The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-20 00:00:00

LEVANT MAIL.

We have received Constantinople journals to the
4th, and. Athens to the 7th. We learn from the
latter that acts of brigandage are still committed
to a frightful extent, particularly in the province
of Amphissa, where, among other outrages,
the Mayor of Mavrolithari, JAI, ANAGNOSTES,
has been assassinated, together with a friend
who was with him. A goat herd found their
in a wood, horribly mu-
tbioladtieeds. the neat
morning
inhabitants of Arachova, who have
been arrested on suspicion of having concealed
brigands, have addressed a petition to the King,
praying for redress for the tortures they declare they
had to undergo at the hands of the corporal and
brigadier of the gendarmes who arrested them.
They state that, in order to make them confess they
had given refuge to Calamata and other brigands,
boiling water was poured over, and hot eggs
were applied to, the most sensitive parts of their
bodies. It was under the influence of these
tortures, they say, they informed against the
Mayor and the captain of the National Guard of
their district. The Constantinople papers mention a
collision which occurred on the 9th, at Salina, near
Beyrout, between the Druses and Christians.
Wounds were given and received, hut no lives lost,
and order was soon restored by the Turkish troops.

IRELAND.
DUBLIN , MONDAY EVENING.
In the Court of Queen's Bench, this afternoon, Mr.
White itle moved, on behalf of Mr. James Birch, the
proprietor of the World newspaper, for a conditional
order for a new trial, upon the ground that at the last
trial, which took place before the Lord Chief Justice and
aspecial jury, whea the jury found for the defendant,
his Excellency the Earl of Clarendon, who was pro-
duced and examined as a witness for the plaintiff, was
not sworn, bat merely pledged on his honour as a Peer
of the realm. After a brief discussion the Chief Jus-
tice said, we will grant the conditional order, but must
state it is not from any difficulty we entertain as to the
law, but to give the parties an opportunity of discussing
the question if they desire it.

CADINLT COUNCIL THIS DAY.---The Minister as-
sembled in Council to•day at twelve o'clock, at the
Foreign•oflice. There were present the Noble Premier
Lord John Russell (who came from Windsor Castle to
attend it), the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Car-
lisle, Earl Granville, Lord Seymour, Sir George Grey,
Lord Truro, Earl Minto, Earl Grey, the Right Hon. Sir
Charles Wood, Sir F. T. Baring, the Right Hon. Fox
Maul°, and the Right Hon. Henry Labouchero. The
Ministers, we understand, are all to remain in town
until the meeting of Parliament, and the usual circular
has just boon dispatched to the Members who ♦ote with
Government, stating that measures of importance wil'
be brought forward soon after the meeting of Parliamen
on the 3d of February.

CHEAT OMNIIIUSES.—We understand it is contem-
plated by the spirited projectors of the cheap omnibuses, to
whom the public are largely indebted for the means of loop-
motion at so low a figure, to run half a dozen omnibuses be-
tween the Fleet-street end of Farringdon-street and the
Elephant and Castle, at a penny outside and twopence in.
This, indeed, would be a boon, and would no doubt be fully
appreciated by a discerning public, who are desirous of break-
ing up monopolies, and introducing in its stead fareefetwraddy
trade as
t
well in omnibuses as in corn.
MORMONISM.—The .IVew York National Police
Gazette contains a mass of disgusting details relative
proceedings of this sect at the Salt Lake. A correspondent
outostthte
of that paper, writing from Utah, says :—" The pluralist
fact that, that, at the present
ago with 16 of them in a long cari of them h aving
wifeh asvyes t9eomwiisveins. lull
u e vogue
drove h
alongeo.
the Governorsttireeteat
isils'
of n g
the isa said
e
to
of each an infant at her bosom.
affairs Is iage,
saidl4 lleber C. Kimball,
one of the Triune Council, and the second person in the Tri-
nity, has almost an equal number, and among them are a
ian
le
wivesmotheras
and
be
cheran two
maintain,daughters.
thai
is,
sE,
afterac h m
thean womencanhay
he
aaysembaene
been
picked and culled by the head men. Whole pages might be
filled
sf uplretporiple are g and
aissdisgustingvilamentableng(3,
reat Britain to join the
Diormons, notwithstanding the disclosures that
con-
stantly being made. are so
time,
numberswi with
h the
o here."

CAPTURE OF A THIEF BY MEANS 01' THE TELE-
-onArß.—On Wednesday morning the electric telegraph was
again employed, upon the Eastern Counties line, in the capture
of a thief. Shortly after the departure of the mid-day up mail
train from ➢lark's Tey, intelligence was received that a
young man, named Jefferies, apprentice to Mr. Wright,
draper, of Long Melford, had absconded with 61., received
on behalf of master, and had taken a ticket for Chelmsford.
Accordingly, on the arrival of the train, the depredator Was
handed over to the safe custody of an officer, and was by a
later train, taken back to Melford. —Essex Standard.

We understand, upon the very hest authority, that
Government, in the new Lefortu Bill they are about to in-
troduce, mean to combine Trowbridge, Bradford, and West-
bury (in Wiltshire), in one electoral district, which shall
unitedly return two Members to Parliament.--Gloucester
Journal,

Leasing
Hallways. Companies. Paid. Nominal Prices. done to-day.
Bcdf. & Bletch-
ley • Lott. & N.W. all ..
Rh ming: & Ox-
ford J uncion,
guaranteed • • Gt. Western all 2934 3034
Do., without a
guarantee ...De •• all 2834 —2934
Weiver.,
& Dudley, gua-
ranteed .. Do .. all 29 —3O
Do., without a
guarantee •• Do • • • . all 28 —29
Bueiiinghamsh. Lon. &N. W. all 173! —lB x.d 17% x.d
Clydesdale J unc Caledonian all 42 —44
E. Lin., Guar. 6
Der Cent. •• G. Northern all 32% 33% 3334 %34
Gloucester and
Dean Forest Gt. Western 20 1 2 p x.d
Uartlepl Dock Yrk, New.,}
and Railway t an I Bar.
[lull and Selby Yk. &N. M. all 106 108
Do. 34 Shares Do .. all 53 —54
Do. % Shares Do .. all 24 —26
Leeds and Bra 4. Midland .. all 162 103
Lon. and Green. S. Eastern .. all 11% —l2 34
Do., Pref. .. Do .. all 24 —25
Lowestoft, Gd. 4
per Cent. • • Norfolk .. all 14 —l5
De.. 6 per cent De all
Middlesbro' and
ledcar, 6p. et Stockt.& Dar all • •
N. & East, 6
per Cent- •• E. Counties . all • •
De., 5 per cent. Do. „ all 55 —57
Do. New • 6 Do.. 43 55 57
Preston and S L. &N. W.
all 44 46 4534
wy re • • •• L. &La.3r. Y.
Do. 34 Rhares ADo .. 11 8% 934 p
Read., Guild.,
and Reigate .. S. Easterr. •• all 22 22%, 22 4
Roy. & Hitchin G. Northern 614 834 834
it,. Shop. Ex.. Do .. all 81! —B% 8%
Shef., Roth. and
Goole, 5 per ct. Lane. &York 18 11 6 ••
South Staffords. Mr. Bil`Clean 934 2 134 dis.
Wear Val. 6 par
Cent. gua. Stock.& Dar. all —• •
Do. do. .. Do .. 25 28 —29
Do. do. .• Do • . 25 • • •
Wllts &Somers. Gt. Western 100 9034 9114
PILEFESLENCII 88.15.314351.
RaalWays. Paid. Nominal Prices. Business done
to-day.
---
Aberdeen •• • • all 2 134 die. dia.
Aberdeen. No. 2, 7 pr. ct. 2% „' "*;
Caledonian 101. .. 10 4 'X
Chester and Holyhead .. all 16% 1634
Dimd. Per. & Aber. J mac. all 1 d.
East Anglian (31. 108.)
all 236 2% 2%
6 per cent. .. • • • •
Eastern Counties Exton.,
5 per cent. No. 1 • • all % i p x. 6 % pm
Do. No. 2 • • • • • • all r % pin
Do. New 6p. cost. Stock 10 1N 1134
Eastern Union, Scrip
guaran. 6 per cent. • • all 10 10%
Do. 101. Malawi. Shares . all ..
East Lancashire, 6 per
cent. quarter shares .. all • •
E. &W. York. June. Oths all —•
Edin. Per. &Dun.sS p.et. all 134 I dia.
Glasgow &5. t 9. Consel. 100 .. 13A,
Gt. Northern, 5 per cent. all 13% 1274 7 S
Do., sp. c. Redeem. Scrip 614 36P
Great South. & Western
all 7% "'" 7%
(Ireland) eighths ..
Gt. western (harks and
Rants Ex., 5 per Cent.) 6
Lancashire and York- 6 die.
shire, F. 20L .. • • • • 132 134 x.d 132 x.d
Do. 6 per ct. Stock .. 100
Leeds Northern, 6 Per ,1 ,„ P
amt., No. 1.. .• • • .
•9 • -- • • P
Do. quarters, 184 a • •
London, Brighton, and
S. Coast, guar. b per et. 100 ..
Do. pref., S p ct.Sk,lBsl 100 —
Do. new guar., 6 per et. 100 145 150
Lon. & N. West. (Coy. &
Nuneat.) 5 per cent. •• 1336 ••
London &S.-W., new • • 6 234 —2% P.
Mauch., Sheffield, and
e:, guar. sin's., No. 1 all 11 —l2
12% 34
Do. new, • 101 .. •• all 12% 12%
Do., 61. • • • • • • • • 3 % p
Midland Con. 6P• t. stock IN
Do. Consel. Bristol &
Binning., 6 per cent... 100 131 —133 x.d
Do. Bristol & Glouces. X.d
Do., Leic. & Swanning.,
S per cont. guar. ~ 1013
Do., Preference .. 5
6- • die.
Norfolk Extension .. all 13 —.lb 3c.d
Do. guar. 554 per cent, all 4
North British .. 5
Oaf. Wor. &V) 01.151.6 p.c 8
Shrew:. &Bir., new guar. all 10 1034
Shrews. and Ches. (Nor.
W. Min.) 8 per cent. all 1534 —l6
South Devon .. .• all 11 —lB
South-Eastern, 454 p. ct. 10 "
York, Newc., and Berw.,
lit. P. 7 ,of E. Par. all 15% —1?,
-- 4A,
York and North Midland
146 1 dia. z. 41 3% x.d
U. and S. Pura. .. 10 "
East Anglian, 7 per cent.• 234.1,

Boulogne and Amiens • •
Central of Franco (Or-
leans and Vierzon) • •
Dutch Rhenish • •
East Indian •• • • ••
Do. do. do. • •
Great Indian POIIIIIIIIIIII. •
Ditto ditto • • ..
LIMN.
tutltonia
:3
3Dpurviieli
It:ma
ot:
ortAn,.
non(Nau
ew
Northern of France
Orleans and Bordeaux
Faris and Orleans ••
parts and Rouen • • ..
paris and Strasbourg
Rouen and Havre
Sambre and Meuse ..
St. A.ni rev's & Q ebc. (A)
Tours and Na.nt-C3

TORSION.
11%
all

:tourney, Jtu bike, Len-
den, and Haanlt 14"
west Flauders
TM:

AV 6s 8d
gX '
all

I -83 i
!Ili and L;

24)M, 20/4 xd
4% —4% dui. xi
2% 27 p. xi

% - % P. x.i
- % P. xi

• ••
3% -3%
%-- %

6 —6%
18% —193x.1
23A —2% d.xl
42 —44 x.l
261/2-27%
10% 1036
4 —4

X.l
3% X.l
X.l

dia.

18% 34 x.l
8% 34, x.l

26%

'OM, 9% X.

Paid. Nominal Prices. i k'''''"'
to
Agua rria 1 P 3 2'
Anglo Californian ...... los. asp 1
--• • •
Australian 5 ••
%
Ave Maria 1 p
'tarossa Range 13 0 3% rift
Blacnarvon Iron & Coal all .. —• •
British 1r0n.... •••.• • • 131. ss. •• —.•
Brazilian Imp. (is. 5/. 1,.) 24% 114 2
D. Cocacs and Cuiaba all 1 —1%
Do. St. John del Ley— 15 22 —23 x.d 22
Cobre Copper • • • ••• 40 31 —35 34
cophipo •-••• • - • • • 14 4 5
Eng. &Australian Copperi ;‘% % % p 314
General •••—••• • • • . • • all 10;
Mexican& S. American 9 314 4
Nouveau ISlonde ...... • • 1 1 p
,Santiago de Cuba .... • • 10% —.514
Tin Croft .. • • • • • • • • • • • • 7
United Mexican•••• •• • • all 214 —936
West Mariposa .. • • .... 1, p•
Gold Mountain, 1%.
70ENT STOCK 13.11.NZES.
Australasia ............ all 38 39%
British North America.. 50 4634 49
Colonial 25 11% 12%
Commercial of London.. 20 25 26%
London Joint Stock ....Id 18% 17% 18
London and Westminster 20 28% 29% 295 A.
National Provincial Eng. 35 ..
De. New •• .. 10 • • —• •
National of Ireland .. •• 22% 18% 1734 17
Oriental Bank Corporat. all 30 311, x.d
Provincial of Ireland.... 25 43% —45
Do. Now •••• • • • • .... all 15% 16%
Union of Australia .... all 35 36%
Do. New . •• • 2% 3 314
Union of London ....•• 10 14% 15%
Union of 2.ladrid all • •
MISCELLANEOUS.
Canada •• . 32% 48 49%
Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 27% —2B
renin. & Oriental Steam. all 70 —7l x.d
Ditto ditto 10 17% 18
Boy-al Mail Steam •• 60 76 7814 763,

Busln ooze
to -day.

Ditto ditto
lioy-al Mail Steam .. •...
Settling days for the mon'
Shares, 14th and

rWe cannot be answeri
will not be influenced by

th of Jani
29th ; Act
Ole for tt
interesto(

32, ji
1 s

14
1U , %

34,3*
3L6

~'/as:~'

295,1.. i

z.d
2.c1

.NEOUS.
48 4934
27% 28
70 —7l x.d x.d
17 34 18 x.d
76 783( 76S
uary—Ticket days for Registcre
count days, 15th and 30th.
he errors of the Official List/,
d correspondents.l

MONE L and COMMERCIAL NEB' g S

CITY. TWO O'CLOC. It •

The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were ooti-
mated at 5,000 bales, ali to the trade. The mt vlf.es
close steadily, at about the rates of Friday last. The
sales comprised 4,000 American, 200 Pernam and Ma'
ranham at sd. to 6d., 100 Bahia at 51d., 200 Egyi Alan
at sd. to 7id., 500 Surat at 3d. to 330., and 40 -;eti
Island at Is. 2d. to Is. 9d. per lb.—Railway Shares core
firm.

From the Leipzc New Year's fair we hsve late d stes•
which enable us to form an opinion of the result, and
upon the whole it is not equal to former marts hel dat
the correspondinOeason. English textile want fac-
tures were taken to a moderate extent by the P( )lioll
and Moldavian buyers, and Bavaria bought most of the
Zollverein goods.
The rate of exchange at Hamburgh last Friday v; 'lO I
higher on London, being 13 51.
There was an active business in Foreign Bond sat
Amsterdam on the 18th instant, Spanish and Aust
taking the lead.
The Union Bank of Australia appears to be in a t post
prosperous condition. Yesterday a dividend at the rate
of six per cent. per annum was declared, besides abo a
of 10s. per share. Tho opinion of the directors of a
establishment is that the gold discoveries may occa site a
considerable derangement at first to the usual pursuits
Australia, but that ere long great benefit will accrue, th 0
grand and first object being to stimulate emigration s
much as possible. There is good expected to result fret
the exertions now making by the merchants.
The circular of Messrs. Schrutder and Mummy, date,
New Orleans, Dec. 27, and published by Mr. James Ir '
vine, of Liverpool, gives the following particulars rela '
Live to the state of the Cotton Market:—

" Our last review left the Cotton Market'in a firm poi
tion, the demand being animated, and 7d. being freel
paid for middling. During the first week the same ste
of things continued, the supplies being taken off tt
market as fast as offered for sale, and about 46,500 bale I
changed hands at gradually improving prices, the plot;
tions for middling at the close of the week being 71c ';
some lots having been disposed of even a shade highe
On the 22d instant the Europa's accounts were before 0 to
public, announcing a decline in Liverpool, owing to tl to
exeitiug political advices from France, and the sal a°
were soon followed by the Baltic's accounts, bringing 6
further decline in Liverpool. The character of ilu de
news was so unexpected in every respect, that our rra
ket was brought almost entirely to a stand still. T be
French demand has almost entirely subsided, as mig bt
have been expected; other operators, however, have a'
retired from the market, preferring to learn from th Bu
private correspondence per Europa, which can 1)e
looked for only towards the end of next week, further
.de-
tails, and until then the business very likely will be o i
on a limited scale. With regard to prices, we find that
the few transactions made this week are at a declit ie'
ic. to e., the majority of factors, however, aro relut it 013t
to sell at the prices offered. The opinion appears IP Pe
gaining ground that the peace of Europe will not, 017,
riously, if at all, be affected by French politics.; so:
should matters be quickly settled, or the next account"
hold out prospects to that effect, we do not anticipate 11.
marked change in prices for some time, the more so °II'
all our tributary rivers continue very low, and precl°ffr''
he possibility that the bulk of supplies should come
the
market for some time to come. In the meantime, t°`
demand fur the North will enable factors to dispose °"
at least part of their stock, and thus to maintain pricel'
to a certain degree. We quote—Ordinary to good
dinary, 5; to 6i; low middling, 64 to 6i; 01
dling, 7 to 7*; good middling, 71 to 7*; middlist
fair, VI to 7*; fair, 8 to Bi. Sales during 1136
fortnight, 70,650 bales. Receipts at this port, 507,3'
bales, against 372,235 bales last year. Increase of re-
ceipts at all ports, 57,998 bales. Increase of total
ports to Great Britain, 29,438 bales. Decrease of tot
exports to France 11,324 bales, and to other foreign
ports 19,707 against last year."
The market for English Securities has been duller
,
and notwithstanding the large amount for which ill
"call" was taken last week, there is an increased sop'
ply of stock. Consols have been 961 to for Transfer"
and 962 for Account. The New Threesantl'lr
Quarter per Cents. have been 981 to
and the Three per Cents. 97* to 14°1?:
Annuities are 7to 7-16. Exchequer-bills 1111;c:
been quoted 565. to 595., and India Bonds 69e.
71s. premium. South Sea New Annuities have been
95 to 96*. The news from France is not of WIWI'
interest.

Foreign Stocks are very inactive, and drooping
Mexican Bonds have realised 298 to 30, but are ja:
only 29,1 to 29k. Portuguese Old Stock has been at 91r
and the Four per Cents. have been steady at 31'
Spanish Five per Cents., after having been done at .`251:
are now 23 The Throe per Cents. have bee;
marked 4*, and the New Deferred 18k RussOt.
Four-and-a-Half per Cents. are 100, to I. retteL`f,
Three per Cents. 67f. 50c., with the Exchange at V
30c.; and Dutch Four per Cents. at 91.
Railway Shares have been exceedingly quiet,,and prix d
have been in favour of buyers, both for the home s°
foreign lines, where business has been done.
Mining Shares appear now to attract more attellti°
than and gold mines have an especial stisiritig,
in the extraordinary accounts from California and c-
railways,
tralia, Agua Fria, Ave Maria, West Mariposa, Old
glish and Australian Copper have all been sought for.
Royal Mail Steam Shares are a little firmer.
The East Anglian Railway Company have P-e
l
known to their bond and other creditors, the strt'p'
ments they contemplate. The Eastern Counties Coy
00
pany purchase the plant, work the traffic on ter et
considered to be very satisfactory, and guarantee a 0
rental of not less than 17,000/. per annum; therl3ll'
securing the interest on the bonds, and leaving aCO ce
derablo surplus towards the interest on the preferf
Dili
shares. Of the sum received for the plant, 30,0001.
)0.
be applied towards reducing the of the C 401
Pant', and the remainder for bridges, and other necess

objects. The directors then state—
tired to offe

10 041

"It has, therefore, been resotvt_ Jr , bp
bond and simple contract creditor 10 per cent., Pala
on and after the 22d January. 300
"It is proposed to stamp the bands, and to re-le_dos
bonds to the simple contract creditors, for the balsa
of their respective claims.
r! else
"As the arrangements with the Eastern w°,..tiaill
Company require that the future interest on the v.,701ff
shall be payable on 31st January and 31st "t ~0
one month's interest will be added to th tot i
years' interest now due, the whole of which jairej,
is proposed to settle by the issue of the now Pre'e,ib 10
shares, authorised by the Acts of 1849 and 1851. t ;#(
shares will bear interest at the rate of 5 per cen:of,
annum, and have preference over all other share e''''
of the company. o tee"
The whole debt of the company will thee` 5. erg
duced to about 280,0001,, the interest on which, 0:01'0"
cent., being only 14,0001., there will remain 3,0004.00 ots
guaranteed not revenue to provide for the infer
the
these preference shares. elf° Lb°
" If any bondholder should prefer not to reeforo -to
10 per cent , he is requested to inform me be 030 0
20th of January, in order that his proportloncooro
appropriated towards the payment of the sun& of
e vo A
,
clai" ms.
cheque for 10 per cent. on the amettet, Mere,`
and preference shares, for the amount ellogoe"
thereon, will bo handed to you, or your authoris©d a
517
on presentation of your bond." 0040,
ONE 0411-'9l 1A
PRICES OF BRITISII FUNDS O'CLOCK. 96:
3 per Cent. Reduced Anna.
96 6
3 Ger Cent. Consols Annuities 96%%%76— ~l
New 314 per Cent. Anne......_
Long Anne. to expire Jan.lB6o 7 1-16 6 I'3o
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 6 13-16 fl 011
Ditto 30 year% Jan. 5, 1860. 644 It '
India Bonds, 1,0(;04
/L.,
Uitte under 1,0004. ..
South Sea Stock
Ditto Sew Annuities ......
consoil for Account
Exchequer Bills. ii,iii. 0 V
1,000/.
500/.
Small, ..