The Sun. — London, England, 1857-12-31 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET ♦JD COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed with an upward tendency, and prices of all de scriptions were fully maintained. The salts were estimated at 12,000 bales, 2,500 of which were taken by the speculators, and 500 by the exporters. The Railway Share Market manifested more ani mation, and a slight advance in prices occurred. Notwithstanding the proverbial dulness of the present season in a commercial point of view, and unusual depression resulting from the late crisis, the improvement that has taken place in the posi tion and prospects of the money market, has al ready exerted a very beneficial influence. In let ters received from the manufacturing districts, where short time is still observed, it is state'l that preparations are in progress for the more active prosecution of bu-iness, and in some places increased employment is afforded. In Man chester, for instance, according to the official return, nearly 1,000 hands more have been fully engaged during the last few days, although there is an increase of 156 in the number of persons wholly out of work. It is thought that in the course of a few weeks, mach relief will be apparent, the accounts from the United States and from India, relative to the state of the import markets being more favourable, which, together with decline in money, must be productive of great benefit. Although the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets are still closed for the holidays, there is an improved demand privately, and some of the principal articles have advanced, so that signs of amelioration are also discernible in that direction. _ _ During the month, which terminates to-day, the amount paid in the shape of railway calls has been 455,3321. —making the total for the year 10,712,9461. About 71,0001. in gold and 75,0001. in sovereigns were taken into the Bank yesterday, making a total addition, since the date of the balance sheet published in last Friday's gazette, of upwards of half a million sterling. The gold by the Suffolk, viz., 450,0001., has not yet been appropriated. At a meeting held to-day of the creditors of Messrs. W. J. Powell and Son, who recently failed, the liabilities were statll at 43,6971. ls. 5d., and the assets at 42,0291. 4s. 2d. A composition of 17s. in the pound was offered and accepted, pay able in three, six, and nine months, from the 15th 'Tannery. The Bank of England directors have made no alteration in / the terms of discount, but it is thought that a further reduction cannot be delayed beyond next week. The Funds have been tolerably sternly, although some slight symptoms of flatness have teen exhi bited since the morning. There is not much ac tivity, probably owing to the proximity of settling day. Consols have been 931, 94 and 931 and are very heavy at about 93 The New Threes are 93i to 94i ; the Reduced 934- to 94k. Bank Stock 217. Exchequer Bills are par to 4s. prem., ditto Bonds 1859 98k; and India Bonds (under 1,0001.) 15s. dis. _ In Foreign Stock; a quiet feeling has been ap parent,lbut'quotations are firm. Turkisbl6 per Cents. are 974 to 98, and the 4 per Cents. 102,1; Mexicin 3 per Cents. are al4 ; Spanish 3 per Cents. 42 ; Ditto Deferred, 263 ; Ditto Certificates 54 ; and Dutch 24 per Cents. 651. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 6 ; Mexi can, 201 201 ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 77 78 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 45 ; Russian 5 per Cents, 105 107 ; do. 4} per Cents., 96 97 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 411 42 ; ditto New Deferred, 261261 ; ditto Certificates, 5 6 ; do. Passive, 41 5. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : Great Western North-Western South-Western Brighton Midland 18t7. £31,275 56,288 14,239 13,187 32,514 1856. JC29,377 60 225 14.154 12,752 31,472 South-Eaatern Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire .. 19,157 28,171 18,357 , .. 18,609 27,855 22,609 Bristol and Exeter 5,873 6,111 Chester and Holyhead East Lancashire 4,879 6,219 Lancaster and Carlisle Manchest-r, Sheffield, & Lincoln 9,812 10.104 Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverb 4,143 3,954 North London North Stafford West Hartlepool 2,437 2,813 Edinburgh and Glasgow Soottish North-Eastern 3,240 3,100 Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee ... 2,842 2,814 Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada 10,907 13,075 Great Luxembourg . 951 697 Increased activity has been apparent in the Railway Share Market, and dealings have been reported in most of the principal lines at an advance of about 4 to 1 per cent. on former quotations. 04 1edonian, Great Western, and Manchester, Shef field, and Lincoln have improved ss. ; Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North Eastern, Berwitk, Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, South Eastern, and South Wales. l°s• ; Midland, lbs. ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, South Western, North British, North Eastern York and Scottish North Eastern, 1/. ; Great Nottb.srn decilned 1/. The Foreign lines have been exceedingly firm. Southern of France advanced 1/. ; Sambre and Meuse, 10s. ; and Lambardo - Venetian, 10s. In the Colonial undertakings, Grand Trunk of Canada improved 1/. ; Great Western of Canada, 10s ; and East Indian, 10s. The New East Indian lines were well supported at fully former rates. Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous Shares are almost neglected and no change of importance can 'be noticed in values. BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY. (Iron; the Oficial List;) ank Stook Busbies/done. st 217 3 Per Cont. Reduced Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 94 i 3i i in tia Bonds, .ClOOO MU°, tinder tioco a 1. sol s t er Account 3i i Ez.viequer Hills, 20. £ lO OO .... 4 p Pm' t 500 ....... —.. fa i 4 p 3 P P B:nsil v • ---..... ..... .. ............ . ............ P excheque r Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent — Ditto, 1259 A PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. B anuan 5 per Cent. 0 Alan Bonds, 6 per Cent 1023 lif izican 3 per Cent 2oi Ditto Account .... ..... 204 •f Peruvian Bonds, Ii per Cent — Ditto 3 per Cent — Ditto Account Po.lnguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent ... .. 453 Russian Bonds, 1822, & St., 5 per Cent.... 103 84-dinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ... .. Ditto Account Spanish Boutin, 3 per Cent. Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. la Ditto Account Sp .nigh comra!ttec Cart. of Coup. not fun. 5A Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent II Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, I per Cent. Ditto Account lO2l $ Dividends on the above payable In London. Dutch Exchange, 2,1 per Cent., 12 Guilders 654 !I BABB O'CLOCK. 933 i z d C011'3016 account, (Tau. 8 DRATH OP A BOT THROUGH PLACING A PIA IN HIS Ean.—Yesterday morning an inquest was held at the Jolly Caulkers Tavern, New-road, Rotherliithe, on the body of Robert Sinclair, aged eight years, the Eon of a lighterman residing at 46, C o mmercial -street. The de ceased attended a free school in Medway-place, Deptford. road. On the 21 inst. he was playing with a nu! ber of his schoolfello we, when he would produced a pea and said he have a game at con j u ring, and put the pea in his ear and bring it out of his mouth. The poor little fellow at once put the pea in his ear, and, much to his alarm, he was unable to withdraw it. His cries soon brought assistance, and he was at once conveyed to St. Thomas's Hospital, where every means were resorted to to re lieve him but without success. He was accordingly again taken home, and placed under the care of Mr. Cregeen, surgeon ; bet he died on the 20th inst. There was not the slightest doubt that the pea gradually pene trated into the head until it caused come injury to the brain. The jury returned a verdict of ace:dental death, aooompanied by a recommendation, both from the coro ner and jury, to the effect that the , choolmaster be requested to caution the whole of the children in a body against amusing themselves in a similar manner to that which led to deoeaeed'i death. 20 20 20 20 50 100 100 20 50 20 St. St. St. 50 20 20 10 St. 206 20 100 103 1 100 100 SEARS M This Day.) KAILWA YB. RAILMAYa. Closing rr a 6 this day. Business dons this day. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. I I Belfast & Ballymen• irmng. Wolverh. Stour Va11ey......... Birkonhd. Lancsh Cheshire June Blackburn •• Bluth Sz. Tyne origins ; £25 (iss. at .£45)... Bristol dx Exeter- Caledonian. .. Chester Is Holyhearl . Cork and Bandon.... 'Cork Black. & Pass " !Cornwall Do. I Do. B iDublinckßelfastJune Dun. P. &Aber.Junc. East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union,A. stk IDo., do. B. IDo. New A East Kent East Lancashire 'East Suffolk ...... Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow I Edinb. and Peebles Edinb.Prth.&Dunde , , Forth and ClydeJunc. Intrness Glasgow & S. Western !Great N. of Scotland !Great Northern 'Do., A. Stock IDo. , B. Stock ..... , Gt. SO. &We st(Jre). I GreatWe stern. Do. Str. P.R. gua. St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisle. Do., Thiris Do. New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F £l6 Do., Wet. Riding lin Do. SonthpGrt. London & Blackwsli Lond.Bright.dx S.Cs t London & N. Wester! Do. Fifths Do. ,10/.Sh.,Magß...e Do. Eighths London & S. Weaterr. Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shet &Lincln. Metropolitan Do. J. L Ricardo',. arrangement ..... 'idland ........ ....... Do. Birming. & Dort.: fidland G. Wost.(lr. Do. A Shares Newcastle di Carlisle Newpt.Aberg.ttllrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint & R.ostrovor Norfolk ........... Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. [Dock Stock . ..... Do., A Stock Do., B Stock ......... N. Eastern Berwick Do. do. Extension Do do. G. N.B. Purch. Do. Leeds IDo. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Tramp• stead, and City Jn. North Staffordshire.. North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester di Wolverhampton 1 Portsmouth Rh; mney Scottish Central Scot. N. E. Abrdn. St Shropshire Union Siti ngbourne &Sheer , South Devon South Eastern Do. 4} per:. Shares South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dun ........ IStaines,Wok.,&Wok 'Stockton & Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 18K5 'Stockton al Hartlepl 'Taff Vale De. Pref., No. 1. Thames Hay. D. SiR Vale of Neath........ Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cm nwa11........ .West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class... Wmbledon &CroydoD, BRITISH Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p. c. Do. Buffalo & Lake Hur.! Buff., Brut. & God eh.l 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug, ,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73, Do. do., 1 June, '741 !Calcutta and S. East. (Central Oude (Lim.), Ceylon A shares Do. B. do. Demorara Eastern Bengal East Indian - Do. C Shares.. Do.o p.c.Bnds. ' '57 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong at Melbourne , guar. 5 per cent Gd. Trunk, of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 perc Do. New. guar. 5 p.c iGt. Westn. of Canada • Do. New IDo. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p. '6O i 'Do. do., '73, do. —I Do. do., '73, without , option Madras, guar. 46 p.c Do. do., 5 per o. Do. 44 p. C. Exton. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do, Oude (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per c Do Antwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes Belgian East. Janet Ileziers to Graissessac Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lake Conet. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Pi st. sp. c.p. Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediternak Maria Antral& Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France NorwegianTrnk. Pref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Reeife & San Frau., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. Rome and Frsscati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse Do. 5i per cent. pref Southern of France West Flanders Do. per o. Pref of France Western of Austria._ I We, t. of Switzerland Wiest aden Do. 8 p. cent. pref. Zealand ......... .. .... 511 - tj 8 - 68 - 70 .91_ Si - 88 86 - fii 33 - 35' 7 - 9 4 - 5 •• •• St - Si 181 - 194 59 - 60 40 - 44 29 - 31 17 - 18 91 - 93 62 - 64 = 89 - 91 9 - 94 974 - 984 84 - 86 122 - 124 97 - 99 544 - 55 58 - 62 , 77 - 80 8 - 9 8 - 9 94 -94 i 5i - 6i 106 - 108 98i - 99 - 95i -96 i, 40 = ii 91i - 92 66 - 67 ••• ••• 121 - 13, 61. - 63 3i - 3.} 52 - 53 97i - 98 2 - 13 55 - 56 86 - 87 90 - 95 - ii = 21 8! 9i 31 32 10 8 d 104 - 166 24 --z. 26 47 - 49 4 - 3. 33 - 35 71 i - 724 79i 80; 13 15 7 5d 9 1.1 36 38 19i -21 N 7 - 9 3 - 3 - , SSESSIONS, 11a li 6 - 5i i 82 - 86 80 - 8:3 78 - 82 •.. lf 111 - ] - 112 k - 21p1 19 20 49 51 83 85 22 224; 11/p; 2l id 1108 - 112 1108 - 112 [Ol - 103 19 - 204 21 22 - 1 - 1.4r1 1 -14 p, - 6i - 6 i i : yi 3 1 4 i i 3, 3 d 27 28 ...". ••• - ii = ii 5 i - si;) FT - 28 8 8i! 20 2041 3S 38 a 341 53 66 - 1 p IE . - ( -- I 8 7; - ei - 23 4t- - 9 27 - 28 JOINT-STOOK BANKS. all [Australasia 18i !Bank of Egypt _ 50 ,Bank of London all IBri. Col. Bk.dr Ln. Co all I British N. American 8 ,C. Bk. of Ind. Au. &Chi 50 ;City 25 Colonial 20 :Commercial of Loud all ,Eng.Scot.drAus.Clit all Lon. Ch. Bk.ofAaq all !Ditto New 20 !London and County 50 ILnd.drE.Bnkng.Corp 10 I London Joint Stock. I 20 Lond.andWestminst, 35 National Pro. of Eng. 10 . Do. New 223' National Bank all i New South Wales all Oriental Bank Corp 20 ,Ottoman Bank so ,Provinc al of Ireland all I Do. New 1 111.Au5.8.&G.1m.00 all ;South Australia all ;Union of Australia_ 2i, i Do. New. [0 Union of London 50 Unity Mutual 1 A Westrußk of Loud! 82 8t 3 2 d 43 47 En - ai -- 18 fIR : 6 17i 1 ..? - ... 44 -- 46 31 -- 33 18 -- 19 33 - 35 49 - 51 ...d! .“ n+ .. " elid N i 852 5 1 34 194 19 60 591 60 31i 1 1 55 4 4/ 94i 11 i 1076 99 8.1 6 41 97 6i 7i 7 6i 41 4 404 92 2 i li 2 66i 62 3j 2j 98a 7f 8 55 5 i 87 64 6 14i 34 724 i f 80 z d 20' all 11i all St. 100 St. 100 tO all 10 all l 2 5 St. 100 5 all 25 all it. 100 10 1 10 1 100 100 100 an 100 all ,100 1100 8} 171 100 all LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. RAILWAYS. jßnckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. Col.Stour Vy. E. Lin. g. 6 p.Q E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils.Direet. Do. New Glstr.&Dn.Fr hull & Selby Do. Shares Do. i Shares Lon. &Greenwi Do. Preference Lon. Til., dtS. Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Baton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. N.&Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per ct Do. Fixed sp.c Prest. dt Wyre Do. Shrs. ißoystn.dg Hit. 'Shrews. & Her I S. Staffordsh ,WearVal.g6pc Do WiltedtSorarst Closing Prices this day Leasing Companies, Ln. &N. W. Cakdon... E.U.4E.0 Gt.Northn E. Count. Caldonian. 92 - 94 95 - 97 12 - 14 130 - 134 3i - 4 Oil ..". • • • Gt. Westn. St N.M Do liii 7-166 S.Eastern Do 12 - 13 23 - 24 94 - 98 2j - 2i 90 - 91 Peto &Co Do Ln. &N. W. & Midld. Midland.,, E. Count Do Do Do par 55 ~.~r.w. Do t.Nort 130 133 T. Brassey 71 7f M. MCleat - ;# 1 Stk.diDar. Do 3l 32 Gt. Wes tn B3 83 PREF ERENI ,Illyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (iesd.at 50/.) Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares.H Caledii. £lO 4A p. c. Ches. di Ho. 51 p.c. Do. do. 5 per cent Cork &Bandons ip.e Dan.Perth.&Aber.J E. Anglian Cls. A Sh Do. do. Cis. B 6p. c Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c Eas. Co. Ex, sp. c No.l Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 pr. c. St East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 5g. , 0 per cent. Do. 101 1 Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent East Lanese]] .6 p.cts E.&W. York. J. sthe Ediu. Gl. sp. c. Sh. Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. Furness, 5 p. c Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c Great Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem Do. 4i per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. Gt.N. of Scot.lst Prc Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt. W.(B. &H. Ex .spc Do. con. red. 4. p.c. Do. con, red. 4 p. c. Do, irred. 4 per lent. Do 5 p. c. red. prof. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester Bp. c. P. S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do, Birm, Gua, Stk Do. Chesil, Gua. Sh Do. do. do Do. do, do. Lan, & York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No. 1 Do. ,P., 5 p.c. St. N 0.2 Do, New Guar. 6p. e. Do. do, 5 p. c., N 0.4 Lon. di N. W., Cov. & Nuneaton 5 r. ct Lon, & S.W. 7 per ct. LM late 3d Shares ..: Londy.& Color. i Sh. Londy.&Ennis. i Sh. ~ S.,&L. 6 p. Cent. o. do. do. £6 .. Do. do. 34 per cont. Marypt. 1 Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 41 per cent IDo. do. Aid. Cense]. 6p. c. St. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. &11. Pref. St. New., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p. c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et. Noe k. D eb. 4 p. c. Sh. l Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 5i p.c. pf , 1847 Do.Wv.V.sp. ..,1847 North British Do. 7/. Preference N. E. Berw. 4 p. c.Prf. Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York IL& S. Pur North Staffordshire Ox., AVor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar Do. 6 P. c. 2d guar.. ' Do. do. Debeutr. St. Scot. Cent. New Pref. Sc. N. E. AUer.g.6p.c.l Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. Do. t10.3i p.c. pf. St. ._ uth Devon 1 Do. fixed 4i pr cent.' S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 44 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Sh Do. New 44 pr. cent S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. 1)o. do. 4i*p. c . S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., sp. c Do. do. do. Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pa. BRITISH Alfred Cons. (Philk , British Iron , Condurow (Cambm., Dev. Gt. Cues. (Tay Fist Basset (I 1 ogau, Great South Tolgus., Grt. W. Alfrd. 'Grt.W. Vor (Heist% Lady Bertha N. Prances (Illogan) N. W. Basset (llLogan; North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy Porkellis U. (Wend. Sort. Cons. Min. Co S. Caradon (St. Cleer' S. Carn Brea (Illogn.; S. W. Frances(lllogn. ; ram. S. & L. Min. Co, Tin Croft Un.Mines (Gwennap) V. of Towoy (Camar.) W. Basset (Mogan).. W. Caradon (Liskrd.) Wh. Basset (Mogan). Wh. Buller (Rdruth). Wh. Edward(Calstek) Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) Wh.Ma.Ann(Menht.) Wh. Trelawnoy (Lis.), FOREIGN Australia*, Bon Accord Cop. (li.) Brazilianlmp.(issued at .£5 pm) Do. Coeaes & Cniada Do. St. John Del Rey Clarendon Con. MM. Co. of Jamaica Cobra Copper Copiapo Dun Mountain Cop • per Mining Co. Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada Novean Monde Pont.Sil.J.AlM.& Smlt Port Philip Santiago de Cuba United Mexican IE SHA.RES. ••• - ••• 89 - 91 ei ii 6 -. 64 105 - 110 110 - 114 105 - 108 - 107 122 - 125 115 - !17 .06 - 108 97 - 99 60 - 62 9 - 10; 5i - 6 86 - 88 81 - 83 81 - 83 91 - 96 9i - pi 15i - 16 9i 68 - 70 17} - It; Si - 131 - 13 132 - 137 114 - 117 .50 - 160 111 - 117 64 - E 6 L3O - 131 95 - VT 85 - 87 •• • 101 - iii lii - 103 95 97 1— a d 1 - 21i - :62:) 112 114 101 - 103 110 -- 112 103 -- 105 71 -- 73 9A -- 10 22 - 22 ; , 94 - 96 93 - 96 26 28 ITikrzs. 12 13 5 7 80 90 420 440 85 95 13 —l4 4 5 8 9 11 12 4 6 16 18 4 6 11 in 340 350 3} 220 23) 1 3 4 - 21 - 22 100 - 1104 145 - 155 280 - 290 - 7i 12 - 14 44 - 46 24 - 26 ALINEB. i I d par - 24 •Al 2 33 - 40 n - 12 id i p 14 —1 6 id 8 f - - i 4 ii 9 d i i 20 5 30 28i ... -- .. i 4A - 5 I +4- 4i - 14 4 MISCELLANEOUS. 1000 900 . Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) 25 19 Australian Agricult. 25 26 251 I 10 all Andraln. Royal Mail 10 all Berlin Water Works 4 5 4i 4 10 2 ;Do. New ise. at St. d 50 40 'Brit. American Land 30 35 100 32a Canada 125 130 St. 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July 112 112 112 I St. all Copper Min. of E ng . 27 32 25 all 'K opper Pref. 7, p. cont. 23 25 5 all 'Crystal Palace ll 11 5 all Do. Preference -4/ 4/ 4 all Crystal Pal. of France, 20 all Eastern Steam — St. 100 Electric Telegraph 1 all Electric Tel. of Irol 5 all En.skAust.Cop.SmCo 14 10 10a.lEur. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. 9 all lEur.&A.m.Stm.(lim.) 5 53, 20 sll Gen. Ir. Se. Col.(lim.) 15 14 !Gen. Steam Navigat. „ 20 5 London Discount 1 : } d 4 4 all iLond. Gen. Omnibus 3A 3 3a 20 10 'Magdalena St. Navig. 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 10 8a Do. Extension Teleg. ..„ 10 all I 'Mexican&S.Americn 25 5 !Nat. Discount Co ll 1d 3/ 10 6 'Netherlands Land.— 14 10 all Do. Do. i 5 all Do.Bp. c. Pf. iss. at 1 d — 34 3 5 2 Po. Do. 100 80 !Now li. &N. S. Land 16 18 St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p. c.D. 95 97 1 all N. B. Australasian... - 20 all Igrth.ofEuropeSteam 1 all Oriental Gas 1 10s. Do New Shares P iP 5 all Peelltr. Ld. & Minrl 2 21 21 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 72 74 50 10 Do. New 50 all Rhymney Iron 100 60 loyal Mail Steam— 5l 56 1 all scot. Austral. Invest / 14 St. 100 S. Ana, Gov. 6 p.c.bds 25 all South Austral. Land 33 35 1 all submarine Tel. Scrip 1 1 all Do. Registered 20 5 Trus.Ln.Co. Up. Can - 10t, 281 Van therneu'a Land 9 7 11_. " Business this day 20 19j 20k 111 a isi 171 19f 19 44* 51 50 50* 81 4 221 * 2(1 A 12* 13 12f 4i 10i 10 12 11& 9i 1 1 10 11 103 113 lli 11 15 15 LITERATURE. -~-- British Indict. By T. Malcolm Ludlow, Barrister 2 vol.. Macmillan and Co. This work is suited to a large number of readers, and will probably obtain a wide circulation. Ii consists of a series of lectures delivered to the stn• dents of the Working Men's Collage, who bad re quested soon after the recent outbreak that a course of lectures on the history of British India should be delivered t) them. As the author was intimately connected with India through many of his relations, the task devolved upon him, and he has acquitted himself in a very creditable manner. He has re stricted himself to the history of British India, giving, of course, such portions of the native annals as are inseparably connected with it. He com mences with some introductory lectures on the race 3, their supposed origin, their laws of caste, (tc. He then proceeds to trace the rise and pro gress of the English supremacy, which he does from the formation of the first Indian Company in 1600, down to the annexation of Oude and the departure of Lord Dalhousie. He then gives five concluding lectures on what he calls Qa( stions of the Present, on the various pro blems and difficulties that remain to be cot sidered in the system of Indian Government. Though, of course, his views and opinions are individual, he has collected his facts with care from the best au thorities, not suffering himself to be influenced by success in relating acts of injustice or breach of faith. He tells his history in a concise and simple manner, which renders it very acceptable to those to whom the very names are sufficiently puzz'ing without any intricacy in the manner of narration. As a question of literary style, a little more careful revision of the sentences would sometimes have been advantageous. The work is admirably adapted for the purpose fur which it was intended,—to offer to persons who are quite uninformed on t' e subject a succinct narrative of the rise of the British power in India, the means by which that power was extended, and the acts and qualities of its great men ; also, to convey to them some idea of the native races, their peculiarities and differences, and the view which they appear to take of the English Government ; and also to trace in some measure, the causes of that fearful mutiny which has lately spread desolation among us. AR almost every one now has an opinion upon Indian Government, and as the public atten tion is likely to be much engrossed with the ques tion, the more sound general knowledge of the past is diffused among us the better it will be for the future of our Indian possessions. Also recent events have aroused in many a desire to know something of a history, which before had little in interest for them, and thus a simple and connected narrative like the present is likely to prove very ac ceptable to a large class of readers. Who's Who in, 1858 ? Edited by C. H. Oakes, 11Z. A. Bailey, Brothers, Co:niiill. This useful little work has now continued for several years, and it maintains its character. It is intended as a book of reference, chiefly devoted to the upper classes, judicial authorities, and Parlia mentary members. It is very well suited for this purpose, as, from its small compass and the metho dical way in which it is arranged, any name or office can be immediately found. Besides giving full information respecting the nobility, their dates of t!tle, &c., and the Privy Council and Houses of Parliament, all judicial, military, and naval digni taries are chronicled, with the dates of their ap pointments; archdeacons, members nf the Academy of Arts, British Ministers abroad, Foreign Minis ters in England, assurance companies, chairmen and secretaries of railways, officers and heads of houses in the universities, all find a place. This little compendium can be cordially recommended to all who desire a convenient book of reference for official, fashionable, and political information. OBITUARY FOR 1857. Death has been more than ordinarily busy among the titled orders during the year which has this day come to a close. The obituary for 1857 contains the names of no less than 22 members of the peerage of the United Kingdom. The list is as follows :—The Dukes of Rutland and Marlborough, the Marquis of Ely, the Earls of Buchan, Amherst, Castlestuart, Ellesmere, Mornington, Fife, Fitzhardinge, Fitz william, Harewood, and Spencer; Viscounts Do wne, Liscuore, and Strangford ; the Bshops of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross ; and Lords Alvanley, Douglas, Milford, Radstock, and Thurlow. Of these the peerages of Lords Alvanley, Douglas, and Milford hare become extinct, as also has the English barony of the late Earl of Fife. During the same period the following members of the btronetage have paid the debt of nature :—Sir Hugh R. Hoare, Sir Edmund Filtner, Sir Rog. Barlow, General Sir J. A. D. Agnew-Wallace, Sir G. L. Philipps, Sir Compton Doraville, Sir J. R. Rowley, Sir J. Kenuard Shaw, the Reverend Sir R. Fleming, Sir C. W. Taylor, Sir G. W. Denys, Sir E. Haggerston, Sir Norman R. Leslie (killed in the Indian mutiny), Sir Orford Gordon, Sir T. 13. Lennard, Sir B. H. Bromley, Sir C. Dodsworth, Sir W. G. lVfilitian, Sir J. A. Boyd, Sir G o. Parker (killed in India), Sir Corm M. Clarke, Sir Digby Mackworth, Sir 0. P. Shakerley, Sir C. H. Rich, Sir Robert Price, Sir C. Wolsoley, Sir J. Boswell, Sir Theophilus St. Geor•2e, Sir Geo. Cayley, Sir F. G. Foster, and Sir A. Dixie. Out of the above 31 baronetcies only the titles of Price and Boswell have become extinct. The list of Knights Batchelors and Knights of the Bath who have died during the year 1857 in cludes the names of Sir E. H. Alderson (Baron of the Exchequer), Sir Nicholas Thorn, Sir John Owen, Sir G. W. Anderson, Sir R. J. Hare-Clarges, Sir J. Macdonald (of Glengarry), Sir W. Lloyd, Sir G. Magrath, Sir Wra L. berries, Sir J. Eyre, Sir Robt, Carswell, Sir C. B. Egerton, Sir Hugh Pigot, Sir John Bent, general Sir H. W. Bernard, Sir Henry M. Lawrence, G, n. Sir H. M. Wheeler, Sir W. H. Dillon, Sir J. Doveton, Sir G. H. Ber keley, Sir A. Clarke, Sir T. Le Breton, and Sir F. Deaufort—in all 23. A mon g the other notables who have died during the past year we ought to mention her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glou cester, the Princess Lie Ten, General Cavaignac, Viscountess Keith, Mr. Morrison, the Mr. James Coppock, Mr. J. Wilson CI oker, Bishop Bioenfield, Generals Neill and Nicholson, Eugene Sue, Dr. Dick, the Rev. Mr. Gorham, Canon Townsend, the Rev. Dr. Macfarlane, ond the fol lowing members of the House of Commons :—Mr. G. F. Muntz, M. p. for Birmingham ; Mr. D. Saunders Davies, for Carmarthenshire ; Mr. A Stafford, for Northamptonshire • Mr. J. Platt, for Oldham ; Mr. A. H as ti e , for Paisley ; Mr. Robt. Hall, for L ee d s ; M a j or G. D. Warburton, for Harwich ; Mr. Charles Ilindley, for Ashton-under- Lyne ; and Mr. R. C. Hildyard, for Whitehaven. THE LONDON AND EASTERN BANKING co RP OR d TIu N. Yesterday, the first meeting under the winding up of the affairs of this unf , rtunate undettaking, was held at the chambers of Vice Chancellor Wood, before Mr. Liman, the chief clerk. The first sub ject brought under consideration was the amount of security to be taken from C. J. F. Stuart, of Threadneedle-street, and Mr. John Ball, the official managers appointed to investigate and wind up the affairs of the bank, in respect of all monies that might come into their hands in the winding-up of the estate. The Chief Clerk inquired what was the amount of security given by Mr. Harding, the official manager of the Royal British Bank, at he winding up of that estate ? Mr. Argles, who appeared as a solicitor for a large number of shareholders in the London and Eastern Bank, replied 20,0001. Mr. Peachey (of the firm of Oliverson, Lavie, and Peachey, solicitors to the London and Eastern Bank and to the official managers) said they pro posed to give security to the extent of 11,0001. in each case, making a total guarantee of 22,0001. on behalf of Messrs. Stuart and Ball. Mr. Stuart and Mr. Ball having both expressed their readiness to give security in this amount it was agreed that they should enter into recogui zsnces to thAt amount. The Chief Clerk—Now that official managers are appointed,the next step will be the appointment of a creditors' represen'ative. Mr. Argles—Yes, under the new act, to proteot the interests of the creditors. The Chief Clerk—And the next step will be the settlement of the list of the shareholders in respect of the liabilitiPs of the bank. Mr. Peachey—T he list will be brought in shortly. The Chief Clerk—ls there any property, or are there any assets to be realised under this estate ? Mr. Stuart—There is the Branksea Castle estate, which belonged to Col. Waugh, and which is vested in Mr. Arbuthnot, a trustee on behalf of tho bank. The Cbief Clerk—At what amount do you esti mate the value of that estate ? Mr. Stuart—l estimate it at the sum of 20,0001., but the amount to be realised would depend ou the time and manner in which it would be sold. Mr. Argles inquired whether the money paid upon recent calls made by the London and Eastern Bank was received by Mr. Stuart, as the interim manager ? Mr: Stuart—No ; they were received by the bank itself, and not by me. The meeting then adjourned. The terms of the loan proposed to be - raised by the Norwegian Government to assist the mercantile estab lishments in that country affected by the failures in Hamburg and England aro understood to have been arranged with Messrs. Baring and Co. The lean sill be email, but its precise amount has not yet been axed, ri) rIT ISbttion SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Cl&ck. THE CALCUTTA MAIL. THE RELIEF OF LUCKNOW. The Bengal flurkaru, of Nov. 24, after refer• ring to the relief of Luckoow, says " The accounts which have reached us of this event are very meagre, consisting of nothing but brief Government despatches. The loss is de scribed as being very heavy, but the numbers have not yet been returned, except as far as the officers are concerned, and these are not so great as had been expected. Our force was principally strong in artillery and infantry, and there must have been a great deal of close fighting and work for the bayonet. Since the 1 tst message was re ceived, telegraphic communication, which was re established between Cawnpore and Alumbagh, has been cut off. Whether the wires have been de stroyed or not, we are not aware, but two signal lers, who seem strangely enough to have been with out an escort, have been found murdered, which is quite sufficient to account for the absence of communication. News, howtvar, is hourly ex pected, and before the mail leaves, we hope to be able to communicate to our readers that the ladies and children of the garrison have been removed. " The Pachete Rajah has been arrested under circumstances of strong suspicion, which seem jus tified by the fact that his house at Kossipore, near Rogoonathpore, was found to be fortified, surrounded by a trench, and to contain a number of warlike stores. "The 32d mutineers have been pursued by Major English and Captain Rattray, but the greater part of them have got clear off, and will probably cause some trouble yet. The Gwalior mutineers are at Calpeo, where they seem to want an object. "In Central India there have been various affairs' with the mutineers. The most serious is the mutiny of the Kotah contingent at Kotah, and the murder of Major Burton and his two sons, as well as Dr. Solder and Mr. Saville. Major Burton had arrived at the presidency only a few days previously. He had no great reputa tion as a political, but he was much respected by his friends, by whom his loss will be deeply felt. " North-West is tolerably quiet ; but our gar risons generally are not very strong, and the rein forcements which are arriving almost daily in Cal cutta will be highly welcome in many places. Delhi is one of the few places where we have a giant's strength, and there we are using it like dwarfs. It is stated upon what we know to be good authority, that the King is treated with a degree of consideration and respect which fallen rascallity—even of Royal rank—never obtained before, and that he bears his honours with oriental moderation, merely intimating to British officers, by playful hints, that they must not keep their hats on in his presence, and so forth. Fu: titer, that his son, aged 19, who was notshot with his brothers on account of his youth, rides about the city on an elephant, with. two British officers behind him, to do him honour. Further, that there are a number of leaders kept in confinement—it is to be presumed of a similarly mild character— against whom no measures have been taken. No body seems to know at present who is to blame for this state of things, but Mr. Colvin's proclamation is mentioned as the impediment to justice. We believe, however, that the Government at Calcutta were unaware of these proceedings, and were as much surprised as the rest of us. How far the possibility of their being surprised in such a matter adds to their dignity, is another question. " Tne Legislative Course 1 have pw_sed an act upon the subject of foreigners in India. Fu reigners must, for the future, have licenses to re main in this country, and to travel st sting their objects, &c. It is supposed that the presence of persons supposed to be Rossians, with the muti neers at Delhi and elsewhere, and the intrigues of General d'Orgoui, otherwise M. Girodon, have led to this measure, which is no douLt a very proper one, and by no means disrespectful to foreigners, since it will not subject them to such strict surveilance as foreigners are subjected to nearly all over the Continent. " The despatch of the Court of Directors in definitely postponing the Blick Act was brought before the Legislative Council on Saturday. The supporters of the act did not say a word in its favour, and the dispatch was quietly referred to the committee upon the new code. This proceed ing has given great satisfaction to t'ie European community, who look upon it as an indication of what is to come. " The Government have published a resolution detailing the plan of compensation which they have decided upon for persons who have lost pro perty by the mutinies. It is very unsatisfactory, especially as regards the largest proportion of the military, and all of the non-official classes. The largest proportion of officers, are of course subal terns, and these are are very hardly treated. Every subaltern, immediately after the mutiny of his regiment, lost his company allowance—one, or even more companies, as the case may be—and this loss extending over several months, is not taken into account in any way. Officers in civil employ were permitted to draw their allowances up to the Ist of October, and many of them were able to regain their appointment before that time, and so have suffered no loss at all. This ine quality is unjust in the Extreme. " Far those out of the service, however, we fear there is no change, exceptth rough interference from home. The plan of Government is utterly inade quate to meet the losses of the non-official class, and their losses are the largest of all. Many of these persons have lost several lam of rupees, and if utterly ruined, and unable to sot themselves up in business in any way, they stand a chance of getting two thousand." COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CALCUTTA, Nov. 23.— Our produce market has shown no great change during the last fortnight, although sup plies of the principal staples have been on the increase, great caution has been shown in operation since the re. ceipt of advices by the last mail. In indig t few private sales have taken place. In silk scarcely any transactions have taken plac e . In sugar hardly anything has been for Great Britain. _ _ _ The money market is improving gradually, and the last published report of the Bank of Bengal shows an increase of cash balance which may lead to an early re duction in rates. CHINA. (From the Overland China Mail, Nov. 14 ) The most important occurrence of the fortnight has been the arrival, on the sth, of Mr. Reed, the United States Minister, and suite. Beyond what is already known at home about the peaceful in tentions of the Americans with regard to China, nothing has transpired to give us an inkling of the peculiar policy to be pursued by their pleni potentiary. The representatives of the three Western Powers are now assembled on the field of their future operations ; two of them have large forces at their c immand, and are resolved to use thorn, and the foreign community aro anxiously awaiting the result. The British naval force goes on increasing. The Imperatrice with 550 marines and 50 boys, arrived on the sth, and sailed for the river on the 7th ; the gunboats Watchful and Woodcock, in tow of the steamer Furious, arrived on the 4th ; the store steamer Hesper and floating factory Volcano on the 10th ;, and gun-boats Janus and Clown, and dispatch-steamer Surprise on the 13th. The steamer Adelaide, which left Portsmouth on the 15th Aug., with the remainder of the Marines, is hourly looked for. There has been no alteration in the French force ; the American now consists of the steamers Minnesota and San Jacinto, 50 and 15 guns ; the sloops Levant and Portsmouth, 18 and 16 guns. The Mississippi, another fine steamer, is expected. The Americans will, never theless, greatly feel the want of small steamers suited to river navigation. There has been less done in the river, except ' perhaps in the way of preparation, since our last Overland, than for some time back during a like period. A note dated Nov. informs us that Gen. Ashburnham and staff arrived per Coromandel in the upper part of the river on the morning of that day. He proceeded into Raglan Creek and remained there some time, and afterwards, iu company with several naval officers, visited the S , ymour and Macao forts, remaining at the latter the greater part of the day. Our corre spondent adds, that Chuenpee fort, which was abandoned, is now being destroyed. Another note just received mentions nothing except that a Chinese baker, who had taken up his quarters off Sixty-six Point, had had his wife carried off, to gether with some money and a cargo of flour, by the mandarin'. The wife, however, had been offered him back for a ransom of 200 dols. The following is the disposition of the ships :—Elk and Bittern at Sixty-six Point, Highfiyer, and Sampson at Hamilton Creek, and Acorn at Escape Creek ; the two troopships and Nankin, at Wangtong Fort, and Sybille at Tiger Island. All the vessels are to be in the river by the 26th, except the Sybille and Tribune which will remain at Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, everything wears the aspect of busy preparation, and it is confidently affirmed that the first step towards the investment of Can ton will be taken on Tuesday, upon which day the Calcutta, accompanied by the gunboats and steamers now here, will proceed up the river. The greater part of the small military force here will likely be required to assist in the attack upon Canton, and upon the naval force will principally devolve the protection of the colony. Various rumours reach us from Canton ; some say that Yeh has left the city to proceed against the rebels in the North of the province ; and others that he is about to go. The rebels are giv ing Yeh sad trouble. He has memorialised the Emperor, requesting that no more troops be draughted from K wamgtung into the other prc vinces ; and troops have been sent from the Northern provinces in foreign vessels to Swato, whence they will probably be sent against the rebel. Some think that these internal troubles will make the city yield to us without any fight ing ; but we anticipate a short struggle and look anxiously beyond it to the state in which the pro vince will be when, much more than now, at the mercy of the rebels. It is still said that the French intend to assist the British force, but whether actively before Canton, or only in protecting Hong Kong, thereby euabling us to make the best of our force, is mat ter of doubt. At all events, no active movement has as yet been made by the French with refer ence to Cochin China ; and the greater portion of their fleet is still anchored at the Brothers, whet() Baron Lo Gros al+o is. H. E. Sir M. Seymour has been promoted from the rank of Rear Admiral of the White to that of Rear-Admiral of the Red. The alteration in the flags was made yesterday, under salutes from the ships of war. The Russian war steamer America arrived from Shanghai to-day, having on board his Excellency Count Pontiatine,AmbassadorExtraordinary, who is reported to have failed in his attempted nego tiation at Peking. Her Majesty's steamer Hornet is also in from Ningpo, and the Spanish steamer Don J. Juan from Manila. The Neleus, with 180 military and naval inva lids on board, left to-day for England. She was towed out of the harbour by H.M.S. Inflexible. We understand that General Ashburnham, with several of the heads of departments, will proceed to Calcutta in the Ava on the 18th inst. We have just received information of the wreck of the Dutch schooner Helene, Captain Hogins troutor, at Breaker's Point. Shortly after she got ashore she was attacked by pirates, a , :n plundered of everything. The crew arrived at Swatow, on the 11th, altuoe. naked, add were there provided for on board the Twee Cornelissen. The loss of another vessel (the Portuguese ship Man Hun, from Hong-kong) on the coast of For mosa, and the plunder of the crew by the native 3, will doubtless remind tho Government of the necessity of making provision for such cases. The Chinese Government at pie3ent have certainly not the power to control the natives of Formosa, and we shall have to tru , t in a great measure to our selves. In the expected opening up of trade, that of Formosa is likely to meet with great attention, and an txpedition to the island to put matters on a proper footing may be lo•ked for. The state of affairs, too, at Swatow—a place where a consider able trade is done, but which, like the places on the coast of Furmosa, is not a treaty port—is such, it will be seen, 8,3 requires some attention. From Amoy we have advices to the 9th No vember. The demand for imports was undimi nished. Patna was quoted 735 dols. ; Benares 725 doll. ; Java rice, 2 dols 60c. ; Arracan, 2 dols. ; and Formosa 2 dols. 95c. Our latest advices from Fuhchau are to the 3d November Very little had been done in teas, and the stock of congou unsold was 95,000 chest. A decline of two taels on finer qualities four t,) five taeli on medium, and three to four taels on com mon had taken place. Patna was quoted 790 ; Benares, 770 ; and Malwa, 860. The Rose of Sharon and Spitfire had sailed for London ; the Resolution and Golden State for New York ; the Kremlyn for Boston ; and the Gertrude for Syd ney. The Queen Margaret, bound to Liverpool, was ready for sea. In addition to the vessels men tioned in our last Overland issue, the Chapman and Veloz were in the berth for London, and the B Luca was loading for the colonies, and the Wy naud for Cowes for orders. The authorities, in answer to a petition regarding the currency from the native bankers, bad forbidden any difference being made between the two dollar!. Th s cisiou had met some opposition, bu►t at the latest date had every prospect of being successful. The principal incident in the north has be n a notification at Shanghae from the Chinese Govern- ment, prohibiting foreigners from going beyon•i treaty limits in their excursions into the interior. Tne Peking Gazette of October Ist contains a memorial from Yeh praying the Em peror to allow the usual inspection of the Kwangtung troops to be postponed until a more seasonable time. A letter bas been received by the Shanghae Chamber of Commerce from Lord Palinerston, conveying his thanks to that body, for their approval, expressed at the public meet- ing held at Shanghae on the 26th May, of the Government measures in the Canton affairs. Yeti's memorial, which we take from the North China Herald of NOT. 7, is as follows : " The Peking Gazette, dated Oct. 1, 1857, gives the following memorial from Yet,-wing-chin, Mini ster of State, and Governor-General of the Two Kwang : "I, Yeh-ming-chin, humbly memorial:se your Majesty, respecting the impracticability of inspect ing, as eitabbshed by law, the military of Kwang- snug during the current year ; and request that your Majesty will grant permission to defer the in spection till the military are less actively employed, when I will examine them as to their abilities, and then act in obedience to your Majesty's commanth; I therefore pray your Majesty to cast your august glance on this my respectful memorial." I received a despatch from the military borrd, forwarded by the Privy Council, informing me that on the 19th Feb., 1857, it had received an Imperial edict as follows : " The period has again arrived when it has be come necessary the Fulikeen, Ohekeang, Kwan tunr). and Kwangse military should ba examined and inspected. We have, therefore, appointed Yt h-mina-chin to inspect the militaryof Kwantung, and select those soldiers who are fit for duty, and discharge those who are unfit. If men are found in the ranks who are unable to peiforni their ex- ercises, and incapab!e for military use, then tie offic , nl in charge of them must be degraded and reported. Do not view this matter as of no im portance. Respect this. " It is accordingly my duty to examine into the state of the liwaugtung military, and take steps accordingly ; but I find on examinatiiin that, dur_ ing the last few years, the military of Kwaugtung have ben actively employed ; and that several of the regiments were sent to other p rov i nces, where they have been since employesl on active service. " Since the autumn of last year, when the British barbarians first commenced to create iroube at Canton city, the Manchoo and Chinese troops, togetln r with the river and sea force., have been still more moved from one spot to another, and although at pment the barbarians are a little quieter than before, still it would be in the present state of affairs wrong to recall the troops from de feuding CAnton. I find that there are in the whole province of Kwangtung 31 military cantonments, the troops of which ate being every now and thou removed from one station to another, as there is fighting going ou everywhere. Hence I cannot re call the troops frcm the stations ; and consequently cannot pow exercise and inspect them. "Ma I therefore pray your Majesty to be pleased, in consequence of the troops being at pre sent actively engaged in defending the city of Can ton, and in destroying the barbarians, to allow that the usual inspection of the Kwantung military be put off till the times are quieter, when I will exa mine and see them Perform their exercises. Should there be any useless soldiers, men who cannot de fend the nation nor destroy the barbarians—l shall, when I inspect them, de rade the officers or dis miss them from the service. I shall not dare to show them any protection." COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. IMPORTS. C OTTONS. — Shirtings : In the early part of last month, sales to a moderate extent were effected at prioes quoted in oar lasi report, but the demand soon subsided, and latterly the market has been quite at a stand. Advices of large transhipments from Calcutta have made the principal holders eager to sell, but at present there are no buyers even at our quotztions which are 15 to 20 candareens lower than last month's, and as considerable supplies must be close at band we look for a tur.ho-r decline. The arrivals from Great Britain are the Isabella Herons and the Abdul Medjid, which have brought about 77,000 pieces. The deliveries frOm sth to 314 ult. amount to 51,000 piecEs of grey and 11,000 pieces white, and the stock in foreign warebowea may be estimated at 315,000 pieces grey and white. OPIUM--Malwa, 590 t. a 575 t. Sbanghae silver; Patna, 535'. a 530 t., do vn ward tendency. Stock on 2I Oct. was— 3,080 chs. Malwa, 900 ch', Patna. Arrivals since Oen are-1,665 ohs. Malwa, 1,312 cbs. Patna. Tola'—. 4,745 cbs. Malwa,/ 2,212 ohs. Patna. Deliveries since ditto-515 chs. Mal wa, 408 Patna. Present stocks—. 4,230 cbs. Malwa, 1,804 Patna. EXPORTS. TEAS—The past month has been one of the dullest' ever known for this article at the present season of the year—the natives preferring to await the arrival of the English mail before suhnittieg to a reduction in price, and foreigners not being at all anxious to settle at the late high rate ; the amount of busine is done ha congou has therefore been extremely small. Now chat the Chinese have learnt that the Eoglish market bad not improved so much as they expected up , to the dvices to 9th Septernh r to hand on 3d instant, and tiat the stocks here are accumulating fast, are now showing some anxiety to settle, and we loek for further decline before another month has passed. The small settlements of tea both hero and at Foochow are beginning to affect the export, which now shows a defi ciency of 3,461,413 lb. as compared with that to the same period of last year. SILK.—The advices from Europe continue adverse— the latest dates convey the impression that the market was unduly depressed by random statements of an ex cessive import from China—such is not the case ; the txport alreariy shows the large deficiency of 10,000 bales, and the arrival of silk from the interior exhibits still more unfavourably, being 48,000 against 61,000 at same period list season. There seems to be great probability that these important features will be maintained. Buyers have -hown nif , re caution of late, the favourable position of the export and euttlement as compared with the impression in L end, n het only led to a lair average business of 6,000 bales for the month, making a tote' of 40,000 set. tt,o to present date ag ainst 57,000 last season. Prices are nasier ; at the present low rate of Exchange silk ay dma in Europe from 5 to,lo p3r csnt.l hearer than advi:ed in our last. The stock nu eb r 6,000 bales chief medium to common sorts; good of any deactiption is now scarce. EXOHANGE..—Bank Bills, 6s. 7d. to 64. 71d. - Credita, 6s. 8,1. t.e 6 84d. Documentary, 6.t. 9d. On Bombay, ,00 r. On Calcutta, 295 r. nominal. On Hong Kong, 25 to 254 per cent. discount. BuLmoN-740 Shangliaetaels 100't clean Mexican dols. 105 to 115 Chopped d ,le. per 100 Shanghae tads. Pe king gold, 158 6hanghae taels per bar of 9t. 7w. 3c. Soochow gold, 156 S'aanghae taels per bar of 9t. 7w. 3c. FREIGHTS.—Rates continue without any alteration, and t , ere is abundance of tonnage. To London, 31. ler tea, and 61. for Bilk. To America, 10 dole. per 40 feet. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.—(This Day.) The following appointments were made this afternoon at the Admiralty : Master's Assistants—Benjamin C. Dickinson, to the C.lypso ; Thomas E. Cocker, to the Renown ; John B. Johnson, to the Buffalo. MARKET NEW.—..;This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Dec. 31, 1857, made up from the Re. turns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. WiIEAT BARLEY I OATS I RYE I 13EA.ES I PEAS 47s 5d 35s lid 23s 2d 3ls• 6tl 39s 7d 403 91 THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. RIIRAT I EARLF.Y 1 OATS RTR I BRANS I TEAS 49s 3d 37s ld 23s 4d 33s 10d , 41s 6d 41s 1.1 ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 95,634; 4rley, 91,014; oats, 12,478; . rye, 79; beans, 4, 2 ; pcas, 2,115 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATH AND LEADENCIALL.—The trade generally rule.i steady, at full quotations :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4a 6 1 ; Mutton, 3s 4• . 1 to 4s 10.1; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d; Pork, 38 6 1 to 5s 2d per Sibs by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Dec. 30.—T0-day's market was but mode. rately supplied with each kind of stock. For most de. scriptions we had a steady demand, at very full prices : Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s Sd ; Mutton. 3s 10d to 5s 4d ; Veal, 4s Od to 4s 1 01; Pork, 4s Od to 5s 01 per 8lbs„ to sink the offal. ROMPORD, Dec. 30.—The trade ruled steady, as follows: —Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 81; Mutton, 4s Od to 58 6d; Veal, 48 41 to 5s 01 ; Pcrk, 4s Od to 4s 8d per 81bs ; Store Pigs, 16s to 253 ; Mulch Cows, 151 to 20/ ; Lean Cows, 6/ to 101; Suckling Calves, lOs to 20s each. HAY MARKETS SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 10s to 41 Os; clover, 31 12s to 51 ss: and straw, 116 s to 11 10s per loxd. A. moderate supply, and a fair demand. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 21 103 to 41 4s; clover. 31 103 to 51 03; and straw, 11 Cs to 11 103 per load. Trude steady. WHITECHAPEL.—Moadow hay, 21 103 to 41 0 3 ; clover. 3/ 10s to 51 ss; and straw. 1/ 63 to 11 103 per load. Supply good, and trade rather dull. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Doc. 31.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ; light breeze and fine. FALMOUTH, Dec. 30.—Wind E.S.B. —Arrived—Alice Furlton, from Sea of Azof. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 29.—Wind Nancy, from Baltimore. DARTMOUTH, Dec. 30.—Wind E.S.E— Sailed—Austra. limn, for St. Michael's. CARDIFF, Dec. 30.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—William and Anne, for Singapore. OFF RAMSGATE, Dec. 29.—Arrived—Constant, front Antwerp, for Melbourne. COIVE - S; Dec. 30.—Wind S.E.—Sailed —Peerleae, fov New Orleans. PILL, Dec. 30.—Wind S.E. light--Sailed—Adeline, fov Cuba. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTIIAMPTO; Thursday Morning. Wind E. ; fine, and frosty. Arrived—Charlotte, from Guernsey ; Mary, Brilliant. and Spray, Newcastle ; Jessie, London ; Laura, :Shields; Ann, Harwich; No. 4, Sunderland; Premium, Shields. Sailed—Dove, for Falmouth ; Despatch, steamer. Jot• soy; Havre, steamer, Havre; Jushua, Australia. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind S.S.E. Arrived—Baalbw, screw steamer, from Havre ; Venerra,' Alexandria ; Lorenzo, Constantinople; Vryhandel, Ms.. nilla ; Crichton, Montevideo. QUEENSTOWN, Dee. 30. Arrived—Saxon, from Rio Grande ; Forest City, from New Orleans ; Caledonia, St. John's, Newfoundland; Nemear, Odessa ; Crimea, Industry, and Penelope, Ibrail; C. Membelli, Marianople ; Fox, Alexandria ; Frances, Venice ; Resparamio, Cardiff, for Marseilles, with loss of sails and an anchor. BY SUBMARINE AIM BRITISH TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Wind, S.W. ; tide half-flood ; weather fine. Arrived, Deo. 30—Bazaliel, from Denis; Leonni, Gra. velines ; Dams, Aalborg ; Need, Ghent; Perseverance, Calais; Silvaa, Glusbing ; Acine, Gravelines; Chart Dunkirk ; Magviile, Lovain. „ Arrived, Dec. 31—Oder from Konigsberg ; Baron Osy, from Antwery. Sailed, Dec. 3l—Lird John Russell, s., for Dunkirk; Sir E. Banks, Calais. DEAL, Thursday, 9 a.m. Wind calm ; thick and hazy. anchored, Dec. 30—Princess, from London, for Port Phillip ; Nile, London, Table Bay ; Burmati, Lond on . Wellington. Sailed, Dec. 30—Salamanca, for Run:m:llm The ship Success was assisted off the main, near Kings down, last night, end anchore.l, apparently without damage. DEATH FROM EATING PLUM-PUDDING.— Yesterday Mr. Wakley held an inquest at the Eiepbant and Castle, St. Pancra s wor kh ouse Camden-town, on F re d erick Harding, l ate an i nmate ot , the deceas e d ‘ 5 , agrd about GO On Saturday as devoaring .a large quantity of cold plum-pudding, and after be bad eaten some pounds of the pudding and was in the act of swallowing another large piece, he fell suddenly forward in an insensible state to the ground. Mr. William Coster, the senior medical officer, was sent for ; but before he came the man expired. Mr. Coster, upon making a post morlent examination, observed some three or four pounds of plum-pudding in the deceased's stomach, as also a (plans tits in his respiraVry organs ; and, from the condition of the brain, it would seem that the wretched man had been seized with a sudden fit of apoplexy. On the day before (Christmas-day) the inmates of the workhouse were well regaled with good 'fare, in the shape of roast beef and plum-pudding, and the deceased must have managed to have received more than his own share. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidendal death by ruffo., cation." 100 100 all all all all 161 100 100 all 2sr)d 1 108 all to all all all all all all all all FOR: ;IGN. 61 # 1i 81 71 453 6 49i / 20 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 1851. St. 25 St. 5 St. 20 12 25 20 Bt. St. St. 25 10 1.0.6 Paidj 100 100 all 100 all ,100 1100 54 100 100 100 100 100 100 $ll 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 iioo VA 1.4;6 11. Mt 1 511,51 40 12sf 16 20- 96 5i li i 101