The Sun. — London, England, 1859-01-01 00:00:00

signs, signs, r signs, • i signs, 4m. 1 ger than , t the Sp plater ( mmer) 1 pater inter) 1 IVOR the Cold, Preside° week sb°l finance 61 in d crell A • t, mt for >f the boat y them , the Cle reneral 1858, s° i applico g sessioo,l e-appor ,he debt to Metro Rock , actor )arish fl, rred to to coil; t that b" the boi o to ensul; 7ers to ti le amoui tter's Cr A a chit gyred as rp 1 , 1 1 fo i l comnait t borroo , the bow', will the, rdenNvl ll A , he recoo i l subject erred bo c eonsidel4 cl 4 sevel s put of 31 to tnendati° commie ° tion. a routig UNARA Philip Wi .rehant, ° he Lond o with and instructs the charg e , g that ha d advantse •ed respce" • • the injure 3uhvinkle• Prisone ( r purchas• accost' that w°4 for son , graces he Baugh' to Black' Emma t stances of Under iequentlY sums Of e, and be that that still con' 1 mother, child be ired hint Le caught ;aw Rosa there so that he )—being he child tside the :atement lication• mer had m quiet, ie town prisoner ,olations DXaMille for the 1850. Y.____lB4B, Iftl ti D ED ITI ON SHARE MARKET.--(THIS DAY.) a ____ FOREIGN. Closing 1 Business • - .----4........._ LA W INTELLIGENCR.-(- THIS DAY.) ' FATAL DUEL IN - COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. The Union Commerciale & . ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. .1 Paid. price. Done. (Mr. Commissioner Helroid was the commissioner of the ult., contains the followinu overies S' UN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. Share! Railways. - Paid. C/14,foein.g Bt n Done.e s a 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 41 51 day, but not. having perfectly recovered from his recent place yesterday in the en, 20 Ardennes all - - p illness, Mr. Miller, the Registrar, presided, and carried tween two" Officers of the P. 'raft 12.10 Amberg., A offing. Bost. 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c. 3 i d il, out the business of the day.)' ' ' - belonging te a detaches • MANCHESTER RACES. and Eastern Junction 10 61 64 50 and and Ballymena. all - - 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 41 20 Beziers to Graissessao. all. 7 .S., on ' . IN RE DAVIDSON AND GORDON-THE WEST HAM DISTIL- liars. Subjoined are NeeckS• * 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 71 81 Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesh. 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail: all 2 2 20 Dutch Rhenish hns, at 1 Mr. Commissioner Goulburn has intimated his intention On the evening, beff (THIS DAY.) Junction lOO 66 68 6 Eastern 'of France ...... all 27 2id wen ids' • 25 Blackburn - p to deliver his judgment in, this case, which has been so long arose between the BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. all 30 82 20 Great Central of France all - - ing words having period is 25 Blyth anti Tyne pending, on Wednesday next. . HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. Stock Bristol and Exeter the company of Wee Willie . , giSMeSt 1 1 Stock Chester and Holyhead . 100 47 47 47 874 i 20 Lake Constance & Bale all - - ... viduals ..in clue Reveille 2 50 Cork and Bandon all - 20 Lierre and Turnhout... all - - Sobieski 3 20 Cork, Blkrock,lz Passage all - - 20 Lombardo Venetian.. . 8 31 41 p POLICE INTELLIGENCE,--(THIS Diq.) . • lowing day, bitter, the tw t Paris,' 20 Cornwall all 41 51 20 Lucca & Pistojß, 5 p-.c.p•f. all Seven ran. Won easily by two lengths. 10 Do. AEA trees. no div. all - - 20 Lyons and Geneva .... all 24 25 BOW-STREET. by a soits-ql 10 Do. 8331 Maria Antonia all - - ing wood, Bonn,' TRIAL HANDlCAP.until6p.c.per an. I all - ha sheen pd.toß. " 20 Do. do. New - - Young gUGHT woman,AT Lwa.assip. Little Girl three 101 1 50 Dublin andßelfast June. all -- s 20 Namur and Liege all 191 1-acjedallea tßetzseleyb a, ra rbaet before or g lild. -IHo oeknirnyg, duel acce h the A i Diemont 2 5t20c5,,. Vau:t.,lnerAliien Abr.Junc. 100811 Ifil 17 161 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref..... all 214 22 16 Northern of France..., all 391 401 charged with robbing a gentleman of his purse, fusil or r 4) Lady Abbess 3 Stock Eastern Counties Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 ' 6-3 64 631 1 4 100 47 49 20 Do. Nest Shares - - p 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 81 91 The prosecutor stated that, last, after having spent two .ad a pleasant evening with some friends,'he was, on his way' from e on the si Eight ran. The winner objected to. ______ Stock Do: do. B Stock 100 31 33 20 Ottoman, gnu. 6 per cent 7 3 1 4 ..- ), at 11 17-------- ----7------------------ - - - --- E. East Kent :(Ite.E.U3dC At 15- 17- 16 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 351 354 20 Paris and Orleans - through •Bloomsbury-square, when the as an woman at the bar caught hold of his arm and asked him if the 2d of ' 1110117.EY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. Stock2o East Lancashire lOO 96 97 all -- - 1 Recife& S. Fran. (Pam.) 9 id 1p 20 ' It F-uaa• and7p •Deti 1 •n(i.ll;iumr .• .• •. 4 - - - he was " good-natured."- (Laughter.) He told her to go ha• 10 Do - - about her' business, but she refused, and made another of ________._ in, on 6( Stock Edinburg. and Gleggow 100 69 70 70 10 Rome and Frascati .... all - - attempt to prevail upon him to give her somethingto drink. 1 - CITY, Two o'CLocK. Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 284 29 20 Royal Danish all - - 5 Royal Swedish - - He again refused, and attempted to proceed on his road :s. ruorruthes&u Clyde Junction liej ._--- -...: at FW The Bank of England return, completed to the sloe% 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. - - home, when another woman, no doubt .a confederate of the Stock Glasgow& South Westn. iGh 94 96 20 Sambre and Meuse all 71 8 , for aboth 29th ultimo, shows some rather unfavourable fea 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref. all - - lures, The bullion, consequent upon the export of - 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 104 Stock Great Northern lOO 107 108 lin, on,t - specie to the East, and the demand for the Conti- Stock b).°:l.°: A Stocks 1 active demand for money, the other securities have reserve of notes has been diminished to a near! Stock Doe.Str.Vl.Rail Gna.Stk. 100 55 57 , 161 Do. Thirds , J Stock Do. New Thirds 144 12 13 p 16 12 13 p 20 Southern of France ... . all 23 23 81 West Flanders all 53 6 10 Do. 54 p. c. Preference 20 Western of Switzerland all - - 20 Zealand thrust her hand into his trousers' pocket and stole his our . Both women then ran away, but he give an. alarin and friends on the occasion of its being the last nigh eks. U 20 W. & N.W. of France.. all 2 21 ." prisoner was taken into custody. tient, shows a small diminution, and, owing to the ._Stock grt. sar itihdieWrnstn.(lreld) 1000 1:t 1041 so i 1 74 20 Western of Austria.... _6 - - , Mr. Henry-Were you sober at the time ? C, at 11 lisle. all - - 6 Wiesbaden , all - - Witness-I can't.say I was quite sober, neither c been augmented nearly half a million sterling. The g I.linsi cal turthaLastardsle. B7 n 6Do 8 per cent. Pref all - - I was drunk. I had been drinking a little wine T Bible for lerlin, 0 • 'similar amount. In the Public Deposits there is a Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 99 991 991 i year, but I perfectly, remember all that ()mum BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 161 Do. ::11.0.. F 216 6 p The police-constable on duty near the sq, eight slight increase; but the Private Deposits, in conse- 29 shares 7 _ p Closing Business heard a cry of "Stop thief, and hurried to , quence of commercial payments usual at this time 2g it Weustt Riding Union alit _ ......- Share' . 1 Railways. Paid. price. Done. t Paris,o so hport the cry seemed to proceed .. from. On his of year, show a diminution of about a quarter of a 11.6.3 London and Blackwall. all 51 64 ra. saw the prisoner running, and he ham., Albany, million. In the other items of the balance-sheet 11.6.3 t, 113,:n.N. Ziolitaotnlis°s&ashst 103 i 111-- 113 112 100 Atlantic ea sed &a tS4 pLearwLeAce all __ ___ pursuit. After a chase for a few rainut, there is little alteration of importance; they will Stock London & North Westn 100 974 08 971 1 1 Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnti 9 i Ip 91 her, and took her into custody. At b 121 Do. Eighths gu. 5 percent portemonnaie produced. On being Paris, be seen in the subjoined table :- Stock London& South-Westn. DO - 95 954 w`T 18 - - 25 L'derry & Coleraine ... all - - 18 Do. -Addit. Capital A 6 par fp containing, as it appeared to do, a g , Active Circulation .. .. .. Z 20,110,350 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. all - - 18 " Do. Do. B 44 par fp found to contain nothing but pawn' )re in' ' Increase .. . 404,360 Stock Sian., Shef., & Lincoln.. 100 394 40 391 . .. .. 204 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 1 9 e year 1 •Bullion .. .. .. .. .. 18,967,100 10 Metropolitan 3 -- d 204 Do. New l6l 124 114c1 Mr. Henry-Is the prisoner kr uary, i, Decrease .. .. • • .. 181,897 Stock Midland lOO 1031 1011 1034 1 Stock Do. Birming. & Derby. 100 77 79 ion 1 Buffalo,Brant.&Godrich 1 100 83 88 Constable-OM yes, your gust; 6° . Rest .. .-..- .. .. 3,115,077 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all - - ---.( 6p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 ) 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100' 80 85 'B3 offender, and has only been iy Increase . 9,878 25 Do. 4 Shares all - - 10 • Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 77 81 which she was committed for Englan Public Deposits " •• •• •• . .. .. .. 9,806,029 100 Newcastle and Carlisle. , all - - 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3.0. / 4 p sent. She has also had at' Februal Increase . 145,211 25 New., Aber., & Herefd. all 114 121 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov.(Lim.) 2s. - - [1 ,invisi Other DdpoSits . . ; .. .. 12,903,618 10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 9- - 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. - - pm acquitted. She's a well-k. Decrease .. . • . .. 245,389 20 Newry, warpt., & Roe all - - 20 Central Oude (Limited) 25. 64. - -- Mr. Henry-Well, pri, SeVen Day and other Bills .. .. 712,770 Stock Norfolk /00 65 67 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 2 1 14p Le plane 50 North. Counties Union. 34 al : d all - - answer to the charge ? Decrease .. . .. .. 39,924 Stock North British lOO 621 621 621 2 i 174 Demerara lUs, and • Government Securities .. .. 10,808,591 Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk. 100 - 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.e sit lip ~.,_ , . lock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 1084 109 "09 ar Prisoner-I plead g, except No alteration. Stock Do.A Stk.- Arec.no div. all - - summarily. I don't • 20 Do. C Shares . Other Securities .. • .. .. 16,950,153 until 6p.e.hasbeenpdß 100 - - 20 Do. E Shares Ext. 10 - --p objection to anythin Miarkahl - Increase •.' .. .. 456,033 Stock Do. B Stock - - Stock North-Eastn.-Berwick 100 941 951 95 41 20 Do. Jubbulpore ' 5 - - Mr. Henry, finer perihery Notes Unemployed .. . • .. 12,744,965 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 1 i d d 100 D 0.44 p.c. Bds. pay.'s, all - - 20 Geelong& Mel.gua.sp.c. all 174 18 184 disposed of the cr Increase .. .. .. .. 497,095 Stock Do. Leeds lOO 49 49j- 494 11 if Stock Do. York lOO 78 761 7SI eto. c Geelong Corporation 6 1 100 / per cent. Bonds - _ six months wig anets. About £40,000 in gold was taken into the Bank Stock North London lOO 01 103 :lock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 36 37 37 ig of the of England yesterday. 10 N. &S.Westn.,Hampstd and City Junction 23 is. - - 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 76 78 774 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref. lOO 91 92 IStance, 20 North Staffordshire 174 41 4 d , ... 20 Gt.lndiaPenin.l.Tua.sp.c. all 211 214 AN INco' Of 13 se! In the foreign exchanges yesterday the rates 20 North-Western Huts, butt., were generally slightly higher. , 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 74 83 Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 31 33 20 Do. do 4 i iP Mr. Jeff is higo The Liver pool Cotton Market yesterday pre- .10 Peebles all - - , 20 c Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.-Scrip ( guaranteed 5 per cent. 1 2s. - - a leg of . this coo!, seated a very steady appearance, and 7,000 bales 20 Portsmouth l9 7 5 d 224 MlT".eowf Canada Shares 7;131 , V4i 4164 d 91 Jan, 10 Rhymney lO - - a two pi' . vere sold at previous quotations. Stock Scottish Central lOO 112 114 weig' 1 Do. Bonds pay. '76,with 1 1 4 Stock Sooth. N.E. Aber. Stock 100 284 284 284 100 all 106 108 ..., • / opt. till '6O a 51 Pinter Pi As usual, at the commencement of a new year, Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock' 100 85 87 M 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 106 108 a • the financial and mercantile community .are taking rStr Sitting§lllslt.i s ooreurnienirSheer. al?? 4: 472 d ' 100 Do, do. '73 without opt. all 105 107 1 into consideration the general prospects of mono- Stock South Devon lOO 37 38 31 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do .. all 99 100 20 Madras, guar., 41 'p. c. all 181 191 xo-ins-- 100 75i 764 70t 51 0 rn tary and commercial affairs. As far as can be Stockto Scutt,-Eastern 100 76 78 20 Do. do. 5 per cent, all 201 21 _ 1 20 Do. 41 p. e. Extension.. 15 id 3 d filer beg judged at present these are of a very en- 20 Spophiroorks.&Riv.Dun. AV 134 14 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 10 1 p 20 Do. Fourth do. 1 couraging character. A rapid return of ac- 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok., all 911 lock 3lelb. Corp. 6 tc. Bonds 100 - - le gins--- tivity in business is scarcely anticipated, but 25 Stockton .Si Darlington. t 1214 334 . 341 34 4 Newl3runswic &Cando. 20 { Ry &Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 2 14d a hope is entertained that the improvement 25 Do. do. 1855 Cla•ssACa itl Share Tinter - Stockton lz Hartlepool 161 - - .. Do. do. Lan•el d 0... : .. -which has already commenced will be further Stock Taff Vale • 100 - - 20 Do. do. B. Capital do. 10 4 3 d signs, developed during the next twelve months. Indeed, s .-fr t 4., k Tha• mPrees fietraevnec:bia Li i 11420 -_-_-_ -__ .. Do. do. Land do. . - - no doubt whatever can be felt on this point, unless, Stock Vale of Neath lOO 91 93 w c Northoflndia Tramp:m;(l 29. ( Limited, Scrip Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - 20 Dude (Limited) - Signs, ' unfortunately, political affairs should assume an 50 Waterford & Limerick all - - 26 &hide .4 •ti 15 1 11p unsatisfactory appearance. An extreme degree of 20 vvr-esntgtrnonwallery. Pal. aaill 6 64 20 Do. - r signs, ' 20 Do. New i.,`• 6 P I' caution is still exercised in all branches 5 Do.A.-Arecv.nodiv.till 20 Do. - Punjaub • • 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 3 31 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. bIDX' 5 4 1 signs, , of trade, but our relations with distant - mar- 5_ Do. B all 61 61 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 - - all - - :0 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 par kets, -as well as throughout Europe, are 1g isragadsosn all- - - 4m. l being gradually renewed, and as confidence 20 Do. 2d Class .... - - ger than, , • increases there is reason to believe that operations PREFERENCE SHARES. * BRITISH MINES I t the Sp will extend until the condition of commerce will Share Railways, I Paid. ' I Closing . Business Price. I Done. Share! Mines. Paid. luator ( bear comparison with former years. Amongst 'rimer) 1 25 Blythe and Tyne It per capitalists the contemplated negotiation of loans, c. pref. (issued at £5O) all 49 51 -- Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.1' luator ( which, taken at their estimated amounts . '''t t 1 1 Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 100 96 98 , 20 Do. do. do. Shares 9 - - 20 pritish Iron - Condurrow (Camborne) 'inter) 1 of £30,000,000, are anxiously discussed, and -some tock Caledon 210, 41 per cent 100 103 105 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares No. 2. 7. 10 - - - - East Bassett (Mogan). of the flatness now noticed at the Stock Exchange 52 .10 & Holyhil, 51 pc 100 - - - Great South Tolgus.... may be attributed to the influence which it is supposed Stock Do. do. sp. ct. - - G.Wheal Alfd.(PhillacT 61 Cork & Landon, 51 p. c all - - - G. Wheal Vor(Helstc WWI these projects will exercise upon the state of the St 6 Dup. Perth,& Aber.Jun all 6 61 - Lady Bertha - North Frances (Ilk Money Market. It must still be remembered,however, stock toA. reValsasgsßA67pc&.6.Pc.. 100 100 103, _- North Wheal Crof the Co , that there is a plethora of capital, and that the -Stockoe 11 ri Coon.do•C Class P7cl:c/i•o:i 1400 ' 1(112 117 - N.Wh'l Basset (I' - Par Consols (St. Presider diversion of a moderate quantity to foreign coon- Stock Do. do N 0.2 100 114 116 . ..... Porkellis Unit. Stock De. New 6 per ct. Stock 100 31 133 - Sortridge Conr Press Stock tries, if the payments should. be spread over a Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 84 86 - SouthCarado, Stock East Lane. 6 per ct lOO - - - • south C. Br. lengthened period, can scarcely be expected to - S. Wheal F, week sli°l 5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths all - - produce any return of stringency to the prejudice of ctock Edin.&Glas. spc shares 100 - - s Tamar SW finance 6'‘' commercial enterprise. Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 73 74 74 31 Mining Stock Furness, 5 per cent - - 10 Tin Crof inks- it The fluctuations in the bullion at the Bank of Loci (las. &S Weitz a. spc lOO , 113 115 k Great Northern, sp. ct lOO 122 121 1 - United' - Vale c dis cres • England during the past year have been important. stock hh)Ar„Redmo'2l"*Pm 100 112 1 0t44 i 112 - West - W. C .nt for 4'51`,! On the 6th of January it stood at £12,643,193, but NO- DO:4l,Cliedn;.,s pc. . pm. 60 ei 6s i 654 -My if the bos' 10 Gt. Nh.•of Scotld, Ist vt. all 101 111 - W' on the 6th 'October it amounted to L 19,526,475. R• c Gt. Sn.& w areland)4 1 ioo - - y thee', Stock - I' the Cle", In the " other securities" the alterations have also ? p. ct. pref. Stock re at West. (Berks and reneral been considerable. On January 6th they were 50 ' Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. - - - - - 100 95 97 1858, 0° £25,661,066, but on the 2d of June they only exhi- stock Do.' Redec Irreeemmaatee,,444ll?. cct: 100 845 88 89 84 1 applies bited a total of £14,579,458. Stock Do. Irredeemable, ,d 0.., m? ' _ss 90 g 5085101 . Rdeef. n Since Monday last the imports of specie have BtoBck it..siipiot. ;rf atrreefs 11 aloo 100 91 lie} e-appor been about £892,654, and the 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. exports have com ares all 164 174 he debt prised the following shipments direct from London 10 Doh do. 5.p. ct. pref all 10 104 - Stock Do Binning al stock 100. 72 74 to Metro to the Continent during the week ending Thurs- 261 Do. Cheste4rual -hares all 18 19 Rock , day last :-Gold coin (Boulogne), 260 ounces ; bars 131 Do. do. do all 131 111 141 5, accor N 20 0c k Eiton..d.(lz)•Yoor•k 6 p.c. stock 100 143 145 (Hambro), 8,186 ounces ; silver coin (Boulogne), latish Stock Lon.&Brig.spc.gu. No.l 100 - - 3,200 ounces. Stock Do. pref., p. c. ...No. 2 100 - - rred to ; .v to co_,ll The Atrato, from the West Indies has brought S, stook Do. p. c.. took Do. New gua., 6p. et lOO - - No. 4 ICO - - I that by £186,427 'in specie, and the Persia, from the United Stock Lon.& N. W.Cov.&Nun r the boio States, £137,083, eaton, 5 p. et. Stock Lon.&B. W, 7 p.ct. stock, 100 120 122 ie ensul; There has been very little speculative business in 124 I olanldeo3dndsvhr &isle, 4 shs lall - - 7ers to t the Stock Exchange Markets to-day. The Com- 124 T....ondondy.& Ennis 4sh all - - ie alllOll Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. et. 100 123 12f mitten might tter's Cr mitt just as well have adopted the sugges- 6 Do. re 44 4 Do. 31 per cent. A a chop tier that the House should be closed like the Paris Stock 121 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c. all - Bourse on New Year's-day. The Funds are rather 124 f Do. 4 per cent... . . Do. - oved as, flat, Partly in consequence of the demand for Stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. Stock u___is nil money, which has rendered the Bank return less Stock Ro)..Cioinn.Leri. s.&.elfl.isr.t6ore)ket ilgoo • eomillit.; favourable than its predecessors. Consols are about stofick ne. with option till 1866, 3 7 borrols.iy. Stock Do. Le*c. & Ilit.Tr.ef. it. 10e the boa l; 96a 1. The New Threes are Hi 971., and the Re -10 f Newport,Aber,&e.pref.s d at i' c. m I Will thr°, dared 97 to 97' A-. Exchequer Bills are about 375. 1 13." IT'll a. C: Ali 0 Do. Perp , P rden wille., to 40- S. prem., and India Debentures 99/ Z. option till 1866 he recow; i''.ool.-1•501k. c.Datlic.cesp,ige In the Foreign Market there has also been very doe% subject t; Stock Do. srp. c. Pref. do. I little business. Turkish 6 per Cents, are about 911 to erred bac 8 Stock NorthavVal.k 921 considel s, and the Scrip is depressed at 1; to 11 discount. Stock British, 5 pe, Do. New, gi.T. 5 p, Chilian Loan is par to 1 premium. V I Stock I ' • Oh Actives are 44/, and Chilian Threes 76. Stock N-East. irred. 4' Stock Do. Berwick, 4 eh SeYe i Bu • • Business in the Railway Share Market to-day 17 Do. do. d 0.... s put Os) has been 20 Do. Leeds, 13 of 31 tn. ~ steady. Prices generally are well sup- 124 Do. do. Dor tnendatOri ported, the variations not having exceeded about i 25 •,T'ooitYhClif',7 i Ki. per cent. • Calethinian, Great 'Western, and North Stock Ox.wr. 7 Western • committ rn have improved ss. ; and Eastern Counties Stockoc re): 11°. lion. 0 105. • t' ,South 'Western, Manchester, Sheffield, and stB4, le°l a routiti Li.hcoln, Midland and South Eastern declined Stock c; >INA1?)) 58. The foreign to n ' otice. lines are at nominal values. In the grog Colonial Market there is little alteration inos• East Indian declined about 10s., and lai , Grand Trunk of Canada and Great Western of st Canada brought former rates. s ° Philip Cod;i Joint Stock Bank and - Miscellaneous Shares 3rchant, he Londe° are dull. London Joint Stock receded about ss. : st Electric Telegraph, £1:7; rith a most and Peninsular an Oriental Steam, ss, instruete4 , the claw, '', BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. g that 146' per Cent Reduced Annuities ... . on. New 3 per* Cent. Annuities ..... : : ......... advantag 97i 61 i India Stock -cd respee' i Ditto Debentures 991 I injure the; , Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO - ._._ 3ulwinklel Ditto under £l,OOO Prisoneel Consols for Account Marc' 9e F purchas'l . rxtihequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d. & lid.. 4e o aceola' Exchequer Bonds, 18.59, 34 per Cent ... , that Are 6 - FOREIGN FUNDS-CLOSIN' for solo°, Brazilian 5 per Cent. I graces c'l Ditto Account tie Baugh' elnlian, 6 per Cent. to Black' . _ Ditto 3 per Cent. Emma to . Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent. • Ditto 44 Cent. stances °I per Bard. • . limn 5 per Cent Under T I,kieh . , ' - 6 per Cent ' requentli Ditto Account • sums of • Pitto New Loan Scrip... e, and he veDitto Account that that Dittozlie la. 5 per Cent. , Amount still coo' Dividends on t' 1 mother, Dutch Exchange, 12 child he , , Ditto Certificates, ired him Le caught s • . Consols • ;aw Rosa there so that he MINES.- )-being of the year, he child _ demand fo te supp' tside the , achtual tr otherwl 'atement has be dication• ' adva, m filar had To' )e quiet/ too le town. . -r Prisoner ,olationS Ntaraine I 1 for the- '1 . ~ - -1848, 'overieS P. Tuttl .S., 001 weeks., hns, at wen idri e i period s gismes, I; Paris, Bonn, 0 three In' h the 1 on the at I 2d of in, on 6( , at F 1( for abo' lin, on ti eks. e, at 1 111 Bible for lerlin, eight b Paris, Still 7 OFFICE, Seven o'clock. SITAR. Share! THIS DAY.) Share' Railways. Antwerp it. Rotterdath Ardennes Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessao Carmeaux Mine & Rail Dutch Rhenish Eastern 'of France Euphrates Valley Great Central of France Gt. Con. shs Italian Junction . Lake Constance & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lucca &Pistoj 11, 5 p.c.pf Lyons and Genera Maria Antonia . Do. do. New Namur and Liege • Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of Frante Do. Ne*Shares • Norwegian Trunk Pref Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent Paris,Lyo . ne, and Medit. Paris and Orleans Recife& S. Fran. (Fern.) gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) Riga and Dimaburg Rome and. Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse Do. 54 per cent. Pref. Southern of France West Flanders Do. 54 p. c. Preference W. & N.W. of France.. Western of Austria.... Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand I p aid. l Closing I Business ''' Price. Done. 41 51 I) ) 1 I 7 3 1 2 2, 7 27; - 1 i i 1 7 31 41 pi 24 25 spl 214 22 391 40} 84 91 P 3 1d 354 35# 55 AG id 4p 71- 11i 9 23 23 9531 2 21 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Share' RallwaYs• P a i d* Price. Dane. Closing I Business Albany, Paris, ire . 114 ( e year I uary, 4 , gust; to Euglao Februful .invisil to planet ms, and . except ?markitb. l perihelio anets. 1 ig of ate, 'stance, Of 13 see! mus, bu t i is higM this cola e two pls' tinter )egins- mer beg legins- 3 Vinter [OO 18 18 Atlantic & St Lawrence Leased at 6 per cent.. Bom.,Baroda& Cent.lnd vo i. 5 percent Do. - Addit. Capital A Do. Do. 13 [ Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Buffalo,Brant.&Godrich 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central Oude (Limited) Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c , Demerara Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c Do. C Shares Do. E Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore D0.44p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 G eelong& Mel. gua.s p. c. Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B Do. 6 per cent. Pref Gt.lndiaPenin.guit:sp.c Do. New, gua.s per cent Do. do G t. 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FAT4L 'LGIUIIL The Union Commerciale of Antwerp, of the 28th ult., contains the following :—" A fatal duel took place yesterday in the environs of St. Bernard, be tween two officers of the Ist Regiment of the Line belonging to a detachment at the Maison Peniten flare. Subjoined are the details, which have been furnished us by a,person connected with the locality. On the evening, before the duel a warm discussion arose between the two officers in question. Insult. ing words having been exchanged, the captain of the company ordered M. B—, one of the indi viduals -in question, to withdraw. On the fol lowing day, the quarrel becoming still more bitter, the two officers agreed to meet accompanied by a sous-ojicier and a soldier, in a neighbour ing wood, and to determine the matter by a duel according to the American system, with the fusil or musket. Arrived at a convenient spot, the two adversaries placed themselves at a distance from each other of, as one party said, 60 paces, but, as another alleged, of only 40 paces. They took the fusils from the hands of the witnesses, who, having withdrawn to some distance, M. P—, one of the principals, although the offended party, fired his gun in the air. His adversary, however, it appears, took deadly and deliberate aim, and lodged his ball in the abdomen of the officer P—, caus ing a frightful wound, through which his liver and intestines protruded. The unfortunate man, after about twenty minutes of excruciating suffering, expired in the aims of the sous-qfficier who had accompanied him. He had previously uttered a few words intimating that it had been his fixed deter mination to spare his adversary. The latter, how everols it unhappily appeared, declined to imitate his generosity. M. B—, it is stated, left the bloody scene to seek the services of the surgeon of the detachment. Being unable to find him, he fled from the hands of justice. All the above details, although furnished by a person deserving of every credit, are given only under all reserve." The Precurseur of Antwerp gives the following account of the same event :—" On Saturday evening (Christmas-day) a party of officers were engaged at St. Bernard playing a game lof whist. Sub- Lieutenant Pierard, of the Ist Regiment of the Line, forming part of the detachment in the gar rison at the House of Correction, was one of the party, and while holding the cards in his hand ob served Sub-Lieutenant de Brouwere, of the samere giment and of th e same d e t ac h ment, stationed behind him, and watching attentively his mode of playing the game. On several occasions M. de Brouwere expressed his opinion as to the manner in which M. de Pierard handled his cards. His comments becoming offensive, a warm altercation ensued between the two officers. The dispute waxing serious, insulting expressions were uttered towards each other, M. de Brouwere going the length of attacking the memory of the father of M. Pierard, who bad been an officer in the Artillery, but who was some time dead. Those attacks having greatly irritated the son, it was finally arranged that a duel with pistols should takeplace on the following day. The next day, being Sunday, the two persons met at about noon to arrange preliminaries, when find ing it impossible to procure pistols without ex posing their intentions, and thereby running the risk of being prevented carrying out their project, it was ultimately agreed upon that the duel should take place by means of two fusils. Such are the details which we believe it our duty, under reserve, to communicate. The following are the facts which subsequently occurred, which may be thorougkly relied upon :—On Sunday, at a little after 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the two officers left St. Bernard and proceeded towards the open country. They were accompanied by a sergeant and a soldier, the latter, under the orders of Lieut. Pierard, carried the two fusils. According to the version of the sergeant and the soldier, the two officers had in formed them that they were going to shoot spar rows ; tkey had never said a word to them about a duel. Arrivedat a level field, the two officers gave orders to their inferiors (still following the ver sion of the latter) to withdraw to some distance. This having been done, each of th e o ffi cers t oo k a fusil or gun in his ha n d s , and walked in oppo s it e directions until they reached a distance of about 40 or 50 paces from each other. Two shots were then fired in an imperceptible interval. The Sub-Lieu tenant Pierard received in the centre of his abdo men his adversary's ball, and fell immediately on his back. The officer de Brouwere having hastened up to him, Pierard uttered some incomprehensible words, and then expired. His death appeared to be almost instantaneous. The body of the unfor tunate deceased was in a few minutes afterwards transported to the barrack of the House of Correc tion of St. Bernard. The sergeant and the soldier who had accompanied the officers to the fatal ren contre have been placed under arrest. The Sub- Lieutenant de Brouwere for a time disappeared. It was reported that he had fled from justice, but in the course of yesterday he voluntarily presented himself before his superior officers, by whom he was handed over to the military magistracy of our pro vince. Since yesterday evening de Brouwere is an inmate of the cellular prison of our city. An in vestigation into this bloody drama and somewhat mysterious affair is now being actively pursued. The military auditor of the province of Antwerp has just been to St. Bernard to organise an inquiry of the most minute character. The Sub-Lieutenants de Brouwcre and Pierard were both in the list of promotions published in August last." L I 1 0, deeds are surely worthy of being disintettea from the dust of ages, and held up to the admiration of succeeding generations. The*: author deserves to be congratulated on the accomplishment of his laborious task, in which he has shown himself to be a faithful as well as a sympathising chronicler, recording the vices of the fraternity as well as its nobler qualities, and the weakness and insignificance of its decay, as well as the noonday of its great achievements. It is a most interesting and valuable history, and if the g cam al reader feels inclined to skip some of the de scriptions of ordinary events and customs, he will be fully repaid by the perusai of the more stirring portions. The work is likely to obtain a standard character, giving a page from the great history of the past which well deserves to be borne in mind and held in admiration by the present. A History of the Knights of Malta. By Major Whitworth Porter, Royal Engineers. 2 Vols. Longman. The history of the Knights of the Cross has always been one of the most vivid and stirring pages in the .records of chivalry. In every romance, whose scene is laid in the middle ages, the Templar or the Knight of St. John figures con spicuously. No reader of Ivanhoe can forget Bois Guilbert, and it was not only in prose that their achievements were celebrated. The ballad, the war song, the lay of the troubadour, have all ren dered a tribute to their valour, if they have less faith fully painted the darker sides of .their characters. Sir Walter Scott, in his spirited ballad of " The Fire King," tells how, in charging the infidels— " The Knights of the Temple and Knights of St. John, With Salem's King Baldwin against them, came on." Even in the sober pages of history, however, the narrative of their exploits reads like a romance. The Orders themselves were intended as the very incorporation of piety and chivalry, and if in the enthusiasm of the founders, the weakness of human nature and the inevitable recoil from exces sive severity were lost sight of, still in the hour of trial the nobility of purpose which had originally animated the knights reappeared in full vigour. If the pride, and avarice, and luxury of the Templars was sufficient to authorise the witty rejoinder of King Richard, and there is too much reason to presume from contemporary records that the Knights Hospitallers were by no means more per fect, still beneath the rack of the executioner, and before the hordes of the infidel, they displayed un rivalled courage. The suppression of the Templars by Philip the Fair is well known to all readers of history, and also the striking episode of the recan tation of Jaques de Molay and Guy, his companion, of the confessions forced from them by the fear ful tortures to which they had been subjected. The old tradition, too, is familiar to many, which tells how the murdered .Grand Master, perishing at the stake, summoned the King of France and the Pope to appear before the judgment -seat within a year and a day. By a curious coincidence, Philip the Fourth and Clement the Fifth both died within that period. The extermination of the Templars did not affect their more fortunate brethren •of the White Cross, whose greatest achievements were yet to come. They received some of the enormous wealth of the Templars, though &considerable portion was appropriated by King Philip, under the plea of reimbursing the expenses of the trial. After the loss of Jerusalem and Acre, the Knights of St. John, under Fulk de Villaret, established themselves at Rhodes, which position they gallantly maintained for two centuries. Their triumphant repulse of the army of Sultan Mahomet excited the greatest enthusiasm through. out Europe, and its effect on the mind of their imperial enemy may be gathered from the epitaph which he ordered to be inscribed upon his tomb. Dying very soon after this failure, he turned from the catalogue of the provinCes he had subdued, and the victories he had achieved, and directed that they should write upon his grave "My intention was to have captured Rhodes, and subjugated Italy." One would have thought that this declara tion told plainly enough to the European potentates the folly and danger of allowing the advance of the Turkish hordes upon Rhodes. Yet we find that in the second siege no aid was sent, and the Knights were again left to their own unassisted efforts. The result was not surprising. After maintaining the struggle for six months against overwhelming odds, the Knights were forced to capitulate, and, thanks to the magnanimity of Solyman the Magnificent, obtained favourable terms. They were compelled to abandon the strong. hold they , had so valiantly maintained, with diminished numbers and clouded prospectS, cheered only by the sense of having nobly fulfilled their duty, and by the general enthusiasm which their gallantry had excited throughout the civilised world. Charles the Fifth, himself no mean soldier, on hearing of the termination of the siege, turned to his courtiers, and said, " There has been nothing so well lost in the world as Rhodes." Thera remained, however, yet another struggle against the Turks which should avenge this disaster, and add yet brighter laurels to the wreath of the Knights of the White Cross. The triumphant defence of Malta must. ever remain one of the most striking proofs of the superiority of noble enthusiasm and undaunted courage over mere numbers. The readers of Prescott's " Philip the Second" will remember how much of his second volume he has devoted to the record of this event ful siege. The tardy relief from Sicily, which had been so long promised and so ardently desired, was at length scarcely wished for, since the besiegers were wavering in their attacks, and the scanty remnant of the Knights could almost have wished to have won the triumph alone. They arrived, how ever, and the besieged had the well-earned delight and satisfaction of witnessing the departure of that proud fleet which had threatened their annihilation, leaving the White Cross of St. John still fluttering on the battlements of Malta. It is mournful, after the record of such glorious achievements as the defences of Rhodes and of Malta, to follow the gradual decay and deterioration of the Order to its ignominious• expulsion from the island it had so gallantly preserved, by the forces of the Republic under General Buonaparte. At the present moment Count Colloredo holds the nomi nal office of Grand Master, but its glory has indeed departed since the days of Peter D'Aubusson, L'lsle Adam, and La Valette. Major Porter was surprised at finding the difficulty which existed in obtaining information concerning the Order of St. John, and thinking, from the striking interest of their story, and the historical value of the narrative, that a clear and complete account of their origin, achievements, and fortunes would be generally interesting, he has set to work to supply a deficiency. He has searched through the ponderous volumes of the public library of Malta, and the papers of its Record-office, as well as study ing the few works extant on the subject, being there by enabled, in addition to the particulars of sieges, and battles, which are the common property of his tery, to introduce some details of the habits and organisation of the order, which have never before been made public. He has fulfilled his arduous task with fidelity and success. The style is clear and lucid, the information copious, and the writer is evidently animated by a corresponding enthusiasm when he tells of the victories of the White •Cross, or how a mere handful of knights and men bid defi ance to the valour of the Turkish hordes. He has full opportuxity, in the recital of sieges, to display his powers as a narrator; and in tracing the line of Grand Masters, he shows some skill in depicting and analysing character. The three chief ornaments of the Grand Masters were Peter D'4ubusson, who defended Rhodes against thy first attack ; L'lsle Adam, who covered defeat with the honour of a victory ; and La Valette, whose stern defence of Malta gavethe name to its chief city. The unflinch ing resolution of his character, unyielding either to fear or pity, was well suited to the terrible crisis through which he had led his order. His sacrifice of the noble defenders of St. Eleno, however ne cessary in warfare, appears almost heartless, but it shows to what a pitch the heroism of the defenders had been raised when men could be found volun teering for such a post. St. Elmo was a port at the point of the promontory, that, running outinto the sea, divides the harbour of Malta, and it com manded both sides of it. The Turks attacked it first, feeling the necessity of gaining such a posi tion. La Valette perceived th e i mpor t ance o f its retention and owing to the negligence of the Turks who left the communication with the opposit e f or t s open , h e sent f res h reinforcements nightly, and removed the wounded. As the defences gradually gave way beneath the tremendous engines of the Turks, the besieged per ceived that their destruction was inevitable, and sent a message to La Valette explaining the state of the fort, and begging permission to leave it. This he refused, but sent them fresh aid. The enemy, however, saw their mistake, and cut off the communication. When the brave defenders saw themselves invested on every side they perceived that they were to be sacrificed for the sake of the others. Many angrily complained, but La Valette sent a scornful message, saying he would send others for the post of honour, and they should be recalled to safety. The bold Knights of St. John could not suffer such a taunt ; if the post was to be held till the last, none but themselves should Philosophical Principles of the i'nglish Language. By George Jenkins. Here-4n the form of a thoughtful little shilling treatise upon the Philosophical Principles of the English Language—is the announcement of a forthcoming grammar by the author of the trea tise—a gr ammar t o b e constructe d i n accor d ance with the philosophical principles here laid down. Mr. Jenkins has certainly contrived to startle his readers into surpri se d a tt en ti on . H e h as b egun b y shaking their faith in Lindley Murray. He there upon piques our curiosity to the utmost possible degree, to know whether he will fill up the hiatus caused by the removal of an old favourite, by building up in lieu of it a new and more secure reputation. Our uncertainty upon this head, time alone can satisfy. Mr. Jenkins has something to say upon " language"—upon the " Adnoun"—upon "Person," and upon " Pron ouns," va r i ous ly, whether " Noun," "Collective," or " Ap positive." After a few introductory philoso phical remarks upon the verb, he analyzes that vital part of speech carefully and with all possible deliberation. His notions as t the philosophical principles regulating the English language are certainly characterised by great origi nality. In conclusion, the author of the treatise announces that the grammar in progress will be adapted to schools and persons unacquainted with any other language, and, above all things, will be plain, practical, and philosophical. We shall be curious to welcome it, and shall watch with some interest for its announcement. POSTAL CONMUNICATION BETWEEN IRELAND AND AMERICA, We yesterday gave a telegraph announcemen , hat a deputation had waited on the Lord Lieute nant of Ireland, for the purpose of laying before his Excellency the resolutions on the subject of postal communication between Ireland and America, adopted on a recent occasion. The following is a more detailed report of the proceedings : The deputation consisted of the following noble men and gentlemen, viz. :—The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Earl of Howtb, Lord Talbot de Malahide, the Hon. George Handcock, Sir James Power, Laurence Waldron ' M.P. ; John Vance, ; Francis Codd, T.C. ; Benjamin L. Guinness, William Long, T. C. ; Alderman G; Roe, Dr. Gray, T.C. ; Alderman Lambert (Lord Mayor elect), Jonathan Pim, Henry Grattan, and Charles Granby Burke, Esqrs. Having arrived at the Vice regal Lodge, the deputation were ushered by one of the Aides-de-camp into an apartment where the Lord Lieutenant, attended by Lord Naas, Chief Secretary, was waiting to receive them. The LORD MAYOR, having thanked his Excel lency for the promptxess with which he had acceded to the request of the deputation to grant them an interview, and having stated the object of the meeting recently held at the Mansion-house, read the resolutions which were adopted on that occasion. His lordship observed that great interest existed in commercial ,circles in Dublin on the subject of postal communication between Ireland and America, and that the deputation were con vinced that his Excellency would do everything in his power to advance that project. His EXCELLENCY replied as follows:—You can not feel a greater anxiety than I do myself on this subject. There are many things which are sup posed to require official reserve ; but it would be quite ridiculous to affect any official reserve when my opinions on the subject are so well known in so many different quarters. I have no hesitation in saying that I am as much interested in the suc cess of this great enterprise as any citizen of Dublin or inhabitant-of Ireland; and I have never on any occasion hesitated to express the interest which I take in it, and, what is of still more importance, • I have never hesitated to urge on the Govern ment my views on the subject. , I have no sort of hesitation in saying that I individually am most anxious to promote the welfare of the enterprise, which I think is for the benefit of the country; and I will not cease urging upon the government at home the propriety—and I might almost say the necessity—of giving it their assist ance. You must see that there are always consi derable difficulties in the way of government giving assistance upon so large a scale as would be required here and in this case particularly so. There are three departments of government which have to be considered in this matter—the Treasury, Post office, and the Admiralty ; and I may say there is another department of government of still more im portance, which is that very important body—the House of Commons. Therefore, it is not only what I think best, or what I think expedient, but what the Treasury, the Post-office, and the Admiralty think best, and what it is likely the House of Commons will consent to. It is quite evident that the feeling of the present day is against bolstering up any commercial enterprise. Therefore, it would be contrary, of course, to all the principles of the present day that this company should receive the assistance of Government for its own sake—that it should be brought into existence by assistance of Government. We can only look to it with a view to assist in the public service. Already some little assistance has been given to it—that is to say, so far as the public service is concerned—by the colo nial mails being given to it. I cannot conceive that the Post-office could by any possibility refuse to give the company the conveyance of the Irish mails —the Irish letters. It seems to me quite impossible that if the thing were properly laid before the Post-office that it would insist on the Irish letters going to England—and thereby taking an extra time in their transit to America. Therefore, I think there can be no doubt that if it were properly laid before the Post-office, the payment for the Irish letters, which I understand is between £20,000 and £30,000 a-year, would not be refused. Then, I think that if a proper representation were made, it is im possible that the letters of the new colony of British Columbia could be refused. It is very evident that the feeling of the present day is against bolstering up commercial enterprises by government, and in that light probably this one might find a difficulty in dealing with the question ; but if it can be proved that the public service is benefited, then I presume the government has a right to render its assist ance. If letters can be conveyed to St. John's in five days, and telegrams from London to Washington in six, as I think it has been proved that they can be conveyed, it appears to me that a subsidy for postal purposes must eventually be granted. In the mean time I understand that a subsidy has been given for our North American colonies. I cannot con ceive that the Post-office can refuse to give the £30,000 a year which the letters between Ireland and America yield to the revenue ; and I think we have every right to expect that postal communica tion with British Columbia should go by this route. I cannot but hope, too, that if this enterprise is carried out as it has been begun, the superior ad vantages of the route between this country and the United States must obtain a subsidy. I shall have great pleasure in forwarding to the Treasury the memorial you have presented to me, with the strongest recommendation that anything that is in reason requested should be acceded. to. The LORD MAYOR thanked his Excellency for the favourable answer which lie had given ; and said he was sure every member of the deputation felt that the matter could not be in better hands. The LORD-LIEUTENANT said that nothing would be left undone on his part to obtain for the enter prise the favourable consideration of Government. Mr. HENRY GRATTAN observed that M r . L ever , d an id d n t o h t e expecteelnin y with which lie w as connected, any money from Government for building ships, or bolstering up their enterprise. Their object was to get public mon e y f or pu bli c services. He thought that, c ons id er i ng t h e more rapid conveyance of letters to America by the Gal way line, the new company was entitled, with reference to the conveyance of the mails, to be placed on equality with, if not to obtain a pre ference over, other companies which were situated at a greater distance from the coast of America. In asking for the conveyance of the mails they did so .on the ground that the public service would be benefitted thereby. His Excellency had mentioned that three departments of the Government were to be consulted, and he wished to know whether the deputation ought to make the application or throw the burden of doing so on his Excellency's shoulders. He thought it would be better in the hold it. Feeling themselves doomed, they deter mined to keep the place as long as human valour and endurance could maintain it. Gradually the devoted band gave way, gradually their numbers diminished and the enemy advanced. The author draws an effective picture of their meeting together in the little chapel of the fort the last night that they felt it possible to hold out. Their anticipa tions were correct—that solemn gathering w as their last—yet those sixty worn and feeble war riors repulsed the attack once more, and at mid day the Turkish forces retired. When they. renewed their onslaught, however, the brave de fenders of St. Elmo fell one by one. at their posts.. A few of the MalteSe soldiers, proverbially expert in swimming, escaped-by plunging into the water, and nine prisoners Were F. aved by being captured by the corsairs who formed part of 'the Turkish army; to be sold for slaves. Eve other defender perished sword in - hand, having maintained the shattered bulwark more th an a month against the whole power of Solyman's army, These noble first instance that the applications to the Treasury and the Post-office should be made by the deputa tion. The' LORD-LIEITTENANT--I can 'see no harm in anybody making au application to the Treasury, and particularly such an influential deputation as I hare the' honour to see before inc. heir support will be most valuable in backing up my reprc:kn tation. The deputation then withdrew. rARKET. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. ------ , 12.10 Amberg., IN offing. Bost. MANCHESTER RACES. and Eastern Junction 10 64 64 50 T.telfast and Ballymena all - - • 13.14 Sir., Wol., an d St r . V a l . a ll 74 84 (THIS DAY.) Stock Birk., Lana, and Chesh Junction lOO 66 68 25 Blackburn BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH . 25 Blyth and Tyne all 30 22 Wee Willi e Stock Bristol and Exeter .... 100 951 SKII i HANDICAP HURDLE RACE . Stock Caledonian Reveille 2 1 Stock 50 c C o h r e k st a e n r d an ß d an ll d o o l n all - Holyhead Sobieski 3 20 Cork, Blkrock o k Passage all - - Seven ran. Won easily by two lengths. 20 Cornwall a ll 44 54 10 TRIAL HANDICAP. 10 Do. B A roes. no div, .„ until6p.c.per an.• { all' L - . - .....7 ha sheen pd.toß. Little Girl 1 50 Dublin andßelfast June. all - - Diemont 2 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc. all 7 t Lady Abbess Stocb East Angli an lOO 16 1 7 1 16; 3 Stoc Eastern s lOO 63 64 63 11 4 Eight ran. The winner o bj e c te d t o . Stoc k Eastern Union A Stock 100 47 49 Stock Do: do. Nw ,it r. • '.• Stock d,' 3 100 31 33 8 .-----"-------------"---""-----••---------- --- - - 25 East Kent •( e• a ll l 1-5- 17 16 0 11101V.E.Y 211. 4 1 RICET AND CITY NEWS. 820 k East k u al io ck; hire a ll 96 07 - - - 10 Do Stock Edinburg' and Glawow 100 69 70 70 CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 284 29 Forth s & s Clyde Junction l a o l o l-- - The Bank o f England return, completed to the Stockru 29th ultimo, shows some rather unfavourable fea- s r V e s a r Sout h v o `, l 4 o w telatnci IA lt, 96 tures. The bullion, consequent upon the export of 100 107 108 Stock Great Northr 100 22 94 specie to the East, and the demand for the Conti- Stock Do. do. do A Stock lOO 133 135 tient, shows a small diminution, and, owing to the s tock ect Gt.r sar rdi e W rn stn.(lreld) 100 0 1:41 1041 661 i 1 71 active demand for money, the other securities have Stock Do e .Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk. 100 55 57 been augmented nearly half a million sterling. The IO Irish.an ca S s ? e u r thEast a rn and Carlisle. all 8 - 7 n -1-14 12 13 p reserve of notes has been diminished to a near!y 16 1 1 6 3 1 4 Do Do : IRw i lhirds l6 12 13 p 'similar amount. In the Public Deposits there is a Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 00 0 0 1 99 1 i 1 1 1 Do.. do 29 F 216 6 P slight increase; but the Private Deposits, in conse- P 29 share . s o . n . 7 _ quence of commercial payments usual at this time 2 g Do : r o e u s t t h p ß o i r dp g Um all 4 _ of year, show a diminution of about a quarter of a 11.6.3 London and Blackwell. s i. 6 4 million. In the other items of the balance-sheet Pt . ,tZ 113,:;77,q,57;ta,,tn1i5°8L,...a5h5i 100 4 1 -- i1 11 - 3 112 there is little alteration of importance; they will Stock f i r I , , T4Sgstorth Westn 100 9 7 1 4 r d 97 1 4 4 be seen in the subjoined table : stoc 2 t Lo n don & ' South-Westn. 100 65 65 4 9 4 25 L'derry & Coleraine - - Active Circulation .. .. .. £20,110,350 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all - - Increase •• 404,360 Stock Sian., Shef., & Lincoln lOO 304 40 30 1 Bullion .. . .. .. .. 18,967,100 10 Metropolitan 3 -- d Decrease .. .. .. .. 181,897 Stock Midland lOO 1034 1014 1934 4 Stock Do. Binning. & Derby. 100 77 79 Rest • • ••• . • • • • .. 3,115,077 50 Mid. Gt. West.(lreland) all - - Increase . 9,878 25 Do. 4 Shares all - - Public Deposits • .. • .. .. 9,806,029 100 Newcastle and Carlisle. , all - - Otherlncras . • • .. .. 145,211 25 New., Aber., & Herefd. all 114 124 Ddposits . . ; .. .. 12,903,618 10 Newry &.Armagh (def.) 9- - Decrease .. . • .. • .. 245389 20 Newry, Warpt., & Roe all - Stock Norfolk /00 65 67 - Seven Day and other Bills .. .. 712 , 770 50 North. Counties Union. 34 34 a d • • Decrease .. . • • 39,924 Stock North British lOO RI 021 621 2 i Government Securities • .. .. 10,808,591 Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk. 1- - No alteration. Stock Do.A Stk.- Arec.no div. Other Securities 16 , 950 , 153 untillip.c.hasbeenpdß 100 - - Stock Do. B Stock - - Notes- Increase • • .. .. .. 456,033 Stock North-Eastn.-Berwick 100 94 1 354 95 44 Unemployed .. . • .. 12,744,965 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 1 4 d ti Increase .. Stock Do. York lOO 49 49j 493 4 4 4 About £40,000 in g o ld was t a k en i nto the Bank Stock North London lOO 101 103 100 78 78 78 10 N. &S.Westn.,H a mpstd kf Engl an d yester d ay. and City Junction 23 ls. - - In the foreign exchanges yesterday the rates g ITlZTe r r re vere generally slightly higher. 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 4 8 1 Wolver. 100 3 1 33 The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday pre- Te a Oxf ord ,Peeble Wor.,& all - - ented a very steady appearance, and 7,000 bales 1,3 Portsmouth l9 7 5 d Rhymney lO - - rere sold at previous quotations. Stock Scottish Central lOO 112 114 As usual, at th e commencement of a new year Stock Scoth. N.E., Ab er . St oc k 1 00 284 281 284 , Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 85 56 he financial and mercantile community are taking r Stock o 1 I t r a sll i- 0 o re u rn i T e n i r Sheer. al 4: 472 d • 100 3 7 38 37 Ito consideration the general prospects of mono- Stock South Devon 100 754 7 6 4 70 3 5 4 my and commercial affairs. As far as can be Stock th gto)uuthlaaklzetesrn 100 76 78 20 S r l o nith i r o orks.&Riv.Dun J i ll 131 14 idged at present these are of a very en mra- - ging character. A rapid return of ac- 20 Staines, Wok., & Wek all 9 1 1 vity in business is scarcely anticipated, but 25 grk: i o o n . Si Darlington t 1 2 14 33_4 _344 34 4 hope is entertained that the improvement 25 I SZ:c I jt i o o n • 1 85 1 5 1artle I 1 7 64 ---- - hich has already commenced will be further Stock Taff Vale • 100 - 3veloped during the next twelve months. Indeed, s .-fr t .,,, k Tha• m Pr e e te tr a e v n e ce, isTlL. fi 11 2 ) 2 0 : _- ) doubt whatever can be felt on this point, unless, I t l W .L a l fego N rr rKilkenn 10 0( 0 91 93 ( fortunately, political affairs should assume an 50 Waterford & Limerici all --6 matisfactory appearance. An extreme degree of 1g resnt gronwateCry. Pal. ail - 6 -4 ution is still exercised in all branches 5 Do.A.-Areev.nodiv.till 7 p.c . has been pd. to B all 3 34 ' trade, but our re l at i ons with distant - mar- 5 Do. B all 61 61 all - - As, as well as throughout Europe, are g i srag a d s o s n all - - ing gradually renewed, and as confidence 20 Do. 2d Class .... - - ms.es,.,-- LL • About £40,000 in gold was taken into the Bank of England yesterday. In the foreign exchanges yesterday the rates were generally slightly higher. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday pre sented a very steady appearance, and 7,000 bales were sold at previous quotations. As usual, at the commencement of a new year, the financial and mercantile community are taking into consideration the general prospects of mone tary and commercial affairs. As far as can be judged at present these are of a very en couraging character. A rapid return of ac tivity in business is scarcely anticipated, but a hope is entertained that the improvement - which has already commenced will be further developed during the next twelve months. Indeed, no doubt whatever can be felt on this point, unless, unfortunately, political affairs should assume an unsatisfactory appearance. An extreme degree of caution is still exercised in all branches of trade, but our relations with distant - mar kets, as well as throughout Europe, are being gradually renewed, and as confidence increases there is reason to believe that operations will extend until the condition of commerce will bear comparison with former years. Amongst capitalists the contemplated negotiation of loans, which, taken at their estimated amounts, give a - total of £30,000,000, are anxiously discussed, and some of the flatness now noticed at the Stock Exchange may be attributed to the influence which it is supposed these projects will exercise upon the state of the Money Market. It must still be remembered,however, that there is a plethora of capital, and that the diversion of a moderate quantity to foreign coun tries, if the payments should be spread over a lengthened period, can scarcely be expected to produce any return of stringency to the prejudice of 7 commercial enterprise. The fluctuations in the bullion at the Bank of England during the past year have been important. On the 6th of January it stood at £12,643,193, but on the 6th 'October it amounted to £19,526,475. In the " other securities" the alterations have also been considerable. On January 6th they were £25,661,066, but on the 2d of June they only exhi bited a total of £14,579,458. Since Monday last the imports of specie have been about £892,654, and the exports have com prised the following shipments direct from London to the Continent during the week ending Thurs day last :---Gold coin (Boulogne), 260 ounces ; bars (Hambro), 8,186 ounces; silver coin (Boulogne), 3,200 ounces. The Atrato, from the West Indies, has brought £186,427 in specie, and the Persia, from the United States, £137,083. There has been very little speculative business in the Stock Exchange Markets today. The Com mittee might just as well have adopted the sugges tion that the House should be closed like the Paris Bourse on New Year's-day. The Funds are rather flat, partly in consequence of the demand for money, which has rendered the Bank return less favourable than its predecessors. Consols are about 96a 1. The New Threes are 96;- 97}, and the Re duced 97 to 97f. Exchequer Bills are about 375. to 40s. prem., and India Debentures 99/ I. In the Foreign Market there has also been very little business. Turkish 6 per Cents. are about 915 to 924, and the Scrip is depressed at 1; to 1 discount. Chilian Loan is par to 4 premium. Venezuel a .Actives are 44/, and Chilian Threes 76. Business in the Railway Share Market to-day has been steady. Prices generally are well sup ported, the variations not having exceeded about per cent. ' CaledOnian, Great Western, and North Western have improved ss. ; and Eastern Counties, 108 . ; South Western, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lit leoln, Midland and South Eastern declined s s. The foreign lines are at nominal values. In the Colonial Market there is little alteration to notice. East Indian declined about 10s., and Grand Trunk of Canada and Great Western of Canada brought former rates. Joint Stock Bank and - Miscellaneous Shares are dull. London Joint Stock receded about ss. ; Electric Telegraph, £1 1 ; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam, ss. ill all all all all 4 . BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities India Stock Ditto Debentures 9 91 1 Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO Ditto under £l,000 Consols for Account 96f i March June. rxehequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & 1/d.. 40 14037 8 Exchequer Bonds, 18,59, 31 per Cent FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto Account Chilian, 6 per Cent. — Ditto 3 per Cent. 76 Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditto ii per Cent. Sardinian, 5 per Cent 9ok Turkish 6 per Cent — vel)i)DiiittttttO NAAecciooun un L° t tan 9l/ Scrip — 11 i d u P z uela, 5 per Cent. Ditto Account D ividends on the above payable in London: Dutch Exchange, 12 Gull. 21 per Cent — Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols for Account 961 I ul MINES.—The Mining Share Market, for the time of the year, has been in a remarkably active state ; but the demand for certain shares has been so much greater than the supply, even at increased rates, that, consequently, actual transactions have not been so extensive as they would otherwise have been. The chief demand during the week has been for Grarabler and St. Aubyn shares, which have advanced 160, 165 ; Providence Mines, 63 to 66 ; Wheal Margaret, 63 to 65 ; Condurrow, 70 to 80 ; Great South Tolgus, 12/ t o 13 ; U n i te d M i nes, 1 30 to 135 ; R ender, 14 to la ; East Basset, after reaching 180, left off at 175 ; East Russell shares have been flatter, and leave off at 71 to n; North Robert 21 to 21-, and a larger business done. Rose warne in considerable request, at 30 to 35 ; it is generally understood that an improvement has taken place in the mine, but no official intelligence has been received, and Many shareholders are complaining o f th e diffi su lty i n get ting reports , or even of comm on information from the mine. ,hurnal of this day. lusinees Done. 74 31 89 8} I' aid. I Closing Business Prioe. Done. Pm I s PREFERENCE SHARES. Share Railways. 26 Blythe and Tyne It per c. pref. (issued at £5O) Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 20 Do. do. do. Shares Steck Caledon £lO, 41 per cent 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Stock Chester & Holyhd, 51 pc Stock Do. do. 5 p. ct. 65 Cork & Landon, 51 p . c. 65 Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. Stock E.Anp. , ,n. Class A 7 & spc Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 p ct. No.l Stock Do. do N 0.2 Stock De. New 6 per ct. Stock Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. ',took East Lane. 6 per ct 5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths took Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares tock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Stock Furness, 5 per cent Stock Glas. &S West. a. spc Stcck Great Northern, 5 p. ct Stock Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm Stock- Do. 41 p. c. do. do. 100 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist nt Stock Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 p. ct. pref. Stock 50 Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct Stock Do. Redeemable, 41 p ct Stock Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct Stock Do. Irredeemable, do.. Stock Do. sp. ot. Redeem. Pref 8 • Do. Birm. Pref. Shares 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares 10 Do. do. 5 . p. ct. pref Stock Do Binning. guar. stock 261 Do. Chester gual.shares 131 Do. do. do 20 Do. do. do. Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Stock Lon.&Bric.spc.gu. No.l Stock Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Stock Do. Nevr gua., 6 p. ct Stock Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Stock Lon.ttz N. W.Cov.&Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late3d shares 121 Londondy & Cole, 4 shs 121 Londondy.& Ennis Ish Stock ltan.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. et 6 Do. £6 Stock Do. 31 per cent. 121 llaryport & Car., 4 p.c Do. l2l Do . 4 per cent... . . Stock Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Stock Do.Con.Eris.&Bir.6p.ct Stock Do. 41 n. c. pref. stock 6 Do. with option till 1860 Stock Do. Le*c. & Ilit.p.ef. it. 10 Ncwport,Abcr,&c. pref.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. pm 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. c. with option till 1866 10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. shares Stock Do. sp. c. Ext.Stock,lB4s Stock Do. 51p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Stock Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 Stock North British, 5 per cent Stock Do. New, gua. 5 percent Stock Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dsk.Co. Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Stock Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. 17 Do. do. do. 20 Do. Leeds, 6n. c. No. 1. 121 Do. do. Quarters, 18:6 25 ,5". York, 11. &S. Purch 20 NortliStafrordshire Stock Ox. wr. & Wol. 6 pc. lstg Stock Do. do. do.. 2d qua Stock Do. 44 p.c. Db.stk.in perp 8/ Scottish Central, new p 1 Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb Stock Do. 31 per c. pref. stock Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. Stock Do. 7p. c, pref. stock. 10s. South Devon. Ann. 10s. 10 Do. Fixed 41 ner cent. 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6 ) Stock Do .41 per cent Stock Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is Stock Do. New do., 2d issue Steck South Wales. gua. 4 p.c Stock Do. 41 per cent 20 14.-Yerkshire, 4 p.c. gun 25) Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e 25 Do. 6 per cent Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 percent. 1 100 100 100 100 100 all p a th . Closing Price. 49 51 96 98 1 103 105 6 64 100 103 113 118 109 112 115 117 114 116 131 133 84 86 73 74 [l3 115 [22 124 Ll 2 114 LO6 108 F. 4 68 101 111 95 07 86 F 8 88 90 100 10 91 101 164 174 10 10 72 74 18 19 9 9i 131 14} 143 145 120 122 163 ItB 123 125 68 ii 142 144 104 106 96t 974 p 9/ 114 111 9 10 1111 113 99 100 i die p 1a ip 23i 241 122 124 IC7 109 101 103 loi 11 24i 25 104 100 104 1O( 17 19 29 30 33 34 44 47 Bedford and Bletchlei Buckinghamshire Clydesdale Junction ' Colchester, Stour Val ' E.Lincolnshire,z6p.c ' ETJnion,HarwichShs Do. Woodbridge . Is. Barr. AtNeils,Pra Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dek.&RaiL Hull and Selby Do. 4 Shares Do. Shares London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4 p. et Do. 6 per cent 3fanc., Buxtn. & Matk 31 idsb.& Redo*, g.6p.c 3I d. Brad ford Prf. Stk Newmarkt.,BuryEx 1 guaranteed 5 p. c. j North n. & Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent. .. • Do. Fixed 5 per cent. Preston and Wyre. Do. 4 Shares A . Roystu,Hitch.,& Shep Shf.Roth.&Gol.g.sp.c. Shrewsbry& Hereford, South Staffordshire . • Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset.. Wimbledon& Croydn. all Ln & N.W 100 iLn & N.W 100 Caledonin all E.IL&E C 100" Gt.Narth. all E.Counta. 100 99 101 104 106 17 1P 143 145 4 4; 100 Caledottfu l 100 Do. all Gt. West all .N.kßr all Yk.N.Std. all Do. all Do. ° 100 'S. East 100 Do. 100 Peto &Co all Do. 100 Norfolk . 100 Do . all LN WhM all Stk.kDar 100 Midland 5. 5. 0. E.Counts all Do. .... all D 0.... . .. all D 0....... L&N V! a ll & L.Yk. ) all Do . 100 Gt. North 18 11 6 Lan.& Yk all IT Brassily all 3PClean . all Stk.& Dar , all Do. 100 Gt. Wee all L.&Brgtn DOCKS. Share 99 R. I iF 58 60 il 131 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. !raid• I Leasing I Closing Business Co.'s. Price. Done. 111 113 65 MI 1171224 94 06 2 } 'ii 1142 144 93 95 8 9 I Paid Closing I Business Price. Docks. 101 103 p BRITISH MINES. Share! Mines. raid. 1 Closing Business Price. Done. -- Alfred Consols (MBank) 2.11.10 74 81 20 prjtish Iron Condurrovr (Camborne) 2O 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 455 465 East Bassett (Illogan). 30 170 180 Great South Tolgus... 17s 121 13 G.WhealAlfd.(Phillack . ) 11.14.11 21 3 G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 84 1 Lady Bertha - 18s 6d 1 North Frances (Illogan) 84 71 84 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 3 4 N.Wh'l Basset (Mogan) nil. 71 81 --Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 11 154 161 Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 21 410 42 • Sovllt C. Brea( Illogan). 2 21 3 S. Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 230 210 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 44 ; 11 10 Tin Cro ft 9 31 Um tedMines(Gwennap) 40 - Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 6d West Basset (Illogan) ll 22 23 W. Caradnn (Liskeard) 2O 130 140 Wheal Basset (Illogan) 54 210 220 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 120 140 Wheal Edward (Cal s.) 5l 2} 2; Wheal Kitty(U. Lelant ) 1.7.2 8 9 Wh'l Mary Ann (Men he) 8 43 47 - - Wh'l Trelawney (Lisk.) 41 29 31 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim lOs par 1 p 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p ) 27. 1 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim l5 11 13 5 Do. Land and MiningCo all 11 2} 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica 40 Cobra Copper all 40 42 Coplapo l6 10 12 • 1 DunMoun.Cop.3ling.Co all 1 2 Fortuna 20 General all 20 21 3 Linares all 7 8 5 Lnsitanian 1 Mariquita ' all 1 1 New Granada all I 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 p 20 Poutgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 44 5 5 Port Philip 1 30 Santiago tie Cuba 164 1 1 28.2.81. United Mexican all 24 24 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Closing Business Paid. Share Securities. Prices. Done. • Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja. & July 100 113 1134 113 Do. 6 p.c. lob.&Aug. 100 113 113 Do. 6 p.c.Mr..k Sep. 100 113 115 N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 113 114 - Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 1014 1024 NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeeinable, 1875 100 113 114 • S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 112 114 Vict - Gov.6p.c.Jamlauly 100 111 113 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share Joint-Stock Banks. Paid.! Closing I Boshtoss Price. Done. lAgra&UnitedServiceßk !Australasia Bank of Egypt Baia of London 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & Loan Co. 00 British North American 20 Chtd. Bank of India, Ace 100 City 100 Colonial 0.11 Com. Bank of Canada LOO Commercial of London 20 Eng., Scot., k Aus. Ch 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland 20 Lon.Char.Bk.otAustral. 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 100 London & Westminster 100 Nat. Prov. of England 20 Do. new 50 National Bank - 20 New South Wales 5 . Orient. Ilk. Corporation 9 Ottoman Bank 10 Provincial of Ireland 0 Do. New South Australia Do. New 5 Union of Australia 5 Do. New Union of London O Unity. Mutual O Western Bk of London THIS pA 17.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Mr. Commi ss i oner Holroyd was the commissioner of the day, but not having perfectly recovered from his recent illness, Mr. Miller, the Registrar, presided, and carried out the buSiness of the day.) IN RE DAVIDSON AND• GORDON-THE WEST HAM DISTIL. LERY COMPANY. Mr. Commissioner Goulburn has intimated his intention to deliver his judgment in , this case, which has been so long pending, on Wednesday next. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-L(TIIIS DAB', BOW-STREET. CAUGHT AT LAST.—Jane Beasley, a rather good-looking young woman, was placed at the bar before Mr. Henry, charged with robbing a gentleman of his purse. The prosecutor stated that, last, night, after having spent a pleasant evening with some friends,che was, on his way home, passing through Bloomsbury-square, when the woman at the bar caught hold of his arm and asked him if he was " good-natured."- (Laughter.) He told her to go about her business, but she refused, and made another attempt to prevail upon him to give her somethingto drink. He again refused, and attempted to proceed on his ro a d home, when another w om a n , no doubt a confederate of the prisoner, pinioned his arms from behind, and Beasley thrust her hand into his trousers' pocket and stole his purse. Both women then ran away, but he gave an alma', and the prisoner was taken into custody. Mr. Henry—Were you sober at the time ? Witness—l can't 84 I was quite sober, neither can I say I was drunk. I had been drinking a little wine with a few friends on the occasion of its being the last night of the old year, but I perfectly remember all that occurred. The police-constable on duty near the square, said he heard a cry of " Stop thief," and hurried towards tie spot the ery seemed to proceed from. On his way thither he saw the prisoner running, and he immediately started in pursuit. After a chase for a few minutes he came up with - her, and took her into custody. At her feet he found the portemonnaie produced. On being opened, instead of it containing, as it appeared to do, a good round sum, it was found to contain nothing but pawnbrokers' duplicates. Mr. Henry—ls the prisoner known ? Constable—OM yes, your worship. She's an old offender, and has only been out of prison a few days, to which she was committed fora similar robbery to the pre sent. She has also had a trial at the Old Bailey, but got acquitted. She's a well-known thief. Mr. Henry—Well, prisoner, what have you to say in answer to the charge ? Prisoner—l plead guilty, your worship. Do dispose of it summarily. I don't want to go to the sessions. I have an objection to anything of the sort. Mr. Henry, in compliance with the wish of the prosecutor, disposed of the case by committing the woman to prison for six months with hard labour. MARLBOROTJQHISTREET. AN INconnicarmt BOY.—Henry Taylor, 14, a shrewd looking boy, was charged with stealing from the shop of Mr. Jeffreys, butcher, of Foubert's-place, Regent-street, a leg of mutton, value 6s. James Freebody, in the employ o f the prosecutor, said he weighed the joint, with several others, and placed them on a slab. Shortly after, the boy was brought to the shop by a young man, having the joint in his possession. Henry Wilson said he saw the iin , soner, with another boy, take something from the slab arid run down Regent street, and when he got into Saville-place, he saw him putting the leg of mutton into a black bag. He then seized him and took him back to the shop of Mr. Jeffrey, in Fou bert's-place. Stephens, 93 C, said the prisoner, told him he had no home, and on his asking hint what he was going to do with such a large joint, he said he had not made up his mind. He had a black bag and a knife with him. He had been twice at Bow-street, where he once had seven days. Prisoner said he had not seven days--it was a month and four days. It was for some vests. The father of the boy said he had tried his utmost, but could do nothing with him. Mr. Beadon said it was a cage for a Reformatory. He would remand him for a few days, and in the meantime consider what could be done. THIS _DAY'S MARKETS. COVENT GARDEN. The supply of all kinds of vegetables continues extensive, and the show of fruit is large for the time of the year. Generally, a full average business is doing, as follows : FRUIT. s. d. S d. Pine apples, per lb 3 0 to 6 0 Colonial do., each 0 0 to 0 0 Grapes, per lb 2 0 to 4 0 Foreign do 1 0 to 2 0 Melons, each Peaches, per doz Nectarines, per dz 0 0 to 0 0 per Jmph. 2 0 to 5 0 s. d. s. Cherries, per lb.. 0 oto 0 Filberts, per lb .. 0 6to 0 Cobnuts, per 1001 b 0 6to 0 Almonds, per bus 24 oto 0 Walnuts, per 100 1 6to 2 Figs, per d0z..... 0 oto 0 Strawberries, prpto oto 0 Gooseberries, t sv. 0 oto 0 Currants, per do. 0 oto 0 I'lums, per do. 00to 0 Green ages ; pr do. 0 oto 0 Raspberries,prptlo oto 0 ABLES. Peirs,Perhf-sieve 0 6to 6. 0 Oranges, per 100.. 3 6to 10 0 . Lemons, per 100.. 3 6to 7 0 Apricots, per doz 0 oto 0 0 VEGET. Greens, dz bunch 2 6to 3 0 Cabbages, pr do. 0 10 to 1 3 Savoy do., pr do. 10 to 1 3 Cauliflowers, pdz 4 oto 6 0 Drocoli, per bh 0 Bto 1 0 Old potatoes,p ton 2 sto 4 10 New ditto, per lb 0 oto 0 0 Peas, per 4 sieve 0 oto 0 0 Turnips, dz bunch 4 oto 6. 0 Carrots, pr bunch 0 2to 0 4 Cucumbers 1 oto 2 0 Garlil, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 tpinazh, hf.-sv 0 9to 1 0 Shallots, per lb .. 0 6 to 0 8 Horseradish, pbn 1 6 to 4 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 2 to 0 4 Celell, per ditto 0 9 to 1 6 Beet; per doz. .. 1 6 to 2 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 0 to 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 0 to 0 0 Mushrooms,ppotl 2 0 to 2 6 Artichokes, pr dz 4 0 to 6 0 Cabbage letts,p sc 0 0 to 0 0 Endive, per score 1 0 to 1 6 Radishes, dz linds 0 0 to 0 0 Tomatoes, pr It sr 2 6 to 4 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 0 to 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 0 to 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 0 to 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 0 to 0 0 Asparagus, pr do. 0 0 to 0 0 Sea kail, per pun. 0 0 to 0 0 Ifrus. spiouts, h.s. l 3to 1 9 Old onions, dz bun 1 6to 2 0 New do., per bun 0 O'to 0 0 French beans, h.c. 2 oto 4 0 Leeks, per bunch 0 2to 0 3 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 5s Od to 258 Od ; poults, Os Od to 08 Od each ; geese, 4s Od to 8s Od ; goslings, Os Od to Os Od ; ducklings, 2s Od to 3s 6d ; rabbits, is Od to 18 9d each ; wild do., 10d 'tois 2d • pigeons, 8d to Is Od ea c h; l arge Surrey owls, 6s Od to 12s Od ; chickens, 5s Od to 6s Od ; barn-door fowls, 38 6d to 7s Od ; capons, 4s Od ; hares, 2s 6d to 35 6d ; grouse, 3s Od to 4s Od each ; pheasants, 2s 'd to 45 Od ; ptarmigan, Os Od to Od ; woodcocks, 3s 6d to 4s Od ; snipes, Is Od to is 9d ; teal, is 6d to 2s; wild ducks, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; widgeons, 2s Od to 2s 6d ; plovers, Os 8d to is Od each ; guinea fowls, 2s Od to 4s Od ; roasting pigs, 4s Od to 7s Od each ; Ostend fresh butter, Is id to is 3d ; English, is 4d to is 7d per ib; English eg gs , 14 s 04 tolss Od ; French do., lOs Od to 12s Od per 120; leverets, 2s Od to 3s 6d each. 1 3ILLINGSGATE. Salmon, is 9d to 2s Od ; trout, Os Od to Od ; eels, 8d to is ; prawns, 3s Od to 4s; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, Esl per lb. Turbots; 2s 6d to 20s ; cod, 2s Od to lOs Od; brills, is Od to is Od ; doreys, is Od to 5s Od ; mullets, 6d to is 6d ; lobsters, 6d to 3s Od ; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, 4d to is Od each; soles, 4d to 2s 6d per pair; common oysters, 16s to 20s ; natives, 48s to 50s per bushel; whitings, Is Od to 7s Od ; haddocks, 48 to 12s Od ; smelts, 3s Od ; flounders, is Od to is 6d per dozen; mackerel, 50s; fresh herrings, 6s ; bloaters, 4s to 8s per 100; carp and tench, 2s to 3s per brace. NEWPORT Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 4d lamb, Os Od to Os Od; veal, 3 s 2d t o 4 8 2d; and pork, 2s 8d to 4s Od per 81bs WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d , mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 2d to 4s 2d ; and pork, 2s 8d to 4s Od per 81b. by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 6d to 7d; of household do., 4fd to 6d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3id to 34c1 ; 641 b to 721 b, 3'd to 3,t4 ; 721 b to 801 b, ni to 44 ; 801 b to 881 b, 4d to 4fd ; 881 b to 961 b, 4fd to &id; 961 b t o 1041 b, 4td to sd. Horse hides, 8s Od to lOs Od; calf skins, light, 2s 6d to 4s ; ditto full, 6s 6d to 7s Od ; polled sheep, Os Od to lls Od ; half-breds, 7s Od to 86 3d ; Downs, 6s 2d to 6s-2d ; lambs, —s Od to --s Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 103 ; clover, so., £4os to £5 Os; and straw, £1 5 3 . t o £1 10 s . p er l oa d. A slow trade, at our quotations. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 108 ; clever do., £4 Os to £5 Os. ; and straw, £1 As to £1 10s per lead. A fair average supply, and a heavy demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 8s ; clover, io., £4 Os to £5 53. ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 12s per load. Both hay and straw sold slowly, at late. rates. Supplies moderate. THIS DA.I'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Jan. I.—Wind this day at noon, N.W. moderate breeze, and hazy, with rain. CARDIFF, Dec. 31.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived—Othello, from St. Thomas ; Jason, from ditto ; Dessau, from Havan nah ; Thor, from Gibraltar. PORTSMOUTH, Dee. 31.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Paul Auguste, from Dunkirk for Calcutta; Britannia, from Newcastle for Rio Janeiro. DARTMOUTH, Dec. 31.—Wind S.S.E.--Arrived-- Sylph, from St. John's, Newfoundland, for Teig, nmouth. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 31.—Wind W.N.W.—Sailed—Blue Jacket, for St. Thomas. FALMOUTH, Dec. 31.—Wind calm, with fog.—Put back. —Young Eagle, for New Orleans. • LAMLASH, Dee. 30.—Wind W.N.W.—AtTived--Jasper, from the Clyde for Callao ; Salacia, from the Clyde for New York. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) • SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning. Wind calm, thick fog and rain. Arrived—True Blue, from Newport ; Dispatch, steamer, from Jersey ; Laura, from Newcastle ; Havre, steamer, from Havre ; Miriam, Lady Constance, Rainbow, and Calumet, from Sunderland. Sailed—lmpetuous, for Seaham ; Wonder, steamer, for Jersey; Alliance, steamer, for Havre. LIVERPOOL, Saturday Merning. Wind N.W. Arrived, Jan. I.—Persia, from New York ; Charles Buck, from Glasgow, for Bombay. BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Wind W.N.W. ; tide three hours' flood; cloudy, with rain. Arrived, Dec. 31—Zillah, from Odessa ; Erecaton, from Axmorfly ; Denmark, steamer, from. Havre ; Klentzborg, from Odense. Arrived, Jan. I—Hanover, steamer, from Aniwerp. DEAL, Saturday Morning. • Wind S.W. by S.,- moderate. • Passed in tow—Agra, from Calcutta, for London. Anchored--Claudia from London, for Demerara. Put back—lierefordshire,lorTozilbay: COST OF TILE INDIAN WAIL (From the Friend of India.) The year of mutiny 1857-58, cost the empire in round numbers nine and a" half millions sterling. That at least is the official statement, but so extra ordinary are some of the items of the account that we are tempted to disbelieve even a blue-book. It will be perceived that the decrease in the land revenue is just £2,000,000 being £200,000 more than the actual loss on the land revenue of the North-West, which amounted to £1,800,000. This and the loss on the salt in the same presidency formed the only serious revenue losses of the year, and 50 per cent. even of these arc made up from the increased profit on opium. A fact more indicative of the strength of our revenue system we have rarely seen. In a convulsion such as has seldom been recorded in history, with the North-West Provinces " actually lost," the revenue declined by a sum less than 7 per cent. upon the gross income of the State, less by hundreds of thousands than the revenue loss produced in Ens - by the recent monetary panic ! The fact is a pleasant one for the holders of Indian funds. The revenue which passed almost unscathed through 1857 will scarcely be affected by anything short of our expulsion. It is fortu nate that it is so, for the expenditure shows four great items of increase. The civil expenditure has increased by a million and a half, principally from carrying to that account the £1,174,649, the cash actually taken by the mutineers from the treasuries. The military expenditure, notwith standing the disappearance of the old army and the old pension list, has been enlarged by four millions and a quarter, the cost of military build ings by half a million, and the home expenditure by two millions and a half. The total of excess over last year, after stopping public works, is seven millions. Nor can this represent the whole truth. No outlay had in this year been made for property destroyed, for compensation, or for the new police corps, three most serious items. The expenditure for police, indeed, had scarcely increased a po un d. Nor apparently had the transport bill been paid. The whole charge is put down at £776,000, or about £l9 a head—an impossibility. Even if part of the cost of transport were paid out of the next item, " Pay ments on account of her Majesty's troops serving in India, £1,175,000," the total will not be in excess of the truth. Taking the whole account, how ever, as it stands as a fair representation of the fact, it justifies the foreboding of our corre spondent " C." We lost last year nine millions and a half. This year we have as much to lose, minus the cash stolen, but ' plus the pay of about 70,000 new levies and police, plus some 600 new staff appointments, plus the rehabilitation of nearly exhausted arsenals. There is ten more millions added to the former. Add at least five millions for property to be renewed, for compensa tion, and for accounts left unadjusted, and the mutiny, even if it ends this cold weather, has added 25 millions to the debt. That is, at 5 per cent. £1,250,000 added to the permanent burden. Add the cost of 45 extra battalions of Europeans, or say, with our new masses of English cavalry, not less than £3,500,000 a-year. Add the £900,000 of the old deficit in' 1857, and we have increased interest of debt, £1,250,000 ; increased military cost, 3,500,000 ; old deficit, £900,900 ; total, £5,650,000. In other words, a permanent deficit of five millions and a-half, to be met by the surplus of Oude, when it comes, and the profits of the half-dozen jaghires and pensions forfeited before Lord Stanley restored Dhar. PRESENTATION OF COLOURS TO THE 14TH REGI MENT BY TILE COUNTESS OF EGLINTON.—The Dublin Freeman of yesterday gives an account of the presentation of the colours to the 2d Battalion of the 14th Re t ,timent of Foot by the Countess of Eglinton. The presentation took place in the square of the barracks at Richmond, in the presence of the Lord-Lieutmant and a brilliant staff, to gether with a large number of the elite of the.city. Sir James Alexander, the colonel of the regiment, in returning thanks to the Countess of Eglinton, alluded to the dxcellont reputation which the regiment had achieved in the foreign campaigns, and expressed a hope that his young fellows would emulate the deeds of the old second battalion, and preserve pure and unsullied the beautiful colours which had been prekented that day._ A grand dljeuner ended the pro ceedins, Docks. Stock Commercial lOO Stock Do4.perC,ent.Pref.Min lOO Stock East and West India lOO Stock London lOO Stock St. Katharine lOO Stock Southampton lOO Stock Victoria 40 )Do New lB 27 28 49 51 62 lid 1 63 17 174 21i 221 211 211 20 I.Bcl MISCELLAN EOUS. Sh are Miscellaneous. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint' 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) 25 Australian Agricultural 10 Australian Royal Mail . 10 Berlin Water Works 10 Do New, issued at .C. 5 dis 50 British American Land 50 • Brit. & Irish Ma4.tr.Tel.A. 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862 20 Do. 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