The Sun. — London, England, 1857-12-18 00:00:00

TII 11 1 .. Ski N. LONDON, . ......... . _ ....._..................._ ..._, . . . .. -•, 5....... rla ..crw , itt Co ill .r, a 1 DIARKETi SE.I-11?;i1 MARE.LTS-ahis Day.) ' f - INES Lf.A.S.r.D .ii FIXED RENTALS. ----0.-- ~ Shr. Paid RAILWAYS. Leasing Closing Prices Business AID RAILWAYS. (Nosing Pre ‘s Business done Companies. yesterday this day CE COMMERCIAL INTELLIGEN. Eihr. Paid RAILWAYS. y es t er d ay , thi s day . - St - . 100 - B - uck - gham -- sh - . Ln -- .B;N -- .W. 90 - 1 -- 92 ---- St. 100 Clydesdale Je. Caledon... 93 -- 95 .94 J CITY, Two O'CLOCK. - 25 all Col.Stour Vy. E.U.drE.O 12 -14 124 ' 10 Amhg. Nottng. Bost. St. 100 E. Lin. g. 6 /Lc Gt.Northn 128 - 132 Accounts from Liverpool state that the Cotton & Eastn. June...... 41 - 5 5 Market yesterday closed heavily, and quotations 50 all Belfast & Ballymen , 8 - 8a 5 all E. Un. H. Sh. E. Count. 33 - 4 st. 100 Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. ni all Birmng. Wolverh. d were unaltered. The sales were estimated at Stour Va11ey........ 654 -66 a Neils. Direct. ”. - -. St. 100 Do. New Do 5,000 bales. The Railway Share Market closed St. 103 irkenhd. Lanesh. it ... - ... 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt•Westn. ... - ... Cheshire Jnnct -- ... steadily, and prices of all the leading stocks have 25 all Blackburn • 9 -95 50 all Hull ar Selby. 1 ,- . & N.M. 104 106 - slightly advanced. 25 all Myth & Tyne origina 25 all Do. 5 Shares. Do -.--. £25 (iss. at £45) ••• - ... 251 121 all Do. 4 Shares. Do - . The Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets St 100 risto' & Exeter..:::. 8 5 -87 -12 i all Lon.&Greenw S.Eaatern. 12 - 13 20 all Do. Preference Do 23 - 24 during the week have not been activ e, and in most St. 100 Caledonian...-. 791 - 791 795 1 80 100 Chester & Holyhead 30 .-- 32 St. :100 Lou.L TB. &S. Pete &Co B9 - 91 of the principal staples only a limited amount of St. lO 91 Do. Bark. Sh. Do 1 - s d 50 all Cork and Bandon.... 7 - 9 ' business has been reported, and chiefly co nfined to 20 all Cork, Black. & Pass. ••• --- ••• 54 all Manch.Bxton. Ln.&N.W. the immediate requirements of the trade. Sugar 20 all Cornwall • 3 - • 5 and Matlock & Midld. 21 - 21 10 10.1 8 1 B D o e . B A. St. : 100 Mdld.Bradfd. Midland... 89 - 91 has declined about Is. to 2s. per cwt., but tea has 10 ... - -. -.- ... 61 51 Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. FL Count.. ia -4) been firm. Cocoa has been depressed, as also rice 50 45 ;Dublin&BelfastJunc ••• - ..d „ 2 t 5 . 911 ' Dun. P. &Aber. June. 1 7a - 8,5 50 all N.drEst.s p.c. Do 54 -56 ands pices. In fruit a fair amount of transactions 50 all Do. 6 per et.. Do ... .. . - ... St. 100 East Anglian - 17a 17a 17 50 all Do•Fixedsp.c Do - - .. • has been reported, and at public sale rather lower 20 all Eastern Counties.... 571 - 584 585 1 8 25 all Prest. dr Wyre L. &N. W ,,,, _ rates were current for the lower qualities. Fine St. ilOO l EasternUnion,A.stk 42 - 44 - 124 all Do. 4 Shra. ADo ' ••• - ••• St. 100 ;Do,, do. 8.. ..... ...... 27 29 St 100 IRoystn.&Hit. Gt. North 128 - 131 new currants, and Valentia raisins, howeve r, full y 25 8 4 ,Do. Now A,,., • - • ... ... . 10 . all Shrews.& Her T. Brassey 7 - 8 maintain their value. Coffee, owing to the scarcity 25 173:East Kent ..........., 17 - 18 12 all S. Staffordsh„ M. MClean 81 - 91 St. 100 :East Lancashire - 90 90 50 all WearVal.g6pc Stk.&Dar. _ - ... of plantation, Ceylon on offer has been steady 20 all East Suffolk - ... - .• 25 all Do Do 3O - 32 301 and commanded full value. Saltpetre, indigo, 10 4 Do. - -. St. 100 :Wilts&Sorerst Gt.Westn. _ - _ and oils have been dull, but tallow h a s s li g htl y im- St. 100 ; Edinburgh & Glasgow 58 --59 ; 0 all lEdinlo. andPeebles ... - ~. PREFERENCE SHARES. proved, P.Y.C. on the spot is now quoted 525.-all , :zt. 100 Edtnb.Prth.&Dundoe 263 -27 A 274 4 25 a ll Blyth and Tyne 10 p the year 51s. 9d., and January to March deliver y ' 0 all [ Forth and Clydanne ... - .., c.pref.(issd.at 5C; ., ... - ... St. 100 'Furness . - ••• 525. 6d. per cwt. St. 100 'Furness & S.Western 88 - 9 0 St. 100 Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. ... ;. 90 - 92 20 5 Do. 4 per e. Shares. ... - ... Three meetings of the creditors of failed firms 10 all 'Great N. of Scotland 9 - 10 St. 100 Caledn. £lO 44 p. c. 92 - 95 St. 100 Great Northern ... _ 954 - 963 964 have been held to-day. 1 st. 100 iDo., A. Stock - ... The most satisfactory was that of Messrs. Allen, St. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent... ... - _ St. 100 :Do., B. Stock - 124 61 all Cork&Bandonsap.c. ... - Smith, and t having been shown that the St,. 100 (•4t.Sth.&West.(lre) 9 9 C 0.,• St. 100 Great Western. - 511 , 52 11 21 6i all Dun.Perth.&Aber.J. 51 -6/ estate will yield 20s. in the pound and leave a St. 1.00 E. Anglian Cls. Ah. - - St. 100 'Do. Str.V.R. gua.St 58 - 62 St, 100 Do. do. Cls. B 610, c. 105 - 110 considerable surplus. 12 all Irish South-Eastern. ... - ... St. 100 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c. 106 - 112 The creditors of Messrs. Alexander Ilintz and 56 1 all :Lancaster &Carlisle. 74 - 78 St. 00 Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo.l 105 - 108 1061 161, 1411D0., Thirds 7l - 84; -, Co., of Mincing-lane, have determined to wind upSt. 100 Do. No. 2 lO3 - 106 Thirds ... 161: 12 . Do. New 74 - 84; St. 100 Do. New 6 pr. e. St. 120 - 123 the affairs of the firm, under inspection, for which 5t,,100 Lineash. &Yorkshire 914 - 924 921 2 1 1. , Do., do. F . 1 . 16 .. i - i • 5 i 20 all East Un. G. 6p. C. ... - ~,, purpose a committee of three was appointed. The 5 all Do. Si. , 10 per cent. ... - ... e : t Do., Wst. Riding Un. . • • - . • . 10 all Do. 10/ Debentr•Sh. ... - ... balance-sheet is as follows :- 20 I all Do. Southport....... ••• - ••• St. all Do. do. 4 per cent ... - ,„ DR. 11 4 all Lcnlon & Blackwall 5 - 6 St. 100 East Lancash.6 p.ets ... - ... To sundry creditors unsecured, as per state- St. 100 Lond.Bright. &S.Cst. 102 - 104 103 5 all E.&W. York. J. sths ... - _ wen t 231,899 10 7 St. 100 London &N. We stern 941 --9 5 4 93 4 i 10 9 Edin.& GI. sp. c. Sh. ... - ... To creditors partially secured- 20 ,' all Do. Fifths ,--- ••• St. 100 Ed.Prth.,StDun.4p.c. 65 - 67 66 Amount of claims £37,550 4 10 10 I all D0.,16/.5h.,1it&8...0 - ... Less estimated value of 124' 5 Do. Eighths l4d - 1 d St. 100 Furness, sp. c ..... .. ... - ... St. 100 Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c. .., - .., securities 26,225 3 11 St. 100 London &S. Western 89 . --• 893 90 1 St. 100 G rea t N or th n. 5 p.c. 113 - 'l5 11,325 911 z 5 1 a ll Lndnd rr y . &Col eraine ... .., St. 100 Do. sp. c, Redeem. To creditors fully secured- 25 ' all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. • - ... ...,, .. at 10 p. c, prem..,. 105 - 103 * , Estimated value of securi• St. 100 Manch.Shef.&Lineln. 37 -38 .." , u li St. 100 Do. 45 per cent 93 - 11.0 ties £17,703 10 3 10 ; 1 Metropolitan ......... ••• - ••• 100 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 Amount of claims 1 5 ,078 3 7 10 ' 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's p. C. prom - td. arrangement - 104 Surplus... £2,625 6 8 St. :100 Midland - 884 88 57 81 20 18 Gt. S& W. (Ireland) ... - ... To liabilities on acceptances- St. 100 Do. Birming.&Derby 61 - 62 20 18 Do. 4 per c. Pref. qt. ... - ... For account of other 50 all Midland G. West.ar.) ••• - ••• 50 6 Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc 51 - 6 parties -2169,118 7 8 25 all Do. 4 Shares ••• -- ••• St. 100 Do. con. red. 45 p.c. 85 - 87 87 Assumed claim on the estate St. 100 Do, con. rod. 4p. c. 80 - 82 28,192 5 9 100_] all Newcastle do Carlisle.. 12• -__ 1 .. 3 . 25 !all Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd. o liabilities on bills receivable, as per St. 100 Do. irred. 4 per tent. 80 - 82 atatement...El7l,o39 6 4 50 I 9 Newry & Enniskillen ... - ••• S 8 100 Do Dpoo.sßpirm• c,. P re r d ef . . P S r l e . f . .• 92 9 -- 9911 94 20 : all Newry, Warrenpoint Of which it is estimated the claims on the estate will amount to - ... 2 10 all Do•ChesterBp.c.P.S. 15a - 16 ', To liabilities, for goods purchased princi- St. 100 Norfolk. 57 - 59 10 a Do. do. sp, c. d 0..., 9 - 95" pally on account of continental houses, 0 34 Northn.Counties Un 31 - 34 St. ICS Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. 63 - 70 and which should be paid for by them- St. 100 North British - CO 491 4 26i all Do, Chesil. Gila, Sh. 17 - 18 assumed claim on the estate - 9 - - - - Dock • Stock _ ... -- -. 20 al Do. do. do l3 - 131 f - £101,439 11 2 St. 100 Do., A Stock ...... ~, ... - „, St. 100 Lan. & York. 6 pc.St. ... -- „, CB. St. 100 Do., B Stock ... ...... •••- •• St. 100 Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l ... - „, St. 100 N. - Eastern-Berwick 944 - 954 951 5 6 55 By cash at bankers-subject to bills current,St. 100 D0.,P., 5 p.e.St.No.2 ... - but considered good St. 100 Do. New Guar, 6p.e. 132 - 137 13 ,Y bills receivable on hand- £5,620 11 8 25 25 all ie: B D o o, d d o o . . G E .N xt . e E ns p io u n re . h . : .. 2 . 4 -.... i . 4. 50 all - Do. Leeds - 52 511 St, 100 Do. do. sp. c., N 0.4 111 - 114 Considered good Doubtful - 83 821 35 3 Nuneaton sg. et... ... - ... Estimated to realise - 93 St. 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 peret. By sundry Debtors-considered good - late 3d Shares ... 150 - 155 Doubtful - 9 124 all Londy.& Color. 5 Sh. - - Estimated to produce - 41 13i il4 125 all Londy.&Ennis. a Sir. ... - _. Bad 2,085 1 8 20 all North •Western. - 117 By sundry merchandize on hand - a s p er 10 all N. &S.'Westrn. June lO - 8 6 44 Do. do. do. £6 ... _ 1 - 1p statement, estimated at 6,187 16 2 St. 100 Oxford Worcester (la .. St. 100 Do. do. 31 per cent. 61 - 64 1 : 1 _y surplus s ecurities-in hands of creditors 2,625 6 8 Wolverhampton.. ... 23 -30 29 301 125 all Marypt. & Carl. 4 p.c. ... - ... By office furniture - 8 0 14 all Do. 44 per cent ----- 10 10 Rhymney ... -- 4.4. 1.2 t 105 Do. do. - _ £41546 5 4 St. I JO Scottish Central.... St. 100 Mid.Consol.6p.c. St .. 104 - 106 - . ... - -. At the meeting of the creditors of Messrs. St. 100 Scot. N.E.Abrdn St 214 - 224 St. • 100 Shropnion-- 45a -• 464 ... , shire U . St. 100 Do•Con.Br.Bir.6p.e 129 - 131 130 . St. 100 Do. 44 p. c. Pref. St. 94 - 96 96 5 i Barber, Rosenaner, and good deal of indig- 10 6 Sitingbourrie &Sheer. 4 - 3si C0.,.75t. 100 Do. L. &;;, Pref, St. 84 - 86 50 100 South Devon 3 9 nation was expressed at the transactions of the St. 160 South Eastern • ...... - 65 -- 34 66 G 74 i. 10 all New., Aber., &c., pr. firm, and their affairs will be investigated at the 10 all Do. 44 per:. Shares ... - . sp. c. red. 5 p.e.pir ... - ... , 10 all Do. Perpet. 6 pr. c' 10 - 11 101 Court of Bankruptcy. The deficiency is 28,7381. R. 100 ,South Wales . 7B - PO . x" 10 all Norfk.Dob.4 p.c. Sh. ... - ' 20 all IS. Yorksh. River Dun 12 -14 . ••• Messrs. W. Powell and Co., in the Manchester 20 10 D 0...... ...•• St. 100 Do. 54 p.c. pf , 1847 ... - ... 20 all Staines,Wok.,&Wok. 9 - 11 trade, have suspended payment. st. 100 Do.Wv.V.sp. ~1847 ... - ... 25 all Stockton & Darling.. 35 - 37 St. 100 North British 120 - 102 The market for English Securities opened buoy- - antly, and the quotations have since been well 2 25 5 1 5 5 Do. Bo. d0., d0. 18551854 -.- o.e St. 100 NT. E. Berw. 4p. c.Prf. 192 - 94 931 3 • 164 Stockton & Hartlopl ... - .- 17 84 Do, do. do * maintained, notwithstanding a few sales, which - 11 - 1 d St. 100 Taff Vale_ - , ~ took place when Consols reached 92. A little flat- St. 100 Do, Pref., No. I.__ ... - - „, 121 9 Do, do. Qrs., 1848... ... - ~ teas was of course produced by the operations , but 25 22 Thames Hay. D. &R. ... ... 25 - 10 Do. York H.& S. Pur. 11 - 1 i 20 all Vale of Neath 194 - 20. 20 all North Staffordshire.. 211 - z2 l the character of the market is good, and 20 .. all Watorld. & Kilkenny ...- -• . " St. 100 Ox„ Wor • & Wolv. 6 the 50 all Waterford&Limerick ... - ... improving prospects of monetary affairs , p.c., let guar....... 109 - 111 disco ge anyspeculation for a decline. 20 all West Coinwall.. ... - ... St. 1100 Do. 6p.", 2d guar... 100 - 1 0 2 ura The 10 all West End of London St. 100 IDo. do. Dewar. St. ... - ... jBB measures adopted by the Bank of France and Crystal Palace 7 - 0 85 all Scot. Cent. New Pref. ... - ... 'will soon be followed by a similar movement here. 5 all Do. A. - 33 St. 100 Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.Q. 105 - 107 5 all Do, B At the present moment the Funds are much firmer, - 5 51 St. 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pt. S. ... - ... 20 all !West London .. : ... - .., buyers having appeared. Consols have been 91i 10 all Do. First Class - .. St. 100 Do. d 0.33 p.c. pf. St. 65 - 70 ••• • 25 all South Devon 94 - 104 En, and they are now 92 i 4. The New Threes are 20 all Do. Second Class_ _ - ... 10 all Do, fixed 45 pr cent ... - ... )li i, and the Reduced 9144 I. Exchequer Bills, -10 .11 Wmblocion&Oroydon - - ... 1.0.0 all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £ 1 Os. 6d. 21 - 22 are ss. to is. dis., and the Bonds, 99. Bank BRITISH POSSESSIONS. St. 100 Do, 44 per cent 94 - 96 Stock is 217. 100 ' all Atian. and St. Law.! ... - ... St. 100 Do. Fixed 4 4 p.c. Si- 93 - flf i 18 9 i Bombay, Baroda, andl St. 100 Do. New 45 pr. ceL.:, 92 - 95 Foreign Stocks are quiet, and p rices remain with- I Cen•lnd , guar. sp.c. ' 1 - 4 91 St. 100 S. Wales Guts. 4p. c ... - .., out alteration, except for Buenos Ayres and Vene- 18 all Do. - e.o St. 100 Do. do. 44 p. c - . 203 18 Buffalo & Lake Her, 8 - 7 d 13 20 all S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar ... - , „ zuela, which have considerably advanced, the 25 all Stock. &Dar., sp. c ... - ,„ former being 935 96, and the latter 29 31. Turkish 1 Ang.,'72 j - - - 100 100 100 Buff. , Brut. & Godch, I I 100 6 p.c.bi15.,25 19 Do. do, do. - . Do. do., 1 July, '73 ... - ... St. 100 Waterfd&Kilk. 6pc ... -_ .„ C per Cents, are 945 95 ; ditto 4 per Cents., nomi -100 100 Do. do., 1 June,'74: _ - ... BRITISH MINES. nal ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44 •fMexican 3 per 20 2s. Calcutta and S. East. I ... - .., Cents., 191; and Spanish New Deferred, 25i I. 20 2s6tl Central Oude (Lim.)i ... - ~, ... '2112 'Alfred Cons. (Philk.) 12 - 13 4 1 p 1/ 20 14 British Iron - 7 The following are the nominal prices of Foreign 20 20 10 1 s C B ey o l . on u. A do sh . ai ,. • ........... ... - .. . ... 20 Condurow (Cambrn.)'loo - 110 Stocks :-Grenada Deferred Bonds, 56 ; Mexi- 174 all Demerara. - ..• 10 1 Dev. Gt. Cusls. (Tay.) 430 - 450 Can, 19 194 ; Peruvian 45 per Cents., 74 20 2s. Eastern Bengal .. - i ... 27 i i, East Basset, (Illogan) 90 --100 76 i 0, st. 100 East Indian lO - 107: 1071 8 / -14 p 16 . 1456 Great South Tolgus.. 13 1 - 14 1 ditto 3 per Cents., 50 52 ; Portuguese 3 per 120 15 Do. C Shares , ... 11/3 Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.) 4 - 5 Cents., 435 445 ; Russian 5 per Cents, 104 106 ; 00 all D 0.44 p.c.Bnds.,'s7, ... - ... 6 1 ... 7 'Grt.W. Vor (Helstn.) 1 - 1 100 all Do. do. do., '59, do.l, . . - - ••. 13s Lady Bertha - 1 ( 1 0. 4i. per Cents., 95 97 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 20 all Geelong dr Melbournel . ... 75 N. Frances (Illogan) 8 - 9 4 1 415 ; ditto New Deferred, 255 i. guar. 5 per cent. ...I 18 - 19 , , _ N.W.Basset (Illogan) lla - 124 Messrs. D. Bell, Son and ive the following Co.• ) 100 all 100 all G ri d o .Ti .o. am p k . o ..o n fC eb ana oo da ... 7 3 3 8 ..._- 7 39 6 40 774 304 41. .... 6115 North Wheal Crofty 4- 5 14 Par, Cons. (St.Blary) 17 - 19 its the prices of American securities ;-- 20 all i Gt. In. Pen, g. 5 per c. 21 - 211 ••• 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 4 - 5 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 20 4 IDo. New. guar. 5 p.c. 4 - i p 000 Os • Sort. Cons, Miu, Co. 15 -- 11 Redeemable. Per Cent. 205, all i Gt. Wcstn. of Canada, 18 -18 a IA 2' S. Camden (St. Cleer) 340 - 350 „united States 6 per Cents. 1867-1868... 105 204 103.1 Do. New ' 2 4 - 21t1 161 -. , -. 2S. -i Cam Brea (Illogn.) 35 - 94 ynited States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...103 105 100 all IDo. Bds., payable '571 ... - .. . 19 S. W. Frances(lllogn.) 220 - 23 3 •• STATE SECURITIES. 1 00 all Do. do., 76, p. '60...103 - 108 • 5 45 Twat. S. At L• Min. Co. 1 - 1 Alabama 5 per Cent ... 78 - 100 all IDo. do., '73, do. ... 103 - 108 10 9 Tin Croft - 4 Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds): ... 88 90 100 all Do. do., '73, without 40 Un.Mines (Gwennap) „, _ ... ••• Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). ... 56 93 option WO - 102 ~. 1256 V. of Towoy (Camar.) 1 - 1 Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk. 20 all Madras, guar. 41 p.c {lB - 19 1i W. Basset (Illogan).. 21 - 22 Bonds lB4l-1871... 40 42 20 all Do. do., 5 per c. ...I 20 -21 ••• • 20 W. Camden (Liskrd.) 100 - 1101 Mississippi 5 per Cent. Union Bk. Bonds ... 20 23 20 10 Do. 41 p. c. Exten. 11 - d ..• , 54 Wh. Basset (Illogan). 145 - 155 Pennslvania 5 per Cent. Stock 5 Wh. Buller (Rdrnth). 280 - 290 Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877... 76 78 20 5 I Do. 4th Ex., do, „, .4 _. l .... 55' Wh. Edward(Calstek) 6/ -71 Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds .... 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Llaut 16 - 18 Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds •• ... - -. 1886_ 80 - 20 5 seinde7guar• 5 Per o• Li - liP 8 Wh. Ma. Ann (Meuht.) 45 -48 Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 80 81 20 all Do ••. ••• ••• 43 'Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 23 - 25 LOANS OF CITIES. Boston 45 per Cent. Bonds 1883... 83 90 FOREIGN. FOREIGN MINES. Montreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... - - I Taw Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883 - . 10 all A.ntwrp &Rotterdam 51 - 6 6 20 18 Ardennes a 20 75 I Australian - a RAILROAD BONDS. 5 all Belgian East. Junet. 1 - 18 1 105. Bon Accord Cop. (IL) 1d - par Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, 20 16 Beziersto Graissessac ... - • 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued not Convertible 1875... 74 76 6 all Carmeaux&ToWouse .. at £5 pm) Illinois Central 6 per Cent 1875... 74 76 Coal Mines and Ry. - 3: t • 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada ... - ... Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland 20 12 Dutch Rhenish - s i' 8 4 8 a 20 15 Do. St. John Del Roy 10 -11 Bonds 1860... 75 77 20 all Eastern of France ... 25 -26 261 1 5 ClarenC.on Con. Min. 2 I llinois Central (Shares), $3O paid . 13d 12 d 20 all Do. New - ..01 •• -. , . Michigan Central Bp. Cent., Convert....lB6o.- - - 20 2s. Euphrates Valley ... .., - 40 all Cobra Copper 3B -9039 84 ••• . k .,. Do. do. do. 186 - 75 77 20 18 Gt. Central of France ... - ... 16 Copiapo Ze'or York Central 7p. Cent., C0nvert...1864... 90 92 20 all Great Luxembourg... 64 -6i7 6/ 1 all Dun Mo anti' . Cop . ."W York Central 6 per Cent., not 10 4 Italian Junction “. - ... per Mining W. ... 4d -i P New 1883... 80 82 20 all Lake Coast. & Bale ~. -.„ 2 all Fortuna - id °low York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort- 20 all Lierre and Turnhout ... - ...d 20 all General - 14 ...gage 1883... 67 - 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 31 -34 p 91 10 3 all Linares - 81 4 ` 1 „ . • York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible..lB62... 40 42 5 all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. ... -.. 5 11 Lusitanian N. York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking 20 all Lyons and Geneva ... 24 - 25 251 1 all Mariquita - I 1 all New Granada 4 - 4 , Fu n d 1875... 40 45 20 all Lyons & Mediterran. ... - ... 1 all Novean Monde - r anataa 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage 1865 ... - - 3 3 1 all Maria Antonia - ". 20 all Pont.Sil • LdM.diSmit - 6 - 6 . Pennsylvania Central 6 p.Cent.. lstMort.lBBo._ 81 83 10 all Do. New -.- -. 5 1 Port Philip Considerable activity has prevailed in the Rail- 20 all Namur & Liege - 7a 74 Way Share Market this morning, and a large busi - 20 all Do, do. 6p. c. Prof l9 - 196 30 161 Santiago do Cuba ... 1 15 - 2 284 all United Mexican 1 31 - 34 115 55 has been transacted. Prices in most instances 16 all NortheT of Franco- 3 6 1 - 36 1 37 5 10 all NorwegianTrnk•Pref 8 - 9 MISCELLANEOUS. tere extremely buoyant. Eastern Counties and 20 all Paris and Lyons 321 - 331 331 a Midland advanced 10s. ; Caledonian, Great Wes- 20 all Paris and Orleans l9 - 51 51 1111 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) ... - ... Tern, North Western, South Western, Manchester, 20 7 Recife & San Fran , 25 19 jAnstralian Agricult. 214 - 221 23 Sheffield, and London, Oxford, Worcester, and (Pernarn.) g. 7p. c 2 .- lad 8 1 10 all jAustraln. Royal Mail ••• - ... Wolverhampton, and South Eastern, 1/. North 10 74 Rome and Frsso.ati ... - -• 20 5 a l l Royal Danish lO all Berlin Water Work -.. 4 - 5 Eastern , 13erwick, 1/. 10s. •; and Great orth ; ern, 21.13 a -155 f 10 2 Do. New iss. at 5% d ... - ... The Foreign and Colonial lines have also been a Royal Swedish - i I 50 40 Brit. American Land 30 -35 6pc.Jan&July 1 1 0 13 8 a -- 1 10 1 9 8 a 1 109 15 5 9 / 20 all Sambre and Meuse 64 - G4k 71 I S O? . 1 3 6 2 0 4 Canada D o. Go . actively dealt in, and prices have also advanced. 10 all '3O. 54 per cent. pref. 7 - - 8 Paris and Lyons improved 15s. ; Northern of 20 all Southern of Franco.. 201 - 201 St. all Copper Min, of Eng. 27 - 32 Francri, 10s. ; Lombardo-Venetian, 10s. ; Dutch 8i all West Flanders 20 10 allal_l :w Do .& . 54 .w per . ocf. France Pref 25481 --__ 4 8 2 1: 25 all Do. Prof, 74 p. cent. 23 - 25 1 Rhenish, 15s. ; and Sambre and Meuse, 10s. Thes all Crystal Palace l4 -11 11 Colonial lines are buoyant Grand Trunk of 20 6 Western, of Austria_ ~. - ••• 5 all Do. Preference - 4 Canada have risen 2/. to 2/. 10s. Great Western 20 4 all Crystal Pal. of FranJe ... - ••• all :West, of Switzerland ... - • 20 all Eastern Steam •• ” - ' of Canada, 15s. ; and East Indian, about 1/. 6 all I Wiesladen . St. 100 Electric Telegraph - 105 ........... -""" 4. Mining Shares are quiet. Cobre Copper are 384 6 all I Do, Bp. cent. pref. - • 1 all Electric Tel. of Irel, __ . 3 9, and Copiapo, 11. / 20 ah. IZeal and .. ''' '' ....... •• ..... ... ••• 6 all En.&Aust.Cop.SmCo 11 •- l'i, Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are 40 all Anst ra jl a O si l a N .. T .... S .7... C .: K 79 BAN - KBl - S. 80 10 I.os.lEur. & Ind. Jan. Tel. ... - _ 9 all lEur.&Arn.Stm.(lim.) 44 - 5a riteady. Australian and Agricultural advanced - ... about 11. ; and Bank of Australasia, 10s. 125 1000 5.10818: ;Sankßca. kk :British. ao o ff f NlL E n.o g di y i . Egypt American. . a. . c. h.. 15 1.4 !Gen. Steam Navio•at. ... - 5 - 4d 4 ... ? : ....--__ 4 .. 5 d 20 5 :Loudon Discount ... 2 . lid 34 B R , ITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 10 all Bri.Col.Bk.&Ln. Co . 4 all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 31 -35 1 20 10 Magdalena. St. Navig. ... - ... (From the 011=1 14.3t;) 10 all IMediteran. Elec. Tel, ... - ... foe ...'. see Business done. :auk Stock - ... ot a a 1 100 100 25 11 ' Colonial erEoonmeseheoii te 8 .. i ae,k ; A.. . o i f : LA . .. oc . n. l , s ' i_. i ... 5 11: , i I I: 6 . . 0 . 10 all Mexican& S. Amerien ... - ... Per Vd.t. kc.duced Annuities New • Cent. 25 5 Nat. Discount C 0.... 2a -21 i 21 1 u o • per Annuities ............... - ri k 2 2 0 0 .. --- ••• 10 6 Netherlands Land.... 1 -11 _ 9, 15 for Account 92 11 21 11 10 all Do. Do. - 3 s• EX,, , ericer ',llls, 2,0- 20 all Ditto New - 3 UO9O . 4 a par 5 1 d ••• 2 I 'soo - 5 2 Do. Do. - 1 d 50 Lud.&E.Bukng.Corp ,„ _ ::* 100 SO ,Now B. &N. S. Land 16 - 18 8 call - ..: 27 5 1 St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. , ... Exchequer 1i0n.1.878.58 'l4 0 ,- - 9 per Cent,, 9O 100 20 Lond.andWestminst. ... - ... 4 . , 1 all N. B. Australasian... .5. - PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. tOO 35 National Pro. of Eng. ,„ - ~. 1 Fmenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. 20 all Nrth.ofEuropoSteam 4 - 5 Mexican :i per Cent .. 6 3A 20 10 Do. New 1 all Oriental Gas Ditto Account .. .. : . : .. :: . :: .... : ........... -- I -- 5 . ..... is . ... i. 1 . _ 9 _ ' 50 225 National Bank P ortuguese Bonds,s all Pedlar. Ld. & Minrl ll - 2 20 all ;Now South Wales..., ... _ ... - Ditto 1853, ,perporen Cent,,,,,,,,,;, Cent .............. 44 50 all Peninsular & Orient& 731 - 75 En alO.ll tiou‘is ..-,25 all Oriental Bank Corp. 1 3 6 % -- 3 11 4 ,4 17 20 20 ;Ottoman Bankso 10 Do. Now - 6 p Ditto New Deferred, 3 per . . Cent. . ................... iii 4 100 15 'Frovine al of Ireland ... - ... • 50 all Rhymney Iron 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 54 - 56 .1 Ditto Account - ... 25i 1 all icet. Austral. Invest. 1 - 11 Tatkish :ones, 6 per cent 5 1 R.Aus.I3.4ST,G.Im•Co. ... - ... St. 100 S. Aus, Gov. 6 p.e.bds. ... - .. Ditto Account 25 all 'South Australia. ..... 33 - 35 25 all South Austral. Land 32 - 34 Venezuela Bonds, 41 per Cent 29 31 25 all Union of Australia... 49 - 51 50 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. . 1 5 00 -6 --- .... 1 all Do. Registered - 1 5 1 0 0 U u u n i j o t i y i m of u t a n i don .... ... ..- ...d 20 5 Trus.Ln.Co. Up. Can. ..._!! - •.! Consols for account2a:Do. New ............... ... -- ... ......... A. 925 4 act 100 .4 WostruLk of Lond ••• 7-1 1 ,41 . 100 284 Van Diemen's Laud.. N - U4l LONDON, FRIDAY' EVENING, LAW INTELLIGENCE.—AThis Day.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Guildhall, befure Lord Camp bell and a Special Jury.) HILLI V. SHEPHERD. This was an action to recover 501., for money paid and received, and on an account stated. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff for 441. 2s. 10s., deducting Si. 17e. 2d., the actual cost in the civil action. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Before the Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury.) COTTRELL v. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. This was an action brought by the plaintiff an exten sive dealer in valuable horses, to recover damages in compensation for alleged injury to a valuable roan horse through the negligence of the defendants servants. It appeared from the plaintiff's case that he purchased the horse in question on the 11th of June last, at Spalding, which was taken on the 13th to the railway station, at that place, to be forwarded to London by the Great Northern Railway. The persons in charge of the horse, however, directed the attention of the defendants' porters to the careless manner in which they were putting other horses into the box, as likely to result in injury to the animals. They replied that the plaintiffs' servants need not give them instructions, be cause they had " boxed " more horses than the others had seen. The duty of putting horses into the horse boxes at the railway now devolves upon the porters of the company ; and it was alleged that the injury arose from the negligence of the defendants' porters in not tying the horse's head sufficiently tight up to the head of the box. The train started, and upon arriving at Peterborough a violent kicking and plunging was heard on the box, and on looking into it the porter at that station found that if the train had proceeded on to London with the horse in the state he was discovered, he would, in all probability, have been killed before arriving at the end of his destination. The porter discovered that from the length of the halter the horse had been able to back on the starting of the train, which was a usual circumstance, and required that a horse's head should be tied up tight. The horse, from being able to rear and plunge, had got his off fore leg over one of the partitions of the box, and the near fore leg what was termed " over cast," that was over the halter. The horse when taken out was found to be seriously injured ; be was taken to Mr. Peroivall's, at Peterborough, where he remained till the 15th of July. The horse was pur chase i at 651, and was worth between 1301. to 1401. ; he was sold to Sir C. Taylor for 1001., and a special war ranty that the injury in the fore leg, caused by the accident, was not a "speedy out," the most dangerous injury a horse could sustain. The action was to recover 471., the amount actually expended by the plaintiff on the horse, the section of the Railway Traffic Act limit ing the amount of liability of the company under such circumstances to 501. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Before the Lord Chief Baron and a Common Jury.) GREGORY V. RIDDLE. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is a beer dealer, at Newport, against the defendant, who is a brewer, at Bristol, to recover damages in consequence of unsound beer supplied to the former, the complaint being that it was not according to sample. The beer had been paid for. _ The question which arose was whether the bulk ought to have corresponded exactly with the sample. Upon this point the Lord Chief Baron laid it down that, in the case of beer, it was not necessary that they should exactly correspond, for while the sample might remain the same, when tightly bottled up, the bulk might from various causes undergo considerable deterioration. There were some minor points of dispute which were of no im• portance. The jury retired and returned with a verdict for the plaintiff, damages 311. 17s. 6d., subject to certain full and empty hogsheads being returned. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) THE HEMEL HEMPSTEAD BANK,-IN RE SMITH. To-day was appointed by adjournment far considera tion of the certificate of this bankrupt, who had carried on business in partnership with Edward Fearnley Whit tingstall, deceased, as bankers at Hemel Hampstead and Watford. Mr. Bagley applied for the certificate which had been adjourned for six months, in coasequence of proceedings which had been pending in Chancery. Mr. Linklater, for the assignees, asked for a farther adjournment, as the proceedings had not been concluded. It was expected that, by an arrangement with the exe cutors of Mr. Whittingstall, the creditors under this estate. 600 in number, would receive 208. in the pound ; but there were other persons interested, and the repre sentatives of about 20 parties would have to be consulted. The matter would again come before the Court of Chan cery in January next. The fends in that court would not permit the executors of Whittingstall to pay a dividend, and it had been determined not to realise part of it until the spring, as it would be injudicious at the present time to press such an estate into the market. The case was adjourned till the 24th of April next. ♦ WIFE'S INCOME. - -IN RE FRAITEL This bankrupt was described as of Cambridge-road, Mile end, Provision merchant, and to-day came up to pass his last examination, on accounts prepared by Messrs. Butler and Cannings. It appears that the bank rupt now owes to creditors 6,6501., and to ditto holding mortgages 1,8721., and to creditors holding security 1,1271.; and liabilities, 3,9951. The trading from Jan. 7, 1856, to July, 1857, amounted to 23,0001., and the losses therein amounted to 1,9551., and he had re ceived 1,0001. as a gift out of his wife's income, as she wan a lady of very large property. The assets were— Cash, 150/., doubtful dehts, 2961.; pr perty, 3541.; ditto mortgaged, 2,100/.; other property in the bands of cre• ditors, 7791. The bankrupt passed without opposi,,ion. INSTANCE OF SRPOY GENEROSITY. —It is only due to the unmilitary population of llindostan to state that they do not at all share in those characteristics of treachery, revenge, and fiendish atrocity, of which the sepoy soldiers have shown themselves, with scarcely an exception, to be possessed. A remarkable instance of the opposite qualities in the Hiudoo peasantry has just been brought to our notice in a private letter. Major Gowan, who had been missing for some weeks, and was supposed to be dead, had unexpectedly made his ap pearance at Alumbagh at the date of the letter in ques tion ; and he stated to his numerous friends there, who welcomed his appearance among them as one who had been raised from his grave, that he had been stripped naked by the sepoy soldiers, but that, by a providential interposition in his favour, he had escaped with his life. In that state the gallant Major bad wandered about for weeks in the fields. In his utter destitution, the vil lagers, though they could not harbour him in their houses for fear of the mutineers, supplied him with more than his necessary food • for he says they literally, in the excess of their kindn ' ess, compelled him to eat more than nature required of the most delicate things they had in their possession. It is pleasing to state this redeeming feature in the Riede() character. Major Gowan is grand-nephew of Mrs. Outram, the mother of Sir James Ou tra m. — Advergiser. THE NEW STREET Paoli WHITECHAPEL TO SHORE. DITCH.—This new line of street, which was commenced sever al years ago, will at l engt h b e completed i n t h e course of a few . days. Th e f ootway on either s i de, which is paved with flagstones the whole distance, has been finished some weeks, and foot passengers can now traverse it to and fro between Whitechapel and Shoreditob, up to the terminus of the Eastern Counties R a il wa y. The carriage Way is paved with stones to 1 within a few yards of the High-street, Shoreditch, so that when it reaches there a direct communication will exist betweet! the Docks and Shoreditch, which will be a great relief to the traffic through Cornhill to the City and the West End. Several sites have been taken on the ground ma buildi ng leases. On one of them, in course of erectien and nearly built, is a school for c hildren of the Jewish faith. At the upper end, a por• tioe of the ground of the Eastern C oun ti es R a il wa y, f our good sized and n eat lo oking shops have been constructed by order of the directors, which, of course, will yield a permanent income to the company, and adjoining a new iron gate has been put up, which greatly extends the frontage of the terminus. Ou the other side of the street a row of large houses is being raised. When the street is entirely built upon it w i l l b e a considerable improve ment to the neighbourhood. GALLANT CONDUCT.— Some documents have been sent to us with a view to show the valiant and humane conduct of Capt. Percy, of the British brig Jessie, in rescuing the crew and passengers of the American packet-ship Northumberland, Captain Spencer. The Northumberland l e ft New York for England on the 15th Nov. with a crew of 23 men and 35 passengers, but met with bad weather ou the Ist Dec. A fearful night was passed, and the next mornin g the vessel was disabled during a h eav y gale about 2,000 miles from New York, and became a wreck. All on board would have been lost bad it not been,for Capt. P ercy, of t h e b r i g J ess i e , b o und for St. Joh t!, Newfoundland. Capt. Percy, on observing the condition of the Northumberland, altered the course of the brig, and by his exertions succeeded in saving every per,on on board, 63 in n umber. The p as sengers of the Northumberland a ll ex press their qa. titude to the 1 captain fo r his care, skill,, i and promptitude n superi n t en di ng the o p e ration of l ower ing those on board into the b oa t s . THE DUTY ON DOGS. —The duty on dogs in the year • ended last 111 arch amounted to as much as 200,7251. T)ECEMREiI I ZS 18 5 POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. STEALING LEAD.—Joshua Lake wag charged befire Mr. Bingham with stealing about one cwt. of lead from the roof of No., 61, Norton-street. Police constable 114 E, stated that about six o'clock this morning he was on duty in Norton-street, when his attention was attracted to a noise in the area of No. 6J. Ile got over the gate, and descended the steps, and found the prisoner trying to secrete himself in the dtht hole. As the house was unoccupied, be suspected the pri soner was there for the purpose of stealing the lead-piping, and having called another constable to assist him, he left the prisoner in his charge, while he went over the house. The kitchen door was on the latch, and on going up the kitchen stairs to the first floor, he found on the landing several rolls of lead, weighing altogether upwards of one cwt. He subsequently searched the roof, and that of No. 61, and from the latter the lead had been cut. Ile taxed the prisoner with the theft, which he denied, and said he was not in the area for any bad purpose, and begged of him to let him go. On searching biro a plumber's knife was found upon him. The prisoner, who denied the charge, was committed to the House of Correction for three months for being on the premises for an unlawful purpose. CO 2121 E, fiCIA L INTELLIGENCE. The adjourned meeting of creditors of Messrs. Bardgett and Picard, in the corn trade, was held yesterday, at which it was resolved that the affairs of the firm should be wound up under the inspection of Mr. Major Usborne and Mr. Robert Wright, both of Mark-lane, who are empowered to appoint a third inspector. In the meantime, Messrs. Bard gett and Picard are to give their promissory notes for the payment of 2s. Gd. in the pound, as follows, viz. : ls. at six months, ls. at rine months, and Gd. at twelve mouths, and any surplus that may arise in addition is also to be divided amongst the creditors. The balance-sheet has already been published. A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Gorriesen, Huffel and Co., who stopped some weeks ago, was held yesterday. The balance-sheet presented by Messrs. Quilter, Ball and Co., estimated the lia bilities at 125,3101. 4s. 3d., and the assets at 83,9801. 16s. 11d. A dividend of about 13s. 4d. in the pound may therefore be realised. It was resolved to wind up the estate under inspection. A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Barber, Rosenauer and Co., of Mincing-lane, who stopped payment on the 3d inst., is called for the 18th inst., at the Guildhall Coffee-house. The suspension has been announced of the Dart ford and Gravesend Bank of Messrs. Jonathan Hills and Sons. It was established about 25 years back, but its liabilities are believed to be comparatively insignificant—probably not exceeding 20,0001. It was not a bank of issue. _ _ The Manchester Guardian announces the failure of Mr. James Holmes, carpet manufacturer, of Kidderminster, with liabilities to the amount of 35,300/. ; the assets are estimated at 27,400/. At a meeting of creditors on Tuesday it was resolved to wind up the estate tinder inspection. The Bradford Observer of yesterday, after stat-. ing the sasp‘nsion of Messrs. Lister and Co., at Habit; adds :—" It is stated that the bills of this firm, to the extent of nearly 100,0001., were in the hands of Messrs. Wm. Cheesborough and Son, and in consequence they have been compelled to suspend payments likewise. A circular has been issued by Messrs. W. Cheesborough and Son to their creditors, announcing this calamity, and stat ing that their loopks will be put into the hands of an accountant for examinatior. We understand that in this case there is no ground to doubt that all the creditors of the firm will be paid in full, and that the suspension will only be temporary. This second stoppage has been precipitated by that of Mr. E. Smith, of Uxbridge, who has been specu lating largely in wool, and by whose transactions Messrs. Cheesborough and Son are largely involved. In addition to these, we have to add the names of Messrs. Goldstein and Kappele, Mr. James Dalby, and Mr. J. B. Sharp, all of whom have been com pelled to succumb to the prevailing pressure." RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. SCINDE. Yesterday afternoon an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of this company was held at the office 4, Gresham-house, Old Broad street (Mr. W. R. Andrews, chairman of the corn pany, in the chair), for the purpose of authorising the creation of additional capital by the issue of new shares in consequence of the Hon. East India Com pany having authorised the issue of additional shares in this company to tire extent of 500,0001., for the completion of the Scinde Railway, on the same terms as to the rate of guaranteed interest. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the formal resolution, said that the directors were un willing to press on the shareholders in the pres,nt state of the money-market, but for the interest of the company they felt constrained to take this course. It was proposed to create 25,000 new shares of 20/. each, the first call of 21. 10s. to be paid on the 29th of January, 1858, and the second of the same amount on the 10th of March. This was, in point of fact, an addition to the originally proposed capital of the company ; the original estimate was 750,000/. but the East India Company had at first only guaranteed a ca pital of 500,0001., but the sum proposed would entirely complete all the works. The new capital would be placed in exactly the same position as the old, except that at Meerut it was not proposed to allow any person to pay up more than 10/. per share in anticipation. Since the last meeting the works had progressed most favourably, and the works on the remaining portion of the line had been lot to most efficient contractors. Sir 11. MADDOCK seconded the resolution. The resolution was then put and carried, and a vote of thanks to the chairman brought the pro ceedings to a close. 1 TILE LOCALITIES Of^ T;111 L7DIA.AT R AI L WA YS. (From the Correspondent of the Morran,y Advertiser.) As no information of a sp?eifra kind has hitherto been brought together regarding the situation or localities of Vie Indian lines of rail way opened and in progress, we lii•,ve in the pre sent article attempted. to supply tie desiderated knowledge. The workings lines or railways actually in epee. ration in Luba ace folic in number, viz., the East Indian Railway, the Madras Railway, the Bombay, rr a e nci p t ro h c e e G ed r i e n a g t I Baroda, and Central India Raalilswoca,a3nte m plat ion, to , o in u d t i o a f n B P o e m e b in i s y n . la Tl.e lines in etablish which companies have be>n formed, and the requisite capital invested in the hands of the East India Company, as a guarante3 that the pro-. posed schemes will be undertaken, sr() as follows —The Calcutta and Soul-Eastern Railway, the Euphrates V a ll e y, Punjaub, and Scinde Railways (the latter being three separate proposed lines), the Eastern Bengafßailway, awl the Ceylon Railway. • The most extensive, and in the present state or Bengal, the most interesting Tin., i 3 the East In.. dianßailway which proceeds from Calcutta through the north-western provinces. It was opened to Raneegunge, 122 miles distant, in the direction of Benares, in 1855. An extension of 21 miles to their river Hadjai would have, ere now, been completed,. but for the outbreak of the mutinif s ; a further extension of 61 miles l) is being constructed, the permanent way being laid down between the More to Colgong. A branch to Rajmahal has also. been begun. These places are in the direction of the territory of Oude, and approach its birder. The line between Allahabad and Bhurrawaree, 2 a miles, en route to Benares, was opened in Fob.. ruary last, the late Lieutenant-Governor Colvin inaugurating the event with duo ceremonial. In the Agra and De]hi districts the earthworks were commenced early in the present year, and a bridge erected across the Jumna at Agra. The through line, from Allahabad to Delhi, has been laid down although not completed, in conseqeence of tho disturbed condition of the country. Throughout the whole line, from Calcutta to Delhi, the works in their finished and. un(iitished state, u ere offi cially inspected in February. The last half-yearly report of tiro company is less favourable than previous reports. But this has been owing to the Dinapore mutiny,. which interfered with preparations made for the great bridge across the Soane river, and render them ab , rtiye for the time. At other stations like wise the plant has been destroyed, and some valuablo lives have been lost in the course of the revolt. In the upper provinces the works have naturally been liroi,lre om t t o oa stand still,pletea and the only portion lik e ly to n_ be next spring is a section of twenty-one miles in the South Beerbhorn district. The Madras Railway froceeds from Madras to Vellore and Goreattum, a dist owe of 100 miles. The permanent way is laid clown the whole length of the line to Beypoor, or from coast to coast, and will he completed in another year. A regiment of infantry was car. i,d through in May last. In addi tion to the 81 miles to Vellore, t' e is in course of censt , uction to its :ni tl:erieest point. The Great Indian Peiliesula Railway, which is intended to connect the Bay of Bengal withthe Ara bian Sea, is at present only comple;ed a portion of the way. Eighty-eight miles of rail between Cam poolee and Shelspore wet e completed, and the rail way opened iu February, 1851. Sholapore is e station 246 miles from Bombay. The Bombay, Baroda, and Centr.il India Rail way is constructed to about one-third of the distance to Baroda, which latter place is situate 281 miles from Bombay. The line was originally restricted to Surat, 191 miles from Bombay ; but this barrier has recently been removed. Notwithstanding the disturbances which have occurred. in India the works have been carried on uninterruptedly. About one-half of the entire earthworks between Surat and Ahmedabad, 143 miles, have been exe cuted. No portion of the line, however, is actually open. From Surat to Broach, 36 miles, will, it is expected, be completed in May, 1858 ; from Broach to Baroda, 43 miles, in November, 1858 ; from Baroda to Wassind, 14 miles, in February, 1859 ; from Wassind to Ahmedabad, 43 miles in June, 1859. All impediments to the rapid and easy commu nication between alt parts of our Indian empire must be removed and conquered. Recent events have taught us the necessity of this. Both rail ways and telegraphs must be laid down without unnecessary delay, to connect our Eastern pos sessions with the Home Government. The ex tinction of the rebellion will probably lead at once toathe inauguration of a great railway system in India. WESTMINSTER. EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLEMENT.—AIexander Cummings, a was placed at the bar b e f ore M r . middle-aged man, Arnold, charged with feloniously embezzling divers sums of money received by him on account of his master, Mr. John Todd, baker, 7, Hereford-terrace, King's-road, Chelsea. Prosecutor stated that the prisoner had been in his service as journeyman for the last eight months, and it was a part of his duty to carry out bread to the cus tomers and receive their money, which he should have accounted for each night, but failed to do so in very many instances. He not only embezzled ready money received from day to day of customers, but when some of the customers paid large bills, he only accounted for a portion, and returned their name; as still being indebted in various amounts. Prosecutor had three customers present, whose money he had embezzled, and there were no less than twenty other cases against him. Mrs Fox, of 7, College-place, stated that she was a customer of the prosecutor's and paid for her bread daily as she received it. Prosecutor proved that prisoner had not accounted for any money received of Mrs. Fox during the List fortnight. Mrs. Edwards, another customer, showed that she had paid the prisoner ss. 10d. Miss Woodfall stated that she had paid him 7g. Prosecutor said that neither of these sums had been paid, but as prisoner had accounted for other sums on those dates to Mrs. Todd, he was remanded for her at tendance. THAMES. BURGLARY AND EXTENSIVE ROEBERY.—Pbcebe I Binds, a dirty little woman, aged 25, who looked 50, was brought bef , reMr, Yardley charged with feloniously receiving 146 lbs. of old copper sheathing which had been stolen from the premises of Charles Clifford and Co,, yellow metal workers, coppersmiths, &c., in Church row, Limehouse. Inspector Ralph Field Thomas, of the Thames police, stated that, in consequence of information, he went to a house in Trigg's-place, Nightingale-lane, Limehouse, on the preceding day, and there saw the prisoner, who, in answer to a question, said her husband was from home. He went out of the house again, and saw two convicted thieves on the look-out, who both run away when they saw him. He returned and told the prisoner his hnsiness and who he was, and searched her dwelling. He first discovered in a cupboard a quantity of copper sheathing, and Putten, a constable, No. 161, IC, who accompanied him, found more in another cupboard. It weighed in all 1 cwt. 1 qr. 61bs. He asked the prisoner how she came by the copper. She hesitated for some time and then said, "I must tell you the truth. Two men with bags on their shoulders came here and left the copper with roe." He also found in the house two coal-sacks, some barley, and a piece of mat weighing 561b5., and he believed the whole was stolen property. Mr. George Fairbairns, manager of the metal works belonging to the prosecutors said, their premises extended 200 feet from:Church-row, opposite the western entrance of Limehouse Church, to the towing path of the canal, called the Lea cut, a branch of the river Lea. There was a travelling crane right over the towing-path, and it was t•upported by a couple of diagonal pieces. The premises were burglariously entered from the tow ing path on Saturday night or Sunday last. He secured the factory and workshops on Saturday night in the usual manner. On Sunday evening it was discovered that the premises had been broken into, and from 8 to 10 cwt. of copper sheathing stolen. He could positively identify the sheathing produced as part of that stolen. It came from Ireland a few days ago, and was packed in a peculiar manner. The burglars climbed up the diago nal pieces of wood which supported the travelling crane, got over a wall into a yard, and forced open the door of a shed containing the copper. The value of it was about 351. _lnspector Thomas said he knew the fellows who com mitted the burglary, and expected to have them in cus tody in a few hours. Mr. Yardley remanded the prisoner until Thursday nexl-. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. Although only a limited supply of English wheat was on sale in our market to-day, coastwise and by land carriage, the demand for all kinds ruled very inactive. Compared with Monday, however, no quotable change took place in prices. The imports of foreign wheat have been confined to 7,620 quart3re. The finest samples were held at full quo tations, but all other qualities met a dull inquiry. Barley movci off slowly, yet price: were supported. Malt sold at previous rates, but the demand was rather limited. We had an improved feeling in the oat trade, and fine oats were 6d. per quarter dearer. Beans, peas, and flour sold slowly, at Monday's quo tations. ARRIVALS TIIIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. English 1,530 2,020 9401 Irish Foreign 7,620 2,070 Oats. Flour, 910 1,080 1,370 aka bla METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. There was rather a larger supply of beasts on offer iu to-day's market, iu full average condition. Most breeds wale in fair request at Monday's currency. We were scantily supplied with sheep, which moved off slowly. In p ices, however, no change took place. The show of calves was extensive, and the veal trade ruled heavy, at a fall in value of Gd per 81bs. Pigs and milch cows sold slowly at late rates. Per Sibs to sink the offais s. d. a. d.i is. a. s. d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 6 1 PrimoSouthdown 5 0 5 4 Second quality.... 3 8 4 o;large use. calves 310 4 6 Prime large Oxen 4 2 4 4lPrime small do 4 8 5 0 Primo Scots, &c. 4 6 4 S'Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 81Small porkers Second quality ...3 10 4 0 1 Suckling calves 22 0 27 0 Prime crso.-vidled.4 2 4 101 Quarter old pigs 21 0 28 0 TOTAL SUPPLY: FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts • 7l Sheep and lambs 300 Calves 231 Pigs Beasts . 1,9G0 Sheep and lambs Calves 400 Pigs NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL. Tho supplies of meat were seasonably good, and the trade ruled inactive, as follows : Per Bibs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. s• Beef, interior 3 0 3 4 Mutton, Inferior 3 Do., middling 3 6 3 8 Do., middling ..... 3 Do. prime large 3104 0 j De., prime ..4 Do., do. small ....4 2 4 6 Veal „ 3 Pork, large 3 6 4 4 Pork, small 4 d. s. d 0 3 4 6 4 0 2 4 6 8 4 6 6 5 4 BOROUGH HOP. For all kinds of hops, the show of which is seasonably good, we have to report an inactivo demand. In prices, however, no change has taken placo, compared with last week. New Mid and East Kent pockets, 84s to 12Gs ; Weald of Kent ditto, 58s to 80s; Sussex ditto, 51s to 75s per cwt. COLONIAL. ------- TEA.—The market has a steady appearance, and about an average trade has been done chiefly for home consump tion at about former rates. Common congou is quoted 12d per lb. with the usual prompt. SUGAR.—.A. very limited business has been reported, and prices may be quoted fully 6d to is per cwt. lower for all descriptions. In the refined market the tendency in values is still downwards, although there is but little offering in the market. Mid to good titlers sold for 56s to 58s, and wet lumps 51s to 52s per cwt. COFFEE.—Scarcely any business has been reported, but the Mochas may be quoted steady. Plantation Ceylon of the finer qualities very scarce, commands fully former quotations. Cocoe.—There is very little inquiry, and lower rates are current. RICE.—No business of any importance has been reported, and at public sale the greater part offered was bought in. FRUIT.—At public sale there was a very limited attend ance of the trade, the season being now far ;%dvanced. Good old currants, however, sold rather .freely at firm rates. Raisins are held for former values. SPlOES.—Pepper and pimento have been steady, at about former quotations, and mace, cloves, and ginger ruled ra ther cheaper. SALTPETRE. — The market is very quiet, and prices may be quoted fully Gd to is per cwt lower.' Bengal Sibs refrac tion sold for 354 per cwt. TALLOW.—The market is again firmer. P.Y.C. on the spot has advanced to 52s ; all the year, 51a 61 to 51s gd s and January to March, 52s Gd per cwt. There appears this year for the first time in the Budget of the City of Paris the pension of 10,000 f., claimed by M. Gevers, ex-page of the Emperor Napoleon 1,, who was charged to announca to the Municipal Council .the birth of the King of Rome. M. Gevers, who ceased to receive his pension at the end of 1813, claimed it fro to 1856, and his application has been acceded to. THE MAIL STEAMER VANDERBILT.— We have received the following from the office of the United States Mail Steamer, Vanderbilt :—" Sir,—ln your report of the Atlantic's arrival, you state that she passed the Vand..er hilt off Cork, disabled. This is an error, as the Vands, r bilt was in New York on the sth Dec., and will no cross the Atlantic again before February.—l are, &a• J. S, OAKroup,— 67, Gracechurch-street, Dec. 1.7.". THE LAUNCH OF THE LETIATKAN. Mr. Thomas Gould has addressed the following letter to a contemporary " Sir,—ln common with all Englishmen, I have felt, and still feel, a great interest in the Leviathan. I bare watched her with admiration and national pride upwards "from her cradle," as promising to be the greatest beauty of the age, and deeply regret to find ineffectual the many attempts hitherto made to induce her to take the water. Dynamic science is certainly far advanced at the pre bent day ; but the engineers, employed to launch this Queen of the Ocean, either do not understand the science, or have made some very sad miscalculations as to the force requisite to move so large an inert mass on a given incline. "I respectfully suggested to Mr. Brunel a plan, which, in my bumble opinion, was not only quite feasible, and to be accomplished at comparatively small cost, but which would also obviate all risk of loss of life, and the necessity of using the vast amount of cumbrous check tackle, &c., &c., the breakages and inefficiency of which have helped additionally to retard the sufficiently slow progress of the vessel towards the element which, 'tie to be hoped, may one day become her home. " My plan was To urge the vessel forward by means of endless screws attached to the cradle., and working on a continuous thread of the length of the in cline she has to travel.' This was sufficiently simple and available at (comparatively) very small cost." THE WESTERN BANK OF SCOTLAND. GLASGOW, THURSDAY. At the adjourned meeting of the shareholders this afternoon the report of the committee of investigation was given in. It stated that the liabilities of the bank were 8,911.9321. ; the assetsfor payment of the liabilities were 8,607,2401., showing a deficiency of assets o 304,6921., and thus making, including the capi.-al end rest, reported in last statement at 1,715.8921., an estimated loss on the whole transactions of the company of 2,020,5841. The heads under which the deficiency arose were &mutely stated. On bills held by the bank the loss was 437,0001. ; on advances and balances on current accounts, 885,0001 ; on securities held in New York, 60,0001.; on debts in suspense account, 685,0001., and other itemr. The assets were valued as for winding up, not as a solvent and going concern; but, with prudent management and better times, there might yet be a great saving on the estimated los , . The bank's misfortunes are attributed to gross negligence on the part of the directors, and wild recklessness in Taylor, the late manager. After a stormy discussion the committee was reap pointed. The shareholders again met on the 30th current to take steps for winding up. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON. Dec. 18.—Wind this day at noon, S.W.; moderate breeze and cloudy. OFF HURST CASTLE, Dec. 17.—Arrived—Parana (s), from the West Indies ; Nemeais (s), Alexandria, with India and China mails. OFF NORTH FORELAND, Dec. 17.—Arrived—Ann Corry, for Mauritius. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 17.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Mag dalena (a), for the West Indies ; Tagus (a), for Gib raltar. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. IG.—Wind E.--Arrived—Salem, from Callao. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 17.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived Jupiter, from Antwerp. DARTMOUTH, Dec. 17. —*Wind Vir. S.W.—Arrived — Re d Jacket, from Patras ; Ceres, from Havaunah for Antwerp, leaky, and with loss of spars and other damage, having experienced severe gales. FALMOUTH, Dec. 17.—The Eclair, from Iquique to Liverpool, was spoken with (part of cargo thrown over board) Nov. 28, in lat. 27 N., long 42 W., by the Arabella, arrived here. (I 31" ELECTRIO TELEGRAPH.) S O UTHAMPTON, Friday, 9.45 a.m. Wind W.S.W. blowing hard. Arrived—South Western, (s.), from Jersey ; Parana, (s.), West Indies; Nemesis, (s.), Alexandria. Sailed—Join and Mary, for Sunderland; Constantia, Newcastle. LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. Wind S. Arrived--Achilles, from Caldera. Sailed—Cintra, screw steamer, for Lisbon. QE NS Dec. M. Wind S.W. Arrived —Patience, from Trieste ; Selem and Eugenie, Callao; Annie Crompton,' Rangoon ; Buon Padrea, Con stantinople ; Omonia Ibraila; Tullala, Dalhousie, and Haggi, Odessa; Tom , ; Washburn, Taganrog. bottle was picked up hero containing a paper, stating that the ship &aquaa was wrecked on the 10th of Decem ber, and five men drowned. (BY SUBMARINE ♦ND BRITISH TZLICGRAPH.) _ GRAVESEND, Friday, 9.30 a.m. Wind W. ; tide, two hours' flood; weather fresh and fine. —Arrived, Dec. IS,—Bessy, from Dieppe ; Triton steamer, Boulogne. Bailed Dec. 18 —Albion, steamers for Boulonge. DEAL, Friday, 9 a.m. Wind S. W., moderate. Salied—Rotterdam, screw steamer, Marseilles; Anna Louisa,' Bremen ; Princess Royal, London ; in trying to weigh yesterday, hbr anchor is supposed to have fouled some wreck or another anchor, and damaged her windlau. ALLEGED CHILD MURDER. SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday.—An inquest was hel' to-day before the borough coroner (E. Coxwell, Esq.), touching the death of an infant child, whose body had been discovered buried beneath the ground near a leading thoroughfare iu this vici• nity. Ellen Hallett, a female servant, was charged with having caused its death, she being the mother of the child ; and a labouring man, named Charles Dummer, was charged with being accessory theretol We have already published tho circumstances of the case, which are briefly these :—The female pri soner left her service for the purpose of being con fined, and delivered herself of a child, which she stated was still-born. She secretly got rid of the body, and on being questioned respecting it stated that she had buried it in the cemetery, and afterwards said she bad buried it in a garden, both statements being false. Another statement made by her was to the effect that the male prisoner had got rid of the body. The body having been found, an inquest was hold, and the following evidence taken : Police-constable Blake stated that on Tuesday last, from information he had received, he pr•. ceeded to Crabiuton (in the vicinity of Southamp, ton), and after digging the ground to the depth of about four f et, he disc vered the body of an nfant quite naked lying on its face. Mr. Mickey, surgeon, stated that he had mad• a, post-mortem examination of the body, which appeared to have been dead for some time. From the appearance of the brain, which exhibited great and unnatural congestion, he concluded that death had resulted from a fall or suffocation, not from natural causes. There was no r xterual mask of injury. A fall shortly alter birth might produce congestion of the brain without their) being any outward appeal ante of injury. From many natural causes he concluded the child was born alive. It had not lived many hours, inasmuch as it had not received any nourishment. nen, was every ap pearance of the lungs and heart having performed their functions. Several other witnesses were examined, whose evidence went to show that the female prisoner had been confined, and that the body of a child was seen in her possession at the time she was in com pany with the male prisoner. The jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against the female, and was committed to prison under the coroner's warrant. SERIOUS COLLISION ON THE NORTH EASTERN RAIL TVA Y. SHIELDS, Thursday morning.— A serious collision occurred upon the Shields, Sunderland, and New castle branch of the North Eastern Railway last night. About four o'clock in the afternoon a coal train broke down about half a mile ou the Gates head side of the Brockley Whim station, and either the guard of it had not got the signals back, or had neglected to make them, for the four o'clock train from Newcastle, Gateshead, and Pelau Main, with passengers from the two first-named towns, and from the south for Shields and Sunderland, ran with con• siderable violence into the ccal train, throwing its owls engine off the line, and bringing all the passenger carriages together with very considerable violence. The passengers were pitchcd from their seats with great force, and nearly all of them are more or less bruised. The Sunderland passengers have suf fered the worst ; there are several eases of dislooa. tions and slight concussions ; but, upon - the best information that can be gathered, none of them are carver Middleton, ai likely to prove fatal. Amongst the Shields pass en . er M ; r. an ß d ° li e r. gers that are injured are Mr. Drummond, a m vie r s . , m s o h a ip tt o , wn bu er ild ; g M il i der D ; shipowner. Messrs. Drummond and D • Davies had to be sent home in cabs. The enginem% ri d a fireman ' escaped with but slight scratches. T h e trains got which run hourly on thi s line out, il the accident, and at a quarter pastseven o f a course, t ran,,, by dispatched from Newcastle withpassengers for Shields and Sunderland ; but, to further compli cate matters, it got off the line between the Felling and Pelau Main, and down to 10 o'clock last night neither it nor the six, half-past :.even, nor nine o'clock train f r om Sunderland had arrived at Shield s. No one is reported injured by the last accident. SPORTING I N TELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—TnuIiSDAY. A very thin attendance, and the little business trail• laded was not worth notice. SHREWSBURY SUMMER MEETING. Mr. Frail has determined to hold his summer meeting on the 29th of June and the two following days. Who fixtures for Carlise and Pontefract are also at the end of June, but they will be scarcely affected by the gathering in Shropshire;