The Sun. — London, England, 1862-01-21 00:00:00

chNE.F 31.4.RKET .4 ND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. There is an increase of £2,328 in the traffie receipts of the Brighton Railway, and of £159 on the South-Eastern for the past week. The traffic receipts of the Great Western Rail way of Canada for the week ending the 3d inst., exhibited au increase of £4,224 compared with last year. A moderate business is reported in the general discount market, and the rates continue easy. The half-yearly meeting of the Mediterranean Extension Telegraph Company will take place on the 7th proximo. The committee of the Stock Exchange have ap pointed Thursday next a special settling day in the shares of the Indian Carrying Company. At the half-yearly meeting of the St. Katherine Dock Company held to-day, the report, which was adopted, stated that the gross earnings for the past year amounted to £254,576, and the expenditure to £187,698, showing a nett profit of £66,877; from this sum a dividend at the rate of 11 per cent. was declared in July last, and a similar dividend was recommended to-day, leaving the rest at £68,003, which was agreed to :after some dis cussion. The market for public securities has continued to present a heavy appearance, although the tran sactions have again been conducted on a rather restricted scale. The speculators have proceeded very cautiously, and the investing public are evi dently seeking securities yielding a higher rate of interest than 3 per cent. for the employment of their available resources. Consols are 92-1- I f for money, as well as the account. The New Threes and the Reduced are flat at 92 ; Exchequer Bills, March, are 183. prem.; ditto, June, 20s. to 235. preen, Bank Stock is 2403 and 242; and India 5 per Cent., 1051 I. Less firmness has prevailed in the Foreign Market, and the dealings have been rather re stricted. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 821 to 83 ; ditto, 1858, 731 ; Mexican remain at 282 29 ; Spanish have receded to 52t- ; the Certificates to 6 3, ; Russian to 981 2 ; and Venezuelan to 24. The Moorish Loan is 41 51 prem. The operations in the Railway Share Market have been on a very limited scale, and the changes in values unimportant. North Westerns have im proved 55,, and South Westerns, 10s. ; while Lan cashire and Yorkshire, Midlands, North Eastern (Berwicks), and South Easterns have declined ss. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings exhibit 110 change of importance in values. Great Luxem burg realise 91 ; Grand Trunk of Canada 21 ; Great Western of Canada, 111 d ; East Indian, 101 i, and Great Indian Peninsula, 99, 1007. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares con tinue dull, London and Westminster are steady at 72 1, 73 ; Union of London, 30, 31; National Dis count Company, 5 ; and Red Sea Telegraph, 19. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 2401 2 92i 92t 92a Dank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities O • • • 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities Ne w 3 per Cent. Annuities New 21. per Cent. Annuities Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5 9-16 India Stock 224 Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent. loo} Ditto 51 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 991 Ditto ditto April, 1864 991 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 99a A Ditto. Bonds .f.,1,000 - 11; tto unde r £l,OOO Consols for Account, Feb. 6..., March. 1 4t ebequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d.. ; . 1 Ditto £5OO .. Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Ditto Deferred, 1 per Cent. 3l} P bilian 6 per Cent •••• Ditto 41 per Cent Rexican, 3 per Cent Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St — Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Venezuelan 3 per Cent Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 21 p er C en t ., E xc h ange 12 Gu i l — 1.,t0 Cortifieatcs, 4 per Cent. .. 102 Italian, 5 per Cent , 1861 TWO O'CLOCK . 921 I 921 I 23 9 . 21 f. June. — 2O 23 73 1 i 3 76 1034 Cone°ls, Money Ditto Account THE WEATHER. PROBABLE BEFORE THURSDAY. North Britain.. S.E. to N.E., fresh; with snow Ire land ... Central„ .. . .... Similar Similar East Coast S.S.E.to N.N.E., fresh to strong; snow South England. Similar During the last few days the progress of business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets has not been very active, and, with one or two excep tions, prices have exhibited little variation of im pod anee. Sugar, coffee, rice, and cocoa have main tained previous rates, while tea, fruit, and spices have been dull at almost nominal quotations. The tallow market has remained very depressed owing to the large quantity brought forward for sale. Continued quietude was perceptible in the Liver pool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices were de pressed. The sales were only 2,000 bales. About £30,000 in bar gold was sent into the Bank yesterday, while £7,500 in coin was with drawn. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. , an This Day, bet ween 8 dB. E. M. D. F. C. LS. 9 a.m . ............______ Nairn - ' —• • • •••• 29'67 33 32 E.S.E. 4 2 b. 2 t 15 (4 e t r h d ee a. :. .• .• I 29'72 36 35 S.E. 6 9 0. 4 '-""••.• • ;29 65 38 35 S.E. 2 70. 1 Ilerwlek, ••• • ' 29'65 35 3.3 S.S.E. 5 9 a. 3 4 rd roarifra • •• • 29'61 33 32 E.S.E. 3 6 0. 3 Slnelde. ...... .... 29'64 35 31 E.S.E. 5 8 s. 7 0 0 w te. -ay ... .. , 29 , 16 36 35 E. 4 90. 2 ! ar boroug,h..! 29'65 33 32 S.S.E. 3 9 o. 4 werpooi ~... 29 , *6l 32 31 S.E. I 2 9 m. 2 Valeofla ... • • .129' 8 40 38 S.E: 1 3 5 c. 5 Quee•nstown..., 29'42 44 43 S.E. I 5 7 0. 4 Yarinoutb..• . I 29•62 31 S 5 8 0. 6 E 1 London , 29 • 5 3 31 s.E, I Dover 2948 32 31 E. I 5 9f. 5 . Portsmouth 29'51 31 E. 1 3 6s. 3 Portland '!<9•sl 31 N.E. 5 9 . Plymouth Penzance EXPLANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced , ..... EXPLANATION, B. Barometer, corrected and educed to 32 d eg a t mean sea l evel ; each 10 feet o f vertical rise %lusing about 1-100th o f an i nc h di m i nu ti on , an d ea ch 10 uog above 32 d eg caus i ng nearly 3-100ths i ncrease. E . Exposed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for ev aporation and d ew - po i nt). D . D i rect i on of w i nd (true -- not magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud Cl to 9). I. Initials:—b,, blue sky; c., clouds (detached); c., fog ; h., hail ; 1., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0., over cast (dull) ; r., rain -s., snow ; thunder. S. Sea dis turbance (1 to 9). ROYAL ACADMIY OF MUSIC.—The first Compe tition for the "Westmorland Scholarship" took place at the institution on Saturday last. The following professors compo ed the board of examiners :—Mr. Charles Lucas (chairman), Mr. J. G ass, Mr. G. A. Macfarren, Signor M. Garcia, Mr. H. Eh:Lg . :cove, Mr. F. R. Cox, and Mr. Walter Alacfarren. Six you ng ladies (vocalists) were xamined. The candidate electe d was Miss E. Robertine Henderson. The following candid ate was specially commended for the talent evinced by h er at her examination—Miss Cecilia Westbrook. A CHILD BUltl 4 T ALIVE IN AN Asu PIT.—As a boy was raking in an ash Tit in Menai-street, Liverpool, on T hursday, for som ,e old rags and bones, he drew out the dead body of a yoi ing child. On Saturday the borough coroner held an i aquest, and a surgeon who bad made a Post utortem exam ination having stated that it was his opinion that the ch ild was put into the pit alive, the jury returned a verdict o f "Wilful murder against some persm or persons unknow 13. EFFECTS OF FROST.—A remarkable instance of the effect of -severe frost on iron occurred at the Ordnance-whnrf. Chatham, on Saturday. During the day a Party of co nv i c ts were employed in removing a number of the large 10-in. 71 guns from one part of the establish. went to another in readiness for embarkation. In order to facilitate the of )oration the large steam crane was brought i . nt o requisiti on o lift the guns, but scarcely had one of the ! I T -i nch guns, w( ighing 95 cwt„ been attached to the gear an the niassiv o chain which held it suddenly snapped Just as t h e cam lon was only a few feet from the ground. Vhat m a k es t tie accident appear the more remarkable is the fact that aot t h e s li g h test flaw could be detected in t h e ideas of whi ( d i the c h a i n i s composed, the chain itself be i ng t L oade to sus( a i n d ou bl e th e weig ht, an d on l y a f ew d ays Znio the bavir, been used in lifting weights of seven tons. evicts 1)13 mono, ant of the gun falling, althou g h several of the avicts wor a at work within a couple of feet of it, not one W4l - 4 injured LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. raid. Leasing Closing Business Railways. Co. s Price. Done. ..—.. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W Birkenhead~ Buckingh mg - al re. Chester & H Ilyheall lOO Do. 531 541 Do. 56 per cent 100 Do. Do. 5 „ 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Caledon. 101 103 Colchester, Stour 'Val. all E.1.J.&E.0 63 65 E. Lincolnsh. gapr c. 100 Gr. North. 135 138 E.Union,HarwichShsl all E,Counts. 4 46 Do. Woodbridge.... 1100 • . • • • • Gls.Barr.&Neils.Drct. 100 Caledon .. .. Do. new Gloster & Dean Forest all Gt. West. .. .. Hull and tielby all Yk.N. Mid 111 113 Do. halves Do. quarters Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.& N. W 20,) 205 London & Greenwich 100 S. Eastern 62 64 Do. P.referen . Lon.,Tilb.& S. - thend 100 Peto &Co B2 84 Lowestoft g - ua. I p c.. 100 ,Norfolk Doe pier cent lOO , Do. 31nc.,Bxtn., & Matlock all 'LNW& 31 31 44 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Newmarkt, BuryEx 1 5. 5.6. E Counts. par i p gua. 5 per eent... Northn.&Eap•tn. sp. c. all Do. Do. 6 per cent. .... all Do. Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do. N. Eastn—llartlepool P 0 N. E. Ber .. .. North Western Preston and Wyre. i all L. / & L. yk. W i 44 46 Do. 1 shares A all I Do. ••• • .. .. .. Roystn.Hitch.& Shep lOO 'Gt.North. 134 137 Shrewaby & Hereford 100 T Brassey 120 122 Do. Do. South Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset lOO 'Gt. West] 91 93 Wimbledn t Croydon, all I L.&Brg,tn 81 96 SHARE MARKET-(THIS DAY), Share Railways. Belfast and• Nor. Coun. Bir., Vol., and Sir. Val Blyth and Tyne flost.,Sleat.,and Bristol and Exeter Caledonian ;Carmarthen Cardigan jC ,rk and Bandon ;Cork, Blrock, & Passage Cornwall Do A gets no divj I . Do B tiil6pc.pan.has j • been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June ' East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock; Do Bdo do j DoNw A, late E U3ds! 50 13.14 7i 8 64 7 05 07 1034 104 at ;East Suffolk st Edinburgh & Glasgow ; at Edin., Perth, & Dundee 10 Forth & C lyde Junction I at Furness at Glasg. and S. Western , 10 GreatNrthn of Scotland at Great Northern_ at Do A stock at Do B do at Gt. S. an ;W. of Ireland at Great Western at Do Str Val gua. stock; 12 Irish South Eastern ; at Lancashire & Yorkshire, st London and Blackwall at Lon., Bright,& S. Coast at I on., Chat., and Dover, at Lon. & North Western: at Lon. & South Western 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L - derry & Enniskillen at Man., Shef., & Lincoln 50 Maryport and Carlisle 124 Do # shares 10 Metropolitan at Midland 6.4.0 Do New . Do Birming. & Derby Mid Gt. W. of Ireland Do. i shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle ;Newry Armagh, def. 'Newry, Warnpt, & nos Norfolk North British INor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stock Do A stk ; A recs no d till 6 pc. has been pdß, Do B stock Ntb. Eastern—Berwick I Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York North London Do new North Staffordshire 19.16.4 N. and S. W. Junction.' Not. Gran. El. & Canal, Peebles Portsmouth . Rhy ney Scot EbCentral Scot. E., Aber. stock Do Seat. 'Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union I Sittingbourne & Sheer 1 South Devon S. Durham & Lane. Un South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale. Do Pref. No. 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rail !Ulster Do 12.10 Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny, Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall West London Do Ist class Do 2d class W. Hartlepool Har.&R. West Midland Oxford Do Newpor Do Hereford 5 6 42 44 101 M 18 20 54 55 48 52 34 36 91 93 3(4 31 37 39 781 791 66 68 97 99 5i 6 39 404 84 94 p 5 i 6 i P 55* 56* 24 3i * d 88 92 [27* 131 6 6i 84 86 47 49 44 46 89 91 ORDINARY SHARE' , AND STOCKS. i I Closiug Business r"id* ( Price. done. 68f 9 108 i 95 4 51 so 7 133 1 1 P 1011 i d 7S! I 4 101 103 tll4 115 111 112 132 134 101 106 681 69,} 67 6) 108 10? 57 59 118 120 45 47 941 94 96 n 9 11 441 141 Ci f 7 1338 1331 li 'IP 103 105 64 (6 65} 651 ,014 102 d p 576 b 8 894 90 97 9J 41 41 d 104 11 91 93 I 124 126 42 44 98 100 46 48 PREFERENCE SHARES. Share! Railways. ( Paid.l Closing Business Prices. Done. Blythe and Tyne 10 p.c. pref. issued at £5 Bris. & Exet. 4 p. c. st Do. shales Caledon. £lO, 4i p. cent. quar. shares, No. ? I Cork & Bandon, 5i p. C. Cornwall. 5 per cent , Dun. Perth, & A ber.Jun Do. let Class Pref E. Angn. Class A. 5 p. c Do. Class B 6 per cent Do. Class C 7 per cent E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 Do No. 2 Do. new 6 p. c. st Eastern Union. 4 p. c Do. 5 p. c. guar Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares Do. 4 p. c. zuar. S. & Edin. Perth,& Dnn.4 Furness, 5 per cent Glas.& S.West. go. 5 p.c Great Northern, 5 p. c D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c.pm Do. 4i p. c. do Do.sp.c.Redfr.atsp.c.pm Gt. Nh. of .tcot. Ist pref. Gt. Sn. & W. (Ireland) 4 per cent Great West. (Barks and Hants Ext) 6 per cent Do. redeem. 44 p. ct Do. redeem. 4 p. et Do. irredeem. 4 p. et Do. 5 p. c. redeem. pref. Do. Birm. pref. shares Do. Chester R p.c. pi. shs Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. shs Do. firm. guar. stock Do. Chester guar. shares Do. do Do. do Lan. & Carl. 4a p.c. pref Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock Do.Rarnsl.Bt£s 2s 10dpe Do. 6 p. c. (East Lan.).. Do. 44 p. c. (Blackb. pur. lon.ezßrig.sp.l.au. No.l Do. 5 per cen.Ldo. No 2 Do. 6 per cent. on— ... Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 Do. 44 per cent. dm .... Do. 44 p. c. pref. shares Do. 7 per cent pref. stk Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) D 0.4 p c.st (div.def.lil'6s Do. 4 per cent. pref Lon.Chat.&Dnv. sp.c.pf. Do. West. Ex , B. 6 p. c. i to. Metrop. Ex. ti, h p.c. Lon. & S. W., Coy. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent. Lon. & S.West. 7 p. cent. at., late 3d shares Do. 44 per cent Do. (Prtsm. perpl. anna of' 2s 64 Londondy. & Cole. 4 abs Londony. & Ennis./ shs Man. Sh. & Lin. 6 per ct. Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent. Do. redeem. 6 percent Maryport & Carl. 4 pr. c Do. 4/ per cent ..... Midland Con. 6 p c. stk. Do. Con. is.& Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 4/ p. c. pref. stock Do. 4/ per cent .... . Do.Leic. and Trit.4per ct N ,, rflk. 5 p. c. Ex. st. 1846 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. at. 1847 Do.sWay.ValEx.st 1847 Nort British, 5 per cent. Do. New gua. percent Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. shs Do. do. do N th.Dyn.R ail.&Dck.Co N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c Do. 4/pr. ct. redeemable Do. G. N. E. 4 p. ct. pref. Do. Berwick 4 p. c. pref. Do. Leeds 6 p. c. No. I Do. do. Quarters, 1848 .Do. York, N. & S. Purch North Staffordshire Ithymney Guaranteed Ssottish Central. new p 1 Scottish North-Eastern 34 p. c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p c Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon, Ann, 10s. Do. Fixed 4/ per cent South Eastern (Beading Ann.. 1.0.6) Do. 4 c per cent Do, Fixed 4/ pet cent South Wales. gua. 4 p. c. Do. 4/ per cent Do. do. 1859 Do. 5 per cent. S. Yorkshire, 4 p. c. Do. 5 gua. Stock. & Dar. A p. 5 c Do. B 6 Do. C 6 p. e Watrfd & Tiilkuy. 6 p. c W. Mid. - Oxf Ist a etk Do. 2d do I Do. Newport 5 p.c. pf.red. ID°. PerpeDc. t. 6 p. c. tai 1866 till 18691 92 94 201 2U 6 61 101 103 106 111 108 110 124 126 81 83 111 113 90 92 1116 118 1 112 114 1 101 106 1103 109 97 99 98 100 88 90 89 91 100 102 93 103 17 18 103 11 76 78 20 203 10 10 15 153 134 136 103 105 113 116 113 116 136 138 113 116 1 152 155 127 130 73 75 94 99 1112 114 13/ 14 1 1 j 126 128 pral 68 70 IP* 1134 140 1103 105 93 95 111 113 109 111 1 14pm 100 102 98 100 4 dis par die PI 22 23 132 136 10 11 24 2 , 1 i 101 103 101 103 96 100 86 89 28 29 32 34 31 33 42 45 125 128 122 125 101 103 120 124 118 121 nie SUN, rLONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 21, 1862. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) AMERICAN FINANCES• COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before Tice-Chancellor Sir R. T. Kindersley.) PETITION FOR JUDGMENT. His Honour the Vice-Chancellor said—This is an appli cation by petitions of two children to have the shares which it was intendcdthat they should become entitled to in cer tain funds of Ile residuary estate of the testator, subject to the life interest of their mother, paid out to them with the assent of the no . her, to enable them to enter into business, as they had now attained the age of 21 years. The testa tor, John Wilkes Berry, by his will, in July, 1840, gave the whole residue of his property, real and personal, to trustees in trust, to convert and stand possessed of certain annuities, anc to invest the residue and to hold the residue in trust to paythe dividends and interest thereof to his wife for life, to be )xpended in the maintenance of herself and his six legitimate and illegitimate children, and any other children aftereards born. A posthumous child was after wards born. The residue of the testator's estate amounted to £3,353, 3 per Cent. Consols, standing to the credit of the estate. Edwarti and John Brook Berry, two sens of the testator, on attaining the age of 21, were desirous that the two-sevenths share of the residue should be paid to them to enable them to enter into business, and petitioned accord ingly. His Honour the Vice Chancellor, on considering the case of Knight v. Knight, decided by himself and followed by the Master of the Rolls, where the question then raised was whether the period of distribution was the dissolution of the marriage by death, or en the children attaining the age of 21. His Honour hell that the survivorship related to attaining the age of 21. A case was cited on the other side, reported in vol. 8 of DE Gex, Macnaughten, and Gordon, p. 156, but that case was different from the present. His Honour the Vice-Chancellor, considering that the residue was small, and given by the testator for the maintenance of his widow and children, with the benefit of survivor ship, could make no order far the payment of two-sevenths of the resi due, the two shares of the petitioners, as two sons of the testator, but if they would undertake to pay .LlO yearly to their mother, and state that the money was required to enable them to enter into business, and allow the residue and survivorships to remain as a security for the money received, his Honour would allow £5O to each to be paid out of the stock, if they agreed to it; if not, the petition would stand dismissed. Costs to be paid out of the funds. POLICE .INTELLI GEN C.E.—( 7741$ Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ANNOYING A TRADESMAN.—Andrew Blair, a tailor, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with annoying Mr. William Churton, hosier, of 92, Oxford-street. The prisoner yesterday evening knocked loudly at Mr. Churton's private door, nd on it being opened he forced himself in, and demanded to be supplied with liquor, and it was with great difficulty he was expelled. Seeing that ha was in liquor, Mr. Churton, to prevent a repetition of his conduct, sent for a constable (Pratt, 311 A), when the pri soner made an infamous imputation against the character of Mr. Churton's house, and struck the constable two or three times, and behaved very violently on the way to the station. Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the defendant 205,, or fourteen days. SNownALLlNG.—Alfred Rogers and Frederick Cooper, two boys. were charged with snowballing, and breaking a pane of glass in the shop window of Mr. Marshall, oil man, Great Pulteney-street. Mr. Tyrwhitt, at er cautioning the boys, fined them le each, and ordered them to pay the damage. THAMES. DANGEROUS PROCEEDINGS ON THE RIVER.—THE WATERMENS' LAws.—Charles Braithwaite, the younger, of No. 29, Napier-terrace, Bo w - common, appeared before Mr. Selfo on a summons, which charged him that he being a waterman's apprentice, did, unlawfully and wilfully, let loose and cast off, the headfast or rope of two barges called the Mary and the John, so that the said barges drove from the place to which they were made fast. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, conducted the prosecution for Messrs. Cory and Co., extensive co a l merc h an t s an d barge owners in the Commercial-road, Lambeth, who had suffered much by the practice now complained of, and who were determined to prosecute in every case that came to their knowledge. The summons was taken out under the 51st bye-law of the Watermens' Company, framed in accordance with the authority given by the act 22 and 23 Vict. The bye-law imposed a penalty not exceeding 40s. nor less than 10s. for the offence. If such proceedings as those of the defendant were not checked, no floating property would be safe on the river Thames. Edward Lowe, a waterman's apprentice, said he was in the employ of Henry Jenkins. He was in his craft on the river at the entrance of the Victoria Dock about 7 o'clock a few days ago. It was low water. He saw the defen&ant, Braithwaite, deliberately cast off the headfast from two barges not laden, named the Mary and John. They had been fastened to the Clara and another barge, the name of which he did not know. The Mary and John both went adrift. RAILWAY M7E7LIGENCE. RAILWAY BILLS. Henry Lowe, the brother of the last witness, gave evidence is confirmation, and said that Messrs. Cory's barge drifted to Blackwall-stairs with the tide. He heard one of the defendant's companions sing out, " Shove the barge's head over, I am - if we don't find a road out." For the defence, it was attempted to be shown that the defendant could not get out with his own barge without setting the others adrift, but this defence was not made out. Mr. Selfe said the defendant had clearly infringed the bye law, and had committed a'mischievous act probably under some mistaken idea of his own rights. He fined the prisoner 10s. and costs, and warned him that a repetition of the offence would be visited with a penalty of 40s. The fine was paid. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALLS'-YESTERDAY. The weights for the Chester Cup which appeared last week in these columns, and a disposition to commence the business of the turf season of 1862 immediately, gave great promise that the attendance at the Corner this afternoon would exhibit a corresponding improvement, but such was not the case. Scarcely 20 appeared, which in a measure may be accounted for by the extreme severity of the weather, as also by the great difficulty of selecting the "best" in Mr. Topham's handicap, which, upon all hands, appears to be admitted a good one; the business, however, was conducted with extreme caution. Agag, from Godding's stable, im mediately after the issue of the weights became a warm favourite, 60 to 1 having been repeatedly taken about him ; but this afternoon 40 to 1 was the highest offer that could be obtained. Similar odds were laid against Schism, Um pire, and Satanella, and 50 to 1 against Bevis, each of whom gave promise of seeing a better day. THE Two THOUSAND. For this important spring engagement Old Calabar re tains his place, many of his supporters appearing exceed ingly willing to accept half a point over his quoted price, but the layers were shy, and confined themselves within bounds. The only other animals touched upon were the Marquis and Alvediston, the former finding a supporter at 6 to 1, and the latter at 11 to 1, to small amounts. THE DERBY. Upon this event little or nothing was done, and those backed will be found returned in our subjoined list : CHESTER CUP. 40 to 1 agst Agag (taken) 40 to 1 agst Schism (taken) 40 to 1 agst Umpire (taken) 40 to 1 agat Satanella (taken) 60 to 1 agst Bevis (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4to 1 agst Old Calabar (offered, take 9to 2) 6to 1 agst Marquis (taken) 11 to 1 agst Alvediston (taken) THE DERBY. 25 to 1 agst Typee Dolt (taken) 30 to 1 agst Athlete (taken) 40 to 1 agat Argonaut (taken) 60 to 1 apt Laughing Stock (taken) TBIS DAY'S MAREE7'S. HAY MARKETS. SMtfllFlELD.—Meadow hay, £2 58 to £5 ; clover, £3 10 to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s Od per load Trade slow. CUMBERLAND..—Meadow hay, £2 5s to £5 Os; clover do., £3 10s to £5 15s; and straw, £lBs to £1 16s per load. Trade dull. WHITECHAPEL. — Me adow hay, £2 5s to £5 Os; clover £3 lOs to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per load A slow demand. COLONIAL. TEA.—There has been a rather limited amount of busi ness transacted, and prices have remained without material variation. SUGAR.—The market has been rather dull, but prices, generally, have been maintained, parti cu l ar l y f or goo d an d fine descriptions of West India. In the refined market there is no change f importance to record in values. COFFEE.—A m oderate amount of business has been re ported in colonial descriptions, without any material change to notice in quotations. RICE.—For the better descriptions of East India there has been a fair inquiry, and, in some instances, prices have slightly receded. SALTPETRE,—BaStne 9B has continued inactive, and the few bargains entered into have been chiefly at previous rates. TALLOW.—The market has continued dull, and prices generally have shown increased depression. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 48s to 48s 3d ; January 47s 9d to 48s ; and March delivery 48s 3d per cwc. COAL N trrloes of Coal per Ton a 1 ARKET. t the close of the market s. d. %Vylam ..16 0 North Pelton... ...... 13 3 Tanfield Moor ... . .... 12 9 Tanfield Moor Butes ..12 9 West Hartley ........16 3 Burnhope Gas 12 6 Hastings Hartley l6 3 Bower's West Hartley 16 3 Walker Primrose 13 0 Bate's West Hartley 15 3 Lambert's West Hart- _ Walls End. Cassop l7 0 Heugh Hall 16 9 Harton l6 0 Kelloe South Hart1ep001......17 0 Hetton .. l3 0 Gosforth 16 0 South Hetton ...18 0 Hartlepool.. l7 6 Sheriff Hill 15 0 Thorpe l6 9 Stewart's....l 18 0 Haswell . 18 0 t, 49 ; sold, 29. loy 16 0 Walla End. Easingtoh.... ......16 9 Ships at market The commercial accounts from America show that the progress of national bankruptcy is as rapid as had been anticipated. Gold is now at nearly 5 premium, and the result of this is that the war ex penditure, already estimated at L100 ; 000,000 per annum, must be raised to £105,000,000. It is evi dent, however, that the mass of the American people are as ignorant of financial as of political principles, and that owing to the delusions put forth by the press upon the subject, they are still far from comprehending the prospect that awaits them. No word is yet breathed of a reduction of expenditure, and with regard to taxation the simple announcement is that, owing to the popu lation being unaccustomed to the European modes, the subject will require lengthened consideration, while :the exigencies of the Government are im• mediate, and must therefore be provided for without delay. Hence the grand step has already commenced of an additional issue of £20,000,000 of inconvertible notes—a total in itself equal to the whole amount of the circulation of the Bank of England in the hands of the public in this country, but which, it is thought, will scarcely do more than satisfy the arrears long overdue to clamorous con tractors and political agents of all kinds. The public are told that the new notes are to be regarded as of the nature of" Exchequer-bills issued by the British Treasury," except that they " do not bear interest,' , but it is omitted to be remarked also that they are forced upon the takers, instead of being sought for. It is enough, however, in this as in the Trent case to cover any wrong by assuring every one that it is in accordance with British precedent. Nevertheless, some few persons are plainly beginning to get frightened, and, as the surveillance over the press prevented any expression of opinion, placards had been posted in the city of New York, with the words " Peace at any price." The specie in the banks during the final days of payment had experienced a further reduction of more than a million sterling, but would now be under control, since no one could could obtain it. Some of the leading merchants express an opinion that the premium on gold will be at 10 per cent, before the lapse of a month, and at 50 per cent. if the war goes on till Midsummer. The North-western States, it is sail, are highly dis satisfied with the prospect of taxation. As an ex ample of the pressure experienced, it is remarked " the Western farmers hitherto have exchanged in value about one bushel of Indian corn for one pound of coffee, but the additional duty on that article and the increase in the cost of freight changes the pro portion, so that it requires three bushels of corn to procure a pound of coffee." Opposition, however, is kept down in the various Western cities by com mittees of native Americans, who denounce to the military or other authorities those who are suspected of " disloyalty." In fact, added to the signs of universal bankruptcy, there is vir tually in some districts a reign of terror, the pri vate malice of the scum who act as spies being sufficient to cause individuals to be arrested and indefinitely confined in prison. Notwithstanding the "great political triumph" asserted to have been achieved by the surrender of Messrs. Mason and Slidell, the desire for revenge among the worst classes, who now overpower the respectable senti ment of the country, is not concealed, and it was suggested that the most convenient course for the moment would be the suicidal one of repealing the reciprocity treaty with Canada, under which certain articles of produce and manufactures are exchanged between the two countries. The fact that the treaty cannot legally be terminated for four years from the present date, it having been made originally for ten years, does not seem to have been thought worthy of much attention.—limes' City Article. Yesterday the examining barristers of the Houses of Lords and Commons announced that the following Railway Bills had complied with the Standing Orders :—London and South-Western.—Widening the existing line near the Vauxhall and Southampton stations; increasing the station accommodation at Nine Elms; and making a railway from Wareham to Knowle, and taking power to raise £500,000, and to borrow £166,600 ; also for making junction lines to connect the Andover and Redbridge Railway with the Lon don and South- Western, and to lease the former and raise £60,000. South Yorkshire.—To enable the company to construct new railways near Sheffield and Thorne, at a cost of £lOO,OOO. The other railway bills passed were to enable Maryport and Carlisle Company to make branch railways to Bolton and Wigton, to enlarge their station there, and to raise £lOO,OOO ; Radstock and Keynsham,—to unite these places with the Great Western Railway, to make branches, and raise £160,000, further adjourned to the 27th instant; Inverness and Aberdeen, and Inverness and Ross-shire— amalgamation ; Brean Down—for the construction of a railway, pier, and harbour at Brean Down, in the British Channel, and to raise £100,000; North Devon—for the construction of a railway dock. The London, Brighton, and South Coast Bill, to autho rise them to wake new lines in Surrey and Sussex, was opposed by the London, Chatham, and Dover, and on the memorials of numerous landowners. The standing orders were declared not to have been complied with, but the alle gations were not material. The Holb each North Junction Bill, for making a railway from the Norwich and Spalding Railway at Helbeach to the Great orthem Railway at Algarkirk, and to raise £BO,OOO, was withdrawn. BRITISH POSSESSIONS, 1 ilwap~. Atlantic & St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent..... Do Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Do. Prelerunce Buifalo,Brant,&Godrich 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. du. July 1, 1873 1)0. do. June 1, 17-i Clcutta.&S.Eustn.(Lin ) Capc,Eastn.Prov. (Lim ) Cape Town & Dock Seri} iCeylou G uarantd. 6 p. c. ;Demerara.. ;Eastn. Bengal go. 5 p. East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4i p c. Debentrs Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Do. 1865-1870 Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. Id. Pref. 6 per ct Do. 6 per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. ail - . 1872:: ,Gt.lndtaPentn.gua.sp.c. Do. New gua. 5 p. c... iGt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent, Do. do. Gt. W. of Canada Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 d 0... Do. 54 p. c. do. '7B d 0... Madrzs guar., 44 p. c... Do. do. 5 per cent .... Do. 44 p. o. Extension Do. 5 Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. Newßrunswick tz Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class A Capital Sham Do. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. ...... Oude (Limited) ........ Scinde .......... Do. Punjaub Do. Du. .... •• Do. Indus. St. Flo. gdg . Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. Paid. leiosing Price. 55 60 991 1001! 991 44 5 d all all 100 100 100 all 6i 7i ~~~ :s~ 1 is 94 1004 101 102 99 101 101 102 101 102 20i 211 02 65 50 64 33 37 38 42 32 35 32 84 99i Poi pr 991 1008 11 111 91 91 91 98 88 ta 90 92 99} 1001 92 94 5 7 4 6 1011 1011 84i 1001 99$ 11} 1 101 101 i pr 94 98 ii lii AILWAYS 61 , I 14 Ili 4 31 22i .23ii 9; 9; 8& 4 2 21 88 39 8 10 40i 41i 52 64 3 4il 11 13 8 8} 81 91 d lip 261 Z7l 7 74 Ot 101 21 22 i f 1 2 28 30 380 Aga 50 524 2 29 i 01 3 16 18 3i 4 61 1 2 37 0 21 3 1 t 42 (4 51 Si 2 21 31 ?t it 8 41 43 320 330 31 4 110 120 29 31 11 2 71 1 71 13 14 # 45 (8 280 290 871 921 75 85 11 21 74 8 16 16 11, 17 FOREIGN Algerian Antwerp &Rotterdam. Ardennes.... Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Csrmeaux Mine ttz Rail, C° l. l 3i i t a t P o ° Dutch Rhenish ........ Eastern of France Grand Rue Guar. 6 p. e 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. Parls,Lyons, & Mediter. Parts & 0r1ean5.. ...... Recife & S. Fran. (Pern.) gua. 7 p. ct. lirn Riga & Dunaburg...... Royal Dani5h.......... Royal Swedish ....... Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... ,Sambre & Meuse ...... 'Do. 51 per cent. Pref...: San Paulo, lira, z. 7 p. c. S.Aust &Lomb Venetin Southern of France....' S. East Portugal 7 p et. I West Flanders Do. 51 p. c. Preference.. W. & N.W. of France .. West'rn of Austria.... Westcrn of Switzerland Wiesbaden ...... Do. 8 per cent Pref.... Zealand . . BRIT'S Allred Consols (Philack) British Iron 'Clifford Devon G. Cony. (Tavist )I East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon E. WI Russel (Tavistk.) Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus G.Wheal Alfa. (Philack) G. Wheal Vor (Helston) Grenville Herod's-Foot Kingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret Lelant) North Downs North Frances (Illogan) N. WWI Basset (1110 4 - an) North Wheal Crofty Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lelnt.) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Carn Brea (Illogan) S. Dev e .lron &Gen., Lim ha 1 Fran. (Illogan) Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead Min Tin Croft Vale of Towey (Carm ) West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard), West Seton Wheal Basset (1llogan)1 Wheal Buller (Redruth) WhcAl Edward (Cals.) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant); Wheal Mary Ann (Men.). IWheal Treiawney (Lis.)! ;usiness done DUTCH RHENISH. The receipts for the fortnight ending Dec. 31, 1861, amounted to £7,339, and for the corresponding period of the preceding year to £6,810, showing an increase of £528. The receipts since the commencement of the present book year, on May 1, 1861, including the above, amounted to £139,495, showing an increase, as compared with the corresponding period of last year, of £15,364. The working expenses for the fortnight amounted to £3,229, or 44 per cent. of the receipts, and for the corresponding period of last year to £2,770, or 40*66 per cent., showing an increase of £459. The working expenses from May 1, 1861, to Dec. 31, 1861, amounted to £50,196, or 35 . 93 per cent. of the receipts. The working expenses for the year 1860-61 were 38'42 per cent. THE ROMAN CAIHOLIe BISHOP OF MONTREAL ON THE AMERICAN WAR. The following -estoral was read in the pulpits of the Roman Catholic churches in the diocess of Mon treal on Sunday, the 29th of December : " MONTREAL, liEc. 25, 1861. " Sir,--To-day the Church celebrates the birth of the King of Peace, singing with the angels, Glory to God in the highest, peace on earth, and good-will to all men ;' but we hear, alas ! but cries and ru mours of war. " Already our Government, in its wise provision, has deemed fit to call upon the good-will of the country by a proclamation, which orders that a company of 75 men be formed for active service within 15 days from each battalion of militia. " As many persons do not read the newspapers which reproduce official documents, you will please explain to your parishioners the orders which have emanated from the authorities, civil or military, re specting the enrolment in question. " You will readily make them understand that all the Government requires of them is to their advan tage, and that they should hasten to reply to the appeal which is thus made to them. You will un doubtedly attain this end by laying before them the following considerations and such others as suggest themselves to the minds of all serious and reflecting men. " War is a scourge, always dreadful to a people. One of the best means to avert it is to have men well armed and well disciplined to repel the enemy. Our Saviour Himself told ns so, saying that the King who wishes to go to war commences by calcu lating the strength of his forces ; and if he finds that he is too weak to make resistance, takes every means to insure a peace. Alioquin, adhuc ille lonyi agente, legationem mittens, royat ea qua pads sunt. (Luke xiv., 32.) It is highly commendable for a country to be duly forearmed, in order to prevent the terrible disasters which armed invasion always effects. This is what should be done by respond ing to the appeal of the Government. " It is not now question for the Volunteers to shed their blood on the frontiers, as war with our neigh bours has not been even declared, and may not be, especially if they perceive that Canada has many strong arms well disciplined for defence. We incur, therefore, less risk of war by enrolling in large numbers, and with heartiness, than if we stood with our arms folded, as cowards and lazy people generally do. " In all wars there are always great evils to be deplored. The country is devastated, the cities burnt, property pillaged, commerce ruined, the har vests destroyed, and, above all, the people are de moralised, girls and women are insulted, and the public morals considerably changed for the worse. In arming for the defence of our Government it is clear that we arm for the defence of our property and for the honour of our families and country. Nay, more, We render unto Cmsar the things which belongeth unto Caesar,' as our Saviour so expressly recommends us so to do in the Scriptures; and consequently we fulfil a religious duty which merits the eternal reward. " In justice each proprietor is obliged to defend his property by all the honest means which the law of God gives him. Now, a country is one large property divided among the different members of a numerous family, which is called a aaticn. It is, therefore, the duty of all the members of this great national family, who are all brothers, being chil dren of the same Government, to join in a union as strong as it is tender to defend their common pro perty. They who do not understand this duty, im posed upon all the members of a common family, do not possess the natural sentiments of existence. "The Apostle St. Paul in teaching Christians to obey their Governments, also told them why a king of the earth, who is the minister of God and the avenger of crime, carried a sword—' Non enim sine causa giadium portat ; Dei enim minister est, vihdex in iram ei qui malum agit ' (Rom. xiii. 4). And now, our Government, after having given the coun try such liberal institutions that it has truly made it the most happy country of the earth, offers it to day, for the purpose of protecting it against the invasion with which it is menaced, its powerful sword—that is to say, its army, its navy, its money, in a word, all that is necessary to a people which' desires to defend at all cost its possessions. " Encouraged by such liberal offers, the entire country will rally with alacrity around the glorious British standard. At the head of its battalions, if withal we must come to blows with the enemy, will march those intrepid Crimean soldiers who were sent hither to rest after that glorious cam paign. Nothing, therefore, can be more encouraging to the inhabitants of this country than the thought that to defend their firesides they will fight side by side with experienced soldiers, and with brothers whom the common danger will have taught to act as one man. "Men of all origins will form an intimate alliance and be as one for the defence of our common country. Each will have to sustain under the protecting folds of the flag of Great Britain its national honour and its military glory. Many Canadians in doing this will not forget the deeds of arms of their forefathers, the memory of which applies to so many persons and to so many places under their eyes. It will be seen if the heroes of Chateauguay are still alive, and if the blood which circulated in their veins still runs in those of their children and countrymen. " Truly it is not question for the moment of a military engagement. The Government expects that there will be among the population of the country a true loyalty, and that among the subjects of her Majesty there will be found enough brave volunteers to stay enrolment by virtue of the law which would force young men to enter into the incorporated militia, and all others able to carry arms to turn out by general order. Would it mot be better, to avert this extremity, for all the people of the country to come forward and place themselves at the disposal of Government, so that they may receive the best of weapons and learn the use of them, in order to defend their property, than to wait until the enemy has put everything to the torch and sword ? Would not battalions of volun teers, well armed and well drilled, defend the coun try better than bands of poor men, who, not having been disciplined, would go to the battlefield but to be slaughtered ? Besides, is it not evident that Go vernment would the more attach itself to a country which had shown such great devotion ? Would it not favour with affection still more paternal the already so liberal institutions which it has bestowed upon it? Will it not be thereby' the more impelled to protect that religion which sustains man on the battlefield, and teaches him to sacrifice his life for the love of God and of his country ? A faithful peoples comes to be as well loved by its Government as a good child is loved by its father. " Furthermore, supposing that the scourge of war with which we are now threatened should burst upon us, we will take courage in the assu rance that we are in a condition and quite ready to make a vigorous resistance. All who are called upon to assist in repelling the march of the enemy, to chive him from their homes, will have learnt be forehand to march to victory in having learnt to fight according to the rules of the militar y art . They will have, besides, their zealous pastors to ab solve them before the battle, and, should they be called upon to die the deaths of heroes, they will have them by their sides to di© others which youie good Christian s . " From these principles, and will speak of when needful, our brave pe o pl e w i ll comprehend that it is to their own advantage to offer themselves to their officers immediately, to re ceive arms from Government and learn by military exercise to make good use of them. " Strengthened by our pastoral injunctions, they will learn to despise the bad counsels which may begiven them by ignorant or evil-mi n d e d persons. The old adage which religion has graven on the hearts of our fathers - -' My soul to God, my body t o the King'—will animate and sustain their courage. fg As to ourselves, who are placed between the vestibule and the altar, we will not cease crying with confidence, ' Spare, 0 Lord, spare thy people by averting the terrible scourge of war with which we are threatened.' Let us preach penitence as the only and the sole way of appeasing the wrath of the Lord in these evil days. Let us not cease repeat ing, in the pulpit and elsewhere, that now and above all should the mundane cease going to balls, festi• vals, and other dangerous parties. Let us raise our voices especially against drunkenness, against the habit of haunting taverns and other houses of de bauchery, blasphemy, luxury, justice, usury, and other - - excesses, which attract to earth the displea sure of Heaven. "To cone_ ude, let us form ardent vows that the new year be happy and filled with blessings. May the sombre mists s hich seem to announce a furious tempest be dissipated by the po .verful prayer of the Glorious Mother of God, the Immaculate Virgin: May the whole world enjoy a serene and happy peace. May we all, after the pains and sufferings of exile, reunite in the ever happy country. "I am, very cordially, sir, your very humble and obedient servant, " t Ig. BISHOP OF MONTREAL." THE CLEARAKCE OF THE P 1 ISONB. The visitation of the debtors' rison at Horse monger-lane has been made by Mr. Registrar Roelio. The list presented by Mr. Keane, the governor, showed that the number of debtors in custody on the Ist inst. was only 14, of whom six had obtained their discharge before the date of the registrar's visit. Of the remaining eight four were adjudi cated bankrupts; the registrar had no jurisdiction to discharge the others. At the Queen's Prison Mr. Registrar Higgins went through five cases, in which three prisoners were adjudicated bankrupts, with immediate release. In one other case, the prisoner refused to answer the questions put to him and his contumacy will be duly reported to Com missioner Holroyd, who will apportion the punish ment. In the matter of Mr. Whittington, who came be fore Registrar Hazlitt, it was elicited that the pri soner was possessed of property to an enormous amount. When summoned to appear before the registrar he at first positively refused to do so, but it being intimated that such refusal would lead to a transference to the county gaol, he presented him. self, and tendered a protest, which, however, was not read by the court. In the course of his exami nation he stated he was not in custody for debt, but for costs in an action which he had brought against Mr. Roupell, M.P., for trespass on some lands. He alleged that the costs were really costs in the cause, and that, besides, as the pro ceedings were still pending, his incarceration was wholly illegal. He stated that he had no debts, and that his assets amounted to over £1,000,000 in value. They consisted for the most part in lands in England, America, Australia, and the Falkland Islands. In the Falkland Islands he was possessed of 100 square miles of territory, and he had spent £43,000 in trying to establish a colony there. He held also mortgages of property of various kinds to the amount of £20,000. The registrar overruled his objection to being adjudicated a bankrupt, on the ground that the words of the act gave jurisdiction over any prisoner detained in custody for any debt, claim, or demand. He therefore adjudged him a bankrupt, with an instant discharge. The prisoner refused to accept his protection, as it was " for debt," and subsequently he stated that he would not leave the prison until "gentle force" was used to eject him. At the visitation of the Queen's Bench Prison, on Saturday, under the provisions of the New Bank ruptcy Act, Mr. Registrar Hazlitt presidin g , th e case of Mr. Cobbett was called on, and that gentle man, after protesting against the registrar's right to question him, made a statement of the circum stances connected with his imprisonment, and com plained loudly of the treatment which he had. received. In conclusion he said—" Ido not want to have my sufferings complicated by being made a bankrupt." The Registrar--Our object is to simplify matters, not to complicate them. I adjudicate you a bank rupt, and give you an immediate discharge. Mr. Cobbett—Remember, sir, I protest against your adjudication. Mr. Cobbett then proceeded to refute some state ment which appeared in the columns of a contem porary, after which the registrar ordered his dis charge. ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN. The receipts for the month of December last on the New York division of this company's line, 60 miles in length, amounted, for passengers, to 2,047 dols ; for freight, 6,710 dole ; for express, 280 dole ; for mails, 207 dole ; and for sundries, 54 dole; total, 9,298 dole. NANTWICH AND MARKET DRAYTON. The first sod of this railway was cut at Market Drayton by Mr. H. R. Corbet, chairman of the company, on Thurs day. The estimated cos , of the line is only £5,000 per mile. The country though which it is to pass being nearly level, there will be neither tunnels, deep cuttings, nor high embankments. The authorised capital of the company, in cluding borrowing powers, is £BO,OOO. The local gentry and others have taken shares to the amount of about £40,000. The Act cost only £2,000. The line is to be single, but sufficient land has been secured for a double line. The contract for its construction has been made for £44,750 by Messrs. Brassey and Field, who will take a portion of the payment in shares. The line is to be completed in 18 months from the commencement of the works. MIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Jan. 21.—Wind this day at noon—North- Easterly; moderate breeze and cloudy weather, with snow, and a thaw. SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 20.—Wind E.—Sailed—Ceylon, steamer, for Alexandria. CARDIFF, Jan. 20.—Wind E.—Sailed—lnjeberg, for Hong Kong; Zephyr, for Singapore; Markland, for Ha vannah. NEWPORT, Jan. 20.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Wiakta, for Havannah: LEITH, Jan. 20.—Sailed—Active, for Singapore; Wini fred, for Callao. CLYDE, Jan. 20.—Wind E.—Arrived—Lord Hardinge, from Jamaica. PLYMOUTH, Jan. 20.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Abyssi nian, from London for Sydney. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 20.—Wind E.—Arrived—lsabella, from Baltimore for Rotterdam. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, Jan, 21—Warbler, from Patras. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed—Blue Jacket, from London for Shields. The Earl of Dudley has arrived at Dudley House, Park-lane, from Whitley Court, Worcestershire. rTHE PRIVATEER SUMTER.—The Correspondencia of Madrid, of the 15th, says, " Yesterday six men of the crew of the Sumter deserted the vessel, and came ashore to make their submission to the Consul of the United States, who begged the military governor of the place to take them under his protection. On the other hand the captain de manded that the men should be given up to him as deser ters. This the government refused, on the grounds that Spain had not yet recognised the independence of the Con federate States, and that no treaty of extradition with the United States existed." 1.7.2 FO REIGN MINE; Australian BonAccord Copper,Lim. Brazil St.J. del Itey,Lim Do. Land and liming Co. Clarendon Cons.MinCo Cobra Copper !Copiapo !DunMoun Cop.Mino - Co 1 I • 2 .Fortuna. 20 'General 2 ,Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr 11 Kapunda (Limited) 1 3 Linares 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquica 1 N.RhineCopofS.Aus.L 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt... 5 Port Philip 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) es#2.B{ United Mexican 1 Worthing - (Limited) Do ••I all 1 10a. all all it L I 60 63 15 li dig 34 36 6 8 1 1 11 2 5 23 24 i }p 1 li 7i 8 I', d pr I I i id 2 4 1i 11 i liPm 81 bl i i COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECU Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &Julyl 1877-9 Do 6p. cent.lBBo-21 Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Do. 6 p. c. Mar. & Sept. Do. 5 per cent Cape G. Hope, 8 p c,lBBO Do. 1390 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. 5 p. c., 1866 Do. 5 p. c.,1811 to 1876 Do. p.c., 1888 & upwd9 Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterllng, 1875 S. Au5,G6p.c.1878.& up Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Julyi Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct 1 1 108 109 109 111 109 111 98 99 108 110 109 111 101 106 97 99 96 98 96 98 1105 107 102 101 1 101 i 1051 DOCKS. stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 20 !Commercial lOO Do. 4 per Cent.Pret.Min , 100 East and West India Londo' St. Katharine lOO Southampton ' 100 Victoria . i Do' New 2 122 124 57 59 62 65 97 f 9 li Aci 1016 6 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra& United Service 13k 60 85 87 40 'Australasia all 65 67 86 25 Bank of Egypt all 22 23 100 Bank of London 20 !Bank of Turkey 3 50 !British Noi.th American all 50 52 51 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 21 215 25 Ch. Mer. of In. juon.& Ch all 13 85 , 100 City 100 ,Colonial 20.11 Coin. Bank of Canada all 100 ,Commercial of London 2O 20 !Eng.. Scot., & Aus. Ch all 19 191 194 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all - 20 I Lon. 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Charles Yel verton, younger son of Viscount Avonmore of Belle Isle and Hazle Rock, in the kingdom of Ireland. The said Viscount Avonmore has a younger brother, the Hon. Wm. Henry Yelverton, who, with his wife and family, lives at Whitland Abbey, near Narberth, in South Wales. "2. In December, 1861, the pursuer, by invitation, proceeded from Abergavenny Castle (where sho had been residing on a visit to her sister Mrs. Bellamy), to Whitland Abbey, on a friendly visit to the said Hon. 'William Henry Yelverton and his family, where and with whom she has since resided, and where, and by whom, and by their neighbours, friends, and acquaintances she has been re ceived and treated in all respects as a lady of position and character. " 3. On or about the 2d, 3d, or fourth day of the present month of January, 1862, the said William Henry Yelver ton received a letter written, signed, addressed and for warded, or at least signed and forwarded to him by the defender, Mr. Walker of Dalry, of the tenor or effect following :—" Edinburgh, 6, Eton-terrace, Ist January, 1862.—5ir,--I observe in to-day's copy of the Edinburgh Courant, a paragraph announcing the arrival at your house of the Hon. Mrs. Yelverton to pass the Christ mas week. My purpose in writing to ycu now is to inquire if this visitor is the person who calls herself "the Hon. Mrs. Yelverton," but whose real name is Theresa Long worth. As I consider that the honour and character of my wife's family is seriously affected by this circumstance, if true, I don't consider any farther apology necessary for troubling you with this letter. When I first heard of your most extraordinary and unnatural conduct in openly taking up the cause of Miss Longworth at the Dublin trial, I mus s ay, though greatly shocked and grieved, I hoped that when you came to reflect more calmly on your delicate po sition in regard to the succession to your nephew, Wm. C. Yelverton, and also when the real character of Miss Long worth became generally known, as it now is, that whatever your own private hopes for the success of her case may have been, that respect for your brother, Lord Avonmore, and for your own character, would have prevented you from publicly associating with this most degraded woman ; but I fear I have been mistaken, and that with the new year another and I may almost say a worse dishonour has fallen on the family. Had you been a more distant rela tion, or had you been merely one of the public uninterested o : in the result, whatever it may be, of this case, I s h ou ld cold ng b w e bene fited have understood that your d isa pp roval of Win. Yelverton's had created a sort of symp ath y f or her cause, but that in conduct rather than your theu oanplypropevrasloonf who Miss L u William's child being made ill eg iti mate, your near re l a ti ons hip to him, and above all th e consciousness of the fiytoeudr by William's as being pain which you well know your conduct must cause to your kind-hearted brother and all his family, your conduct ap pears to me so selfish, so base, so unnatural, that it is hardly possible to believe it, and I am perfectly certain that in the whole world there is not one person, not excepting Miss Longworth herself, who must not, from the bottom of their hearts, despise you. I have often heard it remarked by those who strongly censured poor William's conduct that they would ranch rather be in his than in your position. I can assure you that it causes me great pain to write what I have written to one in your position, my wife's uncle, and so much older than myself. But I cannot restrain my in dignation, and this I have written without consulting any one. I know that my feelings are shared by all my wife's fatally. I cannot conceive that your own family can ap prove of the course you have taken, but with them it would not become me to interfere. I have done what I conceive my duty in telling you what my and my wife's opinions are. —1 remain, your most obedient servant. (Signed) JAMES WALKER.—Addressed to the Hon. W. H. Yelverton, Whitland Abbey. • "4. The said letter so written, addressed, and forwarded by the defender to the said William Henry Yelverton, and received by the said William Henry Yolverton on one or other of the dates foresaid, was meant by the defendert be, and is of and concerning the pursuer, and the state ments contained in the said letter in reference to the pur suer are false and calumnious. "6. The defender did by the said statements of . sn con cerning the pursuer, falsely, calumniously, and injuriously of the said William Henry Yelverton to receive he r into his house represent and assert that the pursuer is a m ost degraded woman; that it was a stain on the character H enr y Yelverton should have received her with kindness a family that the said Hon. William an d attention, and that it that it was a dishonour to him and to the dfender's wife's into their houses. as sociate with or to receive the pursuerand "6. By and through the said false calumnious. state mentswas a disgrace and dishonour for respectable persons to • her c haracter, credit, and reputation, and the pursuer has suffered, willandd suffer, loss, injury, and damage in her feelings have been deeply wounded, and she is entitled to and claims damages in consequence thereof to the extent s concludes for pay men t of £ 3,000 damages , an co d n T c hf l oe u r d sc umeodsfrosr.o:cotonan. 28 6d 124 14 10s. 10 10. 6. 20 20 100 100 100 stock stock stock 20 stock etockl stock Share) 100 atk f (8 204 10 100 I 100 100 174 20 stock I