The Sun. — London, England, 1862-01-15 00:00:00

TH tr. SUN, LONDON, - ....4 -...-.... ---....... •.-.................-_____-_ -- - fOEEI' MARKET AND CITY NEWS. ' SHARE 3IARKET-(TIIIS DAY). BRITISH POSSESSIONS. . Closing • ______ 4o __ AO- Share Railways.' Paid. Price. Business done CITY, Two O'CLOCK. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. & There is a stenly - 100 - Atiarili c St La•Wrenct all -55 so demand for money to - day, at - , Closing Business stk I Ilom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind 100 994 1004 P re vious rates. Share Railways. raid ' i Price. done. I Gu. 5 per cent 18 Do Do. E all - - d _________ ' In the Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, the 204 Buiralo and Lai,c Huron all 41 5 d tr- 204 i i Do. New - - Werera"ent:,cati ~ •. s again of a rather limited clia- 13.14 liir Wol and Str. Val. all j 7 50 1 Peltast and Nor. Couri.t a11,.,." -, - 4 - 8 - all 1 - - 10 I ID°. Preference prices were steady. The sales were 25 myth , and Tyne 100 I Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 100 - - 6,000 bales. 6 p, ct. bds. Aug. 1, 187.2 I s o t Bristol ist. ' S at Caledonian . . I 100 103 104 l a c u a d t . , Exetera nd .rid .. s.. ' . cf 1 1 %1 0 1 1 9 6 5 4 0 7 7 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 - - Atloo Do. do. June I, 18; , 100 - - a meeting, to-day, of the Union Bank of 10 Carmarthen & Cardi g an I all - - L oudon, the di rec t ors d ec l are d a di v idend of 12s. C, 50 ,rk and Bandon all - - 5 eleutta.,t S.Fastn. (Li, all 41 5 20 Cork, Blrock, & Passage all ' - - 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov.(Lim.` 2s. - - .... Per share, clear of Income-tax, for the six months 20 Cornwall all ' 5 6 20 ICapeTowit & Dock prig.Se 16 id pr los A gets no dive ~l i 20 ICeylon Guarantd. 6 74 - - ending 31st December last. 10 Do A till6p c.p an.lias' ' 174 'Demerara.. ....... ~... all - - 10 Do. B all I - .. 20 lEastn. Bengal gu. sp. r all 9CIB 1004 At been paid to B. a meeting, held to-day, of the shareholders in 50 Dublin & Belfast June, all ' 41 42 stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 109 101 102 the 25 j Dint„Perth,& Ab. June. all ! 101 114 20 Do. F Shares Ext..... all - - Bank of London a dividend of - v6 per Dent., free 20 Do. Jubbulpore all - - at East Anglian lOO 1 181 194 of income tax, was unanimously agreed to. at Eastern Counties lO9 j 534 5.4 100 Do. 44p c. Debentrs. all 19 101 100 Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1864.. all 101 102 A meeting also took place to-day of the proprie- st , Eastern Union, A stock 100 48 52 st IDo Bdo do 100 ;31 36 100 Do. 1865-1870 all 1001 1016 tors of the London and Westminster Bank , Alder - 25 DoNw A, late E U3ds 13 4 - stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 20 2 2 a s t t East v Suffolk 9 - 3 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. all 62 (5 100 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct.. all 50 64 man Salomons in the chair. A dividend was de linburgh & Glasgow. 100 9 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. all 33 37 35 Blared at the rate of six per cent. per annum, and, st Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 301 31 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. all 38 42 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all - - 100 Do. do. 1867., all 32 35 b y way of further dividend out of the profits, a st Furness - - 100 Do. do. 1872 .. all 31 33 1 burns of nine : per cent. upon the paid-up capital. st tflasg. and S. Western. 100 101 103 stock Gt. IndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. 1 00 100 101 100 e 10 GreatNrthn of Scotland all - - A large quantity of refined gold, viz., £125,000, at (ire ..t N0rthern......,.! 100 114 115 114 20 Do. New gua. ap. c... 10 .4 * d stock Gt. South.of India (Lim st Do A stock Was taken into the Bank of England yesterday. 100 131 133 st Do B do g The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon Gt. S. an IW. of Ireland 100 104 106 st 20 Do. uaranteed 5 p d e o r . cent. 100 11 100/ 99 1 69 201 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 10 4 10 1 at Great Western Were again generally rather lower. st Do Str Val qua. stock 100 55 58 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 wlth't opt. all 94 98 96 Gold is now of about equal value in Paris and in 12 Irish South Eastern all - - 107 107 t. 1071 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do all 88 92 st Lancashire &'4orkshir . e . , 100 100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '7B do all - - London, but it is about 7.loths per cent, cheaper st London and Blackwalb 100 stock Madras guar., 41 p. c lOO 90 92 here than in Hamburg. s 47 stock Do. do. 5 per cent st Lou. Lon, Chat., and Dover! 100 st Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast, 100 1 5 1 5 7 1 5 10 7 1 5 16 stock Do. 4/ p. c. Extension 100 92 94 A meeting of the English creditors of Messrs.2o Do. 5 4p do all - - sal Lon. & s, North sou4h NNyWeesstteerrnnil 100 100 95931 5 0 4 f 941 stock Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds. 100 - - i Froom, Gregory, and Co., merchants at St. Peters- 25 L'derry & Coleraine .. alj - 9 11 20 Newßranswick.t Can& 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. all burg, was held to - day. Mr. Lloyd, of the firm ofßy.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc all 5 7 1 at IIL - u., Shet, & Lincoln. 100 44 441 Class A Capital Share Lloyd, Fisher, and Co., was in the chair, and 50 Maryport and Carlisle. all - - .. Do. do. Land d 0...... • • 121 Do * shares.. ...... .. all - - 20 Do. do. B Capital do. Messrs. Cooper B ro th ers were th e accoun t an t s. 10 Metropolitan 74 51 7 all 132 1321 132; .. ,Do. do. Land do. .... • • It was stated that cer t a i n E ng li s h cre dit ors had 6 1 .0 31V o la e d w 2.14. 1 4 1 11 3 P - lOude (Limited) ...... • • - - - stockScinde .......... , :i . 0 ; 100 101 102 } threatened to take legal proceedings against the firm, st Do Birminas & Derbv 100 162 IU4 20 Do. Punjaub .... as V, 15 t pr I 20 Do. Do. ...... • • as ci all - - and this meeting had been convened at the instance 2560 M p id o. G i t. sh W ar .:o s f Ireland a ll. 7_ --___ stock Do. Indus. St. Flo. gg. 100 f 94 98 25 Mid Kent - - 10 Trinidad (Lim.) scrip.., 1 1 1 d of the debtors, to authorise an efficient accountant all - - 10 Do Cray Line tle and Carlisle'Newcas all - - to beloo despatched to Petersburg to investigate 9 _ FOREIGN RAILWAYS. St. 10 Newry & Armagh,def. their books and a ff a i rs . Th e sus p ens i on h a d t a k en 20 N ewr y, Warnpt, & Ros. all - - 20 Algerian . ... 5 - - st Norfolk place in consequence of a speculation in tallow, the st North British 100 641 65 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam. all 61 6, 20 Ardennes.... ....... .. all - -p 'value of which had been falsely represented, 20 Bals&S.Fran-Lim.7 p.c. 15 1 151 st NonDev.Rail&Dk.stock 100 - - st Do A stk ; A recs no d 5 Belgian East. Junction all 3 1 and consequently resulted m os t un f avoura bl y. t i ll 6 p c. h as been pdß 100 - - 20 Beziers to Graissessac.., all - st Do B stock firm was supposed to be .solvent, st Nth. Eastern-Berwick 100 - - Carmeaux Mine & Rail 3C 10/ 111 The 100 Copiapo ................ all - - d 10 Ditto Extension .... all 4 31 as their estate was considered to be worth about 134 101 4 1 1 1 02 d 1 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16. . , 57 100 57t 171 2O Dutch Rhenish .. st Do Leeds £ 2 06,000, while the liabilities amounted to £200,000. at Do York 1 st North London - - , The amount owed to English creditors is £BO,OOO. 10 Do new 5 - - 20 Do. do. all - - 1 20 Great Central of France all - - Resolutions were adopted appointing a committee 19.16.4 North Staffordshire 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. sha... all 98 91 to send out to Russia an efficient accountant, and to prepare a statement of accounts for a future 10 N. and S. W. Junction. all 101 11 at Not. Gran. Rl. & Canal 100 91 92 921 10 Peebles 20 Portsmouth all - - 20 Italian Junction ...... all - - 20 Lierre & Turnhout .... all - - 20 Lyons & Geneva ...... all - - f meeting. 10 Ins ney - - 20 Namur & Liege ........ all 8 ft 100 124 126 20 Do. 6p. c. Pref......... all 1 91 2 0 4 at scot sl,Central The tendency of prices in the English Stock at Scot. :. E., Aber. stock 100 41 43 16 Northern of France.... all 33 40 at Do Sc tt. Mid. stock lOO 98 100 16 Do. New Shares ..... 15 - - ' Mar ket this morning was rather unfavourable, 1 0 Shrews. and Welchpool all - - 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref.. all 810 20 raris,Lyons, & Mediter. all 404 411 Consols having receded to 93 93/- for transfer, and at Shropshire Union 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer all - 20 Paris & 0r1ean5........ all 52 64 100 37 30 20 1 Recite .e S. Fran. (Pern.) t ili o n 93 t l a for the account. Speculation is quiet, and st South Devon 25 S. Durham & Lane. Un all - - 784 gua. 7p. ct. 1im...... 17 31 1} 1 151 market is dull as well as rather heavy. The st South Eastern - 20 Royal Dani5h.......... all 11 13 - New Threes and the Reduced are fiat at 92f 93; st South Wales . lOO 97 C6 9968 98 at S. York. and River Dun 105 Royal Swedish ....... all - - Bank Stock remains at 239 and 241 ; India ditto 20 Staines,Wok.,andWok. all 54 6 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all - - 20 r Sambre & Meuse 225 ; the 5 per Cent, is 105 f 1061-; Exchequer Bills, 25 St D oc o kton & Darlington a l l 3 l 3 8 9 4 0 40 4 p 39 i 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref all 83 95 March, receded to 15s. and 17s. prem. ; and ditto 25 Do New, 1860 5 5 4 6 i P 20 San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p.c. 4 ii. l 6 1 Jun 10 e, sOB. tO 20s. prem. at Taff Vale. at Do Pref. No. 1 j 100 - - 26 (Southern of France.... all 26/ 271 Fore' 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 - - 20 I S. East Portugal 7 p ct. 4 -- - gnSecurities have shown continued firmness l 50 Ulster and a fair amount of business has taken place. Turkish 6 25 Do 12.10 Do 14 3d ip 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference.. all 91 101 20 W. & N.W. of France .. all 21 22 100 85 88 20 Western of Austria.... 6 - - per Cents. are 821 I ; do., 1858, 721 73 ; at Vale of Neath 20 Western of Switzerland all -- - at Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 125 130 du. £lOO Bonds have improved to 751-, Mexican to 6 Wiesbaden ...... ...... all - - 281 at Waterford & Kilkenny, 100 - - 6 Do. 8 per cent Pref.... all - - 1 ' ; Spanish are firm at 52 ; do. Deferred have 50 Waterford & Limerick.; t all - - 20 West Cornwall ! all 6 65 20 Zealand - - advanced to 42i, the Certificates to 6 1 and Yene- 20 West London t all - - MITI SH MINES. ~ 7, zuelan to 231. The Moorish Loan is 4to 5 prem. 10 Do Ist class t all - - I A Ifred Consols (Philack) 3.2.10 4 f 20 Do 2cl cl a ss • all - - 20 British Iron 16 1 2 Business in the Railway Share Market continues - Clifford. si; W. Hartlepool Tran&R.' 100 84 86 very - Devon G. Cons. (Taoist.) 1 370 380 in dull, but a slight improvement has taken place satt West Midland Oxford 100 47 49 Do Newport - 100 44 46 - East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 50 524 a prices. Lancashire and Yorkshire, and North st Do Hereford 100 89 91 - East Caradon ').14.6 301 301 .-- E. WI Russel (Tavistk.) 7.4.0 21 3t Eastern (York) have improved 5s • and Great Wes .•, LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. - Gam.&StAubyn(Gwen.) 553 17 19 tern,• - Great South Tolgus l7s 31 44 Brighton, and Midlands, 10s. North British, - G.WhealAlfd. Alfei.(Philackt - - ' Leasing Closing Business however, have declined ss. Railways. - G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 40 6 61 Paid. Co. a Price. Done. The- Grenville 6.8.6 11 2 Foreign and Colonial undertakings have . - Herod's-Foot 8.12 37 39 remained without material variation. Dutch - Hingston Downs 4.11.6 31 33 Bedford andßletchley 100al1 D I.n , . & & G N :w W 8 . 5 . 8 . 7 . Birkenhead. - a . Lady Bertha alai' ••e 1 and I.loa 3 a Rhenish re a li se 15A ' • San Francisco, 151 ; East Buckingh oo Do. t 94 96 .-- Margaret (tiny Lelant) 4 41 43 Indian have declined to 104 531 541 - North Downs 2l 55* • Chester & H slyhead.. 100 Do Do. 51 per cent 100 Do 124 126 - North Francea (Mogan) 114 2 f Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have Do. 5 „ 100 Do ll3 115 ' - N.Wli'l Basset (1110 .fan) 1.14.0 21 3, Clydesdale Junction 100 Caledon. 101 103 - North Wheal Crotty .. 9.18.9 11 11 remained inactive at about previous rates. Colchester, Stour Val. ail E.U.&E.O 63 65 - Par Consols (St. Blazey) 14 7 s E. Lincolnsh. sr, Apr c. 100 Gr. North. 135 138 20 Providence (Uny Lelia)! 10.8.7 40 42 BRITISH FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. E.Union,llarwichShs' all Io,Counts. 444 - Sortridge Cons. Min.Co.l 1 i 1 Dank' Stock - 100 .. • • • • - South Caradon(StCleer) 14 310 520 239 41 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities Gls.Barr.&NeilsDrct, 100 Caledon.. .. - - Is. Caro Brea (Illogan).. 5.9.0 31 4: ... 93 2; , 3 Do. new 1 100 D 0........ .. .. 1 S. Dev.lron &Gen., Lim. all * 1 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 p er C ent. Annuities 924 32 , 3 Hull and Selby , all Yk.N. Mid 111 113 -- 'Stray Park 2719.1 29 31 , Annuities, 30 y rs , exp i re sth J an., 1880.. - D o. h a l ves i all Do. Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885.. 15 7-16 10 'Tin Croft 9 74 8 Do. quarters - • India Stock - :Vale of Towey (Carm.) 135 6d 4 1 Ditto 6 per C en t . - West Basset (Illosran).. 11 13 14 1061 6 354 D o . P re f eren a - W. Caradon (Liskeard) 5 46 48 Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Ce t B6, / Lon.,Tilb.&s_ 'lt'lend 100 IPeto & Cc. 82 64 - West Seton . ...... 471 270 280 Ditto 5 per Cent n lOO 99; Lowestof t gua. a p c.. 1 100 :Norfolk .. .. .. - Wheal Basset (Mogan) 54 85 90 Ditto 54 per Cent- Wheal Buller (Itedtuth)t 5 75 85 105, Do 6 per cent 1 100 Do. - Mnc.,Bxtn.,&lll-tlock' all LNW& 31 31 4 - Whs.( Edward (Cals.) 71 !11 21 / ; Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock - Wheal Kitty (U.l.elan4 1.7.2 , 54 64 Ditto ditto April, 1864 99 - Wheal Mary Ann (Men.)i 8 16 17 Ditto Bonds 0,0009 - Wheal Trelawney (Lis.), 7 16 17 Consols for Account, Feb. 6 934 i , 5 5 6 E Counts, par I p gua. 5 per cent... 1 ' ' • India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent March. Juno. Do. 6 per cent. .... all Do. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d., .. 17 pm 20 Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do. N. Eastn-Hartlepool 1( 0 N. E. Ber .. .. 20 Brazil St.J.del Rey,Li in 15 59 61 604 Ditto , £SOO Ditto Small 1 18 21 L&N.W Preston and Wyre. all & L. . y I 43 45 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo. gI - dis. Brazilian FOREIGN FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. 40 Cobra Copper all 34 16 5 per Cent - Copiapo l6 6 8 1 Ditto 1843 .. _Ditto 44 per Cent, 1860 Y Shrewsby & Hereford 100 T Brassey 119 121 1021 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co ail 1 14 Alexican,2 I Fortuna. t , 3 per Cent 20 'G eneral all 23 24 Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, LSt 285 , South Staffordshire.. 100 Ln.iisT.W .. .. 2 ,Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr. 1 1 I/ p Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859 99 Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West. 91 93 14 Kapunda (Limited)..... 1 1 15 p , .. 59; Wimbledn C Croydon, all L.&Brgtn 81 91 3 !Linares all 7 8 Npanish 3 per Cent 52 5 ILusitanian 2 $ d pr Ditto New D e f erre d PREFERENCE SHARES. 1 Ilariquica all 1 1 Ditto Account Ditto Passive 42; Closing Business 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead 1 r 174 Done. Share! Railways. , Mining and Smelt... all 2 4 . , S ,Pan_ i_ Bll Cert. of not funded i 'Turkish N 6 epwer Cent. Coup. 6i 7 raid.l Prices. 5 Port Philip 1 1 11 11 1 Loan 3 Ditto Account Ditto £IOO Bonds; I 72; pref. issued at 25 .... all - - I Do - - Venezuelan 3 per Cent 20 Do. shares - - 00 Ditto Account - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 3 Italian, D 5 ividends on the above payable in London. st Caledon. LlO. 41 p. cent. 100 - - st fi guar. sharss, \O. 2 100 - - per Cent 1861 - iCan.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July ' 54 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. all - - [ ' „ PerUvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. 8 6 7 1 20 Cornwall. 5 percent.... all 201 215 - I 1877-9 lOO 107 110 1081 3 2 64 Dun.Perth,e, AbenJun. all 6 61 - Do Bp. cent.lBBo-2' 100 - - . • TWO O'CLOCK. 10 Do. Ist Class Pref all - - - Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-41 100 - - - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug.' 100 108 111 Consols, Money , 93 3 - Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept 100 108 111 3 . Ditto Account - - st Do. Class C 7 per cent.. 100 - - - Do. 5 per cent lOO 98 99 G- Cape G. Hope, 6 p c,lBBO 100 ICB 110 - - _ at E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 100 108 110 l THIS DAY'S MARKETS. st Do No. 2 100 106 108 - Do. 1890 100 109 111 st Do. new 6p.c. st lOO 124 126 - N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. J alauly 100 104 106 105/ -sr- - Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - The arrivals of English wheat fresh up to this morning's st Eastern Union, 4p. c- 100 81 83 - N. S.W. 6 ov. sp. e.,1866 1 100 97 99 ' market were very small, yet the trade for all kinds was st Do.. S P. c. guar lOO - - Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 96 98 . st Edna.&Glas.s p.c. shares 100 111 113 - Do. p.c., 1888 &upwde 100 96 98 97 f 3 at Do. 4p. c. gua-. S. &ia lOO 89 91 very dull, at fully Monday's decline in the quotations of 2s st Edln.Perth,& Dun. 4 P.C lOO - - - Nova Scotia Gov. 6 P. c. • per quarter, at Furness, 5 per cent lOO - - sterling,, 1875 lOO 105 107 With foreign wheat we were well supplied, and all de- s a t G G r lti e s a . 4 & N o r t h er n, p. 5 p.c. 100 _ er sp. c.. 100 116 118 - S. Au5,G6p.c.1878.& up lOO - - - Vic. G ov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July, 100 103 105 103 seriptions moved off heavily at fully the late reduction in- Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&oo 1 100 1051 106 1051 1 3 112 111 at D 0.5 p.c.dm.lop.c. pm. 100 100 101 106 prices of 2s par quarter. at Do. 41 pc. do DOCKS. 3 st Do.sp.c.Reehr.atsp.c.pm 100 103 109 Floating cargoes of grain were dull, and the currencies 10 at. Nh. of Scot. Ist pref. all - - stock ICommersial I 100 stock ID°. per Cent.Pret.Min t 100 had a drooping tendency, st Gt. Sn. &W. (Ireland) - i Maltin barley stock I Londo- g supported f ormer terms, Grinding and 4 per cent lOO 97 99 stock !East and West India . ' 190 125 127 • 60 Great West. (Berks and 4 . distilling sor t s were a heavy sale. H an t s E x t) 5 per cen t 6 - - stock ISt. Southampton ' 100 Katharine. ' 100 62 65 stock ! t ' Malt was i s s l ow request at late rates. st Do. redeem. 4 4 p. ct.... 100 98 100 stAk ;Victoria . .... 100 95 97 at Do. redeem. 4 p. et._ 100 88 90 891 - ; a . There was a f a i r arnsm,s „e n_______ • ~ . . - at. nn it , ,,rippm_ 4n_ et.. .. 100 89 91 20 ,11w New .- - - -.....*..... 2 114 5 d Ditto A.cCo v Account V ; i ' llo ' rTl7ll7 ' g(rm "' it • e • tii....... c l • ti I 1 r 1 Ditto 10() Bonds" - - i Do I - _ Venezuelan 3 per Cent - ~... 20 Do. shares - - Ditto Account COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. at Caledon. LlO. 41 p. cent. 100 - - 234 f Italian, D 5 i p v e i r d e en e d n s t. nige above payable in London. - iCan.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July at r) quer. shares, \O. 2 100 - - 4 6.5 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. all - - - I 1877-9 ... 100 107 110 1108 1 5 , 63a Peruvian. Dollar Bonds, 4i per Ct. Ex. 4s B7l 20 Cornwall. 5 percent.... all 201 214 - Do 8 . cent.lBBo-2' 100 - - [ 6l Dun.Perthot Aber.Jun. all 6 61 - Do. 6 P p cent.lBB3-41 100 - - . • TWO O'CLOCK , 10 Do. Ist Class Pref all - - - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aim' 100 108 111 Consols, Money - Do. 6p. c. F eb . & Sept' 100 108 111 3 ' Ditto Account - - 100 - - - Do. 5 per cent lOO 98 99 at Do. Class C 7 per cent.. - Cape G. Hope, 6 p c,lBBO 100 108 110 G st E. Conn. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 1 00 103 11 0 - - - - - Do. 1890 100 1(4) 111 l THIS DAY'S MARKETS. at Do No. 2 100 106 108 - N.B.Gov. 6 p.e. J alzJuly 100 101 106 1051 100 124 126 st Do. new 6p.c. st - Do. 6p. c.A.p. & Oct.. 100 - - -4- st Eastern Union, Ip. c- 100 81 83 - N. S.W. 6 ov. sp. C., 18651 100 07 99 The arrivals of English wheat fresh up to this morning's 100 - - - Do. sp. c.,1871 to 18761 100 98 98 ' market wore ver y sma ll , yet the trade for all kinds was at Do. S P. c. guar - Do. p.c.,1888 elzupwde 100 96 98 97 / st Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares 100 111 113 3 I very dull, at fully Monday's decline in the quotations of 2s at Do. 4p. c. tr,utt-. S. & L.) lOO 89 91 at Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 p.c - Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p sterling,, 1875 lOO 105 107 per quarter, - S. Aus,Gap.c.lB7a,lz up lOO - - r I s a t G i l l a rn sat es ;'.W s P e e a r t e w e t n i. t s . p . :c . . 100 1°0g --- --- With foreign wheat we were well supplied, and all de- at Great Northern, sp. c.. 100 116 118 - Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July, 100 103 105 103 - Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct 1 100 1051 106 1051 1 Scriptions moved off heavily at fully the late reduction in at D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c.pm, 100 112 114 i I prices of 2s per quarter. at Do. 45 p. c. do lOO 101 106 DOCKS. 3 I at Do.sp.c.Recht.atsp.c.pm 100 103 109 Floating cargoes of gra i n were dull, and the currencies 10 Gt. Nh. of scot. Ist pref. all - - stock I Commercial 1 100 - stock !Do. 4 per Cent.PretMin 100 - 1 , had a d roop i ng tendency, st Gt. Sn. &W. (Ireland) stock ;East and West India ' 190 125 127 100 07 99 . , Malting barley supported former terms. Grinding and 4 per cent stock I Londo- .. . I 100 58 se 50 Great West. (Berks and stock ISt. Katharine. ' 100 62 65 4 / distilling sorts were a heavy sale. Hants Ext) 5 per cent 6 - - stock 'Southampton ' 100 - at Do. redeem. 45 p. e t.... 100 98 100 t . Malt was in slow request at late rates. at Do. redeem. 4p. et._ 100 88 90 891 stick ;Victoria . . _ .... 100 95 97 There was a fair amount of firmness in the market for2o ,D,• , New. - - -.....a.. 2 111 Icl 3 I oats, and no change took place in their value. at Do. lrredeem. 4p. ct.... 100 10 8 0 9 1( 94 at Do. sp. c. redeem. pref 100 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. l 8 ')o. Bina. pref. shares.. all 91 105 f Beans and peas changed hands slowly at barely late 10 ,Do ChesterS p.c. pf. she all 17 18 190 Agra&UnitedService Bk 50 85 87 186 t ' quotations. 10 . Do . . Chester 5 p.c. pf. shs all 10/ 101 40 'Australasia all 162 64 1 The flour trade was dull, at, in some instances, a further at I Do. Birm. guar. stock.. 100 76 78 25 illank of Egypt all 121 22 - reduction in prices, compared with Monday. 26i Do. Chester guar. shares all 20 201 100 '•Ba,k of London 5O 71 74 1 l3/ Do. do all 10 101 20 (Bank of Turkey 3 - - 20 Do. do all 15 151 Owing to a somewhat extensive supply of foreign hops 100 Lan. & Carl. 44 p.c. pref 60 - - 50 IBritish North American all I - - 51 • t 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all ' 201 21 on sale, our market is dull, and only fine new -Englissh2s Cli.Mer. of In. Lonat Ch. all 33 357. i at Lan. & York. (i p.c. stoci: 100 136 133 at Do.Barnsl.st.£s 2s 10d. e 100 - - 100 Cityl I i samples support previous rates. at Do. 6p. c. (East Lan.).. 100 - - 100 Colonial .. ~.. - - ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. at Do. 41 p. c. (Blackb. put.. 100 101 103 20'11 ;Corn. Bank . of Canada.. all - - 1 at Lon.&Brig.sp.e.gu. No.l 100 112 115 Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. st Do. 5 per cent. do. No 2 100 112 115 100 (Commercial of London. 2O - - . . Eng1i5h........ 430 310 , 100 i -• j 220 sacks. st Do. 6 per cent. do 2o I Eng.. Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 18/ 19 Irish. - - - • .. F0reign........ 23,20 9,370 I -- 1 l a 1 --- aka. a t Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 100 1112 115 20 , Lon. Char.llkof Austral all 251 26 at Do. 45 per cent. d 0..... 100 - - 20 Do. new l5 25t 251 41,890 brls. 5 Do. 41 p. c. pref. shares all - - 50 London and County ---- st Do. 7 per cent pref. stk 100 152 155 50 London Joint Stock 1 10 33 34 WHITECHAPEL. at Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) 100 1 , 17 130 Su lies of meat are large, and the trade rules heavy. 20 London and S. African-I 10 5 id 10 I at Do. 4p c st.(div.def.lll'6s 100 73 75 100 London & Westminste 20 73 75 at Do. 4 per cent. pref 100 - - 1 Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s ; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 4d , veal, 3s at Lon.Chat&Dov.sp.c . ..p . f. 100 93 95 100 Vat. Prov. of England 42 -..- . 20 I Do. new l2 - - 354 8(1 to 4s 3d ; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per 81ba. by the car •• 10 Do. west. Ex ,8,6 p. e. all - - 10 90. Metrop. Ex. li, a p.c. 35 - - 50 National Bank ..... ... 25 - - case. at Lon. & S. W., Cow. .t 21 INe , South Wales.- all - - 25 I Orient. B. Corporation . all 52 54 53 i Nuneaton, 5 per cent. 100 112 114 20 1 Ottoman Bank .., .., .. all 18 181 An English officer, Captain G-, probably sin- st Lon. & S .Wee t . 7 p. cent. st, late 3d shares .. • 100 - - 100 I Provincial of Ireland.. 25 - ...- 10 Do. new .. . - - acquainted with the etiquette required from everyone meet- at Do. 4 per cent • I 100 - - 25 South Australia -, ! all I- - i, lug or ove r t a ki ng th e equ i page o f t h e S upreme P on tiff i n 2s 6d l (Imo Do. (Prtsm. perpl. anns. 42 43 Ito 25 Union of Australia of 28 6d - - 50 .of London . . 12 .29 30 29/ 80/ me, was returning from a ride in the Compagna with his 121 Londondy. & Cole. 5 shs all - - 100 Unity Mutua1.......... 60 1 ...• - . lady a f ew d ays ago, and attempted to pass before the Pope, 124 Londonv. & Ennis. 4 she all 13 : ,Z 14 M ISCELLANOUS. at Man. 814 & Lin. fl per ct. 100 126 128 _ who was taking his aftet noon airing in the same direction. 6 b o . £ 6 • 44 4 Ipm 54 1, Angio-M: xican Mint ..I all 14 15 When. overtaking the Pop e , p ersons i n carr i ages or on h orse • at Do. 31 per cent: lOO 63 70 10 I Atlantic It. 511. Stm (1d) , all 1 2 1 .1 back are required to keep behind him ; when they meet him 10 Do. redeem. 0 percent. - 125 llaryport & Carl. 4 pr. c. all • • • • 1 25 l A.ustralian Agricultural 19 26 28 they must stop and dismount. The noble guards accom- 121 Do. 44 per cent all .. .. 10 Berlin Water (Limited)l all 5 51 panying his Holiness endeavoured to enforce this custom on at Midland Con. 6p. c. stk. 100 .. .. 50 I British American Land 40 - - the occasion alluded to, but the captain cantered on and got 50 113.&1.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 29 12 through the escort with his hat somewhat damaged by the st Do.Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 p.c. 100 137 103 139 105 t Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock lOO 20 Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all , 15 20 sabre cuts of the indignant guardia nobile. 6 Do. 44 per cent .... . . all .. .. 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 911 at Do.Leic. andHit.4per et. 100 02 94 321 Canada Land all 105 105 THE NOTTI NGHAM CHAMBER OF COMMERCEst Nerflk. sp. c. Ex. at. 1846 100 .. .. 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim all - - .- at Do. 55 p. c. Prof. st. 1847 100 .. .. st. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg all - - On Monday an important meeting of the Nottinghamat2s Do. Prof. 7t per cent all 15 17 st Do.sWay.ValEx.st.lBl7 100 .. .. Chamber of Commerce was held in the committee -room at. Crystal Pa ace B a t t D N o or N t B r iti sh, eNvfrua. p s e p r e c r e n cen t . t... 110010 109 111 111 13. at. Do. Preference the Corn Exchange-Mr. S. Adams in the chair. The 10 Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. she. 5 i npm st, Do. 6 p et. Perpet. Deb lOO 100 103 • annual report was then read, from which it appeared that l a o t do. all .. .. 20 E.lndia. Irrign. & Canal 1 pr spm the Chamber had memorialised the Right Hon. T. M. Gib- • • • • at. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 - - D Nt o h . .Dvn.Rail.&Dck.Co. 5 son, President of the Board of Trade, on the subject of the a a at t t i\ DD ' o - o l . :;rist. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. 100 5 English &Aus. Copper. all 3/ 31 Belgian and French treaty. They regretted that the Bel gian Legislature had concluded its sittings without having 4 a lp N r.. c i, t : 4 redeemable ct .pref 100100 10 . • 0 . • 10 : 2 : 17 ! Do. Berwick Ip. c. pref. 100 98 100 p .. ar 15 Gen. Steam Naviiy,ati in 14 --- 1 Great Shilp I,lmited).... all .1 II 1 Do: 175 pct Preference all 1 f 20 IDo Leeds 6 5 Lou. District Tel. (Lim.) 45 - - admission of t t h o e b p e entertained the claims of the United Ki ng d,,,, 12, I Do. d .Quarters,_, 9 4 LG. Omnibus Co. (Lini2 all la 15 . n P.c. N1 8 ° 4 . 8 1.. 8. 1 1 3 3. 4 i . d . ls •• • • 1 by a commercial treaty for the r p o l d a u ce o d ta , 25 Do. York, It. &S. Parch. 20 I North Staffordshire.... 10 4 dis par 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 2t 21 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Liin all 35 44 and manufactures of Great Britain, upon the same footing2s National Ns. Co. (Lim ) 5 * 1 p 1 as France and other more favoured nations, believin hgt at at Sc ottish •-' a m lO l Rhymney Guaranteed.. all 22 23 'Scottish North-Eastern 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 11 5d 10 Netherlands Land all - - the true interests of both Belgium and the United King- :1 p. c. pref. stock.... all .. .. 5 D 0.6 p.c.Pref..iss.atl dis. all 4 I dom would be greatly advanced by the recognition and at ' D D ° O * . A 7 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 81 10 15 b y e . r c d e p e n r e g t n a s p o p e k e 100 100 .. .. .. .. 1 I N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 11 adoption of a liberal commercial tariff. In reply to the 1 'Oriental Gas (Limited). all 11 If I Chamber, the Board of Trade assured them that no oppor. 10 Do• Fixed 4, 1 per cent all 10 11 i l ° A s. South Devon, Ann, 10s. 100 132 136 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). all 11 11 tunitv of forwarding the views of the meaiorialists should Ann., 1.0 6) ...,. 6. South Ea ‘ stern i (Bcading, all .. 10 Orintl. In. Steam(Lim.) 10 61 74 7/ be 100 101 103 at. PeelltLnd.&Min.(Lim) 100 49 51 49 etiaitted, and that her Majesty's Government were in at Do. 41 per cent 101 103 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 70 72 72 at Do, Fixed 41 per cent 100 ;c,,n,,n1,.1-11u Another with the Belgian Government on the sub at South Wales, gua. 4p. c. 100 .. .. 50 Do. New 3O 11 13 J.,..,.'01, memorial had been forwarded to the Right a Do. 41 per cent 41 ,_ n• Lord Stanley of Alderley, Postmaster-General, in re- a t Do. do. 1859 lOO .. .. 50 Rhymney Iron all 17 19 1 78nee to the high rates of postage b tween England and I _ 3 Do. 5 per cent. lOO .. .. 15 Do. New all 5 6 aciri'llaZ'teadn)d42s , Stock. i r 6l3. 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 49 52 Ira s praying for a reduction. A letter (the memo- at S. Yorkshire, 4p. c. gua. 100 86 80 c. gua. 1.,), .. • • at. Scot Austin. Inv.(Lim.) 100 135 140 '''. might be sent to the remotest part of the United ch tt,,dorn for Id., whileonly half the another, at WatillPai Dar. A 5 . c... a 28 29 weight, was 25 I -,-,I ) i ll 25 South Australian Land all 33 E 5 iflo. B 6 p. c... all 32 34 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip all i ar. a - ek- , 4 d. if only sent from Dover to Calais. The recent 25 1 Do. do. Registered 4 1 6 5 n le • 10 Do. do co) r rcial treaty entered into between England a nd Kilk C ny 6 . P 6 . p c. ..e. l a o l o l 1 3 2 1 3 4 3 5 .Do. Newport 5 p.c. pf.r s e t d k .l at W. Mid.-Oxf lst crua 10 Trust and Agency 01 100 125 127 at , i sue had largely increased the business between the Do. 2d do .Austrlasia(lim)let is. 1 111 5 p m1e .,.. aaintries, and had rendered it still more desirable that st 20 Tr.& Ln.Co. of Upr.Can. 5 1 2p i Nte u .... 1 impediment to increasing transactions as a heavy . at pc.. Perpet.6 p. 0.14 f. 1866 100 120 124 5 U. ii'dom Tel. Co. i.) 1 ld pr of Postage should be removed as early as possible. ' Bt I DO. till 18691 7 118 121 • 100 Van piedietet, Load ... 285 85 95 TH tr. N, LONDON, WEDNESD A. EVENING, JANUARY 15, 1.562 POLICE .INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. WHOLESALE IiOEBERY.—James Taylor, a young man in the employ of Mr. Joseph Stokes, of 13, Fitzroy-square, tin plate worker, was charged before Mr. Knox with robbing his employer of a large quantity of copper and tin articles of every description, enough to stock a small shop. From the evidence of Thomas Bungay, 161 D, it appeared that on the previous night he stopped the prisoner in Freed street, Paddington, with a large basket of copper in his possession. He asked the prisoner where he got it from, and he said it was his master's. He then took the prisoner into custody, and on going to 20, Ernest-street, with the prosecutor and the prisoner's mother, he found a large quantity of articles of tin, the property of Mr. Joseph Stokes, the prosecutor. The articles consisted of foot baths, teapots, &c. _ _ Mr. Joseph Stokes, tin plate worker, of 13, Fitzroy-street, identified the articles produced as his property, and said the prisoner was a workman in his employ. Bungay asked for a remand, which Mr. Knox granted. There is little doubt the prisoner had been carrying on a system of daily:peculation. MIS DAI'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Jan. 15.—Wind this day at noon—N.; moderate breeze and cloudy. POOLE, Jan. 14.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Flora, from Newfoundland. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 14.—Wind N.W. to N., foggy.— Sailed—H.M.S. Arago, for Westward. OFF PENZANCE, Jan, 13.—Arrived—Bernhard Savanile, for Bremen; Cambrian, from New York. SWANSEA, Jan. 14.—Wind N.—Arrived—Ethelbert, from Caldera. MUMBLES, Jan. 1 4.—Arrived—Bella Dormo, from Coquimbo. CORK, Jan. 13 . — Arrive3—Brilliant, from New York. CLYDE, Jan. 14.—Wind N.—Arrived—Mary Ann Bur ford, from Pernambuco. (13Y ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Arrived—The Mindceps, from Buenos Ayres, via Cork; Archimedes, from Cowes; Bavaria, steamer, from Ham burg. Sailed—William, for Port Madoc; Atalanta, steamer, for Jersey ; Emily Ann, for Seeking. PLYMOUTH, Wednesday Morning. The hired screw steam transport Adelaide, Capt. Lam- bert, from Cork, with the 15th Regiment, and munitions of war, for British North America, has put back to the Sound this morning through stress cf weather. (BY SIII3MARINE IND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Jan. 14—Alfred the Great, from Tuticorin ; Andes, from St. John's, Newfoundland; Elizabeth, from Gijon ; Helios, from Moulmein ; First Fruit, from Pa lermo; Samaritan, from New York; Magaret and Jane, from Sulina; Edward Thomson, from Patras. Arrived, Jan. 15 —Exchange, from Ostend. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed—St. George, from Nurinam, for London • City of Benares. for Calcutta ; Stadt Basel, for Pernambuco ; Fanny Bailey, for Newport ; Savage and Susan, for St. Michael's—all from London ; a Russian frigate, from the River, for the West; Starlight, from Shields, for Palermo. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1862. FEBR I Lincoln ...... Nottingham S Derby Spring 6 Liverpool S ll Doncaster Northampton 1 Croxton Park 4 Epsom Spring Ponteland Newmarket F S 5 Chester Spring l3 York Spring Epsom Summer 3 Chelmsford ll Manchester ll Ascot .. 17 Odiham Bibury Club ........• 2 N ew t on ... 2 Stockbridge 3 4 Winchester .. Newmarket Worcester Liverp00l Radcliffe Brighton 5 Brighton Club Lewes 8 Wolverhampton ..... Reading SEPT: ........... 25 LCH . Coventry l7 Warwick Spring .. 18 Shrewsbury S .. 27 Newmarket C 2l Catterick Bridge Abergavenuy 24 Thirsk 29 &Y. Salisbury .. 22 Bath Harpenden 3C rNE. Newcastle Hampton Carlisle Abingdon Pontefract Hungerford Nottingham. Southanipton 22 Stamford 24 Marlborough 25 Goodwood ItTST. Wenloc,k l5 York Stockton 26 Egharn Lichfield 26 I Ludlow .. 29 :MBER. Devon and Exeter 2 Derby .... Great Yarmouth Plymouth Oxford 4 Warwick 9 Leicester ll Doncaster Richmond Monmouth 25 Manchester 26 Newmarket F 0 OCTOBER. Bedford I Newmarket S 0 .. 13 Newmarket H NOVEMBER. Worcester 4 I Liverp00l 18 Hereford IRISH RACING FIXTURES FOR 1862. MARCH. Howth and Baldoyle Spring lB APRIL. Athlone .... . 2 Skerries Kildare Hunt 8 Curragh April Tullamore lB Tullamore MAY. Cork Nenagh Howth and Baldoyle l4 JUNE. Westmeath .. 3 I Curragh June .. 25 JULY. Bellewstown AUGUST. Heath Wicklow ...... 13 Galway SEPTEMBER. Curragh .. 3 Tramore .. l6 Carlow Londonderry .. lB OCTOBER. Limerick.... Curragh __ NOVEMBER. Armagh 6 COURSE OF EXCIIANGE.—YESTERDAY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 4 4 25 521 Brussels -- 25 42} 25 521 Hamburgh — 13 71 Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine Vienna Trieste .. Petersburgh .. 13 7i 25 221 25 475 2,5 50 118 k 14 30 14 30 32} Berlin - Madrid Cadiz Leghorn — 25 62i Milan — 25 62} Genoa — 25 62i Naples Palermo — 119 Messina — 119 Lisbon —51 a Oporto — 51/ Foreign Gold in Bars (standard) .... ~ Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) ..... .. • • 7/ South American Doubloons 1181 14 45 14 45 321 48f 48t 25 70 25 65 25 65 40k 1191 119 k 511 52 £3 17 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 o o 0 MASSACRE BY TIIE BLACKS IN QUEENSLAND.- We regret to state that a very dreadful massacre has been perpetrated by the aborigines on the north-east coast. The most prominent victim has been a Mr. Horatio Wills, a very old settler of New South Wales. It appears that there were 19 persons murdered. The following is a list of their names :—Mr. Wills, Mr. and Mrs. Baker, Elizabeth Baker, David Baker, Ida Baker, Baker, an infant, Patrick Manyou, Mrs. Manyou and infant, Mary Ann Manyou, aged eight years, Maggy Manyou, aged four years, George Ling, James Scott, Henry Pickering, George Elliott, Charles Webow, Edward M'Cormack, Tom (Blank). John Moore and Patrick Mahoney escaped, in addition to Kenny. On the morning of the massacre about fifty blacks were in the neighbourhood of the camp ; they left before dinner time, but returned, with their num ber increased to from 300 to 400, and attacked the settlers as they were in the act of erecsing a tent. They defended themselves as well as they could with the tent poles, as the whole party were unarmed, with the exception of Mr. Wills, who was found with a revolver in his right hand, one barrel of which had been discharged, and a double barrelled gun in his left. When the blacks first appeared at the camp, Mr. Wills informed them that they would not inter fere with their pursuits, but that he did not wish them to come there. Unfortunately he did not compel them to re main away. The party of settlars who started for thecamp on the receipt of the news of the massacre arrived there on the foilowing evening, when, after burying the dead and securing the sheep, they w ent in pursuit of the blacks. They came up with th em the next night, after travelling twenty .five miles, but retired two or three miles to wait for daybreak before com mencing the attack. The blacks, however, retreated and r.m. up a steep ridge, which was inaccessible to the pursuers, and from which they were unable to dislodge them, but a (pc tantity of the stolen pro perty was secured, as well as son se native arms.—Austra ban and New Zealand Gazette. THE RED SEA CABLE.--:Four electricians have been despatched by the last mail by Messrs. Bright and Clark, the engineers to the Tel .‘graph to India Company, in order to make arrangement .8 for the repair of the Red Sea cable.--London and China Telegraph. ME.MORLIL TO THE LiITE PRINCE CONSORT: MEETING AT THE MANSION HOUSE. Yesterday, a public meeting, enlivened by the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, was held in the Egyptian hall, at the Mansion-house, for the purpose of adopting measures for the erection of a testimcnial to his late Royal Highness the Prince Consort. The hall was crowded, and among those present were : The Lord Mayor, who presided; Lord Stratford de Red cliffe, the Earl of Coventry, the Bishop of Loudon, the Marquis of Breadalbane, Baron Rothschild, M.P. ; Mr. Western Wood, M.P.; Lord Elcho, M.P. ; Mr. Seymour Fitzgerald, M.P. ; the Hon. G. Denman, M.P. ; Mr.Tite, M.P.; Mr. Gregson, M P. ; the Hon. Stuart Wortley, Mr. Crawford, M.P.; Dean Milman, of St. Paul's ; Alderman Salomons, M.P.; Alderman Wilson, Alderman Sir John MusgroNe, Dart.; Alderman Sir F. G. Moon, Bart.; Al derman Rose, Alderman J. C. Lawrence, Alderman Gabriel, Alderman Phillips, the Sheriffs Cockerell and Twentyman, the Common Sergeant, Mr. Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Mr. George Godwin, Mr. Le Nova Foster, and Professor Donaldson. The proceedings having been opened with prayer by the Rev. Michael Gibbs, the Lord Mayor's chaplain, The LORD MAYOR said—My lords and gentlemen, I have convened this meeting to consider the propriety of erecting a lasting memorial to his late Royal Highness the Prince Consort, and of recording, for the information of future ages, the deep grief of all classes at the irreparable loss which the Queen and the nation have been called upon to suffer. The death of the illustrious Prince. whose enlightened and active mind was continually employed in labouring for the improvement of all our social institutions, and ameliorat ing the condition of the working classes, is a calamity of which at present we can hardly form an adequate estimate. (Hear, hear.), I summoned this meeting in the conscious ness that my request would be responded to as it has been this7day. There would have been a great number of highly distinguished personages here if there had been more time. (Hear, hear.) I have many letters from noblemen and others excusing themselves on the score of distance and engagements and obligations which could not be deferred. We have, however, quite a sufficient number in this hall, and we have all classes here represented in a manner which will satisfy the public mind that this is a proper movement. (Cheers.) I will not occupy the time of the meeting by reading any letters, but there is one so impor tant that I think I should fail in my duty if I did not make some reference to it. The letter is signed Le Neve Foster, the secretary of ~ the Society of Arts, and the pith of it is that that society will subscribe one thousand guineas towards the erection of any monument to the memory of the late Prince Consort the design of which may be ap proved of by her Majesty. (Hear, hear,) I may add that if, in addition, it should be thought fit to extend the memorial beyond erecting a national monument—if it should be found desirable to do anything further in order to carry out those great objects which it is well known his late Royal Highness always had at heart—then the So ciety of Arts will again give its assistance to the work. (Hear.) I will not detain you longer, as there are many eloquent and distinguished persons present to address you, and I will conclude by calling upon the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of London to move the first resolution. (Loud Applause.) _ _ The Bishop of LONDON, who was greeted with loud cheers, said—My Lord Mayor, I have been requested tc move the following resolution :—" That this meeting, deeply deploring the irreparable loss the country has sus tained by the lamented death of his late Royal Highness the Prince Consort, whose powerful and well-regulated mind and great abilities have for more than 20 years been unceasingly devoted to improving the condition of the humbler classes, and to the development and extension of science and art, and to the judicious education and training of the royal family, is of opinion that a lasting memorial should be erected commemorative of his many virtues, and expressive of the gratitude of the people." The resolution was then put to the meeting by the Lord Mayor and carried by acclamation. _ _ Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE then came forward to move the next resolution, and was received with loud ap plause. He said—lt was, my Lord Mayor, with ready sub mission to the kind request which you addressed to me, that under a deep feeling of the importance of this meeting I came up from the country to be present at it. (Applause.) I could not come with the hope of adding anything to what has been said by far abler persons than myself, nor can I hope to embody in any satisfactory manner the sentiments which the whole nation has expressed on the los which we have sustained in the death of the late Prince Consort, but I do feel that at a meeting of this kind it is the duty of every person not to neglect the opportunity of expressing their desire to re-echo the national feeling by supporting any testimonial which it may be proposed to adopt. I beg to submit the following resolution :—" That the memorial re commended should be of 3. monumental and national cha racter; and that its design and mode of execution be ap proved by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen." Mr. WESTERN WOOD, M P., seconded the resolution. the resolution having been carried unanimously, Baron ROTHSCHILD, M P., moved the next resolution, " That committees throughout the United Kingdom be formed to raise subscriptions to the proposed memor al, and that her Majesty's subjects be invited to subscribe,' which was carried unanimously. Mr. HARVEY LEWIS, M P.—l have great pleasure in moving the re'olution which has been placod in my hands for the purpose of carrying into effect those which have gone before, namely :—" That a committee be formed, consisting of the following noblemen and gentlemen, to carry into effect the foregoing resolutions, with power to add to their number, and that the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor be president of the same, and treasurer of the fund : Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, the Bishop of London, Baron Rothschild, MP, Mr. R. W. Crawfurd, M P, Mr. Western Wood, MP, Mr. T. Hankey, MP, Mr. Thomas Baring, MP, Mr. Abel Smith, M P, the Hon. George Denman, QC, M I', Hon, A. Kinnaird, MP, Mr. S. G. Smith, M.'', Mr. G. Cubitt, MP, Mr. S. Gregson, M.P., Mr. Joseph Somes, M.P., Mr. W. Murray, M.P., Alderman Salomons, M.P., Mr. G. Moffatt, M.P., Sir Morton Peto, M.P., the Dean of St. Paul's, Sir T. Phillipps, Bart., Sir Moses Montsfiore, the Recorder, the Common Sergeant, Mr. Sheriff Cockerell, Mr. Sheriff W. H. Twentyman, Alderman Moon, Alderman Rose, Alder man Phillips, Alderman Gabriel, the Rev. M. Gibbs (chap lain to the Lord Mayor), Mr. Henry Cole, C. 8., Mr. John Dillon, Mr. J. Frith, Mr. Lo Neve Foster, Mr. Harry Chester, Mr. W. H. Bodkin, Mr. S. Morley, Mr. H. Ghinn, Mr. R. N. Foster, Mr. George Godson, Mr. R. N. Phillips, Mr. W. Tite, Mr. C. Hill, Mr. T. Sopwith, Mr. H. Roberts, Mr. P. Graham, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Foster White, Mr. W. Spottiswoode, and Mr. J. Alger." The proceedings then terminated. THE TRICE OF GOLD. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 2 per mille prem., and the short exchange on London is 25.221 per sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of .£3 17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about the same price in London and in Paris. By adrices from Hamburg the price of gold is 42 per mark, and the short exchange on London is 13.5! per £1 sterling,. Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 1-10th per cent. dearer in Londonkthan in Hamburg - . The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1081 to 109 per cent., which, when compared with the Mint par between the two countries, shows that the exchange is against England. But, after making allowance [or loss of interest and charges of transport, the present rate leaves no profit on the transmission of gold to the United States. FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton .. Jan. 18. via Marseilles Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Feb. 3. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and Sr. Helena.. Feb. 1. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Sonthampton.Jan. 18. via Marseilles ...Jan. 27. Falkland Islands Jan. 18. Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.. Jan. 18. via Marseilles.... Jan. 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton.. .Jan. 25. via Marseilles Jan. 19. Lisbon Jan. 21. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Jan. 18. via Marseilles Jan. 19. Newfoundland ..Feb. 22 Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, Ly Brit. packet Jan. 10. by U.S. packet by Canadian packet. Jan. 15. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Feb. 10. Bahamas, via New York ' Jan. 16. Mexico.. All parts of West Indies, including Chili , Pe ru, 1 Jan. 28. California, and British Columbia.. PROPOSED STEAMBOAT COMMUNICATION FOR THE BRIGHTON RAILWAY.—Tho Brighton and South Coast Company propose to provide steamboats, yards, and machinery to connect their system of rail with the various ports and places on the southern coast of England and those of France and the Channel Islands, under the supervision of the Board of Trade. _ _ . --- THE NEW FRENCH CENSUS.—The Moniteur of yesterday publishes a report of the Minister of the Interior on the recent census, from which it appears that, whereas in 1856 the 86 departments had a population of 36,039,364, the 89 departments, which the empire now comprises, num• bered 37,382,225 inhabitants, on the Ist of January, 1862. This gives a gross increase of 1,342,861, or 3.72 per cent. for the quinquennial period ending with the last day of 1861. The net increase, after deducting the 669,059 in habitants of the newly-annexed territories, is 673,802, or 1.86 per cent. The increase between 1846 and 1851 was 382,684, or 1.08 per cent., and that between 1851 and 1856 was not quite so much. In the latter period 32 departments showed an increase of population, and 54 a decrease; for the period of five yars just terminated these numbers are respectively 57 and 29. The highest rates of increase have been in the following departments :—Seine, 13 per cent. ; Nord, 7 ; Benches du Rhone, 7 ; Rhone, Seine et Pise, and Corsica, each 5 per cent. There has been a decrease at the rate of 3 per cent. in Crouse and in Correze, and of 1 and 2 per cent. respectively in nine other non-manufacturing departments. 'ARY L LITERATURE. The rastleford Case. By Frances Browne, author of "My Shari of the World." Three vols. Hurst and Bi•:ckctt. This work is distinguished for particular ability, and it is sure to attract conaiderablo attention from the style in which it is written. The plot of the story is a very original one, and if the circumstances are painful yet the interest is kept up in so striking a manner that the reader wishes n)thing altered in the.tale. The characters of the numerous dranzatts person are admirably p or t ra y e d. H er b ert L e i ton ' s is a disposition very well described, and the weak ness w hich led hi m on to d ece i t and finally involved him i n serious complication, is most powerfully shown, and offers a solemn warning to all who, like him, are so reprehensibly irresolute. When he married for money he should have had the de cency to comport himself properly towards one who however unattrative she might be outwardly, or disrgreeable in her ways, at least han be e n only t oo favourably disposed in her conduct towards him. Harriet was a violent temper, and very revengeful. Her conduct at last was most sinful; but it was not improbable, considering the case. The seorldary characters are also very finished in their way, which is not often the case where the chief ones are of such importance, and play so marked a ro l e as do Herbert and his hapless wives, on whom the favours of fortune in the case of all three, only drew down the sharpest stings of fate. The Frazer family is a first-rate account of an old-world house hold— " Remote from towns ho ran his goodly race," would have been an apt illustration for the elder Frazer, for although at the time of his introduction he was dwelling in the city, he lived a most retired life, and his general habits and manners were not at all in accordance with the busy, bustling community among whom he lived. The plots and counterplots that took place been the Leslies and Frazers are graphically described, and are by turns humourous and sorrow ful. At last the natures of all sides came out strongly, revealing the craft and cunning of the magnates in Piccadilly, and showing the truth and honour of the denizens of London Wall. When the old couple sat late at night communing over events, Mrs. Frazer told him she had bid Simon reject,thelbrilliant overtures, as he could not respect the wealthy lady whose friends urged him to perse vere in seeking an alliance. For a moment the old man, borne down by ceres, was disappointed, but soon his better feelings gained the day and rejoiced over the victory of self-respect and justice. " The spirit which brought peasant men to fight at Bothwell bridge, and suffer in the Grass-market of Edinbui gh for a principle which had been made clear to their consciences, was in Ellen Frazer. She replied to her husband's queries thus—' I bid our son never to marry a woman who could act so wickedly, not if she had the wealth of all England, and never to marry the woman he couldn't love.' You said right, Nelly—right, as I kent you would.' The burden of kirk tronbles, of home poverty, and whitening hair was cast off for a moment, so, per chance, were the stiff doctrines and the dry theo logy, and Cameron Frazer was a man once more in the strength and fervour of his youth as he clasped the faithful partner of five-and-twenty years in his arms and returned to that rustic tongue in which the strong heart of the North still utters its best and warmest sentiments. In another minute the minister had come back to the soberness and gravity of his latter days. You were right, Nelly. Let Simon remain free from the sin of perjury and an evil connection, though all his pilgrimage and ours should be passed in poverty ; may be it will teach us to lay up treasures where neither moth nor rust corrupts, nor thieves break through and steal." Were fashionable parents of modern date to try to emulate these primitive folks, in this spirit of fairness, very different would be the fate of their children. Miss Leslie is a likeness of a girl of a coarse nature, not properly guided, and of headstrong passions never curbed. She was a disgrace to all who had to do with her, and it was a relief to everyone when she retired to a lower sphere, which better suited her ways and style. Susan, the servant of the Hopes, is quite a character in her way, her devotion and decision were great, and she was of inestimable advantage to the distressed family she served by her faithfulness and zeal. Annie Hope gains greatly on the attention by the cheerful courage with which she endured overwhelming troubles, and the spirit she showed in emergencies. It is, perhaps, a pity to have made her family affairs so very complicated, and certainly the tale contains sufficient intricacy without her marvels of lost and found fathers and uncles. However, it is ingeniously put, and Annie is a true heroine, well formed for the troubles of reality, not fashioned to play with the sorrows of romance. Ever the same, when she had to go out alone in the weary night to find the strange lawyer to assist her father who was then ill and helpless ; or when she stood at twilight on the lonely moor and conversed with the strange figure, disguised enough to frighten away any young girl's senses, Annie had a hard task indeed when she was on a visit to Castleford at the time of the dread dis• coveries. She found the place miserable, and all around her under a cloud of mystery, but at last the solution came, one evening when she saw the face of the first Mrs. Herbert looking in at her bed room door. Three years had passed since she had been buried after her body was found in the river. What to think ! she dared not analyse her lurking dread of foul play. "That glimpse through the half open door had explained Mr. Johnstone's allusions, Leiton's dread of the long evenings and love of visitors, the change of servants, Herbert Windham's fits, Mrs. Leiton's accident in her own room, and the confused talk thereon. The old-world stories, concerning those who came from the grave, were then true, for she had seen one of them, and seeing is believing. The handsome pleasant country house had a visitant from the vault under the old church, a comer not to be shut out by bolt or bar." No notice was taken openly of this mysterious guest who like the skeleton at Egyptian festivals flung a shade of gloom over every gaiety. At last the season of rejoicing drew near, and it was re served for the eve of the Christian Festival to witness as dark and tragic a scene as ever reminded the sons of mortality how sad is the lot they inherit from their first parents fall. " Blessings on the world's old holidays, those white spots marked on the circle of the year by the primeval myths, and descending with them from race to race, and from creed to creed, serving in successive systems and called by the names of many gods. So Herbert Leiton being a country squire, and having acquired a repute for himself and his hall, which kept off the country families, took mightily to the good old times and their cnstoms, and Christmas was to be kept in Castleford as it never had been in the memory of the oldest inhabitant." On that fatal evening be fore Christmas all hands were busy cutting down the holly, but Jessie the young second wife, who with her child had gone to an old cupboard in a de serted passage to get out some quaint dresses for the Mummers, who were to astonish the London guests then expected. Here she met her doom. The Ghost or Spirit that had lurked at noonday hidden there, wandered at midnight, now met face to face her prey, her successful rival, the beautiful young girl whose face had eclipsed her sombre looks. She sprung at her and the fearful struggle was too much for Jessie. She rushed away to Annie who was near and sunk at her feet. "At this moment the procession marched up the avenue, laden with ever greens, and led by Herbert with a great bracli of holly, covered with bright red berries, in his hand. Good luck to Castleford Hall, " Hore we come with the Christmas holly." Jessie never recovered her reason, from that fatal hour, and her doom was a merciful one, for she could only have suffered greatly had she been restored to her senses. Mean while other dangers loomed in the future of the wretched Herbert. Hardly had he left his wife partly calmed, and consulted with the doctor as to her state when a new trial came. The messen gers of fate are seldom heard in their coming —it is truly said—and so it chanced that in the misty night no one noticed four policemen walking up the avenue, the hall door was open, and they un perceived reached the object of their search, the master of that proud domain ; also the accused mur derer of his first wife the man about to be arraigned before his brother magistrates, charged with the deadliest crime which A human being can be guilty of. Herb ert was spahred a scene before his servants. The d octor who 'ha known all before advised an insta nt departure, " So without the knowledge of any but t hese three, out ; out of of all his household, over the heaps of Christmas holly which he had cut down in such the hall door at which h is London visitors were to be received, and the long drilled mummers to mak e their appearance ; Herbert keiton was marched that Christmas eve in the custody of four policemen Park gate. It t h e station-house in Colch t " h ar d by his own es er. to a chaise waiting conveyed him to Few novels no wada y s contuin more dramati c scenes or excite more vivid interest than the fir st part of the third volume of this work. The attention is k e pt alive till th e end, bu t i t is in these chapters w hich all things combi ne , t h e d ex t er i ty by which all persons conspire to show Herbert skillth at the most striking talent is exhibited. The with most masterly, and revea l t h e au th or ' s guiltyabilit a ability to re be considered far superior to the ordinary ro mance writers of the day. The point of the story is, that Herbert is innocent, he was weak and nervous, knowing that circumstances were against him, from the sudden disappearance of his wife, the body found dressed in her clothes having the face disfigured beyond recognition, his previous love-making with Jessie during his wife's lifetime, her discovery of it, his subsequent hasty union with the your girl, and the money he gained by the death of Harriet, who had left no children, with the freedom of choice it imparted to him were enough to tcrrify a ' stronger man tleau he ever was. Some of the de tails are most ingenious as the incident of Ned Costar with his bag of bones. Thu very means Herbert took to put away suspicious confirmed doubts, an d was the strongest p roo f against him in his trial,wbile Ned's audacity in trying to fasten the deeds of his own crime on another brought to light what other wise would have escaped detection, and was the uncontrovertible witness of his guilt.. Herbert was acquitted completely, his friends sought out the hid den cause of grief and crime and brought herinto court She had done this cruel thing from revenge, and had, indeed, been more successful than those who labour in a better cause can often hope to he. Triumph was not for Herbert, he felt where he had done wrong, and if his fellow-men declared h;m in nocent of the charge, he knew, in the sight of heaven, he was a criminal. He had deceived his first wife by his professions, neglected her, and caused Je‘sie much annoyance by trifling with her to amain e him self. Then, hail he put a bold fuse on things, and. knowing himself to be innocent, had sought to prove it, he might have instituted a search and discovered the wandering ghost to be a living creature. There is a warning in this highly wrought fiction which the reader may study with profit. It points out the danger of deceit, the harm of selfishness, and the sin of giving way to passions of whatever nature. How much happier would ILrla:rt have been had he never been wealthy, had lie never re built the property, but lived on it in pauper form. How much more dignified would Harriet Windham have been had she never married one who cared Lot for her, but tried to benefit others by her wealth and put a restraint on her violent temper. Jessie was the lea s t t o bl ame f rom h er yout h an d inex perience, but she knew she was wrong in deceiving her aunt, and when she rejoiced over her rival's supposed death, little did s h e thi n k th a t even t was the harbinger of some years of misery, and her final bereavement of reason. Sad was the lot, indeed, of the bright young being wh o was i n t ro d uce d as a . blooming child to us in the first pages of the book. She was early taken away at last, and her errors, which were not great consid er i ng th e con d uct o f i others, were lost n the memory of her fearful suf ferings. Such is the lesson imparted in these stir ring recitals of events supposed to occur in the last generation. It will not be unobserved by th e rea d er how well the rival families of the Leiton's and Bothwells are sketched, also the craft of Mr. Leslie, the cunning of Miss Sibyl, and the adroitness of Mr. Johnstone. Mr. Hope is one of those who are never successful in this world, but whom it may console their friends to think are acting in the spirit that belongs to that other world, where mart and commerce are over buyers and sellers no more, and he who has made the largest fortune or gained the most powerful command will not be the pre-eminent or the glori fied. Simon Frazer does not appear very promi nently on the scene, but he does his best if the pro mise of an upright youth that eschews the tempta tions of tl'e world, doubly alluring to poverty, can give any satisfactory herald for an after career. He was honourable, which in itself was of great mo ment, and if some would point to his success as a proof of virtues, summary reward in stories, it may be said that all looked dark enough when ho had to make his choice, and had he followed the example of Herbert he had more temptation. This work exhibits in bold relief the different natures that are found in the world, and the various means by which. they are improved or deteriorated. Some pass through trials as the refiner's fire, and come out stronger, purer, and more stedfast; the wiser for knowing evil, the kinder for feeling suffering, more fitted to tread their Masters' footsteps below, more faithful to wear His crown above. Some give way and are led on from one wrong to another till they seem shut in past all hope of recall. Others are only weak and wavering, but while they hesitate they are lost. Again there exist second-rate dis positions, never great for good or potent for mis chief, but they can torment and wrong . others,, and render their Own lives a burden by their foolish no tions of gentility and their inveterate habit of wrangling. Many varieties of outward character appear before us in this story, and perhaps tho most to be admired is the one who conducted the difficult trial and brought it to a successful termi nation by his foresight, sagacity, skill, and judg ment. Barrett Vasey was, it is to be feared, un homnze comme it y en a pea, but the harrassed and perplexed ones of humanity may well wish his race multiplied, and his descendants to be numerous. He was always the same when Anne stood before him a helpless stranger as when he was in the crowded lova which witnessed his triumph, so great so unexpected. " His name and fame are still great among old lawyers of the last century, particularly those familiar with the Eastern Circuit, and when rehearsing his legal experiences, for the benefit or younger aspirants, they generally agree his crowning victory was the Castleford Case." Those who desire an interesting story in the real accep tation of the term, will find their wish amply realised in this novel, while these who would survey a picture of human actions, and an analysis of motives most ably represented and most vividly illustrated, can do no better than peruse these animated pages e l, which are replete with strange and stirring incident, and nerved with eloquent language in description and dialogue. What is un common is made more forcible by being quietly told as is always the case here in important passages. The details of the peculiar occurrences are given itt. a weird-like form that will delight the lovers of the strange and startling, and altogether there is substance and shape here for all diversities of tastes, from the variety of persons, the number of events, and the complication of matters, which combine to create a laybrinth that may figure here to some happy ones as the mazes of romance, but to others of sadder experience may represent in the spirit, if not the letter, the dark pages of life they have had. to turn, or the:shadowy valley their feet may now be treading. The Castleford Case is well calcu lated to win regard that does not vanish when the last volume is closed, but dwells in the mind anti lingers in the memory. The CIVIL SERVICE.—Home-office.—The Lord- Lieutenancy of the County of Lincoln has become vacant by the death of the Earl of Yarborough. Post- office.—Mr. William Hughes has been promoted from the supplementary to the second class of clerks at Liverpool. Customs.—Mr James Rowan has been appointed an out-door officer in Lon don ; Mr. Alfred T. Hayward has been appointed an out door officer in London ; Mr. S. Bailey has been appointed en out-door offic-r at Dublin; Mr. Israel Hall has been ap pointed an out-door officer at Goole ; Mr. Robert Hood has been appointed an out-door officer at Glasgow; Mr. Robert J. Mason, now boatman, has been appointed an out-door officer at Hull ; Mr. W. B. Smith has been appointed an out-door officer at Bristol. Inland Revenue Department—Excise Branch—Mr. James M`Donnell, officer of Cloughjordan division, Birr collection, has been appointed to Burntisland first division, Stirling collection ; Mr. Charles Kipling - , officer of Southwark first division, London south collection has been appointed to Southwark second division, London south collection ; Mr. W. T. Bishop, officer of Northwick division, Warrington collection, has been appointed to Southwark first division, London south collection; Mr. Edward Horncastle, officer of Dewsbury fourth division, Halifax collection, has been appointed to Northwick divi sion, Warrington collection ; Mr. Henry Wilkes, officer of Bowling first division, Ayr collection, has been appointed to Dewsbury fourth division, Halifax collection ; Mr. Wm. Mackenzie, officer of Bridgend third division, Argyll collection, has been appointed to Bowling first divi sion, Ayr collection; Mr. J. Marsh, officer of Carapbelton twelfth division, Argyll collection, has been appointed to Bridgend thiri division, Argyll collection. Ireland—Mr. P. Butler has been appointed Gentleman of the Bedchamber to his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, in the room of Lord Otho Fitzgerald, resigned ; the Hon. Henry Leeson has been appointed Chamberlain to his Excellency the Lord- Lieutenant, in succession to Mr. Paget Butler. East Indies —Mr. D. F. Carmichael bas been appointed to act as sub ordinate judge of the Zillah of Chicacole ; Colonel J. Im pett has been appointed Sheriff of Madras for the ensuing year ; Lieutenant G. G. Leathes has been appointed to act as first assistant to the political agent in .K.attywar ; Lieutenant 11. 11. Elliot has been appointed to act as second assistant to the political agent in Katty war ; Mr. W. H. Neweham bas been appointed to act as assistant judge and session judge at Alimednuggur, the appointment of Mr. M. Melvin having been can celled, and that gentleman having resumed charge of his appointment as assistant judge and sessions judge of Tanna; Mr. R. W. Hunter has been appointed acing sub-collector and joint magistrate of Broach; Mr. H. Birdwood, acting third assistant to the collector of Ahmedabad, has been ap pointed vice president of the municipal commissions of Purantej ,and Morassa ; Mr. T. B. Curtis, head master of the high school at Ahmedabad, has been appointed a muni cipal commissioner for that town, vice Captain Pym ; Mr. H. T. had, LL.D., has been appointed ccroner of Bombay. —Civil Service Gazette. THE LONDON MASONS AND THE HOUR SYSTEM.-- A deputation from the masons' committee had an interview yesterday morning with Mr. Wilson, the extensive master builder, of Suffolk-street, Borough, who has some large contracts in hand at Morice Town, Devouport,.and at Dover. The interview took place in consequence of a letter sent to the masons' committee from Mr. Wilson, expressing his intention to withdraw the hour system and pay by the day. The deputation, who were courteously received, stated they were instructed to acknowledge the receipt of the lett . er . as above, and to ascertain whether Mr. Wilson intended giving the Saturday half-holiday, as well as Mr. Wilson assured the deputation ho had withdrawn the hour system unconditionally, and accepted the terms of the payment by the clay compromise, while at the same time he thought the men were wrong. Mr. Wilson w ill require for his town and country works about 300 mapons. jobs immediately. will resume their employment at Mr. Wilson's