The Sun. — London, England, 1857-12-16 00:00:00

1 4: 0 y MARKET AJD CONiriThIICIAL INTELLIGENCE. Bhr. CITY, Two o'CLocir. Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton . Market y es t er d a y c l ose d h e avily, and values of all descriptions were fully .} per lb. lower. The sales Were estimated at 2,000 bales. In the Railway Share Market a better feeling prevailed, and the Market closed firmly, at an advance in prices for all the leading stocks. There can be no doubt that the Money Market becoming much easier. Instead of the hesitation W ith which all descriptions of bills were received by t he brok ers , there is now an enquiry for them , a nd I he choicest kinds are in especial favour, and negoti able at to per cent. below the minimum. This points to au ear ly reduction of that onerous quota t l I°ll 2 because the improvement is making rapid p r ogress and is not likely to be inter ru p ted. During the last few days a marked alteration is sup posed to have taken place in the resources of t he aulr, particularly as regards the bullion, but owing thematuring of the paper held bythe authorities, it is thought that the securities have run off to a Large extent, which in turn must have caused an au galentation of the reserve. Considerable sales °I gold have been made, and the weekly return, W hich will be completed this afternoon, will no d oubt show that the terms of discount are so on r . Ike lY to be relaxed. Many are o f o p inion that rills measure of relief will take place to -morrow, but although it is by no means improbable, t he majority consider that a delay of at least fi fortnight may take place. Before any c hange is determined upon, the 2,000,0001. over issued " credit notes " will have to be with drawn, and the question is whether the reserve ,Which last week would have stood at 1,900,000 1 . d those notes had been deducted, has since re ceived a sufficient addition to justify a relaxation When the period is approaching for the distribu tion of the dividends. The directors, it must be admitted, may be guided by the tendency of affairs at the present moment, to a greater ex tent than is customary, because, with trade so much curtailed, and in the absence of speculation, a steady decline in the pressure for discounts 4111 3 7 be fully calculated upon. As the engage ments now outstanding mature and are 1 "quidated, the demand will fall off ; and "lug to the devastation among the com mercial interests, and the stagnation of the export trade, some time must elapse before there is a corn- Plete revival. In the meanwhile it is exceedingly Probable that money will become cheap, from the B irople fact that it will only be wanted on a small scale, mid a superabundance will ensue. In 1847, When the terms were forced up to 8 per Cent., and m ost restrictive conditions were imposed, money :. f ew months after was as low as 4 per Cent. T he circumstances of the crisis then were different fr om ith ose of the present one, but a similar movement may nevertheless be predicted. The precise amount purchased by the Bank yes t of Was 210,0001., consisting of the remainder ' l . l the Supp l y by t h e E ssex and some of the last ainerican remittance. silver is in steady demand for the Hambro 7erket, an d yester d a y a bout 30,0001. was trans mitted to that city. The prices of the metal are 1111 changed. I r •sterday afternoon, the continental exchanges Rare generally rather lower. The Centurion has arrived from New South dales, with 107 ounces and 10,000 sovereigns, making a total of about 15 , 0001 . There i has been rather an unsettled market for glhdl Securities, but it shows considerable t. ; en gth, and any decline that takes place is merely btliP°rarY. A fresh supply of m one y stock was r 14. ought forward this morning, which caused some O l e : kn ells) and Consols, which were previou sl y fi r L it were then about 91i. They are n ow quiet a gaiu, being 911 f, Speculation is ve r y but the s a ti s f ac t ory p ros p ec ts of the money market are support the quotations. The New Threes 91 4 is the Reduced 91± and Long Annuities "*.„ Exchequer Bills are 4s. discount to par; ditt• .u "ds, 99 / ; and India Bonds (under 1,0001.) 355. diticount. Bank Stock is 217 218 k Foreign Stocks are dull, and prices were rather 41 wer. Turkish 6 per Cents. are buoyant, being 94 i 95, and the 4 per Cents. nominal. Buen os 4 Yres 6 per Cents. are 92 ; Grenada New Active f i c , 4 —, 17i ; Ditto Deferred, 44 ; and Spanish ""'"? Deferred, 254. The follo w i ng are the nominal prices of Foreigh ist °el4B :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 6 ; Mexi ;46n, 181 19 ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 74 ditto 3 per C en t s ., 50 52 ; Portuguese 3 per dente., 43i 444 ; Russian 5 per Cents, 163 105 ; do, 4 i per Cents., 95 97 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 41 ; ditto New Deferred, 25 25k. T he Railway Share Market this morning has ex !lted increased fi rmne ss ; the transactions, how iar) have no t b een l arge , but most of the leading en " allow an improvement of about 4 to 1 per on previous current quotations. Great Wes tern, North-Western, Manchester, Sheffield, and 1 1 1 7 11 .. , e ° 111 ) North-Eastern (Berwick), and South lu ftles advanced 10s. ; South-Western, 15s. ; —4 l . d Eastern Counties, Great Northerns, and 4kidlands, 1/. In the Foreign and Colo al undertakings, the variations have not b,5 11 important. Great Luxembourg improved about Ss. ; Paris and Lyons and West Flanders Were at former quotations. Grand Trunk of Canada declined 10s. ; and Great Western of Canada improved ss. Mining Shares were at quite nominal quotations, 11 0 business being reported. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares rule 1 , (1 r3' quiet. City Bank declined 1 /. ; London and eatniinater, 10s. ; Orintal Bank, 15 s. ; and Aug. t w ra han Agricultural about ss. 18 2 1001 100 St. 100 20 20 20i "lII IISEL FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From lite Offictal Lists) Botinegodono. ;Ilk Wok 217 1/3 ; Navy ()ant. R e d uced Annuities L o ! 3 per Ce n t. A nnu iti es 9li i ~m g Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 2 I . D itto 30 Ye ars , exp i re sth April, 1885 l7i 4 eAtia Ronda, .1.3006 ~, q itto, under £ lOOO 35 d vol:sols for Account I '=" Kepner 13111 e, 24d. • 810 00 ........ ..... . 4 d par 4 d X6OO 3 d 4 d par Snail par 2d 1 p 3 d 1 P • .... Exchequer Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent.... 99R Ditto. 1859 -111 4018 OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cont. 92 Urenada New Active, 24 per Cent., I7A . Ditto Deferred 4A oro•nish Bards, 3 per Cent. Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Tarkibh Rondo, 6 par cent 94i Ditto Account 953 44 i Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. 915 i a d Consols for account SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TUESDAT. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. to 1 agst Clydesdale (taken) 7to 1 agst Brother to Marchioness (taken) Bto 1 agst Happy Land (taken) Bto 1 agst Lord of Lorn (taken) 20 to 1 agst Coxwold (taken) CHESTER CUP. !(Not a bet laid on this event. 20 20 20 20 DERBY, 11 to 1 agst Clydesdale (taken) 100 to 7 agst Toxophilite (taken) 18 to 1 agst Kelpie (taken) 25 to 1 agst Ditto (taken) THE SWELL MOB OF THE LONDON 03INIBITg.—Au American gentleman having seated himself in a London °omnibus saw and beard what a little amused biro. A lum, bearing no peculiar marks of authority, looked 10 at the door, took a professional view of the passengers, and called out to the driver, without any pretence at modest congealment of his thoughts, "You can't go or, there's two of the swell mob in here." The coach waited, till at length a pursy, well-looking oid man rose and stepped, saying as he did so, " I've too much money to ride with pickpockets." In a moment more a spruce Young person said, as he decamped, "I'll follow that old gentleman's lead." "Go on now," said the detective Nieenian, "the swells bate got out, and all's right," THE SUN,• LONDON,g WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 16, 1857. Milaii.ETS—This Day.) RAILWAYS. Closing Pr'c as yesterday. Business don• this day. 'Paid RAILWAYS. 2i 10 Ambg. Nottng. Boat. & Eastn. June.... i() all Belfast & Ballymefl .3i all Blrmng. Wolverh. S. " Stour Valley ;t. 100 Birkonhd. Lancsb. a Cheshire Junct l 5 all Blackburn .... ...... 5 all Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45)... t. 100 Bristol & Exeter It. 100 Caledonian. t. 100 Chester & Holyhead O all Cork and Bandon O all Cork, Black. & Pass O all Cornwall 0 all De. A O 8 Do. B O 45 Dublin &Belfast June 5 all Dun. P. &Aber.June t. 100 East Anglian 0 all ;Eastern Counties..... 4. 100 'EasternUnion,A.stk. 100 Do. ' do. B 8i Do. New A 176 East Kent ..., ..... .. 100 'East Lancashire all East Suffolk 4 I Do. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow all lEdinb. and Peebles 100 lEdinb.Prth.&Dnnde all I Forth and ClydeJunc 20 10 St. :0 100 jFurness ;t. 100 ' Glasgow &S. Western 0 all Great N. of Scotland ;t. 100 Great Northern it. 100 Do., A. Stock 100 jDo., B. Stock 100 IGt. Sth.&West.(lre). 100 Great Western. • 100 'Do Str V.E, gua St all Irish Sonth-Eastern. all Lancaster &Carlisle. .14f Do., Thiris. .. 12 Do. New Thirds 'lOO Lancash. &Yorkshire 6 Do., do. F 116 i Do., Wst. Riding Un all Do. Sontbpurt. all London & Blackwall 100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. 100 London &N. Western all Do. Fifths all D0.,10/.5h.,1ti&8...0 5 Do. Eighths St. St. St. 12 z 5 25 St. 10 St. 50 St. St. 31)0 ILondc,7l dc S.Weatern all LnandrTy.drColeraine all Lmindrry. dz Ennisk. 100 Manch.Shef.dtLineln. 1 Metropolitan 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement ...... 100 Midland 100 Do. Birming. & Derby all Midland GI. West.(lr. ) all Do. 3 Shares all Newcastle & Carl isle all Newpt.Aberg.&llrfd 9 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry, Warronpoint Rostrovor 100 Norfolk. 31 Northn. Counties Un 100 North British 100 ' North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock 100 Do., A Stock 100 Do., B Stock 100 N. Eastern—Berwick all Do. do. Extension _ _ 16i1Do. do. G.N.E.Purch. all Do. Leeds 100 Do. York 100 North London . ... 31.1 N. & S.Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn 17i North Staffordshire all - North Western.. all N. &S. Westrn. June 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton 16 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney 100 'Scottish Central 100 Scot. N.E. Abrdn. St 100 Shropshire Union 6 Sitingbourne &Sheer. 100 South Devon 100 South Eastern all Do. 4i pen . Shares 100 South Wales.. all S. Yorksh. RiyerDun 10 Do. all Staines,Wok.,&Wok. all Stockton & Darling 1 15 Do. do., 1854 5 Do. do., 18M 16 Stockton & Hartlepl 100 Taff Vale. 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 22 Thames Hay. D. &R all Vale of Neath... all Watorfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limorick all 'West Coinwall. all West End of London and Crystal Palace all Do. A all I Do. B O all 1 West London .0 all Do. First Class ;0 all Do, Second Class .0 all iWmbledon&Croydon BRITISH PO: all `Atian. and St. Law. 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p. c. all Do. 18 Buffalo & Lake Hur .00 Buff. Brut& God ch .00 6 p.Ads., 1 Aug.,'72 l Do. do., 1 July, '7:3 LOO Do. do., 1 June '74' 2s. 'Calcutta and S. ilst. 10s Ceylon A slares 1 Do. B. do all Demerara . 2s. Eastern Bengal 100 East Indian 15 Do. C Shares all Do.4i p.c.Bnds. ' '57 1 a ll Do. do. do., '59, do. a ll Geelong & elbourne guar. 5 per cent. 100 Gd . Trunk. of Canada all Do. 6p. c. Deben all Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c all Gt. Wcstn. of Canada 10A, Do. New all - Do. Bds., payable '57 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all Do. do., '73, do. all Do. do., '73, withoutt option all Madras, guar. 4A p.c all Do. do., 5 per c 10 Do. 4/ p. c. Eaten 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c 5 Do. 4th Ex., do, se. ',Dude (Limited) 5 Scinde, guar. 5 per c all I Do 4 - 5 8 - - 66 - 91 - 87 - 79 - 32 - 5 .... *es - 171 - 44' - 29 - 18 - 90 - 55 - 27.1 - 90 - 10 -94 A - 80 - - 123 - 99 -51 i; - 78 sip - 81 1 r -, - 92 - 103 -94 i - 1 i' - 89, - 37 - 87 -61 i - 13 - 56 - 31 - 49 ...." •• 0 - 94 2d —51 i 82 93 8 - 9 4A - 4.1 - 8 30 8d 106 22,1 — 3 64 d 34 65 RO 14 a 6 d 11 37 '-.... ... - 20 •-... ••• 7 - 9 1 = '''." ••• ....'. ore ISSESSIONS. ••• .- ••• I - 3 8 7d ••. ..• -.- 1r ••• ...''' ••• i i I 10 i3 O 2 llinigi 18 19 38 39 73 76 208 —21 h i P 18 -- i 186 26 2id 1103 - 108 103 - 108 100 102 18 19 20 21 1 1- c l l , I P ii : fill all Antwrp & Rotterdam I 18 Ardennes all Belgian East. Junet. 16 Beziers to Graissessae all Carmeaux&Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry 12 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France all Do. Now 2s. Euphrates Valley 18 Gt. Central of France all Great Luxembourg 4 Italian Junction all Lake Const. & Bale all Lierre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo-Venetian all Lucca dz Pist.sp.e.p. all Lyons and Geneva I all Lyons & Mediterran, all Maria Antonia , I all Do. New I all Namur & Liege I all Do. do. 6p. c. Fret all Northern of France., ) all NorwegianTrtik.Prel ) all Paris and Lyons ) all Paris and Orleans ) 7 Recife dt San Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. ) 7i Rome and Frascati,.. I all Royal Danish 5 all Royal* Swedish 0 all Sambre and Meuse 0 all Do. 5} per cent. pref, O all Southern of France , 8i all West Flanders O all Do. 5i per e. Prof . O all IW.&N. Y. of France 0 6 I Western of Austria.,. O all !West. of Switzerlad 6 all \Wiest aden 6 all Do.B p, cent p r of. 0 all Zealand ......... JOINT-STOP Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Bri. Col. Bk.di Ln. Co British N. American Bk of nd A di -- 1 • • I • u. Ch ICity Colonial 20 Commercial of Lonif. all Eng.Scot.&Aus.Ciit. all Lon. Ch. Bk.of A aht all Ditto New 20 ' London and County 50 Lnd .&E.Bnkng.Corp 10 London Joint Stock. 20 ILond.andWestminst. 35 National Pro. of Eng. 10 Do. New 22 National Bank all ' New South Wales all ' , O r i e ntal Bank Corp 20 !Ottoman Bank 35 Provine al of Ireland all Do. New. I I{,.Ans.B. &G.Im.Co. , all South Australia all lUnion of Australia... ?AIM. New. ............... 10 Union of London.... 50 'Unity Mutua1......... ' U WOgitilißli of Loud all 18i 50 all all 5i - 6 • ••• I - I h 6 - 5i 251 - 26 "" ... it ----. 6 ... "". •.• 1 roe ...d 3 i - 30 ii - 25 7i 19 364 —38 i 8 9 32i —93 i d 9 51 21 - liti -- 152 A -- Gi -- ei 7 -- 8 20f -- 201 4$ -4 2 - 25 -- 26 BANKS. 79 81 5 4d, 40 45 55 - GO is 18 —18 i 32 -- 34 16} -- I'N 33 - 35 49 - 51 4•0 ..... ••• ~. .... ...d 0.1 'god It. ---." LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Companies. Closing Prices yesterday RAILWAYS. Paid 25 50' 25 12A 121 1 20 50 50 50 25 100 100 all 100 all 100 IBuckghamsh. 'Clydesdale Jc. Col.Stour Vy. E. Lin. g. 6 p.e E. Un. li. Sh. alas. Barr. dE Neils. Direct. Do. New I Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Hull & Selby. Do. Shares. Do. 1 Shares. Lon. &Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S. Do. Bark. Sh.' Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd., Newmarket BuryE.G.spc.' N. &Est.s p.c. I Do. 6 per ct.. Do.Fixedsp.c, Prest. & Wyre Do. Shrs. A Roystn.& Hit. Shrews.& Her S. Staffordsh.. WearVaLg6pc Ln. &N. W. Caledon... E.U.dgE.O Gt.Northn E. Count. Caldonian. Do Gt. Westn V. & N. 11.1 Do 3. Eastern Do Peto & Co Do Ln. &N. W. & Midld. Midland... 100 54 all all all all E. Count Do Do Do 12i ! St. 10 12 all 100 all all L. & .W 1 Do Gt. Northu r T. Brassey M. MCI eau Stk.&Dar Do 50 all 25 , all St. !100 !Do Wilts,StSomrst, Gt.Westn. 90 - 92 93 - 95 12 - 14 128 - 132 3i - 4 Ifa :=1.66 Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd. at 50/.) Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares Caledn..£lo 41 p. c Ches. & ll°. 5 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent ll Cork &I3andonsip.e .11 un.Porth.&Aber.J O E. Anglian Cls. ASh 10 Do. do. Cis. B 6p. c O Do. do. Cis. C7p. c O Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l O Do. No. 2 O Do. Now 6 pr. c. St ill East Un., G. 6p. c al Do. 51., 10 per cent Xll Do. 10 Debentr.Sh Xll Do. do. 4 per cent 10 East Lancash.6 p . cts ill E.&W. York. J. sths 9 Edin. & Gl. sp. c. Sh. 10 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.e. )0 Furness, sp. c )0 Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c 10 Groat Northn. 5 p.c O Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem O Do. 4i per cent ;0 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 tq al S. ICH 12 —l3 23 —24 89 91 1 §d 2i 2a 89 91 20 a] 5 al 10 al St. al St. I 0 p. c. prem. 10 all Gt.N.ofScot.lstPix 20 18 Gt. S& W. (Ireland) 20 18 Do. 4 pert. Pref. St.l 50 G Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc St. 100 Do. con. red. 44 P.C. St. 100 Do. con. red. 4 p. c. St. 100 Do. irred. 4 per sent. St. 100 Do sp. c. red. pref. 8 all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh 10 all Do. Chester Bp. c. P. S 10 all Do. do. sp.c, do St. 100 Do. Birm. Gua, Stk 263 all Do. Chosh. Gua. Sh 133 all Do. do. do. 20 al Do. do. do. St. 100 Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. St. 100 Lon. &B. G. 5 pe. No.l St, 100 D0.,P.,5 p.c.St.No.2 St. 100 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. St. 100 Do. do. sp. e t , No. 4 . St. 1 100 Lon. & N.W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 r. et O Lon. & S.W. 7 perct late 3d Shares ill Londy.& Color. Sh. .11 Londy. &Ennis. Sh. 10 If, S.,&L. 6p. Cent. 4. Do. do. do. £6 O Do. do. 31 per cent. al Marypt. & Carl. 4 p.c. Xll Do. 4.i per cent, Oi Do. do. Kid.Cousol.6 p. c. St 0 Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c O Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St O Do. L. &IL Pref. St 11 New., Aber., &c., pr 5 p, c. red. 5 p. c. pm 11 Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et 11 Norf Deb. 4p.c. Sh 0 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 0 Do. 5i p.c. pf , 1847 0 Do.Wv.V.sp. ..,1847 () Noi Lho British 3. Do. 71. Preference 1 Co N. E. Berw , 4IN c. Prf 1 83 Do. do. do .3 Do, Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 9 Do. do, Qrs., 1848 0 Do. York H.& S. Pur 11 North Staffordshire 0 Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. O Do. p, c. 2d guar._ O Do. do. Debentr. St. 11 ,Scot. Ceut.New Pref. O ISc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.e. 0 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. 0 Do. d 0.3 p.c. pf. St dl South Devon 11 Do. fixed 4i pr cent dl S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 10 Do. 44 per cent 10 Do. Fixed 4a p.e. Sh .00 Do. New 4. pr. cent 100 S. Wales Gua. 4p. c. 100 Do. do. 46 p. c all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar all Stock. &Dar., sp. a 19 Do. do. do. 100 Waterfd&Kilk. 6pc St. 11l 12i a 12i a St. 101 12i 1 12. 12i li St. 10 St. 10 St. 1O St. 101 10 al St. 11 St. 11 St. li St. 11 id AP 54 sti si. ID 20 I 1; 1 128 - 131 7i - 7i 8t - P ..• - •.• 30 - 32 PREFERENCE SHARES. ••• -- ••• 90 - 92 oi _- ..• -- ••. 51 - 6} 105 - 110 106 - 112 105 - 108 103 - 106 120 - 123 ••• -- ••• 65 - 67 25 - 1 20 a St. It di cl 6 109 - 111 101 - 103 62 -- C 4 9 - 103 -- 6 85 -- 8T 80 -- 82 80 -- 82 92 -- 94 9 -- 96' 15} -- 16 9 -- 9i 66 -- 68 17 -- 18 84 -- 9 13 -- 134 St 11 St. 1.1 St: 10( St. 101 St. 101 25 al 10 al 1.0.6 al St. 11 St. I I St. St. 20 25 25 St. 1130 - 135 111 - 114 1150 - 155 113 - 116 - it 61 - C 4 95 3 103 i 129 - 131 94 - 96 84 - 86 ••• ---- ••• 10 - 11 IIC,O - 102 92 91 1— 1 d 14 - I 21A - 22 109 - 111 100 - 102 ibs = lOi 65 - 70 91 - 101 21 - 22 o - 95 92 - 95 92 - 95 BRITISH MINES. 20 13;itiAin13§- (Philk.) 121 - 131' 7 20 Condurow (Cambrn.) 105 no 10 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 430 450 271 East Basset (n0g0. , -) 90 ___ inn 1456 Great South Tolgus lob , 1113 Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.) 4 7f, Grt.W. Vor (Helstn.) 1 13s Lady Bertha 7i N. Frances (Mogan) 8 9 ••• ••• N.W.Bassot (Illogan) 111 121 6115 North Wheal Crofty 4 5 11 Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 17 19 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 4 5 ••• 6s. Sort. Cons. MM. Co. 11 1i 21 S. Caradon (St. Cleer 340 — 35 2 S. Cam Brea (Illogn. 3/ 41 ••• 19 S.W. Frances(lllogn. 220 230 ••• 5 41 ram. S. &L. Min. Co. 1 10 9 Tin Croft 3 4 40 Un. Mines (Gwennap— 12s • V. of Towoy (Cam ay . ) 11 W. Basset (Illogau) 2l 22 ••• 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 100 1101 5i Wh. Basset (Illogan). 145 155 5 Wh. Buller (Rdrnth). 280 290 5' Wh. Ed war d(Calstck) 6i 71 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 16 18 8 Wh.Ma.Ann (Menht.) 48 50 ** 41 Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 23 25 FOREIGN MINES. 20 7i 'Australian 1 lOs. Bon Accord Cop. (li ) 1 d par 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(ihsued at L 5 pm) . • .... . 30 all Do. Cocaos & Cuiada 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 10 11 1 1 Clarendon Con. MM. Co. of Jamaica 40 all Cobre Copper 3B 40 16 Copiapo all Dun Mountain Cop- per Mining Co. - 1 P 2 all Fortuna 20 all General 3 all Linares - 8i 5 1i Lusitanian 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada 1 1 all Novean Monde 20 all Pont.Sil.LdM.& Smlt 5 6 5 1 Port Philip 30 16.1 Santiago de Cuba 281 all United Mexican 3l 31 I[93i 107 8 1000 25 10 10 10 50 100 St, 11 St. a 25 a MISCELLANEOUS. )00 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) .9 Australian Agricult. ill Australn. Royal Mail al ( Berlin Water Works.. 2Do. New iss. at 5/. d' ilO Bra. American Land, a 6' Canada Do.Go.6pc.JanSauly Al Copper Min. of Eng. 'I Do. Prof. 7§ p. cent Crystal Palace Do. Preference all Crystal Pal. of France 20 I all Eastern Steam .00 ;Elee tric Telegraph all Electric Tel. of 'ref. all lEn. drAust.Cop.SmCo 10s. Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel, all Eur. &A.m. Stm.(lim.) all _ Gen. Ir. Se. Col.(lim.) .4 ,Gen. Steam Navigat. 5 London Discount 11 Lend. Gen. Omnibus 10 Magdalena St. Navig, all Mediteran. Elec. Tel, 8i Do. Extension Teleg. all Mexican& S.Americn 5 I Nat. Discount Co 6 Netherlands Land all Do. Do. all Do.B p c.Pf.iss.at 1d , 2 pc). Do. 80 INew B. &N. S. Land p.c.D. 11 N. B. Australasian... 11 Nrth.ofEuropoSteani .11 Oriental Gas Os. Do New Shares .11 Peelllr. Ld. & Minrl dl eninsular & Oriental LO Do. New . al hymney Iron 10 Royal Mail Steam dl Scot. Austral. Invest X:1 S.Atis, Gov. 6 p.e.bds. Xll South Austral. Land a Submarine Tel. Scrip a Do. Registered __ _ 5 Trus. Ln. Co. Up. Can, I ,BA Van DlO/1101e0 Land.. gi 2: iii •• --- • 4 - •• 5 30 -- 35 115 -- 120 108 -- 109 27 -- 32 23 -- 25 1k -- li 3i -- 4 1160 -- iOn li - li ••• -." ••• 5 - 6 2 1 ld 3k 3i Li 2; 3 23 3 I¢-- 1 d 16 18 i - i 4 - 5 d ip li • 2 78 E 0 5 7p 21 23 51 56 1 li 32 - 34 i - i i - i ... - •.. 83 - 94 Do EAST INDIA COMPANY. MEETING THIS DAY. This afternoon a special meeting of the proprietors was held at the East India House, Leadeshall-street, for the purpose of laying before the proprietors of East India stock, for their approbation, resolutions of the Court of Directors, granting to Major-General Sir Arch dale Wilson, Bart., K.C.8., an annuity of 1,0001., and to Lady Neill, the widow of the late Brigadier-General Neill, and to Mrs. Nicholson, mother of the late Brigadier-General John Nicholson, special pensions of 5001. per annum respectively. Mr. MANGLES, chairman of the Board of Directors, presided. There was a very full attendance. The CHAIRMAN then communicated to the meeting the resoletion above referred to, which was unanimously adopted by the Court of Directors. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the first resolution, relative to Sir A. Wilson, referred to the distinguished servicee of that gallant officer during his period of service in India, which have recently been . made known to the public through the medium of the press. He reviewed the conduct of our troops in India during the present revolt, and the high reputation Sir A. Wilson had obtained by his gallant conduct in an early period of the outbreak, remarking that from the time when he took the command there was a marked difference in the tactics of the besieging force, which led to ultimate success, but it must be understood that he (the Chairman) made no reflection on the con duct of the previous generals who had the command of our troops before Delhi ; they having pursuedthebest and only course open to them up to that period. Gen. Wilson bad, however, overcome difficulties that could only have been eurpaseed by British troops, ably seconded, how ever, by the gallant conduct of the Sikhs. ,(Hear, hear.) The services of General Wilson had been recognised by the Crown, and it remained now for that Court to mark their approbation of them. (Hear, hear.) The Gavern went had intimated their intention to extend the pension of General Havelock to his son, and if General Wilson had had a son, the Directors would have pro posed a pension for two lives. He concluded by moving the adoption of a resolution, granting a pension of 1,0001. to General Wilson, commencing from the 14th September, the day on which Delh: was taken. Sir F. CURRY, deputy-chairman, briefly.eeconded the resolution. The resolution was put and carried. The CHAIRMAN then proposed a pension of 500/. a year each to the widows of Brigadier-General Neill and Brigadier-General Nicholson, passing in review the gallant conduct of this lamented officer up to the period of the relief of Lucknow, when, unhappily for the country and his family, he met his death. His short but active career at Benares had rendered him an honour to the service. He also referred to the dibtinguished services of Brigadier-General Nicholson, who entered the service simply as a regimental captain in 1839, and though not thirty-five years of age when he died before Delhi, he held the high position of brigadier-general. He need not dilate on the qualifications of so young a man, who could in so short a period raise himself to that dis tinguished position. Brigadier-General Nicholson was also as good a civil officer as he was a military commander. At the beginning of the outbreak Sir J. Lawrence, who knew how and where to select the best men, appointed him Brigadier-General of a flying column in the Punjaub, where he sustained the reputa tion of the British arms. His life was one career of de votion to India. He was insensible to fear, and care less of life, and he fell as soldiers desired to fall—viz., in the discharge of his duty, in pushing forward vic torious troops towards the consummation of what they all desired. Mrs. Nicholson had lost two sons in India, and a third had been desperately wounded there. Sir F. CURRY also seconded the resolution, and referred to the eminent qualities of Brigadier-General Nicholson during the Sutlej campaign, and which he reported to Lord Dalhousie at the time. Brigadier- General Nicholson was under him for upwards of 18 months. He possessed in an eminent degree the highest personal courage and recklessness of life, which were virtues in a soldier's life. At the same time he possessed tact, energy, and indomitable perseverance,* such as inspired confidence in all around him. Mr. LaWIN moved an amendment that, as tho sum of ROL a year did not represent the sense of the Court, and was inadequate to the support of a lady holding the position of a widow of a K.C.8., this Court was of opinion that an annuity of 1,2001. a year would more adequately represent I her station in society, had not General Neill fallen in the service of his country. In the case of Brigadier-General Nicholson, the amount was also inadequate to meet the requirement of justice and the services of the individual. Lord Ellenborough was made an earl in spite of the Board of Directors, and bad his recommendations, and those of Sir C. Napier, been attended to, this rebellion, erroneously called a mutiny, would never have happened. It was generally believed that the Court of Directors did not properly reward their officers. The CHAIRMAN said that by the regulation of the ser vice Lady Neill was only entitled to 1201. alear pen sion ; by this resolution she would gain' 380/. over and above that sum. Mr. J. LOCKE, M.P. (Southwark), seconded the amendment. He complained of the wording of the ori ginal resolution, which led the meeting to believe that these ladies were to have 5001. a year each when it was not the case. He asked if these ladies were to I l ln i ilmr y ivlclAy the resolution of any benefit from the The CHAIRMAN—No. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Loo urged that 5001. a year was much too small. These men had really earned distinction, and ought to be rewarded. Their conduct had been different from Loamy officers who went to the Crimea, and re mained just long enough for their names to become known, and then came home and received honours. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Sergeant GAZALRE considered 5001. a year was a sorry pittance for Lady Neill and her nine children, but Mr. LEWIN withdrew his arnencinent, and moved an other—that the sum should be 7501. a-year each, in substitution of the other claims. 1,2001. was too much. (Hear, hear.) He thought there was a difference i❑ the two oases, Mrs. Nicholson was only entitled to 801. by the regulations. A DIRECTOIt—MrP. Nicholson is 70 years of age. The CiIAIEILLN said the directors would meet the feeling of the meeting, by granting the pension in addi tion to the regulated pension and claims on the military fund, and not im substitution, as first proposed. Ile reminded the meeting they were not voting their own money, and observed that the Court of Directors had given Brigadier-General Wilson as much as the Govern• had given General havelock. The amendment having been seconded, The CHAIRMAN explained. Mrs. Nicholson had no claim on the Compassionate Fund. Without the reso lution Lady Niel would be entitled to 1201. pension, 201. a year from the Compassionate Fund for each of the children, and between 6001. and 6001. a year for herself and children from the military fund which was independent of the company. Ultimately the amended resolution was carried. (We shall give the conclusion in our last edition.] Viscount Melville left town last evening, for Melville Castle, near Edinburgh. WREOS OF THE SHIP DUI BA,R.—The great loss of life occasioned by the wreck of the ship Dunbar on the coast of New South Wales, in August last, had caused the greatest excitement in that colony. Most of the it govern ment Sydney papers announced the -sad even t w i t h mourn i ng borders. thecoast colonial with h The principal merchants at Sydney are now en gaged in pro viding lifeboats, and the former has ordered two lifeboats on the plan of those adopted by the Royal National Lifeboat Instit u tio n , to be built by the Messrs. Forrestt , Litnehouse, suffi cit and some of the A letter from Brunswick, of the 9th, in the Con stitutionnel, says :—" A. fresh intervention in the affairs of the Duchies has somewhat unexpectedly arisen. `!he Cabinet of Berlin has been informed diplomatically that the Russian Minister at Copen hagen has presented a note to the Danish Cabinet which sets forth these points in very explicit terms: —That the Cabinet of St. Petersburg cannot longer remain a simple spectator of a difference which, ' if prolonged, will inevitably end in creating the great est difficulties and even p os itivedangersin the midst of Europe; that the German governments have al ways prominently displayed in the question a very marked spirit of prudence and conciliation—an ex ample happily imitated by the reserve, full of mode ration, of the Germanic Diet ; and that it is now the turn of Denmark to think seriously of making real concessions, so as to show regard for the recent vary courteous proceedings of the Germanic Diet towards the cabinet of Copenhagen. The note, however, declares that in the eyes of Russia the question under discussion in nowise affects the rights of Denmark over Sleswick, which she thinks ought to be completely separated from that relative to the duchies of Holstein and Lauenburg. It also declares the the Emparor AlexanFler in the line of conduct which he has resolved on adopting is influenced only by a Sentiment of justice arising from the calm examination which he has made of the question ; and that consequently no selfish interests can be ascribed to the Russian govern ment." LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) THE FAILURE OF JOHN MARKS, THE FRAUDULENT COACH-BUILDER. This was an examination meeting under the bank ruptcy of John Marks, of Bell-street, Paddington, Long Acre, and Melbourne, who had been convicted with two others of concealing his estate and conspiring to de fraud his creditors. Mr. Wilkinson, on the part of the assignees, wished to state what had been done under the prosecution. The bankrupt represented he had consigned goods to the amount of 20,0001. to Melbourne, but it was after wards found that they were concealed in various parts of England. It also appeared he had entered into a conspiracy with Samuel Marks and Abraham Simtuonds to send packages cf rubbish to Aus.tralia. For this they had been convicted and sentenced to eight years' penal servitude, a point of law being reserved as to Samuel Marks' and Simmonds' conviction. Since the trial a communication had been received from Melbourne, which fully confirmed the statements of the witnesses on the trial ; and it seemed all the property which bad gone there was valued at only 8001. or DOM It also seemed that David Marks, who, the bankrupt stated, was his agent, denied that assertion. David Marks had been insolvent out there, and his general creditors, to the amount of 1,2001., claimed to share in the 8001. or 9001. With reference to the property sent to Sydney, valued at 12,0001., he bad put himself into communication with the agents, who, upon receiving indemnities, had promised to afford every assistance. Although there was 3,0001. or 4,0001. in hand, it would not be safe at present to make a dividend, as these indemnities had been given. With reference to the remaining question, he supposed that as the bankrpupt had not filed his balance-sheet the exa mination should be adjourned sine die. The bankrupt, who was brought up in custody, asked for an adjournment far three months. Mr. Wilkinson said if the bankrupt bad told the whole truth he should be very glad, but the only diffi culty was as to the expense. The Commissioner—Oh, that is trifling in the case of an enormous robbery like this. Let the bankrupt flounder about on bis own accounts. Mr. Solomon, 'of Finsbury-place, said it was useless to talk of an expense of 3/. or 41. when the cost of the prosecution was 2001. He also complained of facilities not being granted Messrs. Cooper and Heade, the bankrupt's accountants. 11is Honour ordered an adjournment until the 31st of Marcb, and the bankrupt was removed in custody. Messrs. Butler and Canning, the creditors' accountants, stated the liabilities at 40,0001., assets dependent on consignments. The deficiency discovered by them, which caused bankrupt's apprehension, amounted to 15,0001. At the conclusion of the proceedingx, the immense crowd who thronged the Court dispersed. (Before kr. Commissioner Goulburn.) RE DAVIDSON AND GORDON-THE WEST HAM DISTILLERY. The bankrupts Davidson and Gordon, who failed some time since for a quarter of a million, and were sen tenced to two years' imprisonment on a criminal charge, applied for their discharge from custidy. They were entitled to it on the particular charges for which they suffered, but a detainer bad been lodged, as they bad not surrendered to their bankruptcy. They now pro mised to present a petition to do so, and the order for discharge was made. CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day.) OLD COURT. Before Mr. Justice Erie and Mr. Justice Crowder.) MURDER. Christian Sattler, aged 37, described in the calender as a surveyor, was placed at the bar charged with wilful murder of Charles Thain, a constable, en the high seas, within the jurisdiction of this court. The prisoner was also charged with robbing Mr. Sallantine, upon whose application Thain had been sent to arrest him. Settler pleaded guilty to the robbery, but not guilty to the charge of murder ; but shortly after Mr. Lilley, who had been absent, entered the court, and who had been engaged to defend the prisoner, stated that the prisoner had pleaded guilty to the robbery under circum stances which induced him to appeal to the court to be allowed to retract that plea. The court having assented, the prisoner was again placed in the dock ; and in answer to the usual ques tions, said he wished to plead not guilty to both charges. Mr. Lilley then applied for the postponement of the trial till the January sessions, as the prisoner had only been committed on Friday last. Mr. Bodkin, who appeared for the prosecution, said he should not oppose the postponement. The Learned Judge then ordered the trial to stand over until the next sessions. THE EXPOIIIRE OF DEAD NODIENI. An application was made to postpone the trial of Messrs. Piper and Young in connection with the recent exposure of dead bodies at Moorfields burial-ground. Application granted. rORGERY. Joseph Hemingway, a respectably-attired man, was indicted for forging And uttering a bill of 311. 45., with intent to defraud Messrs. Wagstaff. The prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr. Justice Erle, in passing sentence, said the pri soner had for some time carried on business on his own aocount,j but, to do so, it appeared ho had raised money upon false and fictitious documents. The bill -,5F - Ap,,w,hich he had been found guilty was not the first order to deter others ledial , ,,,bftini the case, and in ner, he should sentence him to penal sertiVatiktr man* years. WilliamWilcocks was indicted for forging and uttering a forged bill for 2601,, with intent, &c. . , From the evidence it appeared that on the sth of November the prisoner called at the bank of Messrs. Coutts in the Strand, and produced an order signed by Messrs. Lewin, who kept an account there, for a cheque book. The book was delivered to prisoner, and he then left. Next day he entered the bank and presented a bill bearing the signature of the Messrs. Lewin for 2501., which was cashed by a Bank of England note for 2001. and fifty sovereigns. The prisoner afterwards proceeded to the Bank of England, and there presented the note for which he asked for sovereigns. The clerk at the bank asked him to write his name upon the note, and he wrote the name of Brown, 35, Oxford-street. The London Directory was searched, but the name not ap pearing there, suspicion was aroused, and a police constable was sent for and the prisoner was given into custody, and he then said a man for whom be had been in the habit of executing commissions gave birn the note to get cashed, and that be was perfectly innocent of the charge of forgery. The signature to the bill was a very clever imitation of that of Mr. Lewin. The prisoner, who was undefended, banded in a written statement, in which he asserted that he knew nothing of the forgery, and that he was the dupe of others. The jury found the prisoner guilty. A former conviction was proved. The prisoner then addressed the Court, and attributed his present unfortunate position to the loss of character consequent upon his former conviction. He bad done everything in his power to regain the position he had lost, but without success. On account of his first de parture from honesty his relatives bad turned their backs upon him, and although one of his brothers had retired from business, and the other was worth upwards of 20,0001., not one of them would give him the most trifling assistance. He had wandered for six nights to gether about the streets of London, and frequenty forty eight hours elapsed before he tasted food. He had ever been a respectable member of society, and he trusted hie lordship would take a merciful view of his case. Mr. Justiee Erie said he had listened attentively to all that had been addressed to him, but he could come to no other conclusion but that the prisoner uttered the instrument, knowing it to be a forgery. He was disposed to think that he was not the only party con nected with the forgery, and therefore the sentence he should pass was much more lenient than it otherwise would have been. Taking all the circumstances into consideration, he should sentence him to four years' penal servitude. 011A4RGE OP RAPS!. Joseph Drake, a milkman, was indicted for a rape upon Alice Toomes, a child about ten years of are. The facts of this case have already appeared in The Sun. It will be recollected that the prisoner kept a dairy, and the child had been hired to attend to the business during the absence of the prisoner; he afterwards made arrange ments for her W sleep in his house, and during this time the offence with which the prisoner was indicted was alleged to have been committed. The case had not concluded when our report left. NEW COURT. STEALING HlDES.—Daniel Rose, labourer, was in dicted for stealing three hides valued at upwards of 51., the property of Mr. Powell, hide-merchant, Leadenhall market. _ _ . From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner was in the habit of attending Leadenhall-markwt. In the early part of December a quantity of hides were missed from the premises of Mr. Powell and shortly afterwards the prisoner endeavoured to dispose of some bides of the description stolen to several parties, and not being suc eassful, he induced another person to obtain a purchaser for the stolen property. The hides were sold for 55e., and afterwards resold for 41. 7s. The prisoner, who received a good character for honesty, said he had been engaged by a man of the name of Smith to find a purchaser for the property, which he did without having the slightest idea that they had been stolen. The jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of guilty- _ The Recorder sentenced the prisoner to three months hard labour. THIRD COURT. (Safore the Common Sergeant.) Thomas Eastry, a labourer, formerly in the Royal Artillery, was brought up for judgment, on a charge of stealing a camp and other things, the property of her Majesty the Queen. . . Thi prisoner was tried and convicted last session of the above offence, and judgment had been postponed until the present time, on account of his stating that he would make a statement by which the other party connected with the robbery might be apprehended. He had accordingly made the statement, but the party im plicated absconded before he could be taken into custody. The Common Sergeant, in passing sentence, said the statement from the prisoner had come too late, as his accomplice had succeeded up to the present in eluding the police. It was a very serious affair that the prisoner had been convicted of, and the fact of his having been in the Royal Artillery heightened the offence. Under all the circumstances he could not inflict a lighter sentence than six months' imprisonment, with hard labour. THE DRUMMOND STREET TRAGEDY. MURDER AND SUICIDE.-INQUEST ON THE BODIES.-(THIS DAY.) This morning at 8 o'clock Mr. Wakley, the coroner for Middlesex, held an inquest at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Drummond-street, on the bodies of two persons, male and female, unknown, who were discovered late on Sunday night, dead, with their throats fearfully cut, in the house of Mr. Harper, a coffee-shop keeper, No. 38, Drummond-street, where the deceased persons had been lodging since the 3d of December. The jury having been sworn, went to view the body, and on their return The coroner said it was not his intention to proceed with any evidence to-day, but that having done all that was necessary for the present, he would adjourn the inquiry to any day that would be convenient to the jury. The inquiry was accordingly adjourned. The Coroner directed Mr. Davis, the beadle, to have the bodies removed and examine their clothes, and ke had no doubt, from what bad transpired that morning, they would be able to discover who they were. Mr. Davis said be had procured a hearse to remove the remains of the deceased, and he would follow them himself and examine their under-linen. The coroner then directed the bodies to be taken to the dead-house, to remain there for the purpose of being identified. The facts which have come to the knowledge of tL• police, and to which the coroner referred this morning at the inquest, which was opened at the unusual hour of eight o'clock, leave no doubt in their minds that the identity of the woman will be established, and possibly that of her assassin also. A young man, who said his name was Helder, states that seeing in this journal that the name of " Helder" was written on a sheet of paper found in the blotting case, he at once came to the con clusion that the unfortunate woman was a near relative •f his, a married woman with three children, who bad suddenly left her friends at Greenwich some time ago, fur the purpose, as was supposed, of proceeding to the continent. The informant also stated that he believed she had returned to London, as one of the mem bers of the family fancied she passed her in the street in the company of a foreigner answering to the descrip• tion of the murderer. It is also stated that the deceased can be identified by a waiter at the Penton Hotel, Panton-street, Haymarket, where it is stated they had been living as man and wife for a week previous to the 3d of this month, on which day they left, and it is supposed in a cab to Mr. Harper's in Drummond-street; at any rate, a cabman, named Martyn, has come forward, and asserts his ability to prove that he drove them direct from Panton-street to the coffee-house where the frightful crimes were committed. In the colts() of the day the police will pursue their investigation in this matter ; and, webelieve, with every hope , of success. MA it lin NEWS.—(This Day .) • CORN EXCHANGE. Only a limited supply of English wheat was on offer in to-day's market. Good and fin• qualities realised Mon daj's quotations, but other kinds moved off slowly, at a slight reduction compared with last week. We were well supplied with nearly all kinds of foreign wheat. The trade generally ruled heavy, but no actual fall took place in prices. Barley supported Monday's currency, but the demand ruled inactive. In malt very little was doing, at late rates. We had a fair demand for oats, at full quotations. Beans, peas, and flour moved off slowly, at barely late rates. ARRIVALS MS WHISK. Wheat. 1 Barley. I Malt. 810 1 830 1 130 Oats. Flour: I 740 460 English Irish • roroigu i 5,110 1 1,860 870 sks 1,650 blo ITECHAPEL WH. The supp..- —sits generally is inactive, as follows:--ease good, '„"_ l ,-;4 to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 23 to 4s 8d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od; pork, 33 8d to 5s 2d per 81bs by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. We had a fair demand for good and fine hops, at ful prices. Otherwise, the trade ruled heavy. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Doc. 16.—Wind this day at noon, S.W.; light breeze and cloudy. OFF DARTMOUTH, Deo. 15.—Arrived—Ann, of Malta, from Quebec. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 15.—Wind S.S.W.—Sailed—Phcebe (ea), for Cape of Good Hope. SWANSEA, Dec. 13.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Bella Donna, from Coquimbo; Feliza, Quebec. Sailed—Flora, for Gibraltar. Dec. 14—Arrived--Richardson, from Co quimbo. SUNDERLAND, Dec. 15.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Alpha, from Quebec. SHIELDS, Dec. 15.—Wind W. S. W—S ailed—Jane Pine, from Havannah. HoLL, Dec. 15.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Madena Pet, from St. Michael's ; Railway, ditto. FALMOUTH, Dec. 15.—Wind W.S.W.—Olinda, from Iquique. CLYDE, Dec. 13.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Harmonie, from Mauritius ; Admiral (as), Trinidad ; Bertha, New foundland, PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 15.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived Adelida, from Riga for St. Malo ; H.M.S. Vulcan, from Queenstown;! Dee, eastward, with H.M.S. Cyg net in town. LAMLASH, Dec. 14.—Wind S.W., strong.—Arrived — St. Patrick, from Liverpool for New Orleans ; Sir Henry Kennel, from the Clyde for Rio Janeiro. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Wind W.; fine. Arrived—Clementine, from Llangothland ; Zuleika and Adelaide, Newport ; L'Etoile, Cherbourg; Jassy, Lls.nelly ; Dido and Henry Hall, Sunderland ; Arago, steamer, Havre, and leaves for New York at 2 p.m. to - day. Sailed—Foyle, s., for London ; South-Western, e., Jersey. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind S.W. Arrived—Countess of Sefton, from Chinches ; Cluny, Belize ; Mary Russell, China, Americs, Montreal ; Laurie, Bilboa ; White Mouse, Faro. Off.—Corinthian, screw steamer; Balbec, screw steamer. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 13. Wind S.S.W. Arrived— Nazarene, from Callao ; Feders, Feders; Hind, Galatz. KINGSTOWN, Dec. 14. Arrived—Victorine, from Mobile; Aurora, from Deme rara ; Kaley Espie, Galatz. (BT SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) 30. GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 9. Wind S.W. ; two hours' flood; weather fine. Arrived, Dec. 15.—ConcorJ, from ElliSts, . S Übes ; M .Marietta Graveliues; Albe rt, Gijon; John t. "Übes DEAL, W e dnesday 9 a.m. Wind W.S.W. ; moderate. Anchored. —Doctor, from London, for St. Michael's. Passed.—Centurion, from Sydney; Anne Lee, Rangoon ; Ann, ship, Quebec ; Admiral Boxer, Callao ; Glenolm, barque, westward —all for London. alodino and Caroline, S a iled.—Asia, for H ambur g ; S for London. PUNIC OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris is about 3 per mine premium, and the short . exchange on London is 25. 30 per 1/. sterling. On comparing these ra t e s with the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is a b ou t i 2-10ths per cent. dearer ▪ n London than in Paris. At Hamburg, owing to the commercial derangeme n ts, no foreign exchange quotati▪ ons have been published. The quotation of the exchange at New York on London for bills at GO days' sight is about 109 per cent. for fiist iclass paper. At the present rate of discount here there is consequently no profit on the transmission of geld from this country to the Tha4ed States. THE GOVERNMENT REFORV BILL-MEETING IN MARY LEBONE. Last evening an important meeting of the Central Local Management Association of Marylebone was held at the St. Andrew Tavern, Bsker-street, Portman square, for the purpose of considering the eteps necessary to be taken with reference to the promised Reform Bill of Lord Palmerston's Administration. Mr. J. A. NIOHOLAY, member of the Metropolitan Board of Works for Mai edebone presided. He observed that he was delighted to find die people of Matyiebone tsking the initiative on this important eulject. It would appear from the Queen's Speech, notwithstanding doubts previously ex?ressed, that they were to have a Reform Bill brought in by the Government during the ensuing year. (Hear, hear.) He (the chairmae) hoped that it would be a measure of true reform—but that would mainly depend on the people themselves. (Hear, bear.) Although not a Chartist he was most anxious that there should be such an extension of the franchise as would admit the industrious masses of the country to political rights. (Hear.) It was said, not truthfully, that the masses were not sufficiently educated to be entrusted with the franchise. (Oh, oh.) Thia he deni , ;,:i. (Hear.) The Government considered there educated enough to be heavily taxed, and therefore they were equally Com petent to possess and exercise the franchise. Depend upon it they would never have heard of this Reform Mil from the Government had there not been ether parties ready to hi I for public popularity. There were the ins and the outs, and they all knew the old adage of " when rogues fall out," &c. (Lau g ht er. ) Lord Palmer:ton was well aware that if he was not prepared to propose some measure of reform, Lord J o h n R usee l l was. Even Lord Derby was prepared to enter the li s t s an d b id for public support, so that there was a proba!ail i t y th ey might get something in the shape of reform. That great patriot Joseph Hume, who unfortunately was no longer amongst them, had said, although it was not politic to press on and embarrass the tJoverunient at a time when we were engaged in the Crimean war, etdl he was convinced that the time must speedily coins when Go vernment could not resist the demands of the people. (Hear, hear.) That time had come, and it was for the people to demand the exteet of the measene ef reform ahich they required. As a colieistent Reformer, he (the chairman) felt much pleasure in presiding over the meeting. (Hear.) Mr. HODGES said there were two subjects for con gratulation. The first was, that her Majt , ty's Govern ment had admitted, through the Royal mouth, the necessity for a Reform in Parliament. That had fro. quently been done, but although the necessity had been admitted, the cry had been, the present was not the time. Now, however, notwithstanding that the money crisis had hardly passed, and notwithstanding our Indian difficulty, Ministers said that not only was reform nem. easy, but that this was the time for Parliamentary Re form. (Hear, hear.) These were two points for con gratulation; but the third and most important point was, what was the kind of Reform her Mejestyli Ministers intended to give the country ? (dear.) He had very strong apprehensions Viet the Reform Bill of the Government would not be a measure which would be calculated to give satisfaction to, or meet the requirements of, the masses of the people. For his own part he felt convinced that no Reform Bill could be accepted as a final measure which did not include the ballot. (Hear, hear, and Oh, oh ) If it did not contain the ballet, the measure would be like the play of " Hamlet" with the part of Hamlet left out. The adoption of the ballot would relieve the humble trades. man and artisan of undue influence and coercion of any kind. He (Nlr. Hodges) was as much opposed to mob dictation as he was to aristocratic dietetic) 1. The adoption of the ballot would put an end to both. Before, however, they gave opinions, his (Mr. Hodges') view was that they should wait till they saw what the measure of the Government embraced. . . Mr. Biermox could not agree with the remarks of Mr. Hodges. In the first place, he did not think it was the province of the people to wait to s.e what the Government measure of reform was, but that they should tell the Government what the people required. (Hear, hear.) He had drawn up a series of resolutions which he would submit to that meeting. Mr. Belton then moved the following :—"That a committee be now formed for the purpose of preparing a petition to the House of Commons, embodying the following reso lutions :—‘That the ratepaying clauses in the act of Parliament be forthwith repealed. The qualification of electors to be a residence of one year in a borough and of the full age of 21 years before the time of registration, such residence to be certified on the principle of the militia or jury lists. That religious opinions shall be no disqualification to candidates or electors.' " Mr. Belton expressed his dissent from the advantages said to be likely to result from the ballet. He contended it was an Eng'ishinan's glory and privilege to vote openly, and it was the right of those who possessed the franchise to do so, that non-electors should know how they did vote. Mr. M'ETILT seconded the re,oluti es. Ho cordially agreed in the abolition of the abominable ratepaying clause, but as to the ballot, it was only a sch.tno for the protection of truckling tradesmen, who desired to hold with the bare and run with the bounds. The ballot, in fact, was only a cover for falsehood and hypocrisy. (Oh, oh, and Hear.) It was certainly most Extraordinary to hear Mr. Hughes's suppoft of the ballet, when he, as well as their chairman, were most ;,strenuous advocates for the election of Lord Ehrington, an open and avowed opponent of the ballot. He held with Mr. Belton, that. they ought not to wait until they had a programme from the Government as to their intention, but boldly at once to express their own opinions. (Hear.) Mr Churchwarden SODEi ridiculed the observations of Mr. M'Evily, with respect to the ballot, and contended that its adoption would put down that spirit of tyranny and oppression which was frequently exa-cised, even in the metropolitan boroughs, towards persons ou account of their vote. Mr. PENFOLD could not support the resolutions, as they did not go far enough. In addition to the ballot, equal electoral districts should be established throughout the kingdom. (Hear, hear.) Mr. FIELDSON also contended for the ballot, but thought it premature at once to propound their views. lie moved an amendment for the appointment of a com mittee to watch the proceedings of Parliament relative to any measure of political reform, and as early as con venient to take steps for holding a public meeting (either alone or in conjunction with any other as.ociation) of the inhabitants of the borough of Maryleboce, as to what measures of reform they desire. Mr. BODGES seconded ; and • Messrs. HALLAM, TRIPP, and other g'Lcessiv sup ported the amendment, and the ballot. m and m T e s h s r e . a m w e n ic t o l e a n y t , was c d a g r e r s i , ed a r S g oi cl b s o O l n e Hallam, Tripp, Salrnon were appointed a committee to carry out its objects. It was also resolved to call upon the Borough Financial Reform and the Political and Parochial Associations to co-operate. _ _ _ Thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. WESEIHNSTAR PLAY. Of tha many pleasant circumstances indicating the approach of Christmas, not the least agreeable is the recurrence of the Westminster Play. The dear old drama revives the happy mem:ry of retro 11-boy days, when the cares of life were as yet in dim and remote prospective, and when the simple reflection, venit Nora, absgue niora, libra deponcndi, sufficed to awaken what Lord Bacon so eloquently describes as " a constant quick sense of felicity and a noble 'atisfaction." The comedy for this Christmas is the " Adelphi " of Terence, which has been s prodnced in a style of unusual splendour. Heretofore but little regard was paid to scenic effect in the representation a the Westminster play, but the illustrative spirit of the age has made itself felt in the dark and stern precincts of St. Peter's, and the dormitory, as decorated for the first druis rehearsal last night, presented a brilliant and festive appearance. The walls of the hall are now hung with crimson cloth, and the stage arrangements are unexceptionably elegant. A. new proscenium of beautiful design has been erected ; foot-lights of a novel pattern have been introduced ; the dresses are not only classically correct, but, where oc casion requires, costly ; and the scenery, painted by Mr. Fenton, is worthy of the highest admiration. The drop curtain represents the amphitheatre of Pompeii, as re stored, and the scene where the business of the play is acted is a noble view of Athens, with the Acropolis in the distance. Both scenes are vigorously designed, and painted with remarkable richness and delicacy of colour. The dormitory wart crowded with a fashionable au dience, of whom no small proportion were ladies. The appearance at 7 o'clock of the head-master, the Rev. O. Scott, awakened the martial enthusiasm of the band, who immediately struck up " See, the C naqueriag Hero Comes I" an air which, though it may seem but ill-suited to the clerical character, and the scholastic pursuits of the distinguished gentleman in whose honour it was performed, is in truth by no means inappropriate ; for the head-mastership of Westminster is a position of high command. The eccentric Dr. Bashby used to boast that in virtue of it be ruled the world ; and it must be confessed that his process of argument was exceedingly cogent. "I rule the boys," he would say ; " the boys rule their mothers, the mothers rule the fathers, the fathers rule England, and England rules the world." Sic demonstratur, &c. The cast of characters is as follows : Micio W. E. Bovill. Demea Sannio Aschinus H. L. Thompson. Syrus W. V. V. William' Ctesipho Sostrata T. K. Gaskell. Canthara Geta Hegio_ E. W. Whitaker Dromo PERSOLE MIITX. Tibicina H. L. Townshens, Parmeno The performance last night was spirited and effectiv,_ but only in the nature of a rehearsal. Business this day 16 7 . t 55. 42 27 7 71. 911, i 58 102 941 104 21. ) ; 45a 4 56i 71 1021 3 21 941 361 7 1871 i i i 7 8i 93 4 514 1 81f 4 81 78i xd 38 75} 5 20fr 50 50 50 100 1081 91 TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON AND SOUTH-EATHRIT RATLWAY.—Traffic re. turn for the week ending Doc. 12, 1857 E 15,112 0 1 Corresponding wee k last year Increase in 1857 L ON DON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.—. Traffic return for the weok ending Dec. 12, 1857 , 1857 ....• .............. , £11,866 19 8 Corresponding week last year 12,2#815 1 Total Total o o f f the th e ha f half-year-y a r t t oo this hisd a a a t t e o , i 18 5 6 404,110 11 7 20 50 20 25 FOR: IGN. 51i 1 18a 1.01 i 53 9 33 2i