The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-03 00:00:00

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THE SUN LONDON,
TUESDAY .EVENING, JANUARY 3, 185 4.
, . COURT CIRCULAR. . SHARE MARKETS-417H1S DAY).
MONEY MARKET LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. THE PENINSULAR MAILS. 1
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SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY NIGHT.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. . RUSSIA AND TURKEY. By the Peninsular and Oriental Company's ' Closing Prices u
----0.---Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales, Prince
Q... eltill RAILWAYS. this day, esinessdone St. 1.,
lies day.
CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. from Gibraltar to the 25th, Cadiz 26th, Lisbon the Home-park, this forenoon. Her Majesty was also
The Constantinople insurrection of the 21st was steam-ship Sultan, Captain Weeks, we have dates. Alfred, and the Duke of Cambridge, skated on the ice in ss.. -
a kind of stormy petition, put down without loss .20
Yesterday was a holiday in the Cotton Market • 29th, Oporto and Vigo 30th ult. present. The band of the let Life Guards played on - 1
st. 100 'Aberdeen .... 20 - 21 et
of blood. It is not yet clear what the Turkish St. 11
at Liverpool. The Sultan brings 24 passengers, and on freight the ice. 20 811Ambg. Nottng. Bost. 15 4
The Colonial Markets have re-opened this morn- policy will be, as the resolution to treat was taken 6 packages specie, 106 chests eggs, 1,217 half-chests The Duke of Cambridge, the Marquis of Abercorn, .
by the Government and not by the Divan, which oranges, 180 bags birdseed, an sundry merchan- and the Ladies Harriet Beatrix Hamilton, left the 50 all
DtifEatsTtsle.
,DaJunnyme.
ena
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_...-
..5. 11
64
ng, and with every appearance of firmness. 14 all Bulling. Vv olverh. & 64 I
had not yet met. dice. Castle this afternoon for London. Stour Va11ey......... 9 - 94
The following ogler rations upon the tobacco
Two &mans have been sent to Servia ; one The Iberia, with the outward mails of the 27th 31 28 Birkonhd. Lancsh. & 31 i
trade are by Grant and Hodgson :-11 - 9 d
ult., reached Vigo at 5 o'clock, p.m., on the 30th.
A deputation, consisting of Dr. Babington, president, Cheshire Junct
"We have designedly refrained from expressing, for guaranteed all the Servian privileges, the other
The Sultan brings Lisbon news of the 29th ult. 271 all Do. Chesh. & Birk. 5 I
nome time past, our opinion. as to Prospective prices ; declared all the Turco-Russian treaties null and ,Dr. MWilliarn and Mr. Tucker, honorary secretaries of
7i
The South American and General Steam Navi-the Epidemiological had an with the 22 18
Society, interview •
. 51 -41 d 61 I
but if we could venture to anticipate that our opinion void, but that Servia might demand the protection gation Company's steamer Brasileira had made 1 Do., £20.... .... : . ....
would facilitate a speedy termination of the existing an unprecedented run of three days twenty hours Earl of Aberdeen, yesterday, at his official residence in 25
30 Blyth & Tyne original
of all the Powers.
£25 (iss. at £45).... --- - ••• 61
competition, there would be no hesitation in stating thatgetting steam up to start Downing-street. 96 - 98
St. 100 Bristol & Exeter
£5O & £25 Cens...: 18 - 19
10 i
the parties who appear to be acting for a decline in prices The Turco-Asiatic army is in a state of dissolu- from Liverpool, and was
for the Brazils when the Sultan left the Tagus. The Duke of Newcastle returned to London yesterday St. 100 Caledonian.... - ..... - 531 521 31 21 8 20 a
will probably not succeed, and may have to replace their tion. Salim Pasha, or General Guyon, is said to . . 50 all Chester & Holyhead 14 e-- 16 1;141
stocks at rates which.
have baesu killed by iis own roops , suc was alO i
proceedings be more than questionable. river on the 29th, and not likely to go to sea Despatches were received at the Colonial-office, yes- 50
20 all Cork Black. & Pass. ••• - ••• 1 St. 1(
"In taking a retrempeceive view of the raarket, and vague rumour afloat at Batoum. for some days. Admiral Corry intended to sail on terday, from the Governors of Ceylon, Hong Kong, and
20 10 Cornwall
-• 44 -I- 4G. 5 z
referring to what wee have previously stated, we deeply At Bucharest on the 30th all was perfectly quiet. the 24th ult., but, after the Duke of Wellington
Malta ; and also from the Lord High Commissioner of 50 45 . üblin&BelfastJun
all Cork and Bandon l4
•- 15 1,
regret that we cannot congratulate the manufacturing The vast quantity of snow rendered operations and Imperieuse had gone down below Belem in
the lonian Islands. 25 all Dundee Perth &Aber- , 5 a
interest of havirsg participated in that general prosperity • good style, they were recalled in consequence of deen Junction -
•9
impossible.2s all Do. New ••• - ••• St. le
enjoyed by otl• ser branches of trade, or of having bane- a collision between the St. Jean d'Acre,
Captain The King of Prussia went in person on the 27th ult.,
25 all East Anglian (£25 L. ,
fited, as they certainly ought to have done, by the en- Constantinople advices of the .., `)2d announce th-at
Keppel, and the Desperate, Captain Chambers,
to pay a visit of condolence to the family of General de &E.& L. & D.) 4e - 5 St. 1(
hanced prices which took place in May and June last, the students, excited by some of the Ulemas, had which, in the crash, dismasted the latter, and 18 all Do., (£lB E. & H.) ••• ••• St. li
and which made further progress during the three sub- - ---- -II dowitz
assembled to present a petition against the resolu- brought her mainmast down upon the St. Jean -a • 20 all Eastern Counties.. - li3h 13 121 13 1
seq.aent the, until maximum rates were realised and The Prussian Government has refused a concession to
firenly maintained. ' tion taken by the Government. d'Acre's forecastle. It appears to have been pro St. 100 EasternUnion,A.stk. 35 -42 10 :
vidential that no lives were lost in what might a company of English shareholders for the construction St. 100 Do., do. 8.. ..... •••••• 28 -30 10
"Recent advices from New Orleans represent the For a moment disturbances were feared, but an , , 25 84 DaNewA(lateThirds) •••• -
~..-• 64
Aof • •ofrailway from H b hto the
have been so serious an affair. court inquiry a am urg Hague.
'market as quiet, and with few transactions deserving outbreak was prevented. St. 100 East Lancashire ...- 63 - ',es 1641 4
is said to have found no one to blame, attributina Mr. and Mrs. Disraeli have returned to Hughenden
st. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgvw oe - Do ' 20
notice. Holders, however, remained very firm, and 300 students had been arrested, andall
or 400
disinclined to effect sales ate. concession on current rates.so
From Richmond latest advices state the market firm, was quiet. river and a sudden gust of adverse wind. It ap- Countess of Malmesbury, at Heron Court. St 100 Edinb.Prth.&Dundeet -
23
especially for good and fine ualities ; and from Balti- The following is from the letter of the Paris cor- pears that both vessels were driving towards the 10 1 Forth and Clyde June. •• •
The Earl of Dunraven has arrived at Mare Manor. - St. 1
St. 100 Glasgow & S.Western ••• - ... St. 1
more it is stated, that `Maryland continues in fair de- respondento e Imes, a e yes er
fth T• dt d t day evening, south bank of the Tagus, and that the St. Jean
The Lord and Lady Edwin Hill have arrived at the St. 100 Great Northern Stk B3l - 841 83 1 St. 1
wand, and a ,large portion of the receipts have been sold • •d'Acre had no option but either to go on shore orsB -60
at full former prices."' dif fth t • 1
and published in a second e ion o a journa Marchioness Dowager of Downshire's, in Grosvenor- St. 100 Do., A. Stock
• run foul of the Desperate. Impartial naval men . . St. 100 Do., B. Stock - 130 , St. I
The navigation of -the river is now much inter- to-day :- at Lisbon, however, maintained that neither vessels street, from Sir Richard Sutton's seat, Horwood Park, St. 100 Gt. Sth.&West.(lre.) 103 - 105 20
" I mentioned a day or two ago that a commu- •
had any right there, and that river pilots ought to Notts, st. 100 Great western - 83 B2 3
fared with by the accumulation. of ice, and all ar- 121
he French Government have been employed, or consulted. as to the well- Lord and Lady Canning have arrived in Grosvenor- 12 11 Irish South-Easters. •.. - •.. St. 1
tides which are brought by water conveyance nication had. been made by t - 98
having an upward tendency in consequence. We which, whatever known currents before attempting to take vessels square, Marquis ,
to the Cabinet of St. Petersburg, • •d to dispensel6l 111 Do., Thirds l3 -14 p
B d Wilts, andthe Earl Bruce, at • 654 651 65 St. 1
St. 100 Lancash. &Yorkslure - i 1 5 i 50
.have seen that the prices of corn and coals advanced u/ti-
be its proper title, had all the character of an .
out under sail without sufficientwinowon ,
with the steam power both the ships are provided Savernake Lodge, near Marlborough. 191 171 Do., Fifths 6i. -61 d 101
yesterday, and a further rise is anticipated if the matum, and that the.
English
Government con-
with, but which none of the fleet appears to have Lord and Lady Glengall and the Ladies Butler 14 114 Do., Wst. Riding Un. •• • --.... ...
,d St. 1
-present severe weather should continue. Tal- in it. lam again informed that such is the
curred . used. arrived in Grosvenor-street yesterday, from a visiting 50 all Leeds Northern...-. 13 • 13e 13 St. 1
:low is acted upon by the state of affairs in the communication similar in
case, and that a form, St.
The Jean d'Acre left the Tagus on the 28th,
tour. 20 all Liv•Crsby.&Soutbpt. .•• - •..
111 all London & Blackwell 8* - 81 eil i 50
and identical in sense, has been sent by the English for a cruise to the Western Islands.
:East, aced
, colonial products generally are ren- I.RECENT ARRIVALS AT ST. LEONARD'S. -This • .
tO 81 Lund. & Sthend. I-i p •
Government. t wasdespatchedonthe
29th-by a The Lisboa exchanges three months
dared firmer in consequence of the interruption. • 1 The d with d b th• .1 t 511. on London, with a
specia messenger. e paper was drawn up wi quote y is mai a fashionable resort for the autumn and winter has been
3t. 100 London &N.,Western 1024 - 103 lO2/ 1321 i
that might occur to the regular attainment of all the forms of courtesy usual while friendly forms scarcity of money ; Paris, 5.31 ; Amsterdam, 421 ; unusually full this season. Among the recent arrivals 20 12 Do. Fifths Par - IPI 121
:supplies supposing hostilities break out ; shipping, are not yet broken off, but, as a very polite corn- Hamburs, 48A- ; and Genoa, 52.9-bills on the are the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn and 10 1 D0.,10/.Sh.,liiti 8...0 1- $ P
25
121 2i Do. Eighths......
• municatiou may be, it was precise, to the point, and Continent being scarce. family, the Earl and Countess of Dartmouth and family,
:in that case, if not exposed to capture, being scarce, Bt. 100 London & S.Wottern 7-6 L.-; 77 76 i 10
unmistakeable. It was lam told, to the effect, The probability of an arrane•ement between the Viscount a,nd Viscountess Drumlanrig, and Lady Geor- 50 426 Do. X 50... ...... .......• 124 -111 d
and. largely employed in. the transport of Govern-6
that the Allies Porte, wouldßank 6Portugal '
Powers, the of the see Government and the of had given •
giana Forbes and.family,the Hon. Peregrine Crust and 40 34 Do., £4O l9 - 9.d' 246 121
ment stores and ammunition. The producers of with displeasure military operations in the ' •stock -markets in general, 391 -
any - •• 121
grain, sugar, and all consumable articles, are reap- Black Sea, whether on the coast of Asia or else- to 40 for the New Three per Cents: ; Bank of Por- - ••• 121,
By the death of Mr. Cannon, formerly resident St. 100 Manch.Shef.diLincln• 21 -22 211 St. 1
in an ample harvest from these high prices ; but, where ; and, in fact, intimating that any attempt tugal shares 120 to 115 milreis discount per share, 1 -d St. 1
lts to the latter, they hare also to pay more for at such operation would be resisted by the corn- these rates being in Lisbon bank-notes, which were . magistrate in the county of Limerick, a pension of 5001. 8A 41 Do.. Man. &Lin. Un. 7..: , -
St. 100 Midland - 611 611 1 1 a
freight, and consequently do not derive the entire blued fleets. In other words, the Russian fleet of at 2!, per cent discount ; Oporto Bank shares, 6to a year reverts to the Crown. St. 100 Do. Birminget Derby 36 -
38 161
the Euxine is interdicted from stirring from its own 7 per cent. premium in metal. 50 471 Midland G. West. (Ir.) ..... - ..• 10
benefit. While, therefore, the effect of such a war STRAND THEATRE. 25 171 Do. 1 Shares ..., - ... St. 1
t the risk of being at- There is no political news of importance in Lis-
would be to occasion a, reduction in the value of ports for such purposes, a 100 all Newcastle &Carlisle ... . ••• St. 1
tacked, and treated as the Turkish squadron was in bon letters.
St. 100 Newmarket... 54 - 56 St.l 1
public securities, and an advance in the rates of the waters of Sinope. What answer the Emperor Business was going on quietly in the Cortes. The performances preceding the excellent and success- 64 5 Do. Bury Extensions id• - par St. 1
discount, it would act precisely in the contrary Nicholas will give to that courteous recommencla- The Bank shareholders were to have a meeting on ful Christmas pantomime of _Harlequin Nut-cracker, So 25 17i Newpt.Aborg.&lltel. 5-4 d, 20
direction upon staples, nearly all of which would tion it is not difficult to guess. It is teue he may not the 29th, and it was fully expected the proposed
ably sustained by the inimitable Flexmore as Clown, by 50 7i Newry wan. •
& Enniskillen 24 - 31 I St. 1
-rule high. wish to expose his ships to the danger of encountering arrangement with the Government would be this Bologna as Harlequin, and Miss Coward as Columbine, 20 all Newry
& Rostrevorenporat
6 - 8 15
the combined squadron •; but it is scarcely doubted time carried out, and that a new creation of peers 4B -50
The " Circular to Bankers," •in considering our have been varied this week so as to augment the at- St. 100 Norfolk.
84
that he will show his disregard to the admonition, would spring out of the negotiations.so 36 Northn•Counties lern 34 -31 ell 8
future monetary prospects, touches upon the pro- or the threat, in another fashion. It is, therefore, At Gibraltar exchange on. London was quoted se
tractions of this petite house during the present season e .
Eat 100 North British 29 - 30 29 1 9 1 10
babilities of war, and the numerous and heavy said-and, I must say, believed-that the moment 51,1_ ; , Spanish pillared dollars, 5 per cent. premium. of rejoicing and merry-making. We have, first of all, 16 16 North Devon, No 1.. 8- 10
sacrifices which all parties will be called upon to the news reaches St. Petersburg of the entry of The American frigate Saranac sailed on the 19th the favourite opera of La b'onnambula felicitously ren- 16 lle Do., No. 2.....1•• .•• ... ... -___ ...4 10
make in the event of England being involved. the combined fleets in the Black Sea, the Russians ult. for Constantinople. dared by a remarkably talented corps of vocalists, at the 8 all Dc., 1 A Deferred... •ed
,i, 1
8 8 Do., 1 B Guaranteed 61 - .., 25
10
Notwithstanding our wealth, as the writer very will cross the Danube ; and the French parti- head of which is tho charming and graceful Miss 50 all North London ,50 ... 52 1.0.6
justly observes, our financial position would be sans of the Czar anticipate that the presence
BE S. L. OPPENHEIM AND FOREIGN Rebecca Isaacs, and the very pleasing and effective 10 1.1 N.& S.Wstn., Ramp-
severely tested. Whether, however, the task would in Bulgaria of the Cossacks will be the signal stead, and City Jn . ..• - ... 20
BILLS OF EXCHANGE. singer Mr. H. Manley, who, as Amino and Elvino,
be as difficult, as the same party asserts, as it was in of a Greek insurrection all over Turkey. The 20 171 North Staffordshire •-•
•5
5d 111 5
acquit themselves in a manner which others of much 20 all North Western ...... 8 - 9 ei. St. 1
the days of Mr. Pitt, may be matter for controversy. Russians also say that the advance on Constanti- ..-
We trust it would not be so ; although we admit that nople (for of that event they appear not to doubt) TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. greater pretensions might be proud of. In order that 10 10 N. & S.Westrn. June. 1d - par
, • 10 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley, 17
the Bank Act of 1844 will impose great difficulties. will be followed by a rising of many warlike SIR,-I read your very able leader of the 27th, ample justice might be done to this beautiful creation
and Leicester.. • - ••• 25
The writer asserts that it is impossible that act tribes • Al • tt' 1
in germ, so as o render ne removal commenting on the injustice of Foreign Bills of of Bellini, band and chorus have been considerably aug- St. 100 Oxford Worcester &
can exist in a state of war, any more than that of any part of the French army from that de- Exchange passing free of stamp duty in this coun- mented, and the result is extremely successful. After Wolverhampton... .- 35 37 36
Y-
the Bank could sustain, its cash payments in 1797, pendency utterly impossible. All these incur- try. Every commercial man, of whatever denomi- the opera, comes the famous farce of the Irish. Tutor 20 2.2 Portsmouth ••• - -
•••
and perhaps he is not far wrong. In a tittle of rections are, Y.
already
we are informed, organized, nation, acquainted with the privilege granted toScottish Central ... 91 -93
with one of the best Dr. O'Tooles that we can boast of St. 100 -*
St. 100 Scottish Midland 56 -- 58 -
1
peace it has been found wanting, and how, then, and only await the occasion to burst forth. Great foreign merchants, are equally impressed with the
on the stage, the Irish comedian, Mr. George Hodson, a St. 100 Shrewsbury &Birmg. 55 - 60 • 1
can it meet the immense contingencies arising hopes too, are founded on, what is to be done in idea of the injustice and injury inflicted on bankers 100 Do., L. &N. Westn. 10s.
fit successor of the world-renowned Tyrone Power. St.
very .
..
from the payment of large bodies of armed forces t India against the English, when such a storm will and discount brokers in this country, saying nothing Guaranteed Stock l5 - 60 10
His figure and expression is admirable, and his brogue 20
Even the combination of masters and men in our be raised that not a sinle soldier can be spared of the loss to the national revenue by the non- 10 10 Shrewsby. & Herefd. 21 - 2dis 71
manufacturing districts may undermine the present from the frontiers. Such is the vast d' , 1 taken
ofand all that a native of the 261 all Shrewsby. & Chester
(Nor. W. Min.) ll --- 16 1
1
system of industry, and lead to a transfer of ca i- in b those who declare their belief in the have strongly advocated the imposition of this tax, emerald island could desire. What with such an opera
13/ an Do. Halves, do 7 - 8 1
tai and labour to the United States and to other irresyistible and invi *bl implicit
fth C • Out
nci e power o e zai.which the following will show, as republished from and such a farce, so felicitously put upon the stage,
20 all Do. Oswestry - 12 1
countries, and it would be well if, without delay, of doors it is asserted that his rejection of the last the Asiatic and Colonial Quarterly, as well as a and a pantomime which all have spoken .of in terms of 20 61 Shropshire Union 3i -31 d 50
these important considerations were better under- ' • been 11 j •d b the 1:'
proposition has actua y receive y Pamphlet, published in 1848, "Money and Taxa- the highest praise, it will indeed be astonishing if the ... •,. Do. A, B,C, &D, fully
stood. • .91
tion . -paid up at per cent. - - ..• 1
French Government. I alluded to the rumours Strand does not reap a very full share of the publio
50 'all So South Devon l4 - 16 20
The rate of exchange for bills drawn here by the two or three days since, but expressed my disbelief "The great principle upon which all taxation should patronage. St. 100 South Eastern 6O -61 601 35
Honourable East India Company upon the presi- that any official notification of the fact had arrived. be based is, so to favour our own nation that it shall - 50 all South Wa1e5........... 32 • 33
dencies is reduced id. per rupee. In official quarters it is still denied, but, whether pay as little as may be possible towards the administra-
LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY). 20 15 S. Yorksh. River Dun 3 e--• 2(1 30
The English Funds have recovered about i per such be the case or not, the Government has, I tion of the country.. The means for the end has been 20 5 Do. - 5 20
Great Britain hitherto in no •foreign
sought by. parts..• 2O 2.2 Staines,Wok.,&Wok. ... - •_,.. • 1
cent. of the fall which they sustained yesterday. suspect, good reason to believe that the answer 0f25 all Stockton & Darling.. 27 - 30 40
This is in the absence of later news of any moment, the Czar will be unfavourable. Of the probability, Content with absorbincr the world's trade, Ministers in-
sisted that this ple'could and sleeuld defray the ex- COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
... 16i Stockton dt Hartlepl. -.- ... 5
not from real purchases of Stock. Consols have or rather the uncertainty of war, there are very (Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque.) St. 100 Taff Vale - ••• •••
penses of government. This seems right ; but present
been 93 to 931. New 31 per Cents. are 041. to .4, few in Paris who doubt. Those who were hitherto financial difficulty obliges us to ask if there are no extra- IN RE COOPER. 10 8 Do. £lO shades - ... St.
and the 3 per Cents. 931. Bank Stock has most incredulous on the point have given up all national sources whence assistance might be had for this This bankrupt had carried on an extensive business at Pref. No. I - ••• St. 100 Do. , ... 25
25 20 Thames Haven Dock 5
been done at 2171. Exchequer Bills have realised idea of peace being maintained." purpose ? It is not to be presumed that Parliament can Limehouse as an oil and colour merchant, and had. been and Railway 24 42. 3
ss. to 9s. premium, and India Bonds par to 4s. - tax foreign countries ; still it seems to us they might largerconcerned in
shipping and foreign trade. 20 17 Vale of Neath l5 - 16 20
premium. FRANCE. lessen the serious weight under which England labours.
Mr. Linklater appeared M
for the bankrupt ; r. Beard 20 all Watered, & Kilkenny 54 - 61 2
Foreign Securities have been rather better also, For this, amongst many impossible schemes, it has been' 50 all Waterford&Limerick 25 - 27
but with very little doing. Spanish 3 per Cents. The Moniteur and the Journal des Desbats were (as we think, wisely) proposed to levy on all bills of ex- from the office of Mr. W. R. Buchanan, for a creditor •
, 20 14 West Cornwall 8 •-e-, 84 31
have been 441, and the Deferred 21±. Mexican the only papers which appeared on Monday, the change, drawn abroad upon parties resident within the and Messrs. Loxley and Fry for the assignees. ...
" 1 West End of London 1
Bonds have realised 241 to I. Equador are at 41, Jour de l' An being one of the four or five days United Kingdom, a proportionable stamp-duty. An After a brief discussion, an adjournment was taken. and Crystal Palace.. ... - ... 1
and' Grenada at 20. Dutch 21s per Cents. bring kept as strict holidays by the French press. The uniform rate might be levied of ls. for every 100/., and From the preliminary statement by Mr. Watson, the . e
20 all West London
.1.0 51s. W bl d &C • d - ...
m eon Joy OD ... 3
1
634. Moniteur announces the promotion of General Ran- ls. upon every 1001. advance on such bill drawn abroad
accountant, it appeared that the debts were about 2,0001., St. 100 YorkNewctl.dißerw. 63 - 64 61 3
bill •each b •such to be sufficient
one in set earmg stamp
Railway Shares are rather higher, especially don, governor-general of Algeria, and General - assets 700/ 800/ .or . 25 20 Do. Extensions ..... - 811 1
for the whole set. The stamp shall be the same as our2s 111 Do. G.N.E. Purchase 41 -34 d 10
Caledonian, but the market is not buoyant. Pelissier, in command of the division of Oran, to post stamps, ' Bill' instead of ' Postage' being engraved IN RE EDWARDS AND BISHOP. t 100 York &N. Midland 46 - 47 46 54 1
The Gold Mine Shares are dull, and the Land the dignity of grand crosses of the Legion of on said stamp ;of course to be affixed on bill before These bankrupts • dof e d 6 •
were describe as am en-town, - • 1
Companies' lower. Honour. The same journal gives an account of the acceptation. The party to whom said bill is paid, or by builders. The •
meeting was for choice of assignees. • FOREIGN.
receptions on Saturday at the palace of the Tuile- whom it is discounted, may then so obliterate the stamp F 1
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. ties. No official speeches were delivered on the that, should it be lost, the bill would boar marks of its From the statement of Messrs. Robinson and Knowles,
(Prom the Official List.) occasion. presexistence. That this tax were just may be provedwho had been appointed accountants to the estate,
it 10 6 Antwrp &Rotterdam 21 - 1.4c1
5 3 Belgian East. Junct. 1 - 14 5
Business done. The Moniteur publishes a decree relative to from the practice of foreign nations, which, notwith- appears the unsecured debts only amount to 1,8001., and 20 8 Bezi ere to Graissessac 4- 2 d
Eank-nStock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 934 $ A transportation, which contains the following prowl- standing the heavy stamp levied in a prospect of a large dividend. ... ... Central of Italy ... - ... 50
New 31 per Cent. Annuities 944 * i slogs : Persons sentenced by the mixed Commis- bills of exchange,
charge an additional duty on arrival
- 20 all Charleroi & Erquelin 13 - 15 15
India Bonds, £lOOO ........ 4 p par )p slogs to transportation to Guyana, and who still re-legalised. The amount de-
before they are. approximate 171 all Demerara ••• - ••• 30
Ditto, under £lOOO 1 p main in France, are to be temporarily removed to rivable from this source would rise to near 5,000,0001. LLOYDS SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) 20 10 Dij
20 8 Dutch Rhenish
on and Besnon 2l -31 p
21 -24 d 54 1
10
Consols for Opening 18th Jan. 931414 Algeria, where they will form a disciplinary sec- per annum. Receipts might be stamped in like manner
..- 2O all East Indian 3i - 3ip 231 3 a
Exchequer Bills, ld. at a smaller cost than is now borne by the community, LONDON, Jan. - • •
3. Wind this day at Noon,
20 2 Do. Extension id - p 1
21000 -
and with more advantage to the revenue. e W hardly light breeze, and sharp frost. There were 17 degrees of 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula 4- 1 p 1
£5OO B5 9 p to be removed to any other place where works of need add, that the machinery set to work by Mr. Row- frost last night. • 20 10 Gd. Junet. of France 21 - 3 p 1
Small B5 9 p public utility may be undertaken. The same de- land Hill is competent, without further charge to our YARMOUTH, Jan. 2.-The Courier, of London, was ... 10 Gd. Trunk. of Canada 1
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. stination will be given to the persons who were exchequer, to carry out the scheme." totally lost on Scroby Sand, Dec. 31; crew saved. Shrs. and 80nd5..,. 4- 3 d
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent B4 1 obtained or may obtain a commutation into be excellent, would not meet with any opposition fallen in with on the 25th of Dec., in lat. 49, long. 8, with; 201 201 Gt. Westn. of Canada
Equador Bonds
steering a anShares ll -ld ___
Grenada Bonds, Ex. Dec., 1849, Coupon... 20 of 1848 and 1852 as may have to undergo an any evasion of the present stamp law, which no distress, by
the Rrbgr Von Oldenbury, but could render ... ... Do. bonds(l i55.)1857 ... - •.••
no assistance.
Grenada Bonds, Deferred - ...
._ ... o.( iss. -
Mexican 3 per Cent. - doubt exists to a considerable extent, by well- PLYMOUTH, Jan. 2 Wind • • , N.E. Arrived-IX:Tome, 20e 104 Hamilton & Toronto id - par 40
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent - ing to the provisions of Article lof the decree of organised modes of drawing and re-drawing bills Callao. Sailed-Sea Park, for Hobart Town. 100 all Do. 6 per cent - ••• 40
Ditto 4 per Cent. .-Wind, variable. Arrived-Wil- 20 5 Lake Cons.
& Basle ... - ...
50
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £St - are to he temporarily lodged in the military prison now so loudly complained of, not only in this soli- Liam I from Newcastle, for Blakeney, with damage, 5 4 Lucca and Pistoja, 5
Ditto 41 per Cent 941 5 in Algeria. If the term of their punishment would been in "ef.
tary instance before the Bankrupt Court, but in havine contact. The Iraquais, of Whitby, Lou-Lon-
-20 15 Lpueerxecmenbto.upr
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 444 don to the north, g 10 - 101 10 1 1
put in here leaky, having been on
• Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. 214 * • expire before it can be possible to remove them to the case of Lacherstien, Crake, and Co. Before the
the West Rocks.has - 61 25
Guyana, they will be sent to the disciplinary sec-100
5 2Do - le
Dividends on the above payablelin London.same court in 1847, it was proved that 45,0001. was FALMOUTH, Jan. 2. W. ind ,
match Exchange, 2/ per Cont. 12 Guil 634 x d tion of the establishment of Lambessa. Those con- drawn one fine mornin in ate-street dated
g Moorg ,from
Pernambuco, ' N.W.• • 5 3 Do. (Canal) 1 - '2 100
victs who form part of the disciplinary section oflo 5 Do. 6p. cent. prof. ... - ...p 20
THREE O'CLOCK. Calcutta, and without t s amps. COWES, Jan- 2.--Wind, N.W.
the establishment of Lanabessa will be subjected, ' from Batavia, for Hamburgh. Arrived--Palestine, 20 12 Lyons & Maliterran. ... - .sp
Consols for Opening 18th January.... ..... 931 1x d like the .confined • hat t bl. 1 t t
persons in t es ais imen ,o • •
Since the above was in type in 1847, the penny s,
rORTSMOUTII, Jan• 2 ' • ' •
Wind, N.W. Arrived-Princess 20 101 Madras i - i p 20
receipt stamp has been adopted, and gives satin- from sla 1 * ••-•- 331 29 Maria Antonia - •••
the provisions of Article 3of the law of January faction ; therefore what is 1. 1)1 to the • t Louise,.
u main ; Maria, Jamaica, for Bremen
,
10 10 Do New - .•• • 50
MARKRT NEWS-(THIS DAY.) 24, 1850.20 2e •
will equally apply to foreign bills of exchange, Ardrossan, Quebec to the Clyde, was fallen in with, water- *lelbourne Dk. & Ry. ... - ... 50
100
Corn has fallen a franc per hectolitre in the24th fat.
e- - as the stamp can, and must be, affixed before the logged, on the Dec.,. 50, long. 12, by the Maria, 100
interest 74 - 8
COLONIAL. ' markets of Paris, but at Marseilles maintains its bill is legally accepted, the acceptor 1 • Jamaica to Bremen, and the taken off, but '
writing leis_, ,_ 4.,,,,, . crew nine were 20 all Do. (ex interest) - •••
• The markets have re-opened this morning, but there are prices firmly. 750,000 hectolitres had been im- name across the stamp. This, at any rate, would
transferrea uu",aloWing day to the Mary Ann, bound to 16 all Northern of France 34 - 314 341 i I 20
not many public sales. A good deal of colonial sugar is ported in the month of December. stand good in a court of law, and would greatly en- Bristol ; the Maria reports havin seen a chi to • d
ward, with only lower masts s g • 1p
win
- 20 all Do. 20/. 3p. c. Bds 5O
announced. Notwithstanding the severe weather which pre- hance the national revenue. the rigging, tending, and the crew on
on the 22d, in lat. 49, long. 15, but owing to [fmy.B.SeAins.Shs.] ... - ... 20
TiLLow
sos .-The current prices are-on the spot 59s 3d to vailed. in Paris during the entire of last week, the 10 all Nrw ' nTrnk•Pref 71 -7/ 25
I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, the heavy sea, with strong squalls of snow and hail, was 20 10 Paris eageda L 151 - 151
one p 254 I
59a ; January and March, 595. Sellers-March toMay, streets were never more crowded with pedestriansunable to render any „,seistance.
100
9d; May to June, 60s. No sellers of new tallow- •• •. PACE. 4O 40 Do. bonds - ...
'sorts Australianh 6
very scarce. s eep, 58s (1 to 59s 6d ; beef visiting the shops and booths, where New Year's 9, Austin Friars, 28th D 1853. SOUTHPORT, Dec- 31.-
The Wm. Whitby (schooner), of 20 all Paris and Orleans 45 - 47 10
575 6d to 58s 3d ; good S. American, 58s ; palm oil, 41s to presents of every description were laid out to tempt Dec.,.
Bristol, has been wrecked on Formby Beach ; crew saved 20 all Paris and Rouen 4O -42 5
435. Cocoa nut oil, Cochin, 478 ; Ceylon, 46s •; tallow purchasers. In general the shopkeepers have no ANTWERP, Dec. 30.--The Racine, from the Euxine 20 all Paris and Strasbourg 314 - 321 324
Blaine 53s • 25
, , palm elaine 38 s 6d. Town tallow is scarce cause to complain, although low-priced. articles Tii which was found abandon©d near Navarino has been taken 20 4 ParisCaen&Cherbrg. 3 - 4 p
' for the period of the season, and there is no accumulation were chiefly in demand. DEATH OF MR. G. P. HARDING, THE ARTIST.- iv e into
that place. She was leaky,and the left 104 104 Quebec & Richmond 11 -4 d
crew her, 25
• ; the market letterprice is 58s 6d.net
whatevern
thinking mark. ~ g state. They ev'ere taken on. 20 all Rouen and.Havre
the real price is Public securities fell considerably at the Bourse •60
59s net. About 13 000 casks were given which happened on the 23d instant. He was pre- board the French _ oiewar Giraffe, at Syria, on the 17th 20 9 Royal Danish ld - par
off yesterday on January contracts. ' yesterday, •in consequence of a large delivery of eminent in the copying of ancient and historical plc- of Dec., and would h
et) put on
board their own vessel 5 2 Royal Swedish 1 - 4 d 40
RIDE.-At the rice sales to-day 2,000 bags Bengal were Government stock by bankers and public cora- tures with great accuracy, also in miniatures after again. 20 all Sambre and Meuse Bl - 9 81 1
hared, and need
higher prices. y all were taken in at 16s to les 6d, being panics in liquidation of the last month's account, Isaac Oliver, Holbein, &c. Amongst the most ela- DOVER, Jan. 2.---A•rrived.- Snap Dragon, from New• 10 6 Do. 51 per cent. pref. ... - ... -
• The following this being settling day. The Three per Cents. borate of his works is the family picture of George York, for AntworP• 20 2 S.E. of France - - ..•
particulars of the markets up to last opened at 73f., and fell to 72f- 15c., and closed at Clifford, Duke of Cumberland, and Margaret Russell, SWANSEA, Jan. 2.-Sailed-Charlott for a Rio Janeiro ; 20 6 Southern of France.. 4- 6 p 5
evening, are from the .Daily Contmerciad20 6 St...A.ndrews& Quebec ... - ... 25
Gazette:- 72f. 25c. for the end of the month ; the Four- his Countess, and the Book of the Prince of Wales, in Ecbo, Barbadoes ; Marion, Havannah. 20 2s. Upper India Scrip - ••• 20
SUGAR.-There has been a good enquiry for lo
to-day, but the slight advance asked has checked low sugars
and-a-Half per Cents. . . ; • closed at 100 f 10c Or the old missal style, from Edward of Caernarvon to his LISBON, Dec. 28.-The lchadas Euxadas, (btig), from 81 all West Flanders - 41 10
Aven'
The Sea Nymph has arrived in the Dow s from°a M. • leans Railway shares, 1,145 f. ; Rouen, 1,025 f. ; df .
Royal Highness Albert Prince of Wales. He was up- St. Tiles ; and the Ir, (French), from Cardiff and St. 20 10 Do. 51 per c. Pref - i d 10
tine, with 9,050 bags sugar, of the new cronn aurl.
Havre, 485 f. ; Great Northern, 852 f. 50c. ; Paris war s o nine years in
Iste completion. of this elaborate Übes, haw brig
damage,havingJAvA.-Acut , you to England, put in here 10 4 West. of Switzerland 14 - I.lcl 5
with mainmast
tons has been sold afloat for Amsterdam at 23 8'
about
5"
/ Majesty.t of40 '''''.
•••
a3d per cwt. Lyons to the Mediterranean, 725 f. ; Western ofsprung, &a, and Par cargo thrown oveiboard, having. 20 12 Zealand 41 -4 d lOO
PERNAMBUCO.-A cargo of 4,100 bags brown WRECK OF THE REINDEER. On Saturday
• sold at 26s 9d, said to be on speculation. have been France, 650 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 600 f. ; Great was received of the fatal loss of the bri '
gantineßeindeer, been thrown on h . nds in an 5
the brig ma_ .a 4
REFINED.-Goods are still scarce, and a, furth . Central, 500 f. ; Lyons and Geneva, 500 f. ; Shares of Great Yarmouth, off Guernsey. In making up Chan- .must discharge; 3 ri Ld t D hurricane,
Dec..
"
, on on o emerara, put 5
2 very leak LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
er slight
advance has been obtained ; wat lumps 41s to 438, b of the Bank of Credit Mobilier, 696 f. 25c. in here Dec. .Ye and must discharge ; the
brown nel she encountered strong N.E. winds, and, with a Ananomaque (French barque), Marseilles to Nantes, foun-
-44s 6d, and grocery 45s to 50s per cwt. 20
view of obtaining shelter, Capt. Jones determined upon dared previous to Dec. 23, in 45 N. Leasing Closing Prices Bulginess 25
COFFEE.-A fair demand for native Ceylon, and about 10 W. of Paris ; crew Fen.. Paid
running into Guernsey. The brigantine continued beat- saved by the Clement, arrived here from Ostend. BAILWAYs, Compass. this day. this day. 21
1,000 bags have been sold to-day at 50s for good ordi
nary, ing about, when she struck on a sunken rock, called the ,-
and at which price the market closed firm. AMERICA• Sambule, about a mile and a half northward of Lihou, (rEit ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) --- -
- TEA.-There is very little doing, where sales are made 50 all Bedford and Ln.&N.W. 11
see and went down in deep water •; Captain Jones and his 20
buyers have to pay is 2d to is 21d for common sound LreERPooL, Tuesday, 10.30 a.m. Bletchley .... ... - ...
Uongou, but. to sell any quantity, it would be difficult to (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPII.) two mates, Richard Bowden, of London, and John Wind, E. ; moderate, and frosty, • St. 100 Buckghamsh. L. &N.W. 101 - 103 20
. get the former price. Plockett, of Bideford, perishing with her. Arrived-Star of the So
,_ lith, from Quebec ; Ocean 50 all Clydesdale Jc. Caledon... 51 - 52 2C
inRICE.- Extensive transactions took place on Saturday ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA. THE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE OF MUNICIPAL 80. Queen, Pugwash ; Dreaauought, New York; Earl Grey, St. 100 &Lincoln. gr. 1
~ Bengal afloat about 2,000 tone are reported sold at ROUGHS.-On Saturday were issued a Parliamentary London. 6p. cent Gt.Northn 141 - 144 142 10
-1-°8 6d, alld the
latest sales, no guarantee was given as to (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Port-Australia, New -Yorkand Arabia, from 25 all Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. 2
unlit T paper, containing a return of the accounts of boroughs Off Port-Au . ,
Countess of Elgin and Albert Edward, Bombay - Neils. Direct.
( the Y. o-day there has been a good demand, and on LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY. in England and Wales for the week. ended the 31st York ; . , ••• - •••
spot about 12,000 bags have changed hands ; Bengal, August, 1852. The balances in the treasurers' hands and Euxine and Zenob's (bar i clues).26 all Do. New Do. . - ••• 3
cash, 15s 3d • to • About noon to-day the 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr eft.Westn. 30 -32 1
14s 4tl , and pinky Madras, good and fine, 14s
-- Captain royal mail steam-ship
were 61,505/. 19s. Id. The borough rates in the year • HOLYHEAD, Jan. 2.
m 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New. 2(
done per cwt. A much larger business would have been . Niagara, Leitch, arrived in the Mersey, - • Put in-Christiana, from BaY Chaleur, for Liverpool.
COTTaO importers been willing sellers. with the usual •
mails from the United States were 328,659/. 4s. 9d., and other receipts 1,027,284 • Railway & Berw.. ... - ... Z
is. 104 d., making a total income of 1,417,4491. ss. 81d. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) 50 all Hull & Selby YetN.Md. 109 - 111 5(
the blq•--There is nothing doing ; the buyers waiting and British North A •GRAv
Pu lc sales for Th d next ,gßoston
urs ay nex .America. The Niagara sailed The expenditure was 1,305,511/. 9s. 61d. ;of whichESEND, Tuesday, 9 A.M. 25 all Do. e Shares. Do 541 - 551 5(
SALTPETRE h from on the 21st, and Halifax on the 23d 30,579/. 10s. 6id. was balance due to the treasurers, and Wind E.S.E. ;title, three-quarter ebb ; fine and hazy. 121 all Do. I Shares. Do 27 -28 f('
Late
___
_e_ as met with a fair enquiry at firm rates. ult. and has brow ht • No arrivals. 121 all Lon.&Greenw S.Eastern 134 - 141 100
gold
_,?.on rriday and Saturday about 5,000 bags Bengal
apse; re, and aboutg besides the mails 60 pas_ 1,274,931/. 19s. Old. was the expenditure. Sailed-Zingari, for Melbourne.
20 all Do. Preference Do 24e - 251
the usual at about 30s, and 1,500 bags on the spot with ----e '-' • $500,000 inspecie on freight. CONSCIENCE MONEY.-The following is the account 21
. `1.1.11'20N. I prompt up to 31s for 6 per cent. The excitement at New York caused b the of the advertised amount, during each month of the DEAL, Tuesday, 9 A.M. St. 100 Lowestoft gr.
~ -1- .-The market y 1
"l• scotch pi has been quiet at 79s to 79s 6d cash Mayor 'putting a stop to street p li. last year, of the sums received by the Chancellor of the Wind S.E., fresh. 4 per cent... Norfolk
100
• SPIIurER P.
and allayed. reac ins had been _ . ,
d f 'd
Exchequer from anonymous correspon ents, or unpai Passed-Actif, from London for Cardiff. St. 100 Do. 6 per ct.. Do - -
they© ,i• •-On the spot the market has been Anchored-Thomas Jones, No. 1 664 2d pendant. 51 all Manclaxton. Ln.&N.W. ...-
dull' Business generally to a taxes :-January, 1,3231. 2s. 2d. ; February, 115/. ;and Matlock & Midld. 24 - 3 -
TIN_
e sellers rather under 241. per ton. fair extent had beenSailed-The James Holmes, Eclil;so Caroline Durango
Britieh •March, 601. ; April, 69/. 17s. 6d. ; May, 9181. 19s. 8d ; Marlborough, lb h Electric, Europe, ei Helena,' ?, 50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton & ]
scarcely au, is again rather dearer, but there is transacted. Money was in demand, and could
bear oreug , an with most of
18 4d 16 • 6r/
June, 1,6611. s. . ; July, 1041, s. , August, J . Recker . Darlingt. ... - ... out
the outward-bound under weigh.
Oins.--- to be had. obtained
on better terms. The stock market
done • heaved isl3s. 6d. ; Setember, 15/. ; October, 831. 15s, 10d. ; 100 all Midld.Bradfd. Midland, 99 - 101 AL
,on a firmer and a good business has been exhibited unsteadiness, and prices had a downward November, 601. ; December, 2201, liar 6d. ; total, ......................................... 50 all Northern and at
in requests,pot the price is now 31s. Ra eased oil
more tendency. 4,7581. 14s. 6d. THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS.- Eastern sp.e. E. emit- 60 - 62
tat the le 488 8d 46 P '
quest iete and brown a. Palm in good re- Notice was issued ester- tai
amount of business was re +Asa ;
46s paid for c.e..„oadvanced rates. Cocoa nut sells readily An average . . . reported _..... -II AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH OF AN EXTENSIVE day at the General Post-office, that the next mails for 2.; all Do.D 6. pecirrct.
DDoo . - ••• of
YI IA and 475 for Cochin to •
arrive. ' the cotton market, which maintained a firm
aspect GRAZIER AT THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY STATION. Australia, Melbourne, Port Philip, Geelong, Victoria,. 2'-4 all 14)e•st. (Ste NIIP•c •• .
yre L. &N. W. - •••
th
at former prices. -Yesterday, information of the following awful in- &c., New South Wales, and Van Diemen's Land, will &Ln&Yk ... - - w(
IIAY MARKETS. The provision market had undergone no change - -
SMITHFIELD.- meadstance of the uncertainty of human life, was forwarded be made up to-morrow morning, the 4th inst ,to he for- 112 Do. 1 Shares. Do su
ditto, 4/ 5s to 616„ ;°w hay, 3/ 13s to 5/ 15s ; clover either in character or prices. to •ethe coroner's office. The deceased Mr. Richard warded by the Peninsular and Oriental steam *Company's S 100 Roystn.dr Hit. Gt•Northo 110 - 143 140 M
A limited supply, and straw, 1118 a to 2/ 4s Per load. The market for brea,dstuffs still showed an in- Hawke Miller, aged 70, extensive grazier and cattle packet Ripon, with the overland mail closed to India, Sa 100 Do.Shepth.St. Do 140 - 143
`1 tead
CUMBERLAND,-Meadea y demand. dealer residing at S‘ indon
clination to rise, and had become active under a , v ,came up to London with via Southampton ; and also on the evening of the 9th 2, 184 Shef. Roth. & Lancash•di - d
13(
ditto, 4/ Os to 61 6s ; and ehay, 3/ 8s to 5/ 15s ; clover large demand on French account. his son by a late train, to attend the Smithfield market. inst., by the overland India closed 1 ' mai , via Marseilles. Goole g.5.p.c Yorksh ...t13
12 94 S. Staffordsh.. MrMClean 2 -14 d
Supply but moderate, and s'raw, I.llBs to 21 5s per load. - •On arriving at the station, Paddington, he complained This mail will be confined to letters and newsars ee SC
trade fi Freights had fallen rather below quotations
last of cold, aum all WearValleygr Stockt. &
• WRITROHAPEL.-Meadow e rm* and proposed running to make himself warm, only. Printed books, reviews, pamphlets, &c., fort he• 01
6 per cent ... Darling. ... - -
- dittos 4/ Os to 62 108 ; and "y, 3110 s to Bl 12s ; clover reported. but he had not proceeded many yards when lie fell to above colonies will be forwarded by the direct mail to 25 911 Do Do 3O - 311 304 i pl
LIAO ateAdy, at extreme Straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ 48 per load:
9-clugstrAioni, Exchange on London was quoted
109 i 3on 11448 at sl*to 5 O. at 109 to
. the ground a life
to St. Mary 'a Hospital. lifeless corpse. The body was conveyed Australia, via the Cape of Good Hope, on the 4th St. 100 Wilts&Souirst Gt.Westn. 99 - 100 ol
. ,proximo. tl