The Express. — London, England, 1864-12-12 00:00:00

THE ANNUAL " GREAT CATTLE MARKET"-(THIS DAY.) Mauy and widely difc•rrut have been the opinions ex pressed during the past few months as to the probable supply of cattle to this important annual mart. A large number L.f half-fatted beast, liave been weekly *old here in consequence of the unusually dry season. Fat beef has been very scarce, and has commanded high prices all thr,ugh the summer. It his consequently been a matter of no I.ttle anxiety to those interested as to bow we should fare at Caristmas. Last M0,, , 1ay, however, the quality of the supply was so decidedly improved that the anxiety was doly abated, while a visit to the Agricultural Hall during tie week proved to us that the high prices bad failed to induce the graziers to break in upon the reserve they had expressly made for this festive season. The figures posted up this ramming as representing the number ei cattle for which spice was bespoken dispel all fears of scarcity. With respect to the quality of the supply, we should say it is decidedly good, especially taking into ac, fit the circumstan es already alluded to. The gradual improvement we have bad the pleasure of noticing on former occasions is still progressing. The members of the Smithfield Club may lolk with satisfaction on the result of their efforts as seen here tc-day. Every year we are getting more serviceable animals both for producer and consumer. As to the comparative n.erit s of the diff..rent breeds, they 7.10;e pretty much as thy dt 1 at the Agricultural Hall. The short born fully maintain. its standing in this respect. It u ;noun of special iutereet to the general public that this meo:.proslucing anima is by no meatus deface:sting ; bat, on the contrary, promi.es to be • greeter friend than ever. There are some ..ttifid speculum of Hanford. and DeVOLA, but not in Lugs numbers. There us • very superior show of Scots both polled and homed. The large Susses beasts that formerly were • promine•t teatime are Dot very noticeable today. The western counties, too, which formerly afforded us a very large ,apply, have OM tributed very sparingly. There is cossiderable improvement in the foreign depart• meat. There is a goodly number from Germany and several from Portugal ; the average quality is good. The salesmen are asking very high prices, but buyers are very cautious in their dealings. It is thought the number actually at weskit is smaller than that quoted ; bat there being yet three market days before Christmas, it may be that our country friends have divided their consignments. In the sheep market we do not others* so many of those very large fat Liecolos that formed so prominent a feature of the "great market" last year. The prime they realised on that occasion, we understand, were not remunerative, and graziers have been induced to sell elsewhere. The mason also has been unfavourable. However, they are not much in favoar, owing to the low price of tallow ; and those here today are not very readily disposed of. There are some very good Downs, but not many of an extraordinary character. Them are the especial favour ites, and are making high prices. Next to these are the half-breds ; of which, perhaps, there is a better supply than of any other description. They are nearly as much in demand as Downs. There ►re some very boo specimens of foreign sheep crossed with the Cotswold. On the whole we have exhibited a very saleable collection both of beasts and sheep. The numbers are not nearly ea great as last " Great Market," but that was quite an exceptional year. By our comparative statement it will be seen then is not so very much difference from previous years. The weather is sufficiently good to cause the stock to have a first-rate appearance. It is pretty favourable also for the purchaser. The arrangements of the market are so well ordered that every animal appears to be most comfortably accommodated. Oossperstise statement of prices and supply on She "gait day" of thee and the put five years : THIS DAT, DEC. 12, 1864. a. d. s. d. Beef 3 4t05 10 Beside Mutton ... 4 6to 6 0 Sheep Veal 4 4to 5 6 Calvet Pork ...... 3 4to 5 0 Pigs MONDAY, DEC. 14. 1863, Beef 3 4to 5 4 Beene Mutt*. ... 4 6to 6 0 Sheep Veal 4 oto 5 4 Calves Pork MONDAY, DEC. 15. 1862. Beef 4 oto 5 2 Beast, Mutton ... 4 4to 5 8 Shale •••••• 20,900 Veal 4 oto 5 4 Calve l7B Pork MONDAY, DEC. 16, 1861. Beef 4 oto 5 2 Beasts Mutton Veal 4 4to 5 8 Calves Pork MONDAY, DEC. 17. 1860. Beef 4 4to 5 6 Beasts Mutton Veal 3 Bto 5 0 Calves Pork MONDAT. DEC. 12, 1859. Beef 4 4to 5 6 Beast, Mutton Veal 4 4 to 5 4 Calves Pork .. 7,580 .. 24,420 .. 160 .. 420 CHINA AND JAPAN ro.4sr AND RIVER STEAM HAvzoarlos COMPANIF.—(THIS DAL) The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was held at neon at the company's offices, 10A, Kinee-arree. pant Moorpte-atreet ; Mr. J. N. llsinitu. in the chair. The report haring been previouly limed was taken u sod The Cirantmarr, in moving the adoption of the report, sapwraed his regret that the accounts of the last half. year would not j us tify the declaratioo of a dividend. and Lis coutd eoce as regarded the future. Two of the company's vessels, the Titan and the Ilona, had been working profit. ably A third, the Elgin, would have dome the same bad she been adapted for the service ; but the coatrary being the cam stele bad been taken for disposing of her. There was A prospect of a junction with another company which was projected; and if the arrangements were carried out the result would no doubt be vary satisfactory. In rep:) , to a .1055t100, The CHAIRWA:t stated that an adequate supply of coal would be obtained from the Lehman Company at • pines per ton. After some conversation the report was adopted. GENERAL FLOATING DOCK COMPANY (LIMITED).-( THIS DAE) To-day the annual general meeting of the share holders of this company was held at the officio is Thread needle-street ; Mr. B. PHILII`fiON is the chair. The report was taken as read. The CNAIRIIAN, in moving it. adoption, stated that the great floating dock at Bordeaux was partly coostrocted, and that the small decks were working and yielding a favour- able return. which was, I leaver, absorbed is buddies en- Pen Sea. The state of monetary affairs and the appre tension of a continuation of the crisis had rsetraioed the board from owning dock* in other places, but there was veer little doubt of the ultimate prosperity of the company. The report was adopted. REPRINENT ATI, 0N or WINI/SOR.—It is understood that Meson. Listeinchere and Flower, two gentlemen of liberal views who intend ci.ntestiog the borough of New Windsor with the two present sitting members (Mr. Van. smart and Cidotiel V7sel at the next election, will at ones be introduced to the constituency. Erns CoLLC,E.—Th., autumn Reboot time, which commenced on the 2lst of September last, closes oa Friday test, the 16th Mutant, on which day the whole of the echo.," take their departure. The present half has wit nessed few changes rime its commencement. Mr. Mosley, one of the Srst.class Eton prizerueo, has been appointed an moistant master : and Mr. Frank Tarsal.. second French master. Both he and Mr. Henry Terror, principal French muter, now wear the academic cap and gown. In the rreent list of c.ailiistes for direct comilisaions, issued on the 22nd Noyenslor, the n0n..., of the following Etoniatw u/de'tt :—Viscount Liscelles. C. E. Knox. C. T. M. Moot itnn.ene, 11. C. .t. Bentiock. U. Broughton, Sir G. R. Pre.cott, J. G. Boller, C. Thorold, and F. A. Garden. F. Hervey, also an Etonian, was a successful candi date for the Balliol scholarship, Oxford, on the '24th being the second year in succession that all Etonian tappable gulled that honour. The Christmas vacatkan climes on wineeday, Jenuary lx, lei's - , I 0.10:r SPIE: IN I{l. MMOND.—It is well known t^ persons who have at all directed their attention to the matter that this city and, indeed, the whole South has been for a Icing time past infesteil with Yankee spies. They are at ..11:1 to have regular line. of communication which leave nightie, end our evening papers reach Grant's baelquarters before t o'elnek the nest morning. These µrt., have facilities for knowing a great deal, and they r•ri. - nunicate esierything to the enemy at the earliest mo uoot. These feet. have been reported to tie Was Demi:t -r. eta long oince. and from time to time, yet so steps have teen taken in the matter. (liar pretest system of detectives '''surd and worthless and pmdoctive of more evil this retl• nod yet it is adhered to while the govsrement is c' rarn.l and Rh mud to the great detriment of En l uartr, Nov. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 12, 1864. COMMERCIAL AND MARI:ET.s. Rii•LAN&—(THIS DAY.) Only moderate supplies of English wheat were received up to our market, to-day, ecestwies and by land carriage, whilst the condition of the samples was inferior. Dry par cels moved off slowly, at last week's priced. All other kinds were very dull, at, in most instances, a decline in the quotations of la. per quarter. With foreign wheat we were tolerably well, but not to say heavily, supplied. The amount of business doing is all descriptions was limited, nevertheless previous rates were supported. . . . . _ The market was well supplied with both English and foreign barley. Good sod line peacels sold steadily. at full currencies. Otherwise the trade was beery at lata . ratot. There was ler doing in malt ; yet last week's price. were supported. The supply was tolerably extensive. Oats, the supply of which was moderately good, moved off steadily, at full quotations. The few beans on the stands were taken off s:Jaly, at last week's prices. In peas very little was doing at late rates. The a'aow cal samples was small._ The demand for flour was inactive at last week's quota- I I tions. The supply was only moderate. Only 10 cargoes have been reported off coast, chiefly bar. ley and maize. The transactions in wheat have been very moderate. bfarianopoli has sold at 3ss. 6J., Ghirka 375. to 375. 6d. per quarter, being previous quotations. Maize has declined 3d. per quarter, with a heavy sale. Galatz. 26e. ; Moldavian, 265. 3d. ; Ibrail, 245.401. ; and Wallachian, Ms. 6d. per. quarter. In Barley, next to nothing has been doing at 31 to 61. per quarter less money. Smyrna, 21s. ; Scala Nova, 19s. Gl. ; Kustaiodis, Ws. ; and Danubian, 20s. 31. to 20s. t•c.l. per 400Ibe. Rye is nominal at 245. to 25e. per 480 Ibo for Danu bian. Beans have continued quiet, at 32.. to 32.. lid. per 480th.. for Barbary. Danubian milletased is held at 21a. to 225. ; and Syrian Dari, 25a. to 265. per 460 lbs. We have very little change to notice in the value of heated, of which ' Wes have progressed slowly. Azotf seed, for spring shipment, may be quoted at 595. per 4241 a. Odessa, shipping, has realised 60a. 6d. per 4241ba. In warehouse Bombay is held at 621. to 6:4. ; Cal cutta, 60a. to 60a. 6d. ; Black Sea and Azoff, 59a. 6.1. to 60a. . • Egyptian, Ms. to 595. ; 6.e St. Petersburg, 55.. to 59e. ; and Archangel, 435. to 48s. per qr. Cake@ have com manded less attention. New York, in barrels, 101. se. to 111. ; ditto, ic bags, IW.IOI. ; Wistaria, 91. 10e. to 91. 155.; damedlrs. bl. 15.. to 9:. per too. Cottonseed aka are quoted at 5/. 2.. 6d. to I 51. 78. 6d. per too. The demand for rapeseed has been very quiet, at 6.55. for Qumran ; 5.55. to 56.. for Ferosepore ; 36e. to 56., 6d. for Calcutta; and 30e. to 325. for wild Azof. Cottoned is steady at previous quotations-viz., from 61. ss. to 71. 7s. 6d. per ton. One cargo of Egyptian, for forward shipment. has produced 71. IW. per ton. Atatraus or Sacus.-English : Rapeseed. 170 ; and sundry, 181 qrs. Foreign : Tares, 169 ; li.aesd, 26,665 ; rac e 7 4d, 3,024; mai5e, 1. 11, 52 68 ; 3 ;. and sundry 2 633 ; ... u n y, 200 qrs. ; and flour, 36 cwts. CUM PRIM. 'lran._ BlM;c.ni na. iero PeriaT I. G. 34 to 38 83 to 39 3,3 to 44 39 to 43 Scotch potato blab, white „ black „ '11,64 INs. white, 1d63 le% Nodal' •od Llocoola rod, lave _ 33 to 39 BIWIS. Pee Qs. S. IL ?.3 to r; 19 to IS IS to 111 Mimeo 32 to 36 Tick 34 to 37 Harrow Pilo= 3ll te :0 Bazar. Malting • 29 to 36 DiMilling ... ...... '24 to 56 Grumnog ___ St 10 2411 FELS. ~ii:;ia LaMdoik, 4;act No olk 5B to U Kingston sad Wan GO to 64 Brown ___ 13 to la nt: 36 to 18 3.5 to 18 Boilers FL cc "iiri:' N•w 26 b II Town made: per 190 lbs. Hoorah°ld llO to U Country Norfolk sad Baulk, II ship X to X Oars. BagUsk teed -- l9 to et potato to 27 !roach, toed Malan. 'St Qr. ' , Mu% I. a. Maids sad Koala► •ee Qr. Om. I. I. Dana' and 3aredlalt 17 to 'll Magian ....... UI to 11 berg — 40 to 60 ',stock I Meal's- 40 10 44 37 to 40 Starts" hard soft Aisericoo, ted . 40 to 45 63 to 45 Pug* laPtian• • • _ ['Dux Cosa. Milt* _ .. Osiading St to SS WI to v Malting 1: one. Datil, brow - to 22 teal /111LIVAL8 OF GRAIN. &C., WATEIt CABJUAGE, YAW INCLUSIVE,. Tres* poi sac St to II amnia, . to at American, per brL . .. 12 to 14 Canadian. .. 13 to Si INTO LONDON. BY LAND AND 11 DEC. 3 IV DEC. 10, 1864, 0•10. i 1264 1726 flour. pm rs. ! . 'dm 3224 1264 26 ) 121250 . I .::.• • : I•• 216065 {0 11•_`x3 5251; 5 -.- 20}22 1104 4059 5206 11255 English . Scotch W 11446 bane,. MAW , gra an. , gra I 6491 6743 17962 iw:t r i . •ll I i;ii i 144a0 i von. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (sr NLACTILIC AND INTIRNATIONAL TILICIIIAPIL) Orson ova ono vommarovomm.) Market for cotton steady, and improving prima. Salm about 8,000 balm. Mock on hind this day —.casks ' 56,449 ' 70.1 , 1 Delivery last week • 2.17 i ?.Ib)7 Ditto trout Ist Jana 45.:35 37.959 Arrival last weak Ditto trout Ist Juno Yrie•Y.C.outhespotthisdayewt 4ss. 6d. 40a %L Ditto Town last Friday 47a. Id. ' 434. Od. j — 4O - 93 J 41 1 9:04. 4k. fool Arrival for the week ending Dec. tt. last year. 3,t76caska. and delivery 2.4 caaka The arrival last week comorssed 2.469 casks from Petersburg. 746 from Australia; total, 3,416 casks. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKER. (THIS DA Y.l The number of Waste is very moderate, this being "Great market day," and the trade for than is good. Some of the choicest direcriptions make rather over our top quotation. The supply of sheep is short, and the demand active, cousequently priors are better for all descriptions. Good calve, are rather dearer. From Germany and Holland there are 950 bests. 5.330 sheep, 190 nlvs, snd 110 pigs. Spain, 50 beasts ; Scotl►od. 1,100 bests; Norfolk and Suffolk, s'o; Ireland. 400; waters counties, 550; and 2,000 from the northern and midland counties. . - 1;;A•a• of 81b• •d. •d I F.dead of 811).. Not Scots. El•rolds. 6 6 10 Bad Doi& Ilf-84.4dh Bad Short-bores 5 4 Beet Limkrols• •• • !stood oal. baiMm 3 4 4 Calves PIP Be•t rine& filt-hrwrls 6 8 6 Bonita at market. '.030: 210 pip. 390: mach cows, —. I. ILL& 0 13 0 0 34 3 8 SHARE LINTAN.--(111.18 DAY., Two o'Cloci. There is very little business doing in the railway market to-day, and prices exhibit few alterations, compared with those last current on Saturday. The tendency is rather dull, and a decline of # per cent. has taken place in Metropolitan stock, I in Lancashire and Yorkshire, and in London and North Western. London and IS orthWesteru stock is now quoted 1182 to 1191 ; Great Western, 78# to 79 ; Midland, 137 to # ; Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 115 to # ; Caledonian, 130# to 131# ; South Eastern, 85i to ; Great Eastern, 47 3 to 48 ; Great Northern, 134 to 135 ; Loudon and South Western, 97 to 99 ; and Metropolitan, 1201 to 121. Indian, Canadian, and foreign railway securities are quiet, at previous quotations. No. I Sh. I OWNS St. East and West o i 10.1l 0.1 mow )oeseralrloattagD 5 6,578,110 St. loadooSSl.ltattterist 100 180,80511 Wouthamptott 100 500.800 St VlClolrie COM lb) Do. Now 71 7$ 105 113 Nu. 13h. 73,900 2 3,00.0 . LOS., at2' 1.141 .. 6.0J0J 6,000: .. li Ti-,. Cam' limn Con. Goal, I 1 Ca% vrtou 1 Antal Lev. U. Con. iTavtelik ) 1 Urskevialls East alsset Nast Cersdon East Caro Brea East Grenville 1.7.2 i .. Last Lovell 1.13,1 6,070; .. ii W. kossell,Tarkstk.) 91.35. 456 .. Grumbler M 54. Ashy. 6 1,500 4 Gross Lasey JAl:oiled, 3 11 6000 .. :Great South Tolson ' 0,006, .. G. W. Vor tlielatosil ' • 60.6 ~ Grenville 1,v21i .. ilerod's root 6,006 .. Ltusgstou Downs &MOW 8111 .. Margaret ;toy Lslant, 9i 9,000: .. Marks Valley 60,000. 4 'llwyndy Iron Ore , 28 1,0141 .. !Nangilos . 19 400! . New deton 0.000 ..'North Downs ! 3 AM .. North Roam, . WI 6,000 .. N. Wb. Basset ;Mogan 3.1046 6,660 _ North Wheal Crotty 1,000 Prosper toiled . 7.1.0 1,120 30 Pmvidence ,t. Lelant 106.7 612' . , S. Cara iou ;st.Cleer.... 18 496 i .. S. W. Prelims llllog.n, 18.16.9 ate:.. ,Stray Park 30.17.6 6.000 .. Tan , reft 6,000 .. West Buret (Illogaa) 1,024 _ W. Cuadon .Uskeard, 9 2,000 .. West Cblverton sou ~ West Metal) te : 250 4.640, . 1.024' 1,000 . 6000 No. I in . taooo toi:iiii - 20,500 26 75,000 1 10,000 6 15,000 10 15,000, 2 14,000 40 10,000, 100,000 1 76,000' 1 45,000 II 25,000 2 26,000, 20 01.4100. 16,000• _lO,OOO . 6 14,111 i, 100,000 - ~e;boo io , bou lh 40 t. li sir 10000 6 0/.000 11.000 30 66. 17& 60 60.0001 1 30,0001 1 46.0001 $ 1 . 17 19 1 1} 24 3 36 8 V id 630 130 id' 20 ZS 16 18 16 If 7 1 8 1 6 8 60 13 106 115 90 96 9 11 13 1 16 1 193 105 IS 90 I I ! ►4 I CI. prices. Alandllob ~limited; Anglo-Braz.Gold,Llm. , Australian. _ _ Je Ron Accord Cop. (Li m 4 ltruiLL&M Co.,Lim , Cape Copper (Limited, CapulaSilver, Copper Coptepo Limited, Don Pedro, N. Del key Den flotint.Cop. I Ure.',l Neat Del Rey kLingtol, I Pontine ,Limited, General Kepunde Limited) ! Linares Lust tanian Sleriqulte %Ammon Brea.G. IL (L. Panulellio Copper ; •PontgibeuilSilrerimed Port Phillip Sante Flarb.Ooldll.4 Scottish AustraL (Limp, it Juno del Rep ,Lins.)l United Retie:en ',Wm!! VallensaacaGold,Lim.li .IVvrilting ,LMOliedj Itudenaotuaihn (Um. II ISC ILLLLN i• .1" . b 6 Ws aria die, 3 4 :a to I fob e h= %au 111* I lion+ id l 10 11 3 1 mi dla l i 6I II 1 143 m. 11111 - Li I. }} MONEY MARKET.-(TBIS DAY.) Two o'CLocx. Business in the Stock Exchange to-day is very languid, as usual at this season of the year, and the prices of some classes of public securities have suffered a little in conse quence. Consols have declined 1-16 to per cent., and two or three of the foreign stocks are rather lower. Home railways are lower in "illy a few cases, but the tone of the market is also dull. The discount market is quiet to-day, and good bills have been rather freely taken at 6 per cent., being I below the Bank minimum. There i very little demand in the Stock Exchange fur .hurt loans, and the rate is almost nominal at 5 per cent. The Bank of Frankfort has reduced it- r. to of discount from 5} too per cent. At Paris to-day, aecordiug to Mr. Renter's tele gram, the Three per Ceut. Reuter were quoted 66fr. 10c., showing no variation. Consols are now quoted 891 to 89k, ex div., for money, and 89g, "sellers," ex dir., for the account (Jan. 10). The official business report is as fol lows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 89, ; ditto for account, 89k, c ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 88,k, k, ; New Three per Cents., 88k, it, ; Bank Stuck, 239 ; India Five per Ceut. Stock, 103 k, 1021, 1031, 102 i; ditto Bonds, par ; and Exchequer fis Is dis •,• , • • Foreign stocks are rather flat. Spanish Passive Bonds have declined per out., and Turkish of 1858 about 4, but, with these ex ceptions, prices are scarcely lower than on Saturday. Coufederate Bonds have improved 1 per cent. Some of the present quotations are as follows, viz, :—Greek, 221 to 23; Mexican, 29} to 1 ; Confederate, 59 to 61 ; Spanish Passive, 311 to 1 ; the Certificate., 131 to 141 ; Turkish Bonds of 1858, 70 to 71 ; ditto 1862, 71 to 1 ; and the Consolida, 461 to 1, ex div. Transactions are recorded as follows :—Dutch T wo and-a-Half per Cents., 621 ; Danish Debenture scrip, 1873.77, Prem. ; Egyptian, ; ditto 1864, 941 ; Greek, for account, 221 ; Italian, for account, 641, 1 ; 2.laremmana Railway, 711, Mexican, for account, 291, ; ditto 1864, 271 ; Portuguese, 1856, &c., for account, 471 ; Russian, 1862, 87, ; ditto 1864, 881 ; Spanish Passive, for account, 314, 1 ; ditto Certi ficates, for account, 14 ; Turkish, 1854, for account, 88 ; ditto, 1858, fur account, 70 ; ditto, 1862, 711, 71 ; ditto for aecount, 711, 1 ; ditto, 1001. Bonds, 711 ; Venezuela, 1864, 43. Egyptian Loau scrip is quoted 3 to / prem. ; Danubian, i dis. to par ; and Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures, „to prem. International Financial slaaree are now quoted 21 to 1 prem. ; London Financial, 91 'to 1 prem. ; General Credit, 21 to 3 prem. ; Imperial and Mercantile Credit, 31 to g prem. ; Hudson's Bay, 161 to 1 ; Ottoman Societal Ginerale, 24 to prem. ; and Anglo-Egyptian Bank, dia. to par. Fous o'CLocc. Consols are firmer, at 89 to I, ex div., for money, and 89k, "buyers," for the account. 64,0901. in gold has been taken to the Bank; no withdrawals are reported. The prospectus is just issued of a Monte videau European loan of 1,000,0001. sterling in six per cent. bonds of 1001. each, offered at the price of 60 per cent. The dividends are payable in sterling in London, and there is a sinking fund of 1 per cent. per aunin. It appears that the legislature and executive of the republic of Uruguay have duly conferred power on Messrs Mada and Co., of Monte Video, to convert 6,000,000 dole. (or 1,250,000/. sterling) of debentures of the internal debt into a national debt stock represented by six per cent. bonds, and to be issued in Europe prior to the 31st instant. The present loan of 1,000,0001. sterling is the result of this authoriza tion, and forms, of course, the only external loan of the State. Apart from the general revenues of the republic, there is a special hypothecation of customs and anchorage dues, estimated to pro- duce 100,0001. a year, and which are to be paid weekly to Mears. Matta and Co., and remitted by them monthly to Messrs. Made, McGregor and Co., of London, by whom applications for the pre sent loan are invited. The instalments are payable as follows, viz. :-5 per cent. on application, 10 per cent. on allotment, 16 per cent. on the 30th Ja nuary, 15 per cent. on the 28th February, and 15 per cent. on the 31st March. Six per cent. discount is to be allowed on payments in full in ►nticipsion. The brokers are Messrs. P. Cazenove and Co. About 55,0001. in gold was sent into the Bank on Saturday, while 25,000 sovereigns were with drawn fur Alexandria. The amount of government bills on India for which tenders will be received at the Bank of Eng land ou the 21st inst. will be rupee.' 35,00,000 (350,0001.) It may be useful to state, in settlement of certain doubts on the subject, that the new stock of the Loudon and North Western Railway does not come iu for dividend during the current half year. The increase of this company's receipts during the half year ending the 30th June last was 200,0001., and enabled the company to pay an increase at the rate of one and a half per cent. per annum over the dividend of the corresponding half year of 1803. The increase of receipts for the current half year is already nearly as much ; so that if the net profits are proportionate to those of the last half year, a very satisfactory dividend may be looked for. The Imperial Ottoman Bank have notified that an interim distribution, by way of interest up to the 31st inst., of 10s. per share (the omit allowed by the statutes), will be payable ou the 2nd January. The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Union Bank of London will take place ou the 11th January. A special general meeting of the East India Financial Association (Limited) is called for the 20th inst., "for the purposes mentioned in • cir cular letter to the ahareholders." A general meeting of the Indian Branch Railway Company (Limited) is convened for the 16th inst. The report of the directors of the Loudon and Liverpool Hotel Company (Limited), to be pre sented on the 12th inst., states that the profits during the past six mouths have been at the rate of nearly 30 per cent. per annum, and recommends a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum. With reference to the prospects of the iron trade, u &fleeted by railway enterprise at home and abroad, Rylaud's " Iran-trade Circular" has the following : The prospeite of the iron trade ought to be in the ascen dant. from the number of new railways (349) deposited at the Board of Trade. The principal development of the system will occur in Lancashire, Cheshire, and Yorkshire, and the majority of the liner proposed are branch or loop BINS for short distances in *anoxia. Many of than, of course, are counter projects. Those nodertakee for Ireland are more numerous thou usual, sad manifestly beyond the means if not the aquiremests of that country. There is one point satisfactory during the last six maths—that al though stereo may have fallen, traffics have certainly been on the increase, sad railway property has unquestionably attained to a greater intrinsic value. The time must come when, all possible loops and branches having been made, ' engineers and lawyers will be compelled to rest, and the shareholders may be thankful in the enjoyment of what then most be a most advantageous monopoly of the high road. From India we learn that the traffic on all railways is already so large as to exceed the powers of the com panies in rolling stook to cam it, South America is now about to avail herself of railways, a eeeesesioe for spending two millions and • half on a railway is the Ar gsetine Ceefedersey. from Cow:media to Mercedes, along the river Uruguay, and between the provinces of Uruguay and Brazil. having bees brought over to a highly respectable house in this country ; and an regards the Central Pacific Railroad, we learn from &Calibrate paper received by last mail that Lug. cootracta have been entered into to furnish provision to the labourersoo the lice, arid that preparations an Wag made to pat a very large additional force of 0100 00 this work. SAITEDAT ZVZIIING. Consols, which closed yesterday at 89,i, "buyers," el. uiv. for the 10th January, opened this morning at the same quotation, and closed at 894 to i. For money the last price was 8J to k ex div, The official business renon is .as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 4 , k ; ditto for account, 89k, i; Three per Crntr Redored, i; New Three per Cr),t,, t; India Five per Ceut. Stuck, ; d stn Bonds, :is. prem. ; Five per Cent. " rufaccd rupee paper, 102. The ludic Five per Cent. stock was ttemly. India Bonds were 'narked .ss. prem. Ex dte.ihts Bills reiasiu at ti.. to Is. dis. The foreign stock market was ratter weeiscr is the afternoon, iu answer to the decline in the Eng lish fuudA. 31exican Bonds fell 4 _ per ert:t. ; ',hose of ISn-1, ; New Granada Two per Ccbts. ate': "ex all " and Sardinian, ; Turkish Consokds's, ; and Spanish Passive Bonds and Certiticats•, per cent. In the market for bank sham, Wl , l a de , . ine in Bank of Australasia, Cln.rtered made Psalk of India, Loudon, and China, F.n dish and Swedish, and Lot.,lon and Candy 11,nk : hut an impro7e , went in Bank of Wales, Beicish and Californian, Loudon Bank of Scoilaisl. alai lausloo. Btoons4 Ayre., and River Plate Bal:. Anglo-Egypt:we Bank shares were quoted 4 di,. to par. inl,m's Bay shares cloud at 164 zo ; Egyptian Tr ,ding, at to 111 prem.; National Die , count, at 101 to 3 prem.; and Joint sus I. Discount, at ito I ! dia. Consolidated Discount alusres have improved. Other stocks in ti. imacellaueous de partment were unaltered. Ottoman Suctiae . Geuef rale shares left off at 21 tot prem. The shares of the Financial Cuoupanies remain steady in price, but the market for some of thaw was slightly flatter in tone. The closing quota tions are annexed, viz.:—luternastional, 2 9-16 to prem. ; General Credit, 21 to 3 prem. ; London Financial, 91 to prem.; Imperial Mercantile Credit, 31. to g prem. ; and Credit Fonder and Mobilier, 3 to i prem. MINES.-(THIS DAY.) Two o'CLocw. The mining market is quiet to-day, with very few transactions. East Lovell shares are fiat, and have receded 155., the present quotation being 141 to 15. East Caradon are steady, at 19} to 20 ; and East Grenville, at 41 to sk. In the Stock Exchange Clifford Amalgamated have been dealt in at 32. Foreign and colonial mining shares are un changed. Port Phillip, however, are inquired for. COAL MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Walls Lad Hatton. Zs.; Walls Ead Haswell, 225. 6d.; Walls End South Hatton, ',Va. 6d. ; Walla End East Hartlepool, 225. 9d. ; Walls End Hartlepool. 2•A. 6d.; Walls End Bra&We Hatton, 22a. &I. ; Walla End Haanll Haltom, 22a. 34.; Walls End South Kellen, 22a. ; Walls End Ha s& Hall, 225. ; Walls EsidiKepier Grans, 25a. ; Walls Ead Rollos% 225. ; Walls End Tanstal, 20s. 6.1. Holywell, 184, 6d.; Want Hartley, 18s. 6d.; Babstele Hartley, 18s. 64. ; Hastings Hartley, 18a. 6d. —7 7 ships at market; 260 at Ni. 0116LNART dliAMlb A.:4D tirocus. sh. I Pd. I , A , Lwias. I l;10.1$14 priest I Yaws today Saturday. to 1 p.m. HY .11 Ana. 1001 & Moor VaL IS. 100 Birlmort Trus 10 , 00 BosionAlsard,&ll.l.C 1 K 100 Brawl awl later IL 100 Calndouba 00 .0 Cork and Bandon.... Corugrall 10 aU Da A lAnodl.. ult Ult., IO , all I to. p. a. le paid to b ' IS all Ltublln aa.l lttllaatJ Se all Duadee,Parth.ttab.LJ e.! it. 100 Edinburgh and Ol•ago. K led Glatiow and 9.W sewn. Ico Orem& Lamm Ord. St. St. 1100 Do. A Mork I lIJO 1.10. iA.s. stk., No. 2 K 100 Groat North*/ Sootlimul! 61. Wu Ursa :Northam IL 100 Do.AJ A rec. uo WT. Liu. 'lO3 Do.B jtMap.aleptldr it. 100 tit. south & West. ;Irv. St 100 Great Western_ • 100 ' Do.alhar VaLGartas I • .100 I Do. south Wales • 1.10 Do. W. 1114.--ustord ▪ 100 Do. Do. Nurport , St. 100 Do. Do. Herefor 100 laricashlrod Yortshire 64. 'lOO bonitos soil Blaekwall 06. 100 Lon..Brlghta..to.Coset M. 100 Loologehei &Dor 04. 100 Loudon & North Weals IL 100 luudondSouthWrateni Bt. 100 'St an.,Shisf.,& ilneolush W as Maryport sad Carlisle 11 all Do. Do. Share. LOUOt.I llotropolmaa 10 l l I Do. New tit. 100 e••'• -- A MU all LICLIMOU Do. New St. 100 ' Do arra. & Derby .! 10 a/1 Uld. Gt. Ws (Izaj 1 21 I all Do. e Shares .. ▪ all UM ll Saa 110 all klal Keut 11124, St 100 North British It. lug Do. Eau. ,Perth,Dund St. 100 N. Maatens—lionriek to 101 i Do. O. N. S. Para 1 St 100 Da IMMO St. 100 Do. York SI 100 De. Carlisle 16 ! Do. fttock-JfDarlheg , U 21 Do. do. 161,644 1 26 li Do. do. 160461 ft. .100 North Isdblou 10 • it Do. New It. !Nu North Stadordalair4 1 10 , all N. & & Western Japed U. 100 Scottish Central St. 300 .6coltish NAL. Aber SQ j St 10v Scottish Midland 10 all Shrewsbury .0 Welched It. 100 Shropehlre Intion it. 100 South Devon • St •100 South Imes= St. 100 S. Yorks& Jr Alter Duel. St ad Staines, Woklashos.&c 8t ,100 Tad Vale 10 ft Do C I St. 'lOO Vale of Neste St. 100 Victor** Sus & Phallco St 100 Waterford .0 Saltoony. U. 100 • Weis COMIall ,100 W. ilartlol. 8. & 8.. A SIUTISR ib.l 87 $$ no} late 34 36 let; 90 92 in; 143 4.,} 7} 8} 134 136 156 167 139 I$! *1) 91 794 79 67 OD 67 60 44 46 oq 1(2 MI 1161 62 64 105 . 06 37 90 li6l 114 x 6 97 94 66 67 121 122 1361 WI 106 103 115} 3E} 13 37 113 114 72 73 148 :01 so so 11 It pa ', µan 124 135 1y 2 pal 79 b 0 10} 11i 11b 142 6.9 CO 40 4! 1.4 i 661 " 163 16d 109 4 IW 4 p 38 40 76 77 111481 ONS. 1 Cloalug pried& It* , all Atlautac& St Lawrence 66 60 • 100 13003.1v.&C.16.8.3p.c. lug} 14.4 10 2 Do. F 86aree par Om 101 a ll 'Dudek & Lake Huron' 3 4 10 all Do. Preference 4 IN 400 But. Brest&Goterlch 611. a Lida Avg. 1. 1672 100 100 Do. do. July 1, 1673 75 60 100 100 Do. do. Jaw 1,1076 St 100 Cat & &Eastern Sp. ag. 90 100 St. 100 Cape T. & Dockdp c. g.' all Deroseara.7p.c.per.prel. St 100 Lat. Magal gn. 6do lO2l 103 e Si. 100 .last lndlsa re. 6do lo3i 1041 10 5 Do. .1 llateation . , ▪ 'lOO 'Grand Trunk of Canada. 01 !I 100 , all . D0.kuip.11.13..6p.ct IS 91 100 all Do. lad pref. Sunda 7O 72 100 all Do. do. deferred' 61 64 100 . all Do. and put. Bonds 4O Id 100 , all Do. do. deform' 66 66 100 ; all , Do Ird prat. block 63 66 100 , Do. do. deferred 67 SI 100 all . Do. bib pref. Stuck 30 3: 100 all Do. do. deferred 28 30 St .100 Great Indian Peuinsula 153} 11.4, 10 11t Do. 866 6 per slat. 1 33en 90 0 I Do. New do. psi 10 16 St. 100 , Gt. 6. of India 0.6 p. ci. 101 103 St 109 , Do ti prs oast. IS. I Do I all Gt. Western 01 Canada' 0 91 100 111 Do. Now lle 11 dla 110 611 , D0.11p.c.11d6 pay. 1 4 73 SS 90 100 611 D 0.34 do. do. 1677.6 80 82 10 i 0 Ludlam Brutal'. Limit"! 1 o}.lla 101 1 Do. New Si. 100 Ilslras gust. 6p. cent , 102 6 104 it. 'lOO , Do. do. 44 do 96 ra St. 100 , Do. do. do.—' 91 93 10 ; 1 Do. Mill idlendon • 105 m;11,. 60 all llelb. iutd Roboods By 62 61 16 1211 N.8r0n..te5a.c12.6.212 St 1190 62 86 Si. 1 100 Belau* go. 6 Cent. 102 122 It. .100 Do. Deal do. ,et* 1034 20 1 Do. do. do. I ►de *pm U. 100 Do. Pnalsoo ... 101* 102* Ol 102 Do. ladeu St. Ina. do. I* 91 JOINT 1510 CI. BANKS. NO. I ill 1 BASAL 10,000100 Agra* Slasterinan's L, 10,000 60 Do. New, Lan .0 pm. 20,000 1 60 Do. issued a: 30 pm 10,0001 60 Alblos 20400 100 AlllessocLea.,32.lverpool 10,000100. Do. New 10,040 100 • Do. Issued at 30 pm 1100,410 30 Anglo Amineu 10,000 60 Amite Italian ,Lltaltml, 23,600 60 Australasia T. 30 0 CO Do. No. It.see 10 10,000 25 1.000 100 11,000 20 10.000 100 10,000 60 1,000 100 60,000 10 60.000 90 90,000 60 10,000 60 40.000 90 20.000 25 10,000 100 50,000 100 16,000 25 100,000 10 1,000 100 1:0.0,2 100 20,u00, SO 60.200 20 60.24/0 20 &,O/ 100 66,00, 00 10,000 100 10,000 100 20,000 100 10.000 100 6.200 100 124000 20 15,000 00 160,00 20 40,666 60 16,06 v 100 10,060 100 LOW 160 10,00) 26 6,060 100 10,030 20 %PM 60 6,066 100 0,000 10 260610 60 16,000 160 26,000. 10 6,000 100 60,010 100 10,000 100 26,000 60 00,000 60 Baakofßrltlalaoluiabla Bain of Lppt Ralik of Batik of Otago bun of Whoa.lama (L Bank of ictoriadluatria Book of wales 'Lim Soak of N w Zialaad : 1 araiallau;Pottuguaas 7 ,L Beulah it Californian !knish N. America ! C. Ilk. lolls, Ans.. China Chart. liar. of to .Cit) Carina! cora. Kaiak of India. dr ' Coaar'ilateil Barn Coalaisotal Do. New List London (Iszottso, Fluters Etchange Llm,, Itsig.iicoSdc a aeL Chartd. English and Swedish European nankiLlmited elladoin.ChinistJap (L. Do. lamed at Y pm i Do. New, ten at u pes, Imperial nault, Limited _ Do. _ New Imperial Oticcoaki luteruational Bank Lod Mors. Bk. Dana L.I Lou. bk.olliaxlcoAc. L. Lou. Bank of acoLlasal 1.; Loudon and braAlliaa Loa.B.Apas&ll..Plate L De. New, lac at t pm Lon., Ittr., &S. atarf. L. Loa. Lb Sauk et Aosta Loudon and County 1 Lou. Loudon Joint Stock 1 Do.Nint,tos. at 30 pat Lou. and Northam loudon & South Ahlem. Lou. & Western .1.+0.1 Lou. & Weatumastor 1 Merchant Sauk llaroautU• & Sichan,L Do. N.vr 1.000 100 Metro. it Prov. bank ,L. 0.000 WO Midland Hank 'Lite . 10,000 PIO National of Liverpool 10.000 100 N.Prvaol England - 71 1341 166 5k 7 0 ii 119 1 ISI in 971 1 - . We 134 T 1131 74 Pal 103} Ti ali Ott 6 .... 103} 4 104 31 ... 1021 e O C Y 5,000 - 20 ^ Do. Ao. New 30,0#e 24 Do. do. do.l 20.000 60 Ns . tonal lieuk. New. 26,000 20 New &tutu Weirs 40,000. W New bra land (Limited 00.000 20 North Weetero 60,400 16 Oriental Bank Corpora. 10.000, 60 Prost a.Bankinse.try.(L: 10,000 100 Friona: of Ireland 57.140 20 Scinds. I'o4, & Delhi (L, 20,000 16 Sonia Australia 14.1.000 24 Rooth Eastern 10,1610 100 Iltan.l of B. S. Africa I 4.1.50111 i D. do. *WO, 26 Unica of Australia , 10.000 100 Delos of iraland ,LArsoi 01,000. 1 Vales of London 45 47. Paz *On 34 DP I ss Ws' as 9. I — 3dl — 6 6 Ti alara; as al pm, !dia par ad !Oa par zd 1.4 bit I IT let I - - iedisi 66 67 i n Sii Doc. ti 24 77; 8 si i - 1 Pd I _ld Cl. prbes. 1 Lid us 66i - IX LONLAL GOVERNMINt aCCI7I.IIIIII. No. l 9100 K s. 1 rd. I a. prior 1 Sake. 490,000 ..'KettlenColto.Bp.et.,lB7l 1001 - - .... .... 1.. Can. Gov. 6 p.e.,1877.84..109 98 99 - -.. !.. Do.. perct.Feb..kAnd..lool 97 99 ..- _.... ... D 0.6 pent. lisr.d 82. 1 100. 97 99 - 2,914,809 - D 0.5 per ct.JaatiJ y 100 87 89 881 686,008.. Do. 5 per et. Ini.Stock 100' de 89 - 200,000 .. ewe*/ 0110peep.et. IiTS 1001 108 108 td - .... ~.I Do. do. 18004 100 105 107 - .... ... Do. do. 1800-1 100 108 108 - -.. • ..1 Do. do. 1891.100 100 111 - 140.408 . Cevlon.Nov. 184% Bp.et. 100 . 102 104 - 250,000' . ..1 1)0. 1078, do.. 100, 108 111 - 200, , X00 .. Ilsarttfus epee et.. 1873 100 105 107 107 200,000 .. Do. 1878 140 106 100 - 200,u0) .. Do. 1892 100 . 108 109 - 1e5,500 .. NALL Glv.B per cent... 100 104 100 -- 166,000 .. New Brun o.w. 6pct. 100 99 101 - .... ~. 5.,. Wales Or. 5 p.c..1860 100, 9d 100 - .... Do. sp. c. 1071 to 1876 100 93 97 - -.. ' ~.. Do. sp. c. 1.48 to Itte. 100 94 96 96 150,000 ~ New Zeeland o per own,. 100 106 107 - 1000,000 .. 1./.. 0 per cent. 100 0.1 91 901 260,000;,. Nova Scotia 6µ u., 1875 100 9) 101 - 75,000 i.. Queens:A.l G0v..1 p. et. 100 104 106 - .... 1.. S. Anettl...v.B p.c. Bonds 100 - - - .... ,„ v,c.G.w.6p.e..flutdJuly 100 - - - .... 1... D 4 do. e p.e.Anrilet.W. 100 1081 1071 107 DIGINSTIIRN STOOL& No. i Sta. i SP rens. lra I Cl. pores, I Selo& 695041 St. lilt ban. l p.c. IlurAnap.,loo a9ol 1 - 14n9316 St. U. N thn.,l p.e.Jan.12.1n4 100 1 , - - • -- 510,000 St. 10. Wsta $. -W. 01. -. 1 1..44 I I p.Jan. d uly.. 418,000 St. ,Lanc.k Yu.4p.c..l J .uutily 100 i9O 011 - '30,0W ot. !Ant nrich. 4 p.c.Jan.U.l4.lue I 90 Sd - 1028123 St . LIS. W.tp..Jan..tJulyllo 96 99 - $11.8)0 St. i Ll,. di p.c.Jau.dJuly 100 I edi 951 1 - 109,7a0 St L.,ts.W ,/p.e.Jan..tJuly 100 90 91 96 .... .St ll Illen , 1,4 d.c..fan..93 uly 100 90 99 ! - .... . St. .N. itrateu, t. P. & D. 0., , 6p. et., Feb. .8 Aug. ...100 103 107 - 85431 61. 9.4tra.,4 ii.c.Jau6.l9lylioo 96 id .- .. . , o'.. . icot. N. 4,40.... A i..k001.110. 1 - ttllfflqi JUNIN I N. ICL Emcee I Saks. 6* 7 1 SI 13 176 . 696 ad ' id td MINCING-LANE.-(TIIIS DAY.) Srcsn.—The only sale at present re porte d aim* Friday copyists of 800 bags of crystallised Mauri tius at 365. 3d. for good yellow. Reflood dried goods are steady, but quiet; pieties are in more active request at some sd•aooe from the late lowest point. Corron.—There is better inquiry at rather firmer prices. Tionivolly sold at 17d. ; Western, good fair, lead. to 191; low, 14d. to 15d. In other articles no salsa of importance reported. The ms rkete generally continue quiet. The isles advertised fie tomorrow consist of 220 casks 100 barrels and 8,700 bags sugar, 180 casks 330 OWN 450 bags coffee, 2,800 packsges Assam toe, and sundry other TALLOW MA MUT. -(TH . IB DA T.) The market is firm :—Tows tallow is quoted 41.. 3d. net cash ; Petersham T.O. on the spot, 41s. ; January, 41s. ; March, 42.. 6d.; April to Jose, 425. 9; October to December, 435. 6d. to 445. PARTICULARS OF TALLOW.I 1032. 1%1. 2.040 26,460 202 400 7,860 19,560 210 515 ; 3,215 fY2.374 3,025 46 5 0 ! Ohms .1! sit:ond qua/ o Do. de. .. 00 0 0 0 Leanne sheep and lambs, 21.750 calves, BOROUGH HOP MARKET.--(TEIIS DAY.) Messrs Pattenden and Smith report great activity is the market for dna season of the year, there being • good demand for almost all classes of hope at very firm prices. FRENCH PATENT:4.—On the whole, however, the peculiarity of the French genius of i ion is ingenuity is very small matters. We cannot, in England, boast of having invented that doubtless moat useful article the "powder for facilitating walking." This "powder" is surely not intended to be used or " taken " in the same fashion as the powder which (so Sir Walter Scott tells us in " Woodstock ") Sir Henry Lee, of Ditcbley, knew how to compound for increasing the speed of horses. According to the novelist, the escape of Charles IL from Woodstock was due to the efficacy of 'six balls prepared of the moot cordial spices, mixed with medicaments of the choicest and most invigorating quality," and which, being "gives from hour to hour, wrapt in a coverts' of gond beef or rooftop, a horse of spirit will not Sag for five hours at the speed of fifteen miles an hour." But to return, the French have also • peculiar "apparatus for decanting liquids at table," and • patent for "seamless shoes." These last, we presume, ale made either of gutty perches or cast-iron. Then there is an invention, the rondos perandi of which does net very clearly appear. It is • " mode of transatlantic conveyance for avoiding the loading lied unloading of goods." By means of this invention merchandise may possibly be transported in a mangier somewhat similar to that we read of in the fairy tales about the " wiiihingnsp," or in the "Arabian Nights," where a certain Persian prinoe, who sat him down oe his carpet at the gate of Damascus at night, was at Bagdad in the morning—with his dressing-mos and patent Crotos°, no doubt. Our French neighbours partico iLosl ie "improvements in artificial este of teeth." We refrain from speculating as to whether the apparently great demand for these articles may not arise from their ilnnumerable varieties of 1..n40ns and similar sweet things.— Fraser's fifopezine for December. St to II SI to Si St to Se 22 to 31 27 to 21 CL prises. I Saks. 134 133 11 OW/. $7 31 , 36 18 9 7 dill a Wel 2 1 dis 69 7,1 64 64 2 11 pa St I 166_160... 37i ii 21f i ei Si 12 3du 21 23 93 98 1 Oidis 1 gas 3 Idu Idle rar Ti 8100,1 %d basset( Illoogsa), ,17.1401ee ,Itedratlaj i 10 Wheal Ludtott ; W.Slaryeau (Meshes. , S I Wheal Seton 6 Be % h. Tetley's'? (Usk.' 7 Wheal Owen 1011.1110t1 MINI& ~urs~ wrrart►% ti!.. OM. I 10,000 113 Anglo.lleucan Miot 1 10,000: 16 Ault&lan ApicenL WAIN; 26 • • A uattslianlLL &Fa. LI 67,000, 10 BerilnYlatcrworka ; SLOW 6 'Bombay Du I Una d 6,000' 60 ,Britials American Land; 614.7201. 1 No ' it. & 1. Mae. Tel 1 12,600 20 British Indian Tea 0,016 r2l Canada Company 23,006 1 10 eanmilatilsametlavX/1 16,000. 20 Ceylon Company 20.000 25 .Clly of LotL itealProp,L SLAW 60 C. ty 021ses l Liw.i . 40.000 10 .CooL of AtricanMsr.(l.l 60,000, 66 Conemerr.aall ) niowlns. 20,0001 SO CossoLldated Dla.. IL)! 17,600 10 COUttfatiaLal 60,000 100 ,CautracteorpqrAtio 11,000 SS Cop.II.I236.,PreLTS p.c 100,000 20 C. Poisc..t Yob. of Nag 1 100,000 20 1 Do 10,000 60 Do. of Maatitlas (L: 14011162 31. Oeystal Palace 106,0101; 61 Do. Prolorsooo 177,0001..' 81. Do. 6p. et. Fem. Deb ; 10.000'100 Dlecoluatrorporatiou'L 60,00) 1 20 IL ladle Irrlastion. &c.l 106.0061 10 FtptlanConL& IV& 170,1176 L trio Teilegrapt 1 70,000 1 6 fag. and Au. Copper ! 20,000 50 Eng.ami ForeignCrealti 10,090,100 Log.llcoMmallatta 75,000, 1 93 Financial Corporatiou. 40001 60 Financial Discount IL. 30,00 e. 10 Forest. Witmanute tL. 10,00. 60 111.3•Ilivara I Limited) 111000 10 .O.Credikt Fin.of Lura(L SLOW 13 Alen. Stearn Navigation 10,066 60 !dome& 3oloolal As. k 100,000' 20 'lludson'eßay losionet,, tx) imp Mer.C.ILAm. j t0,'0,. 2 Imll.o Carryitic Lim 40,000 93 International Contract', 160,000 to l internal kmau.suc. 100,000 20 Jute rmaL Laud 60,000 1 13 lltalian Uri& ,Can. Cat, 1000000 100 Do. Op. c. LLD. r. 1070 110.000, 16 1 1cantetock gement, L.. 20,000 9.1 Law* securities , 20,000 25 Load. African TraJing, 20.000 13 Loud. autiCalseloe. 10,000 10 Lon.CouotyLand&B.(lcl 11,000 6 Lond.Duanct Teleng.ll. ) 1 soon' 60 - 1.1111. ,'mac. Am°. (1.., 10,000 00 i Do. New 176,000 6 Lend. G. Omnibus C. IL I Load., Italian, &c. Stn.' Loud. Mer. Disemust(L) Madras Wriga. it Casual Do. Marine Investment,L) aural its isuso,ge. tL i lie Ct. Exton. Tel (Li i Stillwell Iron Works Natal Wadi! CoL C. (Li National Ois. Coe s. (L , National Financial (L ; ; ; NitionalProv. M trine L Notional Stearn N ay. ; NerbschlaCoal & 1 4L Do. New N.Tivalaird r.,t Loan L. • h.lirit.Aostralasiau(L, N.ltrit..t Maroon. DLit. , NovaScottail.andL L Do. do. ;Ocean Martha Insura j 11-1 e rltal tononerci Id , L Oriental Financial:Unit Oriental Ow iLitnisedi• Do. New Orient-Inland Steam; L Otago it Sthlanil wrest. ottoman Financial L; ; ;Ulu man Ow (LW OW.* ; Pauantalt.M.statmLi ; t Do. do Do. N. Peel Itiv.Land Lin. (L; Ftesinaglar t 0. vteassl Do. do. New ' qUeUrlut• 4, L. M.(L 'Unsnap Iron Do New ' Rio J. Clty Improv. (Li' Ditto ditto . Royal Italikiam. ..,. Scot. gnstra. Invest. ;L. Smith, knight. &Co. L Soc. rho or Korot • ; L 8. African IL & la. (1 ` 'mouth guatralian Land Suhmartue Telegraph j Do. Scrip Tel. Construc.it Maim (L . Thamalat Mersey 1.. tl-t' Trust &Ageacyof Ana L T. R L Co. of U. Canada 'United'. Tele'. Co. (L) i Univers. Marine Wait ) ; Upper Abeam TeslLlngi Ditto 'van Dienten's Land... Warrant Flnanos(Lint. WeeUndia t Poetics L. MI CL all 113 184 Id SO V I 3 Om an of Par pi an ft pd :40 SS IC las ! as 63 46 70 p., 4lpa 41614 3 dis f aW 31 sum 4 2 Ms fais spa$ pa ed pas 17 to 3 3i060' $ nyml 4 2 dis 36 66 -- i - 1411 lidis 108 11 I'm 2 2 lidli edil Po: I 41 . 4 2 dial 6 6ipoul 7 IS .11.1 ti 21 64 I Ivy 16i 14 3; SIND Tar Pal :1 !tat' 6.4.P= s6_ 86 - I I %dia l fdls piF i Ip Pa n:l 1 t 1 il 40 71 ; 1 3 4 I die' 6 3 dial _ a par 1 pm, SO 21 1 413 • 4 I aidtsi edla ipra; 144 lOta t 1 1 pm ' q 0 dis! 81 7 Is Idls par *dui *par lA Om/ I& 10; Par pin' se di. 11 1 2 id Par 3 dim, • 7 I Idea sd xd _ 44 4; x.. 1 14 u 4.214 2.11 41 43 al 83 19 .11pne 27 22 - 9 9 26 26 Ills par 9: 96 120 12 ti 1 Ma idlepos e id , II 33 I 41_ 26 I 16 4 i 8 ! i 7i — l dl. 161 I 6616 zd :l a Pt id' tprgi Poi 11 41°51 - 4 i Id la par p•r I psi tes - ut _al _IA PREFERENCE BH . Greet Northing), 5 per cent., 114. Great Wagons Origin►l (B St H. En.) 5 per ant., 51. FOREIGN RA ILA LYS. Balgian E►stern Janctioe, 11. West Fl►nJsrs. 8. Ditto, 51 pw sot. pretenses, 91. iii iii 109 112 PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS. Ltradurad.., DEC. HE—Furness new 144, 21 p.—Great Northern A, 137—Gress Western, 781 9 b}—Lsocesture sad Yorkshire, 1151—Loadou and North Western, 114 1.1 i 1 in—Manchester, Shedleld and Lincoln. 669 —Midland, 1371-Intto, Birmingham and herb>, 105—North Eastern, York, 104—South Eastern, Midland, Eyewash Valley, 140—Port Phillip and Colonial Gold, d p --Great Western of Canada, 9:--Great Lneembourg shares, 119—Spanish Passives, 311—Conteilerate Loan, 59 9—Eastern Ex change Bank ;Limited). 1 9-16 d.—Liverpool Finance Limited , 11-16 J.—North Western Bank ~Limited, die. P.—British and Foreign Marine 11.1mited). 29 12.16 p.—Maritime insurance .Luntsed', 3.16 d.--Queen Insurance, 9-16 p.—Union Manna Lindted . 311-16 p British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph A, 6t}—Liverpool Exchange. 191 —Mersey Steel and Iron (Limited), f p.—National Stearn ,Limited„ 19 4L—West India and Pacific 3tesni. I p. atmicaramsa, Du. 10 —A quiet market, and prices steady. Great Northern A.l2o—Great Western, Central, paid W e s t e rn, Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1159—London and North lll I—Manchostdr, Sheffield, and Lincoln. shire. f 69 -New ditto 5 percent. pod, all paid, 9 13.16 Midland, 1379—South Eastern. esl—United States 2.20, 431 — I Oxford, rod pref.. 13.1—District Bank. 201 P. 10.—The sales of to-day included Stour Valley shares, 10 c new; London and North Western New Stock, 1 1 41: Gloucestershire Bank, Si ; and Birmingham Water works, li shams, 4 prem. Patent Nut and Bolt shares were dose yesterday rat 24 prem. Midland lisGway stock rimed to-day 130. to la74—south Staffords, 101 to 101 Birmingham Joint stock Bank, 39 to 39; lletropotiteu Wagon. 13 4 to 1.: Mantis Metal, Ito 3 dls ; and Patent Shalt end A xletree, 69 to 5 prem. JOHN Mircnel. AGAIN.— In the Police Court, at, Richmond, oo the 23rd nit, the Hon. S. Foote, mew -1 bey of the House of Commas from Tennessee, and Mr. John Mitchel, were charged in a warrant sworn out upon the I oath of one William H. Fowls, with being about to break the peace of the oommouwealth by garaging in a duel with deadly weapons, and the Hoo. Win. G. Swan. member of the house from TO0011•11410, was charged with being the hearer of a challenge from Mr. Mitchel to Mr. Foote to fight a duel with deadly weapons, contrary to the laws of the °mown wealth. All the pa rties were bound over in heavy bail to keep the pesos for 19 mouths. —Richmond I Enquirer, Nov. 213. NOVEL 111PORTATION.—Mr. Thompson, wholesale fish and fowl dealer, Nottingham. has bad caesigeed to him front Quebec a large number of geese. They came to hand in capital preservation after the long voyage ; many of them wei/bed from 121bs. to tithe. ~b.—Norris/ham 01,ardian. FROORFee or Hrm..—The port of Hull has received about 40,000 tons more shipping tilt. year an corn. pared with the corresponding period of 1863. For some years pant about 1.000 hones have been built annually in Hull, and the inhabitants are estimated to increase at the rate of 2,000 per swam. It is understood that the Humber Iron Works Company intends to add several acres to its yards ea the Humber side. The company is at present in treaty with the Woods sad Forests for :and adjoisiog their yard. The company, among other largo contracts. has un dertaken to supply a quantity of iron girders for an Indian railway company. PritcHASE OF LAND DY THE A btfIRALT'T.—The Admiralty has purchased a rather valuable site on the South Deese, Great Yarmouth, lying between the southern portion of the Marine Drive and the Naval Lunatic Asylum. The town council of Yarmouth required 11,3001., and the relinquishment by the goveromeot of the site of a pro. posed battery to the north of the Britausia-pier. The Ad miralty offered 10,0001. and the sue of the battery, and failing to obtain the assent of the council, gave notice of an intention to apply to parliament for compulsory powers to acquire the lead. The town wood then acceded to the terms offered. ST. STEPHEN ' S GETS—There is on toes left-band side of our great national hall,—on the left-band side at oo• esters it, and opposite to the doors laid* to the law courts, —a pair of gilded lamps, with • door between them, neer to which • privileged old dame sells her apples and her oranges solely, as I presume for the recoramothitioo of she members of the house and of the great policeman who guards the pass. Between those lamps is the entrance to the Howe of Commons, and DODe but members may go that wey ! It is the only gate before which I have ever stood filled with envy.—sorrowiag to think that my steps might never pass under it. There are many portals forbidden to me, as there are many forbidden to all men ; end forbidden fruit, they say, is sweet ; but my bpi have watered after no other fruit but that which grows Kt high, within the sweep of that great policeman's trim chews. Ah, my male friend cud reader, who earnest thy bread, perhaps, as • country vicar; or pitted, may be, at some weary desk in Somerset Howe ; or who, perhaps, rulest the yard behind the Cheapside coaster, heat thou never stood there and longed.—bast thou never confessed, when standing there, that Fate has been unkind to thee io denying thee the one thing that thou but wanted? I have doe* so; and umy slow steps have led me up that more than royal atairoue. to those passages and balk which require the bellowing breath of °votaries to give them the glory in British eyes which then shall one day possess, I have told myself, in anger and in grief, that to die and not to have DOD that right of way, though but for • session,—not to have passed by the narrow opobsoos through those lanipe—is to die and not to bare dose that which it most becomes an Englishman to have achieved. Theis are, doubtless, some who come out by that road, the lees of whose society is not to be regretted. England does not choose her eis hundred and fifty four beet men. One comfort* owe's self, sometimes, with remembering that. The George Vavesces, the Calder Joiners, and the Botts are admitted. Dishonesty, igooranoa, and vulgarity do not close the gate of that heaves against aspirants ; sad it is • coosolatioe to the ambition of the poor to know that the ambition of the rich sae attain that glary by the strength of its riches aloes. Bat though England does not send thither noes but her beet men, the beet of her Composers do fled their way there. It I. the highest and most legitimate pride of an Englishmen to have the letters M.P. written after his name. No selection from the alphabet, no doctorship, no fellowship, be it of ever so learned or royal • society, no knightehip,—not though it be of the Garter,--coufers so fair an honour. Mr. Butt was right when he declared that this noon t 77 governed from between the walls of that bourne, tb the truth was almost defiled by the lips which uttered it. He might bare added that from thence flow the waters of the world's progress—the fullest fountain of advancing eivilirtiae.—Can You Porpirt Her ! By Anthony Trot ' op*. December number. I 1 1