The Express. — London, England, 1866-12-26 00:00:00

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Prof am told, is the .I ca personal spite four ..n or a German a c ;:s, such as the Fre , it: Zeitong, no cap .on, as the men. tior cat to everyone was Mu -r 15,1961, some Pre l ;he scheme of • a 11 have nothing wh bearing on the MI , n sovereigns : ha - 1 many pedantic) of rinciple of lesiti - a I i countries as in ho and conservative h o It ernicious one, so It cted upon by the .f carried through iii ss than Quixotic, al • 1 his government L set them by God, ,' , rout within and ' '' : y renounce this 1, E It ;th of applauding d • s who, supposing t Le pedestal of our t dl this swindle i s 1 is quite new, un - 1 . achings of God as , Ater then insists I German military 1 . mon institutions, 1 sea which must figurations of the States. lie goes •ty to comprehend A a Representative - he Federal Diet or institution legit'. te, which the con- -0 dispense with in :volutionary by In- a concessions would . este a conservative . for it even by the •• count writes from ; had ordered him to him at Baden, add- n the English quay, .. of the Neva." In I:ol4—the last of the ,re published —prior ,receded the Danish • my o wn view of the - loose at the conk,- mea should be treated comparison. The full ,:igners to look upon :manark as simply int- nto consideration pro• nient for the Prussian With reference to : olsteiners, the cheat' • are enthusiastic for • •lity in the category of . a little too long ammo • .ildren in the German 1.,i thing in the world :lice herself to their in- r a reward." emarics :—" However, fathom these things. •r the assistance he has •malence that the Lora r advantage. I realise so humbler in heart." -The Queen has beell di der Spar as co -- n sul at t h e King of l'russie. - Tit Z GREAT WESTER% the traffic on the 00 84 er pelt of the past weak Mt.; taxed theurday cart l aost. On Sat any, short of twentyfive trotr4h the swindon sty ,e very few intervals dur. refieahinent rooms Wero rrived or were waiting _!!, eanstantly running ni ntham amber of trains, even 14 but sufficient to In cad it was therefore four_ t h e number of trains. Is ..iary to despatch all in* A ce of rs who rv „.,._ i ‘ry t rain.assenge This wan _irsr s Swindon station at 1.3 1 . • one tilled three inceastss hat when the 6 p.na- a obis ntls ton there was not ration with which to 1 0 . y of trains were Itts . exceedingly unfav heard of no seeide;;Wb. THE EXHIBIT 'ION OF 1867. are on the bend, and the consequence is, or the consequence that appears to ,threaten is, that our pictures will be exhibited under a disadvantageous tire of cross lights. - - • • Prime ova meat. CORIZNITINDITIT.) lousily it would seem exhibition news as slowly as Kitty Vance, the old woman walked from Penzance and back to see the :ion of 1851, and haa just repeated the feat in years ago to see her daughter. The old y die of a fall from a cherry tree yet, albeit s seen eighty-eight years. One of your ...ontemporaries, dated the 10th instant, with ibservation " Galiereani says," gives two of a closely-printed column of exhibition and criticism, the said news and criticism performed a zigzag journey. The extract itignatei consists of two-thirds of my letter rou printed on the sth instant. You see that mi laid you under contribution for Paris and then the Paris correspondent of your uporary sent back that which had appeared tour columns on the sth as fresh Exhibition s for your contemporary on the 10th. It may some news, like some wine, gets a new , or, at any rate, an increased value by a journey. edesars. Spiers and Pond, and the refreshment con tractors of the Crystal Palace, who have under -, to represent British refreshment in the ex in next year, will, it is to be hoped, bear ;by Junction "in mind. Foreigners ha ve, no lecided taste for dry sandwiches or hard pork ier will they take kindly to captain's biscuits. will make but the feeblest attempt to carry a made of buns, whether Bath or plein. I will ch the representatives of British refreshment sad what M. Jules Leconte wrote of our English freshment stalls in Hyde-park, in 1851. His a-age de Desagr4ment A Londres," will to teach the contributors what they should 1. If the refreshment room of " Mugby action," or anything in the faintest degree like , to be reproduced in the Champ de Mars, and presided over by young ladies fresh from the in of Mrs. Sniff, our representative caterers toss their money, and will deserve to lose it. There is not the least reason why they should en ' -vour to copy at the exhibition the arable refreshment stalls at the French .away stations. They may, however, without spirting entirely from the refreshment traditions f their country, offer to the foreigner that kind of refreshment which horrified the sight of " our Missis" when she first entered a French railway -etion, namely, "actually eatable things to ea t." redoubtable' authority on " refreahmenting" irned to •Mugby Junction with a horrible bunt of the savoury and wholesome things ~:11 are offered to French railway travellers in we ir own country. " I will name, said our ?Sisals : there was roast fowls, hot and cold ; there was smoking roast veal surrounded with browned potatoes ; there was hot soup, with (again I ask, shall I be credited 9 nothing bitter in it, and no it to choke off the consumer ; there was a ,sriety of cold dishes set off with jelly ; there was salad ' • there was—mark me !—fresh pastry, and that o f a light construction ; there was a luscious how of fruit ; there was bottles and decanters of mud small wine, of every size and adapted to Ty pocket ; the same odious statement will i iply to brandy, and these was set out upon the counter, so that all could help themselves." Proceeding with her denunciations of the " eatable things to eat," which she had 'mud in benighted France, "our Missis" draws comparison between the British and the 'Tench sandwich. She opens with, " I need not iplain to this assembly the ingredients and forma tion of the British refreshment sandwich." There was a burst of laughter from the young ladies of Mugby Station, and then their gratified mistress proceeded with her comparison. Well, take a flesh, crisp, long, crusty penny loaf, made of the whitest and best flour ; cut it longwise through the middle. Insert a fair and nicely-fitting slice of ham, tie a smart piece of ribbon round the middle of the whole to bind it together ; add at one end neat wrapper of clean white paper by which to cold it. and the universal French refreshment sangwiCh bursts on your disgusted vision." "Mugby Junction" condenses its weighty charge against "French refreshmenting " into one bitter accusa tion, namely, that it presents to the traveller eat able things to eat, and drinkable things to drink. Let us hope that our representative caterers next year will not servilely copy " Mugby Junction." Our neighbours who have had any experience in England are quite ready to admit that the British kitchen can, and does, produce tr.any excellent dishes ; that we have soups of excellent flavour ; that we can roast meat against the world, and that the meat we do roast is beyond all doubt the finest that is grown. Ask Paris cooks whence they get their finest, their most succulent game, and their most delicately flavoured salmi in. The jambon d'yorck has an honourable place on the gourmet's list. The materials for making an excellent effect are abundant in short, if the firms who are to represent the British kitchen will only wean themselves from the pork-pie, and the biscuit, and the bun, and the sandy sponge-cake. At any rate, there will be some drinkable things to drink, since the leading British brewers have arranged to retail their beers. I will add an im portant item of refreshment information. It has been arranged that a restaurant shall be opened in the Exhibition on New Year's-day, and remain open, for the use of exhibitors and their assistants. Seeing the distance that lies between the Pont d'Jima and any good refreshment places, this con venience must be accepted as a most welcome one. Along the eastern boundary of the Exhibition grounds a line of wine and beer shops and little hotels is drawn up, ready to catch the humble visitor. These speculators have made a brave expenditure of decoration, paint, and varnish, and have adopted high-sounding signs. One little restaurant is called L'Union des Peuples. But this is not all. Against its front are placed two I large oil-paintings, well drawn, I may add, and effectively coloured. The first painting re presents the fraternal meeting of a swarthy Arab, a dark Brazilian, and a yellow, Chinaman. Perhaps the second. picture is the more striking of the two. The central figure is a Frenchman carefully (ittlionaryhe. On his right is a red-headed Highlander, and on his left is a coal black negro. France, in Sunday best, is joining the hands of the negro and the Scotchman. To our honour be it said, that the Scot appears to have much more fraternal alacrity than the negro. There is a hesitating, condescending manner about darkie. Close by the great jury-house is another sine-shop or little cafj, dedicated in big letters too. Potpies tennis. It is not far from a shady looking Anglo-French " English tavern," with a notice painted upon the walls that a sandwich and a glass of ale can be had within. I glanced a day or two ago at a knuckle of ham in the window. That knuckle was of the " Mugby Junction " de scription, and was calculated to form part of a model ‘• Mugby Junction" sandwich. It was sup ported by a mean little plum-pudding, intended probal,li to gladden the sight of any stray Briton who might chance that way. For the credit of our country let us pray that it may have disappeared long before any of the three million visitors who are expected here in 'IA' shall have come. By the English tavern the builders are at work raising a gmaul cofe. Most of the caterers along this line appear to have put their faith in the bibulous Capacity of John Bull. "Old Toni" rears his tiery head in many windows, and whisky is to be had, and Allsopp's hand beckons to his countrymen. Some of the labelled bottles showed a lame hand at plagiari sm . On more than one that to the super ficial observer was British ink and paper, the prac tised eye could detect the legal word Depose There is to be a vast restaurant for visitors of the working class, where good solid food is to be sold at the lowest possible price. This establish ment should afford the food economists of various countries an opportunity of testing plans of eco nomic cookery, and of bringing forward the now varieties of cheap food. I believe that the conces sion for this establishment is still in the market. Within the building the work of installation still progresses at a rapid rate, more especially in the I`'rench department. Some of the picture galleries an, completed. Thoso on the straight line of the building are noble, well-lighted rooms. Alas ! we I have already remarked on the forward state of the Chinese, Japanese, and Siamese' depart ments. The forward state of China in the Exhibi tion seems to be due to the energy of a Frenchman. As nothing was promised by the Celestials, and as Chinese industry is always attractive, a French speculator offered to take upon himself the risk of getting up the Chinese department of the world's industry. He is said to have undertaken to spend forty thousand pounds in manufactures, &c., to be conveyed direct from the Chinese empire. As a return for his energy and courage the Imperial Commissioners have given him the right of selling the objects which he exhibits. Rumour says that this gentleman will be also permitted to open a Chinese refreshment department. We may pos sibly hear before long of the dog-fancier who is to be his butcher. It is, then, this gentleman who is ,pushing forward the Chinese installations with a vigour that contrasts strikingly with the quiet that reigns in the British and German depart ments. I should not wonder if Sweden were to be ready for the opening day before any other nation. In my last I informed you of the arrival of her goods at Havre, and now I have to announce that M. Gustave de Fahnehjelm, chamberlain to the King of Sweden, has been appointed commiss uioner his this Exhibition, and has already entered pon his duties. The Moniteur of the 12th contains a list of the names of the forty-nine exhibitors who are ad mitted to exhibit under class 42 (products of fiah ing and hunting). 288 square metres of space are allotted to them, which will be occupied on a plan laid down by their committee, and accepted by the Imperial Commission. M. Petit, it should be understood, and particu larly by exhibitors, is not the only photographer who enjoys rights within the Exhibition boundary. M. Leon and J. Levy, the successors of the well known Ferrier and Sons, whose stereoscopic Swiss and other curies are in so many English homes, have obtained the exclusive right of taking stereo scopic photographs, and they are already install ing themselves with M. Petit in the photographic building, which is built in the north-east corner of the park. M. Viot and Co., the ggrreeat onyx workers, will exhibit some tine art-workrmansh r 'p in their costly material. Among other objects they have a clock supported by two female figures, in which bronze and onyx are combined with the happiest effect, the flesh being of bronze, and the drapery of the marble. The price of this clock, with its attendant candelabra, is three thousand pounds, and this is only one of many articles that will be sent by M. Viot and Co. to the Exhibition. Photo-sculpture is becoming the rage in Paris. People are no longer satisfied with a carte-de visite for their album. Before 1867 shall have come to an end people will be collecting sculp ture-galleries of their friends. " I must beg the favour of your statue for my collection" will be an ordinary request in polite socie t y . Opposite the Rue Scribe, on the Boulevards, a vast, fan tastic establishment has just been opened by Willeme and Co. for carrying out this new development of photographic art Industry, and on the line from the principal entrance to the Exhibi tion the same firm have already built the roomy premises that are necessary to the production of a plaster or marble statue by photography. Where it this to end ? The statuettes can, of course, be mathematically enlarged. What say the sculptors ? Will heroes in the bud blossom into photo-sculp tured statues in " the good time coming ?" In a few days, I am told, a great photo-sculptured statue will stand opposite the Rue Scribe. The entrance to the Exhibition, which will directly communicate with the Faubourg Saint- Germain, will be adorned with some fine aluminium statues by MM. Morin, of the Boulevard Sebastopol. In the Exhibition the same firm will exhibit some teles copes wrought in aluminium—as light almost as a roll of paper. Among other prominent French exhibitors whose names the English public will remember are M.M. Wirth, the famous wood carvers. Next year they will be seen under the Swiss as well as the Freneh flag. In the Swiss department they will occupy 341 square metres, with a dining-room, all furnished with Swiss carvings ; in the French part they will be e hi biters of that exquisite wood-carving for articles of fasitakie which has so long been one of the attrac tions of the Boulevard des ltaliens. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 26, 1866. Sea 99.1 R. 1U 19. —:--- THE POLICE COURTS. SEWAGE OF TOWNS ON THE RIVERS LEA AND SY, iar.—The committee appointed to inquire into the con dition of the water supplied by the East London Water Company to the Poplar Board of Works district have jthet us completed their report. From a personal visit to several towns and places on the rivers Lea and Stort, they are enabled to speak with accuracy LB to the condition of the water supply. At the foot of the town of Bishop Stortfortl the river Stort forms itself into a small bay, and on two sides of it were overhanging privies and several drains from houses, all emptying into this portion of the r iver. During the summer the smell from the Stort was most obnoxious, and there had been a good deal of fever in the neighbourhood. The whole of the drainage of Hertford formerly ran into the Lea, but about half-a-mile from the town the New River Company have constructed deodorising works, and the water passes through filtering beds before it flows into the Lea. At Ware the soil and urine from piggeries found its way into the Lea, and on the banks of the river were several overhanging privies, emptying into the water, which was generally fouled with sewage. At Broxbourue the mode of drainage washy cesspools. At Waltham Abbey the Lea passes through the town, and there are several brick streams and ditches iu and about the place. The whole sewage of this town was emptied into these waters. At Enfield Lock is situated the goverment arms manufactory. This neighbourhood was densely populated, and the drainage of the locality was received into the Lea. In concluding their report, the committee state that the source of the water supply was polluted, before it reached the filtering beds, in a most disgusting and abominable manner—viz., by drainage from land, overflow from cesspools, privies, factories, and piggeries, &c.—and recommend that all practicable steps should be taken to enforce a supply of water free from any kind of pollution whatever. AN EXCITING SCENE. A most remarkable escape from drowning occurred on the river on Monday evening. It appears that the steamer Waterlily, which left Newßrighton for Egremont and Liverpool at a quarter to 5, arrived about 1 o'clock at Egreniont, and having em barked her passengers, cast off and proceeded towards Liverpool, having in tow one of the river police-boats and one of the customs-boats, the latter under the charge of Mr. Henry Lloyd, tide surveyor of her Majesty's Customs. When the steamer had reached abreast of Seacombe point (it was then quite dark) an alarm was raised by the river police that a man had been swept past their boat by the back water from the steamer's paddle-wheel ; but as no alarm was raised on board the steamer it was considered doubtful whether, supposing the object was a man, he could be alive, as, if he had fallen front the steamier, some one must have seen him fall. Notwithstanding, h o wever, the order to let go was given by those in charge of the two boats. the tow rope of the customs boat being cast off from the boat, and her head turned towards where the unfortunate m an was supposed to be. It was, as we have said, quite dark at the time, and a very strong ebb tide was running, which soon carried the boat a considerable distance down the river. Fortunately, how ever, after pulling about for some time, they at list dis covered the top of a man's head, which was instant y seized, and the ma n was g ot into the boat, apparently quite exhausted. He was brought over to Liverpool and taken to the receiving house, where, after applying the usual restoratives, he so far recovered as to be pro nounced out of danger. It transpired that Le bad, in company with his brother, left New Brighton in the Waterlily, and being under the influence of drink hail left his brother sitting on deck, and by some means ad fallen overboard unobserved, the brother being unaware of the accident until informed that be had fallen overboard and was then in the receiving house. His name is Wilson Gaageth, residing in Birkenhead. This is but one f many instances in which Mr.Lloydand his gallant crew ha ore been instrumental in saving life on the river; and it is to to beo e hoped that their gallantry will not go unnoticed by who are empowered to reward such prompt and valuable services.—Lirerpool Mercury. DEATH STOPPING A PnosEcrvoN. —A charge of larceny should have been preferred against John filartin, ar. old man, and Clara Martin, a young girl of 19, who claimed to be man and wife, before the magistrates at Kirby Moor side last week, but the prosecutor dropped down dead. The prisoners, however, were taken to Helmsley, nud there brought up on another charge, and on Saturday were com mitted for trial. When arrested at Mahon the man was wearing four shirts, and the woman five chemises and a shirt, stolen mostly from Ness, North Riding. CRYSTAL PALACE.—Tho doors of the Palace will be opened this morning at 9 o'clock ; the yontomiine will be played at half-past four. The palace will be lighted up in the evening until the visitors have left. (THIS DAY.) CLERILENWEIL THE CHRISTMAS CHARGES. Mr. Cooke took his seat this morning at 10 o'clock, and proceeded to dispose of the night charges. The list was unusually light for Christmas, there being only 29 persons charged, whilst on boxing-day of last year the num ber exceeded 70. The following was the list of charges. Y division, Somers-town, drunk and disorderly, 4 ; assaults, 3-7. Caledonian-road, drunk and disorderly, 2 ; felony, 2-4. Kentish-town, none. High gate, none. G division, Clerkenwell, assault, 3 ; felony, 3-6. Old-street, drunk and incapable, 1 ; drunk and assault, 3 ; found wandering without visible means of sub sistence, 1-3. N division, Islington, tumult, 1 ; uttering counterfeit coin, 1-2. Horton, none. Kingaland, assault , 1. E division, Hunter-street, drunk and incapable, 1 ; assault. 2 ; cutting and wounding, 1-4. OWNERS WANTED FUR VALUABLE WATCHES. Geo'!" e Townsend Rice, aged 32 a boot and shoe maker , of 134. East-road, St. John's-road, Horton, was charged with having unlawfully in his possession four gold watches, three silver watches, two watch movements, 35 pairs of new boots, and other property, supposed to be stolen. Inspector Potter, G division, watched the case on behalf of the Commissioners of Police, and Mr Ricketts, solicitor, defended. From information that police-constable Knowles, 200 G, received he went to the prisoner's residence and asked him about some watches that he had been o ff ering for sale. He at first denied that he had had any, but afterwards said that he had sold one, and then produced from the copper flue two gold and two silver watches; the constable made a further search and found two more watches, one gold and one silver ; the constable next pulled down • portion of the flue and found in the soot another gold watch. He asked the prisoner to account for their possession and he said he had put chased them at an auction-room, and son - he had got out of pawn. The boots that he h ad he ascertained had been stolen from a house in Old-street, St. Luke's. Inspector Potter said that some of the watches bad not been identified, but he bad no doubt that if • description of them were given in the press owners would be found for them. The watches can be seen at the King's-cross-road police-station, and the following is their description : Three gold English levers, one jewelled in four holes, "J. L. Money, Birmingham, No. 6,997 ;" one compensation balance (No. 10,938, "M. D." in old English engraved on back); one engraved cases (compensation balance, No. 51,837); four silver ones, three-quarter plate levers, sunk seconds, enamelled dials, hands set at back ; ane ditto, (" Samuel Harvey, No. 13,090"); one ditto silver dial (No. 14,781) ; one Geneva horizontal (No. 30,996). Some of the watches appeared to be quite new, and one or two he expected had been stolen some time. Mr. Cook remanded the prisoner for • few days, and refused to take bail. A BOY BREAKING A MAN'S ARM. James Morris, aged 12, was charged with breaking the erns of Mr. Jones by striking him with a stone. The facts of this case have already been reported, and it will be recollected that the defendant was throwing stones at the complainant's street door. When he went out to him the defendant was very abusive, and when he took hold of him the defendant hit h im on the arm with a stone and broke it just above a recent fracture, his arm having only been out of splints • few days. Mr. Herbert William Fagge, house surgeon at the Royal Free Hospital, Gray's-inn-road, said the arm was broken just above the recent fracture. That portion of the bone would be very weak, and while in that state it would Lot take a bard blow to break it. The prisoner, who made no defence, was sent to the House of Correction for oneM calendar month. WESTINST. " CHRISTMAS-self - ING. " Rosina Keefe, aged 15, and Martha Eastwood, aged 13, two humbly but well clad girls, were charged with begging. John Connor, VA B, said that on Christmaselay he saw the prisoners go to different houses in the New King's-road, Chelsea, and sing, after which they received money. They then went inside a front gate and began to sing at the door of the house. Some person belonging the house came out, and requested them to go away, when they refused, the p risoner Keefo declaring that they would not leave until They brought them out some of their strong beer." This the people declined to do, and complainant took them into custody for begging. Keefe—We didn't ask for noth in g ; and it was Christ- Malt time. Mr. Selfe—Yes ; you wanted strong beer to be brought out. How was that! Keefe—We was a singing Christmas carols, that was aIL They was only " a Christmas-ser-ing," your worahip— (exclaimed a sturdy female hawker, the mother of fe) —There's no harm in Christmos-serang. Speak up, Rus Kee ina, for yourself. Rosina spoke up to declare her impression that she had been doing no wrong, and the mothers of both girls echoed the sentiment, declaring that it was a Beak of their children, without their knowledge. The girls were dis ch treed. SOUTHWARK. CHRIATMAS NIGHT AT THE STATION-HOUSE. Jaws B.rton, a middle-aged man , was placed at the bar before Mr. Woolrych, charged with being drunk and incapable of taking care of himself. A constable of the 31 division said that between 12 and 1 this morning the prisoner came to the Stones-end Police-station and knocked very violently at the door. Witness asked him what he wanted, when ho said, " I want a lodging, lock me up there's a good fellow," and at the same time he fell backwards in the nand. Witness picked him up, and finding he was druuk and incapable he took him into custody. Mr. Woolrych—What have you to say for yourself ? Prisoner —Nothing particular. your worship. I was not so tipsy as what the constable says. I was not incapable or I should not have found my way to the station-house. Mr Woolrych—The constable swears you were drunk and incapable at the door of the station-house, and he very . properly locked you up. Prisoner —l wasn't locked up like other . people. I had been out with some friends, spending Christmas -day, and after I left them I suddenly lost my way and all recollec tion as to my locality, therefore I went to the station house merely for a lodging fur the night. I assure you, sir, I only wanted to be taken care of and the inspector very kindly took me in. (Laughter.) Mr. Woolrych—There cannot be any doubt that you were drunk and incapable, and the constable very properly took you into custody. I advise you not to imbibe so much strong liquor for the future to take away your me mory. You ought to be thankful to the police for taking care of you. You are now discharged. Prisoner—l am much obliged to you. take care and find my way home another time, that is, if I dou't lose my memory. (Loud laughter.) WANDSWORTH. EXTRAORDINARY coNIWCT or A CONST‘BI.E. Mr. Joseph Mi 'whin, whose eye was discoloured, a baker, of High-street, Putney. was placed in the dock on a charge of being drunk and disorderly, and with assaulting Pollee constable MilLhouse, 234 V, while in the execution of his duty. The constable said that on Christmas morning he was on duty in the High-street of Putney, when he saw the prisoner and Mr. Udall talking near Gardener's-lane. The prisoner cone up to him and wanted his number, and said he should report bun. Witness then asked him to account for the p oss ession of a waiter which be had in his hand. The prisoner said he got th i t t front a house opposite. They went to the house, witness not knowing that it was the prisoners. When the prisoner got inside Le struck witness with the waitxr. he Ile made a second blow , an d in p utting up t h e s t aff accidentally struck him on the eye and knocked him down. The prisoner broke some glasses inside Lis shop in the fall. He tens drunk. Ity Mr. Haynes, for the prisoner—He did not know that the prisoner was a respectable baker of the High-street. He had seen hint before. He knew Mr. Udall as a man of position. The reason he went to the house was because he did not The a sathifactoty account of the possession of the tray. The prisoner struck him on the side of the head with the tray. It was sties, elicited that the constable obtained the assistance of another officer, and went back to the Atop and took the prisoner into custody. After some other evidence, Mr. Haynes said his client had been a respectable baker in the High-street of Putney ! for twenty years. On Christmas-eve he was engaged in delivering cakes and other things to his customers, and in the course of his business he had the tray in his hand. He should be able to prove that the prisoner was talking to a highly respectable tradesman, who was known to the con stable, when the complainant most offensively and impro perly interfered with him. He should be able to prove that nt the constable entered his sho p , and prisoner being indigna to at the question put to him about the tray, ordered him leave. The prisoner was advancing towards him when the constable felled him like an ox. Mr. Udall, a contractor and carman, was called, and proved that the constable would not ea e did nov the sht leave he . The prisoner held up his tray, and said if l be would make hint. The constable then knocked him down. He also proved that the commencement of the affair was the constable's aski n g the prisoner how he became possessed of the tray. He was a little excited, but not drunk. Mr. Hayman said the conduct of the constable was dis graceful. and that he was not fit to remain in the force. He discharged th prisoner_ A YOUNG WOMAN ACCIDENTALLY &inv.—An other of those melancholy accidents arising from thought lessly trifling with fi rearms has recently occurred. at a farmstead, near blashain, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. I The victim is a young woman named Cherry, servant to . 11r. Robert Blackburn, a farmer, Low Maine+, near an ' Masbani. About 6 o'clock in th e evening a young m named Taylor, farm servant :it the same place, went into the house, and observing a gun in the kitchen, which had been set down temporarily by his master while attending to some business, he took it up and; layfully remarking to the girl Cherry that be would 'shoot her, he levelled the weapon at her head. The girl instinctively lshielded h er er face with her hand s, when the trigger was puled, and charge shattered the bands of Cherry and wounded her face in such a frightful manner that but slight hope is I entertained of her recovery. BOXING-DAY. In the metropolis to-dsl there is an almost total suspension of business. Most of the principal establiah molts at the west-end are closed, and except in cases in which the " making up" of the Marseilles mail this evening renders the attendance of merchants sad others I compulsory, the City has been nearly deserted. From an early hour this morning large numbers of both sexes have lined the chief thoroughfares, wending their way in search of amusement ; and the holiday attire generally adopted has, owing to the extreme mildness of the wea ther, been in singular contrast to that usually worn at this festive season. Towards 12 o'clock the sun shone brilliantly, and the warmth had an agreeable effect ; but, on the other hand, the filthy condition of the London streets proved a source of great discomfort to pedestrians. The Crystal Palace, as usual, appears to be the most favoured place of resort, the many routes to Sydeuham being largely patronised. The anticipations, however,of the directors that " all London will flock to see the Crystal Palace" will not be realised,as in every direction the holiday folk mustered in strong force, some bent on a " cheap return journey" per rail, and others on witnessing _ the "Congress of Monarchs" at the Agricultural Hall. ac U. As far as can be ascertained, there has been very little di s- al order in the streets. N EXTRA ORDINA RI INQUEST.-CONCEALMENT OP THE BODY IN A CHIMNEY. 100 INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.) Ss. At noon to-day Mr. Richards, deputy-coroner, ee held an inquiry at the Adam and Eve Tavern, Lower at. Homerton, relative to the supposed murder of the illegiti- BSt.t mate female child of Mary Ann Shinn, a domestic servant. „, Mr. Charles Debenham, linen-draper, in Upper Clap. et ton, said that on the s th December Mary Ann Shinn Bt came into his service. She had been engaged for him Bt. as a domestic servant by his sister, at Bury St. Ed- at. munds. She came from Brandon. Her age was 21 at. years, and she was single. On last Friday she coin- ".• plained of being a little ill. Mrs. Debenham asked Lk, her if she was in the family-way ; but she positively denied that she was so. The net morning witness ob served a great difference in her appearance as she was Bt. going about her usual avocations ; his wife observed the Si. same, but attributed it to went of her usual crinoline. Ss- Later in the day 31rs. Debenham had her suspicions aroused, and Dr. Dudley Kingsford was sent for. 10 Mr. Charles Dudley Kingsford , M.R. C.S., said that he le was requested by the wife of the last witness to examine 100 her servant. He saw Mary Ann Shinn, who appeared in 20 the best of health, and who denied t h at anything was the 1.10 matter. Ultivaately,however she said thatabehad hadamis carriage. She was then ordered to bed,andeiteralittle time s t . sheconf eased that she had. had a childounl that the body was at, in the chimney. He searched for it, and found a full ea timed female child wrapped in a bundle, above the top of it. the register stove. He made a poet mortem examination 111 to-day, and found a punctured wo u n d a t the right side of t. the neck dividing the jugular vein. It was a clean deep 6, wound, the breath of half an inch, and was very deep. He be- s Hewed that it hailbeen inflicted with a penknife. It had been inflicted during life. The child weighed 6 pounds, and - was of the ordinary size. The lungs were perfectly healthy. He had no doubt the child had been born alive, and had a r separate existence from the mother. The body was gene• rally healthy. The punctured wound in the neck wouldpi o duce death. If a surgeon had intlictedthe wound it could not have been done more accurately or with greater neatness. It was inflicted in a fold of the neck where it altogether escaped witness's observation at first. The young woman told him that she had been confined on the night before u he was celled in to see her. Inspector Bywater said that the accused was at present in custody. She had been removed under his orders and by the permission of the surgeon, to the Workhouse Infir mary. She was not, at present, however, aware that she was in custody ; he took measures to have her removed as if by order of the doctor, for he was fearful of the effect upon her if she were told the fact at once. Mr. Kingsford said that the young woman seemed to be in a state of great terror as to what would become of her if the matter were found out. She for a long time stoutly maintained that nothing whatever was the matter with her. The Coroner said that before the verdict was returned it would be only fair to give the accused the opportunity of g'ving sty explanation that she might have to otter. lie would, therefore, adjourn the muse until such time as the young woman should he sufficiently recovered to come before the court. The proceedings were adjourned accordingly. WEATHER REPORT. -(THIS DAY. WILDNFSDAY, DECNIABIB 28, 8 A.M. B. T.I w. it V. • Extreme. 12 7.. D. co I 1 ro 004 1 Cc o.oa 1 co (029 4 rc .0 '27 2 co 'O.IS 4 Natrn 29.54 38 B.W. 2 4 S.W. Aberdeen •.51 59 34 W.S.W. 1 6 I 8.8. W. Leith Ardrolann '20.72 44 W. I 0 5 8. Greenmails 29. 7542 W.S.W. ! 3 4 W. Valentia 30.01 53 N. W. 5 8 I W. - Cape Clear I . - Ilverpool 05 W. 2 4 Ws.W. c 0.11 2 Holyhead —.2 .29 9..91 4 1 W.S.W. 5 3 S . R.W . co 0.15 4 r(11121141C4) 30.14 40 N. W. • 2 7 S.W. rb U.'S:. 3 Brest 'orient 3 9 . 12 45 6.E. ' 3 6. S. • . 4 Rochefort . 30.20 43 8.5.8. 1 4 S.E. let Plymouth . Weymouth... —47 W.N.W. 1 5 S. fur. r 0.05 1 0.12 3 Portsmouth..3o.oB 49 W.N.W. 2 4 S.E. London 30.06 46 W.B W. 2 6 S.W. cr. Yarmouth.„. 30.03 45 W. 6 6 S.S. 22 3 Scarborough. 29.83 43 S.W. I 2 • 2 5 5.W c 0.05 3 2 0 . 8343 9410103 - - 2 Helder - - BF:MARI:R. In the north of Scotland barometers have fallen cinviderably and are now nearly lax-tenths of an inch lower than on the s , intl oast of England. The winds are front betweenand s. moderate on •or WeStith coasts, light ion iiur other roast: , Temperature has fallen in the north and risen in the sow ilea , of the British lake. Bain and fm' have Kam very general Aurora Borealis was observed at Nairn lad night. MR. LowE AND THE \VIM:S.—A strange story is going the rounds with reference to one of the many at tempts making at new combinations preparatory to the coming session. Mr. Lowe and his friends having arrived at the persuasion that Mr. Disraeli had carried his point, and induced his colleagues to consent to the introduction of a new reform bill, desiital to strengthen their own intermediate po-itiou by forming an al iance with certain of the aristocratic whigs hitherto attached to the late government. Incre dible as it may seem , they are said to have cherised hopes of alienating no less a personage than Lord Hhart ington, and beguiling him with the offer of leadership of the Moderate Party. Few will be surprised to learn that the heir of the house of Cavendish showed no disposition to sever himself from his friends and associates, personal and official ; and the dream, theref. re, by whomsoever dreamt, lies already passed away.—Mune.',ster Guardian. CHRISTMAS AM.YSII THE DEAF ANti Dl - vs.— Yesterday being Christmas, about 100 of the deaf and dumb of both sexes and of all ages, from the child of tender years to people of extreme o ld ag ' e were enter tained at a sound and su bstantial dinner at the Sussex Hotel, Bouverie-street. For some years past it has been the custom of the London Society for the Pu.pagation of the Gospel among the Deaf and Dumb, meeting for worship and instruction at Shaftesbury Hall, Alders gate-street, to give the poorer members of their congrega tion a dinner on Christmas -day. Tho society is under the management of the Deaf and Dumb Committee, who seek to elevate themselves by alleviating the satierings and arresting the decline and degradation of their less for tunate brothers and sitters in affliction, the expcuses of the Christmas entertainment being defrayed by the com mittee and the contributions of a few friends. The gather ing yesterday comprised some lOU individuals. Mr. A. Burns (deaf and dumb), the biblical instructor and secre tary of the society, a venerable gentleman who has de voted thirty-six years to the instruction of thy deaf and dumb, took the chair. and he was supported by his sister, Miss Burns (who acted as on e of the interpreters), .J. P. Gloyn, Mr. C. Gloyn, and several other members of the committee. LYNCH LAW.—The South Shields Market-place was, on Saturday night, the scene of great excitement and uproarious proceedings, arising out of the following cir cumstances :—A woman bought some plates from a crockery dealer, to whom she gave a sovereign by mistake in the dark for a shilling. She did not discover hs until she had left the stall anti made a purchase at a grocer's shop, when she made it her immediate busi ness to go back and demand her change. The crockery dealer, however, ( , n being spoken to about the mistake, denied that Ler customer bad given her a sovereign, and said she had not such a coin in her pocket. The woman, however, persisted that she had the sovereign among some silver in her purse when she first went to the stall, but the crockery vendor as strongly denied that she had received anything more than a shilling. The contention grew more boisterous, and in a short time a crowd collected round the stall. Finding there was no other chance of re covering the sovereign the police were called into requi sition, but all their efforts at persuasion were of no avail. The poor woman weeping at the side of the stall roused the sympathies of the spectators, w ho by thi ad s time h swe lled to a great mob. Notwith s tanding their hooting and taunts the crockery seller showed no signs of yield ing, and the result was a regular onslaught on her stall. Plates, dishes, pots, and ever y description of crockery Plates, we re smashed, not a single article being saved. The policemen interfered, but were utterly helpless to crowd as restore o. der, being carried about by the surging of the if they were ebildreu. An attack was next made upon a cheesemonger and ham dealer's stall, which it was die covered belonged to the m other of the crockeryvendor. The work of destruction, however, was not so speedy y, bat t at hams and cheeses were flung iuto the air and hurl each other AS if they thathe footballs. So eager were the crowd for revenge, the tradesmen in the Market place were under much alarm for their shop -windows. It wesnot until all the things on the stalls had been demo lished, and the women had escaped to the railway station, that the mob dispersed—Nortitern Daily Express. 78 DAY.) On 0'01,044r. The railway market is firm to-day, and several to of the leading lines have advanced. Great Western is stock has improved It per cent.; Midland, 1 ; Lon- 1: don and North Western, g ; Metropolitan, and Great I Northern, c ; and London, Chatham, and Dover, tl. South Eastern, however, has declined 1. Metropolitan stock is now quoted 125 to 1 • 14 Great Western, 54 to ; London and North Western, 1191 to 1 • Midland, 123 to 1 ; ri Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1271 to ti; Caledonian, 1 1 119} to 1201; South Ea stern, G6t to 1 ; Great Eastern, 2111 to ; Great Northern, 1161 to 1171 ; ditto A, 128 to it; London, Chatham, and Dover, 16 to ; and North British, 351 to 301. Foreign and colonial railway shares are steady. East Indian are quoted 10(11 to ; Lombardo- Venetian, 15{ to ti ; and Grand Trunk of Canada, 181 to 19. o&DINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Bh. I Pd. RAILWAY& I c on /Intel' I "'a to s'air on Saturday. to 1 p.m 86 87 - :1 100 c...... Belstol -d . z.---- .. " 119 121 - le all Cork and &Liam -.•- - 40 46 ••• 20 all Cornwall 6 6 - fit 100 DabilnandEeltastJtme 66 68 •-• 86 100 Dandee • Parth.&AM- ID 70 71 .- lin all last London Sa2pCsrt. - - - 100 10 Do St. 100 Glasgow and& Western 114 110 - St. 100 Great Pastern Ord. 88 27 28 27} St. 100 Do. E. Ans. littk.,No.2 6 6 - at. 100 OreatNorthof Scotland- - 84 100 Great Northern St 100 Do.A 1 Aree.nodlv.nn - 127} 128} at. 100 Doi: itlep.e.lapaldll - - SR 100 Do. Or& Def. Div. Stork - - - St. 100 OS. South & Week (Ire.) 90 St - St. 100 Greet Western s2} 53} 521 3 St. 100 Do.StourVid.Oua.BlB - - ... St. 100 Do. South Wales - - - at. 100 Do. W. Illd.--Oxford 30 35 - Si. 100 Do. Do. Newport 33 35 - 88. 100 Lancashire &Yor ks ire 127 127} - 84 100 fan..Brial du. &S.Caast 84 87 - tit. 193 London,Chatham ,&Dov 15} 16} I'l Bt. 100 Do. 51 et, kx wtt. Aop. c. 1 0 20 - se, Inn rpu,toitS North Westn. 1 18 } 119 } 118} } St. 100 LondonVa u thWestern 82 64 82 '2. St. 100 Kan. She ,dtLincolnati ma} 304 50 1 !. 7 St. 100 Netropolitan l24} 1.2.53 124} 6 10 8} Do. New 2 2} pm - )10 all I Do. Extension , lv} 105 101 5 100 all Iftitrop o litanDbtriot B4 26 - 120 4 Do. do. do. ~ - - - . 10 all Do. &St Joka's-Wood - - - 80. 100 111111 and ll2 1224 122} 1 : • 7 Do. E 9 Shares „. • . 15 11 pm - ' St. 100 I Do. Sim. & Derty • 91 93 •••• 3 It. 100 ,North British 1 95 36 36 a 80. 100 I Do.lf.dln ,Perth,Dun&l 14 lb - if St, 100 N. kuteru - lter w ic k - 1 . 26 16} 11 - i A St. 100 j Do. Leeds l I e 54 Col CO St. 1100 I Do. York 1 89 100 WI I' St. i 100 . Do. co/Iwo I - - - e - 26 \ all I I Do. iitook.alio.3:l.l4 ,• 941 BO ' 2.5 \ in 116 20 • Do. do., 180041 1 fti lo} pm - a Si. 100 North London i 117 119 - v . 16 9 Do. do., 1084-5 I 1} 1 ' .m - ,'',:, 10 • . Do. do., 1866 114 15 - '," at 100 NorthStaordshlre i 72 74 %4 I '• Si 100 N. & & Western June. 114 118 - ' 0- St. 100 Scottish Central -.• I 143 152 - at St. 100 Sluopshire Union - - - St ▪ St. 1100 'South Devon I 44 40 - 'o r St. 100 South Eastern ',„, ID I all Ifitainea,WokkahnmAe' 7 4 9 4 --- - St. 1100 ,Tait Vale - 're l• 3 ' Do. C j 3 4 pas - ift. 100 'Waterford & Kilkenny I - - - ent 10 I 6 Waterloo & Whitehall! - - -• pm BEITISII POSSESSIONS. db. 1 Pd. 1 - Usu.' 100 all Atlantic hit. Lawrence St. 100 Boni. bar. &C. In. gsp.c.' 20 10 ! Do. If Shares 101 all ,Buffalo & Lake 'Duos 16 all Do. Preference 100 100 Buff ,Brant,&Ooderich l , • 6 per eeni.lo72-3- 4 St. 100 Cal. &S. Eitateru s p. e.g. St. 'lOO Cape T. & Duck 6p. c. g. 100 : all Deinerars,7p.c.perpret. St 100 Y.ast 15cugal go. sdo 20 5 Do. do. sdo St. .10v Pant Indian go. 5 d 0.... tst. 100 Grand Trunk of Canada 100 '. all Do. Leuip.U.l. l .6p.et.l 100 all Do. lit pref. Donde 100 . all Do. do. deferred'. 100 all Do. 2nd pref. Bond,. . I 100 all ' De. do. deferred 100 all . Do. 3rd pref. Stock.. 100 all Do. do. delc:7 , /di 1 100 ' all Do. 4W Bret. Stock.. 1 . 100 all Do. do. deterred' St. 100 Great Indian Perinula' 20 1 all I Do. fru*. 6 pe cont..' 20 ; 0 Do. New do. .... ; 20 4 1)o. New St. 120 Ot :Lot India. g. sp. MI St. .100 . D.,. 41 per cent. i St. , 2 . Do. 201 all .(M. Western of Caz;s4a l 24 all Do. New . . 100 all Do.itp.c.Edapay. 1,113: 100 all ! D... 52 do. do. 1577-S. 10 . 3 Indianliranch,Limit ed ; , St 'lOO 11adeas guar. 5 p. cent.' St. 100 Do. do. 41 do ! St. 100 I Do. do. 44 do , 20 all , Du. Fifth Ettension 60 . all I Melb. and llobwltis Bar 100 , all I Do. 6p. pay. 1230 100 all Do. s p. et., pay. 1605 St. 10 0 ! N.R.of Can.6p c.letp.l.l St. .100 Wade, fn ua. 6 per cont.! St. , 20 100 6 ! Do. d • Do. De o. do .lhi do ....... ...... ' 1 _ St. .100 '.Do. Pollan') do. .... v d4 LOO I Do. Indust. not. do. 102 103 Sat 4tpnl 4 611 72 4t 5' 1011 1041 1 , ..2 103 106 107 1S lj 10 S 7 66 63 50 6i GJ (..2 t 2 24 106- e loey 1061 Din 1 pa 1 gnu 100 102 12 LI ill 12i es 62 ^ 81 64 I it 102 103 92 94 sb VO 61 1 2 100 10'2 82 Si es 86 gg 101 97i 9 ' 3, I 1 _912191 9 6 ioo 12L 1: JOINT STOCK BATIKS. _ 69,000 60 Arra& Niasterman's (L ', 16 10,000 60 Albion 40,300 100 t Alliance Limited 100,000 20 Anglo Austrian 40,000• 60 Anglo Fauption,Litn.) 2O 20,000' 50 Anglo Italian (Limited) 2O 11,390' 20 Asi.itic Bauk Cor.now sit 10 30,000 4 0 Australasia all 12,600, 20 Bankof BritishColumtda all 12,500 1 Do. New, issued 2 pm. l 6 10,000, 16 I Bank of Egypt . 25,000 20 ' Lank of Otago Limited)! 10 10,000 100 Bank .f Oueensiand (L. \ 25 20,000' 60 B an kof Vletoria,Austral. 25 60,000 10 I Bank of New Zealand lO 60,000 20 I Bruilian&Portuguese(L 10 2,4000 60 20,000 60 , British N. America .... all 60,000 10 •C. Bk. India, Aus., Chin ina all 60,000 2.0 Chart. Mer. of India, all 60,00020 , City 20,000 100 Colonial 50,005 10 I Consolidated Bank (1..)• 4 60,000 10 • Du. 4:0. New 10,000 60 I Delhi and London ".L. ) 25 10,000 50 , East LOll4Oll (LinlitAk l, l 6 60,000 20 Emden' Exclinuge;Lim.„ 5 30,000; 30 English and American .: 10 ! 50,000' 20 Eng.Scot.ct Aust. chartd LU : 20,000 60 English and Swedish 251 10,000 100. Lopata] Bank (Limited, 20 1 302,500 2<l , I m p er ial Ottoman 6,000 25 ;lonian 6,000 251 Do. N ew 100,000 20 !Land Mort. Bk. India L ) 4 6000001 1001 1.10.6p.c.Deb.,1801, 30 yrs all 20,000 50 Lon.lik.of ItericuAc.,L. , 20 XOOO 100 London and Bratlhan 45 000 20 Do. New 6,000 100 London & River Plate L 4 .1 0 10,000 25 Do. New, isa at le pm' .0,000 2 0 I Do. do. .10 7i 60,000 20 I Lon. Cb. Bank of Austil. • all 17,600 60 I LOCOOD and County.- I 20 72,060 60 • London Joint Stock , 15 15,000 20 London & 2utith African all 16,000 100 I Lon. & Western 'Lira. 20 6,000 60 Loudon & Venetuela'L.; 124, 60,000 100 I London do Weatminster.' 20 1 10,e00 100 Merchant Bank ,14m.) . . 15 6,000 100 1 Do. New 60 , 000 60 fiEseban r ) 124 17,150 160' Metro. & Pros. Bank 6,000 100 I Midland Bank (Lim.. .. 1 20 20,000 5 Nation:d of Australasia 15 4 • 20,000 100 • Nat ional of Liveipool.. 10,600 100 N. Pro. of Englaud 42 66,000 20 Do. 2nd & 6rd issue..l 60 12 40,000 50 Natloua l Bank 50,000 60 N e w South Wales all 50,000 20 North Western 60,000 25 Oriental Bank Corporn a lf 11,210 50 Prosiatianklugeorp.iL 10 20,0 o) 100 Prosine. of Ireland. '2s . 10,000 10 Du. do. New all 20,000 25 South Australia 17,061100. otand. of B. 0. Africa . 25 10 10,000 1 00 Do. do. ma at 6 pm. • 60,000 25 Union of Australia : all . 10.000 100 Union of Ireland ;Lim : 22 • 141 Union of London l6 415 9 die 6 AL 18j iocu 6 au SdL 6!ai 12 14 29 31 G 4 411 • 20 15 dis • 37 39 7 9PO 1 41e 3 2 die 46 63 id 15 17 16 33 33 36 1 14 16 141 31 . 49 't - ioni 41 21 1;dhl - 3 1 die - 7 6 die - 14 16 12 10 du - E spm - 1 ul Ils 91 i RR ti ^ 1&P • 11 lidiel • M 2 66 10 3 die • 15 13 (I W 2i Me 2 7 9 pra t2i Pwl „. I 2 pn.l et 20 21 id . 63 43 63 i 43 44 12 13 4 2 die 10 7 die 94 66 96 14 16 11 V die V 7 die b}dle 3 2di 1 2 pm par 2 peat 67 44 01 42 DEBEYTME STOCKS. •10.!41 , . " :9 4M 1 12 dul 6 athi i aul 45 1 441 PS c" — LI ---- Ti — Nms• I '77 b 2 WO. I sn. 494,023 St. Ot.Fato 4 p.c. Ilar.kSep. 100 • 506016 St. 0..Nth0. 4 p.c. Jan.& July 100 610,000 St. o.lFatti.—W. p. et., Jan. & July 100 618,000 St. Lanc.kllL4p.c.JanieJly 100 630,000 St. ,Lan.Brlgh.4p.c.Jan.k.lly 100 tossra St. Jan .s J uly 100 318,830 St. Do. Sip. c. an.& J uly 100 160,780 St. L.&S.W.4p.c. Jan.k Jnly 100 .... St. 111idland,tp.c.Jan.&July 100 .... St. N. Brittab, E. Y. & 6 p. et., Feb. & Aoz. !. 100 Kan St. .N.Estrn.,4p.c.Jan.s.Joly 100 ,S . 500t.18.8.,4p.c.Ap.& th ,t. 100 t 3 99 92 94 92 94 92 94 wt 94 , 92 IN vim. NO. I so. 2066.6 51.---Sti Last and Weat India .1100 151 181 5.478,11x ` St. London R•rt.lC a tharin. 10) 67 69 1.0 :2,50, 100 Do. Den. St. 4p. cent. ell -- 540.8651 St. Southampton 887.0711 St. Surrey Commercial 13HA1111 OBi.WN OBLIG•TIONL •(.I ltaiimare. ral, k G . L use mbourg6 p.ceut.' all I Do. I ll ,Havana and 'litanies ,Lausaune and Fribourg all llatanzas and 11MenDla ' Do. Second lame.. , 1 'North of F.an , e 2 p ct.l all I Do Isteeharl. p, ct.' e , Dttoman (amino, dr 4 .) A all ,Faris,Lyons,6.lln sp.ct.', 10 11'11 D. New......V.at.1 11 fl 10 all Recife ..t E. F. (rcm.) 1 92 111. 4 lan )Iloyal Etwedimi sp.ct I li 2 10 all , :.iscla La th-smte 7 p. et. 114 in M tail ,8. Aut. ocLom-ven.Sr.c, " et 9 10 :Soul: g— 10 Oiout.hernot Pran.:e3p.c. , 121 124 26 South 1:.41.4,...4 S per ct. , 6 6 26 (W.&11. W. of Pra. 2D. c.l 111 in MISCELLANEOUS. teAmerican Telegraph (Lim.), 15j,164, 151. - tic Tv . .ogr:..ph 8 per cent., 681. 72i. Berlin Water Works tLimited), Ili. Credit Foricier of Et:gland (Limited), 3), ,t. East Indian Laud Credit and Finance (Limited), 24. Ebbw Vale, 104. Rapidan Commercial and Trading (Linilted), 4i. Electric Telegraph, Liti, 5. General Credit and Finance of London (Limited), 4 i, .1. Home and Co'. onial Assurance (Limited), 1 4. Imperial Land Company of Marseilles (Lim.), 2). Italian Irrigation tthoitil Cavour) (all paid), 74. London Finahcial Association (Lim.), 94. London General Omnibus Company (Lim.), 34. National Di.daint, Company (Limited), lia. ' Ocean !tlatilm It: aardnce, 20'. Peninsular and Oriental Steam (all 'paid), 64 et &v. Rio tie Janeiro City Improvementa (Limier), 194. Viceroy u 7 Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 71. PItEFERENCE SHARES. Great Norther;. 5 per cent., 110. . FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Northern P.ailway of Buenos Ayres (Limited), goar.7 per A 4 im el :WI 97 100 T 6 iit 211 18f 13 70 00 cent.. 2,. Recife Sau Francisco (Lim.), ;mar. 7 per oent., 104. TRAFFIC RETURNS. Milts No- Total. Task open. ringers. ebsadift 1606. JAL Week ending M c. 16. a A A Brecon and M MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) OND o'CLuct. In the stock anl share markets to-day there is little business, apart from that connected with the fortnightly aettlement, which hast just commenced. Nevertheless, th" tendency of prices is still upwards, the dealing consisting mostly of purchases. Consols are in demand, and ex hibit a rise of ; per cent. British rail way stocks have likewise advanced, the chief movement being in Great Western and Midland. Foreign bonds, however, show a relapse in a few cases. The attendance of members in the Stock Exchange is somewhat large, owing to the settle ment. The circumstance that the mails for Cal cutta, China, Australia, and Mauritius will be made up this evening has also brought many mer chants and their clerks to the City. The demand for money to-day is very moderate, and there is an increased disposition to take the best paper at 31 per cent., or ,k below the Bank Consols are now quoted 892 to ex div., foe money, and 9.1, to 90, cx div., for the account (January 10). Italian Bonds of ISA are flat, and have declined R per cent. Turkish of 184;5 have also receded 4, and Mexican Turkish Bonds of 194;2 are quoted :II to to 591 i ; ditto of ;12: to ; Greek, 13: ; Spanish Passive, 201 to f,; ditto Certificates, 132. to 14 ; Italian of 1961, to g; Mexican, DV!. to g ; and ltusskui Scrip, . to lk prem. International Financial share s are quoted 2k to 2 dis. ; London Financial, 17 to 16 dis. ; General Credit, 1/ to 1 dis. ; Credit Fonder, 4/ to 4z: ; National Discount, 90 prem. ; and Hudson's Bay, 161 to 2. United States :,-2d Bonds have declined per cent., viz., to 72 to 1. Erie aml llliunir. Central railway shares are steady, at 461 to 2, a.n 781 to 791, respecti - 7ely. TheTe(:has received to-day the following telegram, rid Kiachta : "French evacuated Kra. Expedition total failure. The natives gr.atly elated, and Earopeart prestige much tiamaged." At the me,;:ing of the Italian Land C , mipany held on the 22nd instant, the balance sheet for the year shoved a credit balance protit and loss account of 8,029/., int:hid:lli; 679 f. brought forward. Interest - was declared at the rate of ss. per share, being equal to five per cent. on the paid-up capital of the u ndertaking. It was :list) decided to write off 2,0.901. from the preliminary expenses, and to carry forward the balance, amounting to 1,029/. MINES.-(THIS DAY.) 0:43 o'CLOci. There is not much business in the market to-day, but the tendency of prices is lipward the s, owing to the rise just rep , xted in price of copper. West Chiverton shares are quoted 52 to 54 ; West S.'eton, 115 to 120 ; Wheal Seton, 132 A to 1371. ; East nretiville. 21 to r ; Wheal Grenville, 255. 1:01:7s. Ga. ; Prince ' of Wales. 215. to Ns. ; Great itetalia , :k, 20s. to 255. ; Clifford Amalgamated, 61 to 7} ; 'fincroft, 11 to 12 ; Cook's Kitchen, t 9 7 : North Roskear, 4k to 'V ; and Wheal Trel twney to 9. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MARK-LANE.—(THIS DAY.) The ,inantity of English wheat on offer here to-day was very limited, awl in middling condition. }loth red and white parcels owing to ti e small ntliiibtr of buyers in the ma rket, moved ' off' slowly. Prices, however, were well supported. The show of forei;n wheat was tolerd , iy good. gitalitiL.l were qui.e :w dears last weal, but other kinds are much neglected. Floating car4ues of grain off coast met a slow inquiry. Malting hanky was se.rce and in fair re p iest, oa former " terms ; but grindim r ; and distilling sorts were somewhat heavy. Malt met a dull sale. In prices, however, no change took place. The supply NMI only moderate. Good sound oats moved off steadily. ither kinds slowly, at about stationary prices. dull, and to have forced B ea no and were very Wan lower n.tes must have been submitted to. The ::our trade was steady. The seed market is closed to-day. ABRIVALs OF GRAIN, dre., INTO triNTalV, BF WATBB. cAL•ttAGL FiLirm DLL:. 21 To Df.e. 25, INCLI;r4 , :E. I Barley. Osta. I Elt,ur. qrs. qrs. qrs. , qn. bria. meta. 10 I English an dScotcbl 150fCrJ 110 240 4111 Irish ....... ' • • NO ----. 7.) I 410 !---- --- Total i 7720 I 143.) ! 110 1 117501 .. I 1070 CONII'A It.vr I%* F. QUANTIT.F.SI AND 11:11'04 OF (MAIN. FUR VIE , . ELK LS DINO YOU Via CußitE.-ii..)minNa *mix DEC. V., INA. 124 1 , ...a. grA. Average. (Ir,l. Avenel. Wheat ...... 56,4:•.1 .. :4.. r.... What 7c.nc .. 41.. Bd. W alley ...,,,..,, .. 44.1. 44. 8ar1ey...... 81,032 .. t.I. led- Oats 7.273 .. '25.. 114. Oat. 7344 .. Vs. 11d. LIVERPOOL ctyrroN MARKET. (THIS DAY.) (BE ELECTRIC AND MTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH.) IFROV OtR OWW CORIZEMPONTiNT.) The market is rather brisk, and prices are id. above last Saturday's prices. Saks about 12, 1 00 or 15,000 bales. T ALLOW MA RKET. -(THIS DAY.) The ir,rket is closed PARTICrt ARS OF TALLOW. leti:S. 18G4. lea. i 15341. Stock on hand thin day ..caiks T 0.458 I'o.3'L , 1 49,1448 148,7^1 Delivery lad week 190 67,290 66,710 1. 1 i Ditto from Ist June 41,73a Arrival last week Ditto from lstJ une 1.3.50 ‘2,s^,W3l 4. 077 1,103 i 53 074 I ' 15 1,480 74,34 u 1 69,1439 84,401 , 77.148 I. d. s. a. 4. J.l a J. J. a . d. d. PrteeY.o on st this Jay._ 41 6 41 0 40 CI 44 9 Ditto Town lad Friday _9 Arrival fur the woek ending Id Jan. lad year 340 cask* : and delivery. 1,337 casks. Th. , arrival ,wee compAsed LIM cuts from St Petersbun. '227 Australi, and ial Inn, S *Alt America. Total, 1,460 calks. ~~ ,~ 'i F M i S 4