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The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-05

ASTLEY'S EUJtOPE'3 NATIONAL AMPIIITIIEITRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke.
GEXND JUVENILE NIGHT on THURSD kY, JAN. 5.

Crowded houses nightly to witness the unequalled Attractions. The
most ,gargoous and successful Pantomime ever produced in this
Theatre.

THIS EVENING, JAN. 5,

The New Grand Equestrian Chinese Spectacle, entitled " THE
WISE ELEPHANTS OF THE EAST; or, THE MAGIC GONG—
in which the wonder of wcuders, Mr. W. Cooke's performing Ele-
phants will appear.

Followed by a series of novel and brilliant scenes of Equestrian-
ism in THE ARENA by talented artistes.

After which, a New Grand Equestrian CRRISTMAS COMIC
PANTOMIME, written expressly for this Theatre, by Mr. NELSON
LEE, entitled BILLY BUTTON'S JOURNEY TO BRENTFORD ;
or, Harlequin and the Ladies' Favourite.

New scenery, dresses, decorations, and appointments, magnificent
Car of Industry, &c. Harlequin, Mr. H. Hemmings ; Columbine,
Mdlle. Christine; Pantaloon, Mr. Lehman; and Two Clowns, Mr.
C. Adams and Mr. Croueste ; Sprites, Masters Gee and Bradbury.
Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West.

DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

THURSDSY, JAN. 5, 1854.

State of the wind and weather at each of the following
places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations
are arranged in order of latitude.
FOLKESTONE—E., gentle breeze —overcast.
TUNBRIDGE—E., strong breeze—overcast.
GREENWICH—N.E., strong breeze—heavy fall of snow.
STROOD—E., gentle breeze—snow.
SWINDON—E., strong breeze—snow.

The returns from the following places indicate the state
of the weather on Tuesday morning at nine o'clock :
GREENWICH—N.E., gentle breeze—overcast.
BIRMINGHAM—E., gentle breeze—overcast.
YARMOUTFI—E.,_hard wind—overcast.
LANCASTER-S.E., strong breeze—cloudless.
WHrraY—Calm—S., gentle breeze—overcast—hard frost
DARLINGTON—N.N.W., strong breeze, and partially
cloudy.

lIIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tins DAY —Morning 18 min.after 6 1 Evening 43 in;.n.aft. 6
INa.MoD.P.ow—Morning 7 min.after 7 1 Evening 33 min.aft. 7

THE WEATHER.-Sui OPTICS, JAR. 5.

THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.

39 —highest since noon yesterday.
34—lowest this morning and during the night.
39 —this day at noon.

BARO3fETER, 28'98.

WIND, S.W.—Light breeze, with a slight thaw. There
was a further fall of snow last night to the extent of about
three inches.

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London, England, 1854-01-05

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN.

Early in the morning a telegraphic message from
Tring announced that the up line was blocked in the
cutting, and the down line in a very bad state, a lug-
gage train, followed by the mail train, being almost
embedded in the snow. Several hundred men were at
once set to work to clear the line, but, after several
hours' arduous labour, only partially succeeded. The
first train arriving at the Euston station was from
Northampton, considerably behind its time, the guard
reporting that the snow had drifted three feet high in
the streets when he left Northampton. This train was
followed by one from Wolverton, due at 9 o'clock, and
arriving at 12. At balf-past 12 came the mail train
from Liverpool and Manchester, eight hours behind its
time. The guard. reported a heavy fall of snow, and
constant delays, :Ls far as Tring cutting, where the train
came to a dead lo ck, and remained embedded in the snow
five hours. Ultimately it was found necessary to go
back to the next r station and shift the train to the down
rails, along which it finished its journey. The other
trains continued to arrive during the day from one to
two hours behin.d their time. The down trains, with
the exception of the first, which was
_two hours late,
started nearly as timed on the company's tables.
London, England, 1854-01-05

EA STERN COUNTIES.

This line, like the Great Northern, was seriously ob-
structed. Early in the morning special engines, con-
veying large numbers of labourers, were despatched
down the line for the purpose of clearing the
From the Colchester branch up to 2 o'clock only one
train had arrived at Shoreditch. The Colchester mail,
due at half-past 4, was three hours and a half late ;
while on the Cambridge line no train whatever had ar-
rived from Broxbourne up to the same hour, the snow
having accumulated from that point to Chesterford to
an unprecedented extent. In the Chesterford cutting
four luggage trains were completely embedded i❑ the
snow, with the mail train from Yarmouth, Norwich,
and Cambridge, due in London at 4 15 a.m., waiting
behind them. The only down traffic during the day
was from Shoreditch to Broxbourne, Hertford, and in-
termediate stations, the first train being despatched at
10, instead of 8 o'clock. On the Eastern Union line
from Colchester to Ipswich and Norwich traffic was
entirely suspended.
A telegraphic communication received at the Shore-
ditch station last night at 9 o'clock from Chesterford,
announced that the line at that point was still completely
blocked up with snow, and that all endeavours to clear
the rails had up to that hour failed.
An attempt had been made to force a train drawn by
eight engines through the snow, but, after proceeding
half a mile, it came to a dead stand. Eight trains were
embedded in the snow at Chesterford.
The Norwich mail arrived at the Shoreditch station
last night 14 hours behind its time, and at 9 o'clock a
train, drawn by several powerful engines, was despatched
to Cambridge, with the view of making another attempt
to force through the snow.
The down mails left Shoreditch last night, but it was
not anticipated they would reach their destination at the
usual time.

The officials of this line had been working arduously
from 2 o'clock yesterday morning, assisted by hundreds
of men, endeavouring to clear the line.

SOUTH-EASTERN.

The great obstruction along this line commenced at
Ashford, the line whence to Dover was blocked so ea:ly
on Tuesday night that the mail train which left London
London, England, 1854-01-05

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan.

THIS EVENING, JAN. 5,
Will be performed THE CAMP AT THE OLYMPIC. Charac-
ters by Messrs. A. Wigan, F. Robson, Morton, and Galli ; Mes-
dames A. Wigan, Stirling, P. Horton, Chatterley, &c.
Followed by THE WANDERING MINSTREL.
After which, a new historico-geographical CHRISTMAS PAN-
TOMIME, called HARLEQUIN COLUMBUS; or, The OW World
and the New. Harlequin, Mr. F. Moreland ; Pantaloon, Mr. W.
Rochez ; and Columbine, Miss Wyndham.
London, England, 1854-01-05

COUNTRY MARKETS.

HT7LL-JAN. 3.

A very small supply of English wheat to-day. Holders
indulged no affected modesty in their askings. A brisk
business done at fully 4s advance on last Tuesday's cur-
rency. The show of foreign more limited, and all kinds
fully 4s dearer. Barley has advanced smartly, and is very
scarce. Oats attract attention from their relative cheap•
ness. Beans is to 2s dearer. Peas move upward. Indian
corn participates somewhat in the general improvement.
Grinding barley fully 2s in advance of the lowest point
of the past month. Linseed is per qr. dearer. Linseed
cakes 10s per ton dearer. Rapeseed cakes in more request.
Bones fully support quotations, and promise to be dearer.
d
Peas, gray and black 48 to 50
Linseed, Black Sea 52 to 53
Ditto Petersburgh 44 to 51
Ditto Riga and Arch-
angel -
Ditto Konigsberg and
Memel
Per Ton.
Lins. c.,HulllO/0s Od tooo/ 00$
Ditto fine for. 9110 s Od 101 5$
Ditto inf. for olos Od to 0105
Rapeseed OOl Os to 001 Or
Rape cakes
Tares, English__ 00s to 000
Ditto foreign
Guano 41 91 to 10100
Bones llss Od to Os Od
Rye Meal

5
Wheat, English, red 83 to 86
Ditto white B5 to 88
Dantzic and Konigs-
berg
Pomeranian and Ham-
burgh
Danish, Holstein, and
Friesland 7O to 76
Russian and Odessa 63 to 70
Oats, English
Ditto Danish
Ditto Friesland
Ditto Russian 26 to 28
Barley, malting
Ditto grinding 35 to 38
Beans
Ditto foreign
Peas, white and yel. 52 to 60

IPSWIC:

:-JAN. 3.

There was not a large supply of wheat to-day, which sold
readily at a further advance of 2s to 3s per qr. upon last
week's prices. Barley in good supply, which was not so
easily disposed of as of late ; but an advance of is to 2s
per qr. was realised. Beans and peas scarce and dear.

In la QI7ARTFIR. PER WARM.
Wheat, red (old) Bus to 84s Barley, grinding ... 365 to 400
Ditto (new)
Ditto, white (new) 83s to 88s Peas
Ditto (old)
Barley, malting ... 44s to 49sIFlour, per sack

AVERAGES FOE THE WEER ENDING DEC. 3sl, 1853.
Wheat
Barley
„ COs Od
as 11 45s lld
35 „ 56s ld

Oats
Beaus
Peas

COAL MAR
Prices of Coal per ton at

r.—Jex. 4.
close of the market :

s. d.
Davison's West Hartley 25 0
Hasting's Hartley 25 6
Longridge's Wst Hartley2s 0
Tanfield Moor Butes 25 6
Walker Primrose 26 0
West Pelew 26 0
Wylam 26 6
Wallsend, Ste.
Gosforth 34 0
Hedley 33 0
Northumberland E. 25 0
Riddell l4 0
Killingsworth E 25 0
Eden Main 34 0
Belmont 31 0
Braddyll 34 0
Hetton 35 0
Haswell '5 0

Wallsend, &c.
S. d.
Lambton . 35 0
Lumley 33 6
Russell's Hetton 35 0
Stewart's 35 0
Plummer 34 0
Cassop 34 0
Heugh Hall 34 0
Kelloe 35 0
South Hartlepool 35 0.
Tees 35 11
Adelaide Tees 35 0
South Durham ~. 33 6
Cannel 3O 0
Watney'sAnthracite 38 0
Gwaen Cafe Gm-wen 38 0
Perkins' Anthracite 36 0
Morgan's Stone - 3B 0
Ships at market 115 I Sold B3.
London, England, 1854-01-05

TLIEATRE ROYAL ADELPIIL

Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste.
Rare Christmas Amusements—The Great Attraction of London—
" One of the Sights of London"—The Sea of Ice and Marvellous
Adelphi Effects in the exciting new Nautical Drama of " THE
THIRST OF GOLD," every Evening—A new Grand Fairy Spec-
tacle, NUMBER NIP.

THIS EVENING, JAN. 5,

Will be presented the highly Popular New Nautical Melo•drama,
in Ave taoleaux, with new scenery, the Sea of Ice, &c., new
dresses and appointments, called THE THIRST OF GOLD; or,
THE LOST g HIP AND THE WILD FLOWER OF MEXICO.
Principal characters by Messrs. B. Webster, Keeley, Paul Bedford,
0. Selby, Parselle, Marsden, &c. ; Madame Celeste, Mrs. Leigh
Murray, Miss F. Maskell, &c. ; with an entirely new grand specta-
cular legendary Christmas piece, in two acts, with new scenery,
dresses, machinery, and appointments, called NUMBER NIP, or
THE SPIRIT BRIDE. Principal characters by Madame Celeste,
Mrs. Keeley, Miss Woolgar, Miss M. Keeley, MiSs Cuthbert, Miss
C. Harding ; Messrs. Paul Bedford, J. Rogers, Romer, G. Lee, &c.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan.
THIS EVENING, Tax. 5,
Will be performed THE CAMP AT THE OLYMPIC. Charac-
ters by 'Messrs. A. Wigan, F. Robson, Morton, and Galli ; Mes-
dames A. Wigan, Stirling, P. Horton, Chatterley, &c.
Followed by THE WANDERING MINSTREL.
After which, a new historico-geographical CHRISTMAS PAN-
TOMIME, called HARLEQUIN COLUMBUS; or, The Old World
and the New. Harlequin, Mr. F. Moreland; Pantaloon, Mr. W.
Rochez ; and Columbine, Miss Wyndham.

STRAND THEATRE.

Sole Lessee, Mr. F. W. Allcrofr.—Directress, Miss Rebecca Isaacs.

THIS EVENING, JAN. 5,
Will be performed L.l SONNIMBULA:
To be followed by THE IRISH TUTOR.

Afte" which, a new grand Comic Christmas Pantomime entitled
11.%11.LEQUEN AND KING NUTCRACKER; or, The World of
Toys. Clown, by the inimitable Ilexmore ; harlequin, Mr. Bologna;
Pantajoon, Mr. Clrilliths ; Columbine, Miss Goward.
Stalls, 55.; Boxes, 4g. ; Pitt, 2,.; gallery. Is. ; Private Boxes,
11. Is., to be Lad of Mr. Ade:oft, 15, New Bond-street.
London, England, 1854-12-18

MALTA.

Malta letters, dated 11th December, contain various
items of naval and military intelligence.
The Himalaya, attended by the Cambria, came into
port yesterday. The former vessel is in a very sad state,
and will be hove down for repairs, the dockyard being
too short and too narrow to receive her.

Doc. 4.—The Himalaya has been taken under the
dockyard sheers for the repair of her screw. Her fore
compartments are to be filled with water to raise her by
the stern, by which operation it 'is hoped she may be re.
paired without the necessity of sending her to England.
Dec. 9.—Since my last the passage of troops to the
East ha= continued.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer the
Ripon and the screw sleani.sl.ip the Thames have ar-
rived, the former with Fr. pelt trcops front Marseilles,
forming an ae,Yreola te of 71 officers and 2,289 men. On
board the Thant was General Dubar and his suite,
Lieutenant-Colonel D'Airolles, Colonel Lefebvre, and
Lientenat.t.Colm,el De Boxes.
The Dauntless had on hoard 301 men of the Royal
Artillery, under command of Captain Graydon, with
Captains Oldtield, Gleig, and Soady ; and Lieutenants
Ci,s.mpion, Jones, Wolfe, ani Briscoe.
The compartmemts of the Himalaya having been filled
with-water, and her mizenmast taken out, her stern ro-e
to the height required with a very little assistance, and
the artisans of the dockyard are now actively engaged in
.getting her ready for sea, by repairing her shaft, which
has worked loose, alai renders her unfit for service in
her present state Ile crew, under an. impression that
tehigenye:erarettiocier: forttirri to England, have struck work, re-
fuBing to return to the Black Sea. But, as they had
an indefinite period, the measures
London, England, 1854-12-18

TURKEY.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 5. —By the French
steamer which arrived on tue Ist inst., we learn
that the Greek Ministry have decided on' sending
M. Conduriotti to this capital, with instructions
to hasten the arrangement of the everlasting diffi-
culty between that government and the Porte.
The Ministerof War has been very_ actively em-
ployed in drawing up a plan for distributing the
Turkish troops for the winter in • such places of
Bulgiria, Albania, diC*., as are deenied
points of possible dinger. The froUtier of Greece
has no.less_ been fooked to, so •that• if foreign in=
trigues bring about intestine disorders, under such
checks they are very likely to be repressed instantly
and without difficulty. These facts must be a sub-
ject of congratulation to the true friends of Turkey,
and Great Britain, whose interests are interwoven
with those of the Ottoman Empire.
The Hannibal, with troops, arrived on the 2d,
direct from England.

This morning the Britannia, Trafalgar, Queen,
and L-ndon, and the steamer Spitfire, arrived from
the Black Sea. It is well known that, aeeording
to the plan adopted by the admirals of the combined
fleets, the sailing men of war are to proceed to Con-
stantinople, whereas tha screw-ships are to keep
are to keep the station of Sebastopol.
Ouf latest dates from the seat of war are of the
3d inst. A new French battery of 35 guns, at 250
yards' distance from the Russian works, had been
erected, and its fire was to open on'the 4th inst.
It is positively affirmed .that a French army of
20,000 men is to arrive here in the course of a few
weeks, and remain as the arand reserve. The
Minister of War has been officially requested to
give a list of all the public establishments that can
be turned into barracks.
London, England, 1854-12-18

WOOL.

We continue to have a most depressed sale for all kinds
of wool, at nominal quotations. Last week's imports were
1,600 bales from Islay, 39 from the Cape, IS9 from Ham-
bro', 14 from Antwerp, 2,051 ballots from Now York, and
630 hales from Geelong.
The following are the current rates of English wool :
Southdown hoggets, is 01 to is Id ; Southdown ewes,
is Od to is Ole ; half-bred wothers, Is Od to Os 0.1 ;
half-bred hoggs, 1 Oil to is 04d ; Kent floeces,ls id to
is lid ; Leicester fleeces, Is Od to is 04d ; flannel wool,
10.1 to is LI ; blanket u 001, 9d to is id ; and combing
skins, Os Od to Os Oil per lb.

We have to report an inset
ar drooping prices. Linseed
lish sowing has realised 70s to
dearer, English being quoted
other articles very little is doi
Tarnlp,White,perbush. 213 w 251
Swede .. • • 24,s ass
gastard, Brown ...• 10"1
White, new• • .... lOs
rares,Wtriter, new 11 s 12'
Old• • ...... •. Os o.los lit
Canary, per quarter 443 583
Rye grsss • • •••• • • 243 283
Clover, ItedEng . (cwt.) —d —F
White • • .. • • • • •

DS.
ive demand fox canary seed,
is in fair request, and Eng-
, 75s 'per quarter. Cakes are
at 121. to 131. per ton. In
Lug.

Carraway.......• 364 4( 5
Coriander 164 188
lleinpseed, per quarter Ste 548
Linseed, Eng.sowing 7d9 758
Crushing ........ 62a 643
' Baltic —s
Odessa • ......... 64. 689
Linseed Cake, pr. ton—
, English .. 121 Off 13 Os

Foreign Red.. •• •• —s
•• —s —s,
Trefoil, new.• •• ti.; 20:;

Foreign, per ton 11:0s 12 108
Rape Cates, pr ton 61 04 6 10h
Rapeseed, liew,prlit 30 1 le 34 tes

TALLOW.

A very moderate business has been transacted in our
market since Monday last. In prices, however, no mate-
rial change has taken place. To-day P. .Y.e. on the spot is
quoted at 64s 3d, and for forward. delivery Gis al per cwt.
Rough fat, 36 6d per Sibs.

18.

1653.
London, England, 1854-12-18

re -
victims--(cheers)—and was It to be said that he was
not fit to be a representative of the people because he
was a lord ? Why, all hi life he had been advocating
the rights of the people, he wished them to be indepen-
d nt ; and entertaining that opinion he was " for a fair
days wage for a fair days' work ;" he was the
advocate of independence, not charity amongst
the poor ; and if he was elected, his best exertions
should again be devoted to furthering the rights of the
many in preference to the interests of the few. (Cheers.)
The show of hands was then taken, and declared to
be in favour of Mr. Bell.

A poll was, of course, demanded, and fixed for eight
o'clock to-morrow.

On the motion of Mr. BELL, seconded by Lord
EBRINGTON, thanks were ♦oted to the returning officer
and the proceedings of the day terminated.
London, England, 1854-12-18

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, DEC. 16.
There was no addition to the Royal dinner party yes.
terday, • _ _ _ •

The Queen, accompanied by Prince Alfred, walked in
the grounds adjoining the Castle this morning.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out shooting.
The following arriYed this afternoon—the Marquis of
Breadalbane, Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, and
Major-General Barnard.

The dinner party this day included her Royal High.
ness the Duchess of Kent, his Serene Highness Prince
Victor of Hohenlohe, the Marquis of Breadalbane, the
Dowager Marchiones of Downshire, Lady Mary Hood,
Lady Fanny Howard, Baronness de Speth, Viscount
and Viscountess Palmerston, Major-General Barnard,
and Captain G. K. Seymour, R.N.
The band of the Royal Horse Guards played during
dinner, and her Majesty's private band afterwards.

DEC. 17.
The Queen and Prince, the four elder Royal children,
and Prince Victor of liohenlohe, the ',adies and gentle-
men of the Court, and the domestic household, attended
Divine Service this morning in the private chapel of the
Castle.

The Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor offi-
ciated.

The Marquis of Lansdowne was invited to Windsor
Castle yesterday, but was prevented by indisposition
from obeying her Majesty's commands.
London, England, 1854-12-18

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(TIIIS DAY.

LONDON, Dec. 18.—Wind this day at Noon, N.W. ;
fresh breeze, with rain.
P 0 RTSMO T
steamer Porcupine,
Dec.l7. Wind N.WArrived—H.M.'s
from—the Eastward. Sailed-11.31.'8
steamer Ntalacca, for the Black Sea ; Er.M.'s steamer Avon,
for the Eastward.
PLYMOUTH, Dec. 17. —Wind, N. W. Arrived—ldas, from
Pernambuco, for Leith , Daring, Denia' and sailed for
London • Eliza Caroline,. Antwerp, for Cardiff; North
Pole, Calla, for Leghorn * Vesper (s), London, for Oporto ;
Wide Awake, Quebec. Sailed—Antelope, for Leghorn.
FALMOUTH, Dec. 17. Wind, W. Arrived—Broetler-
strow, from Afanilla • Lucie, Havennah ; Pizarro, do. ;
Celandine,
an& sailed for Malta ; . Alert,
Tenez. Sailed—Espiro, for Barcelona; Imogene, Lime-
rick Crawford, Constantinople.
SOUT/lAMPTON, Dec. 16.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—
Groat Western (s), from the Brazils ; Sylph, Dublin, and
left for Loudon ; 10, Sunderland, for Constantinople, to
repair.
DOVER, Dec. 17. —Wind, N.W. Sailed—Matilda, for
London. Off port —Venilia, for Melbourne.
Covina, Dec. 17.—Wind, W. Arrived—Giovanino,
from Newcastle, fur Trieste; Ora, Hamburgh, for Callao.
Sailed—Caroline, for Rotterdam ; Bertha, London.
HARWICH, Dec. 16.—Wind, N.N.E. Arrived—HM:S.
Driver, front the Baltic. •
DARTMOUTH, Dec. 17.—Wina, N.W. Arrived—Lady
M'Donald, from Loudon and Plymouth, for Australia,
with loss of jibbomn, &c.
BRIST:L, Dec. IG.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Oregon,
from Quebec. Sai!ed—Pet, for St. Michael's.
QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 16.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—
Nancy. from Buenos Ayres; Campbell, .Dem.trara ; Wan-
derer, Maulmain ; Rowley, Callao. Sailed —llibernia, for
London; U.R.S. Neptune, Malta.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH)
GRAVESEND, Monday, 10.20 a.m.
rain. Wind, W.S.W. ; tide, half flooi ; weather hazy, with

Arrived, 17th—Sir E. Banks, steamer, from Calais ;
Moselle, steamer, Hamburg ; Jalletta, St. Valery ; Wave,
Haam bbuk ; Highland Queen, 6t. Michael's ; Thames,
Munurg.
Arrived, ISth—Alar, steamer, from Dunkirk; Albion,
steamer, Boulogne.

DEAL, Monday, 9.35 A.M.
Wind, W. by N. ; moderate, rain.
Anchored—H.M.S. Blenheim, from the Baltic; Louisa,
from London, for Cardiff.
London, England, 1854-12-18

11/fECHI'S PREPARATIONS for CHRIST-
MAS . and NEW YEAR'S PRESENTS. _ _

Sensible that the season Is approaching when lore and friendship
give their tangible testimonials, MECIII has taken care to provide
au abundance of objects for tasteful selection.
None need deny themselves the luxury of giving, for the most in-
expensive as well as the most costly articles are to be found at his
Repository of Utilities and Elegauces,
4, LEADENHALL-STISEET, near the India House.

England has always been renowned for its hearty Christmas libe-
rality, while " Le Jour de Fan" of our lively neighbours the French is
equally consecrated 0 the gifts of affection. MECHI invites a visit
from the natives of all countries to his emporium, where they may
be sure of putting their kind intentions into an acceptable shape.
In his Elegant Show-Rooms• are displayed to the greatest ad-
vantage a su erb stock of Ladies' and Gentlemen's dressing-
cases, work-boxes, tea-trays, work-tables, hsss-tables, tea-caddies,
card-cases, Ftc. ' Those who desire to make really useful pre,
smts will find in the general department the best table cutlery, scis-
sors, thimbles, penknives, writing-desks, ivory and other hair-

.
briWles and combs, and a varlet), of ioods °adapted to every
exigency. Also bagatelle-tables, affording a charming amusement
on a wintry cr wet day.
4, Leadenhall-street, London.
London, England, 1854-12-18

DUBLIN, DEC. 16.

There was a fair supply of all kinds of grain, and the
market was generally brisker than of late. Wheat was Ed
to is, and oats and barley 3d to 6d dearer. Indian corn
continues dull, but there was rather more demand for
foreign wheat at late prices.
White wheat, 403 6d to 42s 6d; red ditto, 37s 01 to 41i;
barley, 16s Od to 19s 9d ; oats, 15s Od to 17s Od ; rapeseeo,
27s Od to 28s 6d per brl ; oatmeal, 16s Od to 17s Od ; bakers'
flour, 23s Od to 273 6d per cwt ; Indian corn, 40s Od to'47) Cd
per 4801bs.

BORNE NAILS.
London, England, 1854-12-18

FREEHOLD, COPYHOLD, and LEASE-
HOLD—MARKET-STREET, HERTS.
TO BE SOLD, pursuant to an order of the High Court of Chan-
cery, made in the cause S'eabrooke v. Pickfird, with the approbation
of Vice-Chancellor Sir Richard Torin Kindersley, at the Bell Inn,
Hemel Hempstead, in the county of Hertford, on THURSDAY, the
11th day ofJanuary, 1855, at 3 o'clock precisely, in 10 Lots, by Mr.
Phillip's, the auctioneer, appointed by the said Coart.
The valuable Fre.et old Copyhold and long Leasehold Estates of
the late Thomas Pickford, Esq., in and near to Market .street, In the
parish of Flamstead, Hefts, comprising together upwards of one
hundred and thirty acres of Arable and Pasture Lands with Home-
ste ad, Agricultural Buildings, Cottages, and Wheelwrights' and Car-
penters' Shops, let to respectable yearly and quarterly tenants, and
yielding a rental of three hundred and twelve pounds per annum.
Printed particulate, with plans; may be had grata,, of Messrs.
Sledges and Stedman, No. 9, Carey street, Lincoln's-inn, London,
Messrs. Tatham, Upton, Upton and Johnson, Austin Friars, the Sun
Inn, Market-street, the Bell Inn. Hemel Hempstead, the Red Lion
Inn, Luton, the Peahen, St. Albans, and at the ofliee of Mr. Phi lips,
LI, New Bond-street, London, dated 15th Dec., 185 I. •
London, England, 1854-12-18

RACING FIX'

MA.
Coventry
Saliibury
Doncaster 13
Thirsk l5

Newmarket C 9
Cat terick Bridge 11
York Spring 17
Chester Spring 1
Newmarket S S
*Shrewsbury 10
JU

Ascot 5
Hampton l3
B.bury 2O

Newmarket ............ JU
3
Carlisle ..................... 3
Worcester ............... . 5
*Lancaster ............. .. 5

North Staffordshire AUG 7
13, iallton
Brighton Club 10
*Wolverhampton 13
*Reading l4
London, England, 1854-12-18

THE DRAKE MORTAR VESSEL.

On Saturday the experiments on board the Drake
mortar vessel, fitted by Capt. Julius Roberts, Royal
Marine Artillery, at Portsmouth, were continued off
Shoeburyness. The great advantages possessed by this
system of fittings and the principle of construction over
the old plan have caused the Admiralty to press these
experiments forward. The question as to the principle
has been decided by the experiments, hut the more vital
one, that of the strength of ironwork in the carriage
requisite, is still a subject of trial.

DESTRUCTION OF THE TOWN OF CHRIS-
TIANSAND BY THE BRITISH SQUADRON,
COAST OF AFRICA.
The Prometheus, 5, paddle. Commander J. H. Sel-
wyn, arrived at Sierra Leone, Oat. 28, 11. (lays from
G.braltar. According to orders left by the commodore,
she immediately embarked sewn ofFcers and about 120
men of the 2d -and 3d West India Regiments, to join the
force previously sent to Accra in the Britomart. She
also convoyed a colonial steamer with additional troops.
When the wail steamer left Accra on the Bth, she was
at that place, together with the Scourge, 6, paddle,
Commodore Adams, and Dolphin, brigantine, Lieutenant
Commander Webber. There bad been some smart
fighting with the native population, who were in a state
of revolt, arising out of the refusal to pay duty on spirits.
The whole of the town of Christiansand had been de-
stroyed by the English steamers, which had lost a good
many men.
The Minx, 2, iron screw gun-vessel, Lieut. Com-
mander Ryves, left Lagos, Nov. 6, for Prince's Island,
where she would water, and thence proceed to Ascension
to recruit the health of her crew, having 26 hands sick
with the fever.
The Crane, 6, Commander Miller, was at Lagos on
Nov. 6.—Plymouth. Mail.
London, England, 1854-12-18

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, DEC. 16.
There was no addition to the Royal dinner party yes.
terday.
The Queen, accompanied by Prince Alfred, walked in
the grounds adjoining the Castle this morning.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out shooting.
The following arrived this afternoon—the Marquis of
Breadalbane, Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, and
Major-General Barnard.
The dinner party this day included her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Kent, his Serene Highness Prince
Victor of Hohenlohe, the Marquis of Breadalbane, the
Dowager Marchiones of Downshire, Lady Mary Hood,
Lady. Fanny Howard, Baronness de Speth, Viscount
and Viscountess Palmerston, Major-General Barnard,
and Captain G. K. Seymour, R.N.
The band of the Royal Horse Guards played during
dinner, and her Majesty's private band afterwards.
DEC. 17.

The Queen and Prince, the four elder Royal children,
and Prince Victor of Hohenlohe, the ladies and gentle-
men of the Court, and the domestic household, attended
Divine Service this morning in the private chapel of the
Castle.
The Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor offi-
ciated.
The Marquis of Lansdowne was invited to Windsor
Castle yesterday, but was prevented by indisposition
from obeying her Majesty's commands.
London, England, 1854-12-18

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

The December session of he above Court was opened
to-day by the Right Hun. the Lord Mayor, the Right
11,n. the Recorder, Aldermen Hunter, Sir R. W. Car-
den, and Kennedy, the Sheriffs, Under-sheriffs, and the
usual city authorities.

The first edition of the calendar contains the names of
56 prisoners, this small number being attributable to the
short period that has elapsed since the last session.
The Recorder addressed a very few observations to the
grand jury, and they then retired to their room.
Ann Maria ill'Guiness, 39, widow, was charged with
having obtained money by means of false and fraudulent
pretences. The jury found her guilty, and the Recorder
sentenced her to fuur months' imprisonment in the jail of
Newgato.
London, England, 1854-12-18

Boubtfail AND SPiTALFIELDS.

Since our last report, the airivals of all kinds of pota-
toes have been seasonably good, yet their general quality
has fallen off. The imports have been only 20 bags from
Hambro', and 3 baskets from Rotterdam. The demand is
inactive, as follows :—Scotch reds, 95s to 110 s; do. Regents,
100 s to 115 s ; York Regents, 105 s 0 125 s ; Lincolubbire
do., 95s to 115 s per ton.
London, England, 1854-12-18

FRANCE.

The Emperor on Friday visited the works at the
Louvre and the barracks of the Cent Gardes. His
Majesty was accompanied by the MLnister of State,
Colonel de Beville, aide-de-camp to the Emperor,
and M. Lefuel, the architect of the works.
Generals Martin do Boargoii and Bertrand have
been appointed members of the Consultative Com-
mittee of Infantry, and General de Chalendar
Member of that of Cavalry.
The half of the Imperial Guard is said to be
about to leave either for the Dail-Übe or the Crimea.
The Emperor has •crJered the formation of a
battalion of Zouaves for his Guare.

It is the general belief hero that the explanation
of the tleaty of the 21 December, given by Lord
John RuEs3ll, is not th 3 true one.
As letter from Damascus of the 27th ult., in the
hioniteur, says:T--" A very material change has
been introduced into the Government of the pro-
vince of Damascus. The civil and military powers
will be henceforth concntrated in one hand. Arif
Pacha, ex-c3mmandant of the garrison of Constan-
tinople, has been chosen by the Porte to..effect this
reform. The establishment of the sisters of charity
continues to make
.progress. For the last twenty
days that the dispensary has been open the
number of patients of all re!igions who have
applied amounts to 5,039. Tev,t week the average
was about 3-0 a-day, but it has sinoe increased to
800. The visits at the houses oZ the sick in the
Mussulman quarters ths,
or-one of the Mosqu2s 0 Damascus, as a
mar.c of respect to the sister:;, has on several of
those visits conducted them himself to the houses."

• BOURSE, SATUtiDAY.—CLO3ING PRICES.
Cash. fr. c: End of Meath.
per ,Cputs • 93 —91 f. •
31-r Ceuta 7O 75 70 SO . .
Credit
Credit Foucier — Austrian •w.
BAgian Fives — Threes
Piedmontese B7 '5O Home Debt .........

RAILWAYS—FOR CASH. •
fr. c, . fr. .
Or!eans ........ 1,177 50 Lyons
............ • ••• 905
tVestern
Cetto - ' — Strasburg ............ 788 75
Mediterranean 8,35 Havre ................. . 537 50
Northern
. • 862 50 Cherburg ....... -. .... =
London, England, 1854-12-18

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOLS,
Wanstead.
rRESIDENT —JOHN MASTERMAN, Esq., M.P.
TRUSTEES.
TREASURER—George llcore, Esq.
Jtmes Peek, Esq. Hananiah Yeape,, Esg.
HebeiL Clarke, jun:, E'sq.
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF Maxikontnyr—Robt. Wilcoxson, Esq.
HONORARY SzcnEraar—Ge9rge Lawrence, Esq.
The ANNUAL DINNER to celebrate the Foundation of the
above-named Institution will be held at the London Tavern, Bishop.,
gate street, on Saturday, December 30, at 5 o'clock precisely.
CHARLES DICKENS, Esq., in the Chair.
John George Shaw, Esq., Mayor of Bristol, Albert Smith, Esq., and
oth. r gentlemen, have promised t> attend.
Tickets, one guinea each, tO be obtained from any of the Stewards,
or at the oftlees, 81, Cheapside.
ALFRED LENCH SAUL, Secretary.
16th December, 1854.
London, England, 1854-12-18

PITRON-11. R. li. PRINCE ALBERT.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
Continued improvements, increased attractions. fresh deco-
rations. Re Ih.hted under the Patehts of John Leslie, Esq.
TWO LAST EVENINGS of Miss GLYN'S READINGS:—ROMEO
and JULIET on Tuesday Evening, the 19th ins'., at Eight ; and
MA( BE ril (.n Thursday, the 21st inst., at Fight.
Molutay Evening, the 18th inst , LECTURE to the INDUATRIAT.
CL A SSEi : on the COMPARATIVE ANATOMY of the EAR, by G.
FILCHER, E-q. • • •

. .
LECTURE'S on CHEMISTRY, by J. U. PEPPER, Esq.
LECTURE on NINEVEH, by Mr. COOPER, the ARTIST and
COMPANION of LAYARD, illustrated by PANORAMIC VIEWS
taken by himself.

Opening of the New Hall, with LEO runEs by Dr. BACIIHOFFNIR,
illustrated by the Hydro-Electric Machine. the most splendid and
successful Electrical Apparatus in the World.
A Beautiful Series of Forty-flvo COSMORAMIC VIEWS of
RUSSIA and the Costumes of the Inhabitants.
_ _

The DISAOLVTNG VIEWS maintain their old reputation, with
Scenes of the War. Qebastepol. &e.
The OXY-HYDROGEN MICROSCOPE, as usual.
The Lame Theatre is open on Saturday Evenings from Half-past
Seven till Ten, with Mr. CRA W FORD'S VOCAL ILLUSTRATIONS
of the PATRIOTIC SONGS of SCOTLAND, the American Enter-
tainment, and Mr. Wand's Band.
Admission, Is.; Stalls, 2s. and 3s. ; Schools and Children under
Ten 3 ears of age, half-price.
A SPLENDID OPTICAL, DIORAMA, with NOVEL PHANTAS-
MAGORIA EFFECTS, illustrating the VOYAGES of SINBAD the
SAILOR, is in Preparation, with Various other Novelties, for
CHRISTMAS.
London, England, 1854-12-18

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
THE most appropriate offerings for the ap-
proaching' Season •of Festivity are those which tend to the
promotion of Health and Personal Attraction: none can be more
acceptable than

ROWLANDSL MAO.&SSAR OIL,
(or imparting. a transcendent Mitts to the hair, and ansteningit iri
decorative charm.

ROWLANDS' KALYDOR
Imparts a radiant bloom to the Cheek, and a delicacy and softness to
the Hands, Arms, and Neck; and

.
IWWLANDS' ODONTO,
OR PEARL DENTIFRICE,

tes:ows on the Teeth a pearl•iike whiteness, and renders the Breath
sweet and put e.
The 'pa' ronase of Royalty throughout Europe, their general use by
rank and fashion, and the universally-known efficacy of these articles,
give them a celebrity unparalleled.

Sold by A. RowLAND and Sorts, 20, Hatton Garden, London, and
by Chemists and Perfumers.
Beware of Spurious Imitations!
London, England, 1854-12-18

LIST OF SCOTTISEI COMPANIES' PRICES.

Name of Company.

Bank of Scotland
British Linen Company
Caledonian Bank
City of 441asgow Bank
Clydesdale Bank ....

mmercial Lank ..
Eastern 8ank........
Edinb & Glasgow ....
Exchange Ilnk of Scot..
National Bank ..

North of e ot'and Bank
Royal Bank of cotl.
Union Bank of Scot. ..
Western Bank • . . • ....
',Mance Fire and Life..
British Guarantee
Caledonian Fire Insur.
City of Glasgow Life..
Colonial Life
Edinburgh Life Insur.
Eng. & Scot. Law Life
Life assoc. of Scotland
National Fire and Life
North British Insur...
Scottigh Union Insrnc.
Standard Life
United Dep. Assurance

Dividend
per
Annum.

Amount
of
Share.
London, England, 1854-12-18

NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL.

These markets are seasonably well supplied with each
kind of meat, yet the demand is steady, as follows :

Por Blbs by the earea.;;.

.
s. d. B. d. I N. d. s. d.
Roof, inferior 3 2 3 4 I Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 8
Do., middling 3 6 3 8 I Do., middling 310 4 4
Do., prime large .3 10 4 2 , Do., prime 4. 6 4 8
Do., do. small ....4 4 4 8 i Veal 3 8 5 0
Pork, large 3 0 3 8 1 Pork, small 3 10 4 6

BOROUGH HOP.
We continue to have a good inquiry for fine hops on
rather higher terms. Most other kinds move off slowly,
and the quotations are not supported. Last week's im-
ports of foreign hops into Loudon amounted to 29 bales
from Calais' 32 from Havre, 179 from Antwerp, 111 from
Ostend, 186 from Rotterdam, 407 from Hamburg, 31 from
Dunkirk, and 856 from New York. New Mid and East
Kent pockets, 15/ 151 to 221 Os ; Weald of Kent ditto,
151 Os to 161 102 ; Sussex ditto, ill lOs to 151 lOs per cwt.
London, England, 1854-12-18

No. 19,416.]

PUBLICATIONS.

Now ready, at WI the Libraries, in 2 vols., 215.,
THE ROMANCE OF THE FORUM ; or,
Narrativel, Scenes, and Anecdotes from Courts of Justice.
SECOND SERIES.
By PETER BURKE, Esq., Barrister-at-Law.
Principal Contents ; —Lord Crichton's,Revenge ; the Great Douglas
Cause; Lord and Lady Kirnaird ; Marie Delorme and her Husband ;
the Spectral Treasure ;, Murders in Inns of Court ; Matthieson the
Forger ; Trials that established the Illegality of Slavery; the Lover
Highwayman; the Accusing Spirit; the Ationiey-General of the
Reign of Terror ; Eccentric Occurrslices in the Law ; Adventuresses
of Pretended Rank; the Courier of Lyons ; General Sarrasin's
Bigamy ; the Elstree Murder; Count Bocarme and his Wife ; Pro-
fessor Webster, &c.
Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, successors to Henry Colburn.

This day is pnblished,
i®MISCELLANIES, CRITICAL, IMAGINA-
TIVE, AND JURIDICAL.
(Contributed to " Blackwood's Magszine.")
Ity SAMUEL WARREN, D.C. F.R.S., One of her Majesty's
Counsel.
In 2 vols Bvo., 245.,
William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London.

This day is Published,
THE FIFTH VOLUME OF

LIVES of the QUEENS of SCOTLAND.
By AGNES STRICKLAND.

Containing the Continuation of the Life of Mary Stuart. Embel-
lished with a beautitu.ly-engraved Portrait of Darnley, and a His-
torical Vignette, price 10s. 6d.
William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London.

STRICTURE OF THE URETHRA.
Just Published, price 55., by post, free, ss. 6d.,
THE PATHOLOGY and RATIONAL
TREATMENT of STRICTURE of the URETHRA; with
numerous Cases illustrative of every variety of Urethral Obstruction,
and their special Modes of Treatment and Cure.
By F. B. COURTENAY,
Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
" We know of no man to whose care we could with greater confi-
dence entrust the treatment of a severe case of stricture of the ure-
thra."—Medical Circular. . .
London, England, 1854-12-18

-PHE TROWSERS REDUCED TO 14s. ;
j_ Trowsers and Wrdstcoat, 225.; Coat, Waistcoat, and Trow-
sem 475. ; made to order from'Scotch. Tweed r, all Wool, and
thoroughly shrunk, .by.,B. • •11.W.NJAMIN, M,reliaut Tailor, 74,
Reg;:nt-street. N.B.—A parted fl; guaranteed.
London, England, 1854-12-18

THE MILITIA.

The Leicestershire Militia assembled on Friday at
Leieester fur permanent service.
The Royal Cumberland Militia have a.setnbled at
heal-quarters, Whitebs.ven, and the men have muStered
eteeedingly well, about 750 being present.' Ail 'the staff
serjeants :at from crack ,regiments of the line. ,
The Northumberland Light Infantry Regiment of
Militia are to be embodied on Tuesday, the 9th of
January next, at Alnwick, and are to hold themselves
in readiness to march to any part of the united king-
(tom. The nominal strength of this regiment, as en-
rolled, is 1,277, but this number has been rwiner.d below
1,000 by enlistments into the regular forces and other
causes.

The militia forces raised in Oxfordshire have been re-
gularly drilled during the week,- and are already attain-
ing great proficiency. The complerne,t of the free is
nearly completed, and at present no intimation has u een
received as to its being ordered away on garrison duty,
although both officers and men are ready and willing to
,o wherever their services are required.
The 3d West York Militia, stationed in Dublin, have
already furnished 136 volunteers to the regiments of the
Guards and line serving in the Crimea, and many others
are still enlisting. ,
London, England, 1854-12-18

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

The December session of the above Court was opened
to-day by the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Right
I or. the Recorder, Aldermen Hunter, Sir R. W. Car-
den, and Kennedy, the Sheriffs, Under-sheriffg, and the
usual city authorities.
The first edition of the calendar contains the names of
56 prisoners, this small number being attributable to the
short period that has elapsed since the last session.
The Recorder addressed a very few observations to the
grand jury, and they then retired to their room.
Ann Maria M'Guiness, 33, widow, was charged with
having obtained money by means of false and fraudulent
pretences, The jury found her guilty, and the Recorder
sentenced her to four months' imprisonment in the jail of
Newgate.
London, England, 1854-12-18

ITALY.

ROME, 11T11.--It MS cardinal do Bonald who,
in the sitting of cardinals on the 9th, thanked the
Sovereign Pontiff in the name of his colleagues.
The PoPe requested him tospeak in French,
which was considered an unusual honour. The
reply of Pius IX. was full of eloquence.
London, England, 1854-12-18

THE ALMA LUNCHEON, DINNER, and
SUPPER ROOMS, 162, Piccadilly, west corner of St. dames-
street, will OPEN on MONDAY, 17th inst. Luncheons and Dinners
from One o'clock. D nners from the Joint. All the Morning and
Evening Papers. The Cuisine conducted by a firit-rate Gastronomic
Artist. First quality Wines and Cigars by James Mann.
London, England, 1854-12-18

victims—.(cheers)—and was it to be said that he was
not fit to be a representative of the people because ho
was a lord ? Why, all his life he had been advocating
the rights of the people, he wished them to be indepen-
dt of ; and entertaining that opinion he was " for a fair
days wage for a fair days' work ;" he was the
advocate of independence, not charity amongst
the poor ; and if he was elected, his best exertions
should again be devoted to furthering the rights of the
many in preference to the interests of the few. (Cheers.)
The show of hands was then taken, and declared to
be in favour of Mr. Bell.

A poll was, of course, demanded, and fixed fur eight
o'clock to-morrow.

On the motion of Mr. BELL, seconded by Lord
EBRINGTON, thanks were Toted to the returning, officer
and the proceedings of the day terminated.
London, England, 1854-12-18

ROYAL MARINES.

The following is a onpy of a letter from the Admiralty
to Major-General Sir John Owen, K.C.8.K.H., on his
retirement from the duties of Deputy-Adjutant-Gene-

rat :

" Admiralty, Dec. 13,„1854. •
Sir,—l am commanded by my Lords Cotnniission6rs
of the Admiralty to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter of the 11th inst., and I am to acquaint you that
in accepting the resignation of your appointment as
Deputy-Adjutant-General of the Royal IViartre Forces,
my Lords are sensible that you have continued to dis-
charge your duties with zeal and fidelity to as late a
period as the state of your health would permit, and my
Lords much regret the loss of your services, which have
been alike honourable to yourself and useful to the corps
in which you have been so long and so highly distin-
guished.—By command. " R. OSBORNE."
Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Robert Wesley, on re-
ceiving his appointment as Deputy-Adjutant-General,
in the room of Major-General Sir John Owen (retired),
had it announced to him that it was conferred with the
rank of colonel.

Captain Farquhar is going on favourably in llaslar
Hospital.
Rear-Admiral Michael Seymour returned from the
Admiralty to Devonport on Saturday, when he hoisted
his flag, blue on the wizen, on board the Royal Wil-
liam, 120, and resumed his duties as Superintendent of
the Dockyard.
We learn by electric telegraph from Plymouth, that
the new screw steam-frigate Malacca, 17, from Woolwich
for the Black Sea, taking a mail, arrived in Plymouth
;Sound yesterday morning the Calcutta, 85, from Fal
mouth, also arrived there in the evening.
The Bulldog war steamer, Captain Hall, arrived in th
Tyne, from Kiel, on Friday afternoon. In her passage
across the North Sea she had encountered very rough
weather, and had lest her stern boat. She took in eight
keels of coals on Saturday, and will leave for Ports-
mouth immediately.
Surveyors froin the Devonport Dockyard have con-
demned the stowage of the screw-transport Firely, 153,
which left Woolwich overloaded for the Black Sea, and
was compelled to put into Plymouth Sand. She will be
relieved of 80 tons of 'dead weight in the bottom of her
hold, and her cargo will 'be re-arsanged.
In consequence of the numbor of recruits and volun-
teers who have joined the Plymouth division of Royal
Marines, the barracks are now full and same of the men
are obliged to be billeted on the innkeepers.
Captain Hillyar, appointed acting captain of the screw
corvette Malacca pro tem., has joined that vessel, and
she left Portsmouth for the Crimea on Saturday evening.
London, England, 1854-12-18

ABEaDEEN—DEC. 15.

The prices of grain to-day are—Oats, 00s Od to 00, 01,
lbs per Lusliel; new oats, 24s 64 to 25s Od, 401bs pet
bushel ; here, 318 Oil to 31s Gd, .531b8 per bushel ; barley,
303 61 to 31s Od, 531bs per bushel ; wheat, red, 60s Od to
61s Od, 62163 per bushel; wheat, white, 68s Od to 72s Od,
62113 per bushel ; oatmeal, 193 Oil te 20s 04 per boll;
fl, nr, 56s Od to 53s Od per sack. Provisions-43eef, per lb,
Sd ; mutton, ditto, Gd to 83 ; veal, ditto, 7d to 91;
perk. per lb, 0:- 54 to Os G 1 ; salmon, per lb, is Od to Os Od ;
rabbits, each, Od to Od ; tallow, per stone, 5s 9d to Os ;
potatoes, per peck, 8d to Os 93; butter, per lb, lld to 12d ;
eggs, per doz, Os 101 to Os 114 ; liens, per pair, 3s Od to
38 6,1 ; chickens, ditto, 2s 01 to 2s 64 ; ducks, ditto, 2s 01
to 2s 6 l ; ducklings, ditto, 2s Gd to 4s Od ; turkeys,
3s 61 to 4s 04 ; geese, ditto, 2s Gd to 3s Oil ; butter
for exportation (present cure), per cwt, Ks to o'.:`,s OJ ;
ditto (sunnr er cured), 00s to OUs Od ; eggs, wholesale price,
per dozen, 6d to 74 ; 41b loaf, 7d ; 21b loaf, 3id ; pork,
fine small, Os 04 to Os Od ; pork, large, Os 0(1 to Os Od ;
lamb, per qr., Os to Os 0(1; cheese, per imperial stone,
5s Gd to 7s.

DUBLIN, DEC. 16.
There was a fair supply of all kinds of grain, and the
market was generally brisker than of late. Wkeat was 6d
to is, and oats and barley 3d to 6d dearer. Indian corn
continues dull, but there was rather more demand fur
foreign wheat at late prices.
White wheat, 40s sa to 42s 6d; red ditto, 37s 01 to 41s ;
barley, 16s Od to 19s 9d ; oats, 15s Od to 17s od • rapesee,,,
27s Od to 28s 6d per brl ; oatmeal, 16s Od to 17s ; bakeie
flour, 23s Od to 273 6d per cwt ; luLtiau corn, 405 Od to 47s k d
per 4801bs.
London, England, 1854-12-18

DEMI OF M. LEON FAUCIZERT

M. Leon Faucher died at Marseilles on Friday
morning. Madame Leon Faucher and ber brother, the
ACTouLnt.
FWauoclobew: beforewereki,being
with him
known in a
hissa
statesmanlast
panranecnaiiitsiefnrt jom
oluBr3nsaltisot.lB4lls.e Thatujcotuerdn
atlh
we a
sCoaul
always
f)rward to advocate liberal opinions. It was one of the
principal organs of the press that supported M. Thiers,
but when, in 1840, that minister nearly involved France
in a war with England, and sent a bullying diplomatic
note to the French ambassadors in foreign courts, stat-
ing that France would never allow the Paella of Egypt
to be deposed, M. Leon Fau.cher, disgusted with the
gasconading misrepresentation of the object of the four
powers, wrote a mot which became celebrated :—"M-
'riders, vous enfoncez une ports ouverte." His career
as Minister of the Interior under'Louis Napoleon, Pre-
sident of the Republic, is well known. The independ-
ence of his character was displayed in a letter written
shortly after the coup d'etat, and which made a great
sensation at the time, in which lie indignantly rejected
the offer of a seat in the Senate. Ever since December
2, 1851, ho has lived in retirement, writing occasionaeuy
articles on political economy in tiro Revue des d x
~lloades. He was scarcely 55 years of age. •

The specie arrivals of the week have amounted to
about 500,0001, of which the whole is gold, with the ex-
ception of 73,0001.
Tha United States Mail steam-ship Atlantic, Captain
James West, sailed ft-ern the Mersey on Saturday fore-
noon, about half-past eight o'clock. She had not pro-
cetded far when she split her rudder head, and the cap-
tain deemed it prudent, ,under the circumstances, to re-
turn to putt to repair damages. It was believed she
would be ready for sea yesterday forenoon.
CLTSTOAIS AND Egclss•—On Friday, the Government
account was printed, showing that in the year ended the
10th October last the net revenue from the customs in-
creased to 20,193,614/. 18s, 9d., and from the excise,
15,526,892/. is. 4d.