The Sun. — London, England, 1862-12-18 00:00:00

- MO E sir . i'vf ARKET. CITY NEWS—YESTERDAY. The annual meeting of the Oriental Inland Steam Ccmp any is convened for the 27th inst. It is announced that the coupons of the Atlantic and Great Western Railvvay (New York division), due on the Ist January, will be paid on and after that date at the banking. house of Messrs. Hey- W ood, Kennards, and Co., at the rate of 4s. to the The directors of the Provincial Bank of Ireland have declared a half-yearly dividend at the rate of 4 per cent., an d a l so an extraor di nary di v id en d o f 30s, on each £lOO share, and 12s. on each £lO Enare. The remittances of specie to the East by the steamer of the 20th inst. will be principally fur China, the large amount of government bills to be draw n monthly on India having caused for the time an almost entire cessation of purchases of silver for that quarter. The total of gold by the Etna and City of Wash ington from New York has not yet been clearly stated, but it i s supposed to b e over £2 00, 000. A s tne Continental Exchanges continue to show firm ness,and the l a t est quotat i ons b ot h f rom Chi na an d Brazil are more favourable for this country, there se mis to be some likelihood of a portion of the amount being taken to the Bank. Thirty bales of Queensland cotton have just ar rived by the Centurion from Sydney, shipped by the iPawieh Cotton Company, for sale in the English Estate , being th e fi rs t i nsta l men t f rom th e B oo val state, Where they have over 100 acres cultiva tion,4., Samples of this cotton, which has been valued T at , 28 . 6 d. to 3 s . per 1b.,. can be seen at Messrs. "-"Yd, Cattell anti Co.'s, 2, Royal Exchange buildings. CITY NEWS---THIS DAY. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is a moderate inquiry for discount accom modation to-day, and the rates remain steady. The second general meeting of the Metropolitan and Provincial Bank proprietors will take place " the 19th proximo for the declaration of a divi dend, & c. _ _ Th e last week's railway receipts, ascertained up t o this day, are in round figures tis under : 1862. 1861. Great Western North-Western .............. 83,958 83,030 s outh-Western Brighton dland Great Lancashire Northern , L ancashire and Yorkshire.... i roer s at t ht o l lE a aa n ss d t teer Exeter 5,533 5,617 43,013 40,711 26,667 27,520 ti!ipchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 15,205 16, 0 7 6 Edinburghand Glasgow Great Western of Canada 13,915 9,958 These returns, in several instances, show some unfavourable features. On the Great Western there is a decrease of £1,344 ; on the Great Nor thern of £783 ; on the Lancashire and York shire of of £ 99 9; and on the Great Eastern of £ 853. T he North Western, however, exhibits an increase °i. f . '"C.e92B ; the South Western of £628; the Brighton ) 896 ; the Midland of £1,446 ; the North Eastern of £2,342 ; and the Great Western of Can ada of £3 , 957 . Fr om the official re t u rn issued to-day it appears dthat the revenue of the South Austr i an an d Lom uartio-Venetian li nes ( exten di ng over 1 , 203 m il es ) 01 . 1 1, in g the week ending the 9th inst. was £42,121, -.11,886 less than the company received in the time in 1861. On the Central of Italy branch °° P laisance to Bologna, a distance of 91 miles, the r eceipts were £3,510, aga i ns t £3,169 i n th e same period of last year. Th e directors of the Dutch Rhenish Railway eve announced the payment of a provisional divi of 10s. Bd. per share on the shares with £l6 £l6 ' ll 'd, and of 13s. 4d. on the shares fully subscribed. Two o'CLoc K. The Bank of England minimum remains at 3 per cent, the directors at th e i r mee ti ng t o -d ay not 4 kcing found it necessary to alter their discount e gulations. , the there is no improvement t o re p or t i n fo r amount of b us i ness negot i ate d i n t h e mar k et j r the Engli s h F un d s , th e t en d ency o f pr i ces i s i n the as eendant,'a further advance of k per cent. hay illg taken place to-day. This upward movement 6°eea sioned by a few speculative purchases based neon the more favourable prospects of the money 41 t o ttr4t. Now that the efflux of specie has subsided, ' B ° l B hav e a d vance d to 921 for money and 92 Z ,„tl) !' account. Th e New Threes and the Reduced —4IM t at 921 ; Exchequer Bills are firm at 12 s. C e e ,„ 4 : ' '; Bank Stock is at 233 ; and India 5 pe r 1 7 1 : - Loan at 1071 I. Mar ere has not been much activity in the Foreig d n . T uric e t , but prices have been well supporte 1858 18 ., 11 6 per Cents., 1854, are 84 1-; ditto, 7ttlit i:.lot!%arind the New Loan has improved to to 711 ; Mexican are 311; For- D 3 4 1 11 .. e5e Scrip, 31 4 prem. ; Russian New Loan, hE rve 4 TSPanish Passive, 24; and the Certificates t adv anced to 8k 9k ; Venezuelan are 241 21 to 3 9 11 1 e Scrip 2 dis. ; Turkish Consolides have risen 4 11 48 i r 7 ii e " in the Railway Share Market continued 04 4 411 ,1 a heavy tone has prevailed in prices. kid 13 , 'nrthern A Stock has declined £l, London W es , ' a ekWall 55,, and South Eastern 10s. ; North Tti kern e , however, have improved ss. ' c ' r eign and Colonial lines generally were ; tl PPorted. B a hi a an d S an F ranc i sco b r ought 2p ' Canzi4 Great L uxem b urg, 14 ; G ran d T ru nk of ad a improved to 22i, and Great Western of 108 to 131 1 . East Indian remained steady at ttliti tt ;' t °ek Bank and Miscellaneous Shares fully stain previous quotations. ard z s , )3 B RITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3 Per c ,ock 233 a i, erit. Reduced Annuities 11e . ,,,, 1 ; erlt. Col:lads Annuities L il i ll tt itieB ' 30 yrs, expire bth Jan., 1880 — I 11 (lia l3 o f°1 ' 3 0 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5 b. k,to e k itt o 5 • ,t 1071 bitt ,per Cent Ditto' Vi per Paper, 4 per Cent g, - - 112 .0; 4 "I per Cent. 0 1) b Cent., Oct., 1863 1001 , e emures, 4 per -.-/__tto ditto April, 1864 1001 Aug. ug. 1864 or 66 9 1 2 11 . 1 2 s 4 1:1 11 e! . 1 13 L i f t .°i t t o t Lount d , it J tG an. eqller Rills £l,OOO, 21per Ct. £5OO 'cte Sinall t r , azii i : l l3 , l tElGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. , IJit t , A , . Per Cent. , s - leE nr ," li per Cent., 1852-58-60 93 4 -.Yp - ,, — ti 4 4 , 4 Y4eß 5 per Cent (4 1j ee i tktoiB' e‘eoPtle C' ICent.ssue 931 3 91 bitt Pet Cott., 1821-5, I , t elia ° , C elipot s ex-Coupons • . 6 - 1 41 '7, per Ceat. (Maremmana Railway) 74 ~,bil t e -" A 9 3 per Cent 31! New t6:l-/i-ceount ,bitt,!"lada, 2 per Cent t-,,,„tii;hex ever4ue Coups. & Hectares _l2i , ,uitt' o ' n e se 3 Per Cent.. 1853 47± 8 n iiit t - - Pol Cert., 1862 4 3± Pm 111 ''i„,! ) ,-, er iP, £'2o pd .... 97 trt t - ' 3 ber Cent 1822 £ St ,e 1 05 ' 931 i 1 P l / 4 1li g h Per Cent., 1862 b• . ber C . ittop - • ent • 24 , pllis staive.„. kurk- 4 Cert. of Ccup. not funded N I g 8,1 9± Di 'h A ' Per Cent, 1854 843 4 ,'itr - c , 'ecoUnt •• • •Uift c , i,"' Per Cent. 1858 tiit - 41° count .. . 7Ol I) itt ° ' 1() ° 73/ bitt° Bonds :::ceotinent ... .1 . %. .2 : Scrip , 3, pm Vtiloz° l'ai d-lip Se'rip I); tt tlela ' 3 per Cent .. £6o pd... , i 1: 25 41 4 .'" ‘ itt o o R u ' Per Cent , 1862 /Scrip), £53 paid 2 dis , I).vidends on the abovepayabl o payable in London. Ditto A li Per Cent., E x . 2.5 f. °count e„ t i ts, INI u , "u A ce ° ou eS nt, Jan. 8 TWO ,922 O I 'iL.Oe N , 11, in cr ga o l ,„ Cathrae, who was ft fewidays ago lod g ed 448 at Dumfries o n a c h arge o f h av i ng killed his mother, toN bee at theliberated, th e me di ca l men w h o m ade a pest 1 7 4111inat ion of the body of the deceuged having. arrived 13abir e°llellition that death arose from syncope, in all pro- O tl it l Y t ea lised by s o me strong mental emotion. Ares ~_ CO MPLIMENT FROM GREECE.—Brittannia th e r 4 -44 her , Compliments to France and Russia, and begs °Dserve that honesty is the best foreign pdicy.— ~il n, . is au advancing band of musicians half , a d ie hke two elegant accomplishments ?—Because., cs 4 t the diatance drawing dear,--.Foth sole :o be cause empt It is ite of insur must fficers their n ight eding ulna taken ti ben- war, , but pro- 0 agl , of a vevery could revolt )reign sation faint hand blind -Le n3O ffiCer° . oWn iceles s r i g hts• ,n one I thei r thes e 5 r the lent of s illu' re e%' rid tho y Will jOle nee in g to th e , ' right° nine peak°. 1 00t h/ o f our of dc" one ; It an in• Pa re 110 d e force, in thg nati o/2 o pres r s pOt t° 10°11 a lag e 101); by the ri, and in C 5l : tle 011- ashirei ni pro' : era._ _ f Ina l6 ne ndy L i e sty'. ents /13 1 1 P 913 3 Staff oinivg of tliC but rtalitY s been ern° r. next, gerat' oolo° f put' alve l3 rebel, id the , i , the ~,0 oi' ion °f ly l' °- 10 51 1 ; la) ovv t he lick tro )11'• a ti• Oa' - §IIA R MARKET...THIS DAY. ORDINARY SII.AkES AND STOOTs_S. Railways. C r l r o iem in . g Business Paid.' 8 84 Fi 83 C 5 115 116 6i 7 Share 13.14 Bir., Wo 1., and S tr. Vat 2il~ the and Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork awl Bandon Cornwall Do A A Bets no div Do. ti c.p an.has : been paid to B.! Dublin & Belfast .Tunc. fmn.,Perth,&Ab. Junc.! Edinburgh & Glasgow.! Glasg. and S. Western.' Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A_ stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do R do Do. £5 shares Gt. S. an ! W. of Ireland Great Western ........ Do Str Val MIR. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire' London and Blackwali Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast f .on., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon.. South Western Shef., & Lincoln. Alaryport and Carlisle. DO I shares Metropolitan Midland ........ Do New Do Birming. & Derby STid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. I shares lid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New North Staffordshire Nr. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun , taines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale.. Do B Do C Ulster •Do Do Vale of Neatll Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford Sc Kilkenny West Cornwall ,V. Hartlepool Har. &R West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford PREFERENCE S. Brit, & Exet. 4 p. c. at Do. shares ledon. qr. shrs, No. 2{ Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. I Cornwall, 5 per cmt 1 Do. 4; p. c. gua. perpct Dun. Perth, &Aber.Jun Do, Ist Class Pref Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares Do. 4 p. c. guar. S. & D Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.e Gt.Eastn, E.Coun. Ex. 1 Do No. Do 6 p. e. pref Do. E. Angn A st 5 p.c. Do Do, E.A2,n. B ti p c. pf. Do. do. C 7 do. Do. E. Union, 4 p.c. gua Do 5 p.c. gua Do.Norf'k 5 p.c. Ex. 1845 Do. do. 55 p c. pref. 1'447 Do. 5 p. c. Wavy. Val. '47 Great Northern, 5 p. c.. D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c.pro. Do. 41 p. c. do Do.sp.c.RedmaMp.c.pn Do. II ertford purchase Do. Luton do Do. H. &L. pur. 4 p. c. pf Do. Luton pur. 5 p. c.pf Gt. Nh. of scot. Ist pref Sn. & W. (Ireland 4 per cent Great West. (Perks an( Hants Ext) 5 per cent Do. redeem. 41 p. cr Do. redeem. 4 p. ct Do. irredeem. 4 p. ct Do. 5 p. c. redeem. pref Do. Birm. guar. stock Do. Birm. pref. stock Do. Chester guar. shares Do. Chester S p.c. pf. she Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. she Lan. & Carl. 45 p.c. pref Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stool Do.Barnal.st.£s 3s 10dpc Do. 6 P. C. (East L an .) Do. 4 1 p. c. (Blackb. pur Len.&Bri.g.sp,c.gu. No.l Do. 5 per cent. do. No 2 Da 5 per cent. d 0... Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 Do. 7 per cent pref. stk Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.` Do. 4 p c.st.(diy.def.lil'6: Lon.Chat&Dov. sp.c.pf. Lon. & N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent. Lon. & S.West. 7p. cent et., late 3d shares Do. (Portsm'th perpetl anus. of 2s. 6d.) Rlan. Sh. & Lin. C per ct Do. £6 Do. 3-1 per cent Do. redeem. 6percent .. llaryport & Carl. 4 pr. c. Do. 4 per cent ........ Midland Con. 6 p. c. stk. Do.Con.Bris.Sz Bir. 6 P.C. Do. 4t p.c. pref. st. rdem Do. 41 p.c. irredeemablt Do. 4i per cent ..... . Do.Leic. andllit4per et Nort British, 5 per cent. Do. New gua. 5 per cent Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. shs N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. Do. 4tpr. et redeemable Do. G. N. E. 4 p. et. pref Do. Berwick 4 p. c. pref. Do. Leeds 6 p. c. No. l Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. Do. York, 11. & S. Purch. Do. Carlisle 4i p. c.. Do. do. 4 p. c. ... • N. London 4tp.c.£2opl North Staffordshire.... Scottish North-Easternl p. c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.e Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock Smith Devon, Ann, 10s. Do. Fixed 4i per cent South Fastem(Reading Ann., 1.0.6) ... Do. 44 per Cent Do, Fixed 44 per cent South Wales, via. 4 p. c. Do. 44 per cent Do. de 1859. * Do. 5 per cent S. Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua.l Do. 6 p. c. gua. Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c Do. B 6 p. c C 6 j).c ' Taff Vale No. 1 Pref. Watrid & Kilkny. 6 p. c NV. Mid.-Oxf lat gua Do. 2d do Do. Newport 5 p.c. pf.red Do. Perpet.6 p. c. pi: 186 e Do. till 18691 41 13 13 14 86 88 101 106 46 47 43 45 241 241 1241 125 128 120 135 137 104 106 67 1781 55 57 1083 1094 72 74 117 118 18 39 954 116 101 102 40 41 9 91 128} 12,5 1 lfp 96 98 511 52 25 27 991 991 -o 56 57 E 8 84 125 127 106 108 F 41 4h. , .10t 111 LlB 120 47f 48f LO3 105 47 49 334 341 BFi - 691 (84 694 99 101 7 8 39 40 10 104 p i 7 74 p 146 148 44 5 r , 24 3 p 554 54 24 di p p 87 SO [6O 145 29 31 43 44 35 37 94} 24 ARES. 95 97 2(4 21 i - - 8} 7 111 113 91 93 1 29 111 148 152 117 119 112 114 105 107 108 110 98 100 98 100 88 90 89 91 102 104 77 79 170 175 104 10& ,38 140 [O3 105 [l6 118 [l6 118 [36 140 [l6 118 [55 Ino ,31 135 80 82 96 97 21 3 124 126 ( 1 8 70 [4O 142 [O3 105 05 f. 7 110 112 [OB 110 1 lipm iP 221 23/ 100 100 100 all all 1; 0._6. 10i 10! 24 244 [O2 104 102 104 87 89 21} 28 29 33 34 33 34 45 47 126 128 120 124 100 102 121 123 117 120 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 1 Leasing Closing Business Railways. Paid. Co. s Price. Done. Birkenhead. Buckingh , ms:nre lOO Do. Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do. 55 17 Do. 55per cent 100 Do. Do. 5 „ 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Cledon Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E.U.&G.E (8 70 E. Lincolnsh. gApr c. 100 Gt.Ncrth. 136 138 G losler &Dean Fores all Gt. West. Gt..Ea , tn. Newmarket &c., 5 percent lOO Gt.Eastn. Do. E.U.Harwch. 4 p.c 100 D 0....... Do.lVodbrg. Ex. 4 p.c 102 Do — lIMI and belby all Yk.N. Mid 11l 113 112 Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.&N.W 203 206 Lon. and Chat. Ext. B e. per cent Do 44 per cent..... 100 Do B7 89 Do. Bromley, 6 per c. all D 0... • • • • Do. New ShlB6l, 4ip.c. all Do 22 24 Do.Wn. Ext. A, 44 pc. all Do. .... London & Greenwic 100 S. Eastern 64 66 Do. Preferen ^ , Lon.,Tilb.&b.2 - lhend 100 Peto &Co B9 91 Lnd'dr. &Ennis. orig. 100 Do. A 100 Irish N.- Do. B 100 Western. Do. C 100 Lowestof t g - ua. 4 p c..' 100 Norfolk Do 6 per cent lOO Do. 3lnc.,Bxtn.,&3latlock all LNW&3Ij 4 45 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Nor.Dev.Rail & Dock lOO LAS.W. Do A stock Do B stock ioo Jan.,1863. Do. Pr. ferer.ce lOO No r thn.&Eastn. 5 p.c. all Gt. Eastn 67 59 Do. 6 per cent..... all Do • • • • N. Eastn—Hartlepool 100 N. E. Ber .. .. North Western all Midland 171 17/ Not. Gran. Rl. & Cl. 100 Gt. North. 954 964 L&N.W / Preston and Wyre. 1 all a L y k. 44 46 Do. 4 shares A. all Do. ••• • .. • • • • Roystn.Hitch.&Shep. 100 Gt. North. 136 138 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 L.&N.W.. 135 137 136 i Do. D 0......... 5 G.W., &c. 2134p ' South Staffordshire.. 100 Ln.&N.11 7 West London, Cis A all W.Ln•Ex Do do B all Ln&N.W. Do do C \ all &13t.Wst., Wilts and Somerset..l 100 Gt. West. 92 94 Wimbledn & Croydon' all LABrgtnl 85 95 FREFERENC Dividends contingen' :3E Si It on t: TARES A Le Profits of caiedon. £l6(qua. Stcki 100 Gt Eastern 5 p. c. pref.i 100 tient Coast, 6 p.ct. pi. B 21 Lon.& p.:*.sk.i 100 Do. do. 44 do. shares l 4) Lond'n, Brig'tn, per cent.... lB5 B, 100 Do. do. 4 per ct 18601 100 Do. do. 41 per ct 1861 100 Do. do. 41 per ct 1861, Ln.Cht'in,&c. 6p.0 2:1 pt (00 31 Do, Metrop.Ext 8,6 p.c.' all Lon. &S.Wcstern 44 p.c. 100 North British £lO Gua. o S i li :dx aresr,th4Dd 1861 .. , .. e . e . :4 - p . ; 1 % 0 11 D Scottish Central4l p.c. irred. pref.. S.-Eastern 41 p.c. 1859.. all Do. 5 p.c. june 1861 (rd.) all Do. 5 p.c. Aug.lB6l (rd.) all Stkton Darlg - tn. D,Pf all i.l*; D S 1 )f each si 102 104 106 10S p 4P 1(2 103 p 103 105 92 06 103 105 83 85 10i 10:4 104 106 80 83 Do. no. Vale of Neath 10 101 10i 10 10 1 10- 28} 294 OCKS , parate Year. 1061 7 2 0 1 21} 104} 128} 1i p 99f d 5 1 1 20 28.2,81 TEE STiN, LONI3OIV, THURSDAY 'HYgNtiltr, DECEM'BR- CRIMINAL COURT--THIS DAY. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Martin.) MANSLAUGHTER. Charlotte Jackson was indicted for feloniously killing and slaying her infant child. From the evidenee it appeared that the prisoner was the wife of a seaman, receiving £2 ss. a month from the em ployers of her husband, who was at sea, and the deceased was her infant child. She at first used to treat the infant with apparent kindness, but eventually she became ad dicted to drinking, and consequently neglected the child very much, frequently going out and leaving it for hours without any nourishment. One day the landlady of the house in which the prisoner resided heard the child crying very much, and the mother being absent, she went into the room and there found the child lying on the bed entirely naked and apparently in a starving state from want of food. The prisoner on her return was given into custody, and the unfortunate child was taken to the union in a dying state. The surgeon administered restoratives but without effect, and the child died, in his opinion, from starvation. The jury found the prisoner guilty. Baron Martin in passing sentence, dwelt on the unnatu. ral cruelty of the prisoner, and sentenced her to 12 months' imprisonment. 18, 1862. THE WORSBO.ROUGH.DALE CALAMITY. The engineers met yesterday to consult as to re opening the pit to recover the dead. A few minutes after they had decided not to enter the pit at present another terrific explosio❑ occurred. It was afterwards determined to partially fill up the cupola shaft and seal the mouths of the other two shafts, and flood the entire pit with water. The recovery of the bodies is delayed for months, and no more lives are lost. MARKETS -THIS DAY. MARK-LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 465 10d ; andbarley, 34s 39s 9d ; oats, 20s 7d ; rye, 41s 3d ; beans, 37s 10d ; peas, sd. THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. --- "Wheat, 488 ld ; barley, 35s 6d ; oats, 21s 2d ; rye, 348 4d ; beans, 388 Ild ; peas, 41s 2d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.— Wheat, 85,329; barley, 127,314 ; oats, 19,738 ; rye, 26 ; beans, 5,333 ; peas, 2,167 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Although tho supply of beasts on sale here to-day was extensive, most breeds were in fair request at Monday's currency. A few very superior Scots realised 5s 2d, but the general top figure was 5s per 81b. Sheep, the show of which was moderate, sold steadily at full prices. The best Downs were worth 5s 8d per 81b. We have to report a slow sale for calves, which were in limited supply, at late rates—viz., from 3s 6d to 4s Gd per 81b. The pork trade was heavy on former terms. In mulch cows very little business was transacted. No market will be held on Christmas-day, but we under stand that one will be held either on Wednesday or Friday next. The day is not yet fixed. Per Sib. to sink the offal. s. d. a. d. s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Primecrs-wool d 0.4 10 5 4 Second quality do. 3 10 4 0 Pme. S'thdowndo.s 6 5 8 I:rime large oxen 4 2 4 8 i Large crap. calves 3 6 4 2 Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 5 0 Prime small do 4 4 4 6 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 0 Large hogs 3 4 3 10 Second quality do. 4 2 4 8 Small porkers 4 04 4 _ _ Suckling calves, 108 to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 28s. TOTAL SUPPLY. PORBIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Cows — Sheep Sheep .. Calves l9O Pigs .... Pigs. 390 BRITISH POSSESSION-, Railways & St Lawrence Born.,Baroda&Cent Ind Cu. 5 per cent.. .. Do. New Buffalo and Laae Huron Do. Prefernnee •• • • Buffalo, Brant,&Godrich p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 Clcutta.,vS.Eastn. (Lin; ("!apeTourn Dock Seri! Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c [East Indian, gu. 5 P. C. ".: Do. 60. G Do. do. II do. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct.. Do. i per ct. Debentr, Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. Do. do. 1867.. Do. do. 1872.. Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. Do. New gua. Do. January, 1562 .. 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. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Nladras guar., 5 p. c. Do. 4 p. c. Extensiot , Dc. 4s Do: Filth Extension. Itelb.Cort). ti p. e. Bnds. Melb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. Hortg. Bds. Newßrunswick tCanth Class A Capital Sharf Do. do. B Capital d 0... N.Rl.C'da6 pc Ist pf bds .Scinde Do. Delhi I pi 4d Do. do Do. Punjaub ,tsc Do. Do. F Do. in dus. St. Flo.) N'uttEltiN all all 100 (iOO ; 100 100 Paid. all 100 Closing _Price. 65 67 104 105 51 51 8 84 77 £0 75 78 71 74 104 106 1074 1086 106 107 1074 1086 k lip IP 214 224 72 74 63 65 34 36 47 50 34 36 34 36 106 107 8 l&p 2 1p 1041 1051 13 131 71 9} 98 100 90 92 1 idis IC4 105 99 100 94 90 LA II 51 53 3 5 3 5 83 E 5 106 107 104 105 pr I p ; ;U o► 4 105 i 101 102 Antwerp a liotternain. Bah.&S.Fran..Litu 7p.c.1 Belgian East. Junctions Copiapo ................ Ditto Extension Dutch Rhenish ....... Do .... Eastern of France .... Grand Rus Guar. 6 p. e. Gt. Luxem., Con. slis... Italian Junction ...... Namur & Liege .... Do. 6p. e. 'ref. Northern of France Do. New Shares N.Rail. of BuenosAyres Gua. 7 p e., Lim Norwegian Trunk Pref Ot'mn(Smyrna to Aidn) Paris,Lyons, & Mcditer. Paris & Orleans Portuguese Rail. Royal Recife & S. Fran. (Peru.) gua. 7 p. et. lim Riga & Dunaburg Royal Danish.- Royal Swedish .... .., Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse Do. 55 per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, lien , g. 7p. c. S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin S. East Portugal 7 p ct. Southern of I`. - ance.... Turin and Savona .... West F'ianders ..,..... Do. 5} p a. Preferencq W. & N.W. of France .. 1N A 1 Z, 7* 74 If 2I) If 7 6 1 l p 201 E/4 14 11a 9 91 20 21 404 414 id pr 86 9i 9 8 d 45 46 41 43 182 14 10 i I 91 9I 10 1O la lipml zn 31 22 3 24d 7 7} 101 102 204 214 'OLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECO ' Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja &J uty 1877-SI Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aue - ,1 Do. 6 p. c. Mar. & Sept.; Do. 5 p. c. Jan.&July. Do. 5 Inscribed stock) Cape G. Hope, 6 p c,1873; Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 Do. 1890; Do. Jan. & July, 1891..1 Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6 p c N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. d a.&July, Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. 5 p c., 1866 Do. 5 p. c.,1871 to 1876 Do. d0.,1888 &upwds New Zealand 6 p. cent., Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c steriing, 1875 I Queensland 0 ov. 6p. c S. Aus G6p.c.1878.& I Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July Do. to 6 p.c. An-AtOct. eRTTI 1 Cambrian Con sol. G old 1 Clifford Amalgamated.., , Devon G. Cone, (Tavist.;' East Bassett (Illog•anl.. !East Clogau Gold Ltd. East Caradon East Cam 8rea........ E. WI Russel (Tavisth; Gam..t St.Aubyn(Gwen.)' Great South Tolgus.... G. Wheal Vor (Ilelston' 'Grenville .. . Herod's- Foot tlingston Downs Lady Bertha Nlargaret (lJny Lelant Marke Valley.. Nlyndy Iron Ore (Lim ) New Setun • • North Downs N.Wh'l Basset (Illo,fau; North Wheal Crofty Par Consols (St. Blazey Providence (Uny South Caradon(St.Cleer, S. Carr. Brea (Illogan). • .•?.Wheal Fran. (Illogan ! 'Stray Park Tamar Silv.et Lead fin. !Tin Croft West Basset (llknan).. W Oaradon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basse,t Wheal Buller(Redruth), Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant)' WhealLud , ott Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) Wheal Seton wheal Tretawney (Lis )1 Wheal Union 100 100 100 100 100 2.14.6 3.0.0 7.19.0 574 0.15. f 8.19 4.7.0 2.0, 6 if ;I T 4.3.0 19; 2A 1.17.0 IA 10.6.7 11 18.1-.9 28.9. 474 54 5 2.0.6 2.10.8 8 584 7 3.13 I 108 109 'lO6 108 106 108 99i a9l 97 19 103 110 111 113 112 114 ,114 116 a§ 46 123 13 13 . 14 27 29 285 225 E 0 85 50 52 71 81 0 94 14i 164 1674 1724 16 17 6},t 107 ICB 101 102 101 102 101 101 k 111 113 ( 108 109 ;110 112 111 113 21 23 15 495 505 51 63 42 43 iP )o} 21 31 14 16 71 74 ei et 46 5 45 47 2} 21 lit 1 39 41 8} 9 i dB pr 135 145 21 8 21 81 4i 5 0 42 380 390 21 3 874 924 401 Business done 105 I 41 1071 1081 & THE UNFORTUNATE AFFAIR AT THE SOMERSET HOTEL. __ _ Hugh Morris, the porter at Dane's-inn, surrendered to an indictment charging him with the manslaughter of Edward Leigh. It will be recollected that the deceased invited the defen dant to the hotel to dinner. Some time after a conver sation arose with respect to fencing and the points of carte and tierce. The deceased took up a cheese knife to show the defendant his knowledge of the art. The defendant told him he was wrong, and also took up a cheese knife, and in showing his manner the knife entered the unfortu nate man's abdomen, and he afterwards sank and died. The waiter at the hotel, in his evidence, merely repeated the above facts, when Mr. Ribton asked the learned judge whether he thought there was a case to go to the jury. Bal' Martin maid ho could hardly say there was not a case to go to the jury, but it appeared to him that the un fortunate circumstance was an accidental occurrence. The jury were of the same opinion, and returned a verdict of not guilty. The defendant was immediately discharged. NEW COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant;) UNLAWFULLY WOUNDING. Christian Severentz, Ludwig Sygoreen, Henry Leaman, and Johan Winter, four German sailors, were indicted for feloniously wounding John Peter Erickson, with intent to do him grievous bodily ham. The prisoners were in a coffee-shop when the prosecutor and another person came in, when one of the prisoners said, pointing to the prosecutor, " that's the man that struck me." The prosecutor and Ws companion, fearing a quarrel would take place, left the house, but the prisoners followed them out, when a fight took place, the prisoners using their knives in the most indiscriminate manner. The result was that the prosecutor was most dangerously wounded, and with great difficulty the prisoners were taken into custody. The jury found all the prisoners guilty. The Common Sergeant sentenced Laverentz, Sygorem, and Winter to 18 months, and Leaman to nine months im prisonment and hard labour. THIRD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) EXTENSIVE BURGLARY. Five men named Donovan, Osborn, Burnes, Wilson, and Robson, were indicted for stealing a large quantity of silver plated goods, the property of Mr. Adams, of Oxford-street. From the evidence of Ackrill, one of the detectives of the F division of police, it appeared that between ten and eleven o'clock, about a fortnight ago he was going down Queen street, Seven Dials, when he saw the prisoner, whom he well knew, carrying two baskets, which appeared to him to contain something very heavy. He walked sharply after them, and then he thought he saw something shining in the baskets like silver. Feeling that it was impossible to capture the whole of the prisoners himself, he watched them to No. 9in the same street. Having seen them enter, he judiciously proceeded to obtain assis tance, and he went and found two brother constables, Holmes and Cole, of the same division, and then they all returned to No. 10, Queen-street, which house they entered. On Ackrill going into the cellar, he there found the two baskets he had seen the prisoners carrying, and on opening them they were found :to contain electro-plated coffee and teapots, mugs, spoons, aad a variety of:other articles. After this discovery, the three officers went to the next house, where the whole of the prisoners were found and taken into custody. The articles were identified by Mr. Adams as his property. The jury found all the prisoners guilty. The Recorder sentenced Donovan to 3 years' and Osborne to 12 months' imprisonment, Burns to 8 years' and Wilson to 6 years' penal servitude, and Robson to 6 months' im prisonment. The learned judge crdered a special reward to be given to Constable Ackriil for the praiseworthy manner in which he had acted in apprehending the prisoners. POLICE-THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTRORDINARY CHARGE OF ROBBERY—ALLEGED ADMINISTRATION OF CHLOROFORM.—James Himes, a servant out of place, and Alexander Reeves, a tutor, were charged before Mr. Knox with being concerned with an other man, not in custody, in robbing Mr. Win. Hughes, fishmonger, of St. Albans, Herts, of a silver watch, two chains, an overcoat, and some money, under the following circumstances : Mr. Hughes said—Last evening I arrived at the Euston square Railway station by train, and then took a cab and got out at the bottom of Regent-street, near the Hay market. I there met the two prisoners, whom I had once before seen in London, and a third man. They invited me to go home with them and have a cup of tea, and I con sented to do so, and as they said they had no money I bought some beefsteaks, &c., for supper. We went to the prisoners' lodgings, at 3, Foley-street, a private house, when Himes asked me to take off my new overcoat, which 1 had just bought, and I did so, and hung it up behind the door. The third man then cooked the supper, and while doing so he put a white pocket handkerchief to my face, and I then fell asleep, and on waking found the third man gone, and at once said that I had been robbed, and found my watch—a silver one of the value of £2105., my overcoat worth about £2, two watch chains, and some money gone. I then went down and fetched a constable, and he took the two prisoners into custody. In answer to Mr. Knox, the prosecutor said that he had one chain round his neck and the other in his pocket. He was certain it was the third man who put the handkerchief to his face. Ho could not say how long he was asleep from the effects of the handkerchief. He had seen the prisoners once before when he was in London some six weeks ago. In answer to Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough street, for the defence, the prosecutor said that he gave the prisoners some porter, but took nothing himself, and was perfectly sober. He provided supper for the whole of them. The third man had a tumour on his face. Reeves sat close to the man who put the handkerchief to his mouth. He felt insensible directly the handkerchief was put to his mouth. As soon as he awoke he found he had been rob bed. The handkerchief was rolled up and placed over his mout h and nose. Reeves offered to go with him to look for the man. John Bell, 104 E, said that the two prisoners were given into his charge for robbing the prosecutor. Ile took them to the station and searched them, and found on Reeves £2 in gold and some silver. The landlord of the house was present. The landlord said Reeves and the absent person who was represented as Reeves' son took the lodgings. Miss Roberts, the daughter of the landlord of the house, said she let the prisoner Reeves, and a young man repro. sented as his son, the attics. Reeves gave a reference, and on applying there was told that he was a respectable man. Mr. Knox said it was a case for remand, and. the pri soners were remanded. WESTMINSTER. THREE WEEKS AFTER WEDLOCK.-A very genteel looking young woman, but who appeared to be in a delicate state of health, besought the magistrates' assistance. She said that her husband was constantly ill-treating her, and however unpleasant it was she had felt compelled to seek the protection of the law. Mr. raynter—How long have you been married ? Applicant—Only four month% and I am, of course, very sorry, under such circumstances, to come hero; but I don't know what to do, I am so ill-used. Mr. Paynter—What is the description of ill-usage of which you complain ? Applicant—He beats me ; he commonly knocks me about. Mr. Paynter—You say you have only been his wife four months. When did he commence to beat you ? Applicant—Three weeks after we were married, and I gave him no provocation that I am aware of. Mr. Paynter—Then what is the cause of his conduct? Applicant—He says he wants to get rid of me; that he don't want me any longer; and I am sure that, if that is his wish, I am quite ready to part, for I am very unhappy. My health is very indifferent, and he tries to tread maunder foot instead of using me kindly. v 111 r. Paynter—When did he last strike you ? ApplicAnt—Yesterday; he struck me on the back with his fist. Mr. Paynter_What was the reason p Applicant—Something he did not fancy in the dinner I had provided, in which I had done all that I thought right. Mr. Paynter—Did he hurt you much ? Applicant—lle did, and after he had given me a blow in the back he struck me about the head. police court does any good if it can b e g avoided. You may Mr. Pavnter—l don't th i nk brincring have a summons. a husband to a MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat are moderately good, and the demand is inactive, as follows :—Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 38 4d to 48 6d ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 4d ; and pork, 3s 2d to 4s 6d per Bibs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, December 17.—Prime stock was in fair re • quest, at full prices ; otherwise, the trade was sluggish, as follows Beef, from 3s 4d to 5s Od; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 8d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 6d; and pork, as 6d to 4s 4d per Blbs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, December 17.—A fair average business doing, as follows : Beef, from 3s 6d to 5s Od ; mutton, 3s 10d to 5s 8d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 6d ; pork, 35 8d to 4s 6d per Blbs ; suckling calves, lOs to 18s; quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 29s each; and milch cows, £l4 Os to £lB Os each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £1 168 to £4 5s Od; clover, do., £3 lOs to £5 10s Od ; and straw, £1 12s to £1 168 per load. A slow trade. CUMBEILLAND.•—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 6s; clover, £3 10s to £5 8s Ott ; and straw, V. 12s to £1 16s per load. Trade heavy. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £1 16s to £4 ss; clover, do., £3 10s to £5 10s ; and straw, a 1 12s to £1 168 per load. A. fair average supply. SHIPPING-THIS DAY. LONDON, Dec. 18.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze, and cloudy weather, with rain. RAMS GATE, Dec. 17.—Wind S. W.—Arrived—Montrose, from Stockholm, for Bombay. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 17.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Lady Mel ville, for Melbourne. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Havre, steamer, from Havro ; Hammonia, steamer, from Hamburg. Sailed—Georges, for Cherbourg ; Atalanta, steamer, for Jersey. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Dec. 17—Sir G. Seymour, from Demerara ; Isa bella Brown, from Hobart Town. Arrived. Dec. 18—Decision, from Dunkirk; Bezaleal, from Denia ; Ann and Jane, from Newport ; Anna from New York; Lord Macaulay, from Foochow; Tra veller, frcin Dunkirk. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Anchored—Azorian Lass, for Dartmouth ; Sisters, for St. Michael's; Amy Nicholson, for Cardiff; Maryland, for Baltimorc—all from London. 71!E CONVICTS SONG. (From Punch.) Ain.—" Jolly Mortals, fill your glasses." See the howvy-wet before us, Newgate nobs in jovial ring, Gents, I 'll thank you for a thcorus, Here 'a the ditty we should sing. Chorus.—A. fig for quod I* By Jebb protected, Terrors of the jug have ceased : Fit for gents we 've gaols erected, And on ticket we 're released. What is Dartmoor, if you 're quiet ? What 's Bermuda, when you 're there ? Easy work and ample diet, With the Chaplain if you 're square. A fig, &e. Pitch in pious fudge and fable, He will swaller all you say ; And it's hard if you ain't able To knock half your term away. A fig, &c, Quod o'er flats hang in terrorem, But don't talk to us as knows ; If they stops our pipe and jorum, That 's about the worst they does. A fig, &c. Hero's to Jebb and his leave-tickets, That's when coves a rest has tiven, Opening their prison-wickets, Sets 'em on the loose again, A fig, &c. * Quod—Prison. Baron de Wendland, the Bavarian Minister, has returned to Paris from Munich. The Baron left his poet some months since on account of ill-health, and during his absence the business of the Legation has been conducted by M. de Gasser, Chargé d'Affaires. THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF PRUSSIA.—On the evening of the 9th the Prince and Princess of Prussia ar rived at Verona from Milan. The Emperor of Austria sent a Field-Marshal-Lieutenant to welcome them at the fron tier. At the railway station, around which a great number of soldiers had stationed themEelves, all anxious to see the Royal travellers, their Royal Highnesses were received by the chiefs of the civil and military authorities. The General of Artillery, Von Benedek, conducted the Prince and Princess to a Court carriage which was in waiting, and accompanied them to their hotel. Their Royal Highnesses declined a grand military parade which was to have been held to-day in their honour. The Imperial delegate con ducted the travellers through the city, and during their tour of inspection they examined with much interest the more remarkable public and private buildings. They re mained for some time at the amphitheatre, the Basilica of St. Zeno, and the cathedral, and repeatedly expressed to their conductor their admiration at these well-known edifices. The fortifications were prepared for a visit from their Royal Highnesses, but they did not visit these works. Next day, at noon, the Prince and Princess left Verona, and on their arrival at Venice they were received with much ceremony, NEW YORK, Dec. I.—Advices from the block ading squadron on the 17th of November report that an English bark had been chased and driven on shore, where she became hard and fast. Another despatch, dated November 18, reports that the Ari e l sch o on e r, of Halifax, had been chased ashore, also the Ann Maria schooner, of Nassau, New Providence ; the latter on being hauled off bilged in four fathoms water, and the former was destroyed, The cargo consisted principally of salt, flour, and sugar. A despatch from the gunboat Chorusa, dated Bemford, North Carolina, the 12th of November, reports having captured a schooner, without papers, name, or flag, from Wilmington to Nassau, with turpentine, resin, and shingles, and de stroyed her. The master stated her to be a Confederate vessel. On the night of the 13th November a steamer at tempted to run the blockade at Charles ton by Meffit's Channel, but upon being fired at by the fleet she steered eastward and was lost sight of in the fog. On the night of the 16th a steamer, believed to be the same vessel, again attempted to run the blockade by the same entrance. A shell having struck her, she immediately turned to ton northward and westward , and apparently ran aground on the shoal of Davis's Inlet, where she remained but a few , moments, and then, steering eastward, disappeared in the darkness. It was thought she had returned to Nassau dis abled. Dec. 4.—The Annie Dees schooner was captured on the 17th of November off Charleston harbour, while trying to run the blockade, by the Federal Gunboat Seneca, Importing tea without colour on the leaf pre vents the Chinese passing off inferior leaves as in the usual kinds. Horniman's Tea is uncoloured, therefore always 004 (fhb, Sold in, packets by 2,280 agents. FOREIGN MINES. Australian BonAccord Copper,Lim. Brazil Land & Mln.Co Capula Silver Cobre Copper Copiapo DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co East Rey (Limited) Fortuna... General IGt N. Cop. S. Austr Kapunda (Limited) Linares Lueitanian Mariquita Mont.A.llraz Gold Min N. Rh neCopci 3.Au s. L Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt... Port Philip Sant aßarbara Gld Mine Scottish Austrin. (L.) St. John del Rey (L.) United Mexican Worthing (Limited) YudanamutanaS.A.Ld all all 10s. all B JOINT-STO I Agra&llniteriService Alliance B.Ln.&L'pool., Australasia ~. Bank of Egypt Rank of London British North American Ch. Bk. of B. Columbia Chtd.Bank of India, &c. Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch City Colonial Com. Bank of Canada.. Eng., Scot., •tc Aus. Oen. Bk .of Switzerland Hin'stan.Cnia&Japani Imperial Bank Limited' Lon.& Brazilian (Lim.) ) Lon., B. Ayre s & R. Plate Lon. Char.Bkof Austral London and County .. London Joint Stock .. London & Middlesex... (London and S.Airican.. London & Westminster IMetrop. & Provinl. Bnk. Nat. Prov. of England !Do. new •• •• •• 'Do. do National Bank Non South Wales...." ,Orient. B. Corporation . ,Ottoman Bank . Do. new Provincial of Ireland I Do. new...... . ...... South Australia ..,..• • Union of Australia Union of Ireland, Lim Uniui of London ISCEL: Anglo-11eKican Mint Atlantic R. Ml. Stm (1d) Australian Aericultural Bahia Steam (Limited). Berlin Water (Limited) Bombay Gas Limited. British American Land B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) Do. 8,7n.c.t1111852 (Lim ) Canada Land China t Japan Coast & River Steam Naviga. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg. Do. Pref. 74 per cent. I Crystal Palace Do. Fret ereneq Do. 6 p ct. Perpet. Deb. E. Ind. Cot ton Agency, E.lndia & Lon. Ship A. Do. B. & Canal Electric Telegraph Do. New English & Aus. Copper en. Steam Navigate m Great Ship I ,Imited) Do 171 1 p ct Preference fndian Carrying (Lim.) Italian Irrigation Canal Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) Lon. & S.lrel.Dt.Tel. L. Madras Irr. and Canal Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) Do. 8 per cent. pref National Dis. Co (Lim ) Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) Netherlands Lan t',Bp.c N. Br.&NovaScoti a Land N.B.Australasian (Lim.) Oriental Gas (Limited). Do. New Orintl. In. Steam (Lim ) Ottoman Gas, Limited PeelßLnd.&Min.(Lim) Pen. & Oriental Steam Do. New Quebrada Land,RailA Mining (Lim.) Rhymney Iron Do. 'Rio Janeiro City Impts. Do. do. toyal Mail Steam cot. Austin. Inv.(Llm ) South Australian Land Submarine Tel. Scrip ,Do. do. Registered , Do. - d 0...... Telegraph to India (L.) j Trust and Agency ox Austrlasia(lim)lst is. _ __ r. , St Ln.Co.dt 14;r.Cart. U. K' dom Tel 'Co. (lim.) Yan:Ditmen'e LAIC. 1 2 jd ipm 19 21 7 9 I li 3/ I 4 1 20 .e 2 2 its 7 8 1 de pr ± 1 ' 2 21 1} 2a 11 3k 6 apm ipm 54 56 4,1 5i 3} s ,ANKS. 93 0 6j 7p 70 i 2 25 26 97 1)9 49 51 d 21t 211 49 42 91 93 41 43 213} 2O 3 2 d Id ip 51 SIP li if 274 /8 384 304 36 87 pr ip 234 24 p 79 80 24 84p 48 49 54 65 32 33 5 6p 89 91 49 51 21 Isd 82} 33i US. 176 186 2 4 24 25i 62 i dis l 7 ip 55 60 98 IG2 20 ?5 864 374 112 :15 113 116 id pr 5 S i d item 98 100 21 21 27 28 I ' i pr ip 4 3 .1 11 11 2} 2i 3# 4 21 3 p 1 3 p 10 12 1i 7f 481 d i pr 83 55 pr 19 21 5 7 28 28; 8 sti 58; 134 138 32_ 34 1 i 1 i 6 i 1 id id i p i I P i 11 3 11i 14 ,ANE , all 13k i 19; 20 17} i all all all all all 11TIES. 544 31 3 x d ti # i 21 231 79j x ii 2 99 8 xd 7HE 2 ICEE7.OF•LEAVE SYST, A large and influential meeting, presided over by the Mayor, was held in the Town-hall, Liver pool, yesterday, for the purpose of concerting measures for urging upon the Government the pro priety of adopting either the system which has been so successful in Ireland in reference to the convict establishments, or such other as may be expected to produce the like results. Amongst the gentlemen present were Mr. T. S. Raffles, the stipendiary magi strate ; Major Greig, the chief constable ; Rev. Mr. Carter, gaol chaplain ; Mr. Jamieson, governor of the Borough Gaol, and most of the resident magi strates and merchants. After a few remarks from Mr. William Earle and Mr. James Aikin, both of whom pointed out the necessity for a prompt change in our present ticket-of-leave system, Sir Walter Crofton, C. 8., director of the Irish convict prisons, addressed the meeting at great length. He said that the English system of treating convicts was confessedly a failure, as he prophesied in 1858 that it would be, while a lengthened experience of the Irish system had most satisfactorily proved beneficial alike to the criminal class and to the public at large, What was wanted in Engiti,nd was a careful system which would both punish and amend the criminal, and a systematic regis tration of his offences, so that of cr i me would at oneei a n t vo e lv ve e r a y efurtnesuhlaotuivte punishment. He wouti advise and specially stria gent b. special p r i son, punishment for th e h ar d ened criminal class, and a system of voluntary transpor tation for those anxious to amend. Ultima l te . ly Th th a e t following res o l u ti ons were agreed to in the opinion of this meeting the notorious and in creasing insecurity of life and property in England proves the existence of some vital defect in the present system of dealing with offenders." "2. That the encouraging results which have followed upon the adoption of the convict system now in operation in Ireland determine this meeting to urn e upon her Majesty's Government the expediency of giving that or some similar system a fair trial in England, under the management of men friendly to its principles." The meeting was also addressed by Mr. Raffles and Mr. W. Rethbone, who spoke in favour of the Irish system, and by Mr. J. J. Still, who urged several objections against it. EXTRAORDIN..4RY SCENE AT THE .DU.N.DEE THEATRE. On Saturday night, an episode not set down in the bills was presented on the stage of the Theatre Royal, Dundee. Mr. Gardener Coyne was acting the part of Jamie Fitzpa trick, in " The Bleak Hills of Ireland." Several of the audience were thinking, from the manner of the perform. ante, that all was not right behind the scenes; and at last there was an explosion that showed their surmises had not been unfounded. In the second act, immediately after the changing of the " wings," Mr. Coyne came forward and said,—" I must stop the performances. Ladies and gentle men, I am sorry to interrupt your pleasure in any way; but as Mrs. Caple has not, as usual, and as she has done every night this week, given a statement to my agent of what is in the house, I cannot go on with the piece. This is my fourth engagement in Dundee, and I have always done well, and I am sorry that on this occasion we should have to part in a way that is not quite regular." Tremendous applause and hooting followed this short statement, the house being well filled in all parts. Miss Goddard, lessee of the theatre, had followed Mr. Coyne on tae stage, and for a minute or two after he had finished she patiently waited till the audi ence would give her a hearing. On the noise subsiding somewhat, she said she had never before been accused either in the profession or out of it of not having met all demands properly made against her. (Hear, from several gentlemen in the boxes.) With regard to Mr. Coyne, she said an en gagement had been entered into with that gentleman to perform for 12 nights in the theatre under her management. In the early part of the week the houses had not been so good as he had anticipated, and ore Wednesday morning he had complained of them, She understood that the com plaint was made only as a pretext fur his breaking his en .gagement with her, in order that he might fulfil one he had entered into since he came to Dundee. (Several voices in the pit—"lt's false, it's false.") Hissing and applause en sued for some minutes, and when Mr. Coyne was again heard he was speaking of the previous success of his perform ances in Dundee, and at the same time denouncing the stinginess (as he called it) of the present management, which refused him on Wednesday night 21d. to buy three slices of ham for his performance of " Handy Andy." Roars of laughter followed this sally, one gentleman asking, " Were you worth it ?" and another inquiring whether Mr. Coyne had not got his stumpy hPfnra ha nnirn to th. theatre. The scene that ensued almost bailla description. The whole house was in an uproar, Miss Goddard and Mr. Coyne remaining on the stage confronting each other like two combatants, only waiting the opportunity of finishing their fight, while all sorts of questions were being put to each of them, and counsel of various kinds addressed to both. Mr. Harris, the stage manager, afterwards came forward, and there was somewhat of a lull till ho asked to be allowed to say a few words " in behalf of Miss Goddard," when the uproar began afresh; and, though Mr. Coyne again appeared, this time in deshabille, the matter in dis pute was not in any way cleared up, as none of the expla nations offered would be received. In .a few minutes the curtain was raised, and the performances were brought to a conclusion without Mr. Coyne's assistance, and amidst a good deal of noise.—. Dundee Advertiser. Lord Clyde has arrived from London in Paris, and alighted at the Hotel Mirabeau. SPOILT STAMPS.—An application was this morn ing made to the Commissioner of the Bankruptcy Court for a certificate relative to the return of the price of a stamp which had been fixed on a document which had not been acted on. The commissioner refused to interfere in the matter. A RELIC OF THE PAST IN HYDE •PARK.— Perhaps few of the many who visit this park are aware that on the right-hand side of the carriage drive, between the Receiving house and the bridge, there still remains an interesting relic of the Stuart period. It is a tree, one of two planted by Charles 11. from acorns taken from the Boscobel oak in Somersetshire, in which his father successfully sought re fuge, and were planted here to commemorate the event. They have both been dead some years, and one, much de cayed, was removed in 1854 ; the other, beautifully clothed with ivy, which gives it the appearance of life, still remains. In common with all the other old trees in the park, it is protected by a fence of iron hurdles, but surely a relic like this deserves a handsome and appropriate railing, with a descriptive brass plate affixed to point out to strangers this historical antiquity, now known only to local historians. MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A GENTLEMAN AT NOR WOOD.—Yesterday morning a report was current in the village of Norwood that a gentleman had been found dead under the following circumstances. Some persons passing through the wood observed a gentleman on the ground in a pool of blood, and, calling the police, had him conveyed to the Beulah Spa Tavern, where medical aid was procured, but life was found to be quite extinct, death having been caused by a deep wound in the body. The following de scription has been issued by the police :—About 55 years of age, six feet in height, grey hair, grey eyes ; wound in the body four inches long ; dark coat, tweed waistcoat, white shirt, Wellington boots, white stockings. On his person were found a pair of steel spectacles, 31d. in copper, powder flask, four bullets, a duelling pistol loaded with ball, and a dagger in a sheath.iThe name of the deceased is supposed to be Hurley. ANOTHER OF OUR BULWARKS GOING.—What is the use of a jury ? it may possibly be asked, when nearly every week one sees that the ♦erdict of a jury, by appeal to thellome Secretary, has been set aside. 'We used to boast that trial by jury was one of the chief bulwarks of the Bri tish Constitution; but while Home Secretaries pooh-pooh our juries as they do, we think that such a bulwark is at best a rather shaky one. Serving on a jury is not a plea sant occupation, and is quite a waste of time when verdicts are ignored as they recently have been. If further evidence be furnished, to prove the innocence of a prisoner, the new trial should take place before the jury who found guilty : so that they, if they think proper, may themselves reverse their verdict. Trial by Sir George Groy is not trial by a jury: and it is by jury trial that all persons who are charged with being felons should be tried. 'We Britons often boast about our " twelve men in a box"—but while their decisions are pooh-poohed by higher powers, twelve men in an omnibus might talk about the case, and their verdict in the matter would do every whit as well.— Punch. EXTRAORDINARY EXIIIBITION.—The dividend of three per cent. that has just been declared by the Crystal Palace Company, making not less than eight per cent. for the entire year, will shortly be exhibited at Sydenham. The court, selected to display it, will be the Alhambra, es being best adapted to the marvellous nature of tho exhibis tion. Mr. Bowley, the sleepless secretary, says it will be the greatest novelty ever yet shown within the walls of Penge Palace. He doubts whether Blondin ever would be able to mount as high as this dividend in safety, or with out running imminent risk of falling half way in the perilous ascent. There will be an additional attraction about this extraordinary exhibition consisting in the fact that very few shareholders will believe it until they see it. The thousands that will bo thus attracted by curiosity to the spot, it will be impossible to calculate. We only hope, for the benefit of an institution which is most admirably conducted, and that should be a source ofhonest pride to the country which has produced it, that a like exhibition may be repeated for many lustres to come, aad that the shareholders may take a deeper interest in it every year..— .1104. AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, TUESDAY MORNING. The Inman steamer City of Washington arriv€d bhortly after Midnight, with New York dates to the 6th. The New York World mentions a report that the army of Gen. Burnside bps been increased by a re inforcement of 30,000 men, but published the state ment with reserve. A correspondent of the Baltimore American gives the folio vving " Suffolk, Virginia, Dec. 3. " I have barely time to tell you, before the mail closes, that Col. Spear, of the 11th Pennsylvanian Cavalry, met the enemy in force about two miles this side of the Black water, near Franklin, yesterday. In a brilliant charge, headed by the gallant Colonel, he drove the enemy back .nto and over the river, captured two sections of their rocket battery, and took a good many prisoners. He had infantry and artillery supper ts, but how far they were engaged I b ave not yet learned. I will ob' ain full particulars in time for to-morrow' s mail. The courier to the commanding Genera has just come in." COMMERCE AT NEW YORK. The commercial letters from New York this week state that the President's Message had created a very feeble impression among the financiers and stock dealers. The confusion and uncertainty pre valent in the money market had been illustrated by fluctuations in the premium on gold, so rapid and extensive as to impart a gambling character to all transactions. On Dec. 1 the quotation had de clined to 28i, with every appearance of a further fall, but in the afternoon of the same day, with out any new occurrence of importance, it advanced to thus affecting to the:extent of 3 per cent. every credit operation. On the nth inst. similar movements were witnessed, the premium being 33 in the morning, 303. in the middle of the day, and 31.1 at the close. Under these circum stances ther e was the constant sense that the in ce v a e s of could he not existing b e pape rong a v issues d which mgb t i t produce u b cee extraordinary results. It appears that the leading English merchants at New York had received with. satisfaction the news of England having declined to join France in the proposed offer of mediation. At present, they say, it would certainly have been re pelled, while, as the symptoms are plain that there is an increasing party who are getting more and more tired of the war everyday, it is quite possible that if the North meet with no better success during the next 90 days than has recently been attained, an attempt of the European Powers to promote peace may then be received in a muclk milder spirit. The eager desire for peace ren dered it possible for the speculators occasionally to circulate with effect reports in that direction, and for a short time a rumour had actually obtained partial credence that the South had made overtures. Disappointment continued to be felt at the absence of any important intern ligenco from the army, and the idea that it is intended to remove General Burnside was still cur rent. Statements from the South, supposed to be authentic, represent the Confederate troops in Virginia to number 250,000 men, and it was sup posed the Federal forces are of about the same ex tent. The chief danger to the South is considered to be from the possibility of the Mississippi squadron capturing Vicksburg, and thus obtaining the command over the entire length of that river. In the West, the growing dislike of the war is said to be as strongly apparent as at New York, and some of the leading politicians in that region intimate that if it should last until the new Con gress meet in December, 1863, they will ende,avour to bring it to a close by offering the South ample guarantees against interference, and if that should fail, by agreeing to recognise their independence with the hope that after an interval of peace a new union might be found practicable. CRIME IN FRANCE. The Court of Assizes of the Gironde has this week tried a woman named Ithier, aged 40, charged with the murder of her husband, a farmer, residing at Niassu gas. On the 24th February last, the body of the deceased was found dreadfully mangled with some heavy cutting instrument, in a wood by the road side, a short distance from his dwelling house. The deceased had left home on the preceding day with the intention of consulting a professional man in a neighbouring village about swellings in his legs, but he never went, nor was he seen by any per son after his departure from home. Suspicion im mediately fell on the prisoner and a neighbouring farmer named Rousseau, with whom she was known to entertain an illicit intercourse, and both were arrested, but Rousseau, having been able to prove an alibi, was dischaz ged and admitted as a witness for the prosecution. The ill-treatment which the deceased, who was an easy good-natured man, but weak in mind and infirm in body, had experienced for years from his wife and her mother, who lived with them, was proved by numerous witnesses, as was also the wife's shameless conduct with Rousseau. The evidence left little doubt that the prisoner followed her husband when he left the house, and came up with him in the wood, where she felled him to the ground with a bill-hook, repeated her blows until he was quite dead, and then dragged the body into a thicket. She was seen to return home from that direction in great haste about an hour after her husband's departure, and was occu pied all the rest of the day in washing her clothes, on which, nevertheless, the chemists found traces of human blood. When Rousseau gave his evidence in court and stated that she had confessed her crime to him before the body was found, she exclaimed, " You lie ! It was you that killed him, and confessed it to me !" The falsehood of this assertion was, however, demonstrated by the evidence of the wit nesses, who proved Rousseau's alibi. The prisoner, nevertheless, adhered to it throughout the trial, and her counsel maintained that the crime could never have been committed by her alone. The jury, how ever, deemed the evidence conclusive, for they brought in a verdict of guilty, but admitted ex tenuating circumstances, and the Court conse quently sentenced the prisoner to hard labour for life. Another similar case has been tried at the Court of Assizes of the Sarthe, sitting at Le Mans, where a woman named Beranger, aged 45, was eharged with the murder of her husband, Francois Bellan ger, a day labourer at Lucile, by mixing arsenic in his food t It appeared from the evidence that on the morning of the 12th of June last the prisoner carried some soup and an omelet to her husband, who was at work in the fields, and that three hours after he was seized with violent vonartingb, u-hitorc, onntinued with little intermission until the morning of the 14th, when be expired. During these 48 hours the prisoner ex hibited the 'utmost indifference to her husband's sufferings, and even prevented him from taking several antidotes that were recommended. She was therefore arrested and committed for trial_ From the very first, none of the villagers had any doubt that Ballenger had been poisoned by his wife, who had for some time been leading a most immoral life, and kept up an adulterous intercourse with her brother-in-law, a man named Cador. A great num ber of witnesses Were examined, several of whom stated that Bellanger had complained to them of his wife having previously attempted to poison him, and one deposed that on the day preceding the crime she had overheard the prisoner say to her husband, " You jealous old fool, you shall die like a dog !" The analysis of the contents of the de ceased man's stomach clearly proved that he had died from the effects of arsenic, which he could only have taken in the food carried to him by his wife. In her defence the prisoner protested her innocence, to but could not produce a single fact calculated brought invalidate the evidence against her. Theougajtur in therefore, after a short delibe ra tion , allowed the prisoner th e r benefit of extenuating ci rcumstances, an d the court sentenced her to hard labour for life. y, a verdict of guilty, but The British residents at Marseilles have bene volently contributed their service to the fund in aid of the distressed workmen in Lancashire. A collection has been made by Mr. Mark, the Consul ; and the Rev. M. I Mayers, H. B. M.'s Chaplain, preached a sermon on San.. day last. 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