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The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-18

TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—Allow me to suggest the idea of a collec.
tion lwing made (to be limited to one penny) in all
churches and chapels next Sunday on behalf of our
houseless and homeless poor, whose cause has been
so warmly advocated lately.
I feel sure by this means a large sum would be
raised, and an incalculable amount of good effected.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,

A FRIEND TO THE POOR.

Jan. 17, 1859.

CITY BANK.-(THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this cor-
poration was held to-day, at the London Tavern, Bishops-
gate-street—Sir Robert Carden, M.P., chairman of the
board of directors, presiding. The dividend at the rate of
5 per cent. per annum, usually declared at this meeting,
was ordered to be paid, free of income tax.
The report of the directors was as follows .

" The directors have the gratification to report that the
business of the bank has, throughout the past half-year,
continued the same steady course of extension which has
marked its progress from the commencement of its opera-
tions ; and they have the pleasure to announce that not-
withstanding the low rate of interest which has prevailed
during the whole of the period to which the accompanying,
accounts relate, they are enabled, after paying all the cur-
rent expenses of the establishment, and making a liberal
provision for bad and doubtful debts, to declare the usual
dividend of £5 per cent. per annum, free of income tax, and
to carry forward the sum of £6,982 19s. 11d. to the credit of
the new profit and loss account, for disposal at the end of
the financial year. The dividend will be payable on and
after Tuesday, the 25th instant."
The CHAIRMAN having expressed his gratification at
seeing so large an attendance of shareholders, as it showed
they looked to their own interest, and were desirous to see
for themselves how things were going on, said ho could
state nothing more than what appeared in the report, viz.,
that the steady extension of business which had marked
the bank from its commencement still continued. (Cheers.)
lie then asked if any shareholder wished to put any ques-
tions upon the report.
No shareholder having risen, the CHAIRMAN then moved
the adoption of the report, which was carried unanimously.

A resolution for the declaration of a dividend at the rate
of 5 per cent. per annum, free of income-tax, payable on
and after Tuesday, the 25th inst., was then agreed to.
Votes of thanks to the directors, Mr. White, the manager,
and to the auditors, having been given, the meeting sepa-
rated.
London, England, 1859-01-18

MRS. GEORGE LENOX-CONYNGHAM'S POEMS.
Just published, in 81ro., price 15s. cloth,
HORSE POETICS : Lyrical and other Poems,
By MRS.:GEORGE LENOX,CONYNGHAM.
,PM14011: Longman, Brown, and Co., Paternoster-row.
London, England, 1859-01-18

Now publishing-,

THE MINISTER'S WOOING.
By Mrs. H. B. STOVE,

AuthOr of " Uncle Tom's Cabin."
Orders received by all Booksellers in town and country; and
at all the Railway Stations.
London : Sampson Low, Son, and Co., 47, Ludgate-hill.
London, England, 1859-01-18

SCHEDULE G.

BOROUGHS, FIVE IN NUMBER, EXCEEDING 316,000 Ix-
HABITANTS, NOW RETURNING TWO MEMBERS EACH,
WHICH IT IS PROPOSED SHALL IN FUTURE RETURN
►SIX MEMBERS EACH. IT IS INTENDED, THAT EACH
OF THESE BOROUGHS SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO Two
WARDS, RETURNING THREE MEMBERS EACH;' EACH
ELECTOR TO BE REGISTERED ONE WARD ONLY.

Direct Taxes
Population Payable £lO d
in 1851. in 1857. Electors.
. 316,213 394,947 17,826 2
. 323,772 348,129 20,707 2
. 329,097 337,032 18,418 2
. 370,957 641,578 20,377 2
. 375,955 502,305 13,050 2

Manchester .
Finsbury .
Glasgow.
Marylebone
Liverpool

Totals 1,715,994 2,223,991 ' 90,078 10

SCHEDULE H.
ENGLAND, NEW BOROUGHS, SEVEN IN NUMBER, TO
HAVE MEMBERS.
P9mlation No. of
in 1851. Members.
16;633 1
-15,622 1
20,760 1
20,828 1
24,175 1
56,533 2
44,053 2

Gravesend
Leamington . .
Stalybridge . .
Burnley . .
Birkenhead . .
Chelsea % .
Kensington .

Totals 198,679 9

SCHEDULE I.
- ENGLISH COUNTIES AND DIVISIONS OP COUNTIES TO
HAVE 18 ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.
Population, Electors. Present Proposed
1851. --"'''''' Members. Members.
WestßidingofYork,
2 ,divisions . 794,888 37,163
South Lancashire, 2
divisions . . 500,711 20,460 2 4
York, North Riding 176,224 12,015 2 3
North Lancashire 316,804 12,105 2 3
South Devonshire.. 217,884 9,625 2 3
West Kent . 231,711 8,993 2 3
South Stafford . 206,305 11,202 2 3
West Cornwall . 16.5,167 , 4,542 2 3
North Essex . 165,541 ' 5,553 2 3
South Essex . 173,995 6,169 2 3
Lincolnshire, parts •
'of Lindsey . 192,074 * 12,435 2 3
West Norfolk . 168,979 7,179 2 3
East Somerset . 172,189 10,735 2 3
West Somerset . 160,612 7,510 2 3

2 6

SCEDU K.
IRISH COUNTIES, SEVEN LE
IN NUMBER, TO WHICH IT IS
PROPOSED TO GIVE EIGHT ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.
Population Members Proposed
in Electors. now. No. of
1851. Members.
. 180,158 5,582 2 3
. 208,684 6,243 2 3
• 251,983 8,206 2 3
. 255,661 8,423 2 3
. 320,817 10,690 2 3
331,569 7,262 2 3
. 563,676 13,473 2 4

Wexford .
Limerick
Antrim .
Tyrone .
Down
Tipperary .
Cork

2,111,848 68,885 14 22

SCHEDULE L. ,
SMALL • COUNTIES IN SCOTLAND TO BE VOITED, AND
MEMBERS TRANSFERRED TO LARGE COUNTIES.
Population , -Present Proposed
. .
In Electors. No. of No. of
1851. 4-' Members. Members.
Selkirk . .: .- , 9,809 362 1 1 •
i
Peebles . • .. 10,738 394 1

- 20,547 756 2 1
The member gained by the union of these couu
ties to be `given to Lanarkshire :
Sutherland .• 25,194 261 1
Caithness

57,181 1,040 2 1
The member gained by the union of these coun-
ties to be given to Aberdeenshife :
Lanark . . 167;506 3,124 1 2
Aberdeen . . 130,031 4,682 1 2
Bute and Arran to be added to Ayrshire, and the
united constituency to return two members :
Bute and Arran . 16,608 489. 1 Ayrshire . . 143,257 3,976 1 • 2
London, England, 1859-01-18

ROYAL E. NGLISH OPERA, COVEN' T
GARDE: V, tt, ider the sole Management of Miss Lou a sa
Tyne and Mr. W.. 1 larrison
THIS EVENING will be presented an entirely new a nd
romantic Opera, Iv, Mr. W. Balfe, entitled SATANELL. 1.;
or, THE POWER , OF LOVE.
-

Co aductor—Mr. Alfred Mellon.
To conclude wis ;h the new Pantomime of LITTLE D
RIDING HOOD; or, Harlequin and the Wolf in Gratin] 's
Clothing
London, England, 1859-01-18

SCHEDULE G.

BOROUGHS, FIVE IN NUMBER, EXCEEDING 316,000 IN-
HABITANTS, NOW RETURNING Two MEMBERS EACH,
WHICH IT IS PROPOSED SHALL IN FUTURE RETURN
SIX MEMBERS EACH. IT IS INTENDED THAT EACH
OF THESE BOROUGHS SHALL BE DIVIDED INTO Two
WARDS, RETURNING THREE MEMBERS EACH; EACH
ELECTOR TO BE REGISTERED IN ONE WARD ONLY.

Direct Taxes
Population Payable £lO d
in 1851. in 1857. Electors.
. 316,213 394,947 17,826 2
. 323,772 348,129 20,707 2
. 329,097, 337,032 18,418 2
. 370,957 641,578 20,377 2
. 375,955 502,305 13,050 2

Manchester .
Finsbury
Glasgow
Marylebone .
Liverpool .

Totals . 1,715,994 2,223,991 90,078 10

SCHEDULE H.
ENGLAND, NEW BOROUGHS, SEVEN IN NUMBER, TO
HAVE MEMBERS.

Population No. of
in 1851. Members.
16,633 1
15,622 1
20,760 1
20,828 1
24,175 1
56,533 2
44,053 2
London, England, 1859-01-20

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE-JAN. 18.

There was a tolerable supply of grain at mark et. Sales
generally were slow, and prices at a decline of is per qr.
Foreign wheat inquired for, and at the rates of It .at market
day. Oats steady. Barley the turn in favour of the buyer,
with good arrivals, but in slow demand. Beans and peas
about the same as last week.
London, England, 1859-01-20

FOREIG:

Australian
Boa AccordCopper,Lim.
Brazil. Imp. (is. at L 5 p.)
Do.St.Johndelßey,Litn.
Do. Land and Mining Co.
Clarendon Consols Min-

ing Co. of Jamaica
Cobre Copper
Cepiapo
DunMoun.Cop.Mir
For Luna
General
Linares
Lu 3itanian
Mariqui ta
New Granada
N.RhineCop.of S.Ans.L
PontgibaudSilver, Lead
Mining and Smelt
Port Philip
Santiago de Cuba
United Mexiczn
London, England, 1859-01-20

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.—
Proprietor -C. MORTON.
71c public is most respectfully informed that the FINE
Arms GALLERY. in connection with the above Hall,lS NOW
OP DAT AND NIGHT, from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12
o'cl ,ck p.m. The New Gallery contains an extensive Collec-
tion of Pictures, by Ancient and Modern Masters and is also
devoted to Art productions generally. The Proprietor feels
he play confidently assert that, viewed altogether, the exist-
ing ITusie Hall, the New Fine Arts Gallery, and the recently
addod Ante-Hall, will present an attraction which, whether
as egards the architectural beauty of the structures them-
seh s, or the varied and hitherto unattempted combinations
wit lin, will be found to be wholly without parallel in the
Kingdom.
The MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT commences as usual at
Sev,m o'clock.
In addition to the usual entertainment, the SAUVLET
FAMILY, of Amsterdam, Eight in number, whose varied
instrumental performances have created so marked a sensa-
tion in the principal cities and towns of the Continent, will
perform every Evening at Nine and Eleven o'clock.
London, England, 1859-01-20

JTJINT-STOCK BANKS,

J
il
Sharel Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Price. Closing
Done naheas
.

100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 60 684
40 Australasia all 91 93
25 Bank of Egypt all 27 27/ 27/
100 Think of London 5O
40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all
60 British North American all 58 60
20 Chtd. Bank of India, iv) 10 2 lid
100 City 5O 63 65 61/
100 Colonial
20.11 Com. Bart[ of Canada all
100 Commercial of London 2O
20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch all 161 17} 16/
20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all
20 Lon.Coar.Bk.ofAustral. all 21/ 22 211
50 London and County 20
50 London Joint Stock
100 London & Westminster. 20 50} 50
100 Nat. Prov. or England. 35
20 Do. new lO
50 National Bank 25 45}
20 New South Wales
25 Orient. Bk. Corporation all 40
20 Ottoman Bank 3ll 20/ 21 20/
00 Provincial of Ireland
10 Do. New all
26 South Australia -
25 Do. NevV
25 Union of Australia all • -
25 Do. New 2O --
60 Union of London lO -- 24}
100 Unity Mutual 55 - --
100 Western Bk of London 50 19 17 d
MISCELLANEOUS.
Share Miscellaneous. I Paid. Cl"lng A..-iness dons
Price.
10 Anglo-Mexican Mint'.. 12/ 13/
1000 Atlantic) Tel. (Limited). all 240 270
25 Australian Agricultural 19 35 36
10 Australian Royal Mail . all I
10 Berlin Water Works . . all 2/ 3/
10 Do New, issued at 25 dis 3
60 British American Land 40
50 Brit. & Irish Ma Tel.A. all 40 42
20 Do. B, 7p. C. till 1862.. all 19 21
20 Do. C... all 13 15 13/ f
100 Canada Land 32/ 115 120
10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) all 94 10}
Stock Cop.Min.of Eng.&Smltg all
25 Do. Preference 7/ per ct all 24 25
5 Crystal Palace.
5 Do. Preference
20 Eastern Steam all
Stock Electric Telegraph lOO 107 110 109
5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co all 1 11
10 Europ. & Ind.Jtmet.Tel los. 1 -
9
Europ.&AntSfm.(Lim.) all 14 2 1} / 1
20 Gl.lron ScrewCol.(Lim, all
15 Gen. Steam Navation. 14
20 London Discount 5 1} 1 d
4 Loud.G en. Omnibus Co. all if lf
10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all
10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 5/
25 National Discount Co. 5 I 1d 4}
10 Netherlands Land 6
10 Do do all 1 2
5 Do 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at idle. all 1} 14
100 N. Er.&NovaScotiaL and 80 15 IS
1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 1
20 North of Europe Steam all
1 Oriental Gas
1 Do. New Shares lss. } die par
5 Peel River Land & Min. all 24 3 3
50 Pen. & Oriental Steam. all 81 83 814
50 Do. New lO 12/ 134 28
20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr. 8 k
50 Rhymney Iron
15 Do. New all a 'AP
100 Royal Mail Steam 6O
1 Scot.Austrin.Tny.(Lim ) all 125 1374 137/
25 South Australian Land. all 37 39
1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. all lf .
1 Do. do Registered all / 1/
I 20 ITr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can. 5
Diemen's 214 10 12 ,
London, England, 1859-01-20

1859 LETTS'S DIARIES, ALMANACS,
• &0., adapted to an Callings, Professions, or
Trades, in above .100 VARIETIES of Size and form, from
6 pence to 14 shillings each, as well as Descriptive Catalogues,
GRATIS, may be obtained at any BOOKSELLER'S in the
Kingdom. LETTS and Co., 8, Royal Exchange.
London, England, 1859-01-20

MISCELLANEOUS.

Niqcellaneous.

!Anglo-Mexican Mint'
Atlantic Tel. (Limited)
Australian Agricultural
Australian Royal Mail .
Berlin Water Works
Do New, issued at 25 dis
British American Land
Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A.
Do. B, 7 p. c. till 1862
Do. C .
Canada Land
Chan. Islan d Tel.(Lim )
Cop.Min.otEng.&Smitg
Do. Preferenoe 7 per ct
Crystal Palace.
Do. Preference
Eastern Steam

Electric Telegraph
Eng. & Aust. Cop.' t. 'o
Europ. &Ind.Junct:
Europ.&Am.Stm.(Link.)
GLlron ScrewCol.(Lim,
Gen. Steam Navigation
London Discount
Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co
Mediter. Electric Teleg
Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim )
National Discount Co
Netherlands Laud
Do do
Do BPref.,i. at ldis
N.Br.&NovaScssotiaLand
N.B.Australasian (Lim.)
North of Europe Steam
Oriental Gas
Do. New Shares
Peel Rim Land & Min
pen. & Oriental Steam
Do. New
Red Sea & Ind. Telegr
Rhymney Iron
Do. New
Royal Mall Steam
Southd
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Teleg.rf
Registered a Yn .(LsLcair
Do.
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Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr.
van Piemen's Laud _te

all
all
all
15s.
all
all

paid Closing
Price.

240 13.
410 270
35 36
24 3-1

40 42
19 21
13 15
115 120
91 101

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London, England, 1859-01-20

NEWARK-JAN. 18.

At to-day's market a moderate business was It; ransacted
in wheat, white of good quality being in demand at is per
qr. over the rates of last week Fine barley full: y supports
late rates. Less inquiry for oats, and is up. 13eans aro
scarce and fine qualities is per qr. higher.
White wheat, new, 44s to 50s Barley, grinding. .. 28s to 30s
Red do. 3Bs to 44s Oats, old, ..
Old white 44s to 50s New do 2Bs to 303
Red do. 38s to 44s I Beans. .44s to 48s
Barley, malting.... 38s to 43s Peas . —s to —3
London, England, 1859-01-20

LIVERPOOL-JAN. 19,

The market was firm at tho opening, with little doing,
but gave way per cent. in the middle of the day; how-
ever, this was nearly regained at the close :—Berwicks, 94f
—North British, 63 I—York and North Midland, 771 78--
Eastern Counties, 12 9-16 1— Midland, 102 f f—Chester
and Holyheads, 481 3/4—Caledonians, 86 861—Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 98.1—London and North-Westerns 97
East Lancashire, 951 6—Dutch Rhenish, 4 i *die.--
Grand Trunk of Canada, $a 81—Great Western, 56 61--•
Great Western of Canada, 16f 16i—Dovers, 221 221
Leeds Northern, 481 I.
London, England, 1859-01-20

New Edition, Bvo., ss. cloth,
AN ORIGINAL AND COMPREHENSIVE
SYSTEM of SELF-INSTRUCTING BOOK-KEEP-
ING, by Single and Double Entry: with new forms of subsi-
diary books and company accounts. By DANIEL O'GOR-
MA.N, author of "Intuitive Calculations."
London : Simpkin, Marshall, and Co.
London, England, 1859-01-20

RAILWAY BILLS.

Yesterday the Examiners on Standing Orders
declared the standing orders of the Houses of Lords
and Commons to have been complied with in re-
spect to the following railway bills :

(Before Mr. Smith.)
North-Western.—To make a railway from More-
cambe Bay. to the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
at Poulton.

Comae Valley and Halstead Extension.—To make
a railway from Parson's-bridge to the Eastern
Counties Railway at Audley-end.
Leominster and Kingston—To make a devia-
tion from the authorized line at Pembridge.,
Sittingbourne and Sheerness.—To raise additional
capital.
Sevenoaks.—To make a railway from the East
Kent Railway to Sevenoaks.
Scottish Central—To raise additional capital.
Lymington.—To purchase the ferry between
Lymington and Boldre, and to raise additional
capital.
London, England, 1859-01-20

cmusTr 8 MINSTRELS.

This celebrated band of performers made their first ap-
pearance in Cork on Tuesday night at the Athena3um, and
notwithstanding the unfavourableness of the weather the
audience, both in the reserved and unreserved portions of
the building, was exceedingly numerous. Although the
major part of the entertainment partakes of the character
of burlesque, a considerable portion is of a different descrip.
tion, and possesses high merit in a musical and artistic
point of view. Among the most pleasing items
i in the per-
formance is the solo on the violin, attributed n the pro:
grammea
o f t
touch
ra
n. Anthony
finisht
ofex Dish,pr which evinces much deli.
ce s
sion. The opening chorus
in the first part, "We come from the .was well re.
ceived, and the Sleigh Polka, with which part first concludes,
is a graceful and spirited composition, and was deservedly
applauded. The second part commenced with an excellent
imitation of the Hutchinson Family's famous song, " We're
a band of brothers," in which the peculiar charatteristi,% of
the young American singers were hit off and cleverly earl -
caturcd. Perhaps the most amusing, and certainty the
most telling, part of the entire performance was the bur-.
lesque polka pm.formed by Messrs. Pierce and Collins (the
latter babitcd as a dansettse), and which kept the audience
in a roar from its commencement to its termination, when
th

re were general demands for an encore, which were re-
sponded to. The next was a most inimitable burlesque of
one of Jullion'a concerts, in which the appearance and
manner of the great orchestral leader were taken off to the
life, and the performance on the saxhorns, drum, penny-
whistle, &c., were admirably imitated. This was the
cleverest portion of the evening's entertainment. In the
course of this amusing and laughable burlesque Mr. W. Y.
Collins made his appearance as Miss Jenny Trabbs (Jetty
Treffs), and sang a caricature of her well-known serge
" Trab, trab." Tho entertainment concluded wit a a
laughable travestie of the "Great American Circus," in
which the extravagant feats of agility and strength per-
formed at those exhibitions were imitated with much humour.
Altogether the. nerformance is one A the cleverest and most
amusing ever Witnessed in this city.— ark constitutir
London, England, 1859-01-20

TRW PACIFIC MAIL

The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamer
Bolivia, Capt. Johnson, arrived at Panama on the
21st of December from Callao, which place she left
on the 12th ult. She had 400,000 dols. in specie on
board. Her dates are--Valparaiso, Nov. 30 ; Callao,
Dec. 12; Paita, Dec. 16. The Bolivia did not
touch at Guayaquil.
CHILL—It will be remembered that the last mail
from the Pacific brought information of a disastrous
fire -which had taken place at Valparaiso just pre-
vious to its sailing. It is now ascertained by this
mail that property to the amount of 3,000,000 dols.
was destroyed. A Mr. Edward Farley lost his life
on the occasion. Two more fires had broken out
since, but neither of them had done much damage.

The Congress would shortly terminate. Govern-
ment carried all its measures. The provinces were
quiet. The coming harvest promised to be abun-
dant. Copper mines were yielding well.
The Mercurio records the losses of the following
European vessels. The Danish brig Bullard, which
sailed, from Newcastle on the 21st of June with a
cargo of coals for Valparaiso, sank on the 28th of
October off Cape Horn. The crew were narrowly
saved '13,57 the British brig Esperance, en route to
Central America. The Mecklenburg ship Ritter-
schaft, which sailed from Glasgow for Valparaiso,
also struck and sank on the 30th off Cape Horn,
the crew escaping on board the brig Mainlurt,
bound for California. The British brig Vision,
from Glasgow, with an assorted cargo, and bound
for Africa, having been dismasted in a storm off
Cape Horn, foundered on the 23d December. Her
master and crew were saved by the Hamburg ship
Stenwarder, bound for California.

BOLIVIA.---By way of Lima, dates from this re-
public id the 23d November had como to hand.
Everything reported quiet.

VALPARAISO.

H.M.S. Havannah, Captain Harvey, was at Val-
paraiso on the Ist December, with Consul-General
Miller on board, who had come from the Sandwich
Islands for the benefit of his health.
London, England, 1859-01-20

, MRS. WORDS WORTH.

The widow of the poet Wordsworth died at Rydal Mount,
near Ambleside, on Monday night last, the 17th. She had
reached beyond the age of fourscore years, and passed away
tranquilly after a short illness. She was of so great assist-
ance to her husband in all the works he gave to the public
that she was a not unimportant member of the literary world,
though a silent one. Her life was long, and it was as pure;
beautiful, and useful as the most ardent admirer of English
domestic character could imagine. Th.epoet could not have
been blessed with a household companion more meet for
him; and, better still, the poet knew and felt the blessing
he possessed in such a companion :
" A perfect woman, nobly planned,
To warn, to comfort, and command ;
„And yet a Bpirit still, and bright
. With something of angelic light."
For some years past Mrs. Wordsworth's powers of sight
had entirely failed her, but she still continued cheerful and
"bright," and full of conversational power as in former
days. Quiet as her life was, there are few persons of lite-
rary note te; whom she was not known, and very general
will bo the regret for the loss of so excellent a woman.
London, England, 1859-01-20

WEST SOMERSET.

The works on this line, which are to connect the
town of Taunton with the port and harbour of
Watchett, and thence by steam open up communi-
cation with the Welsh coast, will shortly be com-
menced. At the last meeting of the directors it
was decided to proceed with the construction of the
railway, and the board concluded the contract for
the works.

ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
A meeting of the shareholders in this un-
dertaking was held yesterday at 26, Throgmorton-
street, to consider the present condition and future
prospects of the company.
After some discussion, it was arranged that no
formal resolutions should be moved, but that
means should be taken to obtain further in-
formation from the company with respect to
what prices the lands produced in proportion
to their distance from the line, what portions were
sold, at what rate per ton the goods were carried,
and other points, without which it was impossible
to form a just idea of the future prospects of the
undertaking.
The meeting then separated.

RAILWAY BILLS.
Yesterday the Examiners on Standing Orders
declared the standing orders of the Houses of Lords
and Commons to have been complied with in re-
spect to the following railway bills :
(Before Mr. Smith.)
North-Western.—To make a railway from More-
cambe Bay to the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
at Poulton.

Colne Valley and Halstead Extension.—To make
a railway from Parson's-bridge to the Eastern
Counties Railway at Audley-end.
Leominster and Kingston—To make a devia-
tion from the authorized line at Pembridge.,
Sittingbourne and Sheerness.—To raise additional
capital.
Sevenoaks.—To make a railway from the East
Kent Railway to Sevenoaks.
Scottish Central—To raise additional capital.
Lymington.—To purchase the ferry between
Lymmgton and Beldre, and to raise additional
capital.

(Before Mr. Frere.)
London-bridge and Charing-cross.—To make a
railway from the South-Eastern Railway near
Bermondsey-street, to Hungerford-street, Strand.
Also to make a branch railway from Cornwall-road
to the London and South-Western Railway at the
Waterloo-station.

South Durham and Lancashire Union.—To aban-
don a portion of the undertaking, and make a
deviation. •

Liverpool Stations Junction.—A railway from
Walton-on-the-Hill to the Garston extension of the
St. Helen's Railway.
Merthyr, Tredegar, and Abergavenny.—To make
a railway to Aberystwith and branch lines.
Ringwood, Christchurch, and Bournemouth.—To
make a railway from Ringwood to Christchurch.
Victoria Station and North-Western and Great
Western Junction.—Standing orders were not com-
plied with.
London, England, 1859-01-20

CENTRAL AMERICA.

The Columbus steamer, with mails from Central
America, arrived at Panama on the 23d ult. Her
dates atd;' Guatemala, Nov. 17, and Costa Rica,
Dec. 4.

By this arrival we learn that the contract be-
tween the Government and the Panama Railway
Company for the establishinent of a line of steamers
had been :finally arranged..
CongresS met. on the 25th November. At Sal-
vador indigo was not abundant; owing to the long-
continued rains.. Prices, however, were low.

Don Cayetteno Bosque, Minister of Finance, had
died suddenly.
Cholera had made its appearance at Salvador,
but, provieio to the departure of the mail, it had
abated.

GREY TOWN.
GREY TOWN, MOSQUITO, DEC. 18.

The principal notable 'matters that have occurred
here are the arrival of Sir Wm. Gore Ouseley in
her Majesty's" ship Valorous, and of the White
Stebbins Company's steamship Washington, with
400 passenger for California and Fraser River.
After being detained here eight days it was disco-
vered that the' :steamship Hermann had passed the
port in the Pacifie without even calling out ; there-
fore the passengers of the Washington had to be
taken to Aspinwall. A few of those on board had
the-meant, and went to Panama at their own ex-
pense, ilie rest were taken to New York.

Sir Wm. Gore Ouseley and suite left by the
packet of the 6th inst. for the seat of his labours,
via Aspinwall and Panama. The Dee struck
several times going out of the harbour ; and his
Excellency wrote back here that he thought at one
time the vessel would be lost. Our harbour is
rapidly shoalingin
the channel, so much so that the
Diadem, drawing about 24- feet, dare not try to
come in, The master of that ship and Mr. Burton,
the experienced and able pilot of this port, have
been sounding at t he harbour's mouth for the last two
days ; and. Captain Frederick, of her Majesty's ship
Caesar has decided that the Diadem (Capt. Moor-
som) shall remain outside. In consequence of the
report of. Mr. Burton, Captain Jarvis, of the U.S.
khip Savannah,, will take his ship out immediately
for fear of being shut in.

It is expected that our Miniter has gone to Gra-
nada, as his despatches from England arc here
awaiting the Nicaragua courier.
Her Majesty's ship -Valorous has gone up the
boast to Irk after an English vessel lately wrecked
there.
London, England, 1859-01-20

ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT
GARDEN, under the sole Management of Miss Louisa
Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison
THIS EVENING will be presented an entirely new and
romantic Opera, by Mr. W. Belle, entitled SATANELLA ;
or, THE POWER OF LOVE.
Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mellon.
To conclude with the new Pantomime of LITTLE RED
RIDING HOOD ; or, Harlequin and the Wolf in Granny's
Clothing.
London, England, 1859-01-20

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.—
FrOpliCtOT --C. MORTON.
The public is most respectfully informed that the FINE
A RPM GrALLERY, in connection with the above Hall, IS NOW
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT, from 11 o'clock a.m. until 12
o'clock p.m. The New Gallery contains an extensive Collec-
tion of Pictures, by Ancient and Modern Masters and is also
devoted to Art productions generally. The Proprietor feels
he may confidently assert that, viewed altogether, the exist-
ing Musie Hall, the New Fine Arts Gallery, and the recently
added Ante-Hall, will present an attraction which, whether
as regards the architectural beauty of the structures them-
selves, or the varied and hitherto unattempted combinations
within, will be found to be wholly without parallel in the
Kingdom.
The MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT commences as usual at
Seven o'clock.

In addition to the usual entertainment, the SAITVLET
FAMILY, of Amsterdam, Eight in number, whose varied
instrumental performances have created so marked a sensa-
tion in the principal cities and towns of the Continent, will
perform every Evening at Nine anti Eleven o'clock.

THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFIC2I, JAN. 20.

THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.

52—highest sine® noon yesterday.
43—lowest this morning and during the night.
52—this day at noon.

BARI:m=11-30.22—a sudden rise.
WIND, S.W. ; light, with very fine weather.
London, England, 1859-01-20

THIS DAI'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, Jan. 20.—Wind this day at noon S.W. ;
light airs and fine.
SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 19.—Sailed—Malta. screw steamer,
for Sydney.
COWES, Jan. 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Hygera, from
Callao.
QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 18.—A barque, with all sail, set in a
sinking state, was sighted on the 4th inst. off Cape Light,
with a brig rendering the crew assistance.
CHATHAM, Jan 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Norrland,
from Belize.
TORBAY, Jan. 17.—Arrived—Louisa, from London, for
Sierra Leone.
MILFORD, Jan. 19.—Wind W.—Arrived—Fordmill, from
Swansea, for Gibraltar, leaking considerably; Soutar
Johnny, from Liverpool, for Mobile.
HARWICH, Jan. 19.—The brig with which the May, of
Scarboro', was in contact on the 16th inst., was the Fitton,
of Hartlepool, not the Petto, as reported.
_ _ _

(Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH
SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning.
Wind, W.
"
Arrived—Havre, steamer, from Havre ; Despatch,
, steamer from Jersey; Bon Pere de Famine; Lo Vieux
Maitre,from Bordeaux' with a cargo of oilcake.
Sailed—Le Coq, fob Cherbourg ; Wonder, steamer, for
Jersey; L'Etoile, and Argyll, steamer, for Carentan;
Alliance, steamer,' for Havre.
LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning.
Wind, W.S.W.
Arrived, Jan. 19—Universe, from Savannah ; Jessie
Miller, from Port Carlyle •, Industry, from Alexandria;
Jane, from Patras ; Richard Goodwin, from Malaga ;
Rahnone, from Nantes.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning.
Wind, S.W. ; tide, low water; weather fine.
Arrivod, Jan. 19—Queen of the Dart, from Palermo ;
Erphis, from Marseilles; Heros, from Rio Janeiro; Julia,
from St. Maio; Ivy Green, from Odessa; Clina, from Va-
lencia; Lady Shirbourne, from the Mauritius.
Sailod, 20th—Sarah Kizg, for Lagos; A. F. Mdore, for
Galatz ; Lord John Russell;for Dunkirk.
DEAL, Thursday Morning.
_

Wind S.S.W., foggy.
Anchored—Gray Oak, for New York ; Campbell, for
Cardiff; Elite Eubeke, for Port Phillip—all from London.
London, England, 1859-01-20

London : H. Bailliere, 219, Regent-street.

FEIST'S RACING RECORD for 1858,
with Nominations for 1859, is now published.
W. Wright, Fulwood's Rents, Holborn. London.

HANWELL COLLEGE, Middlesex, is still
retaining its high character.—United Service Gazette.
A Prospectus will be forwarded on application to the Rev.
Dr. Emerton, Principal.

OINOPOLION TAVERN and HOTEL.
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A Succession of Joints from One till Seven o'Clock.
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Gentlemen visiting the Metropolis will find ample accom-
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moderate. Private rooms for large or small parties may be
engaged on application to the Superinterient.
By Order. JAMES GOPTON, Superintendent.

GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH,
USED IN THE ROYAL LAUNDRY,
AND PRONOUNCED BY HER MAJESTY'S LAUNDRESS to be
THE FINEST STARCH SHE EVER USED.
Sold by all Chandlers, Grocers &c., &c.
London, England, 1859-01-20

THE ERER(JH PASSPORT SYSTEM,

ThQ abolition of passports is a measure far in
advance of the immediate intentions of the French
Government. On consulting Tuesday's llioniteur
we find that the teserveunder which we referred to
the reported abolition of the passport visa in France
was most' necessary. The ministerial article re-
ported by telegraph as announcing that measure
proves on examination to be a magniloquent and
elaborate puff of the Government for having,put an
end to the special aggravations of the passport
nuisance which followed Orsini's attempt and
restored the provisions in force just before that
date.—Daily News.

THE COUNCIL OF INDlA.—Yesterday a meeting
of the Council of India was held at the East India-house,
when Colonel Henry Marion Durand, C. 8., of the Bengal
Engineers, was elected a member of the Council of India,
London, England, 1859-01-20

No. 20,774.

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• By LEITCH RITCHIE.
_ _ _

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:hese 'Winter Evenings' to the public."—Chronicle.
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THE SUN.

THURSDAY. JANUARY 20, 1859.

It is almost certain that there will be very im-
portant alterations in the law of debtor and creditor
during the ensuing session. There are different
measures before Parliament at this moment, and it
is more than probable that one differing in many
respects from any of them will eventually receive
the legislative sanction. It is scarcely possible
that the present system of imprisonment will be
continued at the mere will and pleasure of an
indignant and, perhaps, vindictive creditor. With-
out knowing whether the person who is unable to
meet his liabilities has merited censure, he is
punished without investigation, dragged from
his family and friends, deprived of the oppor-
tunity of earning money for their support,
or of looking after his affairs at the very
time that the master's eye is of paramount im-
portance. We do not say that the party who
fraudulently or recklessly contracted debts, who,
unable to satisfy his own obligations because
bound for another not better than himself, or who
contracted debts without any reasonable expecta-
tion of payment, should be exonerated from all his
obligations without undergoing any vexation or
annoyance. We do•not desire that there should be
any royal road for getting rid of fair and just debts
—that any ono guilty of misconduct should be
enabled to laugh his creditors to scorn. But his
conduct and proceedings should be decided by a
competent tribunal, and he should receive full
justice according to his merits or demerits, not
from the will of an angry loser by his dealings.
Mr. Commissioner PANE, a gentleman of great
experience and learning, has delivered some very
important observations on the state of the existing
law, which are well worthy of calm and attentive
consideration. We cannot agree with him on every
point. But still whatever is delivered as his de-
liberate opinion must carry with it considerable
weight, and materially influence the judgment of
those who have not so many opportunities of inves-
tigation. The learned Commissioner speaks strongly
against "liquidation," which, he says, means "se-
crecy." He would " never lift a finger to assist
private arrangements " would " not allow
ninety-nine. creditors to control the hundredth
creditor." We cannot agree with him in this
view of the case: If it were so there
would always be men to stand out for the purpose
of obtaining unfair advantages or undue preferences
for themselves. If two-thirds or three-fourths of
the creditors, in number and value, are willing to
accept a fair and just arrangement, sanctioned by
a commissioner, it ought to be binding on the
minority, and they should not be entitled to seek
any peculiar benefits for themselves as the price of
their adhesion. Every day's experience proves
that even very eminent firms will stipulate for ex-
clusive payments to themselves beyond what will
be given to the rest of the creditors.
On many points we cordially concur with the
learned Commissioner. He thiziks there ought
London, England, 1859-01-20

THE WEATIIER.-SUN OFFICE, 31N. 20.

THET.LMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.

52—highest since. noon yesterday.
43—lowest this morning and during the night.
.52—this day at noon.

RinomETEr.-30.22—a sudden rise.
WIND, S.W. ; light, with very fine weather.
London, England, 1859-01-20

HULL-JAN. 18.

At this day's market there was rather a fair supply of
wheat, and sales were effected at the quotations of this day
week. Foreign wheat firm. Barley in good request, and
prices in favour of sellers. Beans and peas scarce, and
higher. Oats steady, and in some instances they realised
a trifle more money.
Wheat.... Old white, per qr. 4os Od to 48s Od
Old red
New white • . „
New red „

Dantzic, Konb., &-c. old white 50s Od to 53s Od
Dutch, Belgian, and French.. 45s Od to 46s Od
_ _

Baltic and Haniburg, red..., 43s Od to 45s Od
St. Petersburg and Riga, old 38s Od to 39s Od
Barley.... English malting 33s Od to 37s Od
Grinding 2Bs Od to 30s Od
Saal and Oderbruck
Holstein and Danish 29s Od to 31s Od
'Grinding 26s Od to 28s Od
Oats English, old
Archangel and Riga, per st Os lld to lltd
Friesland and Dutch osll4d to is Od
Swedish and Danish " Oslld to osllld
Beans ....English, old, per qr
New pigeon 4os Od to 42s Od
New tick. 39s Od to 40s Od
Egyptian 3ss Od to 36s Od
Peas Foreign breakers
Grinding ' ' 3Bs Od to 49s Od
Tares ....Winter Bss Od to 90s Od
Indian Corn

Linseed, feeding
crushing
Linseed cakes (Hull) £9 5 oto £9 10 0
Foreign BlO oto 815 0
610 oto 615 0
512 6to 515 0

Rape cakes _
Bones

DUBLIN•

f--JAN. 18.

To-day's market Waa thin]
actions which occurred wht
request, but rates were sustai
Is higher. Oats and oatmea]

Ly attended, and in the trans-
mt and flour were in limited
ned. Beans and Indian corn
firm in price.

d. s. d.
Wheat, white 22 6 to 25 6
Do., red 2l 6 to 23 0
Do., new
Barley
Oats • ll.O to 13 0
Do., black lO 6 to 11 0

s. d. a, el.
Do., new'„, „ 11 6to 13 0
Bere ... lO 0 to 12 0
Rapeseed 2v 0 to 29 0
Oatmeal l2 6 to 14 6
Bakers' flour
Indian corn

BRISTOL SUGAR-JAN. 19.

The only sugars brought forward this week were a cargo
of Demerara and two small cargoes of Tobago, which were
all sold immediately, at 6d to is per cwt. advance on the
prices obtained before the holidays. Several parcels of rum
have been sold at very full prices, and the market is
cleared.

COAL MAR]
(Prices of Coal per Ton a'

ET—JAN. 19.
the oloee of the market.)
Walls End.

B. d,
DavisousBWe6tHartleyls 3
Wylam 15 0
Tanfield Moor Butes 12 0
Hartlepool West Hart-
ley 14 0
Earsdon Hartley.. l5 0
Lambert's W. Itartley.ls 0
South Kelloe lB 3

8. d.
Bradyll's Hetton, .....18 0
Hetton..
Tees l9 0
Russell's Hetton 18 6
Brandon l7 6
South Hartlepool 17 9
Haswell l9 0
Cassop is 3
•Heugh Hall 17 6
Coundan . l6 6
Hunwick 14 6

, 47—Sold, 18.
London, England, 1859-01-20

SPAIN.

The Madrid journals of the 14th state that
Marshal O'Donnell having learned that .the
eommittee on the budget proposed to increase
the allowance for expenses of representation
to the President of the Council, sent some of
his friends to beg that it would not adopt any
measure of the kind. Some of the journals
state that the Government has sent an agent
into Endlind to purchase twenty-four steamero
of small tonnage for the Philippine Islands.
It was said that the Government contemplates
making various important reforms in the ad-
itiniAtratioh of the isle of Cuba. The French
Peninsular Correspondence asserts that there
is no truth in the statement made by some of
the journals that the Duke de Montpensier is about
to visit Italy. M. Rio Rosas had left Barceloha
to continue his journey to Rome. In the Senate,
the bill presented by Government making new re-
gulation§,respecting mines had been adopted. A
grand review had been- given in honour of Prince
Adalbert of Bavaria.
London, England, 1859-01-20

THURSDAY. JANUARY 20, 1859.

It is almost certain that there will be very im-
portant alterations in the law of debtor and creditor
during the ensuing session. There are different
measures before Parliament at this moment, and it
is more than probable that one differing in many
ret,pects from ,any of them will eventually receive
the legislative sanction. It is scarcely possible
th,t the present system of imprisonment will be
continued at the mere will and pleasure of an
indignant and, perhaps; vindictive creditor. With-
out knowing whether the person who is unable to
me et his liabilities has merited censure, he is
praished without investigation, dragged from
hi; family and friends, deprived of the oppor-
tu aity of earning money for their support,
or of looking after his affairs at the very
time that the master's eye is of paramount im-
pertance. We do not say that the party who
fraudulently or recklessly contracted debts, who,
unable to satisfy his own obligations because
bound for another not better than himself, or who
contracted debts without any reasonable expecta-
ticn of payment, should be exonerated from all his
oh ,igat?ons without undergoing any vexation or
at noyance., We do not desire that there should be
any royal road for getting rid of fair and just debts
—that any one guilty of misconduct should be '1
et abled to laugh his creditors to scorn. But his
coaduct and proceedings should be decided by -a
competent tribunal, and he should receive full
juAice according to his merits or demerits, not
from the will of an angry loser by his dealings.
Mr. Commissioner FANE, a gentleman of great
experience and learning, has delivered some very.
important observations on the state of the existing
la .r, which are well worthy of calm and attentive
cc asideration. We cannot agree with him on every
p( nt. But still whatever is delivered as his de-
111)erate opinion must carry with it considerable
Nil( ight, and materially influence the judgment of
thase who have not so many opportunities of inves-
t4'.ation. The learned Commissioner speaks strongly
at must "liquidation," which, he says, means "se-
er :Cy." He would "never lift a finger to assist
pr.vate arrangements " would " not allow
nilety•nine creditors to control the hundredth
We cannot agree with him in this
viowc, of the ea:;e. If it were so there
wraild always be men to stand out for the purpose
0.." obtaining unfair advantages or undue preferences
f(r• themselves. If two-thirds or three-fourths of
Go creditors, in number and value, are willing to
aercpt a fair and just arrangement, sanctioned by
a commissioner, it ought to be binding on the
:nority, and they should not be entitled to seek
a:;•y peculiar benefits for themselves as the price of
Every day's experience proves
tl.at even very eminent firms will stipulate for en-
d uNive payments to themselves beyond what will
bc given to the rest of the creditors.
On many points we cordially concur with the
learned Commissioner. He thinks there ought

tl:3ir adhesion.

,
1,40
43^ : 7iLi; tt Ron

THE SUN.
London, England, 1859-01-20

CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS.

This celebrated band of performers made their first ap-
pearance in Cork on Tuesday night at the Athenamm, and
notwithstanding the unfavourableness of the weather the
audience, both in the reserved and unreserved portions of
the building, was exceedingly numerous. Although the
major part of the entertainment partakes of the character
of burlesque, a considerable portion is of a different descr; p-
tion, and possesses high merit in a musical and artistic
point of view. Among the most pleasing items in the per-
formance is the solo on the violin, attributed in the pro-
gramme to Mr. Anthony Nish, which evinces much dell•
cacy of touch and finish of expression. The opening chorus
in the first part, "We come from the Hills," was well re-
ceived, and the Sleigh Polka, with which part first concludes,
is a graceful and spirited composition, and was deservedly
applauded. The second part commenced with an excellent
imitation of the Hutchinson Family's famous song, " We're
a band of brothers," in which the peculiar characteristics of
the young American singers w€ re hit off and cleverly cari-
catured. Perhaps the most amusing, and certainly the
most telling, part of the entire performance was the bur-
lesque polka performed by Messrs. Pierce and Collins (the
latter habited as a danseuse), and which kept the audience
in a roar from its commencement to its termination, when
there were general demands for an encore, which were re •
sponded to. The next was a most inimitable burlesque of
one of Jullien's concerts, in which the appearance and
manner of the great orchestral leader were taken off to the
life, and the performance on the saxhorns, drum, penny-
whistle, &c., were admirably imitated. This was the
cleverest portion of the evening's entertainment. In the
course of this amusing and laughable burlesque Mr. W. P.
Collins made his appearance as Miss Jenny rabbs (Jetty
Treffs), and sang a caricature of her well-known sor
" Trab, trab." The entertainment concluded with
laughable travestie of the "Great American Circus," iu
which the extravag=t feats of agility and strength per-
formed at those exhibitions were imitated with much humour.
Altogether the performance is one of the cleverest and most
amusing ever witnessed in this city,— Cirk Cynsti(uticti.
London, England, 1859-01-20

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THIS LAY'S Mll RA'ETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.
IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 41s 3d;
barley, 32s 7d'; oats, 21s 4d ; rye, 27s 6d ; beans, 39s 2d;
and peas, 41s Bd.
THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES,— Wheat, 40s 6d ;
barley, 33s 2d ; oats, 21s 10d ; rye, 33s 3d ; beans, 40s 6d ;
peas, 43s 3(..L

ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 107,495;
barley, 90,879; oats, 15,297; rye, 46; beans, 2,851; peas,
1,807 quarters.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
To-day's market wai rather scantily supplied with all
breeds of beasts ; nevertheless, the beef trade was in a slug-
gish state, at the late decline in value. The extreme quo-
tations for the best Scots was 4s 10d per 81bs. Although
the show of sheep was limited, the. mutton trade was heavy.
In prices, however, no change took place. Calves were in
short supply, and steady request, at fully Monday's cur-
rency: Pigs and 'Mich cows sold slowly, at late rates.
Per 81bs. to sink the offal.
s. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 2 3 d.
4
Second qualitydo. 3 6 4 0
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6
Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 4 3 8
Second quality do. 3 10 4 4
Suckling calves, 17s to 21s
17s to 225.
TOTAL SUPPLY.

s. d. s. 01.
Primecrs-wool d 0.4 6 4 S
Pme. S'thdown do. 4 10 5 0
Large crse. calves 3 8 4 6
Prime small d 0... 4 8 5 2
Large h0g5...... 3 0 3 6
Small porkers 3 8 4 2
and quarter-old store pigs,

FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts 950 Beasts l4l
Sheeps 3,000 Sheep
Calves 2OO Calves l3l
Pigs 3OO 'Pigs
London, England, 1859-01-20

DE ATIIS.

BATTER.-On the 19th inst., at his residence, 1:5, Canter'
bury Villas, Maida-vale, John Cordy Baxter, Esq., aged
90.
BEST.—On the 18th inst., at 7, Park-place, the infant SO
of the Hon. Wm. Best.
BOOTH.—On the 14th inst., at Brush House EcelesficlA'
John Kaye Booth, M.D. of Brush House, ,J.P. for the
West Riding, aged 81.
BRAY.—On the 9th inst., at Castle Bromwich, Warwic,l‘..°
shire, Solomon Bray, Esq.,ltto Town Clerk of Birgaillb
ham, aged 65.
HOLIDAY.—On the 18th inst., at 6, St. Edmond's-terrace'
Regent's-park, G. Holiday, Esq., aged 74.
SCOTT.—On the 18th inst., at his residence, 13, Strait°„w.
street, Piccadilly, Dr. John Scott, M.D., F.R.C.P.,
don, aged 62.
WARD.—On the 16th inst., the Rev. Philip Ward, vicar of
Tenterden, Kent, aged 63.
V ifl
WOLFF.—bn the 16th inst., Lady Georgiana Mary 1' el
aged 64.

LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO yotLls:-12'
of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at 'The Sun Office, O.
l'o'
Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the 0011-11 t/
- Middlesex, Thursday, January 20, 1859.
London, England, 1859-01-20

ILLINOIS CENTRAL.

A meeting of the shareholders in this un-
dertaking was held yesterday at 26, Throgmorton-
street, to consider the present condition and future
prospects of the company.
After some discussion, it was arranged that no
formal resolutions should be moved, but that
means should be taken to obtain further in-
formation from the company with respect to
what prices the lands produced in proportion
to their distance from the line, what portions were
sold, at what rate per ton the goods were carried,
and other points, without which it was impossible
to form a just idea of the future prospects of the
undertaking.
The meeting then separated.