The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-19 00:00:00

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f a neigh- MONEY MARKET SPORTING -NOTES. SHAR. IVIARKETS-(THIS DAY).
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til. The AND -4a,
set them, COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. ' SOMETHING ABOUT SHREWSBURY. BRITISH RAILWAY:I. St.
25
lent with s At Shrewsbury Mr. Frail was surrounded by a strong
•In this --saps Closing Prices Bagmen done St.
muster of "good and safe men," who fully appreciated Shr. raid RAILWAYS. yesterday. this day.
fort of CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. his labours to promote and confirm the success of his
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•e of the The sales of cotton at Liverpool were esti- Autum Race gathering. The supply of sport was ample St. 100 Aberdeen ....... ...... 20 - 204 20k
ss of the St.
ial troops mated at 6,000 bales, with a firm and steady mar- and varied, the encounters close and interesting, and the 20 84 Ambg. Nottng. Bose. 15
t them iii ket. Railway Shares were firm at rather higher character of the competitors was superior to that of the & Eastn. June.-- 41 -44
50 all Belfast & Ballymena ... - ... 61
rrived the prices. generality of the "performers" at this season of the year. IA all Birmng. Wolverh. & 64
)oard the Stour Va11ey......... 9 - 10
Lers were A very favourable return is made by the Bank The returns of the races which have already been pub-
-28 Birkenhd. Lancsb. & 34
this dal of England concerning its position during the week fished show the numerical strength of the respective 31
Cheshire Junct l2 - 10 d
sf of the ‘ to Saturday last. Although the balances of private fields-indeed, the number of horses that were located 274 all Do. Chesh. & Birk., 5
ry orders £5O & £25 Cons-. 17 - 19 71
depositors were curtailed, the cause, no doubt, was in the town fell little short of a hundred. Still, specu-
-18 Do , £2O .. . ... . 5/ -44 d 64
i the best lation on the several events was pursued with no ac-
armee of bona fide, viz., an opening for the employment of
tivity, and the movements of the "ring "were apps- 252 301 Blyth & Ty-n-e-origina.l
£25 (iss. at £45) ... - •.. ei
ers, 6,000 the proceeds in trade, or their investment in Stocks.
rently regulated by a significant caution. St. 100 Bristol & Exeter 96 -98 10
le passage The account of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, St. 100 Caledonian. 56 -56 i 55i 6 20
f Chekve• The racing was suggestive of few comments ; it was
50 all !Chester & Holyhead 165 - 174 1
the native it will be perceived, was augmented, and we think
' conducted satisfactorily, although the incidents of the 50 all ;Cork and Bandon l3 -15 10
a greatest we can trace this to some arrangement, whereby sport were occasionally remarkable. The defeat of 20 all Cork,! Black. & Pass ... - •••
?,9 10 pornwall St.
the Bank of England added to the sum of the Ex- 5
Little Harry caused some surprise, but perhaps the
5U 45 tDublin&BelfastJunc. .iii --- 4.6• 454
chequer Bills in its possession. This would tally horse's party were scarcely so much astonished at his in- 25 all D audee Perth &Aber- 5
o suPeri°r, with the recent offer to pay off the holders of South glorious exhibition as the public. Little Harry never once deen Junction
n AdinirlA -.- ". St.
fleet, and Sea Annuities. The discounts were smaller, and the , figured prominently among the leading competitors, and 25 all Do. New .
25 all East Anglian (£25 L.
,he French reserve of notes and bullion being each materially was seemingly beaten before going once round the course. &E.& L. & D.) 4l - 41 55 St.
Vice-Ad' augmented, the assets of the Bank have decidedly His party, after all, however, may find consolation in 18 all Do. (XlB E. & H.) 341 St.
the Mei' considering whether •
his running on Tuesday will 20
grown upon its liabilities, and its position there-all Eastern Counties 1321 - 134 131 1
s visit 10
Pay .. . , fore is stronger. That a re-exportation of bullion regulate his weight for the Chester Cup, and may St. 100 lEasternUnion,A.stk. 43i --__
3345 4533
2i
St. 100 Do., do. B as-10
assador 01 have cogent reasons to be satisfied. The Shrews- 25 84 Do.NewA(lateThirds) ... - • . 61
tin titer Of is shortly to be expected, which will change the
bury Handicap was carried off by Jack teeming, St. 100 East Lancashire ...... 65 - 67
lerteousl9. account again, seems, however, very probable. • 20
the A-nr an extreme outsider. This horse belonged to Mr. St. 100 lEdinburgh& Glasgow 60 -- 62 614
10 34 Edinb. and Peebles... .•. - ..• 50
The following are the changes compared with the
, anthe J. Dawson, who, however, sold "half qf him," St 100 Edinb•Prth.&Dundee 22 •-
23
s was dull previous statement :- 10 •1 Forth and ClydeJunc. .. • -. St.
on Tuesday morning, to Mr. Blyth for 40/. !
,in which Active circulation.
St. 100 Glasgow &S. Western ... - ...
In the Decrease 446,0205t.
• Stakes excited suspicion. At the commencement of St. 100 Great Northern Stk.. 86044
...:
6285 8560 443
16
aon board Bullion 15,856,113 St. 100 Do A. Stock
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Increase 176,568 the betting Shunting was made the favourite, but before St. 100 Do., B. Stock ...... 128 - 129 ' 129 St.
20
Rest - 104_
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12,
Increase 27,185 arrangement" had been effected, and almost "any odds" 100 Great Western... B2 -83 824
St. 11 Irish South-Easters. • - - •.• St
sto . Public Deposits 5,009,222 were offered against her. The ruse had succeeded, and 50 1 all
'Do.,
&Carlisle.. 88 •-
90 89
respec., . . Increase -124 p pm St.
notice 11 Other Deposits
St. 100 Lancasn. &Yorkshire 655 -66 651 50
antinonlet Decrease 389,263 vantageously on Middlesborough, who, on the retroges-
-195 175,D0., Fifths - Id
fleet into Seven-day and other Bills 1,317,931 sion of Shunting, engrossed nearly all the betting. He 14 111 Do., Wst. Riding Un. 41 -4 sl St.
at M. de • . Increase
,s to with: Government Securities ll 766,243
~ , by Catherine Parr, whose party had backed her 20 all Liv.Crsby.&South-pt. ... - •..
tut that ' . Increase 268,09111i all London & Blackwall 8 - 84 81 4
heavily, arid won, it is said, about 4,0001. Topsy to 84 Lond•Tilb. & Sthend. 4 -1 p 50
Black SO' Other Securities -si . s • -'- 16, 432,451
317,248 rushing away with a strong lead for the Copeland 3 100 Lend. Bright. dr S. est. 964 -97 12
ed a tele' Decrease St 100 London &N. Western 1026 - 103 1021 i
Notes unemployed 7,005,750 Handicap, was only caught just below the distance by
20. 12 Do. Fifths l2
Rs that 00 583,865 i d - 4 p
took place Increase Merry Monk, who spoiled the " good thing" by 10 1 D0.,161.5h.,M&8...0 4 - •P 2
25
The rates at which Bills of Exchange upon the making a dead heat with her. Had not Merry Monk 124 24 Do. Eighths
nearer the 78 77 ID
a St. 100 London & S. Western 76
aaten, as,
_t, principal continental cities were yesterday negoci- stumbled on challenging her, he would doubtless have
50 424 Do., £50........
) despatcf, ated were mostly rather lower. Paris, 90 days, achieved success. He beat her cleverly for the deciding 40 34 Do., £40.... .....
sparing w was taken at 35 20 to 22i, Amsterdam at 11 15i, heat. The Steeplechase was won by Bourton, and the 25 all Lndrry.&Coleraine ... - ••• 12
Kish aria, to 16, Hamburg at 13 4i to 5, Frankfort at 118 i " doings " connected with it were not so and dis- 25 all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. ... - ...
glaring St. 100 Manch.SheL&Lincln. 205 - 214 12
St
ace Goes'
igi to I, and Trieste at 11 36 to 42. creditable to require strong censure. To refer particu- 85 45 Do., Man. &Lin. Un. ... --d St
,nube, s- larly to the other events would occupy too much space. St. 100 Midland - 63 624 324
pass the The very important question as to the more gene- H
The Selling Races were most unsatisfactorily conducted, St. 100 Do. Birming.& Derby 34 - 36
ral opening of Australia to agricultural settlement,so 475 Midland G.Westar.) ... - ... IC
to publiell must ere long receive a solution, and it is satisfac_ and I have no hesitation in declaring, that not more
25 175 Do. 4 Shares ... - ,„ Si
than one bona fide sale took place during the meeting. 100 ail Newcastle &Carlisle ... - ••. SI
e case oe'll. tory to find from the despatches sent over by the St. 1001 Newmarket
The starting, too, was shameful, from the undue favour
. the stil! Governor of Victoria, and which have just appeared that was displayed for, certain horses, and the determi- A4' 5 Do. Bury Extensions 1d - par Si
SilenlY re:. in the Blue Books, that his Excellency takes a nation displayed to get them off on good terms. In 2501.5411, 17744
NNeeww4.Aberg.&Htfd. -5
- 4 4cl
& Enniskillen ... - .•• SI
E for -ru"' view calculated to favour the sale of land rather order to effect this purpose, the marchings and counter- 20 ' all Newry Warrenpoint
& Rostrevor l4
. -.-
than to lock it up in the possession of large squat marchings at the post tediously and unwarrantably pro-
io St. ,100 Norfolk.. 5l •-
53 511 3 I
Issador a tens. The production of wool in the colonies has longed the proceedings. The officials, too, were an in- 50 i 34 Northn.Counties Un 4 - 3 d
Mingo tit 11
gone on increasing from year to year, and is, in competent set of noodles. The Handicapping, although St. 100 29 - 30
ere he 'l6 16 North Devon, No.l 8 - 10
fact, the mainspring of their prosperity; but there not satisfactory, was, perhaps, scarcely deserving
imperor. ~. 16 115 Do., No. 2. -- ••• 11
ed the fcs is no doubt that the progress of Australia would censure.
A FRESH MAN. 8 all Dc., 4 A Deferred n- 24 2,
8 8 Do., 4 B Guaranteed 64 - 74 11
have been facilitated if agriculture, without detri-
3ii November 19. , 50 all North London .....
-
journal ',4 meat to sheep farming, had been more attended 10 1.1 N.& S. Wstn., Ramp-
_
have
at to. There is not much probability of a profitable MARKET NE PITS-(T lIIS DAY.) stead, and City Jn.. . - ..• 2
t Cap,
20 174 North Staffordshire.. 54 543 111
ace a
f his broke' market being found far grain, and similar articles ---.....---. 20 all North Western.. 74 - 8 S
produced in Australia, beyond the consumption of COVENT GARDEN. 10 10 N. &S. Westrn . June par - 2 p
deign of the 10 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley, 1
error esictici the colonies, the freight and changes upon their The supplies of both fruit aud vegetables here to-day and Leicester - ... 2
able lord 00 transportation to England being so heavy ; but, on awtereextensive, and a good business was transacted in them
1 Breokb be last week's currency. St. 100 Oxford Worcester &
Wolverhampton 3B - 40 384
-
the other hand, at least, there ought to be no ne-
ws which Faurr.-Pine apples, English, 3s Od to Os 03 each ; 20 2.2 Ports-.nou',l - •
_•,:
cessity for a country blessed with such a climate as ditto colonial, is Od to is 3d each ; hot-house grapes, St. 100 Scottish Central BB -90 -
Is 03 to 3s 6d; foreign ditto, 6d to is per lb ; apples, St 100 Scottish Midland 54 - 55
ton Thee; Australia, to draw its supplies of food from distant 4s to 8s per bush.; pears, is to 3s per half sieve ; lemons,
ort of sill places. If a fair chance be afforded to the large is od to 2s Od ; oranges, 2s to 38 per doz. ; almonds. 2s St.. 100 Shrewsbury & Birm:;. 60 - 62
St. 100 Do., L. & N. Westn. 10
Ili tol4o3ssppeerrlb,„. • Barcelona nuts, 208 per bush.; cob-nuts, 120 s to Guaranteed Stock 55 -60 1
a. very co,A population which has arrived there within the last luulbs. ; chesnuts, 8s to 20s per bushel ; filberts, 10 10 Shrewsby. & Herefd 24 - lidis 2
circulas'e year or two, all that is required will be produced 95s to 110 s per 100 lbs; walnuts, 8d to is 6d per 100; 264 all Shrewsby. & Chester
a dopeaches, is to ss; nectarines, 2s to 7s ; apricots, is to (Nor. W. Min.) l5 - 17
lune
...4 at home. The great difficulty now is, how to com-35 per dozen ; figs, 1s to 2s per dozen ; damsons, 2s 6d to 134 all Do. Halves, do 74 - 84
at tO 5 ..th pensate the squatters for the improvements they 3s 6d per half sieve ; melons, is to 3s Oct each.
the fen- , 20 all Do. Oswestry
0 have made, and for the privileges granted to them VEGETABLES.-Cabbages, 9d to ls Od ; Brussels sprouts, 20 66 Shropshire Union
Ler one A Is 6d to 2s Od per half sieve ;Irocoli, Os to Os ; greens, Do. A BC &D fully
by their leases ; but to push their demands to such
Is 6cl to 3s Od per dozen bunches; red cabbages, 2s to •••
' • paid up at per cent. ... - ...
lOpted) St'
in the Ptr;o extremes as some of them are doing, is highly 5s Od per dozen ; potatoes, 120 s to 180 s per ton ; 50 all South Devon l5 17
turnips, 2s Od to 3s Od ; carrots, 4s Od to Os Od per dozen',.'
fitting/ a, unjust to the community at large, and if allowed,
bunches ; cucumbers, Os 2d to Os Od each ; celery, 8d th St. 100 South Eastern - 621 62
of the $ would be especially damaging to the advancementso all South Wales 33 344 ..
s c per bundle ; spinach, is Od to is 6d per sieve; 20 15 S. Yorksh. River Dun ... - . . •
;ady so o,ll'
of the colonies. onions, Os Oil to lOs Oil per bushel ; Spanish ditto, is to 3s 20 SDo ............ ........ ... 3 - .4
ie adVaner per doz. ; leeks, 2d to 3d per bunch ; shallots, 6cl to 841 ;
0
on the pr' From Jamaica, we learn with respect to the • 2O 2.2 Staines,Wok ,&Wok. ... - •••
garlic, 6d to 83 per lb . endive, 2s 2d to 3s Od per score .
owl 25 all Stockton, & Darling.. 27 - 30
0 per c i..A weather that there had been very heavy rains in small salad, 2d to 3d per punnet; horse-raddish, is Od to 3s Od
1 which "'" per bundle ; mushrooms, is Od to 2s 641 per pottle; parsley ... 16i \Stockton & Hartlepl. ... - ...
the interior, and that some of the roads were im-St. 100 Taff Val© . - ...
arket Pr° is 6d to 3s Od. per dozen bunches ; beet, is Od to 10 SDo £lO shades
passable. In Falmouth the heat had been exces- Is 6d per dozen; radishes, Os Oil to Os Od per dozen St. 100 Do. Pref No. 1 - ...
15th stag sive, aid several cases of fever had oczurred. The hands ; artichokes, 3s to 6s per dozen ; sorrel, 6cl to is 25 20 Thames Haven Dock
arrived ist , per half sieve. and Railway 2l 3
crop during the coming year was expected to be
Geese NEW-GA TE AND LEADENHALL. 20 17 Vale of Neath... - 154
der tifi good. From Grenada the agricultural accounts
yun se 5s to 6s 6d ; Turkeys, 3s 6d to 5s 63 each ; Ducks 20 all Waterfd. & Kilkenny ... - ...
the Tel are very satisfactory, the expectations of the cora- ls 8d to 2s 9d; tame Rabbits, 10d to is 6d ; wild ditto, 6/1 50 all Waterford&Limerick ... - ...
d tho ing crops being cheering. Labour, however, was to Is ; Pigeons, 53 to 8d each; roasting Pigs, Os Oct to Os Od 20 14 West Cornwall.. 8- 9
313, an „ each; Surrey Fowls, 5s Oct to 9s Od ; ditto Chickens, Os Od 1 West End of London
...
3 might' the great drawback ; but the estates, nevertheless, to Os Od; barn-door Fowls, is 9d to 3s Oil per couple; and Crystal Palace. ... - ...
• took Pni are described as gardens of cultivation. The wee- Capons, 3s to 4s 6,1 : Chickens, is 6d to 2s Oct per couple ;20 all West London - ...
Pheasants, 3s Oct to 3s 9d; Partridges, is 6d to is 8d; Hares, 10 51s. Wmbledou &Croydoi, _ -
...
;erninelltqa ther was generally favourable to all descriptions of 2s 6d to 3s 6d; Leverets, 3s Od to 5s Od; Woodcocks, 2s 6d St. 100 York Newctl.drßerw 65 - 66
terfere s'il'i
aeo work on the sugar plantations. The public health to 3s 6d;
.Grouse, 2s Oct to 2s 3d; Snipes, 9d to la 6d; Teal 25 20 Do. Extensions...-. 84 - 8.1 114
;tits. 01)°,, to was good. Local writers speak well of mining pro- 6d to 9d; wild Ducks is 3d to 2s Od ; Widgeons, 9d to 25 115 Do. G.N.E. Purchase 4 -34 d 74
, and fel' is Od; and Plovers, 6d to is each. English Eggs, 8s 6cl to St. 100 York &N. Midland 4B - 50 484 9
end of
d4tio spects. 9s Od; French ditto, 5s 9,1 to 7s Oct per 120 ; Ostend fresh
mat& de,56 The amount of silver exported from London Butter Ils 6d to 12s, and English ifs 6cl to 14,s per 12 lbs. FOREIGN.
1 Ps- direct during the week to Thursday last was BILLINGSGATE.
res, - r Turbots, 2s 6d to 15s ; Brills, 1s Od to 4s each; Salmon 10 6 iAatwrp &Rotterdam 21 - 2d 4
Great.; 112,900 ounces, and of gold 23,788 ounces, and Trout, is ois 441. per lb; Cod Fish, 2s Oct to 10s Od ; Soles, 5 3 Belgian East. Junct. 4- 11
807 - r 4,0001. all to the Continent. 6d to is 6cl per pair ; Eels, 641 to Os per lb ; Lobsters, is to 20 8 Beziers to Graissossac 3 • 1 d
. ... ... Central of Italy ... - ...
he MeTnf; The English Stock Market has been very steady, 3s Od ; Crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; Whitings, is to 6s Od per doz
nee, ria ; Doreys,is to s•Mullets,isto3sOcteach ;.
Od 7 - 15
Aral, ov"-_, of and the further news of the retirement of the Turks Oysters, lOs Oct to 'l6s Od; Natives, 40s Oct to 50a dd per 175 all Demerara , __
•••
he lisuP has not operated upon prices. Consols have been Mackerel 35s to 00s per 100 • Smelts, lsOd to 3s pr doz • 20 10 Dijon and Besnon li - 2.#p
l'SlLha;t,e, 6d. to Od per lb; .Shrimps, is 6d to' 2s 6d per gallon;. 20 8 Dutch Rhenish - 14d
quoted 944 to 95k, and 95 to 5 for Account. The Bloaters, 5s Od to lOs Od per 100 • Fresh Herrings, 5s Od 20 all East Indian 34 -41 p 245
New 3f per Cents. have been 951 to 96, and the to os Od. per 100 ; Haddocks, 4s 'to 8s per doz. ; lice, 20 2 Do. Extension. - i p
• 3 per Cents. 93i to 94. Bank Stock has been done to is each • Carp 2s Odper brace ; Tench, 2s d
4tOlOs Oct per brace ; Gur'nets, 4d to is Od each ; RalibuOt, 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula 4- 1 p
20 10 Ocl. Junct. of France 24 -24 p 121
taing a r°.•ctifrille at 2174, and South Sea Stock at 1125. Exchequer 6cl per lb.; Salt Fish, 2d to 5d Her lb. ; Prawns, 2s Oil to - 10 Gd. Trunk. of Canada
Lident at 0,4 s Od per lb. ; Flounders, is to is 6d per dozen ; Sturgeon, Shrs. and 80-ids 1 34 - 31c1 64
Bills are ss. premium.
a Pe
re on .07. There is a very limited business doing in Foreign 6d per lb.; Pike 6d per lb. 20 8 Gt. Central of France 4 - 4 p
205 204 Gt. Westn. of Canada
iStry of,fOj,BREAD.
The prices
db bread
ditto,l i then9d to Im4rl oppeorli4slabrleo farfr Shares 2 - 14c1
Securities, and quotations are firm. Russian 4i
the roc )• ... ... Do. bonds(l i55.)1857 ... - ...
nmerciao per Cents. are dull at 97k. Sardinian are sup- lid to 11:4d;.:. ... Do. bonds (2 i55.)1873 ... - ...
i. The 1 ported at 92. Spanish 3 per Cents., 4 per cent. NEWPORT
Beef from 2s 10d. to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 8d ;
121005
all
14 Hamilton
6iltpoenr kcenTtorouto ... ...
not open' better, at 46k, and the New Deferred have im- veal, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; pork, 3s 101 to 5s Od per 81bs. 20 5 Lake Const. & Basle ~. -.__
proved to 22 and 225. Brazilian Small Bonds are WHITECFIAPEL. 5 4 Lucca and Pistoja, 5 •••
recd} marked 97f, and the 41- per Cents. are rather Beef, from 2s Bd. to 4s Od ,- Mutton, 3s Od to 4s 83 ; per cent. pref.
Veal, 3s 66 to 4s 641; Pork, 3s 46 to 4s 103 per 81bs. by 20 15 Luexembourg .al
104 -11 11 104
ng, reete4 of higher at 96, but quiet. Dutch 21 per Cents. have the carcase. 10 10 Do. (Railway) 64 -7 64
ass vet is . maintained yesterday's prices, namely 633/4 for the HIDES AND SKINS. 52 Do l4 - 2
1 illiO
Be.g _di 24 per Cents., and 9451 for the 4 per Cents. There Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 24d to Od; 641 b to 721 b, 21d 5 3 Do. (Canal) l4 - 2
M. DelinD to 3d; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 34d. ; 801 b to 881 b, 3d to 34i1 ; 10 5 Do. 6p. cent. pref. Icl - p
) addreSl are no dealings in Mexican, Portuguese, or Russian 881 b to 961 b, 3cl to 3541; 961 b to 1041 b, 30 to 3id ; 104th 20 12 Lyons & Mediterran. ... - ...
,i 0 5 per Cent. Bonds. to 1121 b 35d to 4d. Horse hides, 5s 6d to 6s 6d; calf skins
, light, 2s 6cl to 3s Oil; ditto, full,
16s (id to Os Od; polled 20 105 Madras
33/ 29 Maria Antonia
•- 1 p
... -- •••
esentatif7o; Railway Shares are in request at higher prices. 10 10 Do. New
sheep, 5s 3d to 6s 6d; Kents, 4s 9( to 5s 3d; Half-breds, - •••
institutiely The French lines are firm, and the Belgian very 4s 93 to 5s 3d ; Downs, 3s 6d to 4s 3d. 20 2 Melbourne Dk. & Ry. ... - •••
of it• 400 active, at a further rise. HAY MARKETS. 20 all Namur St Liege (with
lances revoi, interest Si - 81 85 4
devoteoo4l Gold Mine Shares are extremely inactive. Baden SMITHFIELD.-Meadow hay, 21 5s to Si 15s ; clover
ditto, 41 Os to 6110 s ; and straw, 1/ 16a to 212 s per load. 20 all Do. (ex interest) - ...
16 all Northern of France 34 - 341
xpresSe9,_„ot are i higher. A short supply, and a steady trade.
Goverany Not much is doing in Joint Stock Bank Shares, CUMBERLAND.-Meadow hay, 21 15s to 51 17s ; clover 20 all Do. 20/. 3p. c. Bds
ea, i[fmy.B.&Ams.Shs ] ... -
ditto, 41.06
.to 61 6s ; and straw, 1/ 18s to 21 4s per load.
betwc bire but prices have improved. English, Scottish etc. 10 all NorwegianTrnk. Pref 74 - 8
Ong the ° iisi _ ' " Supply limited, and trade firm.
. are 1/. higher, and Chartered of Australia have WHITECHAPEL.-Meadow hay, 215 s to Si 15s; clover 20 10 Paris and Lyons l5 Hip
a conciliU4o 40 Do. bonds
ace of E v;r, risen ss. to 10s. r ditto, 4/ Os to 6/ 108 ; and straw, it 14s to 21 2s per load. 20 all Paris and Orleans •-• •••
••• - •••
anent tel" Land Companies are better, the Australian, Trade steady, at very full prices. 20 all Paris and Rouen 4O -42
20 all Paris and Strasbourg 324 - 33rd 321
acli°l Agricultural, and South Australian being each k 20 4 ParisCaen&Cherbrg. 2 - 4 p
rh the tor ° higher. LLOYD'S SHIPPING .-(THIS DAY.)
104 101 Quebec & Richmond 3 - 1 d
ribed, Shares 20 all Rouen and Havre - 195
n the
from 0 Crystal Palace are I better. 4. .20 9 Royal Danish 4d -6 P
lore - LONDON, Nov. 19.- -Wind at noon, S. ; light breeze, 5 2 Royal Swedish 1- 4 d
half-ia f and fine weather. There has been a severe frost during 20 all Sambre and Meuse 94 - 91
the night. 10 6 )o. 54 per cent, pref ••• ••• 94 10 91 10
parcel O BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
tia SS
~, (From the Oficia/ List.) PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 18.-Wind, variable. Arrived- 20 2 S.E. of France.., id - par
'Von Business done Medway, from London, for Port Philip. 20 6 Southern of France - 4 p
f the fr, ii°
se Tor'rea tg Bank Stock - -
attribn ea 447 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities - 20 2s. Upper India Scrip ... .. _
ed ty 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 955 41- 51 Margaret, for Aden. 81 all West Flanders '•
ltd re°l - 44 44 1
New 34 per Cent. Annuities QS/ 6 GLOUCESTRR, Nov. 18.-Sailed-George, for Sydney, 20 10 Do. 54 per c. Pref . Id. _ ma.
is
ih N.S.W.Nides'. fel South Sea Stock
,g at %411/ Consols for Account - lip
Quebec. 20 2 Wiesbaden ............ .. - . .
''' deetrusid Exchequer Bills, 13. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 18.-Wind, S.W. Arrived-Rose, 20 12 Zealand ........ . ..... .34 - iid
21.000
iYses b°l°l3ol from Quebec ; Queen Victoria, do.
ard °P Th Ditto Small
r-la
be F' PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mauritius. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
a net
s° LOWESTOFT, Nov. 18.-The Minerva (brig), of South
ila 0,0 Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. - Shields, struck on the Holm Sand last night-came off, Sbr. Paid RAILWAYS. cLeasing Closing Prices Business
tor'', 00474 Ditto Small
sly an woe'', Ditto New, 1852, 4)5 per Cent 96 BEAumAnrs, Nov. 17.-Wind, S.W. Arrived-Avon, - ______ —...--
ant t° ig 00 Russian Bonds, 1822,1 per Cent. £St - from Quebec. Sailed-Carlston, for St. Stephen's, N.S. 50 all Bedford and Ln.&N.W.
the 61'600 Ditto 45 per Cent 975 LIMERICK, Nov. 17.-Wind, N. Arrived-Jessy, from Bletchley.... -.--.
their °pie Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent 92 Quebec. St. 100 Buckghamsh .L. &N.W. 100 - 102
te es° a 7 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 464 BELFAST LOUGH, Nov. 17.-Arrived-Brooksby, from 50 all Clydesdale Jc. Caledon ... 50 - 52
o'cl°°l% 131 f Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. 225 2 the Clyde, for California making a little water. St. 100 E.Lincoln. gr.
:her aos, or SHIELDS, Nov. 18.-Wind, S.W. Arrived Penelope, 6p. cent. .. Gt•Northn 140 - 143
0 see Dividends on the above payable in London.
on. Ii? s Dutch Exchange, 25 per Cent. 12 Gull
ago 0° HARTLEPOOL, Nov. 18.-Wind, W. Sailed-Oscar, Neils. Direct.
g til co Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates .. - •- -.
d 11° r- •••
ii.RIM, Nov. 18.-The Experiment (sloop), from Glasgow 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt. Westn. 30 -32
1 °to" TWO O'CLOCK- to Saltney, which came ashore on the bar, has been brought 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New.
,Emile, 0,0 _ Consols 95 h. off, repaired, and proceeded. Railway & Beres..
... - •••
ace on 'ode Ditto December Account 95 i
a•o of YsTAD, Nov. 14.-The Did Dantzic to Sunderland, 50 all Hull & Selby. Y.&N.Md. 108 - 110
lore , th, ~„. which was off this port on the 'llth inst., after being on 25 all Do. 6 Shares. Do 54 -55
be cio ,‘ y -- --- shore, has proceeded to Elsinore to repair. 125 all Do. 1 Shares. Do 265 - 274
°pc:464oog; COWES, ISLE OF WIGEIT.-.Nov. 18. IA all Lon.&Greenw S.Eastern 135 - 144
of 00 -•- (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) 20 all Do. Preference Do 245 - 254
" tOire..o
LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY, 10.30 A.M. St. 100 Lowestoft gr.
Lavilli g 117-°° (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRA PH.) 4 per cent... Norfolk ... - -
oye-,t°, 5 (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Wind S.W., moderate and cloudy.
Arrived-Bee, from Africa; Glonlyon, Quebec; Nep- St. 100 Do. 6 per ct.. Do - -
r, 11' 0,4 54 all Manch.Bxton. Ln. &N.W
~ The whole of the wires, connecting Osborne with tune, Buenos Ayres.
wee' feelil London will be laid down to-night, and to-morrow will Off Port-Murray (ship). and Matlock & Midld. 24 -3 24
nese °li., CO f be
Southerly. 50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton &
ready for the transmission of intelligence. Next QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 17. Redcar . Darlingt. -- -
nted tP• 0 ° Week the communication between West Cowes arid Wind,
tic 4 London will be completed. 100 all Midld.Bradfd. Midland 99 - 101
(Orr(' an Arrived-Ben Nevis, from London, to embark emi- 50 all Northern and
led the 111, Having
French. ship Rose, of Havre, Captain Peniguil, grants for Panama.
' dore'..seitEastern sp. c. E. Count 6l. - 63
,soo T, j5O all Do. 6 per ct.. Do
der ft'i. •ritofr discharged her cargo into the Medina Commer-
cial warehouses, was this day docked to be repaired, as (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) ••• - •••
54) all Do.Fixectsp.c Do ... - ...
, hoo°nli; was the Greek brig Tremoleon, Captain Gripari, both CUSTOMS RETURN. 25 all Prest. & Wyse L. &I\ . W
e $ 00' ha •
ving received serious damage in the late gales. They Wind S., light and hazy. GRAVESEND,
Tide,
haSlAf-ThuoßurDAfiTooldo. A.M.
Ig° lidiost/O&Ln&Yk ••• - —...
44. e now in the Medina Dock.
1 vris of ecl 124! 12 Do. 4 Shares. Do
lealt,' 04 A Arrived-Disl, from Stettin ; Fron Angle, Leer ; Den- St. 1100 Roysta.& Hit. Gt.Northn 138 - 142
with °ood.gy; _
. GREAT LONDON DRAINAGE BILL.-It is propo.sed to mark (s), Tonningen ; Hanover (s), Rotterdam , Seine (s), St. ,100 Do.Shepth.St. Do l3B - 142
ly, rastl: oa Boulogne, Wilberforce, Mamborg. 25 185 Shef. Roth. & Lancash.&
Sailed-Belgium (s), for Ostend, Triton (s), for Calais;
whic jete; tagioainn_bisriang forward this bill for authorising the construe- Caledonia (s), Hamburgh. Goole g.5.p.c Yorksh ... - d
interceptvi tthuennutasegwe sewer onthe each aide
lord, Dace, 4'12 94 S. Staffordsh.. MrMClean 2 -14 d
reryDEAL, SATURDAY, 9 A.M. 50 all WearValleygr Stockt. &
the river ; but some of the clauses will be modified, in Wind W.S.W., light, and hazy. 6 per cent.,. Darling. ••• - -
1 Passed-Renner, from Porto Rico, to London. 25 all Do Do 335 - 314
°l4l4terstietahnvl9.aftre
Parliament. pp it met with in the Anchored-Hero of the Nile, from' Loudon, to Bombay. St. 100 Wilts4Somrst Gt,Westn 9B - 100
Y.
But back and anohored-%eadfast, for Adelaide.

ft. i.OO

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100

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10 6 IA-atwrp &Rotterdam 21 2d 4
5 3 'Belgian East. Junct. 1 11
20 8 Beziers to Graissossac 3 • 1 d
. . . . Central of Italy .
20 a:11 Charleroi & Erqueln 13 15
17i all Demerara ,
20 10 Dijon and Besnon 1 -2.4 p
20 8 Dutch Rhenish
20 all East Indian 3 —41 p
20 2 Do. Extension p -
5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula t 1 p
20 10 Gd. Junct. of France 21 2/3) 121
... 10 Gd. Trunk. of Canada
Shrs. and Boads 1 31 —3.1 a
20 8 Gt. Central of France p
205 205 Gt. Westn. of Canada
Shares 2 —15 d
... Do. bonds(l i55.)1857
' Do. bonds (2 i55.)1873
205 105 Hamilton & Torouto
1.10 all Do. 6 per cent —
20 5 Lake Const. & Basle
5 4 Lucca and Pistoja, 5
per cent. pref.
20 15 Luexembourg lO4 —ll 11 101
10 10 Do. (Railway) 6 - 7 6/
5 2Do l5 2
5 3 Do. (Canal) l4 2
10 5 Do. 6p. cent. pref 4d p
20 12 Lyons & Mediterran.
20 105 Madras 4
335 29 Maria Antonia
10 10 Do. New —
20 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry —
20 all Namur & Liege (with
interest Bl 81 85 /
20 all Do. (ex interest) —
16 all Northern of France 34 341
20 all Do. 201. 3p. c. Bds
[fmy.B.&Ams.Shs ]
10 all NorwegianTrnk. Pref 75 85
20 10 Paris and Lyons l5l 16Ap
40 40 Do. bonds
20 all Paris and Orleans
20 all Paris and Rouen 4O 42
20 all Paris and Strasbourg 325 33xd 321
20 4 Paris Caen& Cherbrg. 2 4 p
101 101 Quebec & Richmond 3 1 d
20 all Rouen and Havre
-20 9 Royal Danish — P
5 2 Royal Swedish 1 d
20 all Sambre and Meuse 9l 95 95 10 sa 10
10 6 )0. 5l per cent, pref ,„
20 2 S.E. of France ld - par
20 6 Southern of France 2 4 p
20 6 StAndrews &Quebec
20 2s. Upper India Scrip
8i all West Flanders
41 45
20 10 Do. 55 per C. Pref . ld _,par
20 10 Western of France._ 75 --
16 4 West. of Switzerland 15 ld
20 2 Wiesbaden
20 l2 Zealand ........ . 31 —31 d

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THE SUN, LONDON, SATIRDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 19, 1853.

100 Aberdeen .......
101) Do., No. 2, 7 p. c
30 Blyth & Tyne 10 per
ct. pref. (iss. at£so)
100 Bristol & Exeter 4pr
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all EastAnglian (£3los;
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all Do. (25) 7 per cent ,
2 Do. (£7l7s) 7p. ct
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all Do., No. 2 .......

all Do., New 6p. c. St..
all Eastern Union, Scrip
Guar. 6 per cent....
all Do. £lO Deben. Sh...
100 EastLancash. 6 p.cts.
all East & West Yorksh

Junction Fifths
all Edinb.Prth.dtDundee

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4 per cent.
100 Glasgow & S.Western
guar. 5 per cent....
10() Great Northr sp. c.
100 Do. sp. c. , Redeem. ,
at 10 p. C. prom ....
10 Do. 4 percent. Scrip
4 Gt.N. of Scot. ,lstPref
all Gt. Southn. &Westn.
(Ireland) Eighths...
2 Do. 4 per ct. pref. St.
6 Gt. Westn. (Berko
Hants Ex. p. 04..1
Do. con. & red. 4i p.e
Do. do. 4 per cent...
Do. irredeara. 4 p. c.
Lan. & York. F. £2O,
Do., 6 p. c., Stock...
Leeds Nn. 6p. e. No. 1
Do. Quarters, 1848...
London and;Brighton
Guaranteed 5 p.
Po. Pref., 5 p. c. St.
Do. Convertible, sp.
c., 1852
Do. New Guar 6p.c.
Lond. & N. W , Coy.
& Nun., 5 per cent.
London & S. Western,
Con. Thirds
Londonderry& Color
Shares .
Londy. & Ennis. Sh
Manch. ,Shef. , & Lin.,
Shares, No. 1
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Consol. 6 p.c. St
Do. Consol. Bristol dt
Birm. 6 per cent
Do. Pref. 4i per cent
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Norfolk Extension
Do. Pref. 5i per ct
Do. Way. Val. 5 p c
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North Staffordshire
Oxford Worcester <St
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Shrewsby. & Chester
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South Devon
Do. New
S. Eastern (Reading
Ann.,) of £1 Os.6d.
S. Yorksh.4p. c. Guar.
Waterfd. &Kilk. 6p. c.
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The Royal Mail steam-ship Solent, Captain Jel-
licoe, arrived at Southampton just before noon
yesterday, bringing the usual West India and
Pacific mails, in charge of Lieutenant Purver,
R.N., Admiralty agent. Her dates are—
Greytown Oct. 18 'Carriac3a Oct. 28
Chagres 24 St. Vincent — 28
Carthagena
Santa Martha 7 Martinique — 28
Jamaica 26 Guadaloupe — 28
Hayti 2B Dominica - 28
Porto Rico — 31 Antigua — 29
Berbice
Demerara - 30
Tobago — 27 St. Kitts — 30
Trinidad .
Barbadoes — 27 Belize, Honduras, 18
Grenada
The Solent experienced moderately fine weather
with head winds for the first three days after leav-
ing St. Thomas's, but subsequently an uninter-
rupted succession of north-east winds and gales,
with a heavy sea. Her passage has, therefore, been
a more protracted one than would have been the
case if the excellent steaming qualities of the ves-
sel had been favoured with better weather. The
passengers have presented a congratulatory letter
to Captain Jellicoe, eulogising his professional con-
duct during the voyage.
This steamer brings 45 passengers, and on freight
golddust and bars value $199.528, specie (gold and
silver) value $582,623, and silver value $267,731,
the total value being $1,049, 982, or 211,3061. ster-
ling. The freight list also comprises precious stones
value $6,650, 131 serons of cochineal, 4 cases of
cigars, 7 bales of sarsaparilla, 15 cases of tortoise-
shell, 10 cases of succades, 351 serons and cases of
bark, 16 packages of mineral specimens, and 46
packages of sundries.
The advices from Jamaica are to the evening of
the 26th ult., the steamer having left Kingston on
the morning of the 27th, at daylight. Public at-
tention was entirely engrossed by the proceedings
consequent on the opening of the Legislature, which
was called together on the 18th ult. Since then,
up to the departure of the steamer, the business
had been chiefly of a routine character. The Go-
vernor's opening speech is as follow :
" Gentlemen of the Council, Mr. Speaker, and Gen-
tlemen of the Assembly,—l have called you together
for a new session at the earliest opportunity after my
arrival, earnestly hoping that the communications which
I am authorised by her Majesty's Government to lay
before you may lead to the immediate termination of
those lamentable dissensions which have, for nearly six
months past, deprived the island of the fostering care of
a Legislature, disorganised its public and parochial in-
stitutions, and materially aggravated its financial em-
barrassments, by suspending the collection of the ordi-
nary revenues.
" It is far from my intention to advert in detail to the
origin of the long-pending disputes which have brought
things to so unhappy a pass ; still less to pronounce any
opinion, in the necessarily imperfect state of my know-
ledge, upon the comparative merits of the position taken
up on either side.
" I can perfectly sympathise, on the one hand, with
the natural anxiety of the representatives of a suffering
community to reduce the costs of establishments gene-
rally into nearer proportion with its diminished wealth.
I can, on the other, appreciate the reluctance of those
whose constitutional functions it is to interpose a check
upon popular impulse to concur in arrangements, which
appeared to them uncalled for by the extent of the actual
emergency, and at variance with those principles of good
faith to which the State is bound to adhere as rigidly in
dealing with its humblest servant as man towards man
in the transactions of private life.
" But there is not, so far as I can judge, anything ir-
reconcileable in these conflicting views, and I confidently
trust that, with the aid of a loan not exceeding 50,0001.,
which the mother country is ready to offer for the pur-
pose, you will be able in friendly concert to devise mea-
sures which, without pressing with greater severity than
the circumstances of the time demand upon those whose
- offices it may, in a general revision, be determined either
to abolish altogether, or to reduce in value, will, never-
theless, insure a larger immediate diminution of taxation
than the most sanguine economist could heretofore reckon
on.

"It is my gratifying duty, however, to announce to
you that I am empowered to hold out prospects of far
more extended relief to the productive industry of Ja-
maica than could arise from any possible reduction of
official salaries, in the shape of a guarantee by the Im-
perial Parliament of the entire island debt, not already
so secured. The benefits of such a guarantee would not
be confined to a mere temporary alleviation of the enor-
mous annual burden which that debt entails, since the
reduction of the charge for interest would be so large as
to enable you, out of a portion of the saving, to provide
for the gradual liquidation of the principal at no very
remote period. Nor could her Majesty's Ministers, I
ain confident, hesitate to propose to Parliament, pro-
vided only the mode of regulating the revenue and ex-
penditure of Jamaica be assimilated to that which has
so long maintained the financial credit of Great Britain
at the highest pitch, to advance further loans to an ex-
tent sufficient for the introduction of a continuous stream
of immigrants, to supply the void in the labour market
created by the sad ravages of cholera and smallpox, and
to aid in developing the vast natural resources of this
beautiful island more rapidly and effectually than its
present limited population permits.
" The details of pecuniary operations of such magni-
tude will, of course, require deliberate consideration,
and I shall be ready, at the proper time, to enunciate to
you what further information I possess of the views of
Government as to the securities required.
"Meanwhile I may briefly state that the generous
proposals to which I have alluded, sanctioned as they
have been with surprising unanimity by the leading
statesmen in both Houses of Parliament, are founded
upon no design of fettering in the slightest degree that
legislative independence which for nearly two centuries
the people of Jamaica have so proudly cherished—are
coupled with no conditions derogatory to the first repre-
sentative constitutions that ever existed—but emanate
solely from the sincere sympathy felt by the British
nation at large for the misfortunes of one of its most
ancient and important colonies.
"It is in a similar spirit that you are urged by all
parties at home no longer to delay the introduction of such
political reforms as the experience of the mother country
has demonstrated to be most conducive to efficient and
economical government, and best calculated to avert the
recurrence of ruinous struggles between the various
powers of the State. I well know with how much
jealousy suggestions'of this sort must naturally be re-
ceived by the large class who, looking back to the effort
which it cost the earlier colonists to erect the great bul-
wark of civil and religious liberty in this island, have
learnt to regard the peculiar institution which sprang
subsequently thereout as the acme of human wisdom.
" Such feelings are worthy of every respect, but I
must in all courtesy remind those who entertain them
that no form of government was ever yet so perfect as
not to require, in the lapse of ages, to be modified in
accordance with the varying interest and progressive
requirements of society. Witness the British constitu-
tion itself—the great model for the colonial dependencies
of the empire—which has undergone so many successive
reformations for those ends within a comparatively re-
cent period.
" Here, on the contrary, a social revolution, unparal-
leled in extent and completeness in the annals of history,
has taken place during the last quarter of a century,
with scarcely any deviation from the previous motion
of public business. What Jamaica stands pre-eminently
in need of at the present stage of her political progress
is a strong executive Administration, consisting of up-
right and intelligent men chosen from among her own
citizens, to devote themselves to the exclusive study of
her condition, charged with the sole responsibility of all
matters of finance, and serving as an acknowledged
medium of communication between the representation
of the Crown, the Council, and the House of Assembly.
'way e
tfhtehehaLremgoisnlaiotuusre coe-operation
eeuorfedthine
several
any question of importance, and the theory of represen-
tativen
government be carried to its only legitimate con-
clusion. The improvements effected under such a system
branchesthis
of his policy would be disclosed to and freely canvassed
in a governor's position would be that the whole course
by the colonists ; that there would be as little risk of
collision between himself and either house as between
the Sovereign and Parliament ; and that the time wasted
in discussing bills to which it is wholly out of his power
to assent would be saved, and in many cases the irritat-
ing use of the veto avoided.
t, The bearing of the proposed change upon the re-
lations between the Council and Assembly would be no
less advantageous, especially as there could no longer be
a of
the
and
the slightest objection on the part of the Crown to
render the former in every respect as it has long virtu-
ally been in practice, or so add to it a larger number of
t
landed
e d
department opportunities proprietors,
so a
afforded
o tr
publicode d
fr identify
service, the i
gradual as closely
nd for
as
Bible with the views of those permanently interested in
introduc-
tion p
pos-
sible
the colony. But the most beneficial result of all would
be n
the
of well-considered and wholesome reforms into
every
legisla-
tion of a more comprehensive and vigorous character
than any individual member can be expected to origi-
nate and carry by his unassisted and unremunerated
exertions.
"I have dwelt, perhaps, longer than I need have done
on the first simple step toward the cause of the political
disorders to which Jamaica is so peculiarly subject, espe-
cially as I may have to address you again by message in
reference to the particulars of the plan. That plan may
not prove a panacea for all the ills that afflict the colony,
but at any rate, it is no untested theory of govrnnirati
no new-fangied experiment in constitutioniomaieecino I
b given by,
is proposed as the basis of the guars
British constitution,
lowing out of the principles of
ovisions which can alone
through the introduction of pr
sentative system in any
render the working of the rep!-e
effective.
country harmonious and
Gentlemen of the Assembly,—lt
the mother country for your debt,
lowing bnutteea consistent fol-
" Mr. Speaker,
supplies requisite to meet the out
to grant
the
o'f the Treasury, and to uphold the
standing obligations
during the ensuing year upon an
public establishments
adequate scale.
for me to tell you of the ruinous 1
It is unnecessary
of the claims which, from the non-passing of
amount
acts are daily accumulating against the
only remains that sahnoduld I request you, in her Majesty's
the usual revenue f
inflicted on all classes of the community ; nor need
I remind you of the even greater evils which must result
Island Treasury, or of the misery and distress thereby
from the expiration of the rum &ties, and from the
parish vestries being left without authority to raise

funds for the support of the poor or the repair of the

roads. _
" I fear, however, that your wisdom may be tasked to
the utmost to find the means of restoring the revenue
to its former productiveness, owing to the large stocks
of imported goods, which must affect the yielding of the
Customs' duties for a long time after their reimposition,
while the excise on rum can hardly for years be expected
to recover.

"This is the more to be regretted, because there can
be no question of the desirableness of reducing, at as
early a period as possible, the very heavy rates imposed
by the late tariffs upon the chief necessaries of life, as
of abolishing, as you have already had in contemplation,
the excessive charges heretofore levied upon shipping
frequenting your ports.

‘7 I earnestly trust that your local knowledge and ex-
perience may enable you to discover some method of
providing for the expenditure indispensably requisite,
without postponing such reductions indefinitely ; and I
can assure you, for my own part, in perfect sincerity and
truth, that not only shall I always be disposed to con-
cur in any arrangement consistent with justice and effi-
ciency for lightening the public burdens, but that it is my
anxious desire to secure the adoption of that systematic
and searching economy which the distressed circum-
stances of the colony imperatively demand.
" Gentlemen of the Council, Mr. Speaker, and Gen-
tlemen of the Assembly,—Gloomy as is the actual posi-
tion of affairs, I see nothing to justify despondency in
the minds of those to whom the future destinies of
Jamaica are at this moment intrusted. Much, un-
doubtedly, there is to afford ground for grave reflection,
and to enjoin extreme caution and forbearance on the
part of all of us. May He, by whom the whole world is
governed and preserved, inspire our deliberations with
prudence and concord, and bless our humble endeavours
to promote civilisation and industry, and restore happi-
ness and prosperity to this distracted country."
This speech, which was delivered on the 18th of
October, was not replied to until the 21st. The
Assembly's address is headed,
" To his Excellency Sir Henry Barkly —the Humble
Address of the Assembly."
The subjoined are the principal paragraphs :
" We, her Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects, the
Assembly of Jamaica, beg respectfully to offer to your
Excellency our sincere congratulations upon your Ex-
cellency's appointment to the government of this im-
portant and once wealthy colony. We tender to your
Excellency our best thanks for your speech at the open-
ing of this session.
"It will be a source of sincere gratification to us,
should the communications which your Excellency has
been authorised by her Majesty's Government to lay
before us lead to the termination of those unhappy dif-
ferences which have resulted in so much general disor-
ganisation and embarrassment, in consequence of the
rejection of the bills making provision for the collection
of the ordinary revenues.
" We gladly refrain from entering on the present oc-
casion into detailed explanation of the principles and
motives by which we have been influenced throughout
the whole period of this painful contest. Those motives
and those principles have been greatly misstated in the
official documents laid before Parliament ; but they need
no personal justification so long as we are assured that
they are duly estimated by your Excellency, and that
our sincere and honest desire to reduce the cost of esta-
blishments generally into nearer proportion with the di-
minished resources of the inhabitants is sympathised in
by your Excellency. We can assure your Excellency,
in perfect sincerity, that we desire to effect no reduction
which the extent of actual emergency does not render
necessary, or which, under the circumstances, can be
fairly considered to be at variance with those principles
of good faith to which the state, no less than individuals,
is considered bound to adhere.

"'We are gratified to learn that the proposals oi
Government, which your Excellency informs us have
now met with the unanimous sanction of the leading
statesmen in both houses of Parliament, are founded
upon no design of fettering in the slightest degree that
legislative independence which for nearly two centuries
the people of Jamaica have so proudly cherished, are
coupled with no condition derogatory to the freeest re-
presentative constitution that ever yet existed, and
emanate solely from the sincere sympathy felt by the
British nation at large for the misfortunes of one of its
most ancient and important colonies.
" Our deliberate and early consideration shall be
devoted to those recommendations which your Excel-
lency has been instructed to offer to us on the subject of
constitutional reform. We believe, with your Excel-
lency, that there is no human institution so perfect as
that it may not, with advantage, become the object of
improvement.
"We are sincerely desirous of discharging that duty
which, as loyal subjects, we owe to the Crown, of grant-
ing such supplies as may be necessary to uphold the
public establishments during the ensuing year, and we
sincerely trust that nothing may interpose to prevent
the free and spontaneous discharge of this duty. Your
Excellency, however, is aware of the painful distress
under which every branch of industry is at present suf-
fering in this colony. Were this a merely temporary
and transitory moment of depression, we should not
deem the emergency sufficient to justify an adherence to
a principle which has already excited so much ill-will,
but our daily experience proves to us that the distress
which has forced upon us this unwelcome measure is
universal, and we fear without present hope of allevia-
tion. While, therefore, we are prepared to assure your
Excellency of our willingness to grant a supply for the
support of our public institutions, we feel bound to state
tha-, the amount of supply must, of necessity, be re-
stricted within the most moderate bounds compatible
with the effective discharge of the public service."
These documents had been read by the public
with much satisfaction, and had been spoken well
of by the press. A finance committee was about to
be appointed, and the house had instructed that
the committee should introduce various bills, among
them the " Import Duty Bin, with appropriations."
Whether the general business of the country would
be proceeded with harmoniously or not was a ques-
tion wrapt in uncertainty.
The weather was excessively warm. Such wea-
ther was seldom experienced at this period of the
year. The public health generally was pretty satis-
factory. Sir Henry Barkly, immediately on his
arrival in the island, began to show his views on the
necessity of retrenchment by calling all the servants
of the late Governor together, and telling them that
as there had been a reduction in the value of the
appointment of Governor, a corresponding reduc-
tion must be made in their wages ; and it was
hoped that the example thus set, not only in this
respect, but also in other public departments,
would bring about a salutary change both in the
habits of private individuals and in the manage-
ment of the public institutions. Sir Charles
Grey, the ex-Governor, was still residing in
Spanish Town, and was not expected to leave
the colony for some time. Sir Joshua and
Lady Rowe had arrived from New York.
Exchange on London, 90 days, 1 per cent. ; 60
days, 11 per cent. ; 30 days, 2 per cent. premium.
Merchants' bills on New York, 60 days, 2/2 to 3 per
cent.
The fall season in Jamaica had set in at an un-
usually early period, and planting operations
were proceeding favourably for the coming crop.
Great hopes are entertained about an early arrival
of Chinese and other immigrants, nearly 2,000 being
expected in the fall of the year ; but this supply
would fall short of the demand, the applications
having far exceeded the anticipated number. A
number of Coolies had left the island ; some, how-
ever, remained, and took the bounty money.
Shipping was very scarce, and the freights ruled
high—viz., 41. per ton to England.
From British Guiana we have dates to the 26th
ult. Rain had fallen, and the weather was more
cool and pleasant. The young canes in the plan-
tations everywhere looked most promising, and a
large crop was anticipated. Trade was improving,
and the Legislature was to meet on the 26th ult.,
when the Education bill would be proceeded
with. Fever in its most malignant form had again
commenced its ravages in the colony, confining
itself, however, chiefly to new arrivals, the ship-
ping, and persons indifferently seasoned to the cli-
mate. As a specimen of the lukewarmness of the
Georgetown municipality, the Royal Gazette in-
stances the fact of the Town Council having met
on the 24th ult., and agreed to have a display of
fireworks, but rejected the proposed adoption of a
Du-
pony, Sewerage and Drainage Bill. Commander had n;
pony, of the French war steamer Marceau,
fallen a victim to the pestilence, greatly regretted.
At St. Vincent's the crops were backwasrd,.ifeowe
ing chiefly to constant rains during the p•
t
Oniously.
i
mouths. Legislation was going on harmoniously.
A good deal of fever still prevailed oiatdheairsilsaennd.in
A feeling of much dissatisfachti9ran
wing
the white
consequence of the order for witds,d
and leaving only
troops from several of the islands,
fiolardthdeeir-
a handful of half-savage blackta_e
familiese
protection. Some respec. bl
the islands on this
clared their intention of quitting
account.
Santa Cruz was in a lthy stte, yellow fever
having entirely left it. The C
its
o l
annualona a Asessisseon. mbly was
The
on the eve of resuming
1
new Colonial Secretary had arrived from Copen_
hagen. He was the bearer of regulations for
changes in several departments of the Government.
Additional taxes were looked for to improve the
revenue, while retrenchments in the public expen-
diture were to take place.
In Grenada some excitement existed among the
coloured people owing to the remission by Sir W.
Colebrook of a portion of a fine imposed
upon
sons concerned in a squabble which tooliplaler
c'ea-
little time since between some military officers and
the civilians. The last crop in this island had
fallen off considerably, Ithe wet season having over-
taken several Theestates prospects of the planters
for the next season were, however, far more en-
couraging.
St Lucia letters of the 27th ult. state that the
weather had been exceedingly wet and boisterous,
and calculated to do much injury to the growing
crops. Governor Power and family had left Cas-
tries for Souffriere, some few cases of malignant
fever having appeared, occasioned by the poisonous
exhalations from some portions of the town where
sanitary arrangements had not been carried out by
the Town-council. The troops were quite healthy.
The Royal mail steam-ships Medway, Esk, Der-