The Sun. — London, England, 1857-12-07 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AJD COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton Market on Saturday closed heavily, and values of all descriptions were unaltered. The sales were estimated at 4,000 bales, of which 1,500 were for Speculation and for export. The Railway Share Market closed with a quiet appearance, and prices were at a decline on previous quotations. Although confidence is getting stronger in the textile manufacturing districts, as well as in Lon don, business continues exceedingly dull, and the accounts received this morning from the North Mention that the mills are still running short time. No revival is yet looked for, as the American and Indian markets are still inactive, and the home trade is equally depressed. In Australia, tao, the Markets are overstocke 3, so that the export de 'nand, as well as for our own use, is very limited. While money is so dear, and the prices of the raw Material continue at such an elevated point, the Manufacturers are loath to increase their stcclot, and the consequence is, that a large number of operatives are wholly out of employment, or are only obtaining a scanty subsistence. It is consequently feared that this will be rather a severe winter, but as the harvest proved abundant, and food is comparatively cheap, the distress will not be so great as many perhaps imagine. It may be questioned whether affairs will be restored to their usual healthy condition until the spring, but in the interval it is hoped that the Bank of England will be enabled to follow the example of the Bank of France by lowering the terms of discount, which will alone suffice to con 'ince the public that the recovery his made any r t. solid progress. The administration of the latter 16 establishment have reduced their rates twice within 2 3 0 fortnight, the quotations now being 6, 7, and 8 per cent., according to the date of the p iper tendered St.l for negotiation. This will give another stimulus to It ?renoh trade, which had already benefitted by the 10 first measure of relaxation. As soon as the Minimum here is fixed at a lower point, say 8 per 25 cent., some signs of returning prosperity may be 25 ,. anticipated, but under any circumstances it is 10 doubtful whether there will be any decided amelio- 10 ration until after Christmas, as the commercial st. Community at this season direct their attention St. More to the completion of outstanding contracts and 50 to the arrangement of their accounts for the year, ,2 0 0 than to the active prosecution of fresh enterprise. 25 Provided gold continues to pour into the 1 11 sank, and remains there, some indications of returning ease may soon appear, as the demand for 50 st• Money is quieter, and must become more so as con- st. fidence increases. The failures of last week, in- St. eluding that of the old and respectable house of St. Sewells slid Neck, who traded with Norway, an- St. flounced on Saturday, tend to keep credit at a low 2 s s t. Point, but should these casualties become less fre- 25 quent, an amendment would soon be visible. As 50 trade is so dull, the actual monetary requirements I St. Must be proportionably reduced, but these sus pensions make people suspicious ; money is kept idle, and the general supply is so contracted, that the market remains tight and discounts are difficult to obtain. With a growth of confidence facilities will !nervosa and, judging from present appearances, there is reason to believe that some relief will be speedily experienced. The liabilities of Messrs. Sewells and Neck, alluded to above, are estimated at from 300,0001. to 500,000/. On Saturday, 30,0001. in foreign gold was added to the Bank's metallic reserve. The arrival of 320,0001. from America, reported to-day, seems to have given satisfaction, especially 44 the remittance will be distributed in London, Liverpool, and Havre. A continuance of these isl lPPlies, in addition to those from Australia, which We know will be large, will soon place the Bank in a yosition to relax its terms. The accounts fro m N ew York are favourable, and the news, when it arrived out, of the suspension of Sir Robert Peel's Act, does not appear to have had so injurious an 1 effect as many anticipated. Besides the 320,0001. by the Arabia, the Serin- 1 1 4 Putani, from Victoria, which arrived on Satur- 21 "3', has brought 12,180 ounces of gold, valued at 1 2 1 x,7201. During the week it is very probable that it L ortber receipts of the precious metal may be announced from the antipodes. too Increased buoyancy is manifested in the English 18 '7 °4 Market to-day, partly owing to the closing 4) ' one or two . Bear accounts. There can be n o 18 doubt, however, that the news from America, a n d the arrivals of specie from America an d Aus• 1((!1‘-o' tralia have stimulated the advance. On the Whole, however, there is an improved tone, but leo business is not very active. Consols for money 20 , have been 911 and for the Bth January 928 . 2r They ar e now rather flatter. The New Thr ee p er 20 20 Cents. are 90 Exchequer Bills are 3s. dis. ; 17t th e Bonds 98i ; and India Bonds 335. dis. 20 Foreign Securities have been quiet but firm. St. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 92 and the 4 per 120 Cents. Guaranteed 99. Russian 41 per Cents. are 00 96 ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 25L ; Portuguese, 43i ; t r o kid Mexican, 181 The following are the nominal prices of Foreign St. stocks :--Grenada Deferred Bonds, 56 ; Mexi- 100 can, 1 3 182 19 ; Peruvian per Cents., 75 77 ; 20 per Cents., 51 52 ; Portuguese 3 per E i 0 43 44; Russian 5 per Cents., 104 106 ; ditto 20i .t per Cents., 95 to 97 ; Spanish 3 per Cents, 40:1 leo ; ditto New Deferred, 2t 25A. 100 A. very moderate business has been reported in !-(29 VI , 100 Railway Share Market this morning. Prices, however, are firm, and in one or two instances a 20 !light advance has taken place. Bristol and Exeter 20 have improved 1/. ; Midlands and South-Easterns, 20 158. ; Eastern Counties and Brighton, 10s. ; and 20 Caledonians, ss. Th e F ore i gn and Colonial Lines 20 20 are inactive. East Indian have improved 10s. ; 20 and Great Western of Canada, 10s. Mining Shares are very quiet. Cobre Copper - realise 39 ; Wheal Trelawney, 23i ; and Great Wheal Alfred, 41. Iu Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares 2t scarc e ly any transactionshave taken place. Oiieutal i s ank advanced about 10s., and South Australian Land 10s. B RITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY (From the Official Li St:) B an k stock t. 21,5 17 Business done. 3 per Lent, Reduced Annuities i i . e 7, • Cent, Consols Annuities . 9ll i A n ' i , Per Cent. Annuities 9O i N ° w 2 O vr 4 0 Per Cent. Annuities 75. 7 actit Builds, £lOOO i itto, under £lOOO 33 25 6 d Vt.sols for Account (Jan. 8) 6 x , heriner Bills, 24d: XlOOO — ... ......... .... ........ 3 d par £5OO par Small RxcheqUer Bonds, 1858, '34 per Cent 9Bl D itto, 1 8 59 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. I . quador New Co nso lid a t e d ... 13 Mexica n 3 per Cent Ditto Account ''' 184 i a P ortuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 --- Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent — 'Ditto Account Russian Bonds, 1‘22, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditto, 44 per Cent. Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Sp‘nish Bonds, 3 per Cent. Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Ce11% Ditt. Passive si Sp an ish Committee Cert. of Coup, n o t fun. 44 5 Tarkibh Bonds, 6 per cent Ditto Account 92/ i i t Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent, Ditto Account 94 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 2i per Cent., ex. 25 francs Do. 44 p e r Cent.. ex. 25 fran cs , O4 Dutch Ermauge, 2, , i per Cen;,., 12 Guilders 62, , THREE O'CLOCK Consols, money •....... . Consols ac count (January 8) 921 i x d The English opera at the Lyceum bas nog only a few 100 more nights to run ere the theatre is claimed by by Mr. 10 20 0 Dillon, M r . W a ll ace i s again here, from America. Miss Balfe is n ow in Paris, and is, it is aid,ra. likely to 1 2 20 obtain some engagement there. Madame Lind Goldschmidt is, it is said, about to give, with the assistance of her husband, a grand con. . 5 . 6 cert, in aid of the funds for the erectidn of a monu -00 ment in the town of Halle. 00 The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, as First Lord of 20 the Admiralty, received a numerous deputation at the 50 Admiralty on Saturday last, comprising— Sir R. Fergu- i2O son, M.P., Mr. F. W. Russell, M.P., M r. J . C . E var t, 25 M.P., Mr. J. Vane, M.P., Mr. W. Kirk, M.p M r . 12 0 H, M. Cairns, M.P., Mr. R. Davidson, m.p.. Mr. W. (IC J. Fagan, M.P , Mr. James M' Bann, M.P., Mr. S. M. Geer, M.P., Mr. Bagwell, M.P Mr J. It'cliardson, 2 ` ? M P., Colonel Fords, M.P., Mr. W. Malconoson (Water ford), Mr. W. Watson (Dublin) , Mr. R. Hend erson (Belfast), Mr. Frederick Hemp, Mr. J. Laird (Birkeu hl - head), Mr. A. G. Robinson, Mr. W. Law Ogilvy, an d 10 , Mr. R. Hadley (London), on the subject of ship lights. 101 RAILWAYS. Closing Pr , CP. this day. RAILWAYS. Aruba. Nottug. Bost.; & Eastn. June...... Belfast & Ballymen , Binung. Wolverh. Stour 13irkenhd , Lancsh. Cheshire Junct filaciT. burn B .e lv 2 t s hici iss Ty . a n t emlgial £45)... 4. ;100 Bristol & Exeter...... it. 'lOO Ca1ed0nian............ it. 100 ;Chester & Holyhead 50 all 'Cork and Bandon._ 20 all ;Cork, Black. & Pass 20 all Qornwall 10 I all D...& 10 8 Do. B 50 45 ; Dnblin&Belfa.stJnne. 25 all ;Dun. P. AzAber.Junc. St. 100 ;East Anglian 20 all Eastern Counties..... St. 100 :EasternUnion,A.stk. St. 100 ;Do. ' do. 25 8. ;Do. New A 25 176'East Kent ..... St.;100 !East Lancashire . 20 ; all ,East Suffolk 10 4 ; Do. St. 1100 ; Edinburgh di Glasgow ; all Edinb. andPecbles F.t. ;100 lEdinb.Prth.diDunder 0 I all IForthandelycleJunc. St. I WO ;Furness ....... ...... . St. 'lOO Glasgow & S.Westerr.' 10 , all .Great N. of Scotland , St. ;100 ;Great Northern St. 100 !Do., A. Stock St. ;100 ;Do., B. Stock St. ;100 Sth. &West. (Ire). St. ;100 ;GreatWestern. it. 1100 ;Do. Str.V.R. gua.St 2 all ; Irish South-Eastern. C all ;Lancaster & Carlisle. 11, 1411 Do., 12 Do. New Thirds ;100 Lancash. &Yorkshire; 6 Do., do. F £l6 I Do., Wst. Riding Un., all Do. Southport. all London Az Blackwall 1100 Lond. Bright. &S. est. ' 100 London &N. Weston: all Do. Fifths all D0.,16/.Sh.,M&B 0 5 Do. Eighths 100 London &S. Western all Lndndrry.diColeraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Manch.Shef.diLincln. 1 Metropolitan 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement 100 lidland .......... 100 Do. Binning. & Derby all Midland G. West. (Ir. ) all Do. Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle all Newpt.Aberg.&iirfd 9 Newry. di Enniskillen all Newry, Warrenpoint dz Rostrovor 100 Norfolk... ..... 31 Northn. Counties Un 100 North British 100 North Devon, Rail. di Dock Stock 103 Do., A Stock 100 Do., B Stock 100 N. astern - Berwick all Do. do. Extension lq Do do. G.N.E.Purch. all Do. Leeds 100 Do. York WO North London 31.1 N. &S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn 171 North Staffordshire all North Western all N. &S. Westrn. June 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton 16 Portsmouth J 10 i i ßhymney 4. 100 I Scottish Central it. 100 Scot. N. E. Abrdn. St It. 100 !Shropshire Union 0 t 6 ;Sitingbourne &Sheer 0 1 100 ;South Devon It. I 100 'South ' 0 all ;Do. 4. pen . Shares 4. 100 South Wales O all IS. Yorksh. ItiverDun O 10 Do. . O all Staines,Wok.,&Wok. 5 all Stockton & Darling ;5 15 Do. do., 1854 :5 5 Do. do., 1855 16 Stockton & Hartlepl It. 100 ,Taff Vale it. 100 'Do. Pref., No. 1 ;5 22 Thames Hay. D. &R O all Vale of Neath O all ; Watered. & Kilkenny! O all WaterforddiLimerick O all West Coinwall .0 all West End of London and Crystal Palace 5 all Do. A 5 all Do. B !O all West L0ud0n......, • all I Do. First Class 0 all ' Do. Second Class .0 all :Wmbledon&Croydon 4 NI KI all [3i 1 all all 5 all SRA:zi.E MARIeUTS— This Day.) Business dons till. day. 6ii 5 1 St. 12. 12i 85 20 76i 7i St. 304 1 10 50 50 50 541 5 25 8 - 8? 2 . 61j - 6512 ••• - _ 81 - •. 94 84 - 86 7thl , - 77 30 - 32 7 - 9 'i -- -6 7 1 - 81 17 - 18 541 - 55:3 42 - 44 28 - 30 17 - 18 83 - 90 Ei -- - 60 26 4 = ii, 88 -- 90 9 -- 10 94 -- 95 79 -- 81 120 -- 122! 97 -- 99 1 50 -- bOi 58 -- 62 I 74 - 78 72 - 8i; 71 - Rip 91 -91 ti, 102 - 1014 94; - 944 lAd i d 88 89 36 - 36& 6.1 - 85i l 60 - GI l i*i = m 57 - 59 3/ - 3J 47 - 4S 92 - 93 24 2 5o —51 A 811 821 90 931 8 - 9 4i - 4i 8 - 9 29 30 8 6d 104 106 21, 22 45 46 4 3 d 32 34 63, 3 / 4 —64 i 78 FO 12 11 8 6 d 9 11 36 38 ..k ...... ... i. - - i'Oi 7 - 9 21 5 - 3i - BRITISH POSSESSIONS, all Atian. and St. Law. 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Col Ind guar 5p c all IDo. 18 lßufTalo & Lake Hur.! 100 thifls. ' Brut. & 100 '6 p.e.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73' 100 I Do. do., 1 June, '74' 2s. Calcutta and S. East. 0 '2s6a Central Onde (Lim.) lOs ;Ceylon A shares 1 Do. B. do.. all !Demerara. 2s. Eastern Bengal 100 ' East Indian .1 15 Do. C Shares all D 0.46 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 all Do. do. do. '59, do. all Geelong Li Melbourne' guar. 5 per cent. 100 Gd. Trunk. of Canada all Do. 6p. c. Deben 1 all Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pore ' 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c all Gt. Wes,n. of Canada 101 Do. New all IDo. Bds., payable '57 all IDo. do., 76, p.'6o all IDo. do., '73, do. all ' Do, do., '73, without option all ,Madras, guar. 41 P.C I all Do. dn., 5 per c 10 Do. 4i p. c. Exten 1 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c 5 I Do, 4th Ex., do, ss. Ou(le (Limited) 5 IScindo, guar. 5 por o 0I all Do LO all ?,0 18 5 all 61 all D 1 all - i 8 7 d 1 — i -- 1p ••• - ••• 106 - 107 - 1 pi 19 -- 196 386 -- 396 73 -- 201 -- 21 - P! 186 IE4 I 21 - 403 - 108 1103 - 108 0 102 1118 — 20 20 id p, 1 4d— i p 1• = G lIGN. 5 - 6 i - li Il• ..... • •• 3 - 511 - 51 , 1 251 25f - ... = si .•• .. ••• ii iidp 24 - 25 - 74 18A - 19 35_ - 35} 8 - 9 331 - 331 49 - 51 21- 101 ii; := 15 g 011 7 -- 8 20/ -- 201 4i -- 5 81 -- 8 i 25 -- 26 ... ,'". ••• BANKS. 81. 83 1 5 4dl 40 45 1 • • • ..... • • 5 6 .6P ••• 17i is 18 —18 i FOR: Antwrp &Rotterdam Ardennes — Belgian East. Junct. Beziers to Graisscssac Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of Franco Do. New Euphrates Valley (Great C en tral of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Lyons and Geneva Lyons 8,, Mediterran Maria Antonia Do. New Namur & Liego • Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France , NorwegianTrnk.Prel Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Recife & San Fran., (Pornam.) g. 7 P. c Rome and Fryssnti. "0I all 0 all 9 7 S) 74 ?.0 all 5 all !O all LO all !O i all Bil 941. Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse., Do. Si per cent. prel Southern of France, West Flanders .0 . all \Do. 5; per c. Pref . !CI all W. & N.W. of France !O 6 I Western of Austria !O all West. of Switzerland 6 all Wiesbaden 6 all ' Do. Bp. cent. pref. ZO all ''Zealand....... JOINT•STOI Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Bri. Col, Bk.& Ln. Co , British N. American o.nk . of Ind. A.u.diCh City _ - Colonial ............. Commercial of Loud Eng.Scot.&Aus.Cii t 'Lon CIL Bk of Aaq all Ditto New 20 !London and County 50 !Lnd.&E.Bnkng.Corp 10 ' London Joint Stock, 20 LoncLaudWestininst, 35 National Pro. of Eng. 10 Do. New 22 .National Bank all I New South Wales A ll priental Bank Corp \2O Ottoman Bank 1 2.5 PrOVine al or Ireland) alll Do, New_ 1 ',ll..Aus. B. .Co all ! ''.,,outl) ustralia all i i Tnion of Australia '4 no. NOW ............ : 10 'Union of Loudon 50 [Unity Mutual u Westrnßk of Lond. !Paid 20 20 10 it. 25 20 all all 32 - 34 16 - ••• 31 - 49 - 51 '" ...al e • • d ", LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Lidl RAILWAYS• Leasing Companies, Closing Prices this day Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. Col.Stour Vy. B. Lin. g. 6 p.v all E. Un.ll. Sh. 100 Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. 100 Do. New all Glstr.&Dn.Fr all [lull St Selby all Do. Shares all Do. Shares all ILon.;StGreenwl all Do. Preference 1100 Lon. Til., 91 Do. Bark Sh. all Manch.Bxton. and Matlock 100 Mdld.Bra.dfd. 54 Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. all NolzEst.s p.c. all Do. 6 per et.. all Do.Fixedsp.c all Prest. & Wyre all Do. Shrs. 100 Roystn.& Hit. I all Shrows.& Her all S. Staffordsh.. All ;WearVal.,g6pc 5 211 Do.. ;t. ,100 Wilts &Sol-lust, I Ln.&N.W. Caledon... E.U.&E.Cj Gt. Northn E. Count. Caldonian.l GL. Westn.' Y. & N.M Do S. Eastern Do Peto & Co I 'Do Ln. dIN. W.' dg Midld. E. Count 1 ' Do Do Do L. &N. W Do Gt.Northr• T. Brassoy M. Mclean Stk. &Dar Do D 0.,. Gt.W, PREFERENI all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd. at 501.) 100 Brie. & Ex. 4 p.c. St. 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares— , 100 Caledn. £lO 41 p. c. 100 Ches. & Ho. 51 p.c. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent all Cork &Bandonslp.c all Dnn.Perth.&Aber.J 1.00 E. Anglian Cls. ASh 100 Do. do. Cis. B 6p. c 100 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c 100 Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l 100 Do. No. 2 100 Do. New 6 pr. c. St all East Un., G. 6 p. C. all Do. W. 0 per cent. all Do. 104 Debentr.Sh. all po. do. 4 per cent 1 . 00 lEast Lancash.6 p.cts all , E.&W. York. J. sths 9 Edin.& Gl. sp. c. Sh. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.e. 100 Furness, 5 p. 100 ! Gies. & 5.W.G.5 p.c 100 ( Great Northn. 5 p.c 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. 100 Do. 41 per cent ..... 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. all Gt.N.ofScot.lstPre • (Ireland) r r e e l f a . n s d t ) . 4 pe W rc . . 1 1 8 8 I G D t o .. S 4 6 I Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.Spe 100 Do. con. red. 41 p.c. 100 Do, con. red. 4 p. c. 100 Do. irred. 4 per tent. 100 Do sp. c, red. pref. all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh,. all Do. Chester Bp. c.P.S. all Do. do. 5 p. c. do.", 100 Do, Birm, Gua. Stk. a ll Do. Cliesh. Gua. Sh. all Do. do. do al Do. do. do 100 Lan. & York. 6 pc. St 100 Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No. 1 100 Do. ,P., sp. c. St. N 0.2 100 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. 100 Do. do. sp. c., No. 4 100 Lon. & N.W., Cov. & Nuneaton 5 p. et_ 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 porct. late 3d Shares all Loruly.& Color. ISh all Loudy. &Ennis. 1 Sh 100 M., S.,&L. 6p. Cent 4,1 Do. do. do. £6 100 Do. do. 31 per cent. all Marypt. a Carl. 4 p.c. all Do. 41 per cent 101 Do. do. 100 Nfld. Consol. 6 p.c. St 100 Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c 100 Do. 41 p. c. Pref. St 100 Do. L. &H. Pref. St all New., Aber., &c., pr 5 p.c.red. 5 p.c.pin all Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et all N orf D eb.4 p.c. Sh 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 100 Do. 51 p.c. pf , 1847 100 D0.VTv.V.5p..,1847 100 North British 31 De. 71. Preference,, 100 N. E. Berw. 4p. c. Prf 8i Do, do. do 13 Do. Leeds 6 pc. No 1 9 IDo. do. Qrs., 1848... 10 Do. York 11. &S. Pur. all North Staffordshire.. 100 Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c. Ist guar. 100 IDo. 6 p. c. 2d guar... 100 IDo. do. Debentr. St. all ,Scot. Ccut.New Pref. 100 ISc.N. E. Aber. g.Bp c. 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. 100 Do. d 0.31 p.c. pf. St all (South Devon all IDo, fixed 44 pr cent all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 44 per cent 100 Do. Fixed 41 P.C. Sh 100 Do. Nov 41 pr. cent tOO S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. 100 Do. do. 44 p. c all 1 .Yorksh.4p.c.Guar all Stock. &Dar., sp. c 19 Do. do. do. .1.0• Waterfd& Kilk. 6pc 90 - 92 93 - 95 12 - 14 128 - 132 3i - 4 !fa : 166 12 13 23 24 89 91 1 89 2i id IP 61 56 '127 - 130 781 - 30 - 32 M SHARES. 90 - 92 93 - 7 - 93 5i -. 64 105 - 110 108 - 115 ,105 - 108 102 - 105 120 - 123 -7- 67 - 116 - 18 108 - 110 101 - 103 62 C 4 91 lad 5i -- 6 85 -- 87 80 -- 82 80 -- F 2 92 94 9 -- 9A 15i -- 9 -- 9A , C 6 -- 6g I 17 -- 18 8j -- 9 13 -- 14 132 - 137 111 - 114 150 - 155 115 - 118 -i - iP 62 - 65 129 - 131 94 - 96 84 - F 6 ion 1. - ii koz =l6i 91 93 li 1 d - 21 - k2O 03 - 111 00 - 103 ros —lO7 65 - 70 - 21 - 22 92 - 95 1071 95 6 Bii BRITISH MINES. , 2112 'Alfred Cons. (Philk.) 14 British Iron 20 Condurow (Cambrn.)! 1 Dev.Gt.Cnsls. (Tay.) 27,6 East Basset (II ogan) 1456 Great South Tolgus 1113 Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk ) 7 Grt.W. Vor (llelstn ) 13s Lady Bertha 7 3 / 4 N. Frances (Illogan) N.W.Basset (Illogan) 6/1r) North Wheal Crofty 1 Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co 26 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) 2 S. Carn Brea (Illogn. 19 S.W. Frances(lllogn.) 46 rani. S. &L. Min. Co 9 Tin Croft 40 Un.Mines (Gwennap) 1256 V. of Towey (Camar.) 16 W. Basset (Illogan) 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 5A Wh. Basset (Illogan). 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 56 Wh. Edwaxd(Calstck' 117 s Ma. Kitty (U. Llant 8 Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. 46 Wh. Trelawney(Lis.)l K:1 7A 1 los. f 5 27 * all ;0 15 1 6 1 1 all 2 all :0 all 3 all 5 1i 1 all 1 all 1 all ZO all 10 16i 18i all 13 -- 14 5 -- 7 400 -- 110 430 -- 450 90 -- 100 13 -- 14. 4 -- 5. -- 1 8 -- 10 113 -12 i 4 18i -- 193 5 11 -- 2 335 345 3A --4 i ao - = 230 1 -- 1 3 -- 4 21} - •z 2 iOO - 110 160 - 170 280 - 290 16 - 1 8 1 47 - 49 1 23 - 25 MINES. i d par 1, 2 . - ••• 10 - 12 ••• .--- ••••• 33 - 40 10 -- 12 la —1) I I id 14 1 5 8 - 8i 11 id .. ..... •• 5 - 6• X lO - 2 3fi - 31. FOREIGN Australian Bon Accord Cop. (IL ) Brazilian Imp. (issued at £5 pm) Do. Coeaes di Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica...." Cobra Copper Copiapo Dun Mountain Cop- per Mining Co For uuna General Linares Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada Noveau Monde Pont. Sil.LdM. & Smlt Port Philip Santiago de Cuba United Mexican 900 195 LO LO all j 10 2 SO 40 10 326'1 It. 100 1. it. all I 5 all 5 all 5 all 4 all 20 all q. 100 1 all 5 all 10 10s. 9 all 20 All 15 L 4 4 all 0 10 LO all LO 8i 0 all 5 5 0 6 LU all 5 all 5 2 00 80 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) 1 Australian Agricult. Australn. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works ' \Do. New iss. at 51. d Brit. American Land Canada ID o. Go. 6pc.Jan&July :Copper Min. of Eng. IDo. Pref. 711 p. cent Crystal Palace Do. Preference Crystal Pal. of France Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph Electric Tel. of Irel lEn.&Aust.Cop.SmCo !Dir. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. ; Eur.&Am.Stm.(lim.) Gen. Ir. Sc. Col.(lim.) ',Gen. Steam Navigat., Loudon Discount Loud. Gon. Omnibus Magdalena St. Navig. 'Mediteran. Elec. Tel. : Do. Extension Teleg. .Mexican&S.Americn Nat. Discount Co Netherlands Land Do. Do. Do.B p.c.Pf.iss.at ld Do. Do. iNew B. &N. S. Landl N.S.N.Gov.S p. c. D. N. B. Australasian— NAIL of Europe Steam Oriental Gas . Do New Shares Peelhr. Ld. & Minrl Peninsular & Oriental Do. New I Rhymney Iron ;-toyal Mail Steam i icet. Austral. Invest S. Au% Gov. 6 p. e.bds South Austral. Land; Submarine Tel. Scrip t Do. Registered T rus.Ln. Co. Up. Can. Van Dienaeb'fi Land.. 21 - 23 • • •• •• 4 - 5 30 - 35 ,18 - 125 106 - 107 27 - 32 23 - 25 11 - 11 3 - 4 ._• • '''.. [lOO - 105 ••• i --.. l -.. ••i l ••• - ••• 5 6 .2 31 - 3,11 23 - 1 4 23 3 2i 3 1 d 16 18 - 4 - 13- - 77 - I 7 - 8 p 21 -23 ' 53 - 55 1 - 11 32 - 31 - * 8A - 9i 106 i 6I Rosiness this day St. 11l 5 4/ 94 5 80 98 501 1 i 50 8 91} f i 10 5i St St. 103 5 94 91 10 St. ssi 9 St. St. 36 a I St. 1.00 0 553 1 6 6 i ( 20 60 20 1 60 St. 8 10 10 93 24 1 50i 1 82 131 13 10 x d 10 St. 20 I RI 25 10 1.0.6 St. 13 20 25 25 St. 19i i if 39 40 75 21 201 4i 18i i Di 331 k 82i li 1181 18 17 18i 12i 2:3. 89 90 39 i 8i MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. There was much less activity in the demand for wheat in the leading country markets held on Saturday; neverthe less, very little change took place in the quotations. Fine barley sold at full prices, but inferior parcels were less active. All other spring corn moved off slowly, at previous rates. The French markets have become steady for both wheat and flour, and prices have an upward tendency. In the north of Europe the trade generally has become heavy, The American markets are tolerably firm. _ _ The arrivals of English produce in the port of London, coastwise, was very moderate. From abroad the imports were 9,585 quarters of wheat, 11,344 of barley, 38,006 of oats, 1,300 of rye, 2,358 of beans, 2,275 of peas, 240 of tares, 19,562 of linseed, 4,290 of rapeseed, 10 of mustard-seed, 185 of sundry seeds, 715 sacks and 6,820 barrels of flour. Fresh up to-day, coastwise, only a limited supply of wheat came to hand. By land-carriage, the receipts were trifling ; consequently the show of samples of both red and white was small. Very few country millers were in at tendance, and those residing in the metropolis —under the impression that large supplies of French flour will shortly reach us—purchased home grown wheat with extreme caution. The demand wag, therefore, heavy, and prices gave way, compared with Monday last, 3s per quarter, There was a full average supply of English wheat on offer. Fine dry samples were held at full quotations, but middling and inferior qualities met a dull inquiry at barely last week's currency. In floating cargoes of grain very little was doing. The show of foreign barley was extensive. Fine malting samples changed hands at full prices ; but grinding and distilling sorts moved off slowly on rather lower terms, viz., la. to 2g. per quarter. The mart trade was heavy at barely stationary prices. The show of foreign oats was extensive—of English, Irish, and Scotch, limited. The oat trade was in a sluggish state, at about last week's prices, to is decline. Beans met a dull inquiry, at is to 2s per quarter less money. In peas, very little was doing, and the quotations gave way is to 2s per quarter. _ _ The flour trade ruled heavy, and country marks might have been purchased on rather lower terms. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, Red •• •• new 42s to 506 Ditto •• • . .... old 51s 564 Ditto, White new 54a 546 Ditt0........ old 57s 62s Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, o'd 44s 51a Ditto new .• 48s 52s Rye —Old •••• • • • . •• • —s —s Now •• •• •• 32s 363 Barley—Grinding ••• •• 293 339 Malting .•• 364 38s, Chevalier.. • • • 403 42s Malt —Stutfolkand Nor folk...• •• •• •• 64 3 7 29 1 Brawn . Ms 533 Kingston end Ware 6Bs 72s Malt—Chevalier .. •• 72s to Its ()ate Yorkshire and Llneolnsk.,Feed 20s 23s Potato •. .. 22e 293 Youghal and Cork Black •• .. 18s 22s Cork, White •• •• 193 28s Scotch, Feed. •• • • 20s 24s Jeans—Tick .• • ...... 36s 39 11 Pigeons ...... 41. 45s Peas—Grey .• • •..... 37s 40i Maple . •• .. •. .. 40s 418 White........... 43s 413 Boilers ..• • • ...• 42s 44s Flour—Town-made. • . 45s 47 5uff01k..........36 1 40s Stooktn & Norfolk 378 3911 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week were 1,71?, head. In the corresponding week in 1856 we received 3,518; in 1855,4,545; in 1854, 5,831; in 1853, 4,795; in 1852, 4,869 ; in 1351, 3,628; and in 1850, 5,734 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WINK. From Beasts. Sheop. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam 4B ... 248 —6?, Amsterdam 45 ... 207 Harlingen Hamburgh lB 232 Ostend ••• ••• - 4 ... - Total... 240 .. 1,370 .. -- .. 102 .. The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheer , . Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 856 596 2,769 183 ... 855 791 ... 3,6 49 ... 98 ... 7 854 1,098 4 , 461 ... 274 .853 9BB ... 3, 655 ... 128 ... 24 There was only a limited show of foreign stock in to day's market. The sheep appeared in fair condition; but the general quality of the beasts was inferior. From our own grazing districts the receipts of beasts, fresh up this morning, were limited for the time of year, but their gene ral condition was tolerably good. Nearly all breeds met a dull inquiry, but, compared witli Monday last, we have no change to notice in prices. The best Scots sold at 4s 8d per Sibs. The arrivals from Lincolnshira, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire, amounted to 2,760 short horns; from other parts of England, 400 of various breeds ; from Scot land, 240 Scots, and from Ireland, 236 oxen. Notwithstanding that the show of sheep was again limited, the mutton trade ruled very inactive. The primest Downs remised last Monday's quotations; but, in some instances, long woollod sheep were a shade lower. About 300 Irish sheep were in the market. We were but moderately supplied with calves, which moved off aka lily at full prices. The pork trade was heavy, but we have no change to re port in the quotations. The great Christmas market will be held here on Mon day next. Per Bibs to sink the otfais. s. d. s. d.I s. d. s. Interior Beasts... 3 oto 3 2 PrimeSouthdown 5 0 5 4 Second quality-3 4 3 B:Largo tree. calveb 4 0 4 6 Prime large OVA) 310 4 ;Primo small do 4 8 5 0 Prime Scots, dm 4 4 4 SiLarge hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 81Small porkers 4 8 5 2 second quality ...3 10 4 WSuckling calves 22 0 29 0 Prime tree.-wlled.4 2 4 B',Quarter old pigs 22 0 30 0 IFORSLON SUPPLY. TOTAL SUPPLY; Beasts Sheep and lambs 18,680 Calves 43 Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves l5 Pigs 2151 Pigs A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market, on Monday, Dec. 8, 1856, and this day, Monday, Dec. 7, 1857. Per Blbs, to sink the offals. ' Dec. 1, 1856. Dec. 7,1857 s. d. s. d. a. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior beasts ... ... 2 10 to 3 2,3 oto 3 2 Second quality ditto ... ... .., 3 4 3 813 4 3 8 Prime large oxen ... ... ... ... 310 4 6,3 10 4 2 Prime Scots, die ... ... ~. ... 4 8 4 10,4 4 4 8 Coarse and inferior sheep ... . ... 4 0 4 4 ~. 3 6 3 103,3 10 4 0 2 3 8 Second quality ditto ... Prime coarse woolled ditto ... ... 4 6 4 8 4 2 4 8 Prime Southdown ditto .. 5 0 5 25 0 5 4 . Large coarse calves Prime small ditto ... ... . ' ... 4 8 5 2;4 8 Large hogs ... ... ... 7 .. ••• ... .... 310 4 6,1 0 3 8 4 4,4 0 seat small porkers Beasts... ' Calves... ... . 4 480 Sheep and lambs ~ 18,12) ••• ... ... 4 6 5 2'4 8 ... . ... 122 Pigs •.. ... .. .... ... . 220 STIPPLIXB ON SAL; and lambs, 32,880 ; calves, 135; pigs, 51 0 - DaC..lO, ..18n5.—Beasts, 4,388 ; sheep Dec. 11, 1851.—Beasts, 6,181 ; sheep and lambs, 22,820 ; clives, 107 ; pigs, 240. 4 6 5 0 4 6 5 2 3,711 18,680 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of me a t on sa l e h ere, d er ived from Scotland and the provinces, are sei.sona bly good but those slaughtere.i in the Metropolis are very moderate. The ti ale generally is heavy, as follows : Per bibs by th e carcase. s. d. s . d . Beet, interior 0I f, 3 0 Do., middling 3 2 3 4 Do. prime large 3 6 3 10 Do., do. small 4 0 4 4 Perk, large 3 6 4 4 El. d. e. d Mutton, Inferior 3 3 3 4 Do., DI idd ling ..... 3 6 4 0 Do., prime ...... ...4 2 4 6 Veal. Pork, small 4 6 5 4 There is a full a verage supp l y BOROUGH HOP. of hops on sale in our market to-day. Fin e an d me di um qualities are in good request, at very full prices. In other kinds only a limited business is doing. L as t wee k s ' i mpor ts were 222 bales from liambro',.. New Mid and East Kent pockets, 84s to 126 s ; Weald of Kent ditto, 58s to 808; Sussex ditto, 51s to 653 per cwt. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. These markets continue to be very moderately supplied with both English and Scotch potatoes. During last week the imports were as follows :-6 sacks from Emden, 40 tons from Boulogne, 400 tons from Dunkirk, 4 tons from Harlingen, 9 bags from Dordt, 4 tons from Rotterdam, 120 tons from Louvaine, 150 tons from Antwerp, 93 tons from Groningen, 140 tons from Newport, 80 tons from Rouen, and 86 baskets from Amsterdam. Owing to the high prices demanded by the growers the trade ruled heavy, as follows : York regents, 140 s to 160 a per ton ; Essex and Kent, 1003 to 140 s ; Scotch, 80s to 120 s; ditto cups, 70 to 80s ; Lincoln's, 110 a to 120 s ; foreign, 55s to 655. WOOL. The public males of colonial wool were brought to a close on Tu e s d ay yet 7,000 bales East India and foreign at a decline of from 2d to full y 34 per lb. The rates paid s i nc e our last are as follows : -- AustratiBn—clean sheep's, to but be there o ff er:.e Pric es h ave now se ttl e d d o wn is 7d to 2 s 7 i d ; scoured, 18 8d t o 2 s 6d ; h an d -was h e d , is 4d to 2 s ld ; lambs', ls 8d t o 2 4 4d ; pieces, s c., i s wool ; ld to is 9d. South Australian—clean sheep's, is 4d to 28 ; hand washed, is 4d to 18 9d ; scoured, 1.8 10d to 2s. Port Philip—clean sheep's, is 8d to 24 70 ; lambs', 18 9d. to 2s 4d; locks, &c., lld to is 7d. Van Diemen's Land — clean sheep's 1.87 d to 21 ; lambs', is 8d to 2s. Cape—clean 'sheep's, is 4d to 2s ld ; scoured, is 3d to Is 9d; lambs', l 8 5d ta t s 9d. Sundry wools have sold at 7d to ls 6d per lb. Las week's imports were under 200 bales. English wool bac sold at further depressed rates, and the market generally is heavy in the extreme. rires,Wlnter,new•• SEEDS. We have had a . decided improvement in the demand for linseed, and in some instances an advance in the quotations has been established ; other kinds, however, continue neglected. Cakes are in moderate demand, at previous quotations. Turnip, Wnite,per bush. 15s to 16s, swede 203 2.3.3 ne w...". 16s 20s Sinstard, Brown.• •. •• lis 18s Canary ,per quarter • 803 90, 223 28s Rye grass (new)' GO 7 Clover,RedEng.(cwt.) s 4 4 623 71s White •• •• •• Foreign Red .... •• 70s •• 231 25s Trefoil, new•• •••• •• • u h e t 3 6 ° 2 '1 3 5'76 Carraway ....... 48.1 503 Coriander •• • • 305 32s Ilernpseed , per quarter 463 485 Linseed, Eng.Sowlng•• 70s 72s Crushing ...• .... 62s 6 9 s Baltic 54 , 558 Odessa •• •. Ms 52s Linseed Cake, pr. ton English .. 9! 10s 10' 58 foreign,per ton 10! 03 10 15s Rape Cakes, par ton 61 Os 6' 5' Rapeseed, new, pr qr. 728 762 TALLOW. The amount of business doing i n our market in only moderato. Prices, however, are supported. To-daY, .1". C., on the spot, 1.8 lan dqut t 51s 9,1 per cwt. For forward delivery very little doing 1653. 1854. 1855. 1856. 1857. Stock this day 42.140 55A to Price of Y. C •... SG , oj Delivery last Week •. , 1,347 Ditto from June 1.... 58,667 Arrivals last week.. I 11,165 Ditto from Jimel 7 6 ,3 00 Price 581 Od 33,572 C4a 6d --s od d 2,011 43,618 1,376 41,175 655 6d 18,960 66s 6du, 678 Od 2,751 75,508 688 43,753 678 Od 19,326 58 s ad to 58; 9d 2,719 69,629 6,414 72,275 6O 3d 36,679 •1s 9i to Od 2,866 57,785 81,552 6ag 6d LAW INTELLIGENCE.—{This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN BB BIISCII. This bankrupt was described as of Coleman-street buildings, and to-day came up for his certificate. Mr. Hollams appeared for the assignee, and Mr. Chidley for the bankrupt, and, after a short discussion, the consideration of the certificate was adjourned fur three months, to ascertain what the property would realise. The debts are said to be about 7,0001., and the assets on hand very small. IN RE STATELY. This bankrupt had carried on business at Sheerness as a stonemason, builder, and auctioneer, and came up for his certificate. The bankrupt came before the Court on hie own peti- tion, but the estate had not realised the 1501. which was required under the Act, and his Honour doubted whe ther he ought to entertain the question of certificate till that amount had been realised. Mr. Baglsy, for the bankrupt, submitted that there had been no wilful misrepresentation, as the property had been estimated at 5701., and there was upwards of 3501. clear, and 1201. had been realised. His Honour, however, ultimately adjourned the case. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (This Day.) WESTMINSTER. DISGRACEFUL TRICK AT LORD PANIIIIRE'S.—WiIIiam Robinson, a man between 50 and 60 years of age, of middle height, and having the appearance et' a porter, was placed at the bar charged with the following die graceful trick at the mansion of Lord Paomure, 37, Chesham-place, Balgrave•sqoare. James Palmer, servant in the establishment of Lord Pawner°, stated that on Saturday evening the prisoner brought a flat brown paper parcel to his lordship's house, stating that it had been just brought to town by an express train, and demanded three and sixpence for carriage and porterage. Witness not liking the appear ance of the parcel, and having very strong suspicions that all was not right, toll the prisoner to wait a moment, and took the parcel to his lordship. On its being opened it was found to be a sham parcel, and his lordship directed that the prisoner should be given into custody, which was accordingly done. Mr. Paynter—What did the parcel contain ? Witness (producing an old hat as flat as a pancake, and minus the rim)—This was all the paper contained. Mr. Paynter —You suspected something was wrong ? Has this trick ever been played at his lordship's before ? Witness—Not at his lordship's, but at other places where I have lived. Mr. Paynter—By the prisoner ? Witness—No; I know nothing of him. Mr. Paynter—He did not obtain the 3s. 6d. ? Witness—No; I took the parcel to his lordship im mediately. Mr. Paynter—ls anything known of the prisoner ? Police—Nothing ; he described himself as a stable man, but gave no address. Mr. Paynter—Then you have not been able to find out anything about him I Police—We have not. Mr. Paynter (to the prisoner) —'Where do you live ? Prisoner—Nowhere in particular. Mr. Paynter—Everybody has somewhere in particu lar, and so must you. I sha'l remand you for a week, and during that time something may be found out about you. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—Frank Brown, a young man, 20 years of age, was placed at the bar betore Mr. Bewion, charged with stealing a gold watch, chain, and key, of the value of 201., the property of Mr. Thomas Clagell, licensed victualler, No. 31, Gresse-street, Rath bone-place. The prosecutor stated that on the 291 of October last the prisoner was in his service as potruan, and about one o'clock on the day in question, he asked prosecutor to give him leave to go to his dinner. Prose cutor told him he might go, and desired him to make haste hick. The prisoner then left the place, and did not rett rn again. This excited prosecutor's suspicions, and on going up to his bed-room about nine o'clock the same night, he found that a chest of drawers had been forced open and a gold watch, chain, and key, abstracted therefrom. The prisair was at once suspected to be the thief, and prosecnWf gave information to the police, and the result was the apprehenQion of the prisoner at Woolwich by Lambert of the E division. Neither the watch or appendages have as yet been recovered. The prisoner, who has. been previouly couvic'.ed, gave a general denial to the charge, was remanded for a week. THAMES. ROBBING A CAPTAIN OF HIS WATOlL—Catberine Russel, alias Hinton, alias Crawford, and many other aliases, who has been in custody about 50 times for robbing captains, mates, and seamen, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing a silver watch, guard, and two keys, value in all 101., the property of Captain Samuel Taughan, the master of the ship Captain Cook, lying in the river off Ratc!iff Cross-tier. On the prosecutor being sworn, the magistrate looked at the charge sheet before him, and said, " You are a captain's cook on board ship. The prosecutor—No, I am not a captain's cook ; I am master of the ship Captain Cook. Mr. Yardley—Very good ; tell me what you have got to say against the prisoner The prosecutor, who gave his evidence very curiously, and was repeatedly ca'led to order by the magistrate, said he met with the prisoner somewhere and went home with ber to No. 3, Victoria-street, Shad well. He took his watch from his fob before he went to bed, and the prisoner looked at his Freemasons' key and said, " You are a free and accepted mason." He said be was, and she said, "I am glld to have the company of a Free mason. My father was one." He put his watch and appendages under his pillow and soon fell asleep. When be awoke he missed his watch, guar.i, and keys, and the prisoner too, and gave immediate information to the police. The Prisoner—He bad no money in his pocket, he was very drunk and he gave me the watch. The Prosecutor—l had 63. in my pocket and I treated her. I was not drunk. I did not give her the watch. An old woman named Macdonald, riving in Old Chig well-hill, Ratcliff-high way, said the prisoner gave her a watch to pawn, and said it belonged to her husband. William Charles Fletcher, assistant to Mr. Byas, a pawnbroker, produced the prosecutor's watch, on which he had advanced to the last witness a loan of 2/. The prosecutor had said that he would rather redeem the watch, and pay the 2/. upon it, than have the trouble of prosecuting. Mr. Yardley—Now, sir, be so kind as to attend to the questions put to you. It is a case of felony, not a matter of giving up a watch. Police-sergeant Terry, No. 8 K, said he took the pri soner into custody last night, and upon telling her the charge she said, "It is the fir,t time I ever did anything of the kind ; I should not have done it only a woman gave it to me, and, she was to have her regulars' " (share of the plunder.) Mr. Yardley committed the prisoner for trial. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Doe. 7.—Wind this day at noon, S. to S.S.i.; light breeze and dull. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 6.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived Guillaume, from Antwerp for Valparaiso ; Morning Star, Callao ; Ner, Rio Janeiro ; Union, Rio Grande; Fanny, from Antwerp for Rio Janeiro. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 6.—Arrived—Ripon (s), from Alexandria. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 6.—Wind W.S.W.—Signet, from New Zealand; Priecella, Quebec; Countess of London, ditto. COWEN, Dec. 6.—Wind W.S.W. —Arrived—Julie, from Callao; Pegnot, ditto; J. T. Wessels, from Rio Janeiro. PENZANCE, Deo. 6.—Arrived—Helen, from Mira-`1 michi. - - - - - - - BRISTOL, Dec. 6.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived—Amnlet, from Cephalonia ; Pet, St. Michael's ; Consul, Callao ; Penda, Rio Grande ; Ferosita, Havana ; Bramley Moore, St. John, N. 8.; Lady Peel, Quebec; Ellen, St. Michael's; Gunymede, Malaga. WATERFORD, Dec. s.—Wind N. W.—Arrived—Jenny Lind, from Quebec; Nero, Bedegue, U.S.; Marion, Quebcc. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday, 10 a.m. Wind W. ; rain. Arrived—Lady Eglinton, (s.), from Dublin ; May Eagle, and John and Mary , Ne w n ort ; Ripon, (s.), Alex andria ; South Western, (s.), and Forest Queen, Jersey. Sailed—Clara Acacia, for Newport ; Lady Eglinton, for London. LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. Wind S.W. Arrived—A. G., Senator, and R. L. Lane, from New York ; City of Manchester and J. L. Tilley, Montreal ; Paragoi, America; Renner, Colombo; Albatros, Ran goon ; Sovereign, St. Michael's ; Sampson, Galveston ; Rosiland, Algoa Bay; San de Jaga, Lisbon. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 5. Arrived—Hermione, and Mauritius, from Australia ; Minerva, Ava, Regulus, Bohelich, Fanny, Von Ko, Milast, Pa.scutlina, Barbazumne,Loren zo, an d Odessa, from Odessa; Vigilant, Boston; Patten, Akyab ; Wamsialos, Demerara; Fife, Taganrog ; Adrian, Constantinople ; Coriolanus, Callao ; des , Calsar, Quebec ; Argus, Elizabeth Ha son, Ala and Canto, all from Taganrog ; Dreadnought Mauritius; Lady Flora Hastings, Quebec; Thames, 84 John's, New Brunswick ; St. Peter, Pernambuco ; Witch of the Wave, St. John's, New Brunswick; Altone, De merara; Nairesich, Galatz. (BY SUBILLBINN AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday, 9.30 A.M. Wind W.S.W.; tide five hours' ohb ; Arrived, Dec. 6—Beblie, from Sevelle ; Northfleet, Hong Kong ; James and Catherine, Ostend ; Argue, Dan. kirk ; Haggle, St. Michael's ; Martha, Manzalli. Arrived, Dec. 7—Providence, from Gravelines; Juanetta, Havannan ; Marko, Rouen; Elizabeth, Havre ; Hero Nassau; Peal, Gijon; Garland, Stettin. Sailed—Chieftain, for Madras. DEAL, Monday, 9 a.m. Wind W.S.W.; moderate. Passed—Shepherdoss, from Algoa Bay ; Myrtle, Singa pore ; Gen, Boston—all for London. Anchored—Fairy, schooner, from London, for west ward. Passed—Reliance for London. Sailed in tow—Kato Davison and Nouvol Alfred, for Landon. LITERATURE. The Handwriting on the Wall. A Story. By' Edwin Atherstone, author of "The Fall of Nineveh." Th r ee Vols. Bentley. This is in every respect a most remarkable work, and one which can hardly fail to reflect credit and renown on its author. He has before ben cele brated for his writings on those Eastern lands, that are so replete with subjects of interest for the poet, the novelist, and the historian. The cradle of the human race has ever possessed an attraction to the mind from its associations and attributes, when dazzled by the display of man's medimval achieve ments, or of his latter-day discoveries and inven tions, the eye turns with gladness to gaze and rests with reverence on the soil to which miracles were indigenous, and where happened the greatest of events that earth has ever witnessed, or that her sons shall behold till time shall be no more. It can only enhance the value of the book that its narrative should be imbued with somewhat of the gorgeous colouring, and invested with the glowing imagery of* Oriental life. Although at a very re mote period of antiquity the events here recorded took placa, it is certified by sacred history, and attested by succeeding write's, that they were of great consequence, not alone at the immediate epoch, but to future times. It would be difficult to find a more impressive manner of conveying to the senses the complet ness of the destruction of the Assyrian capital, than is here met with. We read of its people, its soldiers, tts priest'', its king wandering amid "its st eets of palaces, and walks of state." We figure to ourselves the immensity of its grandeur, enclosed by a wall whose length was 60 miles, and then reflect that the site of that city which arose aloft in its towering splendour, is now unknown to the traveller. "Where Babel stood, the wolves and jackals drink, 'Mid weeping willows round Euphrates' brink." There are many exciting passages in the course of this recital of the events of three days, for such is the brief period chronicled. The hero of the story is a young Israelite who belonged to the mighty men of valour of ancientldays, "before the sweep of whose sword men fell in battle like corn before the sickle of the reaper.", He passes to and from among his people, to the camp of Cyrus without the walla. There he was welcome, and at last he was instru mental in leading the forces within the stronghold. A. great portion of the work is devoted to the cala mities that befel the captive Jewish race, through the tyranny and cruelty of their oppressors. This is described with power and pathos. No amount of sin, and no depths of misery, can seem exaggerated, as belonging to the time thus immortalised, "By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept." The sisters Naomi and Ruth are shown to possess qualities at once rare and estimable. The detaila of their imprisonment in the palace of Belshazzar are very interesting. The gentle sorrow of tie timid Ruth, the indignant spirit of the resolute Naomi, are vividly depicted, and it is with a sense of relief that we learn at last of their safety. Miriam, the sister of Michael, is peculiarly gifted, and the glimpses of coming events that she beholds in her prophetic visions, astonish and Pewilder her companions, who believe the enthusiast to be under some delusion. It is au exciting passage which relates her expedition for the ftni'ius sword. This matchless weapon could be wielded by none save Michael, an I it was of importance that he should regain it.. For this purpose Miriam set out alone, and by the merest chance obtained her object. She had to pass through dangers and ditli culties that might have made the strongest and stoutest heart quail, for they were not the open foe, the bold attack, but the secret spy, and the trea cherous ambush, that were spread in wait for the children of Jerusalem. The escape of Michael from the dungeon of the vault is another striking sketch, and the unflinching courage and heroic constancy he there evinced were enough of themselves to stamp his worth. It has been, of course, as the author has called it, "an arduous task" ro design and carry out a work like this ; but he has in a great measure succeeded in the stupendous undertaking. Theme is nothing irreverent or unbefiAing in the pages'before us, while much skill has been displayed in elucidating facts that, to the dwellers of another race, in a different age, may appear strange and in compr,hensible. The con'rast is finely exhibited between Cyrus and Belshazzar, the one at the head of warriors setting out on a holy warfare, the other the chief of companions in riots and wantonness. There is a surprising amount of knowkdge con cerning the place and people manifested throughout the narrative, which could only have teen attain id by elabor.ibresmrch, joined to considerable'powera of observation. The story is exceedingly intereA ; it attracts the reader by its fascinating in fluence in the passages which relate to those decisive events, that awaken the most povve:ful erno i ins of the heart, and arouse the deepest feelings of human nature. Those whose taste and judgment may en able them to appreciate such a work, will doubt'ess regard this as a masterpiece of i s distinct class and peculiar style. Montaigne the Essayist. A Biography. By Bay le St. John. 2 vol . Chapman and Hall. This work is intended to be the fitst of a serits, forming "a view of the formation and variations of opinion, prejudice, character, taste, and, to a col.- tiin extent, mann( rs in France, from the time of Rabelais to that of Rousseau." The task which the author has set himself is, therefore, it will he per ceived by no means a light one. To write tho biography of a foreigner is no unusual occurrence ; but show, in a series of lives, the progress and tendency of a whole school of literature, to enter into the tastes, capabilities, and impressions of a nation, and to trace the effect of the age upon the authors and the authors upon the age—this is an undertaking which is somewhat alarming, in the qualifications it dem- nds and the labour it necessi tates. Fortunately, Mr. St. John is not an author who is likely to be overwhelmed by the m InituCe of the task before him, or to doubt his own capa bilities for it; nor is ho a critic who is liable to ques tion the validity of his decisions. Even his long continued study of the doubting philosopher has not removed the decidve confidence of his manner. The life of Montaigne, lie considers, has been too much studied in an antiqualian spirit, much mate rial has been collected, but no; compiled iii a com plete form. For 15 years, he tells 119 he has de voted every interval of leisure to this object, and lie believes that these volumes contain an entirely new narrative, though the fects and incidents they chro nicle may have been known before. Laborious re • search, and thorough acquaintance with the subject, are evidenced in these volumes, in which the author not only narrates the life of Montaigne, but gives a summary of the spirit of his writings, and en deavours to paint his character. This, he has not, he tells us, entirely drawn from the essays, as he considers that most other biographers of Montaigne have erred in accepting his testimony implicitly with respect to his own moral and intellectual qualities as well as to matters of fact. "To modify such testimony, however, requires so accurate a knowledge of human nature that I dare not ven ture to hope I have been always just." But it is more glorious to fail in discovering how many scruples et self-love entered into every ounce of Montaigne's statements, than to cite with unerring acc uracy the essay and the book in which he informs us that he was an enemy to falsehoodauda hater of calumny.'" Whether Mr. St. John is more likely to draw a correct portrait, from his inferences at the lapse of three centuries, than the reader is likely to gather from Montaigne himself, is perhaps question able. He may claim some authority for Ins opinions from the attention he has given to all relating to his subject, and from the pains he has taken to identify himself with Montaigne and his surround ings. The particulars of his early life aro, doubt less, familiar to many. His father adopt ed a very peculiar system of education with him and was disappointed that his progress was slow. The only remarkable event of his early lite, as his biographer remarks was his friendship for La Bootie. The appearance of the author of " A Treatise on Voluntary Servitude," upon the scene affords Mr. St. John an opportunity not tobs lost. His admira tion for the sentiments of the anti-monarchical essay, is of course, unbounded, and he gives a few of the indignant protests against the incomprehen sible insanity of a whole nation submitting to one man, "which cannot even proceed from cowardice, as one man may frighten.ten but not a whole na tion ;'' forgetting that no small degree of enifu4on would result if numbers were to be the only au'ho. rity of govern ment. Fancy a repu blic of authors like Estienne do la Boetio and his panegyrist ! The following passage is a fair sample : "Ev ee id t e r n ai t i ly . LaHßee batedie' in all thithis,wrote e frokmi s c his very He does not flout, or criticise, or abuse h° Nero, true ty im —be scalpsp f g. rasp he him. But, when he held this villain in his grasp t wreaked, in imaginati on, his rage a o n d the her dng s o fyrtaho i nacc essible amidst the pkes n guards, and the fiery halo cast around them by popular sup. rstition. If his denunciations are to be regarded as against unreasoning tyranny only, their intolerance may be excused, but Mr. St. John forgets in his censures that constitutional government wasthenautopian dream, and that Francis the First was not behind his age. This monarch receives some violent attacks. Hi s picture is somewhat coarsely and very unfavourably drawn. He speaks 'of him as " a giant boy, with all a boy's greed of praise, less than a boy's honour, with a man's cruelty and a king's selfishness"— and this is mild compared to soma of his diatribes. Yet he tells us that he was " the type of the Frenchmen of that period, not of the best or the worst, but of the class susceptible of c:vdising in fluences," so that, according to his own showing, a republic would only have mad e ma tt ers wove. ut with all his serious faults as a man and an admi nistrator, it is not thus that Francis is described by historians of a higher class than Mr. St. John. If ho was only the coarseminded tyrant he repre sents, grinding down an indignant country, how was it that his people supplied him with men and treasure with more readiness than all the impe r i a l possessions of Charles V. The author, in speaking of the republican or reforming spirit of modern times, says with force and vigour : "Perhaps, after all, La Boetie was not so unpractical when he made himself the Preset er of the doctrine which has been the leaven of modern times. The echo of the tocsin that rolls along his sentences vibrates to our hearts even now ; but in this island, where we reap - the advan tage, the response is Gratitude. It is not our fault if everywhere else the response is Fear." The early death of La Boetie terminated their friendship abruptly. Montaigne lamented him sincerely, and afterwards edited his works. The following is a sketch of Montaigne at this time "For my part, I find two men in Montaigne, such as he appears to me at the prime of life—the man of wide capacity of mind, of vivid imagination, humorous, but solid character, nimble judgment, and natural faculty of expression, who would have made himself remarkable in any age or country, and who supplies that part of his Essays which makes him kin to the whole world—but also the man of his age and country ; the somewhat un .r.ateful heir of Rabelais, the forerunner of Bayle and Voltaire ; the experienced courtier, who despised kings becau-e he knew their manners, but had no enthusiasm to object to the institution of monarchy ; the lawyer, who cared too little for law to esp Aloe its prejudices, and sat half apart, like a quiet man in society, observing absurdities which others hotly and unconsciously acted ; the half-convinced Catholic, who looked upon reform as a disturbance, but who, when like an honest man he turned round to examine his own cinvictions, saw them vanishing in the distance ; the stern thinker in morals ; the cheerful and somewhat lax actor ; the incomplete savant, who despised pedantry ; the eloquent writer, who felt that his idiom was not formed, and disdained to form it; idle and industriogs by turns ; of prodigious memory, yet fond of accusing himself of want of memory when be forgot anything ; the easy-going Gascon gentleman, who from fear of shipwreck in the storm he saw gathering—for the Saint Bartholomew was then darkening the air as it approached—retired to his comfortable home in an out-of-the-way district, and partly as an excuse for his tiusidi.y, set to work philosophising, under the pro. tection of powerful friends and a long-established repu tation for probity." Speaking of the essays, Mr. St. John writes as follows " What seems to appeal to no particular time, seems to appeal to all time; and there is, indeed, a universal element in Montaigne's book—the painting of human nature in its most unclothed, unartifioial state—which makes it to be appreciated by the man of this day as it was by the man of that. It would have been appreci ated thousands of years ago, at the outset of the intellectual development of which it continues the tradition. Plato would have loved and understood it, aye, and Cmfucius ; for, as it belongs in this respect to no time, so it belongs t 3 no country. It is the least French of all books. It begins by an aneciote of the Black Prince, and ends by a quotation from Horace ; and there is not a trace of nationality from beginning to end. For, in his tower, Montaigne looked upon all men as his kin. From that look-out the map of the world became a skeleton-map, not blotched with distinctive colours. Costume, hats and turbans, boots and sandals, and breeches and stomachers, were all torn away and thrown nyile, and the great infant Man gambolled before his fancy. But his was not the mind to think much of the primitive or the Heal state. The naked man be saw I,Lra the marks of the girths he had worn, and the burdens he hal carried." The general aspect of the life of Mentaine, a 3 here shown us, is somewhat melancholy. Like many another philosopher _ _ - _ - " by the glare of false science betrayed, That leads to bewilder and dazzles to blind," his knowledge brought him in a circle to the spot where he s . ,arted from. " The wisest plan is to follow nature as simply as possible. Oh, what a soft and delicious pillow, and how healthy are ig norance and incuriosity, for the repose of a well formed head I This is the last result of Mon taigne's philosophy." The subject of the work is of great interest, though the impression left by Mr. St. John's portrait, is neither elevating nor pleas ing. Nevertieless, his careful collection of facts wit! be of value to those who wish to extend their knowledge of rite great essayist, and trace the cir cumstances that made him what he was. Orphans : a Chapter in a Life. ' By the Author of l e a tM et a t iyand," &o. 1 vol. Hurst'Alg a aanrdßrek This is a very pleasing little story—indeed, it could hardly fail to be so, since it is the production of so gate I a writer, one who possesses a peculiar fascination in her style, which is something beyond an interesting narrative, or a power of vigorous de scription. The work in question relates the adven tures of an heiress, who seemed suddenly left alone in the world without a single care or responsibility. When roused from the grief consequent on the loss of liar parents, she lamented this isolated position, and endeavoured to find some real or imaginary duty to perform. First, she drew around her the scatt. red members of the different branches of the family, in order to as,3ertaiu how she could be of service t them. This proved a complete failure. So many individual interests appeared, so much selfishness and prejudice prevailed, that the bewil dered hostess could scarcely keep up the appearance of peace for a few weeks. She soon saw that the less she had to do with any of her distant connec tions the better. Some of the characters are re markav,ly well described, and vary from the foolish Mrs. Austin, to the wise Mr. Hyde. The sisters Nugent are complete specimens of the tribe whose life is devoted to keeping up fake appearances, and making one thing seem the other. Approaching middle life, they thought they could make themselves look juvenile, by dress and a ridiculous assumption of youthful gaiety, and in narrow circumstances, in very circumscribed limits of society, they endeavoured, by skilful inuendoes, and. apt quotations from hearsay know ledge, to appear as if, to a certain extent, they mixed in company that was far beyond their ken. With ail their absurdity, however, they were preferable to Mrs. Herbert, who was mean, and thoroughly selfish, while the :Asters at least were good-natured and well-meaning. While these worthies were dis porting themselves in her mansion, Clare Nugent was planning how to benefit by her exertions, s me who were more deserving of the blessings of her wealth thus these undesirable visitors. She was imprudent in arranging any thing while they were within hearing, however, as she was speedily assailed by taunt, criticism, and ridicule, and had to endure the deeper annoyance of being misrepre , sented. There are other passages iu the story which . add to its interest, and altogether it possesses a charm that will not allow it to disappoint the ad mirers The Bentley Ballads. Edited by Dr. Doran. Ban tley. This is a pleasant and seasonable volume of . songs and ballads, selected from the pages of Bentley's Miscellany, and published under the editorship of Dr. Doran, who has added contribu tions of his own. They belong to a class which has. become very popular of late years, but some of them are full of spirit. The first in the book, " Old - Morgan, at Panama," is one of this kind, and tells the tale of the reckless and cruel Buccaneers and their attack on Panama in MO. There are some of Samuel Lover's, too, that keep up his reputation . as a songster. The general character of the volume is best described in the words of the editor : " The Ballads have been selected from a store that is far from being exhausted, and if this venture prove fortunate, the editor may be tempted to dip again. Meanwhile, the barque freighted with ita varied cargo, woos a favouring gale. There is something in it for the scholar, something for the idler, something for those who love to think, and something for those /who love others to think for them. Tho grave, the gay, the lively, and the severe may herein find something of what they lack. There is a trumpet tone for the heroic, and playfulness for gentler spirits, and mirth for those who care for it, and wit for those who admire it, and delectable no for those who can s too p topick up some trifles added by the editor. As the ballads are varied, BO are the tones in which they are sung, extending from the roar and dash of the buccaneers to the tremulous thrill of the love-song, and the clashing of wine cups. In short, there is music in. every measure —billows of sound to remind one of Beeth oven—tones as awakening as a posthorn galop by a li n c r ig s , pa o r r k a l c in ce g n , accents l t i o ke da l‘ n i ce is o s off with the vdyk reader au gay e Polka." Surely this description and summary - is sufficient to tempt the reader to trust himself under such able guidance as Dr. Doran's. The Ingoldsby Legends. Bentley These popular -ballads have appeared in a new edition. They have long ago passed into a standard work of their kind, and it only retnains to say that the volume is handsome and commodious, a nd the type good. All l overs o f "Mirth and Mar vels," who do not possess a copy, abould hasten to avail themselves of this excellent edition. • ---- .Esnlond. By W. M. Thackeray, author of "Vanity Fair. 1 Vol. Smith and Elder. A commodious and serviceable edition of "Esmond % " has been added to ih o list of Mr. Thackeray's nu especially with 1 eellatieuui works recently published by Messrs. litthfeoirriulLowledge of the Smith and Elder. This work has been gradually Virginians. The volume is of growing in public favour, and is likely to have a large those circulationwhoantecedents ofdesire‘ ii ho i e t e s .s Tx p ti tie n a a conveuient size, and the type excellent. I I i THE SUN, LONDON, " 61 6 20i 11 43i 4 33 3 23 21 21f 21; i 92 10l i 32i 3