The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-29 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 29, 1853.

such extent as will be shown or defined on the plans hereinafter re-
ferred to, and to break up, alter, divert, and stop up, either perma-
nently or temporarily, all such highways, turnpike and other roads,
railways, ways, banks. bridges, drains, streams, rivers, and water-
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tnecessary to break up, alter, divert, or stop up for the purposes of
the said intended railway or railways, branch railway or railways,
and works, or otherwise, for effecting the objects of the said in-
tended act.
And it is further proposed in and by the said act to empower the
company to be thereby incorporated, or any other company or person
lawfully using the said intended railway or railways, branch railway
or railways, to use with their own engines and carriages, or with the
engines and carriages of such other company or person using or
passing over the said intended railway or railways, branch railway
or railways, the stations, watering places, water, and con-
veniences of the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway Company at
Brymbo aforesaid, and also to use and pass over with engines and
carriages as aforesaid, so much of the railway of the Shrewsbury
and Chester Railway Company as may be necessary for the
use, by the said intended company or such other company or person
as aforesaid, of the said stations, and to fix and determine the amount
of rate, toll, or charge, which shall be paid by the said intended or
such other company or person as aforesaid, for the use by them of
the before-mentioned stations, railways, works, and conveniences,
or any of them, and also, if deemed expedient, to alter and limit the
tolls, rates, and charges, now authorised to be levied by the Shrews-
bury and Chester Railway Company in respect thereof.
And Notice is Hereby Further Given, That plans and sections
shewing the lines, situations, and levels of the said intended
new works, and the lands, houses, and other property to be
taken for the purposes thereof, together with a book of refe-
rence to such plans, and also a copy of this notice as published
in the London Gazette, will, on or before the 30th day of Novem-
ber instant, be deposited for public inspection with the Clerk
of the Peace for the county of Denbigh, at his office in Ruthin
aforesaid, and with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of
Flint, at his office in Mold, in the said county of Flint; and that
a copy of so much of the said plans, sections, and books of reference
respectively, as relates to each parish, in, from, through, or into
which the said proposed railway or railways, branch railway or
branch railways and works connected therewith respectively, are
intended to be made and maintained, and also a copy of this notice,
as published in the London Gazette, will be deposited for public
inspection, on or before the said 30th day of November instant, with
the parish clerk of each such parish, at his respective place of abode,
and that on or before the 31st day of December, 1858, printed copies
of the bill intended to be brought into Parliament in the ensuing
session, upon which the said act is intended to be founded, will be
deposited at the Private Bill-office of the House of Commons.
Dated this fourteenth day of November, 1853.
EDGWORTH & PUGH,/ Solicitors, Wrexham.
JAMES & OWEN,
EDWARDS & FRANKISH, Parliamentary Agents.

THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE.
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.
THIS EVENING, Nov. 29.
The GREAT AMERICAN EQUESTRIANS will exhibit their
astonishing Feats, unmatched in the history of such Performances,
assisted by the most renowned Gymnastic ArtisteS, 0. Dale and
Barnes, the European and American champions.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Under the management of Mr. Buckstmae.
THIS EVENING, Nov. 29,

Will be performed MARRIED LIFE. Supported by Messrs.
Buckstone and Howe ; Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, Miss L. Howard.
Will be performed A PRETTY PIECE OF BUSINESS. Cha-
racters by Messrs. Howe and Buckstone; Miss Reynolds and Mrs.
Fitzwilliam.

To be followed by THE BEGGAR'S OPERA. Characters by
Mr. Coni, and Misses Featherstone and Ormonde.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES KEAN.
THIS EVENING, Nov. 29.
Will be performed THE LANCERS; or, The Gentleman's Son.
Principal characters by Messrs. Meadows, Ryder, Everett, 11. Mellon,
and D. Fisher; Mrs. Winstanley, Miss Daly, and Miss C. Leclereq.
After which, PAULINE. Principal characters by Mr. and Mrs.
C. Kean.

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI.
Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING, Nov. 29,

Will be performed THE DISCARDED SON. Characters by
Leigh Murray, Paul Bedford, and Keeley; Mrs. Keeley and Miss
Woolgar, &c.
To be followed by WHITEBAIT AT GREENWICH.
After which, THE CA.MP AT CHOBHAM.
To be followed by "HOTEL CHARGES I" or, How to Cook
"A Ruffin."

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan.
THIS EVENING, Nov. 29,
Will be performed PLOT AND PASSION. Principal characters
by Mr. F. Robson and Mrs. Stirling.
To be followed by THE CAMP AT THE OLYMPIC. Charac-
ters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Emery, F. Robson, Cooper, and (3 sill ;
Mesdames A. Wigan, Stirling, P. Horton, Chatterley, E. Turner, and
Wyndham.
To conclude with THE WANDERING MINSTREL.

ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE.:
Loma and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke,

who respectfully announces to the Nobility, Gentry, and Public in
general, that a GRAND EQUESTRIAN CHINESE SPECTACLE
14 in active preparation. written expressly to introduce Mr. William
Cooke's most extraordinary TRAINED ELEPHANTS, surpassing
everything hitherto witnessed—their marvellous feats never huving
been previously attempted. and which they accomplish with unerr-
ing certainty. The spectacle will be produced immediately.
Second week of Six Clowns in the Arena. Third week of the re-
appearance of the premier horseman, Mr. ALFRED COOKIE. In-
creasing popularity of the daring Equestrienne, Madlle. MASOTTA.

THIS EVENING, Nov. 29,
(And during the week)

The grand spectacle of BONAPARTE'S INVASION OF RUSSIA
Or, The Buraing of Moscow.
Followed by William Cooke's matchless scenes of the ARENA,
by unequalled artistes.
Concluding with JUPITER'S DECREE; Or, The Fall of Phaeton.
Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W.
West.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAY —Morning 8 min.after 12 I
Evening 30 min.aft,, 12
To-Moaaow— Morning 53 min.after 12 Evening 16 rnin.aft. 1

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, Nov. 29.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
52—highest since noon yesterday.
41—lowest this morning and during the night.
45—this day at noon.
BAROMETER, 30'10.
WIND, S.—Fresh breeze, and dull, cloudy weather.

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tomer rather than retaining them on hand until
greatly deteriorated in intrinsic value, or disposed
of them for cash, without reserve, and at a serious
depreciation—enacting what some trading estab-
lishments denominate " alarming sacrifices" on a
gigantic scale !
These, however, namely, the gaining a large profit,
and the sustaining and tempting customers by a
reasonable credit given, on unimpeachable security,
were perfectly legitimate objects, which required
no concealment, but might be openly avowed.
It is true that they created no extravagant claim
on English gratitude, but they excited kindly
feelings, and induced us to deal more freely and
extensively in consequence of the consideration
thus evinced. But there were other grounds
that would not bear investigation quite so well,
some of which were prompted by the selfish feel-
ings of the AUTOCRAT to secure for himself a safe
retreat in the hour of tribulation—others as a
bait to gain a larger prey, a net to secure a greater
number of gudgeons—and, more, to give a hold on
the borrower, which the lender might use to advance
his own nefarious projects, without fearing the
opposition which he might otherwise anticipate from
those whom he had succeeded in fettering with
golden chains ! These hidden motives have gra-
dually been brought to light. These objects have
been clearly revealed, and exhibited in the best
point of view, and we may therefore estimate the
pretensions of NICHOLAS to our gratitude at their
actual and bona fide value.

We cannot altogether forget the state of the
European Continent at that time. The extraor-
dinary progress of the democratic principle, or the
natural solicitude which every potentate—except
our own constitutional and well-beloved SOVE-
REIGN—must have felt during the period that
may well be described as the monarchical crisis,
it was natural that such parties should be desirous
of securing a place of refuge in the event of being
driven forth from the territories where they had
once exercised supreme control. Even NICHOLAS
himself might have felt that with 4,600,0001. in
the English funds, he might have contrived to
drag on existence as plain Mr. RODIANOFF—and
that in the British Patmos he would be safe from
the vengeance of the Muscovite Republic, or the
Russian limited Monarchy. This was a perfectly
natural feeling, and one for which—although
purely selfish in its nature—we could scarcely
blame him.
But next it was used as a bait ! We cannot
forget that a Russian loan of 5,500,0001. was
shortly afterwards brought forward. We our-
selves commented on the fact at the time, that the
proposition was introduced at a moment when the
borrower, had 4,600,000/. available in England,
which the moment the terms of the contemplated
advance were regularly concluded might be with-
drawn from the United Kingdom, and that thus
10,100,0001. would be at the disposal of
NICHOLAS. Had it not been for the advance he
would have had but little chance of success. The
hook was, however, cleverly concealed, and, ac-
cording to Stock Exchange parlance, the credit of
Russia was firmly established in the English
Market. This was the second time in the cata-
logue, and for this we cannot owe any extra-
ordinary gratitude to the benevolent AUTOCRAT.
The third object has now come to light. The
baleful operation of our Monetary Code was well
known to the EMPEROR. He saw the effect he
could produce by withdrawing nearly 5,000,0001.
in specie at a moment's notice. It would, as he
thought, so paralyse our energies that lie could
" devour his Turkey" at leisure, without let or
hindrance on our part. In this he " reckoned
without his host." His own exigencies in-
duced him to withdraw the greater portion
of the deposit, from time to time, as he required
it, but a comparatively small part remained. This
he has now taken at once, but fortunately it can-
not greatly injure us in consequence of the Aus-
tralian and Californian discoveries. The mask
has been flung aside before we could be greatly
injured ; and the 600,0001. that has been sud-
denly withdrawn will act as a salutary lesson to
warn our capitalists not to enter into foreign loans,
and furnish those who may speedily be placed in
a hostile position with weapons to be used against
ourselves. We can afford the money now ex-
ported, but what would have been the result if
we had, a little time since, concluded a Russian
or Austrian loan, the proceeds whereof were kept
at the disposal of the borrower, and the whole to
be drawn at a moment's notice ?

It does not augur favourably for the new Re-
form Bill, or redound much to the credit of the
ABERDEEN Coalition, that all thoroughgoing pro-
positions are spoken of as hopeless. The chief
organ of the Government treats with absolute
contempt all that real Reformers have always
advocated. The great mass of the people are un-
disguisedly sent to Coventry ; they are not cla-
mouring through conventions and delegates for
:political rights, therefore they don't want them ;
and if they did, they are not fit for them, and
.we wish they may' get 'em. Then,' the Ballot !
'What sane man would now bestow a thought on
'GROTE and his ballot-box, or his sealed envelopes ?
Silence is the best discussion of such nonsense.
'The reforming honesty and ability of its advo-
cates is, indeed, an ugly ghost ; but we do not
:mean to play the part of Macbeth, and proclaim
'to the public what some of them may not other-
wise see. We will not evoke evidence that we
are trying hard to kick real Reform to death.
And as to equal constituencies, or anything of
that kind, oh ! its quite unnatural for this coun-
try. Who but the broad-brims that built Phila-
delphia, would think of representing this country
by straight lines, crossing each other at right
angles. True, the demand is irresistible for an-
nihilating the little boroughs which return, virtu-
ally, county members, but we've a scheme for
that affair ; we'll most liberally advocate length-
ening the county side of the beam, and
down will go the right scale, just as
well as when tip pocket-borough weights were in
it. Such is the strain of Coalition writers, and
wise are they in their generation. Argument is
nothing to a good bold face. Treat a person or
a cause as having no locus standi, and half or more
-of the bystanders will take it for granted that
it is so.

It is not, therefore, altogether surprising that
some of the press who do not wish to do so
should be imposed on by the trick ; and, though
-thoroughly liberal journals, that they should deal
-with old and sound reform propositions as being at
:present out of question. Able correspondents
:also, while professing that the three main points of
:radical reform must be arrived at before we shall
:have done with Parliamentary Reform, yet pro-
:pound their clever arrangements for getting rid of
the country gentlemen's boroughs but to give
-them members in another form, just as if they had
:no fulcrum at all whereon to rest the lever of
:honesty and truth. To us this appears, in great
:part, a groundless delusion. We have the fulcrum,
.and it is so close to the mass to be moved, and gives
-us therefore such power over it, that our adver-
saries know their chief hope to lie in concealing
:it from our eyes. In the House of Commons,
:in the Ministry, and in the Cabinet itself taken
-together, we have a standing place from which a
:political Archimedes, if such an one could now
be found, might easily move the 'anti-reforming
world. Last June not less than 172 members
!recorded their vote in favour of the Ballot,
tinder the disadvantage too of knowing that it
vas not a practical question. A change on the
la art of about one-fourth of those who voted
gainst it would have obtained a majority in its
-fi ',your. In the Ministry the Ballot has a phalanx
o f consistent supporters such as it never had be-
fore, and in the Cabinet it has gained one for
tllie first time, we believe, since the Reform Bill
vi -as passed. Had the opposite party such a
hold upon the Government and Parliament, they
would well know how to use it in behalf of a
3a use, even far less popular ; but with one so
popular as a complete Reform Bill would be, Mr.
B:ENJAMIN DISRA.ELI and Lord DERBY would soon
be masters of the field. With such watchwords,
:as " the right of self-government," " taxation
only by our own representatives," " free voting,"
'" equal political rights," and the like, they would
soon bring public opinion to bear with irresistible
power on the waverers, and convert, effectually,

all recusants who would rather govern an eman-
cipated populace than not govern at all. Whig
and Peelite strength, on this question, lies chiefly
in the fears of Liberals. It is, politically, the
EMPEROR of Russia and the Turks over again.
We hope that honest Reformers will yet find
some OMER PACILA.

There is one singular course we have noticed
in some of the leading Coalition journals. It is a
clever playing fast and loose with two of the fun-
damental
Reform questions. When the Ballot is
talked of, they assume that universal, or house-
hold, or municipal suffrage is never to be granted,
and they shake their heads, and, as if they pre-
sided in a Court of Equity, tell you how unfair it
would be to allow one-sixth of the adults to vote
for the other five-sixths without the responsibility
of their votes being known to the non-electors ;
the ballot might be all very well with universal
suffrage—but—that—why, thank HEAVEN, there
is no danger of a second Deluge, and they point
to the varying hues of the Cabinet (we would not
be profane) as a bow of political promise. On the
other hand, when universal suffrage is whispered,
we are favoured with diatribes on the venality of
poor electors, on their absolute dependence on
farmers, landlords, and cotton-lords ; they may
be purchased by the hundred for five shillings
a piece, or half that sum, and those who cannot
be purchased may be coerced. Notice to quit
a cottage, or paying off on Saturday night, will
effectually cure insubordination. All this is as
earnestly pleaded as if any asserter of popular
rights ever thought of giving the working man a
vote without guaranteeing its freedom by the
ballot. These sages choose to separate what Re-
formers have always joined together, and then
reproach the divorced with barrenness. They
succeed, no doubt, in further confusing many
confused minds, and strengthening the fears of
some who are timid enough already ; but it ought
not to require much perspicacity to see through
the juggle, and all experienced Reformers recognise
it at once.

We do not deny, however, that we would give
the whole of any Coalition Reform Bill without
the ballot for the ballot alone. While fully alive
to the immense disadvantage of beginning to work
it with a number of small constituencies, like elec-
toral bad debts, still pressing on us ; while de-
sirous in preference to have very large constitu-
encies returning several members, we yet stand
by our creed, that Independent Voting is the
proper starting point. What, indeed, can any
honest legislator mean when he proposes to give
an individual a vote ? Not surely to give him
one which a creditor, a landlord, a master, or a
customer can filch from him. Against these poli-
tical thieves the legislator is bound to protect the
voter he enfranchises. The man who will part
with his birthright for a mess of pottage, it may
be impossible in every instance to protect against
himself, though secret voting would do it more
than all other little Acts of Parliament put toge-
ther ; but the man from whom his neighbour
would take it by force---by the force of a screw
on his fears—ought to be protected by the me-
chanism through which the votes are given.
It is suggested that the borough franchise should
be extended to the counties. Good theoretically.
We recently showed, however, that it would be
an immense extension of dependent voting. Give
the ballot first, and it would immediately enfran-
chise more than a hundred thousand CHANDOS
clause voters. Give it with the borough franchise
to the counties (including all the small towns and
disfranchised nomination boioughs) and we should
have a vast extension, indeed, of a real franchise.
The Ballot alone would create more independent
votes out of the present suffrage than any mea-
sure without it ; while any extension without the
Ballot would be probably, three-fourths of it at
least, but a sham.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS DAY.)

Parliament was this day further prorogued by Royal
Commission until Tuesday, the 3d of January next.
To-day, the Lord Chancellor and the other Peers
named in the Royal Commission having taken their seats
on the woolsack, the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod
was directed to summon the Commons to the bar.

The Royal Commission was then read by the Clerk at
the table.
The LORD CHANCELLOR then declared the Par-
liament to stand prorogued until the 3d of January
next.

The proclamation did not contain the significant
words, " then to meet for the dispatch of business."

COURT CIRCULAR.

OSBORNE, Nov. 28.

Divine service was performed yesterday morning at
Osborne, by the Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley, before
her Majesty, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, the
Princess Royal, and Princess Alice.
Lord de Tabley, Lord in Waiting to the Queen, and
Colonel Wylde, Groom in Waiting to Prince Albert,
left Southampton this afternoon for Lisbon, with letters
of condolence from her Majesty and his Royal Highness
to the King Regent of Portugal, on the occasion of the
death of the late Queen.

Despatches frouL the Governors of Australia and N.w
Zealand were recoi ved on Sunday at the Colonial-office.
The Judicial Co mmittee of her Majesty's most Hon.
Privy Council sat yesterday in the Council Chamber,
for the consideration of petitions in cases from different
colonies, and of naotions in several patent cases. The
Lords present were the Lords Justices Turner and
Knight Bruce, the Judge of the High Court of Admi-
ralty, Sir J. Patte son, and Sir E. Ryan.

Shakespeare's B amlet has just been performed, with
immense applause, for the first time, at Stockholm.
The translation ad( )pted is that of Professor Hagberg.
Mr. Joseph Robertson, the present editor of the Edin-
burgh Courant, ha .s been appointed to an office in the
Register House a.s Searcher of Records for Literary
Purposes.—Scotsman.

THE BOURBON " FUSION."—The French Minister of
tFiovreesigonf Affairs France sfeonretiganciercouulantrriteos,al the
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watch on the proceedings of the Princes of both branches
of the House of 13,ourbon.
DEPARTURES FK )R AUSTRALIA.—The departures from
the port of London for the Australian colonies during
the past week sho w a decrease. They have consisted
altogether of 11 v essels—five to Port Philip, with an
aggregate burden .of 1,866 tons ; two to Adelaide, with
an aggregate burden of 1,059 tons ; two to New Zea-
land, with an agvregate burden of 946 tons ; one to
Sydney, of 698 to us ; and one to Hobart Town, of 577
tons. Their total capacity was consequently 5,146 tons.
The rates of freight have been supported with steadiness.
THE INDIAN QL rEEN.—ThiS vessel has arrived from
Melbourne, whenco she sailed the 28th of August, with
38,990 ounces of gold, valued at about 156,0001. The
letters and papers are nearly a week later than those
brought by the Argo steamer.
THE AMERICAN CLIPPER NIGHTINGALE.—This vessel
has arrived from Shanghai with a full cargo of tea and
silk, having made the passage in 112 days.
QUEEN OF THE SOUTH.—Advices received from the
Cape of Good Hope, via St. Helena, state that the Queen
of the South (s.s.), had put into Saldanha Bay for fuel
and water, having been 46 days out.
STRAND THEATRE.—The small but efficient operatic
company of Mr. Allcroft, under the direction of the
popular favourite, Miss Rebecca Isaacs, deserves every
possible encouragement. The vocal and instrumental
music is of a very high character, and the executants
persons of superior qualifications. The performances
during the week consist of Love in a Village, with the
whole of the original music ; The Pet of the Public,
which is one of the most successful new pieces ever pro-
duced here ; the old but always welcome melodrama of
The Miller and his Men, with all the music, by Sir H.
Bishop ; the original operetta The Maid of Normandy,
and an operatic drama entitled The Female Massaroni,
or the Fair Brigands. We would counsel all who wish
to enjoy a good evening's entertainment to look in at
the Strand. The house has recently been tastefully re-
decorated, and everything has been done in the interior
arrangements to consult the convenience of the au-
dience.

ACCIDENT TO THE AUSTRALIAN STEAMER, GOLDEN
AGE.—Yesterday morning, about 9.30 a.m., the steam-
ship Golden Age, recently arrived in Liverpool from the
United States, left the Huskisson Dock to proceed on
her voyage to Australia, having on board about 139
passengers, 10,000 letters, and 5,000 newspapers. About
half-past 10 o'clock, while in charge of a pilot, and when
the tide was running down the river with great force, an
attempt was made to turn her ahead of a ship lying in
the stream, and where, unfortunately, there was not
space sufficient for doing so. The Golden Age was thus
run stem on to the new sea wall at Seacombe, but, the
collision being foreseen, the accident was not so serious
as might have been expected. Beyond the starting of
the cutwater and the grasure of some of the planks, the
vessel sustained no injury, and she was immediately
taken to the moorings in the Sloyne, where she now
lies. The detention consequent upon this untoward
accident is not expected to occupy above two days at
the utmost. Fortunately, none of the passengers or
crew sustained any injuries.

LAW" INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY).

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
IN RE A. H. CHAMBERS AND SON-WINDING UP OF AN OLD
BANKRUPTCY AFTER NEARLY 30 YEARS-FINAL DIVI-
DEND.

To-day was appointed for declaring a final dividend
under the estates of these bankrupts, who many years
carried on business as bankers in Bond-street.

Mr. Espin, who appeared on behalf of the assignees,
entered into a detail of the facts connected with this
extraordinary case, which has from time to time
excited the interest of the public for nearly thirty
years—the commission in bankruptcy having been
issued in 1825. He said that the total debts
proved against the joint estate up to the present
day amounted to 224,6001., and the debts proved to-
day amounted to 7681., and the dividends already paid,
and the one now to be declared, would make a total of
16s. in the pound. The separate estate of A. H. Cham-
bers, sen., would bring 17s. 6d. in the pound, and that
of A. H. Chamber, the younger, had already paid 20s.
in the pound. Mr. Espin said that the amounts now
divisible amongst the creditors, was irrespective of the
law costs, which at the audit meeting in 1840,
amounted to 31,0001., which had since been in-
creased by 5,0001. for settling a variety of disputes.
There was also an item of 25,000/. to the bankrupts, to
compromise proceedings disputing the bankruptcy, 7,000/.
to the official assignee for commission, and 12,0001. to
bankrupts for allowance under the act of Parliament.
The proceedings had lasted ten years, and appeared to
be interminable—the best lawyers of the day had been
engaged in solving what appeared to be a simple point
as to the bankruptcy, and at length the Vice-Chancellor
said that the case had got into such a state of entangle-
ment that it was almost hopeless to extricate them-
selves, and it were necessary to go to the House
of Lords who decided in favour of the assignees as to
the Opera-house which was sold for 100,000/. He (Mr.
Espin) trusted that we shall never see another such a
case— it was a disgrace to this country as to the laws of
bankruptcy to allow a case to exist for nearly 30 years.
The first Chancery suit to which the assignees were
made parties was commenced in 1807.
His Honour asked whether any of the original cre-
ditors were present.
Mr. Espin said he believed they were all or almost all
dead. Twenty-five years ago 20,000/. of debts were
bought by one gentlemen at 10s. in the pound, and some
had been sold at 2s. 6d. in the pound.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.
BIGAMY.

John Dickenson, aged 31, described as a labourer, was
indicted for feloniously marrying Jane Wilkins, his wife
being alive. The prisoner pleaded guilty.
The second wife, a good-looking young woman, stated
that the prisoner declared upon his honour that he was
a single man when.he married her, and she believed
him, or she would not have gone to church with him.
The prisoner made a statement to the court in miti-
gation of punishment. His first wife had behaved very
badly to him. Some time ago she left him, and went to
cohabit with a policeman ; but afterwards, at her
urgent entreaty, he agreed to take her back again. He
did so, but all the return that he got for this generosity
were a number of debts which his wife incurred in his
name. She then returned to her former paramour, and
as she had been living with him in St. John's-wood ever
since, he thought he was justified in marrying again.
The Court asked the second wife if the prisoner re-
ceived any money with her, and she replied in the nega-
tive.

The prisoner was sentenced to eight months' imprison
ment.

LETTERS BY T fig GOLDEN AGM.

The following letter frotnihe consignees of the Golden
Age corrects some ofthe observations circulated regard-
ing the refusal of her owners to allow her to take a mail,
and also exhibits the nature of the negotiations carried
on with the Post-office.

` Liverpool, Nov. 26.

" Sir,—ln the money article of an evening paper we
have observed the following remark :—` It is considered
somewhat strange that the owner of the Golden Age should
have declined to take letters to Australia at the oustomary
rate allowed by the Post-office' because the immense num-
ber that would have been sent must have paid them, as it
did the Great Britain, far better than the 1,0001. granted
to contract vessels.

" You probably are aware that the Post• office authorities
haye heretofore claimed the right to speculate on mails sent
by private ships, of whatever nation, paying for the service
performed 2d. on each letter, and charging for the same Bd.,
or a profit of 300 per cent. This demand on the part of
the Post-office was resisted by the owners of the Golden
Age, but at the same time a tender was made to take the
mails for one half the amount of postage charged by the
Post-office, f .irly concluding that a profit of 100 per cant.
was sufficient for the simple receiving and delivering the
mails.

" This proposition was declined, and an offer made by
the Post-office department of 151. per ton measurement for
any mails the Gol len Age would receive from it, being the
amount charged and paid by shippers of ordinary mer-
chandise by the steamer. This the owners, of course, de-
clined. Yet desirous of accommodating the publio they
again tendered the ship for conveyance of the mails
for the sum usually paid to sailing vessels for the same
service- -viz., 1,0001. This the department also declined,
and there was no alternative for the owners of the steamer
but to decline receiving mails from the Post-office alto-
gether ; but, at the same time, with a liberality worthy of
praise, they offered to receive letters and papers on board
the steamer, and convey them free of charge to Australia
for any one who would take the trouble to send them to
the ship.
" The statement as to the large sums received by the
Great Britain for carrying letters is altogether erroneous,
as the entire amount for letters and newspapers, at the
miserably low rate paid by the Post-office department, was
only 911. 7s. 6d. Further comment is unnecessary.
" We are, Sir, your obedient servants,
" DEANE, YOULE, and Co.,
" Consignees of the Steamer Golden Age."

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 7,000 to 8,000 bales, of which 1,500
American and 300 Surat were taken for export and
on speculation. The market closed firmly, with
prices of all kinds quite as dear as on Friday last.
The sales comprised 50 Pernam and Maranham, at
6,1 d. to 6id. ; 40 Bahia, at 61d. ; 100 Egyptian, at
s.fd. to 61d. ; 3,000 Surat, at 3d. to 40. ; 20 Sea
Island, at is. 6d. to 2s. Bd. : and the remainder
American. Railway shares were quiet, but steady.
The Tea Market is brisk on the China news, and
id. per lb. dearer for common congou.
By the Overland Mail there are letters of Sept. 1
from Melbourne, taken to Singapore per sailing
ship Forbes, and from Sydney to Sept. 5. The
failure of Messrs. Campbell and Co., at Melbourne,
appears to be confirmed. The amount is 150,0001.,
but as the parties were extensive drapers, cte.,
with retail establishments, the loss will be
local rather than general, and there is large Pro-
perty to meet the liabilities. Several other firms
had suspended, principally owing to the extrava-
gant trade expenses they had incurred, and espe-
cially the purchase of warehouses, &c., which in
themselves absorbed a little fortune. The diggings
appear to be going on well, but the bad state of
the roads prevented the gold coming down freely •
The same cause operated likewise against supplies
of goods being sent to the mines, an the immense
arrivals were therefore telling upon prices, both at
Melbourne and Sydney. As 6,000 persons had arrive",
at the former place within a few days, there nee"
not be great anxiety about the ultimate consul:11Po
tion of all that has gone, and since building was
progressing rapidly greater facilities for storage
will be afforded.
From the diggings we learn that a monster
nugget weighing 2001bs. had been found at Prince
Regent's Gully, near Ballarat. The last Ballarat
escort brought down 1,053 ounces, from Creswicks
Creek 343 ounces; left at Geelong, 4,519 ounces.
At the Ovens diggings it is said, that the deter-
mination on the part of the diggers to oppose to
their utmost the continuance of the license fee
continued ; but the intention to refuse the taking
out of new licenses was not persisted in. At a
public meeting of the diggers upon the subject it
is supposed that about three to four thousand
attended from all parts of the districts.
Resolutions and notices of a decisive nature
were passed. At Forest Creek mining operations
had been revived and some very large nuggets had
been found ; but the Melbourne Escort Compaq
were about to break up their branch there, owing
to the heavy expenses and limited profits. There
had been a rush to some new diggings at Goulburn
about 80 miles from Melbourne. Some very rich
and beautiful specimens had been obtained.
A meeting was convened for the purpose of con'
sidering, promoting, and expediting the Melbourne
and Brighton Railway. There had been a meeting
held to consider the project of a railway from the
northern to the southern suburbs of the Nelson dis'
trict, ew Zealand, by way of the haven to be con-
, netted with the proposed railway to the copper
mines.

According to Adelaide accounts of August 201
per ship Virginia, the Colonial Secretary had stated
in Council that the Government would be disposed,
to act liberally in the matter of the reward of 40011
to the Victoria steamer, for making the quickest
passage out. A South Australian Lloyd's v(39
about to be formed. The land sales for Job'
realised 25,0001.
To-day a further sum of 200,0001. has been for"
warded to Rotterdam for Russia.
The dollars by the last West India mail have
been sold at 61d.
The Funds opened tolerably well, but have gone
flatter since. The exportation of bullion, and the
alleged treaty to protect Turkey, made betwesu
England and France, have some effect, owing t°
the doubt if Austria will join, and the estry °f
part of the allied fleets into the Black Sea is LIN°,
made a cause of selling. Consols have been 954 1,
and are now about 95k. The New 31 per Cents:
have realised 9Gi- to g. Bank Stock has been fo'
2171- to 2181, and India Stock at 253. Exchequer
Bills are ss. to Bs. premium.
I.or-
-3
The Foreign Market is rather more active.
tuguese Four per Cents. bring 411 to 42. Mexican
Bonds have been quoted 241. Buenos Ayres
Stock is at 65 to 66, being firmer ; Dutch Two-and"
a-Half per Cents. are 631 to 64, and Peruvian De'
feta ed 50.
The arrangement of the account in the Railway
Market has been in progress, and prices have not
varied much upon it. Generally they are firm' for
the English lines. French Shares have been rather
flat, and also the Belgian.
In the Gold Mine Shares very little has been
done, but they are very firm ; and the same may
be said of the Joint Stock Banks and Land COnr
panies.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.
( Prom theNficial List.)
Business done.
Bank Stock 218 17k 18A
3 per Cent. Red:iced Annuities 941 ig
3 per Cent Console Annuities 95 A 5
New 31 per Cent. Annuities 961 gsi
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860
Dittc 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 5
India Stock 253
India Bonds, £lOOO ....... .........
South Sea New Annuities
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills, ld.
£l000
£5OO 5 8 p
Small 5 8 p
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
New Brazilian Bonds, 1829 di 39, 5 per Cent 973
Buenos Avres Bonds, 6 per Cent
Ditto for the Account 65 6
Chilian Bonds, 3 per Cent. 75
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent
Ditto 5 per Cent
Grenada Bonds, Deferred
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Peruvian Bonds, 41 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred, 3 per Cent SOA
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent 44
Ditto 4 per Cent.
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Swedish 4 per Cent. 93
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 2A per Cent. 12 Guil
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates....., 95 I I
- THREE O'CLOOS;
Consols 95 1
Ditto December Account . 95 1