The Sun. — London, England, 1862-12-25 00:00:00

, Shareloo i iotu. • TIIIE SUN, LONDON - - MON E Y NI A RI( ET. StiA RE MA lIKET-YESTERDAY BRITISH POSSESSIONS. paw ) C A s c i e n . g Business done been -4. -• , Atlanticri R a r a& O i : Sw a t :a Iy . ' C sa I ORDINARY SHARES AND STOukS. itorS lis usual on Christmas day a close holiday has - r t e l n: i a d all 67 69 be Paid.' closing Business ]era- en observed in the City Share Raliways. , i Prim Stk • 1 done. ( Gu. 5 per cent. nith. - . Lo. New . .... .-- • • 2 - -- 13.14 , fir.. Wol., and Str. Val ' all 8 81 205 Buffalo and Latee Huron all 55 51 Kied, BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. 25 [ Blythe and Tyne: .... ' all - - 10 Do. Preference .• •• . all 8 84 ,rket YESTURDAY. 10 Iltost.,Sleaf.,andMid.Co.l all f 4 fil leo [ fullalo,BrantatGedric ' l l lea 77 SO B a nk Stock st :Bristol and Exeter .... 100 83 85 6p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1572 mad Per C 2321 st 'Caledonian ,10 ) 115 116 115: 100 Do. do. July 1, 1872 100 75 78 , ent. Reduced Annuities - - „,„`) Per 50 ." pa. and Bandon lOO Do. do. June 1, 1: , 71 100 72 75 -keel,/ 3 Cent. Consols Annuities .., , 92; 4 20 1 Aanwall ' all 01 7 st Cleuttaak S.Eastn. (la 1. 100 105 107 .--- Ir ,. per Cent. Annuities - a i A aCtS nO di\ ) ,i, - . at CalleTOW11& Dock Suit 100 1074 1084 India Stock lO IDo A f • 1 225± x d for opg. tit 6p c.p a.n.lias t all _____. stock Eastn. Bengal go. 6p. c 100 107 10 Do. B 5 -- Ditto 5 per Cent loB± ' / been paid to B. ) stock East Indian, au. sp. c. 100 108 109 MI i . ~... But 50 Dublin & Belfast Jana! all 41 43 20 ' -:Do. do. G Ext..... 5 1 14p 2 5 i) e Enfiteed Paper, 4 per Cent 95 tto 25 Itura,Porth,& Ab. ,Tunc. , all 13 14 131 20 Do. do. H do. .. 2 4 IP 1051 1 i at (Edinburgh & Glasgow.. 100 80 88 stock Grand Trunk of Canadr, 100 225 221 _ _.... D' 5 per Cent Ditto 51 - '-' Ditto ' Der Cent, ll4 at ;Glasg. and S. Western. 100 105 107 100 Do. 6 per cent. Prof.. all 74 76 75 45 I - Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 1001 st Great Eastern, Ord. stk 100 46 47 46/ 4 100 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct.. all et 00 65 4 Ditto ditto April, 186( 10N 1,- • at Ditto A stock )5 100 Do. 7 percent. 1862 .. all 48 52 r „ I) ,itt o ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 1004 at Ditto East Anglian st 100 24 25 'f , 'sonde cl 000 - - 100 Do. do. 1807 .. all 34 36 100 Do. do. 1872 .. all 34 36 bitt ~ at Great Northern ...... ..1 . 100 1241 1251 :125 41 '• , o under £I,OOO at Do A stock lOO 128 129 128 71 85 5 tizehequer Bills, £lOOO, 2 1 per Cent.... 10 9 at Do Bde 5 POE?, 2 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 4 i 11) 53,,„...,. EIGN FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. 5 Do. £5 shares all - - stock Gt. South.of India(Liro Ditto'lli In 5 per Cent at nt. S. an W. of Ireland, 100 104 108 _ a . ~ 5 4.. •.•• • • - at Great. Western ...... .. 1 100 68 685 010 , 1 a 5 guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 105 106 1031 1 3 4. ,1 pea Cent., 1852.58-60 at Do Str Val gua. stock - 1 100 - - . 1, ' fl ° B Avres 6 per Cent 9Bl at Lancashire & Yorkshire , 160 1065 109 108 1 1I 1 20 1 Do. New a 'gPatian 1 00 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with'[ opt. all 98 100 bitte, 7 per Cent 953 6 1 st London and Illackwalt' 100 714 724 714 1 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77-3.... all 90 92 911 , Second Issue 93 41 55 4,1 51 st Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 100 118 119 _ ; e-eteek 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 4 5 dis a ,. 5 per Cent.. 1824-5, ex-Coup ,ns _ 16 3 1 st Lou., Chat., avid Dover 100 28 39 aa • . ta t , 6 .3 at Lon. & North Western 100 061 97 96 4 i stock Madras guar., 5p.C. .. 100 105} 10(31 1051 i li e . per Cect. " (Marerumana Railway) 754 6 )(l ean 3 per Centat Lon. & South Western 100 101 102 1011 stock Do. 41 p. c. Extensior. 100 995 1004 stock Dc. 4. d 0........ 100 24 06 iDitto - st Clan., Shef , & Lincoln. 100 40 41 0 Account - - stock Melb.Corp. 6p. o. linds 100 - - j,Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent . 96 1 7 125 D e I s h are s ......... . all - - i 4. 'il'Uvia 41 all 81 91 50 Meth. & Hobson's Bay. all 51 53 T 1 s per Cent. ). - - - Ditto 1862 6'l'o Do New Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Dittoat Do firming. & Derby 100 06 98 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1862 LIS 8 50 mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all - - 20 Do. do. B Capital do. .. all 3 5 ~ Sari NT.RI.C'da6 pc Ist pf bds 100 83 15 10 L 9 O 'cl .u na 1 , , - pal 44 pm 28 Do. I shares - - man 5 . D . per Cent., 1822, £St - 25 Mid Kent - - emit Scinde ........ •• ) (100 1061 1074 Ditto 4 1 . per Cent 18 - 0 - - at c Do. Delhi. • 1 43.1 100 1045 1054 103/ Ditto 5 .2 .) 0 941 st North British deS - s per Cent. 1862 P„, a u. jell 3 per Cent at Do. Do. - ...... , ge, 100 105 107 last tto p - at Nth. Eastern-Berwick 100 991 100 935 ~.._1t.5. assive ered TurkishPa 1 h Cert. of Coup not funded 6 per Cent. 1854 lent. Ditto ti 6 per Cent. 1858 - at Do Carlisle. silng Ditto Account - st North London 701 1 Ditto p • 10 Do New 5 5 1 p 100 Copiapo ................ all - - re 21 0 aid-up Scrip Venezuela, 3per Cent Ditto - 10 N. and S. W. Junction. all 101 115 20 Dutch Rhenish ....... 16 11 15 p; 17/ 0111 s o Account . - - . vf as Dividends on the above payable in London, at Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 471 484 20 Eastern of France ....1 all 205 214 at Do Scot. Mid. stock.. 100 'lO3 105 20 Grand Itus '3nar. 6p. e.l al - - 0 tal 'e On THREE O'CLOCK. 10 Shrews. and Welchpool all - - 20 Gt. Luxern., Con. shs... all 14 14' sols, 11.loneY .Ilea Ditto Account, Jan. 8 ienS st South Eastern - st South Wales Etc- _RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. st S. York. and River Dun 100 100 103 16 Do. New Shares ..... 15 - - 20 ataines,WokaandWok. all 7 8 10 N.Rail. of BuenosAyres also -o 25 Stockton & Darlington all 39 40 Gua. 7 p c., Lim 2l pr 5p and REDDITCH. 25 Do l5 101 104 p 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 85 94 The 25 Do New, 1860 67571 p 20 Ot'mn(Smyrna to Aidn) 19 87 d 114 adjourned half-yearly meeting of this company was at Taff Vale.. LEI . 100 147 149 20 Paris,Lyons, & Medi ter. all 151 464 dat Redditch on Monday, Mr. H. Milward in the chair. Do 13 844 5 i 20 Paris & 0r1ean5........ al , 41 43 The to Do C 3 24 3 p 20 Portuguese Rail. Royal all - - report of the directors and accounts submitted to the so Ulster r ueer 25 Do 2O 25 31 p 20 I gua. 7p. ct. 1im...... 1 , all 185 181 • I alg of the 27th of October were discussed at consile -12.10 Do - - table length, and the course adopted by the directors with st Vale of Neath toloo 140 145 5 Royal Swedish ....... all 5 f r in 1 regard to their di twith the contractor was opposed by at Victoria sta. and Pim Bora s spu e - - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all - - heir . shareholders, and defended by others, which resulted st West Cornwall lOO 29 31 29} 20 Sambre & Meuse ...... all 91 10 101 5 , in _ &R 100 - - 10 Do. 55 per cent. Pref..... all 10 105 retit a motion by -Mr. RIXON, to the effect that the further st W. Hart %si • lepool liar. . st West Midland Oxtord 100 43 45 20 San Paulo, lim, a a. 7p. c. 8 14 2pm 95 10 Oil iota' con sideration of the directors' report and accounts be ad- st Do Newport 100 35 37 20 S.Aust. &Lomb Venetin all 231 235 ned to the 14th Jan. next. st. Do Hereford 100 i 945 155 26 S. East Portugal 7 p ct. 10 - - liell 111 1 20 Southern of F`rance.... all 315 121 Mr, BOND having seconded this resolution, it was carried, [s Of a tti the 20 Turin and Savona .... 6 3 24d 3 meeting adjourned. PREFERENCE SHARES. 8/ West Fianderti . ... all 7 7} ,i ce , - , Bris.,t Exet. Ip. c. st.. 100 96 18 i lO Do. 51 pi a Preference.. al. 10 104 art METROPOLITAN. 20 Do. shares II4 - - 20 W. & 14. VP. of France .. all 201 214 sr Caledon. qr. stirs, No. 2 100 - - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 9e t It is now conclusively settled that the Government In-all _ _ 65 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. iliieetor shall make a final inspection of this line to-morrow 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent- all 201 215 , - Can ai ov. 6 p.c.Ja &July ereoo Or s_ll - - - 1877-84 20 Do. 4; p. c. gua. perpet. a Sat hall and in order to celebrate its opening extensive Prep 61 Dun. Perth, & Abel .Jun. all 65 7 - p.c. Feb. & Aug. 100 'lO6 108 r preparations were yesterday commenced for converting the 10 Do. Ist Class Pref.. ... all - - - Do. 6 p.e.Mar. & Sept. 100 106 108 1061 victoria -street station Faring - I on-street, to a ban- st Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares 1 near, on-s ree ,in 100 111 113 - Do. sp. c. Jan.&July., 100 995 100 99f 'cinet* st Do. 4p. c. guar. S. & 0 44 100 91 93 - Do. 5 Inscribed stock , 100 98 100 ' ri g 'hall to accommodate some 1,000 persons on the st Glasat S.West. gu. 5 p.a. 100 - - - Cape G.H ope, 6 p c,1873 100 103 110 X d oe,e s; , h. The interior is being fitted up with tables and at Gt.Eastn, E.Coun.Ex. 1 100 112 114 - Do.Ap &Oct 1880, 100 111 113 4 1 ) 19r • st Do N 0.9 100 111 113 - Do. 1890; 100 112 114 - opriately decorated for the occasion. 6p. c. pref 100 129 131 131 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891..1 100 114 116 VA st Do st Do. E Arian. Ast &p.c. 100 105 108 - , Ceylon, Nov.lBBl, 6p c, 100 - - E. n or BERKS AND HANTS. st Do . 7 p.c. 100 - -- I N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. J a.&Julyl 100 1074 1081 40 - 11 - . - appears that a new route will be opened next month st Do, E. Agn. 136 p. c. pa PO 129 111 at Do. do. C 7 do. 1 00 1 50 152 - lao. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct., 100 - - - N. S.W. G ov. 5p a, 1866 100 1011 1024 to, tV O - " e el ) . London vta the Berks and Hants Ex- st Do. E. Union, 4 p.c. ania 100 - - - Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 1015 1024 t ells . and Bristol,- Do. d0.,1888 & upwds 100 101 1014' 1015 [old io a li ne, which was opened last month for traffic. It at Do 5 P.c. gua 100 - - is st Do.Norrk 5 o.c. Ex. 1846 1 0 - - - New Zealand 6p. cent. 100 111 113 ,ro - Bail understood that three down and two up trains will run at Do. do. Mp c. pref. 1547 100 - st Do. ', pc. Navy. Val. '47 100 - - - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. a - sterling, 1875 HO 108 109 il4 atal thus Y by the new between P•iddino•ton and Bristol, ~ rout© . „ t Great Northcrn, t, p.c.. 100 117 119 - Queensland Gov. 6p. c. 100 112 114 'Lis removecomplaints respecting the working some st D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c.prn, 100 112 114 1131 - S. Aus G0p.c.1876.& upar 100 111 113 0 0 0 1 the 100 :05 107 - 1 Vic. Gov. 6 p.o. Ja.&duly i 100 - - traffic. at Do. 45 p. c. do i.OO ilillmmomammom l et Do.sp.alledre.ar,p.c.pa, 100 108 110 - [Do. to a oat Anatatot.. , lOO 1081 109}_109 81 st Do. Hertford purchase. 100 - - BRITISH MINES: Os RAIL TVA Y ACCIDENTS. st Do. Luton do lOO - - 100 - - 2 Cambrian Conaol. Gold 1 5 1p the st D0.11.&L. pur. 4p. c. pf. st Do. Luton pur. sp. c.pf. 100 - - , - Chriord Amalgamated.. - 21 23 __._._-.63---- Devon G. Con.. (Tavist.; 1 495 505 tell • It is to Gt. Nh. of acot. Ist pref. all - -- - East Bassett (Illogana. 30 52 64 st C. Sn. &W. (Ireland` tail 4 just made known that an accident occurred ao v_ 4 per cent lOO 98 100 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. 55. 4 ip the Irish mail train on its way up from Holy' 50 Great West. (feria; am - East Caradon ....... ... 1.14.. 445 454 441 5 the - Eas Brea.... : head on the morning between the 18th and 19th Slants Ext) 5 per cent 6 - - _ el3ts At , at Do. redeem. 44 p. et.... 100 98 100 99 -E. [ Cam slßussel (Tavistka 7.19.0 21 2} b is'ta by w hi c h t h e passengers arrived late by st Do. near. redeem. 4 p. et.. - 100 88 90 st Do. irredeem. 4p. et._ . 100 89 91 - Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) 57 4 14 16 - Great South Tolgus l7s 7 75 y five hours in London, having had the ear- - G. Wheal Vor (ilels ton; 40 6 65 ,09t st Do. sredeem. f 100 102 104 p. c. pre l' avvest • from destruction. While possible escape st Do. firm. guar. stock.. 100 - - - Grenville 615 t 45 41 net tan • st Do. firm. pref. stock .. 100 - - - Eierod's-Foot 81247 49 nlng at full speed the train: ran against an empty st Do. Chester guar. shares 100 77 79 - Hingston Downs 4.1.0 21 21 ied co st Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. she 100 170 175 - Lady Bertha al-trUek, standing upon the main up-line, at a st Do. Chester p.c. pf. she 100 104 10u - Margaret (tJny Lelant; 91 41 43 Point 31 miles west of Chester. The truck was too Lan. & Carl. 41 p.c. prel all - - - Niarke Valley.. teaet Lan. & York. 6 P.C. 9tOCl 100 138 140 4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ) 21 4ds pr broken to fragments, and the remains of the body, s t Do.BarnaLst , s 3slodoe 100 - - - New Seton l9l 135 145 east Do. 6p. a (East Lan.).. 100 - - 25 25 8 - North Downs dislo ca t e d from the whole under-carriage and st Do. 45 p. c. (Blacka. put% 100 103 105 111- N. WWI Basset(llloi,an a 17.0 21 15 '4l l , els, were projected right across the six-foot and A Lon.&l3rig.sp.aga. No.l 100 116 118 - North Wheal Crotty ed. the down line, and without once touching ground at Da 5 per cent. st Do. 5 per cent. do. No 2 100 118 118 do.- _ 100 136 140 - Par Consols (St Blazey) 14 5 6 20 Providence(Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 12 44 LISS burled into the sunk fence at that side of at Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 100 116 118 - South Caradon(St.Cleer) 11 380 39 9 st Do. 7 per cent pref. stk 100 155 162 - S. Carn Brea (Illogan) .5.15.6 21 3 aft' t he line. The engine and almost all the train at DO.6P.C.dO(W.E.tirC.P2 100 131 135 - S.Wheal Fran. ((Mogan'( 18.15.9 874 925 totst Do.4p e.st.(div.det.lil'et 100 80 82 811 - Stray Park 128.9. 41 13 3 1ere thrown off the rails, and went ploughing A Lon.Clrat&Dov.sp.c.pf. 1 00 96 97 96 5 5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Min.[ 45 4 1 tlli . st T. &N. W. Coy. a 10 Tin Croit [ 9 13 14 and thumping along through ballast and sleepers for Nuneaton, 5 per cent. 100 - - - [West Basset (Illoaan) 1 15 13 14 [ r a considerable distance. The engine-driver -t Lon. & S.Wcst. 7p. cent - rIT Caradon (Liskeard , 5 26 23 at., late 3d shares .. 100 - - - West Seton , l l 'mllptly shut off steam. One axle and pair 2s. 6d. Do. (Portsm'th perpeli - Wheal Basset (Illop. - ,ana 55 774 625 S: Of anus. of 2s. 6d.) all 2} 3 Wheels of the ruined truck bad got in - Wheal fuller(ltedrutlV 5 49 61 11 Et Man. Sh. & Lin. 6 per ct. 100 123 125 - Wheal Kitty (li.Lelant) 2.0.8 74 85 • ender the smoke box end of the engine-the axle , 6 Do. Z 6 ...... ....... . - WhealLudcott d ,, i Do. 35 per cent. .... ... 100 CS 70 - Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) 8 16 18 doable wheelunder tho boiler and the 1 to Do. d up, one - 5 i il 9 m - Wheal Seton 584 1774 1824 _le nt.t. . ,II -d. ami anrOCS3 the 121 Maryport & Carl. 4 pr. c. all .. - - Wheal Treiawney (Lis ) 7 17 18 all .. .. - .Wheal Union 3.13 1 51 65 tee, • ins! , I t is just made known that an accident occurred 10 t i ;i Gt. Sn. &W. (Ireland' hex y Irish mail train on its way up from Holy- 4 per cent lOO 98 100 t he 50 great West. (Berks am _ _ eat, i ucl on the morning between the 18th and 19th s t Do. il r a e n d e s e l no : x. t ) 4 . 5 per cent 0 'lStlOO 98 100 99 t isi f) tea ' , l by which the passengers arrived late by st Do. redeem. 4p. ct lOO 88 90 ,00G tow -t. 'Y five hours in London, having had the nay- st Do. Irredeem.4 p. et-, 100 89 91 st Do. sp. c. redeem. pref 100 102 104 pa west pos s ibl e escape from destruction. While st Do. Birm. guar. stock lOO - - st Do. Birm. pref. stock - - led I : l nning at full speed the train: ran against an empty st Do. Chester guar. shares 100 77 79 Co a l t-truck, standing upon the main up-line, at a st Do. Chester g p.c. pf. sha 100 170 175 gl7. st Do. Chester . p.c. pf. sha 100 104 100 Point 31 miles west of Chester. The truck was too Lan. & Carl. 41 p.c. pref all - - D La o n .B . a & rn Yx s k iz 6 s p.e. stoat 100 138 140 red e a broken to fragments, and the remains of the body, at 38 10dpe 100 dislocated from the whole u nder-carriage and st Do. 6p. c. (East Lan.) lOO - - st Do. 41 p. c. (Blackh. per lOO 103 105 in Vin els, were projected right across the six-foot and $t Lon.&BriFr.sp. , _•.gu. No.l 100 116 118 ed. at D o . 5 per cent. do. No 2 100 116 118 the down line, and without once touching ground at Do, 5 per cent. do.- _ 100 136 140 at Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 100 116 118 LISS hurled into the sunk fence at that side of ft - at Do. 7 per cent pref. stk 100 155 160 a the line. The engine and almost all t he train at D0.6p.c.d0(w.E.&c.p2 too 131 135 otst Do. 4p c.st(div.det.lil'6f. 100 80 82 811 Mere thrown off the rails, and went ploughing oy at Lon.Chat&Dov. sp.c.pf. 100 96 97 994 at Lon. &N. W. Coy. ,t , und thumping along through billast and sleepers fo uneaton, 5 per cent. 100 - - r a considerable distance. The engine-driver •t Lou.L & S.West. 7p. cent. Promptly shut off steam. One axle and p air at., late 3d shares .. 100 - - 2s. 6d. D o . (Portsm'th perpe . t . l S: Of wheels of the ruined tru ck bad g ot in ,t n it a n n n A . h of zi n. , 6d . .) all 2} 3 1n ft per ct. 100 123 125 Under the smoke-box end of the engine-the axle 6 Do. LES ...... ....... . al Do. 31 per cent. doubled up, one wheel under the boiler and the 10 ?elg ot Do. redeem. 6 percent 5 i ism 124 NI aryport & Carl. 4 pr. c. all .. - lirl s leepers, ploughing into the ballast and across the 124 Do. 41 per cent ni. By luckily, nearly midway between the rail. st Midland Con. 6p, c. stk. 100 .. .. at Do.Con.Bris.t But. 6 p.eloo 140 142 ng 3 ' t his accidentally-produced, but powerful break, st Do. 41 p.c. pref. et. rdem 100 103 105 , t Do. 41 p.c. irredeemably 10 1 0 1 .. .. tat 'tided by large fragments of the iron frame of the 6 Do. 41 per cent ~ .• . . a . • • • \Va n° Da n impacked between the driving-wheels and st Do.Leic. andlfit.4per et 100 95 b 7 st Nort British, 5 per cent. 100 110 112 3 - 5 - to framing,a &0., of the engine, the train was brought st Do. New gun. 5 per cent 100 108 no ila , - s tandstill at a moment when further forward 10 Do., Bor. Un. g. prf. shs all 1 iinn, st N nasr. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. 100 93 95 Ch ‘""eraeli tS of even 50 yards would have hurled the at Do. 4_lpr. et redeernabl. 100 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 narria no a__ gas over the brow close to which the ran, at Do. U. N. E. 4p • ct. pref 100 y 17 Do. Berwick 4p. c. pref. 5. 13.4 .. 20 Do. Leeds 6p. C. No. 1 13 .. .. Oa and into a deep siding next the up line. The engine Vas ?so gre - atly shattered, the buffer beam and both 124 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. 9 .. ~ 25 Do. York. li. &S. Purch 10 10 0 _ p t p l ye thot3llinder and casings knocked to pieces, &c. That f i , ,, Do. o. Cf d tr o l . isle 441 p.p. e 0.......... 100 - - 11''' few passengers (not above 12 or 15) should have 20 N. London,, ti__l? f £2O pt all - - ts e , 20 ,N.orrubraflOrus.Hire.... all 23 23/ II" h b ie P e d with only shakes and bruises was attribut- St S COCtiSh N Orth-ERSterll 0 f solely to the small momentum of the nearly 34 P. C. pref. stock.... 100 .• • • tr o ,. t st Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.e 100 .. • • la I' y train, and to the singular chance of the st Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 100 .. • • 10't. South Devon, Ann, 10a. all icy lot or beck axle having got doubled up as described, and Jo . Do. Fixed, 41 per . cent all .. .. be e urae a break. L 0...6. South Eastern(Reachng Ann., 1.0.6) On o 100 102 104 4 ter of the passengers from London to Tenches- st Do. 44 per cent st Do, Fixed 44 per cent 100 102 104 re by the 5 o'clock express train on Saturday night, st south Wales, gua. 4p. c. 100 .. . st Do. 44 per cent TO t i t 7 eB the following ascot of the accident near st Do . . do 1859 lOO .. • • 1r 100 40 00 tiZeekTt :.___,, W e were about 23 minutes behind st Do 5 per cent 1 _ st S. Yorkshire, 4p. c. gua lOO 87 89 Of v hat lV uon we left Crewe station, and travelled at 20 Do. sp. c. gua. all 211 111 214 25 Stock. & Dar. A P. c all 284 291 to at seemed to me an extraordinary speed to Stock port, 8 26 Do. B6p. c all 336 341 ee T h topping only for a short time at Alderley. 2 8 5 t Taff .v. Do. C6p. c all 334 3ii Vale No. 1 Pref. a t i 113 tickets were collected at Stockport, and the st Watrf d & Kilkny, 6p. c. 100 45 47 o a i n at was quickly in motion again. We had scarcely s s t t W.llli D d. ;. oxl 2 1 d st dgr.s.tk. 100 1 1 2 18 6 1 1 r 2 Pass e d l t , a t a ; Heaton Norris when we again rolled along ,Do.Newportspc!:re.d. tO4 101 103 a- cry cu- C. 1111869 100 118 120 Pied great speed ; the carriage which loc st s t IDo.Peurpoe.t.6p. pf 186 6 100 122 124 1 V • began to oscillate, ran off the line, and fell Into d „ t I deep t re n c h, leaning with one sid e towards LINES LEASED AT FIX ED RENTALS. a steep r' 4ta eP embankment. My travelling companions ----------__--_ 1 Leasing Closing Business le I nyself had not, yet moved, whin an en- Railways. Paid. Co. s Price. Done. 9 1 t e rushed past us, and we heard immediately - -- ---- ,e r Birkenhead. 1. wards a tremendous crash. On getting 96 98 97 %It Buckingh msl.ure. .1 100 Do. 10 o f our Nth ; , compartment we found that our train, Cheater &II olylica . ,i.. 100 Do. . 57 Do. 51 per cent 100 10 1126 1-8 \ Le 1 ,.. 'ea consisted of the guards' van (following Do. 5 „. 100 IDo. a . , ` urn ediately behind the tender), one second-class Vesdale Junction 100 I Cledon lO3 105 gichester, Stour Val. 100 I E,11,3tG.E 68 70 kn d three • E. I inco an d b e first-class carriages, had been run into _ ,D . „jean. gr-pre. 100 Gt.Nerth. 136 138 GI ter & Dean Fores all Gt. West, - - .0 . 11) ken by the pilot-engine, which had been GtEa4n.Newmarket t, ave , , • D A:c., 5 per cent lOO Gt.Eastn. - - Vita -- travelling close behind us. My carriage, which Do. E. U. Harwch. 4 p.c. 100 D 0... .• • • - - r. of D ro s vi t d b e e n i t a ia st: y as well as the last but one, was most D o .Woci a brg e . th Ex. 4 p.c log Do. . all Yk.N. Mid 111 113 Pilot. 1 1 quite thrown off the line before the I.!::njcaapi't er & ( 37 .;;I:1 - 1...: , 100 T.n. &N. W 203 206 5 Lon. and Chat. Ext. B ~ engine came IT, and we thus escaped, corn- all Lon.&Chi 111 12 O . I'ard t i per cent tha t -v elY speaking, unhurt. lam sorry to, say Do 41 per cent a vith the a passengers of the other two carriages met Do. Bromley, 6 per C. all D0.. Do. New ShlB6l, 41p.c. all D 0.... • 22 24 13 n - very different fate. The third first-class 13-w"- Ext. A, 41p c.l all Do. .... a -arri a Loudon & Green% ic 100 S.Eastern 64 56 112 117 al._ ge Was broken to atoms, as well as the second- D o % re . feren c . ..... 100 Do. L PTilb.&b,ithend 100 Peto & Co. 90 92 r ...is Ca • rriage, with the exception of the compart- - - 3, w e nt ~, nearest the van. The seats of this partition - Lnd'dr.pk,}o].nnis. orig.A . 100 Irish N.- - - Do. B. 100 Western. - e we re pressed together, and two unfortunate pas- Do. 0 100 - - Be n ,. Lowestoft gua. 4 p c.. 1 100 Norfolk , - - t , pains b I's were suffering the most excruciating Do , 9 until we succeeded in breaking up the Milo Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& 31 4 41 per cent ... ... 100 Do. - I Ctt rl i Mid. "Bradford Prefer age, and rescuing them from their awful Positio sues stock . ........ 100 Midland 96 98 97 1 n. This took fully half an hour, owing to, No .D r. o D A ev. 4 lla k il & Dock. 100 L.&S.W. - - 00 from Ist - - suspect, D B B at c o c ek ........ 100 Jan.,1863. - - G ° or a want of a suitable supply of tools. Do. Pr, ference..... 100 - - e ngine, tender, and guards' van seemed to Northm&Eastn. 5 p.c. all Gt. Eastn 57 . 59 . Do. 6 per cent. .... all Do. 14 .2 to have remained on the rails; anyhow they N. Eastn-Hartlepool 100 N. E. Bert . .:. l we t - North Western Rare standing quite erect, and had apparently c Is uffered Not. Gran. 111. & Cl. 100 Gt. North., 954 964 L&N.W 11 as that no damage. My impression, as we Preston and Wyre. 1 all ~6 L.Yk. ) 44 46 1 of some of my travelling companions, is that Do. / shares A. all Do. •• • • ... .• • • ' . the last carriage left the metals first, dragged with it t h e Roystn.lliteli.&Shep. 100 Gt.North.` 136 138 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 L.&N.W.. 136 137 tar one before it :at all events, the other two Do. Do. . . .. r . ; .. 2,1 31p 10 5 0 i l!i'i W t. IsTl - - „, ri ales or their remains were scattered on the line South Staffords_hi , • - the the collision. The cause of our running off WesDtLoondon, Stafford AB all L W 4l . & L N n..l , w ;x .i _..-- .....- . 1.6, rails a appears to me to have been that we tra-do C 1 all &Ut.Wst. ( - - `e't with a very light train at too great a speed." i all L.&Brgttn 81 91 Wilts . ____NV i m D b oa l e n d d n ______ S.tomcreorsyedto.n.l 1016'4. West. , 92 9 4 On Tuesday morning, shortly after 5 o'clock, as FREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS arpPassenger train was passing through the Oakshaw l ' an uel, on the Cleckheaton line, it was stopped by D .B i l vido c ods contingent on the Profits of each separate Y . ( ' l4 ti obstacle in the form of a quantity of debris, whichpSrefi 100 106 108 1074 10 ( Louts'a ol e I t ' , El t k_l O c Il t: srElO-:51G1). 't . ii : p : ek l et---1 . .1.3 0204 1(1), 11:11], h ad fallen from the roof of the tunnel. The Eueden ft I kwa1.1,44 p,:t.Sk. 1 „ . 64 Do. do. 44 do. s hares 41 la ip Sh ock caused serious injuries to passengers, nearly Fit Lond'n, Brig'tn &0., 4 4. per cent.... ' lB5 BlOO 103 105 6 O b eing more or less cut. The tunnel is about 300 et Do. 4per ct. 1860 100 92 0 1 ., t bards long, and some seven feet had fallen on the Do. do. lo. , i lc , e a r f ct.or. 14, 6 1 11 1.00 31 102 2 track of the metals. The passenger traffic was 8,, li n es . , ( ll t tros 4 T, GP. 'nterrupted during tho day, the passengers being at Lon.&s 4. est x e t ru il la P p . .. c e . 100 l 104 106 Shares, 1861... c ... 2 . d l anded at each end at the tunnel and carried on by 1° worth British £lO Gua . .l pt. (00 105- -101 - e ngines also at each end. all - Rt. Dol , :d,Prtil„':TY dee,4" TC . l lO 80 83 st Scottish Central 4:; It c.i ° FOREIGN MINEb. Australian I all all 10s. all BonAccord Ccpper,Lim Brazil Land & Min.Co , Capula Silver Cobre Copper Uoptapo ...... DunMoun. Cop. Min East Del Hey (Limited) Fortuna. General Gt N. Cop. ~f' S. Austr Kapunda (Limited) Linares Lueitantan Mariquira Mont.A.Braz Gold Min i N.lthineCopoiS.Aus.L Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt... Port Philip Santaßarbara GldMine Scottish Austrin. (L.) St. John del Hey (L.) United Mexican .......• Worthing (Limited) YudananratanaS.A.Ld 1 it 24 id. }pm 19 21 7 9 31 5 1 4 11 3 21 e 2 14 I'd i 7 8 4dspr t 1 2 25 11 1 4 Pn' iPm 53 55 41 55 4 f 31 311, JOINT-STObli li A Lrra&UnitedServicc B 1 Alliance B.Ln.&L'pool. Australasia ~ Bank of Egypt Rank of London British North Americar , Ch. Bk. of B. Colunibia Chtd.Bank of India, &c. Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch iCity 'Colonial . . Corn. Bank of Canada.. Eng., Scot., 4 Aus. Ch.. Gen. Bk .of Switzerland Hin'stan,Cbina&Japan Imperial Bank Limited Lon.& Brazilian (Lim.) Lon., B.Ayres&lt.Plate Lon. Char.l3kof Austral London and County .. London Joint Stock .. London & Middlesex...' London and S.Africau.. 11.onden & Westminster Metrop. & Provinl. Bnk. Nat. Prov. of England Do. new i , Do. do N ationa 1 Bitnk • • '(New South Wa1e5...... Orient. B. Corporation . Ottoman Bank ...... Do. new Provincial of Ireland Do. new. ...... South Australia Union of Australia Union of Ireland, Lim. Univ.• of Loudon [ 12 - MISUELLANE' n 10-11 c Kican Mint Atlantic R. Ml. Stirs (1d) Australian Agricultural ' Bahia Steam (Limited). Berlin Water (Limited' , Bombay Gas Limited. British American Land B.Szl.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) Do. 8,7p.e.ti111852 (Lim ) Canada Land China & Japan Coast & River Steam Naviga. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg. Do. Pref. 7 per cent Crystal Palace Do. Preierene« . Do. 6 p et. Perpet. Deb. E. Ind. Cot ton Agency E.lndia & Lon. Ship A.' Do. B. E.lndialrrign. & Canal Electric Telegraph Do. New English & Aus. Copper Gen. Steam Navigati m Great Sliip Limited) Do 176 p ct Preference `lndian 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 &Iron '(Lim ) Netherlands Lan 0,8p.c. N. Br.&NovaScoti a Lan d N.B.Australasian (Lim.) Oriental Gas (Limited). Do. New Orintl. In. Steam (Lim ), Ottoman Gas, Limited Peeln.Lnd.&Min.(Lim) , Pen. & Oriental Steam 'OCKS !parate Year. Pref. , 100 t 21 Kent Coast, 6 p•Cf• •, , 00 Lon..S I ;kwa11,44 . l4 r, Coraticif:laof4ut.er.£lllos(iiit:: Stck 100 1 4 00 2 I.ond'n, 00 Do. do. 4 per ct. I S6O, 1 Do. do. per et. 1801 1. 00 „ Do. do. 41 p er e t . 1861 1 , 1 4 Ln.Cht`m,&e. 6p.c.2d pt . ' (00 Do, Metrop.Ext p,c, I all Lon. &S.Western 4/ p.c.', 100 North British £lO Gun.; Shares, 1801... •• DoEtf,Prtli„':Wdee,4po Scottish Central.; irred. prof ,S.-Eastern 1. p.c. 1859 Do. 5 p.e. June Im3l (rd ) D 0.5 p.c. A ug.lBol (rd ) Stkton 3c Darlgtn. D,Pf Do. co. ,Vale of Neath Do. New 'Quebrada Land,Rail,& Mining (Lim.).... ellymney Iron Do. New 4tio Janeiro City Impts Do. _ do. ',Royal Mail Steam ...... ' Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim.) South Australian Land (Submarine Tel. Scrip.. ,Do. do. Ilep,istered ..-- -- Do. - d0......' 1 TelegrAph to India (L.) Trust and Agency 01 Aubtrlasia (lim)lst is.l 1 - .‘n .11 Upr.Can.l I trA Lu,_. U. ii' dom Tel Co. k a iv . ii Yu) .1)1012Zele 8 1. , PO ot 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 a/wayt 999 4 06 . 14, Sold in packets 1)y 2)2 80 agellta* all all all all 411 10 10 107, 10 114 10 284 21 21} THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING,' DECEMBER 25, 1862. MR. LINCOLN'S PROcAIIIA7ION AND GONGRES. (From the Daelyrews.) The Morning Post of ycsirday published the following statement in its seeod leading article : i " A resolution has been carted in the House of Representatives by a v o t e of Pto 47, declaring the Emancipation Proclam a ti on t be unconstitutional and unauthorised," This is an extracrdinary &apprehension. The very contrary ha s b ap p ene . The telegraphic the resoluti on co aemning announcement was that, " in the House of Repre sentatives President Lincoln's Emancipation Prochmation as unconsti tutional and unauthorised waslaid on the table by a vote of 95 to 47." A motion to " lay on the tale" is what is called a" killing motion," and the hose, in deciding that this resolution shall be laid on lae table, so far from condemning the proclamation supports it by a majority of two to one, We commend this Let to tie journalists, who have been stating that the proclamation was with- drawn. SPORT RACING FIXTU FERRI Lincoln Notting,bam Spring 3 Derby Sp r i ng Liverpool Sprin g 12 Shrewsbury AP Newmarket Craven 6 Durham Catterick Bridge.. 8 Thirsk ..14 Chester M.S I Bath Marlborough l4 Ascot 2 Newton ..10 Hampton Odiham 16 Bibury Club ......17 Worcester 2 Newmarket July .. 7 Abingdon 14 Hungerford l6 Brightcn Brighton Club 6 Lewes Reading Derby Summer Lichitskl ..... 1 Leicester lO Doncaster ..15 Newmarket S. 0 ..12 Lincoln Autumn 21 GEN CE. RES FOR 1863. UARY. NOVE: Worcester 3 25 Doncaster Spring l7 Warwick Spring 17 Northampton 24 Croxton Park 27 IL. Epsom Spring 16 Newmarket F. S ..20 York Spring 28 Salisbury 3O Harpenden l5 Epsom l9 Manchester 27 Stockbridge lB Chelmsford 23 Newcastle 23 Carlisle ****** 30 Nottingham 21 Winchester 2l Gocdwool 28 Brecon ..... 21 Monmouth ...24 Manchester Autumn ....25 Newmarket Ist Oct. ....29 , BE R. _ _ _ ----- Newmarket Houghton ..26 (BER. Shrewsbury Autumn....l7 EXTRAORDINARY ELOPEMENT. At the Cierkenwell Police Court yesterday (Wednesday), John Eaton, aged 34, a dirty•looking fellow, described as a brickmaker, was charged with stealing a coat and a large quantity of other articles, the property of Jonathan Rowland, a pig feeder, of Hornsey Earmhouse, Hornsey road. The complainant, a man who had not the most blight appearance, said—The prisoner is a scoundrel, and eloped with my wife on Saturday night. She was a very kind wife, but she went away with him and took all my things, and I have since got back a cart load. The prisoner has lodged with me since last Whitsuntide. Although my wife went away with him on Saturday night, he forced her away, saying he would kill her if she did not go. My dear wife has told me all about it, and it is a bad job, for she would not have gone had he not been a bad fellow, and forced her. Prisoner—Why, she would have gone away with me three months ago, if I would have taken her. You have used her badly, and not behaved as a man towards her, and that's why she liked me. She loves my little finger better than your whole body, and you know it. You never gave her half enough to eat, and all you are fit for is to feed the pigs. (A laugh.) Prosecutor—My wife is now in Court, and loves me. ,A laugh.) Mr. Mould (Chief Clerk)—She appears to be a very nice Prosecutor—She was always a good wife to me until three months ago. She always stuck to me until that fellow there (pointing to the prisoner) came to my house, and was very kind and good. _ The police here stated that the prisoner slept in the same room with the prosecutor and his wife, and that the pri soner did not go out of a morning until some hours alter the prosecutor went to work. Mr. Mould (to the prosecutor)— You were good enough to let the prisoner sleep in tho same room as your wife. You ought to be ashamed of yourself, and old enough to know better. The Prosecutor—My room is a large room, and I did not think it was any harm for us all to sleep there. The coat produces; is my property. Mr. Samuel Dyer, in the employ of Mr Bryant, pawn broker, produced a coat pawned by the prisoner on the 15th inst., and stated that the prisoner had pawned other articles belonging to the prosecutor. Other evidence having been given, The prisoner said ho was not guilty. Ho was cohabiting with the prosecutor's wife, and she had given them to him to pawn. The prisoner was fully committed for trial, and bail re used. WAYLAYING, AND RESCUE BY A BISHOP.—The system of waylaying obnoxious persons and administering a severe beating to them was never more general than now in Ireland. Every other day some person is treated in this way in the provinces, the police having rendered the old form of retaliation in faction fights nearly impossible. The other day as Dr. Gillooly, the Roman Catholic bishop, was driving home near Ballisodare, he passed several carters, who soon after were assailed by a number of men lying in wait for them and severely beaten. Immediately on hear ing the cries of the men, his lordship alighted from his carriage, and was quickly in the midst of the party. To the imminent risk of his own life, it being then completely dark, he rushed from one group to another, rescuing the unfortunate fellows who lay at the feet of the attacking party. As soon as it was discovered that it was a bishop who had come to the rescue, the assailants fled. One of the carters was so severely bruised and cut that the bishop had to take him in his carriage to the infirmary. GENERAL GARIBALDI AND HIS GLASGOW SYM FATHISERS.—The subjoined important communications have just been received by Mr. Wrear, at Glasgow, from General Garibaldi :—" Pisa, 18th December, 1862. Robt. M'Tear, Esq., Secretary to the Garibaldi Committee, Glas gow. My dear Sir,—l exceedingly regret that the state of my health has prevented my sooner acknowledging the re ceipt of your favour containing an account of the meeting which you did me the honour to hold at Glasgow on the 23d September last. Your expressions of kindness and sym pathy are most valuable. I truly appreciate them ; and beg you to assure your fellow-countrymen of my lasting gratitude for remembering me at a period when your sym pathy was doubly welcome to my heart. I trust to be per mitted at some future time to enjoy the privilege of visit ing Glasgow, that I may have the opportunity of express ing, in person, my deep sense of the kindness I have re • ceived from her worthy citizens.—l am, my dear sir, your friend, G. GARIBALDI."—" Pisa, Dec. 18, 1862.—My dear Sir,--I fear, from what I have lately heard, that no ac knowledgment has been received from me regarding the valuable Bibles which were so kindly presented to my family end self from Glasgow. Pray accept my sincere apologies for the long delay, and believe how exceedingly we appreciate the offering. The Bibles will be carefully preserved by my children and myself, in testimony of our gratitude for the repeated proofs of affectionate friendship which we have received from your noble city.—l am, my dear sir, your friend, G. GARIBALDI.—Robert M'Tear , Esq." IRON-CLAD BATTERY.—The Whitney battery Keokuk has been launched at New York. This vessel has 61in. of wood on her decks, but the beams and other por tions of the craft are metal. Hf r shape is represented as peculiar. She has been compared to several familiar things —to an egg, and to half an orange. The theory on which she is built is that a comparatively light armour is as effec tive, when put on in a certain way, as a much heavier one, on the general plan. Instead of presenting an almost even side to a shot, the Keokuk's armour slants all round, so that projectiles can hardly strike her squarely in any place. It is believed that they will glance and fly off. There are two turrets on the vessel, which also present a sloping surface, being wider at the bottom than at the top. Large openings can be conveniently and expeditiously made at the lower part of these turrets, through which pure air can be ad mitted, and foul air expelled when desirable. Each turret has one llin. gun. A ram, sft. long and very strongly built, protrudes from her bow. The vessel is moved by two engines of 500• horse power, and two propellers, which enable her to move backwards and forward, at the option of the " skipper." There are two bulkheads, one forward and one aft, which can be filled with water in 15 minutes, to settle the hull in the water while fighting. These bulk heads can be emptied in 40 minutes. The length of the vessel, including ram, is 159 ft. 6in. ; the probable draught of water, 13ft. Gin. She could not be moved off the stocks without the aid of a steamboat. We read in Galignani :—" It is with much plea sure that we are able to announce that Mr. Charles Dickens kindly intends during the course of next month to give one of his readings gratuitously for the benefit of the British Charitable Fund, the finances of which ate now in a posi tion very inadequate to meet the demands daily made on them. Earl Cowley, with his constant desire to assist so useful an institution, has granted the use of the Embassy for the purpose." AN INTERVIEW WITH A SNAKE.—The fences made by the Kaffirs, and consisting, of small roughly made wattled hurdles, were favourite resorts of snakes, and once, when climbing over one of these, I narrowly escaped the dart of a cobra. The fence was about foul feet in height, and was so constructed that when any person trod on the upper portion, he unavoidably compressed the various branches and sticks beneath him. It happened that a cobra was either crawling through this fence, or had located him self in it at the time of my climbing to the. summit, and thus my weight caused the sticks to squeeze the body of the reptile. Fortunately, I was looking down, and just in time I saw the head of the snake shoot out from the hurdle. I sprang, as may be imagined, quickly and far, and was well out of reach when the head of the monster was thrown over the top of the hurdle, just at the spot where an instant be fore my feet had been placed. The cobra did not approve of having his body pinched, but still less he must have liked the penetration of his head by a broad-bladed Zulu assagy, a fate that quickly followed his attempt upon my life.— St James's Magazine. The Association of Sugar Manufacturers and Refiners of Pice,rdy, whose members meet at St. Quentin, is preparing a petition to the Emperor praying for the assi Imilation of native sugar to foreign, for exportation, as well . as other advantages. ANKS 94 96 6) 7 P 70 i 2 25 26 97 99 49 61 1 04 d 21 214 41 43 91 93 41 43 2o} 20] 24 2 d pr i 6f 6ip p lt I.} 262 /71 384 304 36 87 pr 4p 24 24 p 90 0 3 30 38 50 51 65 331 SI 5} 6 p 49 M 2} lid 32i .334 2 4 2,4 i 25i 6i 7 i dis ip 38 62 08 102 10 ?3 86 37 112 /15 113 !16 id pr 3 6 d i m p OB 100 2} 21 27 28 1 d {pr 4 3 2} 2i 3i 4 2f 3 p' liP 4 t 10 12i 1 1 1} I f p. 8 86 id pr 53 55 69 71 41 43 19 r p 21 6 7 28} 29 56 $ 59 136 140 32 34 4 6 id id p I 1 p 11 12i 5 1 20 28.2:811 100 100 20.11 5 et: 50 50 10 1 I 1 I 55 4/1 x d 5k 921 2 20f I 302 21 2 3 xd 3;t 35i 231 i 331 I 71 504 i 41 1 100 8 d 411 2 1 5 3 28 STATE OF TRIDE. DUNDEE, Dec. 23.—The market vas well attended to day, and a good disposition manifastd for business. Since last report some considerable transactons have been done in flax, and to-day a number of sales wire made, all at about previous prices. Tow is unchanged n value, and fine qua lities are in moderate request, but common is neglected. The advance on jute is maintained, but there was rather less inquiry to-day than last week, many spinners being for the moment supplied. Yarns continne in good demand at firm prices for flax and tow qualities, and at a small addi tional rise for jute sorts, which are much wanted. Linens are as active as ever, manufacturers being all full of orders, some of which extend into March. It is also impossible to get a piece of any sort of goods to buy for immediate de- livery. and Rackinzs. which hnva hem , all bought up. Tho foreign .aviv.t, to hand since last re port are of a cheering character for linens, and hold out the promise of continued good demand. LEICESTER, Dec. 24th.—There is a full average amount of business doing in general hosiery goods, and business generally is in a healthy and satisfactory state for the time of the year. In the rural districts business is quiet. Manu facturers have been engaged executing goods to order, and there are no stocks on hand. There is no important change in the price of yarns, but rates continue very high, and the market is firm. Wools are making late prices. NOTTINGHAM, Dec. 24th.—Considering the late period of the year, there has been a fair amount of business doing in some descriptions of lace goods. Plain stiff nets and cotton quillings have been, in tolerable demand, considering the high prices that are paid for them. A few home and foreign orders are in the market, and there is every pro • bability that after Christmas there will be more doing both in silk and cotton goods. There is a little improvement in the demand for black laces and narrow edgings. There are no stocks of any kind of goods on hand. The hosiery trade continues as active as could be expected considering the high price of yarns. THE MODERN CURFEW—We want a little more common sense in the magistracy. When the streets are so unsafe, and ruffianly assaults upon women so rife, what is to be thought of Mr. Commissioner Kerr's dictum at the Criminal Court, that no girls havi ng respect f or t h emse l ves _ _ would be out after 8 o'clock ? Why, how many thousands of virtuous girls are obliged to be out after that hour by the conditions of the service by which they gain their bread? How many servant girls are out on errands; how many shop-girls also, and returning home from their day's work ; how many dressmakers who have been kept at their monotonous labour for many hours to finish some heavy order ? And Mr. Commissioner Kerr encourages the treat ment of these poor helpless creatures as loose women, by the preposterous dictum we have quoted. It passed, how ever, upon a stupid jury who acquitted a couple of fellows who had assailed two girls in a very suspicious way, and who, whether with felonious intent or not, had treated them with indecent violence. "We have nothing to be robbed of," cried one of the girls with touching simplicity ; but in .he defence an attempt was male to rob them of their only little possession—•their characters. And it might have suc ceeded upon the strength of the judicial dictum that virtue does not go out after eight, if decisive testimony to good re pute had not fortunately been forthcoming.—Examiner. A sum of £l3l 102. 3d., raised by subscription among the British residents in Bordeaux and some other persons, has been transmitted by H. B. M. Consul of that city to the Lord Mayor of London towards the relief of the distressed operatives in the cotton manufacturing districts. Heavy gales still prevail on the Channel coast, causing loss both of life and property. The day before yes terday the schooner Isabelina, bound from Seville to Havre, with a cargo of or anges, was totally lost at the mouth of the Eure. The crew were brought on shore by means of lines thrown to the vessel from the cliffs, but two of the men died in about two hours after from cold and fatigue. A part of the cargo will, it is expected, be saved. The Alliance steamer attempted to leave Havre for Cherbourg, but was compelled to put back. The French merchant vessel Charles Dupin, which had left Havre for Rio Janeiro on the 18th, was also obliged to return, and in get ting into the port of Havre was drivenwith violence against the jetty, and stove in part of her bulwarks. During the gale a small house belonging to M. Toutain, near the bat tery at Havre, was blown down, and another near it damaged considerably. At F eca mp the gale blew with tremendous violence, and the sea ran so high that the jetty and the stockade which defended the port on the western side were washed away ; serious fears being felt for the fate of the southern jetty, and of the breakwater which runs from it. An impudent robbery was committed in Decem ber of last year, at a jeweller's shop at Havre, by two men named Dubeis and Dhainault. Both succeeded in escaping but were condemned by default, each to three years' im prisonment and five years' surveillance of the police. Two, police officers were passing the day before yesterday in the Rue do la Fontaine, at Havre, when they met a man who appeared to them to be Dubos. He was invited to follow them to the police office, where he formaily denied that he was the person alleged. On his being searched, however, a discharge from the 3d regiment of artillery, bearing his name, rendered further denial useless. He was immediately sent to prison to undergo his sentence. The Echo of Yvetot states that a farmer named Doudement, residing in T ocquev ille-Benarville, was some days since found burnt t o d eath b y his fireside, and it was concluded that he had fallen into the fire in a fit of apo plexy. Two days afterwards, however, the police were in formed rmthearttheetedeceahseisd,sesorvmiceet, and had had made a will, leaving his property t o a young man na med Legentil, who had had given the will to the young man himself. Witnesses also came forward who stated that they had heard Legentil make the remark that Doudement, who was accustomed to sit sleeping by the fireside, might some day fall into it, and thus put him (Le gentil) in possession of tha property sooner than might be expected. This statement excited suspicion against Legen til, and other circumstances corroborating it having since been discovered, he has been arrested, and the affair is now under investigation. It is stated that the prisoner's mother burnt the will some time back, for fear her son might be accused of Doudement's death, but whether she did so be fore or after that event is uncertain. MSS. OF THE POET BURNS.—Some highly curi ous letters of Burns the poet have just been disposed of in a sale by auction at Messrs. Puttick and Simpson's, Leicester square. They consistcd of upwards of 20 autograph letters, with some poetry and a common-place book. The letters have all, more or less, been used by Dr. Currie in his edition of Burns' Corresp.ndence, but the originals, just sold, con tained many unpublished passages highly illustrative of the genius, peculiarities and eccentricities of the writer, as well as numerous particulars of the personal history of the poet and family. Divided into 26 lots they produced over £lOO. The following interesting items also occurred in the cata logue, and sold at the prices annexed. Lot 154, a short letter of Alex. Pope, £3 106 ; lot 170, a letter of Roubiliac, the sculptor, £3 15s; lots 353 and 354, letters of the poet Cowper, £3 14s and £3 17s ; lot 377, a letter of the gas conading Baron Munchausen, whom nine-tenths of our readers have no doubt considered as apocryphal in person as are his narratives, produced £1 7s. HER MAJESTY'S SHIP CONQUEROR.—A pri vate letter from Rum Cay, Bahamas, at which place it will be remembered the fine new ship. of-the-line Conqueror was totally wrecked last Christmas Eve, states that the wreckers are still working at the remains of the unfortunate vessel; but, owing to the bad position in which she lies, in the most exposed and roughest portion of the surf, very little had yet been saved. The screw had not been recovered, though a considerable quantity of copper and other metal had been saved from the fragments scattered over the bottom and along the shore. No part of the hull is visible above water, although the divers say that a great portion of the lower deck and bottom still remains intact on the spot 'where the ship first struck. All attempts to blow her up by sub marine explosion had proved ineffectual from want of pro per apparatus or competent persons. Whenever a ship of war had been there it had been too rough for them to render much assista. cc, and it was thought the wreck would fur -1 nish occupation to the wreckers for some years to come. THE HON. MRS. YELVERTON._This lady, since the judgment of the First Division of the C our t of session, affirming her to be what the public almost universally be lieved her to be, the wife of the Hon. Major Yelverton, has en in tiOn o ed a had a perfect ovation at her lodgings in Crawford's Hotel, George-street. From morning till night she is surrounded g lat h u e la r t r e ig h h e t r s. on lt he m r a s y u b c e ce ra ss by visitors who sympathise . wtth her in so much as she has beard of the decision reversing Lord Ardmillan's an interesting feature of her character that she had no sooner of the Lord Advocate, who . had so ably and effectivaly judgment, than she proceeded right direct to the residence fought her case, and, while tendering her cordial thanks, v a t u n d dic c a o t n ift presented „, tt i „. his lordshi p a very handsome bouquet,— per sistentlyadd, Velfegentan zercury. SEPTE: UST, York August lB Devon end Exeter l9 Egham 25 :MEER. OCTI MR. EVER E 7 7 ON 7 TIE DISPUTES 01; EAGLAND TVlrlf AMERICA. Mr. Everett has just given a curious chapter of diplomatic history in the New York Ledger in re ference to the charge of the limes, that the affiir of the Trent was "the last and most intolerable of a series of studied insults offered by the United States to Great Britain," and that " Englatrd was treated with much rudeness on the question of the fisheries of Nova Scotia." Mr. Everett says that the limits of the right of the United States to fish in the waters that wash the coast of the British provinces were prescribed by the treaties of 1783 and 1812, and by the convention of 1818. United States citi zens were constantly seized for alleged violations of the treaty and the convention. Sometimes these seizures were admitted to be unjustifiable by the Bri tish authorities. The matter was disputed by United and British Governments invariably in a friendly spirit. The dispute was whether the United States fishermen should approach within three miles of the shore or within three miles of a line drawn from headlands. The former was the United States interpretation, and the latter the British. I❑ the convention of 1818 the United States renounced the liberty to take, dry, or cure fish within three miles of any of the coasts, bays, creeks, or harbours of the British provinces not included within limits, but they did not consider that this excluded them from such arms of the sea as the Bays of Fundy and Chaleurs. In 1852 a British naval force was ordered to the fishing grounds, and Commodore Perry was sent to protect the United States fishermen. The inter course of the naval officers was amicable, and the affair ended in friendly explanations. The only charge of rudeness ever made during the Nova Scotia fisheries dispute was made by the United States against Great Britain, and the person who made it is one of the pet Southern Confederacy o f the Times. Mr. Mason, chairman of the Committee of Foreign Relations in the United States senate in 1852, and now a Ccnfederate agent in England, expressed himself on the subject of the British naval force at the fishery grounds as follow : " I had supposed in this civised age, and between two such countries as Great Britain and the United States, that, were it the purpose of England to re vive her construction of the convention, and require that it should be enforced, ordinary national cour tesy would have required that notice should have been given of that determination on the part of Great Britain. But, sir, when no such notice is given —when, on the contrary, the first intimation that reaches us is, that Great Britain has ordered into these seas a large naval force, for the purpose of enforcing this alleged right—l know not in what light it may strike senators, for it strikes me as a fix higher offence than a breach of national cour tesy—as one of insult and indignity to the whole American people." So deep was the feeling of the patriotic senator on the subject, that he was led to say further:-- "If there be official or satisfactory information to the executive that this extraordinary naval armament has been ordered by Great Britain into the North American seas, for the purpose of exe cuting instantly the construction which Great Bri tain places on the convention, I say the American people will demand of their executive that all the force of the home squadron shall be ordered there instantly to protect American fishermen. . . . If I may be told there is danger of collision, I would answer at once there is no danger; but if there were, it becomes the executive immediately to re aent that which can be only looked upon as an in dignity and insult to the nation." In 1841 Mr. Stevenson, the United States Minis ter in London, addressed a note to Lord Palmer ston, Foreign Secretary, complaining of the treat ment of United States fishermen. His lordship sent it to the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia. That official returned it with a case for the law offs• cers, the chief point of which was this qu - 2ry : " Have American citizens the right, under that convention, to enter any of the bays of this province to take fish, if, after they have so entered, they pro secute the fishery more than three marine miles from the shores of such bays, or should the prescribed distance of three marine miles be measured from the headlands, at the entrance of such bass, so as to exclude them Sir John Dodson and Sir Thomas Wilde, the law officers, decided that the distance should be measured from the headlands. " Curiously enough," says Mr. Everett, "the word headlands does not occur in the convention." The Meibourne ministry went out of office about this time, and Sir Robert Peel came in. Lord. Stanley (Earl Derby) was colonial secretary, but he was so dissatisfied with the law officers' opinion that he did not communicate it to the British American provinces for 15 months, and then be told them that no interference of the Im perial Government was required. Soon after this a United States fisherman was seized in the Bay of Fundy. Mr. Everett and Lord Aberdeen, the Foreign Secretary, entered into the most friendly correspondence on the subject, and at length his lordship wrote a most courteous despatch, in which he said that though he considered the British con struction of the convention was the correct one, yet her Majesty's Government were not insensible to the advantages which would accrue to both coun tries from a relaxation of the exercise of their right, and that they were prepared to direct the colonial authorities to allow United States fishermen to fsh in the Bay of Fundy; and trusted that this conces sion would be followed by the reduction of the duty on colonial fish in American ports. Such is the history of the question of the fisheries of Nova Scatia, which, according to the Times, was one of a series of studied insults offered by the United States to Great Britain. CAPTAIN ACKERLEY'S GRIEVANCES. At the Marlborough-street Police-court yester day, John Turner, James Dalton, and Ellen Turner, of No. 5, Swallow-street, appeared to answer to three summonses for assaults taken out by Captain Charles Ackerley. Captain Ackerley, who appeared throughout greatly excited, said he lodged in the house of the defendants, His complaint was that he was denied access to his coal-cellar, that a bread-basket had been thrown at him, and that a little dog had been set upon him wilfully. The defendants denied the first two allegations ; and Mrs. Turner said the little dog, no doubt, barked and snapped because the captain went about the house in a state of nudity. Captain Ackerley would admit that the upper part of his person was in the state in which he was born, but he wore a petticoat. He was aware they called him the " naked captain," because his desire was to approach a state of nature as closely as pos sible, merely attiring himself in a toga, or copying the dress of Eastern climes. Mrs. Turner said the captain had not stated all the truth ; he did not wear even a toga. The dog was a very small one. _. _ . Captain Ackerley said, small as it was, his style of costume enabled it to bite with unpleasant effect. Besides, there was the affair of the bread-basket. Mrs. Turner denied that she threw the basket. After a good deal more questioning, and warm altercation, Mr. TyrwLitt decided on dismissing the summons on payment of costs. SELLING A WIFE IN A MARKET -PLACE.—A novel and ludicrous scene was enacted a few days ago by a farm servant named Holmes, residing in the neighbourhood of Newland, a short distance from Selby, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It appears that Holmes' wife, about two years ago, left him, and took up her abode with another man, with whom, until very recently, she had cohabited. From some unknown cause the unfaithful spouse a few days since visited her husband, and tried to persuade him to accept her again, but, instead of an amicable arrangement being made between them, they quarrelled and blows were struck. The wifo summoned her husband Selby, to an swer the charge of assaulting her, and the defendant was fined ss. and costs. Soon afterwards he was heard to ex press his intention of publicly selling his wife. He bought a horse's halter, and, taking hold of his wife, placed it round her neck. In this manner he took her up to the cross in the Market-place, and having mounted the steps, offered her for sale, and ultimately sold her to her old paramour for a pint of ale. A. large concourse of people assembled to witness the proceedings, which caused no little amusement. .Plytpotith Journal. IRELAND. DUBLIN, DEC. 24. The County Kerry has responded to the apps made to it al; tho recent meeting to limit its tiarit rind make it sectarian, I.emitting £4OO to the Lord Mayor of Dublin, as first inb;altrieli: to Lily Lancashire fund, which was acknowledged at yLs ierday's meetivg of the Mansion-horse Committee. The 36th Regiment, now stationed in Ship-street Barracks, in this city, have subscribed £3B for the relief of Lancashire distress. Every officer in the regiment contributed a day's pay, which amounted to £l6 13s. The remainder is made up of the sub scriptions cf 641 non-commissioned officers and men. A. private subscription bail held in the Rotunda has produced £4O. The Presbyterian congregation at Rathgar have contributed £3O for the same object. A Lancashire Relief Association at Santlymouth has sent in £5O as its first instalment. The Right Rev. Dr. Gillooly, Roman Catholic Bishop at Sligo, has written to the Lord Mayor of Dublin, express. ing his admiration of the humane exertions of the Lancashire Committee, and wishing them th© largest amount of success, but regretting that he is unable to send any contributions, owing to the overwhelming distress which prevails among his own people in that part of the country, crushed with the accumulated debts of the last three years. Lord Piunket has enclosed to Mr. Napier a cheque for £456 165., the amount of collections made in his united dioceses, with donations. He states that in Connemara and Erris the people are very poor, and have been during the last three years in much distress. When the circumstances of the district are considered, it must be admitted that the com- paratively small population of Protestants have given according to their means, and in some reasonable proportion to the necessity of the ease. It is right to observe here that the Bishop of Tueui was the first bishop in Ireland to suggest congregational contributions for the relief of the sufferers in Lancashire, as an expression of grati tude for the liberality of the English in the time of the Irish famine. Mr. Henry Todd, in handing in the contribution from the Presbyterian Church, Rat hgar, stated that arrangements had been entered into that would produce from that church £4O a month for the next four months. Mr. Todd, who is the head of one of the largest establishments in Dublin, and has been in the habit of sending clothes free of cost to Manchester, stated that he had re - ceived information to the effect that they were received by the people with the utmost gratitude. The committee passed a vote of thanks to Mr Crosbie, high sheriff of Kerry, for the remittance of £4OO from that county. Upwards of £6,000 has been received by this committee during the last 16 days, and the twelfth thousand has been remitted to Manchester. The new Lord Mayor, " having found it impos sible" to accommodate the committee with a room in the Mansion-house which has hitherto been a sort of home to those public charities, several gen tlemen eagerly offered apartments to the evicted committee, including Mr. Justice Fitzgerald, Mr. Gresham, and Mr. Parker. The committee have accepted the offer of the Ouzel Gallery Society, whose arbitration-rooms in the Commercial-build ings have been placed at their service. A meeting of persons interested in the corn trade was held at the Corn-exchange yesterday to con sider the Weights and Measures Act, which is to come into operation immediately. The meeting re solved nenz. con. to adopt the hundredweight of 112 pounds, and to recommend that the country towns should adopt the same in order to secure uniformity, which would be a great convenience to the farmer, and would prevent much confusion in weighing and measuring. The speakers were Mr. W. Haughton, Mr. Leathern, Mr. Macken, Mr. Tottrell, and Mr. Sheeleton. The interesting ceremony of distribnting the Crimean prizes in the Royal Hibernian Military School took place yesterday. They are money prizes, amounting to £3O a year, the interest of /1,100 stock, the remnant of the Crimean Banquet fund, and this annual sum is divided into rewards vary ing from 30s. to £B. On this occasion the boys were strictly examined by Dr. Newell, of the National Board. The Lord-Lieutenant, as usual, distributed the prizes. There was a large number of distinguished visitors to witness the ceremony. The hall was adorned with flags, arms wrought into curious devices, trophies from Sebastopol and elsewhere, evergreens, mottoes, and decorations of various kinds. The boys looked healthy, cheerful, and:happy. Colonel Wynyard, the commandant, made a statement giving a very satisfactory account OS the boys, who number nearly 400; they are dis ciplined like a regiment of soldiers, and their con duct seemed to be admirable. Colonel Wynyard said he would not desire to have a more dutiful or honourable set of boys under his control. Major- General Ridley observed that he had often seen the boys going into town and coming out, and he had never noticed the least impropriety in their conduct. Lord Carlisle spoke in eloquent terms on the advantage of having such an asylum for the orphan sons of our brave soldiers. He bore emphatic testi mony to the excellence of the education given in the school, and wished that in the seminaries of the wealthier classes the teaching was always half es good. He also spoke highly of the commandant's fatherly care, and expressed his satisfaction that the establishment was under such careful, kind, and effective management. It was stated that 755 of the pupils educated i❑ the school have joined the army, and of these seven are commissioned officers and 68 non-commissioned officers. A great number of the Hibernian boys have distinguished themselves in the field, and have won, at least, their share of medals. The boys bore a pleasing part in the per formances yesterday by singing a number of melo- Idies in a manner which showed that great attention is paid to this part of their education. On Monday night, about half-past 9 o'clock, the Glen Flour Mills, at Old Park, near Belfast, were discovered to be on fire. At 11 o'clock the roof and fib: rs of the main building fell in with a crash, and all the machinery, including millstones, be sides corn and flour stored on the lofts, dropped to the ground floors. The walls were then left quite bare. The flames by this time had extended to the kiln, which is attached to the floor mill, and is only two stories in height. The kiln escaped with only receiving a comparatively small amount of damage, but the premises are so much injured by the falling of the roof of the other building and other causes that it may be said to be now entirely useless. The conduct of the workpeople present was disgraceful, they having refused to give any assistance to ex tinguish the fire. Superintendent Reilly frequently appealed to these people to aid the firemen at the pumps, but the answer in the Insjority of the cases was a distinct refusal. At half-past 3 o'clock the only things remaining were the bare walls of the mill. There was a large stock of wheat in the mills at the time, and a quantity of Indian corn was also in store. It is believed the entire property destroyed will amount to nearly £5,000. The property is in sured for £4,000 in the Imperial and Mercantile Insurance offices. The salary of the Mayor of Cork has been raised f rom £6OO to £9OO a year. Mr. Maguire, the pre sent mayor, had nothing to do with the proceeding. During the last two years he found that he was, in a pecuniary point of view, the worse for the office, and he declared that he never put a shilling of the salary into his private purse. The Lord-Lieutenant has distributed blankets and warm clothing to 400 poor persons of the rural el's tricts adjacent to the Viceregal Lodge, who were recommended by the clergy, without religions dis tkction. FATAL ACCIDENT ON LONDON BRIDGE.-011 Tuesday morning Mr. Payne, the City coroner, held an in quiry at Guy's Hospital respecting the death of John Har vey, aged 38, an omnibus conductor, who was killed on Lon bridge under the following circumstances :—Wm. Lambert said he was the driver of one of Wood's omnibuses, plying between Hackney-road and Camberwell-gale. On Friday evening last, as they were on the crown of the bridge com ing towards Southwark, one of the horses fell. The har ness was taken off and the horse was got up. Deceased stooped down to get up the harness when some one struck the animal, which kicked out and struck the deceased on the forehead and under the ear. The horse was a very quiet one, but was nervous, and would have kicked only if hit by one of the crowd. The conductor was carried to the hospi tal, but died before his admission, the injuries he receive being very great. The coroner having summed up, the jury returned a verdict of 4, Accidental death."