The Sun. — London, England, 1862-01-24 00:00:00

MONET MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The return from the Bank of England, completed to the 22d instant, is of a satisfactory character. The stock of bullion shows only a limited addition, while there is a considerable diminution in the Re serve of Notes. The Other Securities exhibit a slight decrease. The principal feature in the return is the large decrease in the Private Balances, con sequent upon the investments of the public in the various new joint-stock undertakings, and the pay ments made on the Moorish Loan. Subjoined arc the various items and the changes they present : .. .£20,951,170 253,070 .. 16,350,939 .. 59,313 .. 3,284,310 Active Circulation .. •• Increase .. • • • • •• Bullion .. .. •• I• Increase .. •• •• •• Rest .. •• • • Increase .. •• •• •• Public Deposits .. .. Increase .. •• Other Deposits.. •• . Decrease .. • • Seven Day and other Bills .. • • Decrease _.. .. _ _ • • • . • • 7,550 .. 6,467,340 883,987 ▪ 16,366,081 • 1,114,371 746,758 16,067 .. 12,268,618 Government Securities No alteration .. • • • . Othor Securities 17,099,102 Decrease 45,144 Notes unemployed 9,178,330 Decrease 246,990 A better feeling prevailed in the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices exhibited more firmness. The sales were 6,000 bales. At the half-yearly meeting of the Unity Joint Stock Mutual Banking Association, held to-day, it Was stated that the available balance for distribu tion was £4,079 15s. 6d., from which it was re solved to declare a dividend of 12s. 6d. per share free of income-tax, and carry the balance over to the current account. There is no alteration either in the demand for accommodation or the terms upon which it is sup plied. The requirements of the trading classes are still very much restricted. About £4,000 in gold coin was withdrawn from the Bank of England yesterday. During the last few days business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Market has continued rather inactive. Tea, however, has remained at full rates, Sugars have slightly given way, with the exception of refined descriptions, which have, in most in stances, realised previous quotations. Only limited transactions have been recorded in coffee, rice, cocoa, and fruit, and no material change can be notice in values. Saltpetre has been held for higber rates, but the dealings continue inactive, and tallow has continued dull, at slightly reduced prices, for both present and forward delivery. The dealings in the market for Public Securities continue extremely limited, but the quotations are rather firmer. Consols being 94 93 for money, and the 6th proximo. Occasional purchases are effected for investment, which, in conjunction with the easiness of money, give substantial support to the market. The New Threes and the Reduced are steady at 92-21 ; Exchequer Bills, March, 17s. prem. ; ditto June, 20s. to 235. prem.; Bank Stock is firm at 242 and 243 ; and India 5 per Cent. at 106. A fair amount of business has been transacted in the Foreign Stock Market, and prices in some in stances show an improvement. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 831 1; ditto, :1858, 741 y ; Mexican have advanced to 29! ; Venezuelan, to 24k; Bra zilian, to 102; and Dutch 4 per Cents., to 1021; Spanish remain at 521; and the Certificate, at 6 I I; the Moorish Loan is 51 prem. Business in the Railway Share Market has been rather more animated, but a slight depression has taken place in prices owing to speculative sales. Caledonian and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln have receded 55., •South Western 10s., and Great Northern and Brighton 15s. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, Midland, and North Eastern (Berwick), however, haveimproved 55., and Great Western 10s. In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there had been little change of importance. Great Luxemburg realise 9/ ; Bahia and San Francisco 151 ; Great Western of Canada 111 ; East . Indian 1011 ; and Great Indian Peninsula 991 1001. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue in good demand, at late quotations. Union of London realise 801 ; London and Westminster 731; Union of Australia 401 41 ; Crystal Palace Stock 31! ; and Oriental Inland Steam 71 BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock a per Cent. Reduced Annuities 921 i a a per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 92a t India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent. lOOl Ditto 51 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1864 100 991 Ditto Bonds £l,000 Consols for Account, Feb. 6 93 21 3 2i March. June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d.... 17 Ditto £5OO .. 23 Ditto Sir-. mall — 20 3 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent, 1852 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto Deferred, 1 per Cent. 3ll Chitian 6 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent B4! 5/ Greek Mexican, 3 per Cent New Grenada, 2 per Cent Peruvian 41 per Cent .. Ditto (Uribarren), 41 per Cent. .. 94/ Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account .. Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, and '6O — Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St — Ditto Account Ditto 1860 .... Spanish 3 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred 421 Ditto Account Ditto Passive 171 1 Spanish Cert. of C oup , not funded 6 k i Turkish 6 per Cent... — Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Venezuelan 3 per Cent Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 24 per Cent., Exchange 12 Guil. Ditto Account Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent... Consols, M THREE O'CLOCK. oney Ditto Account THE POPULA7IO2V OF POLAND. The Official Gazette gives a table of statistics showing that in the kingdom of Poland there are now 452 towns, with populations respectively - varying from less than 500 to more than 10,000 inhabitants, the average or mean being 2,285 per town, and a town to five Polish square A second table, showing the population of Warsaw, the capital of the kingdom, at the end of each of the interven ing years between 1815 and 1861, gives a striking example of the different influences of liberal and autocratic institu tions on the increase of population. At the end of 1816 there were 81,220 inhabitants in War saw; 1819, 98,492; 1829, 139,655; 1832, 124,868; 1839, 139,205 ; 1817, 166,997 ; 1856, 156,072. Thus in the three years which followed the Congress of Vienna, which had given Poland a sort of normal independence with some thing in the form of liberal institutions, the increase in the population, being 17,272, was at the rate of 21.26 per cent., and tho total increase during the existence of liberty in the kingdom, or in 13 years, was 58,435 souls, or 72 per cent. After the struggle for real independence in 1830, the popu tion fell in 1832 from 139,65.5 to 124,868, showing a falling off of nearly 15,000, and it took ten years to bring the popu lation in 1839 to 463 souls less than it was in 1829. From 1839 to 1847 there was a steady progressive increase, the figures representin g the population rising from 139 ,205 to 166 , 9 97. Then again the part Russia took in th e Hunga rian war, and the Crimean war she carried on ag%inst Eng land and France the , had their tolling effec t on population of W arsaw, w hi c h we se : brought down, between 1847 and 1856, from 166,977 to 156,072, showing a difference l2,ooo sols (minus) of 11,925, or in round numbers of souls, The pop u l a ti on o f W arsaw a t the end of 1860 was 162,805 i nhabitants, or nearly 4,000 less than it was 13 years before. The Courrier des Alps, published at Chambery, states that a telegraphi c despatch from the Minister of War directs the 12th Foot-Chasseurs quartered in that town to hold themselves in reaiincss to depart for Mexico in a brief delay. The Nazione of Florence relates the following : "M. Battero, a bass singer of the Argentine Theatre at Itome, thought proper during one of the performances to play the music of Garibaldi's hymn on the piano. The air was hailed with deafening applause, which led to remonstrance on the part of the police. M. Biolchini, the raaßager, received a formal order to give the mueician. a severe reprimand." LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Closing Business Railways. Paid. Co. s Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W Birkenhead. Buckingh vrisiire lOO Do Chester &11 llyhead.. 100 Do 531 541 Do. 51per cent 100 Do 124 126 Do. 5 , 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Caledon. 101 103 Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E.U.&E.O 84 G 6 E. Lincolnsh. gBpr e. 100 Gt. North. 135 138 E.Union,HarwichShs all E,Counts. 4 41 Do. Woodbridge.... 100 • • • • Gls.Barr.&Neils.Dret. 100 CaleCion .. .. Do. new Gloster &Dean Forest all Gt. West. .. .. Hull and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 111 113 Do. halves Do. quarters Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.& N.W 201 204 Lon. and Chat. Ext. B 6 per cent Do. Bromley, 6 per c all Da ... ... .. .. London & Greenwich 100 S. Eastern 62 64 Do. Preferen , 3 Lon.,Tilb.& S. , thend 100 Peto &Co B2 84 Lowestoft frua. 4 p c.. 100 Norfolk Do a pier cent lOO Do. liinc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LN W& M 31 4/ Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Newmarkt, BuryEx 1 5. 5.6. E Counts, par I p gua. 5 per cent... Nortlinat Eastn. sp. c. all Do. Do. 6 per cent..... all Do • • Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do. N. Eastn—llartlepool 1( 0 N. E. Ber .. .. North Western Preston and Wyre. i all L&N.W &L. I I 44 46 Do. 1 shares A. all Do. ••• • .. .. .. Roystn.Hitch.&Shep. 100 Gt. North. 134 137 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 T Brassey 120 122 Do. Do. South Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset 1 100 Gt. West. 90 92 Wimbledn t Croydon` all L.&Brgtn 81 91 SHALE IFIARA3 T-(THIS DAY). OR.DINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. p aid. Closing Business ; I Price. done. 13.14 ;Bin, Wol., and Str. Val all 71 8 25 Blyth and Tyne 10 Bost.,Sleaf.,and3lid.k_'o all 64 7 st Bristol and Exeter ~,,I 100 95 07 st Caledonian lOO 104 1041 1041 i 50 ;Cora and Bandon all 20 'Cornwall all 5 6 10 ;Do A A gets no div all 10 Do. B j tlll6pc.p an.has all .. been paid to B. 50 Dublin & Belfast June.: all 42 44 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc 1 all 107 111 st East Anglian 1100 19 20 at Eastern Counties ' 100 54 65 541 7 st 'Eastern Union, A stock 100 48 52 st Do Bdo do 1 100 34 36 25 DoNw A, late E U 3ds' 13 4 at !East Suffolk st 1 Edinburgh & Glasgow lOO 91 93 st Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 301 31 at Glasg. and S. Western. l 100 101 103 10 ;GreatNrthn of Scotland all -- at ;Great Northein.. at Do A stock st Do Bdo - 134 at ;Gt. S. an tW. of Ireland 100 101 106 at Great Western at Do Str Val gua. stock 00 57 6 ) 12 Irish South Eastern St Lancashire & Yorkshire 0 108 108/ 1081$ 1 at London and Blaekwall 1. I 51 60 at Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast; 100 119 121 1201 at Lon., Chat., and Dover,' 100 45 4 7 at Lon. & North Western' 100 911 941 941 31 1 at Lon. & South Western 100 974 91 983 71 84 8 25 Uderry & Coleraine .. alj 25 Lderry & Enniskillen. ala 9 11 1 „ at Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 441 45 211 4 50 3laryport and Carlisle. all 12 1 Do 3 shares all 10 Metropolitan all (1 7 at Midland 6.4.0 Do New at Do Birming. & Derby 100 103 105 60 Mid, Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do. 4 shares 2 5 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all 20 Newry, Warnpt, & Ros. all at Norfolk lOO 65 67 at North British at Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stock 100 st Do A stk ; A revs no d till 6 pc. has been pdß 100 at Do B stock lOO et Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 1011 1011 1011 7 1 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 td p d et Do Leeds lOO 574 b 8 at Do York at North London 10 Do new 5 1.16.4 North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 101 11 at Not. Gran. RI. & Canal 100 92 93 93 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhs mney at Scottish Central at Scot. N. E., Aber. stock 100 44 46 45 at Do Scat. Mid. stock lOO 100 102 10 Shrews. and Welchpool all • at Shropshire Union 10 Sittinn•bourne & Sheer all , at South Devon lOO 37 39 25 S. Durham & Lanc.Un all at South Eastern st South Wales at S. York. and River Dun 100 97 99 20 Staines,Wok.,andWok all 51 8 25 Stockton & Darlington all 314 401 391 25 Do l3 0 10 p 25 ; Do New, 1860 5 6 7 p at Taff Vale.. et Do Pref. No. 1 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 50 Ulster 25 Do 2O 24 31 2.10 Do at Vale of Neath st Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 1271 131 at Waterford & Kilkenny 100 50 (Waterford & Limerick. all 20 West Cornwall all 6 61 20 West London 10 Do Ist class 20 Do 2d class st W. Hartlepool Har.&R lOO 84 86 at West Midland Oxford 100 47 49 47/ at Do Newport! 100 44 46 I at Do Hereford, 100 B9 91 9.16.4 12.10 PREFERENCE SHARES. Share; Railways. pn",rn,.l Closing I Business Prices. Done. 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 p.c. pref. issued at £5 all at Brie. & Exet. 4p.c. at 100 92 94 20 Do. shares at Caledon. qr. ahrs, No. 2 100 ri Cork Ji Bandon, 51 p. c. all 20 Cornwall. 5 percent all 201 214 64 Dun. Perth, & Aber.Jun all 6 61 10 Do. Ist Class Pref all at E. Angn. Class Asp. c lOO 101 103 at 14. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 100 109 111 at Do No. 2 100 108 110 st Do. new 6p.c. at lOO 125 127 at* Eastern Union, 4p. c— 100 81 83 81 at Do. sp. c. guar lOO at Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares 100 111 113 at Do. 4p. c. guar. S. & 0 lOO 90 92 at Furness, 5 per cent lOO st Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c lOO at Great Northern, sp. c lOO 116 118 at D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c.pm lOO 113 115 at Do. 45 p. c. do lOO 101 106 st Do.sp.c.Redrc.atsp.c.pm 100 104 110 10 Gt. Nh. of Scot. Ist pref. all st Gt. Sn. &W. (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 97 99 6 0 Great West. (lierks and Hants Ext) S per cent 6 at Do. redeem. 44 p. ct lOO 98 100 991 at Do. redeem. 4p. et lOO 88 90 at Do. irredeem. 4p. ct lOO 89 91 at Do. sp. c. redeem. pref. 100 102 104 8 ')o. Birm. pref. shares all 91 105 10 Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. she all 17 18 10 Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. she all 101 11 at Do. Birm. guar. stock lOO 76 78 261 Do. Chester guar. shares all 204 20 1 4 134 Do. do all 104 101 20 Do. do all 154 151 100 Lan. & Carl. 4 5 p.c. pref 80 at Lan. & York. f, p.c. stock 100 t 35 13? 136 at Do. Barnstat£s 2s 10d pc 100 at Do. 6p. c. (East Lan.) lOO at Do. 41 p. c. (Blackb. pur lOO 102 104 at Lon.&Brig.sp.e.g.u. No.l 100 114 117 1144 at Do. 5 per ceuLdo. No 2 100 114 117 at Do. 6 per cent dB lOO 138 142 at Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 100 114 117 at Do. 7 per cent pref. atk 100 153 158 at Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) 100 118 132 at Do. 4 p st(div.def.lll'6s 100 74 76 at Lon.Chat&Dov. sp.c.pf. 100 96 97 97 84 at Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent. 100 112 114 at Lon. & S.West. 7p. cent. st, late 3d shares at Do. 44 per cent 2s 6d Do. (Prtsm. perpl. anns. of 2s fal 121 Londondy. & Cole. a she all 121 Lon dony. & Ennis. a she all 131 14 at Man. Sh. & Lin. 6 per ct. 100 126 128 6 Do. £6 at Do. 31 per cent lOO 68 72 701 10 Do. redeem. 6 per cent 5 1 fpm 121 91aryport & Carl. 4 pr. c. all .. 121 Do. 45 per cent. at Midland Con. 6p. c stk. 100 .. at Do.ron.Bria.k llir. 6 p.c. 100 134 140 at Do. 45 p.c. pref. at. rdem 100 103 105 at Do. 4, p.c. irredeomable 100 L 6 Do. 41 per cent . . all .. at Do.T.eic. and Hit.4per et 100 03 95 at N.rflk. sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 100 .. at Do. 55 p. c. Pref. at. 1817 100 .. at D 0.5 Way.ValEx.st.lB47 100 .. at Nort British, 5 per cent. 100 ill 113 at Do. New gua. per cent. .. 100 109 111 10 1)o. Bor. Un. g. prf. shs. 7 14 11pm 10 Do. do. do. all „ at Nth.Dvn.Rail.&Dek.Co. 100 .. at N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. 100 .. 944 at Do. 41pr. ct. redeemable 100 .. at Do. G. N. 14.4 p. ct. pref. 100 100 102 17 Do. Berwick 4p. c. pref. 100 98 100 20 Do. Leeds 6p. c. No. 1 8. 13.4 5 dig par 125 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. 13 25 Do. York, H. &S. Purch. 9 .. 20 North Staffordshire.... 10 4 dis par 10 Rhymney_Guaranteed.. all 22 23 st Scottish North-Eastern 31 p. c. pref. stock.... all at Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c 100 .. at Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 100 .. 1 0 s. South Devon, Ann, 10s. 100 132 136 10 Do. Fixed 41 per cent all 10 11 10. 6. South Eastern (Reading all .. Ann. 1.0.) at Do. 44 , per 6 cent at Do, Fixed 41 per cent 100 102 104 at South Wales, gua. 4p. c. 100 90 at Do. 41 per cent at Do. do. 1859 lOO .. at Do. 5 per cent . lOO .. .. 102 at S. Yorkshire, 4p. c. gua. 100 86 84 20 25 Do. sp. c. gua. 13 1 la p Stock. & Dar. Asp. c all 28 29 25 Do. B6p. c all 32 34 25st Watrfpdodi KilkCny° p. 6 100 a11 42 31 3 5 a s: Do. 2d do. NDVo..jlsTiektv;p-°;t7tfsips.tc fi' . .l 4.. a p a . tk 100 127 129 at 100 122 125 at Do. Pe p rp o e . t.6 p. c. pr. 1866 100 122 125 red. 100 102 103 1021 st till 1869 100 118 Itl DOCKS. stook 'Commercial ........ . stock I Do. 4 per Cent Pret •100 stock East and West India 110 122 124 s t oc k Londor ..• • • 100 57 59 571 ; stock St. Katharine. lOO 62 66 stock .Southampton 1 st,ok IVietoria.. ..... 0° 00 9 8 100 20 IDOO N0W1.1601.0 4,610 2 14 p R THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24, 1862. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) SPORTING INTELLIGENCF. COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) HILL V. EVANS. TATTERSALLS'—YESTERDAY. CHESTER CUE. 33 to 1 agst Agag (taken) 40 to 1 agst Umpire (taken) 40 to 1 agst Caller Ou (taken) 40 to 1 agst Brown Duchess (taken) 40 to 1 agst Schism (taken) This appeal came on to be mentioned at the sitting of the Court this morning. Sir Hugh Cairns, Q.C., said that after the opinion ex pressed by his lordship that the patent was a good patent in law, it would be improper in him to say anything on the subject with a view to obtain an alteration of his lordship's opinion. He would only mention the question of costs. The learned counsel submitted on three grounds that his client should not be made liable to pay costs. Mr. Rolt, Q.C., contended that the costs should follow the result of the suit. THE DERBY. 25 to 1 agst Typee colt (taken) 40 to 1 agst Hubert (taken) The Lord Chancellor said that he would dispose of the question of costs when he decided the cause. AFFRAY WITH TOAC.HEIM APPEAL - JUDGMENT-DAVIS V. BENNET. This was an appeal from a decision of the Master of the Rolls, declaring that the residue of the testatrix's estate was desirable per• capita, and not per stripes, among her two sisters, Jane and Anne, now living, and her deceased sister's children, Elizabeth and Ann, amounting altogether, in children and grandchildren, to 24. The Lord Chancellor was of opinion that the words by which the testatrix dire ;ted the residue of her personal estate to be divided between "her two sisters Jane and Mary, and their children (lawful issue) equally "—meant that it was to be divided into one-third equal shares, and that her two sister and their children were to take equal shares collectively. And also directed the other point to be argued, whether, under the word " respectively," there was a substitution of the children of Elizabeth and Anne, and subdivision of the residue into four parts, as has been suggested by counsel. POLICE .INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) BONY-STREET. CHARGE OF EXTENSIVE SIVINDLING.—The two men, who gave the names of Sheen and Keeling, wore again placed at the bar before Mr. Henry, on remand, charged with obtaining goods under false pretences. A great number of witnesses wore examined, all of whom stated that the prisoners had carried on business in all parts of the city in all kinds of assumed names. Samuel Dickens said he was a lodging-house keeper in Norfolk. street, F trend. On the Ist of December of last year the prisoners lodged at his house. They represented themselves as " Martin and Henry." Sheen said he was Martin, jun., and that he was carrying on the business of his father, who was in Ireland. He told me their offices were in St. Mary-axe. They lived with me six week s , b u t they never paid any rent. They left on th e 7th of January, and in payment Sheen g ave me a bill o f exchahge for £l2. He (witness) drew the bill, and Sheen accept it in the name of "A. Martin." Before it became due they left the apartments. On opening the two travelling bags they had left behind, brickbats and stones were found in one, and some old and dirty linen in the other. Mr. Fred. Pontifex, of Shoe-lane, coppersmith, said—On the 3d of July last, Sheen called at our place of business in company with another man. An order was given for goods to be supplied to "Hughes and Co," to the amount of £2 10s. The articles ordered were sent and payment applied for, at 13, Broad-street Buildings, where he saw Keeling, who said he knew nothing about it as Mr. Hughes was not at home. Shortly after another order was received for goods amounting to about £3O, and a reference was given to Messrs. Haines, St. Mary-at-Hill. The inquiry was made, but the goods were not supplied. The first lot of goods had not been paid for. Charles Bent, porter in the employ of Messrs. Pontifex, said he took the samplesof the goods t o th e o ffi ce of Hughes and Co. He saw both the prisoners. The shorter one (Keeling) took the goods. The other one said the master was not at home, and that he would have to call the next day for the money. Robert `Nitta, an assistant to Messrs. Hampton, of St. Martin's-le-Grand, said the prisoner.eo,fbScuhatereptnhetecyfaolwrleeandreinontiNvco eer. v T e h m e b g e o r dil s w t a e r u e d s o e r n d t e t r o e lad s a t t u a a r n y t a x t y paid for. Mr. Jones, an auctioneer, said he carried on business at 410, Oxford-street. Some goods were brought there ; amongst them was a Brussels carpet, chairs, and other things. An advance was made on them to a lady. The money was repaid and the goods were given up. A polled constable called at our office and told us not to part with the goods. After that a solicitor came and threatened us with proceedings if the goods were not given up after the amount of the advance had been repaid. THIS DAY'S ,iIAREETS. Mr. Henry—Then you parted with goods after you had received notice not to do so by tho poli ce. Witness—l was threatened by a solicitor if I did not do so. Mr. Henry—You ought not to have parted with the goods. Witness—l consider we took every precaution. Mr. Henry—No you did not ; don't say so, or I shall make some very strong observations. Mr. Bonham, the partner of the former witness, said ho saw the goods sent for sale. Some of the things wore iden tified as having been obtained from Mr. Herring, He did not know that the whole of the goods had been obtained by swindling. In giving up the goods they had acted under what they thought good advice. Several other witnesses having been examined, The prisoners were committed to take their trial for for gery, conspiracy to defraud, and obtaining goods under false pretences. MARLBORO 66-11-STREET. BURGLARY AT A TAVBRIC.—A man who refused his name and address, was charged before Mr. Yardley with burglariously entering the Princess Charlotte Tavern Princes-street, Hanover-square, and stealing a quantity of silver, the money of Mr. John Richardson, licensed victualler. On being placed at the bar he gave the 'am° George /vPLaren. James Stevens, 112 C, said about half-past 6 this morn ing I was passing the Princess Charlotte Tavern and heard the rattling of money in the house, and seeing no light I tried the door and found it secure, and on coming to a second door in Swallow-place, the prisoner rushed out and I caught him by the collar of his coat. Prisoner said, " What are you holding me for, let me go," and hearing some other person in the house I tried to drag him up to the docr, but c )uld not. I then heard a noise as if some one had jumped off the counter. I took prisoner to the station, and hastened back to the house and called up the landlord, the door being still open, and the landlord made a search, and on going into the house I found a box on the floor with 6d. in it behind th 6 door from which the prisoner came out, and whioh opened into the public bar. I then went back to the station. In answer to Mr. Yardley, the constable said he found the fanlight over the door unfastened, and it was large enough to admit a man, ;and there were the marks of a man's hands on the ledge. "On searching the prisoner at the station," continued the officer, 6 ' I found £2 11s. 10d. in silver in his pocket, and in his waistcoat pocket £1 18s. 6d. in silver also, and in another some more money and lucifer matches." Mr. John Richardson, of the Princess Charlotte public house, said—l went to bed at one, and the fanlight I saw closed. I was not disturbed till the constable rang the bell. The bolts of the door had been drawn. The box produced had contained £4 in silver, and was in the till when he went to bed. The constable showed him the box and the money was taken from it. A bag had also been taken. Sergeant Bason, 112 C, said—l examined the fanlight, and found marks of something having been forced in the middle of the sash. • Inspector Garforth said, he believed the prisoner had been transported in the name of George Bull, but he had lost sight of him for some time. Mr. Barnes, the prosecutor's barman, proved fastening he fanlight over night. Mr. Yardley said, the charge fell Ehort of burglary, and the prisoner, who is a determined looking fellow, was com mitted fur trial. The commission on literary and artistic copy right, instituted by an Imperial decree of December last, instituted by an imperial decree of December last, held its first sitting at the Ministry of . State the day before yester day. Count Walewski, the Minister of State, presided, and inaugurated the labours of the commission by an able and appropriate address on the nature and importance of the duties which they were called on to pe r f orm, a f ter w hi c h the general discussion was adjourned to the next sitting. A Vienna letter of the 20th says We had a heavy fall of snow here yesterday, so heavy indeed that no carriages could venture out. The few foot passengers in the streets had great difficulty in getting through the snow, which fell for hours undisturbed by a breath of wind. It appears that the snow has been general, for all the mails yesterday arrived late. On the Sosmering line, especially, there had been a great deal of snow, and a much heavier fall of snow was expected. which will probably render the mails very irregular for some days." _ - The Berlin Punch, or Kladderadatsch, brings out his last number with a Christmas tree, richly illumi nated and hung with presents for the surrounding poten tates of Europe in children's frocks. Master France is enjoying his little drum and a deficit of 829 millions, Mas ter Yankee 224 millions of deficit, Master Austria 146 mil lions, Master Victor 159 millions scudi, and so on; while Master Prussia, with his two big boxes of cavalry and in fantry, and no deficit, is weeping bitterly, and wiping his eyes with his knuckles, crying, " I want to have a deficit too." A letter from Hamburg states that considerable quantities of vegetables and fruit are regularly imported Bytes. the two last steamers, had arrived from New York The King of Prussia presided on the 20th at the f3 t o h , r6 e o r co e o filestnforsnoumsmopt f h t o nn U e i n fnr i e t G e s d he r ma S p t ap a n y traditional fete of the Royal Orders. Among the numerous the Red Eagle of the First Class, given to the Aide-de- Camp of the Emperor of Russia, and to M. Miliutine, orders conferred on this occasion, we may Russian Minister of War, remark that of NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.—Atropia was struck oul immediately after the publication of the weights. II URDER OF A GAMEKEEPER-DESPERATE For some time past great depredations have been com mitted by gangs of poachers (believed to come from Tude ley, the Mailings, Yalding, 3ce.) in the woods surrounding Roydon Hall, the seat of W. Cook, Esq., J.P., and that gentleman has been compelled to employ extra watchers or underkeepers to look after his extensive game preserves, and this led on Wednesday morning to an encounter, in which the head gamekeeper, in the employ of Major Cook, the son of the proprietor, lost his life. The keeper, whose name was Grey, had been over to Mereworth, an adjoining village, to invite some of the farmers to a day's shooting on the following day, and one of the gentlemen thus invited sent him to the Torrington Arms to get a little ale. Grey left that house about half past ten o'clock, and find ng everything apparently quiet about the woods he retired to rest. About one o'clock he was knocked up by some of the watchers, who informed him that they had heard the firing of guns in a wood called the Mill Roughs, near the Hatches-gate. Grey, with five others, atonce proceeded to the wood, where they encoun tered a party of poachers, eight or nine in number, and armed with guns and bludgeons. Grey, who was a powerful and determined man, ex claimed, " I know you all—you are East Mailing men," and rushed in amongst them. The poachers, who appeared to be under the command of one of their number, drew up in line and present . 2cl their guns, threatening to shoot any one who dared to interfere with them. The keepers and poachers had a desperate struggle, in the course of which two of the latter were got down. They called for assist ance, one of them exclaiming, " Sheet the —," and a gun'was discharged, the contents of which entered the right thigh of Grey, who notwithstanding fought on, knocking down two more men with his life preserver. At length he failed through loss of blood. The ether keepers conveyed him to his cottage, where he was promptly atttended by Mr. Biggenden, of East Peckham. Be lingered in great agony until nearly six o'clock, when he expired. In the meantime the poachers retreated in something like military order, presenting their guns to the keepers, and threatening to "floor them as they had done the other man." It is evident that some of the gang were severely injured, as some marks of blood were traced. They {left behind them two broken guns, two caps, and the lining of a hat covered with blood. The ruffians were dressed as pikeys or labouring men, and poor Grey described the man who shot him as being a tall man. Information was despatched to the police, and the chief constable, Captain Ruxton, with Superintendent Heise, Kent county constabulary, were unceasing in their efforts to dicover the guilty parties, or some of them. In the course of the day two men from Mereworth, named Simpson and Honey, well known to the police as being poachers, were apprehended, but they soon proved an alibi, inasmuch as it was shown that they were drunk and incapa ble, and were assisted by a neighbour to their homes, some four miles from the scene of the scuffle. Two other men were also placed under the surveillance of the police, but the underkeepers, on being called on, could not identify them, and they were released. The unfortunate man has left five children, and his wife is approaching her sixth confinement. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. Atlantic & St Lawrence Boin.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent.. Buffalo and L aKe Huron Do. New . Do. Preference Clout Easto. Cape, Eastn. Prov. (Lim.: Cape Town & Dock Seri! Demerara.. Eastn. Bengal go. 5 p. East Indian, gm. 5 p. c. Do. 4i p c. Debentrs. Do. 5 p. 0. Deb., 1864 Do. 1865-1870 Closing Price. Paid. 55 60 99 100 44 5 d 9/ 6/ 7/ 6/ i id Do 1866-1871. Do. Do. do. G Ext..... Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. Do. 2d I'ref. 6 per ct.. Do. 6per ct. Debentr. Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. Do. do. 1867.. Do. do. 1872 .. G t. indiaPenin.gua.sp.c. Do. New gua. 5 p. c... Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 d 0... Hadraa guar., 5 p. Do. 4f p. o. Extension Do. 41 - do nelb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. Newßrunswick et Canda Ry. ctl, an d(Lim.)g. fipc Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. ... Scinde 4 Do. Punjaub I Do. Do. ........ cd c.? Do. Indus. St. Flo. Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. FOREIGN Algerian .• . ..... Antwerp & Rotterdam. Ardenne5.............. Bali.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Carmeaux Mine & Rail Copiapo ................ Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ........ Eastern of France .... Grand Rus Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... Italian Junction ...... Lierre & Turnhout .... Lyons & Geneva ...... Namur & Liege ........ Do. 6 p. c. Pref. ........ Northern of France.... Do. New Shares INorweg - lan Trunk Pref. Ot'mn (Smyrna to Aidn) L'arls,Lyons, & Mediter. Parrs ,t 0r1ean5........ Recife AS. Fran. gua. 7 p. ct. 1int...... Riga A Dtmaburg...... Itoyal Dani5h.......... Royal Swedish ......., 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse ...... Do. 5i per cent. Pref. .... , San Paulo, lira, g. 7 P C. I S.Aust &Lomb Venetin Southern of France.... S. East Portugal 7 p ct. West Flandern Do. 54 P. C. Preference.. W. & N.W. of France .. Western of Austria.... Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden .... . . - Do. 8 per cent Pref Zealand BRTTIS fAlfred Consols (Philack) British Iron Clifford Devon G. Cone. (Taoist ) East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon ..... East Cam Brea !IL W' I Russel (T avis tic; Gam..lrSt.Aubyn(Gwen.' Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Alfci. (Phil ack IL Wheal Vor (Flelston) Grenville Flerod's-Foot ing,ston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (Orly Lelant) Mark e Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ) North Downs North Frances (Illogan' N. WWI Basset (Illog - an'i North Wheal Crofty Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (lJny Lelia) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Carn Brea (Mogan). • S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) Stray Park Tamar Silvdt Lead Min Tin Crott Vale of Towey (farm ), West Basset (Illozan) W. Caradon (Liskeard) West Soton Wheal Basset ((Illogan) Wheal Buller (Redruth) Whcni Edward (Cale.) Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 3.9.3 2.14.6 3.0.0 7.7.0 561 17s t 5.15.6 8.12 4.14 1.12. i, 4AO 12.3 40.0 2.29 ES. i I 1 2 28 30 385 895 51 63 24 30 10} 11 2i 3 16 13 3i 4 If 10.6.7 5.11.6 1 all 18.18.9 27 19. 13s edl 1.7.2 24 i 5 6 14 1 2 } 39 41 1 31 43 45 q 10 5 1 5 $ 2 21 2 35 14 7 8 42 44 $ 320 930 34 4 110 120 29 31 14 2 1 85 13 14 44 16 285 205 90: 95 75 85 11 25 8 9 144 155 17 18 FOREIGN MINES. 20 Australian 1 BonAccordCopper,Llm all 4 I 5 Brazil Land & Mln.Co all . 14 11 1 ,Clarendon Cons.MinCo ; 40 'Cobre Copper all 34 36 31 35 ICopiapo l6 6 8 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming . .Co ail 1 14 14 3 East Del Rey (Limited) 1 4 t 2 Fortuna. all 1, 24 20 General all 22 24 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 pr 4 p 14 1 1 Kapunda (Limited) 1 1 14 p Linares all 74 8 Lusitanian 2 d pr 1 Mariquica all t 1 N.RhineCopof S.Aus.L id 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt... all 2 4 6 Port Philip 1 14 11 1 iScottish Austen. (L.) los. ; l4pm 14 20 I St. John del Rey (L.)._ 15 85 67 i 656 5 4 28.2.81 United Mexican . ail 84 84 1 !Worthing (Limited) I all COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-9 lOO 107 109 I'B4 Do 6p. cent.lBBo-2 100 1034 Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-1 100 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 109 111 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 109 111 Do. 5 per cent lOO 94 984 984 Do. Inscribed stock 100 87 99 -- Cape G.llope, 6 p c,lBBO 100 110 112 Do. 1890 lon 110 112 -- Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 109 111 Ceylon, N0v.1861, 0p c 100 N.B.Gov. p.c. J a.&,1 uly 100 1014 1054 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 99 100 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 18761 100 97 98 974 Do. do., 1888 &upwde 100 964 974 New Zealand 6p. cent. If,o 105 107 'Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c I sterling, 1875 lOO 106 107 S. Au5,G6p.c.1873.& up- 100 - 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 102 101 - Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct lOO 1105 1051 1054 5 1 1051 5 1 I JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 A grariclJnitedService Bki 60 85 87 40 Australasia all 65 67 25 Rank of Egypt all 22 23 221 100 Bak of London 50 British North American all 49 51 50 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 21 21i 21i 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.AcCh. all 33 S 5 34 100 City 100 Colonial.... 25 97 39 20•11 Corn. Bank of Canada.. all 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 19 191 191 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 251 26 26 20 Do. new all 2S} /51 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 20 London and S.Airican lO pr 1p 101 I 100 London . Westminster 20 73 75 731 100 sat. Prov. of England 42 20 Do. new l2 50 NationalThtnk ........ 25 2C Nei South Wa1e5...... all 25 i Orient. B. Corporation . all 53 54 20 ( Otto•nan Bank .. .. . all 184 194 101 W 100 , Provincial of Ireland.. 25 10 I Do. new......... all 25 South Australia all 31 25 I Union of Australia .... all 40 42 40 I 50 11ni),t of London 100 'Unity 60 MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 14 15 10 Atlantic 11. Ml. Stm (Id)' all 1 2 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) k all 25 Australian Agricultural, 19 '5 27 10 B dila Steam (Limited). ; 1 -- 10 Berlin Water (Limited); all 51 6 51 50 British American Landl 40 50 BALMag. Tel. A. (Lim) all 29 32 20 Do. 8,7p.e.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 9 11 325 Canada Land all 106 103 10 Chart.lslands Tel. (Lim ) all 10 China & Japan Coast & River Steam Naviga. 21 st. Cop.Min.ofEnp,•.&Srnitg all 25 Do. Pref. 75 per cent all 15 17 st. Crystal Palace at. Do. rreierence st Do. 6 p et. Perpet. Deb lOO 101 104 10 E.lndia & Lon. Ship A 75 -- Do. B 1 20 E.lndia Irrign. & Canal 74 pr }pm at. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 5 English & Aus. Copper, all 31 31 15 Gen. StrAm Navigati )n 14 -- 1 Great Sllip Limited) all 1 Do 175 p. et Preference all I 2 Indian Carrying (Lim.) 1 5 Lou. District Tel. (Lim.) 45 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 1 14 20 Madras *Err. and Canal 1 2 21 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 5 10 Do. 8 pa' cent. pref 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim ) 5 * p 6 20 Nerbu.Coal &Iron (Lim ) 5 11 Id 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.S dis all 4 1 100 N. Br.&NovaSeotiaLand 81 10 15 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 15 If 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). 'all 11 14 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). all 11 15 10 Orintl. In. Steam (Lim.) all 7 8 75 1 at. Peellt.Lnd.&3lin.(Lim) 100 49 51 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 69 71 69 70 50 Do. New 3O 10 12 20 Red Sea&ln.Tel.g.4lp.e. all 1185 195 50 Rbymney Iron all 17 19, lb Do. New all 5 6 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 50 52 51 e. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) 100 135 140 25 South Australian Land 'all 33 35 33 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip,. all 1 Do. do. Registered all . all 6 1 1 2 Telemph to Ind a(I ) 1 5 Ada par 10 Trust and Agency or Austrlasia (lim)lst is. 1 pr p 20 Tn.'s; Ln.Co. of Upr.Can. 5 1 145 U. K'dom Tel. Co. (am.) 1 14 vi 100 gala Diemen'; Laud WI 910 99 100 101 102 99 101 101 102 101 102 104 105 21 22 62 C 5 50 64 34 37 38 42 32 35 32 34 995 1001 5 pr 99 100 llk Ilf Of Of 95 98 88 92 99 100 92 94 :90 92 5 7 4 6 101 102 # I 94 98 ( Business done CORN EXCHANGE. The supply of English wheat fresh up to this morning's market was very moderate, and the demand, though not to say active, ruled steady, and prices were well supported. The show of samples of foreign wheat was tolerably ex. tensive, and a fair business was transacted in most descrip tions at full quotations. Floating cargoes of grain changed hands to a moderate extent, and the currencies ruled firm. Barley, notwithstanding that the supply on offer was limited, moved off slowly at Monday's fall in its value. Malt was in slow request at late rates. Good and fine oats supported previous quotations, but inferior samples were rather cheaper than on Monday. Beans and peas changed hands slowly on former terms. For flour there was a moderate, but by no means exten sive demand, at full currencies. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. Eng1i5h........ 380 530 1 1,850 6O 810 sacks. Irish F0reign........ 30,3;0 2,355 8,680 sks. 52,000 brls. HOW ENANCIPAY ED NEGROES THRIVE. (From Olmstead' s Journey in the Cotton Kingdom.) I have been visiting a farm, cultivated entirely by free labour. The proprietor told me that he was first led to dis use slave labour, not from any economical considerations, but because he had become convinced that there was an essential wrong in holding men in forced servitude, with any other purpose than to benefit them alone, and because he was not willing to allow his own children, to be educated as slave-masters. His father had been a large slaveholder, and he felt very strongly the bad influence it had had on his own character, He wished me to be satisfied that Jefferson uttered a great truth when he asserted that slavery was more pernicious to the white race than to the black. Although, therefore, a chief part of his inheritance had been in slaves, he had liberated them all. Most of them had by his advice gone to Africa. These he had frequently heard from. Except a child that had been drowned, they were, at his last account, all alive in general good health, and satisfac torily prospering. He had lately received a letter from one of them, who told him that he was " trying to preach the Gospel," and who had evidently greatly improved, both intellectually and morally, since he left here. With regard to those going north, and the common opinion that they en countered much misery, and would be much better off here, he said that it entirely depended on the general character and habits of the individual ; it was true of those who were badly brought up, and who had acquired indolent and vicious habits, especially if they were drunkards, but if of some intelligence and well trained, they generally repre sented themselves to be successful and contented. Ho mentioned two remarkable cases that had come under his own observation of this kind. Ono was that of a man who had been free, but by some fraud and informality of his papers, was re-enslaved. He ran away, and afterwards ne gotiated by correspondence with his master, and purchased his freedom. This man he had accidentally met 15 years afterwards in a Northern city ; he was engaged in profitable and increasing business, and showed by his books that he was possessed of property to the amount of 10,000 dollars. He was living a great deal more comfortably and wisely than ever his old master had done. The other case was that of a coloured woman who had obtained her freedom and who had become apprehensive that she was about to be fraudulently made a slave again. She fled to Philadelphia, where she was nearly starved at first. A little girl who heard her begging in the streets to be al owed to work for bread, told her that her mother was wanting some washing done, and she followed her home. Her mother, not knowing her, was afraid to trust her with the things to be washed. She prayed so earnestly for the job, however, suggesting that she might be locked into a room until she had completed it—that it was given to her. So she commenced life in Philadelphia. Ten years after wards he had accidentally met her there ; she recognised him immediately, recalled herself to his recollection, mani fested the greatest joy at seeing him, and asked him to come to her house, which he found a handsome three-story building, furnished really with elegance; and she pointed out to him from the window three houses in the vicinity that she owned and rented. She showed great anxiety to have her children well educated, and was employing the best instructors for them which she could procure in Phila delphia. A FAC SIMILE 01 THE ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH OF GRAY'S ELEGY. (From the Inverness Courier.) When a man gives £l3l for a sheet of post paper con taining a copy of verses, ho is well entitled to prize his acquisition, and give it all the distinction h e can . Thi s draught of Gray's Elegy is finely photographed by Can do'', Downes, and Co., from a MS. belonging to Mr. R. C. Wrightson. Gray had given a MS. to his friend and bio grapher, Mason. Mason left it to his curate, Mr. Bright, and the curate to his son, who sold it to Mr. P enn , o f Manor House, near Slough, for £lOO. Still rising in value the precious sheet was again offered for sale in 1854, and was purchased by Mr. Wrightson, for the large sum above mentioned, The neat handwriting of Gray (he always wrote with a a crowquill), is faithfully rendered, and the variations between this draught and the finally revised and printed copy are curious. Six verses appear to have been omitted, or at least melted down, as it were, into lines and phrases subsequently employed : " The thoughtless World to Majesty must bow, Exalt the brave, and idolise success ; But more to Innocence their safety owe Than Power and Genius e'er conspired to bless. And thou who, mindful of the unhonoured Dead, Dost in these notes their artless tale relate, By night and lonely contemplation led To linger in the lonely walks of Fate, Hark how the sacred calm that reigns around Bids every fierce tumultuous passion cease : In still small accents whisp'riag from the ground A grateful earnest of eternal peace. No more with Reason and thyself at strife, Give anxious cares and endless wishes room ; But through the cool, sequester'd vale of life Pursue the silent tenour of thy doom." In another omitted verse we have a fine little cabinet picture : " Him we have seen the greenwood side along, While o'er the heath he hied, his labour done, Ott as the woodlark pipes her farewell song, With wistful eyes pursue the setting sun." And the following very beautiful stanza occurs immediately before the epitaph : " There scattered oft the earliest of ye year, By hands unseen are frequent vi'lets found; The robin loves to build and warble there, And little footsteps lightly print the ground." Another stanza is thus given : " Some village Cato, who, with dauntless breast, The little tyrant of his fields withstood ; Some mute inglorious Tully here may rest; Some Cassel- guiltless of his country's blood." . . . Mason, with excellent taste, suggested that English instead of classical examples should be cited, and Gray substituted Hampden for Cato, Milton for Tully, and Ctomwell for Cessar. Some of the other variations aro curious, and every alteration is an improvement. Tho line— " E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires," stands in this first draught— "And buried ashes glow• with social fires." The original idea, however, is in Chance!— " Yet in our ashes cold is fire yreken." The last ♦erse of the poem stands thus in the original : " No farther seek his merits to disclose, Nor seek to draw them from their dread abode (Ills frailties there in trembling hope repose) ; The bosom of his Father and his God." By comparing this with the revised version it will be seen how much the poet improved the expression of the senti ment. Gray was an exquisite artist, and laboured at the conceptions with equal diligence and taste. He perhaps refined too much, but it was only by careful correction, com bined with consummate taste and genius, that such highly finished productions as this Elegy and the Odes could have been produced. The circumstances attending the publica tion of the Elegy are thus related by the editor of the fac simile : ‘' Shenstone enumerates among the apologies commonly made by persons guilty of violation of modesty' in com mencing as authors, the accidental elopements of a com position,' the danger of an imperfect and surreptitious pub lication, the indiscreet pressure of friends, the pious and well-meant frauds of acquaintances, and the irresistible commands of persons in high life. So copies of the Elegy,' being handed about by the indiscreet Horace Walpole, one fell into the hands of the editor of a piratical publication, called The Magazine of Magazines, who at once wrote to the author to inform him of his intention to print, and to request the honour of further communications. The poet, of course, declined, and wrote to his friend Walpole, I have but one bad way left to escape the honour they would inflict upon me • and therefore am obliged to desire you would make Dodsley print it imme diatel y (which may be done in less tha . n , a e r d eek h ' with out my name .your copy, but subsequently remarked, If he would he tsi efro from like it better.' Horace Walpole accord ingly add a line or two to say it came into his hands by accident, I shoul d penned an advertisement to the reader, assuring him that accident only brought the poem before the public, although an apology was unnecessary to any but the author ; and the poet in acknowledgment writes, I thank you for your advertisement, which saves my horiour.' Among many foolish fashions which have gone out since then, the fashion which made it necessary to publish the Elegy in a Country Churchyard' by the aid of such ingenious hypo crisy is among the least to be regretted. The poem was published in February, 1751, in quarto, with the quaint title of An Elegy wrote in a Country Churchyard,' price 6d. • the title-page being decorated with skulls.hour-glasses, and cross-bones, in white upon a black bar. It was anony mous here, and so continued to be published for many years ; but the rogues of the Magazine of Magazines had no such delicacy. They hurried it into print a few days before the active Dodsley could be ready with the author's edition. The plan of the Magazine of Magazines was to introduce its pieces of poetry and prose by the ma chinery of a supposed club of convivial gentlemen of liter ary tastes. Accordingly, in their February number Hilario rising remarks—' Gentlemen, give me leave to sooth my own melancholy and amuse you in a most noble manner with a full copy of verses by the very ingenious Mr. Gray, of Peterhouse, Cambridge. They arestanzas written in a country charchyard.' By this indiscretion fame the reluctant poet was drawn _into publicity, and began to be heard of, even in the quiet retreat of y to Stoke- The editcr assigns the locality of the Elegy in the quiet Pogeis, where Gray's aunt resided, and where, hi mother are Stoke." little churchyard of Stoke the poet and ealising the inimitable Slough, and is eminently beautiful, r buried. The spot is about two miles . fr . om the station at description in the poem. DEATH OF MR. JOHN MASTERMAN.—OrIC of the most honoured amongst t he citizens of London ha s just passed away peacefully from amongst us. Mr. Joh n Mae terman, the head of th e well-known banking firm, wh o represented the City in the Conservative interest from the year 1841 to the year 1857, died y esterda y morning, at the advanced age of 81 . It has fallen to few men holding the position • he did to make so many friends and so few enemies during a long political career. Twice returned at the head of the poll, he was a tower of strength to the Conservative cause, and his name will ever be associated with its chief triumph in the City. Respected equally i n those circles into which his daily avocations took him and in the House of Commons, his opinions were al ways characterised by so much moderation and solid good sense that he reflected back on the constituency which had elected him the dignity with which their confidence had invested him ; and we need only turn to the elections that have taken place since his retirement from political life to realise the loss to the Conservative party occasioned by it. Death at the age of 81, closing a well-spent life, and an honourable and useful career, leaves little to regret save to the near circle of relatives and friends. Yet it is almost with a sense of bereavement that we pay this last tribute of respect to Mr. Mastermans—Corning Herald: THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. N_IV.LL I 7'II,LIGENCE. The following appointracnts were made at the Admiralty this evening:— Rear-Admiral James John Stopford to be Commander in-Chief on the East India and China station. Lieutenants—John C. Wells, John M. D. Elphinstone, and James E. Hunter, to the Euryalus. Sub-.Lieutenants—Osborn H. Parker, M. R. M. Grif fiths, and Frederick Edwards, to the Euryalus. AI asters—William H. Parker, to the Euryalus; William Wallace Vine, confirmed in rank. Second Master—Cuthbert T. Layton, to the Euryalus. Masters'-Assistants—Thomas J. Kelly and Augustus Fane, to the Euryalus. Assistant-Surgeon Thomas H. Taylor, additional, to the Victory, for Sealark ; Dr. Robert Hague, to the Trafalgar. Assistant Clerk Richard E. Moore, to the Euryalus. Midshipmen—Reginald C. Pole, Vincent J. English, Robert R. Jalfray, Frank G. Denison, and C. W. Atkin son, to tho Euryalus; George 11. Verner, to the Orpheus. Naval Cadets—Owen F. Glanville, Duncan G. Boys, R. N. Custance, Edward F. M. Davis, and Henry T. G. Tipping, to the Euryalus. Assistant Engineers—G. Metcalf; in the Jackal ;L. J. Croom, in the Cygnet ; W. Wivil, in the IRdus ; G. T. Allison, in the Revenge ; J. Clift, in the Asia, have been pro moted to first-class assist-engineers. A. Stewart (A), in the Algiers ; C. Lind, in the Mutine ; J. S. Smith, in the Forward; and J. Hopwood, in the Odin, have been pro.. moted to acting first-class assistants; John Francis (seco class), to the Shannon, vice Hyde. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Fair average supplies of meat are on sale at these mar ket. Generally speaking, the demand rules inactive, never theless prices are steadily maintained. Per Sib. by the carcase. ■de d ■ d Inferior beef .. 2 8 3 2 Middlingmutton 3 10 4 2 Middling do. .. 3 .4 3 8 Prime do .. 4 2 4 4 Prime large do. 3 10 4 0 Veal 4 8 5 4 Do. small d 0... 4 0 4 2 Small pork e 4 4 4 8 Large pork .... 3 10 4 4 Lamb Inferior mutton. 3 0 3 8 BOROUGH HOP. The market for good and fine hops continues firm, and prices are well supported. For inferior qualities, however, the trade is in a sluggish state, yet no change can be no ticed in their value compared with our previous report. New Mid and East Kents.. 170 s to 231 s per cwt. New Weald of Kents .. 140 s 185 s „ New Sussex COLONIAL. TEL—The dealings have been to an average extent, and nices generally are well maintained for good and fine qua ities. SUGAR.—Less animation has prevailed, and in some in stances prices have ruled in buyers' favour. Refined de scriptions, however, have been dealt in to a fair extent, at previous rates. COFFEE.— Only limited dealings have been reported in colonial descriptions, without any material change to note in values. Foreign qualities are generally a shado cheaper. RlCE.—Business in this article has been dull, but late quotations are generally well maintained. SALTPETRE.—The dealings have been limited, but hold demand fully late prices for all qualities. TALLow.—The market has exhibited increased depres sion as regards prices, owing to the large quantity on sale, and prices for both present and forward delivery are lower. P.Y.C. on the spot i quoted 470; March delivery, 47s 3d ; and last three months, 47s 6d. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Jan. 24.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly ; moderate breeze and fine weather. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 23.—Wind S.E., blowing hard.— Arrived—Willem, from Savanilla, for Bremen. Sailed— Her Majesty's ship Geyser, for Queenstown. COWES, Jan. 23.—Arrived—Borussia, screw steamer, from New York, and proceeded for Hamburg. CARDIEF, JAN. 23.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Pleides, for Rio Janeiro. HOLYHEAD, Jan. 23.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Pride of England for Calcutta, with sails split ; Belem, screw steamer, from Liverpool for Para, with deck house stove and loss of bulwarks, stanchions, &c. LIVERPOOL ' Jan. 23.—Edinburgh, steamer, from New York; left on the 11th inst. PILL, Jan. 23.—Wind S.E., strong.—Sailed—Moun taineer, for New York. GLOUCESTER, Jan. 23.—Arrived—Margaret, from New York. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 22.—Wind W., strong.—Arrived— Marguerette, from Manzanilia de Cuba. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Jan. 23—Queen of the North, from Bombay. Arrived, Jan. 24—Sara, from Fredorickshaven ; Caro line, from Guernsey. Sailed, Jan. 24—Mary Harrison, for Australia. PEAL, Friday Morning. Passed—Gauntlet, steamer, from Foo-Chow-Foo ; Mary Helen, from Azores—both for London. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 22d day of Jan., 1862: ISSUE DEP Notes issued ......X30,129,500, ARTMENT. Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 15,479,500 Silver Bullion .... £30,129,500 £30,129,500 BANKING D Proprietors' Capi tal £14.553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- :PARTMINT. Government Seen- rities (including Dead WeightAn- nutty) - X12,268,6'8 Other Securities 17,099,102 Notes Gold and Silver Coin 871,439 counts) 5,467.340 Other Deposits 15,366,081 Seven Day and other Bills 746,758 £39,417.489 M. 39,417,480 RSHALL, Chief Cashier. Jan. 22, 1862. THE FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT IN PLYMOUTH SouND.—The coroner's inquiry as to the death of the men drowned through the boat accident in Plymouth Sound on Monday was opened on Tuesday, and stands postponed for a week. It was proved that the deceased boatman was re monstrated with on starting for having too many persons in his boat. 154 f 101} 101! 1011 104 100 f 99! 11 i all 100 15 all 100 RAILWAYS 6) 6; .- i 1 -13 i i 101 111 14 4 _ is p x 3& 91 10 81 20 21 gei 399 8 10 8i 76 414 424 52 64 n 3id 12 15 11 8 8i 91 Of i 261 tn.:, 71 74 10 104 21 22 61 15} 1 91& Isi f 5 1 I ---< Tins Evetung). LONDON GAZETTE. WAR-OFFICE, JAN. 24. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Lord Lyons, K.C.8., her Majesty's Hnvoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States of America, to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the First Class, or Knights Grand Cross, of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath ; and of Edgar Alfred Bowring, Esq., Secretary to her Majesty's Commissioners for the Exhibition of Industry of all Nations of 1851, to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Honourable Order. BRITISH EXPORTS TO FRANCE. Total value of British Produce, and of the Principal Ar ticles thereof, exported from the United Kingdom to France, in each. of the years 1860 and 1861. 1860. 1861. £ £ Total, including corn 6 249,980 8,903,172 Increase in 1861 „ without corn 6 244,703 7,994,724 Increase in 1861 Principal articles : Duties changed in France. £ £ Coal Copper Nov. 1, 1860.. 518,072 316,199 Corn and meal (wheat) • • *5,277 *958,44s Cotton and yarn Oct. 1, 1861.. 298,720 749,109 Hardwares Nov. 1, 1860 1 118,265 201,410 Cutlery .. Oct. 1, 1861 Iran and steel ..Nov. 1, 1860.. 370,381 794,70 G Linens and yarn.. June 1, 1861.. 131,717 295,535 Machinery Nov. 1, 1860.. 171,020 361,982 Silk manufactures and yarn Wool .. • • 573,091 782,698 Woollens and yarns .. Oct. 1, 1861.. 527,467 1,272,192 * During August, September, October, November, and December only. A. W. FONBLANQUE; Statistical Department, Board of Trade, Jan. 23, 1862. BANKRUPTS. Warters Richardson, veterinary surgeon, Tottenham-- court-road Richard C. Webb, Prospect Cottage, Reading 1 George Castle, clothier, Croydon Anthony Jacques Cheeper, commission agent, Kingsland Frederick Wm. Dickens, Red Lion Hotel, Wingham, Kent George Penniket, carpenter, Southsea John Juson, jun., omnibus proprietor, Paddington] Benjamin Cotton, licensed victualler, Shadwell Henry Morton, Trinity-square, Southwark John Griffiths, draper, Lisson-grove William Henry Millidge, grocer, Woolwich Thomas Murray, ironmonger, Lambeth Elizabeth Haigh, Great St. Andrew-street, Bloomsbury Robert James Dobie, attorney-at-law, Twickenham Augustus John Hippisley, Anderson-street, Chelsea Walter Smith, bricklayer, Church-street, Soho John Corbett, Archer-street, Kensington Wm. Murphy, comb manufacturer, Great Marlborough street, Regent-street William Branch, basket maker, Harwich Abram Longbottom, engineer, Waterloo-st., Islington Edward Miller, George-yard, Aldgato Charles Renshaw, wine merchant, Philpot-lane, City William Reeves, clerk, Manor-villas, Hackney Charles Cook, chimney sweep, Notting-hill George J. Silverton, contractor, Aldgate High-street William H. Jackson, Weymouth-place, New Kent-read ,Peter Stephen Holt, beer-shop keeper, Ratcliffe Charles Henry Voules, jun., attorney, Paddington William Urry, grocer, Sandown, Isle of Wight Richard Lomax, Old Kent -road William James Webb, builder, Hillingdon James George Young, baker, Guildford, Surrey Joseph May, seedaman, Wellington-street, Strand Andrew William Barr, Borough-road, Southwark Thomas Porter, publican, Northampton John Quant, naval draughtsman, Deptford Samuel Grenville Fletcher, Blackheath Isaac Bacon, plumber, Shenfield, Esssx William M. Cowell, farmer, Great Totham, Essex Harry Robert Williams, oil refiner, Thames-street William E. Acraman, merchant, Gracechurch-atreot Edwin Hill, commission agent, Holloway George Wilkins, plumber, Portland Town John Rowley, Grosvenor-terrace, Camberwell John T. Wells, builder, Forest-hill Phillip Haywood, late of Windsor John Ellison, music teacher, Cavendish-square Fabian C. Cullen, late of Canterbury Wm. Dugard, jun., lamp manufacturer, Birmingham James Bonella, draper, Dudley John N. Clarke, ribbon manufacturer, Coventry Joseph Short, tailor, Billingborough, Lincolnshire Charles B. Portmore, Derby Henry George, builder, Swan-street, Newington Elizabeth Guthrie, lodging-house keeper, Park-place John Beszans, greengrocet, New-street, Portland-town Joseph Chippingdale, jun., commission agent, Lower Thames- street, City William T. lioness, leather merchant, New Broad-street Edward Henry Holmes, commission agent, Tottenham Thos. Webb, carver and gilder, Stratford Theodore Allen, canvas merchant, Cheapside Josiah Ruff and Isaac Ward, tallow melters, Hampton Henry Gosden, horse jobber, Harper-st„ New Kent-rd. Thos. A. Anderson, house decorator, Vassall-rd., Brixton John Harvey, agent, Wilton-terrace, Islington Richard Still, baker, Shoreham, Essex Arthur J. North, publican, Union-st., Somer's-town COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Trus DAY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 175 11 182 Antwerp — 25 40 25 45 Brussels — 25 40 25 45 llamburgh — 13 7 13 75 Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine — 1185 1185 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh Berlin — 325 325 Madrid Cadiz Leghorn — 25 48 5 5 75 25 48 25 Milan — 25 575 25 625 Genoa — 25 575 25 621 Naples Palermo — 1195 1195 Messina — 1195 1192 Lisbon — 515 525 O por t o — 52 522 Foreign Gold in Bars (standard) .... ~ £3 17 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) ..... • South American Doubloons ADANITBE STEAmEn..:--The hubbub of the merry makers follows us to the Szechneyi, and is kept up till late in es t :, tphleeasniugrhet. . see T ki h n e g M s e o c l i d a a b v ie ians are at race, an n dt u h r e a E ll y a urop g e a a y n , c c a ora re : mission just now among them sends a whole host of agree able travellers up and down the waters about here. So we hear them whispering, and chatting, and flirting, and humming love songs about the cabins, and in the nooks and corners of the ship, or roystering jollily in drinking bouts upon deck, and clinking their glasses together, and smok ing, and telling the most wonderful stories ever heard, till the early summer daylight comes round again, and they fall asleep in their smart clothes and lackerod boots—a gipsy company, in all sorts of impossible places, and in the drollest attitudes. These Danube steamers are amazingly entertaining in a general way. There is usually a great deal of good and curious company on board. The Rouman and 'Hungarian peasants, who join us at the village sta tions, mostly wear the national costume, and now and then there is a patriotic Boyard or magnate does the same. The ladies dress for these steamers as smartly as for pleasure parties on shore. The captain assembles a chosen half dozen immediately round him, and so we go, a bright coloured mass of gossiping, flirting, loud laughing, junket ing humanity, all jumbled into close acquaintanceship for a week together or more, if we have the good fortune to be delayed by fogs or sand-banks.—Dickens's All the Year Round. cal T led ile on C t i t and e ° M I . 11 32 e ovidlecTidreibinunaanl action o f Hav broughtre hasby h been recen e tlL Roserville against M. Paul de Bois-Hebert with 600 apple- P tre r - ss tuzon, to recover a piece of land planted on the ground that the pro p er ty was common land, and had been unduly appropriated about two c enturies since by th e feudal lords of the domain of Ore her. During the trial it was was proved that the land in question formed part of an isand failure i t _bought wa by s sold the estate which had been pu rchased, but not paid for, b y th e bceyledbecrarteeedofifntahneciaeroLveraarwn,aonnd that on h t in 1723, ancestors of the defen dants, whose title must therefore be considered indisputable. After hearing counsel on both sides, the Tribunal decided that the Government decree constituted a valid title, and accordingly rejected the de mand of the commune with cogs. - 17A stock stock 100 100 100 100 stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 stock stock 204 20i 100 100 stock stock stock stock stock, stock Share 100 Btk 204 204 10 NNW 1 li