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The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-08

STATE OF TRADE.

LEICESTER, Dec. 7.—The hosiery trade in all
useful branches continues good for the season of the
year ; the demand is falling off, but this is always
the case before Christmas. The trade generally
is, however, in a very healthy and satisfactory con-
dition, and the season has been upon the whole a
very prosperous one. The wool-market is steady,
and high prices arc still realised for choice sorts.
Yarns are in fair request, without material change
in price.

NOTTINGHAM, 7th.—There is less doing this
week in the lace trade. Stocktaking and the dis-
inclination on the part of manufacturers to produce
except for actual wants render this trade extremely
dull. The American buyers are not operating to
any extent, and orders for other foreign markets
are by no means numerous. A good deal of ma-
chinery is therefore either only working short time
or standing altogether, and numbers of the hands
are but partially engaged. In hosiery there is still
an excellent business doing for export, and many of
the houses are yet well engaged in executing orders
for shipment. There is a fair amount of business
doing in goods for the home department for the
time of the year. In the country districts trade is
also good, the hands being fully employed. There
are little or no stocks on hands. Yarns remain
firm. Silks arc selling at exceedingly high prices.

The Lewchew left Melbourne for 'England on the
20th Sept. with £112,000, the Norfolk on the 30th with
£272,000, and the Anglesey on the 17th Oct. with £280,000:
Including the Swiftsure, now 85 days out, with £294,000,
the total amount of Australian gold known to be at sea is
thus nearly £1,000,000.
London, England, 1859-12-08

INCREASED IMPORTATION OF TEA.-
rending the settlement of the Chinese treaty, supplies
have come dawn to the ports freely, and prices are lower for
medium and fine Teas. The East India Tea Company arc
already criyitt7 the full benefit to the public. The lowcAt
price is still 2s. 4d. per lb.—Warehouses, 9, Great St. Helen's
Churchyard, City.
London, England, 1859-12-08

THAMES.

,
COWARDLY ASSAULTS ON CHILDREN.—Jamos Hall,
dissipated looking-man, about 40 years of age, and de-
scribed as a labourer, was brought before Mr. Yardley,
charged with violently assaulting two boys, named William
Rowland :and Thomas Sanderson. One of the boys had
been seriously injured, his head having been cut open,
and he lost a large quantity of blood. The other boy.had
also received a serious blow on the head.

The prisoner was before Me. Selfe yesterday afternoon,
and conducted himself in a most violent and outrageous
manner. He cursed, raved, and swore, gave utterance to
the most blasphemous language, walked' in. a hurried
manner up and down the dock and repeatedly d—d the
magistrate and the people in court. All efforts to quiet
London, England, 1859-12-08

•
COUNTRY MARKETS.

NEWARK—DEC. 7.
T hero was a moderate show of wheat to-day, both old
and new. Buyers operated more freely, and in some
stances prices were is higher. Malting barley very dear,
Bottli
and in request. Oats a limited show at late rates.
scarce, in fair request, and at late rates.
White wheat, new, 463 to 52s Barley, grinding.. 215 to 30,. 4
Red do. 4os. to 465 Oats, old 24s to :zBa
, •. ......
Old white 4ss to 59s New d 0.......... 26i to 28g
Red do.. 40s to 46s I Beans.. .......... 46s to Ns'
Barley, malting 36s to 44s I Beans, new..... 40s to 44 4

IFULL—DEc. 6.
The corn market was well attended by farmers, nd a
fair business was done in English wheat at fully late a
rat es.
Foreign held firmly, at previous quotations. barley at a
slight decline. Oats, beans, peas, and Indian corn with
out any noticeable change.
46s 0,1 to 50s Od
Wheat.... Old white per qr .........
Old d
Newre white
New red
Dantzic, Konb , &e. old white 48s Od to 560 Oct
Dutch, Belgian, and French.. 45s 0(1 to 470 Od
Baltic and Ilambur,er red .... 44s Od to 46s Od
St. Petersburg and Riga, old. 40s Od to 42a Od
Barley.... English malting 36s Od to 40s Od
Grindin,
Saal and Oderbruck
lISFE,INsr
inno, leoggsdsiltiiiieasssihnhhn,d,
aaoonanll
nddadd, Dan i s k
Grinding
Oats
Beans
....Archangel anndpDtetlirutiiitggschrha, per st Os 101 d to lld
Oslld to mita
0811t1 to 0411 g
46s Od to 480 Od
I New pigeon 4os Od to 420 Od
New tick.
Egyptian
leas Foreign breakers
Grinding
Tares ....Winter --s Od to ---0 IN
Indian Corn
Linseed, feeding
. . a
crushing
Linseed cakes (H 11)
Foreign
Rape cakes
Bones £441 11110555 0000
itoooo X
828 1
ul
:00

MELTON MOWBRAY—DEc. 6.
AArato
There was a fair show of wheat to-day, with
business at the annexed prices :—Whito wheat, nevr, "10;
Od to 48s Od ; red, 40s Od to 44s per 36 stone • bar„,l°,,r
fair supply, at 405 to 43s malting, and 28s a 32s .
.ut.
qr. for grindir, ; oats, 26e to 34;0d per 24 stens ; De*e"
448 to 52s for old; now, -s per 38 at.

MARKET TIARBOROUGH—DEc. 6. Ater
There was a fair supply of wheat, which met a 71' t
steady demand, at about late rates. White wheat, 421
46s ; red, 383 to 44s per 36 stone. Barley in limit ed o (Oily ;
to N
titles, and good demand, on former terms—old, 335 t 43
42s-
new, 228 to 38s. Oats were a fair show, from 228 I:
per 24 stone. Beans (old), at 448 to 48s ; new, 389
par 38 stone.

DUBLIN—DEc. G.
Our market was pretty well attended this morninka
vitf
there was a moderate supply of everything, oslctii.
wheat, and oats were in slow demand, supporting-1'11144
rates. Barley at fully late currencies, the finest 110.1. a
qualities 3d to 6d per quarter higher. Indian corn "
unaltered, with but little doing. J.
s. d. s. d. s' a•
Wheat, white.. 28 oto 31 0 Do., new ..... 11 otol4 d
Do., red .. 27 0t029 6 Bere l3 •t°
23.6
Do., new .... 21 0 to 24 0 I Rapeseed
20 o to
Barley
to 19 •
Oats
Do., black l2 oto 12 6 Indian corn .. 32 OL°
London, England, 1859-12-08

TILE ARMY.

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFITILD.--Meadow hay, £2 108 to £4 Os ; clover,
43 lOs to £.5 Os ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 Es per load
Trade dull.

CUMBERLAND.-11eadow hay, £2 12s to £4 4s; clover,
£3 10s to £5 Os ; and straw, £1 4a to £1 Da per lead.
A slow sale.

WILITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2lOB to £4 Os; clove?,
lOs to £5 Os ; and straw, 4s to bls per load.
Supplies good ; trade dull.

THE NEW JUDGE.—It was stated in Westmin-
ster Hall yesterday morning that Sir Henry Keating, the
present Solicitor-General, has been appointed to succeed
the late Mr. Justice Crowder as one of the judges of the
Common Pleas, and that either Mr. R. P. Collier, the mem-
ber for Plymouth, or Mr. Atherton, of the Northern Cir•
cult, will succeed to the Solicitor-Generalship.
London, England, 1859-12-08

B,IIAR 3.--1

- - -
ORDINARY SHARES A

Sh are I A ailwayn.
1

I .

12.10 font)er.,., Not inT. Boat!
and Eastern Junction'
50 r.:elfast and Ballymena..
13.14 %Col., and :Str.Val.
li
St° La.. and Ch. June.

25 Blackburn
25 Myth and Type
10 !Bost.Slefd.& Mid. Conn ;
Stock 'Bristol and Exeter
Stock. ;Caledonian
50 Cork and Bandon
10 :Carmarthen & Cardigan,
20 Cork, lilkrock,& Passagel
20 Cornwall
10 I Do. A
A roves no div•l
10 Do. 13 untilfip.C.Per an.;
hasbeen pd.toll.;
5/1 ;Dublin andßellast June.
2.5 !Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc.
St:r.ct ;East Anglian
S';ock Eastern Counties
Stock ;Eastern Union A Stock'
btobk ; Do. do. B Stock
25 ; Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds),
20 , East Suffolk
10 Do
Stock Edinburg, and Glasgow;
Stock !Edin., &
Perth, & Dundee.;
10 'Forth Clyde Junction;
Stock. Furness
Stock Glasgow & South W estn.
10 'Great North of Scotland;
Stock, Great Northern
Stock; Do. do. A Stock
Stock, Do. do. B Stock
Stock (3 t. South. & Wstn.(lreld)
Stock:Great Western
Stock'; Do.Str.Vl.ltail Gua.Stk.,
12 I Irish South Eastern '
Stock)Laneaster and Carlisle !
16i4 jDo. Thirds
leq, Do. New Thirds
Stock; Lancashire & Yorkshire;
stock London and Illackwall.S
45k :
Lon.,Brighton S.Coast
Lond. Chat. an d Dover;
Stock,London & North Westnil
r Do. Eighths
Stock' London& South-Westn.
25 IL'ilerry & Coleraine ,
25 IL'derry & E
Weld Man., Shef., &
10 ;Metropolitan
stock! Midland
B.fock Do. Binning. & Derby
51 ;Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland):
25 Do. t Shares I
100 :NeWcastle and Carlisle.
25 INew., Aber.. & Tiere I
d:
10 INewry & A rmagh (ief.)
20 ;Newry, Warpt., & Hos
Stock Norfolk
50 'North. Counties Union ;
Stock (North British
Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk
Stock Illo.A Stk.—Arec.no
div. i
until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß:
:ITN% B Stock
:INorth-Eastn.—Berwick
Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase
1 Do. Leeds
Do. York
North London
North Staffordshire
No. & Sou. W. Junction
Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver
Peebles
Portsmouth
Ilthymney
Scottish Central
iScoth. N.E., Aher. Stock:
IDo. Scottish Mid. Stock
t Shropshire Union
ISittingbourne & Sheer
;South Devon
(South-Eastern
;South Wales
South Yorks.&Riv.Dun
Staines, Wok., & Wok
,Stockton & Darlington
Do. do. 1855
Do. do. 1858
:Stockton & llartlepool
Stock Taff Vale
Stock ;Po. Preference, No. 1 ;
25 IThamesHavenDk&ltail
50 jUlsier
25 ; no.
12 10 Dc'.
Stock Vale of Neath
10 Victor; a Station & Pim
Stock Waterfird & Kilkenny
50 :Waterioi d & Limerick:
20 West Con:wall
10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pall
5 ,Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till.
7 p.c. has been pd. to B 1

Stock
Stock

Stock
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Stack

Stock
Stock
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6 'Do: B ..
20 I West London
10 ' Do. Ist Class
20 IDo. 2d Class
London, England, 1859-12-08

CONTRACT FOR TEA.

Department of the Comptroller for Victualling
and Transport Services,
Somerset-house, 7th December, 1819.
THE COMMISSIONERS for EXECUTING
1 THE OFFICE of LORD HIGH ADMIRAL of the
UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRE-
LAND, DO HEREBY GTVE NOTICE, That on MON-
DAY, the 19th instant, at Half-past One o'Clock, they will
he ready to treat with such Persons as may be willing to
Contract for supplying and delivering into her Majesty's
Victualling Stores at Deptford.
TEA 50,000 lbs.
When to be delivered IL,If thereof in three weeks, and
the remainder in three weeks afterwards, or esrlier if pre-
ferred by the party tendering.
Tenders may be made for the whole or any portion of the
Tea.

Their T,ordships reser►e to themsel►es the power, when
the tenders are opened. of contracting either for the whole,
or for such part thereof only as they may deem fit, or for a
zrenter quantity, or of not contraciing for any, and al o an
unlimited power of selection.

The TeZto he exempted fr,m the Customs' duties, and
parties tenderimr, are to state where it is lyinz.
Samples of the tea (not less than two pound. from the
bonded warehouse), must be produced by the parties tender-
' ne..

'The samples produeed by per,ons whose tenders nre not nc-
eepted. sire requested to be taken away by them immediately
after the Contract has been decided.

...i\3o ten 'er will be t eceived unless made on the printed
form provided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on
application at the said office, or to the oilier conduct nz the•
Packet Service at Liverpool, or to the Collector of Customs at
Bristol.

rarticnlar attention is called to the recent modification of
the conditions of the contract, which may be seen at the said
office, and at Liverpool and Bristol.
No tender will be received after Half-past One o'clock on
the day of treaty, and it. will not he required that the party
tendering or an ac-ent on h 11 is I,.tr, should attend at the
Office on the day of Contract, as the result. of the Mier received
from each person will be communicated to him and his
proposed sureties in writing..
Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, and hear in the left-hand corner the words" Ten-
der for ," and must also be delivered at Somerset-
house.
London, England, 1859-12-08

ment.

most delicate, the most complicated, the most 'com-
prehensive question, the reform, of all reforms,
the reform of Parliament, the reform of our whole

4 • 1...• -
system of popular representation. Of the impera-
tive necessity of taking this one paramount diffi-
culty at once into consideration Ministers have for
months past had pretty frequent and forcible re-
minders; Indeed, upon this point the hon. gentle-
maxi the member for Birmingham has assumed to
himself, as we may say, a sort of ex-official charce-
London, England, 1859-12-08

THE LIVERPOOL MERCHANTS AND

THE EMPEROR.

The Liverpool correspondent of the Manchester
Guardian says :—"The interest excited by the letter
of the soi-disant Liverpool merchants to the French
Emperor so far from from subsiding has rather in-
creased. On Tuesday the subject formed the chief
topic of conversation in Liverpool, and when the
metropolitan papers arrived there was a great rush
for a perusal of them. As usual the French officials
and journalists appear to have been totally unable
to spell the names of the gentlemen in question, and
as it is a pity that any misconception should exist
as to their identity, we append them in full.
They are Mr. Godfrey B. Shaw, cotton broker •,
Mr. Henry Gaskell, of the firm of Sleigh, Gaskell
and Co.; Mr. Frederick Irving, of the same
firm, produce brokers ; and Mr. Samuel Mellor,
of the firm of Mellor and Southall in the Brazil
trade, The general feeling locally is that of
indignation at the presumption of the four,' and
the opinions expressed in the metropolitan and pro-
vincial journals have met with the hearty sym-
pathy and approval of all parties on the Liverpool
Exchange. As a matter of course the subject has
formed the theme of several ' squibs,' and a tele-
ain was posted in the news-room on Tuesday to
the einwt that so delighted was the Emperor with
the poiLicat penetration displayed by the four
Merchants,' rli.,:it he had invited them to take seats
in the approaching gre. ss."
afloat in Liverpool
Much speculation hris
1 letter from the
as to the reason why the orignk:
" four" has not yet seen the light. .1" was stated
.
a cop!
in Liverpool that the writers had not kept .
of the document, but our correspondents were ye=
terday informed that the copy was in existence, but
that the reason it had not been published either by
the writers or by the French Government was that
its terms were so curt and brief, that its publication
would have reflected credit on neither party. We
understand that, after the usual formalities of ad-
dress the contents were merely " We the under-
signed respectfully request your Majesty to inform
us what are your intentions respecting England.—
Signed, &c." The Liverpool Law Society, at their
meeting yesterday, discussed the subject, and adopted
the following resqlution :—" That the president be
requested to inform her Majesty's Attorney-General
that in case it be the intention of her Majesty's
Government to take any proceedings again-` f:
four Liverpool merchants who recently made a
communication to the Emperor of the French, this
committee will be happy to render the Attorney-
general cy,ery assistance in its power."
London, England, 1859-12-08

London : 11. Bailliere, 219, Rezent-street

ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIFTH SALE.
CUSTOM HOUSE, London, December, .1859.
FOR SALE, by order of the Honourable the Commis-
sioners of her Majesty's Customs, at the COMMERCIAL
SALE ROOMS, Mincing-lane, on WEDNESDAY, De-
cember, 14, 1850, at Twelve o'clock at noon, precisely, the fol-
lowing GOODS ror the Penefit of the Crown. - viz.: •-
BRANDY. RUM, SPIRITS, WINE, MILLINERY, and
E WE LLERY.
The above goods may be viewed by sample at the Queen's
Warehouse, Custom TIMM, Thames-street and at the
London, West India and Victoria Docks ; on Tuesday, 13th
December, 1859, from ten o'clock in the morning until three
o'clock in the afternoon, and on the day of Sale, frOm ten
o'clock in the morning until twelve o'clock at noon.
Take notice, that goods sold at this sale will not be de-
livered until after two clear days 6f the day on which they are
sold, and that no lots can be paid for at the office of the Re-
ceiver-General after two o'clock in the afternoon.
Catalogues may be had at. the Queen's Warehouse, Custom
House, Thames street, price Threepence each.
London, England, 1859-12-08

COMMERCIAL.

" Two or three failures have taken place in the
import trade, not involving very, 1 irge amounts.
Messrs. Molienbaeck, Uhlhorn, and Co. suspended
.payment on the 3d inst. At a meeting cf the cre-
ditors a statement was produced, showing that.the
liabilities to foreign creditors amounted to £14,760;
'to Austrajian creditors, £8,696 ; total, £23,456.
The assets were stated at—goods in stock, £4,(112 ;
debts due, £2,956; total, £6,968. Messrs. Smither
and Clark :gave notice on the 10th inst. to their
creditors that they were unable to meet their en-
crbao.ements. The liabilities of this firm amount to
to £25,000. The estate will be wound up under a
deed of assignment, and is expected to Yield 12s. in
the pound sterling.
"There appears to be no immediate probability
bf the stocks of imported goods in Melbourne un-
London, England, 1859-12-08

J)ECEMBEIt 8, 1859.

charaeter4cd by some activity during the fortnight,
and the prices of most descriptions of gray goods
Nava advanced, •
~Metals---The market for this commodity is dull ;
the priees,Of British bar iron, which had improved
to a certain extent, have 'again receded, and the de-
mand has, slackened.

EXPORTS.
•Cotton-;—The decline in prices has been marked,
being .from Bto 10 rupees for some descriptions; the
market has been dull, and very little businesi has
been . done.
Oil Seeds—The transactions hire been Tory
limited for the period of the year, and both linseed
and rapeseed have declined slightly.
Tonnage--In freights vre,quote a slight advance
—.£l to £l.2s. Gd. to London, and 17s. Gd. to £1
to lirerpool. To China the rates are 10r. to 11r.
per candy. .
Exchange--The rates, ifter a slight declitie since
.thedeparture: of last mail, have again rallied, and
our present :quotations, are-;--local bank bills, 2s.
Jo 2e. o,ld, ; bank credits, 2s. Id. ; and docu-
ment bilis, Is. 11-d. 19.25. 1-Id., at six months' sight.
AUSTRALIA.
THE COLONY OIL VICTORIA...-

We take the following from the Melbourne Argus
of the 11th October :

"Since oar last monthly despatch the Victorian
Parliament, under the reformed Constitution, has
'been 'opened in form, and will to-morrow enter
upon its first session. In the Assembly, Dr. Murphy
ha& been re-elected Spealcer without opposition.
" The great race for the championship of the
AiWralian colonies was run on the Ist of October,
bekre a concourse of 40,000 persons—the largest
multitude ever assembled in Australia. The winner
(Flying Buck) is a Victoria horse, and was scarcely
named in the betting.
London, England, 1859-12-08

'IIHE LONDON ASSURANCE,
j 7, Royal Exchange.
:10th November, 11,459.
The Corporation of the London Assurance give notice to
parties whose Lives are Assured in. their Office, that no extra
Premium will be charged to them on joining any Volunteer
Corps for service in the United Kingdom, and that all Poli-
cies will be paid in full where death ensue. in consequence of
such service. JOIIN LAURENCE, Secretary.
London, England, 1859-12-08

Now ready, the Seventh Edition, in 2 vols. fcap. Svo, price
s. cloth,

A DA M BEDE.
By GEORGE ELIOT,
By the same Author,
SCENES OF CLERICAL LIFE. 2 vols. kap. Bvo, price

12s, cloth. - - -
William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London.
London, England, 1859-12-08

LOR D WILLIAM LENNOX'S NEW WORK.
Just ready, iu 2 vols., with Illustrations, 215.,
PICTURES 'OF SPORTING LIFE AND
CHARACTER. , •
By Lord WILLIAM LENNOX..
Hurst mid Black-eft, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street
London, England, 1859-12-08

COMNIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

REPORT ON TILE STATE OF BOMBAY MARKET FROM
Oct 26 TO Nov. 10.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Pekin, with the English mails of the 3d Oct.,
reached Bombay on the morning of the 29th idem.
We have received English advices to the 10th Oct.
by electric telegraph from Gallo, on the, ith inst.
The money market continues easy, and the rates
of discount remain unaltered.

IMPORTS.
~
Cotton Piece Goods—The import market has been
London, England, 1859-12-08

Anglo-Mexican Mint
Atlantic Tel. (Limited)
Australian Agricultural
Australian Roy-al Mail.
BeAlla Water Works
British American Land.
Brit. & Irish Mat.T.Tel.A
Do. B, 7 p. c. till 1862
Do. C.
Canada Land
Char..lslands
Cop.7lin.otEng.&flndtg'
Do. Pfeference 74 per et
Crystal Palace.
Do. Preference
Do. (I p. c. Per pet. Deb
Electrlc Telegraph

Do. New
Enz. Auit. Cop.St.Co
Gan. Steam Navi;;ption.
Great Ship (Limited)
Indian .tz Aust. Te'egr
London District Teleg
London Discount
Lond.Gen. Omnibus Ca
Madras Irr. and Canal
Mediter. Te'f.,g
Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ;
National Dielonnt Co
Netherlands Land

p.c.Pref.,iss.at
&NoTaScoti aL and
'. B. A u stralasian (Lim.)

oriental Gas
Do. New Shares
rientl. In. Steam, A

Ditto D

Ditto C
Peel River La 7 •
Pen. & Ciientel cam.
Do. Nei.;
Eca & Telegr
Rilymney Irou
Do. lc ell
i Royal Mai seam
Ansralian Land
.Submrrine Tele. Scrip '
iDo. do Registered
!Tr.& 1.n.C0.0t UD7.Can
iVgy, Tlipman's
London, England, 1859-12-08

No. 21,048.

PUBLICATIONS.

LOW) WILLIAM LENNOX'S NEW WORK.
Just ready, in 2 cols , with Illtuttrations,2ls.,
PICTURES OF SPORTING LIFE AND
CHABACTER.
By Lord WILLIAM LENNOX.
Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, 13, Great Marlborough-street
London, England, 1859-12-08

Mt. W. Jr. RUSSELL'S NEW WORK.

Tn Two Vols., crown Avo, cloth, with 12 Coloured Illustra-
tions, and Map, price 215.,
MY DIARY IN INDIA ; and Advent ea in
the Field. By Witt.t.tm IlowAnn RURSIELL, LLD.,
special Correspondent of "The Times." Now first published.
London: Routicdge, Warne, and lloutledge, Farringdon-
street.
London, England, 1859-12-08

THE LIVERPOOL MERCIIANTS AND

THE EMPEROR.

The Liverpool correspondent of the Manchester
Guardian says :—"The interest excited by the letter
of the soi-disant Liverpool merchants to the French
Emperor so far from from subsiding has rather in-
creased. On Tuesday the subject formed the chief
topic of conversation in Liverpool, and when the
metropolitan papers arrived there was a great rush
for a perusal of them. As usual the French officials
and journalists appear to have been totally unable
to spell the names of the gentlemen in question, and
as it is a pity, that any misconception should exist
as to their identity, we append them in full.
They are Mr. Godfrey B. Shaw, cotton broker •,
Mr. Henry Gaskell, of the firm of Sleigh, Gaskell
and Co. ; Mr. Frederick Irving, of the sau.e
firm, produce brokers ; and Mr. Samuel Mellor,
of the firm of Mellor and Southall in the Brazil
trade. The general feeling locally is that of
indignation at the presumption of the four,' and
the opinions expressed in the metropolitan and pro-
vincial journals have met with the hearty sym-
pathy and approval of all parties on the Liverpool
Exchange. As a matter of course the subject has
formed the theme of several ' squibs,' and a tele-
gram was posted in the news-room on Tuesday to
the effect that so delighted was the Emperor with
the political penetration displayed by the four
`merchants,' that he had invited them to take seats
in the approaching Congress."
Much speculation has been afloat in LiYerpool
as to the reason why the original letter from the
" four" has not yet seen the light. It was stated
in Liverpool that the writers had not kept a copy
of the document, but our correspondents were yes-
terday informed that the copy was in existence, but
that the reason it had not been published either by
the writers or by the French Government was that
its terms were s.o curt and brief, that its publication
would have reflected credit on neither party. We
understand that, after the usual formalities of ad-
dress' the contents were merely " We the under-
signed respectfully request your Majesty to inform
us what are
,your intentions respecting England.—
Signed, &c." The Liverpool Law Society, at their
meeting yesterday, discussed the subject, and adopted
the following resolution :—" That the president be
requested to inform her Majesty's Attorney-General
that in case it be the intention of her Majesty's
Government to take any proceedings against the
four Liverpool merchants who recently made a
communication to the Emperor of the French, this
committee will be happy to render the Attorney-
General every assistance in its power."

irtorlt. ,r
London, England, 1859-12-08

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STATE OF TRADE.

LETCESTER, Dec. 7.—The hosiery trade in all
useful branches continues good for the season of the
year ; the demand is falling off, but this is always
the case before Christmas. The trade generally
is, however, in a very healthy and satisfactory con-
dition, and the season has been upon the whole a
very prosperous one. The wool-market is steady,
and high prices are still realised for choice sorts.
Yarns are in fair request, without material change
in price.

NOTTINGIIAM, ith.—There is less doing this
week in the lace trade. Stocktaking and the dis-
inclination on the put of manufacturers to produce
except for actual wants render this trade extremely
dull. The American buyers are not opora±ing to
any extent, and orders fir other foreign markets
are by no means numerous. A good deal of ma-
chinery is therefore either only working short time.
or standing altogether, and numbers of the lands
are but partially engaged. In hosiery there is still
an excellent business doing for export, and m any of
the houses arc yet well engaged in executing orders
' for shipment. There is a fair amount of lousiness
doing in goods for the home department for the
time of the year. In the country districts t
jade is
fully employed. There
3 remain
alsoar e g
littleootl ,
otrh the hands a
stocksnls being
on
firm. Silks are selling at exceedingly high prices,

The Lewebew left Melbourne for Englan
20th Sept. with £112,000, the Norfolk on the' 30th with
£272,000, and the Anglesey on the 17th Oct. wit] ,480,000.
a on the
Including the Swiftsurc, now 85 days of t, wit a £294,000,
the total amount of, Australian gold knoivn to
bo at ees is
thus nearly £1,000,000,
London, England, 1859-12-08

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THIS imrs SHIPPING.

LoKnox, Dec. 30.—Wind this day at noon, SouthlVesterly ; moderate breeze and squally weather, with ralla
at times.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning.

Wind, W.
Arrived—Havre, steamer, from Havre; Atalanta,
steamed,
from Jersey.
Sailed—New York, steamer, for New York.; Ondine,
steamer, for Dublin.

LivmnrooL, Friday Mornlg•
Wind, W.S.W., strong.

•
(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPR.)
GRAVESEND, Friday Morning.
Wind, W.
tide, three quarters' ebb ; weather fine.
Sailed—thitlands, for Algoa Bay; Propontis, for Moul..
main.

DEAL, Friday Morning.

Wind, S.S.W. ; moderate.
Anehorod—St. Helier, from New York; Herefordshire,
from Bombay—both for London.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

READING STE
Acceptances for the Berkshiri
three miles. 28 subs., 7o:

iIEPLECH.ASES.
e Open Steeplechase. About
,f whom paid 2 sovs. each.
g 11
Tamworth ............
910
Border Chief ..........
The Unprotected Female
(late MiSS Somerville) 9
Topsy ..................
Physician. ............. 9 '
Roscommon ............ 9 4
Broadway Swell ...... 9
Heads or Tails ........ g
Pyrrhus the Second.... 99 0
C0rk5crew............
i Stakes. Three miles'

st lb
Brunette
Escape
Mr. Sykes lO 12
Omar Pasha
Hazard (late Chance)
Lottery lO 0
Fanny
The Premier
Wee Willie 9 10
Glautias
The Curate
Weights for the Erleigl

et lb

Brunette
Hzard lo 2
ttery lO 2
Fanny
Border Chief

TATTERSALL'

st lb
10
the Curate ............ g 5
heads or Tails ........ 4
Broadway Swell ...... 5
Nicholas .. ............

No betting,.
Eghaux Races will take plat
August.

S--.TIIURSDA Y.

Leo on the 14th and 15th of

The Limerick Reporter announces that the Earl
of Derby has withdrawn the notices to quit their holding.
which his lordship caused to be served upon several of the
tenants on the Coogey estate, in Tipperary, immediately
aftor the savage murder of Mr. Crowe.
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FRANCE.

PARIS BOLTRSE.—d-The market continues very
agitated. Threes opened at 69f. 60c., and after
declining to 68f. 85c., are now 69f. sc. Mobilier
varied from 817 f. 50c. to 790 f. ; Lyons, 917 f. 50c.
to 910 f.; Orleans, 1,395 to 1,385 f.; Southern,
515 f. to 510 f.; Lombard, 565 f. to 555 f. The follow-
ing were the last quotations :

4} per Cents. 96 25
Do. end month
3 per Cents 69
Do. end month 6B 81
Bank Sharps. 2830 =—
Credit Mobilier
Do. Account

ertldit Fonder 720
Belgian 41 — --
-.
Piedmontese (5)
Roman B4
Austrian B6
Spanish' Threes
Home Debt 43

RAILWAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans'
Northern . 960 .. 9.55
New ditto 8.55 .. 850
Lyons and Mediterranean OO7 50 .. 910
Geneva 532 50 .. 635
Southern
Western 570 .. 565
Eastern
SardiniaNt.
Austrian
Lombard ....
Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 10c. ; money,
25f. 9c.; three mouths, paper, 24f. 95c. ; money, 241. 931 c.
London, England, 1859-12-30

HATHERLEIGH, NORTH DEVON.

A ,second meeting for forming a rifle corps in
Hatherleigh and the adjoining parishes was held at
the subscription rooms on Tuesday_ Sir Stafford.
Northeote took the chair, and delivered an im-
pressive address to a numerous audience, the room
being filled to overflowing.
London, England, 1859-12-30

Bro., 68.,
BENTLEY'S QUARTERLY 14WIEW.
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Will be published on Monday, January
CONTENTS:
Tho Coming Political Campaign•
11. The Ordnance Survey.
111. George Sand,
IV. Modern English.
V. Domestic Architecture.
VI. Ben Jonson.
VII. Greek Literature.
VIII. John Stuart Mill on Liberty.
IX. Lord Dundonald.
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OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-
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Re-engagement of the Wonderful Danc,r, Mons. Espinosa.
First appearance of Mille. Marietta Rosetta, Principal Dan-
•euse of La Scala, Milan ; and first time of the Delapierre
Family. These hiLihly-talented Children will appear every
night. The Royal Princess's Rifles on parade every evening.
THIS EVENING, (Thurssday), the new drama, HOME
TRUTH'S. Messrs. G. Melville, J. G. Shore, F. Matthews,
Miss C. Lec'ercq and Mrs. Charles Young.

After which, a new Christmas burlesque pantomime, by H.
J. Byron, called JACK TIIE GIANT KILLER ; or, Harle-
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Jack, Miss Louise Keeley—Harlequin. Mr. Cormack - Panta-
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PUBLICATIONS.

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BANKRUPTS.

William Lovett, paint raiding inanufactuier, Union-
street, Borough, to surrender, Jan. 13, at two, aneFeb. 10,
at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Thomas Aston, engineer, Wi.ienhall, Sta.ffordshire, Jan.
11th and 30th, at eleven, at the Birzninghttm District
Court.

George Ellis, biker, Sheffield, Jan. 14 and-Feb. 11, at
twelve, at the Leeds District Ccutt..
Christopher Price, butcher, Wolverhampton, Jan. 11
and 30, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
Thomas Bigglestone, grocer, ilerford, Jan. 12, and Feb.
9, at eleven, at the Birminghf in District Court.

BANK OF ENGLAND.

An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoriß,
cap. 32, for the week =dins on Wednesday, the 2Sth day
of December, .IS.SJ

MITE DEPARTMENT.
Notes issued £30,600,455; Government DAt .£11,015,1r0
Other ;Securities .. 3,4r4!,99
i Gold Coin & all!on 16,13L455
. ; Silver Bullion -

010,009,465
BANK.ING DEE' ARTMENT.
Proprietors' Card- Government Seen-
tal . 414,553,0001 rites (including
Best -
Public Depoalts (in- " nutty) • X 10,925,157
eluding )'ixche- Other Securities : 19,907,580
quer, Savings' - ' Notes
Banks, Commis- . Gold and Silver
missioncrs of Na- Coin
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-
counts) 0,604,710
Other Deposits 13,071,4W
Seven Day and
other Bills ...

f30,0,:.1,435

675,599

n 3,323
London, England, 1859-12-30

FRANCE.

PARIS BOURSE.—The market continues very
agitated. Threes opened at 69f. 60c., and after
declining to 68f. 85c., are now 69f. sc. Mobilier
varied. from 817 f. 50c. to 790 f. ; Lyons, 917 f. 50c.
to 910 f. ; Orleans; 1,395 to 1,385 f.; Southern,
515 f. to 510 f.; Lombard, 565 f. to 555 f. The follow-
ing were the last quotations :

41 per Cents. .... 96 25 Credit Fonder 720
I Do. end month .. Belgian 41 —
3 per Cents 69 —lPiedmonteso (6) .. 85 25
Do. end month 6B 8, . Roman B4
Bank Shams
Credit Mobilier .. 797 50 Spanish Throes
Do. Account ..... 792 50 I Home Debt 43
London, England, 1859-12-30

CANTERBUR Y HALL CONCERTS.-
EVERY EVENING. Sterndale Bennett's MAY

QUEEN.
And a Grand Se action from Meyerbeer's new opera of
DINORAII.

Comic Vocalists --Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come-
dian and Mimic), W. T. Critchtleld, and E. W. Hackney.

Several interesting Pictures are added to the Fine Arts
Gallery. The suite of Halls have been re-decorated and
beautified. and constitute one of the most unique and brilliant
sights of the metropolis.
ROSA BONHEUR'S celebrated PICTURE of the HORSE
FAIR is now added to the already magnificent Collection of
Paintings in the Canterbury Hall Fine Arts Gallery. The .
gallery opea from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening.

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, DEC. 30.
THEEMOMETEIt, IN THE SHADE.
54—highest since noon yesterday.
47—lowegt this morning and during tb.. night.
52—this day at noon.

BAROMETER-29.54.
WIND, South-Westerly ; fresh, with dull rainy weather.
London, England, 1859-12-30

AMERICA.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAM.)
SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING.
The Fulton, steamer, with mails from New York
of the 17th inst., passed Hurst at 9.10 a.m.

LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY.

The screw steamer Edinburgh, which sailed from
New York on the 18th inst., after having been de-
tained in the harbour 21 hours by a heavy storm,
arrived at Queenstown to-day at 2.30 p.m., and
left for Liverpool at 3 p.m. She brings 227,200
dols. specie on freight. On the 18th spoke the
steamers Borussia and Vanderbilt, and the ship
Resolute. The advices are unimportant.

Nantes was visited two days back by a tremend-
ous hurricane of wind, accompanied by thunder,
lightning, and rain. The barometer fell in a most
extraordinary manner,
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possible tosaion which side the firing began. I
saw a shot fired from our side, about two rooms

from were I stood.

Afterwards Lieutenant Dunne

gave me a rifle, which I found belonged to Private
Charles "Williams. Ithad been recently discharged,
and was then loaded. He was one of the two men

missing when I mustered my company. On search-
ing his ammunition pouch I found one package con-
taining 10 rounds of ball cartridge missing. Half
the label belonging to the missing 10. round pack-
age was in his pouch. The other part of the paper
covering was down by his bed. I examined after.

wards the ammunition and rifles of the rest of my

company. The rest of the ammunition correepanded
. . - • - .

with. the rest of the rifles. One'ri&•, however, was

found loaded, and the other private, named llatton,
missing from my company, had ten of his rounds
of ammunition loose in his pocket. The loaded rifle
belonged to a corporal of my company, • but
_ . _

it was found loaded down by the side of Ilatton's
bed. Both Hatton and Williams were ordered into

custody at once. Another rifle belonging to my

company was taken by a man of another Company,
and found on him, loaded, by the Adjutant. I did

not at any time see any firing whatever from th©
Tower Hamlets' side of the barracks.
Corporal Robert Ellison, of the 2d Battalion of
the 24th, said he knew the men Hatton, Williams,

and Lord, bat was not able to recollect whether or
not they were with the others at the canteen that
night. He heard no unusual noise after the two
parties left the canteen, though the barrack square
to which they went, as they said, to fight, was

quite in front of the canteen. He most iiistinotly
saw ono man of the Tower Hamlets Militia fire

across the square from the top gallery at the west
end, though who that man was he could not say
at all.

It being now nearly 5 o'clock, the inquiry was
adjoin n ed.
The 24th Regiment are under orders to leave the
Camp immediately for Cork, and will comnienee
their journey this day.
London, England, 1859-12-30

BREVET.

Brevet-Colonel John Forbes, Captain on half-pay Un-
attached (Staff Officer of Pensioners), having retired on
full-pay, to be Major-General in tho Army, the rank being
honorary only.
Second Captain Gerald Graham, of the Royal Engineers,
to be Major in the Army.
The undermentioned Gentlemen Cadets of her Majesty's
Indian Forces, at present doing duty at the Royal Engineer
Establishment, at Chatham, with the rank of Ensign, to
have the local and temporary rank of Lieutenant while em-
ployed at that establishment, viz. :—William Shopperd,
Robert Procter Tickell, Bruce Onham Satan, Edward Gil-
bert Clayton, Edward D'Oyley Twemlow, Sydenham Cub-
bon Clarke, John Donaldson ' Cruickshank, and Cortland
Alexander Gregor Skinner.
MEMORANDUM.—Deputy Assistant- Commissary-General
Robert Cellem, upon half-pay, has been permitted to retire
from the service, lie having received a commutation in lieu
of his half-pay.

COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT.
9th Aberclewhiro liSQ Yaluattnro—Sir SYilliaw WQ4961

lkr!.., to be Captain; William Adamson, Est:., to be Lieu-
tenant ; Alexander Pirie Hogarth, Esq., to bg Ensign.
Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers-24th Company—Robert
Gilkison, jun., Esq.. to be Captain ; Robert Heailje Wishart,
Gent., to be Lieutenant ; James Robertson, Guilt., to be
Ensign. 25th Company—Tohn Napier, Esq., 'to be Cap-
tain; John Ritchie Miller, Gent., to bo Lieutenant ;
Donald Anderson, Gent., to be Eneign. 26th Company—
John David Napier, E rrl., to be Captain • Jamey APlntyre,
Gent., to be Lieutenant; John Dow-all, Gent., to be Epslgn.
London, England, 1859-12-30

THEATRE-ROYAL LYCEUM.-
Sole Lessee and Directress, Madame Celeste.
THIS I•iVENING Planche's popular Drama of THE
CHILD 01421-IE WRECK. Maurice (her original charac-
ter) Madame Celeste.
After which, will be produced a new Grand Christmas Ex-
travaganza and Pantomime. KING TIIRITSHBEARD, the
LITTLE PET and the GIIEAT PASSION. Clown, Mr. H.
Marshall—Columbine, Miss Rosin°.
London, England, 1859-12-30

HONITON.

At a numerously attended meeting, held at the
Assemblyrooms on Wednesday, the mayor, Mr.
J. C. lerrard, in the chair, it was resolved unani-
mously to form a volunteer rifle corj?s for Honiton
and the neighbourhood, to be called the East
Devon and Honiton Rifle Corpse Numerous sub-
scriptions were announced, and a large number of
names wore received as volunteers.
London, England, 1859-12-30

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London, England, 1859-12-30

ST. CLEMENT DANES.

Lad evening about 50 effective members of the
abeve corps assembled at the Inner-hall of St.
Clement's-inn, for the purpose of drill and parade.
Although the volunteers present were mostly re-
cruits, and had only been practising for nine nights
they went through the various evolutions with
great skill and regularity. The effective strength
of the corps is at present about 60 men, including
the 21 members from Messrs. Smith and Sons' esta-
blishment in the Strand.
London, England, 1859-12-30

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?THE BOY'S I'LAYBOOK OF SCIENCE.
-A- By JOAN HENRY
PER late Profeseor of Chemistry
at the Royal Polytechnlk With 400 practical Weod Engrav-
ings, illustrating almost 'very experiment.
London : Routledge, Mtrne, and Routledge, Farringdon-
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London, England, 1859-12-30

This day, Part VII., price ed.,
T ALES FROM BENTLEY.
Contents:
Father Mathew, by P. M'Teague.
'The Double-Bedded Room, by Bon Gaultier.
The Handsome Clear-Starcher.
The Contrabandista, by Captain Medwik
Marie de Billemare.
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