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

A/OA - EY .211ARKET AND CITY NEW'S. CITY, Two o'CLocK. 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 portance. 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. There is an increase of £2,328 in the traffie receipts of tho 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 an 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 £254,578, and the expenditure to £187,698, showing a nett profit of £66,877 ; from this sum a dividend at the rate of 1-1 per cent. was declared in July last, and a similar dividend was recommended to-day, leaving tho rest at V 8,003, 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 921 for money, as well as the account. The New Threes and the Reduced are flat at 927 1.; Exchequer Bills, March, are 18s. prem.; ditto, June, 20s. to 235. prem. Bank Stock is 2403 and 242; and India 5 per Cent., 1053 Less firmness has prevailed in the Foreign Market, and the dealings have been rather re stricted. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 82-1 to 83 ditto, 1858, 731 y ; Mexican remain at 28i 29 ; Spanish have receded to 52?.-, ; the Certificates to ; Russian to 981 2 ; and Venezuelan to 24. The Moorish Loan is 41, 54-, 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 no change of importance in values. Great Luxem burg realise 91 ; Grand Trunk of Canada 21 ; Great Western of Canada, 11 ; East Indian, 101 i, and Great Indian Peninsula, 99k, 1007,-. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares con tinue dull, London and Westminster are steady at 721, 73 ; Union of London, 304-, 31; National Dis count Company, 5 ; and Red Sea Telegraph, 19. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 921 1 1 -3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. A nnu i t i es 92a a a a New 21 per Cent. A nnu iti es Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5 9-16 India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent lOOl 100 Ditto 5f per Cent lO5l 1 1 Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 991 Ditto ditto April, 1864 991 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 99a I Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Ditto under £l,OOO Consols for Account, Feb. 6 March. 1 Jung. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d.... 17 20 23 Ditto £500 Ditto Small lB I FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSI _.....,,e15. Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent i)itto Account Ditto Deferred, 1 per Cent Chilian 6 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent .. 86} Mexican, 3 per Cent I )itto Account Grenada Active Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St . Ditto Account Ditto 44 per Cent , Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859 .. 60/ Spanish 3 per C en t Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded Turkish 6 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto New Loan .... — Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds Venezuelan 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto 11 per Cent l2 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 21 per Cent., Exchange 12 Guil — Ditto Account . 641 Ditto Certificates. 4 per Cent... Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 92f Ditto Account Tills DAY'S IfiIoRKETS. HAY MARKETS. SMITHPIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 5s to £5, clover, £3 108 to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 168 Od pot. load. Trade slow. CUMBERLAND..—Meadow hay, £2 58 to £5 Os; clover do., £3 10s to £5 15s; and straw, 88 to £1 16s per load. Trade dull. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 5s to £5 Os; clover £3 lOs to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 8s to 16s per load A slow demand. COLONIAL. TEL—There has been a rather limited amount of busi ness transacted, and prices have remained without material variation. SUGSR.—The market has been rather dull, but prices, generally, have been maintained, particularly for good and fine descriptions of West India. In the refined market there is no change of importance to record in ♦alues. COFFEE,—A moderate 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. S ALTryrum.--Businegs 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 cwt. COAL (rrloea of Co a l p MARKETer Ton at the close . of the market --- s. d. s. d. Wylam ...... 16 0 Walls End. North Pelton ......... 13 3 C s Tanfield Moor ........ 12 9 Rough Fall Tanfield Moor Butes..l2 9 Harton West Hartley 16 3 K elloe ..... Burnhope Gas 12 6 S out h Hart lepool..:: ..17 0 Hastings Hartley l6 3 Hetton ....... lB 0 Bower's West Hartley.l6 3 Gosforth 16 0 Walker Primrose 13 0 South Hatton ...... ...18 0 Bate's West Hartley 15 3 Hartlepool.. ....... 17 6 Lambert's West Hart- Sheriff Hill ........... 15 0 ley _l6 0 Thorpe .......... .. 16 Walls End. i Stewart's.. • . ........ 18 0 Easington .... ......16 9 ‘ Haswell .........18 0 Ships at market, 49 ; sold, 29, EFFECTS OF FROST.—A rernar:mble instance of the effect of severe frost on iron occurred at the O rdnance-wharf Chatham, on Saturday. During the day a party of convicts were employed in removing a number of the l arge 10-inch guns from one part o f th e establish ment to another, in readiness for embarkation. In order to facilitate the operation the large steam crane was brought into requisition to lift the guns, but scarcely had one of the 10-inch guns, weighing 95 cwt„ been attached to the gear than the massive chain which held it suddenly snapped Jast as th e cannon was only a few feet from the groun d. !,Yhat makes the accident appear the mom r emarkable ie metal of that no t t h e s li ghtest flaw could be detecte d in the :fAI of whi c h t h e chain is composed, the A l ain itself being before sustain d ou bl e t h e weight, and only a f ew d a ys having been used in lifting weights of seven tons. At the moment of the gun fallino• I.lthough several of the Was .cts were at work within. a coupleof feet of it, not one ed PREFERENCE SHARES. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid. Leasing Closing Business Co. s Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln. &N.W Birkenhead., Buckingh msaire.. Chester & H liyhead.. 100 Do. 54 544 Do. 56 per cent 100 Do. Do. 5 „ 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Caledon. 101 103 Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U.&E.O 63 65 E. Lincolnsh. gapr c. 100 G-r. North. 135 138 E.Union,HarwichShs all , E,Counts. 4 41 Do. Woodbridge.... 100 • • • • Gls. Barr.&Neils:Dret. 100 Caledon Do. new Glos Ler & Dean Forest all Gt. West: Hull and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 111 113 Do. halves Do. quarters Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.& N. W 205 205 London & Greenwich 100 S. Eastern 62 64 Do. Preferen Lon„Tilb. & S. - •"iend 100 Peto &Co B2 84 81 Lowestoft g - ua. 4 p c.. 100 Norfolk Do 6 pier cent lOO Do. 11Inc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& M 31 44 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Newmarkt, BuryEx gua. 5 per eent... 5. 5. 6.E Counts. par p Northn.&Eastn. sp. c. all 1130. Do. 6 per cent. .... all Do • • • Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do. N. Eastn—Hartlepool 110 N. E. Ber North Western Preston and Wyre. I all L &N.W,t L. y k. 44 46 Do. 4 shares A. all Do. ••• • . Roy s t n .Hitch.& Shep. 100 Gt. North. 134 137 Shreweby & Hereford 100 T Brassey 120 122 Do. Do. South Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West. 91 93 904 Wimbledn er Croydon) all L.&Brgtn 84 96 101 f f 11 1 81 I THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, !Business done 1011 21 2oi 11 34; 34} 1001 991 1001 1 5 16 LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(this Day.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir R. T. Kindersley.) PETITION FOR JUDGMENT. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. —(771i8 Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. " 15 i i i His Honour the Vice-Chancellor said—This is an appli cation by petitions of two children to have the shares which it was intended that they should become entitled to in cer tain funds of the residuary estate of the testator, subject to the life interest of their mother, paid out to them with the assent of the mother, 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, and to invest the residue and to hold the residue in trust to pay the dividends and interest thereof to his wife for life, to be expended in the maintenance of herself and his six legitimate and illegitimate children, and any other children afterwards 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. Edward and John Brook Berry, two sans 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 on the children attaining the age of 21. His Honour held that the survivorship related to attaining the age of 21. A case was cited on the other side, reported in vol. 8 of Pe 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 for 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 £lO 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. ANNOYING A. TRIDEMLN.—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, and 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 hi 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. SNOWEALLING.—AIfred 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, of er cautioning the boys, fined them Is. each, and ordered them to pay the damage. SHAD 1E 111ARKET-(THIS DAY). ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Sh are ; Railways. ra ,,.' Closing Business '" Price. I done. 1 Belfast and Nor. Coun. Wol., and Str. Val Blyth and Tyne • Bost., Sleat,and Bristol and Exeter Caledonian 'Carmarthen & Cardigan C irk and Bandon 7 8 61 7 95 07 1031 104 Cork, Blrock, Passage Cornwall Do A (A gets no div, Do. Btitl6pe.pau.has been paid to (Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,& Ab. June (East A mrlian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do Bdo do DoNw A, late EU3ds :East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin., Perth. & Dundee', Forth & CI yde Junction ! !Furness Ulasg. and S. 'Western ' 'GreatNrthn.of Scotland ;Great Northern Do A stock Do R do Gt. S. an W. of Ireland Great Western . . DoStr Val Erna. stock 12 (Irish South Eastern .. st j Lancashire Yorkshire, at ;London and Blackwalll at I Lon., Bright.,,t S. Coast at Eon., Chat., and Dover: at Lon. & North Western at Lon. & South Western 25 L'derry Az Coleraine .. 25 L'derry Az Enniskillen. at Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 50 Maryport and Carlisle. 12i Do # shares 10 Metropolitan at Midland 6.4.0 Do New- Do Ilirming% & Derby; Mid Gt. W. of Ireland Do. A shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle) Newry & Armagh, def. Newry, Warnpt, do Ytos Norfolk North British Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stock Do A stk ; A no di 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. Rl. & Canal Peebles Portsmouth Rh 3 ney Scot EbCentral 'Scot. Z. E., Aber. stock at v Do Sc stock ) 10 Shrews. and Welchpool l st Shropshire Union 10 Sittinv,bourne & Sheer st South Devon 25 S. Durham & Lanc.Un at South Eastern at South Wales at S. York. and River Dun 20 Staines,Wok.,andWok 25 Stockton & Darlington 25 Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale.. Do Pref. No. 1 Thames HavenDk&Raft Ulster Do 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.Szß West Midland Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 5 6 42 44 101 Ili 18 20 54 55 48 52 35 30 91 93 34 31 101 103 114 115 111 112 132 134 , 101 106 681 691- 57 6) 104 1044 5R 60 119 121 45 47 941 954 96 97 9 11 44i 441 7 331 134 1 5 1 1P 103 105 64 66 65i 66 lOli 102 4 d p 57} 58 894 00 98 109 41 4% d 104 11 92 93 124 126 42 44 98 100 48 48 37 39 781 79 66 68 97 99 5 6 34 401 9 16p 6 7p 5511 564 24 34 i t d ip 88 - 92 ,127 i 131 6 6i 84 86 47 49 44 46 89 01 Share/ Railways. Closing Business Paid. Prices. Done. Blythe and Tyne 10 p.c. pref. Issued at £5 Brie. dr Exet. 4 p. c. at Do. shares Caledon. £lO, 44 p. cent p quar. shares, No. 2 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. Cornwall. 5 per cent Dun. Perth, & Aber.Juu Do. Ist Class Pref E. Angn. Class A. 5 p. c I Do. Class B 6 per cent Do. Class C 7 per cent E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. I Do No. 2 Do. new 6 p. c. at Eastern Union, 4 p. c- Do. 5 p. c. guar Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares Do. 4 p. c. guar. S. & v Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 Furness, 5 per cent Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c Great Northern, 5 p. c D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c. pm Do. 44 p. c. do Do.sp.c.Redmatsp.c.pm Gt. Nh. of Scot. Ist pref. Gt. Sn. & W. (Ireland) 4 per cent Great West. (Perks and Rants Ext) 5 per cent Do. redeem. 44 p. ct Do. redeem. 4 p. ct Do. irredeem. 4 p. ct Do. 5 p. c. redeem. pref. 70. Birm. pref. shares Do. Cheaters p.c. pf. shs Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. shs Do. firm. guar. stock Do. Chester guar. shares Do. do Do. do Lan. & Carl. 44 p.c. prof Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock Do.Barnal.st£s 2s 10dr , c Do. 6 p. c. (East Lan.) Do. 44 p. c. (Blackb. pur. Lon.&Brig.sp.c.gu. No.l Do. 5 per cmat_do. No 2 Do. 6 per cent - CZ Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 Do. 44 per cent. do Do. 44 p. c. pref. shares Do. 7 per cent pref. stk Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) Do. 4p c.st (div. del - 311'65 Do. 4 per cent. prof Lon.Chat.&Dov. sp.c.pf. Do. West. Ex , B, 6 p. c. Do. Metrop. Ex. ii, 6 p.c. Lon. & S. W., Coy. & Nuneaton, I per cent. Lon. & S.West. 7p. cent. at., late 3d shares .... Do. 41 ner cent Do. (Prtsm. perpl. anns of 2s (id Londondy. & Cole. shs Londony. & Ennis. she Man. Sh. & Lin. 8 per ct. Do. £6 Do. 34 per cent. Do. redeem. 6percent Maryport & Carl. 4 pr. c Do. 44 per cent Midland Con. 6 p. c. stk. Do.Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock Do. 44 per cent. .... . Do.Loic. andllit.4per ct Norflk. 5 p. c. Ex. at. 1846 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. at. 1847 Do.sWay.ValEx.st.lB47 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. 44pr. ct. redeemable Do. G. N. E. 4p. ct. prof Do. Berwick 4 p. c. pref. Do. Leeds 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 Do. York, IT. & S. Purch. North Staffordshire.... R.hymney Guaranteed.. Scottish Central. new pf Scottish North-Eastern 34 p. c. pref. stock.... Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon, Ann, 10s. 1 D DDDA 0 00 n o.. 44F.Fixediii1xppcoee.drr6)cc44:: cent e e T r . ce cent n. t south Eastern (Reading South Wales, gua. 4 p. c. Do. do. 1859 Do. 5 per cent. S. Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua. o. c. gua D Stock. & Dar. A 5 P. c Do. n6p . c: • Do. & Kilkn 6 c 6 y, p. c - Watrfd Mid. - OXf lat gua stk Do. 2d do D o . Newport 5 p.c. pf.red, Do. Perpet.6 p. C.ti pt 1 1 8 8 66 1 Do. lt 691 92 94 zoi 214 6 6i 101 103 [O9 111 [OB 110 [24 126 81 83 111 113 90 92 97 99 98 100 88 90 69 91 100 102 91 101 17 18 101 11 76 78 204 201 10/ 10f 154 151 - - L 34 136 102 104 113 116 113 116 136 13? 113 110 152 155 '127 130 73 75 95 97 L 2 111 131 14 [26 128 i !Pm 68 70 i IPna L 34 140 [O3 105 93 95 11 113 .09 111 1 lipm 100 102 98 100 dis par a dis w 22 23 [32 136 10 11 24 102 104 102 104 i)i 100 8 8 _4 I%p 28 29 32 34 31 33 42 45 124 128 122 125 jOl 103 120 124 118 121 9.16.4 12.10 2s 6d 12i 12i, lo: 6. 541 i 68 1 9 108 120► 95 4; 5 904 7 133 j f I P 101; e d 89f i 7 8 1 1 1 all all all all 100 B RITISH POSSESSIONS. Hallways. Atlantic & St Lawrence BGrn.,Barodalz.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent ...... Do Do. Buffalo an d L aKe Huron 'Do. New Do. Preference ...... Butialo,Brant,&G o d rich p. Ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1. 1873 De. do. J line 1, 18;1 Cleittt:t.a S. Eastn. I, i ) Cape, Eas tn. Prov. (Lim.) Cape Town 85 Dock Seri] !Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c. Demerara.. ....... Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. 'East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. F Shares Ext..... Do. Jubbulpore Do. 41 p c. Debentrs Do. 5 p. e. Deb., 1864.. Do. 1 . 865-1870 Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct Do. 6 per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c Do. New g - Ilft. 5 p. c.. • Gt. South.of India (Lim:. guaranteed 5 per cent. Do. do. i?Vir, of Canada Shares! 1 Do. New . 'Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 55 p. c. do. '77 d 0... 'Do. 54 p. c. do. '7B d 0... ➢iadras guar., 45 p. c... Do. do. 5 per cent..... Do. 4/ p. o. Extension I Do. 5 I'Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. INewßrunswick it Canda iiiALLand(Lim.)g.6pc Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land do. ..... Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. Oude (Limited) ........ Scinde ... p i Do. Punjaub g Do. Du. ........ t 5 t? Do. Indus. St. Flo. ' Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 109 100 100 all 1100 15 all 100 1 Closing Price. Paid. 1- 7 - )666 - 00& 100 ii 4i 5 d 8i 7i li 61 i id 5 7 4 6 101 102 I pr 91 98 $ 1 d 99 100 101 102 go 101 101 102 101 102 21 22 62 f 5 50 64 34 37 38 42 32 35 32 3 - 1 99i le 0i I pr 99f 1004 19 1 9i Ilf 95 98 88 92 99 100 92 94 THAMES. DANGEROUS PROCEEDINGS ON THE RIVER.—THE appeared before W AT ERMENS' LAWS. —Charle s Braithwaite, the younger, of No. 29, Napier-terrace , Bow_common, Mr. Selfe on a summo ns, 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 coal merchants and 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. Ho saw the defendant, 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. Henry Lowe, the brother of the last witness, gave evidence in 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. ^ M 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 visitel with a penalty of 40s. The fine was paid. AMERICAN FINANCES• 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 £100,000,000 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 a reign of terror, the pri vate malic s eo e f dtihsetricsetsum who act as spies being sufficient to cause individu a l s 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, o f who the c now oun overpowercountry, snot concealed, and it was the respectable senti mentsuggested 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, i t having been made originally for ten years, does not seem to have been thought worthy of much attention.—Times' City Article. FOREIGN RAILWAYS Algerian Antwerp & Rotterdam. Ardennes.... Bah.,lrS.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Carmeaux Mine .tc Rail C0piap0................ Ditto Extension Dutch Rhenish ........ Eastern of France .... Grand Rue Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... Italian Junction ...... Lierre Az Turnhout .... Lyons & Geneva. ...... Namur Sr Liege Do. 6 p. C. Pref......... Northern of France.... Do. New Shares _..... Norwegian Trunk Pref. Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. Parrs Jr 0r1ean5........ Recife & S. Fran. (Fern.) gua. 7 p. ct. Riga & Dimaburg.... • . Royal Danish ........ • • Royal Swedish .....• . Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... ,Sambre & Meuse Do. 5i per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, lira, g. 7 p. c. S.Aust &Lomb VeneLin Southern of France.... S. East Portugal 7 p ct. West Flanders Do. 5i p. c. Preference.. W. dr N.W. of France .. West"rn of Austria.... Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden .... Do. 8 par cent Pref.... Zealand . . 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(Lim.) 44 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 11 14 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 21 24 10 Med. listen. Tel. (Lim ' all 4 5 44 25 National Die. Co. (Lim ) 5 * Ip 5 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 11 IC. 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.c.Pref_iss.atl die. all 4 I 100 N.llr.&NovaScotiaLand 81 10 15 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 11 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). 'all 11 14 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). all 11 14 10 Orintl. In. Steam (Lim.) 10 7 8 et. Peelß.Lnd.&Min.(Lirn) 100 49 51 501 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 70 72 50 Do. New 3O 10 12 20 Red Sea&ln.Tel.g.4lp.c. all 19 20 19 50 Rhymney Iron all 17 19 15 Do. New all 5 6 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 50 52 501 14 504 et. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim lOO 135 140 25 South Australian Lan all 33 35 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip all 1 Do. do. Registered 10 Do. do. 10 Trust and Agency ot Austrlasia (lim)lst is. 1 Pr P 20 Tr. 4 Ln.Co. of Upr.Can. 5 1 11 5 11. KldomTeL Co. (km.) 1 14 vi 100 Van Dio , llol.l,'d L tad 284 910 114.8 7.4.0 551 17s 6.8.6 8.12 4.11.6 1.10.61 114 1.14.0 9.18.9 ik 10.6.7 5.i.G all 118.1q.2, 2719.1 !l3e 6dl JANUARY - 21, 1862. THE ROMAN CA2IIOLIC BISHOP OF MONTREAL ON THE AMERICAN WAR. The following pastoral was read in the pulpits of the Roman Catholic churches in the diocess of Mon treal on Sunday, the 29th of December : " MONTREAL, DEC. 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 us 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 quo pacis 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 Caesar 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 naticn. 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, vindex 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 not 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 P 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 is, 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 drive him from their homes, will have learnt be forehand to march to victory in having learnt to fight according to the rules of the military 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 die good Christians. " From these principles, and others which you will speak of when needful, our brave people will 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 be given them by ignorant or evil-minded persons. The old adage which religion has graven on the hearts of our fathers—' My soul to God, my body to the Kin g'—will animate and sustain their courage. " 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, injustice, usury, and other excesses, which attract to earth the displea sure of Heaven. " To conclude, let us form ardent vows that the new year be happy and filled with blessings. May the sombre mists which seem to announce a furious tempest be dissipated by the powerful 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, "j- Ig. BISHOP OF MONTREAL." THE CLEARANCE OF THE PRISONS. The visitation of the debtors' prison at Horse monger-lane has been made by Mr. Registrar Roche. 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 thet, 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 presiding, the 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. ANOTHER YELVE.R7ON CASE. Mrs. Longworth (or Yelverton), who has of late been so often in our legal reports, has raised an action of damages against Mr. Walker, of Dairy, advocate, who is married to a sister of Major Yel verton. The summons contains the following state ments for the pursuer : " 1. The pursuer is at present the pursuer in an action of declarator of marriage, presently depending before Lord Ardn3illan Ordinary, against the Hon. Wm. Charles Yel verton, younger son of Viscount Avonmore of Belle Isle and littzle 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 she had been residing on a visit to her sister Mrs. Bellamy), t o Whitl an d 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.—Sir,—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 Dablin trial, I mus say, though greatly shocked and grieved, I hoped that when you came to reflect more calmly on your delicate p c o- . sition in regard to the h s e u n cc t Yelverton, and also w e as en it ee n e o e w e thheart case e at ni ev a e y r succession i r o e n a to e h y a o r u a r ct n e e r p o h f e l7liss V of your own private Long worth became have been, that respect for your brother, Lord Avonmore, gene h ra e ll pe Y a ku :r wn th ' 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 youbeen merely one of the public uninterested in the result, whatever it may be, of this case, I should have understood that your disapproval of Wm. Yelverton's conduct rather than your approval of Miss Longworth's had created a sort of sympathy for her cause, but that in your position, as being the only person who could be bene fited by William's child being made illegitimate, your near relationship to him, and above all the consciousness of the 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 o ne p erson, not excepting Mi s their Longworth herself, who mus t not, from the t a o r t k to e m d by of those who strongly censured poor William's hearts, despise you. I h ave heardoften it conduct position. I can would much rather be in his than in your m that they assure you that it c auses me great pain to write what I h av e written to one in y our p osition, in have wrttnout consulting ay so much older than my self. But I cannotywife's uncle, and ie restrain my in dignation, and this I One. I know th at m y feelings are ha t c h ed by all my wif e ,n s have taken, but with them it would of the course you family. I cannot conceive that ha y v o e u d r on ow e n wh fa a m t ap proveillyccoannivenot become me to interfere. servant. my duty in telling you what my and my wife's opinions are —1 remain, your most obedient(Signed) JA,./.lEs WALKER.—Addressed to the Hon. W. H. Yelverton, Whitland Abbey. "4. Tho said letter so written, addressed, and forwarded by the defender to the said William Henry Yelverton, and received by the said William Henry Yelverton on one or other of the dates foresaid t was meant by the defender to 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. "5. The defender did by the said statements of and con cerning the pursuer, falsely, calumniously, and injuriously represent and assert that the pursuer is a most degraded woman ; that it was a stain on the character of the said William Henry Yelverton to receive her into his house ; that it was a dishonour to him and to the defender's wife's family that the said Hon. William Henry Yelverton should have received her with kindness and attention, and that it was a disgrace and dishonour for respectable persons to as sociate with or to receive the pursuer into their houses. " 6. By and through the said false and calumnious state ments the pursuer has suffered, and will suffer, loss, injury, and damage in her character, credit, and reputation, and her feelings have been deeply wounded, and she is entitled to and claims damages in consequence thereof to the extent concluded for." The summons concludes for payment of £3,000 damages, and for costa—Scotsman. THIRD EDITI SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. NAVAL IA TFILIGENCE. The following appointments wero nude at the Admiralty this evening : Assistant-Surgeon Martin Magill to the Russell. Assistant-Engineers—W. Birks (first cia:is) to the Asia for the Earnest ; G. F. William (ditto) to the Asia for the Cracker. Naval Cadets nominated—Alexander William Ogilvy, Alexander Baring, William Nott Atkinson, Edward Henry Arden, Ward Braham, William Macbean Campbell, Alex ander Milne Gardiner, Richard Fraser Hoskyn, Edward Plantagenet Hume, and John Phillips. LONDON GAZETTE.—(This Evenzno). FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN 20. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Horace N. Congar as Cunsul at Hong Kong for the United States of America. DOWNING•STREET, JAN. 20. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Henry Iles Woodcock, Esq., to be Chief Justice of the Island of To bago ; Frederick Simon Berning, Esq., to be Registrar of Deeds and Distributor of Stamps for the Colony of Natal ; Frederick John Scott, Esq., to be a Member of the Legis lative Council of the Island of Trinidad • and Chas. Henry Okey, Esq., to be a Member of the Legislative Council of the Island of Antigua. ADMIRALTY, JAN. 21. The following promotions, dated the 15th inst., conse quent on the death, on the 14th inst., of Admiral of tho Red Sir Edward Durford K.C.H., have this day taken place : Admiral of the White Sir Thomas John Cechrane, G.C.8., to be Admiral of the Red. Admiral of the Blue J4enry Hope, K.C.8., to be Admiral of the White. Vice-Admiral Hayes O'Grady, on the Reserved Half-pay List, to be Admiral on the same List. Vice-Admiral of the Red the Right Hon. Maurice Frede rick Fitzhardinge, Lord Fitzhardinge, G.C,8., to be Admiral of the Blue. Vice-Admiral of the White Sir James Hanway Plum ridge, K,C.8., to be Vice-Admiral of the Red. Vice-Admiral of the Blue Sir Henry John Leeke, K.C.8., LH., to be Vice-Admiral of the White. Rear-Admirals Follett Walrond Pennell, Wm. Alexander Baillie Hamilton, Edward Purcell, Sir Charles Elliot, R..C.8., on the Reserved Half-pax List, _ to be Vice-Admirals on the same list. Rear-Admiral of the Red Thomas Bennett, to be Vice- Admiral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral of the White Joseph Nias, C. 8., to be Rear- Admiral of the Red. Rear-Admiral of the Blue the Right Hon. Lord Clarence Edward Paget, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the White. Captain the Hon. Joseph Denman to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. Retired Vice-Admirals Robert Gambier, Hercules Robinson, Thomas Dick, have also bacome entitled to the rank and title of Retired Admiral, and Retired Rear Admiral Theobald Jones to that of Retired Vice-Admiral, in pursuance of her Majesty's Order in Council of the 7th May, 1858. ADMIRALTY, JAY. 15. Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieutenant and Adjutant James Conway Travers to be Captain, vice Barnard; Second Lieutenant John Ignatius Morris to be First Lieu tenant, vice Travers, promoted ; First Lieutenant Frederick Lewis David to be Captain, vice Draffen, to half-pay ; Second Lieutenant Gerald Altham Heseltino to be First Lieutenant, vice David, promoted ; First Lieutenant Chas. Bullen Hugh Mitchell to be Adjutant, vice Travers. BANKRUPTS. The portion of the Gazette containing the Bankrupts had not arrived when we went to press. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Tura DAY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 17 11 17f Antwerp • • 25 40 25 45 Brussels — 25 40 25 45 Hamburgh — 13 61 13 7f Paris Ditto M a rseilles Frankfort on Maine — 118 118} Vienna Trieste .. 14 30 14 35 Petersburgh —32 f Berlin — Madrid Cadiz Leghorn — Milan — Genoa — Naples Palermo — Messina — Lisbon — Oporto — Foreign Gold in Bars (standard) .... Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) South American Doubloons 481 48f 25 60 25 60 25 60 39/ 1191 119} 51/ 52 119; 119 52i 521 £3 17 0 0 ( 0 0 ( 0 0 I 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 agst Satanella (taken) 50 to 1 agst Bevis (taken) TWO TUOUSAKD 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 colt (taken) 30 to 1 agst Athlete (taken) 40 to 1 agst Argonaut (taken) 50 to 1 agst Laughing Stock (taken) THE WEATHER. PROBSBLE BEFORE THURSDAY. North Britain S.E. to N.E., fresh; with snow Ireland Similar Central ... Similar East Coast .... S.S.E. to N.N.E., fresh to strong; snow South England. Similar METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. This Day, , between 8 and B. E. M. D. F. C. LS. 9 a.m. 1 Nairn 29'67 33 32 E.S.E. 4 2 b. Aberdeen ' 29/2 36 35 S.E. 6 g 0. 1 3 33 2 E . S.E. S.SE. 96 B. 34 E.S.E. 5 6 v s. Leith... 29'65 38 35 S.E. 2 7 0. Galwayßerwick ! A sh r i d e r l o d s s s . a . 7 . ... ..... l, 29 2 2 2 9 9 9 i: 464 61 33 5 3 3 3 5 5 3 5 E. 4 9 0. Scarborough 29•85 33 32 S. S.E. 3 g 0. , Liverpool V a lentia , 29•8 40 38 s . E: 3 5 e. Q u eenstown ' 29•42 44 13 S.E. 5 7 Y a rmouth 2 9 .63 31 s.ll 5 8 0 . I Pl:o: o y r ny m t ed . r o m o u n o t u h t . h 2 29 : 4 17 31 33 _32 1 1:o eu rt z l a a n n ee d ::: : 11 1 2 7 2 9 9 9 ...4 ; 4 8 : 9 33 3 2 , 2 7 - 4 1 1 N 5 1 8 E .. .. 435 : 6 996 9 9 6 i of iti S.E. EXPLANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced to 32 deg at mean sea l eve l ; each 10 feet of vertical rise causing about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10 deg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. B. Exposed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for evaporation and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true — not magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud (1 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 ; t., thunder. S. Sea dis turbance (1 to 9). THIS 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 —Cey lon, steamer, for Alexandria. CARDIFF, Jan. 20.—Wind E.—Sailed—lneberg, for Hong Kong; Zephyr, for Singtipore; Marklan j d, for iia vannah. NEWPORT, Jan. 20.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Wiakta, for Havannah: LEITH, Jan. 20.—Sailed — Active, f or 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— Isabella, from Baltimore for Rotterdam. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGIILEH.) GRAVEgEND, Tuesday Morning. Arr i ve d, Jan. 21—Warbler, from Patras. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. passed—Blue Ja4et, from London for Shielde. 100 100 100 100 100 16} 6 Share 100 Btk I 18 20i 20i 10 100 stock 100 100 100 stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 stock stock 20 20 100 100 100 stock stock stock stock stock stock I