The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-31 00:00:00

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:prompt ................... - THE SUN. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENIT
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seniellls, MINING INTELLIGENCE. , SHAR N MARKETS-(THIS DAY).
COURT CIRCULAR. ' THE WEATHER AND THE PARKS.
3ception,
4 -
ol effects, • (Front the Mining Journal of this day.) BRITISH RAILWAYS.
may be WINDSOR, DEC, 30. The weather yesterday in the metropolis was such as
The dinner party yesterday included her Royal High- for IWe cannot report any large amount of business this
e of our
Closing Prices Business done
on shore ilea the Duchess of Kand Countess G
Till Sent, the Earl - has not been experienced in this country many
The Christmas holidays have taken many parties Ur. Paid IllawAYs, yesterday. this day.
years, for within the space of a few hours from hard week.
from town ; and at this season generally there is but
a in de- e, Lord and Lady John Russell, the lady in waitin
to the little doing. - ---,
The St. 100 !Aberdeen ..... ........ 201 -21 i
onerous Duchess of Kent, and Lord Raglan. g frost it turned to rain, then to snow, and afterwards the
wind blew so etrong as to almost resemble a gale,
On the Metal Market we reported so-fully last week, 20 86 Ambg. Nottng. Bost.Srnished The Band of the Scots Fusilier Guards attended at the thermometer at the Royal Society's receiving-house, in
t, linen, Oast
le during dinner, and performed the following corn-
Hyde-park, during Thursday night fell to 21 degs., that we have the less to say on this occasion. The holi- & Eastn. June...-. 41 -54 •
50 all Belfast & BallYnsena ••• - "'
maining positions :- days have, as usual at this period of the season, been the
14 all Birmng. Wolverh. di
tstrophe ?,larsch Triumphale " Fannhauser"
reason of our not having more to report. Firm as the Stour Valleys...-. 9 - 94
'
onnphonie No. 3, Andante con moth, idle- evening. In the first part of yesterday morning it rose
market generally stands-demand on the increase, and 31 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. &
1_11:0 un poco agitate, vivace non troppo, Cheshire Junct....„ 11 - 9 d
as high as 35 degs., and at noon it stood at 38 degs.
produce lessening-the year we are now about corn-
;ador. 4aegio, allegro vivassisimo, composed
mencing is likely to exceed the business done in that 18 - 19
and dedicated to her Majesty Queen At 2 o'clock it descended to 30 degs. At 5 o'clock p.m. 27i all 1D250. C
slh e
xs h2.5&C
aßni
sr
.k... :
Victoria, by F. Mend elssohn. it fella gain 2 degs., and indicated 28 degs. Fahrenheit.
now ending.-Copper, Tin, and Lead are firm, and 22 184 Do., £20....... ....... . 54- - 441
The-Queen's private afterwards attendedand
band
likely to remain so, or go higher. Of the two former 25 30 'Blyth& Tyneoriginal
£25 (iss. at £45).... ••• - •..
0,P14.43'ed the following selections :-
3 papers at 30.11 inches, suddenly changed to 29.53 inches, being
the stocks are small, notwithstanding a report that St. 100 Bristol & Exeter...... 98 - 100 964 6
re ammo-" Zanetta" Anger. Banca will yield for the next sale 2,000 parcels more St. 100 Caledonian.
54i - 554 51f 39 44 3f
a fall of nearly half an inch-an extraordinary. circum-
L.przetto-"Frieschutz" than 1852. Such a tritlina excess will scarcely be felt ; 50 all Chesterl & Holyhead 16 -- 17
electric ainfonia, No. 4 (first movement) Weber. stance in so short a time. The wind in the morning
Beethoven. was south-west, but in the middle of the day it changed
and Tin-Plates will fetch higher rates, as the American 50 all Cork and Bandon.... 14 -15
- Ilia Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by to due west ; in the evening, at 6 o'clock, it was north-
tariff proposes to exempt them from duty. 20 all teork, Black. & Pass. ••• - ..•
John
at the Lord
- Russell, went oat shooting this morning,
west, with every appearance of becoming quite north In the Bullion Market,-Dollars, ss. °id. per ounce. 20 10 Cornwall' - •••
Bar Silver, ss. lid. per ounce standard ; ditto holding
Great attended by the Earl of Listowel and Captain the Hon. again during the night.
25 all Dundee Perth dea.ber-
-1)• de Roe.s gr. gold, ss. l'id. per ounce, standard ; bar gold, 50 45 ,Dublin&BelfastJunc. 46 - 47
84 - 9
the co. The sudden change in the weather for some hours dean Junction
778 9d. per ounce, standard ; Spanish doubloons, 2 5 all Do. New......... -.--.
:ing. The Duke of Cambridge is expected to-day, on a visit
iBs. ed. to 78s. 9d. per ounce ; Columbian ditto, 25 all East Anglian (£25 L.
to her 34 almost put a stop to skating and sliding in the various - ' .
'banked ajesty. 778. Gd. per ounce ; fine cake; 565. OS(1. per ounce. &E.& L. & D. 5.,,, 41 - 54
parks, for although the ice was tolerably firm, yet the
.b_The Marquis of Abercorn, with the Ladies Harriet and snow that had fallen the previous day had become dis- The gold mining share market has shown a great 18 all Do. (£lB E. &11.) 3e. 4
of St. 4.)e4triX Hamilton, have been invited, and are also ex- solved, and there remained several inches of water upon inertness of business, and although some of the ;teem- 20 all Eastern• Counties._ 134 - 13/ 134 4
35 - 42
Petted this afternoon, dited descriptions of stock have been inquired after, yet St. 100 Eastern Union A.stis.
orreries the surface of the frozen rivers. About 500 persons, how-
the recent disclosures made at the several meetings con-
Sir Charles Eastlake (president) and Mr. Knight (sec-
ressiou St 100 'Do , do. B ' . - 31-
ev ventured on the ice in the Regent's Park, and were
vened by Mr. Guedalla. have caused a great depression
pressed 'Vary of the Royal Academy) had the honour of having2s,' 84 Do'Ne A(la-te-T-11*(1.);) ••• - • •
amusinger' themselves by skating, when towards, two in the less preferable descri tions ; in fact, the are--65 '=
p y
sttt.
100100 lEEd4t Lancashire,,,.,.w 64 - 66 634 4
.I inburgh & Glasgow 63 63
. all audience of the Queen. o'clock the atmosphere became darkened so as to re- scarcely saleable at a heavy discount. It was rumoured
10 31Edinb. and Peebles._ •.. - •••
ailtrah - semble the fall of night. At the same time a tremend- yesterday that considerable difference of opinion exists St 100 'Edinb.Prth.&Dundea 22 - 23
OCaeiell Despatches were sent from the Colonial-office yesterday
ous snow squall set in, accompanied with a strong wind, among the directors of the Port Philip Company. This is io 1 IForth and ClydeJunc. •• • IPO4
[Mined ' the Governor of Canada.
No accident beyond a few falls took place in this park to be regretted, as, from the knowledge displayed by St. 160 'Glasgow & S.Western ::: - ;s. 62 .
Mr. Evan Hopkins, the local superintendent, there is St.. 100 'Great Northern Stk 844 -85 f 84 3S
each. - - during the day.
little question but that' the affairs of the association have St.. 100 IDo. A. Stock - 61 59 60
al, the' "AIN-LADEN VESSELS 1N THE BOSPHORUS. The number of gentlemen who ventured upon the been managed abroad with the greatest ability, and with St. 100 D0.,1 B. Stock
tia bad' 4. Serpentine-river, Hyde-park, was not great. The ice a due regard to economy. Favourable advices have been
[lstria!' The Newcastle and Gateshead Commercial Asso- . . . . .
was described as being 31 inches thick, and very firm received by the Quartz Rock and Agua Fria Companies, Sst.t.llloooo
GGrte.aStthw..&esWteernst:(.l..r.e:).
834 -
834
83
12 11 Irish South-Easters.
... - •••
elation has received the following communication but no perceptible improvement can be expected to take
.estiou. Its • beyond the water on the surface. Owing to the super-peeting the towing of rain laden British ves-place in these stocks until some actual results come to 164! 1111 Do , Thirds. ......
rid de- sell through the Bosphorus and Dardenelles, and intendent (Mr. Williams) having, in the middle of the
hand. The Australian Cordillera Company state they 50 1 all IlLancaster &Carlisle 93 - 98
ed tbe 480 through the Straits of Gibraltar, by her Ma- day, had caution boards stuck up along the banks, expect, on the arrival of Mr. Thomas, who will be des- 194 174 Do., Fifths 6e. -64 d
'es , St. 1003' Lancasts. &Yorkshire 664 - 67 664 6
J ty s steamers not otherwise engaged :..... many were deterred from going upon the ice. Those patched by the Crcesus, that the differences between the 14 114 Do., Wst. Riding Un. ••• - ••• d
lig go "Whitehall, 19th December, 1853. who were skating about two o'clock became greatly be. superintendents will be satisfactorily arranged; and it 50 all Leeds Northern 134 - 131 134
is to be hoped that in this, as well as in other companies, 20 all Liv•Crsby.&Sontb.pt ••• - ...
, . 1' Gentlemen,- lam directed by the Lords of the wildered, owing to the park becoming quite dark, when
113/4 all London & Blackwell 84 - 81
some more definite information in future will be given
Committeethe of Privy Council for Trade to acknowledge those who were skating at the east end of the river were L 0 84 Lend. Tilb. & Sthend. f -14 p
oed a "ue receipt of your letter of•the 16th inst., requestinthose who have embarked their capital on the faith of
3 100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. 984 - 994 99
istifies . that orders be •
la given to her Majesty's steamers to assist heavy shower of rain. Those who were
g favoured with a '
stehveerraelsppreccstapbeleetusneas.mes which have appeared in the
Bt. 100 London &N. Western 103 - ieli um 2
above the bridge that crosses the Serpentine were more
donte.! sr_ the transit of cornLladen vessels by towing them 21 12 Do. Fifths - 4 P
fortunate, for, instead of rain, they encountered a tre- In Miscellaneous Shares the market has been devoid
"Tough the Bosphorus and Dardanelles and also through 10 1 D0.,16/.ShaM&B oat - P
of hia of interest.
• the straits of Gibraltar ; and in reply, 'I
am to state to mendous shower of snow. 124 24 Do. Eighths • ••• - •••
1 • . g:sti, for the information of the Commercial Association, Several noblemen and gentlemen of the Skating Club St. 100 London & S.Westeru 77 78
return that having communicated with the Lords Commissioners were on the Long-water, and, with others, the number THE SCOTCH IRON TRADE.12A -114 d
50 424 Do., £50............... s
40 34 Do. X 40.... .. 9 - 8 d
5. the Admiralty, my lords are informed that her Ma- .
5e TO , is returned as being 1,000 ; but no accidents took place. __,,.._____
25 all Lndndrzy.&Coleraine ... - •.. Jesty's steamers in the Bosphorus are otherwise fully
e Very few went upon the ice in St. James's Park, and The following is from the circular of Mr. Thos 25. all Lndndrry. & Enuisk. ••• -..-
ngaged, and that at Gibraltar there are not any
St. 100 Manch•Shea&Lincln. 22 - 23
Sri learners lif4amers available for the purpose.-I am, gentlemen, only two became immersed, who were got out by Ed- Thorburn, dated Glasgow, Dec. 31 :-
84 44 Do., Man. & Lin. Un. • - - --d
Yutir obedient servant, ward Cook, and taken to the marquee. On the Round- "Sir,-Though in 1853 the exports and home con- St. 100 Midland 621 - 634 624 1
Ceuw' ; •
1 aud ', H FARBER pig iron 9 0
"T. H. . pond no accident occurred. The frost set in again last sumption of were 5 ,000 tons, exceeding by St. 100. Do. Birraing.& Derby 36 38
t • , "Messrs. Potts and Mather, Newcastle." evening with increased severity, and it was extremely 300,000 tons any previous year, the fluctuations in the 50 474 Midland G.West.(lr.) a. - •••
25 174 Do. 4 Shares .......... ... - ...
difficult for vehicles or pedestrians to pass to and fro in price of the article were neither so great, rapid, nor 100 all Neweastle&Carliisle- ••• - •••
in the streets, violent as in 1845, when with an increasing stock and a St. 100 Newmarket 54 - 56
MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.)-
ris for , •
progressive production prices reached 110 s. per ton.
of •
rte , -• 25 17A Newpt•Aberg.&Htfd. 5 - 4 d
64 5 Do, Bury Extensions 4d - par
DESTRUCTIVE CONFLAGRATION AT BRAD- " After the fall, which was influenced by the au 50 ai Newry & Enniskillen 2t -34
rid a,; ' COVENT GARDEN.
FORD, YORKSHIRE. merited stocks, and the raising of the rate of in- 20 all Ne Warren rat
w fell , Owing to the present severe weather, the supplies of
6 - 8
se. terest by the Bank of England, in January, eaten- & Rostrevor
otters , moat articles on sale to-day were small ; hence prices were
lett the advance. urs ay nig ta, sive pure ases were made per .
A few minutes before 10 o'clock on Th d • h • h at 535. 6d. to 655. St 100 Norfolk. . .. . 48 -52 49
%/. the ' ton, prices continuing to oscillate until the middle of 50 34 Northn.CountiesUn 3/ -3A d
warehouse, occupied by Messrs. Berwick Brothers and
• Pauses-Pine apples, English, 4s Od to 6s Od each; October between the latter quotations, according to the St. 100. North British ......... 304 - 314 304 30
Gillies, and Messrs. Broadbent and M'Crobin, stuff 16 16 Noh Devon, N 0.1.. 8 - 10
,Votr, cu,itto colonial, is Od to la 3d each • hot house grapes pacific or warlike tone of the news from the East. It
r Od to 9s; foreign ditto, is to 2s 'Od '
. per lb; apples, merchants, Swaine-streets Bradford, was discovered to beingascertainedthe stock had decreased then - 16 lls Del,
No. 2.. ....... .... ••• - •••
34 J.' '" to 8 bush •8 all D , A Deferred... If - 24
is a per, pears, 2s to 5s per dozen ; lemons, be on fire. The building is a new erection, belonging to half since February, and that the prohibitory duties into 8 e. i Guaranteed 64 1 three Od to 2s ; oranges. 4s Oil to lOs per 100 • almonds, 2s 8 Do., B-
er on "° 3 lb Barcelona 20 bush.; '
i 5 per . ; nuts, 20s per cob-nuts, 00s to Mr. W. H. Ripley, and was five stories high. It was France would be considerably modified, about 50,000 50 all North London ..... ... 50 ... 5
ta,408 per 1001bs. h 9oc u 'ed by the tenants as a stuff warehouse, and when
; c esnuts, 8s to -Os per bushel ; filberts, cpi tons were purchased at 675. 6c1., 705., 725. 6d., 75
• -s., 10 1.1 N. &S. Wstn., Hemp-
el 011 Ws to 1003 per 100 lbs; walnuts, 8d to is Gd per 100. the fire broke out it contained stock worth about 30,000/. 775. 6d., and 80s., principally on French account. . stead, and City Jn.. ... - ...
;c1 te-VEGETABLES Cbb - a ages, 101 to is 3d ;Brussels sprouts,
2s 6d to 3s Od per half sieve ; cauliflowers, 6d to 10(1 each; The flames were first seen at the back part of the pre- "The stocks of 210,000 tons in warehouse-keepers' 20 171 North Staffordshire.. 5a 54d
and makers' stores are now in few hands, and hence the 20 all- North Western........ 84 - 9
d
,ed to greens, 3s 6d to 5s Od per doz. bunches; red cabbages, 2s to raises, from that portion occupied by Messrs. Berwick firmness of the market, and the refusal of the iron- 10 10 N. & S.Westrn. June. 1 - par ,
NO 58
4 Od per dozen ; potatoes, 85s to 170 s per ton ; and Co., at which time they were issuing from the roof, masters to make further sales at the quotations of to- 10 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley,
surto.
been 1. Ps, 3s Od to 4s Od ; carrots, 4s Od to 6s Od per dozenand Leicester - -.
Information was immediately given at the police-office, day. Owing to the varied and extended uses to which
• the utuaches • cucumbers, Os 6d to is Od each ; !celery, 9(1 to
18'iron is applied throughout the world, the shipments and St. 100 Oxford Worcester &
Gd per bundle ; spinach, 2s 6d. to 3s; Oct per sieve ; and a posse of police, with the corporation apparatus, • • • Wolverhampton 364 - 374
local consumption of the article have this year been 20 2.2 Portsmouth ••• -- •••
onions, 6s Od to lOs Od per bushel ; Spanish ditto, is to 3s were despatched to theplace, andwere followed '
in a
Lib& Der doz. ; leeks, 3d to 4d per bunch ; shallots, 6,1 to 8(.1 ; - unprecedented, though an advance of 70 per cent. has st. 100 Scottish Central
pre' 'Mall salad, 2d to 3d per punnet; horse-raddish, 2s Oct to 4s Od short time by the fire engines belonging to the Leeds been established, and freights have risen fully 50 per St. 100 Scottish Midland 57 - 58 59
• 2.1. per bundle ; mushrooms, Os 9d to 2s Od per pottle; parsley, and Yorkshire, and the Halifax, Bradford, and Keighley cent. The United States have again been by far the St. 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg 5B - 60
the 18 Od to 35 Od per dozen bunches ; rhubarb, is Od to insurarce companies. In the meantime an express was largest customers, and increasing exportations to that St. 100 Do., le &N. West's
.8 6d per bundle. be calculated upon, as recent accounts • -
quarter may. in Guaranteed Stock 55 - 60
con- despatched to the barracks, and about 11 o'clock the
dicate a modified specific duty on iron will be imme- 10 10 a h b &13 fd 24 - 2dis
Shrews by. Her ofd.
• NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. barrack engine, attended by three companies of 28th diately andadopted
proposed
Don- o Turkeys, 4s Od to 15s; Geese, 4s 6d to 7s Od each ; Ducks, Foot , was on the spot. There being a plentiful supply " Notwithstanding the existence of legitimate causes (Nor. W. Min.) l4 -16
fa 6d to 3s Od; tame Rabbits, is to is 6d ; wild ditto is
134 all Do. Halves, do 7 - 8
lira' 60 is 6d ; Pigeons, 5d to 10d each; roasting Pigs, 4s ad to 9s of water; the engines were soon brought into play, but, for stimulating production-the average price of the 20 all Do. Oswestry
each; Sauey Fowls, 5s Od to 9s Od •e ditto Chickens, Os Od although worked with great energy, the flames, fanned Year being 20s. per ton higher than the average price of 20 64 Shropshire Union 34 - 3/1,1 21
the too Os Od; barn-door Fowls, 2s 6d to 48 Od per couple; by a brisk north-west wind, extended and threatened the last five years-the make is 50,000 tons less than in ... ~, Do. A, B,C, &D, fully
the pheasants
8s tolls 0(1 ; Chickens, 2s Od to 3s Od per couple ; an adjoining warehouse on the west, occupied by the years 1852, 1851, owing to the scarcity of labour and paid up at per cent. ... - •••
left 35 easants 3s Od to 4s Od; Partridges, is ad to 2s 01; Hares,
Od to 4s Od; Leverets, Os Od to Os 'Od; Woodcocks, 2s 6d Mr. J. Behrens, stuff merchant. Mr. Leveratt,
the raw material.
" Scotland possessed fifty years ago only 13 furnaces, 50 all South Devon ~ 15 -- 17
St. 100 South Ea5tern......... 61 - 62 61i 60
hiclo to 3s Cel; Grouse), 2s Oct to 2s 6d; Snipes, 9d to ls ad; Teal, the chief constable, then directed the efforts of the small produce of which realised 10/. to 13/. 5O all South Wales 324 334
per ton.
.ved 6d to 9d; wild Ducks, is 3d to 2s Od ; Widgeons, 9d to • • • . . 20 15 8, Yorksh, River Dun 3 -- 2 d
urs. is Ott; and Plovers al to is each. El•Is Ea lOs 61t , 6 ng is ogs, ( a 114 furnaces are now in
his men to saving this building, and, a change of blast, the value of the produc-
-20 5 Do.. 4 - 5
the 12s Od; French dittoBa Od to 9s Od per 120 • Ostend fresh wind taking place about the same time, accompanied tion of which at the present price amount to the large
sum of 2,800,0001. per annum, about one-half of which 20 2.2 Staines,Wok.,&Wok. ... - ...
butter 11s 6(1 to 13s Oct,Oand English 12s Od to 15s Od per with rain, he was successful in destro •the •
destroying communi- •25 all Stockton & Darling 27 - 30
ion dozen lbs, is expended in wages. These facts, taken in conjunction 164 Stockton & Hartlepl ... - ...
tits,
BILLINGSGATE. cation. The fire by this time had obtained so complete withannualtabular ~
my -
..,
iof an ascendancy over the main building that all hopes of stocks, prices, &c., will give an idea of the extraordinary 10 8 Do. £lO shades ..• - •••
, Turbots, 2s Oct to 22s ; Brills, is Od to 7s each ; Salmon
38 to Os Od per lb; Cod Falb, 2s Gd to 8s Od each ; Soles, saving it were abandoned, and the efforts of the several growth of the iron trade of Scotland to its present gi- St. 100 Do. Ppd., No. 1 ... ...
cur , 3d to is 6d per pair • Eels, 6d to is per lb ; Lobsters, 10d to fire brigades in attendance directed to the adjoining gantic dimensions and of its great national importance." 25 20 Thames Haven Dock
ing ! 38 Od • Crabs, 6d to 2e. 6(1; Whitings, 3s to 1280 d per doz•• warehouses on the east side and at the back. About
D '• , and Railway 2/ '•-•s• 3 I
20 17 Vale of Neath l5 - 16
oreys, Is Ott to ss; Mullets, is to 2s 6(.1 each; Common 3 o'clock the fire began to abate, and shortly afterwards
)Si- 0
all Waterfd. & Kilkenny 51 - 64
ysters, lOs OctOd to 16s Od; Natives, 40s Od to 50s Od per it was got under. The destruction of the main building Of "HOW THE LAW IS RESPECTED 50 all Waterford&Limerick 27 -29
bah; Mackerel, 00s to 00s per 100; Smelts, is
,6d to 3spr doz.; was complete, there being nothing lull at back but the A T CI-lELTENIIAM." 20 14 West Cornwall 8 84 •
the skate, 6(1 to Od. per lb; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 6d per gallon; walls and partially burnt pieces, while the front is in
)n- . Bloaters is 6(1 to 2s 6)1 per doz. ;
Fresh Horrings, 5s Od such a dilapidated condition as to render its removal . ... a West End of London
and Crystal Palace ... - ...
nal , !°_ Os Od' per 100 ; Haddocks 63 to 12s per doz. ; Plaice, necessary. The excitement during the progress of the TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
20 all West London
is ! 'u to 1 - ;
4 ~ s each Carp, 2s Od per
' brece • Tench, 2s Od . - ..•
fire was most intense, and the public, from a mistaken SIR,-About a fortnight ago there was a report 10 51s. wmbiedoustcreydoe s, - ... .
in , is (lid 'each , Halibut,
a, us Oa. per brace ; Gurnets,l.d to •
notion of saving property, broke into some half-dozen in the Record, and probably in other papers of an St. 100 York Newctl.&Berw. 64 - 65 64
2s 0 1 Auck per lb • Salt Fish, 2d to 5d tier lb. ; Prawns, ( to
25 20 Do. Extensions
an '" O-1 'Flounders,is to 1:. 6 1 • - -- • ..• 9i - 8.1.1
25 11:1 Do. G.N.E. Purchase 4 - 3idt
art . super lb.; Pike 6(.1 per lb. goods into the streets, and under these circumstances it master at Cheltenham, by the father of a boy who 21 •
St. 100 I York &N. Midland.. 47 - 48 /
I- BREAD. is difficult to form any accurate idea of the loss which had been flogged by the master's orders. Now,
ty- , The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from has resulted, but it has been estimated, by gentlemen Sir, lam no advocate for the abolition of corporal
if • -told to 11d; of household ditto, 9(1 to 10d per 41b loaf.qualified to atnot less than 50 060/ The prin-
judge,
punishment
he NEWPORT. cipal sufferers are Messrs Berwick and Co., whose stock, judge, in giving his decision, strongly censured the 10 6 Antwrp &Rotterdam 2 - lid 31 4
of lieef from 3s 2d to 4s 4d; mutton, 3s Gd to 4s 8d; valued at 23,0001., is entirely destroyed, and Messrs,
excessive severity of the flogging, as exhibited in the 5 3 Belgian East. Junct, 1 -16
'teal, 3s 6d. to 4,3 8(.1; pork, 3s 4d to 5s Octper Blbs. Broadbent and M'Crobin, whose loss will not be much2o 8 Beziers to Graissessac 3 - - 2 d
ty evidence, and gas,© substantial dams to the es
nt WHITECHAPEL. under 10,0001. The former are insured to the full ex-
I't. p am iff. I next see in the same newspaper, of ,
•• ••• Central of Italy
.0 all Charleroi & Erquelin 13 - 15
isßeef from 3s Oct to 4s 2(1 • Mutton 3s 4d to 4 • tent of their loss in the Globe Yorksh ,
Veal
„, s 8d , . ire West of
the 19th ult., that a meeting has been held at 174 all Demerara . 'the Royal
,3s4dto 4s 8(1; Pork, 3s 41 to 4s 10d per Sibs. by England, Liverpool and London, and Incur-
St the carcase. ante companies ; but the latter have only an ins • urance Cheltenham, to express their sympathy with the 20 10 Dijon and Besa9on •2l -34 p
le in the Leeds and Yorkshire, to the extent of 2,000/. defendant in the above-mentioned action. Now, 20 8 Dutch Rhenish - 2 d
HIDES AND SKINS.
20 all East Indian 3 - 34 o
'I 4_lfarket hides, 561 h to 641 h, 24d to 2fd; 641 b to 721 b, 21(1 At the time we write the origin of the fire is unknown, though the speakers affect to feel great respect for
20 2 Do. Extension 4d - i p
t, to Out' 721 b to 801 b, 21d to 3d • 801 b to 881 b, 3d to 34,1 •dit is stated that the premises were safe at half-past 9 the law, the evident tendency of the meeting is to
• an
5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula a - i P 54
.
• , "A to 961 b, 34d to 34d; 961 b to 1041 b, 34d to 3fd • 10411 i at which hour they were locked up. impugn the justice of the judge's decision, and 20 10 Gd. Juuet. of France 24 - 3 p
it • to 1121 b 34d to 44d. Horse hides, 5s 6d to 6t3 Otl; calf skins, deaden its effect on public opinion. We all know • ... 10 Gd. Trunk. of Canada
13 ight, 2s Od to 3s 6d; ditto, full, 6s Od to Os Od; polled that, in' political and other prosecutions, the de- Shre. and 80nd5...,, 4 - 3daa 4
asheela 7s 3(1 to 9s 3d; Kent's, 6s 3d to 7s 9d; Half-breds, 20 8 Gt. Central of France p 4 -• 1
• "3 3d to 7s 9d ; Downs, 4s 6d to 5s 6d. THE RENT DAY AT KNOWSLEY. Pendant is often hailed as a martyr to his princi-
-204 204 Gt. Westn. of Canada
a •. pies. So I suppose, in this instance, the school-
i HAY MARKETS.
Thursday last being the rent day of the Earl of master is to be considered a martyr to the principle Shares ld - par
... ... Do. bonds(l i55.)1857 ... - ...
,Ssirastrinros --Meedow hay 31 15s to Si 12s • clover
" I.ltto, 4/ Os t 0.61 10.4' and straw, 1/ 17s to 214 s per loa
•d. Derby, his lordship's tenants, to the number of three -I should; perhaps, say the fundamental principle ... ... Do. bonds (2 i55.)1862 ... - .
e . "Supply limited, and eriade firm. hundred, were entertained to dinner in the coach-house -of severe corporal punishment. Did not the high 204 104 Hamilton & Toronto 4d - I p
t CUMBERLAND,-Meadow hay 41 Os to 51 15s • cloverat K I in English hos italityand grave position of the speakers, at the meeting
11.:0 all Do. 6 per cent e. - 4.10
, _ , _ , Knows le a style of true oldp •
20 5 Lake Const. & Basle ~. - ...
1 ' ditto 41
, , , -13 to 6/ 6s ; and straw, 1/ 18s to 2t 5s per load.alluded to,preclude such opinion, we might
an
It will readily be believed that three hundred stalwarts 4 Lucca and Pistoja, 5
41. limited. supply, and a steady demand. have imagined that the sympathy expressed for the
Lancashire farmers, full of high spirits, inspired by the per cent. pref.
ditto hay, 3/ 15s to Si lOs ; clover - 114 10
uex...
‘4ltto, 4/ 48 to 6/ lOs ; and straw, 11 17s to 214 e per load, general agricultural prosperity ; a lively sense of grata -
in the " Anti-Jacobin" :- 10 10 Do.(Bailamo) 6l - 74
Fade firm, and supply very limited. tude to their generous landlord, of whose great talents,
---- " For his mind 5 2Do l4- - 24
high position, and spotless reputation every man of Shaped strictest plans of discipline, sage schemes- 5 3 Do. (Canal) li - 24 2
Z-LOYD'S SHIPPI N G.-(THIS DAY.) them feels personally proud, as if he somehow had a Such as Lycurgus taught when at the Shrine 10 5 Do. 6p, cent. pref. ... - ...p
20 12 Lyons & Mediterran. ... - ...p
Of the Orthyan goddess, he bade flog
right to participate in them, and had done something or 20 104 Madras 4 - 1 P
~,___.
The little Spartans -
LONDON, Dec. 31.--Wind this day at Noon, N.N.W. , other towards their acquisition ; and with appetites
But time shall come 334 29 Maria Antonia
10 10 Do. New . . - •••
fight breeze, and fine, clear, frosty weather. sharpened by a frost which had brought the therm- When -- and laws be all repeard." -.-- -.
20 2 Melbourne Dk.ee By. ... - ...
PORTSMOUTH,
~ Dec. 30.-Wind, W.N.W. to N.N.W. meter down to 23 degrees and a decimal fraction-would
-n-,,l'ilved-Puggoard, from. Rio Janeiro, for Copenhagen • I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, 20 all Namur & Liege (with
‘teelhe, Baltimore, for Bremen. ' do ample justice to the substantialities under which the
JURIS CONSULTUS. interest
20 all Do. (ex interest) 7l -84 8
COWES, Das. 30.-Wind, N. Arrived-Elise, from well spread tables groaned. We need not describe the • - -.
Porto Plata. 16 all Northern of France 35 •-
354 344
exhilirating scene-a lively imagination may conceive 20 all Do. 201. 3p. e, Bds
•,,,,POOLE, Dec.o.-Wind, S.W. Arrived-Antelope and
•140 • - ' latter • h
bulwarks untsineer, from Newfoundland-the with loss of
it, but an attempt at description would only do it in- A MISER'S RELATIVES.-Yesterday Mr. Brent held [fmy.B.&Ams.Shs.] ... - ...
an inquest at the Moor Arnie, Cadogan-terrace, Chelsea, 10 all Norwegianlank.Pref 74 - 8
and with cargo damaged. justice, and detract from its richness of effect.
berg,PALMUUTH, Dec. 30.-Wind, N.W. Arrived-rends- The young Lord Stanley,the hopeful h •of
heir an death took place under 20 10 Paris and Lyons 164 -
on Mary Handel, aged 73, whose . .
40164 p 254
Company.the following circumstances. Police-sergeant William 40 Do. bonds
tiEnuas ants, Dec. 30.-Wind, N.W. Arrived-Oro- ancient and noble race, presided on the occasion. Upchurch, 23 B, was sent for by scleceased's landlord on 20 all Paris and Orleans.,,, 46 - 48
20 all Paris and Rouen 4l - 43
kocto, from Dalhousie, for Fleetwood. With becoming condescension, but with that grace Monday morning, in consequence of her not having
Congo Isla of Sk e) Dec. 24 .-The Wm. and H - made her appearance for several days. On arriving at 20 all Paris and Strasbourg 324 -33
20 4 P ' C &Ch b • 3 4
ens aen er rg. - p
Trig), of the isle of Man, is leaky, with keel damaged, her residence, 22, Cadogan-street, he effected an entrance
ving been on shore. - i d
by the window, as her. room door was locked. The apart- 20 all Rouen and Havre l9 -• 20
CARDIFF, (Dec. 30.-The Snowdon Lassie, hence to placed entirely at his ease, his lordship well and ably ment was in a filthy disorderly state, the bed stripped of 20 9 Royal Danish ld - par
Dublin, got on shore last night at Breaksea Point, did the honours of the day. The same ambition to ex- the clothes, and the furniture lay scattered about. On the 5 2 Roal Swedish l--4 d
Pavia
houroven, Dec. 30.-Wind, N.E. Arrived-Wallace, eel which prompts the esquire in the field to win the floor the door, and with her feet SambreY
sa9M• Richibucto. Sailed-Victory, for Swan River ; near - 20 all and Meuse B4 --s. 9
L'"sarlborough, Melbourne ; Balnageth, do. Off Port-A spurs of knighthood,-which impels the heir of one of place, lay deceased, enveloped in a blanket, with all her 10 6 Do. 54 per cent. pref . - ...
'4•rstie vessel, with mainmast gone, making for the harbour. the oldest peerages in the kingdom to command the ap- clothes on. She was quite dead and cold. On undressing 20 2 S.E. of France .-•, - .••
4 I?..WANSEA., Dec. 30.-Sailed-Jessy, for Barbadoes ; Sir plause of listening sendtes, -which prompts him to be- her, he discovered between her flannel and stays 1101., 20 6 Southern of France 4•-
•6
p
• -L. Godsmed, Cuba. in five, ten, and twenty-pound notes, with six sove-
-20 6 St. Andrews & Quebec ... - ...
1 BRIELDS, Dec. 30.-Wind, N. Arrived-Richibucto, stow his eloquence at the meetings of Mechanics' Insti reigns wrapped in a piece of dirty - ••
'°.a_lia Quebec. tutes and other popular assemblies, and without which, there were two Bank Stock certificates, the one for 81 all West Flanders 44 - 4
- d
.
" 10 Do. 51 per c. Pref . 1
wARRENPOINT Dec• Bohemian Girl, Smyrna to Liver
. , • 30.-The . indeed, no true greatness can hope to be achieved,- 201/., the other for 50/., and also a sovereign and a-half 20 10 We
of France 74 -84 p
I aa pool has been floated off the Long Rock with
, dab, ~ , were called into requisition in this humbler sphere. The folded in a bit of old newspaper. On further searching 10 4 West, of Switzerland li - lid
...age.
earldom of Derby stands at the head of all our local no- the room he found a quantity of plate and jewellery. 20 2 Wiesbaden - ...
4. ILFRACOMBE, Dec. 30.-The Lewis (schooner), of and
eases Brigham, it and it delights us to see that, as generations roll on, The appearance of the apartment indicated the greatest 20 12 Zealan, ....... ... - 4 d
b .-. for Southampton, which put in here leaky, bil Ya -"Ill been placed on the Graving Bank ; her butts and the scions of this illustrious house are conscious of their poverty. Mr. Burton, deceased's landlord, stated that
rolls are much strained, and the wrter is running out of responsibilities as well as of their rights, and nobly sus- deceased, who was of very eccentric habits, had lived in LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
et starboard bilge. Her crew refuse to proceed in her. tain intellectually and morally the high position which his house four years, nearly all which time she scarcely -
they inherit. The late Lord Derby may be emphatically allowed any one to enter her room. She had alarm bells Leasing Cies tog Prices Business
Sbr. Paid RAILWAYS. Compass. yviterday. this day.
said to have been the most respectable man and the most attached to the door. Mr. John Smith, surgeon, per-
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
perfect gentleman in the kingdom ; the present Earl is formed the post mortem examination. The body was e-
nd
IV*LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY, 10.30 A.M. the acknowledged head of the great politicalextremely emaciated,and the stomachand intestines---- all Bedford and Ln.&N.W.
party
~ I N.W., fresh breeze, and snowing.
earri
li__ ved-Isabella, Achilles, from Naples ; Hugo, from which he represents ; his life from boyhood has been de- were void a food. The immediate cause of death was Bletchley.... ••• - ...
Bucleghamsh. L. &N.W. 101 - 103
tdvo e to the public service ; his talents and his elo- extraeasation of blood on the brain, but whether that St. 100
t 4Labllrg ; OrOMOOtO, from Dalhousie, for Fleetwood ;
Jc. Caledon... 51 - 52
50 all Clydesdale
Otto Pastorita, from Bilboa ; Fenna, from Riga •; Frichen q . ,
uence no less than his high rank, have secured him a was produced by starvation, cold or any other cause,
‘lO Von Manteuffel, from Dantzig public reputation co-extensive with the globe, and what he could not positively say. The coroner having in- St. 100 EtiLinceoelnnt
• gr
GraNerth 42
n a - 145
Off the Port.-Aden, from China.. is very much better he enjoys in his ancestral halls and quired whether any heir to the property had appeared, es
2,) all GlaPs: Barr. di Caldonian.
in the bosoms of his tenantry the character of a liberal a stout, broad-shouldered, brawny-looking countryman, Neils. Direct.
QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 29. *.• ''' oeo
-
Wind ind N.E. landlord, an agricultural improver, and a hind-hearted with his hands buried in his trousers pockets, swag- 2; all Do. New Do ... - ...
Itrarrivecl-Witch, from Bahia ; Sarah, from Naples ; man. While he maintains amongst his equals the dig- gored his way towards the coroner, and said he was the 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Er. Gt•Westn 3O - 32
eu •
Btrie from Pernambuco-all three for Liverpool. nity of his birth, of his station, and of the honours and party in question. The summoning officer then ten- 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New.
SA • I '
Railway & Dem- .., - ..,
Led-Joseph Friedlander, for Antwerp; Lord Maid- rewards conferred on him by his sovereign, he can un. dered him the book to be sworn, which he for a few
tone, for Mauritius. bend in his elegant retreat at Knowsley ; and while at seconds hesitated to tat e, glancing suspiciously at the 50 all Hull & Selby. Y.&N.Md. 109 - 111 1104
all times the farmer's friend, he can occasionally stoop, coroner, the jury, and the summoning officer, as if he 25 all Do. A Shares. Do 544 - 554
(By SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) 21 all Do. 1 Shares Do
on festive occasions, to become the farmer's companion dreaded a trick being played upon him. At length, hay- 1 4 , ~ , , - _
GRAVESEND, SATURDAY, 10 A.M. for a time. ing taken the oath, he replied, in answer to questions,lii $
12 all Lon. (11. Green* S. Eastern. 13a - 144
20 all Do. Preference Do - qrl
CUSTOMS RETURN. It delights us tofiud that the present Lord Stanley, like from the coroner, Why, Pm come from Maidstone. I
St. 100 Lowestoft gr. a .02
Wind 'ay - a waternlan• My name's James Hodges, and I married
4 per cent_ Norfolk - 95
Qived-Lion, from Gravelines. guished sire, that while heaspiresto greatness in the state, her niece ; that's all about it. Coroner : Are you the St. 100 Do. 6 per et.. Do
Cal • Lion,
steamer, for Ostend; Triton, steamer, hedoesnotshrink from the ' relative? Witness (with grin) • Why, sarenly I 51 all •
kikhumblerand moredomesticvir- only a . , Manelalixton. Lu.&N.W.
tues which grace the character of a country gentleman, and is. A young woman here stepped forward, and said she and Matlock & Midld. 2 - 3
Wind W I.T ,-,r , DEAL, SATURDAY, 9 A.M. which have made "sthe fine Old English Gentleman" had known deceased several years, and that she (witness) 50 all aridallesbro' & Stckton &
aeaaled_aa.`• " ~ fair, and frosty. told
one of the most admirable types of the Anglo-Saxon believed him to be the heir, for deceased frequently Itedear, . Darlingt, ...
-04ereine ,: Robert Peel, from New York, for London ; race. It augurs well for the future good of the country her so. Several other parties also came . forward and 100 all Midld Bradfd Midland 99 - 101 1004
Detour. ,au go Bay, London ; Danish brig Fredrika, Co-1 50all ' ' ' -
to find the sons of our highest aristocracy instead of claimed relationship to deceased, when the coroner in- Northern and
ard, River to Rainsgate ; Norwegian ship Bay" spending their lives in indolent enjoyments ' and in the formed them that the property would be detained by the : Easternsp.c.,E. Count 6O - 62
clew:saver St. Lawrence, London with loss of anchor and • ' i„laim ' 5 all Do 6 per et !Do
h '''' cfr the North questionable indulgencies of a Sybarite, nerving them- Court until the rightful heir legally proved h , .
-.- -.
s'all ' • ••
r ' •he ;brig 4oreland, and has boon supplied from verdict in accordance with the me- ' Do.Fixedsp.c Do ... -
or
ittei Father Matthew, Montreal, London, with loss selves from their youth to shrink from no labour, no The jury returned a
2a all Prest. &Wyse L. &N. W. •••
••
ItlPPlie and chain off the North Foreland, and has been exertion, no effort personal or mental, which may qua- dical evidence.
&LndsYk ... - -
A. bri from hence. lify them for the due discharge of those high respon- MRS. BLOOMER and The Lily have emigrated to 1 12 Do. 4 Shares. Do
known. gOn shore on the Goodwin Sands. Particulars on. sibilites to which they are called. We congratulate Mount Vernon, Ohio. In the last number of heriournal S 100 Roystn.ez Hit. Gt.Northn 142 - 145
ourselves on this cheering prospect, and we congratulate she says :-" Our husband having purchased an interest S.- 100 Do.Shepth.St. Do 142 - 145
R,ppl,t, - them ; and it is by no means inconsistent with our pro. ,in The Western Home Visitor, published at Vernon, 2 18 Shea Roth. & Lancash.&
•qatr ii 'sENTATIONEAST fe,sion, as political reformers, to hail as an omen for Ohio, and determined upon removing to that place, forth- Gooleg.s.p.c Yorksh.. ... - d
OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE.-
minl2 94 S. Staffordsh.. MrMClean 2 -14 d
. 'kr I: .d, the Liberal candidate for East Gloucester- good this devotion of young men of rank and title, and , with, we, as a true and faithful wife, are bound to say
... a , .
, 50 all WearValleygr Stockt. &
tt
go, as issued. an address, • ' possessions," ,ns" to the disinterested service of their in the language of Ruth-` where thou goest Iwill
tr‘k t° the Poll intimating his determination "great go ; ,
6 per cent ... Darling. ... - -
a_ e Piece
__ .... • The nomination will, in all probability, country and their kind. Foremost amongst these is and so before another number of The • Lily reaches its I 25 all Do Do - 31
, . 'il 4 0104 on week at Gloucester, the contest will' the heir of the-House of Derby. . Long may he live to subscribers we shall, if all is well, have settled in our I St, 100 Wilts&Somrst Gt.Westn 99 - 100
"v• 1 fulfil "the promise of his youth,"-Liverpool Chronicle. western home."--New York Tribune.
1

THE SUN. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 1853.