The Sun. — London, England, 1857-12-04 00:00:00

- - TIE R MAJES T Y' S THE ATR E. then anything desired by " the hard calculators" GREAT CLASSICAL CONCERTS. I can be procured. It is even more easy to cook a SECOND MENDELSSOHN NIGHT, report than an account. There is some difficulty Madlle. Jetty Troll; Madame Ruddersdorf, Miss Arabella Goddard, and M. Edouard Remenyi. I about facts and figures —none whatsoever respect- The highly Successful INDIAN QUADRILLE, and i ing the speculative Opinions of interested and pre- GENERAL HAVELOCK'S GRAND TRIUMPHAL MARCH . ... . pawed persons. Sir G. C. LEWIS will bring for- THIS EVENING (FRIDAY, 4th December), will be produced the New Grand Descriptive Composition, ward the subject. There is not the slightest by M. Jullien, entitled THE INDIAN QUADRILLE, and GENERAL HA V E LOCK'S TRIUMPHAL MARCH, ground for further inquiry. He ought to be pre performed by M. Jullien's Orchestra, assisted by t he drums , pared with some d e fi n i te measure on w hi c h th e and fifes of the Grenadier Guards, the C o ldstream Guards, and the Scots Fusilier Guards ; and a Grand Chorus, " Rule opinion of Parliament may be taken ; and if not Britannia" and " God Save the Queen." t h e all-important question ought to be taken out New Fife Polka, by M. Jullien, with double Orchestra. The magnificent decorations which were prepared for the of bis hands by some independent Member. Bal Masque will remain during the continuance of these Con certs. The whole theatre will be ornamented with wreaths The Indian difficulty is also to be shelved, if and garlands of flowers, in gold, silver, and colours. The possible. There, too, procrastination is the order decorations have been prepared by Messrs. Chabot and Co. 'who were clarged with the decorations for the grand ball at of the day. Public opinion was tested by soi tiw reception of the Emperor Napoleon 111. at Stuttgart, sand who were engaged, at a great expence, for the express disant semi-official organs. One contemporary rurpose o f a rranging at her Majesty's Theat re a di sp l ay w hi c h will be seen for the first time in this co u nt ry , announced that the Company's Government was The Concert will commence at 8 o'clock. to be abrogated, ; and, having probably exceeded Prices of Admission — Promenade,lsTlipper Eoxes, ls. ; Gallery, Is. ; Dress Circle, 2s. 6d.; Private Boxes, 10s. CI. and upwards. Prospectuses, with full particulars, may bo had at the Box office of the Theatre; of all the principal libraries ; and at Jollien and Co.'s, 211, Regent-street. A Mozart Night will be given Tomorrow (Saturday), Dec. 5, the anniversary of Mozart's Death. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— M. JI7LLIEN'S GRAND BAL MASQU E.—ln consequence of the great success of the Bal Masque, M. Jullien will give a SECOND, and positively the last this season, at the end of the Second Series of Concerts, on MONDAY, Dec. 21.—Applications to be made at the Box Office of the Theatre. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Lesseo—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock. with a new Comedy, entitled AN UNEQUAL MATCH. Princi pal characters by Messrs. Buckstone, Compton, Chippendale, W. Farren, Miss Amy Sedgwick, Mrs. Buckingham White, as Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam. After which, a nsw farce, by the author of Box and Cox, entitled TAKE CARE OF DOWB, in which Mr. Buckstone will sustain an original ch tracter. C,,ncluding with THE FISH OUT OF WATER. Sam Savonry, Mr. Compton. Orchestra Stalls (which maybe retained the whole of the evening), 6s. each, (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d tongs Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 •• Upper Boxes . 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Another ourious similarity yet remains to 'be noticed, in the contrast of the two Sepoy Revolts, occurring at a distance of half a century from each other—the minor and local mutiny in 1806, at Vellore; and the far more terrible and disastrous defection of 1857, infecting the whole of the vast native army distributed over the Bengal Presi dency. In both instances advantages of the most opportune kind imaginable were seized in the very nick of time in transitn for China ! It is simply, of course, a coincidence, but for once a happy coincidence. Immediately upon the arrival of the Marquis of CORNWALLIS as Governor-General (on the 28th of July, 1805), at Calcutta, it was manifest that the finances of India were deplorably crippled. Happily the emergency was dealt with then promptly and effectually—then, when the Com pany's forces were upon the very eve of receiving the shock of a certainly merely partial, but at one moment an apparently formidable military insurrection. The immediate requirements of the army were supplied by detaining the treasure destined for China. Precisely as the yet more urgent wants of the army—need of men and not only of specie --were provided for during the pre sent yearof grace 1857, by detaining the troops des tined for China, the regiments then passing by the coast of Hindostan on their way to extricate Am bassador BOWRING, and Admiral SEYMOUR, and Consul PARKES from their difficulty at Canton, the difficulty of contending with an empire con taining a population of 400,000,000, armed only with two or three line-of-battle ships and half-a dozen frigates. Fortunately for us in each in stance, precisely what we most wanted was there actually at hand. Without the necessity of any delay whatever, there, in 1805, was the money we most needed—there, in 1857, were the troops which we had only to divert for a while from their progress towards their original destination, for the purpose of applying their ready arms to a more imminent and pressing emergency. Scarcely bad Lord CORNWALLIS been a quarter 01 a year in India (withdefection beginning to threaten our Government far and wide), when death pre maturely closed his labours on the sth of October, 1805, at Gazeepore, in Benares, when his Exce:- lency was on his way to place himself at the head of the army, with a view, if possible, to cut the Gordian knot with the edge of the sword rather than with the axe of the fasces. Death and disease, if they have happily spared the Governor- General and the Council at Calcutta, have mate rially added to our embarrassments of late in Bengal, by striking down, one after another, in rapid succession, a series of Commanders-in-Chief. Sir GEORGE BARLOW then succeeded to the supreme command in council, on the demiseof the Governor- General, the Lord CORNWALLIS—as Gen. WILSON U the appointed limits, and being duly snubbed for the offence, the words were easily swallowed. In deed, it would appear that "words" were regarded as the most dainty viands in the vicinity of Printing-house-square. The promised Reform Bill was subjected to a similar ordeal. It, too, is to be brought forward in February. Delay is the great point. Get rid of that, and all that is wanting will be accomplished. We are glad to find that Mr. GREER, the inde pendent Member for the county of Londonderry, is about to move an amendment, on the motion for a select committee, to the effect that they be instructed to inquire into the operation of all the laws affecting the currency in Great Britain and Ireland, and report what amendments, if any, they may consider desirable. We trust that Mr. GREER, one of the most promising members of the new Parliament, may succeed in his motion. The Act of 1844 is condemned—all that is wanting is to know what will be its substitute. Pit - 2 0 Pit' 1 0 1,-,wer Gallery 1 0 Gower Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEA.TRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be performed Shakspere's Tragedy of KING RICHARD 11. King Richard H., by Mr. Chas. Kean ; Queen, by Mr.f. C. Kean. Preceded by a now farce, in one act, entitled A CASE OF CONSCIENCE. THEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE MIDDY ASHORE. Miss Marie Wilton. After which, a new romat.tic drama, cal' ed THE LEGEND OF THE HEADLESS MAN, and in which Mr. Benjamin 'Webster and Madame Celeste will perform. Pollowed by the original Apropos Sketch, entit:ed THE DRAPERY QUESTION ; or, Who's for India ? Messrs. :Wright, P. Bedford, C. Selby; Miss M. Wilton and Miss llary Keeley. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—Lessee, Mr. Dillon.—Under the joint management of Miss LOUISA FYNE and Mr. W. HARRISON. THIS EVENING, will be pe formed Balfe's new opera, THE ROSE OF CA STILLE. Characters by Miss Lou'sa Pyne, Miss Susan Fyne, Miss Marian Prescott, Mr. Weiss, Mr. A. St. Albyn, Mr. G. Honey, Mr. Wallworth, and Mr. W. Harrison. Conductor, Mr. Alfred Mellon. To conclude with the new Farce, entitled A PAIR OF PIGEONS. Mr. G. Roney an 1 Miss Cuthbert. Private Boxes, £2 12s. 6d., £2 25., and £1 11s. 6d. ; 6s. ; Dress Circ'e, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, Is.—The Box Office is now open daily, from 11 to 5, under the direction of Mr. Chatterton, jun. OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessees. Messrs. Robion. and Emden. TilIS EVENING, will be performed a new and original c , .medietta, by Sterling Coyne, Esq., called WHAT WILL THEY SAY AT BROMPTON ? Mr. Robson, &c. After which, LEAIMNG STRINGS. To conclude with the original Extravaganza, by Robert R. Brough, Esq., called MASANIELLO. Messrs. Rob eon, Cooke, Danvers, &c. ; Misses Swanborongh, Thirlwall, Hughes, Bromloy, and Mrs. Melfont. Commence at half-past Seven. 71 010YAL SURREY THEATRE. 41.) Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE WIFE'S RE VENGE. After which, INDIA, 1857. Messrs. Shepherd, Cres 'wick, W. Smith, Vollaire, B. Potter, Widdicomb, Belmoro, Tappin; ; Miss M. E'ourne, Miss Webster, Miss Chalmers, Miss Johnstone. To conclude with WELLINGTON FIGGS. CA.NTERBURY HALL, Westmin3ter-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The ng company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of •Itctions from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, &c., viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Marietta, Mrs. Palmyre, Kiss Bru nel', and Madame Marietta; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, R. Grover, T. Fareant, S. Jour., J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Hime, and Mr. St. Albyn; Messrs. S. Collins, W. T. Critchaeld, and E. _Hack ney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Williams; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at even o'clock precisely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock. ltimately succeeded in due course to the supreme command in the camp before Delhi, on the death or secession of his various military predecessors. Then, too, peace was signed with SCINDIA on the 22d of November, and with HOLKAR, on the 24th of November. While now-a-days —a, better augury let us hope than the making of peace —we have preserved peace in 1857 with bo►h &INDIA and HOLKAR, in spite of the most malign influences and the most sinister prognostications. Apart, however, from any mere auguries of this kiud—have we not glorious deeds to celebrate ? before our 30,000 warriors (sent from England expressly to deal with the mutineers), have reached the seat of war—before Sir COLIN CAMPBELL has had time to arrive at head-quarters ! Has not Delhi been taken, and Cawnpore visited with vengeance, and Lucknow relieved, and even Bit boor, the residence of the infamous NANA SAHIB, desolated ? The field has already, indeed, been reaped. Sir CoLD; and his 30,000 will find little more to d• than the work of gleaners. DEPUTATION FROM THE MERCHANT TAYLORS' CONI PANT TO PRINCE FREDERICK WILLIAM,--.A deputation from the Merchant Taylors' Company, consisting of the master and wardens, and clerk, had the honour of an audience yesterday, at Buckingham Palace, to prEsent t o hi s Royal Highness Prince Frederick William of Pref sia the freedom of that ancient fraternity. The Countess of Jersey and Lady Clementina Villiers leave. town to-morrow for Middleton Park, near Bice iter. The Earl of Aberdeen arrived at Argyll House last evening from Haddo House, N.B. The noble tarl came to London by easy stages, having left Iladlo on Thursday last. The nobie earl has quite recovered from his recent illness. C ,l. the Hon. Alexander and Mrs. Cordon have arrived in town from the north. The Earl Amherst has taken the Earl of Carmrvon's mansion in Grosvenor-square for a term of yearn. The Earl of Lincoln, M.P., has arrived in Dover street from Clamber Park, Nott4. The Earl and Countess of Lisburne have arrived at Ciaridge's Hotel from Gloucester. The Duke cf Richmond has arrived at his rcidence in Portland-place, from Goodwood. The Earl of March, M.P., has also come to town to attend to his Parlia ee ta y duties. Tho Marchioness (9iaria) of Ailesbury has lat to wn on a visit t) the Duchess of Wellington, at Stnthfield saye, where a select circle is assecable:i. 'l'he Marquis and Marcbionesg of Stafford arrived in town last evening from Lilleshall, Shropshire. The Marquis of Northampton and L - ird and L Alvyn e C omp t on h ave returned to town from the Con tinent. Toe Earl of Ellenhorough has arrived in two from ShDutham House, near Cheltenham, for the meeting of Parliament. .The E ar l of Carlisle and the Hon. Charier Howardarrived at Stafford House tut evening, from Castle Howard, Yorkshire. Viscount and Viscountess Sydney have returned to town from Frognall, where they hate been entertainin company for some weeks past. I I Viscount Everrdey and the Ron. Miss Shaw Lefevro from arrived at tlnir resideH a ents.nc in Eaton-eq uare l ast evening, The receipts of the custom-house at Havre in the month of November amounted to 2,408,826 frar,ca, bein g a i a ili n g off of 279,154 francs as compared with the cor. responding pericd of last year. 1 TIIE SUN, LONDON, FIVIDAY EVENTING, DECEMBER 4, 1857. LATEST NEWS HAMBURG, DEC. 2, EVENING The Senate and the bourgeoisie have decreed that insolvent merchants, before being declared bankrupt by the Tribunal of Commerce, shall be placed under an administration named by their creditors. In Stockholm several failures of very large amount have taken place. The Danish Government has advanced five millions of francs as a loan. Two directors of the Copenhagen Bank are to proceed to Hamburg to redeem some of the pro tested bills. MARSEILLES, Dec. 2, Advice 3 from Malta of Nov. 27 state that the Elba left two days before to effect the laying down of the submarine cable to Corfu. From Constan tinople the 236, letters state that a Turkish admiral had taken his departure for the Euphrates to superintend the blasting of the rocks which lie in the bed of the river and impede the navigation by steamers. In Persia the dis turbance 3 by the Turcomans had extended to four provinces. The brother of the governor of Aster abad had been wounded, and was blockaded in Bugimurd. Troops were advancing to his as sistance. _ MARSEILLES, DEC. 3. Intelligence from Athens, of the 26th ultimo, states that the Ministerial crisis is over. MM. Boulgaris and Scalisteris have retired. M. Miaulis, Minister of Marine, is to be Presi dent of the Council. M. Privilegios, Senator and ex-Minister, is to be Minister of the Interior. M. Rhallis, President of the Court of Cassation and ex Minister, is to be Minister of Justice. FRANCE. PARIS, THITESDA.Y EVENING. The Emperor left Paris this morning for the forest of Rambouillst, for a shooting excursion. A Council of Ministers, at which the Emperor presided, was held yesterday at the Tuileries. The Patric says :—" The marriage of Don Pedro, King of Portugal, is fixed for April next. The bride about that period, proceeit from Germany to England, whence a small squadron, commanded by the Duke of Oporto, brother of the King, will convey her to Lisbon." BOVESE, Dec. 3.—The following were the lase quotations : Cash. fr. End of Month. 4i per Cents - :. 3 per Cents 67 50 67 70 Bank Shares 3025 Credit Foncier 535 Credit Mobilior 732 50 Roman Do. Account 727 50 Austrian Belgian 4i Fied montese (5) B7 50 Home Debt RAILWAYS-FOR CASH. IT. c. fr c. Orleans Northern New Ditto 727 50 Strasburg Lyons and Med E62 50 Grand Central New Ditto... ....... 852 50 Sardinian Geneva — Austrian Com. ...... 661 25 AUSTRIA. According to a Vienna letter in the Post Gazette of Frankfort, the Austrian Government intends, after effecting the reduction of its army, to keep 100,000 men in Hungary and the German pro vinces, 100,000 in Italy, and 50,000 iu Vienna and the environs. HAMBURG. HAMBURG, DEC. 1. I informsd you that yesterday had been a day of the greatest gloom and calamity which our Bourse had ever yet experienced, resulting in the suspen sion of payment by the following prominent firms of this place and the neighbouring town of Altona —l, C. J. Johns, Sohn, tea and colonial house ; 2, C. von Leesen, banking-house, whose operations are extensive with Sweden ; 3, Reimarins Nachfol ger, insurance affairs; 4, Bussee and Halske, banking business with Sweden ; 5, G. Kruhers and Co. Rus sian and Finland mercha n ts ; 6, T. P. N. Ja:lmke, money-changers ; 7, Cordes and Gronemeyer, corn affairs ; 8, Ullberg and Kramer, Swedish agents, failed as expected ; 9, Kruher and von Oven, large export trade ; 10, T. F. Kalckmlnn, in surance agency ; 11, Wager er and Enet ; 12, Bach and Raspe, a young and highly respectable corn and butter houe, stopped in consequence of tie suspension of the house of Jahnke, the money changer ; 13, T. P. Christie and Co. ; 14, LOllltr and Uncle, South American trade (all these Ham burg houses) ; 15, C. T. H. Eschells, banking ope rations with Sweden and Norway ; 16, Barbech and Wall, the same kind of business as the above-men tioned ; and 17, Eschelles Sohne, colonial trade, of Altona. The first-class firm, C. M. Schroder and Co., of which Senator Schroder is the chief, was for some hours also on the suspended list, but at a later period received sufficient assistance to go on. The great majority of the above-named houses are said to be only in temporary embarrassment, holding acceptances of houses that, up to the pre sent moment, were supposed to be quite firm, but which are suffering from the effects of the want of confidence. All the prompt and energetic steps hitherto taken have so far availed but Only imagine the amount of close upon 500 mil lions' worth of goods of all kinds being at this mo ment warehoused and in port on account of the merchants, and such a general want of confidence existing ! There is said also to be about GO mil lions of silver in the bank ; but, on the other hand, up to only a few days ago local bills, amounting to the sum of 310 mill ons of 'lurks, were passed th • igh the Stamp-office preparatory to being ac cepted, long and short ; and, besides these., there is a mass of returned and protested bills from all quarters, the real amount of which is not known. 4 O'CLOCK, P.M. Upon visiting the 'Change at the usual business hour I was informed of the following further stop pages :—Conrad Warnecke, a very old-AAnding firm, considered to have been worth 2,000,000 marks. His business was confined principally to colonial produce, especially sugar. This failure will involve an immense circle of friends in Ger many, Denmark, and Sweden, with which latter country he was connected in bill transactions. T. C. Bahre, a shipowner and general merchant, has this morning committed suicide, in consequence of his embarrassments. Lorent am Ende and Co., a very old firm, carry ing on business with Denmark, Sweden, and Nor way, and several other firms, have been mentioned as having suspended payment to-day. Besides ,Hamburg there are a number of Altona firms mentioned of great consideration. AMERICA. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] LIVER POOL, FRIDAY MORNING. The United Mail steam ship Adriatic has arrived with aivices from New York to the 23d ult. She has brought $390,325 specie on freight. The IVetv York Courier and Inquirer of the 23d says " The money market at the close •f the week shows a decided improvement ; the only drawback during the week has been the unfavourable advices from Europe, and these advices are only unfavourable compared with those received previously ; tbey are no worse than we anticipated after the suspension of our banks, and are exactly what experience foretold. The favourable changes during the week are the steady return of confi dence and activity to bu-ine&s, and the large shipments that are being made to the sea-board of produce and cotton. The first is too evident to need proof, the second is shown by the rapid decline of New York exchange throughout the country. The bank statement will undoubtedly show a large increase of specie, and in excess of the receipts from Europe and California, in consequence of large receipts from the interi, r. It would not be an extravagant estimate to place the presset amount of epecie in the bank at 24,090,000, although the average will pro bably show less. There was an active stock-market to day, and quotations generally are higher. The rise, however, has not bee❑ uniform, and prices fluctuated in proportion t) the activity of speculation in certai❑ direc none. There is, nevertheless, a steady advance in prices, en:cb, although regulated in a measure by speculation, is, fur a ,elies of days, al says in proportion to the in crease of commercial prosperity." Cotton was dull ; Hour had advanced in conse quence of the threatening aspect of MT sirs along the line of the Erie Canal ; wheat steady ; ashes flat ; molasses stoady, at a reduction ; sugar lower ; tog :coo in better request ; lion quiet ; freights dull. The New York Journal of Commerce quotes ex change on London 1091 to 110 for short sight. The United States Mail steam-ship Atlantic, hence, had arrived at New York. The quotation for middling uplands cotton was about 12c. The Nicaraguan Minister had been received by the Pi eiident. Advicfts from Havannali report that sugar has cicel The U❑ited States frigate Niagara has arrived al; New York. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Telegraphic information has been received of the arrival of the Tumar at Alexandria. According to the message she has 131,000 ounces of gold, and 15,000 sovereigns on board. A balance sheet has been issued by Me3sr.3. San dtrson, Sandeman, and Co., which shows a surplus of 105,9611. ; but this liable to some diminution, as there are upwards of 2,000,0001. of bills which have not yet run off. The market for English Stocks is rather heavy to-day, and sales have preponderated. Many of the speculators are deterred from " carrying over" by the heavy "contango," viz., I per cent., and moreover by the unfavourable influences which from time to time may be caused by the Parlia mentary debates. The discussion last night has been much canvassed in the City, and may in some measure have produced the heavy tune now perceptible. The quotations, however, have under gone little variation, and they are now within a frac tion of what they closed at yesterday. Consols fur money had been 911 and 91 to 91k, but the pre sent quotation is 91 to 91k ; and for January 8, 911 The New Three per Cents. have been 90 to 901 ; and the Reduced, 90,1 ; Bank Stock is 216 to 218 ; and India ditto, 218 ; Exchequer Bills are 4s. dis. to par ; and the Bonds, 971 to 981. There has been very little animation in the market fur Foreign Securities, and prices are flatter. Turkish 6 per Cent!. are 911 to 92 ; RuQsian 4i per Cents., 961 ; Mexican 3 per Cents., 191 ; Por tuguese 3 per Cents., 431 ; Brazilian 5 per Cents., 97k ; Dutch 21 per Cents., 62i ; and ditto 4 per Cents., 96. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks . —Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 to 6 ; Mexi can, 19k 19i ; Peruvian 44 per Cents., 76 77 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 51 52 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43-4; Russian 5 per Cents., 104 106 ; ditto per Cents., 95 to 97 ; Spanish 3 per Cents, 401 41.1 ; ditto New Deferred, 25 25f. Messrs. D. Bell, Son and Co., give the following as the prices of Ameriou securities GOVERNMENT SEC URITIES. Redeemable. Per Cent. United States 6 per Cents. 1867-1868_ 105 United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...103 105 STATE SECURITIES. Alabama 5 per Cent Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds) Mississippi 6 pef Cent. Pl. Bk Bonds lB4 l-1871... 40 42 Mississippi 5 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... 20 21 Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock ............ 70 72 Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. 80nd5........ 75 76 Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds ••• Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 80 Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 79 81 LOANS OF CITIES. Boston 4.3 per Cent. Bonds 188 3... 83 90 Montreal r 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856--1865... New Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock ... 78 - ... 88 90 ... 36 9 i RAILROAD BONDS. llinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, not Convertible Illinois Central 6 per Cent 1 875... 76 78 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland Bonds 76 Illinois Central (Shares), $3 O paid l4l 78 13 d &liehigan Central Bp. Cent., Convert 1860 . ... 76 78 D o. d o . do. ....... . 1869... 76 78 New York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 83 63 New York Central 6 per Cent., not Convertible 1883... 76 EO New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort _ _ _ gage 1833... Gs N. York and Erie 7 p. Cent. Convertible 1862... 33 N. York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking _ Puna v1 875...40 45 Panama 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage 1865... Pennsylvania Central 6p. Cent.„ Ist Mort 1880... 80 82 In the Railway Share Market. this morning, the transactions were of a very limited character, and a decline of about ±to pyr cent, took place on some of the principal lines. Caledonian, Eastern Counties, Great Northern, and Brighton receded 103. Lancashire and Yorkshire, North-Western Midland, North-Eastern Berwick, and North Staf ford 5s , and Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Great Western 1/. The Foreign a , d Colonial lines have been inactive. Great Luxembourg and Lombardo- Venetian have declined about ss. Grand Trunk of Canada, and Great Western of Canada, are ste:idy. East Indian have declined fully 11. Mining Shares are quiet, and in Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares a very limited business has been done, at about former quotations. RRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE o'cLocK, (From the Official List:) Busineesdone. t nk Stock 3 per gent. Zedueod A inuitlen 3 per eeet. Console AnnHitieP New :i per Cent. Annuities 904 t a 9 0 i 1 n t i a 3t0c17. 1 aitia itonue, £lllllll ......... .......... Ditto, tinder £lOOO 25 d Culsois to: Accirant .., ......... ~ .., ..... Es ,:tequsr Bina, 24d. ~.1000 . I: , stiii S nil Fseliequer Bonds, 1ti58,2i per Cent — Ditto, I'is9 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK, - - Brazidan 5 per Cent. .._. ..-- J7.} Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto Account Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 --- Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent Russian Bonds, 1A22, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditto, 4. per Cent, 961 , urkien honds, 6 p:a cent — Ditto Account ........................ - 9 ll 9ll Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent., 12 Guilders 62i Du. 4 per Cent. Certificates TWO O'CLOCK. Consolg, money Consols account (Jan uary ) The reverend dignitarieß of the church composing the council of Rheims decided lately, before separating, that the next. cJuucil should be held at Beauv.ata in 1860. WESTMINSTER PLAT.—The Adclphi of Terence will be repteoented by the Q teen's scholars of St. Peter's Col:ege, W.sttninster, on Tuesday the 15th, Thursday the I 7t'l, and 111o,tday the 21st Dec., on the two latter evenings with the addition of the Prologue and Epilogue. On this occasion new scenes Rill be exhibited, from drzAings taken at Athens and Pompeii, by Mr. C. P. Cooli ertl', 11. A., un l er w h ose kind au- pices as an old t ninster the restoratio n has been effected. AN ASSIZE WITHOUT CALENDARS.- -No calendars have been printed for the Kent winter assize, which was opened yesterday. The South Eastern Gazette says : "As our readers are aware, a dispute has existed for some time past, whether the cost of these documents should be borne by the high sheriff, or defrayed out of the county rates, and as the responsibility has not been satisfactorily fixed, none have been published. This is a matter of serious inconvenience to all who have business at the assizes —counsel, attorneys, grand jurors, prosecutors, and defendants--no less than to the public." 25 .20 00 10 CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Accounts from Liverpool mention that the Cotton Market yesterday closed heavily, and values slightly declined. The sales amounted to 6,030 bales, 1,500 of which were taken by the speculators. The Railway Share Market exhibited a quiet appear anee, and prices were without any material alteration. Produce Markets have again been very quiet this week, and the occurrence of failures seems to have caused increased depression. All things considered, however, the purchases chiefly for immediate wants have been to a fair extent, and the prices have been well supported. In sugar a moderate amoun t o f business was done, and a rise of ls. per cwt. was established. A few speculative purchases were made, but they were not of importance. Coffee is dull and steady; cocoa realises former prices ; r i ce is rather cheaper ; and spices are generally rather heavy. Tallow is firmer, viz., 51s. per cwt. for Y. C. on the spot. About 12,0001. in gold was sold to the Bank of England yesterday, and as the withdrawals during the past week have been limited, the return to appear in this evening's Gazette will no doubt ex hibit a large increase under the head of Bullion. With regard to the Reserve of Notes and the Other Securities there is not a very sanguine feeling, as the pressure for money has been severe, owing to the preparations for the payments to-day, the 4th of the month. These engagements are believed to be rather heavy, and more than usual interest is felt to as certain how they will be met. Several failures are predicted in consequence of the difficulty experi enced in getting discounts, and the stoppages on the Continent and at home. The demand for money is active, and full rates are paid for accom modation. Subjoined is a memorandum from the Committee of Mexican Bondholders : " The committee have advices from Mr. Whitehead, dated Mexico, the 3d ult. The agents of the bond holders had collected for the dividend fund, partly in bills and partly in cash, altogether about $57,823 —viz., in Vera Cruz, $32,430; in Colima, $24,546; in Mazatlan, San Blas, and Guaymas, $846, which would be shipped as opportunities occurred. Th e present packet brings $12,000 from Vera C r uz, but in Tampico nothing had as yet been received. Mr. White bead had had an interview with the new Minister of Finance, Senor Payno, and had obtained from him the recovery of $12,326 in Colima, which are included in the above aggregate amount. The Government was contemplating a loan of $5,000,000 to pay off floating debts. At the date of Mr. Whitehead's letter the Pre. eident had not yet obtained the extraordinary powers for which be had asked, but later accounts through the United States state that fact. With the exception of the trouble which sundry vagrant predatory bands caused in some parts of the Republic the country was quiet," St. St. St. 50 20 20 10 10 50 St. 50 St. St. 20 20 10 St. SHARE MARKETS—tThis Day.) RA_TLWAYS. RAILWAYS. Cloying Pteas yesterday. Business dons this day. 4 - 5 8 -8, 62 - 63 -9, 84 - 86 76. - 77 30 - 32 7 - 9 . . •. --- 3 - 5 7i - 8i 17 - 18 54 -55 i 42 - 44 28 - 30 17 - 18 83 - 90 59 - 60 i'4= i 88 - 90 9 - 10 93 - 94 79 - 81 120 - 122 1 97 - 99 501 - 514 53 - 62 73 - 77 7 -8; 7 - 8 91 - 91 . 5i - Ei .02 - 101 95 - 95, lid I d 88 89 ••• 'a''' . . 354 - 36 ••• .... •• .•• - „ 84} - 85 58 - 60 ••• - ••. 12 - 13 57 - 59 31 - 474 - 48, 92i - 93: 2i 50A, 51, 811 82; 90 9a 8 - 9 - 44 28 30 8 6d 104 - 166 211 - 224 45 - 46 4 - 3 32 - 34 63 - 631 78 Fe 12 —l4, 8 6d 9 11 36 38 191 2: 14 7 - 5 - 21 - 0; Antbg. Nottng. Bost. dz Eastn. Junc.......' [ Belfast & Ballymena [ Birmng. Wolverh. & " Stour Va11ey......... Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct...... Blackburn ••• Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45).... Bristol & Exeter...... Ca1ed0nian............. Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon.... Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall D(. Do. B Dublin&BelfaitJunc Dun. P. &Aber.Junc 'East Anglian !Eastern Counties EasternUnion,A. stk , Do do. B. iDo. New A ;East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk ......,. Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles lEdtrib. Prth. &Dundee I Forth and ClydeJunc. [Furness .. ;Glasgow & S. Western Great N. of Scotland 'Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth.&West.(lre). Great Western. I •Do Str.V.R. gua.St, Irish South-Eastern.l Lancaster & Carlisle. 11100 Third 5............ Do. New Thirds cLaneash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F £l6 ... Do.. Wst. Riding Un. Do. Sonthpert. London & Blackwar Lond.Bright. & S. Cst London & N. Wester) Do. Fifths Do. JO/. Sh.,M&B 0 Do. Eighths London & S. Weaterr, Lndndrry. &Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch . She f. &Lincln. Metropolitan .....,.. Do. J. L. Ricardo', arrangement Midland Do. Birming. di Derbi Midland G. West. (Ir. Do. Shares Newcastle di Carlisle Newpt.Aberg.dellrfd Newry dr Enniskiller I Newry , Warrenpoini 1 dr Rostrevor Norfolk. Northo.Countios Un North British ..... ... North Devon, Rail. di Dock Stock Do., A S Do., B st t o o c c k k .. N. Eastern— Berwick Do. do. Extension Do do. G.N.E.Purch, Do. Leeds Do. York North London N.& S. Wstn., Ramp. stead, and City Jn. North Staffordshire.. North Western........ N. (St S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scot. N. E. Abrdn. St Shropshire Uniou Si ti ngbourne & Sheer ' South Devon Month Eastern.. Do. 4i pore . Shares South Wales 18. irorksh. River Dun Staines,Wok.,& Wok. Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 18'5 'Stockton dt Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. 1. Thames Hay. D. &R. Vale of Neath Watorfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Coi nwall West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London.., Do. First Class.. Do. Second Class.. igmbledon&Croydci), BRITISH POSSESSIONS, Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. Do. Buffalo dr Lake Hur. Buff. , Brat. dz Godch. 6 p. c.bds., 1 Aug. ,'72i Do. do., 1 July, I Do. do., 1 June,'74 Calcutta and S. East. Central Oude (Lim.) [Ceylon A shares Do. B. do. Denierara. Eastern Bengal East Indian , Do. C Shares Do..q p.c.Bnds.,'s7 Do. Flo. do. '59, do. Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canailti Do. 6 p. c. Doben Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pare jDo. New. guar. 5 p.c ,Gt. Wcstn. of Canada Do. New ~ Bds., payable '57 0. do., '76, p. '60... do., '73, do. ... do., '73, without, option Madras, guar. 4l p. c Do. do., 5 per e. Do. 4i p. c. Exten. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp. c. Do. 4th Ex. do ' jOude (Limited) ISeinde, guar. 5 per c Do - 9 8 - 7i' }.... - ... ••• - ••• i 1 p 106 4 -- 107 I 1 -- lip' 191 -- 191 38 -- 39 72 -- 74 21 -- 214 I - Ipl 181 24 -- 21,11 /103 - 108 1103 - 108 100 102 13 20 201 211 1 A d id— ip d pi _ ii - lip 6 - ••• ••••• ••• I •.••• li 6 3/ - - 1 54i 4 25. 1 1 -25 i - 51. - 6 .119 •81 11. ...... 1101 3} - 31?1 ii = 25 • •• •• - • 7 -7, 181 - 19. 35 - 35: 8 - 9 33; - 33 t 9 51 2i lid 13 i -- 164) A -- 7 - 8 20i -- 201 4t 5 25 -- 26 ••4 ...'. • •• • '''''' ... Antwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes Belgian East. Junct Ile ziers to Graissessac Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New Euphrates Valley Gt Ceutral of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Pist.sp.e.p. Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran Maria Antcnla Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Prof Northern of France NorwegianTruk. Prof Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Recife & San Frax., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c Rums and irsazati Royal Danish 5 all !Royal Swedish W all Sambre and Meuse !O all Do. 5. per cent. pref ;0 all Southern of France 8i all West Flanders 0 all Do. 51 per e. Pref 0 all W.& N. W. of France '0 6 Western of Austria 0 all ; West. of Switzerland 6 all ,Wiesbaden 6 all Do. Bp. cent. prof. 0 all Zealand .0 all 9 18 5 all 9 16 6 all O all :0 all 18 !O all lG 4 !,0 all ?X/ all ;0 6 5 all l 0 all 1.3 i all LO all !O all 6 all .0 all 0 all 1) 7i :ill all JOINT-STOCK BANKS. all(Australasia 18i Bank of Egypt 50 Bank of London all Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co all British N. American' 8 ,C. Bk. of Ind. Au. &Ch 50 City 25 IColonial 20 'commercial of Lond all I ^:no. Scot. &Aus.o n t all i Lon. Cli. Bk .of A :Ist all Ditto New 20 Loudon and County 50 10 20 35 Lnd ,&E.Enkrig.Corp London Joint Stock. Lond. and Westrainst. National Pro. of Eng. 10 22. Do. NOVI National Bank New South Wales Oriental Bank Corp Ottoman Bank .Provine al or Ireland Do. New Aus. B. St,G. fin.Co inith Australia Union of Australia_ Do. Now Union of London Tnity Mutual Westrull'i of Lond 2A 10 i 0 U 83 - 85 5 - 40 - 45 '_i - a-2 18.1 - 181 - 18' 33 - 35 161 - 31 - 33 49 - 51 ... .... ..- ... PIM .... -.1 - 1 ... ---... 'A LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paidl RAILWAYS. Leasing Companies, Closing Prices yestenlay IBuckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. Col.Stour Vy. E.Lin. g. 6 p.e E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. Do. New Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hull & Selby Do. Shares Do. Shares Lon. di Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S. IDo. Bark. Sh. Manch.Baton. a►nd Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. N.&Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per ct Do.Fixedsp.c Prest. & Wyre Do. Shrs. Roystn.& Hit. iShrews.& Her S. Staffordsh IWearVal.g6pc Do !Wilts&Somrst Ln.&N.W. CaMon._ E.U.&E.O Gt.Northn E. Count. Caldonian. 'Do Gt.Westn V. & N.M Do iDo . Eastern Do Peto & Co Do Ln. &N. W. & Midld. Midland... E. Count Do Do. Do. 'L. dr is . W Do IGt.Northn; T. Brassey M. MCI earl Stk. &Dar Do IGt.Westn. 88 - 92 93 - 95 12 - 14 128 - 132 - 4 o : 166 12 13 23 24 89. 91 1 §ci 89 2a - 91 _ 28 i Ap d 54 56 '127 - 130 7 - 8 1 8i - 9 ••• - ••• 30 - 32 Business this day HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY —Morn., 27 min. aft. 3—Even., 55 min. aft. 3 TO.lfoßßOw—Morn., 20 min. aft. 4—Even., 45 min aft. 4 THE WEATHER—SuN OFFICE, DECEMBER 4. THERMOMETER, IN THE StIA.DE. 56—highest since noon yesterday. 49—lowest this morning and during the night. 52 —this day at noon. BARcancrint. 30.09—up again —very changeable of late. WIND, Westerly; fresh, with fine sunshiny weather. There was a heavy storm of rail and wind last night from 30 to 12. ,ttp laV's rjeL . X i= LONDON, FRIDAY, DEC. 4, 1857. Well, the Speech has been delivered---the de bate has taken place. It was strictly in accord ance with our anticipations. There were allusions to the violation of the law, and the propriety of an Act of Condonation, by which the lapses of the Old Lady of Threadneedle-street from the precise regulations established in 1844 should be forgiven. But still, according to Lord GRANVILLE, they are to be continued without modification in all their stringency. It is not at present the in tention of the Government to propose any change in the Bank Charter, but merely 1 ` to propose the reappointment of the committee that satlast session." This, as we have alreadystated, is " the old dodge," that should be emphatically protested against. It is the Fabian policy carried out by Sir CHARLES WOOD in the winter session of 1847. The organ of the " hard calculators" has endorsed that extravagant draught on public credulity. "Don't legislate while there is excite ment," is at one moment the cry. "Don't legis late, because there is no public feeling on the subject," is the answer on another occasion. Sir CORNZWALL LEWIS is about to ask for an indem nity for a limited time. We trust, however, that xo consistent monetary reformer will be deceived by the specious pretext, or will sanction the in (letnnity until the possibility of a similar applica tion is averted. every respect delay and procrastina tion seems to be the Ministerial policy. The Bank Charter Act has been violated It has , totally failed in its objects ; but there is to be an int - fury. There are ample grounds for legisla tion. The evidence before the Committee of the House of Lords, and the admirable report nde livered by that truly noble body, ga p e in formationliere is ot that could be required. the slightest necessity fcr additional evidence. No use in ringing the changes between Mr. g. JONES LOYD and Lord OvERSTONE. On the for- mer inquiry seventeen witnesses were examined, and thirteen were opposed to the Act. But it is even more easy to select witnesses than to pack a committee. There must be some respect to public opinion in the one cast, but not the slightest in the other. Take Lord OYERSTONE, the Governor, and Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England, and half-a -dozen directors, whose opinions are already known, and, for decency's saki, a few persons who entertain opposite views, and 1100 100 100 all all. all all 8 45 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 12 all 5C all 16 1 141 16i 12 St. 100 16 6 3 20 all 11i, all St.! 100 St. 100 20 ' all 10 i all 12' 5 . 100 25 all 25 all St. 100 10 1 1 10 1 St. 1 100 St. l loo 60 all 25 all [OO all 25 all 501 9 20 all St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 25 all 25 16i 50; all St 100 St. 100 10 31.1 0 all 1 .8 9 .8 all 10 18 0 100 0 LOO :0 12s6d n lOs !o 1 74 all it. 100 !O 15 10 all 10 all 10 all ;Oi all ;04 11:). )0 all, O all O all O all Ko all !O all !O 10 9 5 Do, 764 it i 50i 49i 50 91 90i 5i 103 94i 51 4i 85 4i 9 2 i i 51i 1 82t 121 13 79 xd If I 20 i I 10 106 39i. 9 75 4 12iI all St. 'lOO 10 all 12 all 50 all 25 all St. !100 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd. at 501.) 100 Bris.&Ex.4 P.C. St. 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares 100 Caledn. £lO 41 p. c 100 Ches. & Ho. 5 p.c 100 Do. do. 5 per cent all Cork & Bandons A p.c all Dun.Perth.&Aber.J 100 E. Anglian Cls. ASh 100 Do. do. Cis. B 6p. c 100 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c 1.00 Eas.Co.Ex,sp.eNo.l 100 Do. No. 2 100 Do. New 6 pr. c. St all East Un., G. 6p. c. all Do. 51., 10 per cent. all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. all Do. do. 4 per cent 100 East 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. c 100 Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem 100 Do. 4i per cent 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. all Gt.N. of Scot.lst Pre 18 Gt. S &W. (Ireland) 18 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. 6 Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc 100 Do. con. red. 4 A p.c. 100 Do. con. red. 4 p. c. 1. 100 Do. irred. 4 per tent. 1. 100 Do 5 p. c. red. pref. 8 all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh 0 all Do. Chester Bp. c. P. S 0 all Do. do. sp.c. do t. 1.00 Do. Birm, Gila, Stk 6 1 all Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh 3A all Do. do, do 0 . al Do. do. do t. 100 Lan. & York. 6 pc. St t. 100 Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l t. 100 D0.,P.,5p.e.5t.N0.2 1. 100 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. t. 100 Do. do. sp. c., N 0.4 1. 100 Lon. & N.W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. et b. 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 perct late 3d Shares i. all Londy.& Color. 6Sh i all Londy.&Ennis. ASh ;. 100 IM., S.,&L. 6p. Cent i 4A Do. do. do. £6 ;. 100 Do. do. 3i per Cont. A all Marypt. ig Carl. 4p. c, ;A all Do. 42 per cent.. 1241 10A Do. do. 100 !UM. Consol. 6p. c. St. 100 Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. 100 Do. 4l p. c, Pref. St. 100 Do. L. do 11. Pref. St. all New.,Aber., &c., pr. I 5 p.c.red. 5 p.c.pm. all Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et. all Norfk. D eb. 4p. c. Sh. 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 100 Do. 5i p.c. pf, 1847 100 Do.Wv.V.sp. t.,1847 100 North British . 3i Do. 71. Preference 100 N. E. Berw. 4p. c. Pd. 83 Do. do. do 13 Do. Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 10 Do. York 11. &S. Pur. all North Staffordshire 100 Ox., Wor. dL Woly. 6 p.c., Ist guar. 100 Do. 6p. c. 2d guar 100 Do. do. Debentr. St all Scot. Cent. New Pref. 100 Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c. 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. 100 Do. do.3i p.c. pf. St all South Devon all IDo. fixed 4i pr cent. all 'S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. [OO Do. 4i per cent [OO Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh WO Do. New 41 pr. cent [OO S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. [OO Do. do. 4i p. c all S.Yorksh.4 p.e.Guar all Stock. &Dar., sp. c 19 Do. do. do. 1108 IWaterfd&Kilk. 6 pc. PREFERENCE SHARES. ..• - .•• 88 - SO ki = gi • •• -- • ••• '"^. . ••• - •• 51 -6, 105 - 110 108 - 115 105 - 108 102 - 105 1.20 - 123 •• • • • •• ''.... ~ 65 1: 67 ... .I 116 -- ;18 103 - 110 101 - 103 62 - C 4 -1( 85 -- 87 80 -- 82 80 -- 82 92 -- 94 9 -- 15i -- 16. i 66 -- 68 171 -- 18 94 -- 9i 131 -- 13 1132 - 1 37 1111 - 114 .50 - ]55 115 - 118 iP 60 - 65 [29 - 131 94 - 9ii 84 - 86 iii} = io, 99 - 101 91 - 93 1- 1 i 1 - - 22 109 - 111 99 - 101 105 - 1 : 107 65 - 70 9i - 21 - 22 MINES. 13 - 14 5 - 7 100 - 110 430 - 450 90 - 100 4 - - - 1 K - 10 lli -12 i 4i - 5 - 18, - - 193 4 5 11 - 2 335 - 345 - 4i 220 - 23) - 1 3 - 4 ••• - 22 - 23 1 00 - 110 160 - 170 280 - 290 16 - 18 48 - 50 23 - 25 MINES. I . d par li - 2 10 - 12 33 - 40 . 10 - 12 id P 13 —1 5 id 8 - 8i 1 g 5 - • 6 • . •• - .• ii - 2 4 - 4 - EOUS. 21 - .•• ••• 4 - 5 30 - 35 118 -- 125 105 - 107 27 -- 32 23 -- 25 3i - 4 --"" ... - ••• - 105 ----. ••• .... 11 - 6 li --3 ti - 2 3 - 3 - 3 lid 18, - 'k - IP - 2i - 77 - 74 - 23 - ii - _1 ... ••• BRITISH 1112tAlfred Cons. (Philk.)l 14 'British Iron 20 Condurow (Cambru.), 1 Dev. Gt. Coals. (Tay.)' 27.3 East Basset (II ogan) 1456 Great South Tolgus.. 11l 3 Grt. W. Alfrd. ( Philk.) 7B(Grt.IV„ Vor (He'stn.) 13s Lady Bertha 7i N. Frances (Illogan) N. W.Basset (Illogan) .6/15 North Wheal Crofty 1h Par. Cons. (St.BlaxY) 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co 2i S. Caradon (St. Cleel 2 S. Cant Brea (lllo g% 19 S.W. Francesallogn. 44 Tam. S. &L. Min. Co 9 Tin Croft 40 Un. Mines (Gwennap) 1256 V. of Towoy (Camar. 14 W. Basset (Illogan) 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 5A Wh. Basset (Illogan). 5 Wh. Buller (Iklrnth). ' 5i Wh. Edward(Calstck) 117: Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 8 Wh.Ma. Ann (Monht.) 4i Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) FOREIGN 74 Australian 10s. Bon Accord Cop. (li.) 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm) all Do. Cocaes dz Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Dcl Rey 4 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica all Cobre Copper 16 Copiapo all Dun Mountain Cop per Mining Co all Fortuna all General all Linares li Lusitanian all Mariquita all Now Granada all Novean Monde .....4 all Pont.Sil.LdM.&Sulltl 20 5 30 28i - - _ 1 Port Philip 16i Santiago de Cuba all United Mexican MISCEL 0 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim. ) 19 Australian o Ag a i l a c m u a l t ii all all ,BeAursltinntwlna. Royal 2 ;Do. New iss. at Si. d 40 (Brit. American Land terWorks 32. Canada ......... . 100 !Do.Go.6pc.Jan&,u y all 'Copper Min. of Eng. all Do.; Prof. 71 p. cent. p all I D C 1 0 1 . s t l Palace all Preference all 'Crystal Pal, of France all Eastern Steam 100 Electric Telegraph all ' Electric Tel. of Irel all En.&Aust.Cop.SmCo 10s. Eur. & Ind. Jan. Tel. all iEur.&Am.Stm.(lim.) 4.11 Gen. Ir. Sc. Col.(lim.) 14 'Gen. Steam Navigat, 5 London Discount , all Load. Gen. Omnibus 10 aaBsllll ii 1 N3Dmfaeoe txd.. iiMagdalenaDaeDiscount .sac&no.suS Elec.i s i. ExtensionAt t r a aN CT ceoilT. v . ei e i eg g il . , La l aa 121 6 1 ID Do,oo. 8 Netherlands .DDpooc.. p. f.i ....................... 80 New B. &N. 8, Land 1 i) 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. . all \T. B. Australasian.. all Nrth.ofEur o p o St ean ; all. Oriental Gas 10s. Do New Share — s ..... A all Peclitr. Ld. & Minri. all. Peninsular 4 Oriental 7 10 Do. New . all Rhymney Iron 60 toyal Mail Steam • all lcot. Austral. Invest 100 S. Aus, Gov. 6 p.c.bds all South Austral. Land 3 all Submarine Tel. Scrip all Do, Registered 5 Trus.Ln.Co. Up. Can 284 VA Dielueu's Land, 2 St. 100 . I 25 " PALMERSTON . . " G. C. LE WIS. "To the Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England." " Bank of England, N o v. 13. " My Lord and Sir,—Having laid before the Court of Directors the letter received from you yesterday with respect to a further issue, if necessary, exceeding the limits of the circulation prescribed by the Act of 1844,' we have now the honour to inclose a copy of the resolution of the Court thereupon. " We have, &0., " SHEFFIELD NEAVE. " BONAMY DOBREE. " To the Right Hon. Viscount Palmerston, and the Right Hon. Sir George Cornewall Lewis, Bart." "At a Court of Directors at the Bank on Friday, the 13th of November, 1857 : " Resolved,—That the Governors be requested to in' form the First Lord of the Treasury and the Chancellor of the Exchequer that the Court is prepared to act in cortfor• nay with the letter addressed to them yester,,ay- " JOHN BENTLEY, Secretary.'" Downin street, Nov. 27'. "Gentlemen,—l n our letter t o y ou o g- f the 12th inst. life informed you that if, in the state of commercial discredit and distrust which had arisen, the directors of the Bank of England should be unable to meet the demands for dos Counts and advances upon approved securities without ex• ceeding the limits of their circulation prescribed by the Act of 1814, the Government would be prepared to propose to Parliament, upon its meeting, a Bill of Indemnity f or any excess so issued. " It appears from the return of the Bank of England fort the week end e d W e d nes d ay, t h e 18th of November, tha the directors had at that time issued from the issue do'. pertinent to the banking department 2,000,0 j 0/. of notes on securities in excess of the limit fixed by law. " As, therefore, the contingency contemplated propos.l of a B i ll o f Indemnity occurred, and as the session of Parliam en t i s now at hand, we are desirous of receiving from y ou suc h an explanation with respect the course which the di rec t ors h ave pursued in regulating th e ir issues of notes sin ce th e 12 t h inst. as they may be a bl e to furnish to us for th e i n f ormation of her Majesty's Gover n' meut. "We have, & c . f or the '" PALMERSTON. "The Gov ernor an d D eputy -Governor of the LEWIS. Bank of England." ‘" ‘ ha ß v a e nk the honour land, Dec. of England, ledge th e rece i p t o f your letter of the 27th inst., n toack n 2. 0 My Lord and Si r ,—W e r. request ing ' such an explanation with respect to the course which the directors of the Bank of England have pursued in re' galatiug their issues of notes since the 12th inst. as thef may be able to furnish for the information of herlifsjesty'il Government' " In complying with this wish it may be well to allude to the position of the Bank of England accounts anterior to the receipt of the letter of the 12th. " On the 24th of October the bullion in the issue depart ment was 8,777,0001.; the reserve. 4,079,0001.; the notesin the hands of the public, 19,766,000/. ; the discount and ad vances,lo,262,ooo/.; and the deposits, 16,126,0001.; the rate of discount at the Bank being 8 per cent. for bills having not more than 95 days to run. " In the following week a great shock of credit and a con sequent demand on the Bank of England for discounts arose from the failure of the Liverpool Borough Bank, whose re discounted bills were largely held by the bill-brokers and others in London. The effects of this and other failures, however, up to this time, had not occasioned any alarming pressure on the resources of the Bank, or great disquietude in commercial affairs in London. " On the sth of November the reserve was 2,914,0001., the bullion in the issue department 7,919,000 Z ., and the deposits 17,265,030/. Th e rate of discount was advanced to 9 per cent., and on the 10th of Nov. to 10 per cent. "The continental drain for gold had ceased, the Ameri can demand had become unimportant, and there was at that time little apprehension that the Bank issues would be in adequate to meet the necessities of commerce within the legalised sphere of their circulation, "Upon this state of things, however, supervened the failure of the Western Bank of Scotland and the City . of Glasgow Bank, and a renewed discredit in Ireland, causing an increased action upon the English circulation by the abstraction abstraction in f our wee k s of upwards of two millions of gold to s u pply th e wants of Scotland and Ireland; of which amounts more than one million was sent to Scot land and 280,0001. to Ireland between the sth and 12th o f November. " This drain was in its nature sudden and irresistiblot and acted necessarily in diminution of the reserve, which on the 11th had decreased to 1,462,0001 and the ballioa to 6,666,0001. .1 " The public became alarmed, large deposits secumn: lated in the Bank ;of England, money dealers having ve" sums lent to them upon call were themselves obliged to re' sort to the,Bank of E ng l an d f or i ncrease d s upplies, and f or some days nearly the whole of the requirements of corn' pierce were thrown on tt • Bank. Thus, on the 12th, it discounted and advanced to the amount of 2,373, 004 ' which still left a reserve at night of 581,00 , 1. " Such was the state of the Bank of England accounts on the 12th, th e d ay o f t h e pu b l i cat i on o f the letter from t co h n e . Treasury. Th e d eman d f or di scoun t s a nd advaneer tinned to in crease till the 21st,; when they reach ed th eir maximum of 21,616,000/. " The publi c h ave a l so requ i re d a muc h larger quantity of note s th an usua l at t hi s seaso n, the amount in their hands h av i ng r i sen on th e 21 s t t o 21 , 554,00 a Bank the " l T et h t e erfr t h e oni have, theTreasurysince the i 8 L2 d t h 2 , und e r ,0o 000 the oi. ofauthority notes in excess of the limits of the circulation preosctrhtbeeid.ssubye Act of 1841, and have passed securities t partment to that amount. actually a T l h ly at p , a h rt o e w d e w ve it r h , bisy not e t 9.:8,000/., the remainder of the 2,000,0001. having bee n Btahnek7weahrahrebao of not t h o exceededamount ra tamed as a reserve of notes in the banking depar t m ent, kick. at the same time, also held 407,0201. it coin._ h Nov. We subjoin a statement of accounts from t h e an t that to the 28th inclusive, from which it will be a pp to rem y a t'Onesl in your letter of the Bank continued to meet all the demands ford discounts and advances, on approved secur ities, mercial discredit and distress men in Scot l and , twin joint-stock banks England S O mercantile firms c hi e fly connected with the the 12th inst., as occasioned by thedrecentfailuargewofelcel as of certain large American trade,' and aggravate d banbkys.the subsequent em. Dec. '1 amounted in the aggro between Nov. 12 and " In discounts and advances the sums supplied to the barrassment of large joitstk publicate to 1 2 ,645 SHEFFIELD NEAVE. Governor-. : DOBREE, Deputy-G overnor . B 0 0 0 N 0 1 A . g " To the Right Hon. the First Lord of the Treasury and the Right Hon. the Chan cellor of the Exchequer." _ JAMES WILSON. Treasury Chambers, Dec. 3. INVIaNESS AND AMAMI!' JUNCTION RAILWAY..--• This line from Nairn to Daivey is expected to be opened on or about the 9th of December. ANTI-SLAVERY MEETING AT NEWCASTLE. —On Thurs day night Mr. W. Craft held a public meeting in the Lecture-room, Newcastle. The chair was occupied by the Mayor. After Mr. Craft's lecture, which was lis tened to with much sympathy, Mr. John Mawson moved, and the Rev. Thomas Rowland seconded, the following resolution : —" That Mr. Craft and the Ameri can Anti-slavery Abolitionists deserve our warmeEt support and sympathy, and that American slaveholding d wands the condemnation of all men, especially of those professing to be Christians and lovers of civil and religious liberty."—Northern Daily Express. • BIRTHS. BARRETT—On the Ist inst., at Court Lodge, Shorne, Kent' the wife of Tuffuell S. Barrett, Esq., of a son and heir. BERNET - On the I s t i nst., at Croydon, Surrey, t h e wif° °f Edward Berney, Esq., of a daughter. ~ ante D EVOXBIIIRE—On the 3d inst, at 12, Albert•road, Be e park, Mrs. T. H . Devonshire, of a son. • MILLER—On the 2d inst ,at 41, Vi etor i a - s t r oet,We o f s tminster, the wife of Joh n Fisher Miller, Esq. , baffister•at JAW a d aughter. DOWBIG4IN ZER_MoAn R th ß e 2 l d A in G st E , S a . t St. James ' s, pieca! dilly, by the Rev. Spencer R. Dru.mmonci, a ssisted by t he Rev. A. B. Frazer, Major M. H. Dowbiggin, to Frances Ann, only daughter of Colonel Frazer. GREENFIELD —NEW MAN—On the 2d inst., at St. John's Chur ch, Redhill, Surrey, by the Rev. H. Goose, Georgo Greenfield, Esq , Harlow, Essex, to Jemima, (laughter of Mr, Thomas Newman, brewer, of 'runbridge -wells. DEATHS BALLY—On the 2d inst., after a short illue‘s' Willi am Ford Bally, Esq., of 15, Sion-hill, Bath, aged 59. FORSYTH —On the 2d inst., at Liverpool, Thomas Forsyth, Esq., aged 6S. FORSYTII —On the 2d inst., at 1, Little Newport street, Mr• Wiliam Forsyth, aged 50. GURNEY—On the 2d inst., at Burlingham, Norfolk, after a few hours' illness, Mary, relict of the late B. H. Gurneb Esq., aged 64. Jens; N the 28th Nov., at Camden-town, John Johnson, 1.1.1., of the Tithe-office, Loudon, aged 54. LAWS—Ou the 3d inst., after a short illness, a t Watford, Hefts, John Laws, se:., for many years of the Clarendon Hotel, -go 1 63. WILSON -On the 3d inst., Mrs. Wilson, relict of Mr. Joni k Wilson, of Foster-lane, Chearside, aged 64. LONDON ; Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNU . of No, 112, Strand, Printor, at Ths Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Friday, December 4, 184. T.HE GOVERNMENT AND THE BANK or ENGLAND. The following copies of correspondence between the First Lord of the Treasury and the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Bank of England respecting the Onlargetnent of their issues beyond the limit fixed by the Bank Act of 1844 were laid upon the table of the Hoa4• of Commons last night : " Gentlemen,—Her Majesty ' s‘‘l) o wGn Government Nov. hay . a ob' served with great concern the serious consequences which have ensued from the recent failure of certain joint-stock banks in England, as well as of certain large mercantile firms, chiefly connected with the American trade. The discredit and distrust which have resulted from thes e events, and the withdrawal of a large amount of the paper circulation authorised by the existing Bank Acts, aPPe er to her Majesty's Government to render it necessary for them to inform the directors of the Bank of England, that if they should be u na bl e i n th e present emergency to meet the demands for discounts ad advances upon approved se' curities without exceeding the limits of their circulation prescribed by the Act of 1844, the Government will be prepared to propose to Parliament upon its meeting a Bi ll of Indemnity for any excess so issued. " In order to prevent this temporary relaxation of the law being extended bsyond the actual necessities of the occasion, her Majesty's Government are of opinion that the Bank terms of discount should not be reduced below their present rat e . " Her Majesty' s G overnmen t reserve for future conside ration the app ro p r i a ti on o f any profits which may ar ise upon issues in ex cess o f th e s t atutory amount. " Her Majesty' s G overnment are fully impresse d w ith the importance of ma i n t a i n i ng t h e letter of the law, eve n in a time of considerable mercantile difficulty; but they believe that, for the removal of apprehensions which have clucked thecourse of monetary transactions, such a measure as is now contemplated has become necessary, and they rely upon the discretion and prudence of the directors for confining its operation within the strict limits of the exi geucieg of the case.—We have, &c., _ 100 3?, 100 100 17. i ce ' all 1.00 all all FOR: ;lON. 281 181 I 6 t i 50 50 50 100 25 50 25 12i 100 100 all 100 all 100 1 100 51. 8, - 3i 221 21i 2 121 106 i ~~ " ; ie