The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-15 00:00:00

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THE SUN,: LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, NO'VEMNEII,_IS, 1853.

SHA.R! MARKETS-(THIS DAY).

PREFERENCE SHARES.

MONTE VIDEO.

BRITISH RAILWAYS.

'Aberdeen .

100
8`

il RAILWAYS,

'Aberdeen .

Closing Prices
this day.

19i -- 194

Ambg. Nottug. Bost.
& Eastn. Junc.......

44 - 4i

Belfast & Ballymena
Birmng. Wolverh. do
Stour Va11ey.........
Birkenhd. Lancsh.
Cheshire Junct......
Do. Chesh. & Birk.,
£5O & £25 Cons....
Do., £2O
Blyth & Tyne original
£25 (iss. at .E 45)....
Bristol & Exeter......
Caledonian.

9 - JO

12 10 d

17 - 19
5/ -

N - 98
546 - 55
166 - 176
13 - 15

Chester & Ilolyheadl
Cork and Bandon I
Cork, Black. & Pass
;Cornwall
Dublin&Belfast Juno
Dundee Perth &Aber-
deen Junction
Do. New

74 - 8.

East Anglian (£25 L.
& E. & L. & D.)
Do., (XlB E. &
Eastern Counties
Eastern Union,A. stk
Do., do. B
Do,NewA(lateThirds)
East Lancashire
Ed inburgh & Glasgow
Edinb. and Peebles
Edinb.Prth.&Dunde ,
Forth and ClydeJunc
Glasgow & S. Western
Great Northern Stk
Do., A. Stock
Do., B. Stock
Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. )
Great Western..

41; -- 41
34 • 3t
128 -13 t
42 -- 44
31 -- 33

64 - 66
59 -- 61

2i* = ii

82 - 83
58 - 60
127 - 129
102 - 104
81 -- 82

irieh South-Easters.
Lancaster &Carlisle..
Do., Thirds
Lancasn. & Yorkshire
Do., Fifths
Do., Wst. Riding Un
Leeds Northern

87 -- 901
11 12ips
64i -- 65
-- 7 d
4i -7 4id
12t-131

Liv. Crsby. &Soutbpt.
London & Blackwall
Lond. Tilb. & Sthend.
Lond.Bright.& S. Cst.
London & N. Western
Do. FifLhs
Do. ,10/.5h.,M&8...0
Do. Eighths

7i
1 P
96 97
102 102
d P
I p

100
42

London tt S. Western
Do., £5O. .....
Do., £4O

73 75
13 11 d
12 11 d

Lncfncirry.&Coleraine
Lndndrry. & Ennisk.
Manch.Snef. &Lineln.
Do., Man. & Lin. Un
Midland

20 - 21
... - -d
611 -61 i
34 - 36

100
100
47
174

13h-rains% & Derby
Midland G. Wcst.(lr.)
I Do. Shares

Newcastle &Carlisle
Newmarket

Do. Bury Extensions
Nowpt.Aberg.&Htfd
Newry & Enniskillen
Newry Warrenpoint
& Rostrevor

54 56
i d par
5 401

'Norfolk
Northn. Counties Un
North British ...... ,

50 52
4 —3 d
28 29
8— 10,

North Devon, No.l 1
Do., No. 2
Dc., A A Deferred '
Do., A B Guaranteed
.North London

li - 2
7 - 7i
49 ... 52

N. & S. Wstn., Hamp-
stead, and City Jn..
North Staffordshire..
,North We5tern........,

17i,
10
all

5i 5d
71 8
par 2 p

N. & S. Westrn. June.
Nuneaton, Hinckley,

and Leicester
Oxford Worcester cSi

Wolverhampton
Portsmouth

38 - 40

2.2
100
100
100
100

Scottish Central
Scottish Midland
Shrewsbury & Binng
Do., L. do N. Westu
Guaranteed Stock
Shrewsby. di Herefd
Shrewsby. dr Chester
(Nor. W. Min.)
Do. Halves, do
Do. Oswestry
Shropshire Union
Do. A, B,C, &D, fully
paid up at per cent.
South Devon .
South Eastern
South Wales
S. Yorksh. River Dun

88 - 90
54 - 55
60 - 62

Do., No. 2, 7 p. c 1
Blyth & Tyne 10 per
ct. pref. (iss. at£so)
Bristol & Exeter 4 pr
cent., stock

Business done
this day.

Po. Do., shares

'Caledonian £lO

Chester dx Holyhead
Guar. 5i per cent...
Cork &Bandon 5i p.c.
Dundee Perth&Aber-
deen Junction.

EastAnglian (X 3 101
__6 per cent.

Do: (EN 7 per cent..
Do. (27 17s) 7 p. et..
Eastern Counties Ex-
tension, 5 p. c. No.l
Do., No. 2

55 4i3/4

Do., New 6 p. c. St
Eastern Union, Seri]]
Guar. 6 per cent
Do. £lO Deben. Sh
EastLancash. 6 p. ots
East & West Yorksh
Junction Fifths

Edinb.Prth.drDundee
4 per cent ..........

Glasgow do B.lVosteri
guar. 5 per cent...,

Great North,- sp. c.
Do. 5 p. c. , Redeem. ,
at 10 p. c. pram...,
Do. 4} percent. Scrip
Gt.N. of Scot. ,lst Pref
Gt. Southn, dzWestn.
(Ireland) Eighths...
Do. 4 per ct. pref. St.
Gt. Westn. (Barks dr
Hants Ex. 5 p. c.)..
Do. con. & red. 4i p.c
Do. do. 4 per cent...
Do. irredeem. 4 p. c.
Lan. do York. F. £2O,
Do., 6 p. c., Stock...
Leeds Nn. 6p. c. No. 1
Do. Quarters, 1848._
London and,Brighton
Guaranteed 5 p. c...
Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St.
Do. Convertible, sp.
c., 1852..
Do. New Guar. 6 p.c.
Loud. & N. W., Coy.
& Nun., 5 per cent.
London dr S. Western,
Con. Thirds

81i 2i

65} ipm

96 .
102 i

St.
20
12i
St.

12i
12i
25

100
100
100
6
100

Londonderryd; Coler.
3, Shares .
Lundy. & Ennis •Sh
Slanch.,Shef., & Lin.,
Shares, No. 1......
Do. New, $10.....:...
larypt.&Carl. 4p. c.
Do. 4i per cent.......
Do .. .

55 Co
21 lidis
15 17
11'7i 8i
13
3,1 - 30

I ...

93 foo!

6 -

3i -- 4i
5 -- 5t
liP
1* - Isl,
13i -- 14
19* -20 t

3 - 3i

di -- iio

108 - 110
- P

8 - 81

6i 7
99 —lOl
95 100
95 100
par
,140 142

2 - 31>

12i - 13
- 7A
91 - 94
Pi

12
12
12.
St.
St.

26i
13h
20
20

15 -- 17
60 - 61
34 35

•
3 - 4

Staines,Wok.,&Wok.
Stockton & Darling
Stockton & Hartlepl
Taff Vale
Do £lO shades

27 - 30

St.
10
St.
25

Do. Pref., No. 1

Thames Haven Dock'
and Railway...
Vale of Neath. .....

20
20
50
20

Waterfd. & Kilkenny
Waterford&Limeriek
West Cornwall..
West End of London
and Crystal Palace
West London

Wmbledon &Croydobl
York Newctl. &Berw
Do. Extensions.......
Do. G.N.E. Purchase
York & N. Midland..'

- ...

2i 3
151 - 154

-. = 9

A postscript to the letter inserted in our inT,pression of
Thursday was omitted, and it runs as follows is for
the second time that Monte Video owes its salvation to
General M. Pacheco-Oves, who has been the entire cause
of the change of President and Ministers ; who, a,ccord-
ing to public opinion, have been hand in hand with the
unworthy ex-General Orive, the lieutenant of the most
consummate tyrant Rosas. General M. Pacheco-Owes
has been appointed Master-General of Ordnance, against
his own desire, but his colleagues, knowing the value of
the services of so brave a man, prevailed upon him to
accept the office he now fills. The Minister appointed
for Foreign Affairs, is Doctor Gomer, and not General
Gomer, as before stated ; he is the well-known patriot
who so notoriously signalised himself in the defence of
his country, and Mr. Alexander Dumas, in his work
upon New Troy, mentions his name with great admira-
tion. B. M.

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Pm

CONTRACT STEAM COMPANIES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Edinburgh, Oct. 24, 1853.

Siu,—ln your paper of the 21st instant, you give
under the head of " Contract Steam Companies" some
interesting particulars regarding the Post-office Packet-
line Service.

You first show the estimated amount of British trans-
marine postage for the year to be 479,600/., and then
you place in juxta-position the terms of contract, which
amount per annum to 822,3901.

Perhaps you, or some of your correspondents, will be
kind enough to say,

1401 1

1. Whether, supposing the estimate of 479,6001. to
be correct, is the amount included in the published gross
receipts of the Post-office 1

2. Is the 822,3901. regarded as a part of the ordinary
expenditure of the Post-office, whose net income last
year was stated to be 1,100,0001. 'I
3. What was the gross annual income from the mail
packets before the introduction of Mr. Hill's penny post-
age, say in 1838 1

nil
100 I

64i -
8 8.1.1
4 -3? d
47 4S

101
1.0.6

25
100
100
20

50
50
100
100

all
all
10
100
1.00

100
100
100
100

all
all
all
all
all

all
13.5
24i

Consol. 6 p.c. St.
Do. Consol. Bristol dr
Birm. 6 per cent....
Do. Pref. 4} per cent.
Norfolk Debent. Sh.
Norfolk Extension...
Do. Pref. 5i per ct...
Do. Way. Val. 5 p c
North British
North Staffordshire..
Oxford Worcester &
Wolverh. £15,6p. c
Do

Scot. Cen., New Pref.
Shrews& Birm. N. G.
Shrewsby. & Chester
(Nor. W. Min),B p. c.
Do. 5 per cent
South Devon
Do. New

20
50
20
25

S. Eastern (Reading
Ann.,) of £1 05.66.
S. Yorksh.4p. c. Guar.
Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c.
York Newcastle and
Berwick, 4 p. e. Pre f
Do
York& N. Midland H
r S. Porch

LAAgua Fria
Anglo Austrin. Gold
nglo Californian
ustralasian

'Australian ....

Australian Cordillera
Australian Freehold.

Ave Maria..,

Baden (Gd.Dachy of)
Blinarvon Iron and
Coal

British Anstrin. Gold
British Iron

4. What was the expenditure on account of the mail-
packet service in the same year ?
At a time when the old mail guards are being pen-
sioned off at 7s. 6d. per week, and when the " extrava-
gant" demands made by railway companies is alleged to
be the cause of the Post-office revenue not being more
productive, answers to the foregoing queries will be
regarded with interest.—l am, &c., M.

BRITISH MUSEUM.- COINS, MEDALS,

AND GEMS.

140 - 142
4,1

23.

103 - 105
-f)

9A —10 A
161 —17 b
10 —10 i
13 15
Par— aP
231 24
19 20

95 - 93
44 - 4i

ad part

par
d par
lf

A d
4 d

6 6 d
7 9

Brazilianlmp.(issued
at 25 pm

Do. Coeaes & Cuiada
Do. St. John Delßey
Carsons's Creek
Cobra Copper
Colonial Gold
Copiapo
Copper Min. of Eng
Do. Pref. 7i p. cent
English and Austin
Copper Smeltg. Co
General

7 8
2 2
37 39
id par
43 45

Gt.NuggetVeinSerp.
Do. Registered

!Great Polgooth

Lake Bathurst..

i - A
Ili -12 i
60 - 70
6 - 8 p

2L; 3d
14 16
par • ip

21 - 2
- A
-

Liberty
Linares.

Loud. &Californ. Goli
Quartz Crush. Co
Mari quits ........ ,
Mexiean&S.Americm
New Granada

i ----

t -
i -

7 i Ci
38

New Linares Mining
and Smelting Co
INouveau Monde

• •
4 =P

Pontgiband Silver
Lead Min. & Smelt
Port Philip
Quartz Rock
Rhymney iron
Do. New

d— pa:
29 31

'Santiago de Cuba
(South Australian
Tin Croft . .
United Mexican
Waller

4 -

... -
4 -
3 -
1 -

all
all
all
all
125.,

West Granada.

'West Mariposa ...... . I
;Worthing Mining of
Australia .

'Yuba....

JOINT-STOO.

lAustralasia .

i -

i -

K BANKS.

76 - 78

British Colonial Bank

and Loan Company
British N. American
Chrtd. Bnk.of India,
Austral., and China
Chrtd. Bnk. of Asia
Colonial

... ...
id 4dis
li ldis

20
10
20
35

10
22&
all
all

Commercial of Lord.
English Scottish and
Australian Chrtd
London Chrtd.
of Australia
London and County
London Joint Stock
Lond.andWestminst
National Provincial
of England

Do. New
National of Ireland
New South Wales
Oriental Bank Cor
poration ..
Provincial of Ireland
Do. New
Royal Australn. Bkg
and Gold Imp. Co
South Australia
Union of Australia
Do. New
Union of London
Union of Madrid

2 - I.N
4 - i P

48 - 49

1 d— par

73 - 75
7,1 - 8i

REFORM OF PARLIAMENT.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—The intended new Reform Bill begins to engage
a great deal of public attention, and those who have to
consider and frame it must very soon, if they have not
already done so, begin their work.
As a very old reformer, long before reform was in
fashion, I submit some notes, which will perhaps be
deemed worthy of attention.

The Tories, with the Times, and I am sorry to say
the Chronicle, in some degree as their coadjutors, are
putting out feelers„ claiming, upon the most fallacious
principles, a large addition to the county representatives,
which were so largely, and, as it turned out, so inju-
riously extended at the first Reform Bill. They have
hardly ventured to say in what way they are to get the
necessary numbers, and as it is not of course intended
that the whole number of the members of the House of
Commons shall be increased, some measure must be de-
vised that will be effective.

On looking over the list of the cities and boroughs in
England that now return two members each, I find that
there are :

4 cities, with less than lO,OOO inhabitants,
7 boroughs, between 15,000 and 20,000
17 ~ „ 10,000 and 15,000 „
32 „ „ 5,000 and 10,000 „
6 ~ with less than 5,000 „

These cities and boroughs, at the next election, to
return only one member each, which would be a decided
mprovement ; it will be found, on looking over the
votes of their members, that much too many of them
are split votes, and in many instances at elections most
improper and detrimental compromises are made. What,
if possible, should be obtained is, a true and fair ex-
pression of the opinion of the majority of the electors.
We should not too nicely scrutinise how the votes will
be given ; it may happen that some of the constituen-
cies will not return such persons as every one may ap-
prove of, but if the majority of the electors should in
the first instance make a bad choice, they will soon find
it out, and at another election correct themselves.
By this scheme we shall have, with the addition o
Sudbury and St, Albans, now vacant, 70 seats to dis.
pose of ; and it is a very serious question how that shall
be done with the greatest advantage to our country.
It does not seem desirable, or necessary, that any
alteration should be made in the representation of Ire-
land, Scotland, or Wales, and as the whole of the cities
and boroughs in the above list are in England, it is but
just and right that they should be given to such large
unrepresented towns and districts as from various causes
have sprung up into importance since the first Re-
form Bill, and by a division of many places and districts
that are now joined together the contemplated opinions
of the absolute majority will be effectually obtained.
The metropolitan districts must be increased ; their
population, wealth, industry, property, require a large
extension of members to give them a relative position
to the rest of the country,

It is proposed that the following arrangement be
made, which would perhaps accomplish all that at pre-
sent seems to be necessary or desirable.

Additional

Marylebone, 2 members 0
Paddington, in 2 districts
Pancras 1
Finsbury, in 4 districts 2
Tower Hamlets, in 5 districts 3
Lambeth, in 3 districts I
Deptford, Greenwich, and Woolwich, 3 dis 1
Camberwell and Peckham
Highgate and Hampstead
Hackney
Chelsea
Kennington
Hammersmith and Fulham 1
Brentwood, with a district
Gravesend and Milton 1
Gosport and Alverstoke 1
Twenty-six towns which have more than
20,000 each
Twenty-towns between 15,000 and 20,000 22
Ad libitum

Total..

70

There are about 81 towns in England with a popula-
tion of more than 10,000 each which will still be unre-
presented, and it is highly desirable that as soon as pos-
sible they should have representatives ; and whenever a
place that now returns members shall be disfranchised,
from corruption or from any other cause, the members
should be given at once to the largest unrepresented as
shown by the last census.

If it should be considered advisable to entirely dis-
franchise all such places as have not by the last census
5,000 inhabitants each, it would give ten more seats to
dispose of at once.

The counties should be further divided into districts
returning one each, the constituencies to be enlarged by
adding to the present numbers all such persons living
within them as shall be rated to the poor or the high-
ways at 101. per annum, and duly paying the rates.
Finality, it is hoped, is dead and gone. It was in-
tended at the time it was declared. Lord John never
got well out of it, and it should be understood that
every 10 years, as soon as the census shall be taken, the
representative roll shall be called over, and such further
changes made as the then state of the country shall re_
quire.

In the cities and boroughs the parliamentary to be
lowered to the municipal roll. This would in most in-
stances double the number of the electors, and one re-
gistration would be sufficient for both purposes, which
in itself would be a very great improvement.
Universal suffrage seems on all sides to be given up.
We ought to keep up the true old Anglo-Saxon principle
of " Scot and Lot." He that will not pay, according to
his means, towards the local burthens, or be ready to do
good service in person, ought not to be entrusted with
the franchise.

The true way to put down bribery would be to make
it a misdemeanour either by the principal or his agents,
and on a conviction to be punished accordingly.—l am,
&c., L.

Rolm.. —The letters from Rouen mention that the
market for manufactures was heavy, the attendance of
purchasers having been limited.
DEPARTURES FOR AUSTRALIA. —The departures for
the Australian colonies from the port of London during
the past week show an increase. They have comprised
altogether 17 vessels, of which seven are bound to Port
Philip, with an aggregate burden of 4,332 tons; five to
Sydney, with an aggregate burden of 3,020 tons ; two
to Launceston, with an aggregate burden of 706 tons;
one to Adelaide of 673 tons ; and one to Hobart Town
of 369 tons. Their total capacity was 9,315 tons. The
rates of freight in some cases exhibit a tendency to fur-
ther improvement.
BUSINESS OF THE PORT OF LONDON.--With reference
to the general business of the port of London during the
past week, the arrivals, although large, are still chiefly
from the Baltic, comparatively few having taken place
from other parts. The number of vessels entered in-
wards was 277, being 30 less than in the previous week
The arrivals of grain are still large, the total quantity.
reported being 64,336 quarters, including 37,048 quarters
of wheat. Of sugar there were reported 21 hhds. and
2,406 casks, of coffee 60 bags, and of hops 737 bales.
In the fruit trade business at this season should be
rather active, but as yet the arrivals have been compa-
ratively few. Several vessels, however, are now over-
due. The number of ships cleared outwards was 122,
being three less than in the previous week. Of these 27
were in ballast, and 17, as above stated, for the Aus-
tralian colonies. The actual exports to those colonies
show a considerable increase over the last report, and
included 368,063 yards of calicoes, plain and part dyed ;
47,908 yards of cambrics, gauzes, &c., and other articles
of the declared value of 86,9061.
SUB-DIVISION OF THE PARISH OF ST. PANCRAS.—
Yesterday a special meeting of the vestry was held for
the purpose of considering the proposal of the vicar
to introduce a bill into Parliament in the ensuing ses-
sion to subdivide the parish into separate ecclesiastical
districts. The vicar, the Rev. T. Dale, took the chair.
Mr. Streeton, as one of the requisitionists, moved a
resolution, "That the vestry, having taken into con-
sideration the bill proposed by the vicar for the better
regulation and management of the ecclesiastical
affairs
of the parish,Established
is of opinion that it is calculated to in-
crease the pastoral efficiency of the
Church, without affecting the rights. of Christians oe
f
other denominations, or compromisingin any
eulsor
dgre
the present freedom of the ratepayers o y
rates, and therefore recommends the ae pr p 101 nlat comp d
rnment
ep
r
committee to consider the details of the
to the vestry. Mr. T. E. Bakerseconded the resolu-
tion. After some opposition onincidental points, the

resolution was carried:
CHAMPAGNE.—The following anecdote will show that 1
the people of Champagne are not quite such simpletons
as they have hitherto had credit for :—A few days ago,
a small farmer of the environs of Chalons had a quantity
of wool to sell, and be was waited on by one of the men
who make it their business to go from place to place to
effect purchasers for the large dealers. A. bargain w
struck at 6f, the kilogramme, and thewnolwa weighed
and done up in sacks. Whilst the
purchaser wsa:e Count-
ing out his money, the farmer went into his cellar for a
bottle or two of wine. During his absence, the wool
dealer, seeing half a dozen splendid hams hangingtowthoe,
ceiling, could not resist the temptationh of taking t
and slipping them into one of is sacks. The sun was
shining at the time, farmer saw, by the reflec-
tion on the wall, what;and the
his customer was about. When
he appeared with the wine, however, he said nothing,
but, counting over the money, pretended not to recol-
lect the precise weight of the wool. The purchaser told
him, but he wasanotsatisfied, and proposed to have the
sacks weighed
gain
The purchaser did not like this,
but could not,
of eo.urse, resist, and the weighing was
proceeded to. It turned out that they weighed U. kilo-
grammes more than he had paid, and he was obliged to
add 66fr. to the sum counted out. The peasant then
bade him adieu, with a malicious smile, for his hams had
brought him three hams a pound.