The Sun. — London, England, 1859-12-20 00:00:00

-RONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets dur- Ing the last few days have been moderately active, and full prices have been obtained for most of the Principal staples. Tea has been in demand, the b etter qualities showing a slight improvement. For sugar there has been an active inquiry, British „,r est India descriptions having advanced in price. T he i dema n d f or co ff ee h as b een b r i s k, and full rates have been o bt a i n ed f or pl a ntation Ceylon. Rum has been more inquired for in consequence of the Go vernment wanting tenders for 100,000 gallons for the navy. A steady business has been trans acted in rice and saltpetre ; the latter article, how ever, exhibited an advance. For tallow the demand has not been quite so active either for consumption or on speculative account. Prices, however, re- I naba steady. Accounts from Liverpool report that the Cotton Market, yesterday, closed quietly, and 7,000 bales Were disposed of at previous rates. In the Railway Share Market rather more activity prevailed, and Prices had an upward tendency. The Stock Exchange will be closed on Monday, tae 26th inst., by order of the committee, and a rrangements are being made so that a general n oliday may be observed. Lloyd's will probably be closed at 2 o'clock, and at the various banks the a ttendance of clerks will be reduced as much as Pnssible. Nearly all the private establishments Will be shut. The Committee of Mexican Bondholders have re eeived, by way of the United States, advices from n S. Whitehead, dated Mexico, the 19th ult. Senor 'rhano Tovar had been named Minister of Finance. The Government papers contain a long and laboured d efence by General Marquez of his conduct in seiz ing the conducta. His plea is merely the necessity of paying his troops, in order to 4 , 411 7 out operations against Colima and it 4 ePie, both occupied by the Constitutionalists. " t r. Mathew 'had taken up the question most stro n y demanding immediate restitution and d amages. But although the greater part of the ( ands was the property of French and Spanish sub -I,ects (the latter under the French protection), the F rench Minister in Mexico had declined to join in 14418 demand, on the ground that Gen. Marquez had Written to him direct on the subject. After the ar ttijal of the letters by the New Orleans steamer, on I le 9th, it was also reported that the French Go vernment had disapproved the conduct of Admiral Re naud in not having carried out the instructions 14 the French Minister in Mexico, against the Go lernment in Vera Cruz, and that another squadron Ass On the way out which would be under the direct alters of the Minister. Such at least was the current t eDert. The complete defeat of Dellogado by Mira men at Queretaro, on the 14th ult. as well as the ta king of Zacotecas, by Woll ; and of Oajaca, by r, 7 130 8 are confirmed. It had lately been whispered tw at overtures had been mede by the more mode rate Of the contending parties, intended to lead to i 1 arrangement of the questions in dispute, but on t he s 19th ult. it was stated positively that General 44 tramon had utterly rejected all these overtures." A steady business is reported in the discount market, although there is less activity in the gene ral L inquiry for accommodation. Previous rates, 1 440 Veve r , are firmly maintained, as the discount 4 °uses are not disposed to part with their money (i n easier terms, when there is a probability of re newed activity during the next two or three weeks. At 2 2 per cent., however, first-class bills are readily ,ntiated, and on the Stock Exchange loans can 4 /ill be obtained on terms ranging as low as 2 per tent. The Stock Exchange markets closed yesterday afternoon with a very depressed appearance, owing some speculative sales, and the receipt of lower r ul ees from the Paris Bourse. This morning con ned flatn es s was apparent, but the Funds now l "vf a recovery of about -1 4 - per cent. Business is lve ry much curtailed, and the market is easily infla 1/urleed by a few sales or purchases. Consols are t'i• The. New Three per Cents. and the Reduced b ane receded t o 95} 1, and Exchequer Bills to 28 s. 3 18. prem. ; Indi a D e b e nt u res (1858) are steady at 87 : ; ditto (4859), at 971 ; ditto Loan Stock, for a ccount, is 104 1; and ditto Enforced Paper, 961. Business in the Foreign Stock Market is inac "e, and prices exhibit no alteration of importance. Tur kish 6 per Cents. are 761 to 77 ; ditto New, 63 4 s to 641. Russian 3 per Cents. have receded to a I. Dutch 4 p er C e nts. are firm at 100. Danish Per Cents, are marked 84, and Equador 131. The Ocean Marine Insurance Company's shares arc : 1 premium. The settling day in these secu- Li Ces iS fixed for the 23d inst. The Universal ditto ,„ e I prem. T he. transactions in the Railway Share Market 147 0 be en li m i te d , an d b u t f ew var i a ti o ns of im- F°rtance have taken place in values. Eastern unties, Brighton, North Western, and Man g eB ter, Sheffield, and Lincoln advanced s s. ; 11oath Western declined 10s. ; Caledonian, Great r, h em, and Midland realised former rates. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings are T . ': Lombardo-Venetian have declined ss. ; Grand Cuk of Canada,', 10s. to 155.; Great Western of 48 4 ss. ; and East Indian, 10s. 11 l u Joi nt Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares B y l e shown no particular variation. London Joint irk declined about ss. ; and Bank of Egypt, 55.; A.'tric Telegraph, Red Sea Telegraph, London ileallilt Company, and National Discount Com "Y brought previous rates. 0D.,.. 141 31( FINDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 11 .-- Cent. Reduced Annuities 9 s}_ 1 4 ± ilw 9 L - Per Cent. Annuities 9ol o to , A . . D . O Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 --: It l i C it f(Ar to 3 c o ,_ Years, expire sth April, 1885 LI i bitt .' bilat#itt°o 6 per Cont. _ Enfaced Paper ' ll Debe n t ures, 1858 b:tto Ditto; 1859 bit. Bonds, £l,OOO " Ander Acc 11 00 ~ . , 14 ° ,1 Ylc " " 1 tor ou o nt (Jan. 10) '''lL Stock for Acounnt bitt Fiche 0 . 1859, 5 per Cont. bit+ qu.er Rills, £ l,OOO, 11d .. 28 31 1 , ..1) 28 31 uitt, smalll,ll,, lid . /3 I PTis OF. FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK arii i, k n ,,,, 8 - 3 per Cent., 1825, kt,„`" 4l or New Consolidated b i 7 ,11 1, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — Tu r k u '(:), 3 per Cent. 1859 651 h 6 Cent bit„ Account per .. 77 61 T hu - 4 1 %1 Accounte W . Loan Ditt o 6.1 batch D ividends on the above payable in London. t Excl ing tes, 4 per Center 12 Guil. 21 per Cent — ate Certifica TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money - _ - Ditto Account (Jan. 10) 951 a a a SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. q_ TATTERSALLS'—MONDAY. t ri 4 " severe weather, doubtless, detained many from be gl,l),,l34ent, as th e room was on ly thinly attended. D' - `e followi ng i s the stewards ' dec i s i on i n th e B r unette - ' 41 . 3 88 at Croydon. Att e CROYDON STEEPLECIIASE. /t trri are of opinion that he charges preferd by Mr. la rn ,„ t °l2 , against Kendall, the jockey, have re not been Brunette therefore the winner, and entitled to the ANDOVER. G. PAYNE. T. MAGENNIS. Ta ttcrsalls, Doc. 19, 1559 TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 6 to 1 agst Buccaneer (taken) THE DET.I.IIY. 12 to 1 agst Mainstone (taken) 13 to 1 agst Buccaneer (taken) 13 to 1 agst Nutbourne (taken) 2000 to 70 agst The Drone (taken) 25 to 1 agst high Treason (taken) 100 0 to 12 agst Brownstone RACING FIXTURES FOR 1860. . FEBRUARY. ,_.-dneoln Spring .......... 15 Derby Spring 4ottingham Spring ....21 y MARCH. -.D1\16113001 Spring ........ 6 Warwick Spring n,hrewsbury Spring ...... 7 Northampton eoveiitry ............ 13 Creston Park Is4winarkot c ... APRIL. ........ 9 etttterick B r id ge ........11 York Sp r i ng Esom 411irtik ............... 12 NepwmarkeSpring t F S SHARE MARKETS.-( THIS DA Y.) SHAIiES AND STOCKS. C rri losi oe. ing -Business Share] Lai'ways. 12.10 !Amberz., Notting. Bost. I and Eastern Junction 50 IBelfalt and P.abymena 13.14 !Bin, Viol., anti Mr. Val Stook Ti r. , La., and Ch. June 25 !Blackburn 25 Blyth a.nd Tyne 10 'Bost.Slefd.& Mid. Conn Stock i;i•ktol and Exeter • Stock f ealedoitian 50 Cork and Bandon 10 iCarmarthen & Cardigan 20 ;Cork, Blicrock,&l'assage 20 'Cornwall A reves. no di v Do. A untiliip.c.per an Do. B hasbeen pd.toß Dublin andßelfast June Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties !Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) East Suffolk ! Do !Edinburg and Glasgow jEdin.,Perth, & Dundee !Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glaw"row& South Westn • Great North of Scotland ,Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock Gt. South. & Wstn.(lreld)' Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk, Irish South Eastern 'Lancaster and Carlisle. Do. Thirds Do. New Th irds Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall. Lon.,Bri,v,htonkS.Coast Lond. Chat. and Dover London & North West& Do. Eighths London& South-Westn L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Shef., & Lincoln Metropolitan Midland Do. Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. Shares Newcastle and Carlisle !New., Aber., & Herd - di Newry & Armagh (act.) Newry, Warpt., & nos Norfolk North. Counties Union North British iNor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.—Arec.nodiv until 6p.c.h asbeenp dB, r Do. B Stock North- Eastn.--Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase,ll Do. Leeds Do. York North London 'North Staffordshire No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver Peebles Portsmouth Ithymney Scottish Central South. N. E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union !South & Sheer !South Devon South-Eastern South Wales SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun Staines, Wok., & Wok Stockton & Darlington Do. do. 1855 Do. do. 1858 Stockton & llartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rail Ulster Do. Do. Vale of Neath Victoria Station & Pim Waterford & Kilkennv; Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal 1 Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.tilb 7 p.c. has been pd. to 131 Do. B 'West London Do. Ist Class Do. 2d Class Stool: Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock; Stocky 50 Stock, Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 12 10 Stock' 10 Stock' PREFEREIi , SNARLS. Share! Railways. paid, Closing i Business Prim. Done. Blythe and Tyne 1C per c. pref. (issued at £5O) Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £lO, 4} per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. I Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. Cornwall, 5 per cent. Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Do. do. Class B 6 pc Do. do. Class C 7 pc Coun. Ek. 5 p ct. No.l Do. do N 0.2 Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Ediu.&G las. spc shares Do. 4 p.c. gua. S. & D. Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Furness, 5 per cent .... Alas. &S West. , r a. 5 pc. Great Northern, 5 p. et. Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm Do. 41 p. c. do. do. Do.sp.c. It cd m.,5 pc. pm 1 Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf f Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland)4 p. ct. pref. Stock Great West. (Berke and 96 98 Stock 12.10 102 104 Stock Stocl Stool Stoci tocl i tj S toc , Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock' 100 Stock Stock' Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stocl Stocl4! Stock' Stook, Stook' 54 6 [OO 102 [l2 115 [O5 108 [l4 116 [l3 115 [2B 130 83 B 5 [lO 112 90 02 754 764 [l5 117 LlB 120 112 114 106 108 86 88 Stock Stock 124 121 Stock all }lOO Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct....' Do. Redeemable, 44 p ct. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. et. Do. Irredeemable, d 0... Do. 5 p. ot. Redeem. Pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Share Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf., 100 100 100 100 all _ shares Do. do. 5 p. ct. pref Do. Birming. guar. stock 1)o. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Do.Barnsl.St.£s 3slodpc Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. ct Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Do. do. 41 per e. shares Loud. Chat. and Dover Lon.&N.W.Cov.&Nun eaton, 5 p. et. Lon. &S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, glis. Londondy.& Ennis lan.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. ct. Do. EC, Do. 31 ner cent. Do. redeem. 6 per cent. Aaryport & Car., 4 p.c. Do. 4 per cent. 98 99 98 100 89 91 91 93 102 104 91 to 17 18 10 10i 76 76 191 201 9 10 141 15 139 141 Stock Stock Stock, Stock! Stocki Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock] Stock Stock Stock lOs. LO.G. Do. Hid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & llit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&c.pret.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p.c. n m Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk I)eb. 4 p.c. shares Do. 5 p. c. Ex t. S t0ck,1846 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, gun.. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.Rail.& D.,71c.C0. N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Consol. Pref. 4 p. c. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. a. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 Do. York, IT. & S. Purch. North Staffordshire, i)x.Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. let g Do. Redeem., 2d gua Do. Irredeem., 24 gua. Rhymney Guaranteed, Scottish Central, new pr ; Scottish North-Easternl 3i per c. pref. stock.... Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc.l Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 10s, Do. Fixed 4i percent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6 ) Do .41 per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.c. let is South Wales, gua. 4 p.c 1 Do. 4} per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua ' Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.c Do. B 6 per cent I Do. C 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 100 100 100 100 all all 10 11 125 130 68 70 IP [39 141 102 104 95 96 P 10 11 I'l 121 Do 11. 113 LlO 112 91 93 97 99 1 i p iP 23 24 125 127 125 130 117 120 73 75 120 122 10 111 114 1111 76 i 24 247 103 104 102 104 1031 84 87 28a 284 33 34 34 33} 56 59 el 6.1 8 Ri 78 79 114 124 64 7 102 104 03} Di 61 7 8 8i 14 151 1 581 594 39 41 27 29 Bli 92} 30 30k 99 100 106 108 94 95 132 134 111 113 694 70 60 62 202 206 164 174 p 16} 174 p 991 1004 65 67 113 115 134 144 984 99 I Id 974 084 84 94 374 384 'lO9 1091 86 89 10 11 59 61 34 1 62 13'25 941 951 1 d 48 49 78 70 107 109 4 31 d Si 4 35 17 7 8% 14 16 117 119 281 29i 82 8 9 47 4 3} 2i d 43 (5 86 M 7 2 74 62 64 6 8 35 53i 54i lt p d par 63 65 6 61 71 a LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Closing Business Paid.. Railways. Co.'s. Price. Done. Bedford and Bletch Buckinghamshire Chester & Holyhead Po. do. 5i p. et Do. do. 5 p. et. Clydesdale Junction Colchester, Stour Val E.Ltneolnshire,g.flp.e E Union,! urvvichShs iLn & N.* N.WI Do. Do. Do. Caledoninl E.U.&E C Gt. North. lE.Counts. sio 166 , 50 50f 1123 125 1114 116 1103 105 16 17 139 141 4} 4i Do. Woodbridge ... Glcßarr.&Nells,Dret. Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Tfartlpool.Dek.&Rail 1 null awl Selby 'Caledonia' Do. Cit. West Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md. Do. Do. S. Nast Do. IPeto &Co Norfolk Do II,N W&MI Do. Shame Do. 1 Shares Londln&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,l'ilby.&Soutend wer,tott, gua. 4p. ct Do. 6 per cent Man c.,litixtn. & Matk Mid.ltradford Prefer-, ence Stock Newmarkt.,PuryEx guarani; el 5 p. c. Nortlt& Eastn. 5 p.c Do. do. 6 per cent. Do. Fixed 5 per cent! North Western '. Proston and Wm. Do. t , .,hares A. Itoystu,ilitch.,At Shrtoffribry& Hon - 40111 Do. Do. IMitiland 5. (I.' 1•l, all IDo. all IDo. all !Do. all all ; Lac N W) fc L.Yk. all 1: 0 (). 100 ,Gt,North 100 'T Brastioy: 1 I all 11 , 1‘c1ean . 100 (It. West all I,.(ittßrqtn South Staffordshire .. Wilts and Somerset.. Wimbledon& Croydn. DOCKS. I Paid Closlug Business Price. Dine. Share Dooks. StocklCommercial S lock Do 4 pereen t.Pret . Min Stoek;Eat:t and Ni 7 Get Stock Lon don S tockl St. Katharine S Lock iSouthamp ton St , AriVictorta • 0.11111.1; 1 40 DO 14°W 104 Pith NM .0! 100 .... 100 .-- 100 - 100 - 100 - 100 .- 100 104 108 2 B 1110 112 64 66 1115 120 95 97 21 21.1 98 100 i i P 57 89 14 1411 11:113 140 101 103 1)ar 01 I 1 11P 93 95 1 71 81 TUE SUE, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20, 1859. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Share l Railways. Closin raid . p r i ce. g itueineee done '28.6d. 74 all ;Atlantic az St Lawrencel Leased at 6 per cent.. Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd mi. 5 percent. Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Do. Preference B utlalo,Brant.&Godrich 6 p. et. bds. 1 Aug. , 1872 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 Cl cutta. & S. E as trn. Lim. Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central Oude (Limited) Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c Demerara Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c East Indian, zu. 5 p. c Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore . D 0.44 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 Do. 4 p. c. Debentrs. G eelong& Melbourne Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 6 per cent. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 18 62 Do. do. 1857 Do. do. 1872 Gt. IndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. Do. New, lrua.s per cent.' Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt.W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76,with opt. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. '73 without opt Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do Hadras, guar., 44 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 4 p. c. Extension Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.C Do. Fourth do. Do. do. Nlelb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class ACapitl.Share. . Do. do. Land do Do. do. B. Capital do Do. do. Land do ude (Limited) 'cinde q+' Do. New . If! Do. Punjaub o. Indus. St. Flo Ec m t; St. Andrews & Quebec A Trinidad(Limited) Scrip FOREIGN [Antwerp SE, Rotterdam Ardonnes Bali.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac Carnieaux Mine & hZail Copiabo Ditto Extension Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Grand Bus. Guar .5 p.c Great Central of France (it. Luxem., Con. Ma Italian Junion ,Lake Constanec , Rc lial; Li erre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian 'Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur and Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref 1 Paris,Lyons, and Medit ' Paris and Orleans Recife& S. Fran. (Porn.) g - ua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) Riga and Dunaburg Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse Do. 5i per cent. Pref. Southern of France West Flanders Do. 54 p. c. Preference . W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand...—. COLONIAL GOVER Securities. an:d 0v.6 p.C - Ja. & July Do. 6 p.c. Fb.&Aug. Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. .8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July Do. 6 p.c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1976 Do.sp.cen.lBBB and up ovaScoSaGov.6 p.c. S. Deb. redeemable, 18M Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 6 rVict-Gov.6p.c.Jan &July Do. do. April & Oct. MISCELL. Anglo-Mexican Mint'.. / , itlantio Tel. (Limited). Australian .etTricultural Australian Royal Mail. [Berlin Water Works British American Land Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. Do. B, 7 p. c. till 1862 Do. C Canada Land Chan.lslands Tel.(Llm ) Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smlt Do. Preference 7i per ct Crystal Palace. Do. Preference Do. 6 p. c. Perpet. Deb Electric Telegraph Do. New English 3c Auat. Copper Gen. Steam Navigation. Great Ship (Limited) Indian & Aust. Telegr London District Telegr London Discount lon d.G en. Omnibus Co. Madras Irr. and Canal Mediter. Electric Teleg. Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) National Discount Co • eflierlands Land $ o 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at ldis .Br.&NovaScotiaLand . B. Australasian (Lim ) Oriental Gas Do. New Shares Orientl. In. Steam, A Ditto B Ditto C Peel River Land & Min en. & Oriental Steam o. New Red Sea & Ind. Telegr Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Scot.Austrin. Inv.(Lim ) ( South Australian Land iSubmarine Teleg. Scrip Do. do Registered (Tr.& Ln.Co.ol Upr. Can Van Diemen's land 84 58 100 171 17! t bic 51 6} par i p li Idl id 103 i 1032 par ip Par 1100 101 119 21 42 44 94 06 72 74 85 87 75 77 73 75 101 e 102 d par id 134 131 7 61d 98 102 98 102 98 102 92 95 1 93 110 106 90 94 i i di - -0 -••• 20 204 id 1 p Id jp 871 61 71 ,AILWAYS. 4f 4k I 1i) 2f 21 1 id At 9d l 71 72 14 20* 39 40 — 9 P 37i 37} 56 63 d par 61 7 9 91 21 22 5i 51 9i 10 23 24 SECUR Closing Price;. iidrilif 114 116 114 118 1111 1121 1014 102 101 i 102. 1014 102 111 112 113 116 Inoi lil 110; 11 14 15 180 210 33 34 44 6 35 37 10 21 13 15 [O6 100 8 $ 23& 24. lf 1 5f 5 101 103 105 107 par 1 If 1f I 4 1 d 1 44 5 4 1 1 i 1 P 52 64 78 80 11 13 22 4 24 PI , 6 7 50 52 [25 135 36 38 1 1 1 13 14 TEE HON: HUGH ROWLEY AND RIS LATE WIFE. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF PERJURY. At the Westminster Police Court, this day, the late wife of the Hon. Hugh Rowley again appeared in compliance with a summons granted on the application of Mr. Rowley, calling upon her to answer to a charge of per jury alleged to have been committed by her in the recent case in the Divorce Court, in which she sought and ob tained a decree granting a dissolution of marriage on the ground of cruelty Mr. Metcalfe appeared on behalf of the lady, and Mr Sleigh and Mr. Orridge for the Hon. Hugh Rowley. [The case was proceeding when we wont to press.] LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) READER V. MAXWELL-SINGULAR ACTION DT A PRINTER. Plaintiff is a printer, and defendant an advertising agent, and proprietor of the Welcome Guest, Town Talk, and The Family Friend and Economist. Mr. 0. B. C. Harrison, as counsel for the plaintiff, said that the present claim was £lO for a scrap-book, supplied to the defendant under the following circumstances : Plaintiff had from time to time for a number of years col lected scraps from various newspapers, and, after classify ing, had arranged them in the form of an interesting book. There were history, biography, facetie3, and matters of public interest relating to Ireland and Scotland. For instance, there was " Peel's First Attempt at Oratory ;" " The Death of Miss Biflin," a celebrated portrait painter . Mr. Phillips (defendan't counsel)—l thought she was a lady who was celebrated for her want of arms. His Honour—Did she paint ? I thought she wrote with her toes. (Laughter.) Mr. Harrison—She painted miniature portraits, and very well, too. His Honour—l dare say a great deal better than thoy paint thorn now. Mr. Harrison—Then here's a wife costs but a trifle, and yet she often turns out a little dear. Now defendant, knowing that plaintiff was possessed of this vary useful col lection, applied to him, and plaintiff sent it, an agreement being made that it should be either returned in a week or purchased. After many applications for the return of the book, plaintiff wrote that he should consider defendant had purehased it. His honour—l am of opinion that you cannot go on as the summons now stands. There was no contract to buy, and you can't thrust the book on to the defendant, and say if you don't return it by a certain time you must keep it. _ _ Mr. Harrison—Your Honour will hear that the book has been used by defendant, and that certain pages of matter have been abstracted. Many letters wore read, and in one plaintiff had demanded hie book by a certain time. Seven weeks afterwards it was sent home, and defendant had expressed his !egret for keep ing it so long. Mr. Maxwell was called by his honour, and said that he never told Mr. Reader to make the collection. He received the book in the ordinary course of his business, and took it home with him. lie never used a lino in any of the periodicals under his control, and had not cut out any of the paragraphs. Plaintiff said that defendant did ask him to make the collection, and that the book had been mutilated since it had been in defendant's possession. His Honour thought that the book could not be looked upon as copyright. It was a collection from periodicals, and perhaps there might be something from one of defen dant's own papers. Mr. Harrison said that the book had been detainod a long lino. Mr. Phillips—lt would be very hard upon Mr. Maxwell, as editor of a periodical, and •no who receives a hundred packages in a day, to bind him down in this way. His Honour—lie is in the position of any other editor, and if he uses must pay for it. He thought that plaintiff could not claim £lO for the damage, but the matter would be put as one of special damage, and as defendant had kept the book for seven weeks beyond the timo that plaintiff urged him to return it, he must pay 75., or is. per week damage. Mr. Maxwell—lt is very hard. His Honour—You must stick up in some conspicuous place, " Manuscripts will not be returned, being left at the author's risk." POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ATTEMPT TO MURDER A WlPE.—Francis Imberti, a tall man of respectable appearance, an interpreter at the Hotel de Provence, Leicester-square, was placed at the bar be fore Mr. Beadon, charged with attempting to murder his wife, Louisa Imberti, a respectable-looking female. Louisa Imberti, the wife, said she lived with the prisoner at 3, Blue Cross-street, Leicester-square, and last night about nine the prisoner came home, having been drinking, and asked her for money, but seeing he had been drinking, she refused to give him any. He then took a pair of razors in a case from a drawer, threw her on the bed, held her down, and swore ho would " mark her." She struggled desperately with him, and he then struck her a violent blow in tho eye, several others about different parts of the body, and gave her such a severe kick in the private parts that she could scarcely walk from the pain.. She then called for help, and some of the lodgers and the police came to her assistance. He was always very violent'when under the influence of drink, and she was sorry to have to appear against him. Mr. Hazen, the landlord of the house, 3, Blue Cross street, said he heard screams of " murder" proceed from the prisoner's room, and went for a constable, being afraid to enter the room without one. The wife produced the razor, and said the prisoner had attempted to murder her. He saw marks of violence on the wife's face, and under stood she had marks on different parts of her person. The room was in the greatest confusion, the bedstead being broken and the other furniture also. in answer to Mr. Beadon, the witness said they had only lodged with him seven weeks, and this was the third oc currence of the sort. He fully expected in his passion that ho would kill the woman. Luke Jeffery, 49 C, said he heard cries of "police" and "murder," and on going to tho house found the place as described by the last witness. Tho prosecutrix gave the prisoner into custody for attempting to murder her with a razor. Ile dared him to enter the room, but seeing he was resolved on doing so, and that a second constable had then arrived, he went quietly to the station. He saw the mark on the woman's eye, and she complained of having been otherwise ill used. The wife said ho had been at the court before for another assault. The prisoner's defence was that she would not give him any money, and that she was too extravagant, and that she .was not his wife. Mr. Beadon said here was ♦iolence committed, and cries of " Murder" having brought the whole of the people in the house up to the prisoner's room. Tho woman has marks on her face. She says you not only strike her about the face, but on parts of her body that could not bo seen, in addition to which you kick her on her private parts. You think that by saying that she is not your wife that that will go in mitigation, and that being so she has no remedy, but if Ghat is even the case, she is more in your power, and must be protected. Committed for two months, with hard labour. THE WEATHER AND THE PARKS. The frost which set in during the Last week so severely still continues, to the delight of all skaters who daily repair westward in crowds to the Parks, and further induces a large concourse of spectators, including a large proportion of ladies, to witness their numerous feats and evolutions on the ice, many of which are, no doubt, very graceful, whil e man y are also very ludicrous. Hard knocks and bruises are of so frequent occurrence as to draw largely on the sympathies of a spectator, if they were not re ceived as something current with a laugh and a joke, which only adds t o th e genera l merr i men t . OnSunday the numbers on the Serpentine and in Regent's Park were great almost beyond precedent, and several accidents occurred, as mentioned yes terday. About three o'clock in the afternoon a casualty happened in the latter place, which, but for the timely assistance, and through all necessary precautions having been taken, would have led to the most disastrous and fatal consequences. While upwards of 60 people were gathered upon a portion of ice, extending in the narrowest part of the water a distance of upwards of 150 yards, from a bridge to a small islet, all the extent of ice suddenly burst and split into innumerable small pieces, leaving its occupants grasping for support to its floating frag ments. The depth of water was from five to six feet, and among the persons thus critically situated were several women and children ; yet through the exertions of the persons employed by the Royal Humane Society, who, to guard against all contin gencies, had been doubled in number on Sunday, in about three-quarters of an hour all were safely landed. The scene during the occurrence was very exciting. Yesterday, about noon, after a very slight snow shower, the sun burst through the frosty haze, and gave a genial appearance to the weather. The temperature rose to 35 deg. At this time there might have been 5,000 persons on the Serpentine, and large additional numbers enjoy ing a promenade on the bank. The ice during the previous night had so increased in thick ness that little danger was expected, unless through unduo crowding, and, so far as could be learnt, very few immersions and no serious accidents oc curred during the day. The sport was kept up with vigour until darkness set in. At the Regent's Park the same scene was pre sented. About 2 o'clock there were upwards of 3,000 skaters at this place, and though about this time snow showers set in, and continued at inter vals until dusk, the numbers were kept up. To wards evening the thermometer fell again below the freezing point, and the wind went round to the south, with appearances of a fall of snow. The Serpentine, in Hyde Park, had about 6,000 sliders and skaters upon the ice during the day, and no accident of any importance happened up to ten o'clock at night, but even at that hour some hun dreds remained disporting themselves with lighted flambeaux and lanterns in front of their dresses. The "express train" was skated most scientifically, and a new game was gone through from one end of the ice to the bridge, in which the performers, as they proceeded, sang "Sally come up, Sally go down. The scene was grotesque in the extreme. Another game played by torch-light was " Will o' the Wisp," and the lights were in many instances carried amongst the trees near the Receiving-house, so as to deceive the skaters where to go. The traffic on the South Coast Railway between Brighton and Portsmouth was entirely suspended all the forepart of yesterday in consequence of a very severe fall of snow, which took place on Sun day night between Arundel and Chichester. It was near the Ford station that the greatest depth was met with, where it was a little over 4 feet ; and it required the united exertions of about 100 of the company's servants to free the up and down lines in order to restore the communication between the sta tions mentioned, which was not effected till the afternoon. The first up-train from Portsmouth was due at Brighton at half-past 8 o'clock in the morn ing, and some anxiety was felt respecting its delay till a telegraphic message from Arundel explained the cause. Snow has fallen very thick at Worthing and the neighbourhood, and can be plainly seen from the cliff at Brighton ; but at the latter place, where the cold has .been very severe during the past few days, not a flake has descended. Heavy looking clouds are flying over the town, and accounts from almost every quarter around mention that the ground is covered with snow. 2111 S DAYS MARKETS. HAY MARKETS. SMITIIPIELD.—Moadow hay, £2 lOs to £4 4s ; clover, £3 lOs to £5 5s ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 lOs per load. Supplies moderate; trade steady. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, V 103 to £4 4s'; clover, £3 10s to £5 5s ; :and straw, £1 5s to £1 102 per lead. A slow demand. WIHTECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2los to £4 4s; cloven, £3 15s to £5 5s ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 lOs per load. Trade dull. THAMES. IMPUDENT ROBBERY.-A most incorrigible thief, Jane Griawood, a stout, dissipated woman, about 37 years of age, was charged before 11r. Yardley with stealing a large and valuable swing looking-glass, with marble stand, from the shop of Mr. Joseph Harris, broker and furniture dealer, No. 41, New-road, St. George-in-the-East. _ _ The prosecutor, a foreigner, who is very heard of hear ing, said that he opened his shop this morning at 9 o'clock, and after he had done so he went to the parlour at the back of his shop to warm his hands. He did not hear any one enter his shop, because he was rather deaf, but he heard a gentleman calling out to him, and upon going into the shop ho was informed that a woman had just left it with a look ing-glass. He missed one, and went after the prisoner, and overtook her in Denmark-street with the glass now pro duced in her possession. The prisoner said sho did not steal the glass. A woman went into the shop and took it and gave it to her to carry. Mr. Yardley—That only shows you had a confederate. You come from York-street, Marylebone. What brought you here ? Inspector Dendy, of the H division, and Inspector Beare, of the K division, said the prisoner had given a false ad dress, and was an incorrigible thief. She was in the practice of going into houses and stealing anything she could lay her hands upon. Sergeant Cox, 45 C, said the prisoner had boon twice summarily convicted of larceny, and was once sentenced to ono month's imprisonment, and once to two months imprisonment. There were also other summary convictions against her. '- Mr. Yardley—Has sho been convicted by a jury ? Cox—l believe not, your Worship. 'rho prisoner, after many evasions, said she was guilty of stealing the glass. Mr. Yardley—l now convict you of larceny,? and if you are over brought hero again I will commit you for trial. Ino now sentence you to six months' imprisonment and hard labour. ATROCIOUS ATTEMPT TO DESTROY THE LIFE OF A CHILD.—On Wednesday evening, about 6 o'clock, a rifleman, in company with a young woman, wore proceeding along Southsea Beach, and when near the Sandbank, op posite Mr. Thomas Eastman's establishment, they were attracted by the cries of a child. Upon making search, they discovered a foinalo infant child apparently about twelve months old, lying on the beach. The tido no doubt would have carried it away, had it not been for this fortunate dis covery.* The inhuman parent had left it expo:led to the inclement weather without anything to protect it except a small chemise and a napkin. The poor child was conveyed to Mr. Eastman's house, where it soon recovered under the kind treatment bestowed upon it. The police, under the direction of Mr. Superintendent Chase. are ondo3voUrhig to discover the perpetrator of this atrocious act. COLONIAL. TEA.—Thoro has been more activity in the demand, and prices have tended upwards. Good black leaf Congou realises is bid to is lid per lb. SUGAR.—Tho market remains firm, previous rates being current for all the better qualities. The transactions, how ever, have not been extensive. In the refined market a fair amount of business has been done in the common descriptions. CoikEE.—A rather active inquiry has been experienced for most descriptions, and good and fine Plantation Ceylon has slightly advanced in value. Rnm.—Owing to the issue of a Government contract for 100,000 gallons, there has been more inquiry for Leeward Island, the price of which has slightly advanced. Ricn.—There has been a fair inquiry for East Indian qualities, at fully former prices. SA.LTPETRE.—The market is steady, previous quotations being fully maintained. TALLOW.—A moderate business has been transacted for home consumption, but speculative business has been dull. P:Y.C., on the spot, is quoted 58s and spring delivery 57s 6d per cwt. COAL MARK (Prices of Coal per Ton at ET—DEc. 19. the close et t! io market.) s. d. Byass's Bebside West Hartley .15 9 Grey's West Hartley..ls 8 Buddle's West Hartleyls 9 Davison's West Hart ley ...15 9' ' Clark's West Hartley..ls 9 Wylam 15 9 West Wylam l4 6 West Hartley l5 9 Bower's 'West Hartley.ls 9 HastingeHartley 15 9 Holywell 15 9 Walla End. Keiper Grange 20 3 Heugh Hall 19 6 Kellota 2O 3 Framwollgato 19 6 South Hetton 20 9 South Hartlepool l9 9 Whitworth 15 6 Harton .. l9 9 Byron 20 6 Bassoll's Hetton 20 3 Tees Hetton.... 2l 0 Benson.... lB 6 Cassop Trimdon Thornley 18 0 lt, 43—Sold, 30. Walls End. Belmont .. -- 18 1 Ships at marks GREAT FIRE IN DUBLIN.—A most destructive fire broke out about four o' clock yesterday morning at the Hibernian or old gas works, in Dublin, and was still burn kg at nine o'clock. Some of the hands were then missing. The cause of the calamity was not known. A letter from St. Petersburg states that the Em peror of Russia has ordered the establishment of six schools in six different places in the Caucasus, and has decided that the Russian language, writing, arithmetic, geography, history, and drawing shall be taught in them. He has also decided that in each school there shall be 420 pupils-245 of them to be maintained at the expense of the State, and 160 of those 245 to be natives, the remainder children of Russian functionaries. Sir Adam Bittleston lately transported a native in the Madras Supreme Court for four years for obtaining money under false pretences. For years he had been in the habit of sending a book round Madras, soliciting sub scriptions for " The City of Madras Native Christian Library," which had no existence. He bad victimised Lord Harris, Sir C. Trevelyan, Bishop Dealtry, and many others. According to a Post-office notice, issued yesterday, ship mails will be made up in the General Post-office for Lisbon, Cape de Verds, Pernambuco, Bahia, and Rio de Ja neiro, to be sent to the steamer Brazil, which is appointed to leave Milford Haven on the 24th inst. Also for Lisbon, Cadiz, and Mogadore, to be sent by the steamer Amazon, which is appointed to leave Gravesend on the 9th yroximo. A Paris correspondent of the Independance Belge states that a young girl, a descendant of Racine, has been brought up at the expense of the Dramatic Authors' Society of that city; but the cost of providing a fitting career for her being too great for the funds of the society, they have determined to open a national subscription in her behalf. The Emperor has subscribed 10,000 francs, the Empress 6,000, and the Prince Imperial 1,000. The girl's name is Noemi Trochu. ABOMINABLE OUTRAGE ON A YOUNG GIRL NEAR LEEDS. —About six o'clock on Saturday evening, a girl, 12 years of age, named Catherine Long, daughter of Mr. Wm. Long, of Chapel Town n ear Leeds, was met in the high ro a d, near t h e police station, by a dastardly scoun drel, who seized her and asked her if she had got any money. She said she had not, upon which he told her she would have to accompany him. She said she would not, and bega n to cry. Th e ru ffi an then drew a knife from his pocket, and saying if she made a noise he would kill her, he dragged her across the mad, past the police station, to the end of Back lane, and the re cu t o ff a ll her hair with a pain of scissors. Ho was villain enough also to take her hair pads. The man, who is described as being of middle height and of gentlemanly appearance, with moustache and beard, then made off in the direction of Leeds. HO can be identified. —Manchester Examiner. FATAL OCCURRENCE AT BILLINGSGATE.—Yester day afternoon a melancholy accident occurred to Jas. Hen ley, a fellowship porter, by which ho met with an instan taneous death. The unfortunate man was unloading a vessel laden with sprats, and was walking along the gang-board with a load, the board being covered with ice owing to the constant dripping from the wet fish, when he slipped, and pitched head foremost into the hold of a vessel that was empty, falling heavily upon his head. Assistance being at hand he was immediately taken on shore to the Antigalli can Arms, I)arkhouse-lane, where a surgeon was promptly in attendance, but life was extinct. Information was for warded to the coroner of the melancholy event. 100 99} NI 1141 11 144 13i 14 981 98 n 81 7i 109} i 9 95 i d 151 15 i 84 I i 100 all all all BRITISH MINES. Share Mines. Paid. Closing Bisiaciia Price. Dom). 'Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 41 51 20 British Iron Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 440 850 Eaat Bassett (Illogan) 3O 1171 1221 East Caradon E. WI Russl (Tavistk.) 7.4.0 111 111 14 131 Gam.A.ESt.Aubyli(Gwen.) 541 62 65 Great South Tolgus " 17s 131 141 (.`Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) 12.4.2 1 11 G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 91 1 4 Grenville 55 4 41 llerod's-Foot Bl 22 23 II ing - ston Downs 4.3.6 4f 51 Lady Bertha Margaret (dny Lelant) 95 47 50 North Downs ' 25 5 51 North France s Hogan) 10 51 55 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 9 10 N.Wh'l Basset (Illog,an 5 5 6 Par Consols (St. Blazy). 11 11 12 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt) 10.6.7 46 48 Sortrhige Cons. Min. Co. 10s 1 SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 11 250 266 South C. Brea( Mogan). 2 21 31 —s.. Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.18.9 les 175 Stray Park 18.18.0 191 204 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 44 21 El 3 10 Tin Croft 9 1 5/ Vale of Towey (Carm ) 12s 6d West Basset (Illogan) ll 17 111 West Seton W. Caradon (Liskeard). 10 72 75 Wheal Basset (Mogan). 51 180 190 ••,. Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 105 110 Wheal Edward (Cals.).. 6 1/ 15 Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 125 ni Wh'l Mary Ann (Meishe) 8 34 36 Trelawney (Lisk.) 44 20 30 FOREIGN MINES i Australian 7f f 1 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim. 156 11 par 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) 271 —.- 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 10 20 191 5 Do. Land and Mining:Co. all 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica ... d 40 Cobre Copper all 48 49 Copiapo l6 7f 81 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.oo all f 2 Fortuna 20 General all 24 26 3 Linares all 101 111 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita all 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10s. par p 20 PontgibaudSilver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 5 7 5 Port Philip 1 f I Scottish Australn. (L.)... 10 s fd 4 p t 8.2.84 United Mexican all 11 2 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share Joint-Stock Banks. Paid.! Closing I Busbies, Price. Done. 100 Azra&UnitedServiceßk 50 40 'Australasia all 81 83 25 Bank of Egypt all 221 231 221 100 iPank of London 5O 50 52 40 !Brit. Col. Ilk. & LoanCo all 50 British North American all 20 Clitd. Bank of India, Ace 18 101 201 25 Ch.Mer.of In. Lon.&Ch. all —.- 100 City 5O 65 66 100 !Colonial 25 20.11 ,Corn. Bank of Canada all 100 'Commercial of Landon 2O 10 20 191 20 lEnc , Scot., & Aus. Ch all 171 18 20 Gen Ilk, of Switzerland all 20 Lon.eliar.Bk.otAustral. all 221 231 221 50 Loudon and County 50 London Joint St oo k 100 London .3,y Weatininster 2O 100 Nat, Prov. of England 35 20 Do. new lO 50 National Bank 25 20 New South Wales 25 Orient .11k, Corporation all 391 1 20 Ottoman Bank 3 ll 171 181 100 Provincial of I re l and 10 Do. New . . 25 South Australi a . 25 Union of Auatralia all V) piton of London l2 281 291 29 100 Unity Mutual 1 80 wt, 1031 2f TIES. Business Done. 102 11 SIR JOHN PAKINGTON ON THE NATIONAL _DEFENCES. DROITWTICH, MONDAY. A public meeting was held here this afternoon to establish a rifle corps for Droitwich ; the Mayor, Mr. Holyoake, presided, and the Right Hon. Sir John Pakington, member for the borough, was also present. The MAYOR having read letters from Lord South well and others, expressing regret at inability to attend the meeting, and having announced sub scriptions to the amount of £286 towards the ob ject, called upon Sir J. Pakington to move the first resolution. Sir J. PAKINGTON then moved, "That this meet ing is of opinion that it is expedi3nt to establish a rifle corps in this town and neighbourhood, and that all classes be invited to become members." He heartily desired to promote the movement now going on throughout the country for the establish ment of volunteer corps, and therefore he was glad to see a meeting for that object held at Droitwich, They would remember that this movement was sanctioned and encouraged by the late Government, and it was also sanctioned and encouraged by the present, and there was therefore no possibility of anything like party feeling marring it. The pa triotic movement now being made throughout the country was most encouraging, and reminded him of the great volunteer movement of 1803. Happily he could add that the circumstances which marked the movement in 1803 were different from the cir cumstances which distinguished that of 1859. In the year 1803 they were in the very midst of that great European war which only ended finally in 1815, and the First Napoleon, the Great Napoleon, had then assembled an army on the opposite coast of France, with the avowed intention of invading /this country, and the general expectation was that the time was at hand when we should have to fight a French army on English ground, and to defend our hearths and homes from foreign invaders. With regard to the probabilities of a French inva sion, if there was anything like a panic in Eng land on the subject, which, he must confess, he could hardly believe ; if there was a feeling of alarm in the minds of the people of England gene rally, he would say that he, for one, would not share in it. In the first place, they must recollect that, of ;all the modes of warfare, one of the most difficult, one of the most arduous, one of the most dangerous was the attempt to invade the territory of a great Power. (Hear, hear.) They would re member, in the history of the Great Napoleon, that it was perfectly true that he subdued the German Powers by his vast and highly-disciplined army, and that he overran Italy; and at that period of his history he acquired a degree of power which he might truly say no other European monarch pos• sessed. But when lie extended his attempts to Spain and Russia he signally failed, and the attempt to invade a great territorial Power only recoiled on himself and entailed ruin upon him. (Hear,hear.) Then, to invade England, troops would have to be conveyed across the ChannnVand the naval force of Great Britain must be. defeated before this country could be invaded by a foe. (Hear, hear.) The mayor in his opening remarks, bad speculated on the possibility of our navy being defeated. The MAYOR-Or evaded. Sir J. PAKINOTON was aware that the introduc tion of steam into the navy had made a great change, and perhaps had increased the possibility of invasion, but he, for one, did not contemplate, un less an overwhelming force was brought to bear upon this country, the possibility of our sustaining a defeat in the ChanneL (Cheers.) He confessed, therefore, that he was not one who contemplated invasion as a probability. But although we were still on friendly terms with France, and although he for one did not feel distrust in the personal in tention of the Emperor towards this country, nevertheless he thought that the state of public affairs on the :Continent was such as to make it de sirable to foster this movement (Hear.) There could be no doubt that we had fallen into a state of false security during the long peace that we had en joyed. During the 40 years of peace Englishmen seemed to have adopted the idea that the days of war had passed away, and that the days of peace were to last for ever. He wished he could contemplate such a state of things ; but it was not to be so ; and although that long peace had had no effect in dimi nishing the national spirit, it had the effect of re ducing the national defences. Successive Adminis trations had been vieing with each other in order to show which should call upon Parliament to vote the lowest estimates for the national service, and the lowest amount of national taxation ; and no doubt it was due to every government to carry on the affairs of the country with as little pressure as, possible. But one result of this feeling had been that the national defences had been reduced to a point which was not consistent with the national safety, the national dignity, or the maintenance of that power in Europe, and :that influence among the nations of the world which England was bound to support. (Hear.) There was no country in the world—no great empire in the world, in which it was so essen tial that the means of national defence, and the means of carrying on war should be greater than in oars, on account of the extent of our empire, it being spread over the four quarters of the world, and on account of the geographical smallness of the great centre of the empire—England. (Hear, hear.) In addition to all these considerations, it was impos sible to deny that the present state of Europe warned us that we could not with prudence allow the state of things which had prevailed to continue. It was true we were at peace with France, and we had no reason to distrust the good intentions of the French Government. On the other hand, the mayor had just called their attention to, the startling events which had taken place this year in France, and the immense naval and warlike preparations that were making in that country. And although our alliance with France might be close, and we had fought side by side with the French both in the Crimea and in China, and although he earnestly hoped that the good feeling might long continue, still there had been occasions within the last two or three years , on which our friendly relation's with France had been in danger, and in the present extremely complicated state of European affairs it was impos sible to say how soon again our alliance might be endangered, and therefore they were bound to be prepared for all contingencies. He wanted Europe to see that we were prepared for all contingencies —that our navy was strong, and our people loyal and united; and on that ground he was very anxious for the success of this movement. While such a feeling was stirred up throughout the country, and while every town in Worcestershire was joining in it, he had fall hope that Droitwich would not be behind in a manifestation of national spirit. The resolution, and others which followed, were carried unanimously. • THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Dec. 20.—Wind this day at noon, Light breeze from S. to S.E. The frost continues. PLVIOUTH,INC. 19. Wind, E.—Arrived—El Mun deas, from Cuba to Bremen, with damage from collision in the Start; H.M.S. Nile, from Queenstown; H.M.S. Eme rald, from Deal; Triton, from Sunderland for Hong Kong, to stop a leak. Sailed—Elizabeth, for Gambia. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 19. Wind, S.S.W. to S.W.— Sailed—H.M.S. Prometheus, for Portland. • (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPILd PLYMOUTH, Tuesday Morning. A large paddle-wheel steamship has just anchored in the Sound. She is painted black, with white topgallant bul warks, has two funnels, and a white bird figurehead. The ship shows a white flag, with diagonal red cross, and a coat of arms in the centre, and is supposed to belong to the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company. SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Arrived.—Oak, from Montrose • Gazelle, from Plymouth; Ceylon, steamer, from Alexandria ' • Three Sisters, from Guernsey; Wonder, steamer, from Jersey; Valelia, from Shields • Transit, United, and David Legg, from Sunder land ; Calumet, and Water Witch, from Seaham ;. Char lotte, from Guernsey. Sailed.—Havre, steamer, for Havre ; Courier and Ata lanta, steamers, for Jersey. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. Wind S. Arrived, Dec. 19—Scotland, from Buenos Ayres • Lena, from Newfoundland ; Turia, screw steamer, from'Barce lona. Sailed—Lady Havelock, for Savan nah ; Salopean, for Barbados • Olinda, for Gibraltar. Arrived,' Dec. 20—Bald Eagle, from Shanghai ; Hardy, from Demerara ; Niagara and Delfthaven, from New Or leans • Noemie, from Charleston; Montreal, from Quebec ; Sea King, from New Orleans. Sailed —Sandusky, for Savannah ; British Queen, screw steamer, for Havre ; Pelican, screw steamer, for Dunkirk ; Hamburg, screw steamer, for Bordeaux. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Wind S. ; tide, last hour's flood ; weather clear and frosty. Arrived, Dec. 19—Rubin, from Moulmein ; Providence, from Gravelines. Arrived, Dec. 20—Sophia, from Wendersborg. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Wind W.S.W. ; moderate. Passed—R. C. Dyer, schooner. from South Carolina, for London. Anchored—Brothers, for Cardiff ; Dominica, for Domini ca—both from London ; Providence, from Lisbon, for Domi nica ; Eugenia, from Sheerness, fur Naples. Put back—City of Delhi, with the rest of the outward bound that sailed yesterday. DISABILITY OF WITNESSES.—The Massachusetts Senate has adopted an amendment to the laws which re moves the disability to receive the testimony of atheists in its courts of law. The amendment provides that " every person not a believer in a religion shall be required to testify truly under pains and penalties of perjury." To this an amendment was adopted as follows :—" And the evidence of such person's disbelief in the existence of God may be re ceived to affect their credibility as witnesses." The latter clause of the amendment was adopted by a vote of 10 to 7. The vote upon the amendment, as amended, was 13 to 13, and it was adopted by the casting veto bf the president BANS _RETURNS. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes, of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in cirov.- lation during the week ending Saturday, the 6th day of Dec., 1859. PRIVATE BANKS. Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and Co Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jemmett, Pomfret, & Co. 10 696 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury—Cobb and Co 23,643 Bald ock hank and Baldjek and ili_z-gleswado Bank, Big - gleswatle—wells, Rogge, and Co. Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple—Marshall and Co Basingstoke and Oldham Bank, Basingstoke— Seymour, Lamb, and Co. Bedford Bank, Bedford—Barnard and Co .. 29,008 Bewdley Bank, Bewdley—Nichols, Baker, and Co. 11,823 Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank . and Oxford Bank, Bicesta.—Tubb and Co. Birmingl.4llll Bank, Birmingham Att wood s, Spooner, and Co. Boston Bank, Boston—Claypons and Co .. 70,068 Boston Bank, Boston—Gee and Co Bridgwater Bank, /tridgwater—J. &J. L. Sealey 8,144 Broseley and Bridgnorth and Brid"north and Broseley Bank, Broseley—Pritchards, Boycott, and Co, Buckingham. Bank, Buckingham—Bartlett, Par rott, and Co Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, and Stow market Bank, Bwy St. Edmunds--Oakes, Bevan, and Co. Banbury Bank, Banbury—J. C. and A. Gilbert Banbury Old Bank, Banbury—Cobb and Son 27,943 Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard--Bassett, Son, and Co. Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Lloyds and Co 30,031 Bradford Old Bank, Bradfcrd, Yorkshire—Harris 22,880 7,240 , and Co. ' 12,226 Brecon Old Bank, Brecon—Wilkins and Co 64,288 Brighton Union Bank, Brighton—Hall, West, and Co. Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington—Hard ing, Smith, and Co 12,375 Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds-- Worlledge and Co. Cambridge Bank, Cambridge--Mertlock and Co 14,467 Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, CaMbridge —Messrs. Fosters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury—Hammond and Co 84,492 Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen—David Morris and - ____ Sons 23,522 Chertsey Bank, Chertsey-La Cold* and Son... . 2,460 Colchester Bank, Colchester-Rcurr2, Green, & Co. 13,899, Colchester and Essex Bank, and Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh, Suffolk, Bank, Colchestel- Mills, Bawtree, and Co. ' 32,016 Cornish Bank, Truro-Tweedy and Co 44,500 Coventry Bank, Coventry-Little and Woodcock 5,890 City Bank, Exeter-Milford and Co. Craven Bank, Settle-Alcocks, Birkbeck, and Co 15,703 Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Monmouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow- Bromage, Snead, and Co 8,248 Derby Bank, Derby-W. and S. Evans and Co. Derby Bank, Derby--Samuel smith and Co . 40,162 Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby-Crompton, Newton, and Co. .... 26,351 Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes--Locke and Co. Diss Bank, Diss-Fincham and Co 10,279 Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster- Cooke and Co Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton-on- Tees Bank, Darlington-Backhouse and Co 85,419 Devonport Bank, Devonport--Hodge and Co 7,651 Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dor chester- R. and 11. Williams East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard-Robins, Foster, and Co. 101,268 East Riding Bank, Beverley-Bower and Co 54,897 Essex Bank and Bishop's Stortford Bank, Chelms ford-Sparrow, Round, and Co 39,409 Exeter Bank, Exeter-Sanders and Co 27,737 Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Farling don-Barnes Medley, and Co 5,856 Farnham Bank, Farnham-John and Jas. Knight 10,006 Faversham Bank, Faversham-Hilton and Co 5, 112 Godalming Bank, Godalming-Mellersh and Keen 4,666 Guildford Bank, Guildford-Messrs. Haydon.... 12,460 aranthain Bank, Grantham-Hardy and Co 28,300 Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford-Mat thews and Co Hull Bank and Kingston-upon -HIM Bank, Hull- Smith, Brothers, and Co 19,733 Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don-Veasey and Co Harwich Bank, Harwich-Cos, C o bb o ld, an d Co. 6,387 Hertfordshire, Hitchin Bank, Hitchin-Sharples and Co. • 32,162 Hereford, Ross, and ArchenEeld Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, Ross-Morgan and Co 19,189 Ipswich Bank, Ipswich-Bacon and Co. 17,723 Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Had leigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich-Alesanders & Co 65,968 Kentish Bank, Maidstone-LRandall, Mercer, and Co. Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington-Davies and Co. Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough-Harrison and Co • 22,345 Kendal Bank, Kendal-Wakefield, Crewdson, &Co 44,922 Longton Staffordshire Bank, Longton-C. Harvey and Son Leeds Bank, Leeds-Beckett and Co Leeds Union Bank, Leeds-W. Williams, Brown, and Co. Leicester Bank, Leicester-T. and T. T. Paget 31,556 Lewis Old Bank, Lewis-Whitefeld and Co 28,806 Lincoln Bank, Lincoln-Smith, Ellison and Co Llandovery Bank, Lampeter Bank, and Llandilo Bank, Llandovery-D. Jones and Co Loughborough Bank, Loughborough-Middleton and Cradock Lymington Bank, Lymington-S. and G. F. St Barba Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Legis-- Gurneys and Co. Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis- Jarvis and C 0... , 12,448 Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield-Brocklehurst and Co. Manningtree Bank, ManninetTee-Nunn and C 0... 3,439 Merionethshire Bank, Dolgelly-Williams and Son 8,852 Miners' Bank, Truro-Willyams and C 0.......... 16,999 Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Ban, Abergavenny-Bailey and Co. 21,859 Monmouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire -Bank, Monmouth- Bromage, Snead, and Co. Newark Bank, Newark-Godfrey and Riddell Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Sleaford-Handley, Peacock, and - Co. Newbury Bank, Newbury-Bunny, Slocock, and Co 16,36H Newmarket Bank, Newmarket-Eaton, Hammond, and Co. Norwich Crown Bank and Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Norwich-Harmys and Hudsons 46,768 Norwich and Norfolk and Fakenham Banks, Nor wich-Gurneys and Birkbecks 87,326 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Notting ham-Hart, Fellows, and Co. Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton-Craddock and Co. ... 2,419 Naval Bank, Plymouth-Harris & Co New Sarum Bank, Sarum-Everett and Co. 9,119 Nottingham Bank, Nottingham-Samuel Smith and Co.. 29,950 Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Oswestry -Croxon and Co' 12,651 Oxford Old Bank, Oxford-Parsons and Co .. 30,628 Old Bank, Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge- • Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Tonbridge-T. 'H. and S. Beaching ' Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witney-J. W. Clinch and Sons 11,129 Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank ar d Beverley Bank, Hull-Pease and Co. 45,919 Penzance Bank, Penzance-Batten and Co. Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter • , borough-D. Yorke and Co. Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest-J. and W Walters Reading Bank, Reading-Simonds and 60. Reading Bank, Reading-Stephens, Blandy, & Co. 29,275 Richmond Bank, Richmond-Roper and Co. .. 6,119 Rochdale Bank, Rochdale-Clement, Royds, & Co. 2,551 Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Rochester-- Day and Nicholson Royston Bank, Royston-Fordham and Sons Rugby Bank, Rugby-A- Butlin and Son 10,454 Rye Bank, Rye-R. C. Pomfret and Co 12,598 Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross-Allaway and MacDougal Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden-Gibsons and Co 27,055 Salop Bank, Shrewsbury-Burton, Lloyd, &Co 12,438 Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborougl-Wood dl 24,665 and Co. Shrewsbury Old Bank and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury-Rocke Eyton, and Co 45,213 Sittingbourne and Milton Dank, Sittingbourne-• / Valiance and Co. 3,330 Southampton Town and County Ban k, Southamp -10,926 South P well c - e Wylde and Co 10,539 S s c ! u u ot t nh h -w am eiNif p la t ßd s a da S n 'd and ear Hampshire Bank, Southampton _Atherley, Fall, and Co 3,098 Stafford ord ßaTA S , tev s e ta na mf on or a d n_d E Co at . en . : Cayley, and Co 12, 9 40 Stamford 27,325 Shrewsbury and Welsh Pool Bank, Shrewsbury-. Old and Bank,k Rutland u Beck, Downward, and Co • 23,302 Taunton Bank, 1 aunton - H. and R. Badcock.... 28,226 Tavistock Bank, Tavistock-Gill, So ns , an d C o . .. 9 , 387 Thornbury Bank, Thornbury-Harwood and C 0... 8,744 Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton-Duns. ford and Co. ~ Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northamptonshire, Thrapston-York and Eland 11,580 Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, T r i ng -B u t c h er and Son Towchester Old Bank, T owchester-Percival and Co. 7,422 Town and County of Poole Bank and Ringwood and Poole Bank, Poole--G. W. Ledgard and Sons 9,915 Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston-Vivian and Co 13,530 Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge-Hull, Smith, &Co. 12,367 Wallingford Bank, Wallingford-Hed ges , Wells, . and Co. Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick- Greaves and Co. Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington-Fox, Brothers, and Co 3,495 West Riding Bank, Wakefield and POntefract Bank-Leatham, Tow, and Co 46,217 Whitby Old Bank, Whitby-Simpson, Chapman, ' and Co. Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Winches ' ter-Bulpett and Co. .. 18,643 Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Wey mouth-Elliot, Pearce, and Co. Wirksworth and Ashbourno Derbyshire Bank- Arkwright and Co. Wisbeeh and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech-Gur neys and Co Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe-P. and W Hancock 6,693 WOrve;cainpton Bank, Wolverhampton—G oodricko and Holyoake Worcester Old Bankland Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co 67,E55 Wolverhampton Bank, Woherbarapton—R. and W. F. Fryer ........ 0,8(4 Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halcsworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth— Gurneys, Birkbeck, and Co. all 100 3} 100 100 161 100 100 1} 106 9} 100 all all all all all t 8& 9 6 9 i i 20i 10 100 100 190 Stock' 20 20 100 100 Sto. 1 Stock 100 100 100 100 100 Stook 100 1 100 100 100 Stock Stock Stock Stock stock Sharel 100 10 Stook Stock Stock' Stock 100 Stock 1. 3 0. all 100 1 18 all all all 113 Paid. 1 .11E0 all 100 aII all all all 1100 100 all all all all all 734 4 101 l I e a 51 5 124 4 111 1114/ 1061 1 11 421 1 7313