The Express. — London, England, 1867-12-10 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) EQUITY COURT. (llefore Vice-Ch►ncellor Sir W. Page Wood.) IN RE CAMBRIAN RAILWAYS CORPANY. Tie a. re I. :trijourneil sunanonses and motions, to n. pending the approval by the court of a scheme of ‘rr.r..i , 7cent between the company and their creditors. provisions of the Railway Companies Act of .n. Hr. WaS the first instance of an application of the kind Icinch of the court. Wlll,,ock, QA'., Mr. Gifford, Q.C., Mr. Wm. r . t;.C., Mr. Cotton, Q.C., Mr. Druce, Q.C., Mr. Mr. W. W. 3lakeson, Mr. John Edwards, Mr. t Mr. Joseph W. Chitty, Mr. F. C. J. Mi. Martineau, Mr. Stallard, Mr. Fry, ,::.,I,:m Hastings, Mr. W. Pearson, Mr. Rowcliffe, W. W. Cooper, Mr. J. L. Bird, Mr. Frederick Waller, Moron. Mr. A. Smith, Mr. Langley, Mr. Crack , ,1. l Mr. W. F. Robinson appeared in the various tt . . . . . ice-Chancellor considered the scheme to be a boull wade an order whereby it would be con• • I u .ti. subject to the very important question as to the of the landowner, upon which he should reserve his t until next week. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN LIE CAROLINE CU RSE:IN._ To , h-inkrupt, who was described as of Lancaster-ter ? . Lincaster.road, Notting-hill, widow, applied for an r of discharge. Mr. Aldridge appeared for the official assignee And said ,s., was a peculiar one. The bankrupt only owed 2/. r own account but she had incurred Habil. t of over SW/. on bills accepted by her for th, accommodation of a gentleman named Banich, ling at Bath. Mr. liaulch had since died, ' " . a.l the billet were left unpaid. There was no objection to tLr bud.rupt passing, she having furnished particulars, du,cted by the court, relative to her interest under ha father's will. . _ us The bills were all held by Stetekey's Banking Company, . . . Mr. 11.1.*y, who supported, said it was surprihw the bank could have discounted the bills, the bankrupt being a lady of no status in the world. llis Honour granted the order of discharge. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) BOW-STREET. EXTENSIVE SEIZURE or CoINING MATERIALS. b:C. .T.lta I'l,, aged 60, who described himself as a tailor, and said he had a small income on which he lived, but who is said by the police to have been a coiner for the last :and Elite Se, et, who said she was his servant, but who is alleged by the police to be living with him as his wife, were brought up on remand charzed with having it their possession a large quantity of base coin, with miterials and apparatus for its manufacture. On the 341 th ult. Mr. Brannan, the officer specially en. ga,;eil by the Mint authoritics,went with his son, Inspector Brannan, of the F division, Inspectors Garforth, of the E division, and Fyfe, of the G division, and other offi cers, to the prisoners' lodgings, at No. 1, Blooms bury-court, Holborn. They went upstairs to the third floor front room, and finding it fastened Inspector Brannan broke it in with a sledge hammer, and they entered the room. Vino was seated at the fire with a cleft stick in his hand, in which was fixed a counterfeit florin, the edge of which he was filing. Upon seeing Inspector Brannan enter he jumped up. rushed at him with a knife in his hand, and made a stab at his throat. Mr. Brannan, however, pushed the prisoner back from his son, who thus escaped injury. TLe prisoner was seised by the officers. The female prisoner was engaged in clipping the edges of counterfeit florins with a scissors. She was taken into custody by Sergeant Ackrell, of the F division. On the fire was • pot, fell of molten metal, such as is used in coin ing. In the room were found nine double and seventeen single moulds for coining sovereigns, half-sovereigns, half. crowns, florins, napoleon', la., galvanic batteries, and other materials for making, colouring, and coat ing base coin, with also the following specimens of the manufacture : 5 half.erowns, 122 florins, 13 sixpences and 20 napoleons. It was stated that from time to time Vine hail kept establishments for this manu facture in different parts of London. Vine said it was the first time that the girl had taken any part in the work, or had known anything about it. They were committed for trial. SOUTHWARK. COMMITTAL OF A POLYGAMIST. A well.dressed, middle-aged, gentlemanly-looking named leorix Pearr , , described as a surgeon, was brought up for final examination, charged with intermarrying with Catherine Pearce, his drat wile, Eruelia Pearce, being then and now living. He was also ch►rged with having been convicted at Glasgow in 1865, of bigamy. Mr. Chipperfield. of Trinity.street, appeared for the prisoner; and Mr. 11. Allen, the prosecuting officer of the Associate Institute for Enforcing the Laws for the Protec tion of Women, watched the case on behalf of the society. Henry West, a grocer, carrying on business at d 4, White-street, Coronet, said that he knew the prisoner, and on the 2`nd of September last he was present at St. Mary's Church, Newington, when he was married to Catherine Pearce ; sheawaa, however, no relation to him whatever, but a very respectable and industrious young woman. Alice Amelia Syria said she also knew the prisoner, and WAS present as bridesmaid in St. Peter's Church, Wal worth, on the Ist of April, 1844, when he was married to Emetic Pearae, his first wife, now in attendance. Catherine Pearce, a very respectable-looking young woman, said that she became acquainted with the prisoner about March last, when he was an assistant to a surgeon in extensive practice et Newington. He told her he was a single man. Believing that, she was married to him at Eh. Mary's Church, Newington Butts, on the 2nd of Sep tember last. A short time ago she ascertained that be hal two wives living, and he was given into custody. William Moore, M, who apprehended the prisoner, reduced the certificate of the first marriage, at St. Peter's Church, Walworth, on the lit April, 1844. He bad com pared it with the register in the vestry. Inspector Darner, P division, also produced the certifi cate of the marriage of the prisoner with Catherine Pearce, on the 2nd of September last, at St. Mary's, Newington. He also said he was present in the Justices' Court in Glas gow, on the 27th of December, 1865, when be was tried and sentenced to 12 months' hard labour for bigamy. Mr. Chipperfield reserved his defence, and the prisoner was committed to Newgate for trial. WANDSWORTH. FRACAS AT A RAILWATSTATIOR:-=A GUARD LEFT BEHIND. Wdhaw Brown, of 106, Fenchurch•street, was sum moned on behalf of the Brighton Railway Company for unlawfully leaving a carriage while the train was in motion. Inspector Carpenter who attended to support the summons said the defendant would plead guilty. He jumped from a train at the Clapham-road station. The defendant said it was quite an accident. It wax 1 1 dark and he supposed the train had stopped. Mr. Ingham fined him ls. and 2s. costs. William Medford, of 12, Suffolk-terrace, Hawthorn. grove, was also summoned for attempting to enter a carriage while the train was in motion. Inspector Carpenter said the defendant would plead guilty, but it was a more serious case than the other. He was a passenger by a late Cain at night, and on arriving at Clapham Junction station he jumped out to fight ►nother man. While so engaged the train started. The defendant then left and attempted to enter the train while it was In motion. Tho guard attempted to stop him. In the struggle the guard was thrown down, and the train went away without him. The defendant said he wan very sorry. He met a friend and had too much to drink. Inspector Carpenter said the defendant was not sober. Mr. Ingham said it was • case in which the defendant must be lined. He then fined him 305., and 2a. oasts. The money in both cases was paid. WRATAKR REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) TiESDAT, DECVIDIA 10, A.M. rs. Ix. W. er Sera Alen 1 ; 4 91 -,-- Z 3.9. 5 ,411! N. W. V.!..41441 W.N.W. 10.01;40: W. 3.1.104.1 i W. N. W. 0.17 . 491 N.W. 30.42'13 N. i 0.31 is N. 10.3247: S.W. 50.12 47, W.N.W. 30.13'40 W. N. W. 10.4710 N. W. 313231 N.B. 30.33 Yr i N. .30.4835 N.N.Z. 10.25 34* Z. 10.3040 W. N. W. 30.1851 W.N.W. 30.1133 W. 04 33 W. 10 03 41' 1 4. W. 10 01 38 N.N.Y. 40.04 41 N. Greencastle . .. V alentin..... Cape Clear.. loche's eolai livanaol Holyhead ... Brett ... lorient ... : Itoebeturt.... PlYni•nith WeTn29:Atts Itetainuath.. London Vermouth . Scarliorattgi. Qhfel.is..... likud e n thie . .1 STW. N W. S. W. !rtiz um 1 fbo boo boil Thl4 REMARKS. mornink a decrease of barometrical pressure of nearly half an inch is reported from Skudesmes, and the readings over ort the nh and east of Great Britain show a diminution, which is itnateit on the east coast. A slight rise has taken place since Yesterday at the south-western stations, but even there the mercury has fallen since last night ; a considerable and rapid H. has taken place in France. Temperatures are varying mulch : they are rery low on the west Irani of France, but ate hi gh on our northern and western coasts. Valentin is 24 deg. warmer than Rochefort. Winds over our islands are everywhere rooltrate, with a general serth-weaterly direction ; on the costs of the hey of Biscay the wind is northerly. Mist and fog are prevalent, espedally in the Channel. O. - 2 0.1 2 s O. - O. 1 - 2 0.15 3 0.01 3 ./.11 THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, 1867. THE SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW. (THIS DAY.) The public participation in the Cattle Show com menced at 9 o'clock this morning, and from that hour up to 2 o'clock there was a steady and increasing stream of visitor.. In fact, so far as can be judged at present, the interest of the public in exhibitions of this kind has by no means undergone any diminution since this time last year. With the aid of innumerable jets of gas, the building is to a certain extent warm, and the inspecting visitor fortified during his inspection against the severity of the weather. One of the chief features on the present occasion is the enlargement of the side galleries, each having been pushed forward to the extent of 13 feet. The effect of this is at once to give more room to exhioitors, and greater space for locomotion in the interesting and extensive departments of machinery and roots. In the centre of the building some curiosity hrs been exhibited, in reference to 34 immense white bag-looking objects suspended from the ceiling, and covered with white canvas, and sundry jokes have been cracked on the subject. What is is in fact simply the chandeliers which are prepared for the approaching illumination of Sanger's Circus, when the Cattle Show shall have given place to Christmas entertain ments of another kind. Of course Mr. M . Combie's giant ox and the novel eland have attracted a large share of attention. Remarkable size, it may be observed, is not confined to the prize animals in the show. It is a singular fact, and nationally encouraging with regard to the physical qualities of the British race of egriculturists— that of the judges and stewards engaged this year on behalf of the council of the club—seven gentlemen are more than 6 feet high, while three stand 6 feet 2 inches. The gales of prim animals to metropolitan and provincial butchers commenced this morning, and have been proceed ing at a brisk rate. Her Majesty's Devon steer, which obtained the Bret prize in Class 1., has been purchased by Messrs. Cowell and Co., purveyors to her Majesty, Knightsbridge. Among the visitors this morning was the proprietor of the eland, Lord Hill. The sale of this curiosity his lord. ship has entrusted to the Secretary of the Agricultural hall Company, Mr. S. Sidney. SMITHFIELD CLUB ANNUAL MEETING. (THIS DAY.) The annual meeting of the Smithfield club was held at 1 o'clock,at the club rooms in the Agricultural Hall, the president, General the Hon. A. N. Hood occupying the chair. Among those present were Earl Spencer, Mr. Simonds, Mr. Owen Willis, Mr. J. Baldwin, Mr. J. Brad- shaw, &c. . _ _ The report was read by the honorary secretary, Mr. Brandreth Gibbs ; it stated that the balance in hand on the lat instant was 2,4851. 18s. 7d. The total amount of receipts during the year were 2,9K31. 19s. 10d.; the total expenditure was 2.9111. 34. 9d. ; leaving a balance in fa vour of the club of 721. His. Id. Of this 181. in. bad to be invested, being life compositions, leaving a net balance in band of .If. I.ls. Id. The Duke of Marlborough was elected president for the year 18b9. THE UNION BANK OP IRELAND (LIMITED). (THIS DAY.) This morning an extraordinary general meeting of the above bank was held at the City Terminus Hotel, Cannon-street ; 31r. E. W. WINGROVZ in the chair. The following report was taken as read: " The directors beg to lay before the shareholders their report of events that have occurred, and important nego tiations concluded by them eines the meeting in January last. In the first place, they beg attention to the state ment of accounts forwarded to the shareholders on tho 16th September last, on reference to which it will be seen that the profit for the half-year, after making provision for bad and doubtful de bts, and paying all charges and interest on current and deposit accounts appertaining to that period, and allowing for 'rebate ou bills discounted not yet due,' *mounted to only 301/. its. 2d., which, added to the balance of 1,201/. 13a. Ild. brought forward from the previous half-year, made a total of 1,503/. se. ld. at credit of profit and loss account, a result equally discouraging to the directors as to their co shareholders. The directors regret to inform the share holders that the security held in the case of Lefroy, Stein and Co., of Limersck, was on the 22nd ultimo finally decided as invalid, and that a loss has been incurred on the account of about 13,0001. The new premises in College-green, Dublin, were opened in April last, and the sub-branch in Lapel -street was simul taneously closed. Advantageous proposals having been made by the ;31unster Bank (Limited), with the view of preventing undue competition between the two institu tions, arrangements were concluded whereby they were to confine themselves to the province of Munster, with an agency in Dublin, and this bank was free to open branches in the other three provinces. By this arrangement the branches at Cork, Limerick, Charleville, Tip perary, Fethard, Brut!, and Kilmallock were discon tinued. The shareholders were informed by circular of 16th Sep tember last that important negotiations were then pend ing • the directors regret, however, that legal di ff iculties caused a very unexpected delay in their completion, and the uncertainty in the pu blic mind regarding the matter proving to be very pr eju dicial to the bank, a committee of shareholders in Du blin composed of gentlemen of influ ence, and stated to represent more thanhslf the proprietary, and with whom the directors were in f ri endly communication, considered that each delay had deprived the proposed arrangement of a considerable portion of its value, and that it was not therefore desire ble to proceed further in the matter • the highly respecta ble firm alluded to decline under the circumstance to con tinue the negotiation, which was then brought to an end. The directors not seeing any hope of a dividend fur some time to come, in the absence of which the shares would necessarily remain depressed, and public confidence in the bank be consequently diminished, they, in the best interests of the proprietors, and with the concurrence of the comnittee of shareholders, accepted an offer from the Hibernian Bank to take over the remaining branches, with the several m mimes, by which arrangement the branches at Dublin, Bray, lie, and Abbeyleix were also discontinued. Your directors then took into their anxious consideration the best and most speedy method of dissolving the company, and of returning the assets to the proprietor, at the earliest pos sible date and at the least cost. They consider this will be best met by the adoption of the resolutions to be proposed at she general meeting, and having suggested to the Hibernian Bank an arrangement by which the share holders in the Union Bank of Ireland may receive at their option either 17/. per share in cash, or for every two shares in the Union Batik, one share in the Hibernian Bank, in dependent of the cost of liq,idation and compens►tion to calkers ; the offer, which is considered a fair and equit able one, has been conditionally accepted, and the direc tors trust the liquidators will be empowered to arty it out." The CHAISMAN entered into • lengthened statement showing that the losses of the bank amounted altogether to about 40,000/., and that the proposed arrangement with the Hibernian and Munster banks was the best that could be done for the shareholders, and he moved • resolu tion that the bank be voluntarily wound up, and appoint ing himself, Mr. J. I). Hill, Mr. H. Shore, and Mr. John Cameron, as liquidators. After some discussion, in which the terms of the arrange ment were freely canvassed, the resolution was carried unanimously, and • vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. his BorcicArLT ON FIRES IN THEATRES.—MT. Dion Boucicault does not believe that theatres can be made iron-proof. He has, however, • process to recom mend. He says: " Above the singe, and co-extensise with it, there is a gridiron floor, from which hangs the pendant scenery. Let the timbers of this floor, which is open work, be laid on their under face, with lines of small iron pipe, forming • gridiron, pricked at every inch with holes ; let this system be in communication with the water main constant service. Let one lever which turns on the water be against the wall of the stage on the inside, another corresponding lever contiguous but on the outside, so that the water may be turned on by • person either outside or inside of the building. The effect of this , operation would be tolet falls continuous and even deluge, more effectu.il in checking • fire than the jet from a hose, because it not only addresses itself to the seat of the fire, but to adjacent material. A similar gridiron process should be introduced underneath the stage ; an other on the rafters over the auditorium, and • fourth in all available places around the ceiling, so placed that the rain from such would fall or be projected on the woodwork of the boxes and stalls, Bach of these systems should have a separate main,so that each could be brought into operation separately ; yet the whole might be under the operation of one master main ' by turning on which the whole theatre, from the back of the gallery to the rear of the stage, could be deluged in a moment. It is of great importance that such a process should be as readily worked from the outside as from the inside of the building. I believe that the water companies supply what they term sealed mains; that is, the constant service of the street main is conducted into the building, and the lever is there sealed up : to break this seal is to confess the use of the supply. Such facilities exist, as I am informed ; and if they don't, and the companies offer any impedi ment to their introduction, an act of parliament might be obtained to render such assistance obligatory." ACCIDENT THROUGH TEE FROST.—(THIS DeT. )— This morning two accident, of • serious character, occa sioned through the frost, were admitted into the accident wards of the Royal Free Hospital, Gray's-inn-road. The , first was that of • carman of the name of James Wilkes, ' residing at 25, Ring.street, Mile-end. He was driving a team of four horses up Guildford street, Gray's-inn-road, when the shaft horse slipped, and in endeavouring to gain its footing, kicked the unfortunate man on the leg, causing ' a severe comminuted fracture of the leg. The second was that of Janice Price, of Farriugdon-road, • painter and glazier, who was walking along Bedford-square, when he accidentally slipped,and inflicted severe injuries to his right foot and ankle. Both patients were admitted under the , care of Mr. Gant, and every attention was shown them by I Mr. Jeaffnmon and Mr. J. D. Hill, the house surgeons. SHARE LISTS.-(THIS DAY.) ea. I Pal samara BMW sad lona Csletiaekui Orabefas Oceinrall Dublin sad Bektiatiorie Duodie,Partli.dabolla limil Laudon _ _ . SI IS 75 76 2S 36 It 4 74 TO TO 72 no., =moll Widen' I:2oeni ON. Great North at llordrad Omar Miramar De.A I Art* 00 Do.B JNISO.aLpNI Do. Ord. Dd. Mr. Stock Ot. South t Weal. (Ira; Orest Western Do.BtometraLOns. Stk Do. eoo ww:.:- I Do, Do. 7 L air _ ,Lo. Bri&t,&S.Coost LossoloolliDow Do. Mot Extoo.ilp.o. London &HMS Wefts. loodoa&Soathyhopos I 11TC Sh — erorlidoornodit Do. itxtoosion, dead 6p. et. tin WO Ideleoponeoa Do. _ do. _ t BO: dit:::lohic•wOOti iledlsad Do. Zdia„ParikDand. 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City of Itomowllm (L all City Ofilem(Lba.) 25 Ooloolal (LWOW) Do. l OommarelallIaloa(laa Cow MAfricaalkm(L ICoatlaeatal lia.Ou (L IIS molnAL GOVIANMINT it 44 I 7 6 dial 19 91 1 2729 13 11 8141 I 8 dis 60 62 8 4Oa —• 88 37 we No. 1 67006 L I Pd. 10. prima I balm. U4'MO BrltAshOoLm.o3set.,lll7/) 100 —.—• 100000 Do. UM' 100 .—•—• ..... ran. Gm.' p. 6,187744 100 103 105 1034 4 .... Do. Operet,feltAtAng 109 102 104 Do.Operolllar.3 108 101 103 .„21 - 4,80(1 Do. OperolJaa.4l 100 90 92 136,808. Do. Iper M. lam 100 89 91 1060.00 Cacliillopeeptr.lB7lll 100 102 104 a 1 ad -- Do, 119 lie 108 - -- Do. do. 14Od01 109 1 114 itO Do. do. 18004/1100 107 109 474,000 D0.1184.a.Ap.110c4.1100 100 RS 07 100,000 Omion,Nov.l/43,0p.et 1 101 Do. 983.900 1878, do— 100 1004 1104 1.000,000. Do. 1871 do.— 104 104 106 —) 100,000 Manritiu 1 per a 1,1879 105 104 105 190,0019 Do. 1878 100 106 104 101,0081 Do. 1883 100 106 107 MOOS Do. 1800. 109 107 109 —) MAIM NetalOor.6p.e.Anskoc.i 100 104 300 100,000 Do. do. MaykNov. 100 103 106 106,000 New Brons.Gol.dporot. 100 103 103 4166,800 New South Wales G0r., 1 I Ap. eant,lB7l to 1870! 101 i 91 100 5,071,8001 Do. 6p. 41.1888 to 1896 IN 914 94 Ira 8 744,000 D0.6p.0.r,1807 to 1976 , 100 100 101 New 190,000 74Wand Sper mat.' 100 1.1300,0011 Do. iper meat 109 97 109 4 110 Mil 600,000 Do. I per Cent. 1891, 100 ! 1074 1034 l OW 8 810,0001 Do.do.lll9llnne&Dec ISO ' 11,9 110 160,0001 Nova Wells Op. a, 1876' 1011 ' 103 106 I : 1,89%200 Queensland Gm. 6p. ot. 100 103 PA 4177, Do. Do. 1891 lOO 103 108 1034 4 116, Litostam. 6 p.0.,117-77 100 De. 1878 and upwds. 100 109 111 860,000 p.o. ele.Gor.OJan. lolp, 100 , 112 113 7,000,000 Do. Op. Cs April &OW 100 119 112 1101 - 11 PORTION RAI L - NAY& A. 1174.1 RAILWAY& I Closing pekes. I Sales. le , WI Antwerp & Rotterdam 8 34 10 ' all Bahladrit 1t5.11.1.7p.e. 134 14 O 1 all Belgian IL J motion l4 3 10 all RArreeG ~5.,..p..(1,1 1114 144 I 7d 10 all I ,Central Argentine l6 14 MO eoplapo ......... — .. 10 ' all Do. Extension • pm —. 150 60 ;Duniburg a witiali:l 11 15 Ols l 68 16 .16 .Dutolt Rhenish 44 440.' 10 all 1 Do . 241 14i Wi WI 'tutors of Franco to 10 60 ilB ! &MVO= Central (4 IS le els 00 WI Great Laxerabotug 94 04 9 3-16 9 1 101 an !Lemberg.Csernowata(L) It Ise 311 ' A Illmican IL) 00 1 all ;NaeL&Ltege 1 Bytha 0 104 10 all ;Do.llp.o.Prl. c. SWg gm .44 10 WI ;Northern of Prance 10 an iN.Ran.R.Arree g.T.p.e 1 4 •• 10 l an I Do. Deferred ,— IS all Norwegian Trunk Prof •-• * ; all .Ottornan (Stayrnalldln 8 34 * I all raria,Lmanandlledlt. 644 864 * an 'Paris and Orleans . . 344 354 X . all Ramie & &Francis. CL . ) 0 10 - 10 I 1 10 .Royal Sardinian . —.— W O ' Royal Swedish . ..__ , 4 an , Do. 7pm cant 6 4 I f 0 all Sambre and llama .. CI 7 t. an Do. 14 percent Prat ti to R WI Ban raufoiL) g. 7 per et. 1 17 104 10 all ILAttstALom.Venetlan 13 14 d 0 le Souta East. of Portugal dis 30 an Soothers of France 22 23 d all Turin and Samna , 1 1 1031' all *eat Madan _ 84 all Do. 64 per oant. — Pral. ; 9 224 2.) IWI Meet &N.W. of haw.' 2 4 — 11,585 I £105,0001 8400,000 810,000 00 10085 10 161 0 , 8100,820 11171,000 500 18 1 , , 000 10,000 80,000 {O,OOOl 1 44U' .6,000 .... 1114 106 1 .. .. 1121 12 1031: Is i lON i WI i logy 104 151 lBl idl tei 84 34 64_ 0 33 11 114 13 11 pm 4314 17 _ll 112 111 N 88 I d. 2 Idb 21 112 k lidts 21 *Um 15 10 dk I alki.a. _ft db 101 11 Do. ... Cop.M.ZUg.,/Tel.fip.e C. of Len. M.1877;41).4'. Do. do. lbiO, do. C. lone. of Englaud (L.) Diked Mauritius (L ) Cl. g. m ?referenee De. II p. et. Peep. Deb Darjeeling (Limited) ~ 4 iXestern AIiIIM Tea ( L ;LlndtaLand,C.& Fln L , E. India Irrlg. I : ti w I n a I e . . .— ,tii . d . :( . 1 . ; °ark Telegraph Do. New Mag.*AuaCopper (Lho and FOrSIOM 0 , 141. ilkottlehMatin.(l ... . t :T i t 100 10 IN ,top_ , 18 lif Ite I 9 7d I lb , 21 66 7 am. 13 15 6 S 108 104 104 1041 62 14 103 106 111 7 II di 7} aid! ._!.!n 1T 16 81. 4 1 ,71 ' 151 156 St diemP 5 6 1 81. 10 8 41. 0111. par 1 ?" :3 2 Mt td td Si Si 16 U 4 U 4 I 419 id' 4 16 le 61. 38 d 3} 11l 7 di. ISk 11 1 11 1 spm • —" 1 IT -16 55 . iiii[ Loooooo' / flat (Warehouse — re: Dts. an. Steam Na o 1 ow &Colonial (L J t%iaggong al Coma Sal deal's bay..... ...... Jamie*. liaraillas ! buil= Carrying (Lis. haircut. llnan.Sai.(T, int.?rnai,. Land CralikL IWlaa Land Italian Int. (Oin.Cay Du. 8 p. C. Bela. r. IBre Land 8 ocurttlea(Ltot.) Lond.Atrican Trading Lou. & Catedon. IL (L Loa.CounlyLand &B. ( L Lond. InstriceTelate IL . Do. Pref., 10 par een LOW. guru. aro. Load. 0. Omnibus C.(L. /..t.&olaeg.Eng.oo ( . Provincial Marine Madras Wigs. & Canal, Op. ct.a.hylodlanGov. Mauritius Land, &a. (IL %edit. Brian. TeL Merchant Shlpping (L rMUlwall F.l4.&Dook(L 1111Iwall Don Works. ;Natal Land & Col. C. (1. National Dia ( Nall..ual Steam 814,4 arbuddaCoaletlrou,L sieweoosulltlat i Dtai New QueSrada, i N. Zealand L.& ll.Ag.i L) .2oalend T.& loan (14 orthern Amara Tea ,L) Do. B .Bres.Auatzalsolan (L; N.Brlt.dtMercan.ln.(L, n Marna (Inatun.s. OrlentalFlnanetall itletaaLalOsa(Lholled) I Do. New Otago & Bthland Invent ketteman Goa (Llialtel., Panama &M. Maam(L.); Do. do. . reslnsulaz& 0.94.eas ; Do. do. Nan 18.561 Do. do. do. 1067 Rhymney Iron I —Ncv 11 211, ID 16 d's lh 104 ;* 110 10 40 It,lool 12.00u1 9,250 1500,000 40,090 , 58,500 160,000 10,000 75000 , 12,500 25,000 51,0001 00,000' 10,000 15,000 a 6 611 6 4 S as UAW 4187,171 40,000 •0,000 10,000' 30,000 110,600 *OOO 10,000 ei:iioi 10,214 4000,000 30,000 20,000: 20,000 10,000 10,000 SO,OOO N,OOO 15.000 1114/0,000 30,000 110,000 14.100 £lllll,llOO ... tail atilciiprovr(L)..l .y .: i itiustro Um (Lira) )1 id all Steam ... _.. E. A Mill L lineal. L : Tama crEgypte (L ) . Ateleau M . & la. (L ).. _ . b& tytraltan laud..', . It. liatgoarine Tigers& .1 —.. 1 Do &sip 20 aelCooMene.etYala(L ); ifAOlO 10 &Thames& Mersey In.(1 ), 1,600 10 h......,. Thntdad Petroleum , 111,1100 10 Ageocyot e tt2. l 80,000 10 F..irco. u. 40,640 N FUn.liarlse (1.4 19.0601 11 ,United ineconateorp(4. 10,000 II Malted K. Tole`. ce.g ) 10,000 1 Do. 10 per cent. wet 60,000 10 Univers. !farina tun( ) 26,000 10 Upper Assam Tea 10.0001 00 riots, Dlemen's Land (L) 1/1130001 100 Vloseornillegypl(Har.a WOW 60 lWanvint Manes (Um ) 30,000 ' 00 WeillsOlastesetlieet.fL • Ca/1 6 5-16 1 11-16 iths d i I •di II 7v« SE SO Id Id Is Id pc Id 4 ilk ij 611 dd idle pot _mil 24 22 26 67 60 67 19 1 lip 19 22 1 :t 21 VS r 4 67 120.126... MOM MARKIIT.-(THIS DAT.) am o'Osoot. The markets for public securities are inactive to day, andrprioes generally are'quotedli the same as yesterday.lit is anticipated tthat the dealings wilt - - - . be upon a very l i m i ted ' scale .unt il the commence ment of thenew year, when - it - 173F")e d ioniireviTal — tof — T buaineis7 - 3411 - 1 7tik Consols and nearly all', the, foreign bonds are without variation,' but some of the English railway stocks have declined. Caledonian has experienced a slight reduction, a few sales having beenimaule uponnthe announcement that no working agree_ ment has yet been concluded' with the North British Company. A considerable amount of Cale donian stock, which has reeently i been transferred by some of the Scotch banks, is stated to have been simply lent for a few weeks, at a large " back wardation," to the operators for a fall. r- 1- ,;••• There is no change in the discount market, the supply of money being still moderate, and the rate for the best bills at 11 to 2 per cent7PLoans on I _ English government securities are in rather better demand in the Stock Exchange at I} per cent. Consols are quoted 94 to },ex div., for money, and 94 to 93, ex div., for the account (January 7). The New Three per Cents. and Three per Cents. Reduced are steady, at 94 to I. The railway market.shows dulness, and a decline of 1 to / per cent. has taken, place in some 11.81T1Sti MUM. stocks. Metropolitan ,is equoted%llsl to 1161 . No. I Sh. I Mum. I Pd. IC 2 WW I . I' 11 "m. Great Western, 441 to 1 ; London and North s i l o o:i - Chlverton ....... ... -61 2 2 li - Western 1141 to r1; - Midland,%113 ,to 4 2. ... Clifford Asa... -WI lat -.. 1 1, .. Dm G. Con. (Tastable ) si t 420 i 430 1 ad = ..Lanceslure .. :,... and Yorkshire, 1231 to 4 ; Caledonian, s - last Bans& Mogan sai 12 is - to to t ; mouth Eastern, 671 to f ; Great Eastern, 8,1 .. rest Dead= 1 51 4 - 8, Corn Dna . s 2 2 3 - 311 to 1; Great Northern, 108 to 109 ; ditto A, 8. - fast ortovins ..... - 2 6 . 1 2 3 2 lloi to 111 ; London, Chatham, and DOver 1731 t, .. nod Lovell 19.0 8 9 60.. ~,. W. Russell (Tavisik. )1 11/ 7.8 1} 2 - to 19 ; North British, 33 to,l ; Brighton, 521 - °mat"' a 97 " A 6972, 16 7 2 - to f ; Berwick, 991 to 100 ; and York and North it, 4 Great Lazar (Waned) all 17e Ite 18 171 6,000 .. Greet South Tolgas ; 146.01 111 - Midland, 94 to 93. 6,908 - G. W. Vat (Habitaa) 8,000, .. ,Orenstlle ...... - - Foreign stocks are rather flat, the transactions 1,0341 .. !Karats root 6.0001 - Illnastos Downs soic - Margret Mar Want) 13.17.8 5 7 - of 1862 are at 62 to 63 ; ditto of 1865, 33i to ft ; tress Marto View 40 , 000 - 4 K w y n ey i ron nee 220 1 - New 24 °°- •• - -- , 65 75 showing a decline of 1 per cent. ; ditto New Three 700 .. North itaskoar 6 8 - 6,640 1 - North wheat crony I2. 4 11 ti - per Cents., 354 to 1 ; ditto Certificates, 191 to 4 : L . - Italian of 1861, 444 to 43, being 4 lower ; Egyptian tr ° : P-rinvorred.t.i.,3 1:.:1 4 4* 1 reduction u l a B6 i 4 on , 84 of f i. to 851 ; and Mexican, 15/ to 1-a 6 ...... 0 ,6. stray. w Carad . tra m; B ( t. uki;;, Oloar i )! 31 1 1 ; 6, 39 . 1:1 4 6_1 6 0_ ; 8,1 - FouthCoodurrow I 11.2.0 i i -. United States 5-20 Bonds and Illinois Central 8, ... Tin *oft 1, - W. Camden (Ltaksart) 151 10 11 111 I, - West chirirton -. ll es 67 vi -xd 711 to 1 and 881 to 89, respectively ; but Erie are 400 waits's*. , ... wh. him ., cruogim , a ' L . r o : - unchanged, at 47, to 484 . I 61 _ we . Duller Modrnele. 11 16 10 -. Anglo-American Telegraph shares are without 1,02 IW,llLaryAnn (llenhen.) 8 IS 20 sog : Wheal Saton 1 95 100 -• change, at 18/ to / ; and Atlantic Telegraph Night 1.040. - Wit. Tenantry (liak.l 6 1 .1.0 8 2 per Cent. Preference, at 4/ to 41. MINIUM STOCILL Bank shares are quiet, with little business. No. I Ili I De rs. 1 idi ci. pm? " na .. London and Westminster, 69 to 70 ; Union of Lon e m ow, ist: ,Kisb, 4 p . a. li w eil i . Ho 7 4 73 - don, 36 to 37 ; Alliance, 11 to 10 dia. ; Imperial 222221 et GUI*" 2. 6 . 329 • 4 a II" 96 " Ottoman, Ito f dis. ; Chartered Mercantile of 610, In. G.Wata.-W. 11.-ox., Las &Jae. hasty_ ~. . tee 90 n ... India, 29 to 30 ; and London and County, 545 to at ,114. taaaart.se.alsaa.rirme 96 97 - :! 1203674 St. Lon.Drig/540.0.38n.DD7 100 - - 354. 1018133, 81.. L&N.W.4p.a.Jaa.t JO, 100 N 06 .. Financial shares exhibit no movement. London 61%830 B*. Do. Op.°. Jae.* July 100 - - .. 06.750 at. L.418.W.40.0. Jan.‘ AO 100 32 24 - Financial, 224 to 214 dia. ; International, 24 to 21 1000000 St. Mlttland,ap.e.JanAtinly,loo 94 90 - ... ' tn. N. Brill* I. P. 41 D.D.,! .. dia. ; General Credit, 2/ to 2 dies. ; and Credit ! n. ca., lab. it Asg. - 100 -. ... I - Fonder, 61 to 64 dia. 4,01 at. N.fatrn.,43.a.4an 3817 720 66 26 .... , 84. 31004.33.1.48.0.3.902022: 1 22 '' - South Australian Government 6 per cent./Bonds South Australian Government 6 per cent/Bonds to the amount of 140,5001. have been allotted this afternoon at 1071. 3s. and above per 1001. bond, while the minimum price was fixed at 105. The liquidators of the Royal Bank of Liverpool have made a call of 101. per share on the ordinary, and of 1001. per share on the preference, share holders. The latter, however, propose resisting the payment of the call. A petition for the voluntary winding up of the Life Investment Mortgage and Assurance Company (Limited), subject to the supervision of the Court of Chancery, is !to ,be heard before Vice- Chancellor Stuart on the 20th inst. HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. The stock markets are generally Esomewhat flatter. Consols are now at 921 to I, ex div., both for money and the account, being A per cent. lower in the latter case, compared with the price current at 1 o'clock. Spanish Passive, New Three per Cents., and Certificates have declined I to g per cent., but Italian of 1861 and Turkish of 1865 are i better. Some of the home 'railway stocks, in cluding Metropolitan, Caledonian, Lancashire and Yorkshire, London, Chatham, and Dover, and Brighton are to I worse. The Honduras Government Railway Loan scrip will be ready for delivery on and after Thursday next, in exchange for the letters of allotment and bankers' receipts. The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed Friday, the 13th instant, a special settling day in the scrip of the Egyptian Nine per Cent. Loan of 2,080,0001., which is to be marked in the official list. _ _ An illustration of the improvident way in which railway companies are always ready to mortgage future profits, and to submit themselves to onerous Iconditions definitely fixed fur ever, is afibrded by the appearance yesterday of an official notification, dated Dec. 7, from the Metropolitan District Rail way Company, inviting tenders for 600,000/. of debenture stock " to Barry interest in perpetuity, at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum, payable half yearly." Tenders are to be received, as appears from the very precise intimation put forward, " between 8 o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, the 11th, and 12 o'clock on Friday, the 20th December inst." Could not this money be raised on less onerous terms than a perpetual 6 per cent. 1 Who will guarantee that the dividend on the ordinary stuck of this borrowing company shall be as much as 6 per cent. in perpetuity, especially bearing in mind the ceaseless mania of railway directors for exten sions, which in nearly every instance are found to dilute, instead of enlarging, the profits on the original or unprotected capital I The question is certainly a pertinent one, for it needs little know ledge of arithmetic to perceive that directly the dividend earned on the general undertaking falls below the 6 per cent. thus guaranteed in perpetuity, as the new issue takes its fixed claim in any case, the dividend on the ordinary stock must at once suffer. It is mentioned in the official prospectus that this debenture stock will be secured on about seven miles of railway in immediate connection with the Metropolitan line, and it is further stated that "the Metropolitan District Railway is to be worked under agreed arrangements by the Metro politan Railway Company, and upon the same system which has enabled that company to pay 7 per cent. dividends on its ordinary share capital." It must be remembered, however, that the main tenance of the Metropolitan Company's 7 per cent. dividend—to say nothing of other doubtful points in this company's finances—depends, according to the showing of the chairman, upon a rise in the traffic in a ratio which has not been fully attained even during the current half-year. Apart, how ever, from this consideration, all unbiassed persons versed in our past railway history will be disposed to endorse the warning against improvident bargains of this description, the effect of which is to, often that the proprietors of un guaranteed stock, after the lapse of a very few years, find their property and their profits passing away from them, and themselves, as it were, bound hand and foot by a host of claimants of later creation. • The South Eastern Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 1,3681. over last year, and the London, Brighton, and South Coast an increase of 1,9991. The traffic return of the Great Western Railway of Canada, for the week ending the 22nd ult., shows an increase of 3,0701. over last year. The extract quoted yesterday with regard to the I Dutch-Rhenish Railway was net official, but was 101LNIUM i 11141113. No. Ting — ii. • . . agp I p,landlloo Limited) .. 100, 1 Anglo-litraa.Gold(Lini ) 10,000, 10 'Australian 1 6 ,0 00 1 II CV* Copper :Limited) 15,000 1 Capula Sliver (Llmited2 i 50,000 5 !Chontaleso.&ll.llln., 1 0 , 000 10 Coplepo (Limited) 70.163 1 !Don Pedro, N. Del Roy 15,0u* 11 Meat Del Rey (Limited) , L akooo 2 Fortuna (Limited) __J 50,0011 2 ntino&BoUrlaGold ' 9),00111 20 eneral 411,%0 , II spends 'Molted) Ka 5 I.lzatted) 1, 5 ' Lneitanlan ( I.lmtted) 00, a Panalcillo Copper (L ) g 0,004 a Pesten= Gold (Lim.) 10,000 i 110 PoutglbandStlesr 100.000 5 Port Phillip 11,000 SO Royal Cohn Copper 23,205 1 Rossa Grande 1141,0001 1 Soottisb Andra 11,000 10 St. John del Rey Ura. 41,174, 50 United Yenlean so,ow 2 Val Antisoria God (L. 10,000 10 VIZIODOVIS Coal (Um. 0,0011 10 Val Stamm 'Limited 10,000 1 I Meshes Gold (Limited 50,0 1 Worthing (Limited) 15. 1 Yorke Peninsula (Lim 43,000 8 isdanamatana %ha; 1 CL peon. I 11.10.. all 1 14 par ;pm : 924 1t 01.11 a 4 044's 1 1 2 1 14a. 2 241 n ad , : 6 1s t 16 29a. ) Ups, 1 . idig all 910 ze , 1 1 1-111 I 21 15-16 ixd 6-16pru 1 _it Ili de If If f II 4111 4 3 di. IIUICICLLUFIIOOS. UOMPANDIS. • v , 10 11. jot 4101 35 37 IS 75 15 161 21 3 1 641 5 21 2 1 1: 2 1 1 4 - - 3 2 dle It 3 r m 1— 141. 44 6 3 Tlf 11 114 T 6 dt. PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, Eastern Counties Extension. No. 1, 75. North Eastern Consolidated, 4 per cent., 83. from a circular of Messrs. Power and Davis, stock brokers, of Royal Exchauge-biulciirip. Vice-Chancellor Weed has fixed the 20th inst. to appoint an official liquidator of the British and American Telegraph Company (Limited). The steamer Smyrna from Odessa for Hull, whirls was abandoned a few days ago off Lowestoft, has been picked up a derelict at sea and taken to Brouvershaven by the steamers Waterloo and Bavenabury, belonging to the General Steam Navi gation and Great Eastern Railway companies. This is a great prize for the salvors, the Smyrna and cargo being valued at 80,0U0'. MONDAY Eviamca. Consols, which closed on Saturday at on to 93, en div., for the 7th January, opened this morning at 921, and closed at 92: to 93. For money the last price was 92/ to I. The Three pee Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents. were quoted at 3 o'clock 92,"„ to I. The official busi ness report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Con sols, for money, 921, div.; ditto, for account, 93, ex div. ; Three per Cents. Reduced, MI, A ; New Three per Cents., 921, r •, Rank Stock, 3 ; India Stock, shut ; ditto Five per Cent., 11121, I, ex div. ; ditto Four per Cent, 10% ; ditto Four per Cent. " enfaced" rupee paper, 88i, 7}, ; ditto Five per Cent., 1041, 3' 4 '. Indian Government securities were rather dull. Exchequer Bills remain at 28s. to 31s. prem. A somewhat increased amount of business took place in foreign stocks, and the tone of the market was firmer. Spanish Passive Bonds were inquired for, and rose ; per cent. The New Three per Cents., as well as Portuguese, improved .1 ; Mexican, f, ; Buenos Ayres Two per Cents., 1 ; and Russian of 1850. Chilian of 1807, and Peruvian of 1865, ~ On the other hand, Turkish of 18. - A, and some of the Egyptian Bonds, declined 1 per cent., and Italian of 1861, MINES.--(THIS DAY.) 011 OVLOCIL The mining market is quiet to-day, but WeetCaradon shares ar,:. inquired for, at 11 to 11#; Prince of Wales are q uoted 495. 6d. to 50s. 6d. ; South Caradon, 400 to 420; Chiverton Moor, 51 to ; East Caradom 3".; to ; Wheal Scton, 95 to 100 ; Clifford, 6to ; West Kitty, # ; West Chi-erton, 6, to 66 ; and North Crofty, 2i to 22. Subjoined are the prices for foreign and colo nial mining shares John del Rey, 60 to 62 ; Don Pedro, 24 to g prem.; Anglo-Brazilian, pat to 4 prem. ; Cliontales, 14 to 04 dia.; Anglo !Lilian, par to prem. ; ROMA Grande, to # Pestarena, i dis. to par ; Port Phillip, 1 5-16 to 7-16 ; Central American, # to 4 dis. ; Froutino and Bolivia, 15-16 to i 1-16; United Mexican, 1# to ; and Anglo-Argentine, to 4 preen. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. uvEnrooL corr , )N AND CORN MARKETF. (THIS DAY.) (By TELEGRAPH.) (ritox OUR OWX CORIMPONDIENT.) Corros.—The market continues quiet, sales About 5.000 bales. CORN.—The market fairly attended. Wheat in better demand and prices an about 21 per crotal dearer than on Tuesday. Flour aluggiih. Wane and peas unchanged. Osts and oatmeal quiet and cheaper. Indian corn rid. cheaper ; mual, 41;s. :0 465.. A. LEEDS CORN MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) (s TELEORAPH.) (nom cult uus COIUMPONDENT) There was a better be -incite doing in wheat tn•day, at price* of last Friday. It aley firm and in demand. MINCING..LAN K-(THIR . DA Y. t SCCIAIL—The marketoontinuesvory quiet for all demo* Lions, and the business done at present is too limited*, give quotations. 1:el - Mot—List week's prices are sup ported, but there is still very little business doing. COFFEE. —The market privately is quiet. TEA.—The demand for China teas it still limited, ant the single public sales of Indian growth are progr.ssing without material clianse from those at the last auctions. HICE.-41A1 tons of Rangoon sold at I2s. 6d. RI'N AND SALTEE:..E.—NO sales of import:net to reP• COT ort TON.—The elle% arc confined to small parcels, at about the previous value. JEEE.-1.000 bales sold for arrival, part at Ilof. 2r. Gd., for Nos. 3 to ta TALLOW MAILKET.-(THIS DAY.) The nmket firm. Town tallow , 41s. '4l. ; Peters. burg Y.C. on the spot, 435. ; December, 435. ; Sprat& 43e. G 41.; March, 44.., buyers. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Mr. Cli mles James Keeton reports trade firm at the fol lowing prices, viz.:—Prime clover, 90s. to 100.. ; inferior ditto, 60a to 7:is. ; prime hay, 725. lid. to deds. ; iuferior ditto, 555. to Gds. ; straw, Ms. to 3Co. PROVINCIAL SHARI, MARII72I. LtTataas DIC. e.-Sales to-day: OaWeak; Ls tern, ;:l i--ttreat Western, 4&,-Luieashirs and Yorkshire, It"-Loniluil and North Wagers, 1145 4 f 1- Metropolitan. 11511—Midland. 113/ 1 1 4 4 1 1!-North British. 331-North Staffordshire, CO- Eolith Faster. GT/ C I -Bulb& and Lake Huron, 3 516-Great Western of 16 11-16-1. itheil States 5.20 :lee!, May 1, Nov. 1, 701-Ditto Ise.; , May I, Nov. 1, OK-Dutch Rhenish, 41 r , .-Ditto, New, p.-ercat Luxembourg Aetna. 91-11 ink of LlVerfe.l. l , Ylt liverpool awl London and Glotso Vire and the, Sl p.-Itoyel Insane,. Yt p - Iteiroli aunt Irish 11. Telegraph, A, I id-- Liverpool Milted Om, "XL te•exaelretita. use v.-Market firmer, good batistes doing. Atlantic Telegraph Preference Bight per Gent., 621 -CsdedouLan, ;el s 1 /7tj 4 '.. -Great Pattern. 31 .1. t!ltt f -Great Northern A - , 111 1 Grand Trunk of Quads, 17-Great Western of Canada, 161 1116-Great Western, 441 / be's Lancashire and Yorkshire. 1231 etta I-London and Nirith Western. 1141 1 1-Manchester, Shefhel4, and Lincolnshire. 474 —Metropolitan, tlitlttts 154 le I 1-111.116nd, 113 1 41 1 1-North British, 331-North Eawens n Berwick,* 100-Thames and Ilerscy Marine Insurance :Linidest, 21 United State, n-20 Veari Howls, 7u2 1-Dover, Five per Cent. ,1041 , . We-Ashton and I :bittern Canal, BLRlllagMag, Dec. b ettremely ynkt to thb ni • , and prices ~nerally are rather lower. eirtolorzhatn Canals were gone at s:1 : and Birmingham Joint Stock Bank shares at 301. Closing prices : Stourbridge ,:mores, buyer; at .* -St-nrt , r6l,„te canals, sellers at 220-11w1loy owl West Bromwich Bank, sellers, at u! -Birmingham Finandel 'h. :ea, at 1l to 11 db.-Itirrningham Alliance Fire Internam Shama, sit !„ del. sellor.-Midiand Wagon :quires .New prem., sellers-Sooth Statloraddre Waterworks shares, buyers. at General Steens Navigation Company's shares, buyers, at ;34. A line of steamers are now running between Liverpool, South America, Cowes. and Antwerp. which have been named after famous men. The following are some of their names : the Flamstead, Halley, Coper nicus, Herschel, La Pim*, Milton, Galileo. FeoUTH AMMON. DEC. 10.—The Hamburg and American Company's steamerCimbriagrom Hamburg. has arrived here. Ott Item:l,y Head she broke her propeller, and will be docked immediately to have a new one tined . This accident will probably delay her sailing for New York until Thurathy instead of Wednesday as um 11. Among a variety of amusing novelties for Christ mas parte.. she..t. of comic acre... ourrise imehet., e.rds of " divination " &c.. issued by Mr. Leidlaw,o pir l ik t= axe, are two articles pretty enough to be viz., one composed of t:ie flags of ad nations in colours and cut out, and thr other the arm• of all nation.. supp!ied in an envelope, and with a key. These ate cleverly contrived, ' and are useful in their way. THE FENIAN DEMONSTRATIONS TN IRELAND.— It is stated that ten name.. of the nah, in their ;;real coats, partly open. walked in the twoceasinn at Do - tin on Sunday. Of the various trades there were computed to he 300 p'.oterers. ;r:A/ painter., I,otal boot and 11i4Uv oe,kers, 500 bricklayer.. Mo c.rpemlers. 3.i0 slaters, 300 sawyers there were 7.00 pe.terit. "'he O'Onnoehno wrote P. the committee sympathising with the demonstration, and also the Revs. P. Lavelle and LJ. O'Shea. The strictest sobriety and order were obeerved during the day. Pro cessions also took place on Sunday at Midletoe, Skib bereen, and Mitchelstown. At Limeeck, at all the Roman catholic churches, prayers were offered for the souls of the executed men. .tt at. Michaels the He.. expressed his atyprov.,l of the prneep.ion. lie •••i•I it 1 ..1 been stated by the Premier that it was not illegal, sad, therefore, there wa. M. cramp in paying trooo. w the memory of pvtriots. At New Cemetery the I:e.. I'. Gnside addreseel the promodonisto, advising sobriety and discretion. All knelt and offered prayers for the souls of the deceased. " VISITORS" AT DIIIPPR.—The pleasant eq thing to do there is to sit on the Plage, and watch the wide sheet of sea, with its ever-varying colours. You must put up with the fleas though. They drove some of us nearly wild. One day at the Camino I ventured a slight question on the delicate sub .• t o ote le.ing whet mi,ht iet .e perienee of other people, and showed my wrists. Out came a dozen hands, and as many answers :—" Mine are worse than yours ; look at them !' —" You should see my arm s!”—•• You sic my neck!"—" Yon should .eie all over me I" They come from the send, it is said. The worst things are the gnats ; some call them mosquito,. I got frightened over one bite I had ; but the inflammation went down at hut.—Argosy for December. I LC• th he kr ere ato da Ore ail r.wo ery rut- i L i a