The Sun. — London, England, 1857-01-28 00:00:00

I It' IVi ONE R". BIT A R 7: 721 T AND COZErvIL'RCIAL INT:MLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLoCK. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed quietly but very steadily, and prices of all descrip tions of Americans were id. per lb.. dearer, but the other kinds were without change. The sales are 5,000 ba!es, 500 of which were taken for ex port. The Railway Share Market was without any particular animation at full prices. The advices from the textile manufacturing dis tricts describe business at Manchester as being rather active, but for some articles the quotations were rather irregular. In the Woollen Cloth Market, at Leeds, there was a good deal of anima tion, and prices tend upwards, but no particular alteration has occurred in the other principal markets. A very important meeting took place yesterday of the C mmittee of the Spanish American bond holders, and sevend persons largely interested in Venezuela Stock, for the purpose of taking into consideration an agreement for t►h e proposed ar rangement of the debt of that Republic. After some discussion the following proposals, which have yet o be ratified by the Venezuelan Government, were formally adopted. The arrears of dividend to be capitalised, and bear 3 per cent, interest till 1862, and 4 per cent. afterwards. The active stock to receive 3 per cent, till 1867, and 4 per cent. afterwards. The Deferred to have 1 per cent. till 1862, 11 per cent, for the next five years, and 2 per cent, after 1867. 25 per cent. of the Customs' revenues of the Republic to be paid to special agents there, and remitted to llesars. Frederick Huth and Co. for payment of the divi dends. If not sufficient the amount to be made up by the Government ; if in excess of the required amount the balance to be returned to the Govern ment until 1867 ; after that date a sinking fund will be commenced. The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon Were generally firm, and on Vienna and Trieste a alight improvement took place. Advices from Holland report a decline in the minimum rate of discount from 5 to 5 per cent. The amount of gold withdrawn from the Bank yesterday for transmission to the Continent was comparatively small—viz., 20,0001., but a drain, even at that rate, cannot continue. As the " pri vate securities" at the national establishment are aecessarilyincreasing in proportion as thegold leaves, i ;he general impression is that the directors will make r ome important alteration in the discount regulations I a-morrow, by which the negotiation of long dated raper i may be rendered less easy. There is cense ( Newly an increased pressure for discounts, and f 'tiller rates are current in the general market. If my change is effected, it will probably be to the e ttent of 1 per cent., as 1 per cent. would not B uccessfnlly arrest the depletion. The result of t he "parlour" meeting therefore is awaited with c onsiderable anxiety. The market for English Securities is very feeble, and a further decline of Ato per cent, has oc e nrred. Speculative sales have been made to a zrge extent, and the apprehension lest the mini t sum rate of discount is raised to 7 per cent., da p Tesses the market. Arrangements are now in p regress for the settlement of the account, which li kewiee affect it, for, as there is no prospect of a rise in prices, most parties will be induced to close their engagements rather than carry them , over. The rate of " contango" is therefore not go heavy as of late. Consols for transfer have been f 934 -a and 931 ; for the sth inst. 931, 931 ; and ifor March 931 The New Three per Cents, are mfficially quoted 93/ 94, and the Reduced 931 I. ]Exchequer Bills are lower, owing to the increased pressure for money, the quotation being 3 s . dis count to par ; the Bonds were 99. Bank Stock is 216 to 2171, and India Stock 219. The few transactions recorded in Foreign Stocks there mostly at reduced quotations. Turkish 6 per Cents, have been dealt in at 94i A, and the present value is 94 to 941. Russian 41 per Cents. axe 96; Mexican, 21i ; Grenada New Active, 211; and Russian 61 2 per Cents., 96. Venezuela have riisen to 36k, and Dutch 4 per Cents. are 97 98. The following are the nominal prices of Foreigt, stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 ; Mexi can, 211 ; Peruvian, 78 79 ; ditto 3 per Cents., B 5 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 5 ; Russian 6 per Cents., 107 9 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 95 7 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 391 40i ; ditto Deferred, 231 ; ditto Certificates, 51 6 ; ditto Passive, .51 6. There has been very little business transacted in the Railway Share Market, and the fluctuations in prices lms not exceeded about per cent. Cale- donian declined 55., North-Western 53., South 'Western 53., Midland 53.. Great N)rthern ad- Tanced 53., Brighton 55., North Britlsh 55., and North-Eastern (Berwick) 10s. Paris and Lyons receded about ss. The Canadian lines brought pre vious values. British and Foreign Mining Shares ',lave been inactive, and prices are without any material vari ation. Joint-Stock, Bank, and Miscellaneous Shares have been in moderate request, at previouE values. London Jc , int-Stock improved to 331, and Nevr South Wales are 491. Canada Governmen\ 6 per Ceuta. are 1108, and North of Europe Stea) n have receded to 131. BRITISH FUNDS. —CLOSING MOBS —THISDAY, (brom the Official L 14.) do, linnk Stock 3 Reduced .tin.litic , 93- a 3 , ‘,”4 New 3 per Cent. Annuities 94 31 New 2A per Cent. Annuities 76 Long Annuities, expire st: Jan. 1860 27 3 - Ditt o 30 itto 30 Years, expire sth Jan 1860 2 11-16 India Years. expire sth April, 1885 lB 1.16 18 .. Ditto, under 1000.. Consols ot Account, ... ... . ... ..... .. . ............. .. ..... 2p 2 d vthegner' Mils; lea ...............•••••• •• 936. 4 3 2 5n 0(r a ............. . • ...... ...... . ?mull ..... ........................ Ditto Oori4U, 18 58, 3 4P .. ........ Ditto. 1 Rs° ............... ....... PRICES OF FORTICi IRF - 62 , 7155" . 99 I. Brazilian Bonds. 5 per Cent. .... DAY. Ditto New, 1852, per Cent.. :.. . . ............ Milian Bonds, per Cent ...................... (18 04 ) Grenada New Active, 2} p er Cent. . " Mexican 3 per I 'cut ................... 21i Portuguese Bouds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent ............... 431 Russian vorp3Q, 1A22, £ St., 5 per Cent..., Ditto, 4?), per Cent. 95 Sardiniar. per Cent • ....... ....• 89A Spanish Bot:tis, 3 per 'cut ................... Ditto Yew Deferred, :3 per Cent. Tn , kieh i;onds, 61»r cont 943 Ditto Guaranteed, 1 per Cent. Ditto Account Venezuela Bonds, 44 par Cent iyitto Account ... 37 en 's 111 n. Datch Exchange, 2 per Cen t , 12 Guilders Ditto i per Cent. Certificates ........ 98 7j 8i C. • lls ,o =r, money Ditto, Account (Feb. 5.) ... THREE O'CLOCK. 93i LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Jan. 28.—Wind this day Light bre eze and sharp frost, at noon N.— .... .I'OIITSIIOIITH, Jan. 27,_ Wind N.E.—Arrived—Ellen Moore, f rom Manilla. for Madeira PLYikrouTEt, Jan. 27.—Wind N.E.—Sailed— perpetus, I f FAL MOUTH, Jan. 2 G.—Wind N.E. fresh.—Arrived— aab earried a et, from Ha r tl epool, for Marseilles, with main•yard way. Sai led — Galate a , for Monte Video. RAMSGATE, Jan. 27.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Hertzog tl Paul, for Melbourne ; Enter rite Mogador. 11 PENZANCE, Jan. 27.—The William and Thomas, of Li- ij verpool, was in contact with the schooner Elizabeth Ann, of this port, yesterday morni g and soon after sunk ; crew landed here by the latter. (PER ELEtirPw-I0 TRLIMRAPh ) LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning Wind N.N.E, Sailed—Sylph, for Santander on. Saladi n (s. s.), Jamaica Parana, Lima ; Sylvia, Charlest QtrEENEITOWN, Jan. 2/. ' Wind N.E. Sailed-3lajestic, for Boston ; Eliza and C aroline , Cadiz. .—..—____ (BY SUBMARINE AND IMITi-,:l T T,l E G itApri.) Wi.1,1 "T t: GRAVESEND, Weclne9(bl 9.22 2k.U. ~ ; I:e t. Arrived--Jeriziuu. Maria, fro m A arbuus, Sailed—Pantbe,ieste ste . amer, for Boul ogne; Cyclo, Sydiaoy; Prince Albert, Tr DEAL, Wedn es d ay, 9.17 a.m. W ind N.N.E bN., moderate. Passed last night-Royl Victoria, steamer, and Swift- IL roses from London, for Oporto. IQ irTh E SUN, LONDON, WEDNES DA SHARE DILLIXETS—(mis Day.) N _ Shr. ( Pais.l iban,wATE Clrsing Prit*t this day. llii 9i Ambg. Nottag. Rol. and. Eastn. Jun I 50 qtr fnlfas. .;;•, Batlym 1-31 4.1 Firming. Wolvori , Stour Va11,y... ‘l alt Birke&hd. Lii.: - .,:si (les Is ir o Junes.... 27 i al' Do. Chesil. & Birk. 22 all D. do 2 5 all Blackburn ...... ... 25 all lilyt L &Tyr.sor:g::., X 25 (iesd. at X L‘ • St. 100 , Bristoi and Facto:. St. 100 -.laledontan. St. 100 Chester A Holyhea 50 all Cork and Band° , 20 all Cork, Black, & Pas 20 all Ocrnwall 10 all • Do. A 10 B Do. B 5.i.1 4i Dubiin&BolfastJune 15 all Orin. P. & AB , r. Jac St. 100 East Anglian....... 20 all Eastern Counties.. Bt. 'lOO Ri s e. — .lion. A. St: St. 10 De., B. Stock.., t 5 Si Do., New A.. 25 17: East Kent it. 100 , k ., I,....!washire in al East Suffolk 10 4 Do. St. 100 Edinburgn&bllasgo 10 all Edinb.and Peebles. St. ion Edin.Prth &Dund, 10 all Forth & Clyde Jnn. St. 100 Furness........ St. 100 Glasgow &S. Westra 10 all Great N. of Scotia , it. 100 Great Northern.... it. 100 Do., A. Stock....„, St. 100 Do., B. Stock it. 1)0 Gt. 6th. &West.t Ire St. 100 Great Western. . ;t. 100 Do. Stour Val Es Gus.. Stit ......... Irish 4outh , Eastein fp,n”auter & °arils , Do., Tl'lrds ...... ~, iDo. Vie® Thirds lancash . and Yorks I Do., Wst, Riding Pu Do. South) ors. London & Elackwa Load. Bright & 3.es, Loud. and N. West. IDo. Fifths IDo.lo2.tql.,Fii&B• 4 . Do. Eigntha .. ...... London ands. Wo3tr . budndrry&Colerain. '.,ndiuirrr.& Ennlsk 4,,nch,shef.&Lir.cln Vletropoli tan ..... ..... Do. J. L. Iticardo's arrangement Ilitilauo • 'o. airmnß.'&l)er •iidld.G. West.!l re , o. Half Shares lewcaatle & Cat - Hsi Vwpt.Aberg. & 3rl .. , .,wry & fltuniskit. 'arwry l'arrerp , nd B. i ostrevor. • orfolk .... ........ orthn.Counties ' • North British... 4 , 1. Oevon Rail Dock Stock •9., A 5t0ck....., • • , B Stock '1 TemAtern—Berw :). do. Elly.tensie.,:: ..d o G.N.E. Parc !jo. Leeds.. .t,.). York. 83 9 92 - 94 60i 61 36 38 ... _. ~• --. .. .01 . 18A 193 9 !1i 42 44 30 - 32 - 5 - - 34. 12 I 100 I 3 20 I all 11 , all it. 100 4 t 100 2 0 16 10 54 LOG Z 5 all tll At. Ur , 10 10 1 4. 1 5 all t.lloo ,00 t. 1100 It. I: n. 'forth Lon :t • /I.S.W%rn., etnd,araci City 3: ,torn, , :)tafforrl;l)h, ort , . Western.... • . Westrn. n Wore., Wol ,;t 0 f 10 k. . i) LO f 2 Ithymney . _ ott Scot. N E.Abrdn St. Do. Snot. Mid. St 20 I 7 '5 l2' it 3 20 50 1 I 11l .0 ali 5 311 5 all 10 all 20 all to 11 A; I 9 .8 a 1) !CI !CI 1 J g !O 25. !O 5 - 0 Ail all tO tll 20 0.11 ?.0 # 8 1:0 all 20 all lo to 2t; 5 *. ra ", I iitinabournokSheer. D,vots. •.. 33 at': Cu tc:n.. • oath Wolea Vrksh. bt Rir. Pc ; s aos,V;ok. &IV° Stooktou & Df>;ing Iyo., do., 1854 Do., do., 1855 !colcton 4.ltutler , aff o. Pref., No. 1. . "lames Hay. D.& R Vale of Neath... , Waterfd. & Kilkonn faterford&Limer • West Cornwall.... vest End of Lond , tna Crystal Palace Do. A ......, ....... Do. B 65 5 5 964 79 125 113 664 113 106 213 1 100 a 107,3, in .iii 82} -82 A 53 5541 3i 14 52 84 3i - 38j 39 5 7i 10 21 744 85 - 36 . 3d .. ...- .. - 204 6. 2 -- 5 - W'-at London " Do. Filst Class Do. Second Class... kr. COLON! AL. yinrutt.., • Coa.india, g. 5 p. c Do. Ceylon A shares Do. B. do - , erlr. eastern Bengal I n('.4l. A and B, g. 5 ',,. Do,. Ex. C, go. 5 p. c )o. do. D, gu. 5 p. c. • - io. do., T)9, leelang Melbournt. guar. 5 per acnt.. id. Trunk 'o. Cert. of Dc,bet.,, eon. into Stk. till' 10. Comp. 6 p, c., df it Tr. Per, g. sp. c Do New, guar. 5 p. c , Qp.nt. , rpo'Caur 't Do. Now .... )... 3,15., payable '6 do., '7l, p• do., '73 do. DO. de., '73, w't.hon %%Om., guar. 4 p.c do., 5 p. c. f)o. 44 D. c. Exton Do. 3d Ex., g. 5 p. e ielude, guar. 5 p.. c. Do it. A.udrew'® . 9,7l.ebee (.1 4‘ /1. i - ii nri Ardennes Junc ,-,r.1,41,1 Orr, qp ,, gtft, c Buff. & Lk. Hur. Ry. Canaeaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. ?astern of France Euphrates Valley Eur. In.Jn.Tel.Rail • 4, Ce4tral of Year, c =rent Lnxerahoor4, :talian Junction •M V.: & Baffle Lierre and Turnhout, Lombardo Venetian. Lucca dz Pist. 5 p. c. p. Lyons and Geneva Lyons 4r Mediterran. Maria Antonia Do. do. Now **]*. = ii 103 - 110 ••• • 211 -21 i 43 - 50 82 83 201 -20 i 24i - .5 2 - 99 - 100 1 18 123 118 - 123 108 110 1 9 t 194 214 1 d pall. _ 3.1 2 p ~_it:.r, 'Tnivar Liege 60i 37 Gj 93 2i 3i 78 71 i 6 5i 61 111 106 1061 12i t VI 71 i Do. do., 6 P. c. Prof lorthera e France. :`f or Paris and Lyons and Orleans. Recife & San. Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. Rome and Frascati •oyal Danis', ...... Royal Swedish -, ambre and lier.se Do. 5 . 4 p. cent. Pref. -lontbern of France vet Flanders le. 5A per c. Pref *v. d N. W. of Franc( Western of Austria. . West. of S w i tzerlan d Wiesbaden Do. 8 per Cent Zea ...... BUSlnegs done this day 'ompan London ti N. We ;t.' Ciledon.„ F;tl. dtE.O Gt. N rt E. Could.. Do Gt. Wein; Yk. Now. Borw. Y.StNlf, Do Do . Easter: Do Peto & Co Do .. Norfolk Do Midl& Stekton Darlingt. Ni 19 9 5 ) En. Conn, E. Count, D 0... bo.. L. &N.W Do I Gt Northn Lancash & Yorksh. T. Brassoy 31.31 Clean Stockt. dt Darlingt Do (4tWss tr PREFER all I Myth andT,ynf: tape c. pref. (isB4.2t 50/ 100 Bris.&Ex.4 p. 0.5. 11 5 Do. 4 p. e. Shares .. Caledn. £lO 4.1 PC. 100 ,Ches. & Elo. On. 5 100 Do. do. Prof. 5 par e. I all Cork aßandonbßi.c al Dua,Prth .6g Aber. J. 2 & Anglian Cis. ASh 100 Do. do. ClB. B6p. t. 100 Do. do Cls. C7p. c. I all P.,a5.C0,,8r.,5peN 0 all Do. No. 2.... all Do. New 6 p. o. all East Un. ' G. 6 p. all Do. 51., 10 per con all Do. ?.s Debontra, all Do. do. 4 per cent. I.oi East Lanen,b, all g.!z.W. York. J. sth 4 Edin. & Gl. 5 p.c. sb 100 TM. Prtt..k.Dnn.4p.- 100 FurneaP, sp. c. pli 20 171'st. 96 1 St. W - 98 ••• '... • 44 - 5 - 64 19 - 115 j in 2 124 om• ..... ~ 34 31 • f 9 st. 821 2 10 lU*i dim &s. p.c 100 Groat Northn. sp. 1.00 Do. sp. a. Redeom at 10 p. C. prem. to. Do, 4 , ): p. e 60 D 0.5 p. e., Red. at aii Gt. N. of Scot. 1!t tar • 100 (t. f:t..l,w. (Ireland 16 Do. 4per a. Pr2f. 8 ti (4t. (B. k5H.1. 7 ,x5p0 100 Do. eon.. red. i 6 p.c. 'lOO N. cowed. 4p. c L. 100 go, irred. 4p. c. t. 100 Do. sp. c. red. pref all Do. Birm, Pref. SU 0 all Do. Chester Bp.c. P. . D all Do. do. sp.a. do , Do. firm, 11 an Do. Ches. Gus, Sh. all Do, do. 'do 75; - 76 •• ...". 4., ;118 12, 14 I -It. 39 8i 94 8i I 11'4 101 Do. do. d 0...... 6 &York. F.. 1 -2 01 Iot, Do. 6 p. C. Stock 1100 L00..8r.8.C4.5 , ..,0.N0.1 110fj: D. P., sp r . ;100 De. New Ortar.s o. 100 Do. do. sp. c.,N0.4 100 riot, &N. W., Coy. cix sdur.aa.t on 5 p. 100 lon.tz B. W. 7 per ct late 3d Shares ... all L all Londy.&Ennis.6 10 , W.,5.,& L. 6p. Cent Do. do. do. a St. St. 100 ')o. do. 34 per cont. all ortrypt .& Carl.4p c all Do. 4A per cent 10. D. do. 100 +ill. C 011801.6 p.c St 100 fle. Con.Br.e.ir. 6pr 100 Do. 4i p. c. Prof. t 100 Ditto LS; 11. Prof. an New., Aber., &c., pr. 3p. c. rcd. 5 p.c. pm. 6 Do. Perpet. 6 p ct. with optn. till '66 !iorffr. Deb, 4 p.c. sh 100 De.Prsf. sp. c. fit 100 '.)o. 5 pc. Ext.,1846 100 De. 5 per c.pf ,1847 100 Do .Wv.V p0.,1847 100 North 'British -12 (14 - 03 105 63 - 65 - 25 9 1) 20 fit. St. 8 St. 5 St. 3i Do 71. Preference Lit , 4. E. re, w, t p.c. I , £l] Do. do. do. 13 iio Leeds 6 p.e • No. i 9 Do. do. Qre.,1848 10 Do:York:FL& S. ear all worth Staffordshire. 1(Y) 10x,1 1 70, kW., Cpo 00 I Do. 6 p.c. Redeem al! ISect. gent. ,New Pref 100 Se.N. E. Aber. g 6 pe 1 all Do. do., 7p. c. pf. st. 100 Do. do., 31 p.e. pi. st all i,eati, Devon 50 49 l 50 RC, 20 25 25 201 t 2 24 10ai 1 5 all iDo. fixed,4.. per ccr-t all 3. Eton (Beadier Ann.) of £1 Os. gd, 1(X) Do. 44. per cent all o. Fixed 4i p o 'lOO Gua. 4 p. o. 100 no. do. 4i p. 0.... . all I.Yorkah.4p.c.Griar. all Stock. & Dar. ,5 p. o. 15 Do. do. dr. all Stock. g. p. c. till July 1,'5% all W aterfd. & Kilk. pc 6 - G 13 - 95 83 - 99 101 10 - 104 16f • 17 10 10: 74 - 76 19.3 - 20 9 i - 10 1 141 - 151 141 - 120 157 - 159 ••• ••• Go 70 ~. .'" ••• -7 137 - 139 98 - 100 89 - vl 1 - li ... - .. t —lcs )3 —cs le -- i d 193 35 51 All i;aittornlat. 7 t "..notrzilimn All Baden ((M. - Duchy of All Blrenar. Iron & cloa 14 lititi3l/ Iron '2,7 13razilianI:np.(issned at i:.3 pm.) an Do.' escaee 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 4 Clarendon Cong. Min i - 14 1110 - 112 Co. of Jamaica all Cobre Copper Colonial Gold. .. . „ . all Copper Mln. of Enr all Do. Prof. n p. Cent Coplapo • all Fortuna ..• all Genc,•al all Gt.NnggetVAußeg all Groat Polzooth. all Gt Whoal Vor Unite all Liberty all Duane 14 Lusitanirm all 'iariquita all New Granada all Nouveau Monde all Pontgi.Si 1. Ist Le. Min I 'Port Philip all'quartz Rock all ahyraney Iron all Do. New 113 - 316 105 - 110 61 - 63 16 - 17 23i - 246 ;102 - 105 10/1 -10 i I 50 15 30 15i Santiago de Cnba 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co all South all Do. Scrip all Do. 10 per cent Pref Tarn. S. & L. Min. Co. 9 Fin Croft.. 4.11 United Moxican all Waller all West Mariposa 12s. Northing Mining of ] Australia 27i -• 28! 2 - 3 p 3 - 3} i - 11 - 2 3 34 16 - 18 hd- hl 57 - 59 33 - 37 25 - 27 12 - 14 3 - tiffSell'LLA ... .... ... 6 - 7 - ILI 1 - i * - i 8 - 10 23 - 25 7 - 9 21 - 2i li - 11 - it 3t 44 3 3A ... - < LEA.sED AT FIXED RENTAi,y). Closing Fri es this day. 96 98 98 - 102 11 - 13 133 136 4 ... 46 ... 111 12i - 13 2:i _2l 108 - 110 1p 2~ .._ 2~ 92 - : 4 56 --58 132 2 li, 9 = 9i 33 - 34 88 - SO dfiAltE Bastnem this day 98 In i pm 6 114 13 1121 8 x d 1001 99 1401 22j if 1101 1111 li(k.l RAILWAYS. 71edford std P.letzhley Btu:kg-ham:4 Clydes-111 Col. Stour Vy. E. ff. r pc. E. Un, H. S, tiln.s. 3arr. Neils. Direct 100 Do. N3W...... all Castr.arDn Fr all llrtlpl. Dk. & 1.0 1311 alt Hull & Selby all Do. A Sharev. all Do. Shares. all Lon.&Greonv all Do. Preference 100 Lon Til & 3,} Do. Bark. Sh. Lowestoft 4 per cont .1.06 Do. 6 per et. all MAneh. Bxtn and Matlo:k nll Middlesbro' Rede.g 6 p.c. Midld.bradr , 54 Newmarket Bury E. G.spc all N'A Est.sp.c. all Do. 6 per et, all Do. Fixeds p c all Prost. &IN Yr all Do. 6 Shrs. A 1.00 Roystu.& Hit I.lls Shof.Roth.an' G0010g.5 p.a. all Shrews. &ller 101 S. Staffordsh. all Woar Valley gr 6 per cent all Do !100 jWilt.SCorarst MIN ES 19 ustraiini, ogi low. it ins`zaln. Royal Mail all cerlin Water Work 10 ;rt. American Land 3 Canada 0 •1. Go 6 p. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Fob & Aug 100 Do. 6p c. Mar & Sept all Urysta) Palace all Do. Preference aI .)rystal Pal. of France Deston Iron Ore 18 Eastern Steam 100 Cectric Telegraph all Electric Wag. of Ir all Fln.&Aus Cop Sm Co all Gen. Ir Sc Col (lim.) 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. all General screw Steam 5 London Discount all Lond. Gen. Omnibus tO kfagdalena St. Navi. all dediteran. Elec. Tel. all (exican&S.A.mericn. 5 Nat. Discount Co 5 Do. New . 5 Netherlands Land all Do. Do. 3 Do. 8 pcPissatld 1 Do. Do .40 New R. 4N. S. Land ... N. S. W. Gov. sp. c. D. di N. B. Auatralasuali 172 srtia.ofEuropeStes.m all Oriental Gas 2s. Do. "New Shares" nll Peel Rr. Ld.& MinrL all Peninsular& Oriental 10 Do. New.... .. It. Royal Mai) St eam nv,A. all iiitto 24eVi all So:ltb Australaiand al Submsr. Tel. Scrip... al D). Registered...,..,. ff . Trost& L. Co.U. C*.n. 28i Van Diemen's Land S,„ V,o).6po„litvatan4 'ROUE. 221 -23 i 5i - 6 40 45 .29 - 133 .10f 1101 •• ••• 2i - 2$ 54 - 51 .. - 90 - 92 ii 7- - - ii - I d a . 3i 4 P 1 16 3 4 31 4p id ip 4 4 3 d --2 i o 6 68 3 4p .if lt lf 35 -. 37 1 1 15 17 .1. He ...-..1 a. ~ : HLTetind Bank of Egypt ****** Bank of Lond on '' *** Bk.szLn. C, critish N. America: t %add. Bank of Asi 'hrtu. Bnk. of India, kustralia, & China City Colon till Commercial of Loud Eng. iciot. & Ans. Cht Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia flitto New Lon ion and County E. Bnkg. 3orp London Joint Stock 64, Westrainstef National Pro.ei 'Eng Co. Naw National Bank New South Wales hlental Lk. Corp Ottoman Bank Irs3E ;11 o. &Go Im ;',nntla dastralin ..„., !InkAt of A:tat:ails— Do. New n icirs .Tutor,. Unity 3lutual Wustern Bk of Loud, 10 I 01 2,1 I 11, 10 'to 12 sl 4 , ) all 20 'Zs. 10 10s. 10 4 -q all le all 20 6 5 .%n !r , aII : 3 ail all to I aM : 0 I ,;- xli 5 , v 1 l!,1 10 ,1 20 „u 8' 10 20 20 ,11 6 0 all 6 all 6 1 all 70 I aU [0 all ?5 ISy CG 50 • ,11 i 0 .1 .0( ;50 io lb all 'do 15 5 I 1 hi all 2! )0 10* .0 50 )0 50 1$ 1I - 2p 4,1 41 id par 3 % .52 9 10 par p 4 4i 5$ 51 5j - - 8 gel 19 19 37 371 9 54 6.q 53 -- 55 k - g 1S - 20 i 1 8 - Si' 41 - 94 - 10 - 2 , 4 4 - lip d p„ 60 62 - •••I 3. - 70 17 lit 17i 'Bi 17 - 18 H - - - ••• '''. .•• ••• 49 : 51 37 39 1 d C 2 - C 4 7 - 9 11 10 ;7 4 6 d 94j 4 i i 333 401 50 51 5i 6 E 1 4 : PI NG, JANtJAE Y 28 1857, Ibrb 4: 4 , tt 3.16 t , it , try it ►SUN OFFICE, o'Clock. PRUSSIA The Prussian papers acquaint us with the nature of the bill presented by the Minister of Finance in Saturday's sitting of the Berlin Chambers, which ' had for result to cause the withdrawal of M. de Patow's interpellations with 'reference to the ex penditure of the 30 millions voted last year. The hill states that of that sum, 14,205,107 thalers have been expended, and that the surplus is destined to cover the extraordinary expenditure of the Minister of War in the years 1854, 1855, and 1356 ; to aug ment the war funds of the general treasury ; and to meet the expenses incurred by the re-establish ment of the service for three years of the infantry of t he lino. _ The Prussian National Gazette says :—" The commission appointed to consider the divorce bill has declared by 13 votes to 6 in favour of the Go vernment plan, slightly modified. The Roman Catholic members had asked for the establishment of special ecclesiastical tribunals, but that propo sitiou was rejected after some warm discussion, although the said members had declared that they would consider it their duty to vote against the whole bill, if their amendment was rejected." L.P TITTELLICIENCE.—;This Day.) COURT OF QUEEN'S DENCII. (Sittings in Banco.-11, fore Lord Campbell and , Tni , ices Coleridge, Wighttnan, and Crompton.) THE CASE OF AECIIDEACON DENISON, Dr. Bayford showed cause why a mandamus Ehou not issue against Sir John Dodson, 'Dean of the Court of Arches, to hear Archdeacon Denison's appeal from what is now known as the "Bath Judgment." The learned gentleman said that in consequence of Sir F. Kelly, who had to show came, baying met with an ac• cident, he (I)r. Bayfori) had to apply that the matter should be postponed until to-morrow. Lord Campbell—Certainly not. He wal certain Dr. Bayford could give the Court every information on the subject necessary. Divested of all technicalities, the queition was, whether there was an appeal under the Church Discipline Act. Dr. Bayford then proceeded to explain the nature of an appeal according to ecclesiastical law. Cmsistently with that law there could be no appeal from a superior to an inferior judge. All the proceedings in this case bad been heard before the Archbishop of Canterbury (the Bishop of the diocese of Bath and Wells being the patron of the Archdeacon's preferments), at Bath, and the final act of the proceedings at that place was the Archbishop cf Canterbury passing sentence of depriva tion on the Archdeacon of Taunton. Lord Campbell—You must not assume that the Archdeacon was sitting qua - archbishop_ Dr. Bayford—l think the statute tfera that. Lord Campbell—But that must be proved, and not assumed. Dr. Bayford proceeded to argue that whenever the archbishop sat as judge in a court, ho sat in his archi episcopal character, for it was impossible that he should unclothe himself and assume the episcopal character. No doubt such a case • could be provided for by act of Parliament ; but at present there was no such authority by which he could so act. The archbishop could hold his court anywhere in his diocese, and whether by statute, custom, or by the authority of his office wherever he held his court, it was to all intents and purposes an archbishop's court. Mr. Justice Coleridge—Do you mean to contend that the archbishop might sit in any diocese and hold a court on the business of any other diocese ? Dr. Bayford said tbat he did not wish to press his argument to that extent, but merely to affirm that whenever the archbishop sat in any diocese, in the busi ness of that diocese he sat as archbishop, and not merely as diocesan. There could not be in that case au appeal to his inferior officer. Lord Campbell said that an appeal was certainly not to the archbishop personally, but to the judge of the court of the province. If it be enacted that the judge of the Court of Arches was to decide, did it not clearly appear that the appeal must be to him. In an appeal to the Queen in counsel, the appeal was heard before the Judicial Committee, and not before the Queen. Mr. Justice Coleridge—Suppose the Bishop of Bath and Wells had had no interest in this case, and had dealt with the archbishop in his own court, do you mean to say that the appeal must have been to the archbishop personally. Dr. Bayford—Yes, certainly. Lord Campbell—l think, Dr. Bayford, you will have great diffeulty in proving that. After some further remarks from Dr. Bayford against the issuing of the mandamus, Lord Campbell said there was clearly no reason why Archdeacon Denison should In deprived of an appeal to the Court of Arches, which the Legislature clearly in tended he should have. Mr. Fortescue followed on the same side. Mr. Hill, Q.C., rose to address the Court in support of the issuing of the :nandamus, when Lord Campbell said it was unnecessar.g for the learned counsel to address the Court. If this were a doubtful case it would be the duty of the Court to grant a mandamus; but he was of opinion, and so were his brother judge, that it was not a doubtful question, but a clear one. He was of opinion that the Dean cf Arches was wrong when he refused the appeal. The Archbishop of Canterbury acted at Bath, not in his archiepiscopal character, but as the locum tenens of the Bishop of the Diocese of Bath and Wells. The learned Lord then went fully into the various points that had been urged relative to the position of the Archbi-shop in this case, and the Dean of Arehes, as an inferior officer of that high functionary, and said that this appeal was an appeal from a Diocesan Court to the Court of Arches, and not from the Archbishop, as such, to his inferior Court, and therefore the mandamus must issue. The other learned Judges having concurred, The mandamus was ordered to be issued accordingly. ST, JAMES'S A'VD BATTERSEA PARKS PROGRESS OP THE TVORKS, St. James'e-park at the present time looks almost in a hopeless condition. The beauty for a season is greatly impaired. The long works in progress have necessarily cut up the grounds in a sad manner, and they look as if they would never recover. This was, however, to be expected to a certain extent when it was decided to make the alteratiocs ; but the difficulties in carrying out the works have been much greater than were originally contemplated. It teemed at first sight easy enough, after the new ',ewer was made, to drain the water from the lake and to level it ; but no sooner was the work commenced than an immense nuroloer of copious springs were tapped, which being below the level of the out fall cou:d not le carried off by the ordinary methods. It was found necessary to sink a sumph or well, at the end of the lake opposite the Horse Guards, to re ceive the produce of these springs, and to erect a double action pump, worked by steam, to lift the water into the new sewer. It Las also been found requisite to lay down three lines of twelve-inch drain-pipes along the bed of the lake, to conduct the water to the well, instead of through cuttings, as was originally intended. The , e pipes are. now being covered up with earth to within five feet of the surface, which will then be covered over with concrete of a uniform thickness. When the whole of the bed of the lake is thus completed, the well will be filled up with concrete also, and then the ()titian into the eewer will be sufficiently high that the water may at any time be drained off by gravitation, so that, if necessary, three or four times a year, with the assistance of some dozen men, the lake may he cleansei in a single day. The works are now proceeding rapidly, and that por tion of the lake between Buckingham Palace and the proposed new bridge is nearly levelled. About a hundred men are at work, and great efforts are being made to complete the work by the end of April. The excava tions for the foundation of the new bridge have been sunk, and within a month the basements of the bridge, should all go on smoothly, will be finished. To the surprise, however, of the contractors, after digging some five or six feet, they came to a bed of solid peat of some five feet in thicknes:s, which cut like so much cheese, and below this some powerful springs were tap ped, which compelled the erection of double-actioned pumps, that are now in full operation. This will neces sarily increase the cost, but we do not think Parliament wi►l grumble if the work is well and completely done. It is not like the Houses of Parliament, the cost of which every year is augmented, and the ultimate amount no one even now, after twenty years' experience, can predicate. The work seems to grow in Sir Charles Barry's hands, and as long as Governments are to be found to recommend additional expenditure, and Parliaments ready to grant it, the buildings will, year by year, be increased. With St. James's Park, however, the cost will very soon be finally determined, and the first bill will be the last, although, probably, it will be a heavy one. Turning from St. James's-park to Battersea-park, we find in the latter that astonishing progress has been made in the works during the past eight months. Many per sons thought that the park never would have been made; nor would it have been, at least for the next ten or twelve months, if the old procrastinating policy of the Office of Works had been continued. Fortunately, how ever, for the public, nothingat this office is now considered impossible. What it was deemed impossible to accomplish in nine or ten years it is now found can be done almost in as many months. Battersea-park will exemplify this ; for many years it has been at a standstill, but now, by a little pressure from above, the differsnt officials have worked with such a will as to lead to the hope that be fore the present year expires the park will be opened to the public. Already a considerable portion of the walks is completed, and some thousands of shrubs and trees planted ; but still there is much more to be done. A great part of the new park lies very low, and will have to be thoroughly drained, otherwise trees will not thrive. Tois is being done, whilst, at the same time, every exertion is being made to plant as many shrubs during the present season as possible. Whilst the park is thus rapidly progressing, it is satisfactory to find that at length the man and boy who have been for so many years employed on the new Chelsea Bridge have got other assistance, and that the works are really now progressing. One of the temporary chains has been carried over the abutments, and others will be put up in the course of a week or two, and, should nothing adverse arise, it is probable that the bridge will be available for the public in the course of the summer, provided the approaches are sufficiently advanced. Government operations, under the Board of Works, have generally been carried out with less speed than works undertaken by Frivate enterprise. It is to be hoped, however, that such will be the case no longer. The office of Chief Commissioner of Works used to be regarded merely au a political one, and the holder of that position, as a inle, did not consider it as a part of his duty to go into the details of the departments. The Government principal official was practically, as far as works were concerned, the real director, and thus it has happened that so many works have been commenced, altered again and again, and never completely finished. This, however, is not the case now—at least if we may judge from the undaunted energy that is dis played in this department of the State. Tile office will, however, have plenty of work on bands for many pars to come, and it will require an in creased staff to keep pace with the public requirements. For instance, the Downing-street improvement alone will entail a large amount of labour and attention, for although the Government have only as yet sanctioned the erection of two new offices, there is no question but that the other improvements suggested will be eventually carried out. With reference to these irn- proven:lents, it is curious to observe how the occupiers of houses that will have to be taken by the Govern ment appear to have had their butinesses increased during the past twelve months. Tatir income tax returns show that some of them are doing twice as much as they did before. The same thing, however, has been observed in other cases where lands or houses have been taken under the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act. But in this case, when the claims for compensation are Bono into bythe arbitrators, it is more than probable that they will call not merely for the last year's incomo tax return, but alAo for the two previous years, so as to form an average. 'We are afraid that some of thesegentlemen may be too clever and stiarp.—Morning Chronicle. THE UNEMPLOYED LABOUR OF LONDON. Yesterday a number of persons, who stated that they were unemployed operatives and labourers of the metro palls, made an application in a body, as also they had d.)ee on the previous day, fir parochial relief, at St. Pancras Workhouse. There were two batches of about eighty each, and in the first instance loaves and rations were given them, and their tames and addresses were taken with a view to inquiry by the poor inspector into their actual circumstances. Yesterday morning another batch of nearly 100 presented themselves at St. Pancras, bat they were most of them disappointed when tickets fur labfair at stone-breaking were• offered them. At a meeting of the directors of the poor, held yester day, Mr. Churchwarden Streeten in the chair, the Chair man stated that 88 of the alleged unemployed artisans had applied for relief. Fifty loaves were distributed and tickets for labour at the stone-yard were offered. It was needless, however, to say that in most instances the tickets for labour were refused. Indeed it was quite evident that many did not wane work. Mr. G. A. YOUNG, the chairman of the Committee of Woiks, moved "That the Stone-yard Committee do meet that evening, to make arrangements for effering,- labour to able-bodied applicants in the emergency." If they did not apply the labour test, they might have idle vagabonds coming from all parts of London. Mr. ORR seconded the motion. Mr. CLARKE, relieving officer, said these parties were led on by a Mr. M'Heath, who kept a coffee-shop and "Temperance Hall" in Weston-street, Somers-town, where these men met nightly, and out of which he made a very good thing ; yet he had the assurance to apply for relief for himself and his four children. After some discussion the motion was carried, and the Stone-yard Committee appointed to meet at 8 o'clock last night, to give the applicants either employment at stone-breaking or upon the roads. The Board, after some other business, separated. Sporting Intelligence. BETTING AT MANCIIESTER.-YESTEP.DAY. There was only a moderate attendance at the Post office Hotel, and a great deal of time was taken up in appointing a committee of twelve persons for the manage. ment of the rooms. The publication of the weights for the Liverpool Steeplechase had little effect as regards bringing that race more into notice. 200 to 10 was taken about Escape, against whom, in a general way, 100 to 6 were the odds offered ; that price would have bee❑ taken about Emigrant. For the Chester Cup 15 to 1 was taken to 501. about Leamington, and 20 to 1 was offered against Mincepie, and 1,000 to 40 against Roger thorpe. Schiedam had friends at 5 to 1 for the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes. Nothing was done upon the Derby. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 10 0 to 7 agst Emigrant (take 100 to 6) 100 to o 3 I g g s s tt LoughE s c e(t Ba a s k rn en ( ) taken) Tvto THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. sto 1 agst Schiedam (taken) CHESTER, CUP. 15 to 1 agst Leamington (taken) 20 to 1 agst Mincepie (effcred) 25 to 1 aget Rogerthorpe (offered) 30 to 1 agst Schiedam (offered) 50 to 1 aget Good Friday (take 500 to 8) 50 to 1 aget Early Bird (take 66 tol) THE FILAIIDB Or THE CITY OF LONDON UNION.— Yesterday, at a meeting of the board of guardians of this Union, a letter from the secretary of the Poor Law Board was read, communicating the conclusion at which the Commissioners h a d arr i ved, respecting Mr. Rowsell, the chief clerk of the Union. The board attribute the success with which the recent frauds bad escaped detec tion to the neglect of regulations to which Mr. Rowsell ought to have strictly adhered, and express the opinirn that his resignation should be applied for and accepted. The board have also forwarded a letter to Mr. Gibbs, auditor of the London district, in a-hich it was stated that the evidence had clearly established great neglect . upon his part, w ith ou t w hi c h it wou ld h av e been diffi cult for the fraud s t o h ave escape d d e t ec tion. Particu ar stress was laid upon Mr. Gibb s 's own admission that " he had never audited the treasurer's accounts at all. As in the former case, th e b oar d are reluctant to visit neglect with dismissal, but they require Mr. Gibbs's immediate resignation THE _REPEAL OF THE HOP DUTY. We understand that in compliance with the resolutions passed at the last hop duty meeting, held at Robertebridge, the committee appointed at that meeting have applied to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, soliciting an interview on the subject of the hop duty, and that an answer has been re ceived from the right hon. gentleman fixing an early day next week to receive a deputation. While on this subject we cannot refrain from alluding to a letter recently addressed by Mr. C. IL Frewen, M.P., to the hop planters of West Kent, in which, in referring to the coming election in that county, he says he considers this to be " the most fitting time for the electors to return a representative to Parliament who will advocate the removal of that unjust impost, the hop duty." We regret to find the hon. member adding his impression, that "if West Kent declares in favour of retaining this tax it is quite useless for any Sussex member to move for its repeal, as we are sure to be told by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that, as the Kent planters do not wish for the removal of the tax, he cannot consent to give it up when there is so much difference of opinion among the planters themselves." Now, we do not dispute the probability of the Chancel lor seeking to take advantage of the differences among the planters. But we do emphatically deny the proposition of Mr. Frewen that because of those differences it is useless for a Sassex member to move for the repeal of the duty. Se far from the opposition of the West Kent planters being fatal, we maintain that there need scarcely be a stronger argument with the House in favour of re peal than the fact that the West Kent planters are opposed to it. Let Mr. Frewen explain clearly to the House " the reason why " the Kent planters oppose the abolition of the hop duty, and we are bold to think it will supply one of the very best " reasons why" the prayer of the Sussex plan ters should be granted. We look to the principle— the broad fact of the injurious and severe pressure of that which Mr. Frewen himself calls that " un just impost"—we look, we repeat to the intrinsic merits of the particular case, and although it would of course, be highly desirable to have the support of the members for West Kent, we by no means consider their opposition of very grave importance. The day has gone by when petty personal or private interests can be allowed to stand in the way of right principles and sound policy. The reasons urged by the advocates for retaining the duty are just those which are the last to find favour at the present time of day. The argument of the oppo nents of repeal are founded—expressly founded— on the mischievous and exploded principles of " class protection," and on nothing else. When even the member for East Sussex gives up that principle and advocates freedom for the hop plan ters, we cannot think that the repealers have much to fear from the opposition of those who resort to the sword and buckler discarded by Mr. Frewen. —Sussex Advertiser. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FACTORY OCCUPIERS. The second annual meeting of this association was hold yesterday afternoon at the Manchester Town-ball, Mr. E. Ashworth presiding. Mr. Whitworth, the seers. tary, read the annual report, which referred chiefly to the passing of the bill introduced by the associa tion in the last session of Parliament, to effect a reason able modification of the imperative provisions of the 21st clause of the Factory Act, 7th and Bth of Vic toria, cap. 15, which required all mill-paring to be "securely fenced." The committee state that they are not aware of any case of arbitration having arisen since the statute was passed, but they feel confident that its provisions will be found an ample protection to the operatives and will prove satisfactory to the employers. Notwithstanding the heavy expenditure of prosecuting the bill, a balance of 2,6751. remains available for the purposes of the association. Mr. Lewis, of Derby, moved the adoption of the report. He congratulated the association on the success of their proceedings, and con sidered it was the first time the factory interest had received anything like jestice at the hands of the Legis lature. He was glad that there was no proposition to dissolve the association, which it was most desirable to retain in operatton, not for purposes of aggression, but as a means of protection to the trade. Mr. Clapham, of Airedale, seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Mr. Wright, of Oldham, moved a vote of thanks to the executive commitee, which was seconded by Mr. H. Mason, of Ashton, who recommended extreme caution en the part of the members individually in not laying themselves open to attacks such as had been made upon the trade, as they would always be losers if they had to fight public opinion. The motion was carried unanimously. Mr. T. Cooke, of Manchester, remarked that the factory occupiers could not better secure public support than by s t r ictly obeying the law as it now stood. Mr. N. Buckley, Mayor of Ashton ; Mr. Rowland, of Oldham ; Mr. J. Simpson, of Manchester, and other gentlemen took part in the remainder of the proceedings which were merely of a formal character, MERCANTILE LAW CONFERENCE, (MEETING-THIS DAY.) The deputation invited by the Law Amendment Society to confer with them relative to the present state of the mercantile law resumed its sittings this morning at Willis's Rooms, King-street, St. James's ; presided over by Lord Brougham. Amongst those present were Lord Stanley, Messrs. C. Russell, Liverpool ; C. H. Phillips, R. Wells, and S. T. Hassell, president of the Chamber of Commerce of Hull ; H. Brown, Mayor of Bradford ; L. Bruton, secretary to the Bristol Chatnber i of Commerce ; Crosthwaite, vice-president, and F. Cood, hon. secretary of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce, and J. Jameson and T. Prim, members of ditto ; J. Darlington, secretary to the Chamber of Commerce of Bradford; A. Pellatt, M.P.; G. Ridley, M.P.; J. Kiteley, 'Kidderminster ; H. Saunders, town clerk, do. ; W. S. Ayton, Leeds ; J. A. Turner, President of the Commercial Association, Man chester, with Mr. Rass, vice-president, Hugh Fleming, secretary, and Mr. Entwistle and J. E. Taylor, members do. ; W. Lee, vice-president of Chamber of Commerce, Warrington ; E. Banner, of the Liverpool Law Society ; R. Graves, Mayor of Warwick ; S. S. Lloyd, vice-pre sident of Chamber of Commerce, Birmingham ; J. W. Wickham, M P. ; J. Wilson, vice-president Liverpool Guardian Society for the Protecti on of Trade; J. Reny, secretary do. ; J. Mitchell, Leith ; Leoni Levi ; Sir E. Perry, Bart., M.P. ; T. T. Paget, president of the Leicester Trade Protection Society ; Crawford, M.P.; Thos. M'Clure, vice-president of the Belfast Chamber of Commerce. The Noble CHAIRMAN, in coinmencing the day's pro• ceedings, congratulated the meeting on such an assembly of irfluential persons from all parts of the country, in tereited in the present movement, and called attention to the alterations that had been made within the past quarter of a century for the improvement of the mercan tile law of this country, relathe to the law of debtor and creditor, ,in 1831, 1840, 1841 and in 1849, by what was known as the Bankruptcy Consolidated Acts, and remarked that he and the Law Amendment Society in en deavouring to improve the law of this country substituted a natural signification, with all its incalculable benefits, for technical absurdities, with all their incalculable evils. He also referred to objections that had been made to the jurisprudence of the country, and the fault that some found that the improvements were not often and did not go far enough, to which he remarked that Mr. Bsntbam had borne testimony tathe value of our jurisprudence, and added that if it were bad the sooner it was swept away the better. His principles were to endeavour to improve what was good and remedy that which was bad ; and as regarded the objections of some that the reforms were not so sweeping and speedy as they ought to be, he considered it was better to take a cautious and firm step than rush into errors that would require further amendment. The noble lord concluded by stating that such con ferences as these must have great weight in effecting the object they had in view, and after referring to that held in 1852, called on The SECRETARY, who read a report of the comrnittea's proceedings. Papers were then read on the law of debtor and credi tor, including bankruptcy, Judgment Executions Bill; and United Kingdom Writs Bill. A ve►y animated and interesting discussion ensued on the various papers, in the course of which many valuable suggestions were made. At 4 o'clock the Conference suspended its sittings. THE KING OF SARDINIA AT NICE. The Moniteur publishes the following letter from Nice, dated the 23d inst. : "His Majesty King Victor Emmanuel arrived yes terday at Villafranca, at 9 a.m., on board the steam frigate Goveruolo, escorted by the Moza'nhano. " After the customary salutes from the forts, from the Russian frigate Olaff, and three Sardinian brigs in the roadstead, his Majesty landed ou the quay, where he was received by Count Cavour and by the civil and military authorities of Villafranca• The King at once mounted his horse, and, accompauied by a brilliant staff, passed in review the 9th Regiment of the Line, drawn up in line et battle on the square. His Majesty was loudly cheered by the treeps and by the population. "At 11 o'clock the Thya.l cortege arrived at Nice. On the Vittoria•square a triumphal arch had been erected, where the civil 'authorities, the Consular body, and various officers of his Majesty's household were waiting to receive him. An amphitheatre had been erected on each side of the road, and contained a nurn ber of ladies, who braved the bad weather to see the display. All the houses in the town were decorated and the windows full of spectators. On his Majesty's arrival ho was enthusiastically cheered on all sides. The Syndic addressed a speech to his Majesty, to which he replied in a few gracious words, and the cortege then proceeded to the Place des Phoc6ans, where the National Guard and 10th Regiment of the Line were reviewed. " His Majesty then proceeded on horseback to the Villa Avigdor, to pay a visit t) her Majesty the E m . press of Russia. At 1 o'clock the King again mounted his horse and proceed©d to his palace, where he received the local authorities. In the evening the town was brilliantly illuminated ; the illumination of the villa of the Empress of Russia was magnificent. The King, who drove about for a long time in an open oaleche, was everywhere received with real enthusiasm." The Times states, " The prospectus has been issued of the British Agricultural Company, with a capital ( f 100,0001., in it. bharee. The objects are to supply guaranteed manures, and to establish a depot for the sale of all descriptions of agricultural implements, as well as seeds, oilcake, and the various articles used in the feed ing of stock. A contract has been made with the Javel Manure Company, of France, for the exclusive right to sell their artificial guano in ingland and the colonies for twenty-one years. Several certificates regarding the properties of ,this manure accompany the prospectus, some of which attribute qualities equal to Peruvian guano, although it is much cheaper. It is a patent manufacture from the cesspools and slaughter-houses of Paris." The direction is composed of thoroughly prac tical men, and the analytical department is presided over by Mr. John Mitchell, the eminent chemist. The most important point in the commercial news from America this week is the repudiation of the greater part of the public debt of the State cf California. This ' debt amounts to 600,0001., and a considerable portion of it is held in Europe. For some time there had been a disposition to question its legality, and, the matter hav ing been brought before the Supreme Court of the State, judgment bas been given that the bonds are unconstitu tional and void. According to the State Constitution, the Legislature were prohibited from contracting any liabilities exceeding, in the aggregate, 60,0001., but the people and all the authorities have subsequently ignored this provision, and allowed loans to be negotiated which have reached to five times that sum. Upon the subject being at length brought before the Court it seems no other decision could have been arrived at. No blame therefore can be thrown upon the judges, and it is upon the people at large, as well as upon every officer of the executive Government, that the disgrace must fall if any advantage should be taken of it. According to the newspapers and private letters there is reason to anticipate that a law will be passed to recognise the entire amount ; but this feeling is not unanimous, the Sacramento Times and one or two other journals being disposed to take the opposite grouud. In concluding their judgment the Supreme Court expressed a hope that the Legislature will declare the debt to be valid at their approaching ses sion, make the necessary appropriations for the interest, and submit their proceeding, to the people for ratifica tion at the next general election in September: Their only objectionable remark was, that the holders had come into possession of the bonds with the full know ledge of their worthlessness. The fact of their ourrency at San Francisco and Nev York is evidence to the con trary, and under no circumstances can it be supposed that the European purchasers had any idea of the tech• nicality by which their claims could be vitiated. They knew that the State took the value of them, and they Idid not pause to inquire whether, through the agency of its own courts, it .could subsequently escape from its obligations, THE SLAVE TROUBLES IN TENNESSEE. The Clarksville (Ten nessee) Jeffersonian publishes the following resolutions, adopted by the Oom. mittee of Safety which was appointed in that place to investigate the causes of the recent negro troubles, and to suggest a remedy "The committee appointed by the citizens of Clarks yille to investigate the truth of the threatened insurreoe tior of the negroes in this vicinity, to allay improper excitement, and to guard the community against danger, I deem it appropriate to the occasion that we should give publicity to the following resolutions, which have met our unanimous approval, and we recommend them as precautionary measures, which, if followed, will, in our opinion, avert every danger and give perfect security to the citizens:— " Resolved—That we recommend to our city and county authoritiekto suppress for the future all assem blages of negroes, under any pretext whatever, at frolics, balls, benevolent societies, or at p u bli c worships where negro preachers officiate ; and that our ministers of the Gospel be requested to suspend absolutely their habit of preaching to the negroes on occasions separ a t e f rom the i r ordinary preaching as ministers of the Gospel. Our churches are large enough for our whole population, white and black. We deem all such meetings for negro preaching alone improper ; that they degenerate i n t o unlawful assemblies, and are otherwise productive of incalculable mischief. "That the owners of negroes ought not to give ord ers for their negroes to get buggies and carriages for plea. sure on the Sabbath, or on any occasion whatever, and that it is the sense of this committee that the owners of livery stables in Clarksville ought not to hire horses and buggies to n egroes , even w h en their masters permit it, for the reason that such indulgence to negroes promotes insubordination among the slaves, and stimulates feel ings wholly inconsistent with their duty to their masters and the subordinate position they should occupy in refer. ence to white people. It is further the sense of this committee that our merchants and traders ought to abstain absolutely from trading with the negroes, unless by the express permission of their masters ; and on no account ought they to sell them firearms, ammunition, or other weapon', with or without their owners' consent, if any should be so indiscreet as to grant it. " That, in the opinion of this committee, the present evils that affect us are mainly to be attributed to the late Presidential canvass, not meaning to cast more blame on this than that political party ; we condemn the public discussion of all questions touching negro slavery, before crowds of people, in the hearing of vast multitudes of negroes. We further think slaveholders are guilty of gross folly when they permit their negroes to go to barbecues and other public gatherings, where public speakers of the one party or the other discuss those delicate subjects of negro slavery, the true bearing of which they do not comprehend, and where they im bibe crude and disjointed notions of freedom, which only imperil the safety of the white and the certain destruc tion of the black race. " That we call upon our city authorities to take strong measures to prevent negroes passing to and from the Ironworks, from spending Christmas holidays in onr town, and especially from staying a single night in the corporation, unless their masters reside here. In case, however, a negro's wife lives in town, he will be per mitted to stay here, provided he has a pass from his master, which is recognised or endorsed by the owner of his wife, and that they increase the day and night watch in each ward in the city during this period, at the expense of the corporation. We further earnestly recom mend to our whole population in the town and county to abolish the usage of giving to their servants Christmas holy clays. It is a rule more honoured in the breach than the observance, for the reason that it breeds idleness and encourages dissipation among the negroes, impairs their health, and corrupts their morals. It would be a blessing to them to be kept constantly employed, as a protection against the evils engendered by idleness, and a decided comfort to us, as affording exemption against the petty larcenies and the bacchanalian broils that always die. grace the Christmast week, during which time we hope additional pains will be bestowed by our citizens to pre vent negroes from getting whisky, and that all saloons and liquor shops will be closed till after New Year, if not for ever. "That, though the committee may adjourn from day to day, it will not disband till we are sure the community are sale from the troubles that caused our organisation, and to secure this end we invoke the aid of our city authority, the strong arm of the law, and the sincere co- operation of all good citizens. " That we advise the people of ..every civil district in the coantry to organise a vigilant patrol of 20 men, under the command of a captain, who by turns shall patrol their respective districts by day and night until the present excitement is allayed. By these precautionary measures we seek to create no alarm, but to allay it, and if this advice is followed all danger wall be averred. In caution there is safety. "For the future negroes shall not be permitted to hire their own time, as it is called, und er any pretext whatever, or be sufferedf to remain in town if it is at• tempted, and we pledge ourselves to enforce the law against all persons who, in that respect, shall attempt to evade it. The evils growing out of such practices are too grave to be tolerated any longer, nor will it be permitted that captains or other officers of steamboats shall hire negroes at night about the town, to assist in leading and unloading their boats at the wharf or landing, except they have the written permission of their masters. The negroes invariably return to their masters next day, if not drunk, broken down and unfit for service. " That we; recommend in the appointment of patrol in the town and country, that the strictest attention be paid to the selection of men of character and prudence, and that masters be requested to keep their negroes upon their own premises as much as possible till the excite ment in the public mind is allayed, and this as well to prevent the destruction of the slaves by imprudent men as to prevent combination and concert on the part of the slaves, should they entertain any improper design. " G. A. HENRY, Chairman. W. M. STEWART "G. A. HAI - trim, " J. M'KEAGE " W. LUTER " W. A. QUARLES " W. .I%l_ SHELTON " W. E. NEWELL "CAVE JOHNSON, Sen. " BRYCE STEWART "H. F. BEAUMONT " F. A. HANNU3I " W. A. FORBES. " JOSHUA ELDER " C. H SMITH "J. O. SHACKLEFORD "J. M. DYE " LARKIN BRADLEY." 'EARFUL COLLISION ON THE GREAT WESTERN (OF CANADA) RAILWAY. The Hamilton Spectator, of Jan. 9, says that an aeci. dent, attended with loss of life and serious injury to per son and property, occurred about 8.31 yesterday morn ing. The mail train from the West, which should have arrived at Hamilton at 8 o'clock, was delayed, owing, probably, to the state of the roads, and only passed Dundas at a little after eight. A. freight train left Hamilton for the West at this time, and a telegraphic message was sent to Dundas (the re ceipt of which was acknowledged) to stop the mail train there, and switch it off the track. From some cause this was not done, and the two trains came into collision on the embankment crossing the old entrance to the Desjar din's Canal, just beyond Burlington Heights. The trains fortunately going round the curve were in slow motion, and therefore not a car was thrown off the track, so that the catastrophe which would have occurred by the rolling of the trains down the steep embankment was avoided. Serious consequences have, however, resulted. S. M. Keeler, of Windsor, the inspector of the water service on the railway, was killed on the spot ; Chas. Betts, a fireman, and Mr. Hiram Everson, the express messenger, received injuries, from which they died in the course of a few hours, and the driver and two other persons em ployed on the train were severely bruised, scalded, or otherwise hurt. The mail train was composed of the engine and tender, the baggage car, the mail, and ex press car, one second-slass, and three or four other pas senger care, and to this train the most serious damage was done. The baggage-oar was thrown by the shock •n the top of the mail-car, into which the sesond class car ran as a knife into its sheath. These three were thus heaped together and completely crush ed. In the express car were, among cases of game, h k ap c p " ene te d that th a Mr. G. B. Sanford , o ne of the messen g ers of thee amount n t t h o r e f 600 e , a 0 f 0 e 0 s, do c le e . hta F le o i rt eg una m ee o ly ne i y t , American Express Company, was a passenger on the train. He assisted in extricating the injured agent the ruins, and proce eded t o extinguish the fire, (who delivered up his ke y s), and then he instantl y c rept among w hi c h, commencing from the stoves, had begun its ravages. With the assistance of a few of th e passengers who banded snow to Mr. Sanford, this was accom• p li s h e d, and the safes were rescued with no further Tw d dam eh a s egwdei freight et t me ho a tl n ies n i ht n dre d aed e ri n n aa t ct a nop t dn i o su n istis s odt nea o ldse n ,oa t f h ome e ti neh ertosx cars,ft e th r sl r e nht . atwlmyo eoof of wGhr injured. iiecrh absconded shortly after the accident, but subsequently gave himself up to the authorities. A coroner's inquest was held on the day of the accident, and adjourned till the day following. MARKET NEWB.—(This Day.) The show of English wheat in to-day's market was only limited. The attendance of buyers was by no means numerous, yet factors were rather firm in their demands. However, very littlebusiness resulted, at Monday's decline in price. Only 1,870 quarters of foreign wheat have come fresh to hand this week. The trade ruled inactive, but we have no change to notice in value. Floating cargoes of grain commanded very little attention. There was only a small sale for barley, the supply of which was good, at previous rates. We had a dull sale for malt, yet former terms ware with difficulty supported. In the value of oats, beans, peas, and flour, no change took place. .4.9.11.1VAL8 THIS VIIME. Wheat. I Barley. Malt. Oats. I Flout. I 1,750 2,790 2,110 80 I 940 1,170 16,930 .... I 4,620 I b a rr el. English .. Irish •• •• — Foreign 3 1 1,870 I 3,340 BOROUGH HOP. Most skiud of hops continua in fair request, at full quotations. WHITECHAPEL. ' Our market is firm, as follows :—Beef from 3s 4d to 4s 6d; mutton 3s 8d to 45 Sd ; ve al, 48 Od to 55 4d ; p ork . 3s 8d to 5s 4d per 81be., by the carcase. The Bank of Holland have reduced their rate of die• count from 51 per cent., at which it waa fixed on the Bth of December, to 6 per cent. 69 i 26 6i 4i 4 3f