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THIS DAY, Four o'Clock.

UNITED STATES._IIEXICO

The packet-ship Mary Ann, Capt. Patten, arrived
yesterday at Liverpool from Boston, which she left
on the 6th inst. The amour's from New York are to
the 4th—only one day later than those previously re-
ceived. They, however, bring news from the city of
Mexico to the 9th, and from Vera Cruz to the 18th
November. . .

From the seat of war there is nothing very im-
portant communicated. There was a report at Vera
Cruz, that General Lane had been in collision
AM General Rea, and had routed him entirely. It
would seem that a party, with 40 waggon loads of
tobacco, under a small guard, left Puebla on the 6th,
for the capital. Before reaching San Martin, they
were attacked by Rea and his.men ; several of the wag-
gons were captured, and the rest of them compelled to
retreat to Puebla. General Lane at once mustered
a farce, and set out after the guerillas. At
Tepeyaca, he came up with them, engaged in dividing
the spoil, and routed them. The entire force of
General Lane at Puebla was about 3,000 men. General
Patterson was still at Jalapa.
In the four days previous to the 17th November be-
tween 2,000 and 3,000 men landed at Vera Cruz, to
reinforce the American army. General Butler was
expected to start for the capital, with at least 6,000
men under his command.
According to the Republicans, a journal published
in Mexico, a sufficient number of members had at
last assembled at Queretaro ; and lett?ra direct from
that place announce the organisation of congress
on the 2nd, and the choice of its acting presi-
dent and vice-president. The names of these func-
tionaries are—President, Senor 'Roden deputy from
Canape° ; and Vice-president, Sevier Hernandez,
deputy from Durango. A letter, reported to be from
an English gentleman, dated at the capital, Bth No-
vember, says that although much confidence was felt
in the acting president and vice-president and con-
gress, who are favourably di-posed for peace, it was
much feared that Complido, of Guadalaxara, would be
elected president, ad interim, of the republic, instead
of Herrera or Pena-y-Pena. The health of Herrera
was precarious, but improving. Some said that
Elornaga would receive a majority of votes for
president, ad interim, while others were divided
between Herrera, Almonte, Gemeseles, and others.
A revolution is announced to have broken
out at Guadalaxara in favour of the election of
Ferias to the pre•idency. A sanguinary engagement
ensued between his troops and a mob, headed by
priests. In the action, General Ampudia, and many
others of Farias's party, were killed. The church
party was victorious. Paredes was at Tulacingo, and
had openly pronounced in favour of monarchy,
seconded by the garrison at Mazatlan. The Mexicans
hid still an unquenchable hatred for the Americaas,
and expressed no desire for peace.
As to the whereabouts of Santa Anna, nothing
very certain was known, but it was believed
by some that he was secreted at Vera Cruz, waiting
for en opportunity to escape. The Arco Iris of the
18th, on the other hand, says that Santa Anna had
arrived at Orizaba, with I,aoo ragged followers, but
saeshints movements. no as to his future
_

A letter from Vera Croz, of November 17, says :
The roads are now opened mitt a fair way to be so. M soon
u they are clear the imports will immediately augment, for
the geode that have been locked up here for the last six
months will find their way into the interior. Since the oc-
cupation we have had only one arrival from Enrone direct ;
now, four or five Teasels are expected, and fresh orders are on
the way for new importation. When goods can go up freely,
our revenue here ought iebelbree or lour

There is no noire of interest from the United States,
where public attention was chiefly occupied with the
approaching meeting of congress, and the great
question of the presidentirl election, which is to
take place in the November of next year. Already
the following list of candidates has been put for-
ward :
A. Wlll4. DIXOCIUTIC.
flay.
.1. Beaton.
J. Corn'tie. Y. Von Buten.
D. web.ter. Gm Woodbury.
LB. Cutytae. Lewis Qua
Winfle'd Scott I J. C. Odhoen.
J. Winn. I J. R. Polk.
James Bueiumar
0. M. Dallas.
B. Houston.
W. 0. Butler.
leozrzonnt.
Z. Taylor.

7. P.
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G. mitt.
laes G. Nifty.

The nomination its Sae presiimay by ceaventioas
are as follows:

XATIVIL
Foe Prexidtnt J. P. Mk
Nise-PrerAdent Rustler Klee
A committee had beam appointed at New Orleans
to receive General Taylor, as he ascends the Nlia-
sissippi.
A most extensive series of forgeries has been
discovered to have been committed in Boston by one
General Miller, who absconded from the city as soon
as he learnt that hie villanies were found out. The
sum total or hie forgeries will, it is thought, exceed
100,000 dollars.

The ships Ashburton, Memnon, and Shenandoah,
which will bring the President's message, are ex-
pected at Liverpool every tide.
In commercial matters there is little novelty. Sub-
joined is the city bide report :
New 'Tonic, Eyewt.Noole, Dec. S.—T . markets since
Ike It have continued Ivry dell. and the trim sow golft :onward
salserely llicht. err ter thin pried of the miers, be wired there
is meetly but tittle dreg. The nereerese see et rid sal eery
wither bra suarededlbeelitivity Y deeride mars* la oar
M The Erie Curl. et in =v=ale. wee iris BMW be
Albany. The rushee 'pia greed rryrellerier, atd ad=
fell during dr rear gurt et the dahlia& ii
brumes. lire wee reedy relerdefs girt wilt •of
error arise. tiler remised eller Chi Walk Mks of
111011.11 t Care odd in • rederale eatest, et peers= arm NMI
continued ow" With egerderehr air rye rid et yeeterday's
priors. Oats were ecoserist Yes fler. ari Wrredea term=
in favour of purchasers. Providers wen kir atm Pork wee
the some, while axisdall Wade were very Molted. There wee
nothing Dm in groceries. The ale dorm prevented sales by merlon
in the .t==ell.

Corrox7—Tho market resnains dun, and sales were
effected with difikulty at the quondam owned :
lariarOuL CLUII7I6I7IIDX.
New Orleans,
Uplands. Merida. Mob. & Tex.
Inferior none. NOM. none.
Ordinary
Middling ..
Good Middling 7r 71 to 7 74 to 7
Middling Fair
Pair
Polly Pair
Good Fait 8 to SI
nose. none.
ems Di to 9
9 to 94
Pine
?morn.-800 hernia Stew went engaged it? 018•80. rod 300
ditto for Liverpool at Is. 6d. to eseh port. It wagged 9d. seas offered
for corn in bulk to Ireland. To London, previous rates continued to
be demanded. To Antwerp, aske ware taken at 80s., while to Ilavre
there woo no change.
Nsw ORLEANS, Nov. 23.—The cotton market is quiet;
prioee rule in favour of the buyer. Sugar is without change. Mo.
kisses t entreat 181 to HI ern* with but little in first hands for sale.
Flonr is dull at previous prior. Own : antes at 44 and 46 cents. la
freighte.e have no new agessoisats to report. Exchanges: DO
alteration is previous rates.

There are accounts from Lisbon to 15th inst., at
which date the new ministry, with tialdanha at its
head, had-not assumed the reins of power. Some of
the elections were still pending. That for the province
of Estramadura, including the districts of Lisbon,
Leira, and Santarem, closed on the 14th, when the
Cabralista card was unanimously adopted, the Sep-
tembristas having withdrawn from the poll. The re-
sult was the same in almost all the other provinces of
the kingdom, but the liberals intend to protest against
the illegallity of the whole proceeding.
The decree regulating the currency had been pub-
lished, by Which it is enacted as follows: Art. 1.
All payments of duties and taxes to be paid in
half metal and paper. 2. A government notice
will be given every Monday, founded on the
report of money-brokers, of the rate of discount
to be allowed on paper, and that discount
must be made good on such notes as are paid in as
above. 3. Transactions between individuals or public
companies are not included in this measure.
Up to the last moment there was no intelligence of
the steamer from Southampton, with the mails of the
7th inst., so that mach uneasiness was felt, and the
admiral had dispatched the Comet to look after her.
Lisbon was tranquil. The missing steamer is re-
ported by the Hiudostan to have arrived safely at
Gibralter.

MADRID, Dec. 20.
The rumours which have prevailed during the last
two days of a ministerial cries are better founded than usual.
The want of concert between the government and the ultra-
moderado majority in congress, visible since the commence-
ment of the parliamentary session, has been widening gra-
dually towards a rupture. Narvaez has shown himself, on
the whole, disposed to stick to his conciliatory programme ;
while Mon and Pidel and associates have been assuming
more and more the aspect of a violent anti-liberal party,
arrogantly declining all compromise. The fury with which
I both the Asturian brothers-iu-law assailed the Duke of Vie- '
toria in the memorable debate on Thursday last, and the
gram adulation with which they plastered Christina, the
reigning influence, may be looked upon 114 an affiche of them-
selves as candidates for power, and an open declaration of
the extreme principles upon which they arc prepared to con-
duct the government. Many of their party stigmatise Her-
esies with the nickname of puritan, for copying the
only feature of that pi worthy of imitation—
their tolerance. It is census that the government
are strongly opposed, and have been from the be-
ginning, to the impeachment taken in hand by the
ultras of the preceding ministry. I mentioned to you in my
last the meeting of the majority at the Trinidad, and the reso-
lution which they came to then, of proceeding with this
vio-
lent measure. Name, I understand from a high authority,
has declared that he will resign if the accusation is brought
forward in the shape at present threatened. And neuritis,-
thins are, at this moment, going on between the government
and the ultras, with a view to modifying the attack, so that
it may assume a less offensive shape. It will be remembered
that the first draft of the paragraph of the address, re-
flecting upon the illegal courses of the puritan administra-
tions was, by the mediation of the government, trimmed
into a shape less unpalatable to the friends of equity and mode-
ration. This coneconow was obtained not without pressing in-
stances on the part of ministers. But the bile of the ma-
jority was so much stirred by the unfortunate motion of
Segasti and the provocations of the stormy debate which fol-
lowed, that it is highly improbable they will encourage
the government in adhering to the calm and dispassionate
system to which it stands pledged, by complying a second
time with its requisitions. It would surprise nobody to see
in to-morrow's Gazette the dismissal of the present minis,
tars, countersigned by Bravo Muriilo, who stands predestined
in the public eye to this unpopular service.
The palace &smite between Marquis Miraflores and Coun-
tess Montijo has terminated in the defeat of the latter, who,
however, was, according to precedent, in the right; for the
ladies of honour who have been dismissed have not hitherto
taken precedence on the list of those in active service. It
seems for the rest that a quarrel had been long brewing be-
tween these rival chiefs is the palace, and that upon one
pretext or another the struggle for preponderance must
have ended in giving battle. The Marchioness' of Santa
Cruz is an old friend of Miraflores. No doubt the condos&
had counted upon a support in the firmness of the Queen's
attachment, which failed her when the decisive moment
came. Both the goberoador and the cameras& sent in their
resignations, but that of the latter alone was admitted.
The royal orders of the 16th of last November, relative to
the duties upon woollea stuffs, and the prohibition of those
which contained a cotton mixture exceeding one-third,
which have called forth such energetic opposition from the
French press of all colours, will be discussed shortly in the
Faro, whim looks upon those enactments as favourable to
Spanish interests.

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amidst the most brilliant beacons that bora beta Om pee
of history."
We add the translation of the article above alluded to from
the Contesithoroneo
" Catholiciam hes never yet formed, and can never form,
• political patty. Its religious eesence, which is equally made
for the Greek, the Roman, and the barbarian, is inendly
alike to the interests of all families of the humeri race,
whether red or black, or yellow or white: it harmonise' with
all forme of government, democratic, constitutional, mune
anahical, or federative ; for it is a religion of justice, of order,
of charity, and cannot be shut up in its operation within the
exclusive pale of any sect, or, as we have said, of any party.
Since this proposition is indisputable, we aro unable to
conceive how several papers, both at borne and abroad, can
use the expression ' Catholic party,' when alluding to car-
min individuals at Lucerne and at Brussels who oppose the
decisions in the latter city of the constitution .1 government,
and the decreeeof the National Diet in the other. These
individuals must be so entitled, not alone from the circum-
stance of their being catholic., but because by their conduct
they maintain the rights and independence of the catholic"
church. Let us examine their claims on both points.
The catholic party at Brussels offers constant opposition
to the ministry, because the ministers desire that the liberal
provisions of the Belgian constitution should be applied la
an even-handed manner to all citizens, whether mitotic or
protestant. This party, however, desires to farm a privi-
leged and exclusive body as opposed to the prom /Mats, and
to monopolise the emoluments of place and the oriel
authority. But there are many sincerecatholies
who desire no such distinction, wishing that ib
ads* easstitatiest may be extended to all, end
to *Fir Vittnianos with the party calling Itself catholic,
and which names them liberals. Now, we should like
to know kow catholicism comes to be at all mixed up
with these party bickering', since there is nothing in its
essentially chewable tendencies which prevents the mem-
bers of the catholic church from living under governmental
arrangements on equal terms with protestant,. Nay, such
has been solemnly declared to be the spirit of catholicism
by tho stipulations of the treaty of Westphalia. With re-
spect to the liberal catholies, they seem to us more worthy
of the title than the non-liberals, since they obey the laws
of the country in which they. live, and which are founded
legitimately upon liberal principles. As good citizen' they
contribute to maintain order and tranquillity, while their
opponents carry on an unremitting hostility against the
repruentative system, and thus declare themselves as
the enemies of peace and disseminators of discord. If
we turn from Belgium to Switzerland, the title of ea-
tholie party' is here lee" tolerable, and we may say a more
profane usurpation than in Belgium, when applied to the
seven cantons who have prepared an armed resistance
against the decrees of the national Diet. If, indeed, there
were any attempt to force the consciences of catholics,
imposing on them religious observances incompatible wig
their freedom of faith, or by have
the free exercise et
their rites, we should then have to deplore the necessity
which would exist for an seined defence of their rights,
But the question is a very different one that is now agi-
tating at Luceine. It is manifest that the esthetics are
themselves there divided as to the policy of retaining a par.
Seeley corporate body in tho canton. Which is the best
mode of deciding this question without coming to blood-
shed ? Is it not by appealing to the sentiments of the ma-
jority? A general Diet is provided in Switzerland for the
decision of questions of national interest, which Diet meets
alternately in different centoos. When a dispute between
parties attains a pitch that is dangerous for the public
peace it belonge to the national Diet to decide upon it.
The case is this : At Lucerne opinions were taken for
and against the Jesuits ; they were found to be numerous
on both aides. The party supporting them had the upper-
band, because they were more numerously represented than
their opponents in the government offices. The opponents
of the Jesuits, finding themselves kept down by force, pro-
tested against this violence, and party spirit becoming in-
flamed on both sides they met in Um., and no small blood-
shed ensued. Under these circumstances the Diet was autho-
rised to interfere as the supreme political tribunal, and the
question was thus brought upon its legitimate ground. But
those who style themselves the " catholic party " protested
against this jurisdiction of the Diet, as undermining the in-
dependence of the cantons, and violating their rights. In-
stead of assisting to suppress the causes of civil war in a
single canton, behold this party extends the flame and ex-
cites a new quarrel between the catholic and protestant can-
tons. These are acts that surely are not allowable to
Christian catholic.; since no good catholic can acknow-
ledge them to be dictated by any principle of religion.
We see that here no religious principle has been at
stake. The number of catholics who take the same Asa
with the protestants is great, and the deputies of catholic',
cantons have given their votes in that sense. The question
is therefore a political one, and confines itself to the best
mode of preventing civil war and bloodshed ; the duly of
every good catholic was, therefore, to bow to the decision of
the Diet, which decreed that the cause of dissension should
be removed. When the reservation of peace in a state is to
be purchased, every saenfice that does not compromise the
ennaciesce and endanger the soul must be held cheap and be
gladly offered. If those who form what is called the catholic
party ware really good catholic', they ought to love their
fellow-citizens as brethren, and they would not then find it
difficult to give up particular notions to which they might
be attached, but which have no necessary connexion with
the exercise of their religion. They would then accept the
decrees of the Diet, and lay the quarrels by in peace, "par-
ing their country a disaster which can only carry grief into
families, and inflict misery both on the vectors and tke van-
quished."

Watt RETALIATION—The tollowing is from the
Leinater Express :--C•trosatatiw NoriCa.--Tne following
notice, a ropy of which bee ban received by the parish priest
of Mountrath, and other Roman Catholic clergymen in the
" weetend" of Queen's county, exhibits a truly alarming state
of society. It would appear from it, that rttaliation in a
most fearful form is intended, should the misguided wretches,
who have already signified their intention of commencing
the work of death in this county, perrtt in their determina-
tion. A more fearful state of things could not well
be imagined; and it is awful to contemplate the length to
which this civil war may be carried if prompt and decisive
steps be not taken to prevent such proceedings. We do not
believe that the document is authorised by any confedera-
tion ; for we could not too strongly express our abhorrence
of such a principle as that any body of men, calling them-
selves protestants, should propose such a cowardly system
of retaliation. The notice was posted in Dublin on the 15th
lest: "Dec. 15.—Rev. Sir,—l am directed to enclose you a
copy of this resolut:on of a body of protestants ' Resolved.—
That since we perceive the government so backward
in &feuding the l,ves of its present protestant landlords,
tenants, and clergymen, we do form ourselves into a body,
and swear, by a crucified Christ, that for the life of every
Pprotestant landlord, tenant, or clergyman, we will take the
h of the parish priest of that torah where the deed wu
committed ; and this we swear to perform, by the truth of
the gospel, throughout all the counties in Ireland, we being
determined to sec what effect making a few parishes vacant
will have.'—To Rev. Patrick Fitzpatrick, parish Mountrath.
—We would requestyou to make this known also to your
mate, Rev. John X'Maben."
Ate EASTERN CHARTIST.—The instructions of Capt.
Sir E. Belcher, from whose recently published narrative we
quote, when he set out in thefang, were to call at
Sarawak, and communicate with Rajah Brooke. The bear-
ings of the river on which Kuching is situated were not
then aceurstely known, and Sir Edward had considerable
difficulty in finding its mouth. The boats were sent
off to the shore to obtain information, and procure a
pilot; and one of these was found The ability
of this native was remarkable: even by day I should
hardly base given him credit for conducting a square-
rigged vessel of the size of the Semarang into so narrow a
channel as that formed at the entrance by the shoals. As he
did not understand English, nor we Malay, our communica-
tion was chiefly by signs; a black board and a piece of
chalk were procured, and vie intimated to hint our wish to
know the direction and probable distance to Sarawak. This
he endeavoured to show, bat suddenly recollecting a black
silk handkerchief around his neck, which one of the officers
had given to him, he immediately rolled it up like a snake,
and kneeling on the deck, shaped it to represent the wind-
ings of the river; giving us to understand that Kapal Pr tint
(ship-of-war), wss the nearest end, and Kuching, or Mr.
Brooke's residence, the most remote. The intelligence ex-
pressed by his countenance, and the playful manner in which
he executed his mann:time, formed an admirable specimen
of wage talent, affording us nearly as much information as
/eight be obtained from a chart ; of the distance we were of
eesrse unable to judge."
ENGLIfin BONDINO SYSTEM AND THE UNITED.
STATEB.—It will be recollected that, in the month of Sep-
tember last, two gentlemen of high commercial position and
esteem in the United States, arrived in London with cre-
dentials to our government authorities, through his excel.
lency the American ambassador, for the purpose of making
themselves officially acquainted with the routine and ma-
nagement of our bonding system, with the probable view of
introducing it at a future period into the United States, as
a branch of commercial policy. Having completed their'.
researches, they have returned. Without assuming any
positive information on the subject, we believe that the ex-
amination of our metropolitan dock establishments so pleased
and satisfied these commercial deputies, that they were fully
prepared to recommend the adoption of a similar mode of
operation being prosecuted in the United States, in the pro-
bable event of opr complete and matured bonding system
being introduced there.
THE TAXES ON NEWSPAPERS.—III Jersey, °nen;
sey, and the Isle of Man, there is no stamp duty, and hen-
deeds who wish to disseminate their principles, and, at the-
same time, save postage, resort to the little presses of these
islands, and deepatch their publications far and wide, to any
part of the empire, free of expense. These important atoms
in the scale of nations panels prisacget which are resolutely
denied to the mother country—to the greatest city in the
world—which, to our mind, has as much right to claim se
important an advantage as these exerusively troublesome and
vain segmeats of the realm. Commercial London and manu-
facturing Manchester are taxed io every way which the
fn-
genuity of tax-framers could conceive ; but, if ens:copal:mho
made in this rupee!, it must not be on their behoof. These
meagre sovereignties ut the two channels where the deepameas
debtor secludes himself in security front his creditors, sod
wbiehs?, intribute so much to the revenue, must, in that
case, become exceptions to the rigid rule which cannot be
relaxed elsewhere. Stamps off knowledge there ! Surely a
tax of forty per cent. upon the soundest advertisement pelt.
lished ought to entitle the newspapers in which they aappssaatf
to travel poet free. The servant of all work--poor wretisui
slave, with scarcely sufficient tints for rest, a holiday ones •
quarter, and wages just sufficient to buy clothes to drudge
in—advertising for a situation pays the same amount of duty
as the peer who advertises on estate, the yearly rental of
which is 100,0001. Then the immense amount of capitol,
cash paid down, that is lost, wasted, cast as it were into
the sea, by the government compelling a peony
stamp to be imprinted on each newspaper, is in.
calculable. Thousands upon thousands of the news-
papers published in London never leave the me-
tropolis, and at many of their local contemporaries'.
Cintno circulation beyond their immediate locality, half
eswspapers Sated throughout the kingdom never pass
through the post-offico at all. What gram extortion it is
then to charge one penny each for every newspaper which
never troubles the postmaster-general with its care! But,
in a ldition there is the enormous duty upon the paper—the
worst, the ;alit, and the most inexcusable of the many taxes
which once bowed down knowledge to the dust, and which,
even in this era of cheap books and expansive intelligence'
still weighs heavily on the people. The newspapers, though
otherwise free and independent, are taxed to their teeth. and
'te good stature with which the proprietors submit to the
exactions premed upon them is as praiseworthy as it is extra-
ordinary, because the pens of the editors might crush, in a
brief mriod, this monstrous hydra. The wont of it is, that
the people indirectly are the sufferers.—Civiland Mercantile
Journal.
THE WAY IN WHICH FRENCH WINE 18 MADE.—
M. secretary of the Free-trade Association of Bor.
dein:, communicates in last Saturday's Economist the fol-
lowing :—Wine is made in a very simple and cheap manner.
I shall mention the simplest, which by many persons is also
considered the best. When the grapes are ripe they ass
gathered, and placed, either with or without the stalks, in
large vats, where they ferment during a few days--from 810
15. At the end of that period, and when a great ferments.
tion has taken place and ceased, the wine is entirely in the
lower part of the vat, the other parts of the grape are at the
top of it. The wine is drawn from the vats and plus& in
casks. There it must be allowed to reseals for some time
without being disturbed. After three or moods have sispri.
r even before very often, immense quantities begin to be sow
turned by the working classes in our country, art by Ito*,
greater proportion of a year's growth is thus aseemeitikeing'
the twelve following months. But wines, to be mememesi by,
the middle and rich clones, must be kept in cellars for see►
ral years (from 3 to 6 years) in casks, and require no ease
care than to be drawn once or twice a year from the cakti in
order to separate the wine from the dregs. When by sash
simple process, and after a certain time, wine has Demise
sufficiently old, it is drawn from the casks and put in bogie&
The longer even French wine remains in the bottle, con-
trary to a common opinion entertained in Englecd,thebetter
it is. Its quality is thereby improved to an extraordinary
degree.

COMMERCIAL 4 MARKETS.

ENGLISH MIND&
Fmk Stock. 187 0 3 per Ct. Coe for Act, 868 I
3 per et. Red. Anna., 854 I h per Cants- 181 i
3 per CL Cam. Arms.. shut Esettapecr Bina, te. to 11a p.
FOR EI ON FUN DS.
8 pea et Atetrien Bonds. 94 6 I 1 per (\o'. Granada Eda. 18 II
44 per et. Bela. Roods. 88 91 Camel Deferred Ede i
31 per Cent ditto,
:pa C. Valeta. 164 e.
arody. }lda 1, li
I Wltte.t.Noll.7l3 a RraLa Rd.., 79
in
I Porgl3/13 0 cony. Belk 132
pl wit? Beata Arers/r., 26 30 . w t.....E.tmdle 1ea..8 7
. I 4
Ditto Ccarmb. Det. we , 3 Per et. 9paeAll /62a. 80
.11
Columbian 'Evader Eds.. 2 figeafeb Deferral PALM it
3 per Cl. Dania Etta. 61 4 laathe Pooh* Ede, 31 4$
14 per et. Dlikil Bda.. te 4 1 per et.
is
64.., 4 $
4 per Ct. Carte Dutela 638 (II I Weasels Deferred Ea.. 611

RAILWAY.—The ehan
hardly so firm to-day. Th
doing. French shares are
SALES EFFECTED UP TO T 1

(Yesterdsr's pr
BP. & Ozfeed Jam, 221
Buckinghamshire, 3 d
Chequer sod Holyhead, 194
E. Counties, 154 1
Do. Ex. S per Ct., No. 1, j p
Oreat Northern, 41
Ot. Western, 94
Do. Halves, 561 7
Do. Qrs., 166
Do. Balks, 221
Do. New 171, 81
HuU & klby Halm, 481
Ipswich & Bury St. Edmunds, 54
Lancaaer and Castes, 55
Lena and Tat. Qrs., 12
Do. W. R. Como, Intl:
Leeds and Bradford,
Lon B7i{ihL. & n.O. 1 g
w. Ow. 3 per Ct. (lots Croy-
dos Thirds), 9
end N. Western, 130 49

Do. New On., 7i
Do. Fifths, 11
Da. IW. eh-, Y. & 8., C, fy

The markettO-ii;,a;

e market is very quiet, and
sere is bat little business
however pretty steady.
WO THIS DAY I 1 LONDuL.
M axed la Logritm
tmemoml LU
106 ••
Ilkodsca, Des., f
lOdlind.
Do. VV. sh., 424
Do. 301. 74
IL Malik, 231
Iffalee4 12 111
mit aki.
.111m1. Odd. & Ee2 1., 7}
rirreWm I,
swer. We.% 11
York, New,& Her., $3
Do. Original Neese. Dr Lt., 302
Do. Ext., No.l (York & Neva.)
13
York & N. Midland, 732
&Meow aad Aviv" 141
Dutch Itheavh. 2
N. at Prams, 12 f
Paris & Lyres, Si
Er, DEMMER 27.
Area, and bums were more
rma. & N. Week., 146
N. Staffordshire, I d
& R. & Dover, No. 4, f lid

----
Oman a—
nd Otottries, 74
Om, Paisley, k Greenock, 164
01- Western Qrn, Iti p
Len k Tot. PIM% j 4

There was 17.7ramaflimo
ever, were a shade higher.
Leleeeter and Bedford, 4s. 6d, d
Inn. and Y. W. Km & Bir. Qrs.
(B). ll P
Do. gra (C), 311-1 e
Man., Shdf., k Lie. Pref., par

_, Dorm= 27.
of basin's ; pries, how-
North BritlehThirtte, d
North Staffordshire, 1 d par
Shropshire Bohm, Zt d
& & & Dover ,t es. at la) No. 4,
13-0
Dorrootia n.
I the mount ri beetnete truis-
tical reeeelsed iamb the mane.
Lads eadTktrit,ly d
York lk N. Yid- Pref., 311
8. York., Doe., & Creole, 40e. d
DiCCII:=I 27.
York, Nese., and Ber. Ea., N 0.2,
(late New Berwick), 12

There was little alteration
actions in shares to day, and
B. Lamas. New, n 3t, Id& e
W. A Union, 00e. 61e d
N. British Thirds, 3e. ed. d

YORK BALES,
Great Northern, 41. 78.
North Br,tiob Qrs., 4„{ G. Be. I

PRODUCE.—MiNciNo-LANE, Hoff-past Two.— I
The market is closed to-day. Sugar : The market opened
for the year 1847 with considerable briskness. The mock on
hand was modera.e, the consumption large, and a further
material increase in comminption was anticipated from the
brewers and distillers being permitted to use the article when
grain was so dear ; and, in addition, statistical writers who
enjoyed some reprEation, made public statements that
,the quantity of Sugar produced in the world
was not more than equal to the consumption. Prices ad-
vanced during the tint three months of the year about 55.,
and the average Gazette price of British Plantation, free of
duty, was as high as 375. 6d. in May, and in June we End it
hovered between 28s. and 295. ; subsequently a further rapid
decline took place, in October, when it was as low as 21a. fiel.,
and, during the present month, it has been 22..6d, and 231.,
the later being the last price of the year. Various causes
have eontributed to this almost unprecedented decline.
First, general operators in the market were deceived
in their calculations that a new demand would mime ; the
brewers and distillers bought only a small quantity, expeti-
mentally, and found it did not answer their ....,,,,p,se,
Secondly, speculators who bought early in the -mi., including
many cargoes of foreign to arrive, Were diseppointed in their
object; and, when the market sunk under them, added to
the depression by °occasionally making forced sales.
Thirdly came the monetary crisis, and general want of con-
fidence in all transactions connected with the importa-
tions of Sugar, and the result is shown by present
prices. It is not easy to make a par piss,
but it wu on one occasion stated by government
that 30 per cent. was the minimum remunerating pries for
British plantation, so that our prices show a lota of se. to
10s. upon importation, which on the past year must have
left a lOU of fully a million sterling to be borne by the
Pplanters in the West Indies and Mauritine, and an estimated
ow of about a quarter of a million has een borne by the
importers of Rut India. The stock on hand in the United
Kingdom is estimated to exceed that at the close of 1846 by
fully 50,000 tens ; and the consumption for the year, it
is estimated, will not exceed that of 1846 by more than
15,000 tons—say, 275,000 tons against 260,000 tons—a great
falling off from the prophecies at the commencement of the
year, which calculated that consumption would increase
50,000 tons. The importation of 1847 has exceeded that of
' 1846 by 70,000 tons. We purpose returning to this subject
tomorrow.
PRICES CI:MR.4I(T.
groan, per cwt. Derr ran, Pigs, No. 1. .. X3 IC.. 6 1
W. India,l2.P.bwn. 335. 0d.345. Od Hoops ll 0... 0
Yellow &Grey ... 36 0..40 Cargo at Coral/kw 7 5... 7 1
Fine 4l 0...47 Swedish II 6...11 1
Mauritius, brown... 28 0.. 34 Leas, at per ton.
Yellow 23 0...38 Pig, ►_Met l3 0...18 1
Pine 39 0...46 MOW, sheet l9 6...0
Bengal &Madras, b. 19 0.-32 Bars 22 0...0
Yellow 34 0...57 Patent shot 2l 0... 0
White 39 0...46 red or minium ... 19 10...20
foreign, brown.-- 27 0..31 Speller
Yellow l3 0...36 Ou.s, pa' 232 kap. cal. d.
Grey and ',bite 37 0.- 445 Fish, 8. pale Y9 I- p..
0
Refloat, Ilambro'.. 86 0...70 straw . .. . .-..
Lamps B2 0...33 brown St yellow.. U 0.. 26
Corms, in Load. S
Head West India, ordl.mMattee St 0_ .63
nary 23 0... Y 0 Cad 25 0...23 I
Oood. 33 0.- 65 0 South Sea 26 10...32
Phis 7O 0.-100 0 Olire,Gallipoll,p4ms 46 O._ 0
Ceylon, good ardb Csssa Nut
miry-- .. ... .... 33 L.. 04 I Seed, Rffipe, paio,
Tine ordinary-. 34 0... 36 0 per ton .........
Pine 3B 0... 78 8 Linseed 93 3...23
Mocha, rood to Ins.-. 0 0... SO 0 Peon:may pis- wt.
Costa Rica, ord"- Butter—Cork, Ist.- 91 0-C3
nary to Sne 365.536 lod 0 0 0
Sumatra and Pa 3rd 0 C.. 0
ding 23 0... 17 0 Dublin, Ist 0 G.- 0
Yu, at per lb. - Lauri*, do as 0...88
0888811.4entmoa.. 0 7d... 0 Ilk Garb% lit 90 0..98
Ron, at per elm
Bengal white '3 0... 16 • tuZwd_ _ -lg. - ..... II 0.-92
Carr. 9 6... 10 • Rat, lora, per
Java l4 I-. 16 0 Owes 0 •...0
Patna, cleaned
Wolin. _ 2B 0...32 9 Park, pelapiesso..,ll7 6..90

Bean at per 211'.
Leenud Unnd
Proof.
Derrarara, 26 to
38 per cent
o.r 2 6...8
Jamaica, CB n
pet ant. O.P. 3 6 ... 4
Favourite mark. 4 4 ...
Brandy, letbrands I ...
I British spirita.d.p. 10 6 ... 0
I Scotch
Irish II 6 ... 0
Fuxy per tee.
I Riga, P.T.R. £47 0.-64
St. Pete bare,
head 0 O._ 0
Dutch and Flemish 56 0_ 85
Feteeland
Hoop, at per ton.
BLPetersharg,eloan/35 0...313
matahot
half dean
Riga, Rhine
outahot
pan
Wangle
meta Bonn-- II 0
Bombay l6 0...19
Into
Ta, at pea owt.
Banes B2 0... 0
Straits
Clow. is Noes 82 0... 0
boar, at Mr ton.
Ban /8 6 ZS

1":1"141ari6 67 0 0 0
ter., Ballad $ •
Bacon, Waterford,
per wt. 63 0...65 0
MONS 6O 0.. 61 0
lArd'BettPrfik 54 0...63 0
ang W, do
Ditto Bladder IA 0 .90 0
Ameriraa,duty p. 50 0...66 0
HIDSR, Ox and Co., at per lb.
B. A. sad AL Video,
drf
td Oa. 54 Oa. 714 0
3 ...0
Small, dry 0 44...0 64
4
Rio, dry 0 t... 1
Lima t Valp. dry 0 5 ...0 6
Waal ladle, dry 0 4 ...0 5
Seated 0 34 41
FAA India 0 4 .00 101
Kir.L,Azea, dry 0 7 ..0 $
0 44...0
S. .Hone,
bide 5 '1
Bare* ditto 6 ... s 6
Dan WOODS, at pm toe.
Leawood, Jamaira t 4 0... 0 0
Hoodlums 5 0... 0 0
Camparoby 7 0... • 0
Ford; Jeanette 5 10... G 10
Mammal, large and
solid 10 0...11 I
9 0 . 10
Lima 10 10...15 10
Sayan '1 10 15 0
Red Sudan. 4 5... 6 0
111.001

TALLOW.—The market oontinnes firm, at 46a. on
the spot. In this month's delivery, to consequent.* of a large
" bear " account being open, 4se 9d. ; January to March,
41s. 9d. ; Febrnmy to March, 45e. 3d.

.CORN.-7C.amaniDGE, Dec. 24.:—The advance in

Wheat was barely maintained, and Barley was fully Is. lower,
with by no means a brisk sale. Wheat, red, 625. to 64a.;
white, 66e. Barley, 255. to 32e. Beans, new, 38a. ; old,
445. Peas, 40s. Oats, 17s. to 245.
Czaarecarrat, Dec. 27.-We are well supplied with
Wheat. Prime remain firm, withpiot much disposition to buy
on the part of millers. The demand for Barley continues,
and prices have an upward tendency. Beans, Oats, Peas,
etc., unaltered. Wheat, 12/. 10s. to 141.15,. per load. Bar-
ley, 31s. to 36e. per qr. Oats, 22,. to 34a. Beane, 475.
to 575.
CoLcuaarart, Dec. 24.-The market was not so fully at-
tended, as Chelmsford market is on the same day, to-morrow
being Christmas-day. Wheat, in good condition, sold freely
at lest week's pricey, whilst other qualities were difficult to '
dispose of. Barley was also very slow ale, at less money.
In other articles little passing.
GLOUCBSTIGI, Dec. 24.-Not being our usual market day
the attendance wss thin, but there was a lively demand for
both English and foreign Wheat, at an advance of Is. to Si.
per qr. on last week's ratite. Barley was in demand, and
about Is. per qr. dearer. In Oats and Beans there was no
alteration.
HADLZIGN, Dec. 27.-To-day our market was pretty well
attended, and we had a fair aupply et corn, oar:adoring it is
holiday time. The trade was fiat, and rather lower, except
for Wheat, which maintained late prices. Barley must be
called, even the best, full le., and the middling nearly 21.,
per qr. lower. Beans and Peas lc lower.
HUNTINGDON, Dec. 24.-Our market being out of It.
usual coulee, was but thinly attended, and bushier proceeded
languidly. Wheat and Barley were each le. pa qr. lower,
and Pea, Beans, and Oats very dull of sale.
KENDAL, Dee. 24.-There was but a small &how of gran
the sales were slow at the prices quoted. Averages for the
week ending Dec. 24 : Wheat, 41 qr., 81e. 13d. ; Oka, 64 qrs.,
24e.
Li/moue, Deo. 24.-We have had a large show of
Wheat at our market to-day. At the opening our farmers
asked more money, which checked pnrchewe, and we closed
at last week's prices. Barley fulls le. lower, and not much
inquired for. Wheat, white, bee. 'to 60e. ; red, 481. to 675.
Barley 30s. to 335. Beans, 40e. to 42a. ; old, 52a. to 675.
Oats,l9s. to Ms.