., 3/ 108 to 5/ 03 ; and straw, 114 s to 1/. 9s per load. Both hay and straw sold slowly, at about stationary prices. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 lOs to 4/ 48 ; clover do., 3l lOs to 51 58 ; and straw, 1/ 48 to 1/ 9s per load. Supply good and trade rather dull. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Jan. 24.—Wind this day at noon N.W.— Moderate breeze and dull hazy weather. The Competitor, of Shields, from Marseilles, for a f - vana, was totally lost as supposed on the north side o Minorca on the 16th Doc. ; sis of the crew saved ; master and six men drowned. DOVER, Jan. 23.—The vessel brought into the harbour , bottom up, is believed to be the Alexandre, of Borgne, from Hull, for Seville, which was in contact. BERWICK, Jan. 23.—The wreck of the Robort and Jane, which struck on the rocks on the 20th i nst., has been taken into Holy Island. SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 23.—Sailed —Norman (s.), for Rio Janeiro. Wind N.E.—Sailed—Envoy, for JERSEY, Jan. 22. --- P ernam buco. MONTROSE, Jan. 23.—The schootict Wilhelmina„ from BELFAST Jan. 22.—Arrived —James, from Demerara. OPORTO,'Jan.I3.—The weather is very bad, and several vessels must have sustained damage, including the Bac chante, steamer from London. The Queen, steamer, from Lisbon to London, which went on shore yesterday 2 miles west of Viannamust have received serious injury. (rEs aLEOTBIO TELEGHAPh.) SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday, 10 a.m. The phoenix, steam-tug, is just about to leave here, with 100 men and some pumps, for the Tyne. To-morrow heitg the new noon, and the spring tides set in, it is probable that the attempt . to float the Tyne will be made. The s prings are al their height to-morrow, Monday, and Tues day. LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. Wind N. Arrived—Taurus and Arcadia (sc. s) from Alexandria ; Callao, Callao. Sailed Africa (s.) from New York. Put Back—Ramon, for Havannah ; Sharon, Mobilo ; Elgin, Santander ; Windermere, Lisbon, with decks swept; Scotia, London. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 22. Wind N.W. Arrived—Anniversary, from Brazil. Off—Eliza Moore, for London. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) a.m. GRAVESEND, Saturday, 9.55 Wind W. ; tide three hours' flood ; very cloudy. Arrived, Jan. 24—Mountaineer, f ro m Gothenburg ; Herman Essler, Riga ; l3olstal, Stockholm. Saturday, 9.44 a.m. DEAL, Wind W. by N. light. Anchored, Jan. 23.—Eastern Star, from London, for New Orleans ; Etna, London , Cardiff; Mary Aun, ditto, ditto ; Margaret Catherine, Grimsby, Trieste. Sailed—Spray, for London. A friend who has been examining the parish register at Cabrach, Banffshire, says he has lighted upon the veritable Roy of Aldivalloch and his once fickle wife, so famous in Scottish song. On the 21st February, 1727, John Roy, lawful son to Thomas Roy, in Aldival loch, was married to Isabel, daughter of Allister Stewart, some time resident in Cabrach, They bad been previ ously "contracted" on the 28th January. The Braes of Balloch are i❑ the neighbourhood of Aldivalloch, and the song was written by a lady of the district. Allan Con nin2harn says—" Mr. Cromek, an anxious inquirer into all mattEr+ illustrative of northern song, ascribes Roy's Wife of Aldivalloch to Mrs. Murray, of Bath ; while George Thomson and all other editors of Scottish song impute it to Mrs. Grant, of Carron. lam not aware that the authorship has been settled." Our old friend was not so zealous a literary antiquary as his son, Mr. Peter Cunningham. There is no doubt as to the authorship of the song. It was written by a lady named Grant, a native of Aberlour, who was married first to her cousin, Mr. Grant, of Carron, near Elcbies, and on his death to a physician, Dr. Murray, of Bath. The date of this lady's birth and death are said to have been 1745 and 1814, consequently she was long after the period of John Roy mentioned in the parish register. Perhaps there was some popular tradition as to the courtship and the rustic dame's inconstancy, or Mrs Grant may have taken up the burden of some older for gotten ballad. Many of our best songs were modelled on rude fragmentary lyrics that had floated down through generations, embalming some pieces of local history 01 celebrating some fine river, hill, or landscape.—lnver ness Courier. The defeelant complained that he had been very much ill-treated and inconvenienced by being taken to the police-station. When the constable spoke to him he told him he was waiting for his daughter coming out of the boxes, he himself having been in the pit. The constable, however, refused to listen to him, and in spite of every remonstrance removed him to the station. Mr. Bingham—You have only yourself to blame for any inconvenience you may have sustained for not complying with the regulations pointed out to you by the officer ; and if, instead of your twitting the con stable with being an Irishman, you had in the first instance told him you were waiting for your daughter, he would have taken you inside, and this would not have happened. With these remarks I shall discharge you. THAMES. SAVAGE ASSAULT AND ATTEMPTED GAROTTE Roi• BERL—John Green, alias William Johnson, aged 26, a powerful ruffian, well known to the police as a card sharper, swindler, and thief, was, brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with assaulting and attempting to rob William Kittler, a ship's steward, of High-street, Wapping. The complainant, who had sustained very serious injuries, stated that he was passing along the White. chapel-road last night, when he met the prisoner, who entered into conversation with him and invited him to drink. They went into a public-house kept by a pugi- list in the road, where they were joined by another man. After remaining there some time and drinking several glasses of grog, they left and went into a night-house in High-street, White chapel, where they had some more grog. He was anxious to leave and go home, on which the prisoner said, "Oh, don't be in a hurry ; yon can go home along with me and have half my bed." He thought the prisoner meant what he said, and remained with him some time longer. He left the prisoner at two o'clock this morning, and was passing along a narrow court, called Plough-street, leading out of Whitechapel High.street, when the prisoner came behind him, put his right arm round his neck, and compressed it so tightly that he nearly strangled him, and threw him down. The prisoner, and another fellow who was him, then knelt upon him and attempted to drag his watch from his fob. By a violent effort he partially released his neck from the prisoner's grasp, and shrieked and growled as well as he could. Fortunately, there was a police-constable close by who heard his groans, and the prisoner and his companion ran away. Mr. Yardley—Did-you loseranything s - The prosecutor.—No, sir ► but my watch was par tially dragged from my fob, and one of my pockets, which contained no money, was turned inside out. My throat is very sore, and I have been very ill all night. The witness then exhibited marks on his neck, which had been tightly compressed. In answer to a question, by the prisoner, the witness said they met at a foot race in Manchester two years ago. The prisoner brought that circumstance to his recollection last night. George Woodward, a police-constable, 187 H, stated that he heard the groans of the prosecutor, and as he approached the prisoner and another man ran away. He seized the prisoner, but not before be made a desperate resistance. He afterwards took another man into cus tody, but the prosecutor could not identify him. The prisoner, who treated the matter very lightly, said he was drunk last night and did not know what he did, Mr. Yardley remanded the prisoner for a week. "THE LIBERTY OP TIIE PRESS."-SOMETRING LIKE A VICTIM. Gazette The Olasgow Gazette, late Reformers ;e, refers, in its number of Saturday, to the a dvertisement of its sale by public roup, which is to take place next week, and says :—We have struggled on for many years in the public service. We have been victimised by bad debts and other entanglements, and it is perfectly right that our creditors should attach the paper, and sell it as they may, to the best advantage. We do not utter one syllable of complaint on that score ; but those who have taken advantage of our labours, and . have left us in the lurch with bad debts, to a considerable extent, may have some twitchings of compunction to a nswer for to their own con sciences. We shall not upbraid them, because they would really do us no good. In the various actions we have encountered for serving the public, we have paid, on that item alone, upwards of 3,5001., as has been suffi ciently attested. We qu es ti o n whether any other news paper in the realm has paid the one-half of that amount, or anything approaching it. But let this pass. We could state many other losses equally provoking and unavail ing. It goes hard--very hard—that after serving the public most faithfully, in our public capacity, for upwards of a quarter of a century, and enduring mental and bodily drudgery to an extent which few can know, and fewer still appreciate, that we should find ourselves in this predicament at last— 'Tis tpi repine.tiful t i \ s v p e i t w i f will , simply'ti s truel But still we must observation, and hop e we may b e excuse d f or d o i n g so, via., that if, apart from thi s pa p er , we h a d d evo t e d our selves with one-half the en erg y t o an y other trade or pro fession, the probability is that we would have realised considerable fortunes, and been perfectly independent long ago. Many have done so round and about us less favourably circumstanced. Yet we are not entirely jaded in the public service. There is still some energy and perseverance, yea spirit, tempered, we hope, with proper submission, about us; but should these all fail, and even if this paper shall pass now by public roup into other hands, and our career be thus terminated with it, we shall unfeignedly wish our successors every encourage• ment, and a much better share of fortune than it has fallen to our lot to possess. A WHALE IN THE TEES. — Yesterday a whale 20 feet long and 12 feet girth was killed on the sands at Tees mouth. The monster has since been conveyed by rail to the neighbouring towns, and excited considerable interest. It seemed to hays been left by the tide. STEERING BY STARLIGHT.--A story is told of a "green hand" on board of a coasting vessel, who could not learn to steer by the mariner's compass. It was a clear starlight night, and the captain told him to head the vessel to wards a bright particular star, which he pointed out. This was done, and for a short time all was right; but before long she was veering widely from her true course, and rushing rapidly before the wind. " Ahoy there, greenhorn at the wheel," roared the excited com mander. "Port the helm ! What do you mean 1 Where's the star ?" " Dear Captain," timidly replied the devious helmsman, "keep cool, don't get excited — never mind—l lost that star, but found another, brighter and better than the one you showed me I" COLONEL SIMMONS AT BRISTOL.—The annual soiree of the Bristol Athenaeum was held on Wednesday even ing, when the entire suite of the Victoria.rooms were called into requisition for the purpose of the conversa zione, a concert, with the brilliant military band and stringed orchestra of the Royal Artillery, and a display of high class pictures, bronzes, castes, optical, and other scientific implements, &c. The attendance could have scarcely fallen short of 2,000 persons, and amongst the celebrities present was Lieut.-Colonel Simmons, her Majesty's Commissioner in Turkey, wbo was, of course, made the "lion" of the evening. The public meeting, which was held in the great saloon, was presided over by Mr. P. W. S. Miles, president of the institution, who, in his opening address, apologised for the absence of the great African traveller, Dr. Li v i ng ston, who had folly purposed being present, but was prevented by indisposition. "Various resolutions were passed, and the meeting was addressed by the right worshipful the mayor, Mr. J. Vining, Mr. Commissioner Hill, recorder of Birmingham and Judge of the Bristol Court of Bankruptcy ; Mr. P. F. Aikin, Mr. J. G. Shaw, and by Colonel Simmons. The gallant colonel received a very warm welcome. wo 100 100 20 20 20 25 20 100 Slyth andTync I Op ei C. pref. (issd. atsol Brig. & Ex. 4 p. c. St Do. 4 p. c. Shares... Caledn. £lO 4i p.c. I.Ches. &Ho. GIL St pc Do. do. Pref. 5 per c. Cork &Bandons 3 / 4 p.c. Dua.Prth .&Aber. J. E. Anglian Cls. A Sb Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c. Do. do Cis. C 7 p. c. gas. Co. Ex , 5 pc No Do. No. 2 .... Do. New 6 p. c. St mast Un., G. 6 p. c Do. 51., 10 per cent Do. lOL Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash. 6 p.otb E. kW. York. J. sth , & GI. 5 p.c. o h !M. Prth.&Dun.4p.c Furness, 5 p. 611 as. & S.W.°. 5 p. o Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. 0. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem. Do. 4 3 / 4 p. c D 0.5 p. c., Red. at 5 P. e. Pm... ..... Gt.N. of Scot. let Pre Gt. S. &W. (Ireland Do. 4per o. Pref. S Gt. W.(B.&H.Rxspc Do. con. red. 4 3 / 4 p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c Do. trred. ip. c. Do. 5 p. 0. red. pref Do. Birm. Pref. Sh.. Do. Chester 8 p.o.P.s Do. do. 5 p. o. do.. Do. Birm. Gna. Stk Do. Ches. Gus. Sh Do. do. do ........... - Do. do. de ....... T. &York. F. £2t Do. 6 p. 0. Stock Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l Do. P., Spa. St. No. De. New Guar.6 P.' Do. do. 5 p. c.,N0.4 Lon.&N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. et Lon. & S.W. 7 per ct 118 -• 120 111 - 113 102 - 104 63 65 9i 10 6 - 6. 93 - 95 83 - 85 98 • 100 10 - 100 16f - 171 10 - 100 74 - 76 1 190 - 9i - 10} 141 - 154 ai 139 138 - 141 118 - 120 .. "' -.. 1157 - 159 late 3d Shares Lindy. St Color. 1 Sh Londy.& Ennis. Sh M.,5.,,gc L. 6 p. Cent Do. do. do. £6 Do. do. 3e por cent. Yfarypt .&Carl.4 p o Do. 4i per cent Do. do. Aid. Consol.6 p.c.St Do. Con.Br.tir. 6p c Do. 41 p. c. Pref. t Ditto L.& H. Pref. St New., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. e. red. 5 p.c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 p ct. with optn. till '66 Norfk. Deb, 4 p.e. sh 'Do.Pref. 5 p. c. St c' Do. 5 pc. Ext.,1846 Do. 5A per c.pf.,1847 Do. 5 v v.V.5pc.,1847, North British Do 7i. Preference N. B. Berw, 4 p.a. P. Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 p.0...N0.i Do. do. Qrn.,1848... Do.Yorkll.& S. Pnr. North Staffordshire. Oa, Wo,ALW., 6 pc._ Do. 6 p.c. Redeem. Scot. Cent. ,New Pref Sc.N.E. Aber. g 6 pe Do. d0.,7 p.c. pf. et. D0.d0., 34 p.e. pf. st South Devon Do. iliced,44 per cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4i per cent Do. Fixed 44 p e sh S. Wales Gus. 4 p. o Do. do. 41 p. 0...., i S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar Stock.& Der. , 5 p. c Do; do. do . Stock. & Hart'. g. 5 p. 0. till July 1, '56 ... Waterfd.& Kilk.6 pc, 3 I 2 1 6o 70 137 - 139 98 - 100 89 - 1 - li 1.1.6 -105 ss pa . d z 109 - 113 -- 116 105 -- 110 16 - 17 23a —24 i 102 105 101 - 10# iii - 28/ 2 - 2p MINES. 10s all !Angle Californian 20 7 Australian 1 - 11 1 all Baden (Gd.Dnchy of) ,„ „, 50 all Bbanar. Iron & Coal - 20 14 British Iron 7i - 81 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(iesned at £5 pm.) - 2 30 all Do. Cocaes 3r Cniabl 3 34 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 16 - 18 1 I Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica u d i 1 40 all Cobro Copper - 59 58 5111 Colonial Gold - St. all Copper Min. of Eng 31 - 35 25 all Do. Prof. 7 p. cent 25 - 27 ie Copiapo. l3 - 15 2 all Fortuna g 20 all General.. - ... 7 1 all Gt.NuggetVeinßeg. 41 all Great P01g00th....... - 5 all Gt Wheal Vor Unite'l 6 - 1 all Liberty 3 all Damns g - 84 5 14 Lusitanian ld - 1 all Itariquita - 1 all New Granada 1 all Nouveau Monde f t 21 all Pontgi•Sil.&Le.Min g - 10 5 1 Port Philip 1 all Quartz Rock 50 all Rhymney Iron 23 - 25 15 all Do. New 7 - 9 30 1 15 i Santiago de Cuba.. . 21 - 21 . 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 14 - 11 1 all South Australian ,„ „, 1 all Do. Scrip 1 all Do. 10 per cent Prof Tam. S. &L. Min. Co. 14 11 10 9 rin Cr0ft...... 34 -- 4 288 all United Mexican 3 - 31 1 all Waller - ..• 1 all West Mariposa * - 1 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia - . MISCELLA NR.nuFt, 25 19 ustrailan Agricutt 123 25 10 it Australis. Royal Mail .• ••• 10 all terlin Water Work , g 50 40 *it. American " 45 100 3 Canada - 132 129 31 x d St. l 0 ...fan&july 1101 10 St. 100 Do. 6 r,.e. Feb & Aug - St. 100 DD. - 45 p. c. Mar & Sept - s •Jrystal Palace 2 51 2 5i 54 1 :a1; 1 1 rou;s6tptE Pal.f l e i r • e o O eF r r rs e ° : 20 18 Eastern Steam - .• St. 100 Slectric Telegraph 9O - 92 911 2 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir . 5 all En.&Aus Cop Sm Co 11 - 11 25 all Gen. Ir Sc Col (lim.) - 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. - 11 all General Screw Steam 61 - 6} 20 5 London Discount - x d 4 all Lond. Gon. Omnibus 31 - 3i 31 20 10 Magdalena St. Navh - i - I 10 all Ilediteran. Elec. Tel. ••• . 10 all Mexican&S.Americn. 21 - 25 5 Nat. Discount Co 1 - 1 P 25 5 Do. New - 1 p 1 11 : 000 a 83 1 501 D Ne o t . herlands po aL . nd.... 1 - 3 - 4 D N o ow . 8 8. p Landld 3 4p . 5 1 Do. " D o. Ad ir• 2 . N iir •S th .l . V o . fE G u o r v.sp s . t4 c. a D lt:a:a."11 Oriental Gas ll insular& Oriental 67 100 2 1 : 15 21 a 6 : s l ° 1 0 ,11 . D ssp ß e p o o: otly: Ditto 7 ' M i N h Au e f e zt .. S a i . 3 . 14 15 . 5 .1 3q ; 4 1 148 1 al. Sabmar. 1 1 all Do. Registered ... 1 20 5 Prnetd: L.Co.U.Can. 100 28k Vann Diemen's Land 15 st. t 17.0.7.4.0..hatiJu1T St. 20 St. et. 113 12/ 106 i 17i I 33 4 344 4 50 37i 8 10k) 5 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1100 100 100 100 St. St. at. St. St. 12 12 all} 1111 187 i 11 d 1101 94 104 1021 LITERATUP.E. Bradshatt's Monthly Descriptivt: Railway Guide and Illustrated Handbook of Eny(And, Scotland, and Ireland. W. J. Adams. As the facilities of, and, consequently, the temptations to, locomotion have increased the 'teed of a work like this has grown more urgent ; and we may justly compliment the compiler and publishers, not only on being the first to supply the want, but also in, on the whole, a very credit able manner. Errors and omissions there, doubt less, are ; but not more, so far as we can judge, than might reasonably be looked for iu a first attempt of the kind. This being premised, a brief notice of some of the contents of the work will afford sonic faint notion of its value and impor tance. All the information hitherto found in 4 Bradshaw" will be met with here, together with new information of a useful kind to the mere traveller, while to others who would make travel ling a recreation, and to the tourist a charming field of observation is laid open, and much inte resting information is given respecting the various railway lines, and the towns, antique structures, and natural beauties in the vicinity of the respec tive thorough routes. In addition the work is embellished with numerous and beautiful steel engravings, illustrative of the magnificent scenery of the British Isles, and is accompanied by plans of London, Dublin, Edinburgh, G las g ow, Liver pool, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, and other of our great cities and towns. A Directory of Hotels, with customary charges and a notification of the principal houses in each line of business in the chief cities and towns—must also be noticed as constituting a new and valuable feature of the book ; a work which to the commercial traveller, the tourist, the valetudinarian, the frequenters of watering places, and all who travel by rail in the three kingdoms and the Principality of Wal4, we recommend as a cheery and instructive handbook end au invaluable guide. ROY'S WIFE OF ALDIFALLOCI. THE COLONIAL PRODUCE MARKET. In the colonial produce-markets during the week there has been in some cases an improved demand at advanced quotations. The public sales of sugar have been upon a rather diminished scale, and, as the trade evinced a more general inclination to increase their stocks, the auctions on Tuesday went off at an advance of 6d per cwt, while to-day rather higher rates were again established. The decline of last week is therefore fully recovered, the quotations for most descriptions being now as high as at the commence ment of the year. Floating cargoes of foreign have realised extreme prices, the sales being chiefly confined to Haven nab. Coffee continues firm, and with small supplies ; plan tation sorts of Ceylon are is per cwt higher, while full rates have also been paid for native growth. For the sales to be held in March next the Dutch Trading Company have ad vertised 443,000 bags, against 393,000 bags at the corres ponding period of 1856. The quarterly sales of cinnamon declared for Monday next consist of 3,250 bales Ceylon, against 1,720 bales in the October series. The large quan tities of rice brought to public sale rather tended to cause depression, but the principal portion found buyers at only a slight reduction from former terms. Saltpetre has again been quiet, and quotations may still be considered nominal, the middling qualities offering at much lower rates without finding buyers. Business to some extent has been done for arrival at 38s. A large quantity of nitrate of soda has been disposed of at 18s to 18s 6d, and two cargoes at 18s to 18s 3d. The tea-market has been much influenced by the telegraphic message to-day. Several thousand chests of common congou changed hands at from is ld to is ld per lb, closing sellers at is ld for a small quantity. Moning and Kaisou teas were much inquired for during the week, but holders decline selling unless at extreme rates. Scented teas have been taken freely at a considerable advance. A public meeting was held here on Thursday night "for the purpose of considering the propriety of petition. ing Parliament for the repeal of the income tax." It was stated in Ihe Sun a few weeks ago that a pledge sad been agreed to by 500 of the electors of the borough not to vote for any candidate for its representation in Parliament who would not support a total and imme• bate repeal of the income tar. Sine , that period a'tgreat deal of excitement has been kept up in the borough by the agitation of the question, and the borough has been plentifully placarded. At length it was determined to hold the present meeting, and long before the hour ap pointed the large room in which it was held, and welsich is capable of holding 1,500 persons, was crowded to, the doors. Mr. Horsman, M.P., a n d Mr. Scrope, were on the platform. The following resolution was agreed to :- 1 " That the present form of income tax on trades and professions is inquisitorial and despotic, demoralising and. degrading, presses with unequal severity on industry, and is totally unfit for a free country ; and that the meeting strongly urges the Government to make provision for its immediate amendment, and for its total repeal in 18t34." After the resolution had been carried, the two mem bers for the borough addressed the meeting. Mr. &ROPE said he had always advocated the income tax, and had supported its increase during the war, but new that peace was restored the question assumed a different aspect, and he did not wonder at the impatience which had been manifested throughout the country at the prospect of the continuance of the war tax under these altered circumstances. He had, however, n o reason to believe that it would be continued to that ex tent, and was not aware that the Government had com mitted themselves to a continuance of the war. portion of the tax after the sth of April next. He hoped it would not, and he was of opiaion that it ought not, to be continued. But when they talked about a total abo lition of the income tax he could only say that was one of the pleasing delusions which some people would in dulge in, but which he could not make up his mind to be possible. Mr. Ilostsmasr said he assented to the general senti ments expressed in the resolutions which had been passed, but in passing these resolutions they must re member that if they repealed the tax they must find a substitute. He felt it his duty, therefore, to tell them what were his opinions on financial legislation. It was all very well to say that the income tax was an abomi nable tax and one that must be got rid of, but before they got rid of it let them look back to its history. They might have a large number of members so pledged to a total and immediate abolition, and one of the rem nant of the Protectionist party taking advantage of it might rise and propose the repeal of the tax as founded upon a false principle of direct taxation. The result might be that the Protectionist members of the House of Commons, voting for the repeal of the tax in cm fortuity with their principles, and the pledged members voting also for it in conformity with their pledges, the tax would be abolished ; and, following up the principle, a tax upon the importation of corn would be re-imposed, and all the advantages which we have gained from free trade would be lost. (Cries of " No, no !" and a voice "No danger !") If they followed out this principle there might be danger in other cases if net in this. tie maintained also that pledging their representatives to a repeal of the income tax pledged them also to a repeal of toe property tax. Parliament was pltilged to con tinue the tax until 1860, and our financial arrangements had all been based upon that assumption ; it would be the greatest breach of Parliamentary faith it that pledge were to be broken. He had no dJubt that constitu encies might get men who would pledge themselves. They might get plenty of what he had heard called the Redpaths" and "Agars" pledged to do their work in Parliament ; but no men going to the House of Com mons, losing their own self-respect, would respect the interest or sustain the character of their constituents. (Cheers.) He objected to constituencies pledging them selves as much as he objected to representatives pledging themselves. No one could tell what would be the state of their financial information in 1360. He only learnt the resolution of the electors of Stroud through the medium of an Irish paper, where he read the de claration under a title in large characters of " Notice to quit." He found on reading it that it was a N utice to quit " from the electors of Stroud ; this was the first intimation he had had of their intentions. Now, they might depend on it that in political matters public meetings and open discus sions were the great safeguards to truth, and that con cealment and mystery were the parents of injustice, anything like secrecy tending to lead to mistakes. Wl,ll regard to the continuance of the war 9d. he was no more in the secret than his colleague Mr. Scrope, but he would say that the character of the Chancellor of the lillx enequer for high honour was such thathe did not believe he would take advantage of such a pettifogging device as was imagined by some people to prolong the iinpoei tion fur another year. He had no hesitation in stating his conviction that the spirit of the ast of Parliament would be adhered to, and that the war tax would expire a year after the war was ended. OPPOSITION TO THE INCOME TAX. STROUD. NEWBURY. A meeting has been held here to determine upon a petition to Parliament for a reduction or total repeal of the income tax. The present mode of levying the income tax was de. nounced as most injurious and oppressive, particularly to the industrious classes, the tradesmen, and profes sional gentlemen. A form of petition to Parliament was agreed upon, and a resolution passed, requesting that Mr. Robert Palmer, Viscount Barrington, and Mr. G. H. Vansittart, the three members for the county, should support its prayer on its being presented to the House of Commons. RUMOURED DEATH OF BARON ALDERSON.—In our first edition yesterday we copied from a contem porary a paragraph announcing the death of the above learned judge. Upon making inquiry at his residence last evening we learned that there was no truth in the rumour, but that, on the contrary, a slight improvement in his health has taken place. He is not expected to be able to resume his official duties again. An extraordinary general meeting of the Australian Royal Mail Steam Navigation Company is called for the 9th February, to receive a report from the directors, and to authorise application for a supplemental charter. At Constantinople on Thursday the exchange on London was quoted 128. The rate, it will be remem bered lately fell from 136 to 121, upon the news of the proposed arrangements for the establishment of a na• tional bank. A general and special meeting of the Rome and Fras cati Railway Company is called for the 23d of Feb. at Paris. A comparative statement of the receipts on the Lom bardo-Venetian Railway shows a total of 205,1001. during the past year, against 160,4001. in 1855, the increase being 44,7001. It is stated that, owing to the activity of the home demand, only a small portion of the silk recently arrived will be likely to go to the continent. The Bank of Antwerp, whose charge for advances on foreign bills has lately been 6 per cent., have to-day reduced their rats to 5 per cent. GENERAL COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION. The new movement organised under the above designation is about to be inaugurated, we are informed, by a Free Trade Hall meeting, on the evening of the 6th February, at which Sir John Pakington and Mr. Cobden are expected to be present. We learn also that a conferencft, for free discussion of the provisions of the proposed scheme, is to be held in the library hall of the Athe naeum on the evening of the 30th. Numerous importan t accesiecins o the committee, we hear, have recently been obtained.—Manchester Guardian. OFFICIAL CHANGES.—The office of Deputy-Secretary, like that of Secretary at War, is to be abolished. Sir who bas most efficiently discharged Btheenj'd"uitniesliaovvs of e th ' e office for nearly six years, Mil become permalent Under - Secretary of State, . Peel retaining the Parliamentary Under-Secretaryship, and Col. Mundy obtaining a military command. The office of Secretary to the Ordnance will also be abolished, as the ordnance branch is now amalgamated with the army generally. We understand that Mr. Godley, now Director General of Stores, will be Assistant Under secretary to the department under the new orgagisa ti on. AMERICAN SHIPS AND THE TREATMENT OF THEIR CREWs.—The chief officer (first mate) of the American ship, Albert Gallatin, was summoned yesterday, at Liverpool, for assaulting three foreieners, one a French man, named Millard, and the other two Germans, named Zimmerman and Zill, under circumstances of great cruelty. The 'pinch fined the defendant 40s. and costs in the first case, and Si. and costs in the second, and 40s. and costs in the third, accompanying his decision with some pertinent remarks upon recent affairs in con nection with American ships at that port. D E a TRU OTIVE FIRE IN LWERPoOL.—Between eight and nine o'clock on Friday night the premises of Messrs. J. and J. Huntington, of Park-road, we re discovered . a to be on fire. Situate as the mill is, in the c entre of densely populated neighbourhood , the inhabitants were esaid to greatly alarmed. The mill and warehouse w storeys in height, and has only beenraootbs. Floor after be filled with wheat and flour, and i awtehree p a a b s bout i s a e n v e o n f the present owners for about thsrhee and by 12 o'clock the floor give way with terrific , n r e i t.—Yesterday after shectlilontrithFeobt j u N il D di held before Mr. Baker, at the . noon an inquest , wase White Sortie street, Ratcliff, on D n buildings Ati alone A r iz e c a m r a T a c i a;Thite HoofrsaeTa g the ba:zly newlyerb female child, which was found 13 of Thursday last, in Collingwooth dead on the ll3 -,,, iff Itched up in a fish basket. The medical street, .I...atca evidence proveivdvetrhaatsestvhieieroaclbeivlmdidaehrnakedse b too e f e s n vh recentlyviolence entiacea toi born, tn o b r ia n t i and that there and the jury returned an open verdict ueairreyCwwlialalf jury ST. FlNCRAS.—Yesterday held before Mr. Brent, at the y bee::oofamr:,:,.,anD:Eubunudto.dtpeh:id in a fish basket." b ... ° ,7 alive ' ev ening an . l Pratt-street, Camden-town, respecting Bell and Cirn,rown, e infant found murdered in Han. the death of a fema. ared from the evidence that on r i ng t o n-square. It appt: -maid, who was walk- Monday afternoon last a n: 'reerY ing with some children in the .. square, observed a black bundle lying on the footpath, whi:eh upon untying she found to contain the dec e a s ed' s bos: IY. • nf A rope was fastened tightly round the thro a t of the 2 an. cal evidence having been adduced in pro:f t tl.l,da M tb e te d he i ne child had been born alive, and that its death h.. , of caused by strangulation, the jury returned a verdie. . i ----- " Wilful murder against some person or persons UR. ' known." of Mr, vae ot at Devonport by the superannuation In England, personal distinction is the onlypasss: 1 0 More sn er. DEVONPORT DOCKYARD.—There are two clerkships n 'a lL;ed that on r' or port to the society of the great. Whether this ... d .i i n. s are ex acted, and d jotfl-'the financial year, all tinction arise from fortune, family, or talent, s( l ic . lay, Sheppard and __ the death of Mr. N . . r r a t betcfre the Ist April, the 1 material ; but certain it is, to enter into high 1 . il Service (lactic. I a man must either have blood, a million, age, will have to Gtvretire.-- --Disraeli. . or a genius. officers and clerks, without e xception, above 60 yaws of TORQUAY. A public meeting of the inhabitants of the town was held iu the Town Hall, on Thursday, to consider the propriety of petitioning Parliament in favour of the abo• lition of the income tax. ResolutionF, declaring the income tax to be despotic and inquisitorial, were carried. A petition to Parliament embodying these resolu- tions was also resolved upon. CHIPPING NORTON ; OXON. Last Tuesday a numerous and influential meeting of the tradesmen and farmers of this borough was held in the Town-hall, under the presidency of the Mayor, Mr. T. Rolls, when resolutions were unani mously passed expressive of the iniquitous and oppres sive character of the income tax, and a determination to use every constitutional effort to effect a reform. At Louth, Lincolnshire, one day last week, a silver watch and appendages, with other articles belonging to Mr. Wray, saddler of that town, were sold by public auction uu the Market-hid to satisfy the demands of the income tax collector, Mr. Wray having refused to pay the amount levied upon Lint atter an unsuccessful appeal against the assessalent. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. A meeting of the Board was held yesterday in the Council Chamber, Guildhall; Mr. Thwaites in the chair. FINANCE. The Finance Committee reported the following weekly cash account : Balance in hands of Treasurer, 20th of January, 1857 Checques arawn, but not presented Available balance Amount of deposit on account THE from NEW the STREET, socie t y S 0 0 1 u f Tr ie tE a K 4 Total general balance £82,083 14 3 A deputation ' presented a memorial, stating that the intended new street in South wark would pass over part of the burialgrotwd in Red coos-street, S ,uthwark, of which they are trustees, and that the remaining part would, in all probability, be wanted for building purposer, the foundations of which would interfere with bodies interred therein. They therefore suggested that legal provision should be made to protect any huma n remains that were in the ground. Mr. STERRY, on behalf of the deputation, expressed a hope that the Board would comply with the request , f the memorialists, and thereby save them the trouble and expense of attending before a committee of the House of Commons. The II _HAIRMAN said the Board were bound to take all necessary care of any human remains that might be met with while carrying out works under the act of Parlia ment, and n o doubt in t he p resent case eve ry attention wou ld be paid .t o that part of their duty. Th e memori al was . then referred to the Works and Improvements Committee T . ILE NEW STREETS. Mr. WRIGUT moved— " That the following recommendations of the Commit tee of Works and Improvements be adopted—that the designs which may be sent in to the Board by the several competitors, showing the best mode of laying out the surface and subsoil of the new streets, and other parti culars described in the resolution of the Board of the 16th Jan., he referred t o a committee of seven persons, con sisting of four professonal men, and the chairman and two other members of this Board ; that ths Committee of Works be authorised to select four professional men for that pm pose ; and that the Board do nominate the two members to be associated with the chairman. Mr. DOULTON seconded the' 'notion. Atter a very long discussion? Major LYON moved as an auwndment— That two professional men be' elected instead of four to assist the committee." Mr. Alderman CUBITT, M P., seconded the amend ment, ant said that from what he /ad seen of sub ways in the Rue de Rivoli and in the Boulevard de Sebastopol in Paris, he felt impressed with the fact that the subject means developed. re ceiving reports from pr of I‘,suirb.wsaEyEsLwEyasoabtjepertesdent to by fessional men of whose ability and experience they were necessarily ignorant. Such a course must lead to endless confusion. The amendment was put and negatived, and the ori ginal motion was carried by a majority of three-13 voting for it and 10 against it. After the disposal of a great deal of routine businesi the Board adjourned at half•past 5 o'clock. 27 22 25 '25 12 50 161 4i i 9 i i 30 1 92 I 77 9ai 52j 2 39i i 84j 4 191 82 i 20k 944 181 1 241.5 at 39 10