The Sun. — London, England, 1862-01-04 00:00:00

MONEY .MARKET AND CITY NEWS.] CITY, Two O'CLOCK. There has been a brisk demand for money to-day, at full rates. About £lO,OOO in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon ex hibited no change of importance. Since Monday last the imports of specie have been about £762, )00 and exports £203,000. Increased excitement prevailed in the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, in consequence of the pacific character of the advices from New York, andiprices further advanced id to . 1 d per lb. The sales were about 30,000 bales. The subjoined communication refers to the debt of New Grenada -- "Committee of Spanish American Bondholders, Jan. 3. "The Committee of Spanish American Bondholders have this morning received a letter from Santa Marta, dated Nov. 27, of which the following is an extract : •, 4 By a decree of the 16th ult., which you will find published in the enclosed official Gazette, cash duties are henceforward established throughout the Republic, and a great change is shortly to be made in the rates of duties. " A large increase in Customs revenue is counted on, and it is generally estimated that under the new tariff the duties at this port alone will exceed a million per annum. "`By this mail 5,025 dols. 49 cents. are remitted from this Custom-house to Messrs. Baring, Brothers, and Co., the proportion corresponding to the bondholders on collec tions during the month. As there have been considerable importations during the month, and some important ship ments overdue, the next mail will probably be a much more satisfactory one in this respect.' "Enclosed is a copy of a further order received by the Collector of Customs relating to the due remittance of the 26 per cent. of duties to Messrs. Baring, Brothers, and Co..— (Copy of Translation.) " ' United States of oolumbia, Executive Power of the Union. " To the Commissioner of the Custom holm of Santa Marta. " ' I have to reiterate the orders that have been even to you, not only for you to keep, as in deposit, in cash, the 25 per cent, of the import duty on the foreign debt, but also in respect of the remittance that has to be made. monthly, of such proceeds, to Messrs. Baring Brothers, bankers of the Republic in London. " You will render account of each remittance to this secretary's office, as is provided. Signed) " Bogota, 25th Oct., 1861.' " " 4 JULIAN TRUJILLO. The market for Public Securities opened buoy antly this morning, and a further rise of per cent. way speedily established, but less firmness has since prevailed, as several speculators being satisfied with the available profits have closed their engagements for the rise. There is still, however, a disposition to operate for an advance. Consols have been 921 -a, but they are now 921 -1. The New Threes have risen to 91i 92 ; the Reduced, to 921 ; Exchequer Bills (March), to lls. and 14s. prem. ; ditto, June, to 12s. and 15s. prem. ; Bank Stock, to 237; and India 5 per Cent, is firm, at 105-3 1061. Foreign Securities have been actively dealt in, and prices in some instances show a further im provement. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 79 to 80; ditto, 1858, 70*; Mexican have advanced to 284 New Granada to 201.; Brazilian 5 per Cents. to 9 91 ; ditto 41 per Cents. to 891; Russian 5 per Cents. to 991 ; Spanish to 501 4 ; D etch to 1001. ; and Italian to 638 In the Railway Share Market there has been a moderate amount of business transacted, and prices generally have exhibited increased firmness. Great Western, North-Western, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Midland, and North Eastern (Ber wick) improved 55., and Caledonian and Eastern Counties 15s. The Foreign and Coldnial lines also show a fur ther slight improvement. Great Luxemburg have advanced to 91 4 ; Northern of France, to 39 ; and Sambre and Meuse, to 74 4 ; Grand Trunk of Canada have improved to 204 ; East Indian, to 1004 101 ; and Great Indian Peninsula, to 994. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue at almost previous prices. Union of Aus tralia, realise 38k 39 ; Union of London,2Bl; Royal Mail Steam, 47i; and South Australian Land, 34. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 924 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 p er C en t. A nnu iti es 924 2 li India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent. 99 Ditto 51 per Cent a . lO5 41 Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1864 991 bitto Bonds £l,000 Consols for Account, Jan. 9 924 1 / India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent March. I June. 14 I 12 15 pm Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d Ditto £5OO Ditto Small ll I 12 pm FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto 4/ per Cent, 1860 :Mexican, 3 per Cent Ditto Account .. 28 / / / N,sw Grenada, 2 per Cent . Peruvian 4f per Cent Ditto Account Ditto (Uribarren), 41 per Cent. Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St — Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent. — Ditto Account Ditto New Loan — Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 21 per Cent., Exchange 12 Guil. Ditto Certificate, 4 per Cent... Ditto Account Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861 Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41. per Ct. Ex. 4s B7l. TWO O'CID(3{N . 92i $ 921 t Consols, Money ~ Ditto Account POLICE 2NTELLIGENCE.—( This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERIES BY BOYS.—Robert Williamson, 16, was 'charged with Ftealing 10s. from his master, Mr. Wm. D. 'Challenger, pianoforte maker, of 10, Upper Charlton-street. Mr. Challenger said he gave the boy the money to pro cure him some articles used in the business on Tuesday last, but he did not return till yesterday, and then said he had spent the money. As the boy had hitherto borne a rood character he did not wish to press the charge. Mr. Yardley said the boy did not seem a hardened offen der, and he hoped it was his first offence. The prisoner ought to be very thankful to his kind master, and he should 'discharge him, as his master wished it. Frederick Nottingham, a boy who has been before in tstody, was charged with stealing some sacks of charcoal from the shop of John \Vimberley, coal dealer, 31, Wind ml 11-street, Tettenham-court-road. _ kleath, 30 E, proved seeing the boy making ( ff with a sack of charcoal and pursued him, when he flung the sack away ana ran off, but was caught. Prosecutor said he missed three sacks. Barnes, the gaoler, said he had the boy in custody before for stealing apples. Mr. Yardley, the boy wishing the case settled, committed him for a month with hard labour. TD'S DAYS SHIPPING. LONDON, Jan. 4.—Wind this day at noon—North liV esterly; moderate breeze, and fine weather. SWANSEA, Jan. 2.—Wind N. W.—Sailed —Rose of Eng land, for Caldera. CLYDE, Jan. 2 . —Wind W.—Arrived—Viola, from Mon treal. Jan 3.—A rr i ve d —Minnie, from Newfoundland. Sailed—Meleta, screw steamer, for Antwerp and New York ; Ann Johnston, for Matanzas. Cnocas.HA.vEN, Jan. l. — Arrived—Flying Cloud, from 13uen os Ayres. QurmrsTowN, Jan. 2.— Arrived—Lilian, from Alex andria; Adelaide, steamer, from London for St. John's, New Brunsw i c k. Jan. 3.—Glasgow, screw steamer, from New York; city of Manchest er , screw steamer, from Liverpool, and left for New York. Sailed—Mauritius, steamer, for Halifax. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 3.—The Victoria, from Dieppe for Barcelona, has put back, having been ashore. P t BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning. Arrived—Southampton, steamer , from Havre; Star, from Havre ; Cer:s, steamer, from Dublin, and l e ft f or London. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Adrived, Jan. 4—Pandora, from Cronatadt; Rhine, from Antwerp. DEAL, Saturday Morni n g . Anchored—Sarah and Emma, from London for Cal utta. The coupons for the January dividends on the bonds of the State of Virginia have been returned by Messrs. Baring, with the answer" No advice to pay." The same answer will, it is apprehended, be given with regard to the debts of the other Confederate States until the con clusion of the civil war. • st 2s 6d 1 0. 6. SHAR E IfIAREET-(THIS DAT). ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share) Railways. 6.4.0 19.10.4 Belfast and Nor. Coun. Wol., and Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bost., Sleaf.,and 111 d. Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen Cardigan C )rk and Bandon Cork, Blrock, & Passage Cornwall Do A A gets no div Do • B ti 116 p c.p an. has been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast Juno. Dun.,Perth,& Ab. June East A nglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do Bdo do DoNw A, late E U 3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin., Perth. & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness lasg. and S. Western GreatNrthn of Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an W. of Ireland' Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Irish South Eastern Lancashire & Yorkshirej London and Blackwalli Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast , Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western L'derry & Coleraine L'derry &Enniskillen M an., Shef., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle DOI shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland! Do. 6 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Newry & Armagh, def. Newry, Warnpt, & Ros Norfolk North British Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stock Do A stk ; A recs no d till 6 pc. has been pdß Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York North London Do new North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Not. Gran. El. & Canal Peebles • Portsmouth 10 RhN ney st Scot slaCentral st Scot. J. E., Aber. stock st Do Solt. Mid. stock 10 Shrews. and Welchpool st Shropshire Union 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer st South Devon 25 S. Durham & Lane. Un st South Eastern st South Wales st S. York. and River Dun 20 Stain es, Wok.,andWok. 25 Stockton .5, r, Darlington 25 Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale. Do Pref. No. 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rail Ulf. ter Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Warerford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall West London Do Ist class 12.10 Do 2d class W. Hartlepool Har. &R West Midland Oxford. Do Newporri l Do Hereford LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid. Leasing Closing Business Railways. Co. s Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln. & N.W .. .. Birkenhead., Buckingh • --nA.e.re.. Chester &II Ilyhead lOO Do 53 54 Do. 54 per cent 100 De. l2B 125 Do. 5 „ 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Caledon. 101 103 Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U.&E.O 63 65 E. Lincolnsh. g 6 pr c. 100 Gr. North. 133 136 E.Union,HarwichShs all E,Counts. 4 44 Do. Woodbridge.. 100 •• •• •• Gls.Barr.&Neils.Drci. 100 Caledon .. .. Do. new Gloster & Dean Forest all Gt. West. .. .. Hull and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 110 112 Do. halves Do. quarters Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.&N.W 10' . 7 202 London & Greenwich 100 S. Eastern 81 63 Do. Preferen 'e Lon.,Tilb. dr S.. "tfiend 100 Peto &Co B2 84 Lowestoft gua. t p c.. 100 Norfolk Do 6 p'3r cent lOO Do.• Mnc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& 31 34 n Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Newmarkt, BuryEx 1 5. 5. 6. E Counts. par 4 p gua. 5 per eent... Northn.&Eastn. sp. c. all Do. Do. 6 per cent..... all Do. Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do. . . N. Eastn—Hartlepool t o N. El Ben . . .. North Western all Midland 151 16i Preston and Wyre. 1 all L&N . W & Lsk. i 43 45 Do. i shares A. all Do. • • • • •. .. .. Roystn.Hitch.& Shop. 100 Gt. North. 133 136 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 T Brassey 118 122 120 Do. Do. South Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West. 90 92 Wimbledn t Croydon all L.&Brgtn 81 9i PREFERENCE SHARES. Share' railways. Blythe and Tyne 10 p.c. pref. issued at £5 a Bris. & Exet. 4p.c. et 11 Do. shares Caledon. £lO. p. cent 11 Do. quar. shares, No. 2 1 1 Cork & Bandon, 5i p. c. a Cornwall, 5 percent a Dun. Perth, & Aber.Jun a Do. tat Class Pref E. Ansrn. Class A 5 p. c D 5. Class B 6 per cent ll Do. Class C 7 per cent P E. Conn. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 1 1 Do No. 2 11 Do. new 6 p. c. st Eastern Union, 4 p. Do. 5 p. c. guar Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares 11 Do. 4p. c. guar. S. & u ll Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 p.c ll Furness, 5 per cent P Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c l' Great Northern, sp. c 1 D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c. pm 1 Do. 4} p. c. do Do.sp.c.Reclnc.atsp.c.pm 1 Gt. Nh. of :Foot. Ist pref. t Gt. Sn. & W. (Ireland) 4 per cent 1 Great West. (Berks and Hants Ext) S per cent Do. redeem. p. ct 1 Do. redeem. 4 p. 1 Do. irredeem. 4p. ct I Do. sp. c. redeem. pref. 1 Do. Birm. pref. shares I Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. she I Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. shs t Do. Birm. guar. stock 1 Do. Chester guar. shares Do. do Do. do Lan. & Carl. 4i p.c. pref Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock 1 Do.Barnetst.£s 2s 10d ne 1 Do. 6p. c. (East Lan.) I Do. 4i p. c. (Blaekb. p qr. 1 Lon.dßrig.sp.c.gu. No.l 1 Do. 5 per cent . .do.. No 2 1 Do. 6 per cell ;Co Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 1 Do. 44 per cent. do 1 Do. 4i p. c. pref. shares Do. 7 per cent pref. stk I Do. 6 p.c. d0(W.4.&C.P.) I Do.4p c st.(div.def.lll'6s Do. 4 per cent. pref I Lon. Chat &Dov. sp.c.pf. I Do. West. Ex., B, 6 p. c. 1)0. Metrop. Ex. li, P p.c. Lon. & S. W., Coy. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent. 1 Lon. & S.West. 7p. cent. at., late 3d ,shares Do. 4A per cent Do. (Prtsm. perpl. anus of 2s 6d Londondy. & Cole. she Londony. & Ennis. she Man. Sh. & Lin. 5 per et. Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent. ...... • • Do. redeem. 6 per cent Marort & Carl. 4 pr. c Do. yp per cent Midland Con. 6 p. . c. stk Do. Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c Do. 4i p. c. pref. stock Do. 4iper cent .... . Do. Leic. and Hit.4per ct. Wrfik. Sp. c. Ex. at. 1846 Do. Sip. c. Pref. at. 1847 D 0.5 ay.ValEx.st. 1 847 Nort British, 5 per cent. Do. New gua. per cent Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. shs. Do. do. do. N th.Dyn.R ail. &Dck. Co. N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. Do. 4i pr. ct. redeemable Do. G.N. E. 4 p. ct. pref Do. Berwick 4 p. c. pref. Do. Leeds 6p. c. No. 1 E Do. do. Quarters, 1848 Do. York. li. k U. Purch. North Staffordshire Rhymney Guaranteed Scottish Central. new pi Scottish North-Eastern 341 p. is. pref. stock.... Do.Aberdeen,p,ma.6p c Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 45 per cent South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6) Do. 41 per cent Do, Fixed 44 per cent South Wales, gua. 4 p. c. Do. 4i per cent Do. do. 1859 Do. 5 per cent. S. Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua. Do. 5 p. c. gua. ar. Do. k Doo & : kAB 6 P e n 6 y 5 PPO.: c P ec S W t ° a c .t k r . c. W. M id. -Oxf let gua stk Do. 2d do Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. Do. Perpet 6p, pf .. 1866 Do. till 1869 Paid Closing 1 Business I Price. done. 74 8 6f 64 95 07 1031 104 5 6 41 42 104 11 18 19 53i 644 98 52 33 35 90 91 29 30 100 102 114 115 111 112 130 132 , 103 104 69j 69 55 58 losi 1081 54 56 116 118 44 46 93 94i 93i Hi 9 11 45 16 6 64 1314 132 li 3 il) 101 103 62 64 631 G4l tOlt 1021 d 5Fi C 9 oot 91} 96 //8 5 11 (1 lot 10 89 91 123 125 39 41 96 98 45i 461 33i 39 77/ 78 65 67 95 97 5/ 6 38/ 39 8 0 pl 5 6 P i 55* 1 - .64 24 34 * d 82 6 6) 47 49 43 46 89 91 raill C i ! r o i s ce in s g Business 91 93 2(4 214 6 6i TILE WINDHAM CASE. COMMISSION OF LUNACY THIS DAY. (Before Samuel Warren, Esq., Q.C., Master in Lunacy, and a Special Jury.) FIFTEENTH DAY. The Master,"on taking his seat, announced that it was the unanimous opinion of the jury that they should have an interview at the proper time with Mr. Windham without the presence of counsel. All the learned counsel objected to such a course, and the discussion was deferred. Dr. Tuke, who was examined in chief yesterday (a re port of which appears in another column) was cross examined by Mr. Chambers—He had at least twenty hours of absolute interviews and long conversations with Mr. Windham, in addition to three 'or four casual conver sations. He was only alcne with him on the 12th of December. Mrs. Windham, Dr. Neale, Dr. Stevens, Mr, Gwyn, and other persons were present during. the interviews. He never saw Mr. Roberts in his life Mr. Bury Hutchinson, a solicitor, was expected, but did not come. Dr. Neale and Dr. Stevens were in and out of the room, and it was not at all a medical consultation. Possibly these gentlemen heard what he said to Mr. Wind ham. In the course of conversation Mr. Windham said that his father had saved his uncle from serious charge by alleging that he was insane, and that his uncle would not dare to appear in the witness box. He said that another uncle would not dare to appear, as he had always been a drunkard, had had delirium tremens, and was nearly blind. All these things were said by Mr. Windham, with a view to show that he did not attach much importance to the threat of issuing the cora mision. He did not know whether the statements of Mr. Windham were true or false. He did not recollect that he said which of his uncles it was who was constantly drunk, or that he:said he was a clergyman. (The witness's notes made after the interviews were put into his hands.) He then said that his eldest uncle had had delirium tremens, and he could hardly see, or, he might have said, t I stand, and his father saved him from prison, pretending he was mad ; and as for the General, his character would not bear investigation, and he knew that he (Mr. Windham) was quite well. Witness did not ask who has eldest uncle was, or pursue the matter further. He read Mr. Buck's affidavit, and he directed Mr. Windham's attention to it. He asked Mr. Windham what fha stsitament could mean that he had cut off his hand, as s ated in Mr. Buck's affi davit. Mr. Windham said "I don't know what Mr. Buck means by saying it was not severe. I put my hand into a chaff-cutting machine, and nearly cut my finger off. I bled like a pig. The servants were horribly frightened, and made me go to Mr. Buck." He also directed Mr. Wind_ ham's attention to other portions of the affidavit relating to his peculiar illness. By this time he had entirely wiped away from his mind the idea that Mr. Windham was under any delusions. and implicitly believed everything he said. He never saw a conjenital imbecile able to go so far as read ing Latin and Greek, but he did not think it would be im possible. In conjenital idiotcy memory failed as a general rule, and the subjects died young. He had told Mr. Windham himself that in four or five years he would become a lunatic, or kill himself, if he persisted in such habits as he had read in the affidavits. That was still his opinion. The only affidavit which appeared to be of any force as against Mr. Windham was that jointly made by the Llewellyns, and he very carefully tested its internal accuracy. He came to the conclusion that their testimony contained inconsistencies, and did not make out a case of insanity against Mr. Wind ham. He (witness) knew that Mr. Gwyn became Mrs. Windham's medical man after Mr. Back's dismissal. Mr. Windham told him that Mr. Gwyn was in the house when he was ill with sickness and dial - rliceea, and Mrs. Windham asked him to see her husband; and then it was that the peculiar nature of his disorder was discovered. Mr. Gwyn was a most respectable practitioner, residing at Hammer smith. He (witness) had read Mr. Illing worth's affidavit, and had directed Mr. Windham's attention to it. He ascer tained from Mr. Windham that Mr. Illingworth lost all in fluence over him by having taken him to Mr. Johnson, who afterwards became the medical referee. LAID INIELLIGENCE.-(7 HiS DAY.) SHERIFFS' COURT. COS V. HONEY. DO CUMENTARY EVIDENCE- This was an action upon a contract, Mr. Manly appear ing for the plaintiff, and Mr. Pearce of Giltspur-street, for the d efendant. The court had adjourned judgment till this morning, and accordingly the Judge stated that, having looked into the letters, he was of opinion two of them made a contract. If, however, Mr. Pearce was advised, he could move the case by eerteorari. Mr. Pearce—l would rather have the judgment of the court. The Court then said that the words "I accept" were fatal to the defendant, and plaintiff would have a verdict with costs. HOPCROFT V. THE ECONOMIC OMNIBULI COMPANY. This was a claim for advertisements insetted for this new company. Mr. Buchanan, for the plaintiff, called his client, who deposed that various advertisements, by order of the pro moters of this company, had been inserted in a periodical, No one appearing for the company, the Court found for the plaintiff with costs. BILLINGSGATE FISH SA.LESMEN-BENJAMIN V. HARRIS. This was a judgment summons, and Mr. Buchanan, for the plaintiff, said his client was a fish salesman, and so was defendant. The defendant was in a good way of business, and though the amount was but a small one he had ne glected to pay it. Committed for six days. THE SUN,' LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 4. 1862. 101 103 103 110 106 108 123 125 81 83 111 113 89 91 115 116 110 112 103 10i 107 109 97 99 98 100 89 90 89 91 102 101 9i 10 17 18 lot IG4 74 76 20 24 10 10 15 15. 1136 133 101 103 112 115 112 115 136 138 112 115 152 155 127 130 73 75 91 92 1112 114 131 14 126 128 i iPm 68 70 i iPm 1137 139 102 104 92 94 .6o 111 A:l7 109 1 lipm 99 101 98 100 4 dis par idis - 22 23 Snare' 100 stk I 18 204 204 10 100 100 100 174 20 stock 20 20 100 100 100 stock stock stock 20 stock stock) stock 132 136 10 10, 231 24 100 102 100 102 9S 100 85 88 27i 28i 31 33 31 33 42 45 124 126 121 123 100 102 118 122 115 120 64 1 91 i 101 i i 64 441 1012 114 1114 12k 6 9141 1081 9 8i 941 3, 94t 6i 1321 11 1021 i i d 78 1 7, 1111 } BRITISH POSSESSIONS. liPaid. /100 15 all 100 1 IClosin g Price. 55 60 08i 99i 41 41- d bi (3i ailwayB. Atlantic & St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent........ Do Do. Buffalo and L axe Huron i ID°. New .. .... iDo. Preference ...... Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 187, CleuttaAS.lilastn.(Li , Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrir Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c Demerara Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4i p o. Debentrs .... Do. 5 We. Deb., 1864.. Do. (M 5-1876 Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. (i per et Do. 6 per et. Debentr Do. 7 percent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872.. Gt.lndiarenin.gua.sp.c. Do. New gua. 5 p. c... G t. South. of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Do. do. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New .. Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 d 0... Do. 54 p. c. do. '7B d 0... Madras gear., 44 p. a... Do. do. 5 per cent .... Do. 41 p. 0. Extension Do. 5 Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. Newßrunswick Canda Ry.ScLand(Lim.)g.6pc Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land do.: Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. ...... Oude (Limited) . ... 1 Scinde ........ • .. • ; 144 Do. Punjaub .. 11 c , O Do. Do. ........ iO , Do. Indus. St. Flo. • gigl Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 9} 5 1 id 19,; 19!d 99} 1001 98 100 99 101 100 101 20 21 58 f 2 45 60 30 34 34 38 29 82 29 82 100 101 d 99 100 8, 91 101 101 87 89 98 99 90 l 2 5 7 4 6 PO 101 d 94 98 j I d !Business done 19f 100.1 1 101} 20i 20 61; 99 I 10 7f i 9 i 7 i i 370 2f 2721 n 5 BENJAMIN V. FISHER. This was a precisely similar case, and Mr. Buchanan argued that in this case defcndant could pay in a moment the amount in dispute, but he had neglected to do so. Committed for six days. TAE MAYOR'S COURT. Considerable discussion ensued respecting this court—the court abusing most heartily, and Mr. Buchanan defending the Lord Mayor's Court. Nothing came from the debate, but Mr. Buchanan appeared to have the best of the argument. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. COVENT GARDEN. The supplies of produce are seasonably good, and the trade generally rules steady, as follows : FRUIT. s. d. 8: ii. Pine apples, perlb 8 oto 10 0 Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0 Colonial do., each 0 oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Grapes,per lb 4 otolo 0 Cobnuts, per lb 4 oto 4 6 foreign do 2 oto 2 6 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Melons, each Peaches, perdoz 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per doz 0 oto 0 o Nectarines. per dz 0 oto 0 0 Damson .... A.Lemons,pri_oto . 0 0 to 0 0 i sieve 2 oto 5 0 Gooseberries hf sv 0 oto 0 0 p p er er do .... 3 oto 6 0 Currants, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Apples, Pears Oranges, per 100 4 otolo 0 Plums, per do. per 100.. 3 6to 7 0 Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 per dole oto 0 0 Raspberries, pr pt 0 oto 0 0 _ _ VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 3 oto r 6 Shallots, per lb .. 0 10 to 1 0 Cabbages, pr doz. 0 9to 1 2 Horseradish, pbn 1 oto 2 0 Savoy do., pr dz. 0 10 to 1 4 Parsley, per ditto 0 3to 0 4 Cauliflowers, pdz 1 oto 2 6 Celery, per ditto 0 9to 1 6 Brocoli, per bun. 1 oto 1 3, Beet, per doz. .. 1 6to 2 0 Potatoes, per ton 100 to 150 0' Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 New ditto, pr ewt. 0 oto 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 Peas, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Mushrooms.p ptl. 2 oto 3 0 Turnips, dz bunch 1 6to 2 0 Artichokes, pr dz 0 6to 0 8 Carrots, pr d 0.... 5 oto 6 0 Cabbage lett,score 0 oto 0 C Cucumbers ...... 0 6to 0 9 Endive, per score 1 6to 0 0 Garlic, per lb .... 0 610 0 8 Radishes, dz !Inds 0 oto 0 0 Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 Spinach, hf. -sv... 0 oto 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Brus. sprouts,h.s. 1 3to 1 9 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Onions, hf. 5v..... 1 6to 1 9 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 New Do., dz bun 0 oto 0 01 Rhubarb, per bun 0 oto 0 0 French beans, h.s. 0 oto 0 01 Asparagus, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Leeks, per bunch 0 oto 0 01 Seakale, per pun. 2 0 to 3 0 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 5s Od to 16s Od; poults, Os Od to Os Od each ; gees e, 4s Od to 7s Od ; goslings, Os Od to Os Od ; ducks, 2s Od to 3s Od; rabbits, is Od to is 9d each; wild do., 9d to is 2d ; pigeons, 10d to is 2d each ; large Surrey fowls, 8s Od to 16s Od; chickens, 5s Od to 7s Od ; barn-door fowls, 4s Od to 6s Od; capons, Os Od; hares, 3s Od to 4s Od ; grouse, 2s Od to Os Od each; pheasants, 3s Od to 4s Od ; partridges, is 6d to 2s ; woodcocks, 3s Od to 4s Od; snipes, l s Od to Is Od; teal, Os 9d to is ; wild ducks, 2s Od to Os Od ; widgeons, is Od to is 6d; plovers, Os 6d to is Od each •, guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od; roasting pigs, 6s Od to 8s Od each; Ostend fresh butter, is to is 2d; English, is ld to is 5d per lb ; English eggs, 15s Od to 16s ; French do., 12s Od to 13s Od per 120 ; leverets, 2s 6d to 3s Od each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 4d ; veal, 4s Od to 53 Od ; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 10d per Ms. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d; mutton, 3s to 4a 4d = veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; and pork, 3s Bcl to 4s 10d per 81bs. BILLING SOATE. Salmon, Os Od to Os Od ; trout, Os Od to Os ; eels, Bcl to 15 Od ; prawns, 58 to Os ; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d pei lb. ; turbots, 8s Od to 21s ; cod, 3s Od to 12s Od ; brills, 2s Od to 7s Od ; doreys, is Od to 7s Od ; mullets, Os 6d to 2s Od ; lobsters, is to 3s Od ; crabs, Gd to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, 4d to is Od each; soles, 2s to ds Od per pair; common oysters, 12s to 20s ; natives, 42s to 44s per bushel ; whitings. 3s Od to 9s ; haddocks, 4s to 12s ; smelts, is 6d to 2s Gd ; flounders, Is Od to 2s 6d per dozen ; mackerel, 50s ; fresh herrings, 6s to 8s ; bloaters, 8s per 100 ; carp and tench, Os Od to Os per brace. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from Bid to 9d , of household do., 6id to 8d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3d to 3id ; 641 b to 721 b, 3id to 3/d ; 721 b to 801 b, 31d to 4d ; 801 b to 881 b, 4d to 41d ; 881 b to 961 b, 4id to sd; 961 b to 1011 b, 5d to 54d. Horse hides, 9s to lOs Od ; calf skins, light 2s Od to 4s Od ; do. full, 6s Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, 9s Od to 10s Gd ; half-brods, 6s 8d to 8s Od; Downs, bs 3d to 63 3d; lambs, Os Od to Os Od ; shearlings, Os Od to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. S~IITHrIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 5s to £5 ; clover, £3 10s to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £lBs to £1 16s Od per load. Both hay and straw were in slow request, at our quotations. CUMBEELAND.—Metviow hay, £2 8s to £5 Os; clover do., £3 109 to £5 18s; and straw, £1 8s to 109 per load. Trade slow. WHITECHAPPL.—Meadow hay, £2 5s to £5 Os; clover, £3 105 to £6 Os Od ; and straw, 11 8s to 16s per load. A. slow demand. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock. AUSTRIA. A letter from Munich in the Moniteur says : " The general contingent of recruits in Austria is fixed for 1862 at 85,000. Hungary, with its annexes, the parts incorporated of Transylvania and Croatia, the ancient Voivodia and the Banat of Temes, with the exception of Ruma and of Illoc, will contribute 25,542 of the number. The facilities previously accorded for obtaining exemp tion from military service are maintained, the price for that purpose remaining fixed at 1,200 florins (2fr. 50c. each). The conscription will commence on the Ist March next, and there is every reason to expect that the levy will be made in the different provinces without difficulty. The bill for regulating in Austria the legal confessional relations between the Roman Catholics and the other Chris tian societies is now known, at least in its principal provisions. It bears on the faculty of mixed mar riages, on the religious education of children, and on the change of religion withi❑ the Christian circle. The enactments of the bill are liberal, and suited to the wants of the times and the progress of religious tolerance. FIRE A.ND LOSS 01 7HREE LIVES. Yesterday afternoon a fire broke out in 6, Fountain-court, Strand, inhabited by poor people. Mrs. Howlitt, who occupied the second floor, left her four children in the house while she went out to work. The eldest boy, having occasion to go below the bed, struck a lucifer match which set fire to the bed clothes, and then ran out of the house, but the flames spread so rapidly that all egress was cut off fram the others who were in an ad joining room, and before assistance arrived they perished in the flames. The engines having arrived the fire was extin guished, but not before the first and second floors were completely burnt out. The remains of the three children, Lizzy Howlitt, Frederick Howlitt, and Rebecca Howlitt were afterwards collected together and placed in a shell. An inquest on the bodies will be held. ACCIDENT' ..4T S 7. MARTIN'S HALL. LOSS OF LIFE. Yesterday afternoon a frightful accident, attended with loss of life, occurred in St. Martin's Hall, Long-acre. The building having been engaged for the purpose of giving a series of concerts by.the Rumsey and Newcomb's Minstrels, from the United States, was in course of deco ration for the performance, and three large sunlight chande liers were in process of being fitted by the men in the em ploy of Messrs. Defries. In order to fix the chandeliers it became necessary to construct what is termed a hang ing scaffold, and Mr. Prince, of Finsbury, was em ployed to perform this portion of the work. The scaffold hung about 10 feet from the roof, which is 40 feet from the ground, and this afternoon seven men, named Geo. Star ding, John Lin field,lV m. Gowell, Win. Sabey, Pat rick Cocklin, Edward Stevens, and R. Wood were engage 3 on the scaffold securing the large centre tube, which acts as a kind of chimney to the chandelier. About half-past three, without the slightest warning, the lowerscaffold poles, across which some boards had been placed to form a temporary flooring, gave way, and six of the men were precipitated to the ground, a large portion of scaffolding falling on them. By a most miraculous circumstance, Stevens, the foreman, at the moment the scaffolding gave way, seized hold of one of the small iron rods, about 12 inches in length, projecting from the funnel of the chandelier, and was left hanging thereto in a most frightful position. The conster nation caused by the accident amongst the other workmen employed about the place was terrific, and the first thought of every one was to extricate the poor fellows from beneath the poles and planking that had fallen upon them. While this was being done Stevens was seen hanging from the roof, and three or four minutes elapsed before a ladder could be so arranged as to enable him to save himself from impending death. Most fortunately, by the utmost exertions, Stevens was rescued from his perilous position; and as soon as he reached the ground his first act was to render all the assistance he could to the six poor fellows lying bleeding on the floor. Sergeant Holmes, of the F division of police, happened to be in the building, and, without the slightest delay, he had the sufferers conveyed to the hospital. Standing was taken to Charing-cross, and Linfield, Gorwell, Sabey, Cocklin, and Wood to King's College Hospital, where every aid was instantly given to them. In a very short time after his admission, Wood, who was the permanent gasfitter engaged by the lessees of the hall, expired from the severe injuries he had received, and it is feared, from the dreadful wounds of the others, that death will ensue to sense of them. The cause of the accident at present appears to be the overweighting of the scaffold, which, in the opinion of some of the parties present at the melancholy occurrence, was of too weak a character to bear the weight placed upon it. FURTHER PARTICULARS-TWO MORE DEATHS. We regret to announce that two out of the five of the sufferers from the accident, who were removed to King's College Hospital, expired last night—the names of the unfortunate being William Sabey and Patrick Cocklin George Standing, who was taken to Charing-cross Hospital, is progressing favourably, although the injuries he has received, viz., a severe fracture of the thigh and contusions about the upper part of the body, are of a very serious description. Linfield and Gorwell are reported to be going on well, although their injuries are very extensive. FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. ADMIRALTY, DEC. 28. Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieut. Geoffrey Mairis to be Quartermaster, vice Burton, promoted. BANKRUPTS. Robt. Rowe Knott, clerk, Strand John Harper, fruiterer, Dudley Edward Searson, Ripley Joseph Holthani, builder, Swansea Thomas Roberts, grocer, Lianelly Thomas Huggan, bootmaker, Bradford John Caldecott, hatter, Chester Thomas Blanshard, glass dealer, Manchester Wm. Middlewood, joker, Stretford Solomon Freedman, builder, Canton, near Cardiff Frederick Smith, carver, Oxford Albert Szlumper, tailor, Birkenhead James Sadler, jun., horse hair manufacturer, Norwich Charles Edward Townshend, beerseller, Norwich . William Paul, innkeeper, Old Cat - ton, Norfolk Mark Cross, butcher, Sheffield Richard Parkin, herring dealer, Sheffield John Whittaker, farmer, Radeliffe William Dixon, spirit merchant, Shotley-bridge, Durham James Moore, glass cutter, Birmingham James Withers, commission agent, Birmingham Henry Foisted, Standon, Hertfordshire George Kilby, farrier, Oxfordshire Thomas Cobbold, watchmaker, Brighton Joseph Shaw, farmer, Staffordshire George Osborne, bootmaker, Sheffield Wm. Turner, grocer, Sheffield Wm. Goodwin, straw hat maker, Coventry Stephen H. Dean, butcher, Lenhara, Kent Wm. E. Morris, clerk, Dudley Robert Dawson, innkeeper, Carlisle Samuel B. Flint, trader, Great Drifficid James Larkman, blacksmith, Norfolk Joseph Thomas Grant, carpenter, Wilts James Weston, timber dealer, Gloucester Sarah Skinner, provision dealer, Exeter Thomas Parker, Lincolnshire John Fairbrother, licensed brewer, Hertford George Ellis, grocer, Staleybridge, Cheshire JobriC. Seipp, mining agent, Lincoln-street, Mile-eni Moritz Heymann, dealer in fancy goods, Stratford Matthew Plows, auctioneer, Hampstead E. Mansell and G. Elliott, auctioneers, London William Grattan, shoemaker, Chelsea George Russen, carrier, Croydon Thomas Jones, cap front manufacturer, Cripplegate William Vyoyan, ensign, Southwark Charles Mieville Brown, farmer, Adbolton, Notts • Thos. B. King, son., commercial traveller, Northampton George Wilder Cocks, plumber, Poole Alexander Gordon, C.E., Whitehall Robert Liddlelow, carpenter, Norwich Thomas Bedeon, manufacturer, Cranberwell Daniel Howard, beershop keeper, Battersea Joseph Church, fanner, Harlow, Essex James Cetton, innkeeper, Wilts Wm. Barker, foreman to a builder, Wokingham 13enj. Blake, riding master, Surbitori, Surrey Henry C. Cooper, violinist, Salisbury-street, Strand James Ell, baker, Copenhagen-street, Islington Adolph Goldstandt, commission agent, New Peckham Thos. Ottewill, photographic apparatus maker, Islington George Tho. Mercer, late of Hampstead-road Mary Allcock, widow, Hulme John M‘Hals, late of Bacup, Lancashire Henry George, Newport, Alonmouthshire John Buckingham, publican, Stoke Climsland, Cornwall Henry Darch, Devonshire Wm, Steele, Sneyds Croft, Staffordshire Joseph Sheldon, quarrier, Fawler, Oxfordshire Charles Sills, horse dealer, Uxbridge Edwin 11. Keighley, lightermau Wharf-road Luke Peace, shoemaker, Portland-street, Walworth Richard Makey, grocer, Providence-row, Old Ford Alfred S. Cropp, engraver, Southampton Alfred E. Gritten, picture dealer, Gerrard-street, Soho Henry Williams, baker, Salisbury FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Algerian Antwerp & Rotterdam. Ardennes........ Rah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Carmeaux Mine & Copiapo • Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ........ Eastern of France .... Grand Rus Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... Italian Junction Lierre & Turnhout ...• Lyons & Geneva . Namur & Liege ........ Do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France.... ) Do. New Shares 'Norwegian Trunk Pref. ] Paris, Lyons, & Medi ter. Paris & 0r1ean5........ Recife & S. Fran. (Peru.) zua. 7 p. et. lim Riga & Dunaburg . . Royal Danish • • Royal Swedish • Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... ' Sambre & Meuse . Do. 5i per cent. I'ref ..... San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p. c. S.Aust &Lomb Venetin Southern of France.... S. East Portugal 7 p Ct. West Flanders Do. 5i p. c. Preference.. W. & N.W. of France .. West , rn of Austria.... Wee turn of Switzer land Wiesbaden . Do. 8 per cent Pref.... Zealand DRITISE Al :red Consols (Phi lack) British Iron Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) East Bassett ()illogan) East Caradon . .... E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.) Gam.&SLAubyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus .Wheal AllO. (Phil ack G. Wheal Vor (Helston) Grenville .. Herod's-Foot Rings_ ton Downs Lady Bertha Margaret ((Tny Lelant) North Downs North. Frances (Illoga.C. N. Wh 'I Basset (1110 ;au) North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lelnt.) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleerj S. Cam Brea (Illogan) S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead Min Tin Crolt Vale of Towey (Carm ) West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton ...• ....• •• • Wheal Basset (Mogan) Wheal Buller (Redruth), Whctil Edward (Cals.)l Wheal Kitty ( U.Lcl ant) Wheal MaryAnn(Men4 W neal Treiawney (Lis.), 18.8. all all all all all all all all all niII 3.2.10 16 nil ei 6i , P, 1 pr 101 111 4 3: 1 21i v) n 9 4 ff 20 21 $Bl 391 ?.14.6 7.4.0 65/ 17s 6.8.8 8.12 4.11.8 1.10.1 9 2. 1.14.0 9.18.9 10.6.7 5.9iG al l 18.1R.S 2719., 13a i3cl 1.7.2 8 10 39 40 50 52 5 4 d 11 13 63. 7 81 84 Id p 25/ 26i 01 7 94 10 20 21 1 2 28 32 365 875 50 524 281 291 21 84 37 19 31 4t 6 6i 1i 2 37 89 3 31 90 12 4} 5 2 3 21 3k lt 7 8 40 12 i I 310 320 4 46 i 110 i no 29 81 1 1 76 8 _i ...1 14 - 15. 44 t( 270 280 E 5 90 75 85 2 2i 4i 54 I 16 0 t 16 17 FOREIGN MINES. Australian 1 BonAccordCopper,Lim 17.6 e 1 # 20 Brazil St.J.del Rey,Lim 15 CO 52 54 5 Do.l.and and MmingCo. all 1/ 12 1 Clarendon Cons.BliaCo. di P. 10 Cobra Copper all 34 36 Copiapo .. l6 6 8 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co ail / 1/ 2 Fortuna. all 1/ 2 20 General all 23 24 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 * p ni 11 Kapunda (Limited) 1 1 1/ p 3 Linares all 7 8 5 Lusitanian 2 d pr 1 Mariquica all # 1 IN.RhineCopotS.Aus.L I I el 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt... , all 2 4 5 Port Philip 1 1,1- 1/ 1 Scottish Austria. (L.) los. ; lipm Ig -111.2.51 United Mexican . all 81 I 1 Worili Do ing (Limited) all COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-9 lOO 105 ICB Do 6p. cent.lBBo-2 100 Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 106 10 Do. 6p. a. Mar. & Sept. 100 106 109 Do. 5 per cent lOO 96 98 98& 7/ -- Cape G. Hope, 6 p 0,1880 100 107 1C 9 Do. 1890 100 107 109 - N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 103 les 101 31 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. (iov. sp. c.,1866 100 97 90 Do. sp. c.. 1871 to 1876 100 96 C 8 Do. ic., 1888 & upwda 100 96 98 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. C ster ng, 1875 lOO 104 106 105/ S. Au5,G6p.c.1878.& up lOO - Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct 1 100 104 lO5 1041) 5 DOCKS. stock Commercial lOO stock Do.l per Cent.Pref.Miri. 100 stock East and West India stock LOP don ........ 100 58 61 stock St. Katharine. 1100 60 63 stock Southampton i 100 stock IVietoria ........ 100 95 97 20 ITN.. NPAv 2 1/ /ci 95 97 li 4cl JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Ag - ra&UnitedService Ilk 50 85 87 40 Australasia. 25 Bank of Egypt all 21 22 100 Ba'ak of London ..... 50 63 65 20 Bank of Turkey 3 50 British North American all —.— 20 Chtd.Bank of India, .&c. all 191 201 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 211 33 100 City 100 Colonial . 20'11 Corn. Bank of Canada.. all 100 Commercial of London . 20 20 Eng., Scot., .Is Aus. Ch.. all 17 17 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all - 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 23 241 20 Do. new l5 3f 4 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 20 London and S.Airican lO / 100 London .0 Westminster 20 69 70 100 Nat. Prov. of England 52 20 Do. new ........... , l2 50 National ihnk 25 Nee South Wales all 25 Orient. B. Corporation 20 Ottoman Bank 100 ProNlueial of Ireland 10 Do. new •• • I all 25 South Australia all 25 Union of Australia ill -38 39 39 81 50 Um of London 100 Unity Mutual 1 60 — MSC ELLAMEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint ..1 all 13044 10 Atlantic R. MI. Stm ( ld) all 1 2 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 25 27 27 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 5 61 50 British American Land 40 50 B.&l.Mag. TeL A. (Lim.) all 29 32 20 Do. 8,7p.c.t1111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited)......... all 9 11 32} Canada Land all [lOO 105 10 Chan.Tslands Tel. (Lira all at. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg all 25 Do. Pref. 7} per cent all 15 17 st. Crystal Palace st. Do. Preference at. Do. 6p ct. Perpet. Deb lOO 99 101 20 E. India Trrign. & Canal 1 fd kpm st. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 5 English &Aus. Copper all 21 21 15 Gen. Steam Navigati m 14 1 Great Ship Limited) all 1 Do! 17f pet Preference all f f t I 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lino.) 44 - 4 LG. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 1f 11 20 Madras Err. and Canal 1 21 2} 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim '• all 3i 41 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim ) 5 A„ d / 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 11 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.S p.c.Pref..iss.atl dis. all 100 N. Br.&NovaSeotiaLand 81 10 15 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 11 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 11 1,1 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). all l 1 10 Orintl. In. Steam(Lim.) 10 6i 7 st. Peelß.Lnd.&Min.(Lim) 100 47 50 50 I'en. & Oriental Steam all 66 68 50 Do. New 3O 9 11 40 4 20 Red Sea&ln.Tel.g.43p.c. ' all 18f 101 50 Rhymney Iron all 17 19 M Do. New all 5 6 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 46 48 474 st. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) 100 130 140 25 South Australian Land all 32 24 31 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip all Do. do. Registered 10 1 Do. do .. all 4 10 Trust and Agency 0 Austrlasla (lim)lst is. 1 id 4 p 20 Tr.& Ln.Co. of Upr.Can. 5 p 1p 5 U. K'dom Tel. Co. (Ern.) 1 id pr 100 V4llPlViago, , ,'d L 284 8 9 , A COMMERCIAL VIEW OF THE AMERICAN CRISIS. We have been favoured with a copy of the fol lowing interesting letter : " New York, Dec. 19. " Gentlemen,—The latest advices from England show that the international question raised by the arrest of Messrs. Mason and Slidell on board the mail steamer Trent has assumed much more serious proportions than the American people were pre pared for ; and the bearings of the imbroglio upon the cotton trade become therefore extremely inte resting. The first emotion when the news of that event became public in this country was a mingled one of surprise and delight with the boldness and neatness of the exploit, and at finding such imugr tent enemies in Northern custody, and of fear that the act was illegal and impossible to maintain. Even the President himself admitted that the pri soners would probably have to be given up. But forthwith the press of the country—whose main policy is to charm their readers and increase their own popularity by telling the people whatever they will like to hear—devoted themselves heart and soul to the work of convincing themselves and their readers that the act was perfectly legal, in accordance with precedent, and especially with English decisions. It is easy to convince those who wish to believe, and as all the argument was on one side, with none to expose its fallacies, sophis tries, and misrepresentations, it is not surprising that the mass of the people should have been speedily satisfied. And being convinced as to the legality of the act, neither was it surprising that among a people so self-confident as to their power of judging correctly and so vain of their military strength, a unanimous determination should be arrived at and expressed, not, under any circumstances, to part with the prisoners. The mob desired to hold them, right or wrong. The more respectable citizens determined to hold them, because they had already been so easily convinced that it was right: Every one has since heard of the ovations given to Captain Wilkes, the vote of thanks from Congress, and the compliments paid him by the Secretary of the Navy. " Under these circumstances, matters assumed a more and more serious aspect ; for, as the nation became thus fully committed to an approval of Captain Wilkes's action, it was difficult to see how the :Government would be able to disavow it, and yield the men under a threat of war, even 5f their convictions or policy should impel them to do so. Thus for a few days war between Great Britain and the Northern States seemed almost inevitable. " But we are happy to be able to inform you that during the past three days there has been a most salutary and extraordinary change in public senti ment here and throughout the country. It was, to a great extent, a game of brag' after all, and none the less so that the people had deceived themselves quite as much if not more than they deceived others. No new light of importance has by the recent arrivals from Europe been shed on the question. The only fresh point in the arguments raised by the English or French press is that of the breach of form on the part of Capt. - Wilkes (even supposing him right in treating Alessrs.Mason and Slidell as contraband of war) in not bringing the vessel into port to be adjudicated upon by a prize court ; yet, whereas a week ago nine out of every ten men would tell you that England might threaten as she pleased, but the prisoners would never be given up, now the balance of opinion is quite the other way. It is evidently coming to be the general feeling that the prisoners are not worth fighting for, and people hail with satisfac tion the news from Washington that ' the Presi- dent is determined to avoid a foreign war.' The commercial classes see clearly enough that it would insure the triumph of the South, and thus be, as they term it, the destruction of the country. 'though the answer of the Government to Lord Lyons is not given, it is evident that in the minds of the people who really rule, good sense has already triumphed over passion and prejudice. The Government will, therefore, be free to act as its interests dictate, and they assuredly point to the preservation of peace with Great Britain at all costs. The idea that the Government seek a war with that country, as an opportunity of retiring from the contest with the South, is quite untenable, and it is, of course, ridi culed by all Americans. They have still the firmest faith in their power to re-annex the South upon their own terms, whereas a retirement from the contest under the pressure of a foreign war, would imply a recognition of the Southern Confederacy upon terms dictated by the latter. When taken in connection with the fact that the North still be lieves in its power to conquer the South the idea will, indeed, appear at once too absurd to need re futation. Upon a deliberate review of the delicate and apparently extremely hazardous relations of this country with Great Britain, we are inclined to be lieve war between the two nations now more distant than we thought it before the present complication arose. The American Government had, for some time past, acted upon a presumption that England's interest in the preservation of peace with them were so great that she would bear any number of petty indignities rather than make thorn a cause of war. This idea will now probably be modified, and there may be a little more of that respect shown to British subjects which they are accustomed to re ceive in other foreign countries, and fewer arrests of them without process of law, or opportunities for their justification or defence. "But the recent excitement has naturally turned the minds of all interested in the cotton trade to the question of the probable effect upon that trade of a rupture between the two COllll tries, should it unfor tunately occur. Is England, in that case, to receive SO large a supply of cotton from the Southern States, and to find so large a demand for her goods as to com pensate her in a pecuniary sense for the sacrifices of the war ? This will, of course, depend upon two points, with regard to which, no opinion is worth much—viz., the probable duration of the present con test in America, if allowed to proceed undisturbed, and the probable duration of the war between Eng land and the Northern States, should it once begin. But, while no reliable opinion can be formed on these points, some estimate may be arrived at of the imme diate results to English commer ce of an outbreak of war. The letters from Liverpool show that very mistaken notions prevail there as to the probable receipts of cotton during the remainder of the pre sent season. The presumption appears to be that the bulk of the crop would be shipped. Here, the opposite extreme of opinion prevails; and what with the blocking up of the Southern ports by fleets of stone-laden ships, a policy of emancipation and arming of the slaves, and consequent reduction of Southern society into a state of chaos, the swarm ing of privateers in the Gulf, burning and destroy ing where the opportunity of taking prizes into port might not exist, a consequent state of uncer tainty which would suspend all banking credits usually applied to the conveyance of cotton across the Atlantic, an excessive rate of insurance and rate of freight, and American shipping, instead of being available for the transport of the crop, being en gaged in destroying those British ships bold enough to venture into the trade ; with all these risks to contend against, the general idea of merchants here conversant with the trade is that very little cotton would be able to run the gauntlet, it being con tended that it would be an extreme estima te to suppose that 500,000 bales w ould reach Europe, which one-third would p robably go t o th e Con tinent. Our own estimate would be considerably higher than this, b ut not more t han double this amount. Supposing war decided u p on b y th e 15th of January i n En g lan d and orders sent to Admiral Milne to raise the blockade, it would certainly b 2, sixty days before any number of English or forei g n ves sels , which are no ;v scat tered abroad, and few nearer than Europe, could be ready to load at New Orleans and Mobile. The receipt of cotton from the interior would be equally slow. The great majority of the steamers which convey cotton to New Orleans in ordinary times are owned at St. Louis, Louisville, and Cin cinatti. These will, of course, continue to lie idle at the North as at present. Of those owned at the South, the men who usually navigated them, as well as the dray men, levee men, press men, &c., are now serving with the army, and, in most cases, en listed for the duration of the war. The railways are already so overcrowded with freight and troops for the army that sugar, which costs 3c. at New Orleans, brings 15c. at Richmond. Thus, cotton. would come in slowly and most expensively even to New Orleans and Mobile. We assume that the promptitude of the British fleet would prevent the sinking of ships at these ports, but undoubtedly e if ' this is not already effectually accomplished at the Atlantic ports, it would be done on the first decla ration of war—some 50 stone-laden ships being already available for the purpose ; and, though the vessels may be easily blown up, that would be a work of time, and the stones would reman block ing up channels already barely deep enough to admit ocean-going vessels. To remove the stones, embedded, as they would speedily become, in sand, would be a most difficult undertaking, and not likely to be accomplished during the present sea son. Upon the whole, it is probable that an esti mate of 1,000,000 bales as likely to be shipped to Europe before the Ist of September, due there be fore the Ist of November (say, 700,000 bales to Great Britain and 300,000 bales to the Continent), would, in the event of war, be suffieiently liberal. "Nor can it be supposed that the price could be very moderate in view of the many difficulties to be overcome, the high river and railway freights, high press charges, known deficiency of the crop, and certain short planting of the ensuing one, as every effort will be made to increase the supply of grain and provisions, and reduce still more the old depen dence upon the North. The planters, too, witness ing the present high prices in other markets, particularly in the North, where middling cotton is worth 40c. per lb., will have very inflated ideas of the price the small supply they have in market should bring. Supposing them to establish the price of 15c. per lb., shipping charges lc., freight 2d, and insurance 25 per cent., the cost " to sell" in Liver pool would be 13d. per lb., and that this price would be supported upon so small an American supply there can be no question, particularly under the stimulus of the great demand for cotton goods and all other manufactures which would ensue upon the opening of the Southern ports. It may be worthy of mention that during the last American war 10d. to 13d. freight was paid, but• this was for uncompressed bales. It may safely be presumed that the value of every bale of cotton brought across the Atlantic would be returned to the Southern ports in manu factures or in foreign produce, and as cotton at 40c. per lb. is being profitably manufactured in New England, the South would undoubtedly willingly give a price which would enable English manufac turers to pay 13d. for the raw material. " Our conclusion is, that in the fall in price from is to 10d which took place at Liverpool upon the fear of war, holders were unnecessarily alarmed, and that if they desire to keep their mills at work Eng lish spinners must bend to circumetances and con sider ls. per lb. a very reasonable price. We have shown that cotton is not likely to be obtained lower from this country while the present contest lasts, even in case of a Europ: an Power engaging in the struggle. Nor, we fear, will an adequate supply be attracted from new fields of supply without a liberal inducement in the price offered. " As regards the prospect of any arrangement Fe tween the North and Sonth, it seems to us a's distant as ever. On both sides the most perfect confidence of ultimate victory exists. Neither will admit even the possibility of a doubt upon the subject. The Washington Government are in a pecuniary strait at this moment, but they will doubtless find a way of getting over it as soon as the question with England is settled. If not, they can at any moment resort to the mode already practised in the South, and to which all countries have usually been re duced during long wars—the manufacture of paper money, made legal tender by the State. There is at present so large a stock of gold in the country — estimated at 80,000,000 dollars more than last year —that for some time the premium on gold would be trifling. This system all intelligent business men are already preparing for, as it is considered inevitable.—Very respectfully yours, " NETLL BROTHERS." THE PORTUGUESE CORTES. At the meeting of the Portuguese Cortes on the 23d ult., under the Presidency of Viscount de Castro, supplementary President of the Hereditary Chamber, the King, Dom Luis 1., bearing in his hand the Royal sceptre took his seat on the throne. His Majesty, while his right hand rested upon the Holy Gospels, covered with a cross, renewed the oath in these terms : " I swear to maintain the Catholic, Apostolic, Roman religion, and the integrity of the kingdom ; to observe and cause to he observed the political Constitution of the Portuguese nation and the other laws of the kingdom ; and to promote, as far as I may be able, the general welfare of the nation." His Mejesty afterwards addre,ssed to the As sembly the following speech : " Worthy Peers of the Kingdom and Deputies of the Portuguese Nation,—Called unexpectedly to rule the destinies of the Portuguese people, I appre ciate from the depth of my heart the solemn event which has placed me in the midst of the national representatives. I shall consecrate all my solicitude to the Portuguese people, whom I have learned to love from my tenderest infancy, in order to assist as much as shall lie in my power in securing the great prosperity which it deserves. I shall follow eagerly the noble example which has been left me by my dear brother, whose loss we so profoundly regret. The grief which is inspired in all of us by the fatal event we now deplore is at once the most honourable testimony consecrated to the memory of King Dom Pedro V., and the strongest stimulus to us to endeavour, as he did, to fulfil our duty. On this occasion I must express to the King, my august father, my grati tude for the devotedness with which, under the most grievous circumstance, he accepted the Re gency of this kingdom during my brief absence. It is a new proof to the nation and myself of his zeal and goodwill. The people over whom I have the honour to rule arc an enlightened people, and worthy, on account of their love for constitutional institutions, to occupy a distinguished rank among the most cultivated nations. The oath which I hare just taken is the sincere expression of the senti ments of my heart. Fidelity to the institutions which we have the privilege to possess ensures to us tranquillity for the present, and promises us happi ness for the future. May Almighty God make the reign which is commencing merit the blessing of Heaven and the national sympathies. I depend upon the enlightened co-operation of the represen tatives of the nation in promoting the public inte rests and iu facilitating the execution of the mission which has been confided to me. The gratitude of the Portuguese people, a worthy object of the highest ambition, will be the just reward of such a noble solicitude." The President of the Cortes replied to this Ad dress with protestations of devotedness, and charac terised Dom Pedro V. as a thoroughly constitu tutional King and a good citizen. At the conclu sion of this discourse, the greater part of which was a paraphrase of the Royal Speech, the President three times, and with loud voice, proclaimed the very high, very powerful, and very faithful King of Poetugal, Dom Luis I. His Majesty quitted the Chamber amid enthusiastic acclamations. Advices from Lisbon state that King Luis is in good health, and that the Infante Dom Augusto is convalescent. DISTRESS IN WIGAN.—The distress which exists at Wigan, iu constqueme of the dulness of trade, has oc casioned the holding of a public meeting, at which the mayor presided. The members for the borough were also present, end about £l,OOO was raised in the room to assist in alleviating the distress. THE c., o .1. UNITER PRIVATEER. —A letter was received yesterday at Lloyd's from the Secretary of the Admiralty stating that the Inspecting Commander of the Coast Guard, at Itamsgate, had reported that a suspicious looking steamer was seen cruising about the Channel, of Dover, on the 27th . ult., which, from circumstances since transpired, therel a bad left the. Southern . Coast every reason to suppose was the Contederate privateer steamer Sumter. The Adder, revenue cutter, boirded an American ship on the Ist instant off the South Foreland. making in the direction which left New York on the 28th of November, the master of which reported that the Sumter, when she was last heard of by the Federal navy', ofof America, Europe. Adder found a seaman on board who had previously se . rN9d in the Sumter d &I -t clued from him the full description of her. She was about 1,600 tons, painted black, and very fast, with other parti culars, which °. 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