The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-19 00:00:00

THE PA CI FIC.

The arrival at Southampton of the mail steanier,
Parana from the West Indies puts us in possession 01
files of Parama papers to the 23d ult.
The steam-ship Bolivia, Capt. Johnson, from Callao
Nov. 11, bad arrived in Panama Bay on the morning
of the 21st with the mails from the South Pacific coast
of the following dates :—Valparaiso, Oot. 31 ; Lima,
No. 11 ; Paita, Nov. 16.
From Chili we learn that during the last fortnight no
favourable alteration had taken place in the money-
market, which still continued distressed. Credit sus-
tained itself, which proved much as to the
tls confidenceon
a rad gboyo d
this 8C
mu
ar
1-
reposed in the solvability of the merchants. B
England were at the rate of 46 and 47, and the interest
on money remained firm at Li per cf.!
forward
o
ties. A very small remittance go
a great deal of distress was felt among the labouring
for England. Provisions were very dear and scarce, and
population. This mostly applied to the southern pro-
vinces, and a subscription has been raised in Valparaiso
to alleviate as much as possible these sufferings. Congress
was still sitting, and the railway loan of 7,000,000 dole.
had been passed and approved by the Senate. A decree
permitting the importation of sheet iron free of duty had
been passed. The affair of the Sportsman, captured in
the port of Santa Maria, where eke was loading copper
ore without a Chilian permission, still remained in
abeyance, but it was welt knowu that the American
Minister and the French Consul had demanded
satisfaction for the act. The Sportsman was still
in the port of Caldera, abandoned by her master,
who, it is said, claimed 100 dollars per day as
damages and losses. The steamer Maria Isabel, bought
from the English Government, had arrived ; she made
the voyage in 102 days ; she experienced bad weather
and was out of fuel.

The news of a most horrible occurrence, which pal
before dreaded, had just been confirmed. The barque
Sarah Ann, bound from Chili to the Island of Oceania
with passengers and merchandise, was wrecked on cc.
inhabited by savage cannibals, and every person 00,
board was devoured by the monsters. The details Ulf
this frightful calamity had not been received.
At Callao the National Convention had just been dis-
solved by actual force ; is fact, the Disputados were
driven from their seats at the point of the bayonet. Cag'
tilla had public opinion with him, and, although
had been an attempt to shift the responsibility on .ijo
t
shoulders of Colonel Argueda, yet, now that the pun
bad decided in its favour, it was expected that the act
would be acknowledged by the authorities. there

We understand that the man who underwent the op•
ration of having his tongue cut out by Professor Syree
in the Royal Infirmary, last week, has since
Edinburgh, Express.
TREATMENT OF GOVERNESSES.—" An English Chap.
lain" writes from Boulogne :—" Public attention having
been called to the recent lamentable death of a young
French lady in this town, I think it desirable to state
that a very similar case occurred here about four months.
since, but in that case the sufferer was a young Engli!l
woman, aged twenty-two, who bad been in the service.
of a French lady of rank, residing in the Fauiurf,rasin
Germain, at Paris. On the arrival of the evening
state of delirium, which, on her being rereov
ahnodteal and medical mineednincaelreanid, called
words
from Paris, she was found in one of the carrukedg
her passport
malignant typhus. It was only by
Inea" ofa and that of
to as
• •
single Inte
death, but never could obtain from her a
d to be of very respectable family,
awtaheefrounndr,to arise from
•
ble reply. She prove
her native place were elicited. I attendeda
her until her
and had with her a considerable sum of money for a
person in her condition of life, for the security of which
no precautions had been taken. Her brother, a respect-
able tradesman at If—, in Suffolk, was able to arrive
only in time to follow her to the grave. There can be
no doubt whatever that she must have been in a terrible
condition of fever when she was put into the railway
carriage. I have communicated these facts because
there seems, I think, to be a disposition in some gear.
ters to put an unjust construction on the late most
deplorable occurrence. Inhumanity is, unhappily,
peculiar to no one country or nation.
A MAN KILLED ON A RAILWAY.—On the line of the
Staines, Woking, and Wokingbarn Railway, a Man. who
is unknown, met with hie death a few evenings ago by
a train running over him a short distance from the Sen.
ningdale station. The train was despatched from Reading
soon after six o'clock, and arrived at Sunningdale a little
before seven. On approaching the latter station, and
whilst running through a deep cutting, the rejection
from the lamp on the tender showed the driver of the
e Tgine that a man was on the line in front of the train.
He sounded his whistle, but before this could reach the
ears of the man he was struck down by the train. When
the driver reached Sunningdale he told the stationmasterof the occurrence, and men were instantly despatched
tw down°en the line.
metals.line The.Theyso iegonfoetcndere broken andthedecase b
d, lyingt hebseci
and face were bruised, but the wheels had not passed.
O
dyer him or in any way maimed him. T wen w,
and
was in the neighbourhood a few hours previously'
was evidently suffering from intense poverty. As there
was no public footpath across the railway, it is conjec-
tured that the deceased went and walked on the line
with suicidal intent. The jury returned, a verdict that
there was nothing to show whether death was produced
by accident or otherwise.
TURN OUT OF COLLIERS IN NORTH STAFFORDSHIag
AND COLLISION WITH THE POLICE.—For some time past
there has been considerable uneasiness perceptible among
the operatives employed at the colleries and ironworks
in this division of the county. At Silverdale, near Ness"
castle-under-Lyne, the forge men have been on strike, as
well as at the Fenton-park works and some others in the
immediate neighbourhood of the Staffordshire Potteries.
Both the iron inasteis and the coal propriet re had given
their men notice to rtduce their wages 6d. per day. The
men generally have refused to go to work at the reduced
rate. On Thursday a collision took place between the
mob and the police, in which Superintendent Garnhael
and Inspector Stuart were seriously injured • three 42.1
the ringLaders were captured, brought before the magit-
trate next morning, and remanded to the 26th instant*,
Yesterday morning 600 or 700 assembled at Longton
to turn out some men at work, but were prevented bf,
the police. They then proceeded to Hanley to one or
the pits of Earl Granville, and assembled to the number
of 1,500. The police, however, dispersed them, when
they assembled in the market-place ; the police aell
charged them, when they were pelted with stones.
shops were instantly closed. The police took five Pl':
soners. A meeting was fixed by the colliers for ;-
o'clock last night. 300 special constables were sworn
in at Longton and 300 at.Hanley yesterday.

T ill E S UN, r 14 ON D"O N G
, K.
IA 0 N 1.11 7 DI Aitlt E T ' it.LAk E MARELTE- (This Day.)
41. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
1 Leasing Closing Prices Business
AIM RAILWAYS.
Closing Prices 1 Business done Shr. Paid Renwars. Companies. this day this day
_
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, Shr. Paid RAILWAYS. this day. this day. ----St-71T)0 Bttek-gham-sh. Ln-.&N-.W. 90 -92
o• St. 100 Clydesdale Jc. Caledon_ 93 - 95 941
CITY, Two o'CLooir. 7:7 --;',7 -----= - - --- --•" 25 all Col•Stour Vy, E.U.drE.O 12 -14
IZt au Amber.Notmg. Bost. Bt. 100 E.Lin. g. 6 p.p Gt.Northn 128 - 132 131 30
i
The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed & Eastn. June._ 41 - 5i 5 1 5 all E. Un. H. Sh. E. Count. 31 - 4
with a heavy appearance, and prices of most de- 5013 i all Belfast & Ballymena 8 -82. J.
all filming. Wolverh. & St. 1100 Glas. Barr. & Caldonian.
Neils.Direet. •.. - •••
scriptions were unaltered. The sales were esti- Stour Valley ...... ... 67 -68 St. 100 Do. New Do ••• -- •.•
mated at 6,000 bales. The Railway Share Market St. 100 irkenhd. Lanesh. & 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt. Westn ... -
closed flatly, and quotations were without an ...
Cheshire Junct ••• - •
..„. 50 all dull dr Selby. T. & N.M. 104 - 106
Y 25 all Blackburn 9
.1
..... - 9' 2 9 25 all Do. 1 Shares Do - .••
material alteration. 25 all Blyth & Tyne original 121 all Do. 1 Shares. Do .• - •••
25 (iss at £45) ••• - ... 121 all Lon.diGreenw S.Eastern l2 -13
The weekly statement of the Bank of England, St. 100 Bfistol &•Exeter
20 all Do.Preforence Do 23 -24
made up to the 16th instant, exhibits considerable St. 100 Caledonian. ...... ...... 804 - 81 ' 804 80 1 St. 100 Lon. Til., &S. Peto &Co 9l -93
33 100 Chester di Holyhead 34 33
improvement in almost all the principal items. St. - i
10 91 Do. Bark. Sh, Do 1 - a d
50 all ;Cork and Bandon 7 - 9 51 all Manch.Bxton. Ln.&N.W
The reserve of notes, including the two millions •11 - ••• 20 all Cork, Black. & Pass-: • 5 and Matlock & Midld 23 - 2$
3 -
of additional securities placed in the Issue Depart- 20 all Cornwall St. 100 Mdid.Bradfd. M.i,-land... 89 - 91
10 all Ds. A
••• - ••..
• went under the Treasury Letter, now amounts to 10 8 Do. B - •• 641 51 Newmarket
• BuryE.G.spc. 11'... :"'otuit.. id - 413
5,757,1751., and as gold has continued to arrive 50 45 IDublindrßelfastJune. ••• - ...i. 50 all N.&Est.s p.c. Do 5l - 56
from numerous sources, the stock of the precious 25 all I Dun. P. &Aber. June. _ 7,71 - 8a 50 all Do. 6 per et.. Do ... - ...
St. 100 lEa.st Anglian - 18 171 1- 50 all Do.Fixedsp.c Do ••• - •••
metals now approaches nine millions and a half, 20 all ;Eastern Counties...., 583 - 591 584 1I I 25 all Prest. &Wyre L. &la. W ... - ...
St. 100 EasternUnion,A.stk. 40 - 44
the increase being fully 1,380,000/. The other 121, all Do. 1 Shrs. ADo - •••
St. 100 Do do. B 2B - 30 St. 'lOO Roystn.&Hit. Gt•Northril2B - 131
securities have run off to the extent of about three- 25 81 Do. New A . •
.....
...... ••• -- ••• 10 all Shrews. & Her T. Brassey 7 - 8
quarters of a million. The public deposits and 25 174 East Kent ...... ....., 17 - - 18 12 all S. Staffordsh.. M. MClean 81 - 91
St. 100 East Lancashire 90 91 50 all WearVal.g6pe Stk.&Dar. ... - ...
I other deposits also show a considerable increase. all iEast Suffolk . ... -.- ••• 25 all Doi - 31
The principal itemi and the variations, compared 10 4 De. -- - St. 100 Wilts &Sorarst , Gt. Westn. , ... - ...
St. 100 tEdinburgh&Glasgow 581 - 596
with the previous week's statement, are as sub-
-10 all I Edinb. and Peebles._ ••• - PREFERENCE SHARES.
••• _
joined :- St. 100 lEdtnb.Prth.drDundee 271 - 284 284 25 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p.
Active circulation - ... c.pref.(issd.at 50/.) ... - ..„
499,210 St. 100 Furness .. - ...
Decrease - 91
Bullion - 90 20 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares.. ... - ...
Increase - 10 St. 100 Caledn..£lo 41 p. c. 92 - 95 931
Rut 3,524,832 St. 100 'Do.,
Northern 96 - 97 964 6764 7
st. 100 Po ,A. Stock 80 -8280 1 St. 100 Ches. & Ho. 51 p.c. ... - ...
30,914 St. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent... ... - ...
Increase - 123 1214 6/ all Cork &Bandons4p.c. ... - ..,
Public deposits - 99 64 all 1 un•Perth.&Aber.J. 51 - 61
296,290
Increase - .q/) 53 2 3 St. 100 E. Anglian Cls. A Sh.
Other deposits - 62 53 2i 3 St. 100 Do. do. Cis. B 6p. c. 105 --110
Increase - ••• St. 100 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c, 106 - 112 •
Seven-day and other bills - 78 St. 100 Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo.l 105 - 108
Increase - 86p St. 100 Do, No. 2 lO3 - 106
Government securities - 84P St, 10() Do. New 6 pr. c. St. 120 - 123
i Increase - 934 934 21 34 20 all East Un., G. 6p. C. ... - ..,
16 6 Do., do. F 116 ... i - i
Other securities - „..
3 1 Do., Wst. Riding Un. .•. - ... 10 all Do. 10 Debentr.Sh. ... - ...
Decrease
846,245 20 all Do, Soutlipc•rt. . .. - ..
• -
1 Notes unemployed - 6 St. 'OO East Lancash.6 p.cts. ... - ...
Increase - 105 104 34 5
96 - 984 96 4536 53 5 all E.&W. York, J. sthe ... - ...
A. large amount of gold was taken into the St. !100 London &N. Westerylo 9 Edin. & Gl. sp. c. Sh. . - ...
20 all Do. Fifth., - - St. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. ai - 67
Bank yesterday, viz about 132,0001. of bar gold, 10 all D0.,16/.5h..,•M&8 0 ••• - •
• , St. 100 Furness, sp. c ..... .. ... - ...
besides 140,000 sovereigns from America and Ire- 124' 5 Do. Eighths ld - id 4 3/ st. 100 Glas, & 5.W.G.5 p.c. ... - ...
St. 10) London & S.Weaterr 93 - 94 92 13 32 3
land. St. 100 GreatNorthn. 5 p.c. 114 - 316
15 all Lridndrry.&Colerainc ..• - .., St. 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem.
The Paris Bourse yesterday afternoon closed 25 1 all Liadiadrry. & Ennisk. • - ... at 10 p. c, prem.... 105 - 107
' without alteration, the 3 per Cents. being 67.10 for St. 1100 Manch.Shef. drLincln. 39 - -4) 396 140 394 I St. 100 Do. 41 per cent ...... 98 - ICO 97 9
10 I 1 Metropolitan ......... ... ... 100 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5
money, and 67.25 for the end of the month. 10 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's p. C. prom, - t 2
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were arrangement ...... ••• - ... 10 all Gt.N.of Scot.lst Pre 9l - 10.-1
St. 100 Midland ....... ... . . 834 - 89 884 iI i 20 18 Gt. S &W. (Ireland) ... - ...
generally lower, a decline being quoted on Paris, St.
100 Do. Bi ing. & Der.b- 62 - 64
.7 20 18 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. . . - ...
Amsterdam, Hamburg, and Trieste. 50 all Midland G.West.(lr.) ••• ••• 50 6 Gt.W.(B.d/ll.Ex.spc *5l - 6
25 all Do. 4 Shares - ,
The official return of the exports of bullion from
100 all New* ca stle&C;iisle.... •••••• - ***
••• St. 100 Do. con. red. 41 p.c. 86 - r.B 86
St. 100 Do, con. rod. 4p. c. 80 -- 82
the port of London for the week ending Thursday 25 all Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd. 12 - 13 St. 100 Do. irred. 4 per sent. 80 - 82 80
last, is as follows :-. 50 9 Newry & Enniskillen ... - ... St. 100 Do sp. c. red. pref. 93 - 95 94
Gold Coin. Belgium - 94
& Rostrevor ••• - ...
10 all Do.CI/este_ 3p.c.P.S. 154 - lii'.
IP 11, - ... ........ .... 58 - 60 53 10 all Do. do. sp. c. d 0.... 9 - 94
„ Bars - 31 St. 100 Do, Birm. Gua. Stk. 68 - 70
Silver Coin - 50 04 49 50 26i all Do, Chesh. Gua, Sh. 17 - 18
t ...194,092 „ St. 100 North Devon, Rail. di „ Bars - 9
The total amount of specie which leaves South- Dock Stock ...... ...... •.• - ... 20' al Do. do. do l3 - 13.1,
St. 100 Do., A Stock ......... ••• - ...
ampton to-morrow by the Pera for the East Indies st. 100 Do., B Stock - - St. 100 Lan. & York. 6 pc.St. ... - ...
... ...... ••• . St. 100 Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l ... - ...
and China is about 384,0591., viz., 333,6561. to the St. 100 N.Esstern-Perwick 914 - - 95:1 95 3 5 St. 100 D0..P.,5p.e.5t.N0.2
... -
East Indies of which 14 419/. is in old and the. 7
~
g
25 all Do. do. Extension.. ••• ••• St. 100 Do." New Guar. 6p.c. 132 - 13, ~
25 1 161' Dodo. G.N.E.Purch. 24 -1/ . St. 100 Do. do. sp. c., N 0.4 111 --114 012
remainder silver ; 23,6561. in silver to China and 50 all Do. Leeds - 621 52 414 St. 100 Lon. & N.W., Cov. d:
the Straits ; 7641. in gold to Ceylon ; and 1,0231. St 100 Do. York B3 - 84 834 4 Nuneaton sr. et... ... - ...
St. 100 North London 9O - 93 St. 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 perct.
to Aden ; and about 25,000/. in silver has been for- 10 31.1 N. &S.Wstn Ham
•• P- 8 late 3d Shares ... 150 - 155
warded to Southampton specially to be in time for stead, and City Jn - 9 124 all Londy.& Color. 4 Sh. ... - ...
20 171 North Staffordshire, 3l - " 131 14
the vessel. 20 all North Western.. l2l all Loncly.&Ennis. 1 Sh. . - ...
• - ••• St. 100 M., S.,&L. 6p. Cent. 114, - 117
There is a marked improvement in the money 10 all N. & S.Westria. June. 8 - 9
6 44 Do. do. do, £6 ... .. a - 4r,
.
market St 100 Oxford Worcester &
, and 9 per cent. is the current charge for St. 100 Do. do. 31 per cent. 62 - 65
Wolverhampton 3O - 31 304 6
first class bills in Lombard-street. Owing to the 20 16 Portsmouth lO - 8 d 121 all Mary pt. &Carl. 4 p.c. ... - ...
_lO 10 Rhymney l2l all Do, 41 per cent ... - ...
satisfactory Bank return, it is thought that an offi- - ...
121 101 Do. eo. - .••
let. 100 Scottish Central lO4 - 106 104
cial alteration in the rate cannot be delayed beyond st. 100 Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St 22 - 23 2i 2 St. 100 Wid.Consol. 6 p.c. `.. ... - •..
St. 100 Do. Con, Br. Bir. 6p. c 129 - 131 131
next Thursday. St. 100 Shropshire Union 46 - 48 47 St. 100 Do. 41 p. c. Prof.. ' . 94 - 96
The Funds have further improved under the 10 6 Sitingbourne &Sheer 4 - 3
50 100 South Devon 32 - 34 331 21 . St. 100 Do. L. &H. Pref. St. 84 - 86
South Eastern
Shares
beneficial influence of the Bank return and the
11. 100 all 68 - 69 684 4 sp. c. red. 5 p.c. pm. ... - ...
St. 103 Son•th Wale's .
~, 10 all Do. Pe_ set. 6 pr. et. 10 - 11
satisfactory character of monetary pospects. A fair
78 - 80
amount of business has been done, and as purchases 20 all S. Yorksh. River Dun 12 -14 :.
20 10
slot.
mall
DNearf.skp.D.
cob. E
.4x
pt
..c1.884%, ::: -_, :::
St. 100 Do. li• p.c. pf , 1847 ... - ...
have preponderated, a rise 'has ensued. Consols
20 all Staines Wok. &Wok 9 - ledl St. 100 Do.WV.V.Sp. ~1847 ... - ...
have been 921 It but since than they have been at 25 all Stockton & Darling ,35 - 37 364 St. 100 North British 191 - 103
•
le2i t. The •present value is 925 ii. The New 25 15 Do. do., 1854 - ••• 7 34 Do. 71. Preference.., ... - ...
25. 5 i Do. do. 1805 - ••• St. 100 N. E. Berw. 4 p.e.Prf.l 93 - 95
• Threes are 914 5 ; and the Reduced 924 t. Bank
... 164 Stockton, dr Hartlepl. ... - ••• 17 8 Do. do. do ll - 1 d
Stock is 217. Exchequer Bills are 2s. dis. to par. St. 100 Taff Va 10,,., - - 20 13 Do. Leeds 6 pc. No.l ... - ...
Besides the failure of Messrs. Powell and Son, st. 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 ... - ... 121 9 Do. do, Qrs., 1843.,. ... - ...
25 22 Thames Hay. D. &R ••• - ••• 25 10 Do• York. g.& S. Pur. 11 - 41 91 9
. alluded d toyesterday, another house in the German
viz., Messrs. Sabel and Company have
susPended. In the former case the engagements
are estimated at 60,0001. 20 all Vale of Neath . 191 - 204
20 all Waterfd. & Kilkenny - - ...
50 all Waterford&Limerick ... - ..,
20 all West Coinwall. - ,
10 all West End of London .. •• 20 all North Staffordshire,. 214 - 226
St. 100 Ox„Wor. & Woly. 6
p.c., Ist guar. llO - 112 1114 11
St. 100 Do. 6p. c. 2d guar 101. - 108
St. 100 Do. do. Deoeutr. St ... - ... 90
and Crystal Palace.. 7 - 9
A moderate business has been done in the Fo- 84 all Scot. Ceat.New Pref. ... - ~.
reign Stock Market, and quotations show increased 5 all Do. A - 3. 32 St. 1100 Sc.N, E.Alser.g.6p.e. 107 - 109
5 all Do. B - 5 58 4 St. 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. 101 - 103
fir/mines. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 95 to 951 ; 20 all Wes:. London . • - ••. St. 100 Do. d 0.31 p.c. pf. St. 68 -72
ditto 4 per Cents., 1004 1 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., ' 2100 aialli ' DD:: F
irstseconald am, - •
•-•
25 all Sonl,-h Devon 94 - 104
414 ; ditto Deferred, 251 ; ditto Certificates, 44. ; 10 - - -
all iWmbledon&Croydon ... - ... lO all Do, fixed 44 pr cent. ... - ...
L 0.6 all S. Eastern (Reading
ditto Passive, 5 4 ; Brazilian 5 per Cents., 97 ;
BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Ann.) of El Os. 6d. 21 - 22
St. 100 Do. 41 per cent 9l - 96
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents., 935 96 ; Grenada 21- - 95
100 all 'Atla. n. and St. Law. 1 ... - ...
per Cents., 195 ; Mexican 3 per Cents., 191 i ; 18 9 Bombay, Baroda, andl St. 100 Do. New 44 pr. cent ...
~- ,
Russian 5 per Cents., 1062 ; Venezuela, 42 per Cen•lnd,guar. 5 p.c. 4 - 4 94 St. 100 S. Wales Gua. 4
p. c
~.
..,
18 all Do.' ••• - ••• St. 100 Do. do. 41 p. c . - •••
Cents. 314 ; and ditto Deferred 13. 206 18 'Buffalo & Lake Hur. 8 - 7 d 13 20 all S.Yorksh.4 p.e.Guar. .., - , „
The following are the nominal prices of Foreign 100 100 Buff., Malt& Godch.l t - 25 all Stock. &Dar., sp. c, ... - ...
..•
100 100 6Dni)on.e...bdddoo.s.:. ;113_
July,jAuunge. ~
:'777432 i j:
.. *.:* -
___ :
.. : 25 19 Do. do. do. - •••
Stocks :-Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 6 ; Mexi-St. 100 Watorfd& Kilk. 6pc .„ - ,„
can, 194 191 ; Peruvian 45 per Cents., 75 100 100 BRITISH MINES.
76 ; ditto 3 per Cents 51 52 ; Portuguese 3 per
.2 20 2s. Calcutta and S. East. ... - ...
- 20 2s6r.,Central Gude (Lim.) ... -
.. 2/ 12 Alfred Cons, (Phillr.)' 12 --13
Cents., 435 441 ; Russian 5 per Cents, 105 107 ; 20 10s Ceylon A shares 1 -11 p 11 2 20 14 ritish Iron - 7
'
do, 45 per Cents., 96 98 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 20 1 Do. B. do. - 110
44 ; ditto New Deferred, 25! 26. 174 all Demerara. - 440
20 2s. Eastern Bengal - I 4 8 ... 271 East Basset (:I'.ogan) 90 - 100
The Railway Share Market to-day has been ac- st. too East Indian ,1071 - 1081 1071 8 .... 1486 Great South Tolgus.. 134 - 141
. tire, and in most instances a further improvement 120 15 Do, C Shares l4 --141)1 16 / ... 11/ 3 Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.) 4- 5
of about sto 1 per cent. may be quoted. Edin- 00 all D 0.44 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 ... - ... 6 4 ... 74 Grt.W. Vor (Heist%) 1 -- 1
100 all Do. do. do., '59, do. ... - ... ... 13s Lady Bertha - 1
burgh., Perth, and Dundee, Great Northern, Lan-
... 74 N. Frances (Illogan) 8 - 9
Lcasinhei'oreina,nd Yorkshire, Manchester, Sheffield, and 20 all Geelong & Meth() e
guar. 5 per cent. ... 18 - 19 , 181 N.W.Basset (Illogan) 111 - 12,i
advanced 10s. ; Caledonian and North St. 100 Gd. Trunk, of Canada 40 - 42 ,40 394 41.• •
::: 6115 _forth Wheal Crotty 4 - 5
British, 15s. ; Brighton, 1/. ; and South Western, 100 all Do. 6p. c. Debon... 76 - 78 ' 774 63 11 Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 17 - 19
•••
F. The Foreign lines are steady at former prices, 20 all Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c.; 211 - 214 21/ ••• 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 4 - 5
20 11 New, 5 c ' .1 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co 11 - - 14
but: the Cqlonial are a shade firmer. Grand Trun 4 ato. . guar. p. . 8 -1p 48 4
•••
204 all . Wcstn. of Canada' 184 - 19 184 i 2' S. Camden (St. Cleer) 340 - 350
of Canada have improved 1/. to 11. 10s. ; and 204 10, Do, New
- 2 d 104 1 ••• 2
2 S. Corn Brea (Illogn.) 31 - 46 225
Fast Indian, 10s. 100 all Do. Bds.. payable '57 ... - •••
19 S.W. Frances(lllogn.) 220 -. 23)
•••
Mining Shares are quiet. 100 all Do. do., "i 6, p, 'GO_ 103 - 108 5 41 ram. S. &L. Min. Co. 1 - 1
100 all Do. do., '73, do. -.103 - 108 3 - 4
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares ex- 10 9 Tin Croft
100 all IDo. do., '73, without!
hibit little variation in values, a limited business 40 Un.Mines (Gwennap) ... - ...
option 'loo - 102 •••
only having been transacted. 20 all IMadras, guar. 4.'1 p.c HA - 1941 ... 1246 Vw...08f Tasoawatey(ACioagmana)r:.)
211 -....
212
20 all Do, do., 5 per c. 2l -2 li IDS*
BRITISH FUNDS.-CLOSING PRICES-THIS DAY 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 100 -110 A
~
20 10 Do. 41 p. c. Eaten. i 1 - 4 d •••
51 Wh. Basset (Illogan). 145 - 155
(From the Official List:) 20 5 Do. 3d Ex. g. sp.c.'
~ 4 •••
5 Wh. Buller ( adruth). 280 - 290
•••
•
Balk Stock -
1 P 55i 1
... si Wh. Edward(Calstck) 61 - 74
20 se. Oudc (Limited)
217••• - ...
20 5 Seinde, guar. 5 per c. 14 •- 2 p ... ills Wh. Kitty (U, Llant) 15 - 17
3 per cent. Reduced Annuities - 48 48 41
••..
3 per Cent. Console Annuities Shut 934 20 all Do ... - ... i 44 Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 23 - 25
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 924 4 _-__
India, Bonds, £lOOO
~ 'vitt°, under £.lOOO 25 d -
10 all Antwrp &Rotterdam 61 - 61
voLsols for Account - Australian - i '
Exchequer Bills, 21d •• - ••. 1 10s. Bon Accord Cop. (li.) 1d - par
5 all Belgian East. Junet. 1 - 11
21000 . 1 d par 2 d 20 16 Beziers to Graissessac ... .....,
... 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issu::•i
-CHO . 4 d par 6 all Carmeaux&Toulouse at £5 pm) ,.14 - 21
• 30 all Do. Cocaos & Cuir 1.- ... - ...
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS-THIS DAY. Coal Mines and Ry. 4 - 41 4 4 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 10 - 11 104
Brannan 5 per Ce'tt. - 44 83
Buenos A yres Bonds, 6 per Cent. 97 1 4 Clarendon Con. M:n.
20 all Eastern et' France - 2k,3
- Co, of Jamaica ... - ...d
20 all Do. New
Ditto Account - ... 40 all Cobre Copper 37 - 39 384
lithena. da New Active, 2/ per Cent.
...
-12*
aa11.1611 DCF:upPrtneiunaarPMnountain Cop.
194 20 18 Gt. Central of France ... _
...
"'can 3 per Cent -
Ditto Account 2O all Great Luxembourg,.. 7 - 71 7 i
Mining Co. ... la - I p
10 - 12
194 4
.I.:tussia, a Bonds, 1822, E St., 5 per Cent.... 1061 10 4 Italian Junction
•apptniti:oh
Newßowds 3per Cent. - id
20 all Lake Coast. & Bale ~. - ... 20 all General - 14
a, Ditto Account - - ..d 3 all Linares - 83
Deferred, 3 per Cent, - 4.3 p 101 1 5 g Lusitanian - 1d
.., Ditto. Passive si 1 5 all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. ... - .
1 all Mariquita
:oai_iish Committee Cert. of Coup, not fun, 41 20 all Lyons and Geneva... 25 - 26• -
1 all New Granada i - i
11ricish Bonds, 6 per cent - 20 all Lyons & Meditorran. ... - ... 1 all Noveau Monde
Ditto Account 943 51 41 3.3 i all Maria Antonia . . .
10 all Do. New •
•••
..• - ••• • ... •••
20, all Pont.SilLdM.drSualt •5
- 6
Ditto Guaranteed 4 per Cent.
- 20 all Namur & Liege - 71 •
_oDitto Account (Dec. 31) - 20 191 30 16/ Santiago de Cuba ...I 16 - 2
T aezuela Bonds, 41 per Cent - 374 281 all United Mexican 134 - 41
Ditto Deferred, 2 per Cent.
10 all NorwegianTrnk.Pref 8 - 9
Dividends on the above payable in London. 20 all Paris and Lyons 334 - 338 334
12000505 '
1490090
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MISCELLANEOUS.
. TWO cycLoorc.
Consols for account2o all Paris and Orleans 5l - 53
.iiLameltd. 23. .02 -_-:
11823:23: 923. g x d 20 7 Reeife & San Frau.,
- ' - - (Pernam.) g. 7p. c. i •- 4 d 84 ii 10 all (Australian
Royal Mail ... - ...
SUICIDE ON THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY,--A few 10 74 Rome and Frascati.. ... - ••• 10 all 'Berlin Water Works,. 4 - 5
evenings ago a man, whose name has not yet been asoer- 20 all Royal Danish 134 - 154, 10 2 Do. New iss. at 5/. d ... - • . '
twined, committed suicide by placing himself in front of 5 all Royal Swedish 3. -t i „„i 3
a train on the Staines, Woking, and Wokin ham branch 20 all Sa.mbre and Meuse_ 7 - (4, ia a 100 326 Canadalls
- 1104 110 94
of the South-Western Railwa At the in crest which 1200 allali so'ou'tshie
ipme cent.rof
Fr
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cr
ee f . 7 - 8 '
St.
113011 DCo°l3•Gpe°r•6MPein.j.aon,i'&Ejnugl! 11291379 i
was before Mr. Clarke, the coroner, it was elicited that 8' all West Flanders the • train left Reading at 6.15 p.m i Do,
_56 per c. Prof . 84 - 84
, and when in the de 10' all 241 -...... 24141 214 3
25 all Do. Prof. 7§ p. cent, 23 - 25
cutting between Ascot and Sneningdale stations theep
20 all lw.diN.W. of France 251 - 261 5 all Crystal Palace l4 -1411 1 1
driver, by means of the lamps, perceived a man on the 20 6 Western of A +•5 all Do. Preference - 4:
us.na... r... - •••
line walking towards the train. He hallooed to the 20 all West, of Switzerland - 4 all ICrystal Pal. of France ...
- •••
20 all Eastern Steam
aux, and gave warning by the whistle, but in an 6 all Wieslaclen . .••
***
•• - •••
St. 100 Electric Telegraph - 105 1034
........... ... - ....
Fastant the train was upon hiss, and he was knocked 6 all Do.B p. cont. pr a. . .... 1 all Electric Tel. of Irel. ... -
..
down. Oa the train :reaching the next sta- 20 all Zealand .. '' ***
...... ... ..... ... - ••• 5 all ,En.d/Aust•Cop.SmCo 11 - li
tion the driver communicated to the station-master 10 10s. Eur. & Ind. Jc tn. Tel. , _
..
what had occurred, and some men were sent back to look JOMT-STOCK BANKS.
B Bank
k 0o:14E:11;a-icy:I
........ 79 9 all Eur,&Am.Stm,(lim.) 44 - 5i
after the unfortunate man. After proceeding a little 40
125100
51081
all Australasia - 80, 80 791 •20 all Gen, Ir. Sc. Col.(lim.) ... _
..
15 14 Geil. Steam Navigat. ... - :
distance the man was found on the up-line, lying with
245000 allall
Britishßr i. !)ol .
11.11. k
American.dtlLn..:4..os -- 4453 20 5 London Discount
Lie face downwards, and life was extinct. He had not
4 all 'Loud. Gen, Omnibus 33 - 3A 34
been in tired by the wheels of the carriages or engine,
Co.‘-,0• ••• - .. 20 10 ,Magdalena St. Navig. ... - ...
and death appeared to have been instantaneous from a
8 C.lik.of Ind•Au•&Oh ''' - •••
10 all IMediteran. Elec. Tel. ... - ...
severe blow on the chest. Both legs were broken, and 00 50 City .. ... • ••• - ...d 10 81 Do.I Extension Teleg. ... - ...
,
he was much bruised about the face. Evidence was given 100 25 Colonial ................. 55 - 60 10 all Mexican& S.Americn .. - ...
°f. the deceased having
abneden, steheonuginhthe neighbourhood a
leer hours previously,loo 20 Commerci;lOil; .... *** -•• 25 5 'Nat. Discount Co 2l -2 i
his appearance was 420 all Eng.Scot.&Aus.: 17 6 "-___ ii
18 10 6 'Netherlands Land._ i ___ 31
tiw/t and olean, it was evident to those who saw him that 20 all Lon. Ch. Bk•of Aast. 174 - 18 10 all Do. Do. - 3
ne was in circumstances of reat distress, and was tra- E2O all Ditto New - 3
Welling through the country The last 50 20 London and County ... •••
- ••• 5 2 Do. Do. - 1 d
sc liciting alms.
Place be was traced to Davelseen seen at was at a public- 100 80 New B. &N. S. Land 16 - 18
... 50 Lnd.&E.l3nkng.Corp ... -
...
50 10 London •Joint Stock. ~
... St. 1')O N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. , ...
281 8
Lease near the Grand-stand
of some food which had n , Ascot, where he partook ...„,,
luti 20 Lond.andWestminst. ... -
... 1 all N, B. Australasian... ./
au attempt was made to
oee 29 all Nrth.ofEuropeSteam i -1/
converse
given
et o him , and though 100 35 National Pro. of Eng. ... - ...
1 all Oriental Gas - . 1
'unsuccessful, for he refusedwith him it was 20 •
10 Do. New ••• •••
put to him. Ile to reply to any questions 60 22 National Bank
... ••• 1 10s. Do New Shares id - ir,
was very dejected Wale 5 all eellir. Ld. & Minrl l4 - 21 11 2
probably in consequence of his and melancholy, 20 all NewSonth 5.... ... - ...
only money he had in his destitute position. The 25 all Oriental Bank Corp. 32 -34 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 72 -74 724 3
50 10 Do. New .
There possession Bank
was a sixpence. 20 20 Ottoman
50 all Rhymney Iron
was no footpath or public of Ireland ... - ..
the line of railway, right of way across 100 25 provinc'al •
100
60 Royal Mail Steam, 5l - 56
' so that the deceased mall Do. New
moat have 10 -1/
gone there for the purpose of committingl C - ...
suicide. In 5 1 R.An5.8.0.. m. o. ... St. 100 S. Aus, Gov. 6 p.c.bds.
1 the absence, however,of
pointWaa
the deceased '''' all
killed on the railway, but whether by accident
°therwis there
%,.._ _ e was no evidence to show. T
411 about 60 years Of age'South Australia
Unions:,
or v.?. Do.
• 21 Now
f Australia 5O
33 - 35
- 52 50
... -- •••
ou 10 Union of London ... --• ... 221 2
The Mau ' 00 - - ...d
o 0 Unity Mutual ...•
-00 '''') •W.oolllBk of Loud! ~, ..-• md. 25 all South Austral. Laud 33 -35
1 all Submarine
1 all Do.
me Tel. Scrip i -
Registered
20 5 Trus.a.Co. Cp. Can -
I.OC 28A Van D ' L - I
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, . 28j, Van mum a and B4 -94 94

TUE SUN, LO:NIYON, SATURDAY EVEN4tINTG, DECEMBER 19, 1857.

POLICE INXELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

WESrMINSTER.

EXTRAORDINARY APPLIOATION.—A very respectable-
looking middle-aged woman, made the following extraor-
dinary application to Mr. Arnold :
Applicast stated that her name was Miller, and that
she was a widow, keeping a provision-shop. She had
been defrauded of upwards of 201., by which she had
been almost ruined. A few months ago a woman, whom
she took to be respectable, came to her and inquired
whether she would give her credit for some provisions,
until the. Duke of Cambridge came to town, when her
steward would call and pay her. She consented to do
so, and the woman contracted a debt of 21., when a man
of very respectable appearance came to her shop, and
representing himself to be the steward, told her she
might give the woman who had bad the things the
credit she required, and he would see her paid ; the
Duke of Cambridge was not at that time in town, but
would return to London in about three weeks, when
he (the steward) would come and settle the account.
After this, applicant considering that all was
quite right, trusted the woman to the amount of 201.,
part of which was lent money, and, then, having given
as much credit as she possibly could, applicant, finding
that the steward did not make his appearance, went both
to Palace-yard and to Kew in quest of him, and then
discovered that no such person was known there.
Mr. Arnold—How came you to give credit ? Was it
meAreplyphucpaonnt_tyes
heins4ir.niry of whether you would do it
until the Duke of Cambridge came to town ?,1
Mr. Arnold—Then, if any one came and asked
trustwhe-
twhoerpaypnoijuschawonwto_nedldwmeeli,l
a them till Prince Albert came to
tonw, would you do it ?
Applicant--Well,
don't know about that. The
child which she said she had had
by the Duke, and when the man, who called himself the
steward, came, of course I thought it was all right, but
I afterwards found that I had been imposed upon and
swindled, for there is no person of the steward's name,
eves in the Duke's establishment.

-...---
Mr. Arnold put_ some further questions upon the legal
bearing of the case, and then advised the applicant to
lay the matter before an attorney, which she promised
to do.

FORTHCOMING CHRISTMAS ENTERTAIN-

.111ENTS.

HAYMAEKST.—The Pantomime at this legitimate
house is entitled The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood :
or, Harlequin and the Spiteful Fairy, which will
embrace all the incidents of the well-known
story. The Sing and Queen that lived once, and
who had been married many years without having
any children—the beautiful baby that was at
last born to them—the invitation to all the
fairies to stand godmothers to the Princess at
her christening—the unfortunate omission of neglect-
ing to invite a Spiteful 011 Fairy, who was
supposed to be dead, or under the influence of
some spell the good gifts given to the young
Princess by seven of her fairy godmothers—the ar-
rival of the Spiteful Fairy, who throws the
court into dismay, by declaring that when the
Princess grew to be a young woman she would
prick her hand with a spindle and die of the
wound—the rejoinder of a friendly fairy, the
principal godmother, that she would so arrange the
matter that the Princess should not die, when
wounded by the spindle, but only sleep a hundred years,
at the end of which a king's son would come and
wake her—the proclamation issued by the King
abolishing the use of spindles throughout the
land—the growing lip of the Princess till she
was sixteen—her arrival with her parents and the
court at a summer palace—her slipping away from
them and finding an old woman spinning—her trying to
spin herself—her wounding her hand, as foretold,
and falling to sleep for a hundred years—
the Friendly Fairy causing a wood to grow up and en-
close the palace, and the Princess sleeping for a cen-
tury ; and with her, to keep her company, all the
maids of honour, gentlemen, officers, stewards,
cooks, scullions, running footmen, guards, por-
ters, pages, and valets the passing away of
the one hundred years, and a young Prince finding
out the wood, while hunting, and penetrating into the
palace—his waking the Sleeping Beauty, and all her
attendants—the Princess and the Prince falling
mutually in love at first sight, with the interference of
the Spiteful Old Fairy who vows to do her
worst to destroy their happiness—the arrival of one
of the fairy godmothers of the Princess to pro-
tect her—the constancy of the Prince being tried by
the Friendly Fairy becoming. Columbine, and using
all her arts and graces to turn him from the Princess
—the Prince becoming Harlequin, and the Princess
following him through the world—the Spiteful Old
Fairy's resolve that the Prince and Princess shall
not escape her—the changing herself into Panta-
loon, and one of her familiars into Clown, with the
final triumph of the Prince and Princess, who are made
happy by the Friendly Fairy. The scenery of this fairy
story will be painted by Mr, William Calcott, who
has achieved so much fame in all the pantomimes
produced at this house. Messrs. Morris and
O'Connor give their aid to the scenes of the harle.
quinade. The Leclerq family have been expressly en-
eaged for this Christmas entertainment, and will make
their first appearance at the Haymarket. Louisa
Leclerq (sister of tne popular Carlotta) will sustain the
character of the Sleeping Beauty, and appear
throughout the harlequinade. Mr. Arthur Leclerq will
be the Harlequin ; Fanny Wright the Friendly Fairy
and the Columbine ; Mr. Mackay, Pantaloon ; and Mr.
Charles Leclerq the Clown. To give due effect to
the mechanical changes, Mr. Buckstone has leased
some large premises adjoining the Haymarket,
formerly known as Lang's Shooting Gallery, and
which will now become a portion of the theatre. The
alteration in the prices of admission have caused so much
satisfaction to the public, to give more accommodation
to the frequenters of the lower gallery on and after boxing
night, the upper gallery will be abolished, and the entire
space converted into one spacious gallery. The access
from the pit to the upper boxes will from that night be
so arranged that stairs from the lobby of the pit will be
constructed to admit the audience at once to the upper
boxes who may wish to go there. It is also determined
that in the scenes of the harlequinade the system of
making them the metlium of advertisements will be
utterly discarded.

Drury-lane opens on Boxing-night, under the
management of Mr. E. T. Smith, who, as usual,
has retained Mr. E. L. Blanchard as the author of
his pantomime, and Mr. Beverley as his scenic ar-
tist. Mr. Blanchard has again endeavoured to en-
graft a moral upon bis fun—his pantomime this
year is called "Little Jack Horner ; or, Harlequin
A B C," and is intended to elucidate the triumphs
of Intelligence over Ignorance. The grand "effect"
will be a Coral Pavilion, built by Imagination, for
Intelligence, her visitor, and in it Mr. Beverley is
said to have surpassed all his previous efforts. There
will be a double pantomime company, Messrs.
Flexmore and Boleno acting as clowns.
" The White Cat" is the popular subject chosen
by the author of the Princess's pantomime.
Mr. William Brough, who last year achieved
such a success with " Conrad and Medora" at the
Lyceum, has this year bee' retained for the same
theatre. He has now chosen the Persian romance
of " Lalla Rookh" for his subject. The principal
characters in the burlesque will be played by Mrs.
Mellon, Mrs. Buckingham White, and Mr. Toole;
while in the succeeding harlequinade Messrs. Tom
Matthews and Stilt will be the principal attractions.
"The Doge of Duralto, or The Enchanted Eyes,"
is the title of Mr. Robert Brough's burlesque at the
Olympic. Mr. Robson, of course, will sustain the
principal character.
The ' union of burlesque and pantomime" which
up to last year formed the specialite of the Adelphi,
is continued. Mr. Selby has found material in the
loves of " Cupid and Psyche" for the opening, and
Mr. B. Webster is understood to have contributed
the comic scenes. Miss Wilton and Miss M. Keeley
will be Harlequim and Columbine—of course, ala
Watteau.

The Marylebone announces a pantomime, en-
titled " Joe Miller of Harlequin, Wit, Mirth, and
Jollity."

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.)

COVENT GARDEN.

We continue to have fair supplies of both fruit and vege-
tables on sale, and the trade generally is steady, as fol-
lows :

Jellicoe and Wis..

Jose P. de Sa and Co,

FRUIT.
Pine apples,per lb. 4s Gd to 69 Filborts,por 1001 b OA to 45s
Colonial do., ea. Os Od to Os Od Cobs., p. 1001139. 09 to Os
Grapes, per 1b......28 Od to 8s Almonds, p. lb. 090 d to 10.1
Foreign do Os Od to Os Od Walnuts, per 100 Os to Os Od
Melons, each 3s Od to 4s Od Figs, per doz Os to Os Od
Peaches, p. doz. Os to 0) Od Strawberries, per
Nectarines, do. ...Os to Os Od pottle

Apples, p. h. sv. is oil to 2s 6d
Pears, per doz ...ls to 4s Od
Oranges, per 100....4s to 10.
Lemons, p. doz. is Od to 280 d
Apricots,p. doz. OsOd to Os Od
Cherries, per lb. Os to Oi oe

Gooseberries, per
half sieve ....Os Od to Os Od
Currants, p. h. sv. Os Od to Os
Plums, per do. 03 Od to Os 0,1
Greengages, per h.sv.Os to Os
Raspberries, p.potl. Od to Od

VEGETABLES.
Greens, p. doz. bun. 25t030 Od Shallots, per lb 6d to 8d
Cabbages, do. is ad to 2s 0(1 Horseraddish, p. b. Is6d to 4s
Savoy do. ,p. do. Os Od to Os 0d Parsley, per do. 2d to 4d
Cauliflowers, do.lsOd to 33 Od Celery, per do is Od to is 6d
Brocoli, p. bun. is Od to 3s Oil Beet, per doz. is Od to 2s Od
Potatoes, per ton 80.3 to 140- Parsnips, per do. Os to Os Od
New do., per cwt. OsOd to Os Small salad, p. pun. Od to 01
Peas, per h siev Os Od to Os Od Mushrooms, p. ptl.lsod tole ad
Turnips, per bunch 2d to 4d Artichokes, each 6d to 8d
Carrots, per bunch... 4,1 to 6d Lettuces, per scr. ls 63 to 2s
Cucumbers, each is to is 3d Endive, per doz. is to is 6,1
Garlic, per 1b...... 6d to Os 8d Radishes, p.d.bun. is to 2sod
Sorrel, per sieve Od to 0: Tomatoes, per hay.OS to Os Od
Spinach, p. d0...1s Od to 2s 6d Walnuts per 100 ...01 to Od
Brussels sprouts, per Chillies, per 1001: 6d to 2s Od
half do 2s 01 to 3s Od Capsicums, per 100 Os Od to Os
Onions, p. bush Os Od to Oa Od Rhubarb, p. bun. Od to Od
New do., per bunch Od to Od Asparagus, per 100 8s to lOs
French beans, per Seakail,perpun.23 6d to 3s Od
half-sieve ... Os Od to Os Od Turnip greens, per
Leeks, per do 2d to 3d bush Os Oa to Os 01
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
Turkeys, 6s Od to 25s Od ; Poults, Oa Od to Os Od; Geese,
5s Od to 8s Od each ; Goslings, 5s 01 to 7s 01; Duck-
lings, 2s Od to 3s Od ; tame rabbits, is 01 to is 91 each ;
wild do., 10d to is 2d ; Pigeons, 6d to is each ; large
Surrey;Fowls,6s to 10s; barn-door d0.,4s 01 to 5s Oct; Chick-
ens, 4s Od to 6s Od per couple; Capons, Os Od to Os; Hares,
2s 61 to 3s ad ; Grouse, 2s Od to 2s 6d each ; . Pheasants,
2s 6d to 3s Od ; Partridges, is Od to is 9d ; Woodcocks, 2s
Gd to 340 d ; Snipes, 10d to ls ; Teal, Os 6d to Os 9d; Wild
Dacia, is 9d to 2s 6d; Widgeons, is Od to is 6d; Plovers, 5d
to Os 7d, each ; Guinea Fowls, Os Od to Os ; Roasting pigs, 5s
Od to lOs 041 each. Ostend fresh butter, —s to —s Od ;
English do., is 4d to is 6d per lb. ; English eggs, 13s
Od to 15s Od; French,do., lls to 12s 01 per 120; Leverets,
23 6d to 3s 6d each.
NEWPORT.
Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s ad ; lamb,
Os Od to 01 Od; veal, 3s 2d to 4s 6d; pork, 3s 8d to 5s 2(1
per Blbs., by the carcase.
WHITECHAPEL.
Beef, from 2s 8d to 431, 2d ' • mutton, 3s 4d to 4s Gd;
lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 2d to 4s 61 ; pork,
3s 8d to 5s Od per 81bs, by the carcaso.
BILLINGSGATE.
Turbots, 2s sd'to 12s • Brills, 1s Od to 55 each; Salmon,
Os Od to Os Od per lb ; Cod Fish, Os Od to Os each ; Soles, 3d
to is Oil per pair ; Trout, Os Od to Od per lb ; Lobsters, 6d to
34 Gd; Crabs 6d to 2s 6d; Whitings, Os Oct to Os per doz. ;
Common Oyster', 16s to 20s ' • Natives, —s to 50s per hsh. ;
Mackerel, 40s to Os per 100; Smelts, is Od to 2s Od per cloz.;
Skate, Od to Od per lb; Shrimps, Os Od to Os Od per gallon ;
Bloaters, 45 Od to 8s Od per 100 ; Fresh Herrings, Os 0(1
to Os per 100; Scotch do., Od ; Sprats, 8s Od to OsOd per
bushel; DOMVS, ls 01. to 7sHaddocks, 35 to 12s pm
doz.; Pike, 01 ; Sturgeon, 2d per lb ; Prawns, 5s Od to Os ;
Mullets Osad to ls 6d each; Plaice, 4(1 to Is each; Halibut,
01 per 'll3 ; Flounders, Os Od to Os Od per doz. ; salt fish,
011 per lb ; Eels, 8d to Is ; Carp, Os to Os ; Tench, Os to Os
per brace; Gurnets, 4d to is.
BREAD.

The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are front
Id to 8d ; of household ditto, 5A to 6d per 4 lb loaf.
HIDES AND SKINS
Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 30 to --d; 6416 to 721 b, 31d
to 34d ; 721 b to 8016, 3id to —; 801 b to 881 b, 3:;d to 30 ;
3816 to 961 b, 3d to 4d:; 961 b to 1041 b, 4d to 4.3 d ; 1041 b
to 1121 b, 41d to 41d ; upwards, ---d to —d ; horse hides,
—s 9d to Os —d ; Calf skins, light, 2s 6d to 4s Od ; ditto
full, 7s Od to 7s 6d ; Polled Sheep, 4s 6d to 6s 03 ; gents,
3s 6:1 to 4s 3d; Half-breds, 3s 6d to 4s 3d; Downs, 2s 9d to
3s 4d ; Lambs Os to Os Od ; Shearlings, Os Od to Os Od.
HAY MARKETS.

SMITTIVIELD.—MeacIow hay, 21 108 to 4/ Os; clover,
31 15s to 51 53; and straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ 103 per load.
A moderate supply, and a fair demand.
CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2112 s to 41 Os; clover,
31 .15s to 51 53 ; and straw. 11 5s to 11 10s per load.
Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at our quotations.
WICITEOHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 8s to 41 Os ; clove?,
3/ 15s to 5/ 56 ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 11 9s per load.
Clover hay Ras Arm. Otherwise the tads ruled Wadi, s

COMMERCIAL FAILURES.

(From. the Times' City Article.)
A week ago an estimate was made in Parliament
that the liabilities of the houses which have failed
during the recent crisis make an aggregate of
45,000,000/. sterling—this being at least double
the total reached in 1847. It may be doubted
if the figures fur 1847 would not be found to
have amounted to more than 22i millions, but
there can be no question that on the present
occasion their magnitude is much beyond any-
thing attained at any previous period. Subjoined
is a list of the principal suspensions announced
in London since the beginning of October, when
the pressure first decidedly commenced. Only
a rough conjecture can be formed as to the
total they represent, since in many instances the
balance-sheets remain yet to be produced, but 15 or
16 millions may be taken as the lowest sum. The
failures in the provinces, of course, cannot be esti-
' mated with an approach to precision, but, as the
debts of five banks alone amount to about 23 mil-
lions (the Western Bank of Scotland 8,911,932/.,
the Northumberland and D urham about 3,000,0001.,
the Liverpool Borough about 4,000,0001., the Wol-
verhampton and Staffordshire, 1,000,0001., and the
City of Glasgow, 6,000,0001.), it is evident that 35
millions would be a very moderate computation for
this part of the question. The grand estimate is
thus raised to 50,000,0001., and with this before
them Parliament and the public are bound to use
every effort to probe the causes of the evil. With
the constant extension of activity peculiar to all
commercial countries, it is plain if the same causes
continue to operate the new revulsion which will be
due in 1.867 will as much exceed that of the present
year as this exceeds what was witnessed in 1847.
At the same time the fact must be recognised that,
according to the opinion of Parliament, the de-
ments of mischief actually in operation are but
faintly represented even in the totals now given.
The doctrine is that by th• prohibitions and pre-
cautions enforced by the Legislature to prevent
the mercantile classes from exercising in banking
affairs their own independent judgment an immense
amount of disaster is averted.. Indeed, upon no
other plea could the French system be tolerated for
a moment in any branch of business in England.
If under this paternal care we have suffered to the
extent of 50 millions, what must be the opinion of
these who uphold that system as to the total that
would have been exhibited if our traders, instead
of being taught to rely upon Government vigilance,
had been left to the free exercise of their own ? It
must be such as would far transcend all ordinary con-
ceptions. The discredit to their sagacity, therefore,
will be proportionably great if our legislators are
unable clearly to trace and expose the baleful influ-
ences that have been at work. Out of doors a few
persons venture to ask whether the vaunted remedy
may not, in fact, constitute the root of the dis-
ease, and if it would be very rash, after having
witnessed throughout the present generation the
things that take place under the Parliamentary
guidance of banking business, to try the experiment
of leaving it to its natural course. In that case,
however, their functions as regards the concerns of
trade would be limited to the simple duty of pro-
viding inexpensive means by which, while men
were left to make such mutual contracts as they
might deem best, every one attempting to falsify or
break such contracts might be dealt with according
to his deserts. It is much more pleasant to fancy it
possible to "control" or "regulate" trade. Any
man who can persuade himself, especially in a coun-
try like Great Britain, that be is called to take part
in such an operation must be conscious of immense
self-importance, and, as a general rule, neither
Ministers, members of Parliament, nor any other
of the existing race of human beings, are prone to
surrender the delusion of imaginary power :
Ross, Mitchell, and Co.
W. M. Brand and Co.
John Haly and Co 47,509
A.. Hill
Powles, Brothers, and Co.
Dennistoun and Co.. 2,143,701

,
Bennoch, Twentyinan, and Rigg. ... 257,694
Broadwood and Barclay
Joseph Foot and Sons. 27,640
*Sanderson, Sandeman, and Co.. 5,298,297
Wilson, Morgan, and Co. 25 629
Fitch and Skeet 53,000

Draper, Pietroni, and Co:, about .

300:000

Bardgett and Picard
Hoare, Buxton, and Co
_ _

. not stated

15,230

85,142
46,i,601

Edwards and Matthie, about
E. Sieveking and Son, about
Allen, Smith, and Co.
Svensden and Johnson not stated
Gorrissen, fluffed, and Co.
Brooklesby and Wessels
R. Bainbridge and Co.
_._ not stated

Herman Sidem, Son, and Co. not stated
Carr, Josling, and Co., about
A.. Hintz and Co.

Rehder and Boldemann, about
Henry Hoffman and Co. about
Herman Cox and Co., about 60,000
Bischoff, Beer, and Co., about 30,000
Mendes de Costa and Co.
/Closer and Co about

Barber, Roeenaur, and Co.
32,488
Hirsch, Strother, and Co not stated
F. and A. Bova not stated
C. A. Jones and Co., about lOO,OOO
Sewell's and Neck, about
Albert Pelly and Co., about 170,000
Krell and Cohn .. not stated
W. Caudery 30,000
W. B. Filler
Hadland and Co., about
Lichtenstein and Co. about
J. H. Baird and Co.
Heine, Semon, and Co., about
Weinholt, Wehier, and Co., about
T. E. Elmenhorst and Co not stated
Montoya, Saenz, and C 0....
T. G. Ward not stated
11. and M. Toldorph and Co. not stated
Rew, Prescott, and Co 150,000
R. Willey and Co 50,000
G. H. T. Hicks
Powell and Son

A meeting of creditors of Messrs. Barber, Rose-
nauer, and Co., whose suspension was announced
on the 3d inst., was held yesterday morning when
a statement of their affairs was submitted by Mr.
Chatteris, the accountant. It appears that the firm
commenced business in July 1854, with a capital )f
about 4,0001. Up to the end of 1855 the profits
were 1,0481., and the two partners' drawing 1,1391.
—thus reducing the capital by 891. In 1856 the
private expenditure was 1,2451., and the loss on the
year's trading 151., leaving the balance to the credit
of the firm on Dec. 31, 1856, 2,9501. The net loses
for 1857 amount to 90,181/., and include bad debts
10,1031., depreciation of merchandise 13,967/.,
The drawings for the same period have been 1,5061.
There is no private property, Mr. Barber having
settled his furniture and a policy of insurance for
2,0001. upon his wife in the early part of 1856.
The assets are estimated to produce 2s. in the
pound, but it is doubtful if so much will be realized.
A meeting of creditors of Messrs. Allen, Smith,
and Co., merchants, whose suspension was an-
nounced on the 18th ult., was held yesterday morn-
ing, when, from a statement prepared by Messrs.
Quilter and Ball, the accountants, the liabilities were
stated to be 20,3061., while the assets were estimated
at 4,544/. The private property of Mr. Allan is, how-
ever, sufficient to cover the deficiency, with, it is
hoped, a surplus of 10,000/. ; Mr. Smith has also
furniture worth about 500/. The stoppage was
stated to have been caused by the numerous failures
in Sweden. It was resolved to wind up the estate
under inspection, some legal measures being neces-
sary to complete
the realization of Mr. Allen's

estate.
The suspension was announced yesterday of
Messrs. Powell and Son, Manchester warehouse-
men. They were a respectable firm, and it is hoped
the liquidation will not show any serious deficiency.
Their liabilities are estimated at about 60,0001.

The bills were returned yesterday. of Messrs.
William Dray and Co., engineers and agricultural
implement makers.

* Most of the creditors on this estate held security in
the shape of bills of exchange, which are rapidly running
off. Hence the extent of the failure is more apparent than
real.