The Sun. — London, England, 1857-12-11 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET A .TD COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed 'with a very bevy feeling and prices were fully id. Per lb. lower. The sales amounted to 3,000 bales. The Railway Share Market exhibited a dull ap pearance, and values were a shade lower. The week's transactions in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Market have not been very ex tensive, but there is a moderate demand for home consumption,, and the quotations have undergone lunch variation. Sugar, however, is rather heavy at a slight decline ; coffee is also flat, and the tea disposed at public sale generally went at rather easier rates. Rum has remained firm, rice is cheaper, and cocoa has receded ss. per cwt. There is very little inquiry for saltpetre, and prices tend down 'Wards, spices have remained dull, and ta'low is firmer. The commercial public and the speculators at the Stock Exchange are very anxious to ascertain th e contents of the Bank of England return, which will be published in the Gazette this evening. That it will be more favourable than any presented for some weeks is the general impression, becatpe the daily sales of gold, furnished by the Australian ves sels, have represented a large total. At the same time there has been no unusual demand for gold, and it is consequently imagined that the authorities have been enabled to keep what they have bought. The other Securities" are also expected to show some diminution, but the pressure for discounts during the last two or three days has rather increased, a nd a good deal of uncertainty is therfore felt both with regard to that item and the Reserve of Notes. Yesterday about 150,000/. in gold was sent in, and to -day a still larger SUM is expected to follow, through the supplies received by the Essex. The s Pecie movement, notwithstanding the demand for silver for Hambro is very favourable to this country, an d if gold from America should arrive in addition to the vessels en route from Victoria, the st >ck of bullion in the Bank will soon attain a much higher point. Owing to the active demand for silver, the Price of bars has advanced ss. 2id. per oz. stand ard. The dollars brought by tha Mexican packet were sold yesterday at 60d. Some large orders have been given out for the steamer to India on the 2 0th inst. The demand for money is rather quieter out of doors ; but the extreme caution observed in Lom bard-street seems to have augmented the pressure at the Bank. The Bank of France return is completed to yes tterday. It shows an increase of 418,2571. in the ; a decrease of 3,889,4611. in the bills dis counted; an addition of 123,1141. in the advances uPon railoway shares ; and an increase of 25,0551. in t he amount paid as premiums upon the purchase "gold. At the commencement of business this morning t he Market f or E n gli s h S.ourities was exceedingly b uoyant, and the quotations showed an improve bloat of Ito per cent. When this point was attained some of the speculators who bought at low er pr i ces rea li se d th e i r p ro fit s , w hi c h nad the usua l e ff ec t of producing a reac tion. There is a strong disposition, however, t o Operate for an advance, and the continuous ar rivals of sp ec i e h ave a v ery beneficial influence. v onsols opened at 91 92 ex-dividend, but they h ave since been 911 More recently, how. "er, they have been 92 buyers, in consequence o f a report that better intelligence had ar i'ed from India. They are now 911 92. The New Threes have advanced to 911 92 ; the Reduced to 91i 92 ; and the Five per Cent. Annul tiell to 113. Exchequer Bills are flatter, being us ' dia. to par ; and the Bonds 98 ; India Bonds are also lower, viz., 235. to 33a. die. ; and Bank 'took is 217 19. 4 - moderate amount of business has been trans acted in the Foreign Stock Market, and a slight upward t en d ency i s apparen t i n quotations. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 92k, 93 ; the 4 per Cents., 100 ; P or t uguese 3 p er Cents., 431 ; 9 :ssiall 5 per Cents, 1051 ; ditto, 41 per Cents., ; and Spanish New Deferred, 25. The followi ng are th e nom i na l pr i ces o f F ore i gn `. Sto cks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 56 ; Mexi- I c an) 181 19 ; Peruvian 44 per Cents., 75 76 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 501 511 ; Portuguese 3 per a Cents., 43 44 ; R uss i a n 5 per Cents., 104 106 ; do. 18 . 4 i Per Cents., 95 to 97 ; Spanish 3 per Cent, 40i 18 .74 1 ; ditto New Deferred, 25 25 . 1 • ditto Certifi- 20. Wes, 100 Messrs. D. B e ll, S on an d C o. , g i ve th e following 100 aft th e prices of American securities : 100 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Redeemable. Per Cent. 17 tilted States 6 per Cents. 1867-186 8... 105 ,„ t 'llited States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...103 105 STATE SECURITIES. ~Alabama 5 per Cent ... 78 Eltryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ... 88 90 laas sachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds) 96 9 i Mississippi 6 per Celt. Pl. Bk 11 B onds lB4l-1871... 40 42 .banssippi 5 per Cent. Union Bk Bolds ... 20 2?. heunsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock Tennessee 5 per Cent. Bonds .1877... 75 76 10 , ! 1111 essee 6 per Cent. Bonds rglma 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 80 I rginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 80 81 LOANS OP CITIES. to ntreal 6 iton 4i per Cent. Bonds 1883... 83 CO ..... per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... Ne w. Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... Illinoi s RAILROAD BONDS. not Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, Convertil e 1875... 76 78 Itil!!nois Central 6 per Cent 1875... 76 78 Inlois Central 7 per Cent. F ree l an d Bond s I l linois Central (ShareslB6o... 76 78 ), $3O paid 12d 10 d Michig a n C en t ra l B p. Cent., Convert. *......... 75 76 Do. do. do. ........ ew York Centr a l 7 p . Cent., Convert 1864... 88 90 Nei, York Central 6 per Cent., not Convertible 1883... 68 69 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort „gage 1883... 68 72 .York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible 1862... 40 42 4 . York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking P anam a 1875... 40 45 p -rl aula 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage 1865... en n B Ylvania Central 6p. Cent.. lstMort 1880... 80 83 T he Railway Share Market has been very dull, 20 although but little variation can be quoted in 20 values. Caledonian, Great Northern, Lancashire 20 ) and Yorkshi re, N orth W estern, and North British, 20 decli ne d about ss. Eastern Counties, and Man- 16 cheater Sheffield, and Lincoln, advanced ss. ; and 20 Great Western and South Western, 10s. East 20 Lancashire, North Eastern, Berwick, and one or 2 f; tw o others res li s ed f o r mer quo t a ti ons. The 20 Foreign and Colonial undertakings are quiet, a nd in most instances were at a slight decline, 20 upon former rates. Paris and Lyons receded ss. ; 20 Dutch Rhenish and Antwerp and Rotterdam were 16 10 a shad e l ower. Grand Trunk of Canada declined 20 it. 20 Mining Shares were qu i e t . Wh ea l B asse tt 20 b rought 22, and Wheal Edwards 7 to 7k. 10 Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are 20 Steady, at former values. Oriental Bank and Union 20 of London h owever d ec li ne d a b out s s. 10 0 In the Miscellaneo us M ar k e t pr i ces were almost 28 nominal. London General Omnibus C ompany 10 brought 3g. 20 BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY (From the Officutt List.) Business dote. 8 mir Stock !Per Cent. Reduced Annuities .9 11 a a 2 11 a 1 t per Cent. Consols Annuities Shut '-"" 3 per Cent. Annuities 92 la 2 in 8 per C en t. A nnu iti e s. ll3 l i t tuv Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 2 & ails •sonds, £lOOO 'Ulu, under £lOOO 27 33 d 0 ,n.sols for Account Ex thegeer Bills, W. 61000 8 gall. Pxchequer Bonds, 1858, 3A per Cent.— 981 Ditto, 13598 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Mexican 3 pe r C en t Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Con 1841 -- Mil . Ditto 1853, 3 per Ce n t .' * Russian Bonds, 1522„ £ St. 5 per Cent 3 I:MA 4A 5 Ditto, 4. per Cent.. , .... Spsnish Boxds, 3 per Cent. ***************** -'6l-. .................. Ditto New Deferred , 3 p et Tarki - Ditto Account .hh Bonds, 6 p or cent.,,,, """"• 25 """'• •••••• ......................... &n ....... i o GuarPuteed, 4 p er Cent. .... 93 2 3 2/ Ditto Account ....... .............................. 100 99i Dividends on the above payable in London. THREE O'OLOOK. Consols account, Jan. 8 9li a d The Essex has arzived from Australia with 10 5,255 I cnlnoe4 of gold, va l ue d a t 421,020/. SHAPE M RIKETS—(This Day.) RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day. Business dose this day. RAILWAYS. A.mbg. Nottng. Bost. do Eastn. Belfast & Ballymen, Birmng. Wolverh. Stour Valley Wrkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Jtinct Blackburn Blyth & Tyne origina; l £25 (iss. at £45)... Bristol & Exeter Ca1ed0nian............ Chester k TTolyhea' Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Da. Do. B Dublin&Belfast.Junc Dun. P. &Aber.Junc. lEast Anglian Eastern Counties Easterntinion,A. stk. Do do. B. !Do. New A ....... Eat Kent ..... East Lancashire East Suffolk ....... Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow 'Edinb. and Peebles Edinb.Prth. &Dunde Forth and ClydeJunc Furness ........ ,Glasgow & S.Western, Great N. of Scotland ,Great Northern Do., A. Stock 'Do., B. Stock ..... Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire). Oren tW estern. Str.V.R. gna.St all ;Irish South-Eastern all ,Lancaster &Carlisle. , 14f Do., . 12 Do. New Third s ' „ 100 Lancs.sh. &Yorkshirc 6 Do., do. F 116 ... Do., Wst. Riding Un all Do. Southpirt. all London & Illaekwal` 100 Lond.Bright&S.Cst 100 London &N. Weston all Do. Fifths all Do. ,10/.5h.,M&8...0 5 Do. Eighths 100 London & S.Westerr all Lndndrry.&Colerain( all Lndndrry. k Ennisk. 100 Manch.Shef.&Lincln. 1 Metropolitan 1 Do. J. L Ricardo'k arrangement ...... 100 Midland 100 Do. Birming. & Derb) all Midland G. West.(lr. all Do. 2 Shares all Newcastle &Carlisle.. all Newpt.Aborg.dtHrfd 9 Newry & Enniskiller all Newry, Warronpoint & Rostrevor 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 „. 10 Do do. G.N.E.Purch. 4 all Do. Leeds [OO Do. York 100 North London 31.1 N. &S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn. 174 North Staffordshire all North Western.. all N. &S. Westrn. Juno 100 Oxford Worcester it Wolverhampton 16 I Portsmouth 10 'Rhymney, 100 Scottish CentrAl 1106 IScot. N.E.Abrdn. St 100 Shropshire Union 6 Sitingbourne &Sheer 1100 South Devon 100 South Eastern all irk% 4i per . Sham , 100 ;South Wales all 1 8. Yorksh. RiverDui 10 ...... ..... all Staines,Wok.,&Wok. all Stockton & Darling.. 15 Do. do., 1854 5 Do. do., 1855 164 Stockton & Hartlepl 100 Taff Vale.... 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 22 Thames Hay. D. &R all Vale of Neath ...... all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick all West Cornwall.. all West End of London and Crystal Palace all Do. A all I Do. B all West London all Do. First Class all Do. Second Class all fWmbledon&Croydon BRITISH PG 0 all ,Atian. and St. Law. 9 j Bombay, Baroda. and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. all IDo. 18 Buffalo & Lake Hur 100 Buff. , Brnt. & God ch 100 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73, 100 I Do. do., 1 June, '74 2s. 'Calcutta and S. East. 2s6dlCentral Oude (Lim.) lOs Ceylon A shares 1 Do. B. do. , • all Demerara . 2s. Eastern Bengal 100 East Indian 15 Do. C Shares all D 0.4 all Do. do. do., '59, do. all Geelong & Melbourne 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. Westn. of Canada, lOi Do. New all IDo. Bds., payable '57 1 all IDo, do., '76, P. '6O all Do. do., '73, do all Do, do., '73, without option all Madras, guar. 41 p.c all Do. do., 5 per c. 10 Do. 4i p. c. Exton. 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. 5 Do. 4th Ex., do ss. Oude (Limited) 5 IScinde, guar. 5 per c all I Do 100 20 20 20 4/ - 5 8 - 65 - E 6 .•• •._ 9 - a St - 86 76i -- 77; 30 - 32 7 - 9 . • •• --- •• 3 - 5 71 - 8i 161 -17 i 54 -- 55 42 -- 44 27 -- 29 17 - 18 83 - 90 .•• ••• 58i T tis = 27. 88 - 90 9 - 10 93 - 95 79 - 81 L2l - 123 97 - 99 50 , 1 - 51 58 - 62 74 - 78 7? - Bil 7i - 8i; 901 - 91 i - i .02 - 10 3 93i - 94 - i< 88j - 89 36 : i6t 85 - 85, 60 - 61 12 - 13 57 - 59 3/ - 34 47 - 48 ... ... ... 92 - 93 2i - 2 . 50 - 51 EO l l - 90 - 93 8 - 9 41 - 41 16 . = "a 28 30 10 8 d 104 - 106 213 -22 A 45 - 46 4 - 3 .1 32 - 34 633 - 643 78 SO 12 14 8 6 d 9 11 36 38 ." -- 19i --201 7 - 9 3 - 54 - 5A OBSESSIONS. .•• ••• 8 7 d 1 ••• ••• ... .... ... 1 i --. 1 p 10q E lO7l - 1 pi 18i -- IPi' 37 -- 38 i 72 -- 75 20i -- 21 p! I 18i 2i -- 2 d 103 - 108 103 - 108 100 —lO2 18 19 20 21 li i 1 d i P i— d P = all Antwrp & Rotterdam 18 Ardennes , all Belgian East. Junct 16 Beziers to Graissessae all Carmeaux&Tonlouse Coal Mines and Ry 12 iDntch Rhenish all Eastern of France all Do. New 2s. Euphrates Valley 18 Gt. Central of France all Great Luxembourg 4 Italian Junction all Lake Const. & Bale all Lierro and Turnhout 6 Lombardo-Venetian all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. all Lyons and Geneva all Lyons & Mediterran. all Maria Anteula all Do. New all Namur & Liege all Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref all Northern of France all NorwegianTrnk.Prof all Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans 7 Recife & San Fraa , {Perham.) g. 7 P- c 74 Rome and Frascati alp Royal Danish all Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuso all - )o. 54 per cent. pref. all Southern of France.. all iWest Flanders all iDo. 54 per c. Prof all W.& N.W. of France 6 Western of Austria all 'West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden 6 all 1 Do.B p. c en t . pref. ',O all 'Zealand ........ JOINT-S' Australasia ..7" — : — Bank of Egypt ****** Bank of London Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co British N. American C.Bk.of Ind.Au ' dtCh City .... ......... ... ._ -. (Colonial . ........... iCommercial of LOnd. I Eng.Seot.&Aus.Cilt. ILon.Ch. Bk.of A akt 'Ditto New London and County Lnd.&E,Bnkng.Corp London Joint Stock. ,Lond.audWestininst. National Pro. of Eng. Do. New National Bank I New South Wales Oriental Bank Corp. Ottoman Ban.k Provinc al of Ireland Do. New ll.Aus. B. &G.Im.Co i South Australia Union of Australia 1 2 'Do. New Union of London I Unity Mutual tWeatruf3k of Load, 5i - 6i i - li 3i - 4 251 -25 i .... ••• ii 2 'di ... ... d 3j - 3ip ii - 25 - i 18A - 1 9 35i - 351 8 - 9 32& - 331 19 - 51 21 lid' - A - 6 - 8i 7 - 8 20k -20 i - 4 81 - 24k - 25, ... .... ••• !K BANKS. 79 81 5 4d 40 45 ... ...... .. 85 - 60 ••• 17i is 18 184 St. 25 25 50 221 all all 20 32 - 34 16 - 17 32- 34 49 - 51 ...dl LINES LEASED AT FIXED RE TALK. Leasing Companies. Closing Prices this day RAILWAYS. Paid' 100 100 all 100 all ,100 100 54 Bnckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. Col.Stour Vy. E.Lin. g. 6 p.e E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. Do. New Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hull & Selby Do. lj Shares I Do. Shares Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S. Do. Bark. Sh. Hanch.Baton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket Ln.&N.W. Caledon... E.U.4E.0 Gt.Northni E. Count. Caldonian. Gt. Westn . Y. k N.M Do Do S. Eastern Do Peto &Co Do Ltr. drN. W. dr Midld. BuryE.G.spc. 1.7.&E5t.5 p.c. Do. 6 per et Do.Fixedsp.c Prest. & Wyre Do. Shrs. Roystn. & Hit. Shrews.& Her S. Staffordsh IWearVal.g6pc Do E. Count Do Do Do L. & . W Do Gt.Northn i T. Bramoy M. MCI oan Stk.&Dar Do Gt.Westu Wilts &Somrst Blyth and Tyno 10 p. c.pref. (issd.at 501.; Bris. & Ex. 4 p.c. St, Do. 4 per c. Shares Caledn. £lO 4i p. c. Ches. & Ho. 54 p. c. Do. do. 5 per cent Cork&Bandonsip.c Dnn.Perth.kAber.J E. Anglian Cls. A Sh Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 pr. c. St East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent. IDo. 10/. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash .6 p. cts E.&W. York. J. sths Edin. Gl. sp, c. Sh. Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. l Furness, 5 p. Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c Groat Northn. 5 p.e Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. C. Do. 4i per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. Gt.N. of Scot.lst Prt Gt. S 4W. (Ireland) Do. 4 perc. Pref. St. l Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spe Do. con. red. 4i p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per tent. Do 5 p. c. red. prof. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester Sp. c.P.S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birrn. Gna. Stk Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. Lon. kB. G. 5 pc.No.l Do. 5 p.c.St.No. 2 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. Do, do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. & N.W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 r . ct Lon. dr S.W. 7 perct. 1 late 3d Shares Londy. & Color. Sh. ,Londy.&Ennis. Sh. IM., S., &L. 6 p. Cent. Do, do. do. £6 ... Do. do. 3i per cent. Marypt. & Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 44 per cent Do. do. Wid. Congo]. 6p. c. St. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. &H. Pref. St. New., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p. c. pm. Do. Porpet. 6 pr. ct. gorfk. Deb. 4 p. c. Sh. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 5i p.c. pf , 1847 Do. V.5p..,1847 North British Do. 71. Preference ... N.E. Berw . 4p. c.Prf. I Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York H. &S. Pur North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. do Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar Do. do. Debentr. St Scot. Cent. New Pref Sc.N. E. Aber g .6p. c Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St Do. d 0.31 p.c. pf. St South Devon Do. fixed 44 pr cent. S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 44 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Sh Do. New 43 pr. cent S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. Do. do. 44 p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., 5 p. c Do. do. do. Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pc 90 - 92 93 - 95 12 - 14 128 - 132 3i - 4 liiii los 12 13 23 24 89 91 1 lc 2i - 89 - id bt 128 131 4= 74 *** 3o - 32 PREFERENCE SHARES. •••- • • • 90 - 92 32 1 7 95 51 - 64 105 - 110 106 - 112 105 - 108 103 - 106 120 - 123 ••• -- ••• 65 - 67 117 - 19 109 - 111 101 - 103 62 e 4 91 loi 5i -- 6 85 -- 87 80 -- 82 80 -- F 2 92 -- 94 91 -- Vi 154 -- 16 ) 9 -- 94 66 -- 68 17 -- 18 84 -- 9 13 -- 1341 - 135 - 114 1150 - 155 115 - 118 - 62 - 65 1 129 - 131 94 - 96 84 - F 6 10 - 11 - 102 91 - 93 1i - t 1 - 41 211 - 29§ 109 - 111 100 - 102 , 1131 105 107 65 - 70 9i - 10; 21 - 22 92 - 95 92 - 95 92 - 95 80 13 MINES. 13 -- 1 5 -- 7 100 -- 110 430 -- 450 90 -- 100 13i -- 144 4 -- 5. i - li - 8 - 10 11,1 -12 i 17 - 19 4 - 5 -1/ 340 - 350 3i - Z2O - 230 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 21 - 22 'lOO - 110 145 - 155 280 - 290 7 - 74 16 - 18 48 - 50 23 - 25 NINES. i i d par li 2 - - ••• 91 104 it - 39 10 - 12 id P id 14 15 ' 8 - id I ••• 5 6 ••• ••• 1 i .... 2 3fi - 31 BRITISH 'Alfred Cons. (Philk.) (British Iron Condurow (Cambrn.) Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) East Basset (Il'ogan) Great South Tolgus 'GA. W. Alfrd. (Philk.) Grt.W. Vor (llelstn.) Lady Bertha N. Frances (Illogan) N. W. Basset (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) Porkellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co. S. Caradon (St. Cleer S. Can Brea (Illogn. S.W. Frances(lllogn. ) Cam. S. & L. Min. Co Tin Croft Un.Mincs (Gwennap) V. of Towcy (Camar.) W. Basset (Mogan) W. Caradon (Liskrd.) Wh. Basset (Illogan). Wh. Buller (Rdruth). Wh. Edward (Calstck Wh. Kitty (U. Llant Wh, Ma. Ann (Menht. Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) FOREIGN Australian Bon Accord Cop. (IL) Brazilian Imp.(issued at £5 pm) Do. Cocaes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica Cobre Copper Copiapo Dun Mountain Cop• per Mining Co Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada Novean Monde Pont. Sil. LdM. da Smit Port Philip Santiago de Cuba United Mexican MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) Australian Agricult. Australn. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works IDo. New iss. at 5/. d (Brit. American Land Canada Do. Go 6pc.Jan&Julyl Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Pref. 73 p. cent Crystal Palace Do. Preference 'Crystal Pal, of France Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph ;Electric Tel. of Irel. lEn.daust.Cop.SmCo 'Ear. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. Eur, &Am. Stm.(lim.) 'Gen. Ir. Sc. Col.(lim.) Gen. Steam Navigat. 'London Discount Lond. Gen. Omnibuel Magdalena St. Navig. i Mediteran. Elec. Tel, Do. Extension Toleg. Meat can & S.Americn e Nat. t: 11Dioo. Discount ai ndsi : d Do. Do.B p.c.PLiss.at ld. o 'New It. &N. S, Land Gov.s p.e.D. Australasian... Nrth.ofEuropeSteam Oriental Gas Do Now Shares Peelltr. Ld. & Peninsular & Orientall Do. Now . Rhymnoy Iron Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest S. Aus Coy. 6 p. c.bds South Austral. Land Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. Registered True. Ln. Co. Up. Can. Van Dnamteu's ••• - ••• 21 - 23 4 - 5 30 - 35 1 115 - 120 1081 -109 k 27 - 32 23 - 25 - 3i - 4 1163 = iOi •••i ••• l •••• ••i l ••• - •• 5 - 6• .2k - ljd 34 3i ••• • .. 2i 21 1 / 3" - 3 V li 1 d 16 18 I - R I 4 5 id ip li 2 78 81. 6 1 — 71 P 21 —23 51 56 1 li 32 - 34 i - i i - i 83 - 9i 1001 900 25 19 .1.0 all 10 all, 10 2 50 40 100 324 St. 100 St. all 25 all 5 an 5 all 4 all 20 all St. 100 1 all 5 all 10 108. 9 all 20 ill 15 14 20 5 4 all 20 10 10 all Po._ Btudness this day 771 i 61 54 i i i 93/ 4 3i 79 80 91 901 i 5-1 102 i 2 94i 3i 41 3, 3i 89} 9 8} Z6i 6 851 601 9 2 4 i i i . 2 4 i 1 i $ 107 61 18i i 37 8i 7 75 4 461 6 i 33i a 17 16j 118 1081 9 POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (This Day.) WESTMINSTER. A THOROUGH STATE or AstztEosilENT. — Sarah New- ton, a prostitute, was charged with being drunk, and using obscene language in High-row, Knightsbridge. A policeman stated that he was attracted last night to the High-row by screams, and on going to the spot found tie defendant lying on her back and without any ♦isible cause Faye that of drunkenness, shrieking at the top of her ♦oice. He repeatedly asked her to got up, when she again made use of filthy expressions. With the assistance of another constable he got her to the station. The police said that she had been repeatedly charged at this court as a disorderly prostitute, and was only recently out of prison. Mr. Arnold—l think I remember her ♦ery well. (Addressing the accused)—Are you the person who, after being committed time after time, I sent to prison for want of sureties, who then wrote a number of seemingly very penitential letters to me, promising reformation, and induced me to liberate you. Defendant—Yes ; I did write to your worship. Mr. Arnold—.l our letters, coupled with the repre sentations of the chaplain, upon whom you also imposed, induced me to release you, and the very next day you were brought t this court charged with drunkenness, and again committed. You then again wrote penitential letters, and had your conduct been consistent with your profession., it would have been advantsgeone to you, and beneficial to society, instead of which you have pray tised, both towards the chaplain and myself, the most consummate hypocrisy. Your last letter, filled with expressions of penitence, stated that if you were dis charged, you could at once leave London, abandon your evil courses, and go to the country to your friends, whom you said were willing to receive you. Defendant (dropping her head) —I did say so. I have an aunt in the country. Mr. Armild—lnstead of going to ber, you are again found about the streets, making use of the most dis• gusting language. Defendant Wag then remanded, with a view of dealing out to her a commensurate punishment upon proper legal process. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. PICKPOCKETS AT THE iAHOYER SQUARE Rooms.— William Clark dias Mack was placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham, charged with etealieg a silk purse con taining 11. 18s., the property of Mrs. Elizabeth Margaret Bidgood, the lady of Mr. Henry Bidgood, No. 7, Vigo-Areet. The prosecutrix deposed that on the previous night, about half-past ten o'clock, she was leaving the Hanover square Rooms in company with her niece and a gentle man named Kirtup, when she felt some one pulling at her dress, and on putting her band into her pocket to feel for her purse she found it was gone. She then observed the prisoner, who was olose by her side, pushing his way through the crowd, and suspecting him to be the thief, she laid hold of his arm, and said, "You have stolen my purse." He made no reply, and tried to get away, when the gentleman who was with her seized hold of him by the other arm. The prisoner then threw down the purse, and said, " Here's your purse ; now let me go." She picked up the purse, and found its contents 11. 183. undisturbed. Mr. Kirtup then called a constable, and the prisoner was given into custody. Mr. Kirtup, surgeon, No. 7, Vigo-street, corroborated the evidence of Mrs. Bidgood, Sergeant Evans, 2 0, pr oved apprehending the pri soner, and on searching h im, saw him throw away a leather purse, which witness picked up, and on examin ing it found it to contain Ss. 6 I. which was no doubt the produce of a previous robbery." The prisoner, by the advice of Mr. Lewis, his solicitor, pleaded guilty and was committed for four months to the House of Correction. MARKET NEW2.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. Although only a limited supply of English wheat was on offer in to-day's market, coastwise and by land-carriage, we have to report a very dull inquiry for all kinds. Indeed, so little business was transacted that the quotations were almost nominal. To have effected a clearance, is to 2s per quarter less money must have b3en taken by the factors. We were well supplied with foreign wheat, and in some instances forced sales were effected at fully is per quarter beneath Monday's currency. Fine malting barley supported previous rates; but grind ing and distilling sorts were lower to purchase. Malt sold slowly, at Monday's quotations. We were well supplied with oats, in which only a mode rate business was transacted, at the late decline in value. No change in beans or peas ; but American flour was 15 per barrel lower. Oats. I Flour. 420 I 2,260 1,200 I -- A 1,420 eke 18,27 u 14,030b1s ARRIVALS TIIIB WERE Wheat. Barley. I Malt. English I 1,610 2,090 1 2,740 Irish - Foreign 115,240 116,530 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. For the time of year the show of beasts in to-day's mar ket was very moderate in number, and of middling quality. Most breeds sold slowly, at Monday's currency. We were but moderately supplied with sheep, which met a dull in quiry at late rates. The supply of calves was limited, and the veal trade ruled brisk, at an improvement in the quo tations of 4d per Blbs. Pigs sold on former toms, but milch cows were drooping in price. Per filbs to mink the offal's. I. d. e. d. e. d. Interior Beaete....3 oto 3 2 PrimeSouthdown 5 0 5 4 docend quality.... 3 4 3 8 large erse. calve') 4 4 410 Prime large oxen 310 4 2 Prime small do 5 0 5 4 Prime Scots, 6to. 4 4 4 8 1 Largo hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 8 1 Small porkers 4 8 5 2 Second quality ...3 10 4 0 1 Suckling calves 21 0 27 0 Primo orso.-wiled.4 2 4 8, Quarter old pigs 23 0 28 0 TOTAL SUPPLY: _ FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves 230 Pigs 3OO Beasts Sheep and lambs .. l9O Calves Pigs NEWGATE AND Wo had a slow trade here t Per Sibs by e. d. a. d. Beef, interior 2 1G 3 0 Do., middling 3 2 3 4 Do. prime large 3 6 3 10 Do., do. small 4 0 4 4 I Pork, large 3 6 4 4 LEADENHALL. to-day, as follows : the carcase. e. d. a. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 0 3 4 Do., middling 3 6 4 0 Do., prime 4 2 4 6 Veal.... 3 10 4 10 Pork, small 4 0 5 4 BOROUGH HOP. Oar market continues in a healthy state for good and fine new hope, at f u ll y previous rates. In a ll other kinds only a limited business is doing, on former terms. The show of convicts is tolerably good. New Mid and East Kent pockets, 84s to 126 s ; Weald of Bent ditto, 58s to 80s; Stvsex ditto, 54s to 75a per cwt. SUGAIL—The market has COLONIAL been inactive, and at public sale a very small quantity was disposed of at reduced rates. The refined market is very quiet, and easier rates are our rent. Dried goods have declined about 6d to is per cwt. COFFEE.—OnIy a moderate business has been done. Plantation Ceylon may be quoted 64 to is per cwt. cheaper, and other descriptions also rule at easier quotations. TZA.—A very limited business has been done in com mon congou at ilia usual prompts. At public sale 9,836 packages were offered, of which about 5,000 were sold, at previous rate s. The market is inactive, and, owing to sales being pressed, prices were rather lower. FRUlT.—Currants are dealt in to a moderate extent, and Valencia raisins are in better demand. Good qualities, value 58s per cwt. SALTPISTRE.—The market is quiet. British refined is quoted 44e per cwt, b e i ng rather cheaper. TALLOW.—The m ar k et has exhi bi te d more fi rmness. P.Y.C., on the spot, is sls 6d; January to March, 52a ; and March deli very, Ms 6d per cwt. LLOYD'S SUIPPING.--(This Day.) LONDON. Dec. Il.—Wind this day at noon, S.; light breeze and fine. -- - MILFORD, Deo. 1 0.—Wind S.W. —Arrived—Spring flower, from Quobeo, with rudder gone. HULL, Dec. 10.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Gleniffer, from Quebec. PILL, Doc. 10.—Wind S.W.--Sailed—Pet, from St. Michael's. SWANSEA, Dec. 'O.—Wind S.B.—Arrived—Bella Donna, from Caballnbo. FALMOUTH, Dee. 1 0.—Wind S. W.—Hermine, from Akyab. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 10.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived W. —Arrived—Jonean, from PLYMOUTH, Dec. 10.—WindS.w._Arrived— H.M.S. c H h e ci n no r ew y :a 88 James , p e c f . r from Bombay. vd Persian, from Sheerness for Afr ica. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. Wind E. ; fine. Eglinton, (e), for D u bli n. A rr ived—Pena, (s), from Louden : Lady Eglinton, ( London • Li me rick Lass, Newport ; Atalanta, (s), Jersey LI VERPOOL, Friday Morning. Sailed —Lady Wind S. —4 G ;L lo Ae l:e ffi l for Luc i a; America, screw steamer. Co ; William Tucker, fromn Affia nce , Huelvao n te ; y A l ideo A s eA. Folliot, Calcutta. Mina. ax r ia r i l en T ad e_ r_di QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 9. Wind S.W. Arrived—Corinth, from Callao. fi A rs k t b h ar o , ur r 's eomtdras. Arrived, ( B y BUDIKABINII AND BRITISH TELIGRAPEL) Wind tide GRAVE S END, Friday Morning. ; weather hazy. 11—Acadia, f rom Quebec ; Dil i gon t, Dunkirk ; Ranger, steamer , c i Harlin gen ; Al bi on, steame r, Boulogno ; Storm Clou , Calcutta; Essex, Melbourne; Galatea, Porto R ico. Arrived, DEAL, Friday Morning. Wi n d W.S.W. ; moderate. Pas d Dec. 1 1 . - 7Flag mei ster Luningscroff, from Dec. 10. — gong Sverse, from Hernosend, for Valencia: Cal of N an t es, s t eame r, from London, for St. Nazaire. Anchored Cha rles, for Si erra Leone ; Tar Rio J an eiro ; Lorenzo , Barbadoes ; St. Catherine, Bahia—all from London ; Edward and Julia, s hip , from A ntwerp, New castle,i:ceeida :. C o nstantinople ; Passed, for for Cardiff. ...... TAccording to the last accounts from Cronstadt, near'y 100 foreign vessels are locked up by the ice in the port and roadstead, and it is more than probable that they will not be set free until about the month of May next. Some of these vessels are in such imminent d ange r that it;had been tho u g ht indis p ens able to discharge t heir cargoes, and conv e y the merc handise over the ice, a nd deposit it in wareho uses in the ow LONDON CHARTERED BANK OF AUSTRALIA. MEETING THIS DAY. At the extraordinary general meeting of the London Chartered Bank of Australia, held this day, the follow. ing balance-sheet for the half-year was submitted : To sixth dividend of 2i per cent. for half-year ending 31st Dec., 1856, 16,8751. ; proportion of preliminary expenses for half-ending 30 h June, 1857, 5811. 4e. ; proposed dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum on paid-up capital for half-year ending 30th June, 1857 (free of Income-tax), 21,000/. ; balance to next half year, 10,0921. 18s. ld. ; total, 48 5491. 2.. 53. By balance at 31st Dec., 1856, per last report, 22,9771. id. ; balance of profit and loss in Llnd , m and in the colonies for half-year ending 301 June, 1857, 25,5711. 16'. 41. ; total, 48,5491. 2'. sd. The report was unanimously adopted. GENERAL HAVELOCK'S PENSION. (From the Times.) The question "What is constitutional ?" bas some analogy to the qu es ti on " Wh a t i s p ro vidential ?" The classical poet argued that navigation was a de fiance of Providence, because the sea was designed to separate one country from another. But the answer to that is, that if the sea is a providential separation, navigation is a p rov id en ti a l reme d y f or it. And so now excellent p eop l e argue against taking morphia maurgical operations, on the ground that bodily pain is an infliction of Providence ; the answer to which is, that the sarneProvidence which sends the pain sends the morphia. In f ac t, thi s argument about Providence, and this answer to it, run through almost the whole of life and nature. Twenty years ago thousands of worthy persons thought railways impious. What business had we to think of travelling so quickly Was it not a proud aim at übiquity—an approach to assuming an attribute of ommpoteace ? And befcre the time of railways old-fashioned people looked ominous on the subject of the " Rockingham" and the " High flyer." Ten miles an hour was contrary to Provi dence when men had been accumtomed to go six. All the great creations of art have thus been voted in their way defiances of Providence—ships, rail way, cities—for " God made the country, and man made the town,"—as if the discovery was not in any casejust as providential as the original diffi culty which it cured or diminished, as if a wheel barrow could be providential if a locomotive was not, and as if a ferryboat could be safe from the charge of impiety if the Great Eastern was open to if. The same kind of argument goes on on the ques tion of what is or is not constitutional. Thus, in the debate on Wednesday on the subject of Sir Henry Havelock's pension, it was argued by Mr. Gladstone that the "interposition of members of the Housz" in the case of granting rewards to public servants was unconstitutional, because the constitution made the Crown the fountain of honour. But the answer to this is, that if the con stitution gives this privilege to the Crown, the con st:tution also subjects the exertion of the privilege in any case to a vote of the House of Commons ; and that men have a clear right to make remarks and suggestions on an Act to which they are called on to be parties, and to which their concurrence is necessary. Mr. Gladstone cautioned the House against meddling with the Royal Bounty, and so marring its grace, and interfering with its character as a free spontaneous act. This argument would have had something in it if the Crown, according to the working constitution of th:s country, acted ' quite independently in these matters, and without the slightest reference to Parliament. But this is not the case. The Crown gives rewards upon the recommendation of Ministers, and the Ministers represent the opinion of Parliament. That is the working constitution of this coun try. We do not say that it is so described in any written statute, or that you can give index authority for all this ; but, whether it is or is not "De Lohne's Constitution," it is the de facto constitution of England now. The Crown does not act independently, even in its executive character, but in concert with Parlia ment, and the Royal bounty is an act of the nation, and not an act of the Queen alone. It expresses the gratitude of Parliament and the country for partcular services, and therefore it is nonsense to say that the freedom and grace of this act are interfered with when Parliament takes pal t in the bestowal of it and offers sug gestions upon it. So for as it is the act of Par liament, FO far it can be interfered with by the deliberations of Parliament. This sort of Parliamentary prose is like a great deal of tho advice which we meet with in didac- tic works, in letters from fathers to sons, in fic titious speeches of sages to young men, and in books about education awl the management of families. With good and sensible hints every now and then, the great mass of the teaching of such books is, however well meant, extremely useless, simply because it is artificial, technical, and arbitrary. They lay down fixed rules on subjects which do not in the least admit of them, anu make statute letter the guide in matters on which the only true guide is common sense and good feeling acting for the best according to the occasion. Nothing is easier than laying down rules, pr escribing limitations, interposing vetoes, arid drawing imperious distinctions. The only difficulty is to get them confirmed and ratified by common sense, acknowledged and received among men of independent judgment. There was Lord Grey, the other night in the House of Lords, laying down the law very strongly against all criti cism whatever upon a Governor-General 01 - India in times of disturbance, on the ground that such criti cism might weaken his authority in India, and interfere with the effectiveness of Governnunt. But does Lord Grey seriously think that everybody in this county is bound to kelp solemn silence a' - out every act of Lord Canning's until this whole mu . iny is over and tranquillity is completely esta blished ? Is this duty imposed by conscience or by Lord Grey 1 There is a reason indeed given for it —a man must be very badly off if be has not some reason or other to give—but if we are to accept such a reason as this for such a prohibition we must really accept so many reasons for so many prohi bitions that the country and Parliament might as well at once ablicate their privilege of speech alto ee' her. There is a rossibility of some harm re sulting from such criticism. But we should like to know what exertion of what human function or talent in social or political life is not accompanied by such a possibility. All freedom has risks attend ing it. Everything does harm—Parliament, the press, public meetings, elections ; the only ques tion is whether the good does not overbalance the harm. The air we breathe has deadly elements in it, and roast beef may be a fatal poison, but the general effect of both is more profitable thin noxious to life. We cannot have all the advantages of a free dom and all the advantages of a despotism too. A despotism can 4o what Lord Grey wants, and pre vent all the risk which accompanies the exercise of speech, by suppr( ssing that faculty ; but for our own part wo think that the remedy is worse than the evil, and that the system which allows us to criticise a Governor-General of India is ultimately better for the Government of India than a sys'em which ties up the tongue of a nation. These roles, that people are not to open their mouths under this, that, and the other position of affairs, would soon give us a Count de Morny's Parliament ; there would be always some reascn or other why persons were not t speak. In the imagination of many there is a crisis always at hand, if there is not one actually present ; if it is present we must not speak till it is over ; if it is approaching we shill only bring it nearer by speaking. These rules, in short, are a sort of respectable recognised fudge, to which a man gives vont when he finds himself in a didactic humour, or in a critical humour, or, possibly, in not a very good humour—when a digestion sligh . ly out of order is appe ised by the agreeable stimulus of coercion, by the satisfaction involved in cautions and checks to his neighbour, telling him he must behave himself better and must act according to this rule and that. How many a solemn reprimand has proceeded from this latent cause,—how many a grave reproof, backed by the most oracular expression I For tunately, nobody attends to these rules, nob Kly cares about them, nobody thinks himself in the slghtest degree bound by them, and the adviser himself least of all, who, after they have answered the purpose of a temporary set down to somebody, breaks them quite coolly the next day. With all deference to Mr. Gladstone, then, we must give our opinion that the house had a perfect right to • express itself as it has continued to do on the subject of General Havelock's pension. Such remarks were quite constitutional, and the occasion called for them. General Havelock is now between 60 and 70, and his life is exposed to all the risks of a sanguinary war in a trying climate. To annex the pension, then, to his life only may be to give him nothing. All precedent is in favour of a continuance to the son, and certainly such distin guished services ought not to be made an exception to the rule. THE COTTON SUPPLY ASSOCIATION. To THE HONOURABLE COURT OF DIRECTORS OF THE EASY INDIA COMPANY, THE MEMORIAL OF THE COT• TON SUPPLY ASSOCIATION, SHEWBVI, —That this Association includes amongst its members the leading consumers of cot ton in England, and has been formed for the pur pose of aiding in the removal of Governmental and other obstacles to the growth of cotton in the colonies and dependencies of Great Britain, and particularly for developing the resources of British India where navigation and irrigation require to be established, and for the extended cultiva tion of cotton in every country capable of pro ducing ir, for the supply, upon such terms as may be thought judicious, of seed, cotton cleaning machines and presses, and generally by affording information, by the diffusion of printed directions for its cultivation, by sending competent teachers of cotton planting and cleaning, by afford ing prizes for the cultivation of cotton in new fields of culture, and otherwise, as may from time to time be found expedient to promote the growth and increase the supply of cotton to this country. That your memorialists forbear to occupy the time of your Honourable Curt by sta'ements showing the vast extent and vital importance of the cotton trade of this coma try,affecting as it does every branch of industry and commerce, nor will they attempt to place before you the fearful evils which would inevitably follow, even a partial stoppage of the supply of an article so extensively consumed, because these are matters which, through public and private discussion have become familiar as household words, but they respectfully c your attention to the alarming jeopardy in which the manufactures and people of this country are at present placed, by an almost entire dependence upon the United States of America for that supply, as such a source is necessarily subject to be affected by a variety of circumstances beyond our control or power to remedy ; they also suggest that it is m ttter for grave doubt and fear whether England has not reached its climax in manufactures, unless a means of further supply of cotton is provided, beyond that which America can afford, to meet the yearly in creasing demand. That it is now a notorious and well ascertained fact that the southern portion of Br tish India is capable of producing cotton to an almost unlimited extent, and more than sufficient to meet the future wants of Great Britain, however large they may become ; and that, at the same time, it offers greater facilities for the formation of an earlier and more certain supply of th tt article than any other country, from the adaptability of its soil for such cultivation, and the large amount of resident la bour which its teeming population will at once af ford ; but these facilities cannot be taken advan tage of from the want of irrigation works and really cheap means of transit to the coast. That it is of the highest na'ional importance that the most energetic measures should forthwith be adopted by your Honourable Court for the rapid and effectual supply of these most urgent wants of that portion of your territories to which we have adverted, because thereby, and by means of those aids, which your memoralists are willing to afford, viz., the supplying of seeds and of cotton, cleaning machines and presses, not only will a certain and almost inexhaustible supply of the staple articles of commerce upon which England is now dependent upon foreign nations be brought into existence, and the resources of territories over which the British Government and your Hollow able Court have con trol be immensely developed, but unbounded benefits will also flow to the Governments and people of both England and India. The quality of cotton pro duced in India will also be greatly improved, both by the irrigation of the soil, and the necessity which that irrigation will create for a different and more careful mode of culture than has hitherto been adopted. That your memorialists believa that neither your Honourable Court or the local Governments of India► can, for many years to come, provide these urgently required works of irrigation and means of transit, and that it is only by the aid of privat , l enterprise and by attracting and applying British capital to their construction that they can be ob tained. That, under such circumstances, it is vitally im portant that every possible facility, and the most generous and liberal assistance, should be afforded by your Honourab!e Court to those who are or may be willing to undertake the onerous task of raising the requisite capital and the construct;on of such works. That your Memorialists are informed and believe that it is the opinion of mercantile men of great experience and others, that British capitalists and the English public will not be induced to invest monies in an undertaking so novel in character as the construction of irrigation works in India, and having its base of operations so distant, unless your Honourable Court is willing to accord terms similar to, or even more liberal than, those which you have already granted to Indian Railway Cem panier, including a guarantee of a minimum rate of dividend. That your memorialists, and all others desirous of increasing the prosperity of this country and of India, will view with great satisfaction the appli cation of the surplus capital of England to the con struction of public works of such vast importance as those just referred to, and from the execution of which so much good must result ; and they confi dently hope that your Henourable Court will not allow the want of such terms and support as those just mentioned to impede or prevent such appli cation at the present time. Your memoralists therefore humbly pray that your honourable court will take into their earnest consideration the subject matter (f this memorial, and adopt such measures as will effec tually and immediately remove all impediments to the cultivation in British India of cotton and other staple articles of commerce, so important to the true interestsof thiscountry ; that your houourallecourt will also encourage, by all possible means, theimme diat• application of private enterprise and British capital to the construction of those works for the extension of irrigation and navigation in southern India, which are there so urgently re quired, as thereby the resources of that portion of the British empire, which is placed under your control, will be speedily and properly developed, the well-being of its inhabitants considerably augmented, the cotton-trade of this country relieved from its present unsatisfactory and de pendent state, by the substitution of a certain supply of its wants, and the commerce of Eugland will he greatly extended. And that your Honour able Court will not hesitate to grant to those who are willing to raise capital in England and to apply it to purposes of such public utility as those referred to, liberal and generous support to enable them to effect such objects with success, and that you will not withhold from them your guarantee of a mini mum rate of interest upon such capital. And your memorialists will ever pray, &c. NOTE.—The above memorial was signed by the Presi dent of the Cotton Supply Association, J. Choetham, Esq. M.P., on behalf of the Association, and was presented on the 28th November last, to the Honourable Court of Directors of the East India Company, accompanied by a letter stating that auch memorial was meant to have reference to the Madras Irrigation and Canal Company. Similar memorials were previously presented to the Hon ourable Court by the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, the Manchester Commercial Association, and the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce. Others of a like character will, we understand, shortly be forwarded from other com mercial bodies. The East India Coal Company have contracted with the Indian Government for the supply of 25,000 tons of coals annually for two years, it is said, on favourable terms. A NEw BOOS Fort Boys.—Just published, beauti fully illustrated and handsomely bound, price 5.., " The Wolf Boy of China." OPINIONS OF TUN PRESS.-- "This little book we can cordially recommend, nut only for young readers but for those of larger growth. The descriptions of the celestial empire are fascinating ; the adventures and 'acapes hairbreath, are exciting enough to make everybody who reads it wish to go to China, almost as earnest as Robinson Crusoe made him look for a desert island and a man Friday. The novelty of the scenes, the strange manners and customs and the spirited manner in which the adventures are related, make the book a choice preseLt for the class of juvenile readers to whom it is dedicated."—Athenceum. "The author of the ' Wolf Boy of China' has achieved a triumph, and many a curly-pated knot of boys, huddled together by the fireside oa many a weary winter's night, will beguile the time with these interesting pages, and feel grateful for the gift he now bestows upon them. — Dispatch. "Those who wish to teach their children without trouble something of the people with whom we and Sir John Bowring have now some matters to settle, and those who want a perfectly navel treat for their boys and girls too, will find the 'Wolf Boy of China' the very book for then)."—Sun. London : E. Marlborough and Co., Ate Maria-lane ; Bath: Nuns and Goodwin. ELECTION INTELLIGBNCE. EAST KENT.—The election of a member to supply the vacancy in the representation of the eastern division of the county of Kent, occasioned by the resignation of Sir E. Dering, on account of ill health, took place yester day, at Barham Downs, when Mr. W. Deedee was duly elected a member to represent the eastern division of the county of Kent in Parliament, without opposition. PAISLET.'—eIOSO of the Poll.—Mr. Crum Ewing, of Glasgow, 767 ; Mr. Hely, of London, 98 ; majority for Mr. E lug, 669. --.......e5••••••••=.01.1 TIM GREAT BRITAIN STEAM-SHIP. The steam -ship Groat Britain, bound to Bombay with the Bth Hussars, 17th Lancers, and a de tachment of the 56th Foot, was spoken 24th Oct. in lat. 9 N., lopg. 26 W. NARROW ESCAPE OF LADY SlTWELL.—Yesterday, between 1 2 and 1 o'clock, an accident, which might have resulted in a very serious manner, occurred to Lady Sitwell. As her ladyship's carriage was turning from Waterloo-place into Pall-mall the hort,es suddenly took flight and started off at a very furious pace. Capt. Richard Lambert, who happened to be passing at the time, immediately rushed before the affrighted ani nals, and at the imminent dadger of his own life succeeded in stopping their further progress. Be3und the fright, the fair occupants sustained no injury. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. At the C,Yart held yesterday, Alderman HALE pro posed that the freedom of the City and a valuable sword be presented to Sir H. Havelock, for his heroic condubt in India; but on its being auggestad that it was th• opinion of many members of the Court that the motion, was submitted too early, Alderman Hale consented to postpone it till the beginning of the year. THE VACANT GROUND IN ST. PAUL'S -CHURCHYARD. A. report from the Improvement Committee was brought up by Deputy BOWER, " relative to the vacant site on the south-east of St. Paul's churchyard, with a plan for the appropriation of the same." The deputy said that the matter had stood over for some time, in consequence of difficulties which had arisen from the Coopers' Company, and in consequence of the large amount of compensation required by that body, the committee had not been able to effect an amicable ar rangement. They had proposed to give up two-thirds of the ground, and be coneid•red that was enough for them to do. The view of the noble cathedral would not be obstructed, while at the same time some portion of the site might be advantageously realised, lie moved that the Court agree with the committee in their report. The committee, he might say, were unani mous, and he therefore hoped there would be no further opposition. Mr. De JERSEY strongly objected to the report. It was extremely meagre, and considering the largeness of the question, it was extreme'y insignificant. (Hear.) The fact was, that the committee would not have gone to that court at all if they could have helped it. He ob jected to the report further, because it proposed to deal with a piece of valuable ground. They bad paid 500,0001. for Cennoneereet out of the fourpenny coal-duty. Where was the money to come from in this case I From the City cash, he (Mr. De Jersey) was told. This could not be a'lowed, and it was not right for the Court to decide to give to the public 30,0001. or 40,0001. out of the Ci , y's cash. Were they prepared to do so ! He thought not. 40,000/. or 50,000/. was not to be thrown away, But of this there was no'hing in the report, There were no figures there, ard therefore be objected to the report. They ought to know what amount of money would be required, and where that amount was to be obtained. The committee were bound to furnish that information. There was another thing. The committee had full power to set out the street and appropriate the ground ; then why did thi ygo to the Court at all I Simply because they were compelled to ask leave to give away that large money value in obedience to the arbitrary will of public taste, The Architects' Institute had intimated, thrangh the public press, that they should look to Mr. Bunning, the City's architect, to preserve this open space to the public. He (Mr. De Jersey) objected to this species of intimida tion ; and if they pleased, they might consider him to be bath a Goth and a Vandal, but he would not be called a coward, while be felt it to be his duty to oppose such a mode of giving away the funds of the Corporation in such a manner. (Cheers ) They were trudees of the public funds, and it was their duty to see that they were propsrly applied. The public would not subscribe a penny ; as to giving us a 5-p?und note, they would see ns at Jericho first. The Board of Works would not give them ape ay. They said, "No, do ityonrselves ' • we know you will not cover the ground ;”—and that from meg who were in the habit of insulting the Corporation even within those walls. Were they going to succumh to Fu c parties as these ! Certainly not. (Hear, bear.) Theis !et them look at the value of the ground. Who ever could have thought the plc) of ground within the City would have reached the enormous value of 91. per foot ! Bat it was so, and in some cases infiaittly greater. Then let them look at the enormous increase which was taking place in the rating o' the City. Let them look at the consolidated rate. In 1855 it was 54,000/. ;in 1856 it was 80,000/ Mr. PERKINS—But the cemetery bee been bongbt, laid out, and paid for. That was the charge. (Hear.) 111 r. DE JERSEY—The fact was, the rates were in creating in an alarming ratio. They remembered when the sewers rate was but 5,0001. Last year it was 9,000/e What was it at that moment ! 21,9001. (Hear, hear.) Let them, then, pause before they voted away so large and valuable a piece of ground, and well consider' before they sunk so large a sum in value of corporation property, fuel thus involve those who in after years might follow them. He moved that the consideration of the report be adjourned to a future period. Mr. YOUNQ seconded the amendment. Deputy PEWTRESS defended the committee, and con- tended that there was no ground whatever for the propo sition of Mr. Da Jersey. The report had been well considered for many months, and further reference was, perfectly unnecessary. He was sure that if they adopted members the report of that rtitwo culdoguirvt ; and ethe h gree was ate-t quitesatli certain factioatoths that such a step would give the greatest satisfaction to the body o f citiz .ns a nd the inhabitants of the metropolis at large. Mr. BESLEY supported the report. Deputy LOTT, F.S A, observed that .the committee. had applied to the Board of Work., which body had been constituted to represent the liberties of the people, upon whose shoulders they had been brought in ; but that board had evideotly given them the cold shoulder, train refused to have anything to do with them. He, for one, would not succumb to the opinions of the press in the matter, but he would give something up for the people. He thought the committee acted judiciously, and exhibited wisdom in their proc. edings. He, there- , fore, should veto for the adoption of the report, Mr. ELLIOTT remarked that the question was one of the greatest importance. He was strongly opposed to the speech of Mr. De JAtsey. Tuey had there, he would not say one of the best, bet one of the grandest sites over the whole of the metropolis, he alluded to the proximity of St. Paul's Cathedral. (llear ) He was for sending the report back to the committee an for allowing the vacant site in St. Paul's-churchyard to . remain as it was at that time for an indefinite period.— (thi Deputy DeKriT hoped that the Court would agree' with the committee in their report. Ho thought Deputy Lott was quite wrong in the remarks he had made, as no doubt when their architect had examined the eleva tions of the proposed buildings upon a portion of the site, that officer would take care to see that they were in keeping with the magnificent dome and noble pro portions of that unrivalled building. (Hear, hear.) Mr. FRY trusted that before the Court ooneented" the would pause before they committed themselves by giving up the site, as proposed in the report, especially when they considered the financial position of the funds of the Corporation. The wonhy commoner then, in illustration of his view, recapitulated many of the items . contained in the report of the Special Revenue Com mitt-e, t i which we referred some time ago. Mr. BLAKE considered that the members of the Cor poration, being trustees for the public, had a right to' oistiose of the ground, and pay for it out of the moneys entrusted to their charge. The proposed improvement was a public iinyrovetnent, and thal: Court, he was assured, would be justified in doing so. Mr. De Jersey had said that that Corporation had nothing to do with the public taste. He (Mr. Blake) was of a very different opinion, as be thought it was their business not only to spend money on public improvements, but at the same . time to see that they were executed as tastefully as possibly. He should heartily support the motion. ' Deputy BOWER replied in a most forcible speech, after which the proposition was put, and carried by a large majority, and ordered to be carried into execution. Upon the question being about to be put, Mr. ELLIOTT moved as an amendment that the report be sent back for reconsideration, in the midst of much confusion, and cries of "No, no." Mr. MURRELL seconded the motion, which was nevi , tived, and the original motion was carried by an over whelming majority. IMPROVEMENTS IN NENTGATE-STIIIIZT. Mr. PERKINS brought up a report from the Bridge• bou,e Committee (in the absence of the chairmne, Mr. G. C. Graves), recommending that the oommittee should be empowered to treat with the Comntissioners of Sewers for setting back four houses on the north side of Newgate-street. Mr. PERKINS, in moving that the Court agree with the committee in their report, said that one of the great advantages which would arise from the carrying out of this improvement would be the wideaing of the means of access to Newgate-markent, where new so much difficulty existed as to make the crowdiag of the vehicles and the pressure of the people who thronged the market perfectly intolerable. (Hear.) Report agreed to. SIB H. HAYELOCK'S' ANNUITY JILL. The following is a copy of this bill :—" Most Grecians Sovereign,---Whereas your Majesty by your most gracious message bath been pleased to signify that your Majesty, being desirous of conferring a signal mark of your favour and approbation on Major-General Sir Henry Havelock for the eminent and distinguished services rendered by him in command of a bodyof British and native troops in India, and particularly in she gal• hut and successful operations undertaken tar the relief of the garrison of Lecknow, recommend to us to enable your Majesty to make provision for securing to Sir Henry Havelock a pension of 1,0001. per annum for the term of his natural life. Tberefore we, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled, duly considering enabpi y eo o dr, aurl and and Com mons t Majesty'sbom.ii gracious intention, do most humbl y beseech y our Ma je s ty that it may be enacted , an d be it enacted b y th e Queen's Most Excellent Majesty , by a nd with t he advice and, emoonnsesnitnof this present the Lo rds Parliament Spir i sal au a d s : r ena m nd an th d e er sa o id f t a h n e nu ß it a y th o , lai f i o b r e the term of his a l, u o t o h o o / r . ity sh o a f l l t b h e a paid same, to aSsirfolllioewnrsy:7ll;veAloacka,Dßnuaritoyneott, :1: 4 1. 0 and n rho 0 taken peri d effect escutchfro fth e e emed to have c K pon o r: i t g mt h in t l Be thereof 857, and the first payment rn D n ri e t c u : r t :l b l e i r f , e l , s b t e h p t a la it ) i ' olf quarterly, e u r a l r yl s: B , s : Bll B , sB, shall be made o 7th day of a o n p r t o h p e o s r a t i i d o n s e t e i commencement to the day ot January , that each to say—on 5 tthere after Apr.l, the sth day of July, the 10th day of October, and the sth day of January, in every year, and shall issue and be payable out ot the consolidated fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ; and the receipt of the said Sir Henry Havelock, or of such other a h f a or i b t a h the eaprayomfe allnt person to r ecei a y s e sh au al c l h b be annuity,duly authorisedpa a n r d t appointed s ty a ll h i b m a tax." The bill was read a second time last (Thursday) taxes and all other cbarges whatsover, except income. tatiegreoootd, and dd sufficient the night. . -- Lady Peel and Mr. A. Peel returned to Whitehall• gardens yesterday afternoon from visiting Mr. and hire Shaldy, at A.vington-park. FOR: JON. 51j 1 9ii 8j lii g 51 6 6i 6 91i 35 t 18} 17i 18 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENItNG, DJUIEMBER 11, 1857. , s d St. 25 St. 5 St. 261 13A 20 St. 100 100 100 100 100 ,100 St. 12 12 12q 25 10 L 0.6 100 100 100 100 100 all all 121121 1 274 144 111;i 16/151 1.2561 tEI 131 94} 186 i 91 9 13A i 22 1 94 3 79i 9