The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-26 00:00:00

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LONDON. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1850.

Mr. LATIMER, the esteemed and respected pro-
prietor of the Western Times, has eminently entitled
himself to the thanks and gratitude of the public
press of every class and denomination, of every shade
and variety of political opinion. To his energetic
exertions, his zealous and unflinching determination,
sustained by a manly and uncompromising spirit, we
are indebted for the important decision yesterday
pronounced by. the Court of Queen's Bench, in the
case of " Tne Queen v. Latimer," for the interprets-
tiun of one- of the most valuable provisions of Lord
CAMPBELL'S Libel Act, by Lord CAMPBELL himself
and hi-, judicial brethren. We have it now, on the
highest, the most unquestionable authority, that the
Magna Charta of the press, the just and salutary
law that afforded a tardy protection to the' Fourth
Estate," from the frivolous and vexatious attacks
to which it had previously been subjected, shall
not be frittered away, or neutralized by
nice distinctions or fine-drawn technicalities; that
the language deliberately and solemnly adopted by
the LegislWure shall he understo,d in its plain and
ordinary meaning, without being clogged or re-
stricted by the narrow-minded enactments of bygone
ages.

It is scarcely necessary to recall the public atten-
tion to the facts and circumstances out of which the
proceedings in the case in qa,,stion originated. If
Mr. LATustets's bold and unflinching defence of the
principles of Protestantism, his earnest and straight-
forward protest against the TractArian and Puseyita
errors which had unfortunately crept into the Church
of England, and been fostered and nourished by too
many of her unworthy son?, could so speedily
have passed fre:n the public recollection,
there would be but little to encourage pub-
lic men in their arduous, and but too
frequently unrequited, labours. Mr. LATIMEA was
one of the first exponents of that Protestant feeling
which has more recently been so nobly demonstrated
throughout the length and breadth of the land, which
has receivA the official stamp and imprimatur, the
unqualified eni.l,rsem-nt of the First Lord of the
Treasury, the head of her IkiAJESTY'S Government,
with the full sanction and consent of his colleague&
Like Earl FITZWILLIAM, UT. LATIMER felt that it
was not merely "ai question between the Church of
Rowe and the Church of England, but one between

the power and doctrines of the Church of Rome and
the Reformation itself—the Reformation not as exhi-
bited, not as displayed in the Church of England
alone, bat of all the sects which have grown
up since the Reformation, which have been
the faithful offspring of the Reformation, in
all of which vital Christianity is to be found,"
and which constitute the strength and safety of
" Protestant England." He also believed, as Lord
JOHN RUSSELL now believes, that there were more
formidable dangers to be apprehended from the traitors
within than from the acknowledged and avowed
enemy without the camp—from "the unworthy sons
of the Church of England herself, clergymen who,
having subscribed the Articles and acknowledged in
explicit terms the QUEEN'S supremacy, had been the
most forward in leading their flocks, step by step, to
the verge of the precipice," than from any foreign
prince or potentate, no matter what might be his
pretensions. Animated by these convictions he
boldly erected the Protestant standard, and in glowing
language most ably depicted the consequences of the
" modern heresy" in a manner that placed the
Western Times on a pinnacle and elevation that
few modern journals have attained. For this
conduct, while he earned for himself the thanks and
gratitude of the Protestant community, of all sects
and denominations, he acquired perhaps a more ho.
nourable distinction—the fervent hatred, the un -
quenchable animosity of the advocates of innovation.
No punishment was sufficient for his crime—the
Western Times should be put down, its daring pro-
prietor crushed by every species of annoyance and
persecution that could be devised ; or, at least, he
should be driven from the position he had assumed—
compelled to desert the banner under which he had
fought and proved himself to be "a soldier of the
faith," so vigorous and efficient. For this purpose
actions, indictments, and informations were resorted
to. The law of libel in all its varied and
oppressive forms was pressed into the service
and it was hoped that his unconquerable spirit
would be broken by " damages," " fines,"
" imprisonments," but, above all, by " costs"—the
modern instrument of torture, more potent than any
retained within the dungeon vaults or torture-cham-
bers of the Inquisition.
But these persons knew little of the man with
whom they had to deal. Strong in the justice of his
cause, confident in the honour and integrity of
British juries, Mr. LATIMER accepted the various
gages of battle which were flung down. His tone
was unchanged. It was not bolder or more uncom-
prising than that which he had adopted in the first
instance—for that was impossible—but it was equally
energetic, equally decisive. His denunciations were
repeated with equal vigour and determination, and
flinging personal considerations to the winds, he con-
tinued the steadfastand faithful champion of the sacred
cause for which he had armed himself. We will not
say that Mr. LATIMER bad no cause to regret this
decision, for even the most successful litigation must
ever entail heavy pecuniary expenditure and serious
pecuniary losses to the parties ; but he was not mis-
taken in his firm reliance on English juries. The
shafts by which he was assailed were hurled back
upon his opponents with double power ; and he still
maintains the even tenor of his way, having, as we
have already stated, eminently entitled himself to the
thanks and gratitude of every Protestant throughout
the length and breadth of the land, and placed his
journal, the Western Times, on an elevation which
cannot easily be attained by any rivals.
Among other proceedings instituted against
him was a criminal information for an al-
leged libel, the subject-matter of the
recent decision of the Court of Queen's Bench, to
which we alluded in the commencement of this article.
As in other cases, Mr. LATIMER was eminently suc-
cessful. The trial took place at Exeter, and the
honest English jury unhesitatingly and unanimously
returned a verdict for the defendant. A conditiona

than a stripling when he raised that standard in Hin-
&sten which commencel our labours of oriel-eel
spoliation, and quashed the French influence, even-
when presided ever by the ambi,ious La BOURDON •
NAIS. It i s true that ',reel Bowe was littl. less than
-n octogenarian when he gained the glorious battle of
the Ist of June ; and equally true that the snows of
many years and of yet many more misfortunes had
whitened the hair of COLUMBUS before he set
out on his voyage of discovery across the At-
lantic. At the same time it must be remem-
bered that some of the most illustrious of our
naval heroes, and of our navigators, have achieved
great things while yet in the freshness of their
manhood. Captain COOK had circumnavigated the
globe, and penetrated to many of the islands in the
southern archipelago, before age had blunted his ener •
gies or moderated his enthusiasm, his frame being
still in its full vigour on the day when he was barbar-
ously assassinated. Sir SIDNEY SMITH was a post cap-
tain at eighteen, and Lord NELSON had passed through
the whole of his eventful career, had lost
an arm and an eye, had conquered at St.
Vincent, at the Nile, and at Copenhagen,
and was yet only forty-seven years of age when he
expired in the arms of victory at Trafalgar. Accord-
ing to the existing system of things in the British
navy such rapid promotions are altogether impracti •
cable, and a man must, in the majority of instances,
have had the fire of his genius burnt, for the most part,
out before he can hope to obtain his fig, supposing
him to be sufficiently lucky to have got posted. Such
tardy advancements, moreover, are rendered still
more melancholy to witness when at the same mo-
ment we find this erroneous scheme of arrange-
ment overstocking the service with a prodigal and
even useless number of admirals. Tne main princi-
ple on which the whole plan is founded appears, in
short, to be radically fallacious. Promotion in the
higher ranks of the naval profession should be indi-
vidually more rapid and collectively less frequent.
The number of flag-officers should be diminished
numerically, and yet at the same time (or rather we
might say tor that very reason) be rendered more
efficient. There should be a liberal criterion of merit,
and not an inflexible regulation of seniority. Were
these changes introduced, of course with all due pre-
caution, and were the scale of promotion in some mea-
sure proportionately equalised throughout the various
grades of the profession, we should speedily witness
the improvements inevitably consequent on such a
proceeding. As it is, we never demanded, in the
hope of these improvements, any but the most cau-
tious innovation. Without a very careful solicitude
for the interests of the present members of the profes-
sion, injustice might be done to them with a view to
the benefit of their successors. Such we would on no
account witness. What we aspire to see done, at
any rate in the first instance, is a graduated
diminution in the number of admirals—promotions
taking place in such a manner as to yield one for
every three deaths. Before any considerable time
could elapse from the commencement of such a change
the catalogue would be thinned within more reason-
able dimensions. Then regard might be had in turn
for the interests, too long overlooked, of lieutenants
and commanders ; and new vigour; by this means,
would inevitably be infused into that navy which is
peculiarly our national profession.

order was subsequently obtained, requiring the
Master to tax the costs due to the defendant in con-

sequence of the verdict in his favour. Against this
rule cause was attempted to be shown yesterday, by
counsel on behalf of the prosecutor. The Learned
Gentleman who appeared in opposition to the rule

(THE) POPE'S ESSAY ON (THE CREDULITY OF) MAN.
—This is a series of humourous lithographic prints
(on the plan of Mr. Crindle's adventure) illustrating
the adventures of Cardinal Wiseman, from the time
he was dispatched from Rome by the Pope, who,
" having done the French Republic out of a superb
arm-chair, and having a stock of showy articles on
hand, determines to try the English market," up to
the time of the exposure of the articles in
the English market by the Wiseman himself.
The articles are severally here exhibited. Among
them are a miraculous image of St. ;Pumps,
which sheds tears in the presence of a heretic, pro-
vided the Holy Father works the pump-handle, and a
notorious prize Roman Bull, bred from Satan's dam
and fed at a great cost upon superstition and ignorance,
considered by competent judges to be the greatest
beast that ever appeared. These illustrations are
dashed off with great spirit.

BRITISH AMERICAN LAND COMPANY.—Yesterday
a special general court of the members of this corporation
was held at the offices, New Broad-street; Mr. A. Gillespie
in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting having been
read, the chairman stated that the directors had no particu-
lar information to communicate, but they had called the
shareholders together because opinions had been expressed
that the meetings of the company should take place oftener
than once a year. He was happy to say that, from the ar-
rangements which had been made since the last meeting,
there was every reason to hope that their affairs would soon
present a more favourable aspect. The arrangements re-
specting the advance of money for the railway had been
carried out under the best advice, and with every regard to
the security of the company. The seminary at Montreal
had made good its undertaking, and the corpora ion of that
city bad advanced '25,000/. iu debentures. (Slider these cir-
cumstances the railway was proceeding with A•ery prospect
of success. By the opening of 27 additional miles the rail-
way would be carried to Acton, one of the principal stations
of the line, and where the pres-nt company possessed land
to the amount of 70,000 acres. The distance from Melville
to Montreal was 70 miles, and when the railway should be
completed thus tar, the company would be enabled to secure
Government aid. With regard to the collections made
during the present year, the Commissioner bad stated that
they exceeded the amount of the past year b. 7 about ',OOO/.
He was happy to say that the settlers were in a thriving
condition, and the general aspect of the country was mate-
rially improving. The calls upon all the shares in this
country had been paid, with the exception of 30, and arange-
ments were being made which would doubtless lead to the
payment of the remainder. Several proprietors expressed
their acquiescence in the proceedings of the directors, and a
vote of thanks having been passed ~to those gentlemen, the
meeting separated.
We understand that the condition of the soldier
serving in the colonies, with regard to the stoppage exacted
for his ration, has been under the consideration of the (45..
cerement, and that it is intended to reduce the rate from ad.
at which it stands at present, to 3id. The necessity for this
step has been made apparent in the evidence taken before
the Committee on Army and Ordnance Expenditure, and the
effect of lowering the cost of the ration of 11b. cf meat and
llb. of bread to 311 d. will be to leave the soldier abroad 8}
out of which he will provide himself with other articles of
food conducive to his health and his comfort. That this will
be attended with an increased expenditure there is no doubt,
but when we consider the long expatriation of our soldiers,
and the varied and unhealthy climates in which they cheer-
fully serve, we are quite sure that it is an act of justice and
of humanity of which not even the strictest economist will
complain. la thus increasing the balance of daily pay to be
received by the soldier every care will be taken, especially in
tropical climates, that a proper proportion is expended in
such articles as contribute to preserve his health and contri-
bute to his efficiency for the due performance of his duties,
and no risk will arise that that which is intendecl, as a boon
shall be by neglect on the part of the officer, or improvidence
on the part of the soldier, converted into an evil.
Mr. Thomas Cooper stated at a meeting, an even-
ing or two ago, that a building was proposed to be erected
for the working classes, capable of holding three thousand
people. In addition to the large room for public meetings,
there were to be class rooms, library, &c. The cost to be
ten thousand pounds. Several gentlemen have contributed
large sums; one in the City, Mr. Saul, has given five hun-
dred pounds. Several have given sums of one hundred
pounds. The greater part cf the money, however, is to be
raised by shares of one pound each. The building is not to
be commenced till half the money is in band. So confident.
however, are the projectors, that they are now on the look
out for a site whereon to build, which is to be as central as
possible.

endeavoured to prove that the 4 and 5 Wrn. and
Mary, cap. 18, was to be taken into consider-

ation along with the 6 and 7 Vic., cap. 96
By the former of these statutes it

w as

provided that a party who obtained liberty
to file a criminal information, should enter
into recognizances conditioned for the due prosecution
of the information, and with that was a condition that
if, 'on the trial, the verdict should be for the dpfendant,
then and in such ca,e the Court of Queen's Bench

might award the defendant his costs, unless the judge

before whom the information was tried should, on the
trial of such information, in open court certify that
there was reasonable ground for exhibiting such

•
information. From this it was argued that the coats

cculd not be given at sill, or, at all events, that they

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should be limited to the amount of the recogni-
zsnees, 201., thus setting aside the plain and obvious
meaning of the later and more equitable statute of

VICTORIA.

The attempt was, however, a total failure ; Lord
CAMPBELL declared that "it seemed to him to be the
intention of the Legislature to give the defendant his

costs ; and he did not think that intention could be
expressed in a plainer or more explicit manner." In

that opinion he was confirmed by the high authority
of Justices COLERIDGE, WIGHTMAN, and ERLE, and
the rule has accordingly been made absolute without a

dissentient voice. On this important judgment we

congratulate the community in general, who have a

deep interest in the integrity and welfare of the public

press. We congratulate our brother journalists on
the heavy blow and great discouragement thus given to

the petty annoyances and persecutions to which they
have been, or may be, subjected by vindictive oppo-
nents, but, above all, we congratulate Mr. LATIMER,
who has thus deservedly obtained the meed of his un-

tiring exertions, who has gained a triumph and victory
of which he may well be proud.

Our correspondent " MARINEEO" has mistaken us.
We never intended to draw an invidious distinction
between his Grace the Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND
and his gallant companions in the list of flag-officers.
Indeed we took occasion, explicitly and distinctly, to
repudiate any such intention. Our sole reason for
referring to his Grace individually was that in his
promotion to the rank of Admiral we recognized the
last illustration of that fallacious system of advance-
ment against which we have so long inveighed as
against a system detrimental to the interests and
enervating to the energies of our maritime pro
fession. Whoever might have been the object of
promotion we should have taken exception
to, as we took exception to his Grace the Duke of
NORTHUMBERLAND, not so much as regards the fact
as the manner of his promotion. What we have
protested against already so frequently, and shall
continue unremittingly to protest against until such
time as we perceive a comprehensive and adequate
Innovation, is the circumstance that we are supporting
a number of flag-officers in the Royal Navy of Eng-
land, so unnecessarily enormous that we might select
out of the list an admiral for every one of her Ml•
JE, TY'S vessels of war. While such is the unthinking
extravagance displsyed by England in ref. rence to
her flag-officers, her lieutenants may grow grey in
undeserved obscurity and sigh in vain for the oppor-
tunity for promotion.

In this blundering and obdurate system we observe
so many germs of iijustice, and such very flAgrant
inconsistencies, that we can never cease asserting the
folly of its continuance. The superfluous hardships
thrust upon the junior offwers of the service are too
egregious and too unmerited to e'cape any reasonable
observation ; while the madness of promoting after a
certain stage, and not before, upon the princi-
ple of seniority, without any regard whatever
for personal merit or brilliant services, compels us
from its prominence to demand some speedy and
wholesome revision of the entire scheme of naval
administration.

1 A few emphatic and significant truths force them-
selves upon our consideration whenever our thoughts
revert to the conduct of affairs in the maritime ser-
vice of Great Bri'ain. Age is no more essential to a
commander-in-chief by sea than it is to a commander-
in-chief by land. ALEX 4.NDER had conquered Asia
11-fore he was thirty-two. NAPOLEON had van-
quisl-ed Northern Italy and had beaten back
the veterans under WURMSER before he was
twenty-seven.
CLIME was still little more

It is always safe to learn, even from our enernieg—
seld,:m safe to venture to instruct even our friends. Eliza
Cook's Journal.
THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE'S RENT A UDIT.—A t
Newark yesterday his Grace's steward returned 10 per cent.
to every tenant who paid his half-year's rent. This, under
the circumstances, was considered extremely handsome, and
gave general satisfaction.— Doncaster Gazette..
EXTRAORDINARY FEAT.—One evening last week a
sailor, for a trifling wager, undertook to climb four times his
own height (which would be about five feet five or six), up
one of the common rain water pipes, or conductors in front
of a house in South-street, by the muscular strength of his
arms and feet. At the first trial he accomplished the feat in
presence of several persms, and did not seem much dis-
tressed by so strong a teat upon his muscles.—Perth Courier
TAN same 4,bjeets appear pleasing or displeasing,
the circumstances in which we see them are comfortable or
uncomfortable.—Eliza Cook's Journal.

FIRE AT THE GRAND JUNCTION CANAL WHARF
—This forenoon, between ten and eleven o'clock, while the
workmen were employed at their usual labour on the wharf
of the Grand Junction Canal Company, City-road, they were
alarmed by the sudden outbreak of flames in the store-room,
which is situated near the canal. One of the men went up
the steps, when he found a fire raging among a quantity of
oakum, which was in the centre of the room, and which was
filled with tarpauling, deals, ship stores, &c. All hands
were at a moment called to assist in extinguishing the flame.
Ladders were immediately placed at the several windows and
buckets of water were rapidly flung into the midst of the
stores ; about 100 men were assisting, who obtained
water from the canal. After the most persevering exertion.
the conflagration was extinguished. The loss is supposed to
be about 100/. How the fire originated is unknown.
DEATH OF R.W. FITZPATRICK, E-Q J•P 9 D.L.-
It is with feelings of deep sorrow we announce the death of
R. chard Wilson Fitzpatrick, Esq., brother to the Right
Hon. J. W. Fitzpatrick, ALP. This 1 mented gentleman,
who was but 37 years of age, died at his residence, Grants-
town Manor, Queen's County, at twelve o'clock on Friday,
from the effects of malignant fever, which he contracted more
than a month ago in the discharge of his duties as chair-
man of the Donaghmore Union. He was of highly-polished
manners and most amiable disposition, and one who com-
manded the esteem and respect of all persons with whom he
had intercourse.—Leinster Express.

A HISTRIONIC BARONET.—SIR WILLIAM DON
ARR/vlo.—This British baronet, who, out of amusement.
has devoted himselt to the stage as an eccentric c median,
has arrived here in the City of Glasgow. The Londbn press
styled him the "Gutta Percha 131uckstone." lie appears at
the Broadway Theatre, we ilear, in a few daya,--New York
Courier and Znquirer!

THE SUN', LONDON, TUESDAY
_EVENING, NOVEMBER 26, 1850.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the raris papers of Sunday and
y esterday.
. On Sunday Paris was (righted from its propriety
by the appearrince of the folboz ing veragraph in The
Presse, to which the intim:ley known to have been
sub,isriug formerly between M MOLE and M. EMILE
DE GIRARDIN give the semblance at least of credit :--
"A matter very seriously spoken of at present is the
resignation of the Cabinet, and its being -replaced by
a Ministry with M. Moi6 at is head as Minister of
Foreign Affairs. This would be France taking part
with Austria against Prussia•, for the first condition
of M. Mi 14 has been the recall of M. Armand Lefebvre,
who would in that case be succeeded at Berlin by
General Lahitte. Another condition of M. Moll has
been that the President of the Republic should remove
from his intimacy several of his friends, and in parti
cular M. de Persigny, who appears to be menact d with
the most entire disgrace. Amongst the new Ministers
called on to compose the Mo!e Cabinet, M. Darn was
spoken of. M. Achille Fould, it was said. was to he
replaced by an ex-Minister under Louis XVIII. We
have in vain endeavoured to divine the name. Can it be
M. d'Audiffrer, or M. d'Argout? But these gentlemen
were not Ministers under the reign of Louis XVIII.
Such a change of Cabinet, under present circumstances,
would possess an importance at one, to be appreciated,
and which calls to mind the formation of the Polignac
Ministry."
The Bulletin de Paris of Sunday evening con-
tained the following contradiction of the rumour :
" We can declare positively that there is nothing
whatever exact in the news given this morning by the
Pfesse, relative to the entry of M. Mol4 into the Minis-
try. It is almost useless to add, that all the conditions
attributed by that journal to M. MolCi are completely
without foundation."
The. Maniteur of yesterday publishes all official
note to the same effect.
The Assembly on Saturday, was occupied in a dis•
on, the alleged cruel treatment of the political
prisoners condemned by the extra judicial tribunals,
at. Murgos and at Versailles. The Minister of the
Interior, M. BAROCHE,;adopted the customary tactics of
officials in such casts, and declared the treatment was
usual, and that no cruelties were committed, and
the Assembly passed to the order of the day, by a
majority of 475 to 205.
On Monday the demand of the Minister of War
for credit to defray the expenses of the levy of 40,000
men was considered in tht• bureau, and an inier,st-
ieg discussion on the state of affairs in Germany
ensued. The Count MOLE, who took an active part
in his bureau, strongly recommended a policy of neu-
trality regarding Germany, giving it as his opinion
that it would be unwise for France to throw herself
into warlike adventures, unless, indeed, the equili-
brium of Europe should be affected in a manner dis-
advantageous to her true interests. M. DE EISCATORY
said, th it he thought an opportunity should be afforded
for the Governmentand the Assembly to come to a full
and explicit undersanding on thesubject of the policy to
be hdopted by France in the present state of Europe.
He considered, accordingly, that on the bringing up
the report of the committee the Government should
explain its intentions, and the Assembly ought to
pronounce its opinion. M. DE REMUSAT made a
strong speech against Prussia. He considered that
the proposed unity of Germany would be most in-
jurious to the interests of France, and for his part,
if Prussia should expose herself to a partition
he did not think it would be right for
France to seek to prevent it. Several other members
gave it as their opinion that the principles laid down
in the PRESIDENTS message described fairly the policy
suitable for France. The following is a list of the
committee chosen by the bureaux, all of whom, with a
couple of exceptions only, belong to the right
benches :—Messrs. MOLE, BEDEAU (General), Pp
CITORY, GUSTAVE DE BEAUMONT, DE REMUSAT,
DE MONTEBELDO, DE MORNAY, LACROSSE, OUDINOT
(General), DARU, DE COECELLES, DUFOUR, BER
RYER, MONTALEMBEET, and the Marquis Of DAL
MATIE.

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Do. New, 17/. .. -• 1
Ilull and Selby .. 5
Do. half shares • . • • 2
Do. quarter shares 1
Lancaster and Carlisle .. 5
Do. thirds •• •• 11 I
Lancallire and Yorkshire 10
Do. quarter shares .. 2;
Do. fifths .. • • 1
Do. thirds .. • • • • I
Do. new, guaranteed 6
per cent. .. • • I
Do. rludders. & Sheff. 5
Do. West Riding Union 1
Leeds and Bradford . • 5,
Leeds and Thirsk • • 5
Do. pref. 6 p ct., No. 1
Do. pref. 6 p et., No. 2 1
Do. pref. 6 p ct., No. 3
Do. pref. qrs., 1848 ..
Live: pool, Crosby, and
Southport .. • 1
London and Blackwall • • 11
London, Brighton, and
South Coast .. • • 10
Do. guarteed 5 per ct.,
late Croydon thirds..
Do. preference, 5 p ct. 5
Do. preference, cony. 5
per cent., 1852 .• 5
Do. new guaranteed. 6
per cent. .. 10
London and Greenwich • 12 1.
Do. preference 21
London and N.-Westem 101
Do. do. new quarters .
Do. fifths •1
Do. 101. sh., 3f. & B (c)
London and S.-Western . 10
Do. new 50/. .. .. 4
Do. new 40/. .. • • 3
Do. new preference
Londonderry & Coleraine 2
Do. half shares .. .•
Lowestoft, mar. 4 per et. 21
Do. do. b per cent. .. 2
Londonderry and Enni
kitten. -• • • 2
Do. half shares • • •
Manchester, Buxton, and
Matlock ..
Manchester, Sheffield, &
Lincolnshire .. 10
Do. quarters, No. 1 .. 2
Do. new, 101 preference I
Do. Manchester and
Lincoln Union . •
Midland .. • • • •
Do. consolidated pref.
Do. 501. shares • .
Do. Bi miug & Derby 1
Do. Consol. Bris+ol
Birming., 6 per cent.l 10
Do. Bristol & Glouces.l 41
Do. do. do. ..'29 II
Do. Erewash Val. pref., 51
Do. Leic. & Swanning.
8 per cent. guar. .• 10
Midland Gt. West. (Ire.)' 4
3liddlesbro' and Itedcar,'
6 per cent. guar. .. I 5
Newcastle and Carlisle. 10
Do. quarter shares ..; 2
Newmarket • . ..! 2
Do. extension scrip 2 1:
Newport, Abergavenny,
and Hereford ..
Newry & Enniskillen ..
Newly, Warrenpoint, &
Rostrevor • .
Norfolk ..
Do. New 201. shares..
Do. Extension
Do. guar. 53y per cent.
Do. Waveney Valley ..,
Northern Counties Unioni
North British..

Paid. Nominal Prices.

8 6

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dis

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1 2

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15 I --. 3%
8 2% -2%

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11% - 11%

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50 56 - 56%
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‘C„ 944 - 956

64 1 - -..

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i 0 244 - 21%

J - 1%
U- 36

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2% 10 - 1014
2% 12 - 12%

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p.
10 242 245

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15 5 dis.
98% 98
15 49 —48%
1234 21% —22 N,

5 162 63'-
13 4 3 —3% p.
)0 149 48%
t 34 13% —l3 Ws.
10 8 77“11.5.
18 I 8% 8 dls.

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1 7 630:11B
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6 —2% dig.
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9 ells p

[5 •• -.•
6 3 6N - 7

M. DE PERSIGNY has arrived from Berlin, and he
yesterday was prvsent at a Cabinet Council. He con-
siders that the King of Paussta. will have great diffi-
culty in restraining the warlike disposition of his peo-
ple, and that Prussia cannot, and ought not to make
any further concessions.

10 185 - 84%

9 10% - 10%
i 0 58 -58 %

Considerable agitation prevailed at the Bourse yes-
terday,iin coast quence:of the warlike accounts in the
German papers received this morning, although
hipes are expressed that war will not ensue. The
Five per Cents. opened at 92f. 40c., rose to 92E 50c.,
fell subsequently to 92f., and closed at 92f. 5c., being
a fall of one per cent. as compared with the closing
price of Saturday last. The Three per Cents. closed
at 57f. R .uen Railroad Shares, 605 f. ; Havre,
241 f. 25c.; Great Northern, 455 r. ; Avignon, 188 f.
75c.; Viarzon, 371 f. 25c.; Basle, 132 f. 50c.; Bor-
deaux, 386 k. 25e. ; Paris and Strasburg, 338 f. ne. ;
Tours and Nantes, 240 f.

i 0 158 -60

10 136 —l3B
5 4 11 11}(y
0 23 —24
10 118% —ll9
7 2 —2% p.
2 % --
2 P.
1 2 V. p.
0 69 68%
12% 16% 15% 410
34 14 —l3 db.
15
5 2 —2% p.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXOLIAVGE, Nov. 25
Central of France k Orleans and Vierzon), 1434 —Dutch
Rhenish, 2N —East Indian, 9%,, —Namur and Liege, 7IA,
Northern of France, 14 % —Paris and Strasbourg, 8%.

•• - ..
!O 112 -14
!CI

15 _
7% •• _::

-
24 - 23%
934 - 9
,09 Y-
4 2

..1 2
••I 10,
1.

Do. Preference
North Staffordshire ..
North-Western
Oxford, Worcester and
Wolverhampton.. ..
Preston and Wyre
Do. Halves (A)
Reading, Guildford, and
Rei,;ate..
Royston add Hitchin
Do. Shepreth Eaten...
Scottish Central ..
Scottish Midland

.. -
Do. new ..
Shrewsbury & Blrming.
Class A.. .. 13
Do. Class 8.. • • • • 9 1
Do, ew Guarantee..
Shrewsbury & Hereford
Shrewsbury and Chester
(Nor. W. Min.) .. 21
Do. Halves 11
Do. Os westry 21
Do. New.. ..
Do. 8 per cent. Pref. . H
Shropshire Union .. .• f
South Devon • • .. • . 5C
Do. Preference • • 25
South Staffordshire • • 8
South-Eastern .. ..1 he

- -
Do. do. 4% per cent...
South Wales
South Yorksh. and River
Dun ..
Sheff., Roth., and Goole,
N. Div„ guar. 5 p cent.
Do. do. South Div. ..
Swansea & Loughor, &c.
Taw Vale Extension ..
Thames Haven Dock and

Midway
Vale of Neath •
Waterford and Kilkenny
Waterford and Limerick
Waterford, Wex., Wick.
and Dublin ..
Wear Valley, 6 per cent,
guaranteed
Do. do.
Do. do.
West Cornwall ..
Whitehaven and Furness
Windsor, Staines, and S.
Western ..
Wilts, Somerset, & Wey-
imaith • .
York, Newcastle, & Ber-
wick
Ditto and Newcastle
Extension ..
Ditto G.N.E. purchase
or preference
Do. Hartlepool Dock
and Railway lu
York and North Midland 5
Do. Preference ..

do. .
do. .

431 —3 4 dis,
41% 41%

21% —21% die.
22 —21%

10 j 126

- 125

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16
4%

20 115 -
5 3% --
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5 5 —4%
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17 .. —..

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t 5 42 -41 %
10% 754- 7 p.

18 1814 - 18
6 71,6 -
25 11% - 11% P.
25
22%

5 3 6 —6% die,
12 3 6 54 (Us,
8 9% 93(

Business done I
to-day.

94 Ni q
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17% %
9% %

14 1434

3k 34 14

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% die.

19% %
934

143 v % %
4%

71% 71 u
10 oyi

10 --13
5 6
8 9
14 % die.
—3% dis.
13 —13%
11% 11
4 —3% db.
20% 20

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2534 - 244

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118%
19% •

68 68%

1314 12%

20 213

6% 7

8 tli

A 1111% 17%

7% M

4% 4X dia.

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9% I 9 7 Cs,

17% .. _..
13 3 -3%
10 4 -4%
10 14 - 14%

50 41 - 40%
?,5 20% - 20
17%
7% 8 -

19% %

i 0 144 -40 i

5 I 17,,i - 16%

O 1 8 8 dim.

9 14 4 4 dis.
17 14j.4 1514
5 3 33(

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16% % %
11% 9(

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B,i

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ex. d
42! 3

days for regn-
ant! 19th.)