... SHIPPING INTBLLIGFNCB. 50moar OxeuspendeaW, the Shipping l(iazette,' sand ' L~yd's List. CASUALTIES. 'a sunken vessel has been discovered near Burbo Flats.- Liverpool, Dee, 31. Anne, Falconer, from Welgast for Leith, has been brought in here to-day, very leaky, eind with other damage.- Bridlington, Dee. 29. Gipsey, ot London, from P. E. Ialand, was totally wrecked near Halifex, Dee. 12. ...

... 8;IJPPING 1VT iBLLIGEiYCE. QUARANTINE NOTICE. LuolORN, Dsc. 22.-During tiS Peek the Board of Health has done away with the quarantine latterly inmposed on ve5sels arriving from Great Britain; and it hasalso placed Iifree pratique, arrivals fion thoports of France, the Roman states, &e. FowEV, DEc. 2S.-A brig, supposed to be laden, ?? sails, ralitc on sore here to-day d uring a severe gale att ...

... THE BRITISH CORN TRADE DURING THE PAST WEEK, (From the Mark Laine Epreeg.) tr Ic tek ng a re trospect of tbe grain trade durlng the I- past twelve mrnhs, there Lre few poin's to look haik to Of With sausfac ion. The value of mosit kind, of crn hed al. ready undergnne a great depressiou at the close of 1848, in ic anticipation of the removal of the duties in Febmazy 1849; of and in January last ...

... Yesterday the bale-yearly general oourt of thig. eompany was held at St. Helen's-plaoe, Mr. C. FaAg the governor, in the chair. The first business transacted wras the election of Capt. C. Bosnquet, li the room of Mr, Frallarton, deceased, and of Mr. Alderman Carden, in the room of Mr. Godden, who had resigned. The CHAIRMA7 sadd the remainder of the business for which the meeting had been ...

... COMMEBIIAL AND MARKETS. PRODUCE IMARKETS. MINCING-LANE, Dwc. 31. The last day of the year is not only considered a holiday, but understood to be a day on which dealers are reluctant to augment their stock, yet business bas been done by speculators. CooF'ra-A failr amount of business haa been dores in good ordinary native Ceylon at 54s. 6d. to 55s., and 56s. Ud. has been paid in one or two ...

... MONEY MARKBT. h MONDAy EVxNirxo. a The English stock market was much more buoyant to-day. Various speculative buyings took place e which gave an impulse to the market, and priesa ad- ,e vanced I, which was maintained to the close. Consols i opened at 96 to 4 ex div. for the 16th January, from 2 I- which they soon advanced to 961, and were last R. marked 96t, without evincing the least ...

... THE IAMPARTIALITY OF FREE TRADE. The following letter, addressed by Mr. Cobden to a gentle- mnan in Devoushire, will be found interesting Westbourne-terrace, Dec. 3. (Dear Sir-I send you the papers you want. By re- ferring to the imports, you will see that I have marked certain articles which are admitted free, Now there is nothing upon which there is greater ignorance anongst the ...

... .JQY AARKXBT AND CITY NEAWS. MONDAY. THE PAST YEAR.-Before entering upon the busi- ness of the new year, it may not be unprofitable to take a short retrospect of that which is past, and to recall to our remembrance some of the remarkable occurrences of the last twelve months. Fortu- nately on this occasion there are no great commer- cial convulsions to chronicle, like those which took place in ...

... I- In taking a retrospect of the Grain trade during the past twelve months, there are few points to look back to with satisfaction. The value of most kinds of Corn had already undergone a great depression at tire close of 1848, in antici- ation of the removal of the duties in February, 1849; and mn January last any parties, usually well informed, enter- tained an opinion that tie fall in the ...

... CANADA COMPAIN Y. ID The half-yearly general court of the proprietors of this )n company was held at the company's offices, St. Hclen's-place, le yesterday afternoon ; Mr. Charles Franks, governor of the re company, in the chair. ly The advertisement convening the meeting having been of read, an The CHAIRMAN said, the first business was the election of all two new directors. There were two ...

... D (From the Tfines) ?? the various ?? dev sed for our t blockade of 2,000 miles of the African coast, the most pla- Bible, and we may perhaps add the moat promising, is that of a a legitimate trade to be establish ed in the place of the traffic proseribed. For ourselves we cannot express any belief r that the coast of Africa is really the quarter in which opera. d tions might be pushed with ...

... iAlL WAY SHABE$. . ,MONDAY, DEMBUK 31. 8 Those lines only are quoted in which busineiw les been done this day, or for which closing prices can be 'given. Railways. PAd. Aberdeen ?? 60 Do. ?? 8 6 8 Berks and Hanus Ex. (G. West. perp. 8 p. Ceot.) 6 Birmincgham aln Oxford Juiletion,cellsdulypaid, or with ?? 20 Do., withoutaguaranltee 20 Birming., Wel.,&Dudley, calls duly paid, or with a guarantee ...