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LORD PALMERSTON AT HOME.
LORD PALMERSTON AT HOME. At the annual meeting of the Romsey Agricultural Society, Lord Palmerston in the chair, his lordship said: "I am quite aware, as my friend Sir John Mills has stated, that politics are out of place at a meeting of this kind. but as he has been pleased to advert, although briefly, to topics of that nature, I may be allowed to say, in reference to the conduct of the Russian war, that it was certainly brought to a successful and glorious issue under the government in which I bad the honour to be a member, in co-operation with our allies the French and Sardinians, and let us not altogether forget the brave Turks, who for the whole of twelve months defended the line of the Danube unsupported by any allies. But if we were enabled to bring that war to a successful and glori- ous termination, it, was not owing so much to sny merit upon our part as to the determined and manly spirit of the British nation (cheers). The people of this country took it up pa a national question, and when Englishmen are determined to assert their rights and make their will prevail, it is difficult to find a resistance that will thwart them in the pursuit of their object (hear, hear). It is no doubt gratifying to us who wera members of the late ad- ministration to find that the great features of the policy that we recommended to parliament.'have been carried out by our successors to a successful arid satisfactory result; that the rebellion in India is now nearly quelled that our operations in China, have led to a successful and satisfactory treaty, and that we have obtained a very satisfactory and advantageous convention with Jaoan (cheers). If we are entitled to claim any merit, it is one which belonged more peculiarly to the late administra- tion than to any other portion of tbe community— namely, the choice of agents. We may look with peculiar pride and satisfaction at having selected Lord Canning for the government of India, at having appointed Lord Clyde to the command of tbe military forces of fndia, and at having chosen Lord Elgin to carry on the negotiations with China (cbeprs). These three indi- viduals have entitled themselves to the gratitude and admiration of their country for the manner in which they have performed the ou!ies which respectively fell to their lot. With regard to the personal topics to which my friend Sir John Mills has adverted, it has given me the greatest po .»ibl" satisfaction to meet so many of my friends and neighbours; and I shall be ever proud to co- operate with you in those great objects that form the subject, and aim of these meetings. Being now on my legs I wish to propose a toast which somewhat reminds roe of tbe general crv of the gallery of a Dublin theatre, after giving cheers for the public characters of the day, namely. "Our noble selves." (laughter and cheers). I beg to propose 41 Prosperity to the Romsey Agricultural Association;" and in doing so I can but say that! think these associations are highly deserving of support en- couragement. They are conducive, in many ways, to the public interest. They bring people together in a body to communicate their ideas and information in a manner not only agreeable and useful to themselves, but also advan- tageous to the general welfare of the community. The great object being Preouraverrent of agriculture, if-, is gratifying to see to what, degree that object ftas been attained. His lordsbin then went on to re'er to the pro- erffss of agricultural science of late years from the intro- duction of machinery, and to the irnportance of not relying too much upon artificial manure, the supply of which must neceesarilv be limited. In reference to the condition of the sgricnitnral labourer, his lordship said :— It is hardly necessary for me to say here—because I know your kindness to those under you—that while the agriculturists attend to their machinery, to tbeir cattle, and to their implements, their labourers ought also to be a matter of peculiar care (hear, hear). As to the idea of regulating wages according to benevolence, that is a principle which is not applicable to human affairs, because the wages of labour, like the price of Qther. commoJitiep, must depend upon supply and demand; nevertberps", there are cireumstsneas connected with personal kindness, superintendence, fare for the sick, and encouragement for the deserving, all those peculiarities of intercourse which exist between the em- ri plover and the employed, which must tend greatlv to the comfort, of the labourer, and must also tend materially to improve bis social condition. I know that some people imagine that those other things wbich take place here under the Labourers' Encouragement Society, are not founded on sound philosophical principles. I entirely differ from that opinion. I am quite sure that these meetings and these institutions do immense good. It is all very well to say that a labourer who receives a pir.ce of card and a few shillings as a reward for many years' faithful and dutiful service ought to throw it back to those who gave it him and say that it is trifling with the labours of a life, but such opinions are at variance with the fundamental principles of human nature (hear. hear). It is not the few shillings or the bit of pasteboard which constitutes the reward; but t e e one of the leading' principles of human nature, and the one most conducive to the social improvement of man- kind is the love of approbation-the love of the approba- tion of others—of those capable of judging, and whose opinion is of value to those to whom it is given. The labourer who comes before such institutions and receives his few shillings'reward has the same sense of pride in viewing it as a testimony of the approbation and good feeling of bis fellow men as the soldier who has received bis Victoria Cross, or the officer whose riband is tied round bis neck or hung across his shoulder — a distinction for which, men risk their lives and undergo the greatest dangers. What man in his senses would risk his life in battle for the bare value of the bit of copper which bis gallantry entitles him to wear? It would be a mockery to tell him to go and risk his life twenty times a dav in battle for such a reward. That is not the measure of the value in the eyes of the soldier. His pride is that it shows to all who see it that the brave man wbo carries it is a man who has done his duty to hi3 country without any consideration as to personal safety in the case (cheers). It is the same with labourers. Go into the cottage of the labourer, to that of the man who has received one of these prizes, and see the delight and pride with which be points to the record upon his chimney-piece which Shows to his neighbours fbat he has been judged deserving of the distinction of receiving such a testimony to his merits as a citizen (hear, hear). I therefore tbrust that we shall none of us be deterred by a":r false reasoning whic^ jnay be used to run down and ridicule these associations from giving them that encouragement they deserved, and which tended so much to tbe welfare of the labouring class, by letting them know that their conduct is watched and their merit acknowledged by those above them. Depend upon it that in this manner you will produce a great impression on the moral and social condition of tbe country. I trust these associations will continue to prosner and extend, convinced as I am that they are beneficial not only to a particular district in which they happen to be situated, but that their example extends to the country at large (cheers). The noble lord, in conclusion, proposed "Prosperity to the ,q Romsey Agricultural Association." urm
lEpitomr of Nrtos.
lEpitomr of Nrtos. The directors of tbe Great Western Bail way Company have once more changed their chairman. It is annonnced that Lord Shelburne, eldest son of the Marquis of Lans- cowne, has succeeded the Hon. Spencer Ponscnby. A large landed proprietor in the department of the Seine, who laments the wholesale destruction of owls and other domestic birds, states that he has ascertained, by many observations, that a family of young tomtits devoured 45,000 caterpillars in twenty-one days, the time during which the birds were fed by their parents. Rumour asserts that Miss Amy Sedgwick will pro- bably succeed Mr. Charles Kean as the lessee of the Princess's Theatre. The big bell, the gift of Cardinal Wolsey, and the pride and boast of Sherborne, terminated its career on Sunday evening in last week. As the ringers were ringing for service it cracked, so that it is no longer fit for use. A St. Petersburg parer states that, notwithstanding the late war, England and Russia are on the best of terms, and our recent foe is copying many of our best examples of social reform. Among other things, Sunday schools upon an English model are to be founded by voluntary efforts. The Glasgow Morning Journal authoritatively an- nounces that Mr. Bright, M.P., will address a public meeting in that city on the 21at inst. The metropolitan police force is about, it appears, to be considerably augmented; there being many eligible can- didates long inscribed on the register, the additional ajrmber required can be raised without difficulty. Tbe BoaTd of Trade have just issued a notice to the -strect that, on and after the 1st of January next, the fees for depositions of shipmasters taken by receivers under the Merchant Shipping Act will be abolished. M. Vemes, banker and honorary Sub-Governor of the "bark of France, has just died in Paris. Col. Perceval. Sergeant-at-Arms to the House of I Lords, died on Thursday last at his residence in Chester- street. We (Bristol Mercury) regret to learn that the health of cur respected dean is still very delicate. The Rev. R. S. Pbilpott has been preferred to the rectorv of Chewton Mendip, Somerset, value £ 420. Pa- tron, D. DrakeTord. E<q. The Limerick Chronicle says :-The late Patrick Kier- nan, Esq., of Ratfmrles, county Tipperary, who died in his eightieth year in London last week, has left £40,000 to charities in England. His Irish estates descend to his nephew, J. Kiernan, Esq., Nenagh. Two sleighs. Intended to be used in the conveyance of the mails in the northern counties, on the occasion of a snowstorm, have landed at Wick, fr^m the Earl of Caith- ness steamer. They are both light and elegant convey- ances, and are said to be admirably adapted for the pur- pose. Lieut-Colonel Faidherbe, Governor of Senegal, was married a day or two ago at Lille to his niece and god- daughter, with whom he will in a few days start for the colony. An announcement of the approaching departure of M. Persigny for Italy, has given rise to a variety of con- jectures in the continental press. The Hon. Frederick Bruce, brother of Lord Elgin, who brought home the treaty of Tein-sin, will, as we stated some weeks since, be the first British Minister at. Pekin. Mr. Rumbold will accompany his mission, but only in an inferior capacity.- Times. Mr. Cyrus Redding, we hear, has ready for the press a life of his old friend Campbell, tbe poet, in one volume. Some gentlewomen of the school of reform have esta- blished, in close neighbourhood to Regent-street, London, of course, a Ladies' Reading-room, which is open from ten till five. Baron Humboldt has received a communication from the English Consul-General at Tripoli, announcing that every endeavour will be made in accordance with the orders of the English government to ascertain the fate of Dr. Vogel. I Upwards of 160,000 copies of Mr. Spurgeon's sermons have been sold in the United States. At the trade sale, when the list of Sheldon, Blakeman, & Co., was reached, 29,000 copies were sold in twenty minutes. An action ha" been brought in the Court of Queen's Bench by Mr. Vincent Scully against Mr. Ingram, M.P., for having misrepresented the value of an estate in Ireland. The name of John Sadleir is mixed up with the case. The Jury gave Mr. Scully JE300 damages. The sales of pudding raisins this year far exceed those of any season for years past. This is accounted for by the extreme low price, 5d. to 6d. per lb., caused by the late reduction in duty, and also from the fact that the consuming classes generally are well off and employed at good wages. The Newcastle Chronicle states that the Middleton and Detchant estates have been bought by Mr. J. T. Leather, of Leeds, for £ 88,000. The sale was effected by private contract. The two undergraduates of St. Catherine's College, Cambridge, who were recently riding in a hired dog- cart with two women, at the time one of the women was killed, have bean "rusticated," i e excluded from their college for three university terms. From Norway it is stated that Mr. Crowe, the able and energetic British consul-general at Christiana, has been summoned to proceed to London, that the govern- ment may have the benefit of his experience in assisting them in their attempts to remodel the British consular system. The eccentric baronet, Sir William Don, is the present attraction at the Haymarket Theatre. The critics appear to agree in opinion that baronets may not be worth second-rate theatrical wages. Marshal Bosquet is again in a very unsatisfactory state of health. "We are authorised to state that there is not the least foundation for a report which was published on Wednes- day by one of our contemporaries that Lords Cav ndi)h and Grosvenor, and the Hon. Mr. Ashley, had been murdered by the Indians while travelling in Canada. The Sport says:—" Count de Morny has purchased a piece of ground at Chantillv, near the railway station, and the premises of M. Aumont, for the construction of aiables for race-horses." At a public meeting held at Rochdale, the following resolution was unanimously adopted That as there is every probability of a dissolution of parliament during the next session, the meeting strongly urge upon the electors to unite and take every measure necessary to secure the return of Richard Cobden, Esq., as the repre- S entative of this borough." We (Devizes Gazette) sincerely regret to state that Mr. Watson Taylor, M.P., has been in much suffering during the last few davs from inflammation in the wounded eye, and that his London medical gentleman has been again sent for, and is in attendance upon him. Mr. Tite. M.P., will not address the electors of Batb, as he intended, being prevented by indisposition—an attack ofbronchitif. Marshal Randon, ex-Governor-General of Algeria, has arrived in Paris. A letter from Rome, in the Gazeite'de Liege, states that the Sacred College at Rome has resolved to prevent the recurrence of any case similar to that of Mortara in future, by directing that Christians shall not in future be allowed to enter the service of Jews. Letters from Vienna represent that the Austrian government is taking precautions on the Gillician fron- tier, a3 if foreseeing some outbreak in Moldo-Wallacbia. Count Bnol and Prince Kallimaki, the Turkish ambas- sador, bold frequent conferences. The Hanoverian ministry has just been defeated in the Chamber of Representatives, on a proposition to in- crease th° direct taxes. Very lately it was defeated in tbe Upper Chamber on a question relating to the adminis- tration of justice. The Moniteur publishes a report from Marshal Vaillant, approved by the Emperor, appointing a committee to examine into the best means for improving the manufac- ture of fire-arms in France. We understand that the differences between Colonel the Ear] of Wilton and Lieut.-Colonel Dickson, both of the 2nd Tower Hamlets Militia, which are already matters of public notoriety, are to be brought by Lieut.-Colonel Dickson before one of the superior courts of law. The annual meeting of the Association for promoting the Repeal of the Taxes on Knowledge will be held in Exeter-hall, on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 1859. The Rev. H. Nevill, Incumbent of St. Mark's, Laksn- ham, Norwich, has been appointed Dr. Hill's successor in the perpetual curacy of Yarmouth. The appointment is worth JE360 per annum. Saunderd News Letter states that the late George Watts, Esq., of sporting celebrity, died worth £40,000, besides large freehold property, which descends to his successor, J.Brennan, Esq., of Dublin. A noted breeder of Suffolk horses in the neighbourhood of Woodbridge, has within these few days disposed of three of his horses-one for £300, the other two jE150 each. The Presse, announces that the Corps Legislatif will be opened on the 4th or 5th of February in the new gallery of the Louvre. We have now to announce that Mr, Horace Rumbold will be Secretary of the Chinese Legation, Mr. William de Norman First Paid Attachand Mr. H. St. Clair and Mr. G. Wyndham will be attached to the Embassy. Mr. Wade will fill the very important post of Secretary. A letter from Italy states that the father of Mortara has, with his family, quitted the Papal Spates, and is now at Florence. He proposes to settle in France. A letter from Florence states that the King of Prussia's health has not improved there, and that the air of Florence does not seem to agree with him. He never goes out, and the Queen is seldom seen in public. At the pulling down of the old Convent of the Carme- lites, at Saragossa, gold coins were found of the value of two and four duros a piece. The whole treasure amounted to about 30 000 piastres, it is said; the coins date from the rei^n of the last Moorish kings. Report sayslbera is a growing scarcity of diamonds. Mr. Culquboun, at present her Majesty's Agent and Consul-General at Bucharest, will succeed Mr. Bruce, as Consul-General in Egypt.
Coi/tf.'&f,
Coi/tf.'&f, DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS.—The following diplo- matic arrangements have been made: Lord Napier, at present Minister at Washington, to succeed Lord Aber- cromby as Minister at the Hague; Lord Lyons, at present Minister at Florence, to succeed Lord Napier as Minister at Washington the Hon. P. C. Scarlett, now Minister at Rio Janeiro, to be Minister at Florence; the Hon. F. B. Forbes, from Dresden, to be Minister at Rio; Mr. L. Augustus Paget, Secretary of Legation at Berlin, to ba Minister at Dresden. WE read in a letter from Hamburg:—"Although at Berlin fh^v are sbout to be deprived of the presence of the Prince* of Wales, who is to set off on a visit to the Court of Saxe-Coburg on Saturday, they expect soon to have a still more illustrious visitor in the person of Queen Victoria, wbo is looked for there towards the end of win- ter. then to become sponsor to her grandchild, as the King of Prussia was to the Prince of Wales on the occa- sion of the baptism of bis royal highness. These matters are always arranged in Germany long before it is thought necessary to rerer to them in England, and the custom of the country in this, as in all oth-r respects, must of neces- sity be complied with. It is to be hoped that the state of political questions in England at the time will present no obstacle to the fulfilment of this design, as great disap- pointment both to high and low would be sure to be the consequence." HER MAJESTY has secured a box for the English Opera season at Covent Garden. A LETTER from Berlin, dated Wednesday, says:—"At the ball given last evening by Lord Bloomfield, the Eng- lish minister, in honour of the Prince of Wales, there were present the Prince Recent, the Princess of Prussia, Prince Frederick William. Prince and Princess Charles, the Princess Frederick Charles, the Prince Hobenzollern- Sigmaringpn, President of the Council, the members of the Ministrr, the Diplomatic Corps, and a great number of other distinguished personages. In the course of the ball. at about half-past eleven o'clock, the corps diplo- matique were presented to the Prince of Wales, who conversed with the chiefs of the missions. The Prince Regent and the Princess of Prussia withdrew after the supper, which was served at midnight. The Prince of Wales, who danced a great deal, remained until three o'clock. The Princess Frederick William continues in excellent health; but she rloos not appear in public, and was not present at this ball." His royal Highness the Prince Consort has presented the Post-office Library with the handsome donation of fiftv pounds. TIn] Court are still at Osborne, and will remain there till after Christmas. A LETTER (in the Continental Review) from Florence, dated the 1st inst., says:—"His Majesty the King of Prussia has reached Florence, accompanied by seventy persons and many cartloads of baggage. He lives at the Hotel de la Vilie, a splendid caravanserai, kept by a Prussian. Besides Lbe Queen, there are with the King one of bis younsr nephews and a young princess. He has been visited by the Grand Duke and the whole of the grand ducal family. He has gone to see our picture gallerv, where he asked to be sbown a picture which be had seen a few years since, and which represents 'La Prima Notte del Matrimnnio.' It is a work of small value bv a second or third-class pamper. Last Sunday the King went to the Evangelical Church, whose pastor. a very distinguished man, was specially asked to make his sermon short. The church was crowded, and there were among the congregation a gond many catholics who came to gaze upon the King. During tbe sermon bis Majesty was busy with his eye-glass, through which he contemplated the preacher and the congregation. The Queen sat near him, and seemed to watch him with great anxiety. Nothing is known of the probable length of his stay at Florence, but they say that he will pass the spring either at Rome or Nice." THE PRINCE REGENT OF SWEDEN is, it is said, about to propose the abolition of the penalties pronounced by the laws of Gustavus Vasa against persons becoming converts to the Roman Catholic religion. A LETTER from Targiers, of the 21st ult., says:- The Emperor's presents to the English government arrived here yesterday. They consist of eight horses, three mares, one lion, one panther, one stag, and nine ostriches. Likewise, two rich sabres, a gold embroidered saddle and bridle, and a fine horse for Mr. Hay, the English consul-general."
|PARSEE POETRY ON THE QUEEN'S…
PARSEE POETRY ON THE QUEEN'S RAJ. The following is an English translation of Persian verses in praise of Qneen Victoria, distributed on the occasion of the assumption of the sovereignty of the Indian Empire bv her Most Gracious Majesfy amony the natives, especially the Mussulman community of Bombay and elsewhere. They may be taken as undiluted specimens of high-flown Oriental adulation:- LITERAL VERSION. He is God the best Protector. These verses, selected from the most authentic Persian books, in praise of Her Most Gracious Majesty of High Dignitv, in Power equal to Fate, and in Majesty equal to Destiny, the Empress Victoria Regina—by the boundless Grace of the Almighty God-the Great and Honoured Queen, and Revered and Venerable Sultana of the United Kingdom, and Noble and Sublime State of Great Britain and Ireland, and of Hindoostan, may the Almighty God perpetuate 1"1er Empire, and preserve Her State and Magnificence from decay! are compiled (translated) and published on the First of November, 1858, by the most obedient Bomanjee, the son of Moonshse Dossabhoy Sorabjee, Esq. I. I pray for the prosperity of this State! 0 Lord perpetuate this shadow (i. e., the State and its Sovereign) for ever! II. 0 Lord! prolong the life of this Empress, the friend of the poor, under whose protection are the people happv! III. And enliven Her heart with the blessing of the worship of God! "IV. Keep Her, 0 Lord! under thy protection, and preserve her from the injury of evil eyes ({. e., enemies) 61 V. Render Her, 0 Lord! illustrious in the world; and render Her revered by the grace of the worship of God! "VI. Cause Her, 0 Lord! to persevfra in justice and piety! and grant Her wishes in this world and in the next! VII. Let Her not be aggrieved by the disagreeable enemv! Let not worldlv vicissitudes injure Her! 11 VIII. Know (0 reader !) that prosperity is estranged from that Family which is base enough to detract this Familv IX. If any one were to seek refuge from tumult and commotion, he would find no other peaceful place of rest but this State! "X. I never came across such a Treasure, Kingdom, and Throne, which are dedicated alike to children, the poor. and the old! u XI. As long as the sun and the moon revolve in the heaven, so long will these pages contain thine everlasting commemoration XII. I want ability to offer up sufficient thanks for Her munificence, it is therefore better for me to raise my hands in prayer for Her! XIII. May the world render thee the full enjoyment of thv desires! and may the Heavens render thee assist- ance! and may the Creator be thy Protector I XIV. May^thy noble star bft brilliant in the world! may rlecay burn the star of thine enemy! XV. Let not the revolution of the world grieve thee! lot not. care assail thina heart! XVI. May thy mind be composed and kingdom pros- perous may disquiet and ruin be away from. thy couu'rv! IIXVII. May the Creator be kind to thee! (I now conclude) as whatever else I might say, may (I am afraid) be looked upon as a fable. "XVIII. May the Poet, who in these times of Peace and Justice would refrain from returning thanks and singing thy praise, be speechless.
THE SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE…
THE SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW. CLOSE OF THE EXHIBITION. Friday was the fourth or closing day of the Smithfield Club Cattle Show, and notwithstanding the many thou- sands of persons who had passed through the Baker-street Bazaar during the three preceding ones, the show was again visited by an almost countless multitude from the hour of its opening, at 8 o'clock in the morning, until its final close at 9 o'clock last evening. Notwithstanding the general success which has attended the show of the present year both with regard to numbers of visitors as well as the quality of the stock, there has never been an occasion previously when there bave been so many casualties and mishaps among the specimens sent for ex- hibition. Tho first on the list was the beautiful heifer belonging to Mr. Brown, of Uffcott, near Swindon, No. 80, in class 11, which obtained the first prize and gold and silver medal as the best specimen in any of the cow classes. This poor animal bad contracted distemper, and was never seen in the show-yard by the general public. The same remark applies to several other animals in the cattle classes, which, it is stated, contracted distemper at the cattle-show held in Bingley-hall, Birmingham, during the previous week. Yesterday the gold medal pen ef pigs was denuded of one of its finest specimens, one of the most extraordinary animals having expired from its obesity during the pre- vious night. There were other demises from apoplexy among the porcine fraternity during the show. With regard to the sales, there were scarcely any animals which had obtained prizes remaining unsold towards the letter part of yesterday afternoon, and among those effected were, in class 3, No. 20, Mr. Pope's Devon heifer, first prize of X15 and silver medal, purchased by Mr. C. Longman, of the New North-road, Islington. In class 4, No. 22, Mr. Coate's Devon cow, second prize of $10, sold to Mr. T. M. Smith, of Westbury, Wilts; ^advo. 26, prize of £ 5, in th-3 game class to Mr. T. W. Fouracre, was sold to Mr. W. Ponting, of the Strand. In class 5, No. 85, Mr. W. Heath's three-year-old Here- ford steer, first prize of X25 and silver medal, was marked up as sold, but the name of the purchaser was not given. In the steep and pig classes the prizes were nearly all sold on the first and second days of the show, and the purchasers' names have been given. It is computed that not less than from SO,000 to 100,000 persons have visited tha show. THE SMITHFIELD CLUB DINNER. The annual dinner of this club took place on Wednes- day, Dec. 8, at Freemasons' Hall, his Grace the Duke of Richmond presiding. Among those present were Lord SAmera, Mr. C. J. Tower, Mr. C. Barnett, Mr. R. Mil- ward, Alderman Mechi, ATr. H. Wilson, Mr. R. W. Baker, Mr. H. Brandreth. Mr. Brardreth Gibbs (hen. sec.). Mr. W. F. Hobbs, Mr. G. Tuxford. Mr. H. Corbet, Professor Simonds, Mr.1 Torr, Mr. Druce, Mr. Jonas Webb, Mr. John Hudson. The Cbairman. in proposing The Queen," said her Majesty had expressed her deep regret that it was not in her power to visit the show-yard this year. In subsequently proposing The Prince Consort, the Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family," the noble duke observed that the Prince Consort visited the show-yard on Saturday, spent a good deal of time in going round it, and was very much pleased with what he saw; but he would no doubt have been much more pleased bad be waited till that day, and seen his own Devon-an animal which was certainly a very creditable specimen of his Royal Hjghness's breeding. Adverting to the fact that the Prince of Wales bad lately entered the army, and Prince Alfred the navy, he expressed the pleasure which be felt at the prospect of their royal highnesses seeing some of tbe hardships or service. As to Prince Alfred, be would no doubt find it very good fun to be a midshipman in fine weather, but he would probably have to encounter some rather rough storms before be came back (laughter). After the toast of the Ar ay and Navy," The Chairman proposfd "Success to the Smithfield Club." He said be could not help congratulating the members of the club on the very flourishing state of its finances. They gave away something like £1,000 a year in premiums, the whole of which came, of course, out of their annual income, and yet at the end of the year, they had money in hand. Those whom he addressed could judge quite as well as he could whether the present show was a successful ore. An enormous number of visitors now attended their annual exhibitions; many of them came from various places in Great Britain and Ireland, while others came from distant countries, and they there saw what the intelligence, Derseverance, and skifl of the farmers of England could do to amelior- ate the stock of the country. He believed the present show was a very creditable one. There was, perhaps,; an absence of such very large animals as were seen in former years—animals which were patched, as it were, with fat in various places—but, speaking generally, he might say that great attention had been paid to symme- try, which was after all one of the most important points in selecting an animal for fatting (hear hear). The example of the Smithfield club bad been very advan- tageous. With the aid of other agricultural bodies that society bad induced farmers in every part of Great Britain and Ireland to pay more attention to their stock than they formerly did; and be would put it to any grazier present-be would put it to any man who had anything at all to do with the pursuits in which they were engaged—whether, if a good animal would not. pay suffici- ently, there was the slightest chance of remuneration from a bad one (hear, hear). If he wanted further proof of the great benefits conferred by the society, he might point to the fact that they had extended to many of ber Majesty's colonial possessions; and he hoped that it would continue to prosper. If many of those present were unsuccessful competitors in the present show, let them not be down-hearted on that account, but let them persevere in their efforts (hear, hear). He was happy to observe that day, in the list of successful compstitors for gold medals, the names of gentleman to whom he bad never had the honour of presenting gold medals before. Let it not be supposed, however, for a moment that be thought the yourg competitors ought to get all the premiums (laughter), Ee thought that an old stager like himself might be allowed occasionally to get some of the best premiums; that is, it he, as an old hand, could send to the show sheep that were better than those which some of the young ones sent (laughter). He would now ask them to drink Success to the CJub," and so long as it was maintained as it was at present, so long as it was supported by the tenant farmers of the country, so long no doubt it would con- tinue to be successful. He wished it success, not only because he was, as they all knew, a warm friend to the agricultural interest (cheers), but also because be believed in his conscience that by promoting agriculture they were doing what was best for every class gf their fellow- subjects (cheers). The gold mcdala were then presented to the successful competitors for them, who severally returned thanks. The noble duke in the chair being ona of them, his medal was presented to him by Lord Berners. Mr. C. Barnett proposed the health of the Vice-Presi- dents and the Trustees, and in doing so expressed bis regret that only one of the former, Lord Berners, was present. Lord Berners returned thanks. Among the remaining toasts were :—" The Unsuc- cessful Candidates," for whom Mr. Fisher Hobbs, as one of them, returned thank3; "The Judges," "The Stewards," "The Hon. Secretary," Mr. Gibba; "Mr. Tower," the present father of the club; "The Butchers," and The Agricultural Labourers."
FEARFUL COLLIERY EXPLOSION…
FEARFUL COLLIERY EXPLOSION NEAR MANCHESTER. TWENTY-FOUR PERSONS KILLED. Another of those terrible disasters which ever and anon are painfully brought before the public attention in con- nection with the procuring of coal, took place on Satur- day, about noon, at the Tyldegley Colliery, at Tyldeslev- le-Banks, a few miles north-west of Manchester. The colliery in question is worked by Messrs. Green, Hol- land, and Co., and has only been in operation a few years, hut has always been reported as dangerous. At the time we have stated an explosion of fire-damp took place in the down brow, running south, and then forming a right-angle to the west. The most remote point is said to be exactly under Tyldesley Church, and the inflam- mable air is supposed to have been ignited at a distance of some ten or eleven hundred yards from the bottom of the pit shaft, so that no report was heard on the pit brow, nor any destruction done to the head-gearing, as is often the case on such' occasions. A m;ner who was below has stated that the report was equal to a clap or thunder, and that if it' 'had taken place on the surface. it would certainly have been heard in Manchester. With very few exceptions, all the colliers and drawers wbo were working in the different bays and other places in the before-mentioned brow have been killed. At first there was much uncertainty as to the number, the proprietors statement being that there were about sixteen: but a miner who had been working below assured our informant that there were upwards of twenty. Unhappily this last statement appears not to have been an exaggeration, for it has at length been ascertained that the number of vic- tims in reality is twenty-four men and boys, the greater proportion being married men, soma of whom have larga families. Immediately upon the first sensation of horror subsid- ing, which the knowledge of the explosion and the appre- hension of the horrible results which had attended it had excited in the minds of all connected with the colliery, the utmost exertions were used and the most daring risks encountered in order to ascertain as early as possible the real extent of the calamity. But the" workings were found to be so densely charged with sulphur that the men thus humanely employed could proceed only a very short distance from the pit shaft. Indeed, four or five hours elapsed before they could penetrate far enough on the jig-brow to find the first evidence of the real state of the case. One lifeless body was then found, but it was nearly two hours after before any more corpses were discovered. It was nearly six before the whole of the jig-brow bad been explored, and then seven dead bodies had been found. They were conveyed to the pit-eye, to be ready for removal up the shaft; but in order not to retard the efforts of those who were working at great risk to reach the numerous persons whose condition was as yet ùn- known (though none doubted their fate), they were suf- fered to remain below until late in the evening. From this time other dead bodies were found in rather quick succession, until by a little after nine o'clock the whole number recovered was fifteen. At a quarter past ten p.m. the first. was drawn up, and the winding up of the whole fifteen occupied until half past eleven. Out of that number all appeared to have lost their lives by the after or choke damp, except a man named Hugh Aspinall, who was much mutilated by the force of the explosion. The reason assigned for the shattered condition of Hugh Aspinall's body is that ho was running from the place where his own work lay to give an alarm to the other men of the foul air having ignited. All the bodies, except bis, were removed to their respective homes in carts. We will not attempt to depict thfe harrowing scenes which were beheld in the now desolate homes of the widow and the fatherless. During the whole of the night, unabated efforts were made to reach the other sufferers, and the best means of ventilation were actively employed. As the searchers proceeded, by little and little, towards the extremity of the workings, they found their progress impeded by con- siderable masses of debris. Strong and willing hands were at work all night in removing tons of material which bad been displaced, as by a stupendous shot of blasting gunpowder; and here and there, the labourers picked up a leg, arm, or some other portion of a human body,—the sickening signs of a catastrophe which they had themselves but narrowly escaped. Before morning, they succeeded in finding three other bodies, all com- pletely dismembered. Their condition was such that it was deemed impossible to identify them. They were I described as being literally blown to pieces, and truly shocking to behold. The remaining six had not been found up to noon on Sunday. As to the immediate cause of the explosion nothing positive is known. It bss been conjectured that the gatize-work of a safety-lamp must have burst, and there- by a naked lamp have become exposed, but no one is left to tell the tale. Our informant heard it frequently stated that such an explosion had been expected at this colliery for three years. 'Tyidesley Colliery was visited on Sunday by many hundreds of persons from all parts of the surrounding neighbourhood, but nothing wa3 to be seen likely to gratify their curiosity, the arrangement having been that when any bodies or fragments were found, they should not be taken up the shaft until late at night, when there were comparatively few spectators.
SHAMEFUL ADVERTISING.
SHAMEFUL ADVERTISING. A number of young girls attended before Alderman Coueland to ask for hn advice and assistance under the e following circumstances:— A young person of very respectable appearance, who acted as spokeswoman for the rest, said,—I saw an adver- tisement in Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper, to the following effect:—Abr>ut fifty dressmakers wanted-young persons, to work indoors. Honrs from nine till seven. Apply before four o'clock at 39, Gresham-street, city. Alderman Copeland: Did you all enswer that adver- tisement? Applicant: Yes, sir. There were about 200 applied this morning. I was thfre from haF-past nine till half- past 12, and then a person came downstairs and said we were more fit for men than work. Some of us have come from Stoke Newingfon, Wandsworth, Camberwell, and, in fact, from all parts of London. Mr. Martin (the Chief Clerk): Surely this advertise- ment must be a hoax. Alderman Copeland: What is the name of the person advertising for the fifty dressmakers ? Applicant: James Pullen, sir. Alderman Copeland (addressing the inspector): Let pne of your officers call on Mr., Pullen and request him to attend to explain this matter. Inspector.Foulger: I will go myself, sir, if you wish it. Alderman Copeland Certainly, if you will do so. It is only in Gresham-street. It is a most atrocious thing to hoax young girls, and bring them from such a dis- tance to no purpose. Here is one from Stoke Newington, and— Another Applicant: I come from Regent's Park. Another: I come from Wandsworth, Another: I come from Islington. Another: I come from Walworth. Another: I come from Bayswater. Another: I come from Camberwell-green. Alderman 'Copeland: That will do, ladies. One at a time, if you please (jaughter). In the course of a few minutes, Inspector Foulger ra- turned with a person who represented rrtr. Pullen. Alderipari Ctfpeland: The complaijit is that Mr. Pollen has advertised for 5(1 dressmakers without wanting them, and that he has brought all these young girls from all parts of London merely to hoax them. The Representative said It is nothing of tbe sort, sir. I was there this morning at half-psst eight o'clock, and there were only three persons waiting. I engaged two, and at half-past nine I engaged six more. L^tep in the day I engaged others—in all about forty, and at half- past one or two there were from sixty to seventy waiting. Mr. Pullen engaged ten or fiftech more, and a notice was then put up stating that no more would be engaged. Applicant: There was no notice put up at all, and no one was engaged. Alderman Copeland How do you know that ? Applicant: Because I was there from haIF-pastnme till half-past eleven, and every one wh& eame down said she was not engaged. Another: And I was there from five minutes to nine o'clock, and no one was engaged, for the doors were not open before. The Representative: This girl was not there at that time, and I can prove it. I can produce the engagements signed, and if that is not satisfactory, I can produce all the girls if you like. Alderman'Copeland No, thank you, we don't want so many here! (laughter). Several of the applicants commenced speaking at once. Alderman Copeland: Now, ladies, we cannot have this place made a Babel of (laughter). I will hear what you have to say, but it must be one at a time. Applicant: There was another advertisement, sir, for young girls under the age of fifteen and the parties engaged must have been mere children to work at the bugle work. There were no dressmakers engaged. We complained of their advertising for fifty dressmakers when they did not want them, and this person said H was no business of ours. The representative: We advertised for fifty, and 700 applied. Of course we could not engage the whole 700. After we had engaged fifty we told the others to go awav, but they made a great noise and used the most disgusting language. Alderman Copeland I cannot allow you to make such an accusation against a respectable young girl, whose conduct before me, and the manner in which she has told her story, reflect great credit upon her. Applicant: We were ordered off, and the next instant some one was directed to kick us all ouf. The Representative: One of the young persons present was asked to enter the warehouse, but she refused to go either in or out. Alderman Copeland: Do you always engage your worke-s without a character? Thq Representative: It is customary to do Sf. Alderman Copeland I do not wish to dictate to you in what manner you sball conduct your business, but I do think you should define a little more nearly when you advertise for dressmakers what you want; for it does appear t.o me rather a hard case upon theee poor young girls that they should be brought so far and so uselessly, merely because the advertisement was so v-igu1?. The Representative: The cause of so many applying ill that at this time of year business is slack, and conse- quently a great number are out of employ. Alderman Copeland: I am quite aware that such is unfortunately the fact, but at the same time I would re- commend Mr. Pullen to word his advertisements more carefully for the future. The Representative then withdrew, greeted with a vol- ley of hisses from the disappointed dressmakers, who closed round him as he was leaving the- court, making desperate exertions to get at him.
THE COALWHIPPERS OF THE PORT…
THE COALWHIPPERS OF THE PORT OF LONDON. On Friday a numerously attended meeting was held at the Beaumont Institution, Mile-end-road, for the purpose of inquiring into the present distressed state of the coal- whippers of the port, of London, and taking some measures for their relief. Mr. Richard Levett, one of the Poor-law guardians for Ratcliffa, took the chair, and ex- pressed his belief that the coalwhippers were a body of men who were suffering from the greatest hardships, and were less cared for than snv other. Mr. Goland, a coal- merchant, said the coalowners and factors, and ship- owners, bad not kept faith with the men in regard to improving their condition. One of the greatest hardships upon them was that of paying their wages in public- hpuses, those payments only taking place three times a week instead of daily, ths consequence being, that the men had to borrow from the publicans. In reference to the rate of wages, it did not average more than lis. 4d. a week, and many of the men had to work 24 and even 48 hours at a stretch. He concluded by moving That this meeting sees with sorrow the deplorable condition of the coalwhippers., caused by the withdrawal of the late Coalwhippers Act of Parliament, which secured to them the fruits of their labour for a period of 13 years; that in consequence of a number of gentlemen pledging tbem- selves to the Board of Trade to establish an office at which all coalwhippers would be employed except those who would disqualify themselves by bad conduct, and that, none should be employed through or paid in any public- hsuse, Mr. Gladstone and other friends of the coalwhippers consented to the discharge of the bill then before parlia- ment, on the understanding that if the pledge were broken in letter or in spirit, the government and those represent- ing the coal trade in the floufe of Commons would offer no opposition to a legislative enactment on behalf of the men that the coalwhippers most humbly beg to sub- mit that the pledge given to the Board of Trade by the representatives of the whole coal trade is broken in letter and in spirit, inasmuch as that one-half of thecoalwbipping is done through publicans and others, independent of those gontlemen who promised to protect the coalwhippers' appeal to the public to assist them in obtaining a measure of justice at the bands of the legislature in the next session of parliament." Several other gentlemen having supported the resolution, it was carried unanimously. :l'c, č-
HEARTLESS HOAX IN pyV YORK
HEARTLESS HOAX IN pyV YORK We extract the following from the New York Tribune of the 19th uIt: They tell us that there is a skeleton at every feast. Whether it be so or not, the grim, unbidden visitor was not absent yesterday. While comfortable affluence rolled by in his carriage to his princely feast, gaunt poverty sat hungry, shivering, and desolate on the curb-stone. In the course of our morning walk, we reached Uoion- square, where a scene presented itself at once startling and shocking in the extreme. Hundreds of poor women and children, basket in hand, were sitting on the stone coping around the park and along the curbstones, or standing over against the statue of Washington. When we entered the square, there were in and around it nearly 3,000 poor, poverty-pinched, thinly-clad creatures, almost every one of them bearing a basket. Such a sight on such a day was a sad commentary on our boasted prosperity. We learned that these people had been led thither by the following notice which appeared in the New York Sun oil Tnesday last:- DONATIONS TO THE POOE.—We have received the following communication, which, we cheerfully make public: — New York, Nov. 15, 1858. To the Editor of the New Yorh Sun. Danr Sir,—Wp desire to inform you of the arrange- ments decided upon by us for the distribution of bread and meat to the poor of this city on Thapjsggiving Day (Thursday next), that by publication in your journal our undertaking may become more generally known. Tha undersigned geptjepien, wbo have each contri- buted their share to the'general fund, will distribute that day 6,000 pounds of bread and 1,200 pounds of beef, contributed by different butchers and bakers of this city. "The distribution will take place at Union-square from ten to eleven a.m. The wagom with the bread and meat will be sta- tioned near the statue of Washington.—Youra truly, Andrew Simson, 386, Bowery; John Hacker, 63, Rutger's street; and others, bakers. George H. Chase, Washington Market; William H. Dean, Washington Market; Joseph Flynn, and others, butchers." Before nine a.m., the poor folk began to assemble in the square, and at ten o'clock we were informed that there could not have been less sban 4,000 persons present. When we arrived many hungry and heart- sick people had gone away. AmQug those that we saw were many men, evidently mechanics cut of employ- ment, whom winter bad found wholly unprepared, in clothes or purse. The women, and they were by far the most numerous, wore on their careful, sad faces, 1 untold tales of suffering and privation; and the little children, whose cotton rags scarce served to cover their nakedness, were terrible to look upon-they seemed to lose their youthfulness, and shrivel up into little old men and women before the sharp November frost. So far as we could learn from conversing with these people, they had come from far and near—some of them several miles—and many had not eaten during the day. One poor American woman, who sat on a beach in the park, with two sweet little children nestling under her scanty shawl, told us she had walked from near Grand-street Ferry. and that she and her little ones bad not tasted food since the dav before. She was a widow, decently but scantily dressed, and told us with tears in her eyes that she found it a hard task to keep the wolf from the door. One of her children was a bright fair-haired little boy of six years, the other a girl of four. We told the poor woman she need not wait any longer, the notice in the news- paper was a hoax. As she turned to go home she said Pity the man that, could do so heartless a thing." There were many such groups in the assemblage.
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r THE HYPOOBISY OF DAILY LIFE.—Mr. Byovra called in at a neighbour's and was urged to take supper, g which he did, the old lady all the while saying" I am afraid, Mr. Brown, you will not make a supper; you have eaten nothing—do eat some more." After he bad an stepped out he heard* the old lady say to her husbaad:— stepped out he heard* the old lady ?ay to her husbaad:— Whfe I do declare, I eho^ld tbipfs My. Ms sot eateffAnything for a Month."
HORTICULTURE.
HORTICULTURE. (From Bell's Weekly Messenger.) About the beginning of the week the temperature aga,fl fell, and an the neighbourhood of the metropolis we have beep visited by a .succession of dense cold fogs. This kind pfweather,is as frying .to plaats, feow a moregenu' climate, as it is icjurious and depressing to the human .constitution. The best matfp of treatment is to employ 8 gentle artificial be#, su-fficleat to dry the atmosphere, and raisfi the temper&fcure to forty-five or fifty degrees, taking advantage of a&y favourable opportnnity of affording ventilation. Out-of-door planting operations may be carried on with vigour. No great amount of rain has fallen, and the ground is still very dry under %'y the surface. Still matters are more favourable for taking | up and replanting trees and shrubs, than before the raine, and no available day should ba lost. Pruning operations will of course be continued yrhaneyer other demands upon time and attention wiil admit of it. THE GREENHOUSE.—During this dull season there is but little positive work required in this department; but yet time and labour will be w ll bfstowed in handling ttha plants from time to time, turning them about, slightly Stirring the surface of the soil, and picking off decaying leaves, &c. A great difference at the end of the wintet will be feen in tho appearance of plants thus from time to time, and in that of those which, because they did not appear to be exactly in want of any parti- cular process, have been left to themselves. THE :FLOWER-GARDEN.- This is the kind of weather to favour the ravages of damp among the verbenas ana other plants stored in frames and pits, for the supply of this department next summer. Give ventilation on every possible occasion, and look over them frequently, to re- move all decaying leaves and stems. *• THE KITCHEN-GAEDEN.—The young standing crops of cabbage, lettuce, broccoli, &c. &c., will be benefited by having the hoe moved amorgst them, stirring up the sur- face, destroying weeds, and drawing a portion of mould round the base of each plant.
FRQM THE LONDON GAZETTE.,;
FRQM THE LONDON GAZETTE. BANKRUPTS.—FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10. G. E.|AKNSBT Earls Barton, Northamptonshire,boot|and shoa manufacturer. H. WILLIAMS, High-street, Southwark, lafeman. W. KOGKKS, George-street, Fulham-road, publican. G. L. SCHEMBRI, Leadenhail-street-, City, msA Malta, merchant. G. W. THOMAS, LayeniTtr-deck, Eotberhithe, and Poplar shipwright, J. H. NOBBIS, Birmincham, paper dealer. J. WILSON-, Nether Stilton, Yorkshire, corn merchant. H. BEVAN, Bristol, licensed victualler. j. WILLIAMSON, Stockport, Cheshire, farmer. JIETBOPOLITAN BAIR CMIPANY (Limited). BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. I M.BATES, HnddersfleLd, manufacturer. BANKRUPTS.—TCESDAT, DECEMBER 15. i T. WILLIAMS, Jermyn-street, St. James's, dealer in wines. D. MESNARD, Pa.rh.street Grosveuor-square, cutler. < J. and W. BABKEB, Albany-road, Ol,d Keut-road, Guilders. J. TEBEPTT, jun., Yeadinp, Haves, Middlesex, cattle dealer. H, R. PAnTON, Trafalgar-road. EaFtGreenwlch. grocer. E. R. STANLEY, Kirby-street, Hatton-garden, jeweller. E. PiEKisa, Saliley, ileeir Birmingham, artificial flower maker. J. il. NojtRis, Birmingham, paper dealer. J. G. TH6isToy, Richniond, Yorkshire, watchmaker. k PATENT CABPET COMPANY (Limited). I BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED J. S. OUSTFN, Kiiigstoii-tspQU-Iial!, viae and spirit ouercli&Bt.
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"wDON, MONDAY, DEC, 13._ There will be large public sales of Colonial Produce tin < week, and the Home Trrfde and Export demand keeping 011 the decrease, rates have a lowering tendency for several articles. Russian Produce is much in request, and prices are 84, valieing. There is more doing in articles used in 1:hnu4çtudJ¡lg PurposfI", and not many selleis at previous prices. For Metal* the market has a firm appearance. Demand for Pro.vi Jons is on the increase, but the market for Bread-stuffs is Still inactive
MONEY MARKET.
MONEY MARKET. CITY, WKDSGSDAY, DEC J5. The funds to-day are stead; at yesterday's closing quotations with little business. The government broke" bas taken another gov(_ parcel of Reduced Three per Cent, stock. The continued de- mand for, and s'eady rise iB, Britis't railway shares, aij.4 in tM Stock of the Fast Indian Railway Company, form the principal featiirb of interest in the Stock Exchange to-dalT. The settle* menf in share? and foreign stocks is this day completed. Consols are quoted 97j to ex div for the 11th of January". Three per Cents. Reduced have been dealt in at 976 to I; the New Three per Cents, at 971 to J the Indian Four per Cent- Debentures, of the fiN issue, at 991; India Bonds, at 13s to 158 prep.; Exchequer Bills, March, at 34s to 38s em June, at 34s prem.; and Exchequer Bonds fallip pttyabfe in May next, at 100J. p
I.JPINPPN CORN EXCHANOK. ^…
I.JPINPPN CORN EXCHANOK. MARK-T.ANE, PEtf. JJ!- [ Eng-ii-li WHEAT dull of sale, there is a fair snpply, and in SOMO i, casei rather lower price? are taken the currency ranged^ 1 white at 38s to 48; and red at 36s to 4is por quarter, a1 clear* ance not being made. Of Foreign a fair quantity on offer, and only limited transactions at 42s to 5Qs; and Russian 37.\1 to 448, Few buyers of floating cargoes. The FLOUR trade ruled quiet: town made at 39s to 40s pçr sack; ditto, household 34s to 47s; country-made 28g to 3^s French 32s to 35s; and American 21s to 253 per barrel. JIJAIZE a sloyr sale at 31s to 33s per qr. BAKLEY continue^ to sell readily, and rates to range steady for prime, but common lower English pjaltir.g brings from 3$ to 42s; grinding and distilling 25s to 3ls; aqf |*ojeign 239 t? 37s, •' MALT in fair request, and 6Gs to 70s the value of pale. OATS in abundant supply, and prices are rather iower, but a good business was transacted: English and Irish at 213 to 26s; Scotch 23s to 29.3: and Foreign 21s to 27s. RYE a more ready sale at 32s to 34s. BEANS were sold to a fair extent: Small EPgHsh bring? to 41S; midd. size 37s to '38s; large 32s to 3Bs and Eg'yptlpfl 33s to 86s. a In PEAS several transactions: white brings 36s to 41s; and gray 36s to 40s per quarter. ABKIVALS.—Wheat, English, 0,690 qrs.; Scotch, 80 flJIH Foreigv, 21,360 qrs. Barley, English, 6,249 qrs.; {jeotcfc, qrs. Irish, 410 qrs.; Fdrefen, 18,831 qrs. iftalt, Enijll^i!, 1^$Q? qrs.; Scotch, 35 qrs. Oats, English, 695 qrs.; Scotch, qrs.; Irish, 6,910 qrs; Foreign, 48,517 «rs. English Flour 19,119 sacks; Foreign, 1,636 sacks, 611 barrels. jW^EJS-LANE, WEDNESDAY, DEC. IS. The weather since last Monday, in the south of England ha") been seasonable, cloudy and fog&'y, but not wet, dapjp cold not frosty. The linslialv corn Markets held yester'day are im- ported with a rather firmer tone, prices pf most kinds ot grain on the whole unaltered. In Mark-lane, jo day, the at- tendance of the trade was very small, and little ttusiness aoipft* The supply of English grain, and the arrivals of foreign gra'S into London since last Monday were small. Prices of gt1^15 about the same aslast Monday. Granary room in London cos* tinues scarce. WHEAT.—English sold at last Monday's currency i white 438 to 48s red 3.8s to 44s per qr Forpiffti held at ajiout last #t)U' day's'rateS; l»iplztc and Konigsberff 43s to 55s per 494lt>* Hostock 42s to"60s( other Baltic sorts 88s to 43s per dr. I FLOTJ» was not inuch inquired after, but held firmly, at about Y last Monday's rates. The supply pf country-ma.de flout haa baa* curtailed for EQine time past by the deficiency in mill w#tel" poorer. Town 30s to 40s; Norfolk 27k to 28s per 2801b?; French Sits to 33s pe- 2801bs; Aimer., U.8' 22s to per BARLEY.—Quiet trade at last Monday's rates. Danube all, Black Sea grain abound in the market, and as store-to0111 IS scarce, importers are generally disposed to sell. Eeglish 280 to 4?s per quarter; Baltic 20a to ?3s; pther sorts, 2Qs to 25s pe* quarter. OATS—Slow sale, at last Monday's prices. Britielj, Ms to perqr.; Jtussian, 19i to 22s per qr.; ottiei1 Baltte fi'orts, ^us't? 28s per qr. BKAHS.—Quiet trade, at Monday's quotations. English tielco 86s to 40s; Harrow, 42s to 44s per qr. Foreign, 80s to'49» per qr. AKRIVALS.—Whpat, English and Scotch, ?,3§p qps; Eorejgo> 460 qrs.' Barley, English and Scotch, l,tf8t) qrsi; Foreign? 7,630 qrs. Oatsv Foreign, '3,310 qrs. Malt, Euglisli and Scbtc?» 2,]2p qrs. Flour, Engiishs 1,150 sacks; Foreign, 230 sac P.
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METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, DiSC, !?• a CATTLTT.—Beasts, 6,420 Sheep and Lanjibs, 2,),2Q0; CajYfJf 118; Pigs, 856.—6eef, 3s lfld to" 5s 4d; Muttons Kd to 5s 4ui Pork, 3s t,) 3s 8d, 4s to 5F. LIVERPOOL CQKN MARKET, TUESDAY, Djsa, 14- The grain market keeps quiet- Wlie^t in moderate denja11?' and prices are unaltered. Indian Corn in fair retail denl«w and prices are 6'd in advance of last Friday's. Flour a Blo5» sale. Oats and oatmeal unaltered. SMITHFIELD HAY MAKKEJ, TUfSDAY, DEC. 14. Trade withofit alteration.' FVima ffie&do'w hay 743 to W' superior ditto, 80s to 88s; inferior ditto, 60s to 70s; roNvO, 60s to 70s; clover, old, Sos to 100a; second cut, 7fis to 90s'< straw, 25s to 303.
LONDON PRODUCE MARKETS.^
LONDON PRODUCE MARKETS. MINCING-LANE, MONDAY, DEC. 13. SUGAR.—'There will be a u-, o plentiful supp'y this week, only esiaU parcels were fold to-day at about previous rates Savannah of brown quality at 37s to 40s; yellow 40s §d to 4u|> floretts 47i to jsOs; Manilla clayed 38s to 40s; and ipclayed f# REFINED SUGAKin good demand, and supply still moderate ■ grocery lumps bring 53s to 55s, and tittlers 53s to 67s. For COFFEE a quiet market and more disposition to seI, large quantities of plantation Ceylon being apnpunced p public sale. Clean native can be bought at 48s td 52s. 1 There is a ifrm market for TEA. and a fair business doIng. sound common Oongou brings 10ld to lid. 4 There are ready purchasers of KICK, and a lesa quantity 0J\ offer: white Bengal jis to quality realises 7s 6d to 1231 Madras 6a 9d to 8s 6d. Of DRIFP FBUIT there is still an abundant supply, and pr'c?I on tbe decline's New Ctirrants can be bought at 46s to 56s; Valencia Raisins at 25s to 4os. » In PROVISIONS a large business rates for Irish Butter rule ,t 70s to U>8s; Dufch 74s tp l'^6s; Irjsh Papon 4.2s to 60s; I#jrd P*9 to '68s:' Hams »>4s tp 84s; and Dutch Cfi'ee e42s to 54s. WOOL brings full rates atid a good Remand exists ior English}: Corroif move readily dealt in; and Snrat realises 6d to 6|d. SILK much in request, and the currency for China 13S SD 1 a 22s. In JUTK a larger business at £ 14 10s to i20 fqr low to Iu TALLOW a large tJW»!9Ss8: RT-.Caudlf brings 5.0§ 9d V 51son tliespot and all the yean Demand for OILS on the increase: Linseed brings Foreign Refined Kape47s 6d to 48s; ditto br<Swi» 43s tfc'iSS fine Sperxpaeao; and. Pale Stoljsaios. -a# I OP W Of Qf 9t4«9 1* 24 to Is od; Butts Is Sd to 2s 8d.