The Sun. — London, England, 1859-12-14 00:00:00

31 0 NEY MARK _E 7' AND elfer NE 11'6`'. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Although the price of gold is higher both at Faris and Hamburg than in this country, and ex tensive shipments are consequently made to the Continent, the bullion movements at the Bank of E ngland are still very limited, as the Australian IniPplies are almost sufficient to satisfy the export d emand. Th e weekly return of the Bank, therefore, still shows a large accumulation of gold, which tends to keep the Money-market to an easy position, and unless encouragement should be given to foreign loans, which would have t he effect of drawine , away considerable quantities of specie, it is probable that the metallic reserve Will continue at a high point. The Foreign Exchanges exhibited a slight de cline in the rates on Vienna and Trieste yesterday aftern oon. C anal Co The tran s f er b ooks of the Madras Irrigation and mpany will be closed from the 20th inst. to t he. 11th p rox.; and of the East London Waterworks fro m the 20th inst. to the 10th January next. In the Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, a fair a am o unt of b us i ness was transacted, and some eseriptions were -441. per lb. dearer. The sales closed Quietly; prices, however, exhibited an im- Provetnent. Iv At the meeting of the Bombay, Baroda, &c., Rail hay Company t o -d ay, a favourable report was read, I .., 4l Which it appeared that about 123 miles of the —i th illv aY Would be opened in Juno next, and that the.catnpany had received a u th or ity t o con ti nue _ qt. line into B om b ay. The report was adopted, 4 : dares olution was passed f o r converting th e s h are s to_ stock of th e company. F urther i n di cat i ons of heaviness have been ap- It'harent to - day in the M ar k e t f or E ng li s h S ecur iti es , Ik e fu nds havin g d ec li ne d a b out 1 per cent. Th e es P e ct of new l oans seems to b e creat i ng an un favourable influence. Consols are 95 for the liID• P d r°44ll o. The transa c ti ons h ave b een ver y e . The N ew Th rees an d t h e R e d uce d h ave a % c e e ded to 95 i a ; India Loan Debentures (1859 44d firin, at 0 71 y ; ) the Bonds at ss. to 6s. prem., Ne Ezellequer Bills at 28s. to 325.. prem. India , r w Stock for account is 1031 ex dividend. tali a applications for money in the general dis c Market continue very numerous, and a large of amount of business is also transacted at the Bank ~eland,eont as the assistance required by the mer to tii "Innaunity is still rather extensive, owing dea r , e arrangements connected with the close of the Itto Other causes also stimulate the inquiry, to !Rat which may be mentioned the subscriptions aol'wely joint-stock undertakings, which the public s k i teem more inclined to encourage than for In a e ti nle past, but 21 per cent. is still the mini- II quotations both at the Bank of England and "iit,olnbard-street. in ac tieirl eas in the Foreign Stock Market continues C oot : v i e, and prices are steady. Turkish 6 per kiex c ,: lll3 77 to 771 : ditto New, 651 to 663 ; remain is firm a t 22 " ; Russian 41 per Cents. 21: 1 a t 10 1, and S pan i s h P ass i ve at 101 ; Dutch 4rr Cents, are flat at 65, and the 4 per Cents. at ' h a nd Bra z ili an 5 per Cents, at 1021. are l e t lpe ean Marine Insurance Company's shares pralli premium,. and the Universal ditto, Z Th e d Peen©sling s in the Railway Share Market have etee oa l P:" limited, but prices have shown in raluess in several instances. Eastern ee ont; : La ncashire and Yorkshire, North Eastern kidi' le4 ) , and S ou th E astern h ave i mprove d s s . ; Thand declined ss. ; and North Western, 10s. hard o e l Y ° reign lin es are a s h a d e fl a tt er . Lora taco, 68 1 eneti an have declined ss. ; and Pernam the ; 13 allia and San Francisco are 41 41. h ave• 0 Col on i al Market, Grand Trunk of Canada t ali Improved to 42 and 421, Great Western of spit to declined to 131, and Great Indian Penin , En 101. 4 ferm e n t Stock Bank Shares are inactive at about 1 0 1 l:inee. London Joint Stock h ave i mprove d it " ; 41 ha‘,42j Veoll of London declin e d s s . tr om , Miscell aneous M ar k et, Electric Tele declined £1 and Peel River Land, 10s: 14,,, I ljet•Lits V.TAID S THI S. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 951 3 per r ,4 '• Reduced Annuities t!,,.. .3 Per' Consols Annuities oitt,",,,Per Cent. Annuities 4Jobentures, 1858 bit, bitto 1859 ............... !`•liti k ,' 13°44, £l,OOO ...... . 'o,iiltluler £l,OOO ........ .... likia"ltfor Account (Jan. 10) . 951 1)40°4 for Aeounnt E t „ 0, 18 9, 5 per Cent bitt444RLler,,k4iils, Z l , O OO, lid e ltz ° —.au, iti h gull op OREIGN...FI.TND.A.T ONE O'CLOCK. Oliliii nt x; a ll 5 per Cent. It , 44 3 __„....ent. ~....„ , it t4 u itta l ic t' o r a t ut . 14birV822, 4 Si: . per Cent... . 1 1,1 44:1 4 ,1 Per cent .. ..... .1, Ditto 'ls' per Cent. .. au t i ti 1. , passive b 44 6 Per Con . t . ' *** " '''''' ' „liPr Loan pl i t oi ~.,.'ividonds on . . i l ; 4 : . abOVe . PayaLl e in Loudom. Dittrjellarige 12 Guil. 9 % per Cent.. • 65 L•crtificat'es, 4 per Cent. Co nsols, Two O'CLOCK. Nloncy ........ Ditto Account (Jan 10) 953 1x d h i A r s A _ _ .o;A Natib ne xt the Corn rie,f,_nnouneed thit the French INlin t i h s e ter st o o f f , stl ila : ire and Commerce has decided that fioni t are eal by the 11 iint, d. Y the hectolitre, shall also give th averages, which at prese l l ee , 144 , 41, ciloart4 oliaeorkeeotascienqueeanjledoetptahi i t s m determination e p u. t p h ,p a lcioe p rnd riia ia c t i sh - , al etcl rateent both for weighing and measurinr,e _ d d a por fel;,to corn the double information demanded, , 1141 Z must be weighed as 14 kbol,',. Op GOLn.----The quotatwieelin as s f measured.gold atP 2 a s r .i % tr ,i d, and the short exchange on London is e _ mr_ til. N-I.B..rling. til,milltaktrieaerse t o li f O : g3 c o o l i n d ; 7 p ies a . r a ili a6 .l . tdo t u. h t e p s 2e e_ ri r oe a tu t h e lsi s e m e l f th t s h ten E de , i ,. o exchange on t4c1(111 Tom is 423 per mark, and the short - e e of ' 4a h in London. By advices from p H er a oe i re n n b t u'r d g ea t r h e e r price is therefore about sett t i l . th 8 ~,tlt,lil3t 3 r p er sterling. Standard 2g.ollodthaet per qeine • 111.40,t la Hamburg than in London. the ' ;14118 POlt VOLUNTEER CORPS.-1n c f on a se - - vic,e4°,batraerous a pplications to the War Office or d rse,,,.the proper uniform for volunteer corps, &c., in. s Itßolittn",!rtnation, a oramittee has been appointed and 1 on -4i (l et tjc "" "Bellibled e at the War Office, Pall-mall, to u m s gaestion. of rifle volunteer uniforms, teht ,_afereta..- iy of State for War upon the colour and p riate tor tl_eh shall be r , m nded as the most approp have and to to re e p e or t. t 4 4 e""* adoption. beyitohotner ifle volunteer corps who a emoYet electd. their unifogremns. When decided . uy e on , _ oiteal/aNra of the clothio• so recommended wtitmaal, kr itetsieWl,,,th the Volunteer Blanch, "War Office, Pall ..3 ilt7._; gaidance in this matter. —War Offi ce, Dec. 13. %`IIsI.I4"I.IiRAT EASTERN. —Southampton, Dec. .i . dater v„atstY took a short cruise up the Southampton Tedat - -,erday'afterneen in the Fairy yacht, which, after illthl:igt,roand the Great Eastern, returned to Oshoine ill 4 'loYal party di b ' lced and drove to the Palace. si„, i % °AI viait as Strictly private, the yacht not eve2:l Cho Royal standard hoisted. ' It has been decitdeedr, qieti, .cculcurreace of Lord Palmerston and the o h .O liott,Nland personaes who had accepted invitations,rot o.RXle till after the' ChriStina.s holidays the banquet p t _ 0 git,', 4 , _L° he given by the Chamber of Commerce to h IlitiZza of the Great Ship•company. e co w„. 'rALNIA WoN lIIS WIFE. —One night, at 4,1 14 4 lii '4 Prancais lladana‘ e Petit Vanhove was ~,of Collet d'Rerbois in which the heroine is run "1"1, when th •l t who performed the 4tOP, qathß 10,ver, in e C uulsfFyi._Def; actor, lady, made a false acting I lot % I T- fell to the greoaund.wnita the heine in his arms) 6114113' l'elliing her sadly by his weigh t but driving the tik 4e gth of , bMA ett a ea inn Into the base ktora ea l , Who was carried faintino• from tho .stagee. itts kis , sargeons, and fri nds clusteredbround her in th Itotbi re° al; th e • • e ' t bl eed „ ,in was extracted, but the wound would Pti titt 4 t -, 4 ; ,„. Zho,,eavvvoluja .m,u , s . t be. sucked , 1" c a ried of o e n s e ca o p f i t n h g e 4,(3_4 inter Of __ c , a voice ~, it , is the ot , i , 44:114 tile . siteuts!,,r tliirt. 'hTalma, only way c y ontinued, ad r the door in a il;tetkattlll4lner, tato au2doty, 0" rafalincyovyeenunwgilnlebae able ottaoh a 44 it Fender us this service. But be quick we hay. 1414 k otoe iit T the et! 3 , means of saving her and . ag. Le to rendc o lose , Talraa, pale and agitated has eh w about h o u t t 'a et „_ r the service demanded. H e. saved . 768 , N I iu' o roan he loved • and thus acquired, in her ti, holalhaprescriptible right' to the heart and hand for 4,4 k ton® v `i_ Rued in vain so long. The pe ,t.tolittiort o_(nushed.at last, she sou lit and obtained th 1101,4,1,14(39 1802e,tcsaarri.age with M. Petit ; and on . th e e_ I ,e 6 n th . littiteNrore iut,,f, .1190. is Jo.seph I. alma and CarolienffecNtien, it, bt ari, ot :', l ,?a,_ after eight years of hopeless li ti,i - il - :::‘,.. P . :;.-::::: h ari o nclwvoiTn i t of Paris, 011.10k......,,,%:0AC11P.S TO TILE NEW WESI MINSTEII_. number of workmen were Fmpl(!yed t ' Lt 4 •° LenVOrary approach to the new bridge from It11:;'"' tittret.,,etilti.side. . The carria ' p,•e road is carried by a slight \,74i(1,,i 14„ - :„ lui Main thoroughfare round the angle of the lats,,ic:;:tevri_i,rn, and aeros s i he recess in which the Bridge 140 Ttt .l her 0; ,Ifllees, formerly stood, and thence . on tote tld(*ltig n ude tt bridge. The most active orationsprept_e Iv dießox. tor commencing the approach from t h r e die occupiers of Oliver's Rotel and et h v e e tl;,)isci'iiits 4 : 4 : ll,t i llei l''''eflo-uni:tpulrineagieraenoodisharhnnai,tvte votated theticierespc i furniture es w issued by Board of ill be sold by aucton eO 4 ' ln d the materials in a few days, when the sites t10w,,N9-eheeeeef tlear'ml, cud the approach completed. In t( )ft(1 - : i l h New t-le.nuuthor Of buildings that are to be pnl,l,eed kaeiZtabetli, ni,ll(lBge-street W astminster, and Brut, ,R , I not expected that the permanent ap -3 e4ll s'u uxtialie4 before next April. 1 1 vi, ' hal ugh! 0 j r 43 Ct an ts. I i ° ' r t k e • N 1 WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 14, 1859. Paid.l Closinglusiness dono all 1100 all all all all 1160 100 1. 3 0. '2s. 6d, 71 all Paid. 82 84 98} 51ci 5 6 Ilpar i p lt ltd / id if id 103 104 par Id par id 100 101 20 21 381 30; 92i 03; 70 72 82 84 73 75 70 72 100; 100; d ; Id 13; 131 7 ci 98 102 98 102 98 102 92 95 90 94 99 101 92 98 1 f d - -al - --d 191 20 id par id 5d par) SECUR: Closing - Prices. 116 117 118 115 113 115 1111 1124 1014 102 1014 102 101 i 102 11 112 12 114 84} 5 41 2i 2 95 74j 4 5 101 4j f 14 15 180 210 33 35 1i 5 I 571 :ii& I TIES. Business Dane. 35 37 19 21 14 15 [O5 ICB 8 9 231 24 1 t 1 5 6 100 102 105 1•7 f PI 1 I I I 1 I d 1 1 I i 45 55 1 f P* let 17k 110# # 105 i THE EAST INDIA COMPANY'S HALF YEARLY lIIEETIXG-(THIS DAY). The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was held this day at the East India House, Leadenhall street. The chair was occupied by Colonel Sykes. The minute of the last Court having been read, The CHAIRMAN announced that the dividends would be paid on the 6th of January, 1860. Mr. JONES then rose to bring forward the motion of which he had given notice, relative to the Go vernment of India. The lion. proprietor said that Parliament knew nothing of India, and was about to enter fully into the subject when An HON. PROPRIETOR moved that the Court be counted. This was accordingly done, and there not being sufficient proprietors present to legally constitute a Court, the proceedings terminated, after a sitting of twelYe minutes. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(T1118 DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) JHDOMENT-JOHNSTON V. THE EARL OP RARROWAY. The Lord Chancellor said—Although in this special case the question is put whether the legacy of £l,OOO given in the second codicil is cumulative or substitutional to the legacy of £5OO given in the first codicil, it seems now to be very properly agreed that it is cumulative, which is clearly the meaning according to the intention of the testator and according to all the authorities referred to. His lordship was of opinion that these two legacies of £l,OOO and £5OO were cumulative and payable out of the same fund. His lordship reversed the decree of the Vice• Chancellor (Sir William Page Wood), and ordered the legacy duty on both legacies and costs to be paid out of the trust funds. ROLLS COURT. GRAY V. FALCONER-JUDGMENT. His Honour the Master of the Rolls said—On reading over the evidence in this case I have coma to the same con clusion which the evidence produced on me when it was read at the hearing. lam of opinion that the plaintiff's case has failed, and that these are perfectly good deeds. They were not executed with a view to delay the creditors, because, after the execution of the (load., he had auffleiont funds to pay his creditors. He was perfoctly solvent at the date of the execution of these deeds in 1848 and 1851. His Honour dismissed the plaintiff's bill with costs. BRITISII COLUMBIA. A numerously attended meeting of the Royal Geographical Society was held on Monday evening at Burlington House, Sir Roderick L. Murchison, vice-president, in the chair. The MS. trigonome trical survey of Kashmir, by Captain T. G. Mont gomerie, F.R.G.S., under the direction of Lieute nant-Colonel A. Scott Waugh, F.R.G.S., Surveyor- General of India ; sketches illustrative of Hima layan scenery, by Captain Austen and Mr. Purdon; numerous sketches made in British Columbia, in cluding St. Juan Island, by Mr. Bedwell, R.N. • a map of the Fra ser Ri ver , b y C ap t a i n G . H. Richards, R.N., F.R.G.S., her Majesty's ship Plumper; a plan of Tieu-tsin-ho, showing the Chinese defences, by Major Fisher. R.E.; and a model of the largest nugget hitherto found, from Ballarat, by Professor Tennant, F.R.G.S; were exhibited. The papers read were-1. "On the Trigonometrical Survey. and Physical Configuration of Valley of Kash mir," by Mr. William Purdon, F.R.G.S., Executive Engineer, Punjab; communicated by Sir Charles Wood, India Office. Previous to commencing the above paper, the chairman read a letter from Lord Canning, expressing his approbation of the map of Kashmir, and alluding to th e difficulties against which the surveying officers had had to contend. The paper gave rise to a discussion, in which Col. Everest, the former Surveyor 7 General of India, Captain Austen, and others took part. 2. British Columbia—" Journeys in the District, bordering on the Fraser, Thompson, and Harrison Rivers,", by Lieutenants Mayne, R.N., and Palmer, R.E., and Chief Justice M. Begbie ; communicated by the Duke of Newcastle, Colonial Office. Lieutenant Mayne's report contained much interesting topo graphical information. It described the character of the soil, the vegetation and productions of the districts traversed, and pointed out the course of the rivers and the general geographical features of the country. Lieutenant Palmer noticed the exist ence of gold in the Upper Fraser River, but ob served that the great drawback was the scarcity and enormous price of provisions. Chief Justice Begbie observed that two Indian chiefs paid him a visit while at Cayoosh, and complained of the conduct of citizens of the United States ; while, on the other hand, there were many cases of cattle-stealing alleged by the whites against the Indians ; this was said to be caused by want of food ; the Indians, many hundreds of whom had died of absolute star ' vation during the winter. stating that tho salmon had failed them now for three years altogether. They were said to be very - lazy and improvident, but the Chief Justice had found them almost everywhere willing to labour hard for hire, and bargaining acutely for wages. The amount of wages for carry ing burdens was Bs. per day. His impression of the Indian population was that they had far more na tural intelligence and honesty than the lowest classes of any European country. The chief points which struck him were, first, the ready submission of a foreign population to the declaration of the will of the Executive ; secondly, the great preponderance of the Californian element of the population and the paucity of British subjects ; thirdly, the great riches both auriferous and agricultural, of the country ; fourthly, the want of some fixity of tenure for agri cultural purposes ; and, fifthly, the absence of all means of communication except by foaming tor rents in canoes, or over goat-tracks on foot, which render all productions of the country except such as, like gold, could be carried with great care in small weight and compass, practically valueless. The chairman, in proposing the thanks of the society to his Grace the Duke of Newcastle for sending the papers, as well as to the authors, said that he was much struck with the fact that vessels of large ton nage could navigate the rivers, thus affording ac cess to the auriferous regions. The plan of the Island of St. Juan, about which the Governments of the two countries were in dispute, was before them. It was obvious that it would be of the highest importance to have the distinct line of the Fraser River for the transit of their auriferous products. He had specimens of the nuggets found in the Fraser River ; they were all of small size, but it might turn out that some would yet be found as large as in any of the Australian gold regions. Dr. Hodgkin had been struck by the observa tions made respecting the Indians. It had been noticed that they were improvident, but he believed that if proper care was taken of them they would prove of great service to the European population. Sir E. Belcher said that what gave him most con cern was the boundary line. In 1838 he had sailed up the Columbia River below the 46th parallel, and I had not found one American located there, but on arriving at Fort Vancouver there were some Arne• rican missionaries who had been provided by the 1 Hudson Bay Company with seed, sheep, and every facility for settling ; and when a certain number had arrived, they called on the United States Go- • vernment to establish American rights there, and that was the way England had been ousted from the Columbia river. An insurrection soon after broke out in California, and the American governor told him that if the British Government gave up to the United States the southern boundary of the Oolutubiu, she would allow England to take Cali fornia for the Mexican debt. He had seen the Mexican Charge d'Affaires and told him that he had sent a despatch to England containing that proposition ; but, as he was a sailor and had tra velled out of his strict province in writing direct to the Foreign-office, no notice was taken of the com munication, and the result was that England lost California, the Columbia, and was "fleeted" up to the 49th degree. Had the British Government adopted the proposal made in 1838 there would be no occasion for the " San Juan difficulty" of the present day. After some observations from Mr. Crawfurd, denying that the influx of gold would sonsibly affect the relative value of metals and pro visions, the meeting was adjourned to the 9th of January. 11118 DAY'S MARKETS. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp & Rotterdam i Ardennes Rah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c. Wan East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac. Carmeaux Mine & Ralf 'Copiabo Ditto Extension Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Grand Rue. Guar .5 p.c Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. she Italian Junction all all all all all !Lake Constance & Dal; Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lyons anti Geneva Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur and Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref Paris,Lyons, and Medit Paris and Orleans Recife& S. Fran. (Fern.) gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) Riga and Dunaburg Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref Sambre and Meuse Do. 54 per cent. Pref Southern of France (West Flanders IDo. 51 p. c. Preference . W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria extern of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand all all all all all 42 4f - - I 13 21 2f 1 4d 5 lf d, 26 27 7} 7) 24 24p1 19 S. 21 37} 37 —I 9 10 371 Vf 56 68 Ili 1 d 01 7 8 91 21 22 5i 51 91 10 23 24 Securities. Can.Gov.6 p.c Ja. & July Do. 6 p.c.Vb.&Aug. Do. 6 p.c.Mr. At Sep. N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July Do. 6 p.c.Ap. & Oct N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1976 Do.sp.ce n.lBBB and up ovaScobiaGov.6 p.c. S:. Deb. redeemable, 1875 .Aufl.Gt.6 pc.Jan &July ict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July Do. do. April & Oet. MISCELL. Anglo-Mexican Mint Atlantic Tel. (Limited). Australian Agricultural Australian Royal Mail . Berlin Water Works British American Land Brit. & Irish Mag. Tel. A. Do. B, 7 p. c. till 1862 Do. C . 'Canada Land .. Chan. Islands Tel.(Lim.)l Cop.Min.oiEng.&Smitg I Do. Preference 74 per ct 'Crystal Palace. Do. Preference Do. 0 p. c. Perpet. Deb Electric Telegraph Do. New English & Aust. Copper Gen. Steam Navigation. Great Ship (Limited) Indian & Aust. Telegr I London District Telegr 'London Discount Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co Madras Irr. and Canal Mediter. Electric Teleg. Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) ational Disaount C 0..: Netherlands Land oBp.e.Pref.,iss.atldis .BL&NoTaSeotiaLand B. Australasian (Lim.) _ • . . ... rOriental Gas s D i o. New Shares rientl. In. Steam, A Ditto B Ditto C Peel River Land & Min Pen. & Oriental Steam rteoa New w ez Ind. Tclegr Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam cot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim ) South Australian Land übmarine Teleg. Scrip o. do Registered _.. . __ 1.n.C0.0f Upr. Can. I Van Diernen's T.and BRITIS Mines. Share' Paid. Closing PrJoe. Alfred Consols (Philack) British Iron Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) Mast Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon E. W'l Itussl (Tavistk.) Gam. Sr St.A übyn(G wen.) Great South Tolgus.... G. Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) G. Wheal Vor (Helston) G renville Herod's-Foot Hingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (uny Lelant) North Downs North Frances (Mogan) North Wheal Crofty N.Wh'l Basset (Mogan) Par Consols (St. Blazy). Providence (Uny Lelnt) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. SouthCaradon (St.Cleer) South C. Brea( Illogan). S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) Stray Park Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 'Tin Croft Vale of Towey (Carm ) West Basset (Illogan) West Seton W. Caradon (Liskeard). Wheal Basset (Mogan). Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cats.) Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) ,Wh'lMaryAnn(Menhe) I Trelawney (Usk.) li 6i 1 - 2' 290 309 435 445 1221 61 Iv ! 5/ 104 11 64 a 14 14 1 11 34 22 23 2.7.0 7.4.0 5g 17s 12.4.2 5 84 4.3.6 1.6.8. 7.9.4 11 10.6.7 18.18.9 18.18.0 1298 d 11 471 10 1.7.2 41 41 t 44 46 4f 51 54 65 94 54 106 65 9 10 45 47 250 260 2} 2} 105 175 19} 20} Business Done. 31 5 51 18 19 385 395 70 75 180 190 1074 112] 11 11 12 1 34 30 20 30 Railways. I paid. I Leasing I Closing Business FOREIGN MINES Co.'s. I Price. Done. 20 Australian 7l il 1 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim lss } d par Bedford and Bletchley all Ln & N.W I . 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at ap ) 27} -- . .. 20 Do.StJohndelltey,Lini. 15 17; 18 418; 111} Buckinghamshire.... 100 , Ln& N.WI 99 100 5 Do:Land and MininCo. all Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do. 1 49} 49} 1 Clarendon Consols Min- Do. do. 5} p. et..... . 100 Do. ,123 125 ing Co. of Jamaica ... # d Do. do. SP. ct. alI Clydesdale Junction. 100 l l Caledonin'lo3 105 40 Cobra Copper 18 47 49 Colchester, Stour'Val . . all E.U.&E C' 16 17 Co p la p o 7 8} E.Lineolnshire,g.6p.c. 100 'Gt.North..l39 14 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming,.Co all i 1 all 2 3} E Union,HarwieliSha., all E.Counts.' 41 4} 2 Fortuna Do. Woodbridge .. .. 100 20 General all 24 26 Gls.llarr.&Neils,Drct. 3 Linares all 10 11} 100 ,Caledonia d Do. New ' 100 , Do. 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita all i Gloster& Dean Forest: all , at. W es t. , Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail. all Yk.N.&Br --1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L ICs. p 20 Pont bad Silver, Lead Hull and Selby Mining and Smelt.... all 8 7 Do. i } Shares all Do. —.— 55} 5 Port Philip 1 * 1 Do. Shares all Do. I "." 1 Scottish Australn. (L.)... 108 i d par London&Greenwich . 100 S. Ea s t , 64 66 Do. Preference ;115 120 Lon.,Tilby.&Sontend. 100 ,P e t o &Co 95 07 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Lowestoft, gua. 4p. at. 100 IN or f o lk .. I - Do. 6 per cent lOO IDo. Closing I linetneso Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk all LN W&M 24 2; Share Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Price. Done. Mid. Bradford Prefer ence _ _ Stock I I:. °O 5. 6.Esn.Cdolaunndts. 95 10 } 0 p 1 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 71 73 40 Australasia all 81 83 112 11 Ne g i t v , a m; i i i r n k t t ( . o ,ll l u s ry p li . l c x . Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. I all Do. Do. do. 6 per cent....! all Do. Do. Fixed 5 per c,ent.l all Do. _ 40 Brit. Col. 13k. h LoanCo all North Western I all I Midland .14 14; 50 British North American all Proston and Wry. 1 all , l e z i. N .yk " .l 20 Chtd. Brink At nk of India. e 18 } d } p 25 Cli.Mer.of In. Lon.&Ch. all Do. 4 Shares A. all Do. Roystn,lliteli.,& Shop , 100 IGt.North. 138 140 100 ,Colonial - 1 Shmwsbry& llerefordi 100 T Brassoy 100 105 103 20.11 ,Coin. Bank of Canada all Do. Do. 1 1 •• • • par 1 p 100 Commercial of London 2O 10 20 South Staffordshire .. I 1 all M`Clean . 10; 11 20 l E ng , Scot., & Aus. Ch all 17} 17 } Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West 193 95 20 IGen. Bk. of Switzerland all wimbledon& Croydn. I all ll...&Brgtti l 7} 8} 2O Lon Char.l - Ik.ot Austral. all 23} 23} 23} DOCKS. - --50 London Joint Stock ... 10 33 1 _________ I Paid Closing Business 100 London & Westminster. 20 56 Share Docks. I Prise. Don*. 100 Nat. Prov. of England. 35 20 Do. new lO _____ I 5O National Bank 25 S tock, Commercial lOO 20 New South Wales St tick Do 4 rwreent.Pref .Min. 100 25 Orient .11k. Corporation all Stork East and West India.. 100 20 Ottoman Bank all 17} 18 Stock London lOO 100 Provincial of Ireland .. 25 Stock St. Katharine lOO 10 Do. New .... . ......... all 25 South Australia . ...... all Stock Southampton lOO StockiVicturta .. ... 1.00 104 106 25 Union of Australia all to Do .......... New 1• .%./.01111141.10! 2 60 Union of London l2 29; 30 ~, -9 81 ... in 100 Unity Mutual _, _ 4 1 1 1 i A IIP 54 56 7 81 11 13 22 24 8 7 51 53 :120 130 36 38 i 11 14 15 NINES. 2.11.11 16 CRIMINAL COUR7l—(nis Day.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Watson.) THE MURDER IN SHOREDITCH. James Moore was indicted for the wilful murder of his wife. The facts of this dreadful case have so recently appeared at length in The Sun, that we abstain from republishing them on this occasion. The evidence having been concluded the learned judge summed up, and gave the usual directions to ° the jury is tho event of their being of opinion that the prisoner was of unsound mind. Tho Prisoner—Beforo you sum up for or against me I wish to say a few words. The learned Judge—l have summed up, I have read every word of the evidence. Prisoner—Yes, I know. I dare say you are aware that I am partly an instrument—that is, if I stand in a triangle or circle, I am partly an instrument—you understand that. Men can make me an instrument—that is, if pro • vided I can stand in a circle or triangle—men can make me an instrument. The prisoner seemed disposed to continue his observations, but the jury retired to consider their verdict. After an absence of about a quarter of an hour, they re turned into court with a verdict of not guilty, on the ground of infinity. The learned Judge then ordered the prisoner to be de tained until her Majesty's pleasure should be known. Moore did not seem rightly to understand the directions of the Judge, and, after sulkily mumbling something to the warder in attendance, retired quickly from the dock. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(TRIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. WILFUL DA3IAGE AT A COFFEE. HOUSE.—Edward War ren, a young man, was charged with breaking a pane of glass, of the value of Os., under the following circum stances : Ann Todd, sister of Rachel Todd, keeper of a coffee-house in Bear-street, Leicester-square, said the defendant came in with another young man, both having been drinktng, and called for some coffee, which was served them. The defen dant then called for some egg 3 and bacon, but said he should not pay for them, and afterwards began fighting with the other young man, She requested him to leave, and as he would not she put him out, with a struggle, and as soon as he was outside ho smashed a pane of glass in tha door. The defendant (throwing up his cap and waistcoat, both of which were torn in pieces) said the complainant had damaged his property also. The complainant said all she had done was in putting him out of the place to prevent a disturbance. Ordered to pay the damage. "THE BOTTLE."—John Cushion, a miserable-looking man, the exact counterpart of the drunkard, as depicted in Cruikshank's inimitable sketches of " Tho Bottle," was charged with being drunk and annoying his landlady. The complainant said she had tolerated the defendant's conduct as long as she could, but could do so no longer. Ho had now been on the drink for three weeks, and just before that had been so for nine weeks incessantly—going in and out all day long. It was stated that the last time he was taken into custody he was compelled to be taken to the hospital on a stretcher. Fined the usual fine-ss. GARIBALDI'S MARRlAGE. — Garibaldi is still at Fine, in the neighbourhood of Como, where on the 3d he met with an accident while riding on a restive horse. Tho news at first occasioned some alarm at Milan ; but a letter from his medical attendant, published in the newspapers, removed all apprehension. Further evidence of the slight nature of the injuries is found in the fact that on the 7th the gallant general was married to the eldest daughter of M. Raimondi, an Italian patriot, who possesses one of the most beautiful of the residences on the Lake of Como. In 1848 M. Raimondi was obliged to take to flight ; his pro perty was confiscated, and his palace used by the Austrians as a barrack. Under the now y egitne, however, everything has been restored to him. Great rejoicings took place at Como on the occasion of the marriage of his daughter to Garibaldi. INTERESTING TO BRIDESMAIDS. —The following rather singular project has just been presented to the Cham ber of Nobles of the Swedish Diet. Baron Creutz proposed that from the age of 15, young girls should bo allowed to answer of their own accord, yes or no, to any suitor for their love, though strong, wa s t oo b l i nd, and t h at hand. M. Montgomery opposed the project, decl a ring that 0 2 t. 5 was ls indispensable to be abl e t o see clearly on so atth th important a question. Baron Alstroemer treat e d suc h an ob jection as madness, and proposed to the Chamber to d e cide the age age of who was in the right—Baron Creutz or the Apostle Paul. The baron replied that the words of the apostle applied to pa ternal authority, which was very severe among the:Jews and the Romans, and could not now be invoked w h en manners and customs had so changed. Byron Alstroemer said that if the Chamber were to adopt the project Mormonism would be come general. Baron Creutz replied warmly that it was ridiculous to talk of Mormonism, that this project was a serious one, and calculated to have a salutary effect on man ners and ideas. The project was referred to a committee. FRIGHTFUL SUlClDE.—Yesterday morning a frightful suicide occurred on Wand sworth-common. It appeared between four and five o'clock police-constable Chapman, of the V division, was walking upon his beat on Wandsworth-common, when his attention was drawn to the body of a respectable-looking man lying at full length upon the ground. Ho at first supposed that the man was asleep or intoxicated, but upon moving the body he was horrified at seeing a frightful gash on the left side of the throat, and a razor in the right hand. He immediately raised an alarm, and Dr. Connor was soon on the spot, and pronounced life to be quite extinct, although th e body was warm. Upon searching the clothes of the unfortunate man, the following letter was found written in pencil:— cc My poor, dear wife,—When you receive this I shall be lost to you for ever. It is far better that I should go be fore all is gone. I want to write a long letter but my hand shakos so much I cannot. May God bless you and make you happy. Pray for me, pity m e , an d try to forgive me. Good by. You poor lost husband, Charles Bowerman." The letter was addressed to Mrs. Boworman, 16, Bouverie street, B.C. 'The body of dece ase d was removed to the Wandsworth and Clapham Union Workhouse, to wait an i nques t. The son of Mr. Wright, a builder, of Battersea Rise, subsequently identified the deceased as his uncle. It also appeared that the deceased was unfortunately addicted to drinking, but had been a teetotaller for some time, and l a tterly had broken out again into his old way , It is „p. posed that ho came down to Wandsworth by a late train, and wandered about the common until he committed the dreadful act of suicide. He was about 45 years of age. THE COAL TRADE.—During the month of Novem ber the total quantity of coal and coke exported from the various coal ports of Great Britain was 436,044 tons of coal, and 12,554 tons of coke. Of this quantity N ewcastle shipped 122,336 tons of coal and 6,620 tons of coke Sun dorland, 59,222 tons of coal and 1,327 tons of co k e ; Hartle pool and West Hartlepool, 26,238 tons of coal and 1,569 tons of coke ; Hull, 19,319 tons of coal ; Liverpool, 3 8,702 torts of coal and 321 tons of coke; Cardiff, the great Walsh shipping port, 75,951 tons of coal and 939 tons 0 $ coke ; Swansea, 23,225 tons of coal and 229 tons of Coke. In Scotland, Glasgow exported 5,282 tous of coat and 70 tons of coke; Alloa 6,338, and Troon 8,263 tons of coal. The total quantity of coal and coke shipped, to various ports in the United Kingdom during the month was 719,193 tons of coal, and 6,74.5 tons of coke ; o f which New castle shipped 217,268 tons of coal, and 2,056 tons of coke; Sunderland, 174,483 tons of coal; Sea ham, 52,341 tons of coal; Hartlepool and West Hartlo pool, 125,618 tons of coal ; Cardiff, 51,480 tons of coal, and 846 tons of coke ; Newport, 42,524 tons of coal, and 160 tons of coke; Swansea, 13,955 tons of coal; Maryport, 30,306 tons of coal ; and Troon, 16,466 tons of coal. Compared with the returns for November, 1858, those for last month show a large increase both in the coal and coke exported and in the shipments made to home ports. The number of vessels engaged in the oversee coal trade during the month was 1,811, of which 683 were British, 221 French, and 108 Danish vessels, CORN EXCHANGE. Only a limited quantity of English wheat was on offer in to-day's market. Good and fine samples moved off slowly at full quotations. Other kinds were inactive, but not cheaper. Foreign wheat—the show of which was moderately ex tensive—was a slow sale ; nevertheless, holders were firm, and prices were supported. Floating cargoes maintained their previous value. Fine barley was scarce, and in request at full quotations. Grinding and distilling sorts were a dull inquiry. There was only a limited sale for malt at Monday's prices. The oat trade was firm, and fine corn was the turn dearer. Beans and peas moved off slowly; but no actual decline took place in the quotations. Flour maintained its previous valuo. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. English 1,340 3,090 1 1,350 110 Irish Foreign .. 450 , 1,290 I 3,440 Flour. 1,190 WHITECHAPEL. sks Lis. The supplies of meat are tolerably good, and the trade rules firm, as follows : Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 3d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s 4d to Os Od per 81b., by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. All now hops continue in steady request, and prices have an upward tendency. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YESTERDAY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 151- 11 151 Antwerp Brussels — 25 22/ 25 30 Hamburgh Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine — 117 1171 12 55 12 60 12 56 12 62 Vienna Trieste Peteraburgh Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Genoa 34f 40! 49k 30 25 25 40 34f 49k 50 30 35 25 45 40} 121} 1211 62 62 401 121 121 162 62 Naples Palermo Messina Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro New York Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard),....per oz. 18 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) ” 0 5 2 THE ROYAL- CRARTER.—A further amount of about £30,000 in gold has been recovered from the wreck. Tho sand and clay around that portion of the wreck where the bullion has been found is described as very rich in gold dust. GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION.—Tho Government emigrant vessel Parsee, 1,060 tons, Captain Wm. Norris, which sailed from Southampton on the 7th of June, arrived at Sydney, N.S.W., on the 14th September, with 39 mar ried couples, 121 single men, 127 single women, 42 boys be tween the ages of 1 and 12, 41 girls between the same ages, 6 male and 9 female infants, making a total of 424 souls, equal to 3671 statute adults, under the charge of Surgeon- Superintendent John Sebastian Wilkinson. Seven births and one death (an infant) occurred during the voyage. The Abyssinian, 1,072 tons, Captain Thomas, which sailed from Plymouth on the 22d June, arrived at Sydney, N.S.W., on the 20th September, with 25 married couples, 162 single men, 126 single women, 41 boys and 20 girls between the ages of 1 and 12, 5 male and 3 female infants, making a total of 407 souls, equal to 3681 statute adults, under charge of Surgeon-Superintendent Win. Arthur. Six births and two deaths (ono adult and ono child) occurred during the ♦oyage, SHARE MARKE7S.( THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share! itailways. Closing I Business 12.10 : Arnbcrg., Notting. Rost. and Eastern Junction 50 Belfast and Ballymena 13.11 :Bir., Wcl., and 6tr. Val Stooklllr., La.. and Ch. June 25 'Blackburn 2.5 'Blyth and Tyne 10 Bogt.Slefd.& Mid. Conn Stock 'Bristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian 50 Cork and Bandon 10 ; Carmarthen & Cardigan' 20 !Cork, Blkrock,&Passage , 20 ;Cornwall 10 Do. A A roves. no div.l un til6p.c.per an '; 10 i Do. B LLL hasbeen 50 Dublin andßelfast June. 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc Stock East Anglian Stock ;Eastern Counties Stock ;Eastern Union A Stock, Stock ; Do. do. B Stock 25 , Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds)l 20 +East Suffolk 10 Edinbu Do Stalk ; and Glasgow Stock 'Edin.,Per rg th, & Dundee 10 IForth & Clyde Junction Stotk'Furness Stock Glasgow & South Wes tn 10 Great North of Scotland StocklGreat Northern Stock' Do. do. A Stock Stock Do. do. B Stock Stock ,Gt. South. & Wstn.(lreld)l Stock ,Great Western „ Stock , Do.Str.Vl.llail Gua, Stk 12 llrish South Eastern.,, Stock Lancaster and Carlisle Itl !Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds Stoe!Lancashire & Yorkshire s Stock iLondon and Blackwell., Stock Lon., Brifshton &S. C,oasti 25 Loud. Chat. and Doverl Stock London & North Westn•l 12i Do. Eighths Stock ILon don & South- Westn 25 IL'derry & Coleraine, ' 25 IL'derry & Stock;Man,. Shef., & Lincoln 10 IMetropolitan Stock Midland Stock Do. Birming. & Derby. 50 Mid. Gt. Weat.(Lreland) 25 IDo. Shares 100 et 6,1 8 8 774 784 114 124 ti 63 101 103 1 92i D 3 61 7 71 Si 131 141 57 M 38 40 27 29 80 111 2 9 soi 98 99 'lO5 107 94 95 132 134 112 114 CS 68i 55 60 201 205 16 174 p 164 170 90 991 65 67 113 114 136 146 98 986 97 6 66 d 86 96 37 38 , 108 108 i 88 88 .00 I Nevicastle and Carlisle. 25 INew., Aber., Sr llerefd; 10 ;Newry & Armagh (def.) 20 iNewry, Warpt., & Rog Stock) ;Norfolk 50 !North. Counties Union Stock 'North British Stock Nor.Dev.Eail.&Dk. Stk Stock I Do.A Stk.—A rec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdl3 Stock!Do. B Stock Stock N. orth-Eastn.—Berwick 25 110. do. G.N.E.Purchase Stock, Do. Leeds Stock Do. York St ock ' North London 20 North Staffordshire 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction Stock ; Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver 10 'Peebles 20 IPortsmouth 10 IFlliymney S trick Scottish Central Stock !Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Stock; Shropshire Union 10 !Si ttingthourne & Sheer Stock South Devon Stock I South- Eas tern StocklSouth Wales Stock I South Yorks. & Riv. Dun j 20 !Staines, Wok.. & Wok 25 ',Stockton & Darlington 25 I Do. do. 1855 25 !Do. do. 1858 !Stockton & Hartlepool L stock,Taff Vale , Stuck; Do. Preference, No. 1 25 !ThamesilavenDk&ltail 50 ulster 25 Ii o. 12 10 , Do. Stock Vale of i. , eath 10 ; Victoria Station & Pim Stock Waterford & Kilkenny' 50 'Waterford & Limerick! 20 ;West Cornwall 10 ,W-end Lon. & Cry. ral ; 5 . Do. A. —A recv.no 7 p.c. Iray been pd. to 13' 5 Do. 13 20 West London 10 Do. Ist Class 20 Do. 2d Class 10§ 114 all 100 31 100 100 59 59 3i I d 61 614 i 941 044 14 1 d 48 484 784 78 106 108 4 34 d 84 114 35 3? 74 84 14 16 16j 100 100 li 100 91 100 all all all all ail all all all 117 119 274 28 82 84 47 49 34 24d 43 (5 82 824 72 74 62 64 6 8 354 364 531 541 lf p d ar 68 65 7 3 1 1 PR EII:MC*3E SHARES. 1021 92 i I 139 k CS" e 8 P 11 } 97; ; 974 87} 108} i 61 i I 94 1 i 48i 7Si 1 1 13. 82 i I Sharel — Railways. (ram/ Closing Business Price. Done. Stock 12.10 Stock Stock Stock Stock StocV 26{ 13 Stock, Stock Stoclij Stock Stock Stock Stock' Stock 'Blythe and Tyne 1C perj c. pref. (issued at £ 5O ) Bris. & Exet.4p.ct. Stock Do. do. do. Lzhares Caledon £lO, 44 per cent Do. Quar. No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 53 D. c. Cornwall, 5 per cent. Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Do. do. Class B 6 pc Do. do. Class C 7 pc E. Coun. Ex. 5 p ot. No.l Do. do No.2 Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Do. 4 p.c. gua. S. & D. Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Furness, 5 per cent .... Glas. &S West. , .r a. 5 pc. Great Northern, 5 p. ct. Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm Do. 41 p. c. do. do. Do.sp.c. Itedm.,s pc. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf (Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4i j p. ct. pref. Stock Great West. (Berks and 96 98 !102 103 all 1 100 Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. Do. Redeemable, 45 p et. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. et. Do. Irredeemable, d 0... Do. 5 p. et. Redeem. Pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Shares IGt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. 12i 124 Stock Stock 124 120 Stock Stock Stock shares Do. do. 5 p. ct. pref Do firming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 pm. stock Do.farnel.St.Cs 3slodpc Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l, Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 , Do. New gua., 6 p. Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 r Do. do. 41 per c. shares! Lond. Chat. and Doverl l Lon.& N. W.Cov.&Nun-1 eaton, 5 p. et. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, Stock 10 Stock] Stock; Stock) Stocks Stock , Stocl; Stock, Stock Stock Stock late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, a shs 1 Londondy.& Ennis a eh I Stan.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. ct Do. .E 6 Do. :liner cent. Do. redeem. 6 per cent. Niaryport & Car., 4 p.c. Do. 4 per cent... Do. 111 d. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct i)o. 41 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Lebo. & Newport,Aber,&c.pret.sl' p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c• n m I Do. I'erpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.shares Do. 5 p. a. Ext. Steck,lB46 I Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 INorth British, 5 per cent Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.Tt alt.& D ok.Co. N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Conseil. I'ref. 4 p. c. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, d p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 Po. York, U.& S. Purch. North Staffordshire Ox.Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. lst g, Do. Redeem., 2d Grua., Do. Trredeem., 2.1 gua. Rhymney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new pt Scottish North-Eastern 31 per c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pe.' Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock.; South Devon, Ann. 108.1 Do. Fixed 41 percent.] South Eastern (Reading' Ann., 1.0 6) 100 100 100 100 all Stock Stock Stock 6 100 102 112 115 105 108 112 114 111 113 127 121 83 R 5 110 112 90 92 75 71 [l5 117 [lB 120 [l2 114 [O6 108 86 88 Stock Stock Stock Stock 10s. 98 99 1.0.6. Stock Stock Stock' Stock' St ock 100 100 100 100 all all Do .4 per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Ist is South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 4} per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.e Do. B 6 per cent Do. C 6 per cent Waterford it Kilkenny, 6 percent.- 90 100 SO 91 91 93 102 104 91 101 17 18 10 10i 75 78 191 20 9 10 14 15 139 141 10 11 123 130 68 70 IP 139 141 102 101 P 95 96 10 11 I i 12 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. COLONIAL GOVER 111 113 109 111 91 '93 97 99 1 IP 0 ip 23 24 124 126 125 130 117 120 73 76 120 122 101 111 23/ 24i 103 104 102 104 84 87 284 29i 33 34 34 33! 57 59 Stock THE SUN, LOND Share Railways. BRITISII POSSESSIONS. Atlantio& St Lawrenoej Leased at 6 per cent.. Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd, gu. 5 percent Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Do. Preference B.llfalo,lirant.&Godriela 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug . ., 1872 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central Oude (Limited) Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c Demerara Eastern liengal.gu.sp.c. East Indian, •u. sp. c.. Do. F Shares Ext. Do. Jubbulpore D 0.44. p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 Do. 4i p. c. Debentrs. G eelong& Melbourne Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref. . Do. 6 percent. Debentr. Do. 7 per cent. 18 62 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e Do. New, gua.s per cent Gt S.of guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt.W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do, Bonds pay. '76,with opt, till '6O Do. do. 'Y3 till '6O Do. do. 'Y3 without opt Do. 51 p, c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 41 p. C IDo. (10. 5 per cent !Do. 4 p. e. Extension IDo. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c Do, Fourth do. Do. do, Melb. Corp. 6 p.a. Bonds Newßruns wick&Canda. P.} . &I, an d(L im.)g.6pc CLama ACapitl,sltaro., Do. do. Laud do Do. do. B, Capital do, Do. do. Lan d d 0,,, Oude (Limited) Scinde ri Do. New •.s L. Do, Puniaub „ Do. Indus. St. Flo. Ka 4 T St. Andrews & Quebec A Trinidad(Limited) Scrip Sto. Stook" 100 100 100 100 100 Stock 2IIE NAVI'. Prince Alfred arrived at Corfu on the sth inst. in the Euryalus, and has joined Admiral Mundy's squadron at anchor in the bay. The screw line-of-battle ship Donegal, 101, got up steam at Portland on Tuesday morning, and loft the harbour, steering to the eastward. The Royal Albert, 131, is expected to leave Portland in a few days for one of the dockyards, to effect repairs. The other vessels in port arc—Algiers, 91 ; Aboukir, 91; Trafalgar, 91 ; Mars, 80 ; Blenheim, 60 ; Mersey, 40 ; Diadem, 32 ; Fawn, 17 ; Partridge, 6 ; and the Biter gunboat. The launch took place at Portsmouth yesterday of the Duncan, 101 guns ou two decks. This vessel was laid down on the 27th of April, 1857, and has been built from designs furnished from the office of the Surveyor of the Navy, Admiral Sir B. W. Walker, K.C.8., under the superintendence of Mr. ,Abethell, the master builder of Portsmouth yard, and, like the Victoria three-decker launched from the shed adjoining on the 12th ult., has been built from her original designs as a steam line-of-battle ship. The gates of the dockyard were thrown open to the general public at noon, but all those in pos session of tickets for the gallery erected under the bows of the ship, were admitted at 11 a.m., and all the preferential places were soon filled up; suffi cient space, however, remained on the platforms on either side of the vessel for some thou sands more than were really present. On the platform from which the Ceremony of christening the ship was performed were the Surveyor of the Navy, Sir B. W. Walker, K.C.8., Admiral W. Bowles, C. 8., Admiral- Sir T. Cochrane, Capt. the Hon. J. Denman, Messrs. R. Harris, C. F. Hillyar, G. Hancock, &c., with the officers of the Prussian men-of-war in the harbour. Mrs. Farquhar, the wife of the gallant flag captain of the Commander in -Chief, performed the ceremony of naming the Duncan, and the shipwrights immediately com menced splitting away the blocks, the last of which was no sooner released than the noble ship, without any recourse being had to screw or hydraulic, which had been placed in position for service, if required, started on her way, and, amid the plaudits of tho assembled crowd, glided nobly and grandly without check of any kind into the water. Her port bower, as soon as she was clear of the shed, stopped her further progress astern, and the launch was complete. Nothing could have been parried vat iu a mere successful manner. The band of H.M.S. Victory was in attendance and played a variety of airs during the proceedings. The Royal screw yacht Fairy arrived from Osborne, but, as no flag was hoisted, it was not known whether her Majesty or any of the Royal family were on board. The following are the principal dimensions, horse-power, and armament of the ship :—Extreme length, 288 ft, 4in. ; length between perpendicu lars, 252 ft. lin. ; extreme breadth, 58ft. lin.; depth in hold, 25ft. Olin. ; burden, 3,727 tons ; height of figure-head from keel, 52ft. Sin. ; height from taff rail, 56ft. 4in. The figure-head of the ship is a bust figure of the celebrated Admiral Duncan, in the uniform of his period, with the Camperdown medal suspended on the breast. Messrs. Hellyer and Sons, of Cosham and Southampton, are the artists. The machinery of the ship consists of a pair of horizontal trunk engines by Penn and Sons, of 400 horse-power each, nominal. The ship's arma ment will comprise, on the upper deck, one pivot gun of 95 cwt., 10 feet long, and 24 32-pounders, of 42 cwt. each, eight feet long ; main deck, 38 32. pounders, of 56 cwt. each, 9 feet 6 inches long ; lower deck, 38 eight-inch guns, of 65 cwt. each, 9 feet long. The Duncan will receive her machinery in the steam basin at Portsmouth, and be completed as fast as possible for sea ser vice. A 51-gun frigate, to be named the Dryad, will be laid (limn underneath the shed which has been vacated by the Duncan. At the conclusion of the launch the workmen in the yard were granted the customary half-holiday. The Himalaya screw troopship, Commander J. Seccombe, at Portsmouth, was detained at that port yesterday just as she was on the point of starting for Halifax by Admiralty orders. It is reported that Commander Seccombe has received his post rank. The Vigilant, 4, screw steam sloop, Commander W. Armytage, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from Malta and Gibraltar. Her dates arel—From Malta, Nov. 27, and Gibraltar, Dec. 6. She brings home the second master of the Supply screw storeship, under arrest, and five supernume raries, and goes into Portsmouth harbour this morning; A somewhat ancient piece of ordnance has just been accidentally discovered in the river Medway, near Chatham Dockyard, a short distance from Upnor Castle. The cannon was found embedded in the mud at Gillingham-reach, by a dredger named Robinson, when it was with somo difficulty raised to the surface and removed to the Gun-wharf, for the purpose of being examined, in order to dis cover any marks upon it indicating its age. The gun is of iron, and its weight 21ewt. 2qrs. Gib. When discovered It had three shots in it, believed to be 12-pounders. The discovery of such a large cannon in the situation where it was found has given rise to much speculation, an opinion being ex pressed, which is somewhat favoured by its appear ance and shape, that the gun formerly belonged to one of the men-of-war burnt in the Medway at Chatham in the reign of Charles 11., when the Dutch fleet, under De Ituyter, sailed up the river as far as Upnor Castle, opposite the dockyard, and burnt the Royal Oak, the Loyal London, the Charles V., the Great James, and several other English vessels of war then lying in the Medway. The gun has been carefully cleaned and scraped in order to ascertain the date on it, but the only marks which have yet been discovered are the Admiralty broad arrow and some figures showing its original weight. The following naval cadets passed their exami nations at the Royal Naval College at Portsmouth, yesterday :—Over 14 years of age—Ht nnah, *Moy sey, Dugdale, Milman, Cole, Grenfell, *Dicken, Hyman, Ducat, Carey, *Eyres, Browne, Ballantine, Booth, *Mandeville, King, Riddle, Gissing, Linde man, Watson, *Clark, *Gatacher, Codrington, Ban croft, *Steavenson, Bolton, Patton, and *Lang. Under 14 years of age—Luckraft, Walker, Hough, *English, Wilmot, Shafto, Gilbert, Beresford, *Tyler, *Greenway, Campbell, Aylen, Forbes, *Rankine', *Wood, *Burt, *B r e re t on , Ha rr i son , Hallett, Ward, * Wallace, and Francis. Those with * affixed to their names have passed from North Grove-house, Southsea. Forty-one candidates en tered for examination over 14 years of age, and 29 under. Commander D. M. L. Mackenzie, Commander J. Seccombe, and Commander his Serene Highness Prince Victor Hohenlohc Langenberg, were yester day promoted to be Captains. Lieut. M. Lowther, Lieut. G. 11. Parkin, and Lieut. P. Brock were yesterday promoted to be Commanders. The following appointments were made yestcr day at the Admiralty :—Capt. J. Seccombe to the Himalaya ; Commander W. Jones, to the Scourge; vice Prince Victor Hohenlohe Langenberp,, Commander C. L. Waddilove to the Edgar; Coin mander S. T. Douglas to be Inspecting Commander of the Coastguard, vice Jones, appointed to thelEd gar ; D. Maclagan, acting assistant-surgeon, to the Icarus; Wm. Noble, assistant-paymaster, to the Wellealy; and J. S. Scriven, clerk, to the Victory. THE ARMY. Orders have been received at Chatham garri son that recruiting for the Ist battalion of the Bth (the King's) Regiment, which was discontinued some time since, to be recommenced ; from which it is supposed that the regiment will not re turn to England next year, as previously ordered. The head-quarters of the Bth Regiment have been serving in India for 13 years, having embarked in 1846, and the regiment was expected to return next year, but from the fact of recruiting having been again opened, it is expected that the regiment will proceed from India to China. A court-martial has been held at the Camp at Colchester on Private Carey, of the 44th Regiment; found guilty of desertion and selling his regimentals. The Court sentenced the prisoner to 84 days' im prisonment, and the General Commanding-in-Chief has confirmed the decision. THE UNION J'ACK.—The term " Union Jack" is one which is partly of obvious signification, and in part somewhat perplexing. The union" between England and Scotland, to which the flag owed its origin, evidently supplied the first half of the compound title born by the flag itself. But the expression " Jack" involves some diffi culty. Several solutions of this difficulty have been submitted, but with a single exception only, they aro by far too subtle to be considered satisfactory. A learned and judicious antiquary has recorded it as his opinion, that the flag of the union received the title of "Union Jack" from the circumstance of the union between England and Scotland having taken place in the`reign of Kinr James, by whose command the new flag was introduced. The name of the King in French, " Jaques," would have been certainly used in heraldic documents; the union flag of King Jaques would very naturally be called aftor the name of its royal author, Jaques' union, or union Jaques, and So by a simple process, we arrive at Union Jack. This suggestion of the late Sir Harris Nicholas may be accepted, I think, without any hesitation. The term " Jack" having once been recognised as the title of a flag, it is easy enough to trace its application to several flags. Thus, the old white flag with the red cross is now called the St. George's Jack, and English seamen are in the habit of designating the national ensigns of other countries as the " Jacks" of France, Russia, &c.—Art Journal. IMPUDENT THIEVES.—At a ball at the Brighton Pavilion the other day a number of ladies had their pockets picked of their purses. When the time came for their departure, the purses were found ranged upon a table, but emptied of their contents, GREAT SHIP COMPAN Y. a [The following appeared in our late edition of yesterday evening :—] - A meeting of the shareholders in this undertak ing was held this day at the London Tavern, for the purpose of "reviewing the past management, and receiving suggestions, by which this magnifi cent design can yet become 4 national glory, in stead of a national disgrace." Mr. GUEDELLA took the chair at one o'clock, at which time there were about 30 persons present. The Chairman said he, like other persons, had noticed an advertisement .of the Great Ship Com pany, calling a meeting of the shareholders for the 15th inst., bat as that meeting had been postponed, a step which he did not approve,he had taken upon himself the responsibility of calling the share holders together. He had sent an invitation to the solicitors of the. Great Ship Company to attend, but they had declined the invitation. He thought that in any statements that might be made they ought to be guided by moderation. (Hear.) He had often thought of many things to which the ship could be turned—amongst other things it might be turned into an immense floating battery, as a brush with France was not impossible, but above all thins he counselled shareholders not to part with their shares in the present state of affairs, as everything had been resorted to in order to depreciate their value. The company had issued a balance sheet which he thought was mainly to be attributed to the pressure from without. By that document ar rears of calls were set down at £7,242, but he should like to know who owed the money. Then again the directors said they had the satisfaction of stating to the shareholders that the vessel had been mortgaged—(hear, hear, and laughter)—for £40,000. He really did not know anything more laughable than such a statement, excepting on one occasion when he was connected with a cemetery company, when the directors in the report said they had the melancholy satisfaction—(loud laughter)—of congratulating the proprietors ou the increase of burials. (Hear, and laughter.) The mortgage had been done by an eminent firm in the city at 5 per cent. _ _ A SHAREHOLDER—Is five per cent. the price P I'm afraid it's more. Mr. GuADELLA saidhedia not know. The directors would not give him any information at the office. But this he knew, that the loan had been hawked about the city in two sums of £20,000, for which 5 per cent, was offered. He thought that the first management of the company had been as bad as it possibly could be, and he felt this the more so as amongst the shareholders there were no less than 50,000 shares held by the working men, who had come forward with their sovereign each from a national feeling of pride to com plete the ship, which they looked upon as a national undertaking. The gentlemen present knew the past efforts that had been made by many gentle men to improve the position of their affairs and amongst them Mr. Magnus. (H ear , hear.) Why, the directors had once demanded of him a certificate of good character ; but as they had demanded that in one case, he should like now to see it furnished by all the gen tlemen at present at the board. (Hear, hear.) The speaker then proceeded to give an outline of the different schemes that had been advanced to com plete the ship, and said at last it was decided to raise £330,000 in £1 shares ; but he contended that, as that number of shares had not been sub scribed for, the project ought not to have been gone on with, and the deposits ought to have been returnel The directors moved heaven and earth to get the shares taken up ; everything was paid in shares ; the directors had no ready money to go to work with, and every body knows the fate of people who go to market without money in their hands. There was another thing he should very much like to know—who were the directors at the present moment. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Jackson, it had been said, had retired to make room for Mr. Bold. Mr. Dorgan was, he be lieved, also out of the direction, and he was very sorry for it. Mr. Cutbill, Mr. Cargill, and Mr. Herbert Ingram, it was said, had quitted the directory, so he should like to know who at present acted as directors. His principal point against the directors was, that they had stated in May or June that the whole of the 330,000 shares had been taken up, but he had been given to understand such was not the case. The directors had greatly mismanaged the ship ; and he could only call the , fact of taking the ship to Weymouth an act of vanity on the part of Mr. Campbell, who, he believed, once represented that place in Parliament. He had been asked to state how he proposed to improve the position of the company. He did not think the ship was bad—(hear, hear)—he thought there was a kind of panic at, present, and his deliberate opi nion was that the ship was safe. A SHAREHOLDER—WiII you favour us with your views? The CHAlRMAN—Presently. .- A SHAREHOLDER—Time is precious ; give us your plan. __ The - CrrAmm AN—The outline of my plan is the for mation of a third company. (Laughter.) Hethought the best course to pursue at present was to prepare themselves for the meeting of the 11th of January. He should call the shareholders together again on the 9th of January, two days before the meeting, at which he should move a vote of want of confidence in the directors. Mr. O'BYRN—What is the first thing you pro. pose to do ? Mr. GUADELLA—To get rid of the present direc tors. If the meeting on the 11th should decide in favour of the directors, then the resolution would be negatived. At present he should conclude with the following resolution :—" That this meeting views with the deepest regret and indignation the past management, and has no confidence in the board of directors as at present constituted." Major MURRAY said he was unconnected with City business, but he would second the resolution, as he thought it highly blameable that a great scheme should be pulled to the ground. The Rev. Mr. NICHOLSON said he thought the resolution was too sweeping. Mr. Bold and Mr. Magnus were not to blame. (Hear, hear.) A great deal of confusion here ensued, during which a number of resolutions and amendments were moved and seconded Mr. Guadella finding his original resolution distasteful to the meeting, said, ".I claim the right of all chairmen—l dis solve the present meeting "—(loud cries of " No, no")—" the meeting's dissolved,"—atd:snatching up his hat, quitted the chair, exclaiming "Do as you like." Mr. PYFINCII moved and Mr. SAMUELS seconded a resolution that Alderman llodson, of Birming ham, preside over the meeting. The motion was carried unanimously. Alderman Hodson then took the chair, and a resolution that the present meeting should stand adjourned until the 6th of January, 1860, was car ried unanimously. Alderman HODSON thought that Mr. Guadella, although he had exhibited a little irritation, was entitled to the thanks of those present for the trouble he had taken in calling them together. (Hear, hear.) A vote of thanks to Mr. Guadella and Alderman Hodson was then agreed to, and the proceedings terminated. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Dec. 14.—Wind this day at noon, North; strong breeze, sharp frost, and fine. CARDIFF, Dec. 13.—Wind, North.—Sailed—Orio (P), for Madras ; Bertha, for Monte Video. PILL, Dec. 13.—Wind, N.—Arrived—Eagle, from Rio Grande. 'Sailed—Petrel, for Tobago. PORTSMOUTU, Dec. 13.—Wind, N.N.E. ; thick fog—. Arrived—H.M.S. Vigilant, from Gibraltar. Sailed— H.M.S. Hydra, for Portland. - •• . - QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 12.—Sailed—Persian, for the Cepo of Good Hope; Devonshire, for Bermuda. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 13.—Wind, N.—Arrivod—Cond or , from Buenos Ayres; Comet, from London for Madeira. (11Y ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Wind N. Arrived—Emily, from Hamburg ; Europe, from Cha rente ; L'Etoile, from Carentan ; Alliance, steamer from Havre; Tagus. steamer, from Lisbon ; Lady Eglinton, steamer, from Dublin. Sailed—Tettzlo, for Montrose; Light and Sign, for Sun derland; Lady Eglinton, steamer, for London; James, for Sunderland; La Poule, for Cherbourg; Mary, for Sunder land. LIVERPOOL, Wodnescliy Morning. Wind N. Arrived, Dec. 13.—Puella, from Laguna; Albatross, screw steamer, from Rotterdam, Sailed, Dec. 13.—Azoff, for Trieste ; Eling, for Smyrna ; Sea Ranger, for San Francisco; Liacluden. for Bombay; Elizabeth Anne, for Nantes. Arrived, Dec. 14.—Catharina, from Soon; Joseph Celestien, from Nantes; Pelican, screw steamer, from Dunkirk ; Fremad, from Brevig. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Wind northerly, strong; tide, last hour's ebb; weather clear. Arrived, Dec. 13—Peninsular, steamer, from Cadiz. Afrived, Dec. 14—Baron Budzshot, from Nielvesse ; Leo, steamer, from Rotterdam. Sailed—Sir Edward Banks, steamer, for Calais. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Wind N.W., frost Passed, Dec. 13.—Fortitude, for West Coast of Africa ; Ensign Coalater, for Cardiff; Crocodile, for Dartmouth; Niews, for Jersey; Clara, for Malta; Eclipse, for Gibral tar ; ritterie, for St. Michael's—all from London; Soya St. Anna, from Hartlepool, for Naples ; Active, from Sun derland for New York. Anchored.—City of Quebec, from Quebec, for London. r/ 0 0 Dile ° b e en 'll l . l l are' „log t 1 0 1 100" hO l f gal ° ,dOPO 1000 204 204 10 100{ 100 190 17i 20 Lock Stock Share Stock Stook', Stook Stock 100 Stock