The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-19 00:00:00

Anglo-Vexican

',ls. 51.

114, loN %
14 % dl*.

Asturian
Australian ..
Barossa Range .....
Blaenarvoii Iron and Coal
Bolanos Scrip
British Iron
Brazilian Imp. (is. 51. p.)
Do. Cocaes and Caialsa',
Do. St. John del Rey..
Cobre Copper
Genera 1................
Real Del Monte, 13-Dreg.
_ _

1 13 0

Do. Black Debentwres .1

13 6
2434
30

9 -7%
1034
-66
ANEOUS.
42% - 44
26% -27
89% -‘9%
_7O -74

Do. Red Debentures I
Santiago de Cuba ...... 10
Tin Croft .. ........... • 7
United Mexican ...... 28 2 814

MISCELL
Canada .........• •. • . 32%
Gen. Steam Navigation . 14
Penin. & Oriental Steam. 50
76 Royal Nail Steam ...... 60
[We cannot be answerable for t,
10% % will not be influenced by

17% 167
11

6% 3i

11 %

7%%

17% % % %
6% %
11%
12%

77% 78
11
lON

69% 70
P

ssg b 8 %

[125%
126% )4, 126
21

72 76% 77%
20%
24%

10% %

3 die.
48 48% 48

lb% % %

130 129%

[4 %
9% 34 9 34
5
9% 1

[19% 201418%
20% )$J 20

19 19%

6 5% die.
5 4 4% die.

23% 23X

19 187

23% % 24

24
N 9

3% x.d.

Console
•••
Ditto A.ocount

3
3% -3%

3% - 3
14% -16 u
32% - 33%
- 5
13% - 13%
- %

1%
2% % %

ONE
PRICIs:B OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK.
Buenos Ayres Bonds. 6 per Cent...
Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent .....•..... 104
iLquador Bonds

Grenada Bonds, 1% per Gent 18%4%
M Lxis:an, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons--
Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons 35%
Ditto, Account .....
Peruvian Bonds, 4% per Cent...— —
Ditto. Account
Ditto Deferred
Portuguese 5 per Cents.
Ditto,4 per Cent.
Ditto, Account
Riseian Bond „.... 109%3/4
Ditto, 4% per Cent
S -mirth 5 per Cent. 1840 l9
Ditto Account .....
Ditto. 3 per Cent
Ditto, Account ••
l'ividolida on the above ovable in London.
Beligan, 4% per Cent
: ; 25/ per Cent., 12 Guild.

I,l} %

$9 8934 90
74

e errors of the Official Lists, an
Interested correspondents.]

MONLI and CtUIV.II.II.EIUIAL NEWS.
CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 15,000
bales, of which 500 were taken for export and 5,000 on
speculation. The market closed with an upward ten-
dency, and American advanced id. to id., Surat id., and
Brazil and Egyptian it. to id .—Raiiway Shares were
quiet, and prices had a downward tendency.
Some short time back we ataetd that it was the re-
ported intention of Government to propose some alter-
ation of the Coffee duties, with a view to check the ex-
cessive adulteration that is practised, and this statement
is now receiving confirmation to some extent by the ru-
mours that are cirouiating in Mincing-lane. Messrs.
Franks and Millard write as followa:
" We know that the Chancellor of the Exchequer con-
templates very soon making an alteration in the roffee
duties; what it will be we are not acquainted with, but
this we are certain of, that he is quite aware that the
consumption of coffee is failing off very considerably,
partly in consequence of chicory being extenstvely
mixed with it, and partly in consequence of the deterio-
ration in the quality of the article.
"It is a well-known fact that every succeeding impor-
tation of the better marks, such as the AG,
RR N I

M, MP, MP, SS, and others, are now very little su-
perior to middling coffees. This is very much to be
deplored, and we fear that unless the Government im-
mediately make some alteration the consumption of
coffee will continue to decrease.
'• In travelliug on the continent we have been much
struck with the superior quality of the coffee we drank.
But on inspection we found the growth very superior to
ours. It was of closer make and much riper than our
. coffee; and why are we prevented from using the best
coffees the world produces ? The answer is, that one
pal s a duty of 4d. the other 6d. Then we say, away
with this ridiculous distinction, and equalise the duties
at once; we shall then have the strong and fine flavoured
Costa Rica and Laguayra, the delicious flavoured Mar-
tinique, Mocha, Company's Java, Cuba, and Porto Rico;
and for the inferior coffees, Singapore Java, Rio, those
from our own plantations, and other pieces too numerous
to mention. This would immediately give the public a
taste for good coffee; the consumption would increase at
the least one-fourth, and all our inferior sorts, such as
native Ceylons, would have to find another market; or it
would compel the planters of good ordinary Ceylons to
produce better quality. A good and wholsesorne coffee
could then be sold at a reasonable price, for take the
average of prices all over the world fir the last ten
years, we find it to be about 40, to 50s. per cwt.
" The plan we propose to the Governent is to equalise
the duties on all kinds of coffee at once, and iu 1852
reduce the duty to 2d. per lh. This plan, if taken up
with energy, we have no doubt would be adopted. The
Government pay more attention to disinterested persons,
and therefore we should advise that a petition should
lay on every grocer's counter in the United Kingdom
and Ireland, for one month, to be signed by the con-
sumers of coffee. Then let these petitions be handed
to the county Members for presentation to Parliament.
At the sametime let a deputation, consisting of the prin-
cipal grocers in the country, wait on the Chancellor of
the Exchequer.
" Let this be done, and we have no doubt, from what
we have heard, that the Government would accede to so
reasonable a proposition; and let but the press advocate
for the millions in favour of this important change, and
all will be granted."
The comparative value of Foreign Securities is of con-
siderable importance to parties making investments, and
a professional gentleman who has made calculations on
the subject arrives at interesting results in reference to
Mexican and Spanish Bonds. Making some allowance
for absence of dsts, there being no means of ascertaining
what will be the market average price cf Mexican Stock
hereafter, whereas Spanish Three per Cent. Bonds indi-
cate eight per- cent. as the return in interest which
buyers expect to cover risk, and taking into account,
likewise', that the Mexican Government may give more
than three per cent-in perpetuity, we have results that
should do more to shame the Spanish Government into
au equitable compromise than any form of words. Facts
and figures are stubborn and suggestive. The cost of
Spanish Active 1001. Bonds, to holders at par, with 20
overdue Coupons, and five per cent. interest thereon, is
nearly 1441; while that of Mexiciln, with seven overdue
Coupons, is not above 1191. In satisfaction of the
arrears, the very best terms proposed by Spain are
equal to Stock that would sell for about 101. 15s, while
Mexico gives Sl. in cash. Taking into further consi-
deration the fact that specie duties are assigned by the
latter, and that no preference is given to home creditors,
we think that the calculations of J. A. F. establish the
suyerierity for Mexican Stock, taking the entire debt
against the whole of the Spanish liabilities.
The efforts made recently to throw open the Mining
Share Market have not yet borne any other fruit than
that certain parties have cemmeliced the holding oe
public weekly sales of that class of tranef -ruble pro•
perty, the first auction having taken place yesterday.
Whether this innovation will find muoh favour with the
brokers or agents time must determine, but the public
will at least have the opportunity of judging for them
selves what is an approximate price for mines, whereas
now all ie uncertainty and wino) aece. The infancy of
these experiment* is seldom very promising, but is stated
that the rial sales effected amounted to over 4,0001.
In the Amsterdam market, on the 17th instant, the
Home and Foreign Funds were all in brisk request.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. were 56 11-16
at Frankf,rt on the 16th inst. Austrian Metsllics were
74 I. and Spanish Three per Cents. 83i to g.
the Funds are rather firmer, as the political news
from Germany indicates an improving, condition of po-
litical affaits. Consols are 96j. to 97, but with very
little &tinge New Three-teed-a-Quarter per Cents.
98j to 991. Bank Stock has risen to 213} and 214.
Excheque s-bills are 675. premium.
Too. Foreign Securities are fluctuating. Mexican
have been down to 35i for Money, and are 351 to 36 for
Account. Spanish Five per Cents. are 1811 to 19, and
the Threes per Cents. 44, which are rather fuller rates.
Peruvian have been quoted 81i to 82g. Dutch Two-
and-a• Half per Cents, have been marked at 5$ to 59.
Rails ay Shares are still rather in favour of buyer..
The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this
day, are in round figures as under:—

1850. 1849
North-Western
South-Western £41,484 ~. £40.024
Midland
20,893 ... 20,389
South-Eastern
North Stafford
Caledonian 5,812 . ... 5,931
QUARTET TO THRE,A;

... 961 97 ex d.

ONE CLOSING
micus OF BRITISII rUNDSI O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Hank Stock
.... 2131,4 214 214
3 oe, I .ent. Reduced t nns. - 9711 lii 47%
New 3% per Cent. Anne,. ... —... • :,:98% 991:4 99%
Long Anne. to expire Jan.lB6o ..... . 7% 7 1346:7 13-16
'tilia Bonds, 1,0001 ...... .•••• 83 p
Ditto under 1,0001......, • B4 87 p 87 p
C made for Account
,:xcbegan Bills. 96% 97: 964
11/1.;. & tai
1.0001. June , ........ ....... 67 p
gin All, June —

67
C 4 p
CL(74ING
PRICES.

104
8%
18%

-
31%

82
36%

3174
34%
10934
97%
19
1874
401/2

9014
567

LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G.—( T HIS DAY.)
LONDON, DEC. 19.—Wind at neon W., light breeze
and fine weather.

DEAL, DEC. 18.—Wind N.W. to W.S.W. ;
S.S.W.—Arrd. Jessica, St. a•micgo; Cheapvide, N6`,V
York. Arrd. from the River Chvilenger, Sydney, New
South Wales; David Click, Bombay; Pekin, Columbia
Ricer; Penelope, Tobago; Hopewell, Jamaica; Casth,
Leebton, Ci:to; Jamaica, ditto. SM, the outwariltiound.
8.30 P.m —St.vtral of the oui,ward bound are putting
back.

LIVERPOOL, DEC 18.—Wind S.E.—Arrd Alice Gill.
Montreal; Maria, Sav,nilla; °romp, 11, New Ocle-ns;
Presieent. dttr,•; Stewart, St. Andrew's; Clyde,
St. John's, New Brunswick; Ailsa, Wallace, Nwva
Scotia; Lord George Bentinck, Montreal; Hornet, Prince
Edward's Island. Ski. TreA, B Inbly; Co:irad, Lima;
Larne, Fingal, and Emilia, Valparaiso; Mary Quc,en
(qy. Mary Queer; of Scots), Buenos Ayres; Wil-
liam Peek, ditt Thor, Bible; Carin,n, F rnambuce;
I abel and Phcetrix, Antigus; The Duke, Mobile; Lase,
Webb, New York; Saxony, Boston. Put back, Andrew
Colville, Valparai,o; i.nue, Richibucto.
LIMERICK, DEC. 18.—A considerable number of oak
logs are being picked up on the west coast of Shetland,
and a chest containing clothes, in which was a letter
written in German)reluting to the Trots us, Captain Mr-
chaeles, with the Warne cf Muller, from Stolz,:libu.g. The
vessel is stattd to have left in April, was at Sunderland,
and left there for New York.
CLYDE, DEC. 17.—. Wind N.W.—Arrd. Mary Ann,

i:'i `u il' Z

• &*col, A lard%
L:;- a; Slaftar'n. rietnw•,,ra; Albion and Li
Jamaica; 144(1) C.:InA ail, Barbadoes; California,
New °Neat's; Hannah fhotnion. Philadelphia. Put
Ilatnill4, ;or Ilmi,;-K,Jug, with bowsprit sprung
.(!tt f'thtr daft-ow ; 'ft inAutl, leak).
YA tiMoU'lll, DEC. 18.-- l'he Llnerty, Newcastle to
L ution, hes pu te_ k il3to Corom Roe.cl3, leaky, having
on !b,. Rough,
WATERS', 'RD, DEC. 18 .—The Charles Carroll, of
Boston, Liverpool to Charleston, was fallen in with, 10th
itn t., lat. 25 N., and long. 26 W., in 9 sinking otote'
crt w taken elf by the Pacific. arrived here.
LoWEST(.ET, DEC. IB.—The Jane, of Sunderland,
went on the Neweome Sand; has been brought in lads
pinking etate. The Solon ran upon the Newconie '
but came off making very little water.
TRouN, DEC. 17.—The Anna, of Portaferry, has btea
wrecked on the ands at Barasse, during a gale,en.°
saved.
A LDpoROUGII, DEC. 17.—The Alonzo, of and fro°
South Shields for London, was in contact in the Salo;
with the Christiana, of Shields, and FUME in five fathein
water; crew saved.

LIMERICK.—Arrd. Jessy, Quebec. r.sith
BERWICK, DEC. 17.—The New Happy Returoo— r
to Loudon, and the Ann, Banff to Newcastle, at anchboon
in Holy Island harbour, fouled each other, sod. i
former was obliged to cut away her masts, being "
danger of sinking, bo
HARwrcrr, DEC. 18.—The barque, reported to ,e
the Martin, sunk in the Gunflect, proves to be W
Europa, of Whitstable,
coast of
ANTWERP, DEC. 17.—The Emma, from the
Africa, is on shore in the River in dangerous reit°.
,
dis-
The Nathan Henan is at the Quarantine-pound
mast ed.
ATHENS, DEC. s.—The Chio Theou, Galsts to Fal-
mouth or Queenstown, put into Port Mandre previous le
Ist inst., leaky, and with loss of rudder. 2
ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, SZPT'
NOW
Kaliemaces, Sourabaya to Melbourne and Sydney'
South Wales, put in on the 7th of August to stela
leak. The New York Packet, hence to Swans"' Pof
back on the 24th of August leaky, and with four foefiu
water in her hold; wiil discharge part of her cargo
proceed with the remainder. 3
atop go'
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 18.—Wind
to o
S.E.—Arrd. Perseverance, London for Azores,
leak. The outside part of a single tube spy-glestedbr oft
mounted, and marked "J. L. V. M.,"
was
bhore at Haylong bland. A S'
Vi%**'
TEIGNMOUTH, DEC. 17.—Wind N.N.W. and
Nancy, St. John's, Newfoundland. qi Dor
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 18.—Wind W. squally.--m—g. De.
phorus steamer, Sierra Leone and Cape of GoT:TIr
WATERFORD, DEC. 17.—Wind W.S.W. to ws".
Arrd. Pacific, Honduras. !So'
BELFAST, DEC. 17.—Wind Joe,
bile. Put back, Hercules, St. John's, New 13runevlic
SUNDERLAND.—Aird. Keesake, .
RAMSGATE, i)EC. 18.—Wind S. toQuebec .N WAV.,- fr
-lils
Arrd. L,uisa Christine, Surinam for Amsterdates 310- a.
and must discharge. The Isabella, of Whitby. f.for doo
don, which was found abandoned, and taken to DoOri
Roads, has been brought in here; crew saved. pet,
NEWPORT, DEC. 18.—Wind N.—Arrd. Coro di.
Quebt c. Sid. Frauceska, St. Vincent and Cape de /Ter

CLYDE,—Arrd. Marchmont, and ludastry, Quebec.
GRANGEMOUTH.—Arrd. Albion, Mtramicni•
,„ DO'
CALCUTTA, Nuv. 7.—The Frances Walker, from ,t
don, and the Dumblane, from Madras, were °utile
off the Saud Heads; the former lost bowsprit, 503',,,d
latter only slightly damaged. The Rajah, of and u°
he
to Liverpool, has put back, having grounded jet:*
Rvvr; has dicharged part of cargo in a damaged
and i, in dock repairing. ,re
to
CANT,.N, OCT. 28.—The Good Success, Siegarjicho
Asauy, whilst ly lug at anchor under a fort on ""snd
Harbour, north coast, was attacked by pirate boat.ce.
plundered of the whole of her cargo of Straits prd°

COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS
ING V. THE N,,RTH-WESTERN RAILWAY Collll4l4,i'lof
Mr. Sergeant Channel and Mr. H. dill appear ea for
the plaintiff ; and Mr. Sergeant By les and Mr. liseh
the defendant. Cep This was an action brought by the plaintiff, we she
log, formerly of the 4th Light Dragoons, aglase'„ea•
North-Western Railway Company, to recover eell/rort.
sation in damages from them for the value of • Poo
manteau, lost by the negligence of their servantet sir
a train travelling from the Euston- square station to
minghaw.
,ctis of
From the evidence it appeared that, on the 'Thor
December, the plaintiff, who resides at Hockley• - its
Birmingham, having been staying for some till3eilie
town, left London by the half-past five train 'II she
afternoon for Birmingham. Having arrived id e,
station his luggage was taken from the eab by s Plrfor
who placed it in the vestibule, where it reenoir- 00
some time, and was afterwards placed on the tral,l3' f°ft'
arriving at Birmingham, the plaintiff missed his his
manteau, which contained the greater portion eh
wardrobe. The waiter at Morland's Hotel, Dese*.lbe
Soho, swore to having placed this on the cab, Whep si
plaintiff left for Euston- square, but the Pedeiront
the railway station, who took the luggage the
the cab, on being called, could not realest' pail
description of luggage, nor whether a poloist/iced
had formed part of it. The luggage had bee°,;,F sot
on the train by another porter and a Pe',7,,,113but
also in the service of the North-Western ComPs"„i'heit
the company refused to produce them or to give up ma'
names, so that the plaintiffs had been unable to sewv vies
them. It was stated that the porter is still in the eer
the
of the railway company at Euston-square, huie6dged
policeman has since left. Both these had acknol:
that the lost. portmanteau had been Plelei`a del
the train. Every effort made by the P—allhottl
to discover the missing portmanteau had been pet
the
avail, and the company having refused curapenslttle"
present action was brought. to the
Evidence was brought to show that properti ;-t
amount o, 404 was in the portmanteau at the time
lost.
sloo/
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said that if that were
the evidence for the plaintiffs, he thought there 1119E0
case to go to the jury. All that had been proveu
that the plaintiff had a portmanteau and that se had
lost it. N 'id • it into

_.o evidence had -been given to trace I- h gh
possession of the blorth-W, stern Company, and t;-„1"111
he thought the course taken by the companY "7, tbe
present case extreme Iy reprehensible. he shoal", co
uolige&l to tell the jury that there was no eviuell
against them.
Mr. Sergeant CHANNEL said in that case be

assent that his client should be nonsuited.
The plaintiff was th.-n ordered to be nonsuited.

SHERIFFS' COURT -(THIS DA
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff Buncavx.)

SHEARMIN V. RUSSELL-F.6.Ln IMPRIBONMEN',„ ',
This was an action to rec,ver damages fur false 110"
prisoument, under very peculiar circumstances.
Defendant did not plead to the action.
be
Mr. Fiala appeared for the Plaintiff, and stated t
case. Plaintiff is a pork butcher in Caledonian-road'
King's-cross, and detendant is a meat salesman in Net;
gate-market. It appeared by the evidence that on t't
3th of March plaintiff purchased some meat of del
ant in the market; and on the sth of April followit
plaintiff 13:iog in the market, defendant gave bite
charge on the ground of having paid three bad hts,
crowns in part payment of the purchase money.
tiff was locked up for four hours in the station-b°11;
and taken before Mr. Alderman Challis, who brairf
heard the evidence considered the charge to be who
unfounded, and discharged the plaintiff. this
The Larned Counsel for he p laintiff urged that
was a most aggravated caset , and that the plaintiff °-
0
entitled to heavy damages.
The UNDER-Sammy said that the case for the ihtiarif
was one purely in consideration of damages which t's's
would assess.

The jury gave a verdict for 201.
The other cases were wholly uninteresting.

CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DO'

OLD COURT. rt)
Before Mr. Justice WIGHTIL&N and Mr. Baron 131'.i 0
FORGERY.— Thomas Costello, aged 27, described Ott
clerk, was indicted for feloniously forging a request
01$
the delivery of goods, with intent to defraud Mr. Se
and another.
OS
Mr. Woollett prosecuted and Mr. lorry defend.,s--
al
prisoner.
Mr. WOOLLETT, having stated the case to the
proceeded to call the following witnesses:— f 9I•
Mr. George John Booty, clerk to Mr. Scott, of
St. Swithin's-lane, wine-merchant, produced 5i12.01
for the delivery of six d. spn of champagne, *obis" who
brought to him on the 22d of August, but be declined
deliver the wine that day, but he gave it the next ds, ee
another man, of the name of Gareell, who also vve,, ot L
the name of Smith. The value of the wine was Is- be
111/., and Mr. Berry, by whom the order purported t°
signed, was a cu tourer of his master.
ovet'
Mr. Charles Berry, wine-merchant, 220, lisrloy,
street, stated that the prisoner had been in his eenPaLifs
but left him in 1844, after having been three years ,^/by
him. The order produced was not written or signetft&
him, but to the best of his belief it was in the
writing of the prisoner. The order was not wit'
authority.
Cooss-examined—He had never seen the PM--
nor
since he left him, six years ago. Ise
Mr. Lewis Berry, the brother of the last witness, 6
gave it us his belief thet the order was in the prisolisr
handwriting; but he had not seen him write OW °IO
years.
Mr. Philip Lyne, an hotel keeper in Leioester-senate;
stated that two years ago the prisoner was in his e:.
ploy as a clerk; and he believed tho order was in .1
handwriting.
George Russell. City police-constable, who took the
prison- r into custody, stated that he told him tbst
was arreqed for forging wine order, and the prirO
d th it he knew it. thing about them.
Thi,; Wti,,s the case for the prosecution.
e,
FIORKY havin4 addre,sed the jury for the doren-e
contending that the evidence failed to establish that the
order w. ..s i,; the hand wri ing of the prisoner,
Justice WIGHTMAN SiMnlted up, and the jury re.
turned a verdict of Not Guilty.
The prisoner was again indicted on a similar chargei
of fnzing ao order for the delivery of six deseoo
chianp,,gt.e. This se, nod order was addressed to luri
aty, the wine-in-rchent„ 7, Pudding-lane, and purported
to be signed by Jlr. Pniirp Lyne, a witness in the Pre:
vious ease, but it was not In h‘incerittpgo;
nor had he any one authority to wig
it for him. It was written in bad French, 90
d
as the prisoner had picked up a smatteril :
of that language when he was in Mr. Lyne's servich;
Mr. Lyne had no h,sitation in saying that it was 414
o,i‘oner's hand. The order was presented fit, •
Day's (Jy. two men, named Smith, sated Savage, wht";/.
akearly Le-n convicted of uttering- the order dr- or I
though ,the. forgery -wacat :once detected; a 01.14...1.,bi•
the wine was given to.r.tizere, pd order that