The Sun. — London, England, 1860-12-22 00:00:00

~,~_~ 'UP.DAY. 's steamer as arrived. pecie, and chiefly of 3111, on the Brazils on n for the ship Cen• utside the on Lon aris, 528 Loa, 527 ; ary, 1861, k of Por- Bank of 1 who knew F a loss that iatic circles, Mr. Alfred For some ; and about e, where his of such an Bed, though health and very article "A Sum- proceeded urs before. toile faith, strict atten -ever, to feel requent and f those arti- Mr. Bunn's !ally period. m Theatre; Lesseeship of Drury-lane through two , specially re t each house, iustavus the r. From 1835 laneTheatre, by Balfe, the tractive Ope' could be eh the names of es Kean, and Lilies, at last went at high ing generally the author of ed Bunn will called 'I The a brochure, publications ketch of the shall endea d, in the in t the position a period be ffect a variety personal ani he difficulties at the- same i public. *IA ~ anti a highlY 7:ra. SRSO.Y. MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLooK. The alterations recorded in the Bank of England oreturn, completed to the 19th December, are not 'very b..eena slightly extensive character. The bullion has diminished owing to the con tinuance of remitt a nces to the United States, tr a la. and the absence of arrivals from Aus- The public deposits, as usual at this o P w er i°d of the year, show a large addition Private to the active revenue collections. In the similar deposits there is a decrease to about a slienlar amount. The reserve of notes has been di 3 , htl Y augmented, while there is a moderate „ 411 . nntion in the other securities, notwithstanding no w demand for discount accommodation 8 , w e xperienced. In the other items of the balance sheet the changes are of an unimportant character; e Y will be seen in the subjoined table : Active Circulation .. • . £19,693,095 Decrease .. • . 223,845 Bullion• • 13,331,270 Rest Decrease 115,835 3,184,326 Increase . • 6,555 Public Deposits 7,354,841 Increase .. • . 355,730 Other D epos i ts ' . 11 759 820 , , eer • D Seven ease 344,399 even Day and other Bills .. 652,051 Decrease .. 11,474 Government Securities 9,540,273 No alteration. Other Securities .. 19,885,590 Decrease 101,598 No tes Unemployed 7,316,500 149,025 There is still a very , active demand for money, and lithe market is expected to present an animated llPPearance until the end of the year. 4 , t a meeting of the creditors of Mr. F. H. se ur B der, sugar re finer, yesterday, the liabilities Wer e stated a t £24,103, and the assets at £ 10 , 715 . 4 a djournment was agreed to, for the purpose of inves tigating the accounts. , further sum of £24,000 in bar gold was i o With drawn from the Baak of England yesterd a y I :exportation. T he ev _. Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon bite a slight advance in the rates on Amster , Antw er p, and Rotterdam. . 115 C l ther less animatiolt was exhibited in the e rPool Cotton Market yesterday , a nd p rices 4 ° ankle lower. The sales were about 12,000 bales. N otice has been given that a divid end at the rai of 8 per cent. per annum, for the half-year ted ung the 31st, will be payable to shareholders of 16,e Commercial Bank of Canada, on and aft er the 4 Proxi mo. meeting has been convened of the London : in t - Stock Bank Company to receive th e direc r report, and to elect five directors. 4,8' 'he first meeting of the shareholders o f the Co r don and Mediterranean Steam Nav i g ation Pany has been called for the 31 st inst. Since Monday last the import of specie have ell about £280,400, and the export, £969,000. T he market for Public Securities has b een rather 9 e 4 41 7 to-day. Consols at one time receded to B q they have since recovered to 92-'4 93. fPeculatuion has been exceedingly dull, and very 4 w dealings are recorded for investme nt. The Ne w 9 Threes were flat, at 92 1 ; the R educed, at a :&• India 5 per Cent. Rupee Paper wa s firmer, I ° l l - ; Bank Stock, at 235 ; and Exchequer Bills, - ‘ 6 s• to Is. die. very few dealings have been recorded in the ° reiZn Stock Market, but prices show fir mness. T urkish 6 per Cents. are 711 to 721, ; ditto New, tQ to 58 : k . Mexican improved to 22 ; Russian Br azilian Per Cents. to 951- ; Portuguese to 471 ; and D eferred 41 per Cents. to 8 6 a ; but Spanish u eferred were flat at 421. The Railway Share Market has been very dull, ; Id the few dealings recorded show f u rther sli g ht d epressi on . Great Northern, North Western, eoutli i'Vestern, North Counties (Berwick), and i „ T est Midlands have declined 5 5. , and Ca ledonians u • ; Great Westerns and South Easterns ad vanced ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines have been very inactive, without au} change of importance to note 111 Prices. Great Luxemburg realise 6Z- ; South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian 13 1 ; Grand T runk of Canada 23 to 23: ; and East Indian 101 t ° 1011, Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares rel taia inactive, at previous prices. BRITISH FIINDS—CLOSING PRICES. a 41 11( Stook . • ler Cent. Reduced Annui ties . 921 T Inv 8 per Cent. Annuities Adia Stock Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent. Dittob 51 per Cent. 1,"?Bonds £l,OOO -- 0 ''ttu under £l.000 ekeola for Account, Jan. 10 93 2 i i l n ,hequer £l,ooo, • rid "tto Sm all 5 die R FOREIGN FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES. -r ardlian 5 per Cent .. h i Ditto 44 p ent. 1860 B6l i "jean g c ent p o D itto Acco It rtliuese-3 per Cent.. 1853 . .. luesian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St Ditto 41 per Cent. 'Vanish 2 per Cent Ditto New Deferred I Ditto Account ... TP a lli, . 1 13. Cert. of Coup. not funded... 6l 4 riclah 6 per Cent .. Ditto New Loan .... Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols for Account, en div. 92i 93 THIS DATA SHIPPING. LONDON, Dec. 22.—Wind this day at noon—North ; st, fresh breeze and dull, cold weather, with snow during the st kerning. st D E AL, Dec. 21.—Wind N.W.—Arri7ed—Bassil, from t he River, and sailed for Moreton Bay ; Kingstown, from at the River, and sailed for Algoa Bay; Zetland, from the st River, and sailed for New Orleans. st ,PoßTsuoirrn, Dec. 19.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived 4er Majesty's steamer Himalaya, from Plymouth. OPP COWES Dec. 21—Wind N.W — Arrived — Arago, i tteamer, from 'New York, and p roceeded for Havre ; le ft 'eve York on the Bth inst. BRISTOL, Dec. 21.—Wi nd E.—Arrived—Charles Miller, 8 been Richmond, U.S., w ith considerable damage, having ee nstrUck by a sea on the 10th inst.; mate washed over board. RATtTLEpooL, Dec. 21 —A sche oner is on shore on Mid dleton Sands , and three steamers a re now tr y ing to g et her off. WY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC. TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. 12 _ stool Wind N. ; weather fresh and 010 - tidy. Arrived, Dec. 22 —Rhine, steamer, from Boulogne ; Cosmopolitan, steamer, from Hamburg; Belgium, steamer, from Ostend. Sailed—Bilboa, steamer, for Santander. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Wind N. ; strong, with snow. No arrivals. WIND AND WEATHER REPORT. Tale DAY, D N.E. ; frosty Birmingham, N.W. • fine 1 Brighton, N.; snow, ' frost Bristol N. ; frost Cambridge, N. ; ranch snow Cardiff , N. ;' frost Carlisle, N.B. ,• frosty Chath am , N.N.E., fresh ; elondY ,Cork, ; frosty Veal, N.N.W., strong; snow -Darby, N.E. ; cloudy, frost Dublin, W. ; frost Vtunfries, N.E. ; fine, frosty .u.,,undee, N.; hard frost zidinhurgh, S.W. ; hard frost Falmouth, N.N.W. ; fine Glasgow. N.E. ; fog, frost N.E.• frosty Gravesend,N., fresh ; cloudy N.W. ; snow N.E. ; wind 110 1yhead, N.B. ; light breeze, clear • Inc. 22, 9 A.M. Inverness, N.W.; frost Kingstown, N. ; frost Leeds, N.B. ; frosty Limerick, calm ; thick fog, frost Manchester, N. ; frosty Middlesborough. N. ; frosty Milford Haven, N.; frost N ew castle on Tyne, N.B. ; frost Newmarket,N.E.; snow,frost Norwich, N., light ; cloudy Peterborough, N. ; frost Port Glasgow, N.N.E. ; frost Queenstown,N.N.W. ; fine Sheffield, N.B. frost Southampton, N. ; dull Sunderland, N.B. ; frosty Wakefield, N.B. ; frosty Waterford, N.N.W. ; frosty, fine Weymouth, N. ; fine Wolverhampton, N.W. ; fine York, N.W. ; frost THE 11fAlLS. SPARE 31ARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHAT ES AND STOCKS. Closing ; Business a^e Railways Paid. Price. I Done. 50 Ineltast and Ballymena 13.11 ,Bir., v'i'ol , and Str. Val. stock (Birk., La.,_and Ch June 25 ißlackburn 25 :Myth and Tyne 10 Sleaf. and Mid.Co ;took 'Bristol and Exeter ;took 'Caledonian 10 (Carmarthen 4 - ; Cardigan, 50 Cork and Bandon 20 Cork, Blrock., rt Passage 20 Cornwall • A gets no div 10 Do A C 10 Do B until (s pc peran basbeen • d. tor, 50 Dublin. (t Belfast. June. - - 25 ;Dun., Perth, &AU. June stock !East Anfflian stock :Eastern Counties stock Eastern Union, A stock atom Do do B do 25 Do NW A, late EU3ds. stock East Suffolk stock Edinburgrh & Glasg•ovir stock F,din. Perth, & Dundee 10 leorth & Clyde Junction stock Furness stock Glas. and S. Western 10 Great Nthn. of Scotland stock Great Northern stock Do do A stock stock Do do B do stock Gt. S. & W. of Ireland stock Great Western stock Do Str Val gsna. stock 12 Irish South-eastern stock Lancashire & Yorkshire stock London and Blackwall stock Lon., &S Coast stock Lond., Chat., and Dover stock Lend. &Nth. Western stock Lond. & , zth. Western 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Ennisaillen stock Man. Shet. & 50 Maryport and Carlisle 12a Do do # shares 10 Metropolitan stoe .1 Midland 4.0. Do new ock Do ',irminp.:,k Derby 50 Nfld. 11 t. W. of Ireland 25 Do shares 25 Mid Kent........ 10 Do, Cray Line 00 Newcastle and Carlisle 10 Newry ,t Armagh, def 20 Newry, Warnpt. & Ros ock Norfolk ... • • . • • 50 Nrhn. Counties Union ock North British ock Nor.Dev.RailkDk.sto,V , ock D A stk ;A, recs no (I. until epch as beenpd.B ock Do 11 stock . ock Nth. Eastern—Berwick 25 Do , purchase' ock no Leeds ock Do Yorlc ock North London all 100 34 100 100 100 100 100 10 13 4 100 100 100 5 175 all 81 83 111 121 6i 7 99 101 06 98a - ,- 6 6i 8 8,1 16; 174 531 541 37 29 26 28 88 90 291 291 7 6d 55 57 10 Do new ,16.4 North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction 12 Not. Ac Grantham Rail. 10 trebles Portsmouth 10 Rhymney.....- ock Scottish Central ock Scot N. E., Aber. stock ock Do Scot. Mid. stock ock Shropshire Union 1 10 Satin gbourne & Sheer ock South Devon ock Smith Eastern ock South Wales ock S. York. and River Dun 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok 25 Stockton & Darlington 25 Do do ock Taff Vale ock Do Pref. No 1 25 ThamesllavenDk&Rail 50 Ulster .... ;5 Do .... 10 Do .. . )ck Vsle of Neath 3 Victoria Sta. and Pim ek Waterford t. Kilkenny 0 Waterford Limerick 0 West Cnrnwall 0 West London.... 0 Do Ist class ....•• . 1 Do 2d class .. Vrestllartlepool Harbr and Rail West Midland—Oxford Do. Newport k Do. Ilerefbrd 65 651 105 1051 1 3 4P 64 45 911 051 101 103 21 211 91 81 81 115 117 34 141 87 89 50 52 6 7 42i 431 876 88 6'3 64 78 dO 6 8 42& 43i 11 114 p 51 501 d 2 3 p 88 70 p ' llf 11; 6 6i 50 52 43 45 83 85 PREFERENCE SHARES. 100X 71 1 1101- 105 i 5 1111 74i 4 1 12o# I st, st st 102 11- P5l i 1:35i i 21 107 1 , 351 i iml 95} i 871 I Closing Business rare! Railways. Paid Price. Done. 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £SA I ctk 1& Bris. Exet.4 p.ct.stock ' 20 Do. do. do. Shares ock Caledon £lO, 41 per cent ' ;ock Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 1 61 !Cork li Bandon, 51 p. c. 20 'Cornwall. 5 per cent 6} Dun.Perth&Aber..Tun. 'ock E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c hock Do. do. Class B 6 p.c `ock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c , ock E. Conn. Ex. sp. c. No. 1 !ock Do. do. No. 2 hock Do. New 6 pet ct. stock. took Eastern Union, 4 per ct. lock I Do. 5 per cent. guar... lock Edin.k Glas. sp.c. shares lock Do. 4p. c gun. S. &D. lock Edits. Perth& Pun. 4 p.c. lock Furness, 5 per cent .... lock Glas.& S. West42.•,.a. sp.c. lock jGrreiti Northern, 5 p. ct. tack IDo.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm tock 'Do. 41 p. c. do. do. 100 Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 10 Gt. Nh. of Scoticl. Ist pt'.. , tock 1 G t.Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 ' p. ct. pref. stock 5 0 Great West. (Perks and Hants) Ext. 5 p. ct took En. Redeemable, 41 p.ct. took Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Mock Do Irredeemable, do took Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. 10 Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh. 10 Do. do. 6p. ct. pref stock Do Itirrno•.guar. stock 26?, Do. Chester gua. shares 13A Do. do. do. 20 Do. do. do. • Mock Lan.&York 6p. c. stock stock Do.Barnsl.st£s Is 10d pc stock Do. 6Mr c. (E. Lan.) stock Lon. & Brig. 5 pc.gu. No 1 stock Do. 5 p. c. No.2 stock Do. gua. 6 p. c. stock kDo. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 stock Do. do. 41 per cen'. SDo. do. 4i p. c. shares I stock Do. 7 p. ct. Pref. stock stock 'Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) stock Tlo.4p.e.S.(div.dettil '65) stock Lon. Chat, and Dover stock Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct stock Lon. & 5.n . .7 P. ct. stock stock Do. 4A per cent 25. 6d. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anus of 2m. fid 124 T,ondondy. & Cole. 1 sh. 121 Londony. & Ennis. 4 sh. stock Iran. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct. 6 Do. £6 8 tOd _ - 96 98 101 103 201 21i 4 61 99 101 [ll 113 [O6 108 [lO 112 108 110 124 126 80 82 an 1 100 81 2 k Do. 8j per cent 0 Do. redeem. 6 percent 2 "aarynort & Car., 4p. c at Do. 4i per cent. )ck Mid. Con. 6 p c. stock ock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c ock Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock 6 Do. with option till 1860 oek Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. st. ock Norfik sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 ockor'eck D D ri. 0 0 0 . . r s s t tV i p. a u v r e . l e E , t x s d . p s o t: . 0% 1 1 8 84 4 . 7 7 . ock Do. New, gua. Sp. c• •• • 10 Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. shs 10 Do. do. do. ock Nt h.Dev.li ail. & Dck.Co. ock N-EastCons.Pref. 4p. c. ock Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 17 Do. do. do 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 124 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 15 Do. York, .& 8. Parch. 10 North Staffordshire 10 Rhymney Guaranteed. 8i Scottish Central, new p 1 lock Scottish North-Eastern 34 p. c. pref. stock. took Do. Aberdeen,gua.6p.c. took Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 10s, South Devon, Ann. 10s. lo Do. Fixed 4i per cent. 1.0.6 South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) tom Do. 1,1 per cent. Mock Do. Fixed p.c. Ist is, mock 'youth Wales. gua. 4p. c. Mock Do. 4i per cent. Mock S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua. 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c 25 Do. B 6 per cent 25 Do. C 6 per cent stock Wated & Kilkny, 6 p. c stock W.Mid -Oxf Ist Gua stk stock Do. 2d do stock Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. stock Do.Perpet. 6p.c. pf 1566 stock Do. till 1869, Ist is. 12i Do. do. 2d is. 100 100 100 4.13.4. 100 100 100 100 100 1014 1031 100 100 100 100 100 100 .37 13A LOl 103 95 96 [ll 113 109 111 I 1-I 03 2 5 102 104 p ip p iP 23 24 122 124 130 133 10i 11 231 241 101 103 101 103 90 92 99 101 85 88 27i 28 824 331 32i 331 45 48 124 126 123 125 100 102 123 126 1118 120 [o2i 3 MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) . • • . • • .. .. Jan. 18. Do. (via Marseilles) Jan. 12. Brazil and Cape Verde • • • • Jan. 5. Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &O. D ec . Bahamas and Havana (via New York) .. Dec. —. Cuba and Mexico .. • • • • • • .. Dec. 29 Canada, &a. (via Galway) • • • • .. Dec. —. Cape of Good Hope, &c. .. • . .. Jan. 1. China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) Jan. 2. Do (via Marseilles) Dec. 27 Gibraltar (via Southampton) . • • • .. Dec. 26 l udia (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. (via Southampton) Jan. 2. Do. (via Marseilles) Dec. 27, India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. Dec. 25, Do. (via Marseilles) Jon. 4. _Lisbon .. Dec. 21 Malta, Egypt, and Aden (vle, SouthstraptA Dec. 25 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. I - -- Railways. i 1 paid. i Leasing \ Closing 1 Business Co.'s. Price. Done. lteCTind Bletchley all Li - ITh: Buckinghamshire .... 100 Ln &N.W 98 100 Chester & Holyhead.. i 100 Do. 53 531 'Do do 5i per cent.! 100 Do. 125 127 Do. do. 5 per cent. 100 Do. 113 115 Clydesdale Junction.. 100 Caledonin 102 104 p.. C o lchester, Stour Va l. all E.U.&B C 16 17 KLincolnshire4• 6 c 100 Gt. North. 135 137 E.Union,Harsvich Shs all E.Counts.l 4i 44 Do. Woodbridge .• . 100 Gls.Bart&Nells,Dret. 100 Ca,ledonin - Do. New ...,...... 100 Do. ...... -- Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. Hartlpool.DckAllail. all Yk.N.&l 3 lr Hull and Selby ••• • • • all Yk.N. Md. 110 112 Do. 1 Shares ... • ... all Dm ...... Do. I Shares .. ... - all Dm ••• • • Lana& Carl. gua.s p.c. 100 Ln.&N.W 8 212 London & Greenwich 10 0 S. East. •. 61 63 63 Do. Preference .. - 100 Do. . . .... 115 120 Lon.,Tilby.& Soutend. 100 Peto & Co. 93 97 Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.ct. 100 Norfolk .. Do. 6 per cent.. _.. _ 100 D0., 2. _ ... Manc.,l3nxtn. &M a tk. all LNW ... 3 4 31 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Stock..... . 100 Midland 98 100 Newinarkt,Buiryi . xl guaranteed sp. c . 5. 5 8 E.Counts i i P Northn.k Eastn. 5 p.c. all • o. ..... Do. do. 6 per cent ... . 55 51 • all Do. ... --- Do. Fixed 5 per cent. a ll Dm . . ._. • —, N or th Western ...... all Midland 15 15s Preston and Wyre. / all LZ"TW 1 • & L Yk. ) Do. f Stares , A. all Do. . 100 Gt. We n s • Boys tn.llitch., & She y all M'Clea 100 T G . t ß .N ra o s r s t e l 1 13 05 5 1 1 3 0 7 7 Shrewsbry& Here for 100 Do. Do. 1 1 SouthWllts andStaffor Somerset..dshi . 101 114, Wimbledon & Croydn. all LA, B t • 93 95 I ---- • Share) Docks. Paid. @losing 1 Busine Price. Done Paid. @losing I Business Price. Done. stock ICoramercial S 100 stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min too stock East and West India l`.',o stock London lOO stock St. Katharine. stock uthampton lOO stock Victoria .. ........ ..., I 100 101 103 20 .09 1 NW !_s_ser wils 4 kos‘ 1 i i P ~'`'~.~ [le 114 90 92 17 119 ,12 114 [O4 108 86 88 93 100 [OO 102 91 93 92 94 tO3 105 9i 10 117 i 18i 104 11 76 78 20 21 10 1(4 11 151 137 139 16 118 16 118 38 143 16 118 LO3 105 53 156 [3O 134 69 71 90 92 [l6 118 150 155 13 14 70 72 i IP 116 118 110 111 105 105 1132 131- 111 113 741 741 61 64 1261 124 62 64 117 119 51 53 1011- 1011 95 98 8 10 55 50 1351 1351 107 109 LAW INTELLIGENCE. ( This Day') Lre l Railways. Paid, Closing Price. Business done COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) APPEAL-JUDGMENT-110LROTD V. 'MARSHALL. This was a composition between an assignee not in pos session, and a judgment creditor in possession under a •o lictlantic &St Lawrence) 1B reordcaettC . e nt Ind I B 18 Do, Do. 105 Buffalo and Lane Huron 101 Do. New 10 Do. Preference ...... )0 I Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 )0 Do. do. J uly 1, 187:- 9 Do. do. June 1, 187-: 5 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lint :0 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.' !O Cape Town & Dock Scrip 9 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c 171 Demerara !O Eastn. Bengal go. sp. c )ck East Indian, go. 5 p. c. ;0 Dn. Shares Ext 9 Do. Jubbulpore )0 Do. 41 p c. Debentrs 10 Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 9 Geelong & Melbourne )ck Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds )ck Grand Trunk of Canada 10 1)o. 0 per cent. Pref 10 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr 9 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 )0 Do. do. 1867 9 Do. do. 1872 )ck Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. , 9 Do. New gun.. sp. c ' 9 Gt. South.of India (Lim), guaranteed 5 per cent., G t. W. of Canada Shares l 91 Do. New ...... I )0 Do. Bonds pay. '76, with, opt, till '6O )0 Do. do. '73 till '6O . . )0 Do. do. '73 without opt. )0 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 d 0... )ck Madras, guar., 41 p. c... wk Do. do. 5 per, cent-- )ck Do. •11- p. c. Extension, :0 Do. Fourth do.— -. • • 9 Do. d 0....... • • • • )ck 3lelh.Corp. 6 p. c. Bnds. tO Newßronswick & Canda Ity.&Land(Lim.)g. 6 pc Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land d 0.... • • • • Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. lt e( d o ttui dnd d ) o : • •° • • •• •• 0 )ck i Scinde .....: •• • • j 9 ID°. Punjaub ...• •< L, 9 I Do. Do. ••• • • • i;k'Do.lndus.St. Flo. t J L V ) I St. Andrews & Quebec A .0 !Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 77 80 95 96 111 1 4i 5 • ITALY. 6i 7 75 80 67 72 65 70 id pr scierefacias. His lordship was of opinion that the judgment creditor's claim was preferable to the claim of the assignee, reversed the order of the Nice-Chancellor, and dismissed the appeal with costs. REYNOLDS V. WRIGHT—APPEAL — JUDGMENT. This was an appeal from a decision of the Master of the Rolls on the 6th section of the Wills Act and the 12th section of the Statuto of Frauds. The question raised was whether the testator's estate should go to the heir or executor. His lordship was of opinion that in cases of intestacy the heir was entitled to take the property. His lordship affirmed the decision of the Master of the Rolls, and dis missed the appeal with costs. (Before the Lords Justices.) PEARSON Y. BENSON—APPEAL —JUDGMENT. This was an appeal from a decision of the Master of the Rolls. Lord J - ststice Knight Bruce and Lord Justice Turner delivered their opinions on the various questions in dispute between the parties in this case, and confirmed the decision of the Master of the Rolls except as to costs. Their lord ships dismissed the appeal without costs, except the deposit to be costs of the appeal, and reserved the consideration of the order dismissing the appeal on minutes till next term. APPEAL.-JUDGMENT.-NEVIL V. ELLIOT. This was en appeal fromVice-Chancellor Wood, granting an injunction. Lord Justice Knight Bruce and Lord Justice Turner dissolved the injunction against the defendant laying down his telegraph cables, on the defendant undertaking to abide by an order of court that may be made in the cause without prejudice to the plaintiff, establishing his right under his patent in a court of law. FOREIGN [0 Antwerp Rotterdaml !O ;Ardennes— •• •• •• • .. _ . :0 ran..Lim.7 p.c. 5 Belgian East. Junction T ,13eziers to Graissessac.. iCa ,- neaux Mine & Rail !Copiapo Ditto Extension Dutch Rhenish !Eastern of France .... !Grand Bus. Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France !Gt. Luxern., Con. shs... !Italian Junction • • Lake Constance & Bale. !Lierre & Turnhout , .. !Lyons & Geneva .. • • Maria Antonia •••• • • • • Do. New .... • •••••• • • !Namur & Liege .... •• • • Do. 6 p. c. Pref. . Northern of France.... !Do. New Shares ••• • • • Norwegian Trunk Pref. aris,Lyons, & 'godlier. Paris & 0r1ean5........ Recife & S. Fran. (Fern.) gua. 7 p. ct. Ern-- Riga at Dunaburg...• •• Rome & Frascati •••• Royal Danish.... • • • • • • Royal Swedish . . Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse ...... Do. 51 per cent. Pref.__ San Paulo, lira, g. 7 p. c. S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin Southern of France.... West, Flanders . !Do. 51 p. c.Prererence.. !W. & N.W. of Fra:lce •• ;Western of Aur2tria, • • !Western of Switzetiana !Wiesbaden ..... !Do, 8 per cent. Pr . el-- Zeal and T.HIS DAY'S MARKETS. COVENT GARDEN. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING DECEMBER 22, 1860. G ARC AL iil AT CAP.R.E'RA. THltip EmTioN. SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock, The Munich Gazette announces officially the rupture of diplomatic relations between the Courts of Bavaria and Turin. In announcing this rupture, the Bavarian journal also explains its causes. It alleges, in the first instance, that the policy " of which the Sardinian Government has made itself the willing instrument," has infringed the rights of three Italian princes " closely connected with the royal family by the bonds of relationship and friendship." It next declares that this same policy " threatens the safety and existence of all States, and even of social order." The article concludes with moral and political reflections, based on the assertion that " all the lessons of history would be false if Sardinia were not forced at last to drink of the same cup which she forces upon others for her own advantage." Some journals had stated that the Court of Munich, in recalling Baron de Verger, had also suppressed its legation at Turin, but the official journal of Munich does not confirm the reports on that head. Caprera, Dec. 2. At break of day all are astir, and everyone pre paring himself for his own occupations, so that on the little square facing the house you see on the one side Colonel D— sharpening a knife, on the other F— mending a spade; Menotti, his son, trying a musket ; B—, who with a needle mends nets ; G— selecting the seeds; and, inside the house, the daughter's good governess preparing some coffee for these working people. Then each goes about his business—one to the direction of the I plough, another to the plantation of the vine, which is to be tried ; some devoting themselves to fishing, others to the chase, and the General to survey all, to direct all, selecting the best agricultural systems that his mind suggests to him. Towards mid-day a slight and sober collation, where, seated around an old walnut table, " belonging to drawine , or en trance room," they narrate to each other their cam pestral feats, interpersed by relations of war epi sodes, of military adventures, and a hundred other things, which render that familiar intercourse so exquisitely agreeable. Then the daughter, a rim promptu, makes the house resound with the accords of an excellent piano (sole luxurious article of fur niture he possesses at Caprera), and begins playing the allegro, " Daglicla avanti un passo," followed by " Va d'ltalia"—hymns which recall so much grief and so many national joys. After break fast each resumes his occupation again to meet at the frugal evening dinner, where certainly no one envies the regal repast shared in gilded saloons. At night, after a short walk, the Dictator retires to his own little room, and there, alone with his thoughts, meditates on the future destiny of that Italy, which, I may say, he never names without a tremour of love. C• Dec. 3. In my preceding letters I did not tell you that the government sent to Maddalena, for the Dicta tor's disposal, the national steamer Washington— the same that so greatly assisted at the disembarka tion on terra firma. Garibaldi, however, gratified at such empressement, would not allow that the Stateshould suffer an expenditure which he thought unnecessary, and nobly refused the offer. Last week he with various friends went to the Sardinian coast to Shunt. Hardly was Garibaldi's arrival known than a thousand fires shone on the surrounding hill summits, and multitudes of mountaineers hastened from every part. Among those villagers he spent a happy day. This morn ing I have gone all over Caprera, and I went in the demesnes of the joint proprietor of the island, an English lady, who, perhaps, misanthropically inclined, or given to contemplation, has these many years come to bury herself in the solitude of a cabin, which she has had built in the southern part of the island. The two tenures of the general and the lady are separated by a wall a few feet high, aad here and there intercepted by oval shaped gates. The declivity of the hill, where some weak shrubs grow is covered by some erratic masses of granite imbedded in a thousand fanciful ways by the corroding action of the maritime waters which in remote times against them beat. A letter just received from Naples says :—" Mr. Fielder, proprietor of the yacht Julia, came in from Caprera on the 12th, and brought us welcome intelligPnce of Garibaldi. He and his party landed and climbed up to his house, but not finding him at home they went to seek him, and met him return ing with a spade over his shoulder, and bearing evident signs of exertion on his face. They re turned with him to his house, which, though marked by great order and cleanliness, was sim ply furnished, even to deal tables. On the next day he went on board the Julia, and partook of the hospitality of Mr. Fielder. There is an inti mation in a portion of the British press that Ga ribaldi is expected to visit London. A friend of his writes me as follows :—‘ As far as I can know from a letter of the general's, he is not disposed to accept any invitation to go to London. He says— " I cannot, and would not, leave Caprera at pre sent." This is in answer to the invitation of some English gentleman I have already sent to him.'" The show of fruit is very moderate, but the supply of vegetables continues large. Generally speaking, the demand rules steady, as follows : FRUIT. S. d. s. d. , a. d. a. d Pine apples, perlb 4 oto 8 0 Cherries, per lb.. 0 oto 0 0 Colonial do., each 1 oto 1 6 Filberts, per lb .. 1 oto 1 6 Grapes,per lb 30to 6 0 Cobnuts, per lb 1 oto 1 6 Foreigndo 1 oto 1 61 Almonds, per bns 0 oto 0 0 Melons, each Peaches, perdoz 6oto 12 b Figs, per doz 2oto 4 6 Nectarines, per dz 2 oto 6 0 Strawberries potl. 0 0 to 0 0 Apples, per hi: sv. 1 6to 3 0 ' Gooseberries hf sv 0 oto 0 o Pears, per do .... 2 oto 5 0 Currants, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Oranges, per doz. 5 otolo 0 Plums, per do. Lemons, per 100.. 4 oto 8 0 G reengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Apricots. per doz 2 oto 4 0 !Raspberries,prptlo oto 0 0 T'EGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 3 oto 3 6 Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 8 Cabbages, pr doz 0 9 to 1 3 Horseradish, jo bn 1 oto 2 6 Savoy do., pr do. 018 to 1 6 Parsley, per ditto 0 2to 0 0 Cauliflowers, pdz 1 oto 3 0 Celery, per ditto 0 f 4 to 1 9 Brocoli, per dz 0 oto 0 0 Beet, per doz. .. 1 6to 2 0 Potatoes, per ton 100 to 150 0,, Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 New ditto, per lb. 0 o to 0 0 1 Small salad, p. pn, 0 2 toe 0 Peas, per 4 sieve 1 6to 1 9 ' Mushrooms,p pun 2 oto 3 0 Turnips, dz bunch 2 •to 2 6 Artichokes, pr dz 4 oto 6 • Carrots, pr do 4 6to 5 6 Cabbage lett,score 1 6to 2 0 C ucum bers Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto • 0 Tomatoes, hf sve 4 oto 6 0 Spinach,lif.-sv 0 6to 0 81Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Bros. sprouts, h.s. 1 3to 1 6 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Old onions, hf. sv. 0 oto 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 Do., dz bun French beans, 100 t 9to 2 01 Asparag - us, pr do. 2 Oto 4 0 Leeks, per bunch to 0 01 Seakale, per pun. • 0 to 0 0 100 Ij ! if 16 d 100& inli d pr d pr 4484 993 LOO4 101/, 23 24 78 80 48 52 57 C>o 50 54 48 52 974 94 d (1 2 lid 11 111 94 95 100 95 100 93 96 90 03 65 958 06 / 886 696 16 5 7 5 7 100 101 1!d li d i - 91 96 NAYS. 6 11 lid' 1 10 11 3 20 2i 21 , 1 234 24t ? 73 7 1 394. 24 88i 34 7 - & Sk 35i. 351 54 56 34 2ld 5t 6 82- 1 d id d 20 2t 57 ; 91 Of 211 226 APPEAL-JUDGMENT. - AUNT V. ELME& This was a competition between a mortgagee and a pur chaser without notice of the mortgage arising out of Hughe, the solicitor, fraudulently concealing the mort gage on property at Stratford, Essex. Lord Justice Knight Bruce and Lord Justice Turner were of opinion that the mortgagee N. £l,OOO was prefer able to the subsequent purchaser, and varied the decree of the Master of the Rolls, in so far as it ordered the defendant to deliver up the title deeds of the property. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) BETT V. WEIR-A LONG JUDGMENT. This was a judgment summons, and Mr. Salter, for the plaintiff, said that as long ago as 1852 a judgment sum mons had been issued against defendant in the Marylebone County Court. That was not put in force because plaintiff and the officers could not catch defendant. His Honour—This is a very long time ago. Mr. Salter—By permission of your Honour, under the 110th rule, the present summons has been issued. Mr. Buchanan-1 appear for defendant. It is for the plaintiff to prove that defendant has means. Mr. Salter—Ho is in receipt of a salary. Mr. Buchanan—He gets a job now and then. His Honour—l will make an order of committal for ten days. REGTSTYRING A PATENT.-LEMON V. MILL. This wasan action to recover £lO 10s., money alleged to have been paid at defendant's request. Mr. Lewis, of Wilmington-square, called plaintiff, who said that defendant had invented a die and press, but had not the money to provisionally register it. At his request plaintiff paid £lO 10s. for six months. Cross-examined by Mr. Buchanan—Plaintiff was to give defendant 5 per cent. upon the sales. Sold some articles made by the patent. Worked the patent for six months. Was to allow the defendant a share of the profits. Mr. Buchanan called defendant, who said that he did not ask plaintiff to pay the money. Plaintiff worked the patent for six months. There was no agreement as to profits. His Honour was of opinion that plaintiff had not made out his case. At best he had only made out a case of partnership. He should find for defendant, with costs. POLL ?1? INTELLIG ENCE.—( This Day). MARLBOROUGH-STREET. AN ARTFUL MODE OF PROVIDING A CHRISTMAS DINNER.—Robert Leigh, a rough cunning looking fellow, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing two geese of the value of 14s. from the shop of Mrs. Webb, 109, Tot tenham-court-road. _ _ _ A little girl nanaed Sarah Harrington proved seeing the prisoner and another lad walk up to the shop window just as the person who had been left in charge of the Christ mas stock had turned his back, and each of them dexte rously threw a cloth over a goose—selecting two very fine ones—and then hastily walk off wit's. them. She gave an alarm and they were pursued, the prisoner being caught, but the other escaping. George Maynard, in the employ of Mrs. Webb, said he had only just left the geese, having kept a sharp look out all day, knowing that there was a number of young thieves about, when the alarm was given. He immediately ran after the lads, but unfortunately slipping down the other lad escaped, but he succeeded in securing the prisoner after a chase. _ _ ..., Prisoner —Why, I was going along quiet like, when a boy seized up a goose and threw it at me. I was, of course, running after him, when up comes this 'ere person and stops me, and says, " You stole the goose," and gives me into custody. A constable said the prisoner had been before convicted, and the prisoner, who did not seem to relish the idea of going to pass his Christmas in prison, was committed for two months, with hard labour. ' THAMES. TWELVE TIMES CONVICTED.—WiIIiam Jones, an active fellow, aged 19 years, with a good many aliases, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing three packages of pearl barley, each weighing 31bs., from a cart in High -street, Whitechapel. Micah Harvey, a police-constable, No. 174 H, stated that he saw the prisoner and another thief following a horse and cart along the High-street. The cart contained a large quantity of parcels of grocery and other goods. The prisoner and his companion went behind the cart, raised the lid of a box that was on the cart, and took from it three parcels, with which they crossed the road and went upon the footpath. He went after them, and collared both. They dropped the three parcels, and a fierce struggle took place. The prisoner's companion escaped, and only one of the parcels was recovere I. The other was picked up by some of the numerous thieves and ruffians who assembled directly ho seized Jones and his confederate. The cart went on, and the driver of it was unconscious of having lost anything. Joseph Deeble, a police-constable, No. 195 H, said he knew the prisoner well, and he belonged to the Keate street gang in Spitalfields, and had been convicted at least 12 times. There was not a more hardened thief in the dis trict. The prisoner was convicted at the Worship-street Police-court 15 months ago, when he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment and hard labour for a robbery. The prisoner was convicted in the Thames Police-court seven months ago, and again sentenced to six months' imprison ment and hard labour. The prisoner had been in custody since his liberation. The prisoner, on being called upon for his defence, said, " Settle it here, sir." Mr. Selfe—lndeed, I shall not ; you will go before a jury this time. You are committal for trial. CATERING FOR CHRISTMAS FAuE.—Matilda Getter, alias Gutter, Ann Davis, Martha Blumsden, and Eliza Sport, all aged 17, who have been known to the police for a long time, were brought before Mr. Selfe charged with stealing a piece of beef, a piece of pork, a britannia metal tea-pot, and a hair broom, from various shops in the Com mercial-road and vicinity. Copping, a detective p Aim sergeant No. 3 K, stated that he met the prisoners in the Commercial-road, and, know ing them to be thieves, watched them, and saw them visit and loiter about many butchers', grocers', and cheesemon gers' shops, where there were large and tempting displays of Christmas fare. They did not succeed in taking any things, although they made many attempts, until they came to - the shop of Mr Charles Holland, oil and colourman of No. 12, Bedford-row, Commercial-road, where one of them stole a hair broom exposed for sale outside the shop, while the others stood around her and covered her operations. He then stepped up to them, and with the assistance of a constable took them into custody. He found upon them the broom, which was identified by Mr. Holland, a jug, a piece of beef, a piece of pork, and a new metal teapot. The prisoners refused to give any account of themselves, or where they purchased the articles found upon them. They were all bad characters, and had been in custody before. The prisoners made a good deal of noise in the felon's dock, frequently interrupted the officer, and stated they were hard-working girls. Copping—l never knew these to do any work—they are all thieves. Mr. Selfe said the prisoners were on a predatory excur sion, and were properly looked after by the officer. He convicted them as rogues and vagabonds under the Vagrant Act, and sentenced them to two months' imprisonment and hard labour. According to a statement prepared by Mr. James Low, the shipments of specie .from Great Britain to the East in the year 1860 have amounted to £9,425,787. This is £6,191,00 3 below the total of 1859, but £1,205,114 above the average of the last 10 years. The proportion of gold shipped this year and included in the above has been £1,612,891, a larger amount of that metal than has been sent to the East in any previou s twelve months. From the Mediterranean ports there ha ve also been shipments of specie to the amount of £3,529, 192, making the grand total from Europe to the East £12,9E4,979, of which £2,378,029 was gold, and 510,576,950 silver. The proportion to China was £1,835,34 1 , the whole of wilich, with the exception of £9OO, was silver. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 5s Od to 25a Od ; poults, 4s Od to 7s Od each ; ' geese, bs Od to 10; Od • goslings 6s OT to lOs Od ; ducklings, 28 Od to 3s Od ;. rabbits, is Od to 2s Od each ; wild do., 8d to is 2d ; pigeons, 6d to Os 10d each ; large Surrey fowls, Gs Od to 12s Od; chickens, bs Od to 6s Od; barn-door fowls, 3s 6d to Gs Od ; capons, 4s Od ; hares, 3s Od to 4s Od ; grouse, is 6d to 2s Od each; pheasants, 4s Od to is ; ptarmigan, Os tooa Od ; woodcocks, 2s 6d to 3s Od; snipes, is Od to is 6d; teal, Os 8d to Os is ; wild ducks, is Gd to 2s Od; widgeons, is Od to is 6d; plovers, Os 6d to Os 8d each; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, 5s Od to 8s Od each ; Ostend fresh butter, is Od to is 2d ; English, is 2d to is 6d per lb ; English eggs, 15s Od to 16s Od ; French do., 13s Od to 14s Od per 120 ; leverets, is 6d to 2s Od each. NEWPORT. ...._ .. ____. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s Od; mutton, 35 M to 4s 2d; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s 10d to 55 Od per 81bs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, 2s Sd to 4s ed ; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 2d ; veal, 3 s led to 4s 8d ; pork, 3s lOd to 5s Od per Sibs. by the carcase. BILLING SG ATE. Salmon, Os Od to Os Od ; trout, Os Od to Os ; eels, 8d to is ; prawns, ssOd to Os; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d per lb. Turbots, 2s 6d to 155; cod, 2s Od to 12s Od ; brills, is Od to 5s Od ; doreys, is Od to 7s Od ; mullets, Os 6d to is 6d ; lobsters, 6d to 2s 6d ; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and garnets, 4d to la Od each; soles, 3d to 3s Od per pair; common oysters, 12s to 16s ; natives, 44s to —s per bushel ; whitings. 3s Od to 10s Od ; haddocks, 4s to 12s Od; smelts, is 6d; flounders, is 6d to 2s 6d per dozen; mackerel, 50s; fresh herrings, ss; bloaters, $s to Os per 100; carp and tench, is Od to 3s per brace. BREAD. ------- - The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 81d to 91,1 , of household do., 61d to 8d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 24d to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 3 1 d ; 721 b to 801 b, 3 1 41 to 3.4 d ; 801 b to 881 b, 3 / d to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 41d ; 961 b to 1041 b, 41d to 41d. Horse hides, 8s Od to 103 Od; calf skins, light 2s Od to 4s Od; do. full, 7s Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, 7s 6d to 9s Od ; half-breds, 63 Od to 7s Od ; Downs, 5s Od to 5s 9d ; lambs, Os 06 to Os Od; ehearlings, Os Od to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—MCadOW hay, £2 Os to £5 5s Od ; clover do., £3 Os to £5 108 ; and straw, £1 lOs to £1 14a por load. Trade firm. CUMBERLAND..--MeatlOW hay, £2 Os to £5 814 clover, £3 5s to £5 103 Od : and straw. £1 1 O to £1 16s per lead. Both hay and straw moved off steadily, at full prices. WarvEclrAPEL.-111eadow hay, Os to £5 5s Od ; dove), £3 Os tso £ 15s Od; and straw, £ 1 108 to per load. Trade eteadYi all all ali all BRITISH MINES. Paid. I Closing Businen Price. Done 4 1 2 210 220 410 420 120 123 104 11 11i 111 27 20 9 94 1 11 3 34 32 34 3 n 54 55 Mines. Share Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 20 1 British Iron !Clifford nil ' Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 1 3 East Caradon 2. 1 04.6 E. WI Russel (Tavistk )! 7.4.0 ,Gam., St.Aubyti(Gwen ) 54 Great South ToLgus l7s 'G,Wheal Alfa. (Philack)!l2.l3.9 G. Wheal Vor (llelston), jGrenville , ! 5.14.0 ; Herod's-Foot Iliw.,rston Downs , 4.10.6 - Lady Bertha • Margaret (Uny Lelant), 9 7 ,North Downs 24 [North Frances (illogan)i ,N.WIII Basv - A (1110 anr 15s North Wheal Crotty 9.18.9 Par Consols (St. Blazey) , 1k i 20 'Providence (Uny 10.0.7 Sortridge Cons. 31 in.Co.l 14s South Caradon(St.Cleer)l S. Cam Brea (Illogan) 3/- 1 8. Dev. Iron &G en., Liin.l all S.Wheal Fran (Illogan) 1 18.1 , .Oi Stray Park 5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Min.l 41 10 Tin CroLt I 9 .1;"Oe of Towey (Carrn )1,3s 6d I West Llasset (Illogan) , 11 W. Caraci..'.ll (Liskeard) 5 West Seton • •;• ••••1 47 —Wheal Basset (I i.2 (2. '!' n , 5k Buller (Reditm: Wheal Edward (Call.)' Wheal Kitty (U.Lelan4 1.7. z , Wheal Mary Ann (Men.)i 8 Wheal Trelawney (Lis.)! Si 1 FOREIGN ➢il. 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim. 85 ! Brazil. Imp. (is. at X 5 20 !P o. St.J o hndel Rey,Liml 5 Do. Land and Mining Co.! 1 !Clarendon Cons.MinCo i 40 !Cobra Copper ICopiapo 1 I mn.Cop.Ming Co 2 !Fortuna. 20 !General 1 2 N. Cop. of S. Austr I Kapunda (Limited) 3 Linares • 5 , Lusitanian, 1 Mariquira 1 IN. Ith meCopot S.Aus.L ! 20 }Pontgibaud Silver,Lead' Mining and Smelt all ‘I2s.RI 5 ( Port Philip 1 IScottish Austria. (L.) 4132131 United Mexican . 1 Worthing (Limited) 1 Do. 10s. all all 19s. i " 1 2 1 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 165 7i 117 f 272 0 24 i 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßki 50 83 65 40 Australasia • 1 all 71 73 73 25 Bank of Egypt , all 21 22 100 Bank of London .........50 60 b 2 20 Bank of Turkey 50 British North American all 57 59 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 224 23 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 34 36 100 City 100 Colonial " ... .. .... ... 25 39 41 71/ 2 20'11 Corn. Bank 0f . .. all -- 100 Commercial of London. 20 21 22 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 151 15 1 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 25/ 26 25/ 50 London and County .. 20 36 I 50 London Joint Stock .. 10 100 London & Westminster 20 100 Nat. Prov. of England . 42 20 Do. new • . ... .......... 12 50 National Bank ........ 25 20 New South Wales.-- all 20 Do. new 25 Orient. B. Corporation 20 Ottoman Bank ... .. all 18 -19 100 Provincial of Ireland .. 25 10 Do. new all 25 . (South Australia 25 lUnion of Australia so (Unity ot London l2 0611 100 lUnity Mutual 6O COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can.blov. 6 p.c.Ja. & July 100 112 117 Do. 6p. cent. 1879 100 - - Do. 6p. cent.' 1880 100 - - Do. 6p. cent. 1882 100 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 111 113 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept 100 'lll 113 c Do. 5 per cent lOO lon 101 I Do. Scrip .. . N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 108/ 109/ 109/ Do. 6p. c. Ap. &94 . 100 • tool 1-014 Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 100 112 117 Do. 6p. cent. 1879 100 Do. 6p. cent.' 1880 100 Do. 6p. cent. 1882 100 Do. 6p. a Feb. Aug. 100 111 Do. 6p. c. Mar. Sept. 100 'lll Do. 5 per cent lOO 1 1081 Do. Scrip N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja..iauly . 100 108/ • Do. 6p. Ap. & Oct 100 N. S. W. Gov. sp. c., 186e k 100 1004 101 i Do. sp. c., 1871 to 1876 100 1004 101 Do. 5 p.c.,1888 & upwds 100 100% 101 Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. a sterling, 1875 lOO 108 109 S.Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 & up. 100 108 110 • Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&,July 100 Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.(tOct. 100 103 108 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo- M exican Mint all Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all Australian Agricultural 19 Berlin Water (Limited) all British American Land 40 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all Do. 8,7p.c.t1111852 (Lim.) all Do. C. (Limited) all Canada Land all Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim ) all Cop. Min.ofEng.&Srnltg, all Do. Pref. 7 per cent all Crystal Palace Do. Preference Do. p. c. Pei set. Debe . n. 100 lElectric Telegraph 100 Do. New l5 English & Ans. Copper all Gen. Steam Navigate m 14 Great Ship 1 imited) all Do. 17} p ct Preference all Lon. District Tel. (Lim. London Discount (Lim.) 5 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all Madras Irr. and Canal 1 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all Med. Exton. Tel. (Lim. all National Dis. Co. (Lim. 5 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim 5 Netherlands Land all Do.B p.e.Pref..iss.att dis all N. Br.&NovaScotiaLand 89 N.B.Australasi an (Lim. all Oriental Gas (Limited). all Do. New Shares (Lim.) . 15s. Orintl.ln.Steam(Lim.)A 6 Ditto B. Ditto C I Peelß.Lnd.&Min.(Lim ) 100 r ß en. & Oriental Steam 50 Do. New 25 20 •edSea&lnd.Tel.g.4lp.c all all 50 1 • Rhymney Iron 15 I Do. New all 100 Royal Mail Steam go stock: Scot. Austin. Inv. (Lim ) 100 25 (South Australian Land all 1 'Submarine Tel. Scrip all do. Registered 10 Do. do. all 20 6r. & Ln. Co, ofUpr.Can. 5 100: VAR Pleßloll's Land Hot - 2$ _ _ _ 324 10 stack 25 stock stock stock stock stock 109 109 k 31 33 41 Si 30 32 35 37 18 20 13 15 110 113 108 23} 24i 28 30 100 112 IA 110 93 96 24 1 21 21 - - i t t 1 d 1} 11 21 2 4 11 lid 3 2C ii l it ii 1 prl 50 53 73 75 13 14 17 18 p 17 19 5 6 46 48 130 135 33 35 4 ft 5 it 7} 9 10 3; 4k 4" 6 4 5 11 11 04 11 45 47 1 300 310 21 3i 115 155 4.1 51 2i 21 56 171 18 i 76 78 350 no 120 125. , 135 145 _ 13' 18 ^0 22 17 19 I 1 d 2 2i 28i 29 dl9. 43 45 8 10 1 2 24 21 23 par iP P g 3 / 4 10) j) 61 ) ; 5 6 100 all all all all all 100 100 all all all all all 100 X lOll 1 Va 3 all 100 1 all {lOO 10 all 100 ATL NOVEL. new work of the author of Windsor Castle is named The Constable of the Tower. By W. Harrison Ainsworth. illustrated by John Gilbert. Now publishing in Bentley'.; Atiscellany, As the advertisements have now for some time past been notifying to the public, would be the case.'very temptingly, the New Year's number of Bentley's Miscellany opens with the initial chapters of another grand historical romance from that master - hand to which the lovers of romance are already indebted for "Rookwood"—for " Old St. Paul's"-for "Windsor Castle"—for " St. James's"—for "The Tower of London"—for " The Miser's Daughter" —and for so many other brilliant, popular, and far-famed works of imagination. Thrice welcome to gifted tale-teller, upon whose words of witchery our breathless curiosity has so often hung suspended—hung, as it were upon the suspension of a hair, meaning, of course, upon the de licately attenuated and intricately winding thread of his narrative ! It is not now the romance writer pur et simple, it is not now the "Anther of Book wood' who takes pen in han3, thereby, with that magic pen of his, to— " 'Witch the world with noble horsemanship I" It is Harrison Ainsworth in his later and more ambitious character and capacity as a historical romance writer, it is the " Author 'of Windsor Castle and of the Tower of London," who opens another illuminated scroll before his readers, the scroll of another story in which the great person ages of our English History, live and move, love and hate, intrigue and die in the midst of the clus tering throng of the creatures born of novelist's own abounding imagination. There is a scarcely resistible attraction in the mere title of this the latebt, and what evidently aspires to be—and what if only it be continued and completed as it has been commenced gives already fair promise of being—the greatest of these his • torical romances of Harrison Ainsworth—" TIDE CONSTABLE OF THE TOWER." Stalwart old Sir John Gage —appointed Constable of the Tower of London during the reign of King Henry VIII being in truth the dignitary so designated. The January number of. Bentley's Miscellany leads off the new story with its Prologue. This Pro logue, entitlcel "The Will of Henry the Eighth," consisting of half-a-dozen chapters. The period chosen for the opening of the romance, it will be at once by consequence inferred, is immediately prior to the termination of the terrible reign of our Eng lish Bluebeard. As evidence of the daring character of Mr. Ainsworth's advebture in this narrative, as a historical romancist—let us now mention the . somewhat extraordinary fact that already through the loophole of this one division of his story he has allowed his readers to see passing before them, as it were, in gorgeous procession the following far-famed historic personages : King Henry VIII., at the close of his thirty-five years' reign, sinking into the grave, already, while yet alive, a bloated mass of corruption. Queen Catherine Parr, his sixth wife, and of them all (though so many of them were divorced) the sole survivor. Edward VI., when Prince of Wales, and scarcely yet entered on his teens. Mary, his elder sister, the Future Queen at thirty-two years of age, when Princess Royal of England. 1 / 4 Elizabeth, the Great Queen of the Hereafter— here, however, but a blooming Princess of thirteen. Archbishop Crannzer, the Primate—robed in fall canonicals. Sir Thomas Seymour, later on the wily Pro tector of the pious stripling Sovereign. The Earl of Hertford, brother of the destined Protector, aspiring himself to that perilous and responsible dignity. The Earl of Surrey—heroic knight, exquisite poet, celebrant of the Lady Geraldine. Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester. Wriothesely, the Lord High Chancellor. Dudley, Viscount Leslie, High Admiral of Eng land. _ _ These and a crowd of other noble and notable personages have already thronged upon the scene at the very threshold'of this elaborate structure of Mr. Ainsworth's new historical romance. —conspicuous among them, towering loftily even beside the once magnificent presence of King Henry the Eighth, the noble form of Sir John Gage, the Constable of the Tower. Nothing could well be finer than the opening chapter of the Prologue, descriptive of " How the Right High and renowned King Henry the Eighth waxed grievously sick and was like to die." It is a most eloquent and strikin g epitome of a terrible , reign at the moment of its drawing towards its, conclu sion. Referring to its ruthlessness, Mr. Ainsworth writes:— " The wisest, the noblest, the bravest, the best of Henry's subjects were sacrificed to his resentment and caprice. Uprightness could not save More and Fisher, nor long services and blind obedience Wolsey and Cromwell. Age offered no protection to the octogenarian Lord . Darcy, and piety failed to preserve the abbots of Fountains, Riven', and Gervaux. " Bat not alone did men perish by the stern behests of this ruthless tyrant, this worse than Oriental despot, but women I—women of incomparable beauty, who bad shared his couch, and had every claim upon bis tenderness and compassion. But pity was not in his nature. When love was gone, 'dislike and hate succeeded. Startling and almost incredible is the history of his six marriages. The following is our Romancist's startling record in a very few words of the fearful sequence of those Six Marriages : " Katherine of Aragon, faultless and loving, was divorced to make way for,the lovely Anne Boleyn, who, in her turn, was decapitated to give place to the resistless Jane Sey mour. The latter lived not long enough to weary her capricious consort, but was succeeded by Catherine of Cleves, whose want of personal attraction caused the an nulment of her marriage and Cromwell's destruction. Next came the bewitching Catherine Howard, who was butchered like Anne Boleyn ; and lastly, Catherine Parr , saved only from the block by her own spirit and prudence, as will be presently related. Twice was the nupsial knot forcibly untied—twice was it sundered by the axe." We must present to our readers, however, now in rapid succession a few of the Historical Portraits sketched in, upon his ample canvass, by Harrison Ainsworth's master hand—portraits it will be seen (even through these fragmentary excerpts)— mingling vividly and of resplendent colouring. Foremost among these in merit and importance is the one here immediately subjoined : HENRY VIII. "Accounted, when young, one of the handsomest princes in Europe, possessing at that time a magnificent person, a proud and majestic bearing, and all that could become a sovereign, he was nowan unwieldy, unshapely, and bloated mass. The extraordinary vigour of his early days gave promise of long life, but the premise was fallacious. For. merly he had been accustomed to take prodigious exercise, and to engage in all manly sports ; but of late, owing to increasing obesity, these wholesome habits were neglected, and could never be resumed, his infirmities offering an effectual bar to their continuance. Though not positively intemperate, Henry placed little restraint upon himself in regard to wine, and none whatever as to food. He ate prodigiously. Nor when his life depended upon the ob servance of some rules of diet would he refrain. "Engendered in his frame by want of exercise, and nourishedby gross self-indulgence, disease made rapid and fearful progress. Ere long he had become so corpulent, and his limbs were so much swollen, that he was almost incapable of movement. Such was his weight, that ma chinery had to be employed to raise him or place him in a chair. Doors were widened to allow him passage. He could not repose in a couch from fear of suffocation; and unceasing anguish was occasioned by a deep and incurable ulcer in the leg. Terrible was he to behold at this period. Terrible to hear were his cries of rage and pain, which resembled the roaring of a wild beast. His attendants came nigh him with reluctance and affright, for the slightest inadvertence drew down dreadful imprecations and menaces on their heads. " . . Henry was seated in his cumbrous chair. Ever fond of rich habiliments, even when labouring under mortal disease, his predilections did not desert him. A gown of purple calla damask, furred with sables, and having a border embroidered and fringed with Venice gold, was thrown over his shoulders. His overgrown trunk was en veloped in a doublet of purple satin, embroidered all over with pearls, and his lower limbs were wrapped in a mantle of black cloth of gold upon bawdkin. On his head he wore a velvet skull-cap, richly set with pearls and other precious stones. But these trappings and ensigns of royalty on l y served to make the sickmonarch's appearance more hideous. It was dreadful to look upon him as he sat there, with his features so bloated as scarcely to retain a vestige of humisd nity, and his enormously bulky p erson. No one wo have recognised in this appalling o b j ect the once handsome - and majestic Henry the Eig hth. The only changed in the king was the eye. ea ow deep Though sunken in their orbits, his eye s were keen and n terrible as ever, proving that his faculties had lost none of their force." Here follows, not inappropriately., the delicately__ pencilled limning Mr. Ain sworth gives us of HENRY VIM'S SIXTH WIFX. "Catherine Parr's charms were of a kind which is more fully developed in th e summer of life than in the spring. At 35 she was far handsomer than when.teshelwas eyes were younger. Her complexion was hr f o a f c e e xq w u a r a si ova c l e i a n rn fo e rra ss, her ialemo as satin; e eyelids princip feature beiug .slightly aquiline ; her large, dark, and languid in expression, with heavy over-arched by well-defined jetty brows. Her raven locks were banded over her marble forehead, and partly con cealed by her rich head-dress. Her figure was tall and perfectly proportioned, full, but not over much. Her de portment was majestic and queenly, her manner calm, col lected, almost cold ; but, notwithstanding her gravity of aspect ane staidness of demeanour, there was something in Catherine's looks that seemed to intimate that she could smile, ay, and indulge in innocent tneniment, when alone among her women, or unawed by her imperious spouse. On the present occasion she was richly attired, as was her wont. A circle of gold, ornamented with diamonds, rubie, and small pearls, encompassed her brows. Attached to this coronet was a coif of golden wire, while an embroidered couvre-chief depending from it, completed her hes 6 Her gown was of gold damask, raised with p mask silver, with a l ong c l ose -fi t ti ng st omacher, tight at the shoulder, but having loose hangirg ids of fur , fle d under eaarrilds beneath which could be discerned slashed and Pa sleeves rota adorned sleeves of crimson satin. A necklace of .isein her throat, and her waist was surroun by black. A a gi rdle of drecdelled goldsmith's work, with friar's knots , h e girdle, which pomander box terminated the cha in of en the reached almost to the feet." Room now for Sir John GeV/ a fter whom the THE CONSTABLE OF THE TOWER. " Sir John Gage—for he was the stalwart personage on the king's right—had a soldier-like air and deportment, and that he had seen service was evident from the scars on his cheek and brow. His features were handsome, but of an iron cast, and singularly stern in expression. His beard was coal-black, and cut like a spade. He was attired in a, doublet of tawny-coloured satin, a furred velvet cassock of the same hue, and orange-tawny hose. He was armed with rapier and dagger, and below the left knee wore the Garter. Appointed master of the wards and Constable of the Tower in 1540, soon after the fall of Cromwell, Sir John Gage was likewise made, at a later date, comptroller of the household, and filled these important offices to the king's entire satisfaction. His rough, blunt manner, and fearlessness of speech, contrasting forcibly with the ser vility and obsequiousness of his other courtiers, pleased Henry, who would brook some difference of opinion from his own, provided he was firmly , convinced, as in this in stance, a the speaker's honesty, " Enough, however, in the way of extracts, if to the foregoing we now venture to add the portraitures our gifted Rumaucist here introduced in the man ner following —.portraitures of . Henry VIII.'s three Royal children, each in turn Ruler of this fair realm of England. QUEEN MART. " Her stomacher was fastened by two brooches of agates set with emeralds, from the lower of which a large orient Pearl depended. Her slender waist was encircled by a girdle of goldsmith's work, with roses of rubies, having friars' knots, and hanging down in front. Her dress was of gold bawdkin, and fitting tight to the body, betrayed her extreme thinness, and gave her a very rigid look. Her dark auburn locks (for we care not to call them red) were gathered becomingly enough beneath her head-gear. Mary had few charms of person. She was thin to meagreness, and her features possessed little beauty ; but they were in telligent in expression." _ QUEEN ELIZABETH. "The younger princess, however, was a very we ll_ gro om girl, quite as tall her sister, and infinitely more attractive in personal appearance. Elizabeth's charms , indeed, ore almost precocious. Few who beheld her would have deemed her so young as she was in reality, but would have given her a year or two in advance. She had a finely form e d figure, already well developed, a complexion of dazzling whiteness, bright golden locks of great abundance, charm: ing features, eyes blue and tender, and teeth like pearls. Her hands were of remarkable beauty, with taper fingers and rosy nails. Her profuse locks were confined by a band of gold and a net of gold wire, scarcely distinguishable from, the bright tresses it restrained ; a long white satin couvre chief fell behind her neck, and a dress of black taffetta dis played her figure to advantage, and at the same time set off the lovely whiteness of her skin." AINSWO EDWARD 'VI. " There was a great fragility of look about him, and he seemed to have shot up quickly, like a forced plant. Though tall for his age, his limbs were very slight, and his com plexion was of feminine delicacy. In appearance he was more of a Seymour than a Tudor. His face was a perfect oval, with some traces of his stern father about it, but his lineaments generally resembled those of his beautiful mother. His expression was gentle, but thoughtful —more thoughtful than befitted a child. His eyes were of a dark brown, and soft; his Lair was light in hue, with a tinge of gold in it, worn short, and cut close round the forehead. He was attired like the son of a splendid monarch, and the heir to a powerful throne. His little cassock was of murrey coloured velvet, embroidered all over with damask, gold and pearls, and having buttons and loops of gold ; his doublet and hose were of dark-red satin, woven with threads of gold, and his velvet buskins were decorated with gold aglets. He was armed with a short rapier and a poinard in a richly ornamented sheath, and a velvet pouch was suspended from his girdle. His flat velvet cap, which was removed on entering his royal father's presence, was adorned with rubies and emeralds, and had a brooch set with fair table diamonds on the right side, over which drooped a blood-red feather." We hive scarcely allowed ourselves room to reiterate what we nevertheless must reiterate here in another sentence—that if it be but continued and completed as it has happily been commenced, Mr. Ainsworth's new historical romance of " The Con stable of the Tower" [brilliantly illustrated by the pencil of John Gilbert] gives excellent promise of proving in every respect its author's masterpiece. THE LEATHER TRADE DISCLOSURES. WHAT A " TEA-SPOON" MEANS. The case of Laurence, Mortimore, and Schrader (Streat feild and Co.), was resumed in the London Bankruptcy Court, on Thursday. Mr. Laurence was examined. He , said the amount of business done in 1859 by Streatfeild and Co. was about £300,000 to £400,000. He had no idea of the paper afloat in that year. It was not £500,000 — not half. It was more than £lOO,OOO. They were in the habit of making advances to customers who consigned goods to them. The advances were made in cash. The money was obtained by the discount of legitimate paper. , The profit on discount for that year was £3,174. We bor rowed to lend. They had several channels for discount, and several banks and discount houses were named as having always been most anxious to get hold of the paper of the house. Mr. Marshall, manager of the Bank of London, wanted him to become a director, and to bring all his paper to them. He did not recollect any conversation about bills. A note generally came saying, " send us £5,000 or £lO,OOO of bills." Ho would swear to the best of his belief that he did not state to Mr. Marshall " that he could not have better paper, every bill had leather at the bottom of it." He had introduced Ryder to Marshall. Mr. Marshall had asked him to bring new accounts. Mr. Linklater.—To what extent did Rider put his name to accommodation paper, for Streatfeild and Co., in -1857 ? Witness :—The transac ion was not accommodation in your sense of the word. The paper would represent £31,638. Some of the bills were drawn on Streatfeild and Co. and discounted with the Bank of London and in Paris. They were debited by Ryder with all the goods. He drew for them and £31,000 besides. They accepted for Ryder for their own accommodation to reimburse themselves. The proceeds were sent by Ryder from Paris by a cheque drawn in favour of Anning and Cobb. That mode was adopted because they did not want the Bank of London to know that they got the money. lie believed they would not have gone on discounting their bills if they had known they had got the meney. That was_ accommo dation paper. He had not warned the bank tlik it was. Ho thought Ryder had a channel of discount through Overend and Co. In 1853 Ryder drew accommodation paper for their use to the amount of £20,286.—Mr. Linklater : Was the paper drawn for commercial transactions P—Witness : No.—Mr. Linklater : You are aware this young man (Ryder) has been ruined by these transactions,—Witness I do not know that he had any property of his own.—Mr. Linklater Then having no property of his own, tiow came you to have accommodation paper with him this year to the amount of £45,000 P—Witness That was when he had made the large purchases for Waring and the American houses. Ho then had some property.—Mr. Linklater :Do you believe, if you did not take up these bills, he would be able to do so 2-=Witness No.—Did you believe he had any means ?—lnsufficient means.—Then did you think he was a man of fortune ? What did you believe his means were ? —Perhaps he had £3,000 or L'l,ooo. —The result of his industry and intelligence ?—Yes.—And is he now ruined? —Yes. During the prinic of 1857 be did not consider it was his ability that kept the houses on their legs. I t wasowing to the kindness of the bankers and the bill brokers.—And did you not draw bills for odd sums, to give them the appear ance of trade bills ? Yes, it was the custom for many years. Mr. M a rshall, m anager of the Bank of London, was then examined. Ryder was introduced by Mr. Laurence in 1857. Upon the faith of the statement that the nown had k bill would b e legitimate they disco unted for Ryder. If he those bills were accommodation paper they would not have discounted them. At the early part of 1859 they declined to further discount for Ryder. There were ono or two reasons. Oae was that the account was not a remunerative o ne; and the other , th e y thought they not a fair share of liability on the bills of Streatfeild and Co. Mr. Laurence always spoke highly of the bills, and said that they had leather at the bottom of them. He said that frequently, and said they were as good at one end as at the other ; and, (continued the witness) perhaps they were. (A. laugh.) He had had twenty-four years banking experience, and if 1 bills of Streatfeild and Co. were brought to him for veins received, he should consider they represented commercial transactions, not loans to keep up tottering firms. o nmalay 1 occasions Mr. Laurence had represented that he and Mr. &e•, independent of thei r capital and the business. li Mort i mor e were both rich men , hav i n g freehold property, stock, eckWas sixteen years in the Bank of E ngland. During that time he believed that the Bank discounted very largely with them. He did not solicit Streatfeild to bring their account to them. He did not know how the account came to the bank ; lie did not, to the best of his recollection, ask Mr. Laurence to become a director of the bank. If he had offered to do so in his then P°'iti°ll he would have been received with open arms. lie had soli cited batches of bills. Re had probably character of Mess rs . S treatf i eld and the customers with whom they were d o i ng b us i ness at t h e Bank of England; high opinion of the house.—Mr. Laurence re they had a inqu i re d of the examined—Said th e h ouse rece i ve d Draper's acceptances for £456,000.—A correspondence was read . In one letter the manager of the L on d on Discount Companysaid "that to-day he had a teaspoon for him" (Laurence). —Mr. Lawrence-- What is a teaspoon ?—Britsess eon P—£s,o it o. (La 11ug0 hter.) , -- avyspoon? Witness—£l.s,ooo. taesp—Wness—,ooo Mr. Lawr ence —And a bl Mr. Lawranc And agr W e bad ladles formerly. (Renewed laugh (Laughter).---Mr. Linklater--And _a ladle ?—Witness--I know. —The Commissioner—lt is impos ter.)—Mr. Laurence sa id the female branches of his family were suff er ing g tlrea Y. Bible not to feel for them.—Mr. Linklater—There are a ot h er sufferers besides them.—The sitting was then in ,v an o a Y ened to the 9th of January. • _ great j FRIGHTFUL COLLIERY EXPLOSION AND Loss of LIFE --A fearful explosion took place at Hatton Col liery on Thursday night, whereby several miners lost their l i ves . This colliery is the property of the Hatton Coal Company, and is situated about nine miles south of Sun derland. On Tuesday last, the Lyons pit, which is 150 fathoms in depth, was laid off work in consequence of some necessary repairs in the shafts, and in the meantime one of the furnaces was extinguished. On Thursday the pit was put into working order again, and upwards of 35 miners descended at nine p.m. Soon afterwards a fearful explo. sion of gas took place, causing the deaths of, it is stated, 20 miners. On Friday morning, nine of the bodies were brought to the bank, and the greatest efforts are being made Opt at the remainder.