The Express. — London, England, 1866-12-04 00:00:00

Further experiments were made yesterday at Shreboryness with the Palliser shot and shelL The general results confirmed the value of those missiles, and lead to the inference that it will be by shell and not by shot that the thickest armour plates will hereafter be SHARE lONS. 102 103 7 r ise 72 60 55 101 e loge 101 e 102 C 106 106 19 19} 85 87 67 59 50 54 50 62 39 42 2i 26 lui 107 - -Dm 1 pm 1 pm 100 102 90 70 j 12 12 91 93 82 86 102 103 I 92 94 80 90 et 62 100 102 1M 84 82 66 99 101 99} 11 97 0 1 411 99 100 ;IC BANJUL — I Pd I al • , ._.. _ e.„---------'......-----.---.-... • of pert dropped, also a saw and chopper with LA lONS, lo t o f perk on them. rloorndevidenes was then given of the pig in question s o - been transmitted from Long Stanton to a butcher ;ailLee, at Newgate-market, and, of course, to . ar rivaL. The lity of taking rub, and k e non mush heavier pro faci perty from the trucks of lug- s Btrlalaa. Pee bial tn i ttr l argo being shunted or shifted at the pm- . and 1149 .. 05 er points was very apparent. The inquiry , did not anterin tib r o a i k r _ l7: - .;„g t o say other article mentioned ail having been • his r .. ... --- „„, Kr. Deli expressing his sense of the inutility thot wou ld 'timid 0 Bring any remark in defence for the s, prisoner was fully committed for trial at the Old • e credit upon k o . , wr, Straight observing that the compane were f min the be elbes fo ny c onvinced that many of their servants had been acting F N sold-About 1 --Ab oot fa oom ortty with offenders now awaiting their trial there th el ovem b er ,: kr similar robberies. F mother WANDSWORTH. are WY, sritli COMMITTAL OF A RAILWAY POLICEMAN. e l l ' at aother ib ist 9 44., Wnhas Kelley, a constable in the employ of the South • . ..„, os . Wtern Railway Company, stationed at the Nine - elms b e 1 No. 30 , t o es it au 'Awed in the dock charged with pilfering. celeton key, b us ; "li Sppeared from the evidence that on the prisoner's OP the female emend west teat being examined, the lining on each aide was I •em until 8 o'cl oc, L o ad cat, and contained various miscellaneous articles along watch had been taken from the goods lying in the ware- • ething tut d ltar tt m o ps. The articleaconsistedof oysters, mussels, potatoes, s ad carrots. Tubbs, the officer who made the discovery, °sive& er tr amo _ te V > ensued, esd Weed him where he got them, when he replied," That's it, V's Ruins, whi ti t ' bur and immediately struck him. A light ensued, when • BarnsbtuTwe a d, Table succeeded in getting the prisoner down and holding ' 'since might hir e Wei until another constable cams to his assistance. The . constable) obtel oo l . w par• was also found in possession of a meat vrrapper, P e ` =coded in getti ng T r - Itieh he had concealed under his coat. In his pocket ; b• •u. The ether ~,,,,_ • were found a gimlet, a piece of tubing , a nd a small instru- m d since . Ay tet - t r' e ' gent, which, it was stated, could be used for removing ro , 'trued to Ram s " , ' we b ' oduoed t n moth. • I , lopector Spice, belonging to the company's police, said r, , Barusbury= she tubing was used for sucking " beer from casks. It "' fter a short . s melt very strongly of beer when it was taken from the IA and a piece o f silk F itoller. The o ffi cer also stated that the prisoner had kg Ards found o , t a le done of very . valuable property. B 'dent the house iad Kr. Ingham inquired how long he had been in the eons- of bulltian, 'whoeve r pny's service ! Inspector Snipe said about six months. He was found vitneeses with otooe bunk at the Nation a short time ago, but in consequence se • deuce. o f his family it was overlooked. a •up from the court, The prisoner had nothing to say excepting that the o occasion to ref er t o t a king was used for smoking. V Aiseworthy and ere . Wr. Ingham looked at the tube and said he was afraid lt told a tale. He committed the prisoner to the Wands- 11 Wands- worth House of Correction for two months with hard n officer, proved th e kbour• • skeleton-key thi e f; Tar CASCO! STEALING • CASH BOX. 1 %viatica for felony, Emily Button was re-examined on a charge of stealing a . l ourt (Mr. Hodgkin. c ash box containing a 101. Bank of England note and other ' Gus conviction for w ordy belonging to her mistress, Mrs. Corbould, of e Omar Sessions and N o rth - read , Clapham-emir. at for stealing from Police-constable Kompater said he had not been able to , t company with two bees the note. ruck, wr. Ingham said as he was satisfied that the robbery 1 , following the presented itself was committed by an inmate of the house he should re- ' •is and curled away mend the prisoner again for further inquiry. i d also been coo. it as i a rogue area WEATHER REPORT.-( Tais DAY.) onths' imprisonment. --e--- dtted of a robbery of TCESDAY, DEMMER 4, 8 A.Y. canal, an d bee use it -----____ ,T. Irsiresela aut. 3. 'L w Me ~.---A---•-% 16. Lll to combine the prase- le F. i D ft. ,on of the prisoner be ---o------. ..- I -- -- --- • t asntence but when Sans .• ——WM 4 ° S . W. 2 8 W.S.W. co °a l 2 ! Aberdeen 25.213;41' 8.8. W. 2 2 S.W. 0 0.13 2 as the prisoner, who f, it was his duty to laith h.!) 3O 445. 8.11. 1 5 W.B.W. r 0.67 1 Ar6folllo ;29.27 44t S.S.W. , S 6 W.S.W. or 0.25 S :he court upon him Gremeadis 211 54 44 W.S.W. i 1 5 W. ro 028 1 le for seven years. OWe yout 2. 2 48 55 B.W. 3 6 S.W. or . 0.80 2 OIJRTS. iiltessnee N. 116 65 W.S.W. , 7, 8 W.S.W. nu. 0.31 5 Brest .. 30 .04 64 S.W. 6I 4 S.W. fr 004 6 • ) latent 30.04 66 S.W. al6 B.W. o , 0.04 4 ledsetort 30.2045 8 . s 2 8.5. ct -1 2 ilywoetb 29.87 64 W.S.W. 7 il W.S.W. r , 0.90.5 • Weymouth 2,a,65µ B.W. 7 8 W.S.W. om 0.08 6 .411105. brewsoant 19.85 54 S.W. 8 6 S.W. r 'O.OB 7 . named Dennis MMor, leaden _.•- Ell 5 56 S.W. 8I 9 B .W. or .0.25' - with stealing a watch miriade 29 essrbareugh 2642 51 S.W. I' 5 S.W. or 0.16 a of place, named Jo. Ragas 21142 48 S.E. 2 2 N.W. or 0.5.1 2 R 1 le street at Charing. --- at the procession as it - REMARKS. o, when the primmer - A south - westerly gale blew on the southern and western coasts pocket. Prosecutor bet WA, end the winds continue very strong from the mane , him, but he got sway. swim. Temperatures are very high, and barometric pressure fs - sgaMdeereasing rapidly in the west! A continuance of stormy • session, with tickets in weather is probable. Cautionary telegrams were sent to the .1, but he managed to emu yesterday morning. 'Tare a little delayed is ______ ___ - irowd. As soon sa as one of the wit- Further experiments were made yesterday at I had nearly reached Shoeburyneas with the Palliser shot and shelL The rket before he was geneeal results confirmed the value of those missiles, and to took the watch from .le ken to IT . lead to the inference that it will be by shell and not by to this c was ta ourt. While shot that the thickest armour plates will hereafter be •de another attempt to penetrated. cern of the court, one of The 21st of December has been fixed for the from which he is of- • election of the Lord Rector of Aberdeen University, in succession to Earl Russell, the present Lord Rector. Twc ace, was committed for candidates have been put forward by different sections of the students, Mr. Grant Duff, M.P.. and Mr. Georg( . I.L. Grote, the historian, and both gvutlemen have expresset 'EALING OVER NM their willingness to accept the office if elected. is c harged on remand, ALARMING RAILWAY ACCIDENT. -A maws] i rem his employer, Mr. collision of a serious nature occurred at Hudde rsfield or smith, the sum of 1011. Saturday night. Two " coaches " belonging to the Lou Lon on badness at 288, Pen- don and North Western Railway Company, and which as his porter. On the had formed p ortion of the train due at Huddersfiel ier was sent to the Lou. from Leeds at 8.48, were being shunted on to a siding i branch, with the above Viaduct-street, but before they had time to clear th oust. Instead of doing " cros sing" the 9•50 p.m. train to Halifax was di i nd nothing further was apatched from the Huddersfield station and ran foul c it, when Police-seigeant them. The two carriages were driven again! he was detained at the parapet of the viaducts, and consider abl acre, and took him into damage was done. One of the carriages beaux charge the prisoner said a total wreck, the fragments being strewed abut I done ; that he bad the line for a short distance, and temporarily impel Amy, and had since ing the traffic. The other carriage was greatly sha get bread ;he further tared, and rendered unfit for use. Eight yards in len& ✓ bills fora travelling ci the huge coping stones, and portions of the parap f the robbery, together wall were precipitated into Viaduct-street ; but althoui ive himself up; and now the accident happened at a busy part of the night, fort oomfortable than he had 'lately no person was passing that part of the street at tl time. The axle-box of the tender, and three or four a • ..iry. uestion to ask or any de- were of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company's trai were damaged, but none of the passengers are reported .e employ of the London be either shaken or hurt in any way. Mr. Thompac to sum of 1)11. 12s. had station toaster, visited the scene immediately, and alai •is account between the body of railway emplopta were set to work to clear t debris and put the " road "in order. The up-way a soner to the Middlent blocked about an hour, anti while this line was bei cleared the down-road between Hillhouse and Iludde field hail to be used. Several trains were necessarily • -STREET. lied for a considerable length of time. The stonewi ING. which had fallen into the street was removed by men su ng fellow, was charged the employ of the Huddersfield Improvement Como Ling to steal the watch of stoners. engineer, of Warwick. A MONTH'S EXPERIENCE.-11l a former pal y we expressed the opinion that any government, whet adill yeeterdaY , when with' composed of whip or tories, would, in the existing at a quarrel of public feeling, act unwisely if it met parliament with ,shed against him, hie cut-and-dry reform bill. To a certain extent we are cause a disturbance the same opinion still. It must, however, be allowed I , b e the more m il l within the last month matters have a good deal char A a way, but had onl Y their aspect. The feelings of the multitude are es .ght occurred b etwee n two worked upon by such eloquence its has of late been id eat his trousers pocket , dressed to them ,• and though the better informed an -itch, having tran•P o • ll ' them may see that much of what was said is false, at • :ket, turned and saw the great deal more the merest clap-trap, still a residue at immediately seised the of power enough to stir them into that state of do gg ed ound them and tried to termination which leads to violence. Now notay de .e prisoner, but without either to submit to violence or to shed blood in repreo A he had in his t rou•me It; and if it be quite certain that violence is intender " See if you have not ble (Siam , 189 eh '26ll'W arrangements are made for mobbing members as the down to the house, or trying to overawe parliament to; ca ner into custody wheel" demonstration of numbers-then it may be a que , him. with Lord Derby and Mr. Disraeli whether they will is a butcher living i n s i • down such demonstrations at once with the strong i b the prosecutor. _ or avoid the painful necessity of doing so by inakin o prisoner for two masts+ toren ono of the first questions to which they shall the attention of the legislature. Let us not be misu TREET. stood. With parliamentary . reform. Lord Derby, i LUGGAGE TRAINS. the remains in o ffi ce, or the minister who shall succeed be he who he may, must deal, and deal decisively, 1 rs in the service o."'' the present parliament arrive at its fourth session. I ,y, and at the time in get, n" at the Brick-lane goo. not, however, follow as a necessary consequence from ed with being in Poese e " °° _,_ that the reform question must be taken up in any tit satisfactonly acc ess and dealt with immediately. For our own part, w • .y believed to be stolen. satisfied that the country would gain immensely by t appeared. for the remelt' because legislation, or the attempt at legislation, mu , for the prisoner. „ forwanl next spring, if it go forward at all, under c of Mr. Joseph Rumen went, which is not favourable to calm discussion- Great Eastern line , e•s_ is indeed quite incompatible with it. Still circums him the prisoner had . eree may constrain Lord Derby and his colleagues to tali lead at once in a measure of reform.- Blaciortnxt a . Tying a basket. On be Sum tine for December. • 3 instantly droppe d vere found there. , to RAPID INCREASE IN THE POPULATION 01 1 ult.) be was taken v t,,. rNITEI) STATE& -Returns lately sent in to the Censu in inspector of policies of at Washington give us an interesting glimpse is .011, in the occupation °' j Wowing prosperity of the country. It would sees e asked " Who told r e ', . these returns that, notwithstanding the terrible i pork was mentioned of the late war, the population of the United Ste . a nd I should halt, be ', S , o . been and is increasing at the rate of a million a yea • one to this I ww,..,:i . western and north-western states are mainly abeorbi i not steal the rucets_n t . • added population ; but after the South has acoep t was wrong when 1 •""_,.A constitutional amendment and re-entered Congress i a my wife and family , _7,1 tide of emigration will set in southward. Colo aye conic to this, 1 ':rZ,, Scandinavians are already leading the way.- Ne ,elf." At his house , o„ . paper. id-road , a search was In e j; THE TELEGRAPH TO AUSTRALIA.-WO al I numerous articles _,Et within twenty days' communication with London, rs, foreign fruit, Twe e is apparent on the face of things that before man as cover meat sent._ seed elapse we shall reckon the time, not by days tine description to " fo r ' hours. Cape York will soon be connected with i of the co mpanis i se v er . tern of telegraph which now joins Brisbane to , , pie bottle of rum , en" bet Melbourne, and Adelaide ,• and it would be as , s , all sunk in th e yard __ A deny the communication which does exist as to da som e of which prisouer er t - a ere long a t e l egra phic cable will unite the norther • you all Poe time .st of Australia with the wires which already stretch of that To Supero7 • amen Batavia and Singapore, and which will to hie poisesidon of tow place the latter port in direct communication wi d say here ; this is Pon e ;and.-MeThounte Argus. to est SOUTHAMPTON, Dre. 3.-The passengers rat of police, der ed sk the . Seine, who were transferred yeeterday, to the • net's locker, can ernwsn - ,,,..k Parana, have received pratique, and arrived in I 1,0 finding boo O e° 2. o en ka r lik - •• . to-night on board of a steam Leader. r to that found in w i II 0 - 1 - 82 65 1 6 2 10 S - 15 10 (MI - 0} 11411 1 - 7 9 Pm! 2 3 pail - 2il 63 as al 40 . 41. 12} 13} 20 I 10 7 3+ 1 db, Mil Itii 20 ! 93 9!5 15 16 THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 4, 1866. LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE (Br =maw macuunt.) READING MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) WHITLEY STAKES. Whitehall Pineapple Kennington 4 ran. PLATE OF 50 SOWS. Three miles. Flyfisher is here. STEEPLECHASE OF 5 SON'S. Three miles. Fairplay by Papagen, Lisette, Lincoln, and Orontes are here. iF i LLING STEEPLECHASE OF 3 BOYS. Two miles. White Stocking, Redwing, Elise, and Rapture (all to mold for 3014. All are here. IPEN HUNTERS' STAKES. Two and a half miles. Brunette, Make, and FairplayHate Chirp). All are here. THE REFORM DEMONSTRATION. De nisit Cam. Op. 88,1871 De. Gov.B p. e., 187748. Do. Bperct,Feb.da.ig. Do. Bpuet.Mar. Do. 6parolJaa.da Do. bpprerat. Ins. CsKotei Hopaper.lB73 d 0.1890-1900 Do. do. 188040 Do. do. 188041 D0.194.Ap.t00t11100 Crilon,liov. 188 8, Bet IDa 1878. do .. :ooe Do. 1871 d 0.., 1 Mauritius. yet 0t.,1878 1,000 Do. 1878 1 Do. 1882 1 Do. 18116 k Natal. Gov. 6 per mut .. 1 New Brana.GovAlperet. 1800 New South Wales Gov.. 6 p. c0nt.,1871 to 1876 1, Do. 6 p. e. 18138 to 1806 1,000 D0.5p.c.r,1867 to 1876 Do. do. Scrip .. 92 N 90 92 90 99 17 78 76 77 106 106 100 106 109 104 106 106 88 90 100 109 104 106 106 107 104 106 106 107 146 105 106 107 96 100 94 96 Do. sper cent , :0 1 Do. 6 per cent lea ,000 Nova Scotia 6 p. c., 1876 ,500 Queensland Gov. 6 p. et. ... N 11: 7 :u57G0v. a 6 6 p Pir .c., 36 7-77 th .41, Do. 1878 and upwda. 500, . . Yle.Cloy.6p. c. Jan. July 7,000, . Do. 6p. et AptildOe MI - FOREIGN Alan:Mos Limited) Anglo-Bras.Gold(Lim ) Auatrallan .co. (Lim ) Cape Copper (Limited) Caul& Silver , Limited)) 'ChentalesGAS.Elin ,L ,Cebre Copper Copiapo (Limited) Don Pedro, N. Del Rey 'Rut Del Rey (Limited .Fortuna (Limited) Frontino&BoliviaGoia General Kaptinda (Limited) Linares ,Limited) 'Lusitanian (Limited) 90 . go ti 7,1 _6 Pm' Oil 100 84 84 08 100 VS 08 01 04 106 1.06 103} 104 i 109 104 94 1 - 4 104 3 V 1 ilii 11p. ► 7 Sgt Hs. 11 2 pm' lia‘ 4 di. Par si 24415. 2 Se line 20 n I 1a 21 Ns ' "ii' 24 1014 an ltdariquita Panulclllo Copper (L 1 IPontirihaudSllverLud 'Port Phillip Santaßarb.Goldki.( l ) Soottish Austral (Lim ) St. John del Hey (Lim ) IVal Antrgoria Gold ivaihm,...raGold Lim.) !Vancouver Coal Lim.) iVal Swam (Limited) Washoe Gold ',Limited), Worthing Limited; 'Yorke Peninsula.lim.) Yudaumuutaua 3 , idia sii 7 1 11 di s, 15 i 61 61 Par t is 1 6 11 12 } all all I all t 1 11 !IS DAY.) PUBLIC BREAKFAST.—(THIS DAY.) This morning about 120 reform delegates, princi pally from the provinces, were entertained at a public breakfast at St. James's Hall by the organisation com- L mittee of the Trades' and Friendly Societies' Reform De- St monstration. Mr. OsonGE Parris pre sided. The dole- To gates present included Alderman M'Swiney, late Lord Ha„ Mayor of Dublin and Vice-President of the Irish Reform D . League ; Alderman Carter, of Leeds ; Mr. Cooper, of the so. Manchester Reform Union ; Mr. llooson, of the Northern li m t Branch of the Reform League ; and Mr. Charles Williams, e s . of LiverpooL el The CHAIRMAN, after the cloth had been removed i ob served that the object of the gathering was to give a Ho, cordial greeting of welcome to the provincial delegates who took part in the great demonstration of yestenlay. With regard to the prooeeding of the previousday, he thought Le. it was a matter for congratulation that the newipapershad g t nothing to complain of except that the numbers were not et. so large as bad been anticipated. They did not, however, want to split hairs in regard to the numbers who took part ge„ in the demonstration, because no matter whether 55,000 r s : or 155,000 persons attended, their enemies could not deny 1 0 that the gathering was significant and imposing. (Cheers.) le Alderman CARTER expressed the gratification he felt at I C I the success of the demonstration of yesterday, and said 10 that the reformers in the provinces were fully determined to unite to a man with the men of London in their efforts gi. to obtain the enfranchisement of the great mass of the Ile s. people of this country. (Cheers.) He assured the metro - Bs . politan delegates and its reformers generally that at. the men of Yorkshire were sick of oompromise— (cheers)—and that they were now determined to eg. go in the future for nothing short of registered residential al manhood suffrage and the ballot. (Renewed cheers.) s Although they had not the slightest desire to quarrel with those of less advanced opinions than theirs, they thought r o • the experience of the past few years ought to have RI convinced them that nothing less than what they wanted r s would induce the manses to join them in the reform si movement. (Hear, hear.) The demonstration of the previous day must have taught the tories to believe that I the working men of this country wanted their rights, for surely no tory, no matter what his incredulity or ob stinacy may be, could have failed to observe that men who walked knee-deep in mud were sincere in their de mand for enfranchisement. Alderman M'Swiser, who was very warmly received, next addressed the meeting. He assured them that the kindly feeling which had been manifested towards the de- 204 putation from Dublin would be reciprocated on t h e other iro' aide of the channel, and that the hand of fellowship which they had held out to his countrymen would be eagerly 1 11: grasped,. The Irish Reform League, which had 10 0 been lately formed, had deputed three of their S ze body to re tu r n the compliment, which the 4. reformers of London paid to the working men at. of Dublin on the occasion of Mr. Bright's visit to ro : that city, and he was happy to say t h e union of hearts (00 and of intentions which have been thus formed had had 100 the great effect of disarming much of the an g r y feelings To which he need not tell them ages of misrule had begotten too In the sister island. (Hear , hear.) H e assured them that To in their struggle for the enfranchisement of the working class, those whom he represented were ready to be r o with them and to assist them in wiping away ie the disgrace of those institutions which had been the "" means of alienating the people of unhappy Ireland from i t those of England. (Cheers.) The wrongs of Ireland bad been so often referred to, that he need not s p eak of them 1,701 at present, but he might call their attention to that of 100 which the people most complained, namely, class legisla tion, and a church which had been propped up by bayonets, s and held by the bayonet, against the will and convictions Rt. of the people. The speaker, after some further remarks, concluded by pledging the support of the Irish Reform 10 League to the reformers of England. 100 St. Mr. Roar. COOPER said the organisation which he re- g presented desired sympathy and 00-operation, and not et opposition and difference of opinion. He considered et yesterday's demonstration the emphatic protest of a great el people against a monstrous political wrong. A letter was read from Mr. Edmond Beaks regretting penetrated. The 21st of December has been fixed for the election of the Lord Rector of Aberdeen University, in succession to Earl Russell, the present Lord Rector. Two candidates have been put forward by different sections of the students, Mr. Grant Duff, M.P.. and Mr. George Grote, the historian, and both gentlemen have expressed their willingness to accept the office if elected. AtARMINO RAILWAY ACCIDENT. —A railway collision of a serious nature occurred at Huddersfield on Saturday night. Two " coaches " belonging to the Lon don and North Western Railway Company, and which had formed portion of the train due at Huddersfield from Leeds at 8.48, were being shunted on to a siding in Viaduct-stmt, but before they had time to clear the " crossing " the 9'50 p.m. train to Halifax was de spatched from the Huddersfield station and ran foul of them. The two carriages were driven against the parapet of the viaducts, and considerable damage was done. One of the carriages became a total wreck, the fragments being strewed about the line for a short distance, and temporarily imped ing the traffic. The other carriage was greatly shat tered, and rendered unfit for use. Eight yards in length of the huge coping atones, and portions of the parapet wall were precipitated into Viaduct-street ; but although the accident happened at a busy part of the night, fortu nately no person was passing that part of the street at the time. The axle-box of the tender, and three or four car fines of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company's train, were damaged, but none of the passengers are reported to be either shaken or hurt in any way. Mr. Thompson, station master, visited the scene immediately, and a large body of railway emp/opie were set to work to clear the dibris and put the " road "in order. The up-way was ---e---- blocked about an hour, and while this line was being I The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders was cleared the down-road between Hillhouse and Madders- held at 1 o'clock, at the London Tavern ; Mr. A. H. field had to be used. Several trains were necessarily de- I 1 Peneerorrs in the chair. layed for a considerable length of time. The stonework The following report was presented: which had fallen into the street was removed by men ;' n "In submitting the present report, the directors are the employ of the Huddersfield Improvement Commis able to congratulate the proprietors upon the satisfactory inners. position which the bank occupies after t he late most severe A MONTH'S EXPERIENCE. — In a former pape r : and protracted financial mite'. There is every meo w expressed the opinion that any government, whether i composed of whip or tones, would, in the existingstate pect that the result of the op erations of 1566, 1 • after due provision shall have been made for all doubtful of public feeling, act unwisely if it met parliament with a I eutend-dry reform bill. To a certain extent we are of iof last year. will compare not unfavou rabl y with those year. In Canada West the crops have this the same opinion still. It must, however, be allowed that year been abundant in quantity, and have been se within the last month matters have a good deal changed I cured generally in good condition . In Canada East their aspect. The feelings of the multitude are easi l y they suffered worked upon by such eloquence as has of late been ad- I considerably from a continuance of wet wea dressed to them ; and though the better informed am on g 1 I ther. But notwithstanding this dra wback the trade of lse, these important provinces, as well as of No va Scotia and New them may see that much of what was said is fat e, and a 1 Brunswick, continues in a sound and satisfactory state. great deal more the merest clap-trap, still a residue abides i Couaiderabledeprenionhaelatelyprevailedinthecolonies of of power enough to stir them into that state of dogged de- I Vancouver Island and British Columbia, and several termination which leads to violence. N ow no b o dy desires 1 failures have in consequence occurred, by some of which either to submit to violence or to shed blood in repressing this bank may be a ff ected. But after ma kin g suitable It; and if it be quite certain that violence is intended — set Provision for those contingencies, the business on the arrangements are made for mobbing members as they g o 1 Pacific Coast continues profitable. Your directors have down to the house, or trying to overawe parliament by t he now to announce that they have declared the usual half demonstration of numbers—then it may be a question I yearly dividend of 30e. per share, being at the rate of 6 per with Lord Derby and Mr. Disraeli whether they will put . cent. per annum, which will be payable, free of income down such demonstrations at once with the strong or avoid the painful necessity of doing so by or i tax, on and after the sth of January next. Two v a cancies making re - ' having occurred in the direction. b the retirement of form ono of the first questions to which they shall draw I IV. it. Chapman, Esq., and the death of Sir W. Minto T. the attention of the legislature. Let us not be misuuder- ' F aenn b ae , Bart., M.P., the same will be filled up at an stood. With parliamentaryreform. Lord Derby, if be ! extraordi n ary general meeting, to be held at the conelu remain in office, or the minister who shall succeed him, :d on of the general meeting.' be he who he may, must deal, and deal decisively , before , The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the r e p ort, the present parliament arrive at its fourth session. It does I said it was, is usual at that period, necessarily of a meager not, however, follow as a necessary consequence from this, that the reform question must be taken upl character, because the directors had not the accounts of and dealt with immediately. For our own part, we are in any shape I the ?rear before them ; but the statement presented was satisfied that the country would gain immensely by delay; , I justified by information before the board. lie was happy because legislation, or the attempt at legislation, must go I to say that there was reason to hope t hat the divi dend in June next year would be equal to that forward next spring, if it go forward at all, under excite-' aunt, which is not favourable to calm discussion—which' cen t , in June this year, via : — a dividend represe ntin g 6 p er is indeed quite incompatible with it. Still circumstances and in addition a bonus of 1 per ce nt., makin g I 7 per cent. per annum. Adverting to the recent fire in nay constrain Lord Derby and his colleagues to take the Ind at once in a measure of reform.—Blackwood stags-Quebec,heoerved that, the company havin g had a branch there from the first, the board felt that a vote of 500/. was tine for Dece mber. a proper act under the circumstances. (Cheers.) RAPID INCREASE IN THE POPULATION OF THE I The report having been adopted, PSITED STATE& —Returns lately sent in to the Census-o ffi ce An extraordinary meeting was afterward' held to supply at Washington give WI an interesting glimpse into the . the vacancies in the direction. Mr. Richard H. Glyn and growing prosperity of the country. It would seem from , Mr. Frederick Lubbock were e l ec ted unanimously. these returns that, notwithstanding the terrible ravages ! The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the ' of the late war, the population of the United States has , Chairman and the other directors. been and is increasing at the rate of a million a year. The western and north-western states are mainly absorbing this _ added population ; but after the South has a cce p ted the LOCAL BILLS FOR NEXT SESSION. — A local list of fars, constitutional amendment and re-entered Congress a strong ' bills was given in the Express of Saturd ay , as tide of emi gration will set in southward. Colonies of the deposit of plans, and the number will be increases b y Scandinavians are already leading the way.— New York I the 23rd inst., in. when copies of all bills with and without Paper. plans must be filed. All notices must be served on occu h the 15th inst. and as the THE TELEGRAPH TO AUSTRALIA.—WO are now i Piers, lessees, and owners y . be lodg ed a t and it 23rd falls on a Saturday, all local bills must within twenty days' communication with London, the Private Bill-office b the 22nd, and at the end of the 6 apparent on the face of things that before many years elapse we shall reckon the time, not by days but by 1 month the mule/ate or n on-assents to the proposed schemes ' hours. Cape York will soon be connected with the 'rye. : with the estimated costs of the works, must be filed. The UM of telegraph which now joins Brisbane to Sydney, ; deposit money of . . 8 per . cent„ on railways, and 4 per cent. Melbourne, and Adelaide ; and it would be as easy at ; on other undertakings, is not to be made before the 15th deny the communication which does exist as to doubt that lof January. Last year there were 605 local bills, and 360 ere long a telegraphic cable will unite the northern coas ion. fa I We re paned, a larger number than will be prepared for the of Australia with the wires which already stretch out be- , ne xt tweed Batavia and Singapore, and which will speedily I SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSBUlL—Vieitors during &ce the latter port in direct communication with Eng. the week ending December 1,1866.—0 n Monday, Tues- Ind.Mr/bourne ,segue. , day, and Saturday, free, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 3. The passengers by the ' 879672% on Wednesday, Thursday, anti Friday (admie- Seine, who were transferred yesterday to the steamer spa oti.), from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m., 1,315 ; total, 10,302. of corresponding . we e r in former year!, 8,765. Parana, have received pratique, and ar ri ved in the docks averag e i Total from the opening of the Museum, 6,432 1 753. V tcenight on board of a steam tender. I his insbility to be present at this evening's meeting at St. James's Hall. Addresses were delivered by Mr. Odgers, Mr. I'phall, and others, after which the proceedings terminated. BANK OF BRI(THIS TISH DAY.) NORTH AMERICA, ONE 0 9 OLOOL. • 4 : 2 1 The transactions in British railway securities to- - day are upon a limited scale, and prices generally 7 are quoted the same as yes terday. As regards the IX principal stocks, the only movements are a rise of per cent in resit Western and Lancashire and orkshire, and a decline of 1 in Great Northern A. Metropolitan stock is now quoted 1221 to 4 ; 2j Great Western, 51/ to 1 ; London and North u Wester' ? 1161 to 117 • Midland 1221 to / ; , Lancashireand Yorkshire, 1231 to ; Caledonian , a 120/ to 121}; South Eastern, 63 * to / ; Great Eastern, 25/ to 1 ; Great Northern, 114/ to 115/ ; ; ditto A, 1241 to / ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 161 to 17 • and North British, 341 to 35f. Lombardo-Venetian Railway shares are flat, and I ' l have declined 2s. 6d., viz., 154 to 1. East Indian to are quoted 105 to /, and Grand Trunk of Canada, 19 to 1, being steady. 101 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 1 ESL I ALI RAILWAYS Cl ,V a rr s S t ea l = 1,1 100 :Bristol and lister 100 !Caledonian _ ...... 100 ! Cambrian .• all Cork and Bandon .... - 1W no 44 n 4 '5 70 en Cornwall. .. 100 Dublinandliais . 100 Dundee,Perth,&Abd.in ell rmat London &sip Cert 10 Do 100 Glugow and & Western 100 ,Great Eastern Ord. 84 100 Do. E. Aug. Stk., N 0.2 100 G rea tNorthot Scotland 100 Great Northern • 100 Do.A I A rec. no air. un-I 100 Do.B tllBp.c. &WWI 100 ,Do. New lee . at 25 pm. 100 'Do. Ord. Dd. Div. Stock 100 Gt. South &West. (Ins.)l 160 Ores& Western 100 • Do.StourValGunStit 100 1 Do. South Wales 100 I Do. W. Mid.—Oztordl 100 Do. Do. Newport 100 Lancashire &Yorkshire 100 Lon. ,Bri htn &S.Coast 100 London , &Dor 180 1 Do. Met. Exten.Aop.c. 100 London& North Weitz'. 100 Lossion&SouthWestarn 100 1 Man. She, & Linooinsh 100 Metropolitan SI Do. New all Do. KeRlllllOO en metzopoutanDistrics 4 Do. do. do. all Do. ISt. Johns-wood , 100 Midland 7 Do. E 9 Shares 106 Do. Wm. & Derby all Mid Kent 100 North British 100 ' Do. Iklia,Perth,Dtuid. 100 I N. Bastern—Barwick 12 Do. O. . .IL Parc 100 Do. York 100 Do. Carlisle an I Do. litock.&Dariing. 20 Do. do., 180041 .. 100 .North Loudon 9 1 Do. do., 1954-5 4I Do. go., 1866 100 If orthStaffordshirs 100 ,N. & & Western Jtuic 100 'Scottish Central 100 'Shropshire Union 100 South Devon - • "ii is s IS vs - - 117 119 25 66 5 6 90 92 bli 611 30 as 3o ss 1234 183; 78 a 161 172 10 90 1161 117 82 84 47 48 192 123 2 pm 101 104 86 88 __ pco 121 122} 1 I 2 pro 92 44 84} 15} 14 18 1841 106 66 67 90 100 ell 'st.ines,woldne.....& , ! 100 Tad Val* $ Do. C 100 ,Waterford & Kilkenny 'Waterloo & Whitehall BRITISH PO 244} I 611 C 1 pm , 116 160 4 1 2poi Ti —pm 73 114 118 150 164 43 45 63} 61 1 a 9 160 153 2 !pm gb7TIL 100 , all Atlantic &St. LairrenCa , St ,100 Bent. Bar. &C. in. g6p.c.' 10 I Do. If Shane , all Bußalo & Lake Huron all • Do. Preference 100 ,Buff.,Brent,&Goderich I• 8 per cent. 1472-3-4 100 Gal &S. Beaten' 6p. c.g. 100 • Cape T. & Dock 6D. c. g. all Demerara7p.c.Perpref. 100 ,Saat Bengal ga. do , , 5 Do. do. sdo 100 ,East Indian gu. 5 do 1100 Grand Trunk of Canada I all i Do.Equip.6l.l3.6p.ct. on I Do. lat pref. Bonds all , Do. do. deferred all ' Do. Ind prat Bonds. all I De. do. deferred all I Do. 3rd pref. Stock.. sn i Do. do. defeated all • Do. 4th prat Stork.. all Do. do. deferred 100 Great Indian Peninsula all Do. sue. 6 per cent. 6 Do. New d 0..... ; 4 Do. New 100 048. of India. g. sp. ct St. 100 ' Do. 41 per cent all Do. all Gt. Western of Canada all I Do. New all Do. c. Bat pay. 1073 I all ( Do. do. do. 1877-8.1 S Indian ranchiLimited) 100 Madre guar. 6p. cent., 1 1100 Do. do. 41 do , 100 Do. do. 4do 1 all Do. Fifth Extension' all Mein. and Hobeon's Bay' all I Do. 6p. ct.. pay.l B9o 1 all 1 Do. 6p. ct, pay. 1896, .100 I N.IL of Can.i3p c.lstp. B. ,100 Sciude, gun 6 percent. ' 100 Do. Delhi d 0....... 5 Do. do. do 100 Do. PunJaub d 0... .. ,100 Do. Indus St. Plot. JOINT STOCI It 3; 7gi 8 9 8? 6f In 414 12644 867 - Pm 1021 100 5 106} I ro. i 3h. 1 BANGS. dil 11 d ia l 6011, 18 m 10 8 dis 9 7 disl Mrs& ilasterman's (L ,epion 60,000 1 50 10,0001 50 1 40,0001100 Al ianceLon.&Liverpool : 100,000, 20 ; Anglo Austrian 40,000 1 50 • Anglo (Lim.) 10,0001 50 I Anglo 14n (Limited) 11,3001 20 • Asiatic Bank Cor.new sh :0,000 40 Australasia 1 al 12,500' 20 Bankof British Columbia al 12,500 20 Do. New, tuned:pm.' 10,000 25 Bank of Egypt III a/ 60,000: 20 I Bank of London 16,000 90 , Bank of te, 11 10,000 100 Bank of Que en s land (L.)• 21 10,000 50 Bankut Pictoiia,Austral; 21 60,000: 10 Bank of New Zealand 1 11 40,060; 60 : Barned's Bank (Limited), 1 50,000, 20 BruiliaatTortugnesel., 20,000. 60 • British &Caliturnian"L ), 20,000 50 British N. America . • 75,500 20 • Cbarieslatinte &Co. (L.): 40,000 20 IC. Bk. India, Aua. , Ch ina 20,000 25 • Chart. Mar. of India, lc , 50,000 20 : City 16000 100 Colonial 1 • 40,000, 10e• Com. Bank of Canada ' 40,000 16 , Cora. Bank of India, &c ! a 150,000, 10 I Consolidated Bank (L )• • 10,000 50 Delhi and don 2l 10,000 50 " East Lon don (Limited) a 10,000; 931 Eastern Exchange:Lim.): 6 10,0001 30 English and American . 10 20,000 26 Engliso Joint Stock (L.) , lu 30,000. 20 Eng.Scot.d Ana l. Chart(' all 10,000. 50 EnglishandSwedish (4) 25 46,000 60 , European liazik'Unlited 15 40,000 100 • Ilinduan.ChinaltJap.lV 29 20,000 100 I Imperial Bank (Limited: 20 202,500 10 1 Imperial Ottoman llO 6,000 25 11onian 1 all I 1,000, 25 I Do. New 100,000 20 ' Land Mort. Bk. InclialL , ' 4 60000114 100 Do.sp Deb.,1864,30 1' rs all 10,060 50 L o nlikofliexicti,dtc.(L 20 13,000 100 • London and Brazilian 1 45 21,000 20 Do. New l7] 6,000 100 , Landon&BlrarPlate(Ll 40 1 000 000 25 25 , Do. Do. New do. do at pm 10 I 7 10,000 20 /on. Ch. Bank of Await at 37,500: 60 London and County I2C 72,0001 50 , London Joint Stock 1 15,000. 20 , Landon d South African. al 10,000.100 ' Lon. & 9. WesternlLim." 121 6,000 50' London & Venezuela( L. , 11 60,000.100 Londoa Westminster) B 10,800.100 , Merchant Bank (Lim.) .1 t 6,000,100 Do. New 60,000' 50 Mercantile&Exchanik )1 11 17,156.100 Metro. & Prow. Bank(L.` I II 6,000100 Midland Bank (Um.) 1 20,0001 5 National of Australastal 10,000 100 National of Liverpool 1; 10,000 100 N. Pro. of England 66,000 101 Do. 2nd d 3rd boe ll 40,001 60 - National Bank 60,00() 20 • New South Wales al 60,0001 10 New Zealand (Limited) 1 60,000, 1 20 North Western 00,0001 26 • Oriental Bank Corporn al 20,000 20 Orient.Com.B.Liate o C. 1 25,0001 10 Do. do. LzteN.F.l 4 21,000 20 , Do. do. lateF.C.l 4 rt,tioi 50 . Provhi.BanlOngCol7l.lll • t 10,000 100 Tractile. dif Ireland 10,001 10 I Do. do. New 37,540 10 Sclude,Punj.,&Dellii(4l 12,500 20 Do. trued at 2pm 1 10,0001 25 South Australia al 17,061100 ' Stand. of B. 9. Africa 10,0001100 • Do. do. iss. at 6 pen 11 40,0001 26 'Union of Australia - . 10,000 100 Union of Ireland (Um ) I Alai 60 Union of Londo n DEBENTURE 37 lie 1 60 42 144 all 12 14 - 29: 81 to 6ll ll 10 6 4 dla 15 20 15 die L 5 57 39 10 20 7 9 Pm 10 die 1 die 24 1014 47 43 I Nal 15 illl 30 10 14 261 S 4 16 16j 82 16 sa i IPMI 2 1 dial 4 2 dig 6 3 Wel 104 17} 12 10 dm 14 13 (114 27i 25}dia 2 4pm 1} 01,114 22 24 9 sl 2}. 9 L 0 10} 4 1 IS ' pat - 7 (WI 7 di %as, 3 dig pm 2 pm' 67 69 44 46 I,lls par 6 illslpm • .44 43 7 dis • di' 10 Y 6 dla 26 I 81 83 au 70 1 db; 5 dis, ill r.! 24 1 16 13 11 din , 10 T 6 db. ill 49 61 S 3 10 8 db, id 434 445 i 43] 'MLA. lie.l—TSTOcts. I Pd I 402,013 St. Gt.Estn 4 p.c. Mar.&Soiloo 5000S1e St. o.Nthn.4p.c. Japet.l 'lOO 110,000 St. ; O.Wstu.—W. 11.--01.,4 j I I p. et., JIM. & July .....100 518.000 St. ,Lanc.Jt Erl Yk.4p.c.Jan.dall it 1 00 MOOD St. .Lon..4p.c.Jaa.dAly 100 10122211 St. L.&N.W.4P.c.JanAt July 100 1111,1130 St. I Do. Stp.c. Jan.& July 100 \ 000,700 SU L.B:S.W.4p.c. Jan.& July 100 ..... St. Dlldltuid,4p.c.Jamal July 100 .... St. N. British, IL P. & D. 5.,! 6D. • Aug. .. 100 lq.Estrn..4p.c.lsn.dJ 100 so. scas.N.L 4p.,c.Ap.sksuly. 100 Yr - e 2 ri 99 91 93 12,411: 9294 192 rt 04 92 94 92 99 - -, MONEY AL —...—(THIB DAY.) Oars o'OLuas. There is still very little inquiry for public securities, notwithstanding a fresh decline in the corn market and the satidactory termination yesterday of the reform demonstration. The dealings in English government stocks still show a preponderance of sales, and the tendency of prices is fiat. Congo* however, are not worse than at the close of business yester day. The dealers are partly engaged in preparing for the monthly settlement on Thursday next. The rate for carrying over stock to the new account will be about 3-16 per cent. Home rail ways and foreign bonds show no variation of importance, the transactions being very limited. Ranking and financial shares are dull. The discount market is exceedingly quiet to-day, with fewer bills offering. The rate, however, is still 3i to 4 per cent. This being the 4th of the month, a considerable amount of paper has just arrived at maturity, but nearly the whole of it was provided for yesterday. The charge for short loans in the Stock Exchange is 3 per cent. Consols are now quoted 881 to A, ex div., both for money and next Thursday's settlement, and 88 7-16 to 9-16, ex div., for the new account. Russian scrip is in demand, and has advanced A per cent., viz., 11 to i j prem. Turkish Bond s of 1862 are also f better, and Greek 1. The other speculative descriptions are unaltered. Turkish Bonds of 1862 are quoted 57} to 581 ; ditto 1865, 32g to ti ; Greek, In to 141 ; Spanish Passive, 20 to 1 ; ditto Certificates, 130 to A ; Italian of 1861, 551 to ; Mexican, 183 to 19. United States 5-20 Bonds and Illinois Central Railway shares are without change, at 70A to A and 76f to 77} respectively, but Erie have risen f per cent., viz. to 46f to I. Anglo-American Telegraph shares are quoted 1 14 f to 3, and. Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference 3A to A, showing no variation. International Financial shares are quoted 21 I to dis. ; Loudon Financial, 171 to 1& die. ; I General Credit, 2} to 21 die. ; Credit Foncier, 5A to . dia. ; National Discount, 9g to A prem. ; and Hudson's Bay, 16g No transactions have occurred at present in the new bonds of the Lombardo-Venetian Railway. HALT-PAM THREE O'CLOCK. Consols show no change of importance, being quoted 881 to A, ex div., both for money and next Thursday's settlement, and 881 to A, ex div., for the new account. About 10,000/. in gold has been withdrawn from the Bank for Alexandria. At Paris this morning the Three per Cent. Reutes opened at 69fr. 62c., being per cent. lower. The letters of allotment of the new Russian Loan were distributed yesterday morning. It appears that subscribers for large amounts have received in most cases from one-fourth to one-sixth, and the Stock Exchange on the average about one-sixth, while applicants for such small amounts as 1,0001. to 2,00(1!. have obtained in many instances about one half of what they wrote for. It is said, however, that to most of those who delayed applying until the last day no portion of the loan has been as signed. No preliminary deposit having been re quired, Messrs. Baring doubtless considered them selves at liberty to exercise full discretion in the distribution. The allotment, on the whole, seems to have given satisfaction, more especially as a few days ago telegrams from Amsterdam alluded to the probability of an average distribution at the rate of only one-tenth--a statement which caused at the time repurchases by speculative sellers, and an improvement in the price of the scrip. The following with reference to the New Granada debt was posted yesterday in the Stock Exchange: —" Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have this day received the following remittances :—From Custom-house of Santa Marta, 9,468/. 7s. ditto, Sabanilla, 1,073/. 6s. Bd. ditto, Carta gena, 350/. ; total, 10,891/. 14s. tid.—London, Dec. 3, 1866." The mail from Guayaquil has brought a remit tance of 1,363/. 17s. 11d., on account of the divi dends on the debt of Ecuador. About 10,000 sovereigns, received from abroad, were sent into the Bank yesterday. The Palmyra, from New York, has brought 14,000/. in specie ; and the Syria, from Alexandria, 3,291/. Messrs. George Little and Co., of Cullum-street, who suspended payment on the 15th August last having made arrangement& for time to pay their creditors in full, have resumed their business as West India merchants. Messrs. Rothschild and Sons have just issued the expected notification that they are authorised to receive applications for a South Austrian, Lom bardo-Venetian, and Central Italian Railway loan to the amount of 3,600,0001. of which one half is redeemable in September, 1875, and the other half in September, 1876. The object of the loan is to enable the South Austrian, Lombardo-Venetian, and Central Italian Railway Company to pay the remaining balance due on the different state rail ways bought of the Italian government. The loan is in bonds for 500 franca, or 20/. each, bearing interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, re deemable at par at the above dates. Including the redemption at par the interest yielded is 9 per cent. per annum, the issue prices being, for the bonds redeemable on Ist September, 1875, 4121 r. 50c., or 161. Is. 6d. per bond; and for those redeemable in September, 1876, 405 fr., or 15/. 15s. 6d. The list is to be open from the 3rd to the Bth December, and the coupons will be due half-yearly in Paris, London, Vienna, Amsterdam, and Berlin, on the Ist March and the Ist September of each year, and will be payable in London at the exchange of 25.20. In the Esprou of the 2nd November we gave a paragraph relating to the improvement in the affairs of the Egyptian Commercial and Trading Company (Limited). In corroboration of the state -1 me nts then made it is announced that a genera meeting of the shareholders will take place on the 31st inst. to authorise a return to the shareholders of the call of 31. per share made in May last. This step--a very unusual one amongst public compa nies—is taken in consequence of the satisfactory extent to which the liabilities of the company have been extinguished. Under direction of the Court of Chancery the concession, tramway, and plant of the Dutch Tram way Company (Limited) are to be sold by auction at the New Auction M art, on the 12th inst. The liquidators of the London, Italian, and Adriatic Steam Navigation Company (Limited) in vite tenders, receivable until the 10th inst., for the purchase of six steamers. A call of 11. is to be paid on the shares of the China Steamship and Labuan Coal Company (Limited) by the 20th inst. A general meeting of the shareholders of the London and River Plate Bank (Limited) is called for the 20th inst., when a dividend and bonus are to be declared. MONDAT Evan:so. Consols, which closed on Saturday at 881 to g, : ex div., for next Thursday's settlement, opened and closed to-day at the same quotation. Foil money the last price was likewise 881 tog ea (by. The official business report is as follows :—Three I per Cent, Consols, for money, 881, g ; ditto, for i a ccount, 881, g ; Thrft p e r Cents. Reduced, 871, I, 1 ; New Three per Cents., 871, 1 ; Annuities, 1885, 13 ; Bank Stock. 249; ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1031, 1; ditt o Four per Cent. Certifi cates, 931 ; ditto Four per Cent. " enlace'" rupee paper, 85 ; ditto Five per Cent. Debentures, 1021; ditto Bonds, 255. prem. The India Five per Cent. Stock, now quoted ex dividend, was rather dull. Exchequer Bills remain at ls. to ss. prem. 114 US 124 125 ail I 1 FOREIGN OBLIGATI4 fiEjj . rai RAILWLYS. I 4 i all .G.Luzembourgsp.cent.l 24 iall I Do. 100 Mll 'Havana and Matanzas! 100 all ! Lausanne and Fribourg! 100 all Matanzas and Sabanilla 100 all ! Do. Second Issue.. .1 20 all North of France 3 p ct. 20 all I Do ,lateCharl. SI p .2, ct. 100 all Ottoman (Smyrna, c.)' 40 all IParis,lyons,& lin sp.ct. 20 gall Do. New Spot. 100 all Recife &S. F. (Pern.).. 4 all !Royal Swedish sp. ct.. 100 ;all 'Sagas LaGrande 7 p. ct. 20 all . S...tus. et LomPeu.3p.c. g 100 'South East.of Port.7p. a.' 10 iSouthernof Franoalp.4.l le I ! South Italian. 2 per cLI 20 1W.42 N. W.of Fn. 3p. 4... No. lo•AmericanTeL(L all 14} 141 - An Mint I all 164 161 •-• Atlantic Telegraph lOO 85 40 - Do. 8 per cent. llOO 65 70 9 70 671 Australian Agricul 1 204 17 1 Australian 51.L.&Fn.(L.1 6 441 s parl -- Tea EstateaLl 5 6 4 d is { - 11102=terworks (LI all 111 12 i 11 1 Do. New Bolckow Vaughan (L )In 141. ip. - Bombay Om (Limited), all 4 41 j - Do New 1 3 1 04412 21 British American Land 44 20 15 - B. &I. Msg. Tel. (L) -100 I 90 94 - !British Shipowners ! 71: 4 } 31dis - 'Canada Company I all. 75 8e - CanadianLoandt Inr(L) , 14' 2 1 - 'Ceylon Company llO 1 l c i 0 4 1 j - Ditto A shares 2l, 1 0 - phinaSt.Shlp&LCoalLl 11 I 1 1 .City Discount, Limited.' 3 ; 1 1 dis - ;CityofLoodonft.Pro.(L; 61, 3 2dl - `Pity of Milan impro.(L) 10 , 8 6di - I Do. - 'City of Moscow Gam (L j , 22}1 9 7di - City Offices , Lim.; l5 134 1211 - Colonial , Limited) - . 10 ' Commercial Unionlus.)! 6 Idis 1p - porn. of Africanlder.(l.); 3 } dis pan - Continental tin.Oss (L.'' 10 6 4 412 - Contract Corporattonk IV 10 - - - • Cop.M.Kng.,Pref.7l p.c . all 610 - )C. Fonc. of England L', 8 5/ 5441., 21 JO I Do.of Mauritius (L).. 10 5 } 44dis - 4. .Crystal Palace ..-...... 100 36 38- 87 It. I Do. Preference llOO 107 110 - St. I Do. 6p. et. Perp. Deb 100 107 110 - 26 Darjeeling (Limited) l4 6 4 - 100 •Discount Corporation• L: 20 14 11 - 10 Eastern Assam Tea , L. 5} 7 6 - 60 R.lndiaLand,C.& MI, 10 9 8 dis - 20 E. India Deg. & Cana( 16 5 4 dis - 60 Ebbw Vale 23 12 11 - 20 EgyptianCom.&Trd.:L ; 9 41 4141 e 44 5 St. Electric Telegraph j . - ,1 3 Eng.& AlinCopper :Lim 2t 1 1 die - - 1, 1 60 Eng. and Foreign Credit 7 3 000 Eng.& ScottishMarin.( l 6 9 7 di.; - 5! 10 Ferbairanigineeling 6 2 1 dis - 0, 20 Foryst (Warehouse (L ;12 4 11ptu - 01 60 Gellivara (Llmited) - -db - 020 Cl.Credit&Fin.of Lon.IL 6 2} 2 dis - 10, 16 Gen. Steam Navigation 14 0 27 - 10 60 Horne &Colonial As.,'l. . 5 34 31dis - 00 10 Hong Kong & China Owl all 810 - 00 20 Hudson' s ilay.. .- . j all 164 161 17 90; 50 Humber Iron Works (L.'. 25 25 20 dis - 001 20 Im.Landeo.Marseilles LI 10 84 71dis - 100' 60 Imp.& Mer.Cdt.Ass.( ll .;• 15 16 14 die - 100! 2 Indian Carrying (Lim.)l 11 1 Oidts - 000 . 54) I n t er national Contract . 10 - - ells - 00.1) . 20 •Internat. Finan SocAL 6 21 tris 2 i .000 20 Internat.LandereditL ~ I 6 41 3 dis - - ,000 60 Italian Land j 5 2 Idb ,000 •20 'llalian brig. (Capes , )1 all 4 6 - 5000 190 j Do. 6p. C. lida. T. 137• •, all 45 50 - 1,000 50 Land Securitlealm.) 6 4 3 die - 1,000 26 lend.AfecanTriding ilO 7 6 dpi i - ),000 25 ,Lou. & Ceylon. M. (L j. 6 4 3 dis - 0,000 10 ,Lon.CouniyLand&BiL , 2 - - min - 2,000 6 Lond.D istectTeleg.'L. . all 111 !.. 0,000. 60 Lund. limn. Asso. ,L ;25 17} 1614131 S } - 4) 9,625, 4 'Lond. O. OmnibusC.(L ~ all 3 31 8,000 60 !Lond.&Glasg.Eng.en.(V 25 20 18 dim; - 10,000: 60 ) Mond., Italian, Bt. Stm. I 1741 20 18 fits, .- 6,000, 50 !L on d . Mer. Discount (L.; 10 j 11 9 rib; - 64,500 '2O Lund. ProvtncialMarine ! 2 1 }dis }pm! - 60,000; 20 'Madras Irrign.d:Caaal 1 16} 24 I}disl - --• .90 J Do. - 15,00' 25 Marine Investment (L.,' 64 5 4 dial - 14,600' 20 M an rittusLand, &c. (L. , ! t 1} Ofdisi - 11,000' 10 •Medlt. Keen. Tel. 'L. ) all 2 3 , - 10,000 ,50 . Merchant Shipping • 1., 'l5 9 7 die - 15,000' 20 ltliwallF.lAADock,L' 171 12 11 dis' - 60,000 60 IldillwallfrouWorks.. ; 74 1 10 6 die , - 28,500 10 :isle Lent & Col.C. :1.. • 6 4 3 d 4 - 120,000' 2 5 National D b. Coro. IL' , 6 I gt Ip , m 0 ) - ,000 25 •Do.New.teattp.2ltobepd. 21 1 3 pm! - 90,000 25 •NationalProv.lfartne,L. 2}, 2 1 its - 10,000 100 ,N a tionalSteamNay.•L' . 30 15 13 dis - 6,000 20 .NerbuddsCoaldrlron,L.`.• 6 I par 1 pm; - 6.000 20 I Do. New , 4 ! par 1 pm. - 25,400 10 NewConsol id L.at.Dis.. ,21 - - I - 20,000 45 N.7.ealand L. itM.Ac.'L . 21 kilts par - 10,000. 25 :N. Zealand T.& Loan ..L. ' j , 5 It Ipm - 15,000 10 Northern _UsamTea,L., 3 i 6 2 dial - 25,000 10 ' Do. B 1 9 I 7} 6 } (114 ' - 6187,176 St. N.Bris.Australsalan (L 1001 40 50 ;45 40,400, 60 N.Brit.&Mercan. Ini Li t 64, 16 16 ' - 18,000 •10 Nowgong Tea :,Limited. 4 • 4} 60,000' 23 Ocean Marine finsurs.`.' 6 / 15} 16 pm • 10,000' 60 •OrientalFinanciarLim.). 11 I 10 8 dis • 30,000; 6 OrientalGiu;Limited) all 54 31 s 1 51 30,000 • 5 Do. Ne w ! I 'par ipmict 40,000 j 10 Orient Inland Steam; L.l' all , 1 2 16,000 10 Otago & Sthland Invest-I 2 I Idle par, 12,500 . 20 OttornanCompurty.L) 2 - 10,000 60 OttonianFin ancial L 1 ' 0 1100.000 6 ,000 J 60 CPtOrWerend,Our n man Gas ity,COtt all 62,600. 10 Panama R. 51. Steam: L. all 10, 2 214. 6 Do. do • a 4600 ,000 St. Peelltiv. Land& Ilin.(L j, 100 10,000 60 Peninsular& o.Steam , all 20,000 1 60 Do. do. New !45 17,000) 10 ,Quebrada L, 8., M. (L', all 10,000 50 Ithimney Iron ...... - all 10,000 . 1 5 Do. Ne w 1 all 18,0341 26 ItioJ.City Improv.(L.) I all 15,060 . 25 Do. do ! V 90,000 20 Rio Janeiro Cu ',Lim!' al 15,000)100 }loyal Mall Steam 160 £300,000 St Scot Auer& Invest. (Ljlloo 40,0001 60 Smith, Knlght,&Ce.(L. , 20 \ 30,0001 26 Soc.Flnan. d'Egypte (L. , 10 10,000 50 S. African M. &In. (L 1 4 14,200 25 SouthAustrallanLand- al 090,000 St. Submarine Telegraph ..10( 1 • Do Scrip lal " um 20 1 TaLConst ruc .&Main(L) al I Do. Do l it 100,000 120 Thames&3lersey In.(L), 1 7,600 120 Trinidad Petroleum (L,, , 1 37,600 1 10 Trnst&Agency otAns.Ll - 60,000 20 T. &L. Co. of L'. Canada! 100,000 60 Un.llarine of liver. (Ll ' i 30,000 6 Matted K. Teleg. Co.'L • 60,000 20 Univers. Marine Ins.{L,l 10,000 30 Van Diemen's Laud (L)! 1 10260011100 Vloeroyof Egypt(lfor.',L j 9111100 60 Warrant Finance (UM.' woo 60 wothadosPacutescti COMPANIES. 60,000 110 l 20,0001 10 6600,000 I S& /1600,00 0 i St 20,0001 25 60,000 26 10,4100 10 47,000 10 13,000 10 26,000 100 40,000 6 10,000 6 661 664,76 0 SI. 50,000 20 1 8,915 524 60,000 10 96,000 20 12,000• 20 27,000' 20 90,000' 10 20,000. 25 15,041; SO 4,959 SO 95,000. 25 2.),000 50 30,000 50 50,000; 50 40,000 10 17,500' 20 !0,000 100 too,ooo 10,000 ; 51 10019'251' SI `160,18101 SI 1151T7,000 ; SI TAW ' 10,000 18,000 90,000 so,eoo! B®O Ili 2 4 die 1 7i 2 - II 3f 41 ! 37 40 I 63 6 5 11 13 pm - 1; 1 • II • 25 27 111 7 8 '7f 19 21 t • 6 5 dls • 21 ' 97 100 • 113 133 • 21 19 die 7 6 die 6} 44414 23 2 5 'I 50 6 0 - - _ us idis par 141 2 Si Rims 61 1 1 4 r 5 1 1 Pcs all 1i 2 I 3 r li a i lt 7 4 75 • 10 9 101 10 6 6ea PREFERENCE SHARES. London and Brighton, 6 per c ent. guar. stk., 115. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 12. South Austrian and L o mbardo-Venetian, 1.5 i, 103,1 1 50, 4 10, 20 100, 5 1 12e, 1 11,000 1 20 43,1 30 30, 2 60, 1 le, 10 6, 10 20,000 6 20,000 1 75,000' 1 0s,000! $ 111 14 sr 90 97 100 12 121 92 96 le 2 84 87 Si Si 121 121 6 6 11l 121 Si i Bank shares were little dealt in, and the only variations were a rise of 10a. in Angio-Egyptian, and a decline to the same extent i n Alliance and London and South Western. Anglo-AmseicanTelwraph shares declined 2s. 6d., viz., to 144 to ; and Atlantis Telegraph Eight per Cent. Preference were fiat, at 3I to Tele graph Construction were quoted to dia., being quiet. International Financial shares met with inquiry, and ruse 2s. 6d. General Credit were also slightly firmer, but London Financial declined 10a., and Credit Fonder of England 2s. 6 d. The closing quotations were :—lnternational Financial, 2I to dis. ; General Credit, 2 3-16 to 2 1-16 dis. ; London Financial, 174 to 16} dis. ; and Credit Fonder of England, 51 to dn. Hudson's Bay shares closed at 161 to I ; National Discount, at 3* to f prem. ; and General Ottoman, at Ito 111 prem. As regards miscel laneous securities, Italian Irrigation Six per Cent. Bonds were in request, and rose 5 per cent. Ber lin Waterworks (new), United Kingdom Telegraph, and Universal Marine Insurance shares also ad vanced 55., while Scottish Australian Investment stuck declined 2/. ; Home and Colonial Assurance shares, 53.: and Thames and Mersey Insurance, 25. 6d. American securities were inactive, and the 5-20 Bonds, as well as Erie and Illinois Central Railway shares, showed no change. Atlantic and Great Western Consolidated Mortgage Bonds improved per cent., while New York Central 100 dol. shares declined 2to 3 dole. Prices closed as fol lows :-5-20 Bonds,7ol to ;±. ; Erie Railway shares, 451 to 464 ; Illinois Central, 761 to 771 ; Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures, o&4 to 551, ex coupon ; ditto Consolidated Mortgage Ronda, 411 to 1, cx coupon. New South ``Pales (1883-93), New Zealand (1891), and Victorian Debentures were flat, and declined to 1 per cent. MINE&-(THIS DAY.) ONI O'CLOCK. There is a fair amount of business in the mining market to-day with a demand for North Wheal Crofty and Prosper United shares. On the other hand, Prince of Wales and North Treskerby are flatter. North Crofty are quoted 3/ to 3 ; Great Vor, 1511 to 16 ; West Frances, 101 to 11 ; North Treskerby, 24 to 2i ; Prosper United, 355. to 404. ; Wheal Agar, 305. to 325. fid. ; Chiverton Moor, 44 to 5 ; Prince of Wales, 225. 6d. to 235. 6d. ; West Caradon, 13l to 14 ; Tincroft, 84 to 9 ; East Lovell, 9. to 9.2 Rosewarne Unites , Bs. 6d. to lls. 6 d. ; Wheal Grenville, 245. to 20s. ; and Wheal Chiverton, 64 to 7. A reduction of 51. per ton in the price of copper was announced yesterday by the smelt ors. Present quotation' are reported as follows by Messrs. Sims, Willyams, Nevill, and Co.:--Strong copper, 881. per ton ; flat bottoms, 911. per ton ; best selected, 84/. per ton ; tough cake, 811. per ton. Yellow metal, Bd. per. lb. ; sheathing nails, tqa. The prospectus of the Union HiU Silver Com pany (Limited) is in private circulation, the object being to work three silver mines in Nevada, Cali fornia. The capital is 60,000/. in 6.000 shares of 10/. each. The owners have consented to receive the purchase price in throe thousand fully paid up shares, and it is stipulated that " these shares am not entitled to any dividend until and after 20 per cent. per annum has been paid to ordinary shareholders." COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. LIVERPOOL COTTON AND CORN MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) (BE ELECTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL ITLERILLPH.) (FRON OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Corrou.—The market firm. S►lem probably about 10,000 Co ' Conic—Attendance good at market. Wheat and dour in moderate request, at Friday's rates. Oats slow, and rather easier. Oatmea d. lower. Indian corn 64L lower ; mixed, 395. Gd. per 41allbs. MINCING-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) &it:mt.—The market has opened firmly at the full prices of last week. The private sales include Tobago at 2.91. 6,1. to 325. ; brown Mauritius 275. to 295. ; common Madras jaggery, 245.; unclayed Manilla, Me. to 25a. lid. ; clayed of old import, 29.. ; and brown Pernambuco at 295. Refined steady at full prices. ('oases.—A few small parcels of plantation Ceylon are reported at steady prices. Tr..t.—The private market is quiet ; the public sales of China are progressing without much spirit. R 0 i:.—The market continues inactive. l'arrr.a.— 400 bags of white Singapore mold at 50. to itry.-150 puns. of fair Demerara sold at Is. 7d. SALTPETRE. — About 1,000 bags have been sold at Lsa. 9d. for refraction 94 ; at 19a. 3d. for refraction 7 ; and tine quality at 2es. Corros.—There is rather more inquiry and at steady prices. Petersburg clean firm at 34!. 10s. TALLOW MART DAY.) The market is steady. Town tallow is quoted, 43a. 3d.; Petersburg V.C. on the spot,December, 435. 94. to 446.; January to March, 44a. 31to 445. Gil.; March, 45.. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Mr. Charles James Easton reports trade at the following prices ;—Prime clover, from 100 s. to 115 a. ; inferior ditto, 90s. to 950. ; prime second cut cloverow , 90s. to 1001. ; inferior ditto, to 70s. ; prime mead hay, 7:ls. to sos. ; inferior ditto, 555. to 70s. ; straw, 116 a. to 445. PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVTRPOOL, Dl/'. 3.—Bales to-day: Great Eastern, sit 4 creat wcatern, Fdl,;—Lond"n and North Western, 1163 -Manchester, Shelllel.l, Rod Lincolnshire, 481 7i ffords I h4ire. ii 4 matrupoiitan,l2l -midl an d, 122 {{ 4—North Sta 72 —south };"steno, a 34 4—KurthLasteni—Wet Hartlepool A. 79- Birkenhead, Central, 771—United States 5-3) Bonds, 701--Great Caxenthourg shares, 12 3-18 North Visalia= Bank Limited , - Empire Marine Limited , 3:5 .I.—Angio- Americo. Telegraph. 144--Atlantic Telegraph 8 per cent., 34 Leeds and lAverponl Canal, 4178 —Mersey Steel and Iron Limited , 4 11-P; .1 —Pacific stoma, 924—Ditto New Shares, 374 p. 41•8ciift .1 kg. bac. 3.—Atlantic Telegraph Pre( per cEastern, ent.. 72; 11—lhArict Bank, 164 p.— Wes, 4f4 ii—Great —Grand Tnmk of Canada, lo—Grest Wes Co.ern Li of Canada, 12:—Great WcAeni, 92 14 4- Join Bros, ti and :mitcd , , d.—Lancashire and Yorkshire. 12:1; ditto, 44 per I cent.. lot, Pref.. 04—London and North Western, 1164 I —Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 44 71 1 ;ii3ll.l3:ditto. 1:8 Preferenc.e. par —Metropolitan. 1221. —Mexican. ',A—Midland. IV—North British, ;LS 44 —South 3};"5-teljul.p63—qewlf:airaue'ionlana,dl3—MeLanliefil.hruariue , and pure r , ' ll iLi t l i n ve k r; d l l T . —South Austrian, lbj—Manufacturing Carriage Company, y .1. —Leeds New 44 per cent, 1570,4 p. BI IintBOHAR, DEC. 3.—lbe sales tailay were In Birminabara Banking Company shares, at 4 dim. Closing prices:—Stratf on-Aron Railway shares, at 18 to 134 —Birmingham Canal shares. at 67 vr, y—Dirmingham Joint Stuck Hank, at 324 to 88— Lloyd's Bank shares, at 74 to 73 pm —Midland Ftnitheisl, at to 11 du.—Birniinithani Wagon shares .1-imited , at 94 to DM — Birm i ng h am Waterworks, new shares, at to 13 pm.—Droit-- wich Patent Salt Company shams, sellers, at a—Mantis Metal shares, at 1; to 14 dies. NOVEL SeRNE AT THE ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. — Last week a rather novel scene took place at the St. James's Theatre. 250 head of game were presented by Miss Herbert to her company and every personemployed employ in the Theatre. BEFORE THE WAR.—I was once travelling on a s t eam boat from a town on the Upper Mississippi towards St. Louis. It was on a summer's night, and a large com pany, chiefly the mini sters and laymee who had composed a unitarian conference op the river, and their families. were enjoying the moonlight. Laughter and joy reigned among the younger people, and the ministers were en gaged iu theological debates. At last the moon was sink ing, and we were all preparing to for the night when suddenly a voice was heard from the shore, pronouncing some word that we could not understand ; hut the captain understood it : the bell tinkled sharply, the wheels were reversed, and the engine pa used with a heavy groan. On the shore was a close carriage, by the side of which stood a man holding a _pine-knot torch. When the boat wsn clone to the wharf, the carriage door was opened, and two men dragged from it a struggling but silent woman. When she was lifted on our boat we saw the ropes' that bound this quadroon woman • we saw her look of wild despair as the torch flared its red light upon her : the spot where the hope that had animated her brave flight lay murdered and our laughter, our theology, nay, our very existence was embittered. It was a sleepless night ; and one wondered that the boat with the poor wretch chained below its gay salnn, and its crowd of men and women, from among whom not one dared to start forward and close with her oppressor, did not sink with its ignoble freight. That heavy night recorded in some hearts silent vows, fulfilled since with their blood.—Fro.ecr's Magn:ing for December. t