The Express.
London, England, 1846-12-22 00:00:00

THIS. EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22, 1848.

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The buying in of his account, said to be for some one hun-
dred
thousand pounds or more, led to the upward movement •
of quotations referred to at the close of the market. The
government broker took a small amount of Threes Reduced
at 911 for Life Annuities. That stock left off 94 to 1.
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 95i to 5. Long Annuities,
91. Exchequer Bills, 9s. to 12s. premium. Bank Stock,
2065 to 75.
The foreign market continues in an inactive state. Mexi-
can may be quoted better at 231 to 41, hut with not much
business. Portuguese advanced upon the report of the divi-
dend to be paid to 39 to 41. Spanish Fives were 261 to 1 ;
the Threes were done at an improvement to 371 on the ad-
vertisement of the dividend. Dutch stocks were better
to , the
Two.andta-lialf per Cents., 601 t, ; the Fours, 921 5.
The tenor of the advices from the United States for some
time past gives reason to hope that Maryland may, before
much lapse of time, be found amongst the honourable divi-
dend-paying States of the Union. For this desirable eon-
summation no one has laboured with greater assiduity and
past veranee, or more powers of argument and conviction,
than Mr. J. J. Speed, the able and highly respectable bar-
rister of Baltimore. We might add also, as a most earnest
honourable fellow-labourer in the same meritorious cause,
the name of Mr. Peabody, a well-known and not less re-
spected American merchant resident in this City, himself a
native and citizen of Maryland, and deeply feeling the dis-
credit yet attaching to his parent State from the non-fulfil-
mer.t of obligations.
There would stem no sufficient reason indeed why Mary-
land should not resume the payment of interest on her
• debt with the commencement of the new year. From a
detailed statement before us, it appears that the revenue
receipts of Maryland for the present year appropriated by
law to the payment of interest on the debt' area imated at
1 &beta
The interest on foreign debt.. 311,171
II domestic ....311,249
PI

highly-wrought handles, some dressing cases, &c.—Mr. Ken-
nett, a solicitor, conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Hobler
defended the prisoner.—Mr. Keunett stated that Mr. Map-
pin occupies the lower part of then ouse, N 0.14, Fore-street,
and the upper part was let fto the tenant of the
adjoining house, who opened a communication between
the two premises, and closed up the communication
between the upper and lower parts of No. IL On
Saturday morning it was found that some one had en-
tered the house No, 15, cut with a centre-bit a large
hole through the floor and ceiling, and dropped into Mr.
Mappin's warehouse. The robbery was effected by some
one well acquainted with the premises, because the hole was
cut exactly over the counter, so that by the aid of a pair of
steps the thief could retreat with his plunder through the
aperture. The goods stolen were of the value of 1501. or
2001. Suspicion fell on the prisoner because he was the
occupier of the house from which the entrance was made,
Miss Wileko, the tenant, being a bankrupt, and the prisoner
in possession for the assignees. On searching the prisoner's
house some goods were found which had been stolen fr
the bankrupt's stock, and some which were not yet identi-
fied.—Evidence was then taken as to a second charge. Mark
Bull and Robert Pack:nen, two of the city policemen. pro-
duced some of the property found at the prisoner's house,
and which had been i dentifie by 31iss Wilcke. The pri-
soner was remanded till the 31sdt inst.
BOW-STREET.—CARIVVINO SPIRITS WITHOUT A PER-
um—Edward Archer, a deaf and dumb man, and a youth,
named Hammond, w. re placed at the bar before Mr. Hall,
charged with illegally having in their possession a gallon and
a half of gin, without a permit.—lt was submitted fsr the
risoners that a permit was not necessaryfor any quantity
leas than two gallons.—Mr. Hall said that a permit was ne-
cessary. for any quantity of spirit above one gallon ; but as
the prisoners were simply employed by others, an d not aware
ated
of the consequences, he should order them to pay a meta ware
penalty of 201. each, or imprisonment for three months.
CLERKENWELL.—CHARITY.—E. C. has sent the half
of a 51. note, No. 53,480, to the poor-box of this court, re-
questing. an acknowledgment of its receipt in the news-
papers, in order to insure the other half being forwarded.--
The Goldsmiths' Company have also presented their usual
aunual donation of 101. in aid of the poor-box of the court.
MARLBOROUGH STREET.—THECHAMPTON'SWIFE.
—Mrs. Benjamin Count, the wife of the pugilistic cham-
pion, was summoned before Mr. Hardwick, for having
drubbed Jolla Gill.—The complainant, a baker, living in
Cumming-street, Pentomilse, said that on Saturday night
week he was about leaving Caunt's public-house, in St.
Martin's-lane, when a demand was made on him for 55.,
which he acknowleged he was indebted, and mid he would
pay the next time he came to the house ; he added, that he
thought it was wrong to be importuned for the small amount,
especially as " Ben ' owed him two guineas. Mrs. Count
hearing these words, came out of the bar and said, " Does
Ben owe you anything, then I'll pay you this way," at the
same time struck the complainant two blows in the
face, which, for severity, would have done no discredit to her
husband's powers. The defendant then went into the bar, and
as he was very angry at being assaulted, and at finding that
his mouth was tilled with blood, he used some rough
language to the defendant. Caunt, who was in the bar, then
came round, and saying he would not allow his wife to be
abused, put him out of the house.—Mrs. Caunt did not deny
the assault. She had been provoked to use her fists, in con-
sequence of certain insultiug epithets applied to her by the
complainant in the first instance.—A witness was called, who
said the complainant made use of bad language to Mrs.
Caunt before he was struck.--Mr. Hardwick said the
dence went to show that the complainant had provoked the
assault, by using language which was almost certain to cause
a breach of the peace. Under the circumstance of the case
he should dismiss the summons.
The Ooldsmithe' Company have sent their annual dona-
tion of 101. in aid of the poor-box.—From "E. C.," No.
53,472, the half of a 51. note.
WESTMINSTER. BENEVOLENCE. Mr. Broderip
handed the reporter a letter from E. C., who had enclosed
half of a al. note (N. C. 53,173) far the poor-box. The bene-
volent donor requested that the press would acknowledge
its receipt, when the other half should be immediately
transmitted.
LAMBETH. BENEVOLENCE. —Mr. Elliott requested
that our repsrter would acknowledge the receipt of
the half of a 61. bank-note, (N. C. 03,474, date Nov. 3),
from E. C. for the poor-box ; the donor having offered to
forward the remaining half on a notification in the daily
journals of its safe arrival.
THAMES.—AN EXILED POLISH NOBLEMAN.—Some
time since, the Count de fax Dembicki applied at this court
under the following circumstances: He said that he was
cousin to the late King of Poland, and also closely allied to
the Duke of Lorraine. Being obliged to quit his country in
the late Polish revolution, he took refuge in England, where
his necessities were liberally relieved ; but fearing to tire out
his friends, and having prospects of permanent employment
in the United States of America, he was desirous of going
out as an emigrant to that country.—The magistrate told the
old gentleman, who was grey headed, and much advanced in
years, bearing several military decorations of honaur upon
his person, that the funds placed at the disposal of that court
were intended for specific purposes, within any of which his
case did not come.—Yeeterday Mr. Yardley called the atten•
tion of our reporter to a letter which he had received, which
ran as follows :

Total
From which it results that the interest on the debt may
be paid, leaving a surplus towards dividends in arresr, or
the p, went of interest upon them, should they he funded
in a 6 per cent. stock, as proposed in some quarters. The
treasury was otherwise in a satisfactory state. On the Ist
one.ecember last year there remained in it a clear unappro-
ed surplus of 158,257 dollen.
ENGLISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock, 206 Consols fur opening, 931
3 per Ct. Bed. Anne., !.94 Foch. Bille,g Leon, ltd.. 10 13 912
New 3/ per Ct. Anna., 951 1 I Ditto, £5OO, 10 13 912
Long Anne., Exp. Jan.s, 1840, Oa Ditto, small, 10 13 912
FOREIGN FUNDS.
5 per Cent. Mexican Account, 5 per Cent. Spanish Passive Bonds
Dec. 31, 231 1 Deferred 17
5 per Ct. Portuguese Bonds, 83 3 per Cent. Spanish Bonds, 378 1
4 per Ct. Portuguese Bonds, 391 2 per . Dutch En.,
12 Gul2l. 60
Ditto, Amount, 40 391 1 4 per Ce Ctnt. Dutch Certif., 93
EXCIIANGF-S AND STOCKS ABROAD.
PAWN Der. 19.—Three per Cents., 81; Five pet Cents., 1151 70;
Belgian Five per Cents., 1840, 101; Roman lona, 100/ ; Tretwury
Bonds, 31; Barg Shares, 3,490. Extbange on London, 30 di,ya,
25 45; ditto, 90 days, 25 35.
MADIUD, Dne.ll.—Three per Cents., 341 ; Four per Cents., 21
Five per Cents., 211 ; Passives, 6/ ; Coup-ms, 191.—Exchange on
London, 361.
Aniermuisw Dec. 17. —Dutch Two-and-a l-Talf per Cents., 598,
59 11-16; Do., Three per Cents.. 71 11-16, 711; Do., Four per
Cents., 92 7.16; Amort. Synd., Three-and-a-Half per Cent., 881;
Commercial Company, Four-and-aslbilf per Cents., 1731, 1731 ; East
India Loan, 921, t'2l ; Spanish Five per Cents., 211, 21 346 ; Do. Una-
mitral, Five per Cents., 21, 20 13-lii; De. Three per Cents., 371; Do.
Interior, Three per Cents., 313 ; Coupons, Anloin'a, 181, 189-16 ; Anglo.
Portugueie, Three per Cents., 37i ; Do. Four per Cents., 36,
351; Itus,lan, 1748 and 1816, Five per Cents. 105/, 103: 110. 1828
sod 1829, Five per Canto., lOS ; Certif. of do., I'B3l and 1833, Five per
Cinte., 9; 961 ; Do., Hope, Four per Cents., 891 ; Ditto,
Stieglitz arid Co., Four per Cents., 831 Ineorip. in Great Book,
Six per Cents., 47; American Rank-Action, 41; Austrian Five per
Cents., 1041 ; Do., Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 58; Louisiana, 67 ;
Brannan, 1839, 1005., 831, SCI ; Mexican, 221; Sitinish Defermil, 41.
Exchange : Homburg, at sight, 35 42 ; London, two months, 11 95;
at sight, 11 92.
BRUNSEI" Doe. 19.—Loan of 1810, 1001 money; Do. 1842, 101
money; Do. 1814, 971 bills ; 958 tills; Do. 1838, 721 bills;
City Lmn, 1843, 911 bills; Spanish Five-per-Cents., liqudonid., 20 15-16
money ; Bank of Belgium, 924 money. Exchange : Lon, at sight,
25 421.

RAILWAY NEWS. I
The share market of yesterday may be described :
as slightly depressed, although with no particular decline of
prices. North British were somewhat weaker. Shrewsbury
and Birminghams recovered partially towards the close of
business from the depression of the earlier part of the day.
Birmingham and Oxfords were the feature in business of the
day, in which the dealings were most active, with a further
improvement in prices. Other lines, and the heavy stocks,
remain with unimportant variations.
The Liverpool market continued much the same, and
generally inactive, though in a kw instances an advance
was established. Birmingham and Oxford reached 91, and
closed 91 seltere. Thirek Preference rose to 11 to 11. 3s. 9d.
prn. Oil stocks are without any change.
The Manchester share market was quiet, and not much
stock changed hands, but prices were very firm ; indeed,
but little stock waa offering.
The market tit Birmingham was again very heavy. The
sales were confined chiefly to local lines. Birmingham and
Oxford Junctions were done as high as 81 p. ; Dudleys at
61 p. • and Stour Valleys at 2p. Shrewsbury and 13:rining-
hams' declined to 2 p., and South Staffordshire Registered
(late Junction) were sold at 18a. 9d. p. The only business
Chard, Somerset, 19th Dee, 1546. and N h W t •
transacted in old stocks was in. London . ort - es Lena,
air,-flan you find out the name of the Polish nobleman about whom
I wrote to you a few days since' Have the goodness to take such which realised 196.
steps as are necessary to find his address, and you will oblige, sir, At Leeds, the share market has been more than usually
yourobedlent servant, E. J. Busaria. active, and prices have generally been firm, but no advance
Mr. Yardley expressed his hope that the press would give of importance can be quoted.
publicity to the letter ; upon which our reporter replied, The market at Bristol was firm, but quiet ; there were
that as he had given his address to the old gentleman, there not many sellers. Midland New 50/. shares were done at
was, no doubt, if the case were made public, the Count 61 ; North British Quarter shares 21 pm. With these ex-
would be put in immediate communication with one who ceThe followingadopted
of the Glasgow Stock Exchange, on the 16th inst. :-
BENEVOLENCE.-Mr. Yardley yesterday announced the
. "loariettt,,,on and otter f alondat; ttalnk.2elnut Deceimoberri i1813:-Anydi mein.
receipt of a half 51. note from " E. C.," the writer request-
ing that the press would acknowledge its receipt, upon which Der
sented and tendered.onailtillf settling day, scrip
be entitled to goyspomon-
the other half would be forwarded. Al* 101. from a " City the morning of the following day, being Friday, between the hones
Banker," and 51. from "G. A. F.," fit the poor-box ;5. of ten and one o'clock. If not taken up by one o'clock at latest, then
from .. C. V." for the same purpose ; and 105. from " I'. C. the scrip
st or
the b stock m
eray, atthe highest
the r, which the
seller shall make immediate application to the buyer for the differ-
me
nt on evidence proved to have been perjured. ence. or loss, and, failing payment thereof the name day, the
HAMMERSMITH. -STEALING FIVE RORSESI.-James matter Obit be reported to the committee, who shall, on the fol-
lowing day, have power to declare him a detaulter, and, when
Robinson, a horse-dealer, at Blackwater, Hampshire, was the also-
heofthe settling
charged with having stolen several valuable horses from the 8?
elatio n. And any member! to he
fail' todet memberver scrip
en
neighbourhood of Winchester. Police Serjeant Mount, day, shall be allowed in like manner until the succeeding day, being
T 29, deposed that, in consequence of information he pn- yngay, at one o'clock, to implement his contract, awl, failing delivery
vately received, he had on the morning of Sunday last, ap- of the scrip by that day and hour, the buyer shall hg entitled to buy
prehended the prisoner at the Raven public-house, New- in the scrip against the seller, at whatever price the same eon be got,
in which case the buyer shall make immediate application to the seller
road, Hammersmith, on suspicion of having stolen a bay
cart horse, the property of Mr. William Saunders, of Cran- Ewe
ematttehre stlerebr c'ertd%f:iltiePaTtenteet oflilelohieVille, '.l ..n tleiedUllothwe
bourne Farm, near the Andover station of the South-Western ing day, have power to declare hint it defaulter; and, v.. hen so de--
Railway, which horse he had since found at the stables of dared, he Shaft cease to be a member of the association. All such sales
Mr. Shackle, in Oxford-street, from whence it had been re- or purchase, being made through the secretary, on which he shall be
moved to Hammersmith.-Mr. William Saunders deposed adutved half the usual rate of comvissioa."
that net the lith of November last, the horse in question was RAILWAY SHARE LISTS..-LONDON, DEC. 21.
stolen from a stable on witness's farm. He had for years Nora.-The quototioos of lines In Homan characters denote actual ensue-
known the prisoner, who was, until lately, a resident in that noes: UMW of moo in Itaimv sellers. prow.
district. The hone in question witness had paid filly-five as
...... :
....15,5 445 "f„„4,50,„, Tort .},
guineas for. Inspector Morgan informed the magistrate aslasaeseee, .. ... ...... M. fru, 2 Do. Extension
that at the stables of the Raven public-house, at which the ! s Lartee wale 'a
D,"122•11 s 4 61 4 L00..801.6, ~.'O, 0 2 ,111 old.
prisoner was apprehended, were found two hones which VI 1,T.1nAt"'„..,,,4`.11',71ftr:1ri,„ 11 tr„,-,„7,,,,!;,,,,,,,.•• :0225.
he had brought there, one a dark grey mare, which it 2 Meta! Diboll Issic:t. 100 l 14114 ut Masehnster and LeedB-f
had been ascertained was stolen on the and Mat. from a 7: IBtttalys" k'•..t.' • ••• la as Do ) &bares lin t
stable at Crookham-wharf, Dogmer'afield, near Odihans, 30 ,p,4,,,,i37,1 02,..,,,,,...„ 18 "P• a 1:8"..."'"
so alp, 5 Do. I albs ... lti
Banta, and the other from Colney, near Alton, llants, both ais,Bueslibeeeisaire.•• .• • to. Q. Do. Seteent*As:..
.14 9,.
of which owners had received information of their recovery, 24 le•ID18:118
.. lB. I2s Do. Extension lf 42,,
23 1 21 Do. Lireepool JJ, o 9-1
hut were not vet in attendance. There were also two other tleaaaav aanreioasif ..4 144. 1 Do do IPhe
hones stolen from the same neighbourhood, which conld he 2 Iceenat ewit Btras „...I3 44, 455 Manch., bast., a MaH 113,
traced into the prisoner's possession,-Mr. Poynter said, as :107,ar,.
~,,,,,..........a24141-. ,401:2:,:d it .-,...b. lip.
12.; 8
the prisoner appeared to be well-known in Hampshire, and sit Direct .toilNrthern ili 14 Do. New 1114
as most of the witnesses were residing in that county, it would I 1300 no sst Jaws. go RC 2 Do. Mow at
be better that the charge should be heard at Wincheeter, and I.lr iter,•%"wBB'lBB 1,2212 100 Do tarn. a Derby , .!1,,4
a. 20 Newcastle and nerwick.,3 a
he directed that Serj. Mount should convey the prisoner there. 2 ; ne: iors nu...ie.-Ail 5 Keinsork n Cassterforsili;
Mr. Shackle here addressed the magistrate, and begged to II 1E.,,...411.3.242222
say a few words as to how Mr. Saunders's horse came into : I r„"*.3-'7„ ow p, „,dll 41' 111. 1::,,.. / Lin,..-irei .• itS 11l
his possession, and also as to the manner in which Mr. l oriaal !St Cl 5.0. I' lb. nseasia. 111 Ito "
Saunders had regained the possession of it. On the 26th Do. do. NeW *nip- o 4 1 ; Do. Thir is 4lan i
414 Cut Line01nade5.......24 lea Norfolk. ...
,1:,
ult. the horse in question was taken by the pri,'Ott( 7to the 4„ ,e,,,,„“e000 lies 7 5 Do. 9 e.,nres
stables of Mr. Gray, of Oxford-street, who told him to bring lo iEdlnbarßk a 01.1(...754 4 , ID. Brfrosinos
P
it to his (Mr. Shackle's) commission stables, where it would to I r.: id--
i 1,04 lie. jc,„.....c..,,....:1,...,...._..,1 H.
be more likely to obtain a purchaser. The prisoner did so, i, ,e,i,„4„,,,,„„d ea,,,,e„„1,12: ,!.13,. Is I. r,.. ~,,, r,,,. 5 sii.)
va
wasp.
and he (Mr. Shackle) entered it on his books to be sold for 254 nod Hostisustua 4 sip, 114; Ds i assets
1 I Do. Nere,
60 euineaa. During his absence from town, it was however 5 tr'''''7.ar!asti=lll44. 27 RV,
1734 Zji-dh, '''N'a'rr,',"6tr ,h \i"11".•/ e "3 37,1
sold for 43 guineas, and on hie return to town on Friday last, 274 01.5ourn West (1re..1‘27,
the prisoner applied to him for some money on account, 3 Gt. North or England.. ism a 55 Poressraemeh Thrert l9 lii,
saying he was short of money, and he gave the prisoner 1: it; t,5.,, las sop, 13 Proton and Wgre..•,„, ,3, ~3'
a cheque for 101., which was soon afterwards is po. New *
cashed. On subsequently learning that the horse " Nat waatent•-• • • At% :4l'',l4.l7)l"LPicerr..
50 Da 4 awes sop. IS ,Scottlsh Central- ...... 214
had been stolen, he, by the advice of his solicitor, 10 D0.141,•,...a5k
locked up the horse in the box in which it was put, in order * Do. AVMs 9 top. 3 -.brews a blirsi. clam A 34
that it should not be removed without his knowledge ; but I 442.**?422r 3, ,85 1 14 Do. do as= lt
na 6
104i1 I,,otoistu.htun :In didu.,llltehea 1444
12, shro hire Colos
that morning. while he hefted
the stables for half-an-hour, Mr. 3 D,.. Rera;swo „„ • I SI. .. " ••• • ~,,,_
o,t
. , , p. io ..„ /berm
Saunders, with Serjeant Mount, came with another police- so Ma 604 MOP lOB 108 33!Inoskth /Sawn= a Doverlisc-
man to the stables, to demand the horse, which was refused nt r, I 5.""'"
10 tip 11 Da K. (331. Os. 54., 25 3
by his foreman to be given up until the prisoner had been ji4 Ipswien a nee, at 15 D.. K. (do. M.) I 3 P'
a 2p.
taken before a magistrate ; upon which Mr. Saunders , ~....,nl.dmu ~,,,,, 24 Do. N. (do. In.) 4,..1
thought proper to present a brace of pistols at his foreman, 520' e;;."4-' --e- "141 t * iSIMI.W.I' . li 4
C.,,,,A. •• 15 7p. II ,11 aterford a h•lkenny 34
and threatened to blew his brains out if he prevented him 5 ; n... xnc
removing the hose; and that Mr. Saunders then broke the 20 iteeos sod 11,146.1••• )75 II !Wilts, Son,., a Werns•tio '
lock off the door of the box, and Serjeant Mount then 1:1'IST.:.:01.Th1"/`
$ , Da New 125 I
took the horse away from the premises.-The fore- 221 Leal.. an...a.n, '''' . y lop, 2 . Du. Prefe,oer -3 5
man, William Kennard, corroborated this statement.- 2 Do. do.llj. oh. Untie 74 20 Tart a North Mb:Hasa ji
Poynter asked St. hfountwhat reason e could assign ,:.,,zir:1*,575,0•11*(°7074)..i1id1k0• 1,0 , Da. I •23..1
0 Ds. seiby ..... 734 i I
for not interfi.ri.:g tea time when there washa threat that 2Cur ,1n,,,.. A :v. J0e.... * 20 Da •Esixasi. 5
murder soul ,be committed.-Sent. Mount denied that he 121:1...18.t...°8 M 822.832 '. 25 2 11, Prertorente l4 I
saw the pistols presented at the foreman, and said he was so 4,0•;11:34,1,„ 0. 0,,..2,1102* S Pot!,.-,,/,.1:2',,d4,,,.;11.22 12
there only to prevent a breacCi of the peace.-Mr. Poynter ie Do. ae. Cow,. _le 4. IS flood.; 0.19 A ' -.-..-: e.l 4.‘„
observed that if presenting two pistols at the breast of a man I: am. do. cr. EIS'S" 2 Rowbour, Thal. 4. ftere..j/ 33/
Gases. p. Ca
was not a breach of the peace he did not know whet was one. In b>iii.t.o hessawsta;
The serjeant h.al by his non-interference showed *hat he was Ist D,r,,.,‘ wore
unfit for the duty lie was entrusted with, and had quite We London a Neste.
altered his (Mr. Poynter's) previous opinion of him. It was : rol !sfe"'en.arce ..j
a matter that must go before the police commissioners.-The I Do. Fifths I
prisoner was then removed from the bar, and taken by Mount 35 it 42„.1ri, 5, 4,i 1•2:: •
to the South-Western Railway terminus at Vauxhall, on his si Do. ii. se'. at. a 14.1
way to Winchester. a Do. lot S. !I .t R n
5 Do. 101. sh. M. a }1.5.
I Do. lel .A., At tir 8.,
414 Lawton & S. Western,.
40 Do. New Clow bths . ,
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If 23
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661Dirret 11...bect Halm
4 Pech Menu% li LI.
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ts• Gt. & Why,. of ibldrns
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S .preat Nor* of Dana, 101 II
11 . Learned a laSane3ra
4 ,Lasemboarg
• :Nsmor and Liege
10 071,.a5s and %lemma l3l
• lOrteans and Bargeman. 11 3ii
3 parit no 4 Lyons ;nip.
10 !Paris and Orleans 1
20 Paris and /Cowes
S Iparia and Strasboarg
.11
20 VAN. dual Ilatrt

1}+785
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34 73*
43 11
.11 Pp.

MONEY MARKET.

MONDNY EVENING.

Vic Lo. M. lt 4p. •
4 Do. Tsang, 7l 10 timbre and Mettle..., le
4 Pn. Tenth. i ip. 11 Strasboery wed ?Wt..... 8 I
3 D., Scrip l'l 3 rears and Nsgan .... Id.
4 Du. 410. l 4 4p p. 6 Wrst Panders ... ..... Si M.
Lreaaroor, Dec. 21. West—Chester, Birkenhead (201. Pb.). 1 p.-
Edinburgh, GLlPttow, 73, 45—Do. (1 eh.), 101 p.—Do. (I ph.), 181.--
Edinburgh, Leith, Granton, 201, 4 (ex. E. and N.)—London, N.
Western, 101, 31—Do. (new 1 .h.),112: p.—Do. (I ph.), 1711 p.—
lAndon, S. Western (1-10th Rh.), s—Do. (nsw 30t. astip), p.—
Mtnchester, Leeds (late L. and B. 1 all.), 41 p.--Do. (late M. . By
estn.). 14 p.—Midland (new sh.), 45 p.—N. British (1 sh.), 2f,
13s. 3d., a p.—Do. (new Rh.), Ip.—Do. (1 Rh.), 3 p.—N. Cnltat (8.,,
155.—sheflield, 3lnnehePter (1 oh. No. 2), 35 p.—Do. (1 sh.), a. 4 (I.
S. Eastern (nt w At., No. -I:, I p.—Tali _N. Midland Ipoet.1poet. eh.), 10
p.-111ackburn, Dorset), Bolton, par.—Eapt Lancashire (new sh.), 3
p.—Do. (new Fe), 310. 3d. p.—Leeds, Think, 24, k d. (ex. pref.)—
Do. (raw pref.), 1 , JP 9d. p.--Eirkenliesd, Lan,ushire, Cheshire Jn.,
236.111p.—Birmingham, Dudley, 3: p.—Bira,lngbans, Oxford Jo.,

The colour of the stock-market to-day has been of
the undecided kind. Consols opened at 931 to f, but subse-
quently, on some sales of minor import, declined to 93; to
at which quotations they remained till nearly the close of
business, when they returned to 931 to 1, and so left off.
There was no feature about the dealings more than of a
temporary influence, and as usual in such case dealers and
speculators appeared to be waiting for some event, political
or otherwise, as a guide to operations. The rise at the close
of the market was mainly attributable to the failure of a re-
spectable dealer in the house, who had been a rather exten-
sive speculator for the fall in consols. The name need not be
mentioned as it is stated that the plyment in full
of his accounts will be merely a mutter of time.

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