The Sun. — London, England, 1862-12-18 00:00:00

) lence hal e pg to theY rights l icent wske r socia l of O r of de" ne; It an 113 ' )are 11° 1 veil by the 1, and n 0 ' 1 ; 1e 611'. ash ire, o f 0 1 ' 3 a, but rta litf s bee° ern l/r, Welt, ler at, 001° r rut' 30 3eljt rebel- id 0 30 the ril ion nlgo bto g [ li e° i , r oi'° 10 P'r the . tstro' ATO.\: EY M.A RKET. CITY NEWS—YESTERDAY. The annual meeting of the Oriental Inland Steam C ompany is convened for the 27th inst. It is announced that the coupons of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway (New York division), due on the Ist January, will be paid on and after that date at the bal,king• house of Messrs. Hey wood, Kennards, and Co,, at the rate of 4s. to the dollar. The directors of the Provincial Bank of Ireland bare declared a half-yearly dividend at the rate of 4 per cent., and also an extraordinary dividend of 30s. on each £lOO share, and 12s. on each £lO there, The remittances of specie to the, East by the steamer of the 20th inst. will be principally fur China, the large amount of government bills to be 4r awn monthly on India having caused for the time an almost entire cessation of purchases of silver for th at quarter. log he The total of gold by th e Et na an d Ci ty of Wash from New York has not yet been clearly stated, but it is supposed to be over £200,000. As the Continental Exchanges continue to show firm ness, and th e latest quotations both from China and Brazil are more favourable for this country, there seems to be some likelihood of a portion of the aaimint being taken to the Bank. Thirty bales of Q ueens l and cotton have just ar rived by the Centurion from Sydney, shipped la t y t he Ipswich Cotton Cumpany, for sale in the English t l arket, b eing the first instalment from the Booval . s tate, wh ere they have over 100 acres in cultiva n. Samples of this cotton, which has been valued s. 6(1. to 3 s . per l b ., can be seen at Messrs. l a yd, Cattell, and Co.'s, 2, Royal Exchange- Qaildings. CITY NEWS-THIS DAY. There is a m CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. oderate inquiry for discount accom modation to-day, and the rates remain steady. The second general meeting of the Metropolitan and Provincial Bank proprietors will take place O n the 19th proximo for the declaration of a divi dend, &c,. , The last wee k' s railway receipts, asce r t a i ne d up ' 0 ttils day, are in round figures hS under : 1862. 1861. tr eat Western North-W estern £52,861 83,030 y outh-Western 17,202 B righton li Great ldland Northern 40,184 38,738 27088 27871 t t alacashir e and York s hi re 31 , ,452 32, , 449 i stol and E xe t er orth- astern treat Easter n ka tic , nester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 15,205 15,076 -;-';(llnlyargh and Glasgow Vreat Western of Canada 13,915 9,958 T hese returns, in several instances, show some :,,tlavourable features. On the Great Western N re is a de crease o f £1 , 344 ; on t h e G reat b o rthern o f £ 783 ; on the Lancashire and York al,',iste Of £999 ; a n d on th e Great Eastern o f £853. The North Western, however, exhibits an increase 4 .e 928 ; the South W es t ern o f £628 ; th e B r i g ht on ; ' 11896 ; the Midland of .£1,446 ; the North c uter ° . of £2,342 ; and th e G rea t W es t ern o f t au a of £3,957. From the official return issued to-day it appears barriohe revenue of the South Austrian and Lom d4, -Venetian lines (extending over 1,203 miles) or i ng the week ending the 9th inst. was £42,121, fP 1 )586 l ess than the company received in the r :te tim e i n 1861. On the Central of Italy branch th a t° Il laisance to Bologna, a distance of 91 miles, s ame ec eipts were £3,510, aga i nst £ 3,169 in the Th Period of last year. e directors of the Dutch Rhenish Railway 44.7 e a nnounced the payment of a p rov i s i onal d i vi- Zd of 10s. Bd. p er s h are on t h e s h ares with £l6 —d i and of 13s. 4d. on the shares fully subscribed. Two O'CLOCK. The Liverpool cotton market to-day quiet, and pri ces steady ; sales about 6,000 bales. At Paris this morning, Three per Cent. Rentes ° laeo-pd at 70f. ioc., being -1 per cent. higher than Yesterday. tThe Bank of England minimum remains at 3 e t Cent., the directors at their meeting to-day not ing found it necessary to alter their discount regulations. Alth o th e ugh there is no improvement to report in t a mount of business negotiated in the market ' the English F un d s, t h e ten d ency o f pr i ces i s i n it asuendant,'a further advance of per cent. hav isttaken plac e t o -d ay. T h i s upwar d movement o t —e asiened by a few speculative purchases based markete more f avoura bl e prospects o f t h e money c onsols Now N owthat the efflux of specie has subsided, for the lB have a d vanced to 921, for money and 92, ttro a i h ace mant. The N ew Th rees an d th e R e duced preen at 92 I; Exchequer Bills are firm at 12s. ee tt ,' ' a uk Stock is a t 233 ; an d I n di a 5 per 140 an at 1071 1-• k trk e te has not been much activity in the Foreign d TUrki e ' b ut prices have been well suppoi . te 18 68 'n 6 per Cents., 1854, are 84 1,-; ditto, 7 14. 7 4; and the New Loan has improved to tu4 I ; It 9411 e 4li an to 71i ; Mexican are 31,1 ; Por ," S crip, 3i 4 prem. ; R uss i an N ew L oan , have ads Pa ss i ve , 24 ; an d th e C er tifi ca t es aid th4uaticed to 8 7 N-; Venezuelan are 244 21; 39ir e Sc rip 2 dis. ; Turkish Consolides have risen sus i 11 , ne s 8 in the R a il way Sh are M ar k et continued e 4t 4 .,„ . " a heavy t one h as preva il e d in prices. a id Ao rthern A S toc k h as d ec li ne d £l , L on d on \V est hke kWall 5 5., and South Eastern 10s. ; North I he erus, however, have improved Ss. y ell re ign and Colonial lines generally were 1 9i ;,, UP Ported. Bahia and San Francisco brought Lkta7; G reat Luxemb urg , 14 ; G ran d T run k o f seed s i mproved t o 224 , an d G reat W estern of 4. 10 84 '4 11 • to 13 9 East Indian remained steady at it Bank and Mi sce ll aneous Sh ares f u lly lled previous quotations. apot BtI3IIITISH. FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. r t-,eelt u 3 Per °lt. lteduced Annuities 233 92/ 1 a a„ 3 ta. console Annuities kottee, t' Cent. Annuities 921 1 Ind; t t ,30 3rt•s, expire lith Jan., 1880 — " " for 30 Yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5l b. , S took 30 , IN ) .......... t)i tt u Per Cent . D itto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent.. , , , 0 bltt o "I Per Cent. bebentures. 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 100/ 1 Ditto ditto April, 1864 1001 to bi tto L l3 itt° ditto Aug 1864 or 66 1001 1 Lichee4;3 Path! Ow 27 for i , ` .. „,,..i. _..ccount, Jau 8 92 iI , -I."' Bills £l,OOO, 21per Ct. .oitt:Tte, £5OO ; l2 9 13 .., ~,,"" z,roall 12 9 13 Br a . -r 0 ,. „a:4ilial, z I GN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 4-litt--4 u Per Cent eon ` 2 Per Cent 1852-58-60 h AV r .9 . 98 - -Ptia li -4e 3 6 per Cent vto Se Per Cent. Ni t d Orld Is Itli)iiitto 'P t: , , e o r u C o ent., ' lB2l-5, ex-Coupons 6 - 2 4,,e;itle4,ll6PerPCennst. (11 , 1arenimana Railway) 74 eitt o 1 d Per Cent 'lv o,."' e cellnt _ . ,e ll ., b itt o "ua, 2 per Cent ° l 'o ex over -due Coups. & Hectares .. 121 I). Nese 3 ~itte . A per Cent., 1853 psi% "'eeoUnt ... 1, 41 , 14 0 s e P ri , Cent., 1862 b f 'i hn 5 P, £2O pd kujte6.,.,Per , Ce nt 1822 X St .. 97i -- f \girii tt ", er ent , 1862 S D '4lO l A l ' Per Cent. S bit,-" S e t" or e ,_ob_• ent Tr rt i , ,,',;',riive, , 24 1 3 / 4/ 4 r,3 1 uert. of Coup. not fuuded f l, ii ' A 6 Per Cent. 1854 ki,itt, ` l. 6 e ceunt Ott o A Per Gent. 1858 — uitt - `'eeount Ott o tlOb Bonds b.bit t , 3 ° l 6 , Per Cent., 1862, Scrip, £6O pd ipm v!,b,ezt„, aid-up Scrip I) itt ' a, 3 Per Cent .uitte Account ..s .... 25 41 , ° A , 6 Per Cent , 1862 (Scrip), £53 -elgi. .`iridendson the above 'payable in London. 4 1 41 paid 2 dis bit tc . z Per Cent., Ex. 25f. 4ccou'it ef, -4401,4. bittu., ...tortes. Ac cotait, Jan. 8 921 1 The 41411 Catirae who was a few days ago lodged -4 °l at • of having killed his mother, h ag be, D umfries on a charge ex‘ -,1 liberated, the medical men who made a post arrived the anlination of the body of the deceased havingar ro bEtbilik.'ouclution that death arose from syncope, in all p "4119(1 1 7 0149 atrwag luoiltfg SHARE MARKET...THIS DAY. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuhS. Share , , Railways. paid. ' Closing Business Price. done. Wol., and Str. Vat I th-the and Tyne, .... 8 8i Bost., Sleaf.,and Bristol and Exeter Caledonian ,Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A A bets no dives ii fl (,paPan.l~as Da B been paid to 11.! Dublin & Belfast anne.l P 6,1 83 65 115 116 ei 7 [)un.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. IGlasg. and S. Western, GreatFastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stook Ditto East Anf,rlian st GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern.. Do A stock Do B do Do. £5 shares i Gt. S. an i W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gam. stock iLancashire& Yorkshire. London and Blackwalt , Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Smith Western, Man.,Shef., & Lincoln.' INtaryport and Carlisle. Do 5hare5........ Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby nid, Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Rid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwiet Do, G.N.E. purelias, I Do Lecds Do Yorl _ Do Carlisle.. North London Do New ' North Staffordshire j. and S. NV. Junction 'Scottish Central 'Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Soot. ' Mid. stook Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Atainee,Wok.,andWok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1800 (Taff Vale. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath (Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool HarAR , West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford PREFERENCE s: 14 - 18. Exet. 4p.a st I Do. shares .. , Caledon. qr. shrs, No. 2' Cork & Bandon, 5i p. c. Cornwall, 5 per et nt....1 ,Do. 4; p. c.. gua. perpet.l Dun. Perth, & Aber.Jun. Do. Ist Class EdinAGlas.s p.c. shares Do. 4 p. c. guar. S. & 0.. Glas.,t S.West. gu 5 p.c. Gt.Eastn, E.Coun Ex. 1 Do No. °I Do 6 p. c. pref Do. E. Angn A st 5 p.c. Do .7 p.o. Do, E. Agn. B 6 p. c. pf. Do. do. C 7 do. Do. E. Union, 4 p.c. gua Do Do.Norf'k 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 Do. do. 5.. pc. pref. 1847 Do. !, p. c. Wavy. Val. '47 Great Northern, 5 p. c.. D 0.5 p.c. R edm.lop.c.pm. Do. 4i p. c. do Do.sp.c.Redmatsp.c.pru Do. Hertford purchase. Do. Luton do Do.FL&L. pur. 4p. c. pf, Do. Luton pur. 5 p. e.pf. Gt. Nh. of scot. lst pref Sn. & W. (Ireland' 4 per cent Great West. (Berks ant Hants Ext) 5 per Cent Do. redeem. 45 p, et Do. redeem, 4 p. ct Do. irredeem. 4 p. ct Do. 5 p. e. redeem. pref Do. firm. guar, stock Do. Birm. pref. stock Do. Chester guar. shares Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. shs Do. Chester 5 p.c., pf. she!, Lan. & Carl. 45 p.c. prel Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stocl Do.Barnstst4s Is 10dpe Do. 6 p. c. (East Lan.) Do. 45 p. c. (Blackh._pur L on. & Brig,.s p.c. gu. No.l Do. 5 per cent, do. No 2 Do. 3 per cent, d 0... Do, 5 per cent. do. No. 4 Do. 7 per cent pref. stk Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P., Do. p tat. (div.def.lll'6t. Lon. Chat. & Dov, 6p.e.pf. Lon. & N. W., Cov..t Nuneaten, 5 per cent. Lou. (t.; S.West. 7p. cent . .t., late 3d shares Do. (Portsm'th perpetl anus. of 2s. 6d.) Sian. Sh. & Lin, 6 per ct Do. £6 Do. 34 percent, . Do. redeem. 6 percent Si arort & Carl. 4 pr. c p Do. 45 per cent )lidland Con. 6 p. c. stk Do.Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 p.c Do. 45 p.c. pref. st, rdem Do. 41 p.c. irredeemable Do. 45 per cent. . Do.Leic. andllit4per ct Nort British, 5 per cent. Do. New aua. 5 per cent Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. she N-East Cons, pref. 4 p.c. Do. 45pr. ct redeemable Do. G. N. E. 4p. ct. pref Do. Berwick 4 p. c. pref. Do. Leeds 6 p. e. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 Do. York, H. & S. Purch Do. Carlisle 45 p. c Do. do. 4p. N. London 41 p. e. £2O pf' North Staffordshire Scottish North-Eastern 35 p. c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c Do. 7 p. c. pref, stock South Devon, Ann, 10s. Do. Fixed 45 per cent South Faetern(Reading I Ant., 1.0.6) I Do. 45 per cent Do, Fixed 41 per cent South Wales, gua. 4 p. c. Do. 41 per cent Do. do 1859 Do. 5 per cent. I S. Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua. Do. 6 p. c. gua. Stock. & Dar. A 6 p. c... Do. 13 6 p. c... Do. C 6 p. c... Taff Vale No. 1 Pref. ... Watrfd & Kilkny. 6 p. c. Mid.-Oxf let gua stk Do. 2d do. Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. Do. Perpet.6p. c. pf. 1866 Do. tlll 186:11 41 43 13 14 86 88 104 106 46 47 43 45 241 241 124} 125, 128 PO 135 137 104 106 671 ePi 55 57 108 f 1091, 72 71 117 118 18 39 951 86 101 102 40 41 9 91 1281 12t. 2 f lip 96 913 51i 52 25 27 c 9 m 56 67 88 1 84 J 25 127 106 108 41 4* •101 118 120 47} 484. 03 105 47 49 334 344 BFf SSI 666 6,96 99 101 7 8 39 40 10 106 p 7 71 p 146 148 46 5 I. 26 3 p 554 564 26 3b p d4l , 87 89 140 145 29 31 43 44 35 37 94& 25} ARES. 96 68 20i 211 64 7 111 113 91 93 1 29 111 148 152 98 100 98 100 88 90 89 91 102 104 77 79 170 175 101 100 - _ 138 140 03 105 16 118 16 118 36 140 16 118 M 160 31 135 80 n 96 97 21 3 124 126 t 8 I [4O 142 [O3 105 10 112 108 110 1 m lip P iP 2.2 i 23i lei 101 24 24i [O2 104 [O2 104 46 47 12f 128 118 122 100 102 121 121 117 120 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways, I Paid. Leasing 'Closing Busineas Co. 8 Price. Done. Birkenhead., 100 Do, 96 08 Chester & llolyhead.. 100 Do . 55 67 Do. 51 per cent! 100 Do. Do. 5 , 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Cledon lO3 106 Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E.U.&G.E E 8 70 Lincolnsh. g6pr e. 100 Gt.Nerth. 136 138 Gloster &Dean Fores all (Gt. West, Gt.Ea , tn. Newmarket & c.7n percent lOO IC4LUitetn. Do. E.T.J.Harwch. 4 the 100 D 0... Do.Wodbrg, Ex. 4 p.c 101 Do ... Hull and aelby all Yk.N. Mid 111 113 112 Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.& N.W 203 006 Lon. and Chat. Ext. B A per cent Do 41 per cent lOO Do BB 89 881 Do. Bromley, 6 per c. all D 0... Do. New ShlB6l, 41p.c. all Do 22 24 Do.Wn. Ext. A, 41p c., all Do 81 London & Greenwic 100 S. Eastern 64 66 Do. Preferen a ithendl 100 Peto &Co B9 91 Lnd'dr. &Ennis. orig. 100 Do. A 100 Irish N.- Do. B 100 Western. C 100 Lowestoft gua. 4 p c.. 1 100 Norfolk Doe per cent lOO D0.• 51nc.,8xtn.,& Matlock all LNW& 41 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Nor.Devatail & Dock lOO L.&S.W. Do A stock Do B stock Do. Pr, ference lOO Nortlin.&Eastn. 5 p.c. all Gt. Eastn 67 69 Do. 6 per cent..... all Do • • N. Eastn—Hartlepool 100 N. E. Ber. North Western Not. Gran. Hl. & Cl. 100 Gt. North. 951 96/ 951 Preston and Wyre. I all I,&N.W st L. y k. 3 44 46 Do. 1 shares A. all Do. ••• • .. . • • • Roystn.llitch.& Shep. 100 Gt. North. 136 138 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 L.&N.W.. 135 137 136 1 Do. Do. South Staffordshire Wes tLondon, Cls A all FV.Ln.Ex Do do 11 all Ln&N. W . Do do C I all "t•W st. Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West. 9 2 94 ‘Vimbledn & Croydon' all LABrgtn[ 81 91 , _ _ F RE FEREN C Dividends continen 7E SL Lt on tt [ARES AND SI to Profits of each s, Caledon. £lO Gua. Stcki Gt Eastern 5 p. c. pref.j Kent Coast, 6 p.ct. pt. B, Lon.& iskwall,4i p. Nsk. j Do. do. 41 do. shares; Lond'n, Brig'tn, &c., 441 per cent.......... 18581 Do. do. 4 per ct. 1860', Do. do. 4A p er ct. 1861 i Do. do. 4i pc: ct. 18611 Ln.eht'in.&c. 6p.c.2d pf Do, Aletrop.Extl46 p.c. Lon. &S. Western 44 p.c. North British £lO Gun_ Shares, 1861...... DoEd,Prth,&D'dee,4pc Scottish Central 4a p.c. irred. pref... S.-Eastern 4i p.c. 1859.. Do. 5 p.c. June 1861 (rd.) s D t o k . t s o p n . c. & A D u . t t - ,r r rd.) g lB Ol 6l . D ( ,Pf Do. _ do. 102 104 106 108 1(2 p 101 iP - I) IP 103 105 92 06 103 105 100 100 100 31 WO all 100 'OCKS parate Year. 83 85 10* 101 104 100 80 83 10 10 loa 10 10 1 10 28i 29 Pale Q 1 IsTeath zot 1061 7 i ICI * 13.14 6.4.0 ►9,16.4 12.10 100 100 100 all all 67 1 i i } 721 3 1t 96 101 L2Bi i P 14} } 68i 8 i i 9 101 • Nr F _f _ TIIE . LONDON, TfitiRSDAY EvhNING, DEO6IBER 18, 1862. Business don( 105 I 41 106 1071 104 1081 22i 2 35 5 50 1(7 6~ CRIMINAL COURT-THIS DAY. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Martin.) MANSLAUGHTER. Charlotte Jackson was indicted for feloniously killing and slaying her infant child. From the evidenee it appeared that the prisoner was the wife of a seaman, receiving £2 ss. a month from the em ployers of her husband, who was at sea, and the deceased was her infant child. She at first used to treat the infant with apparent kindness, but eventually she became ad dicted to drinking, and consequently neglected the child very much, frequently going out and leaving it for hours without any nourishment. One day the landlady of the house in which the prisoner resided heard the child crying very much, and the mother being absent, she went into the room and there found the child lying on the bed entirely naked and apparently in a starving state from want of food, The prisoner on her return was given into custody, and the unfortunate child was taken to the union in a dying state. The surgeon administered restoratives but without effect, and the child died, in his opinion, from starvation. 131 i The jury found the prisoner guilty. Baron Martin in passing sentence, dwelt on tho unnatu ral cruelty of tho prisoner, and sentenced her to 12 months' imprisonment. ERITISH POSSESSIONS Share 100 itk i Railwavß Ariantio & fit Lawreno Born„Baroda(t.Cent Inc Gu. 5 per cent........ Do. New Buffalo and LaKe Huron Do. Prereronee Butralo,Brant o tGodrial 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1871 !Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, ileutta.,v S. Eas tn. (Li:. Paid, all Si 5) 8 84 77 80 75 78 71 74 104 106 1074 108) 106 167 1074 1(8i I OP 214 22# 72 74 61 65 34 36 97 50 34 36 34 36 103 107 lip 1p 100 1 100 100 stock stock lOC 100 100 100 100 100 ('ape Town & Dock Seri: Eastn. Bengal gu. 6 p. c. East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. U Ext..... Do. do. H do. Grand Trunk of Canad:. Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct.. Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. Do. 7 percent. 1862 .. Do. do. 1867 .. Do. do. 1872.. GLlndiaPenin.gua.sp.c Do. N ew gua. 5 p. c... Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.of India (Lim I guaranteed 5 per cent Gt. W. of Canada Sharo Do. New . 1041 1056 13 131 7. 1 ; 71 98 100 90 92 die 104 106 99 100 94 96 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 5a r c. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Madras guar.. 5 p. o. Do. 41 p. o. Extensiot Dc. 4+ d 0........ Do. Fifth Extension, ,Nlelb.Uorp. 8 p. o. Bod,, Melb. & Ilobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. o. Pdortg. Bds. Newllr anawick a Candi Claes A. Capital Share Do. do. B Capital do. .. N.Rl.C'da6 pc let It bde Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do . ' as c Do. Punjaub res Do. Do. .„ Do. Endue.St Flo.) _____ an all 100 rim, 100 N/)1?N:IIiiV ICO ItAil 51 53 8 5 3 5 83 65 106 107 IP4 105 pr fp I P 'O4 105 k 101 102 I Antwerp & Rotterdam. liah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c Beigian East. Junction' Copiapo Ditto Extension Dutch Rhenish Do Eastern of France Grand Rue G'uar. 6 p. c Gt. Luxem., Con. sbe 1 Italian Junction Namur dr Liege .... .. • • Do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France Do. New Shares N.Rail. of BuenosAyres Gua. 7 p c., Lim Norwegian Trunk Prei Ot'mn (Smyrna to Aidn) Paris,Lyons, & Medi ter. 'Paris & Orleans Portuguese Rail. Royal ecite & S. Fran. (Peru.) Tua. 7 p. ct. ftiga & Royal Danish.- ........ Royal Swedish ...• • Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse ...... Do. 5f per cent, Pref.... San Paulo, lira, g. 7 p. c. S.Aust. &Lomb Venetin S. East Portugal 7 p ct. Southern of France.,.. Turin and Savona .... West Fiancieris Do. 5f p o. Preference.. W. & N.W. of France .. 7} 76 li 2 11 1& 7 6 1 I} p '2Ol 2 14 14a 9 91 20 21 40& 414 id pr ti 6 94 9 8 d 95 46 41 43 18 18 14 16 i i 9 i 'I 10 10i 1 lbrnl 23J 2311 31 82 3 2id 7 71 lo# lot 206 216 !OLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECU Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja &July, . 1877-84 Aug. Do. 6p. c. Feb. & 1 1 100 Do. 6p. c.Mar. & Sept, 100 Do. 5 p. c. Jan.&July. 100 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 Cape G.Hope, 5p c,1873 100 Do.Ap & Oct 1880, 100 Do. 18901 100 Do. Jan. & July, 1891_ , 100 Ceylon, N0v,1861, 6 p c 100 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. J a.&July 100 DO. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. Gov. 5 p c.,1866 , 100 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 Do. d0.,1888 & upwds 100 New Zealand 6p. cent.; 100 Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. C S.Aus G6p.c.1878.& up ; Vlc.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July Do. to 6 0.0. A.n.&Oct. 1 108 109 106 108 106 108 991 On 97 99 103 110 111 113 112 114 ,114 116 100 100 100 100 100 Cloeilw Price. 65 67 101 105 BRITIS Cambrian Consol. Gold 'Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cone. (Taoist ; lGast 13assett(Illozan) 'East Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon East earn Brea... E. WI Russel (Tavistk , St.Aubyn(Gwen ) Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Helston' Grenville .. Herod's-Foot H ingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (IJny Lelant Niarke Valley.. NTymity Iron OTC (Lim ) New Setun • . North Downs N.Wh '1 Basset 01161:an Vorth Wheal Crotty rar Consols (St. Blazey; Vrovidenee (tiny Lel nt.; South Caradon(St.Cleer; , S. earn Brea (Illofran) I%E.Wheal Fran. (Illo;an Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead Alin I Tin Cron _ West Basset (Illogan) W Oaradon. (Liskeard) West Seim ...• • •••• •• • ' Wheal Basset (Illogan), Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Kitty (I.7.Lelant) Whealtud ott W heal Mary Ann (Men ) Wheal Seton W heal Treiawney (Lis ) Wheal Union Australian BonAccord Copper,Lim. Brazil Land & M1n.C0... Capula Silver Cobre Copper Copiapo DunMotm.Cop.Ming.Co East Del Rey (Limited) Fortuna. General Gt N. Cop. ✓f S. Austr Kapunda (Limited) Linares Lueitanian Mariquita Mont.A.Braz Gold Min N.RhineCopofS.Aus.L 1 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt... Port Philip Santaßarbara ld Mine; Scottish Austrin. (L.) ' St. John del Rey (L.) United Mexican Worthing (Limited) ! udanamutanaS. A. L d JOINT-STOCK B Agra&linitedService 'Alliance B.Ln.&L'pool Australasia , Bank of Egypt Baak of London British North American Ch. Bk. of B. Columbia Chtd.Bank of India, Sic. Ch. Mer. of In..t.on.ez Ch. City ... Colonial . Com. Bank of Canada.. Eng., Scot., Aus. Cli.. Gen. Bk .of Switzerland IHin'stan,China&Japan ;Imperial Bank Limited 11..0n.& Brazilian Lon., B.Ayres&R.Platel Lon. Char.l3kof Austral London and County .. London Joint Stock .. London & Middlesex... iLondon and S.Alrican.. London & Westminster Metrop. & Provinl. Bnk. , Nat. Prow. of England Do. new , Do. do 1 National Bank • • • INe w South Wales Orient. B. Corporation Ottoman Bank • • Do. new Provincial of Ireland Do. new...... » . South Australia Union of Australia Union of Ireland, Lim. Unto , N London MISCEL Angh.Mexican Mint Atlantic R. Ml. Stin (1d) Australian Agricultural Bahia Steam (Limited). Berlin Water (Limited) !Bombay Gas Limited. ' British American Land B.&LMag. Tel. A. (Lim.) Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim ) Canada Land China & Japan Coast & River Steam Naviga. Cop. Min.ofF.ng.&Smitg. Do. Pref. per cent Crystal Palace Do. Preference Do. fi pet. Perpet. Deb. E. Ind. Cot ton Agency E.lndia & Lon. Ship A. Do. B. E.lndia Irrign. & Canal Electric Telegraph Do. New English & Ans. 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Hugh Morris, the porter at Dane's-inn, surrendered to an indictment charging him with the manslaughter of Edward Leigh. It will be recollected that the deceased invited the defen dant to the hotel to dinner. Some time after a conver sation arose with respect to fencing and the points of carte and tierce. The deceased took up a cheese knife to show the defendant his knowledge of the art. The defendant told him he was wrong, and also took up a cheese knife, and in showing his manner the knife entered the unfortu nate man's abdomen, and he afterwards sank and died. 1051 102 f In 20 171 I The waiter at the hotel, in his evidence, merely repeated he above facts, when Mr. Ribton asked the learned judge whether he though , there was a case to go to the jury. baron Martin said he could hardly say there was not a case to go to the jury, but it appearod to him that the un fortunate circumstance was an accidental occurrence. The jury were of the same opinion, and returned a verdiol of not guilty. The defendant was immediately di►charged. [TIES. 1081; I 101} f 108& 9 44 1 i 111 1 71 I 90i 11 9 c 10 IEO NEW COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant) UNLAWFULLY WOUNDING. Christian Severents, Ludwig Sygoreen, Henry Leaman, and Johan Winter, four German sailors, ware indicted for feloniously wounding John Peter Erickson, with intent to do him grievous bodily halm. The prisoners were in a coffee-shop when the prosecutor and another person came in, when one of the prisoners said, pointing to the prosecutor, " that's the man that struck me." The prosecutor and h 7 s companion, fearing a quarrel would take place, left the house, but the prisoners followed them out, when a fight took place, the prisoners using their knives in the most indiscriminate manner. The result was that the prosecutor was most dangerously wounded, and with great difficulty the prisoners were taken into custody. The jury found all the prisoners guilty. The Common Sergeant sentenced Laverentz, Sygorem, and Winter to 18 months, and Leaman to nine months im prisonment and hard labour, THIRD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) EXTENSIVE BURGLARY. Five men named Donovan, Osborn, Burnes, Wilson, and Robson, were indicted for stealing a large quantity of silver plated goods, the property of Mr. Adams, of Oxford-street. From the evidence of Ackrill, one of the detectives of the F division of police, it appeared that between ten and eleven o'clock, about a fortnight ago he was going down Queen street, Seven Dials, when he saw the prisoner, whom he well knew, carrying two baskets, which appeared to him to contain something very heavy. He walked sharply after them, and then he thought he saw something shining in the baskets like silver. Feeling that it was impossible to capture the whole of the prisoners himself, he watched them to No. 9in the same street. Having seen them enter, he judiciously proceeded to obtain assis tance, and he went and found two brother constables, Holmes and Cole, of the same division, and then they all returned to No. 10, Queen-street, which house they entered. On Ackrill going into the cellar, he there found the two baskets he had seen ±he prisoners carrying, and on opening them they were fund :to contain electro-plated coffee and teapots, mugs, spoons, aad a variety of:other articles. Alter this discovery, the three officers went to the next house, where the whole of the prisoners were found and taken into custody. The articles were identified by Mr. Adams as his property. The jury found all the prisoners guilty. The Recorder sentenced Donovan to 3 years' and Osborne to 12 months' imprisonment, Burns to 8 years' and Wilson to 6 years' penal servitude, and Robson to 6 months' im prisonment. The learned judge ordered a special reward to be given to Constable Ackrill for the praiseworthy manner in which he had acted in apprehending the prisoners. POLICE---THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTRORDINARY CHARGE OF ROBBERY—ALLEGED ADMINISTRATION OF CHLOROFORM.—James Hiram, a servant out of place, and Alexander Reeves, a tutor, were charged before Mr. Knox with being concerned with an other man, not in custody, in robbing Mr. Wm. Hughes, fishmonger, of St. Albans, Herta, of a silver watch, two chains, an overcoat, and some money, under the following circumstances : Mr. Hughes said—Last evening I arrived at the Euston square Railway station by train, and then took a cab and got out at the bottom of Regent-street, near the Hay market. I there met the two prisoners, whom I had once before seen in London, and a third man. They invited me to go home with them and have a cup of tea, and I con sented to do so, and as they said they had no money I bought some beefsteaks, &c., for supper. We went to the prisoners' lodgings, at 3, Foley-street, a private house, when Himes asked me to take off my new overcoat, which 1 had just bought, and I did so, and hung it up behind the door. The third man then cooked the supper, and while doing so he put a white pocket handkerchief to my face, and I then fell asleep, and on waking found the third man gone, and at once said that I had been robbed, and found my watch—a silver one of the value of £2 10s., my overcoat worth about £2, two watch chains, and some money gone. I then went down and fetched a constable, and he took the two prisoners into custody. In answer to Mr. Knox, the prosecutor said that he had one chain round his neck and the other in his pocket. He was certain it was the third man who put the handkerchief to his face. He could not say how long he was asleep from the effects of the handkerchief. He had seen the prisoners once before when he was in London some six weeks ago. In answer to Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough street, for the defence, the prosecutor said that he gave the prisoners some porter, but took nothing himself, and was perfectly sober. He provided supper for the whole of them, The third man had a tumour on his face. Reeves sat close to the man who put the handkerchief to his mouth. He felt insensible directly the handkerchief was put to his mouth. As soon as he awoke he found he had been rob bed. The handkerchief was rolled up and placed over his 321 mouth and nose. Reeve s o ff ere d t o go with him to look for 6 7 1 8 7¢ the man. [ x d •51i 31 42 3 21 I 4; 18) i 98} 50, 50 7j 8 2 231 79i 13h xn John Bell, 104 E, said that the two prisoners were given into his charge for robbing the prosecutor. He took them to the station and searched them, and found on Reeves £2 in gold and some silver. The landlord of the house was present. The landlord said Reeves and the absent person who was represented as Reeves' son took the lodgings. Miss Roberts, the daughter of the landlord of the house, said she let the prisoner Reeves, and a young man repre- sented as his son, the attics. Reeves gave a reference, and on applying there was told that he was a respectable man. Mr. Knox said it was a case for remand, and the pri soners were remanded. WESTMINSTER. THREE WEEKS AFTER WEDLOCK,—A very genteel looking young woman, but who appeared to be in a delicate state of health, besought the magistrates' assistance. She said that her husband was constantly ill-treating her, and however unpleasant it was she had felt compelled to seek the protection of the law. Mr. Paynter—How long have you been married ? his Mfiprsp.ti.i pcaaYnntter —What was .the reason ? A pp li can t —Only four months, and I am , o f course , very sorry, under such circumstances, to come here; but I don't k n ow what to do, I am so ill - used. Mr. Paynter—What is the desc r i p ti on of i ll-usage of w hich you complain ? Applicant—He beats me; he co mmon l y knocks me about. Mr. Paynter — You soy y o u have only been his wife fou r m onths. When did he commence to beat you ? Applicant—Three weeks after we were marr i e d, an d I g ave him no provocation that I am a ware o f. Mr. Paynter — The n what is the cause o f h i s conduct ? to part, f or I am very unhappy. M Applicant—He says he wants to get rid of m e ; th a t h o don't wa!t me any longer; and I am su re th a t, if t h at i s hisylvisil,l am quiteready health is very indifferent, and h e t r i es to tread me under foot instead of using me kindly, Mr. Paynter—When did ho last s t r i ke you? Applicant —Yesterday; he struck me on the back with —Something he did not f anc y i n th e di nner A I had provided, in which I had done all that I thought right. Mr. Paynter—Did he hurt you much ? Applicant—He did, and after he had given me a blow in the back he struck me about the head. Mr. Paynter—l don't think br inging a husband to a police court does any good if it can be avoided. You may have a summons, THE WORSBOROUGH DALE CALAMI7 I', The engineers met yesterday to consult as to re. opening the pit to recover the dead. A few minutes after they had decided not to enter the pit at present another terrific explosion occurred. It was afterwards determined to partially fill up the cupola shaft and seal the mouths of the other two shafts, and flood the entire pit with water. The recovery of the bodies is delayed for months, and no more lives are lost. MARKETS -THIS DAY. MARK-LANE. IMX ERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. - Wheat, 46s 10d ; barley, 34s 9d ; oats, 20s 7d ; rye, 418 3d ; beans, 37s 10d ; and peas, 39s sd. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. -- Wheat, 48s ld ; barley, 35s 6d; oats, 21s 2d ; rye , 34 s 4d; beans, 38s lld peas, 41s 2d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. -- Wheat, 85,329; barley, 127,314 ; oats, 19,738 ; rye, 26 ; beans, 5,333 , peas, 2,167 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Although the supply of beasts on sale here to-day was extensive, most breeds were in fair request at Monday's currency. A few very superior Scots realised 55 2d, but the general top figure was 5s per 81b. Sheep, the show of which was moderate, sold steadily at full prices. The best Downs were worth 6s 8d per 81b. We have to report a slow sale for calves, which were in limited supply, at late rates—viz., from 3s 6d to 4s 6d per 81b. The pork trade was heavy on former terms. In mulch cows very little business was transacted. No market will be held on Christmas-day, but we undeL z stand that one will be held either on Wednesday or Friday next. The day is not yet fixed, Per Sib. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Second quality do. 3 10 4 0 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 5 0 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 0 Second quality do. 4 2 4 8 s. d. s. d. Primecrs-wool d 0.4 10 5 4 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 6 6 8 Largo crse. calves 3 6 4 2 Prime email do 4 4 4 6 Large hogs 3 4 3 10 Small porkers ... 4 0 4 4 Suckling calves, 108 to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 28s. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts _ __ i 2,300 Cows Sheep Calves ... ... 190 figs. 390 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENRALL.—The supplies of meat are moderately good, and the demand is inactive, as follows :—Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s 2d; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 4d ; and pork, 3s 2d to 4s 6d per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, December 17.—Prime stock was in fair re. quest, at full prices ; otherwise, the trade was sluggish, as Beef, from 3s 4d to 5:3 Od; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 8d;. veal, 4s Od to 4s 6d; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 4d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, December 17.—A fair average business doing, as follows : Beef, from 3s 6d to 6s Od ; mutton ' 3s 10d to 68 8d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 6d ; pork, 3s 8d to 4s 6d per Blbs ; suckling calves, 10s to 18s; quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 29s each; and milch cows, £l4 Os to £lB Os each. • as BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to t cap. 32, for the week ending of Dec., 1862: ISSUE DEF fates issued ..—.X28,709,•30, Z 28,709,83 01 BANKING D r't oprietors' Capi tal X 14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na- tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- counts) 8,507,144 Other Deposits 14,033,994 Seven Day and other Bills 746,580 Dec. 18, 1862. .C 4 0,938,241 I W. he Act 7th and Bth Victoria on Wednesday, the 17th day ARTMENT. Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3.0.34,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 14,059,830 Silver Bullion .... :PARTBIF.NT. Government Seen- £2B, 709,830 titles (including Dead Weigh tAn nui ty) £11,084,517 Other Securities 19,357 846 Notes Gold and Silver 971,825 Coln X 40,938,241 MILLER, Deputy Cashier. 2HE 2ICEE7.OF•LEAVE SYSTEM. A large and influential meeting, presided over by the Mayor, was held in the Town-hall, Liver pool, yesterday, for the purpose of concerting measures for urging upon the Government the pro priety of adopting either the system which has been so successful in Ireland in reference to the convict establishments, or such other as may be expected to produce the like results. Amongst the gentlemen present were Mr. T. S. Raffles, the stipendiary magi strate ; Major Greig, the chief constable ; Rev. Mr. Carter, gaol chaplain ; Mr. Jamieson, governor of the Borough Uaol, and most of the resident magi strates and merchants. After a few remarks from Mr. William Earle and Mr. James Aikin, both of whom pointed out the necessity for a prompt change in our present ticket-of-leave system, Sir Walter Crofton, C. 8., director of the Irish convict prisons, addressed the meeting at great length. He said that the English system of treating convicts was confessedly a failure, as he prophesied in 1858 that it would be, while a lengthened experifnce of the Irish system had most satitfaCtorileproved beneficial alike to the criminal class an to the public at large. What was wanted in England was a careful system which would both punish and amend the criminal, and a systematic regis tration of his offences, so that every fresh out break of crime would at once involve a cumulative punishment. Ho would advise Ew special prison, and specially stringent punishment for the hardened criminal class, and a system of voluntary transpor tation for those anxious to amend. Ultimately the following resolutions were agreed to :—"1. That in the opinion of this meeting the notorious and in creasing insecurity of life and property in England proves the existence of some vital defect in the present system of dealing with offenders." "2. That the encouraging results which have followed upon the adoption of the convict system now in operation in Ireland determine this meeting to urge upon her Maje7's Government the expediency of giving that or some similat t eystem a fair trial in England, under the managffent of men friendly to its priuciples." The meeting was also addressed by Mr. Raffles and Mr. W. Ruthbone, who spoke in favour of the Irish system, and by Mr. J. J. Still, who urged several objections against it. EXTRAORDINARY SCENE AT THE DUNDEE THEATRE. On Saturday night, an episode not set down in the bills was presented on the stage of the Theatre Royal, Dundee. Mr. Gardener Coyne was acting the part of Jamie Fitzpa trick, in " The Bleak Hills of Ireland." Several of the audience were thinking, from the manner of the perform ance, that all was not right behind the scenes ; and at last there was an explosion that showed their surmises had not been unfounded. In the second act, immediately after the changing of the " wines." Mr. Coyne came forward and sato,-- - 1 must st, p the performances. Ladies and gentle men, I am sorry to interrupt your pleasure in any way; but as Mrs. Caple has not, as usual, and as sic has done every night this week, given a statement to my agent of what is in the house, I cannot go on with the piece. This is my fourth engagement in Dundee, and I have always done well, and I am sorry that on this occasion we should have to part in a way that is not quite regular." Tremendous applause and hooting followed this short statement, the house being well filled in all parts. Miss Goddard, lessee of the theatre, had followed Mr. Coyne on tie stage, and for a minute or two after he had finished she patiently waited till the audi ence would give her a hearing. On the noise subsiding somewhat, she said she had never before been accused either in the profession or out of it of not having met all demands properly made against her. (Hear, from several gentlemen in the boxes.) With regard to Mr. Coyne, she said an en gagement had been entered into with that gentleman to perform for 12 nights in the theatre under her management. In the early part of the week the houses had not been so good as he had anticipated, and on Wednesday morning he had complained of them. She understood that the com plaint was made only as a pretext for his breaking his en gagement with her, in order that he might fulfil one he had entered into since he came to Dundee. (Several voices in the pit—" It's false, it's false.") Hissing and applause en sued for some minutes, and when Mr. Coyne was again heard he was speaking of the previous success of his perform ances in Dundee, and at the same time denouncing the stinginess (as he called it) of the present management, which refused him on Wednesday night 21d. to buy three slices of ham for his performance of " Handy Andy." Roars of laughter followed this sally, one gentleman asking, " Were you worth it f" and another inquiring whether Mr. Coyne had not got his supper before he came to the theatre. The scene that ensued almost baffles description. The whole house was in an uproar, Miss Goddard and Mr. Coyne remaining on the stage confronting each other like two combatants, only waiting the opportunity of finishing their fight, while all sorts of questions were being put to each of them, and counsel of various kinds addressed to both. Mr. Harris, the stage manager, afterwards came forward, and there was somewhat of a lull till he asked to be allowed to say a few words "in behalf of Miss Goddard," when the uproar began afresh; and, though Mr. Coyne again appeared, this time in deshabille, the matter in dis pute was not in any way cleared up, as none of the expla nations offered would be received. In a few minutes the curtain was raised, and the performances were brought to a conclusion without Mr. Coyne's assistance, and amidst a good deal of noise.—Dundee Advertiser. ELECTION FOR CITY SOLICITOR—(THIS DAY ). At a Court of Common Council, held this afternoon, tho list of candidates were reduced by a show of hands to two— rr.. r.relfrm enact Mr. Croeby. At the final vote 114 voted for Mr. Nelson and 59 for Mr. Crosby. Mr. Nelson was then declared duly elected. ANOTHER OF OUR BULWARKS GOING.—What is the use of a jury ? it may possibly be asked, when nearly every week one sees that the verdict of a jury, by appeal to the Home Secretary, has been set aside. We used to boast that trial by jury was one of the chief bulwarks of the Bri tish Constitution ; but while Home Secretaries pooh-pooh our juries as they do, we think that such a bulwark is at best a rather shaky one. Serving on a jury is not a plea sant occupation, and is quite a waste of time when verdicts are ignored as they recently have been. If further evidence be furnished, to prove the innocence of a prisoner, the new trial should take place before the jury wh o found guilty : so that they, if they think proper, may themselves . reverse their verdict. Trial by Sir George Gre y is not trial by a jury: and it is by jury-trial that all . persons who aro charged with being felons s hould be tried. We Britons often boast about our " twelve men in a box"—but while their decisions are pooh-poohed by higher powers, twelve men in an omnibus might talk about the case, and their verdict in the matter would do every whit as well.— Punch. EXTRAORDINARY EXHIBITION.—The dividend of three per cent. that has just been declared by the Crystal Palace Company, making not less than eight per cent, for the entire year, will shortly be exhibited at Sydenham. The court, selected to display it, will be the Alhambra, as being best adapted to the marvellous nature of the exhibi4 tion. Mr. Bowley, the sleepless secretary, says it will be the greatest novelty ever yet shown within the walls of Penge Palace. He doubts whether Blondin ever would be able to mount as high as this dividend in safety, or with out running imminent risk of falling half way in the perilous ascent. There will be an additional attraction about this extraordinary exhibition c ,, nsisting in the fact that very few shareholders will believe it until they see it. The thousands that will be thus attracted by curiosity to the spot, it will be impossible to calculate. We only hope, for the benefit of an institution which is most admirably conducted, and that should be a source of honest pride to the country which has produced it, that a like exhibition may be repeated for many lustre' to come, and that the shareholders may take a deeper interest in it every year. , -- Punch. OUR COMPLIMENT FROM GREECE.—Brittannia presents her compliments to France and Russia, and begs them to observe that honesty is the best foreign policy.-- Dinah St I ( 20 et stock FOREIGN MINE&,. 1 11 I t 2 /d /pm 19 21 7 9 31 4 20 r 2 la I'd a 41 7 ds pr 1 2 (IF 1& 2) a 6 1 Pm IPm 54 50 4.1 51 a 3/ If ANKS 93 PS 6) 7p 70 72 25 26 97 99 49 51 d 211 211 49 42 01 93 41 13 20} oi - 3 2 d 1 d 1p 51 0 /1 ) 1! 11 271 e 8 381 391 36 87 pr ip 231 24 p 99 80 2f 81P 48 tO 51 55 32 83 5 8p 89 91 49 61 24 ltd 32i 33i - 17 i di 2 4 24/1 :25i 61 7 dis jp 65 60 98 102 20 ?5 36i 37i 112 ,15 113 116 id pr 5 i i d ipm 98 100 21 21 27 28 1t pr ip 4 3 , 1 11 11 2% 21 31 4 21 3 pl 1 3 p i I 10 12 iP 71 8i id pr 53 56 i pr 19 21 5 7 28 28i sti i 5 8 134 138 32 84 4 i 6 1 i id i P 17i 107 108 101 102 101 102 101 101} 111 113 108 109 110 112 111 113 ICBI 109 US. 2 gg 8 xd HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £1 16s to £4 5s Od; clover, do,, £3 lOs to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 12s to £1 165 per load. A slow trade. CUMBERLAND: —Meadow hay, Os to £4 6s; clove►, £3 10s to £5 8s Od ; and straw, £1 12s to £1 16a per load. Trade heavy. WHITECHAPELo—Meadow hay, £1 16s to £t ss; clover, do., £3 10s to £5 10s; and straw, bl 12s to £1 16s per load. A fair average supply. SHIPPING---THIS DAY. LONDON, Dec. 18.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly ; moderate breeze, w and cloudy weather, with rain. RAMSGATE, Dec. 17.—Wind S. W.—Arrived--Montrose, from Stockholm, for Bombay. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 17.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Lady Mel ville, for Melbourne. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Havre, steamer, from Havre ; Hammonia, steamer, from Hamburg. Sailed—Georges, for Cherbourg; Atalanta, steamer, fir Jersey. .(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Dec. 17—Sir G. Seymour, from Demerara; Isa bella Brown, from Hobart Town. Arrived. Dec. 18—Decision, from Dunkirk; Bezaleal, from Denia •' Ann and Jane, from N ew p ort ; A nna D e li euF , from New York ; Lord Macaulay, from Foochow; Tra veller, from Dunkirk. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Anchored—Azorian Lass, for Dartmouth ; Sisters ' for St. Michael's; Amy Nicholson, for Cardiff; Maryland, for Baltimore-411 from London. 7IIE CONVICT'S SONG. (From Punch.) AIR.-" Jolly Mortals, fill your glasses." See the heb.vy-wet before us, Newgate nobs in jovial ring, Gents, I 'll thank you for a thcorus, Here 's the ditty we should sing. Chorus.—A fig for quod I* By Jebb protected, Terrors of the jug have ceased : __ _ Fit for gents we 'ye gaols erected, And on ticket we 're released. What is Dartmoor, if you 're quiet? What 's Bermuda, when you 're there ? Easy work and ample diet, With the Chaplain if you 're square. A fig, &e. Pitch in pious fudge and fable, He will swaller all you say ; And it 's hard if you ain't able To knock half your term away. A fig, &o, Quod o'er flats hang in terrorem, But don't talk to us as knows ; If they stops our pipe and jorum, That 's about the worst they does. A fig, &o. Here's to Jebb and his leave-tickets, That's when coves a rest has ta'en, Opening their prison-wickets, Sets 'em on the loose again. A fig, &c. • Quod—Prison. Baron de Wendland, the Bavarian Minister, has returned to Paris from Munich. The Baron left his post some months since on account of ill-health, and during his absence the business of the Legation has been conducted by M. de Gasser, Charge d'Affaires. THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF PRUSSIA.—On the evening of the 9th the Prince and Princess of Prussia ar rived at Verona from Milan. The Emperor of Austria sent a Field-Marshal-Lieutenant to welcome them at the fron tier. At the railway station, around which a great number of soldiers had stationed theme elves, all anxious to see the Royal travellers, their Royal Highnesses were received by the chiefs of the civil and military authorities. The General of Athllery, Von Benedek, conducted the Prince and Princess to a Court carriage which was in waiting, and accompanied them to their hotel. Their Royal Highnesses declined a grand military parade which was to have been held to-day in their honour. The Imperial delegate con ducted the travellers through the city, and during their tour of inspection they examined with much interest the more remarkable public and private buildings. They re mained for some time at the amphitheatre, the Basilica of St. Zeno, and the cathedral, and repeatedly expressed to their conductor their admiration at these well-known edifices. The fortifications were prepared for a visit from their Royal Highnesses, but they did not visit these works. Next day, at noon, the Prince and Princess left Verona, and on their arrival at Venice they were received with much ceremony. NEW YORK, Dec. I.—Advices from the block ading squadron on the 17th of Nov ember report that an English bark had been chased and driven on shore, where she became hard and fast. Another despatch, dated November 18, reports that the Ariel schooner, of Halifax, had been chased ashore, also the Ann Maria schooner, Of Nassau, New Providence ; the latter on being hauled off bilged in four fathoms water, and the former was destroyed, The cargo consisted principally of salt, flour, and sugar. A despatch from the gunboat Chorusa, dated Bemford, North Carolina, the 12th of November, reports having captured a schooner, without papers; name, or flag, from Wilmington to Nassau, with turpentine, resin, and shingles, and de stroyed her. The master stated her to be a Confederate vessel. On the night of the 13th November a steamer at tempted to run the blockade at Charleston by Meffit's Channel, but upon being fired at by the fleet she steered eastwurd and was lost sight of in the fog. On the night of the 16th a steamer, believed to be the same vessel, again attempted to run the blockade by the same entrance. A shell having struck her, she immediately turned to the northward and westward, and apparently ran aground on the shoal of Davis's Inlet, where she remained but a few moments, and then, steering eastward, disappeared in the darkness. It was thought she had returned to Nassau dis abled. Dee. 4.—The Annie Dees schooner was captured on tho 17th of November off Charleston harbour, while trying to run the blockade, by the Federal Gunboat Seneca, Importing tea without colour on the leaf pre vents the Mims° passing off inferior leaves as in the usual kinds. • Horniman's Tea is uncoloured, therefore (away* good (tag, 6010 in packets by 2,280 agents. THIRD EDI NON. SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. COMMERCE AT NEW YORK. The commercial letters from New York this week state that the President's Message had created a very feeble impression among the financiers and stock dealers. The confusion and uncertainty pre valent in the money market had been illustrated by fluctuations in the premium on gold, so rapid and extensive as to impart a gambling character to all transictions. On Dec. 1 the quotation bad de clined to 281, with every appearance of a further fall, but in the afternoon of the same day, witt out any new occurrence of importance, it advanced to 31, thus affecting to the extent of 3 per cent.. every credit operation. On the sth inst. similar movements were witnessed, the premium being 33 in the morning, 30f in the middle of the day, and 311 at the close. Under these circum stances there was the constant sense that the 41- (3 - ease of the existing paper issues which it was be lieved could not be long avoided might produce extraordinary results. It appears that the leading English merchants at New York bad received with satisfaction the news of England having declined to join France in the proposed offer of mediation. At present, they say, it would certainly have been re pelled, while, as the symptoms are plain that there is an increasing party who are getting more and more tired of the war everyday, it is quite possible that if the North meet with no better success during the next 90 days than has recently been attained, an attempt of the European Powers to promote peace may then be received in a much milder spirit. The eager desire for peace ren dered it possible for the speculators occasionally to circulate with effect reports in that direction, and for a short time a rumour bad actually obtained partial credence that the South had made overtures. Disappointment continued to be felt at the absence of any important intern -ligenev from th o army , an d the idea that it is intended to remove General Burnside was stillstur6 rent. Statements from the South, supposed to be authentic, represent the Confederate troops in Virginia to number 250,000 men, and it was sup posed the Federal forces are of about the same ex tent. The chief danger to the South is considered to be from the possibility of the Mississippi squadron capturing Vicksburg, and thus obtaining the command over the entire length of that river_ In the West, the growing dislike of the war is said. to be as strongly apparent as at New York, and some of the leading politicians in that region intimate that if it should last until the new Con gress meet in December, 1863, they will endeavour to bring it to a close by offering the South ample guarantees against interference, and if that should fail, by agreeing to recognise their independence with the hope that after an interval of peace a new union might be found practicable. CRIME IN FRANCE. The Court of Assizes of the Gironde has this week tried a woman named Ithier, aged 40, charged with the murder of her husband, a farmer, residing at Massugas. On the 24th February last, the body of the deceased was found dreadfully mangled with: some heavy cutting instrument, in a wood by the road side, a short distance from his dwelling house. The deceased had left home on the preceding day with the intention of consulting a professional .man in a neighbouring village about swellings in bis legs, but he never went, nor was he seen by any per son after his departure from home. Suspicion im mediately fell on the prisoner and a neighbouring farmer named Rousseau, with whom she was known to entertain an illicit intercourse, and both were arrested, but Rousseau, having been able to prove in alibi, was dischat ged and admitted as a witness; for the prosecution. The ill-treatment which the' deceased, who was an easy good-natured man, but weak in mind and infirm in body, had experienced. for years from his wife and her mother, who lived with them, was proved by numerous witnesses, as was also the wife's shameless conduct with. Rousseau. The evidence left little doubt that; the prisoner followed her husband when he left the house, and came up with him in the wood, where she felled him to the ground with a bill-hook, repeated her blows until he was quite tad, and then dragged the body into a thicket. She was seen to return home from that direction in great haste about in hour after her husband's departure, and was occu pied all the rest of the day in washing her clothes,' on which, nevertheless, the chemists found traces , of human blood. When Rousseau gave his evidence in court and stated that she had confessed her crime to him before the body was found, she exclaimed,, " You lie ! It was you that killed him, and confessed. it to me !" The falsehood of this assertion Was, however, demonstrated by the evidence of the wit ❑esses, who proved Rousseau's alibi. The prisoner, nevertheless, adhered to it throughout the trial, and. her counsel maintained that the crime could never• have been committed by her alone. The jury, how ever, deemed the evidence conclusive, for they brought in a verdict of guilty, but admitted ex tenuating circumstances, and the Court conse quently sentenced the prisoner to hard labour for life. Another similar case has been tried at the Couxt. of Assizes of the Sarthe, sitting at Le Mans, where? a woman named Beranger, aged 45, was charged with the murder of her husband, Francois Bellan ger, a day labourer at Luche, by mixing arsenic in his food. It appeared from the evidence that on the morning of the 12th of June last the prisoner carried some soup and an omelet to her husband, who was at work in the fields, and that three hours after he was seized: with violent vomitings, which continued with little intermission until the morning of the 14th, when he expired. During these 48 hours the prisoner ex- 0 hibited the utmost indifference to her husband's sufferings, and even prevented him from taking several antidotes that were recommended. She was therefore arrested and committed for trial. From\ the very first, none of the villagers had any doubt that Ballanger had been poisoned by his wife, who had for some time been leading a most immoral life, and kept up an adulterous intercourse with her brother-in-law, a man named Cador. A great num ber of witnesses were examined, several of whom stated that Bellanger had complained to them of his wife having previously attempted to poison him, and one deposed that on the day preceding the crime she had overheard the prisoner say to her husband, " You jealous old fool, you shall die like a dog!" The analysis of the contents of the de— ceased man's stomach clearly proved that ho had died from the effects of arsenic, which he could only have taken in the food carried to him by his wife. In her defence the prisoner protested her innocence,, but could not produce a single fact calculated to invalidate the evidence against her. The jury, therefore, after a short deliberation, brought in a verdict of guilty, but allowed the prisot:er the benefit of extenuating circumstances, and the o.out sentenced her to hard labour for life. Lord Clyde has arrived from London in Paris,. and alighted at the Hotel Mirabeau. A RELIC OF THE PAST IN HYDE•PARB. Perhaps few of the many who visit this park are aware that on dm right-hand side of the carriage drive, between the Receiving house and the bridge, there still remains an interesting relict of the Stuart period. It is a tree, one of two planted by Charles IL from acorns taken from the Boscobel oak in. Somersetshire, in which his father successfully sought re— fuge, and were planted here to commemorate the event.. They have both been dead some years, and one, much de cayed, was removed in 1864 ; the other, beautifully clothed with ivy, which gives it the appearance of life, still remains. In common with all the other old trees in the park, it is protected by a fence of iron hurdles, but surely a relic lace this deserves a handsome and appropriate railing, with descriptive brass plate affixed to point out to strangers Ns historical antiquity, now known only to local historians. 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