The Sun. — London, England, 1862-01-17 00:00:00

71ae transactions which she had denounced as essentially Piratical, and so express has been her unfriendliness to the United States that she has not hesitated to discover cause of quarrel with them, even at the expense of the sudden abandonment of a principle which she had contended for during many generations, and the adoption of a doctrine against whicn, when advanced by the United State , , she had protested with all the emphasis of war. I confess, then, I am not tree from the most serious apprehensions in regard to our future relations with England. We have all thought till recently that war with England was scarcely in the category of possible events. Tnat she would make a war which she must know this country Would feel and history would record, was waged by her in the interests of barbarism and wrong, and designed to inflict an irreparable and unprovoked injury upon nation which had bsen, in honest faith, her best friend, and as far as the wishes of its people were concerned her truest ally, was what the American people could not believe. So con fidently did they feel themselves entitled to her friendship Plat upon the breaking out of the slaveholders's rebellion there was not a loyal man in all the North who did not rely With unquestioning confidence upon the warmest sympathy and heartiest good wishes of her Government and people. But in all this they havo been grievously disappointed, and it is not to be denied &nit their feelings have been sorely Wounded. They thought, that the land of the Russell's and the Sidneys, of Charles Vox and Gladstone, of Milton and Tennyson, would have denounced the insurrection as inex cusable and its motive an infamous. But, instead, they find they sympathies of the British nation, not with the free North fighting for the pr eservation of their Govern ment, upholding the cause of eh ilization and humanity, bu With those who are, endeavouring to destroy that Govern ment in order tha'c slavery may be spread and perpetuated, and its systems, 3 aabits,institutions, and practices, strength ened and encouraged." A new aft ack upon the Confederates is contem plated somt3where in the neighbourhood of Port Royal, but, the particulars are not yet known. The latest despatches from that quarter say : "At the time the Cahawba left Commodore Dupont was Making preparations to attack the rebels in a new quarter, but, for obvious reasons, the details are not made public. The frigate Wabash is in complete order, and will be used to cover the landing of the troops. Alarge number of gun boats were also in readiness to take part in the contemplated movement. General Sherman will act in conjunction with the naval force. The defences at Hilton Head were rapidly progressing towards completion. An intrenchment had been built in a favourable position to protect Fort Walker against a large invadin g force. General Stevens's brigade, number ing about 4,000 men, was still encamped at Beaufort. Gen. Stevens had issued an order prohibiting any person from erossing the lines unless provided with a pass. The property of the town was protected by the troops. In a reconnais sance made by the Eth Maine Regiment, at a recent date, six rebel pickets were captured." MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Bank of England Return, completed to the 15th inst., is of a favourable character, the princi pal feature, however, is the large diminution in the Private Deposits, and the other securities, caused by the repayment of advances made by the esta blishment on Government Securities. The bullion h as been slightly augmented, while there is a diminution in the reserve of notes, and the Go vernment Securities. The various items and the Changes they present are shown in the annexed tabl e . Active Circulation .. £20,698,100 Bullionlncrease .. .. 344,485 16,291,626 Increase • • • • • • •• .. • 245,609 Rest Increase 3,276,760 •• •• •• •• 44,375 Public Deposits • .• .. 4,583,353 Inc areas e .. 40,379 Other D epos i ts.. • • • • ** 16,480,452 Decrease " 036 .. • • • • • 1 • 726 Seven Day and other Bills .. 762,825 I ncrease .. • • • • ** 29,765 Government Securities .. .. 12,268,618 ,000 Decrease . 500 . • • • • Other Securities .. 17,144,246 Decrease .. • • • • 1,012,641 Notes unemployed 9,425,320 Decrease .. • • • • 79,980 The Shannon, which left to-day for the West Indies, conveyed £12,700 in specie. The directors of the Ocean Marine Insurance Company have issued their report prior to the Meeting, which states that after payment of all claims and making provision for a second third of the preliminary expenses, there is a balance of £125,663, from which it is proposed to pay{interest only, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, leaving £115,653 to be carried over. The progress of business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the past few days has been rather less active. Sugars have de clined about 6d. per cwt., while at the public sales of tea previous prices were with difficulty supported. Coffee continued in very limited request, at about previous rates, while the operations on rice, fruit, and spices were only of a limited description. Saltpetre has been dull, without any change of im portance to report in values. For tallow there has been a very limited demand for both present and forward delivery. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 48s 9d to 49s per cent. Business in the Liverpool Cotton Market yester day was very inactive, but prices were without any important change. The sales were estimated at 5 ,000 bales. At the forthcoming meeting of the National Discount Company a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum will be proposed, the available balance being £22,640. The English Stock Market to-day has been rather flatter, in consequence of a few speculative "lee, but the fluctuation has not been of importance. Consols are 931 4 for money and the account, but the amount of business transacted has been compa ratively small. The New Threes and the Reduced are firmer, at 921 93k ; Bank Stock is at 240 and 241 ; India ditto is flat at 224 ; but the 5 per Cent. Loan remains at 1051 and 1069. Increased firmness has been apparent in the Foreign Market, but the transactions have not b een quite so numerous. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 831 to 84/ ; do., 1858, 74 to 741 ; Mexican have irn proved to 285 29, Equ a d or t o 154 , I ta li an to 632, and Venezuelan are firm at 23! 1. Brazilian 41 per cents, are flat at 91. The Moorish Loan is 42 to 51 prem. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been to a moderate extent, and prices have exhi bited a firmer tone. Eastern Counties, Great Wes tern, North Western, South Western, and North Eastern (Berwick), have advanced ss. ; Great Nor therns, Midlands, and South Easterns, 108. ; and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 15s. The Foreign and Colonial lines are also in fair demand at full rates. South Austrian and Lom bardo -Venetian have advanced to 193- ; Dutch tthenish, to 168 I; Grand Trunk of Canada, to 211:211 ; Great Western of Canada, to 111 ; East Indian and Great Indian Peninsula bring previous prices. J.)int Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull. London and Westminster realise 724 731 ; Union of London, 30 to 301 ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 731; and Royal Mail Steam, 501 1. . BRITISH FUNDS — ON E O ' CLOCK. p a . Stock 240 1 8 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93s 21- 8 per C ent. C onsols Annuities 931 $ 3 New 3 pe r C ent. Annuities 93 2/ India Stock Ditto 5 p 106 5 er Cent. $ Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 p er C ent — Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto 5$ p er C ent 99s 100 1 Ditto Debentures , 4 06 5 Ditto per Cent., Oct. 1863 100 ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 99/ Ditt. , Bonds £l,OOO .. ........... Consols for Acc ount, Feb. 6 . March. I Jun e. 21 18 exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d.. Ditto £5OO S, 11.... Ditto ,ma 11........... i FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent, 1860 .. • • 9l kquadpr New Consolidated. lsi exican, 3 per Cent I)itto Account Grenada Active ...... Ditto Land Warrants 1 Do. Ex over-due Coups. & Hectares. 9 Ditto Deferred, Ex Hectares.. I eruvian 41 per Cent .. I)itto (Uribarren), 41 per Cent. .. 94} Russia n 5 per Cent. 1822,') £ St , Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859 .. 60 a rdinian 5 per Cent. Ditto Account S panish 3 per Cent D itto Passive T urkish 6 per Cent 84 Ditto Account ktto Ne w L oan kAtto A ccount Ve nezuela n £lOO B on d s ' Yetczuelan 3 per Cent Ditto Account Italian, Dividends ohe above payable in G ordon. 5 per Cent., 18 n t 61 Consols TWO O'CLOC 0.. DittMoney k / o Account SHARE Railways. !Belfast and Nor. Coun. Rh., Wol., and Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bost.,Sleaf.,andllid.Co 1 Bristol and Exeter ! Caledonian Carmarthen & Carcik an! C !rk and Bandon Cork, Birock, & Passage Cornwall Do A 4 - gets no div ti: l 6pc.p an.has' Do. B been paid to 13.1 Dublin & Belfast Junc.l Dun.,Perth,& Ab. Junc ! East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A. stock Do Bdo do Donv A, late E U3ds' East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin., Perth. & Dundee' Forth & Clyde Junction I Furness 1 8 6} 7 95 07 103 104 6 lasg. and S. Western.' GreatNrthn.of Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do 13 do Gt. S. an W. of Ireland Great Western ...... _ Do Str Val gua. stock 7risli South Eastern ..! Lancashire Yorkshire London and Illackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast , Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Shef., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do # shares.. ...... „ Metropoli tan Midland Do Ne w Do Birming. & Derby, Mid Gt. W. of Ireland Do. a shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Newry & Armagh, def. Newry, Warnpt, & Ros Norfolk North British Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stock! Do A stk ; A recs no d l till 6 pc. has been pdß, Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York North London Do new North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction. Not. Gran. Hi. & Canal Peebles 20 Portsmouth Rh 3 ney , cot Eb Central Scot. J. E., Aber. stock Do So A.. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool l Shropshire Union Sittingbourne dr Sheer South Devon S. Durham d: Lanc. Un South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Stain e s, Wok.,andVirok. Stockton & Darling,ton Do Do New, 1860. (Taff Vale. et Do Pre. No. 1 25 ThamesHayenDk&Rail 50 Ul,:ter 25 Do 12.10 Do st Vale of Neath st Victoria sta. and Pim st Waterford & Kilkenny 50 Waterford & Limerhk 20 West Cornwall 20 West London Do Ist class Do 2d class. W. Hartlepool Har.&R.l West Midland Oxford, Do Newpor' Do Hereford 718 DAY). ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Closing Business Paid .1 Price. done. 5 6 41 42 101 11, 18i 19; 531 64 48 52 31 36 91 03 301 31 101 10.3 114 115 111 112 131 133 104 106 69 60, 55 58 107 107, 56 68 117 119 45 47 934 941 95 96 9 11 44 fli 61 7 133 f. 133 V 4 10811 62 6f 64i 65 [Oll- 102 I d 57} 571 89* 891 97 a) 4! d 104 11 91 92 124 126 41 43 98 100 46 48 37 39 781 78/ €6 68 97 99 5i 6 30 40 8i Oi p 5 1 (iiP 55& 56i 2f 34 dip 86 8 125 130 6 61 84 86 47 49 44 46 89 91 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RE: Railways. Paid. Leasing Co. s Closing Price. Bedford and Bletchley Birkenhead., Buckingh Chester & II llyhead Do. 5i per cent Do. 5 „ Clydesdale Junction Colchester, Stour Val. E. Lincolnsh. g A pr c. E.Union,llarwichShs Do. Woodbridge Gls. Barr. &Neils.Drct Do. new Ln.&N.W Do.&G.W Do. Do 'Dm Dm Caledon. E.U.&E.O Gr. North. E,Counts. Caledon. Gloster & Dean Forest Hull and Selby Do. halves Do. quarters Lancaster & Carlisle London & Greenwich Do. Preferen -eiend Lowestoft gua. 4 p c Doe pier cent Mnc.,Bxtn., & Matlock Mid. Bradford Prefer- Gt. West Yk.N. Mid Do. ence stock Newmarkt, BnryEx pus. 5 per cent... Northn.tcEastn. 5 p. c. Do. fi per cent Do. Fixed 5 p. c N. Eastn—Hartlepool North Western iLn.& N. W S. Eastern Do. Peto & Co Norfolk I Do. Preston and Wyre. { Do. 4 shares A. Roystn.Hitch.&Shep. Shrewsby & Hereford Do. Do. South Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset Wimbledn tr Croydon, ILNw& 31 (Midland ,E Counts. !Do. Do. 95 87 95 98 531 541- 124 126 113 115 101 103 83 65 135 138 4 41 3 4 95 97 par p 55 57 Do. N. E. Ber. Midland L&N.IV 1 & L. Yk. Gt. North. T Brassey i6l il 43 45 134 13 7 1 19 121 1 14[ Ln.til%T.W Gt. West. L.&Brf.r„tn 91 93 84 94 PREFERENCE SHARES. TALS. Business Done. Share' Railways. Do n e. Paid T r 7 ce in s g E asin ess 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 p.c. pref. issued at £5 st Brie. & Exet. 4p.c. at 20 Do. shares at Caledon. £lO, 44 p. cent st ► quar. share, No. 2 61 Cork A Bandon, 54 p. c. 20 Cornwall. 5 per cent 64 Dun. Perth, A Aber.Jun 10 Do. ist Class Pref st E. Angn. Class Asp. c at Do. Class B 6 per cent st Do. Class C 7 per cent at E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 st Do No. 2 at Do. new 6p.c. at at Eastern Union, 4p. c— at Do. sp. c. guar at Edin.&Glas.S p.c. shares st Do. 4p. c. guar. S. & u at Edin.Perth,A Dun. 4 p.c at Furness, 5 per cent at Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c at Great Northern, sp. c at D 0.5 p.e.Redm.lop.c. pm at Do. 44 p. c. do at Do.sp.c.Redir.atsp.c.pm 10 Gt. Nh. of scot. Ist pref. at Gt. Sn. &W. (Ireland) 4 per cent 50 Great West. (Berks and Hants Ext) 5 per cent st Do. redeem. 44 p. ct at Do. redeem. 4 p. et at Do. irredeem. 4p. ct st Do. sp. c. redeem. pref 8 Do. Birm. pref. shares 10 Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. she 10 Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. she at Do. Birm. guar. stock 264 Do. Chester guar. shares 134 Do. do 20 Do. do 100 Lan. & Carl. 44 p.c. pref st Lan. A York. 6 p.c. stock st Do.BarnststLs 2s 10dr c st Do. 6p. c. (East Lan.) at Do. 44 p. c. (Blackb. pur at Lon.Aßrig.sp.c.gu. No.l at Do. 5 per cent do. No 2 st Do. 6 per cent. at Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 at Do. 44 per cent. do 5 Do. 44 p. o. pref. shares' at Do. 7 per cent pref. stk at Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) at D 0.4 p c.st (div.def.lll'6s at Do. 4 per cent. pref . at Lon. Chat. ArDov. 10 Do. West. Ex ,8,6 p. c. 10 130. Metrop. Ems. H, s p.c. at Lon. & S. W., Coy. A Nuneaton, 5 per cent. at Lon. A S.West. 7p. cent. st., late 3d shares .... at Do. '“ ner cent s 6d Do. (Prtsm. perpl. amis of 2s 6d 124 Londondy. & Cole. 4 shs 124 Londony. & Ennis. she at 'Man. sh. & Lin. 6 per ct. 6 Do. £6 at Do. 34 per cent. 10 Do. redeem. 6 per cent 124 Maryport A Carl. 4 pr. c 124 Do. 44 per cent at Midland Con. 6p. c. stk at Do.Con.Bris.A Bir. 6 p.c at Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock 6 Do. 44 per cent. at Do. Leic. and Hit4per ct at N. rflk. sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 at Do. 54 p. c. Pref. at. 1847 at D 0.5 Way.ValEx.st.lB47 at Nort British. 5 per cent. at Do. New gua. per cent 10 Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. shs 10 Do. do. do at Nth.Dvn.Rail.ADck.Ca it N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c 3t Do. 44pr. ct. redeemable at Do. G. N. E. 4p. ct. pref. [ 7 Do. Berwick 4p. c. pref. !O Do. Leeds 6p. c. No. 1 I2i Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. 5 Do. York, IL AS. Purch. [ 0 North Staffordshire—. 0 Rhyruney Guaranteed.. [4 ~, , , tottish Central. new of Scottish North-Eastern 34 p. C. pref. stock.... Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p c ,t Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 43 . South Devon, Ann, 10s. 0 Do. Fixed 44 per cent '• 6 . South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 4} per cent it Do, Fixed 44 pe r cen t ISouth Wales, gm.. 4 p. C. 4. Do. 44 pe r cen t Do. do. 1859 t Do. 5 per cent. t S. Yorkshire, 4p. c. gua. 0 Do. 5 5 Stock. D& Dar. AP p gua. . c 5 , Do. B 6 p . t rcratrf CI & c 6 p c. t W. Mid.-Oxf Ist gu a stk Do. 2d d 0... t t D D o o . .N r e e w rp p e o t r .6 t p 5 . c. ppf.f.;B66ed Do. till 180, 92 94 201 214 6 64 116 18 17; 113 104 18. 13. 41 ,101 103 10? 110 107 109 124 126 81 83 111 113 89 91 116 118 112 114 101 106 103 109 97 99 98 100 88 90 89 91 [OO 102 103 17 18 10} 161 76 78 20 20} 10 10 15 15i 3 139 01 103 .12 115 .12 115 36 138 .12 115 152 155 127 130 73 75 93 95 jll2 114 131 14 126 123 4 !Pm 68 70 iPm 1137 130 103 105 92 94 1111 113 109 111 1 lipral no iii 98 100 1 i clia par - - i the pi 22 23 132 134 10 11 23} 101 103 101 103 93 100 86 i; 28 29 32 31 31 33 42 95 125 127 122 124 101 103 120 124 118 121 Share 6.4.0 19.16. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 I 100 100 16.13.4, LAWINTELLIGENCE.—(2his Day, Price. Paid. 'Business done COURT O.F CHANCERY. (Before the Lords Justices of Appeal.) APP EAL - JUDGMENT-GRIESLEY V. MOrSLEY. Lord Justice Turner said—This is an appeal from an order of Vice-Chancellor Stuart on hearing the case, on further consideration. The facts of the case are fully stated in the appeal on the original decree, otherwise it would be necessary to state them in detail, but they may be shortly stated. Sir Richard Westley devised his estate to Win. Mousley, under which some mines were allocated at a time when he was his known and confidential adviser. The indenture conveying the lands to Wm. Mousley ex pressly stated that the sum of £9,940 was paid to him as the price. On 21st Feb., 1837, there was a mortgage granted over the property for £7,734. Sir Richard Westley devised all his real estate to Lady Sophia, his wife, for life, and the remainder to his children entail. Lady Sophia died in 1837 and Sir Richard in 1847, and the plaintiff, his eldest son, in 1852, attained twenty.one. In 1852 he filed a bill in this suit, and in 1855 he filed another bill to set aside the sale by Sir Richard West ley to William Mousley. On hearing the cause the Vice- Chancellor declined to set aside the sale, not only as against , the plaintiff, but against Lady Sophia Westley. The certi ficate of the chief clerk showed that £3,000 of the price re mained due, and that the mines were opened in the lifetime of Sir Richard Westley. His lordship (Lori-Justice Turner), on considering the opinions of Lord El don and Lord Redesdale in the case of Lewis v. Morgan, 5 Price, pp. 242 and 243, came to the conclusion that it was absolutely necessary for the confi dential agent to prove that a bona fide contract of sale was entered into, and that a full and fair price was paid for the estate. It was the duty of a confidential agent or solicitor purchasing from his client to protect his interest, and to put him in the same situation as if he sold to a stranger, and to prove that the price was really paid. Lord Justice Knight Bruce was of the same opinion. Lord Justice Knight Bruce and Lord Justice Turner varied the decree of the Vice -Chancellor, except in so far as it allowed a proof of money received from the mine or other wise, and allowed the appeal without costs. fin 100 4i 5 d SHERIFFS' COURT. AN ADMIRAL'S OPINION OF TRH LAW—BURTON V. SMITH. In this case, adjourned from a recent day, the plaintiff is a British admiral, and the defendant had been his tenant, the action being brought to recover tithes. Upon a former occasion Mr. Buchanan successfully objected to plaintiff's recovering, and the case was postponed for an amendment of the particulars and agreement.. Mr. Buchanan now observed that as the particulars had not been amended he supposed the admiral had withdrawn from the action. Mr. Green (for plaintiff)—My friend speaks hypotheti- sally, for notice of withdrawal has been served upon him. Mr. Buchanan—l have had no regular notice. If I have you must prove it in the usual way. The Court stated that the admiral had sent a communica tion respecting the suit. The admiral was of opinion that if it was not competent in this court for a plaintiff to recover payment of an acknowledged debt he thought it advisable to withdraw. Mr. Green remarked that the question would be tried in another court, and the admiral's butler had fetched away the papers. Mr. Buchanan—Ah I the admiral was rather at sea last time. The Court having intimated its opinion that plaintiff could not recover unless under special agreement, the cause was struck out. ADVENTURER IN MINES.-IMPORTANT JUDGMENT, COOK V. FULLER. This was an action to recover £49 195., plaintiff being an adventurer in the Pelyn Wood Mine, and defendant purser of the same. Mr. Robertson, for the defendant, objected to the juris diction of the Court, and the Court having overruled the objection, the facts appear to be these :—Mr. Cook was re cently sued by workmen in the mine, and in three actions he was condemend in debts and costs. The total amount was £618; he now sought to recover £49 19s. as defend ant's contribution towards such payments. It was alleged that there were 35 adventurers in the mine, and the plain tiff's case was that be was entitled to sue defendant as one of such adventurers for his contribution, it being urged that the sum now sought to be recovered was less than defend ant's share or contribution. The Court ruled that it was not competent upon the plaintiff to sue defendant in the present form of action. Plaintiff should have sued each and every co-adventurer for his share or contribution. Mr. Whitehuret, for the plaintiff, thought he might go The Court was of opinion that this is a statutory action, and could not be maintained as against defendant solus. Upon this intimation Mr. IVhitehurst consented to be nonsuited. Mr. Robertson applied for and obtained costs. 13s 6cll 71 1.7.2 POLICE INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day., MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SAVAGE ASSAULT ON A CONSTABLE AT THE HAM YARD SOUP KITCHEN.—Thomas Sullivan, a tall Irishman, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with violently assaulting John Chapman, 79 C, and also Dray, 170 C, at the entrance to the Ham Yard Soup Kitchen, Great Windmill. street. Chapman, 79 C, who was evidently suffering acute pain, said—Yesterday afternoon, at half-past two, I saw the pri soner standing at the corner of Ham Yard, near the Soup Kitchen, with a large number of others. I told them all to go down the yard, as they were causing a great obstruc tion, and persons could not pass along the street. Prisoner said he had as much right to stand where he was as any one else, but moved a little way down the yard. I then went to speak to the superintendent of the kitchen, and on coming up the yard the primer pushed against me, and I fell on my hands. I asked the prisoner why he did it, and he said he would kick my inside out. My hat fell off. Mr. Tyrwhitt—That shows what a useless thing it is. Chapman—l stooped to pick it up, and the prisoner then gave me a violent kick in a delicate part, and before I could get up he knocked me down at on the ground, giving me a severe blow on the head. Another constable then came to my assistance, and the prisoner knocked him down on the top of me. We took hold of the prisoner to take him to the station, when he kicked me violently, and I fell. Pri soner then got one knee on my chest and another on my body, and bit me on the forehead (the constable's forehead bore marks of the prisoner's teeth), and also bit two of my fingers. I then became so unwell as scarcely to be able to walk. Inspector Walker handed Mr. Tyrwhitt a certificate as follows : " I certify that police constable Chapman, 79 C, is suffer ing from a kick in the perineum. stock stock stock stock stock stock stack "F. D. ToTRILL, Divisional Surgeon." Dray, 170 C, confirmed a portion of Chapman's evidence, and proved being assaulted himself. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner, who, it is said, was once convicted for stabbing a man at Greenwich. THE WAR BETWEEN ENGLAND AND AMERICA.—SIN GULAR CASE OF FRAUD.—Edward Smith, a coachman, of 4, Meard-street, was charged with being concerned, with another, in defrauding Mr. David Arthur Samuel, builder, of Belvedere, Kent, of a £5 note at the Plough, Rupert street. Mr. Samuel said—l live at Belvedere, Kent, and yester day went into a house in Leicester-street, and there got into conversation with the prisoner about the war between England and America. After a short time prisoner said he would take me to another house, where some one would talk to me. Prisoner there said, "Who's going to bet about the fight between Mace and King." He then sa'd, "You bet, and I'll go you halves." I laid down a£s note, saying I would only bet £3, and was to have -C2 back. I had given the note to the landlord, telling him to give me £2 back. I afterwards went out and asked the landlady for the landlord, and shd said there was none, and that she was a widow. Mr. Tyrwhitt—You had been all the time taking some thing ? Mr. Samuel—Never mind that. The prisoner incited me to bet. The men all bolted—of Course, they did. It was tha man who said he was the landlord that took my note. The argument about the war was at the house. Prisoner—Why, I never met you till six last evening. You said you would like some alamode beef, and I took you to a house to get some in Tichbourne-street. You then said you would like a toothful and went to Rupert street. There was nothing said about the war with America. A gentleman came in and you offered to make a wager that Mace won the fight. THE: SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY BVENING, JANUARY 17, 1862. THE WINDHAM CASE. • This morning Sir Hugh Cairns made an application to the Master to order that the examination of Mr. Windham might be taken in open court instead of in a private room. The young gentleman, he assured the Master, was most anxious that such a course should be adopted, as he felt that the justice ( f his case would enable him to go through the examination with calmness and deliberation. The Master thought the best course to adopt was to ad here to the arrangement of not taking Mr. Windham's examination in public. In addition to the jury, counsel on both sides could be present, and a short-hand writer would also attend. The learned counsel did not further press the subject, and the hearing of witnesses was proceeded with. A number of letters written by Mr. Windham from Guernsey, Paris, and other places, during the last year were read, and Mr. Martin, the person to whom they were addressed at Felbrigg, explained the matters therein alluded to. The case for the defendant will certainly not close for some drys. ____ THIS DAY'S MAREBTS. 6 7 it 5 id pr 994 1001 101 102 99 101 101 102 1001 101 20 22 62 E 5 50 64 33 37 38 42 32 35 31 33 100 101 i id 991 1001 10a 101 9} Ot 91 98 88 92 90 92 92i 1001 92 94 5 7 4 6 [9l In d, 94 98 ,AILWAYS. 61 -P IA ni 4 S 2'& t3l, 91 9I 8 19} 201 88 40 8 10 404 41& 52 64 411 11 13 8 84 8f Oi 4 lip 26i 27i 91 7 p 4 21 22 1 i t 1 2 CORN EXCHANGE. The show of samples of English wheat here to-day was very small. For both red and white qualities, however, the trade was in a sluggish state, at fully Monday's decline in the quotations. Wtth foreign wheat the market was well supplied, and all descriptions moved off heavily at the late reduction in their value. Floating cargoes of grain were a dull inquiry, and prices were with difficulty supported. Malting barley sold steadily at late currencies, but grind ing and distilling sorts were in slow request, on former terms. The malt trade was inactive, yet no change took place in prices. For all kinds of oats there was a fair demand, and the quotations were supported. The inquiry for both beans and peas was very moderate, at previous rates. All descriptions of flour met a heavy sale at Monday's fall in the quotations. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt Oats. Flour. Eng1i5h........ 510 i 1,120 i 780 7O 1 890 sacks. Irish — 70 2,330 1 - 1 F0reign........ 32,790 • 14,680 , 19,150 I eks. 51,020 brie. THE S UMTER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—Permit me, through the medium of your columns, to say a word to the civilized world, in defence of my ship, against the scurrilous and cowardly attack made upon her by Mr. Gideon Welles, who is just now the Secretary of the Navy of the Northern fragment of what was formerly known as the United States of America. That gentleman (for by courtesy I must call him such, from the high official position which he occupies), used the followi ng l anguage in his recent report to the President and Congress of what remains of the old Confederacy " It was natural that apprehensions should pre vail in regard to armed cruisers commissioned ex pressly by the rebel leade rs t o depredate upon our commerce. This robbery of merchants and others engaged in peaceful and lawful pursuits by piratical cruisers is not inconsistent with the general conduct of those who have violated law and moral obligations to gratify inordinate ambition. Our extended commerce presented induc ements for piratical warfar e , yet but few of our misguided countrymen have prostituted themselves to the pur poses of plunder, though thereto invited, and these few have been in constant flight to escape the avenging power of our vigilant naval forces. Such of these cruisers as eluded the blockade and cap ture were soon wrecked, beached, or sunk, with the exception of one, the Sumter, which by some fata lity was permitted to pass the Brooklyn, then blockading one of the passes of the Mississippi, and, after a brief and feeble chase by the latter, was allowed to proceed on her piratical voyage. An investigation of this whole occurrence was ordered by the department. Soon the Niagara and the Powhattan, from the Gulf squadron, followed in vigorous pursuit, the latter, though long in com mission, and with defective boilers and machinery, under her energetic commander, tracking her pira tical craft as far as Maranham. The Keystone State, Richmond, Iroquois, and San Jacinto were also in search of her at different points and periods, Although a piratical rover, without license from any recognised or acknowledged Government, and avowedly engaged in the robbery and plunder of our citizens, I regret to say this vessel has been re ceived and her wants supplied, against the remon strance of our consuls, by public authorities in many foreign ports where her character was well known." The closing paragraph of the above elegant ex tract from an American State paper would seem to show that, although it was penned ostensibly against myself, it was, in fact, levelled at those European Powers which had acknowledged the Confederate States to be a lawful belligerent in the war which had been forced upon them. On no other supposition could it charge me with "rob bery" on the high seas, and with being a " piratical rover." A pirate is hostis humanigeneri s , and may be seized and summarily dealt with by any and all the nations of the earth ; but the fact is these officers of the defunct Federal Union are so blinded by their venom against the South that they have no longer the power to distinguish between terms. Mr. Welles, also, in imitation of the dirty and mendacious press of the Yankee States, calls me a privateer. He knows better than this. He knows that a privateer is a vessel that bears a letter of marque, and that I am cruising under no such letter. He knows that I have been regularly commissioned as a ship of war of the Confederate States. If he and his deluded associates insist upon calling the citizens of the Confederate States rebels, under the idea that those States still form a part of the old Yankee concern, then he might charac terise me as a rebel man-of--war. But if I am this, so were all the ships of the American colonies commissioned by the Virginian George Washing ton. Mr. Welles tells the President and Congress that, by "some fatality," I ran the blockade of New Orleans, and that he has ordered the whole affair to be investigated. With the blind rage of a baffled madman (quem Deus vull perdere, &c.), he will, no doubt, endeavour to crush the harmless and inoffensive commander of the Brooklyn, who, poor man, no doubt, did his best. He says, also, that he has had six of his largest and fastest steamers in pursuit of me, and that the commander of one of them was so energetic as to perform the wonderful feat of tracking me as far as Maranham, in Brazil. This, I suppose, is one of those daring acts the officer being in command of a heavy frigate —which called forth the panegyric of the Yankee Navy which we find in a subsequent part of Mr. Welles's report, for after praising his clerks this, officer goes on to remark—" To the patriotic offi- cers of the navy, and the brave men who, in various scenes of naval action, have served under them, the Department and tho Government justly owe an ac knowledgment even more earnest and emphatic," than that which they owe to his clerks ! Oh ! for a James to pourtray these "scenes of naval action," confined to a predatory warfare on the Potomac river, directed chiefly against women and children ; to the capture of a sandbag battery at Hatteras; to the masterly movement of the great Dupont, the "greatest naval commander of the ago" in Yankee hyperbole, who not only knows how to use gun powder, but, with Yankee thrift, to turn an honest penny by selling it to the Government ; and to the pursuit of the piratical Sumter, away ever so far, even to the shores of Brazil, by the gallant Porter, who probably for this feat— so little material has Mr. Welles for heroes—will be made a "flag officer." I feel honoured to h ave been thus pursued by six frigates, and if one of them caught Messrs. Mason and Slidell instead o: catching me, why, that is John Bull's affair, and not mine. But lam fleeing from those ships, says Mr. Welles. Soft, Mr. Welles ! He would have me, I suppose, fall into the Yankee trap he has set for me, and rush to the encounter of his six frigates, the least of which is twice my size, and of more than twice my weight of metal. He dare not send a ship of equal force to meet me, And if he did dare do so, being safely ensconced himself in his arm chair, I venture to say that the officer would ner dare to find me. But I have to inform Mr. Welles that by "Rome fatality" I have run another block• ade. I have recently - steamed out of the port of St. Pierre, in the Island of Martinique, in the face of one of the fastest and finest of his Yankee ships, the Iroquois, and which is more than twice my force. Poor Captain Palmer ! I fear that he, too, will be immolated on the altar of the " Universal Yankee Nation," because he did not catch the Sum ter, though from all we can learn he had fits on the occasion. This honourable captain is indeed a fit representative of the honour of Yankee-doodledom, for he violated the sovereignty of France and his own solemn pledge at the same time, given to the commanding French naval officer present, by cans ing blue lights (brought all the way, no doubt, from New London, Connecticut) to be burnt on board a Yankee schooner in the harbour, to signal to him my departure. But I only allude to this en passant, as France is abundantly able to take care of her own honour,— " If the universal Yankee nation " Can whip all creation Ill" When Mr. Welles learns, too, that on my way hither I burnt three more Yankee ships, and liberated a fourth, only because she had an English cargo 014 board, he will probably send six more of his doughty war ships after me—that is to say, if he can spare them from burning corn-cribs and h t t o frightening women and children a lon g our South ern coast. He will take esp ecial care, too, to put i for gfl ant naval plenty of men and guns o,hnsof u board uc oofr constant thvei g in other wise I might not be in , escape the avenging power forces." A word or two more and I shall have done. What can wise Mr. Welles mean when he objects to the "robbery of merchants and others engaged in peaceful commerce and lawful pursuits " Does he not know that all property, with rare exceptions, ' captured on the high seas, is property belonging to "merchants and others engaged in peaceful com merce and lawful pursuits ? " Why this senseless diatribe, then, about robbery, and piracy, and pri vate property, and peaceful commerce, and lawful pursuits ? If Mr. Welles would give me an oppor tunity of capturing some of his public property I would be much obliged to him. But he takes very goad care not to do this by sending his heaviest ships after me ; and have the Yankee naval officers in those " Scenes of naval action " in which they have distinguished themselves refrained from the capture of private property ? I saw recently in a Yankee paper an account of a wood sloop—that is a sloop loaded with firewood—having been " most gallantly " captured and burnt, the other day, on the Potomac, and a number of other small craft, belonging to the poor people along the coast, have been captured from time to time, and sent to Yan keedorn for adjudication. Even fishermen have been subjected to the same fate—a class exempted by all civilised nations. But I suppose it is only when the vessel is a fine ship of 1,000 tons, belongs to a Yankee, and is captured by the Sumter, that the property becomes private ! Astute Mr. Welles ! The fact is, that this Northern horde of the Alaai, which is bearing down upon the sunny fields of the South, in imitation of their ancient prototypes, has (while Mr. Welles is singing his hypocritical song) set all the lades of civilized warfare at dcflarz.'e, and captures private property on the land as well as on the sea. The gallant Dupont laid Lis unscrupulous hands upon all the cotton he could find at Beaufort—a few bales only, as it happened—and, first and last, many brilliant achievements in the way of stealing negroes and robbing and burning private residences have been accomplished by these Northmen amid the " various scenes of naval action" in which they have flourished. But I grow tired of the subject, and I fear I have already trespassed too much upon your space and patience. lam reminded, too, of the old adage, that " He who meddles with pitch shall be defiled," and so I will take leave of Mr. Gideon Welles and his scurrilous report. R. SEMMES, Commander Confederate States Navy. Confederate States steamer Sumter, Cadiz, Jan. 9. ALLEGED FORGERY OF RAILWAY TICKET'S. ' At a special bench held at Farnham yesterday, before Mr. F. R. Thresher and Captain Nicholson, Thomas Hunter, a respectable looking person, de scribed as an artist, residing at Guildford, was brought up on a warrant, charged with having on Dec. 23, 1861, and Jan. 8 inst., forged certain in struments called " railway tickets," by means of which he had defrauded the London and South Western Railway Company, by travelling on their line without having previously paid his fare. Mr. Dickie, barrister, prosecuted ; the prisoner was un defended. The learned counsel, in opening the case, said that during the last three months deficiencies had been observed at the head office of the com pany, and that on inquiry it had been found that they had originated with th e G u il dford station. Suspicion in consequence had fallen upon the ser vants employed at that station, who for some time had rested under that most unpleasant imputation. After constant and unremitting watching, however, it was believed that they had detected in the prisoner the person who had manufactured the forged tickets by which the discrepancies in the accounts had arisen. 1 he learned gentleman then called a number of wit nesses, including Arr. Joseph Walter Dyson, the sta don-master at Guildford, Mr. W. Hanson, the ticket printer to the company, and a host of ticket-clerks, porters, and railway policemen. The theory of the prosecution was that the prisoner —whose avocation as an artist and drawing master required his constant attendance at places within a few miles of Guildford--having purchased a ticket on one day, managed to avoid giving it up by loitering about the premises until after all the tickets were collected, and that he then altered and used the same ticket for another journey. Two cases were gone into at great length, but one briefly recited, will serve to explain the nature of the charge. On the Bth of the present month, the pri soner, being then suspected and watched- was proved to have travelled between Guildford and Farnham, and to have given up at the latter station a ticket, apparently correctly dated, and numbered 5,999. It was proved that before leaving Guildford on that day be had taken no ticket whatever ; but that on the 6th inst., two days before, he had taken and paid for a ticket from Guildford to Farnham. That ticket was numbered 5,989, and was never given up at Farnham, although the prisoner had travelled by the train. No ticket numbered 5,999 had been issued on the Bth of January from Guildford, and the charge was that the prisoner, having ascertained the progressive manner in which the tickets were numbered, had availed himself of his skill as an artist, and by altering the 6 in the date to an 8 and. the 8 in the number 5,989 to a 9, had accomplished the forgery in question. In somecases of tickets pro duced even a whose word had been changed, such as Liss into Liphook, and so neatly was the altera tion effected that the most experienced eye could scarcely detect it under a powerful magnifier, and the fraud would probably never have been discovered but for the discrepancies in the accoun s. The pri soner, who denied the charge and cross-examined the witnesses, with the view of showing that the ticket-clerks might have made errors and issued tickets with incorrect dates, was fully:committed for trial at the next assizes. FATAL ENCOUNTER WITH SALMON POACHERS. A desperate and fatal encounter with salmon poachers took place at Brocklewath, on the river Eden, about eight miles from Carlisle, on Wednesday morning. Edward Atkinson and Robert Bowman, watchers for the Carlisle Angling Association, had reason to suppose that the river would be poached on Tuesday night, at a noted salmon spawning ground, at Brocklewath. They took with them an assistant, named Irving, and a policeman named Cow men. About half-past six on Wednesday morning, a man was seen standing in the river, about four or five yards from the bank. He seemed to be making a sweep with a net. Atkinson and Bowman went quietly along the bank till they came opposite the poacher, who whistled and called out that the net was " hankered." Thereupon, Atkinson endeavoured to take him into custody and seize his implements. The man turned out to be a no•orious poacher, named Robert Robinson, a blacksmith, at Cum ' Whitton. Robinson resisted, and Bowman followed into the river. While they were engaged in putting the " twitch"—a looped string and piece of wood, answering the purpose of a pair of handcuffs—on Robinson, two more poachers, who had been concealed among willows on the bank of the river, came behind the watchers and attacked them. One of the poachers lifted a heavy stick with both hands, and coming down upon Atkinson with all his might, felled him ; and Bowman was also knocked down senseless either by the same murderous implement or by the other man. The cold water appears to have revived Bowman again, and he crawled out of the river on his hands and knees ; but Atkinson's wounds were of a more serious nature. He was found in a greatly dis figured state, on the bank about seven o'clock, but how he came there is not known. He must either, like Bow man, have been revived by the water into Which he fell, hanim d t o h u e t. n crawled out; was he otrenlsetatkheenptoo the ache ho poachers had at ried Brocklewath, where he died in the middle of the day. It appears that Irving and the policeman had followed behind Atkinson and Bowman to the side of the river, and were standing there while the two watchers were ap prehending Robinson. While they were there the two other poachers rose from their ambush. Police-constable Cowman seized hold of one of them, but while he was at tempting to make him a prisoner the other poacher came to the rescue of his companion, and felled the policeman, with a bludgeon. Irving appears to have gone off. Ro binson has been taken into custody , with his son, William Robinson. Cowman being in a precarious state, his depo sition was taken. He identified the elder Robinson as the man who had been fishing in the river ; and young Robin son was identified by Cowman as one of the two men who had knocked him down. The police are on the track of the third man. LAND AND SEA FORCES OF THE GREAT POWERS. The following, according to the Almanach de Gotha, wag the state of the disposable land and sea forces of the great Powers of Europe in 1861 : " FRANCE —Army on war footing, 767,770 men, 130,000 horses ; peace footing, 414,868 men, 72,850 horses. Navy, 600 vessels afloat, building and under transformation, car rying together 13,353 guns. Out of that number there are 373 steamers, of which 56 are iron-cased. The crews of the fleet, who, on a peace footing, amount to 38,375 men, may, in case of war, be increased to 60,000. The seamen forming part of the maritime inscription are 170,000 in number. The effective strength of the marines is 22,400 men in peace and 26,879 in war. Custom-house officers or coastguard, 25,501 men. " GREAT BRITAIN-Army, 212,773 men, 21,904 horses. Navy, 893 vessels carrying 16,411 guns. The crews number 78,200 men, of whom 18,000 are marines and 8,550 coast • guard men. " RUSSIA.—Army, 577,859 men, regular troops; and 13 regiments of cavalry, 31 battalions, and 31 batteries of irre gulars. Navy, 313 vessels, of which 242 are steamers, carrying together 3,851 guns. The Russian Government has also 474 vessels acting as guardships at different places and for transports. " AIISTRIL-Army, 587,695 men. Navy, 58 steamers and 79 sailing vessels, carrying together 895 guns. " PRUSSIA.-Army, peace footing, 212,649 men; w ar footing, 622,366 men. Navy, 34 vessels, of which 26 are steamers. _ _ " ITALY.—Official effective strength of the army on the 10th June, 1861, 327,290 men, divided into 68 regi ments of infantry, 26 battalions of bersaglieri , 17 re g i ments o f N ca a v vy al 7l , o 9 6 ovfeassretillsleryear, r2su2.ofgezogoi3neers, and 3 wagg on -t ra i n . guns, and 18,000 men." NEWGATE AN: LEADENHALL. noderately extensive. Owing ther, the trade is somewhat ment has taken place in the ities. Per Sib. by the carcase. The supplies of meat are n to the more favourable weal firmer, and a alight improve: value of good and prime quali sded Inferior beef .. 2 8 3 2 Middling do. .. 3 4 3 8 Prime large do. 3 10 4 0 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Large pork .... 3 8 4 2 Inferior mutton. 3 0 3 4 edsd Middlingmutton 3 6 3 10 Prime do .. 4 0 4 4 Veal 4 0 5 2 Small pork ~ Lamb _ . 0 0 0 0 BOROUGH HOP. The market for good and fine new English hops is firm at quite previous quotations. Inferior qualities, owing to the large quantity of foreign hops on offer, are a dull in quiry, and prices are barely maintained. There has been a large importation of American hops this week. New Mid and East Kents 170 s to 231 s per cwt. New Weald of Kents l4os 185 s „ New Sussex l3OO 165 s „ COLONIAL. TEA—At the public sales the biddings have been mode rately active, but only good and fine qualities have sus tained previous quotations. SUGAR—The demand has been of a less active character, and prices have shown less firmness. In the refined mar ket no change of importance can be recorded. COFFEE—OnIy limited dealings have been announced, and both plantation and native Ceylon have been at slightly reduced prides. RlCE—East India descriptions have been taken to a limited extent, without, however, any material change to notice in value. SALTPETRE—Business has been inactive, and the few bargains entered into have been at about former prices. TALLOW—The market has continued dull, and prices generally have shown a further downward tendency for both present and forward delivery. P. Y. C., on the spot, is quoted 48s 9d to 495, and March delivery 49s per cwt. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Jan. 17.—Wind this day at noon—E. ; moderate. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 16.—Wind E. to S.S.E.—Arrived— Hebe, from Belize. Orr PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 16.—Arrived—James R. Keeler, from London, for New York. RAMSGATE, Jan. 16.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Jolo, for. Havana. COWES, Jan. 16.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Forester, for Demerara. Orr DUNGENESS, Jan. Is.—Arrived—Pride of the, Avon, from West Indies. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. Sailed—Excavator, for Arbroath; Harriet, for Briton Ferry ; Argyll, steamer for Carentan ; Susanna, Britannia, and Danube, for Newport. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Jan. 16.—Dreadnought, from Demerara • Ger mania' from Landscrona ; Water Sprite, from St. Michael's ; Carry Ann, from Horsens ; William and Mary, from Guern sey; Ann Fezina, from Aarhuus ; Louisa, from Weille. Arrived, Jan. 17—Lightning, from Landscrona ; Lyra, from Demerara; Victoria, from Aarhuns ; Reward, Rover, and Hannah, from Guernsey; Champion, from Boston; Brazier, from Hamburg. Sailed—Queen of the Isles, for Brussels. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed, Jan. 16—Brenda (s.s.), from London, for Hall fee.; Spirit of the Wind, from London, for Nassau. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to t] cap. 32, for the week ending of Jan., 1862 : ie Act 7th and Bth Victoria. on Wednesday, the 15th day ISSUE DEP Notes issued ........X30,123,4201 ARTMENT. Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 15,473,420 Silver Bullion .... 430,123,420! BANKING D' Proprietors' Capi tal £14.553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- £30,123,420 ,7PARTMENT. Government Secu rities (including Dead Weight A nnuity) X12,268,618 Other Securities 17,194,246 Notes Gold and Silver Coin 818,206 counts) 4,583,353 Other Deposits 16,480,452 Seven Day and other Bills 762,825 £39,656,390 £39,656,390 RUMOURED LOSS OF THE PARANA.—We are glad to learn that there is good ground for discrediting the rumour that the Parana, with a battalion of Guards on board, had been lost in the St. Lawrence. It appears that the authority for the report is a statement in the New York Herald of the 4th inst. ; but the Slopping Gazette has ad vices of that date from Quebec, which make no mention whatever of the rumoured catastrophe. THE MANCHESTER MEMORIAL TO THE PRINCE CONSORT.—It has been decided that this memorial shall consist of a statue, in the first instance; but considerable difference of opinion exists as to the disposal of any surplus funds. PRESSING THE AMERTCAN NEWS.—The direc tors of the City of Dublin Steam-packet Company have re ceived from the Postmaster-General a complimentary letter bearing testimony to the rapidity and accuracy with which they carried out the arrangements for the rapid transmission of the important despatches from America on the subject of the Trent. THE THAMES EMBANKMENT, SOUTHERN SIDE.-- Yesterday afternoon the commissioners met at the offisee of the commission in Victoria-street, Westminster; the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor in the chair. About 20 plans for im proving and embellishing the Surrey or southern side of the river and its navigation, as well as for establishing a public thoroughfare without stopping the trade upon the bank, have been sent in to the commissioners, who will proceed to investigate their merits and report thereon to parliament on its reassembling, in order that both sides of the river may be embaneked or improved contemporaneously. INSTALLATION OF THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE.— The installation of the Duke of Devonshire as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge took place this afternoon at Devonshire House, with the usual formalities. The mem bers of the Senate met previously at the Burlington Hotel, and the procession, as it proceeded on its way to his grace's residence, attracted much attention. DEATH OF A PENINSULAR OFFICER. —We have to record the demise of Captain Thomas Potter, late of the 28th Regiment, which occurred at Gosport on the 13th instant, at the advanced age of 74 years. The deceased officer entered the army on the 13th of November, 1806, became lieutenant the 2d March, 1809, and captain the 25th of October, 1814. He served in the Peninsula throughout the whole of the campaigns, and received the war medal with eight clasps for Corunna, Barrosa, Bad ajoz, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, and Orthes. SMUGGLING EYA. FEMALE.—An elegantly-attired young woman (says Galignani) provided with a muff and ample crinoline, arrived at Rouhaix two days ago by rail way, and was walking away with a very dignified air, when something in her appearance having excited the suspicion of a custom-house officer, she was requested to enter the office. When there she was subjected to the examination of the female sear cher, who soon brought to light, from under her dress, 300 Panatella cigars and 161 b. of fine to bacco. The merchazalise was seized and the fair traveller placed in durance vile, but afterwards set at liberty by arrangement with the atiministration. Railways. 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West'rn of Austria-- Westvrn of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do. 8 per cent Pref.... Zealand . . . . BRTTIS Alfred Consols (Philack British Iron Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon E. WI Russel (Tavistk ) G am.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ) Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Alfd. (Phi I ad( G. Wheal Vor (Helston) Grenville .. Herod's-Foot Elingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (lJny Lelant) North Downs North Frances (Illogan) N. Wh'l Basset (1110 ;an) North Wheal Crofty Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lelnt.) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Carn Brea (illogan) S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan) ,Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead MM ,Tin Crott Vale of Towey (Carm.) West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan) Wheal Buller(Redruth) Whc.l Edward (Cals.) IWheal Kitty (U.Lelant)l ;Wheal Mary Ann (Men.)r Wheal Trciawney (Lis.): 7.4.0 651 17s 6.8.5 8.12 4.11.6 3 116 1.14.0 9.18.9 If 10.6.7 II 5.9.6 all 18.1' 1 .9 1 2719. Eq. 28 32 370 380 80 524 3 f of 301 3 2 17 1 9 3, 4} FOREIGN MINES. 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim. 17.6 20 Brazil St.J.del Rey,Lim 15 59 61 5 Do. Land and Mtning,Co. all 14 14 1 Clarendon Cons.MiaCo. 4 dis. 40 Cobre Copper all 34 36 Copiapo l6 6 8 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 1 1} 2 k'ortuna 20 General all 23 24 2 ,Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 2 p 14 ,Kapunda (Limited) 1 1 8 p 24 2 Linares all 7 5 Lusitanian 2 d pr 1 Mariquita all 1 N.RhineCopolS.Aus.L ti 20 I'ontgibaud Silver,Lead 1 Mining and Smelt... all 2 4 5 ,Port Philip 1 1 4 1 4 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) los. ; lipm 1 11111 . •84 United Mexican . all 8 64 8 1 'Worthing (Limited) ' all I Do — COLON/AL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July —II 1877-9 1 100 107 110 Do 6p. cent.lBBo-21 100 Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4' 100 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 108 111 1104 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 108 111 Do. 5 per cent lOO 98 99 984 9 Cape G.llope, 6 p 0,1880 100 108 110 Do. 1890 100 109 111 N.B.Gov.llp.c.Ja.&July 100 104 106 1054 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 1 - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 97 99 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 1 100 96 98 Do. .0.,1888 & upwds 100 96 98 Nova cotta Gov. 6p. C ster ng, 1875 lOO 105 107 S. Au5,G6p.c.1872,.& up lOO Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. JaAJulyl 100 102 104 Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct 1 100 105 1054 1052 DOCKS. 'lO2 104 105 1051 Commercial 1 100 Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min ! 100 lEast and West India r ! 120 122 124 Londo.- ...... ! 100 67 59 St. Katharine. ! 100 62 C 5 ISouthamptqn lOO Vletoria . n,.• NOW ..., ..... ........., 2 1 1051 i 96 c 8 d JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&CnitedServlce Bk 50 85 87 88 } 40 'Australasia... all C 4 16 25 Bank of Egypt all 21 22 100 Baak of London ... 5O 71 73 20 (Bank of Turkey 3 50 'British North American all 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 201 21 25 Chiger. of In. Lon.& Ch all 33 S 5 334 100 City 100 Colonial . 25 20•11 Com. Bank of Canada.. all 100 !Commercial of London. 20 - 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 18/ 19 19 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 251 26 26 20 Do. new l5 25t 251 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 20 London and B.Atrican lO } id JO 100 London dr Westminster 20 73 75 734 100 Nat. Prov. of ICnglanci 12 20 Do. new.. ........•• 12 50 ,NationalS . mic ..... 25 20 INe South Wales.... all 25 Orient. B. Corporation .1 all 52 54 531 20 Ottoman Bank ... •. . all 18 18} 19} 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 10 Do. new 25 j South Australia .c... 1 all 30 } 25 Union of Australia ....' a ll 41 43 50 I tint of London 100 j Uni' r Mutual .......• .• 6O M ISCELLAIsMOU - C A lo- t• +clean M int 1 all ' h 15 10 !Atlantic IL MI. Stm (14 all 1 2 1000 !Atlantic Tel. (Limited) ' all 25 !Australian Agricultural 19 26 28 10 Berlin Water (Limited) a ll 5 bi 50 'British American Land 40 50 BALMag. Tel. A. (Lim) all 29 32 20 Do. 8,7p.c.t1111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 911 821 Canada Land all 105 105 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lira. all st. Cop. s lin.ofEng.&Smltg all 25 Do. Pref. 7} pel cent. at. Crystal Palace at. Do. Preference at, Do. 6 p et. Perpet. Deb lOO 100 103 102 20 E. India Irrign. & Canal 1 pr }p m at. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 5 English &Aus. Copper, all 24 34 15 Gen. Steam Navigati m 14 —-- 1 Great Slip Limited).., all 1 1 Do: 171 pet Preferenc e a ll 1 5 ton. District Tel. (Lim.) 41 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 11 11 1} 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 24 21 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.' all 34 4} 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim.) 5 * Ips 4j 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 1} 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.e.Pref..iss.atl dis all I 100 N.BrANovaScottaLand 81 10 15 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 1 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). ' a ll 1} If 1 Do. New Shar es (Li m .) . a ll 1} 11 10 Orintl. In. Steam (Lim.) 10 01 7} 7} at. Peelß.Lnd.&3lin.(Lim) 100 49 51 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 70 72 7.11 50 Do. New 3O 11 13 411 20 Red Sea&ln.Tel.g.4lp.c all 19 20 50 Rhymney Iron all 17 19 15 Do. New all 5 6 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 49 52 50} } at. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim lOO 135 140 25 South Australian Lan 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip al' 1 1 Do. do. Registered. 10 Do, d 0....., all 4 1 6 10 Trust and Agency of Austrlasia (11m) ist is. 1 Id 1 p 20 Tr..% Ln.Co. of Upr.Can. 5 12p 5 U. ii'dom Te. Co. (lim.) 1 id pr 100 au Dleurwa 1, lad w 284 81 94 Robert Parsons, son of the landlady of the Plough, Rupert-street, said prosecutor and prisoner came in and had some drink: Prosecutor came out and asked for the landlord, and he told him there was none. He then sa'd he had given the landlord a £5 note, and he would not leave till he had it. He had only seen prisoner once before, and then he left without paying for some half-and-half. Lees, 341 A, said prosecutor had been drinking. 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