The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-31 00:00:00

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LINES LEA.SED AT FIXED RENTALS
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RAILWAYS. Shr. Paid RAILWAYS • Leasing Closing Prices Business
a..TD Companies. yesterday this day
' :no olg er c.i ' Finsinesai done --
01\IPIIER.CIAL INTELLIGI,;N CM , dhr. pad w KAILA Vc. yesterday. this eta) St. 100 Buckghamsh. Ln.&N.W. 92 -94
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_--4.--. ,- - • ~,. St. 100 Clydesdale Jc. Oahodon... 95 -97
1 124 10 krabz, Nottng. licq. 25 311 Col.Stour Vy, E.U.dtE.O 12 -- 14
CITY, Two o'Ceocie. 1 a Ea-stn. June- 5- :' 53 1 St. 100 E.Lm. g. 6 p... Gt. Nortbn 130 - 134
Th® Liverpool Colton Market yesterday closed I 50 all Belfast & Ballyinen. 8 - 84 5 all E. Cu. H. Sh. E. Count. 34. -4
13 ..il Btrinng. woivoe,. a St. 100 Glas. Barr. tSt ,Jaidonh,,n.
with an upward t a!ency, and price; of all de- IStour v~ 68 - 70 Neils.Dircct.
scriptions were fully maintained. The salts were St. 100 -Birkenhd. LLiesh. dr St. 100 Do. N,:yf 1 o ... - 01.,
estimated at 12,000 bales, ,500 of which were 25 ~ Cheshire Junct 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt.Westn. ... -
2 ...
all Blackburn 94 - 91 50 all Hull & Selby. V. & N.AI. 1.05 - 106 106
taken by the speculators, and 500 by the exporters. 25 all Blyth & Tyne original 25 all Do. 4 Shares. Do ... , ~. - ...
The Railway Share Market manifested more ani- £25 (iss. at £45) ••• - •.• 124 all Do. 4 Shares. Do ...
`.. • - •••
St. 100 Bristol dr Exeter__ 8E; - 88 121 all Lon.&Greenw S.Eastern. 12 -13
mation, and a slight advance in prices occurred. St. 100 Caledonian. ' 81,1851 5 1 20 all Do. Preference Do 23 -24
Notwithstanding the proverbial dulness of the St. 100 Chester & Holyhead 33 .- 35' 34 St. 100 Lou. &S. Peto &Co 92 -94
60 all Cork and Bandon__ 7 - 9 10 10 Do. Bark. Sh. Do 1 - Id
present season in a commercial point.of view, and 53 all Manch.Bxton. Ln.diN.W
20 all Cork, Black. & Pass. ••• - •••
unusual depression resulting from the late crisis, 20 all Cornwall 33 - 43 4 4 and Matlock & Midld. 21 - 21
the improvement that has taken place in the peal- 10 all De. A ”. - .... St. 100 Mdld.Bradfd. Midland.. 90 - 91 904
10 8 Do. B - ”. 61 54 Newmarket
tion and prospects of the money market, has al- 50 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc - - ...d BuryE.G.spc. E. Count.. par - 1p
ready exerted a very beneficial influence. In let- 25 all Dun. P. &Aber.Jtme Bl -8i 50 all N.drEst.s p.c. Do 55 -57
St. 100 East Anglian - 194 194 19 50 all Do. 6 per et.. Do ... ..... ... _
...
tern received from the manufacturing districts, 20 all Eastern Counties 59 -60 60 591 50 all Do.Fixedsp.c Do .. --.
where short time is still observed, it is stated St. 100 EasternUnion,A.stk. 40 - 44 25 all Prest. &Wyre L. &11 . W ... - ...
St 100 Do do. B 29 - 31 301 124 all Do. 4 Shrs. ADo - -.
that preparations are in progress for the more • e B.
25 81 Do, New A ....... ..... •-•- • • St. 100 Roystn.&Hit. Gt.Northn 130 - 133
active prosecution of business, and in some places 25 1-73 East Kent - 18. 10 all Shrews.& Her T. Brassey 74 - 7
St. 100 East Lancashire ...... 91 - 93 12 all
S. Staffordsh. M. MClean St - - 9
increased employment is afforded. In Man-
20 all East Suffolk ........ ••• - •• • 50 all WearVal.g6pc StkokDar.
... ...
• cheater, for instance, according to the official 10 4 Do. - ••• 25 all Do Do 3l -32
return, nearly 1,000 hands more have been St. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 62 - 64 63 St. 100 ;Wilts&Somrst Gt.Westn B3 - 85
0 all Edinb, and Peebles ... - ... PREFERENCE SHARES.
fully engaged during the last few days, F 100 . • •••
t. iEdmb.Prth.&Drindoe .
30 - 31 314 1
although there is an increase of 156 in the number 0 all !Forth and Clyde June. •••- • • • 25 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p.
of persons wholly out of work. It is thought that St 100 'Furness
St.. 1 89 --
100 Glasgow & S.Western -91 c.pref. (issd.at 500 - ...
St. 100 Bris.&Ex.4 p.c. St. 89 - 91
in the course of a few weeks, mach relief will be 10 all 'Great N. of Scotland 9 -93 20 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares.. - ...
apparent, the accounts from the United States and St. 100 ;Great Northern ...... 973 - 983 981 St. 100 Caledn. £lO ,iti p. c. 94 - 96
St. 100 ;Do. A. Stock - 86 86 St. 100 Ches. & Ho. 53 p.c. ... - ...
from India, relative to the state of the import St. 1100 IDo., B. Stock 122 124 St. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent... ... - ...
markets being more favourable, which, together St. 1100 ;Gt. Sth.&Westare), 97 - 99 64 all Cork&Bandons3p.c. ... - ...
St. 100 'GreatWestera 544 - 544 55 4 64 all Dun.Perth.&Aber.J. 6 - 64
with decline in money, must be productive of
St. I ' • •*****
58 62
100 ,Do. Str.V.R. gua.St - St. 100 E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. ... - -
great benefit. Although the Foreign and Colonial 12 all 'lrish South-Eastern. ••• - ••• St. 100 Do. do. Cis. B Op. c. 105 --- 110
St, 400 Do. do. Cl,. C7p. c. 110 - 114
Produce Markets are still closed for the holidays, 5C all 'Lancaster &Carlisle. 77 - 80 784
1611 141 Do., Thivis 73 - 8. St. 100 Eas.Co.Es,sp.cNo.l 105 - 108
there is an improved demand privately, and some 16'3 12 Do. New Thirds - 891'
1 St. 100 Do. No. 2 ....... -.103 - 106
of the principal articles have advanced, so that St. 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire 94 - , 94i a i St. 100 Do. New 6 pr. c. St. 121 - 124
16 6Do do. F £l6 • 4 - i 20 all East Un. G. 6p. c. ... - ..
signs of amelioration are also discernible in that 1 1 •, . . •••5 all Do. 5/. I'o per cent. ... - ...
3 Do., Wst. Riding Un. •. • - - •
direction. 20 ' all Do. Southport.., ... - ... 10 all Do. 104 Debentr.Sh. ... - ...
During the month, which terminates to-day, the 5- 6
1.13 all London 4 Blackwell 1 i St. all o. do. 4 per cent. ... - - ...
St. 100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst 106 - 108 1074 St. 100 East Lancash.6p.ets. ... - ...
amount paid in the shape of railway Calls has St. 100 London &N. Wester' 98 - 984 99 81 5 all E.drlV. York. J. sths ... - ...
been 455,3321.-making the total for the year 20 all Do. Fifths ". - - 10 9 Edin. & Gl. sp. c. Sh. ... • - ...
10 ' all D0.,10/•5h.M&8...0 - - ..- St. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. ... - ...
-
10,712,946/. 123 5 Do. Eighths ld-1 a 41 4 St. 100 Furness. sp. c ..... .. ... ...
About 71,0001. in gold and 75,000/. in sovereigns St. 100 London & &Weston, 954 - 964 97 63 75 7 St. 100 Glom. dr 5.W.G.5 p.c. - - ...
St. 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c. 115 - 117
. were taken into the Bank yesterday, making a all Lndndrry.diColera.ine ... - ..:
25 all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. • - ••• St. 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem.
total addition, since the date of the balance sheet st. 100 Manch.Shef. &Lincln. 403 - 413 41 / 401 at 10 p. c. prem.... 106 - 108
St. 100 Do. 44 per cent 9- - 99 99
published in last Friday's Gazette, of up wards of half 10 1 Metropolitan . .... . ... - -..
10 , 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo'k• 100 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5
a million sterling. The gold by the Suffolk, viz., i arrangement ...... ... - ... P. C. prem.
450,0001., has not yet been appropriated. st. 100 Midland. 9l - 913 921 23 ii 10 all Gt.N.ofScot.lstPrr 9l - 104
St. 100 Do Birmin drDorb, 61 - 65 663 20 18 Gt. S& W. (Ireland) ... - ..
At a meeting held to-day of the creditors of
50 all Mi • g•
'
dland o.West.(lr.) ••• - ••• 20 18 Do. 4 per e. Pref. St. ... - ...
• Messrs. W. J. Powell and Son, who recently failed, 25 , all Do. 4 Shares ........ ... - ... 50 6 Gt.W.(o.&H.Ex.spc 51 - 6
the liabilities were stat,d. at 43,697/. Is. 5d., and 100 all Newcastle &Carlisle.. ••• - ... St. 100 Do. con. red. 44 p.c. 86 - 88
25 all Newpt•Aberg.dtHrfd 123 - 13 13 St. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 81 - 83
the assets at 42,029/. 4s. 2d. A composition of 50 9 Newry & Enniskillen ... - ... St. 100 IDo. irreel. 4 per sent. 81 -83
17s. in the pound was offered and accepted, pay- 20 &
R.os t all Newry,
revo r Warrenpoint St. 100 Do sp. c. red. prof. 94 - 96
-.- -- 8 all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh.. 94 - 91
- able in three, six, and nine months, from the 15th
sNorfolk t. 100 ........ - 63 10 all Do. Chester Bp. c. P. S. 154 - 16.
50 34 Northn. Counties Un 31 -3. f 10 all Do. do. sp. c. d 0.... 94 - 94
January.
St. 100 North British - 524 52 34 24 St. 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. 67 - 69
The Bank of England directors have made no
st. 100 North Devon, Rail. & 261 all Do. Chesh. Gua, Sh. 173 - 181
alteration in,the terms of discount, but it is thought Dock Stock . ..... - 9
- that a further reduction cannot be delayed beyond St. 100 Do., A Stock .......„ •... •- •
... 20 al Do. do. do . 134 - 13
St. 100 Do B Stock - ...
... -
•..
.
next week. St. 100 N.Eastern- Berwick 973 - 981 983 71 8 St. 100 Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l ... - ...
The Funds have been tolerably steady, a:though 25 all Do. do. Extension - .• • St. 100 D0.,P.,5p.e.5t.N0.2 ... - ...
some slight symptoms of flatness have leen exhi- 25 164 Do do. G.N.E.Pureh 2 - la
50 all Do. Leeds - 541 55 15 i St. 100 Do. New Gu.ar. 6p.c. 132 - 137
St. 100 Do. do. sp. c., N 0.4114 --117
St. 100 Lon. & N.W., Co
bited since the morning. There is not much ac- St 100 Do. York Bl - 85- 87 63
v. di
Nuneaton sr. ... --- ...
st. 100 North London ..... - 95t...
St. 100 Lou. Lon. & S.W. 7 perct.
tivity, probably owing to the proximity of settling
10 31.1 ff.& S. Wstn., Hamp-
day. Consols have been 934 94 and 934 4, and are stead, and City Jn ... - • • •late 3d Shares ... 150 - 160
very heavy at about 935 f. The New Threes are 20 174, North Staffordshire 34 -2/ 143 al i 124 all Lo ate
Color. 35h. ... -,- ...
20 all North Western., - •• • - •• • 124 all Londy.&Ennis. 4 Sh. ... - ..
934 to 944 ; the Reduced 934 to 94,1. Bank
10 1 all N. & S.Westrn.J•ulc• 83 - 94 St. 100 AI., S. &L. 6p. Cent. 111 - 117
Stock 217. Exchequer Bills are par to 4s. prem., St. ,100 Oxford Worcester & 6 43 Do. do. do. £6 ... _ a - ir
ditto Bonds 1859 98*; and India Bonds (under
20 16 31 - 32
Wolverhampton...,. 314
Portsmouth - lO -8 d St. 100 Do. do. 31 per cent. 64 -66
123 all Marypt. &Carl. 4 p.c. ... - ...
1,0001.) 15s. dig. 10 101themney _ - ... 123 all Do. 44 per cent .. -..
St. 100 Scottish Central ...... 104 - 106 12a 104 Do. do.
In Foreign Stocks a quiet feeling has been ap- St. 100 Aid.Consol.6 p.c. St ... -
St. 100 Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St 24 - 26 26
parent,lbut'quotations are firm. Turkishl6 per Cents. St. :100 Shropshire Uniou .... 47 - 49 St. 100 Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. 130 -in
are 974 to 98, and the 4 per Cents. 1024; Mexican 10 6 ISitingbourne ..Sheer, 4 -3., St. 100 Do. 43 p. c. Pref. St. 95 - 97 96
50 100 South Devon 33 - 35 34 St. 100 Do. L. drII. Prof. St. 85 - 87
3 per Cents. are 20f i ; Spanish 3 per Cents. 42 ;
St. 100 ,South Eastern.-
•••
•••
4 71' -
- 724 121 10 all New., Aber., &e., pr.
Ditto Deferred, 264 ; Ditto Certificates 51,- ; and 10 all Do.l 44 per:. . Shares ... - ... 5 p.c.red. 5 p.c.pm. ... - ...
St. 100 South, Wales 784 - 791 80 x d 10 all Do. Perpet. 6 pr. at 101 - 114
Dutch 24 per Cents. 654. 10 all Norfk.Deb.4p.c.Sh. ... - ...
20 all S. Yorksh. River Dun 13 -15 .
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign 20 1.0 Do. - 6 d St. 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 ... - ...
Stocks :-Grenada Deferred Bonds, 56 ; Mexi- 20 all ,Staines,Wok.,&Wok 9 - 11 St. 100 Do. 53 p.c. pf , 1847 ... - ...
25 all ,Stockton & Darling- 36 - 38 St. 100 Do.Wv.V.sp. ‘.,1847 ... - ...
can, 2011 204 ; Peruvian 44 per Cents., 77 25 15 I Do. do., 1854 - ..• St. 100 North British .. ..... .. 191 - 103
;Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 45 ; Russian 525 5 I Do. do., 1855 - .. 734 Do. 71. Preference... .. - ...
St. 100 N. E. Bervr. 413. c.Prf. I 95 - 97
iSfockton 4 Hartle 1 -
per Cents, 105 107 ; do. 45 per Cents., 96 97 ; ••• 164 p • ... ...
St. 100 Taff Vale. - 3 4
Spanish 3 per Cents., 414 42 ; ditto New Deferred, St. 100 .Do. Pref., No. 1_ . 20 13 Do. Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 ... - _
264 263 ; ditto Certificates, 56 ; do. Passive, 44 5. 25 22 Thames Hay. D. &R. ... - ...
• • ••• - "' 123 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848_ ... - .
20 all Vale of Neath... 193 - 204 20 194 25 10 Do. York H.& S. Pur. 1-i lb
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up 20 all Waterfd. dr Kilkenny - - ... 20 all North Staffordshire 213 - 223
to this day, are in round figures as under :- 50 all Waterford&Limerick ... - ... St. 100 Ox.,Wor. & Wolv. 6
20 all West Cornwall...-. ... - ... • p.c., Ist guar. - 114
1857. 1856. 10 all West End of London St. 1100 Do. 6p. c. 2d guar lOl - 103
Great Western £31,275 £29,377 - and Crystal Palace.. 7- 9 St. 100 ,Do. do. Debentr. St. ... - .
isT 5 all Do. A -
orth-Western - 33 34
South-Western - 6 St. 100 Sc.N.E.Alser.g.6p.c. 110 - 112
Briehten...., 20 all West London St. 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. 1.03 - 105
Midland '-"4*l-• -- - - -- 13,187 12,752 10 St. 100 Do. d 0.33 p.c. pf. St. 70 -72
-- --.32. 514 _,,.. ,
.47, _ ell_ Do. First Class ... -
South-Eastern - 19,157 18,609 20 all Do. Second owes_ ... -.. ''` 25 all uth Devon 9i - 104
Great Northern - ..: 10 all Do. fixed 44 pr cent. ... - ...
Lancashire and Yorkshire ... 18,357 22,609 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 1.0.6 all S. Eastern (heading
Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. - 22::
.
100 all ;Atian and St. Law St. 100 Do. 44 per cent 94 .... 96
Bristol and Exeter 5,873 6,111
1; * * **.
- -
om ay, Barod.a., and St. 100 Do. Fixed 43 P.O. Sh. 93 - 95
Chester and Holyhead
St. 100 Do. New 44 pr. cent ... - ..
Cen.lnd,gnar. 5 p.c. 14 - 11 St. 100 . Wales Gua. 4p. c. ... - ...
East Lancashire 4,879 6,219 .
Lancaster and Carlisle - . St. 100 o. do. 44 p. c - ..•
' Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincoln... 9,812 10.104 204 18 Buffalo
& Lake Hur. 6 - 50 20 all S.Yorksh.4p •••
.e.Guar ... - ...
Oxford Worcester and Wolverb... 4,143 3,954 100 100 Buff., Brut& Godch,
182 - 86 83 25 all Stock. &Dar., 5 p.c. 26 - 28
, , 2,305 2,240 100 100 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,l2
25 19 Do. do. do.
North London
7,502 Do. do., 1 July, '731 80 - 83 St. 100 Waterfd&Kilk. 6 pc. ... -- ..
813 100 100 Do. do., 1 June, '74 78 82 80
20 2s. Calcutta and S. East, ... - ...
West Hartlepool 2,437 2, BRITISH MINES. •
North Stafford
Edinburgh and Glasgow ......» 4,977 5,244
20 2s6d Central nude (Lim.) ... - _
Scottish North-Eastern 3,240 3,100 20 lOs Ceylon A shares ll ••••• lip 24 ... '2ll - Alfred Cons. (Plink.) 12 •- 13
20 14 British Iron - 7
Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee ... 2,842 2,814 20 1 Do. B. do. .
Grand Trunk of Canada
10 1 Dev. Gt. Crude. (Tay.) 420 - 440
Great Western of Canada 10,907 13,075 20 2s. Eastern Bengal - 1 ... 273 East Basset (Mogan) 85 -95
Great Luxembourg - 112 1113 124 ... 1456 Great South Tolgus.. 13 -14
120 15 Do. C Shares 2 -24 p ... 11/3 Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.) 4 - 5
Increased activity has been apparent in the 00 all D 0.44 p.c.Bnds '57 ... 71 Grt.W. Vor (Helstn.) 1 - 14
Railway Share Market, and dealings have been 100 all Do. do. do., '59, do. ... - ... ... 13s Lady Bertha
20 all Geelong & Melbourne i - 1
... 73 N. Frances (Mogan) 8 - 9
reported in most of the principal lines at an advance guar. 5 per cent. ~19 - 20 ... _ N.W.Basset (Mogan) 11 12
of about ito 1 per cent. on former quotations. St. 100 Ge
1. Trunk. of Canada.'
49 -51 494 51 50 504 ... 6/15 North Wheal Croft 4- 5
Caledonian, Great Western, and Manchester, Shef- 10° all Do. 6p. c. Deben... 83 - 85 84 a ... 13 Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy)37
16 -- 18
20 all Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pert. 211 - 22* 221 * ... 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 4 - 5
field, and Lincoln have improved ss. ; Edinburgh, 20 4 'Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. 14 - 14 p 1 ... 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 11 - 1.1 ii i
Yorkshire, 20? all lat. Wcstn. of Canada 20 - 203 203 i ... 23 S. Caradon (St. Cleer 340 - 350
Perth, and Dundee, Lancashire and
20 1011 Do. New - 4 d 121 13 In ... 2S. earn Brea (Illogn. 33 - 44
North Eastern, Berwick, Oxford, Worcester, and
1001 all- 'Do. Bds., payable '57 ... - :.. ... 19 S, W, Frances(lllogn. 220 - 230
Wolverhampton, South Eastern, and South Wales. 100 all i Do. do., '76, p. '6O lOB - 112 5 43 ram. S. &L. Min. Co. 4 - 1
100 all Do. do., '73, do. - 112 10 9 Tin Croft
' 108. ;Midland, 15s. Edinburgh and Glasgow,
;
100 all Do. do., '73, without 3 - 4
South ... 40 Un.Minee (Gwennap . . -
Western, North British, North Eastern option 101 - 103 103 ... 12s 6V. of Towey (Camar.) •/
- 1.
York, and Scottish North Eastern) 11. G• at
; Le 20 all i
MDo. doadras, guar 5
pertc. . 4 p.c. 19i - 201
20 ., 213 - 223 _
••• 20 13
W. CW. Barado asset (Mo
(L isgkrdan)..) 100 21 -
1103
- 22
Northern decilned 11. 20 10 Do. 44 p. a. Exten. i - ip u
... 54 Wh. Basset (Mogan). 145 - 155
The Foreign lines have been exceedingly firm. 20 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. 14 - 185, ... 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 280 - 290
Southern of France advanced 1/. ; Sambre and 20
20 5 Do. 4th Ex., do, l4 -111 p
50. lends (Limited) ' •• -- ... ... 54 Wh. Edward(Calstek) 61 -74
... 117: Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 14 - 16
Meuse, lOs. ; and Lambardo - Venetian, 10s• 20 5 IScinde, guar. 5 pert. 24 -21 pi 121 ..., 8 Wh.Ma: Ann (Menht.) 44 - 46
In the Colonial undertakings, Grand Trunk of 20 all IDo
________ .-------- '" - ... I 44 Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 23 - 25
Canada improved 1/. ; Great Western of Canada, FOREIGN. FOREIGN MINES.
lOs; and East Indian, 10s. The New East Indian 10 all Antwrp &Rotterdam' 61 - 61 64
lines were well supported at fully former rates. 20 18 Ardennes .. . - 20 74 Australian
••• 1 10s, Bou AccoralCop. (IL) 1 d - par
5 all Belgian East. Janet. 1 - ii 13
Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous Shares are 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issu.ed
20 16 Beziersto Oraissessac ••• -
almost neglected and no change of importance can 6 all Carmeaux& Toulouse ...
at £5 pm) - 24
30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada ...
be noticed in values. Coal Mines and
Ry 31
_.44 43. 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 10 •-
11
20 12 Dutch Rhenish 3 - 231 101 10 1 3 Clarendon Con. Min. 11 103 11 i
20 all Eastern of France 274 - 274
IfIRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK, 20 all . Do. New - Co. of Jamaica-. ... - ...d
. - ...
40 all Cobre Copper 3B - 39
20 2s. Euphrates Valley ... ... _
( From the Official Lists) 20 18 Gt.. Central of France ... - "' ... 16 Copiapo - 12 114
Business done.l. all Dun Mountain Cop-
Bank Stock - ii 874
217 per Mining Co. ... 3d - 4 p
3 oer Cont.o 4 Italian Junction
outßeduced Annuities 941 3f ' .. 2 all Fortuna
• New 20 all Lake Coast. & Bale ... - "' / - 4d
3 per Cent. Annuities 94 434 011 e 20 all General
20 all Lierre and Turnhout ... - _d 14 - 16
!Adis Bonds, £IOOO
. - ....... -- 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 53 84 -9/
Ditto, under .ClOOO l5 d 5iP 12 114 , 5 1/ Lusitanian - 3d
enl-sols fer Account
. 1 all Mai-ignite. -
_
Ex,:hequer Bills, 24d. 20 all Lyons and Geneva ... 263 271 1 all New Granada 4 I
. .eI.OOO
....
... 1 all Noveau Monde
20 all Pont.Sil,Ldafoir Smlt 43 - 53 4i
£5OO 3 p par 4 p 333 all Maria Anterala - -
Small lp 4 p 10 all Do. New 5 1 Port Philip
• •
4chequer Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent.... - 8 - 84 84 30 164 Santiago de Cuba ... 13 - • 2 13
Ditto, 1859 - 204 284 all United Mexican 3/ -44 4 4
16 all Northern of Francs.. 38 - 384 .
PRWES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. 10 all NorwegianTrnk.Pref 74 - 83 -..
Mexican 3 per Cent 2Ol 20 all Paris and Lyons 341 - 34#3 MISCELLANEOUS.
Ditto Account 2Ol i 20 all Paris and Orleans.... 53 - 55 1000 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) ... - . .
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent. - 2•6
VXD Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. - (Pernam.) g. 7p. a. 4 .- 4 p 10 all Australn. Royal Mail ... - ...
Ditto Account - I 10 74 Rome and irssesti.... ... - ... 10 all ,BerlinWaterWorks.. 4 - 5
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 54 20 all Royal Danish H3 - 14 10 2 Do. New iss. at Si. d ... - ...
Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent - 5 all Royal Swedish - i 50 40 Brit. American Land 30 -35
Ditto Account - 984 74 20 all Sambre and Meuse.. 73 8 , 100 324 Canada l2O - 125
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. - 81 St. 100 Do.Go.6pc.JanarJuly 1113 - 112 112
Ditto Account lO2l 20., all Southerni of France.. 22 - 223 23* St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 27 - 32
Dividends on the above payable In London. 841 all West; Flanders 4l - 5 25 all Do. Prof. 73 p. cent. 23 -25
Dutch Exchange 21 e, a per Cent., 12 Guilders 651 10 I all !Do. 53 per c. Pref - 9 5 all ;Crystal Palace
20 all W.&N.W.. of France 26. - 273 5 all jDo. Preference
- 41 41
TWO O'CLOC K. 20 6 Western ofAttstria... .., - ... 4 all Crystal Pal. of France ...
Consols for
20w
all
e. account
'.. .of Switzerland '... _
... 20 all Easternl Steam - .-
6 all .Wiesladen -
1086
, all , Do. Bp, cent. pref. ... -- ... I all 'Electric Tel. of Irel. ... -
The terms of the 20 1 all Zealand' 5 all lEn.drAust•Cop.SmCo 14 - i.i
loan proposed to b • e raised by the - •••
10 10s. Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel. ... .
Norwegian Government to assist the mercantile st b
lishrnents in that country affected by failuresea
. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 9 all Eur.&Am•Stm.(lim.) •5
- 5.4
the in 20 all Gen. Ir.Sc.Col.(lim.), ... -
_
Hamburg and England are nnderstond have 40 all
to been (Australasia Bl -83 82 15 14 'Gen. Steam Navigat. ... - ...
arranged with Messrs. Baring and Co. The lean will 125 181I,Bank of Egypt - 2 d 20 5 London Discount ... 11 1.. d 4 *
be small, but its precise amount has not yet been fixed. 100 50 !Bank of London 43 -47 - 4 all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 3i -33 33--
DEATH OF A BOT THROUGH PLACING P
A-ZA IN HIS 40 all ,Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co. ... - . 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ... - '
EAR.-Yesterday morning an inquest was held at the 50 all British N. American ... - ... 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. ... - ...
20 BC. , Bk.of Ind.Au &Cli
Jolly Caulkers Tavern, New-road, Rotherhithe, on ihe 50City • - - ...d
10 83 ,Do. Extension Teleg. ... - 7*
100 56 - 60 10 all Mexican& S.Amerien ... - ...
body of Robert Sinclair, aged eight years, the Ron of a 100 25 Colonial - .. 25 5 :Nat. Discount C 0.... 14 - 1 •
.. 3i $3
lighterman residing at 46, Commercial-street. The de- 100 20 Commercial of Lend. ... - ..• 10 6 'Netherlands Laud.... 4 -li
ceased attended a free school in Medway-place, Deptford- 20 all lEng•Scot.dzAus.Cot. 18 - 183 1.0 all Do. Do. - 3
road. On the 21 inst. be was playing with a 'Amber of 20 all iLon.Cli. Bk.ofA.n..t. 174 - 18. 5 all Do.B p.c.PLiss.at 1 d 2:3 - 3
his schoolfellowhen be produced a pea and said he 20
20all
,Ditto New - - . 5 2 ,Do. Do.
fellows, 5O 'London and County - ... 284 • 1. -1 d
would have a game at conjuring, and put the pea in his
.100 80 'New B. &N. S. Land 16
50 !London Joint
'..
- 18
ear and bring it out of his mouth. The poor little fellow ::,.,
DU 10 ILondon Joint Stor. ...
- ...
St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. 95 - 97
.• - ••• 1 all N. B, Australasian... 4 - 4
at once put the pea in his ear, and, much to his alarm, 100 20 ILond.andWestminst. :.. - ,•• 453 20 all Nrth.ofEuropeSteam _
be was unable to withdraw it. His cries neon brought 100 35 National Pro. of Eng. ... - .. - ...
1 all Oriental Gas - 14'
assistance, and he was at once conveyed to St. Thomas's 20 10 Do. New 1 10s. Do New Shares P - il3
Hospital, where every means were resorted to to re- 50 223 National Bank - -. 5 all Peellir. Ld. di Minrlo 24 - 2a 21 i
lieve him but without Success. He was accordingly 20 all :New South Wales - -
again taken home, and placed under the care of Mr. 25 all Oriental; Bank Corp 3l - 33 50 10 Do. New 5 - 6 p
Cregeen, surgeon ; but he died on the 20th inst. There 20 20 Ottomanl Bank
was not the slightest doubt that the pea gradually ne- 100 '5 Provincial of Ireland ... - ... 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 5l - 56
traced into the head until it caused some
1 tPoeth. 10 all iDo. New 1 all Scot.Austral.lnvest. 13 - 14
brain. The jury returned a verdict of in
-injury
- 5 1 IR.Aus.B.&G.Irn.Co. ... -
... St. 100 S.Aus.Gov.6p.c.bds. .
accidental death, 'South Australia 33 -35 -- -.
accompanied by a recommendation, both from the core-' 25 all 'Sou 25 all South Austral. Land 33 - 35
Australia 49 - 51
nee and jury, to the effect that the schoolmaster 25 all Union of 1 all Submarine Tel. Seri 4 -
be 1 New
requested to caution the whole of the children in a body ' - 2,i Do. 1 all Do. Registered -
against amusing themselves in a similar manner to that of London....
60 10 Union _ ••• - ... 20 5 Trus.Ln.Co. Up. Can, .
1(0 50 Unity Mutual , ... - ...d 100 283 Van Diesieffe Land.. 9' - .."
Which led to deceased's death, - 11.,
100 0 Westrußk of Lund. ~. el. md
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LONDON, • THURSDAY. EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 1851.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

OBITUARY FOR 1857.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
f )re Mr. Commissioner Evans.)

Death has been more than ordinarily busy among
the titled orders during the year which has this day
come to a close. The obituary for 1857 contains the
names of no less than 22 members of the peerage of
the United Kingdom. The list is as follows :—Thy
Dukes of Rutland and Marlborough, the Marquis
of Ely, the Earls of Buchan, Amherst, Casiltuart,
Mornington, Fifc, Fitzhard*e, Fitz-
william, Harewood, and Spencer; Viscouu ta Do wn e,
Lismore, and Strangford ; the Bshops of Cork,
Cloyne, and Ross ; and Lords Alvanley, Douglas,
Milford, Radstock, and Thurlow. Of these the
peerages of Lords Alvanley, Douglas, and Milford
have become extinct, as also has the English barony
of the late Earl of Fife. During the same period the
following members of the baronetage have paid the
debt of nature :—Sir Hugh R. Hoare, Sir Edmund
Filmer, Sir Robt. Barlow, General Sir J. A. D.
Agnew-Wallace, Sir G. L. Philippa, Sir Compton
Doraville, Sir J. R. Rowley, Sir J. Kennard
Shaw, the Reverend Sir R. Fleming, Sir C. W.
Taylor, Sir G. W. Denys, Sir E. Haggerston, Sir
Norman R. Leslie (killed in the Indian mutiny),
Sir Orford Gordon, Sir T. B. Lennard, Sir R. H.
Bromley, Sir C. Dodsworth, Sir W. G. Miltean, Sir
J. A. Boyd, Sir Gco. Parker (killed in India), Sir
Chas. M. Clarke, Sir Digby Mackworth, Sir 0. P.
Shakerley, Sir C. H. Ricb, Sir Robert Price, Sir C.
Wolseley, Sir J. Boswell, Sir Theophilus St.
Georce, Sir Geo. Cayley, Sir F. G. Foster, and Sir
A. Dixie. Out of the above 31 baronetcies only
the titles of Price and Boswell have become extinct.
The list of Knights Batchelors and Knights of the
Bath who have died during the year 1857 in-
cludes the names of Sir E. H. Alderson (Baron of
the Exchequer), Sir Nicholas Thorn, Sir John
Owen, Sir G. W. Anderson, Sir R. J. Hare-Clarges,
Sir J. Macdonald (of Glengarry), Sir W. Lloyd,
Sir G. Magrath, Sir Wm. L. berries, Sir J. Eyre,
Sir Robt. Carswell, Sir C. B. Egerton, Sir Hugh
Pigot, Sir John Bent, General Sir H. W. Barnard,
Sir Henry M. Lawrence, Gen. Sir H. M. Wheeler,
Sir W: H. Dillon, Sir J. Doveton, Sir G. H. Ber-
keley, Sir A. Clarke, Sir T. Le Breton, and Sir F.
Deaufort—in all 23. Among the other notables
who have died during the past year we ought to
mention her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glou-
cester, the Princess Lieven, General Cavaignac,
Viscountess Keith, Mr. Morrison, the millionaire,
Mr. James Coppock, Mr. J. Wilson CI oker, Bishop
Blomfield, Generals Neill and Nicholson, Eugene
Sue, Dr. Dick, the Rev. Mr. Gorham, Canon
Townsend, the Rev. Dr. Macfarlane, and the fol-
lowing members of the House of Commons :—Mr.
G. F. Muntz, M.P. for Birmingham ; Mr. D.
Saunders Davies, for Carmarthenshire ; Mr. A.
Stafford, for Northamptonshire ; Mr. J. Platt, for
Oldham ; Mr. A. Hastie, for Paisley ; Mr. Robt.
Hall, for Leeds ; Major G. D. Warburton, for
Harwich ; Mr. Charles Hindley, for Abhton-under-
Lyne ; and Mr. R. C. Hildyard, for Whitehaven.

IN R I. HAYDEN.

The bankrupt was deeribed : of Bermoni4ey-street,
draper, and to-day was appointed for consideration of
his certificate,

The balance-sheet, preparsd by Mr. Copley, 13a.ing-
hall-street, extending over a period of 38 months, showb
debtor to creditors, 764/. ; asaets, 3771.
Mr. George appeared for the bankrupt, and applied
for a certificate of the fir.,t class. The assignees were
highly satisfied with the manner in which the bankrupt
had kept his books, and his losses were attributable to
the neighbourhood near his shop having been so com-
pletely altered by the different railway works that the
business was destroyed.
His Honour granted a certificate of the second class,
after six months' suspension, on the ground that the
balance-sheet commenced with a deficiency of 2001.

THE LONDON AND EASTERN BANKING

COIiPOBATION.

Yesterday, the first meeting under the winding-
up of the affairs of this unfortunate undertaking,
was held at the chambers of Tice Chancellor Wood,
before Mr. Leman, the chief clerk. The first sub-
ject brought under consideration was the amount
of security to be taken from C. J. F. Stuart, of
Threadneedle-street, and Mr. John Ball, the official
managers appointed to investigate and wind up the
affairs of the bank, in respect of all monies that
might come into their hands in the winding-up of
the estate.

The Chief Clerk inquired what was the amount
of security given by Mr. Harding, the official
manager of the Royal British Bank, at he winding-
up of that estate t
Mr. Argles, who appeared as a solicitor for a
large number of shareholders in the London and
Eastern Bank, replied 20,0001.
Mr. Peachey (of the firm of Oliverson, Lavie,
and Peachey, solicitors to the London and Eastern.
Bank and to the official managers) said they pro-
posed to give security to the extent of 11,0001. in
each case, making a total guarantee of 22,0031. on
behalf of Messrs. Stuart and Ball.

Mr. Stuart and Mr. Ball having both expressed
their readiness to give security in this amount it
was agreed that they should enter into recogni-
zances to that amount.

The Chief Clerk—Now that official managers are
appointed,the next step will be the appointment of
a creditors' representative.
Mr. Argles—Yes, under the new act, to protect
the interests of the creditors.
The Chief Clerk—And the next step will be the
settlement of the list of the shareholders in respect
of the liabilities of the bank.

Mr. Peachey—The list will be brought in shortly.
The Chief Clerk—ls there any property, or are
there any assets to be realised under this estate ?
Mr. Stuart—There is the Branksea Castle estate,
which belonged to col. Waugh, and which is vested
in Mr. Arbuthnot, a trustee on behalf of the bank.
The Chief Clerk—At what amount do you esti-
mate the value of that estate ?

Mr. Stuart—l estimate it at the sum of 20,0001.,
but the amount to be realised would depend on the
time and manner in which it would be sold. _

Mr. Argles inquired whether the money paid
upon recent calls made by the London and Eastern
Bank was received by Mr. Stuart, as the interim
manager ?
Mr. Stuart—No ; they were received by the
bank itself, and not by me.
The meeting then adjourned.

THE EARTHQUAKE AT NAPLES.

A letter dated Naples, Dec. 22, says :--"The re-
ports which have been received of the damages occa-
sioned by the earthquake since I wrote are of the
most alarming and disastrous character. I shall
for the present confine myself to the details given
by the official journal. The private informatto•i—
under the circumstanci:s, perhaps, arproacliing
nearer the truth—reDorts the disasters tr, lie far
greater. At Bari the two awful shocks cn the bight
of the 16th had crashed the barracks of Gins-
dermas and filled the people with terror, who
passed the night in the open air. At Ricigliano,
a commune of Campagna, ten houses had fallen,
five or six persons had been dug out of the
ruins, and two persons had been killed. In Capo-
seile and Senerchia a man and a child. had their
legs broken in attempting to escape. In many
other communes houses and churches had been
split, and the cupola of the curch of St. Gregory
had fallen in. On Saturday morning two shocks
had been felt at 6 and 10 o'clock a.m., and stair-
cases had fallen, while many of the houses had
fissures in them. Potenza, the capital of Basili-
cata, however, and the neighbourhood seem to
have suffered more. than any other part. The
shocks there were continuous, and not a single house
remains which is habitable. Now Potenza pos-
sesses a population of upwards of 12, 000 souls. The
Palace of the Prefecture, the military and civil hos-
pital,'the barracks of Gendarmes and of the Reserve,
the College of Jesuits, the churches, and
especially the cathedral, are all rendered useless,
and "no one can without danger crss his orgn
doorway." They were continuing to disinter the
numerous victims, the number of whom warsun-
known. The whole population, who had been
in the open air, were beginning to take shelter in
wooden barracks erected for the purpose. From
other parts of the province very afflicting
news had arrived. Tito (a township of near
10,000 souls, near Potenza), Marsico Nuovo,
Lattrenzana, and Brienza were almost entirely
destroyed. Two-thirds of 'Vignola had perished.
Immense are the disasters in Viggiano, Cal-
vello, Anzi, and Abriola ; and more than im-
mense the terror and desolation of the inhabi-
tant. The pen falls horror-struck from one's hand,
so says the Government reporter. With regard to
Naples, several lighter shocks bad occurred after
the severe ones of Wednesday night ; but on Satur-
day, at 5 and half-past 6 o'clock p.m., others were
felt, which in some parts raised the fearful cry
of " Earthquak3 ! Earthquake !" and again a great
number of persons rushed into the streets. The
movement appeared to be almost vertical, as the
ground swelled beneath my feet, and the table
rose and fell. The same scenes alight have been
witnessed as those I described in my last, and
again, for the fourth night, many people spent the
night in their carriages in the open squares. On
Sunday morning, at 10 o'clock, another shock was
felt, slight indeed, but sufficient to alarm and ;to
lead to the idea almost that the earth was in a con•
tinual state of vibration. The Government has
sent seine assistance in beds, medicine, lint, food,
nurses, and wood for barracks to the site of the
disasters, as also engineers to see what can be done
to repair and restore.

I have been toll, however, that one or two of
the intendants have come up to say that the orders
of the Government to throw open the communal
treasuries cannnot be obeyed, as in many instances
no cash remained ; the drain has been too great for
other purposes. I shall give later in my letter any
further reports which may arrive.