The Sun. — London, England, 1858-12-08 00:00:00

S IN have The of the ants of em to aetery ;raves g .le the iry in lee ; it their )art to larger about e frag racter, , while red ; a Ire also nimala axe all render y frag 1. An which, g, pro of bar y have rerald. o thick of the usinese Ig. In factory ieerful, ful and lees for . before wimps a for false Crony ntlemea an hour , damages sequyn ce nan, 11" 'ma r t' ' to that sh r nonie°`.; xd " 110 ' t attC"W Wt* f©' rra ao y• •• 1 • Stu'' olj' MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLoax. The demand for discount accommodation created by the usual monthly payments has not been sus tained. An opinion was entertained in some quarters that the preparations for bringing the annuals account to a close, and the subscriptions to various projects during the month, including £450,000 to-day for the Turkish Loan, and various railway calls, would have promoted continued ac tivity among the bankers and bill brokers ; but the market again exhibits symptoms of extreme easi ness, and the plethora so frequently referred to durin g the last few months has undergone no perceptible diminution. The terms for negotiating approved securities were kept down by the competition existing among the moneyed firms and the managers of joint-stock banking establishments, who are desirous of turning their resources, or some portion of them, to immediate and profitable use. Although occasional variations may ensue, it is probable that monetary affairs will remain in this position some time longer, be cause speculation is kept in check, and the improve ment in trade being gradual, capital is not being drawn into commercial channels with any degree of rapidity. The upward tendency of the continental ex changes has caused an impression in many quarters that the movements of the precious metals during the next few weeks will be more favourable. About £160,000 in gold was taken into the Bank of England yesterday, and there is little doubt that a considerable portion of the expected arrivals from the antipodes will also be deposited in the vaults of that establishment. The Marco Polo, from Melbourne to Liverpool, has been telegraphed as having arrived this morning in 92 days. She brin gs 46,881 ounces of gold, estimated of the value of £187,524. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday a moderate business was transacted, and prices were unaltered. The sales were estimated at 5,000 bales. The Railway Share Market closed steadily at full quotations. The market for English Securities, which closed with increased firmness yesterday afternoon, has been tolerably well supported this morning, but business remains in a very quiescent state. The little speculation yet recorded has denoted a con fident feeling with regard to the probable course .of values. The arrivals of specie, and the fact of a Portion having been sent into the Bank, are re garded as favourable indications, while the firmness in the exchanges, and the rise in the Paris Bourse have also promoted a firmer tone. Consols have b een 97-Z- to 989 for money, and 98 a -7, for the ac count The Government broker has made a fur ther investment in Reduced Annuities. The New Threes and the Reduced are 969 0 ; Long Annui ties, 18 3-16 ; India Stock is quoted 226 to 228 ; ditto Loan Debentures, 99t- ; and the Bonds, 1 ls. to 14s. prem. The March Exchequer Bills are 34s Prem. Business in the Foreign Stock Market is rather limited, and prices are firmer., Turkish 6 per Cents. are 92 1 ; ditto Scrip, Ist issue, is dis. to Par ; ditto, 2d issue, /1 prem. ; dittcr4 per Cents., b3s i ; Brazilian 41 per Cents., 95 / ; Chilian New Loan Scrip, -.1 -2,- prem.; Equador, 17 ; Spanish New beferred, 31k ; and Dutch 4 per Cents., 1001. A further improvement has taken place in the value of most of the principal English Railway Shares, and a fair amount of business has been transacted at an advance of about Ito per cent. ,on yesterday's closing rates. North-Western and Mouth-Eastern have improved ss. Great Western, Lancashire - and YorkshiFe, Midland, and North Bri tish, 10s., and Bristol and Exeter, and Chester and liolyhead, 15s. Brighton, North Eastern, Berwick, North British, and one or two others, realise fully Previous quotations. In the Foreign and Colonial Markets but little activity was exhibited. Paris and Lyons improved about 10s. and East Indian E S. ; Great Western of Canada declined 55., and Geelong and Melbourne 10s. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show a slightly improved tendency. London and County have improved £1; Oriental Rank, 10s. ; and Australian Agricultural shares, ss. to 10s. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLO CK. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 961 A 1 ...:per Cent. Consols Annuities Now 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 — Ditto 30 Years, expire sth Apr., 1885 lB 3-16 India Stock Ditto Debentures 991 Ditto Bonds, £l,000 Ditto under £l,OOO Consols f o r Account, Jan. 11 9Bl March June. Ditto Exchequer Bills, 4 I 34 000, 2d. &lid... 34 Small, lid .--• PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto 1858, 4i per Cent 95/ 5 Chilian, 6 per Cent. — Ditto 41 per Cent. Scrip ll 7i k P -e' c ,cluader New Consolidated B Panish 3 per Cent. — Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. Turkish 6 per Cent. — Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Scrip Ditto Account Ditto 2d Issue Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 2i per Cent — Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols,,Money Ditto Account, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-TUESDAY. CHESTER CUP. 500 to 5 agst Trumpeter (taken) 500 to 5 agst Romsey (taken) 600 to 5 agst Gamester (taken) 600 to 20 agst Sir C. Monk's lot (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 20 to lon the field (offered) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STARES. 4to 5 agst Promised Land (taken) 11 to 2 agst Ralph° (offered) No Derby betting. His Royal Highness the Count de Paris purposes leaving Claremont to-day, en route for Seville, on a visit to "-la uncle, the Duke de Montpensier. THE INDIA Houst.--Under the new regime the ,hours of a tt en d a nce at the India House now extend from ,ten a.m. to four p,m. on every day except Saturday, when ~__°ffice work ceases at two o'clock. There is, howev er, an 'sPortant and rather frequent exception to this general rule. L or d St an l e y him elf often remains at his post till Past six, and on those occasions it is naturally required that each department shall be adequately represented. The ISTHMUS of SUEZ SCHEME.—The Moniteur de la Flotte says :—" The subscription for shares to the Isthmus of Suez Canal has closed. It was proposed to reserve 80,000 shares, representing 40,000,000 f., for the i _total capital of France, but in France alone 250,0 00 shares uave been subscribed for. As Egypt and Turkey had sub scribed for 150,000 shares, the total of 400,000 is already 'nade up. The subscriptions of Austria, Russia, Holland , the United States, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, and f;lemony, for which 40,000 were reserved, are not yet icnown.” ACCIDENT TO THE DUKE OF RUTLAND.—The -Leeds Mercury states that a somewh;it serious accident befel the Duke of Rutland while hunting on Wednesday last. His horse, while taking a very wide leap, alighted in a grip, and fell. with him, crushing his Grace's leg. Not withstanding this, the noble duke remounted, and rode through the rest of the day; but, on his return to Belvoir, it Was found that the injury he had sustained was of a more serious character than had been at first supposed, and Inedical assistance had to be called in. FOUNDER'S DAY AT ETON COLLEGE.—The cele bration at Eton of the 417th anniversary day of Henry VI., the pious founder, took place on Monday last, at the pro ledge. There were present the venerable p rovost, Dr. flawtrey ; the vice-provost, the Rev. T. T. Carter ; the head master, the Rev. Dr. Goodfo rd ; the lower master, the -„, - "•ev. W. Carter ; all the fellows and masters of the college ; a ld sev era l o th e r s educated at Etoh. THE MAILS, &C.—SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 7.—The P eninsula and Oriental Company's steamship Alhambra, 'aPtain J. D. Steward, sailed hence for Vigo, Oporto, Lis bon,-. Cadiz, and Gibraltar, with the mails, £750 in specie for Lisbon £3,230 for Cadiz, a miscellaneous cargo, and ; 26 aseengers, among whom are the Count de Paris, Colonel huttleworth, R.A., Captain Layton, Lieutenant Shuttle- With, &c. The Ripon, Captain Powell, left ye sterda y for Kaye, with captains and crews to bring over the four s teamships just purchased for the Peninsular and Oriental ;:pany. The bark Soudan, Captain Meinert, arrived ` c 'ere this morning from Hamburg, and will sail in a few days 4. 0 r Lagos, West Coast of Africa, with a cargo of Manches rgeods. A -DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT BLACKWALL.—On Mon day night, at a late hour, the inhabitants of Brunswick street, Blackwall, were kept in a state of excitement for several hours, in consequence of the raging of a destructive e Which broke out on the premises in the joint occupation of Mr. Perkins, sailmaker, and Mr. R. Ward, builder. The R e brok e ou t i n the sail loft of Mr. Perkins, a building leavly , 100 feet long by 23 wide. The fire was not extin- P e i shed until the premises of Mr. Perkins, sailmaker, were , a stroyed, and the premises of Mr. Ward, builder, Messrs. vi ' l ,?tcas Hillier and Co., ship-carvers, Mr. J. Miles, licensed Tl T'llaller, were considerably damaged by fire and water. T he loss will fall on the Manchester, Times, and other fire "le ". Cause unknown. SHARE MARKET.-( THIS DAY.) FOREIGN. Share) Railways. Paid. Closing Business Brice. Done. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. - -- , Share! Railwa . ys. Paid . Price. Closing D Business - Done. lO Antwerp & Rotterdam all 5 5 / 20 Ardennes all - p 12.10 Amberg., Notting. Bost. 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 i d i P and Eastern Junction 10 61 64 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 15 50 Belfast and Ballymena.. all - - 20 Beziers to Graissessaa all 7 8 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 71 7# 5 Carrneaux Mine & Rail all 21 21 Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesil. 20 Dutch Rhenish l5 4 3#(l Junction lOO 66 68 6 Eastern of France ...... all 274 27 2.5 Blackburn - - p 25 Blyth and Tyne all 29 31 20 Great Central 05 France all -, - „„ Stock Bristol and. Exeter Stock Caledonian - - Stock Chester and Holyhead - - 50 Cork and Bandon 20 Lierre and Turnhout... all - - 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passag,e all - - 20 Lombardo Venetian.... 8 34 3 4 P 20 Cornwall all 4/ 4# 20 Lucca & Pistoj a, 5 p.c.pf. all - - A raves. no div 10 Do. A all - - 20 Lyons and Geneva .... all 24 25 until6p.c.per an. all - - 335 Maria Antonia all - - 10 Do.. B h as been pd.toß. 20 Do. do. New - - 50 Dublin andßelfast June. all - - 20 Namur and Liege all 9 91 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc. all 75 8 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all 21 Stock East Anglian, lOO 16 17 5 22 16 Northern of France .... all 391 40 Stock Eastern Counties lOO 615 625 20 Do. New Shares - - p Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 44 46 - 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 85 95 Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 29 31 29$ 20 Ottoman, gua. G per cent 7 3 1 d 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 85 - - 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 351 351 355 25 East Kent all 115 125 20 Paris and Orleans . ..... all 55 56 Stock East Lancashire lOO 93 94 20 East Suffolk all - - 20 Recife& S. Fran. (fern.) d 1 i i gua. 7 p. ct. (Lim.) ... ) 10 Do - - 20 Ri, , , , a. and Dunaburg.... 4 - Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 665 674 10 • 10 Rome and Frascati .... all - - *Stock Edin.,Perth , & D undee. 100 27 275 20 Royal Danish all - - 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all - - 5 Royal Swedish - - Stock Furness - - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. .. all - - Stock Glasgow& South Westn 1(3) 91 93 • 20 Sambre and Meuse..... all 71 71 10 ' Great North of Scotland all 10 105 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref.... all 9 95 Stock Great Northern ... 100 1071 1085 20 Southern of France .... all 22# 23/ Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 94 5 95 5 8# West Flanders all 51 61 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 131 133 10 Do. 55 p. c. Preference . all 91 9/ Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 103 4 104 5 20 W. & N.W. of France.. all 231 211 Stock Great Western - - Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 55 57 20 Western of Switzerland all - - 12 Irish South Eastern all - - 6 Wiesbaden - - 50 Lancaster and Carlisle. all 8 1 88 . 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all - - 161 Do. Thirds - .... 1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 11 12 Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 9 4 y 96 } 900 6 1 16 Do. do. F £l6 6 1 05d BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 1 1 d 3 Do. West Riding Union 5 - - Pa ,. Closing 8118444E1 Share! Railways. 20 Do. Southport - - _ Paid, Price.; Dolt*. 11.6.3 London and Blackwall all 6 6/ ot 11.6.3 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh 44 - - all 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence Stock Lon.,BriThton &S.Coast 100 1114 1124 - - Stock London & North Westn 100 94 045 941 4 1 Leased at 6 per cent.. 124 Do. Eighths 9 id par Stock London& South-Westn lOO 9 4. 93 4 . 18 go ser cent all - - 25 L'derry & Coleraine ... all - - 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. all - - 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 1 5 d Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln.. 100 37 4 38 4 * lO 18 Do. Do. B 44 1 d _ 10 Metropolitan 3 - - d 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 7 74 Stock Midland lOO 99 99 4 68 1 n 100 5 Buffalo,Brant. &Godrich 205 Do. New l6l 14 1 3 d I Stock Do. Binning. & Derby. 1 00 70 715 1 50 Mid. Gt. West.(lreland) all - - 6 p, ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 100 80 85 25 Do. 4 Shares all - - 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 77 80 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all - - . WO Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 74 77 20 Cleutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3.0. - - p 25 New., Aber., & Herefd. all 11 12 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. - - 10 Newry & Armagh (def. 9 - - 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. - - pm 20 Newry, Warpt., & Hos . all - - St oc k Norfolk lOO 63 65 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. - -- 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 2 # 1p 4 50 North. Counties Union 3s 34 3 d Stock North British lOO 56# 574 57 4 1 175 Demerara - - il.&Dk. Stk. 100 - --20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 4 d 51) St oc k Nor.Dcv.Ra Stock Do.A Stk.- Arec.no div. Stook East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 107$ 108 1 0 7/ # 4 20 Do. C Shares all - - until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 - - Stock Do. B Stock - --20 Do. E Shares Ext. 10 1 11p Stock North-Eastn.-Berwick 100 92/ 92# 92 4 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 - - 6 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1 100 4I # d d 100 Do. 45 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all - - Stock Do. Leeds lOO 4 464 465 20 Geelong& Mel.gua.s p. c. all 175 181 171 Geelong Corporation 6 - 100 - Stock Do. York lOO 74 75 75 per cent. Bonds Stock North London lOO 100 103 - Sto. / . Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 37 38 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction £3 is. - - 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 77 79 20 North Staffordshire 175 4 4 4i d 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pre... . 100 92 91 20 North-Western 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 8 4 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. 4 RP Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 27 29 20 Do. do 20 5 Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.-Scrip 4 h. 10 Peebles all - - } 2s. par ip 21 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney lO - - 205 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 171 175 17/ Stock Scottish Central lOO 110 112 205 Do. New Stock Scoth.N.E., Aber. Stock 100 27 27 5 100 I Do. Bonds pay. '76,with 1 all 106 108 Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 84 86 apt. till '6O Stock Shropshire'Union lOO 45 46 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer. all 4 2 d 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 105 107 Stock South Devon lOO 36 17 100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77 do .. all 99 100 904 100 Stock South-Eastern lOO 74/ 74# 74# 20 Madras, guar., 45 p. C. all 18 18# Stock South Wales 20 Southlrorks.&Riv.Dun all 12 14 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension.. 15 ( 1 d 20 Do. do lB - - 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 5 id I p 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 9 11 20 Do. Fourth do. 25 Stockton & Darlington. all 325 335 33 took Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 - - 25 Do. do. 1854 22s - - Newßrunswick&Canda. 25 Do. do. 1855 7 - - 20 Ry.&Land(Liin.)g.6pc 10 2 I.lcl - Stockton & Hartlepool 161 - Class ACapitl.Share.. Stock Taff Vale lOO - - .. Do. do. Land d 0... .. Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 - - 20 Do. do. B. Capital do. 10 4 3 d 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 - - .. Do. do. Land d 0... - - Stock Vale of Neath lOO - --• Northof India Tramroad 20 2s. Limited, Scrip Stock WaterKord & Kilkenny 100 - - 50 Waterford & Limerick all - - 20 Oude (Limited) - 20 Scinde 20 West Cornwall 20 Do. 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal. all - - 20 Do. New 5 4 1 P 5 Do.A.-Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 3 3a 20 Do. Punjaub 5.. Do. B all 6/ 65 , 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. tz,t; 5i d par 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 - - 20 West London - - 10 Do. Ist Class all - - 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 . par 1p 20 Do. 2d Class all ..- - _ _. Irer• TIIITCNTY 1., 1\71? Q of Commons. Share' Mines. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENINet, DECEMBER 8, 1858, ARMY CONTRACTS INQUIRY. The Royal Commissionerspointed to inquire into the system of Government contracts for the army, &c., as sembled this morning in No. 11 Committee Room, House The Commissioners present were Mr. Selfe (chairman), Mr. Turner, and Colonel French. Amongst the persons examined were Mr. Johnson, of the firm of Rabone Brothers, of Birmingham, who stated that their firm took an order for 10,000 shovels, and in the first delivery at Woolwich 960 were rejected. He came up to wn. to 503 ab3p.t the affair, and put hi mself in communi cation with two viewers at Woolwich, and gave them vari ous sums of money, amounting to something like £5 each, to facilitate the passing of his goods. By that means he was enabled to get through his contract. He expressed himself disgusted with the system, and determined never to take another contract, in consequence of the trouble and expense he had been put to in carrying back ward and forward the rejected articles. Mr. Beadon said she must pay 10s., or seven days, THAMES. justified in taking them into custody. He considered it very unfair that this one out of a number should be singled out of those poor prostitutes, who had been tolerated for years. Mr. Beadon said he was glad to say the evil was less, but the nuisance mast be put a stop to. Mr. , Lewis said there was no breach of decency. She had been locked up since the previous day, and bail had been refused. Mr. Beadon said that was in the discretion of the police. Mr. Lewis said that all that was required was that they should appear before his worship the next day for punish ment. He thought it was a pity the discretion was with the police. George Esslatehin, a youth aged 16, a native of Hesse Cassel, in Germany, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing a silver watch and guard chain, the property of George Luther, a skin dresser. • The evidence was interpreted by Mr. Lewis Strauss, a licensed victualler, and landlord of the Crown public house in Rupert-street, Whitechapel. It appeared that the prosecutor was residing at 1, New-street, Stepney, near the London Hospital, and the prisoner had been lodging with him and slept in the same room. There was a silver watch and chain deposited in a cupboard, and the prose cutor saw it there sixteen days ago, On Monday night the prisoner broke open the cupboard, abstracted the watch and pawned it with the chain for 145., at the shop of Mr. Fryatt, pawnbroker, in the Mile-end-road. He com menced squandering the money, and was detected in a public-house by Porter William Dunaway, a police-con stable, No. 129 H, who produced 'the watch and chain. Mr. Yardley said the prisoner was described as 16 years of age, surely he must be older than that. Dunaway—He has been in England only six months, and his passport describes him as 16 years of age only. Mr. Yardley—He is a tall, strong, lusty youth. I should have thought him to be 19 years old at least. The prisoner, in defence, said he had no work and no food. The prosecutor said he maintained the youth, and gave him food and lodging while he was out of work. Mr. Yardley :said the prisoner was very ungrateful to wards the prosecutor, and he (the magistrate) was very sorry indeed to see a young man commencing life in this way. It was the prisoner's first offence, but it was a serious one, and he must inflict a severe punishment. He sen tenced the prisoner to be imprisoned and kept at hard labour for three calendar months. LA W INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor and Lords Justices.) IN RE THE ROYAL BRITISH BANE.-EX PARTE NICOLL, Mr. Henry Empson was examined by the Attorney- General as to the way and manner of making his affidavit, read by the Solicitor-General, as to the date of the last transfer of shares to Mr. Nicoll. The entry in the re ference-book tallied with the date of the transfor, and the transfer of the shares. On the 7th January he accepted a transfer from the Bank, and executed a blank . transfer. The transfer of 111‘Leod's shares to him, the last transfer, 'he applied to the Bank in September for indemnity for taking transfer shares, which they refused. - Mr. Stapleton said he was in the situation of a man ac cepting an accommodation bill, and must take the conse quences. When he took 10 shares no allusion was made to the transfer of Nicoll's shares. The witness is now under the cross-examination of the Solicitor-General. At the close of the examination, Mr. Stevens, for Mr. Nicoll, will resums his arguments, which will probably last all day. (Before the Lords Justices.) APPEAL.-EVERSEIELD V. THE MID-SUSSEX RAILWAY COMPANY. This was an appeal motion from an order of Vice-Chan cellor Sir J. Stuart, granting an injunction against the company, restraining them from taking a triangular piece of ground, belonging to . the plaintiff, consisting of three acres or thereby, at the Bridge of Urwel, for the purpose of repairing the banks of the railway. Lord Justice Knight Bruce and Lord Justice Turner, after considering the terms of the act of Parliament, came to the conclusion that the company did not require to take this land for the necessary purposes of the railway ; and their lordships declared that the company were not entitled to take these lands; and their lordships also declared the injunction perpetual, with full costs against the company. (Before Vice Chancellor Sir R. G. Kindersley.) WILSON V. DEDDA.RD. The contention in this case arises under the will of the late Mr. Taylor, by which he bequeathed an annuity of £75 to his sister, payable out of his leasehold land and messuages, declaring that if she objected thereto the bequest would be forfeited. His sister alleged that the annuity was made payable out of her o wn property, and that the bequest was made payable out of property that did not belong to him. She contended that her annuity was payable out of his general real estate. Vice-Chancellor Sir R. Kindersley, after considering the conditions under which the bequest was given, was of opinion that the sister had not a power of election, and that by the acts done by her in challenging. her brother's be quest to her, the bequest of the annuity of £75 to her was null and void. A decree to this effect will be adjusted on the minutes. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before Mr. Baron Martin and a Special Jury.) EVANS V. EVANS AND ROBINSON. The hearing of this case was resumed this morning by Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., counsel for Mrs. Evans, calling Field, the detective officer who had been engaged by the petitioner, Mr. Evans, to collect evidence to prove adultery on the part of Mrs. Evans. He was sub jected to a very severe examination with respect to the several entries he had made in the diary he had kept during the time he was engaged making his inquiry. At the conclusion of the examination, Dr. Deane addressed the jury on the part of the respon dent (Mrs. Evans), and was followed by Sergeant Pigott for Mr. Robinson. In the event of the verdict being returned this evening we shall publish it in our late edition. CLERKENWELL COUNTY COURT. (Before Mr. Seymour Jones.) • saNDING A MAN TO PRISON FOR 3s. 6d. Upon a judgment summons being called, a wretched looking woman with a squalid, child in her arms stepped into the box portioned out for defendants, and said that she had no means of paying. - Judge—Where is your husband ? Woman—He has been very ill, and has now gone into the country for work Judge—Here is a debt of only 3s. 6d.—it ought to have been paid, and I shall send your husband to prison for fourteen days for not appearing. The poor woman, who appeared too much astounded to say anything, then left the court. PRACTICE AND PREACRING:RUGRES V. WALSHAN. This was an action for £2O, money lent. A solicitor, for plaintiff, proved an admission. Judge—l don't like admissions. They are vague. They are given in evidence before me, and I am a judge from villom in small debts there is no appeal. It is a very onerous place, and what would be my feelings as I left, the court, if I thought I had been harsh or unjust to a de fendant? Ultimately a verdict was obtained. SHARPE V. CLARKS.---ROUTINE. not Upon v e this case bei ng called, it was reported officially miMtsrs.eJrviaye—e.The woman is in court and has it. She ad- Judge—But we have it upon oath not served. Mr. Jay—l don't know how that can be. Why, she says her husband has had it. Here it is (producing it). Judge-4 can't help it. It is reported not served, and must be struck out. The plaintiff must be at the expense of another summons. CHELMSFORD COUNTY COURT. (Before D. C. Macrae, Esq.) IN RE JOHN FE LTON. - -SINGULAR CASE OF INSOLVENCY AND BENEFIT OF THE COUNTY COURT JURISDICTION. This insolvent was described as of Hadleigh, Essex, agri cultural labourer, and now applied for his discharge, sup ported by Mr. Weston, from the offices of Mr. Wells, Moorgate-street, City. It appeared that the insolvent was arrested on a disputed debt of £3O, alleged to be owing to a person named Carte, who had made an assignment for the benefit of his creditors. Mr. Weston urged that the insolvent only admitted owing £5, and as he had been arrested for £3O he was obliged to apply for the protection of the Court, as his earn ings were only 7s. a week, on which he had to support a wife and five children. His Honour granted an immediate discharge. This case shows the great advantage of the extension of jurisdiction in cases of insolvency to the County Courts, as the insolvent had only suffered a month's imprisonment, and obtained relief at a small expense. POLICE INTELLIGENCE--(THIS DAY. BOW-STREET. STEALING A GOLD RlNG,—Bridget Mahony was placed at the bar charged with stealing a gold ring, the property of Mr. Hawley, jeweller, High Holborn. Henry Salmon, shopman to Mr. Hawley, said—Last night the prisoner and another woman came into the shop to look at some gold keeper rings. I asked them what price they would go to, and they said they did not mind the price as they wanted a good one. I showed them some, but they kept upsetting the tray. I asked which of them wanted the ring, and the woman who escaped said she did. I told the prisoner she had better leave the tray alone, when she again upset them, and on putting them back I found one missing, and I then accused her of stealing it. I knew the other woman had not got it, and I told her I was certain she had it in her possession. After a short time she produced the missing article and placed it on the counter. I sent for a constable to give her in charge, when she threw herself down on her back in the shop and pre tended to be drunk. Police-constable F 162 said—On taking the prisoner into custody she declared she was drunk. She refused to give her address. The prisoner said she was drunk, and did not know who) she did. She was fully committed for trial. MARLBOROUGII-STREET. THE SOCIAL EVIL AND THE POLlCE.—Gabrielle Duclos, a French prostitute, one of a large number frequenting Regent-steeet, was charged with annoying gentlemen in Regent-street. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, attended on the part of the prisoner. Dodsworth, 333 A, said that at 5 on the previous after noon he saw the prisoner stop a gentleman in Regent-street, seizing him by the arm. Having been repulsed by him, she left, and shortly after he saw her stop another, and he then took her into custody. In answer to Mr. Lewis, the constable said he was not aware the prisoner had just left her home. First saw her at 5, and took her at a quarter past. The gentleman was not talking to her. He had not taken any othei, and had not singled the prisoner out, nor been told to take her by other women. No gentlemen complained of her. She had been locked up since 5 o'clock on the previous day. Had had her in custody before, three months ago. She was then discharged. Mr. Lewis said when complaints were made against per sons of the prisoner's class he considered the police were PRUSSIA. A letter from Berlin of the 3d says :—" A part of the suite which accompanied the King and Queen to Meran have returned to the capital. General de Gerlach soon after waited on the Prince Regent and delivered a letter from the Queen. Different versions were in circulation as to the contents of this letter. It is said by some that the Queen complains bitterly of the changes which the Regent has effected among the high functionaries of the State, and particularly of the speech made by the Prince to the ministers, and in which, it may be remembered, he alluded to the faults committed under the preceding Government. The Queen, it is said, observed in her letter that it was rather premature on the part of the Prince to pronounce such an opinion while the King was still alive, and might at any moment resume the reins of Government." THIS DAYS MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. Malt was in moderate supply, and sluggish request, on former terms. Good sound oats supported Monday's cur rency; but damp parcels were the turn lower. Boan2, peas, and flour were very dull, but we have no change to notice in their value. To-day's market was fairly supplied with English wheat, the quality of which was by no means first-rate. For all kinds we experienced a slowi nquiry, at the late decline in value. Only 2,820 quarters of foreign wheat have come fresh to hand this week. Nevertheless the trade was in a depressed state, and prices were nominally unaltered. In floating cargoes of grain very little was doing. For all kinds of barley the demand ruled heavy at late rates. Flour. 690 ARRIVALS THIS 'WEER. Wheat. Barley Malt. Oats. English BBO 1,140 1,670 ' 2,320 j Irish Foreiga 2,820 1 8,410 i 5,560 f ; 700 sks bls LITERATURE. Stephen Langton. By Martin F. Tupper, D,C.L., F.R.S., author of "Proverbial Philosophy," &c. 2 vols. Hurst and Blackett. These volumes are pre-eminently qualified to attract a considerable share of attention both from their - peculiar style and their great ability. This author has before been celebrated for his attainments in literary creation, but the present work is incom parably superior to anything he has hitherto pro duced. There is a life and a reality infused into the characters and scenes which cause the reader to forget occasionally that he is reading of what oc curred some seven centuries ago. Not but what the tenour of the narrative is strictly in accordance with the olden time, and an additional attraction is to be found in the fact that the epoch here repre sented is one of no ordinary importance in the annals of our country's history. It is justly re marked that " the acorns just then sown have since grown up to be the gnarled and strong-limbed oaks of our present English liberties, and the fruitful vines and fig-trees under which we now sit happily at peace were spreading in those early times as tender plants out of a dry ground." The records of the career of Stephen Langton are very interesting, and there can be no doubt that the general reader will derive pleasure and profit from the perusal of his singularly useful and brilliant existence. He was a statesman, arch-prelate, an d c hief champion of our common liberties against the tyrant John,- who was one of the worst kings who ever disgraced the British throne. It was not until after many long years of painful preparation and strenuous efforts, and great endurance, that Stephen tri umphed in his high emprise, and, with the assist ance of the bold Barons of the realm, forced from the unwilling monarch his signature to that famous parchment which is among the most precious pos sessions of the land, of which it is here testified that " Englishmen claim Magna C'harta as the very root of their spreading tree of liberty." Hallam has declared, in his work on the Middle Ages, that the Great Charter is " still the: key-stone of English liberty." There is a peculiar interest attached to all that concerns so momentous an achievement, and it will be found that the writer is animated with the true spirit in which alone such deeds should be re counted. None but those who can enter with a congenial mind into the patriot's labours, whether of peace or war, are worthy chroniclers of that country, whose glory and whose crown is that her soil is the refuge from tyrants, and that her sons are the champions of the op pressed, whose immortal claim to the respect of posterity is not that "on her empire the sun never sets," but that on " her shores the slave is free." There were many vicissitudes in the life of Stephen Langton ; one of the most painful was the solemn termination to his acquaintance with Alice, who is introduced as a young maiden, fresh as the spring at whose coming all were rejoicing, fair as the flowers with which she was bedecked when-- "Beneath the hawthorn on the green, they crowned her Queen of May." These revels and pastimes were soon exchanged for bitter trials and sharp afflictions ; the dreams of love and the gay prophecies of hope were never realised, or fulfilled. But Stephen and Alice were not to pass away unnoticed, among the crowd who disport their brief hour and are gone ; they had a mission to fulfil, and through tears and sacrifices it was to be performed. The conflict with powers and principalities was before him, and it was hers to stand and wait. There is something mournful and touching in the meek serenity of her patient life, something beautiful in the holy calm of her death. She expired at the altar, and hers was indeed rest for the weary. Among the many diversified scenes to which the reader is intro duced, perhaps none is so refreshing and delightful as those in which he meets the far-famed monarch of the woodlands, bold Robin Hood, and his merry company. He proved of essential service to the oppressed of every rank and age, and in his free and generous nature offers a striking contrast to the subtle and cruel tyrant whose court might have envied the spirit that ruled the conduct of the outlaws. Some of tho passages that occur during the sojourn of Stephen abroad are related with skill, and demonstrate the striking changes that have taken place since that period. Among the records of the evil actions of John, the tale of the Sleepers in the Silent Pool is powerfully told. Although no avenger was powerful enough then to vindicate their wrongs, the voice of justice seemed to cry for redress from the depths of the still waters where they found their eold grave. The character of Hal is a good specimen of a bold English yeoman. If he did not exhibit the " mettle of his training" on foreign fields of renown, he worked for his dear native land in the harder warfare of civil contests. At the commencement of the work the author remarks : "I will concentrate my pictured fancies in a framework of real scenery round characters of strict historic fame," and it will appear to most readers that he has redeemed that promise in the compilation of these volumes, in which the light of historical romance seems to cast a lustre on the life, and shed a grace ()ter the actions of the great man whose chronicles have been garnered from the historic rolls of antiquity, to reproduce before us a sketch of a noble character, an ornament to the church in which it was his glory to worship, and an honour to the country that it was his delight to serve. It is not often that so much excellence of purpose is so eloquently executed, as in these pages, and there seems no reason to doubt that the effort will fail to be appreciated, for if the careless pass it heedlessly by, the thoughtful and reflective must acknowledge its claim on their attention, alike from the skill which has fashioned it, as the spirit which fires its recital. Letters written during the Siege of Delhi. By H. H. Greathed, Esq., late Commissioner and Political Agent of Delhi. Edited by his Widow. Longman. Another of those mournful records of departed heroism, which have lately become so sadly fami liar to English readers. Mr. Greathed and his family had a most narrow escape from the fury of the mutineers at Meerut. They were rescued by the fidelity of their native servant, Golab Singh, joined the their burning house. Mr. Greathed the army before Delhi, and the volume consists of his letters to his anxious wife, showing us a pic ture of the dangers and difficulties of the siege and attack. Unhappily he fell in the hour of triumph, and added another to the long list of brave men who purchased that victory with their lives. The tribute of honour and regret is readily paid by their surviving countrymen ; and though there is little that is absolutely new in these pages, still there will be many, personally unacquainted with the writer, who will turn over the letters with inte rest. His widow has performed her mournful duty with carefulness and credit. In her preface she gives an outline of Mr. Greathed's career, and of their escape from Meerut. She quotes some pas sages from a letter written by Mr. Greathed, shortly before the fatal 10th of 'May, in which he expresses his apprehensions, and in which he remarks upon the necessity of bearing in mind the fact, that " conversion with the Hindoos and Mus sulmans is not a matter of conviction, but the passing through certain forms, or unconscious per formance of some act, incompatible with their own religion." This superstition naturally gives rise to great suspicion in the native mind, and shows the paramount necessity of inspiring them with con fidence in the intentions of our Government. A plan of Delhi and the siege operations is prefixed to the work. The YOUilli Debater. By Samuel Neil, author of " The Art of Reasoning," &c. Houlston and Wright. This is a useful and practical handbook for the young debater, who cannot do better tha n stu d y the principles laid down in it, which will greatly assist him in his endeavours. The author puts his advice in a clear and lucid manner, but he is by no means superficial in his style. He takes a lofty and high principled view of his subject, and, indeed, many of his introductory hints will be extreuable to all young students, whether gifted extremely valuable with the powers of oratory or not. His remarks on the cul tivation of the intellect, the necessity of acquiring self-knowledge, the logic of study, &c., are full of instruction. His summary of the laws of debate and outline for the constitution of a debating society will be found well worth attention. He gives at the end a list of subjects suitable for dis cussion, which includes a vast range of topics. We cordially commend this little volume to all who desire to develop and improve their debating and reasoning powers. Tales for Twilight. By Joseph Vevey. Blackwood. James Some of these stories have recently appeared in a magazine, others are now published for the first time. They have neither great originality nor thrilling interest, but they are pleasing and unpre tending, and will serve to entertain an idle hour more agreeably than many volumes of greater pre tension. The Family Frend. 1858-9. Ward and Lock. The Family Economist. New Illustrated Series, Ward and Lock. The Family Friend is now a recognised popular favourite. The summary of its production, ex penses, and receipts, given in the preface, are suffi cient to amaze the uninitiated. We are told that during the ten years it has been in existence it hc s sold 300,000 volumes, and 4,800,000 monthly parts. These statistics show the success which has at tended one of the most useful and meritorious of the cheap family serials. Tales and sketches, poetry, notes and queries, household receipts, puzzles and pastimes, and an endless variety of miscellaneous scraps, combine to form a volume . suited for all members of 'a. household. " The Work Table," under the efficient superintendence t of Mrs. Warren, offers another attraction to the busy fingers of fair embroiderers ; and " The Editor's Correspondence" contains many useful pieces of information.—The Family EconomiA is a volume of the same character, though with more of the instructive and praCtical, and less of the lighter portion. It has its share of entertainment too, however, and those who wish to make an acceptable Christmas gift of a useful and varied character to their young friends, cannot do better than select one of these pleasant volumes. The Poetical Works of Armstrong, Dyer, and Green. With Memoirs by the Rev. G. Gil fillan. James Nichol, Edinburgh. This is another of Mr. Nichol's handsome and valuable series of the British poets. We have before had occasion to commend the style and type of the volumes, which are in every way suited for a library edition. Lately the poets have been of a very inferior order, but we are to expect Spenser and his " Faery Queen" with the ensuing year, and need not therefore complain. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Six o' Clock. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s Gd to 4s 6d , mutton, 2s 8d to 4s 4d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; and pork, 3s Od to 4s 2d per 81b. A fair demand. BOROUGH HOP. There is an improved feeling in the demand for most kinds of hops, at very full prices. THIS DAI'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Dec. B.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ; moderate breeze, and foggy. FALMOUTH, Dec. B,—Arrived—Ocean Traveller, from Callao. SWANSEA, Dec. 7.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Star of the West, for Caldeira; Henry Ranking, for Caldeira; Ber dunkha, for Havannah. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 3.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Norma, from Honduras. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 7.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed— Alhambra (steamer), for Gibraltar. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind S, Arrived—Mary Oxley, from Quebec ; Frar kfo t, screw steamer, from Naples; Compeer, from Ibrail ; M trco Polo, from Melbourne. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Wind E. ; tide, low water; weather, hazy. Arrived—Gibraltar, steamer, from Cadiz. Sailed—Sir E. Banks, steamer, for Calais; John Bull, steamer, for Hamburg; Holland, steamer, for Ostend. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Wind N.N.E., light. Passed, in tow—Sebastopol, from Callao, for London. THE ROYAL P.ROCLANATION. For once, perhaps, expectation, so often disap pointed, will be satisfied, and the Royal Proclama tion, now announced from India, will be welcomed with applause on all sides. For our own part, we sincerely trust that no petty cavillers will aim at detracting from the merit of a document which deserves the highest praise possible, namely, that it is worthy an occasion, the importance of which could not be surpassed. Its tone is grave and dig nified, and yet merciful and considerate ; and to the natives of India it guarantees all that they could desire or expect. To this solemn declaration the princes of India may appeal for the scrupulous maintenance of every treaty and engagement made with them. All aim at territorial aggrandisement is for ever disclaimed, and chiefs who have been trembling for their passessions may now be at rest. Her Majesty holds herself bound to the people of India by the same obligation which binds her to her other subjects. Convinced herself of the truth of Christianity, she disclaims all right and desire to impose her convictions on any of her subjects ; and all interference with their religious belief or worship is forbidden on pain of her Majesty's highest displeasure. The ancient rights, usages, and customs of India are to be respected. Finally, a general amnesty is extended to all but those whose hands are red with the blood of unoffeuding victims. _ _ In view of sentiments so announced, what we have written on the subject of our dealings with the native states may appear uncalled for. It must be remembered, however, that the purport of the Proclamation has been kept a profound secret, and though it grants all that we have contended for, it has yet to be acted upon. Where so many facts of a contrary nature are on record, it cannot be ex pected that the most gracious words, even from the most august quarters, will at once disarm sus picion, and soothe the rankling of past grievances. We have still to see the abandonment of ceded districts, the abolition of Contingents, Inam Com missions, and public sales of Zemindaris. When these things are done the Royal Proclamation will have been carried out, and the flame of loyalty will burn as brightly in India as in England.—.ll-o;ne ward Mail. NEW BOAT LOCOMOTIoN.—The Greenock, Tele graph notices a novel mode of propelling a boat, which is the invention of a Mr. Buc hanan. It is called a mullingmachine , m achine, and is wrought by t wo levers ; but instead of the paddle being placed in the stern, it is placed in the middle of the keel. A great speed is obtained, and the paddle is completely hid from sight. MSTATTON-MASTER ABSCONDED.—lnformation has been issued by the police that Wm. Paterson, station-master at Gore-bridge, on the North British Railway, absconded from Edinburgh on Thursday with £4OO or £509. Pater son is described as about 40 years of ago, five feet eight inches in height, and stout, with square shoulders, dark hair and whiskers, mixed with grey, sallow face, Scotch accent, mild voice, and has an agitated apparance when speaking. He was dressed in dark clothes.—Sectsman, PREFERENCE SHARES• Share! Railways. Paid. 25 Blythe and Tyne It per c. pref. (issued at £5O) Stk Bria. & Exet4p.et.Stock 20 Do. do. do. 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Done. 99 100 103 105 17 19 142 143 4 4i 110 112 67 11 6 7 5 412211 92 95 98 100 i iF 57 59 141 143 0 1 011 92 92 8 9 Paid I Closing I Rosiness Price. Docks. 100 -- 100 100 100 -- 100 100 100 101 103 18 id i p BRITISII MINES. Paid. I Closing I Business P r i c e. Done. Alfred•Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 8 3 9 20 pritish Iron Condurrow (Camborne) 2O t 67, 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 450 46 --East Bassett (Illogan). 30 157 16 2 169 Great South Tolgus.. . 17s 135 1 G.WhealAlfd.(Phillaci) 11.14.11 115 G. Wheal Vor (Ilelston) 8f , Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) 85 7. 80- 8 'North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 3 45 - - N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 7 85 -- Par Consols (St. L'laxy) 15 16; 174 Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s ft SoutliCaradon (St.Cleer) 25 405 41 Sorth C. Brea( Illogan). 2 25 3 S. Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 249 250 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 45 1 10 Tin Croft 9 35 35 UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 6d West Bas set (Illogan) l5 22 234 W. Car don (Liskeard) 2O 120 130 Wheal Basset (Mogan). 54 210 220 'Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 140 160 Wheal Edward (Cals.) ll 25 3 Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 8 9 Wh'l Mary Ann (Menhe) 8 465 475 Wh'l Trelawney (Lisk.) 45 27 29 FOREIGN MINES • 20 Australian 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim los Id ip 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p ) 27 15: 24 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim l5 10 11 5 Do. Land and MinmgCo all 15 2 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co of Jamaica d 40 Cobra Copiapo l6 10 12 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming• Co all 5 2 Fortuna 20 General all 20 21 3 Linares all 8 8f 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita all 1 1 New Granada all I 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 4 p 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 41 51 5 Port Philip 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 1 1 28.2.81 United Mexican all 25 3 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Paid. Closing Business Sh are Securitie s . Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6 p.c..Ta..t July 100 116 117 il6 17 Do. 6 p.e.Fb.BrAug. 100 113 115 va s Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 115 N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 114 115 - Do. 6 p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 1015 1025 1025 NovaScotiaGov. 6 B.C. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 113 114 114 S.Aus.Gt.6po.Jan&July 100 113 115 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Janlauly 100 112 114 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Closing Bustne ss Price. Done. 100 At.Tra&UnitedServiceßk 50 40 Australasia all 92 25 Bank of Egypt all 27 271 100 Bank of London 5O 49 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all -- 50 British North American all 60 1 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c 10 23 2 d 100 City 5O 62 6 4 100 Colonial 25 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of London. 20 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch. all 175 17; 171 1 20 Gen. 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C.. 100 Canada 32% 108 112 10 Chart.islands Tel.(Lim ) all 91 101 Stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg all 25 Do. Preference 73 per ct all 24 26 5 Crystal Palace. 5 Do. Preference all 43 51 20 Eastern Steam all 2 9,4 Steck Electric Telegraph lOO 113 15 5 Eng. & Auct. Cop.St.Co all 1 1 % 1; 10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel los. —.— 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim ) all 11 21 15 20 GLlron ScrewCol.(Lin. ll a ll ___ 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 20 London Discount 5 11 3 d 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co. all 15 lt 13 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. a ll _ 100 l 5O Ol NN Dodo D : o 13 8 ;r. P Nethe r land s teN' s i to ' r re , a s i r Land : i : B l o t :t u t al j a n n i d . ) 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 8 81. 25 National Disnount Co 5 3 1d ' 6 _ .:tt ldis. all 1% W all 15 1 . 18 Z 1 1 1 2 1a Ir. 4 Ef 20 North of Europe Steam all 1 1 Oriental Gas 1 Do, New Shares lss. 5 cis par 5 Peel River Land & Min. all 2; 3 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam. all 85 87 10 13 15 50 Do. New 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr. 5 5 i f 51 50 Rhymney Iron all 75 7 15 Do. New . , 100 Royal Mail . Steam 25 1 1 ss S c o loi üb t tm . h A aA u r i s tni t se r t l r n ra . e I l I n ca Y n g .. ( Ls L ca i r c pci ): aa a l l l all 11 1% 1 401111 1 Do. do Registered ..... all 1 20 ' Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can. 5 • Van Diemen's Land .. 283 10 12 THE NAVY. The Fire Queen steam yacht, Mr. W. F. Paul, Master, R.N., commanding, embarked Admir a l Si r George, Lady, and the Misses Seymour, Rear- Admiral the Hon. G. Grey, Major-General the Hon. Sir J. Yorke Scarlett, Captain Seymour, of the Victory, and Captain Harris, of the Illustrious, yesterday, in Portsmouth harbour, and conveyed them to Osborne to visit her Majesty. The steamship Himalaya, 6, Commander John Seccombe, was taken into the steam basin yesterday at Portsmouth to receive a few repairs below. The Pigmy steam tender arrived at Portsmouth yesterday from the eastward with supernumeraries ; having discharged them and taken in coals she has since left for the westward. The screw steamship iiietor Emmanuel, 90, Capt. Wilcox, from Ireland, arrived on Monday in Ply mouth Sound. After discharging her powder and shell she will go to the Devonport dockyard to have her defects repaired. It is probable that the Diadem will be placed on a foreign station. After being - completely refitted at Devonport, the Prussian frigate Gefion was towed from Hamoaze, and left Plymouth Sound on Monday for the West Indies. The transport Bombay is to be supplied with masts and yards at the Devonport dockyard. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty : THE .ABITIE The invalid troops from the regiments serving in the Mediterranean who were brought home in the Himalaya screw steamer arrived at Fort Pitt, Chatham, on Monday evening. They comprised 88 non-commissioned officers and men of the 2d bat. 2d Royals, Ist bat. 21st North British Fusiliers, and 4th bat. Rifle Brigade, from Malta; 2d bat. 3d Buffs, and Ist bat. 14th Regt., from Corfu ; and 28th Regt., from Gibraltar, with 7 women and 4 children. The Himalaya left Corfu on the 15th ult., Malta the 20th, and Gibraltar the 26th. Dur ing the passage home two deaths and one birth occurred on board. The invalid troops were under the command of Lieut. A. Harness, Royal Artil lery, and in medical charge of Dr. J. T. U. Brem ner, of :the Himalaya. The officers who came home as passengers in the Himalaya were Captain Rider, Mr. James Morris, mate, R.N. ; Mr. N. Bourne, naval instructor ; Mr. Kidd, chief engi neer • and Mr. Paul, b oa t swa i n . The reinforcements for the Ist Dragoon Guards, 12th Royal Lancers, 69th Regiment, and the 74th Highlanders, under orders to embark yesterday morning at Giravesiond on board the Tartar, Com mander F. Jean, for M a d ras , are no t to embank on board that vessel until further instructions. This counter-order kits been issued from the War De partment in consequpace of the unfavourable report which has been made to the authorities respecting that vessel. On General Eyre, the Commandant at Chatham garrison, proceeding to Gravesend to inspect the Tartar, it was found that the great quantity of goods taken on board for conveyance to Madras had rendered it unsafe to send troops to India in the overloaded state of the ship, the Tartar being a compratively small vessel of 571 tons. It was mainly- owing to the overloading of the Bom bay troops - hip that such a series of disasters befell that vessel, and the military authorities have since come to the determination not to permit any vessel to proceed with troops should the ship taken up be in any respect overladen. The 2d battalion of the 19th Foot will proceed from Exeter to Winchester this day, and occupy quarters. EALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (From the Registrar-General's Report.) The Loudon returns still show an excessively high mortality as the effect of the recent severity of the weather. The weekly deaths rose in the latter part of Nov. from 1,487 to 1,802 ;. in the week end ing last Saturday they were 1,738. In the first of these three consecutive weeks the mean tempera ture was 35.5 deg. ; in the last it was 46.3 deg. A rate of mortality as high as that which has pre vailed during the last fortnight would deprive the population of its natural increase ; for, in the two weeks taken to(retherthe deaths, which are usually much below the births, slightly exceeded them. In the 10 years 1848-5 7 the average number of deaths was 1,175, but as the deaths now returned occurred in an increased population, they should be compared with the average after the latter is raised in proportion to the increase—a correction which will make it 1,293. The comparison shows that tho deaths of last week exceeded by 445 the number that would have occurred according to the average rate of mortality. The mortality of measles and scarlatina has been reduced, the deaths from the former having fallen from 51 to 39, those from the latter from 163 to 128. Whooping-cough, on the other bind, shows an increase from 46 to 69. Smallpox exhibits a dis position to increase ; it was fatal last week in 13 cases. It is stated that in a house, 29, Great Or mond-yard (in St. Ge orge -th e -M artyr, H olborn) three deaths from smallpox have occurred, and two children are now ill from the same disease. In the last three weeks the deaths fromphthisis have been 166, 190, and 176 ; those from bronchitis, 211, 310, and 298 ; those from pneumonia, 166, 169, and 171 and from asthma, 20, 28, and 30. The deaths of three persons are recorded as hav ing been caused by want of the necessaries of life, and those of an. equal number by the intemperate use of spirits. Seven persons died who had reached the age of 90 years, or had passed that limit, of whom the most advanced was a man aged 99 years. Last week the births of 898 boys and 865 girls (in all 1,763 children) were registered in London. Ii the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1848- 57 the average number was 1,570. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.476 in. The barometrical readings varied from 28 . 87 ir. to 30.03 in. Tho mean temperature of the week was 46.3 deg.. which is 4.7 deg. above the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher.) The mean daily temperature was above the average throughout the week, On Sunday and Monday the thermometer attained its highest point in the shade—viz., 53.8 deg. ; it fell to its lowest point-33 . 5 deg. —on Friday. The extreme range was therefore 20.3 deg. ; the mean d a ily range was 9.7 deg. ; the range on Saturday was only 5.8 deg. The difference baween the mea n d ew - po i nt tempe- . rature and air temperature was 2.8 deg. The mean degree of humidity o f t h e a i r was 90. The • d rain blew on every d ay f rom the S.W. More or less wind F • fell on every day except Friday, and the total amount was 0.39 in. A JAPANESE JUGGLER,—Here are some of the feats :—No. 1. He took an ordinary boy's top, spun it in the air, cau g ht it on hi s h and, and then placed it (still spinning) upon the edge of a sword, near the hilt. Then he dropped tha sword point a little, and the top moved slowly towards it. Arrived at the very end, the kilt was lowered in turn, and the top brought back. As usual, the sword was dangerously sharp. No. 2 w a s a l so p er f orme d w ith the top. He spun it in the air, and then threw the end of the string back towards it with such accuracy that it was caught up and wound itself all ready for a second cast. By the time it had done this it had reached his hand, and was ready for another spin. No. 3 was still performed with the top. There was an upright pole, upon the top of which was perched a little house, with a very large front door. The top was spun, made to c7i..tith the pole, knock open the said front door, and disap pear. As well as I remember, the hand end of the string, was fastened near the door, so that this was almost a repe tition of the self-winding feat. But feat No. 4 was some thing even mars astonishing than all this. He took two paper butterflies, armed himself with the usual paper fan, threw th e m i :Ito the air, and, fanning gently, kept them flying about him as if they had been alive. "He can make them alight whenever you wish! Try him," re marked the liami (Prince) through the interpreter. Mr. H - requested that one might alight upon etch ear of the juggler. No sooner expressed than complied with. . . Gentle undulations of the f an wave d th em s'owly to the required points, and there left them comfortably seated. Now; whether this command over pieces of paper was ob tained simply by currents of.air or by the power of a con cealed magnet Mr. II could not tell or ascertain. One thing,. however, was certain—the power was there.—Phila ', (1:1ph 2a , Ledger. x 1 ;' 0 11,J5 : 2i 90 0 142 LOCI 33 : ~! ~ }^~'