The Sun. — London, England, 1858-12-23 00:00:00

7onsul of t here to • extracts ut before or Carafe that the that the ri.NEAIX id of Sar a sudden the sub- L, belong 'elegr?ph t is sup er anchor -ospeet of the next rience bet veep he break inment of o eagerly first time er of the ly of the shionable is of the The pre" on in the Singsong 3 the lett pening in house, or addition fitted up and co ork, ban i lite .hina and Those anc days e of civi gh Swiss it will be .e equally Banff )xford eincipal e Great Night" 3f about rect. signs eit and led and uld be ;pecull" las still ere is $ rid ha s ntinues period icester , Wuo in , and ema i r s ported ,re has VerY me de' , trade w eeks: ordere ho me usual na tion kutio. j 1110.NEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The demand for discount accommodation is st !nodevately active. As the resources of the mar ket, how ever, are supera b undant, the i ncreased suppl y of commercial bills has had no effect be 3.arld forcing the terms current in the open Market to the level of the Bank of England niiniraurn. When the engagements now being lib:Aided for have been liquidated a partial reaction may temporarily occur. The position and prospects of the Discount Market, therefore, con tinue very satisfactory, and when the speculators become a little more accustomed to the indications of increased activity now occasionally expe rienced, they will not be discouraged if the demand is stimulated, or a momentary li quidation s h ou ld occur , th roug h th e per i o di ca l li quidation of mercantile engagements or subscrip tions to loans and other projects. A further dividend of ls. in the pound has been announced by Messrs. Sieveking and Co., who sus pended during the late crisis. It transpired, yesterday afternoon, that Messrs. Metcalf and Co., distillers, of West Ham, were unable to meet their engagements, and a meeting of the creditors has been called to-day to consider what course ought to be pursued. The liabilities, i t is feared, are rather heavy. It is stated that t his disaster has been occasioned by the with- Irawal of capital by retiring partners, and an 'lnjudicious expenditure in the erection of exten sive buildings. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed quietly, and prices were without any material al teration. The sales were estimated at 7,000 bales. On the Stock Exchange a fair amount of business Was transacted, and in railway shares values were rather firmer. Advices have been received from China, via Trieste, reporting a further advance in the rates of e xchange at Hong Kong and Shanghai. It uPpears that the deliveries of tea and silk show an important falling off. The recent supplies of gold have been disposed Of, and the specie movment is, temporarily, rather quiet. Further consignments are expected from Australia during the next few weeks, but it is generally imagined that the exportation to the Continent will be continued, especially if the posi tion of the Eastern exchanges should lead to e nlarged remittances to China. A meeting of the shareholders of the European a nd American Steam Navigation Company has ta ken place to•day—W. R. Crawford, Esq., M.P., , 411 the chair, who stated that they were called together simply to consider the state of their affairs, and to adopt resolutions accordingly. He was not he to propose a liquidation of the company, for 1- 'n should be most happy to see it carried on vigorously, if the shareholders could only agree 11 P°n plans necessary for that purpose. He reminded their that two years ago their fleet was purchased of t he General Screw Company for £320,000, with the liability of paying off the dissentient share holders to the extent of £96,000. After this they greed with Messrs. Crosskeys and Co. to manage the company, who then pledged to provide one third of the capital, which they had failed to do. Another difficulty to their progress was that the en gagements made with Messrs. Crosskeys for "inpleting the vessels for service were largely ex ceeded by them. These two circumstances had led them into difficulties, and had caused the notice I n bankruptcy from a debenture holder. He hoped, whatever the shareholders did to-day, they 'Would not stay the process of the arbitration in re -BPeet to Messrs. Crosskey's accounts, for he believed lt large balance would be forthcoming for the share holders. The chairman ended his observations with the earnest hope that the meeting would agree, if t hey could devise the means, to go on with the "Inpany ; if not, their only course would be to e ° l lie speedily to a reso l u ti on f or a va l ua t or y liqui dation. The discussion upon this subject was pro ceeding when this report was despatched. The Market for Public Securities has been firmer to-day, the transactions, though limited, having i ndicated increased confidence. There has been h ave purchases for investment which, as usual, 4 ave imparted an improved appearance to t he quotations, although the actual altera tion is unimportant. Consols are about 96 11 a, at which they have remained all day. The New Three per Cents. and the Reduced An nuities are steady, viz., 97k and 971. The March xehequer Bills are marked 365. to 395. prem., a nd June ditto, 365. to 395. prem. India Stock has been dealt in at 230 ; the Debentures are firm at 9 91 100 ; and the Bonds 14s. to 16s. prem. A limited business is recorded in the Foreign Stock Market, and prices are, in most instances, firmly supported. Venezuelan Bonds, however, are heavy, the 5 per Cents, being 44, and the De ferred 161. Turkish 6 per Cents, are 92 4 -4, and the Scrip, Ist issue, ; 5 1- to dis. ; ditto, second is sney ; 1 ; to k dis. Brazilian 41 per Cents. (1858) unproved to 95k, and Portuguese 3 per Cents. to 48 and 481. Mexican remains at 201. Chilian Loan is 4 1 - to d prem., being steady. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, arc in round figures as under : great 'Western . N orth-Western . ._ oo uth-West et ghton Midland S outh-Eastern Ore; 1858. 27,916 56,128 12,775 12,410 33,764 15,611 1857. 28,247 55,286 14,268 12,579 29,982 16,090 , peat N or th ern .. 23,479 44 / I cashire and Yorkshire Brist o l an d E xeter N ,orth-Eastern Chester and Holyhead Manchester, Lanc as hi re 5,495 a lanchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln North Stafford Edinburgh Worcester, and Wolverhampton 4,399 mldinburgh and Glasgow Cl' ,.„'lasgow and Trunk of Canada stern South-Western "'r6B6 -treat Western of Canada 7,792 Northern of France 10,067 38,833 There has been very little activity exhibited in the Railway Share Market to-day, and prices in several instances have slightly given way. Great Westerns, North-Westerns, South-Westerns, and North Staffords declined ss. Great Northerns improved ss. ; and Chester and Holyhead, and South-Eastern s, improved El. The foreign lines have been quite neglected, prices being almost nominal. In the Colonial Market Great Western of Canada and Grand Trunk of Canada show a slight improve ment, and East Indian are firmer at fully yesterday's quotations. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are exceedingly dull. Ottoman Bank declined 55., and Union of Australia improved ss. Electric Tele graph, Royal Mail Steam, and South Australian Land have realised former rates. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 97 k i 7 New 3 per Cent.. Annuities India Stock Ditto Debentures 991 100 Ditto Bonds, £l,000 Consols for Account March June. ._l(chequer Bills, £ l,OOO, 2d. &ltd... 39 6 39 6 Ditto £5OO, . Ditto Small, ltd. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent. ....Ditto 1858, 4f, per Cent. 951 alexican 3 per Cent • ss Ditto Account rortuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent — Ditto New Loan Scrip Ditto Account v enezuela, 5 per Cent. ' — Ditto Account Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent. l6l Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account, Jan. 11 96; id CuEss.---Mr. Morphy and M. Anderssen yester 'ay played the second game of their match, but without A l nY decisive result for either party, the game ending in a , There hasjust been discovered near Mount Athos, 11 2 L Greece, a manuscript, which dates as far back as the third century. It is on the subject of gymnastics, and is Vrittort by Philostratus, the philosopher and the author of t he Life of Appollonius of Thyana. b .We regret to have to announce the death of M. 3 . l gealt, aged 38, one of the political w r it ers i n th e D e bats, tt e Evreux, to whi c h pl ac e he was r emove d a f ter h av i ng been suddenly seized with indisposition from mess of lite -4147 'Work. • 'Re lams widow aad two olaildivu. Bedfoid and Bletchley l all Ln & N.w - - Buckinghamshire lOO I Ln & N.W 99 100 Clydesdale Junction. 100 ,Caledonin 104 106 Colchester, Stour Val all lE.U.&E C 17 19 E.Lincolnshire,g,.6p.o 100 Gt. North. 143 145 E Union,HarwicliShs all E.Counts. 4 44 Do. Woodbridge lOO - Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct 100 Caledonin Do. New lOO Do. • Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail. all Yk.N.&Br Hull and Selby Do.. Shares all Do. - - Do. 1 Shares all Do. — London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend lOO Peto &Co. 9 4 06 954 Do. liarking Shares all Do. — -- 121 Lowestoft, gua. 4p. et. 100 Norfolk.. Do. 6 per cant lOO Do. — - Mane.,Buxtn. & Matk all LN W&M 24 1* Midsb.&Redcr, g•.6p.e. all Stk.& Dar Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk. 100 Midland . 99 161 99 4 Newmarkt.,BuryEx 1 5. 6. E.Counts. Pm 5. 4 i p guaranteed 5 p. c. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. Do. do. 6 per cent. . all Do. — Do. Fixed 5 per ce n t . t. all Do. — Preston and Wyre. 1 all IA NW 1 & L Do. 1 Shares A. all Do .Yk. ___ Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep 100 Gt. North. 142 144 Shf.Roth.&GoLg.sp.c. 18 11 6 Lan.& Yk Shrewsbry& Hereford all T Brassey 91 9 South Sta ff ordshire .. all M`C lean . Di ioi Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. all tk.& Dar Do. do. Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West , 92 94 Wimbledon& Croydn • all L.&Brgtn 8 9 ---- _--- DOCKS. Share Docks. Paid Closing 1 Business Prioe. 1 Docks. St oek Commercial lOO St oek Do 4 perCent.Pref .Min lOO Sock East and West India lOO Stock London lOO Stock St. Katharine lOO Stock Southampton lOO C 44 Stock Victoria lOO 101 103 20 DO New 4.1111//11.04111•0 18 .id i p SHARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. I Closing Business Share Railways. Paid. . Price. Done. 12.10 Ainberg., Notting. Bost and Eastern Junction 10 6 4 6 4 50 Velfa?,t and Ballvmena all 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val all 71 8} S took I Birk., Lane., and Cliesh Junction lOO 66 68 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne all 29 31 Stock Bristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian Stock Chester and Holyhead 50 Cork and Bandon all 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all 20 Cornwall all 42 5} 10 Do. A A roves. no div all until6p..per an all 10 Do ' B Ehasbeen c pd.toß 50 Dublin andßelfast June aU 25 Dim.,Perth,& Abr.Junc all 7 8 Stool: East Anglian lOO 1e 17 Stock Eastern Counties lOO 63 64 64 31 Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 47 49 Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 31 3.3 2.5 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 84 25 East Kent Stock East Lancashire lOO 95 97 20 East Suffolk 10 Do Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 684 894 Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 28 28 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all Stock Furness Stock Glasgow & South Westn 93 95 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 104 Stock Great Northern lOO 106 107 1061 761 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 22 94 92 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 133 135 135 Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 1041 1051 Stock Great Western Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 55 5 7 • 12 Irish South Eastern..., all 50 Lancaster and Carlisle. all 87 4 162 Do. Thirds 1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 12 13 p Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 98 09 981 16 ;Do. do. F £l6 - 6 d 9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 f d 3 Do. West Riding Union }— 20 Do. Southport 11.6.3 !London and Blackwall all 6 6 4 • 11.6.3 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh 44 Stock ,Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 100 1124 1131 Stock' London & North Weatnl 100 951 66 4 95- 1 121 Do. Eighths Stock London& South-Westn lOO 95 4 96 95 4 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 IL'derry & Enniskillen all Stockl Man., Shef., & Lincoln lOO 38 4 39 4 10 Metropolitan 3 d Stock Midland l OO 102 1024 192 1 1 1 Stock Do. Birming. & Derby. 100 74 76 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all 25 Do. 1 Shares all 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all 25 New., Aber., & Herefd all 111 12} 10 Newry & Armagh (def.' 9 20 Newry, Warpt., & Ros all Stock Norfolk lOO 65 67 50 North. Counties Union 3i 3 d ;tock North British lOO 5 84 69 ;tock Nor.Dev.ltaiL&Dk. Stk lOO lock Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 3tock Do. B Stock stock North-Eastn.—Berwick 100 91. 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 1} f d ;took Do. Leeds lOO 48} 482 ;tock Do. York lOO 77 771 77 1 lock North London lOO 101 103 1 02 10 N. &S.Westn.,Hampstd and City Junction... ..£3 is. 20 North Staffordshire 174 4} 3} d 20 North-Western 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 74 84 lock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver lOO 30 32 31 10 Peebles all 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney lO took Scottish Central lOO 111 113 tock South. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 28 284 tock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 84 86 tock Shropshire Union lOO 45 47 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer all 4 2 d tock South Devon lOO 361 371 tocVSouth-Ea stern lOO 741 75 76} tock'South Wales 20 SotithYorks.&Riv.Dim all 13 15 20 Do. do lB 20 Staines, Wok., & Wek all 9 11 25 Stockton & Darlington all 32/ 331 3 3 1 25 Do. do. 1854 224 25 Do. do. 1855 7 Stockton & Hartlepool 14 - tock Taff Yale lOO tock Do. Preference, No. 1 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rall 22 tock Vale of Neath lOO 90 95 lock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 50 Waterford & Limerick all 20 West Cornwall 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal all 5 Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to 13 all 3 5 Do. 13 all 61 thi 20 West London 10 Do. Ist Class all 20 Do. 2d Class - :A ES. Pa id ' I Closing Business Price. Done. 49 51 96 98 1103 105 6 6i 100 103 115 120 109 112 115 117 113 115 131 133 84 86 72i 73i 113 115 122 124 112 114 106 108 E 4 66 101 11} 95 97 Si 3 E 8 87 89 99 101 9i 10 1/4 174 10 10 72 74 18 19 9 9 131 14 143 145 1120 122 1163 168 122 124 1 142 144 ilo4_ 106 96 97 94 91, 11i 111 9 10 ,110 112 99 100 i dis p i d 24 2 i 4 p 1 121 123 11:15 107 101 103 IA 11 241 25 103 105 103 105 17 19 29 30 33 34 40 45 11.6.3 11.6.3 Stock Stock 12i Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Stock Stook Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock, Stock! Stock Stock Stock Stock' l PREFERENI Railways. Blythe and Tyne 1( per c. pref. (issued at £5O) Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £lO, 44 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. .Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc IDo. do. 5 p. ct. Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. 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 pct. No.l 'Do. do N 0.2 'Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. East Lanc. 6 per ct E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares ,Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. ,Furness, 5 per cent Glas. &S West.(. a. spc ' Great Northern, 5 p. ct Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm ;Do. 44 p. c. do. do. 1D0.5p.c. R edm.,s pc. pm ;Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf 1 (Gt. Sn.& (Ireland)4 p. ct. pref. Stock Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct Do. Redeemable, 44 p ct Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct ,Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p. ot. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares Do do. 5 p. ct. pref Do Birming guar. stock IDo. Chester guar.shares IDo. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock !Lon.&Brig.spc.gu. No.l ,Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 iDo. New gua., 6 p. ct ;Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon.& N. W.Cov.&Nua eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, ;k, late:3d shares I Londondy & Cole, shs. Londondy.k Ennis sh. Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. ct. Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c ;Do. 4 per cent... IDo. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do.Con.Brisk&Bir.6p.ci. Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&c. pref.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. pm Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.shares Do. 5 p. c. Ext. Stock,lB46 Do. 5i p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. W ay.Val. Ex. Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, zna, 5 per cent Nth.Dev.Rail.& IDtk.Co. N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1. Do. do. Quarters, 1846 no. York, H. & S. Purch North Staffordshire ... Ox. & Wol. 6 pc. 1 stg Do. do. do., 2d gua De. 44 p.c. Db. stk.in perp Scottish Central, new pi Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 34 pert. pref. stock Do. Aberdeen. gua.6 pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 44 percent. South Eastern (Reading Ann.. 1 0 6 ) Do .44 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is Do. New do., 2d issue. South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. Do. 44 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua. Stockton and Dar. 5 p.a. Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Hallways. Paid.l Leasing Closing Business Co.'s. Price. Done. Sharel HIE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23, 1858. FOREIGN. Paid. Closing Business Share Railways. Price. Done. [Antwerp & Rotterdam) )Ardennes 5 51 !Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessae Carmeaux Mine & Rail Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. she Italian Junction Lake Constance & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur and Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. I'ref. Northern of France Do. New Shares - 4 3 : I d 1 fp 1 2 2f 27, 28 - -p 71 7] Norwegian Trunk Pref. Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent Paris,Lyons, and Medit. Paris and Orleans ...... Recife& S.- Fran. (Pero.) gua. 7 p..ct. (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 Do. 54 p. c. Preference W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand 3 i 24 25 21 g i 39 401 Eli 91 3 1 35 351 55 56 id ip 74 23 23 6 9 9 23 2 LAW INTELLIGENCE.-( THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir Richard Torin Kindersley, WARD V. DICKSON. The further hearing in this part-heard motion for de cree was resumed this morning. Mr. Baillie, Q.C., resumed, and concluded his argument for the respondent. The learned counsel contended that the plaintiff's bill should be dismissed, with costs, in respect that the title offered by the plaintiff is bad in law, and the contract of sale ought to be rescinded. The plaintiff filed his bill for specific performance of the contract of sale of a reversionary interest at a public sale of a lady and gentleman (father and daughter), Mr. and Miss Lloyd and mortgagees, under a power of sale, for £5BO, reduced to £5lO, and subsequently sold by the plaintiff to the defendant for £750. Negotiations had been entered into for the purchase of this reversionary interest, first, by the Law Reversionary Interest Society ; and second, by the National Rever sionary Interest Society, and abandoned!' Conflicting evidence as to the value of the interest was given on both sides. It is probable tho arguments will occupy the whole day, COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) CHERRY V. CHERRY.-DECREE. The learned Judge, in making his decree in this case, said it was a proceeding instituted on the part of the hus band for the restitution of conjugal rights, which was re sisted by Mrs. Cherry on the ground of cruelty. The issue was tried in this court before a special jury, who found a verdict for the husband, they being of opinion that no cruelty had been proved. He entirely concurred in the conclusion to which the jury had arrived, and it now only remained for him to issue his decree, which he accordingly did, and which was, that the lady return to her husband. He trusted the learned counsel, or whoever might communicate to the lady the decision would place before her the remarks of the learned judge, -Lord Stowell, who, in giving judgment upon a case precisely similar, advised the lady to improve her mind by what had passed, and abstain from exagge rated notions. Mr. Maude asked what was to be done about the costs in the case. Mrs. Cherry had separate property of her own. The learned Judge—That raises two points for con. sideration ; the that is what precedent have you for such an order ? Mr. Maudo—l am not aware that one exists. The Judge Ordinary—Then that releases - me of having one in my way. I make no order on the point. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A SCENE IN TEE HAYMARKET.—CharIes ,Jones, clerk Williain Atkinson, clerk ; John Herbert Searle, clerk ; Charles Curtis, butcher; and Ellen Curtis, were charged, the first with being drunk and creating a disturbance in the Haymarket, the third with assaulting Sergeant Silves ter, 293 A, and the others with attempting to rescue their companions from custody. From the evidence of Sergeant Silvester it appeared that a little after one that morning he saw the whole of the pri soners in the Haymarket, with a large number of other persons, several of them prostitutes, creating a great dis turbance by holloaing and singing. He requested them to go home, which, after some demur, two of them did, but the others refused and commenced singing. He then told them that if they insisted on exercising their vocal powers they had better go into a public house, where their friends had gone. Jones then walked round him, and, looking at him, said he wished to take his length (the sergea . nt is a fine tall man), and that he would not go for a - policeman like him. Finding that expostulation was of no use, he took him into custody, and after going about 50 yards, the others surrounded him, the male prisoner Curtis seizing him by the collar, and asking him why he was taking his friend. The disturbance then became general, and they were all taken into custody. They had all been drinking, the prisoner Jones being the worst of the lot. The charge being denied in toto, Appleton 308 C was called, and confirmed a great portion of the previous evi dence. Mr. Inspector Holden (of the C Division) said Jones, Curtis, and Atkinson were all drunk when brought to the station—Jones very drunk. Jones was fined 10s., Atkinson 205., Curtis 205., and the others 6s. each. THAMES. DARING ROBBERY IN THE MILE-END-ROAD.—George Gibson, aged 22, and described as a labourer, of No. 8, Crab-tree-row, Hackney-road, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing a box containing ladies' wearing apparel, the property of Mr. Muir, of the West Ham distillery, in Essex. Yesterday morning, between six and seven o'clock, as a young man named George George, of No. I, Foster's buildings, Union-yard, Shoreditch, was passing along the Mile-end-road, he saw the prisoner and two other men fol lowing a waggon on its way from London to West Ham, and after various attempts, two of them got into the waggon between the iron chapel and the Henry the Eighth public house, lifted a large box and handed it to their confederate, the prisoner, who placed it on his shoulders and proceeded towards London with it. George was determined, if pos sible, to have the thieves brought to justice, and followed them. They soon found out they were watched, and they looked George sternly in the face, and expressed by.their looks that they would murder him if he interfered with them. George was then dodged from street to street for two hours and a-half, until he at last fell in with a police-constable, and gave the prisoner into custody, with the box in his pos session. The other thieves ran away. The missing of the box or wearing apparel from the wag gon and its ownership was proved by other witnesses. John Illingworth, police-constab/e, said the prisoner was given into his custody, and he said a gentleman employed him to carry the box. Mr. Yardley asked if the prisoner was known, to which Roche the gaoler replied that he came from the Worship street district, and if remanded he would be recognised by many constables. Mr. Yardley—The witness George has behaved remark ably well. The public are much indebted to him. There is no fund at my disposal to reward such good conduct, except the poor box, and I feel bound to give him ss. from that fund ; and, policeman, you may tell Mr. Muir, the owner of the property, that ss. is a very inadequate reward, and that George ought to haVe more. The prisoner is re manded until Monday, and unless the other delinquents au a taken there is no occasion for the witnesses to attend again. BRITISII POSSESSIONS. Sharo Pai , i. l Closing Business 1 Railways. Price.: Done. Atlantic & St Lawrence; Leased at 6 per cent.. Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd all 9 all fd fp' p(; 5 per cent Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New &Godrichf 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 Bengai.gu.sp.c East Indian, gu. 5 p. Do. C Shares Do. E Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore D 0.44 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 G eelong& Mel.gua.s p. c. Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B Do. 6 per cent. Pref G t. Indi al'enin.gua.sp. c Do. New, gua.s per cent Do. do id par id par i i 15 14 d 78 82 75 78 73 78 IP 1 lip i 1081 1091 1 1111 17i 14 36 37 77i 78} 92 94 21 211 Gt.S.of Ind. Lim.—Scrip guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt.W. of Canada Shares Do. New 144 d 6i 161 106 108 106 108 105 107 99 100 14 19 20t 201 id d ,par 4 p par p Do. Bonds pay. '76,with l €pt. till '6O . Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. '73 without opt Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 4i p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 4,1 p. c. Extension Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c Do. Fourth do. 3lelb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds Newßrunswick&Can da. R y.ST,Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class ACapitl. Share Do. do. Land do Do. do. B. Capital do Do. do. Land do Northof India Tramroad Limited, Scrip Oude (Limited) Scinde Do. Do. New a t Do. Punjaub A' Do. Indus. St. Flo bx'"" St. Andrews it Quebec A Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 2 iid 4 3dl 1 1 21} 21t 1p IP P pa I r p par p par tp BRITISH MINES,. Sharel Mines. Paid 1 Closing Business Price. Done. Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 I 71 8 20 ji ritish Iron ondurrow (Camborne) 2O 50 60 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 450 460 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 155 165 Great South Tolgus.. 17a 12 13 G. Wheal Alfd.(Philiaci) 11.14.11 21 3 G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 81 1 Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) 81 71 81 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 3 4 N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 71 84 -- Par Consols (St. Illaxy) 11 151 161 151 Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 Sortrid,ge Cons. Min. Co. 6a 1 SouthCaradon (St.Cleer) 21 405 415 South C. Brea( Illogan). 2 21 3 S. Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 23.5 245 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 44 1_ 14 10 Tin Croft 9 3.1 34 UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 6d. 1 / West Basset (Illogan) l/ 22 23 W. Caradon (Li skea rd) 2O 130 140 Wheal Basset (Mogan) ' 51 210 220 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 120 140 Wheal Edward (Gals.) 5l 21 21 Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 8 9 Wli'l Mar Ann plea he) 8 44 46 -- Wh'l Trelawney (LIAO' 41 28 30 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian • 71 1 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim 10a par p 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p ) 27 1 2 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim 15 14 15 15 Hi 5 Do.L and and MiningCo all 11 21 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica — d 40 Cobra Copper all 40 42 Copiapo l6 10 12 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 2 Fortuna 20 General all 20 21 3 Linares all 7 8 5 Lusitanian 1 3IA riquita all 1 1 New Granada all 1 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 1 p 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 4i 5 5 Port Philip 1 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 1 1 28.2.81,Unitl Mexican all 21 2 21 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Securities. Paid. Closing Business Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja. & July 100 116 117 1161 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 113 115 Do. 6 p.c.3lr. & Sep. 100 113 115 N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 113 114 -- Do. 6 p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 1011 1021 NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 1131 1141 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 113 115 113 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 1111 113 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share) Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Closing Busine Price. I Bone s Done. Agra&UnitedServiceßk Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Brit. Col. Bk. 1k LoanCo British North American Chtd. Bank of India, &c City Colonial Com. Bank of Canada Commercial of London Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch Gen. Bk. of Switzerland Lon.Char.Bk.otAustral. London and County London Joint Stock London & Westminster; Nat. Prov. of England. Do. new 50 National Bank ... 27 28 2 10 62 64 171 18 New, South Wales Orient. Bk.'Corporation Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. New South Australia Do. New Union of Australia Do. New _ 2ti 22 29 30 Union of London Unity Mutual Western Bk of London 49 50 211 21} 20 1,8 di MISCELLANEOUS. Miscellaneous.: Anglo-Mexican Mint' Atlantis Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural Australian Royal Mail . Berlin Water Works Do New, issued at £5 dis British American Land Brit. & Irish Magr.Tel.A. Do. B, 7 p. s. till 1862 Do. C .. 'Canada 1 Chan. Islands Tel. (Lim.) Cop.3lin.ofEng.SESmltg Do. Preference nt per at Crystal Palace. Do. Preference Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph Eng. Sr Aust. Cop.St.Co Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel E urop.ScAm. Stm.( Lim ) Gl. Iron ScrewCol.(Lim , Gen. Steam Navigation London Discount Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co Mediter. Electric Teleg Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) National Discount Co Netherlands Land Do do Do 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at N.BrANovaScotiaLand N.B.Australasian (Lim ) North of Europe Steam Oriental Gas Do. New Shares Peel River Land & MM Pen. & Oriental Steam Do. New Red Sea & Ind. Telegr Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austrin. Inv.(Lim ) South Australian Land Submarine Teleg. Scrip Do. do Registered Tr.&Ln.Co.of LTpr. Can Van PitUlerei all all all 15a. all all all all all all e•Paicl.l Closin - Business dons Price. , • all 13 14 all 250 280 19 35i 36} all l• 1 all 21 31 3 40 all 40 42 all 10 21 all 13 15 321 112 116 all 101 9f all all all all all 100 all 4 08 . all all 14 I 24 25 14 5 5 2 2 112 114 1 14 1 11 1 11 11 idl 1 I si d 1 2 15 } 15 1f 1f f 1 we par 81 1 83 12 13 25 2 4pl 4 7 i 8 59 81 130 140 38 40 I II i _lO la 1121 IOYNTON Y. I3OYNTON. Dr. Adams applied :to the Court for an interim order, directing that the custody of a child, a boy of seven years old, might be confided to his mother during the time interven ing between the trial of a cause fixed for hearing in the full court for a dissolution of marriage between the parties. The child was at present in the care of Mr. Manning, a schoolmaster, and the father had applied to him for his son, but in consequence of his representing to him that he would be a sufferer if he removed the child suddenly, an undertaking was given that the child should not leave the place until midnight of the 23d Dec., by which time it is expected it would be decided who was to have the custody of the child,the mother or father. The mother of the respondent, Lady Boynton, was much at tached to the child, and if she would take charge of the child, he thought it would meet the views of all parties. Mr. Sharp, for Mr. Boynton; the father, said he had no objection to the child being left with Lady Boynton, but if any other party was named then he should contend that the father both by law and right was the proper person to have the custody of the child. The Learned Judge said it was not a question involving the education of the child. It was only a question of whom for a few weeks should have the custody of the boy. Mr. Sharp contended that the father, by the practice of the Court of Chancery, was the most proper person. He could show by argument— The Learned Judge—l shall not decide on that point, and as a hint to the learned gentleman I reminded of the observation of a very emi nent judge, now departed, that on one occasion, after hearing a very knotty point most minutely and elo quently argued, said, " I am much obliged to you, gentle men ; you have given me a great deal of information, but I don't intend to decide upon that part of the case. (Laugh ter.) I merely throw out this for the guidance of the learned counsel." Mr. Sharp—My client has no objection to the boy being entrusted to the care of his (respondent's) mother, provid ing an undertaking is given that he shall not be removed. The learned Judge—There is a great deal of difficulty in deciding questions such as these. If the child had been placed at the school at which he now was previous to the separation of Mr. and Mrs. Boyn ton, I should have decided that Mr. Manning the schoolmaster was the person who ought to have cus- tody of him, but it appears that he had been placed at that gentleman's establishment, after the separation, by the mother, which materially altered the case. I think tha t Lady Boynton, who has great affection for the child is the best person to whom the child can be entrusted. I there fore order that the child be given up to her, but that he be not removed from her without an order from this Court, the child's mother to have access to him at all times. Mr. Sharp—Will your Honour issue the order immedi ately. Mr. Manning's undertaking expires to-night. The Learned Judge—Mr. Manning, I am sure, will not, after such a direction, give up the child to any but the pro per person. He would not act so disrespectful to the court. It would be tantamount to setting it at defiance. That, I am sure he would not do. The child is to be delivered up to any trustworthy person appointed by Lady Boynton, other than her son. - - COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburu.) IN RE DAVIDSON AND GORDON. The examination of this case was resumed this morning, and several witnesses were examined, but nothing definite transpired in consequence of the absence of certain parties. There is no probability of the case being concluded to-day. CITY SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.) A PLAINTIFF FOR SIXPENCE-IMPORTANT TO SHIPOWNERS • - --BYRON V. WALTON AND OTHERS. Plaintiff is a' shipowner, and sought to recover the sum of 6d. for primage on 10s. 6d. freight introduced to his vessel by defendant, a shipping agent. The plaint note was for 1 ls., but the freight, 10s. Ed., was paid into court. Plaintiff said it was customary for the owner to receive the primage as well as the freight, unless a direct arrange ment was made to the contrary. If primage was allowed it was always marked on the card. Defendant produced a lot of cards on the backs of which was written, " Frit-nage allowed." It was usual for agents to take the primage. Some cards produced had nothing on the back, and defendant said he had received primage. His Honour said as the evidence appeared he must find for plaintiff. Plaintiff—lt is very important. His Honour—lt is a small amount and a wretched case. INCREASING DAMAGES IN A RUNNING DOWN CASE STRAKER T. THE LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COM PANY. A solicitor appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Beard for the defendants. This was a running down case, and £4 6s. was claimed by plaintiff, a printer, of Bishopsgate-street, for damage done to his truck by defendant's omni bus. It was a case of the usual kind as to the swearing, and the only point of interest was the gradual increase of the damages. - Mr. Beard, for the defendants, pointed out that the acci dent occurred on the 10th September, and on the 14th, Mr. Straker wrote demanding 30s. That money was offered by defendants' servant and refused on the giound that the damage was 50s. Plaintiff, .hdwever, offered to take 40s. His Honour- - And plaintitl seeks to recover Cs. ? Plaintiff's Solicitoi—Yes, consequential damages. His Honour would give a verdict for 30s. and costs. Mr. Beard thought no costs should be allowed, as the money had been offered, and would have to be paid by the driver, who, after all, was not in fault. THE STOCK EXCHANGE.---.IMPORTANT TO BROKERS.-- LEER V. ROOK.. The plaintiff is a stock-broker, and defendant is a trades man at Ow West-end. The action was brought to recover the KIM of £9, had and received by defendant in error. It appeared that defendant instructed plaintiff to sell out upon a certain day. Plaintiff did so, and allowed defendant one per cent. too much. He was not aware of the fact until the jobber, to whom plaintiff sold, pointed it out, and demanded to have the sum charged in excess returned. Plaintiff had mentioned to defendant the fractional quotations, but had not noticed the larger sum. His Honour thought he could not give plaintiff a verdict, as plaintiff might have induced defendant to sell by stating the quotations. Plaintiff—l did not say whether it was 96 or 97. Defendant's counsel—Plaintiff distinctly said that the prices were 97f, or my client would not have sold. Defendant was then sworn, and said that after the sale plaintiff told him he had sold at 97f. Had plaintiff not said that consols were at 97f he should not have sold. Plaintiff—l have paid the money to the jobber. His Honour—You have evidently made a mistake. I have no doubt of your respectability, but you must suffer the loss. Verdict for defendant. THE MURDER NEAR NOTTINGHAM.—The police have succeeded in capturing West (the man suspected of being concerned in the above murder), and he was brought before the county magistrates at Nottingham on Wednes day, and remanded. The Sport announces that Count F. de Lagrange has just accepted an invitation to act with Lord Coventry and Count Batthyany as steward at the spring meeting at Warwick; and that this is the first time thata French gell - nan has obtained the honour of being steward at races in England. The same journal states that the "Administra tion des Haras" has purchased the Flying Dutchman, winner of the Derby and St. Leger in 1849, for, it is said, 4, 000 guineas. He is to serve as a stallion. The tubrinis tratioulido Wiwi& purchased other eta= ia' &Awl. THE CIVIL S.E.RVIER IN INDIA. The following is an extract of a letter, dated Danigepore :—" What I am now paying as much attention to as possible is the thorough mastering of the details of the magistrates' offices and super intendence of native officers. The latter is out and out the hardest kind of work a magistrate has ; his subordinates, if not well looked after and kept under constant check and control, become his most dangerous enemies ; work falls into arrears, cases are distorted, undue influences set into action, and the confidence of the people in the magistrate's sense of justice entirely and irremediably impaired. It is very much to be regretted that a magistrate is precluded by law from administering such sum llary punishment to his official subordinates as Would at once convince the natives at large, that he heartily hated their malpractices, and would be always willing to protect every man against their tyranny; but, unluckily, such is not the case. Every offence, on the part of a subordinate of whatever grade, must be proved in a most clear way; and, what is more objectionable, in a legally clear way. The latter method is in this country quite impossible ; the nature of the evidence ad duced in courts is never of the same trustworthy character which, under similar circumstances, it would be in England; witnesses easily perjure themselves, are constantly bou g ht o ff, an d docu mentary evidence is still more dangerous .To expect that a magistrate shall go by the strictly legal evidence in any case is, in my opinion, a very prejudicial system, and exemplifies in is consequences most clearly the great evils , which arise from applying English ideas to the government of this country. But when the same principle applies to the supervision exercised by magistrates and others over their subordinates, it 'becomes not only generally prejudicial but essen tially dangerous in its effects upon the influence and position of the representatives of the Civil power in India. Every native • looks, as a matter of course, with the greatest contempt upon a man who is bound in his conduct towards subordinates by all the formalities of law. You will doubtless have heard it said that the mutinies arose to a very considerable extent from the circumstance that the powers of regimental officers were diminished and weakened to such a degree as to destroy the imme diate influence they possessed over their men. The same system has been applied to the Civil service, and though, of course, the same results have not followed so quickly as they did among men with arms in their hands, I have no doubt that if it be persisted in we shall have another revolution, not of the military, but of the civil classes. The gist of the system is to weaken the executive, both military and civil. Its evils in the first case have shown themselves in so clear and palpable a light that I do not suppose any one will attempt to in troduce the system afresh, but in the civil line a similar, though more lurking, danger exists, and I am afraid that its existence is comparatively ignored, owing to its not having as yet so clearly manifested itself. That it will do so some time or other there can be no manner of doubt, but I hope that the sad experience lately gone through will open the eyes of Government to the faults of a system in defence of which I have not heard any argument, with the exception of those absurd ones founded on the still more absurd assumption that natives are worthy of being treated in the same way as freeborn English men." THIS DAI'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Dec. 23.—Wind this day at noon, S. ; fresh breeze, with rain. PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 22.—Wind W. to N.N.W.—Ar rived—Her Majesty's steamer Urgent, from Malta; Lecla, from Rotterdam for Baltimore. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Theo dore, from Iquique ; Urania, from Pugwash ; Annie Scott, from Liverpool for St. Helena, with wheel broken, and loss of bulwarks and stancheons. SHIELDS, Dec. 22.—Wind W.—Arrived—Defender, and Thomas Hodgson, from Quebec. LOWESTOFT, Dec. 23.—The British Queen, brig, of Whitby, from Seaham to London, which got on the Holm Sand yesteiday, filled last night, and will be a total wreck ; crew saved. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH•) LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Arrived.—Orion, from Denia ; Ezra, from Alexandria; Gude Bedolung, from Huelva. The Isaac Wright, ready for sea, bound for New York, at anchor in the river, took fire last night in the forehold, and has been towed up the river above the docks, still burn ing. Passengers landed. Her Majesty's ship Hastings is firing into her to scuttle her. The American ship Amelia, from Liverpool for Charles ton, was spoken off the Copelands, running for Belfast Lough, 22d December, by the steam-tug Rattler. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Wind S.W. ; tide low water; cloudy. `o Arrived, Dec. 22—Campbell, from Genoa ; John Coha bold, from Point de Galle • Anne Johanne, from St. Peters burr; Helen Lindsay, from New Dieppe ; Grace, from Gothenburg; Brilliant, from Messina; Ironmaster, screw steamer, from St. Michael's. Arrived, December 23.—Secret, from Denia ; Eona, from Penang; Hannah Conder, from Montevideo; Summer Cloud, from Hamburg ; Lady Bute, from Jamaica ; Castell Maria, from Odessa; Ludolmiller, from Guatemala. Sailed, Dec. 22—John Bull, for Hamburg. Sailed, Dec, 23—Sir E. Banks, fur Calais. DEAL, Thursday Morning. • Wind S.W., strong. Arrived—Nonpareil and Violette, both from London, for Michael's. CAUTION TO SPORTSMEN.—The Tribunal of Cor rectional Police of Lyons two days ago decided two points of law of some interest to sportsmen. The first was that it is as illegal to use nets or other "prohibited implements" to catch game in an enclosure surrounded by a wall and depending on a habitation as it is in the open fields ; the e :ond was that though a garde champetre has not the right to penetrate by force into such an enclosure, he can raise a ladder to the wall to see what passes in it. In consequence of these decisions, one Montignon, of Caluiro, who had nets in an enclosure, was fined 50f., and the netts were ordered to bt confiscated. 17i 20 Stock Sto. Stock 20 2° 201 100 1 100 100 100 100 20.11 share) 161 I 1 oo 'lOO 100 1. 3.0. 2a. 2s. 64 2 all 5 100 all all all }lOO 100 all 100 all 1 2.. 1 all all all all all all Pm 4} 4 14 J l) 15 1 all 5} 5 EXPLORATION OF A USTRALIA. The present position of the expedition is this : Major Warburton, the Commissimer of Polite, who has already distinguished himself by his energy and caution in travelling in previously unexplored por tions of the country, has been appointed to the com mand of the expedition. The gallant Major left town on Saturday week by the Marion for Port Augusta and the northern exploring camp, to relieve Mr. Babbage of the command of the expedition. Major Warburton will, we believe, continue the northern explorations with as many of Mr. Bab bage's party as may feel inclined to join him. H e is accompanied by Sergeant-Major Hall and another police-trooper ' and also by Baker, one of Mr. Bag bage's men,who returned to town a short time since with Harris. The appointment of second in command has been offered to Mr. Chas. Gregory, and accepted by that gentleman. Major Warbur ton will probably fix his depot on the river disco vered by Messrs. Stuart and Forster, and thence explore the country in all directions north of that place to, at least, the boundary of the colony. On his return be will endeavour to connect by some practicable route across the bed of Lake Torrens, which it is believed exists, the waters discovered by Parry to the West of Mount Serk, with the per manent water laid down by Stuart and Porster in lat. 29 deg. 30 min., and long. 137 deg. If stock can be taken to the new country across the head of Lake Torrens, the difficulty proceeding through Swinden's Desert to the north of Port Augusta, and thence along the western shores of the lake, will be avoided. Mr: Chas. Gregory, who is re ferred to above as Major Warburton 's second in command, is a brother of Mr. A. C. Gregory, the gentleman who was recently sent out by the New South Wales Government with a party in search of Leichardt, and who made his way across from Kennedy's Victoria River to Lake Torrens. His brother went up to Mr. Babb age ' s camp w ith so me horses and equipments purchased by the South Australian Government, and in returning to Me. laide was met by Major Warburton, and accepted the offer made to him. With regard to the disco veries of Messrs. Stuart and Forster, we may say that two or three months since they started from Mount Eyre, upon the eastern side of Lake Torrens, near PortAugusta,accompanied by a bla ck and four horses, with a very scanty stock of provisions, on a private exploring expedition to the north and north-west of Swinden's Country. They crossed over to the west of Lake Torrens, and for six weeks or two months nothing whatever was heard of them. Their friends, believing they had not taken with them provisions enough to sustain life for that length of time, and supposing the country into which they had penetrated to be an inhospitable and a waterless desert, had almost given them up for lost, when, to the joy of all interested in their enterprise, they turned up at Fowler's Bay, a har bour upon the coast close upon the south-western boundary of the province. They had forced their way to lat. 28 deg. 30 min. S. and long. 133 E. The full particulars of their discoveries have not yet publicly transpired, but we are in a position to say they are of considerable importance. About 25 miles to the north of Mr. Babbage's camp on the Elizabeth they found a considerable extent of permanent water, and to the north-west of that again a large river was discovered,. with fish in it, running in an easterly and westerly direction, with numerous tributary creeks running north and south. The explorers also discovered what they believe to be the real Lake Torrens, a large inland sea, pro bably receiving the drainage of the Victoria River discovered by Capt. Stokes on the north coast, and of various other northern portions of the continent. —South Australia .Register, Oct. 11. PUNISHMENT OF THE SHO WEE-BATH IN AMERICA. Great excitement existed in the Auburn State Prison on the 2d inst., resulting almost in a per fect outbreak among the convicts in that institution. The facts were as follows :—A negro convict, named More, on Wednesday was overheard mut tering threats against a foreman in his shop (the hame shop), and was seen sharp en i ng a k n if e . Th e foreman, deeming his life in danger, immediately entered a complaint against More, when the latter was taken to his cell and confined until about 10 o'clock, Thursday forenoon, when he was removed by his keeper, Baker, and. the deputy warden, B. F. Gulick, to be taken to the shower bath for punishment. As More was being taken from his cell in one of the wings of the prison he broke away from his keeper, ran into the centre yard, and fled to his shop. A convict from the machine shop pursued and caught him as he was in the act of entering the shop. The keeper and deputy war den seized More, conveyed him back to the shower bath, pinioned and thrust him into the rack, and, amid the shoutings and pleadings of the poor, help less negro, let three barrels of water on to his head —the punishment, as Baker afterwards testified, occupying half-an-hour. After all the water was used up on the negro ho was taken from the bath, fainting and dying, and immediately carried to the hospital, where he died in five minutes after his ad mittance. The fact of his death became known at once in the prison, and at 5 o'clock p.m. as the con victs were marching to their cells from the shops, the companies from the hame and machine shops caught sight of the convict who assisted in catch ing More as he was going to his shop, and immedi ately broke their ranks, and in- a body rushed after him, crying "Kill him!' ." Kill him!" The convict managed to evade them ; and, after the most intense excitement, the riot was subdued, and the rioters securely locked in their cells. Coroner Siltzer held an inquest on the body of the deceased More. Baker, the keeper, swore that More was naturally good natured, always laughing, but that when crossed in his purposes his temper was terrible ; that he was perfectly healthy, robust, and active ; that he went into the bath with great reluctance, and was putin, his limbs adjusted, and his head secured in the hopper only by the united exertions of three strong men. Baker also testified that More received three barrels of water, and that he cursed and threatened, begged and entreated during the punishment ; that when taken from the bath he appeared " kind a weak like," and could hardly stand when they wiped him and threw some blankets over him ; that in a few moments he fell over, gasping, and was conveyed to the hospital. Dr. Charles G. Van Anden, the physician of the prison, swore that More gasped but once after entering the hospital, and died in five minutes from the time of his admission. The jury, an intelligent body of eight men, only six of whom were connected directly or indirectly with the pri son, rendered a verdict on the case quite peculiar under the circumstances. After reciting the ap pearance of the body of the deceased, as examined by Drs. Van Anden and Wilkie, " which was ex tremely healthy in all its parts," the verdict is, that the death of the deceased was " undoubtedly has tened by the application of the shower bath, as ad ministered at the hands of his keeper and the deputy warden." THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. - Wheat, 40s 2d; barley, 33s Ild ; oats, 21s 10d; rye,:32s sd; beans, 41s ld ; and peas, 46s sd. THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. - Wheat, 41s ld ; barley, 35s Od ; oats,.22s 8d ; rye, 31s 10d ; beaus, 42s 4d ; peas, 44a 11d, ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 99,187 ; barley, 99,187 ; oats, 11,602 ; rye, 73 ; bezzia, 2,821; peas, 987 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. This being almost a holiday market the supply of beasts on offer was very limited, yet the trade ruled heavy, at Mon- day's decline in value. Sheep were very dull, but not cheaper, and the number was trifling. A fall of 6d. per 81bs. took place in the value of calves ; whilst in pigs next to nothing was doing. Milch cows were nominal u 3. value. Per - 81bs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 2 3 6 Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 8 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 4 3 8 Second quality do. 3 10 4 4 Suckling calves, —a to —s —3 to —s. s. d. s. d. Prime crs-wool d 0.4 4 4 6 Pme. S'thdown do. 4 8 5 0 Large crse. calves 3 2 4 0 Prime small do 4 2 4 6 Large hogs 2 10 3 4 Small porkers and quarter-old store pigs, TOTAL SUPPLY. __ _ __ Beasts _ _ 400 Sheep Calves 162 Pigs l9O MEAT MARKETS, NEIN GATE AND LEADENHALL.—The trade ruled steady to-clu, and prices were well supported :—.Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 8d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; pork, 3s Od to 4s 4d per 81ba. by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Dec. 22.—The supply of stock here to day was moderate, and the trade ruled heavy, at drooping prices :—Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s Gd to 4s 10d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s Id to 4s 2d per Blbs. to sink the offal. Romrouro, Dec. 22.—Each kind of stock moved off slowly, and prices generally had a drooping tendency : Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 10d; mutton, 3s 6d to 5s Od ; veal, 3s 10d to 48 6d ; pork, 38 2d to 4s 2d per 81bs ; milch cows, £0 Os ; suckling calves —s to —8 each ; quarter old store pigs, 17s to 20s each. lIAY KETS. SurrnmELD.--Meadow haMAy, R£2 18s to £4 10s ; clover, do., £los to £5 ss; and straw, ss. to £1 10s. per load. Supply good, and trade dull. CumßEßLAND.—lleadow hay, £3 Os to £4 105; clover do., £4 Os to £5 Os* ; and straw, £1 5s to £1 1 0 s per load. Trade d u ll. W R I TECHA.PEL.—Meadow hay, 12188 to £4los ; clover, io.) I+3 15a to is.sss. ; and straw, £lss to S 1 Os per load. A moderato supply; ead, 6 ratiggita delaad• FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts BO Sheep Calves 64 Pigs THE NAVY. Great efforts are being made at Chatham Dock yard to complete the line-of-battle screw steamer Hood, 90, which has been on the stocks several years, having been originally designed for a sailing ship, in order that she may be launched early in the ensuing year, when another 91 gun screw steamer will be immediately laid down on the same slip. About one-half of the shipwrights are employed on the Hood to complete her by the required time. The Atlas, 91, is also progressing at Chatham, and it is expected to be completed by the latter end of next year. Her Majesty's ship Biter (tender to the screw steam guardship Blenheim, at Portland), Lieut.- Commander J. B. Groves, sailed from Woolwich yesterday morning, after a thorough repair of boilers and machinery. Rear-Admiral Shepherd, in his inspection of the ship prior to her departure, expressed to Lieut.-Commander Groves his extreme satisfaction at the admirable order and perfect dis cipline of the service on beard the Biter, and re marked that, when he had an opportunity, as on the present occasion, of expressing his admiration of the mere than ordinary pains employed to carry out the efficient rules of the service, it gave him great pleasure to evince his satisfaction for the laudable encouragement of every one concerned. Her Majesty's troop ship Perseverance, Com mander E. R. Power, the arrival of which was an nounced in The Sun, went into Portsmouth yes terday afternoon. She brings home about 80 in valids, military and naval, some women, and a great quantity of Government stores from Malta and Gibraltar, which she left on the 10th inet. She met with exceedingly heavy weather across the Bay, and in coming up channel spoke the schooner Eclipse from Xeva, which desired to be reported. She has some trifling defects to make good. Her Majesty's troop ship Urgent, Commander J. W. D. M'Donald, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning, having left Gibraltar on the 17th inst. She brings home a few military and naval invalids, a great quantity of old stores, and also many bundles of blankets sent out during the Russian war, but which have never been used. She went into Portsmouth harbour in the afternoon. Her Majesty's ship Argus, Commander H. F. W. Ingram, went out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday morning for Channel service. Her Majesty's troopship, Rhadamanthus, Master- Commander F. 11. Sturdee, sailed from Portsmouth on Tuesday for Woolwich. Her Majesty's troop ship Dee, Master Commander T. C. Pullen, has received orders to proceed to the coast of Ireland with bread, &c. Her Majesty's Screw steamsloop Icarus yesterday left Woolwich Dockyard at 10 25, under her own steam, to test the engines of 150-horse power, sup plied by Messrs. G. Rennie and Sons. She was abreast .of Gravesend at 12 10, a distance of 20 miles, against a three-knot tide. Her speed was found to be about 11 knots per hour. The trial was considered highly satisfactory. The Avon, steam tender, sailed from Devonport on Sunday for Pembroke, to bring some boys to this port. _ _ . _ . . _ The Conway, 26, at Devonport, is being rigged in the basin preparatory to proceeding to Liver pool, where she is to be stationed as a training ship for the mercantile marine. The Curacoa, 31, screw, Capt. Thomas H. Mason, will go into Portsmouth Harbour to-day, and be placed in' dock for examination. The Royal William, 120, ordinary guard-ship, Captain Woodford Williams, at Devonport, is to be converted into a screw-ship, the Royal Adelaide, 104, taking her place as guard-ship. THE NEW FLAG-SHIP FOR THE EAST The whole of the joiners and plumbers of Devon port Dockyard are employed until six o'clock p.m., being two hours extra daily, in order to expedite the fittin of the London, 90, screw, destined to take the place of the Calcutta, as flag ship of the new commander-in-chief ...on the East India and China station. It is expected the London will be out of the hands of the dockyard about the end of next month. DOCKYARD APPRENTICES.—An Admiralty cir cular, relating to the entry of apprentices, has been republished. One-half the piloted number to be entered are to be selected according to the highest n umber on the schoolmasters' list, the other half to be selected from among the sons of workmen ac cording to length of service, but in no case is a boy to be entered who cannot read, write, and do the first four rules of arithmetic. The following appointments were made yester• day at the Admiralty :—B. Woolley has been pro moted to Master; J. E. B. Bruee and H. Pearson, Midshipmen, to the Liffey; A. T. C. Warrington and H. D. Evans, Midshipmen, to the Curagoa ; S. W. Moore, Paymaster, to be Secretary to Commo dore the Hon. J. It. Drummond ; E. A. William son, Paymaster, to the Excellent ; I. C. Little, Pay master, to the St. Vincent ; and H. P. Houghton, Clerk, to the Pylades. The undermentioned naval cadets were yesterday appointed as follows :—S. C. Holland, A. R. Cooper, E. C. Abbs, and P. Tudor, to the Victor Emmanuel; H. D. Macaulay and W. NCilson, to the Racoon ; H.. Rose, S. Hutchings, A. R. Mallock, aud A. 41. Lloyd, to the Renown ; M. M'Ncile, F. H. Keyser, A. K. Bickford, and J. H. F. Owen, to the Liffey ; R. H. Eyre, R. C. Pole, R. W. Hope, and H. L. Ryder, to the Orion ; C. A. W. M. John son, J. C. Higginson, G. M. Loch, and W. Dutley, to the Royal Albert ; H. A. Mandeville, S. L. Os borne, R. H. Paul, and G. H. Rainier, to the Marl borough ; G. P. Somerset, to the Conqueror, and A. W. Whish, to the Chesapeake. REAR-ADMIRAL SIR ALEXANDER MILNE, K.C.B. The Gazette of Tuesday night contained a notifi cation to the effect that her Majesty had been gra ciously pleased to confer upon Rear-Admiral Milne the honour of knighthood of the civil division of the Order of the Bath. We believe we only echo the sentiments of the whole naval service, civil service, and mercantile community, when we state that this much-coveted honour has never been conferred upon a subject of her Majesty who has worked harder for it, and has more deservedly earned the distinction. Unlike his celebrated father, the late Admiral Sir David Milne, G.C.8., one of the most famous of the old war heroes, Admiral Milne has not had the opportunity of winning a decoration in actual ser vice against the enemy, for in the recent hostilities with Russia his services were deemed of more im portance to the country as a member of the Board of Admiralty than under a pendant either in the Black Sea or in the Baltic. But the fact of his having continued a lord of the Admiralty under the successive presidencies of Lord Auckland, Sir F. Baring, the Duke of Northumberland, Sir James Graham, Sir Charles Wood, and Sir J. Pak ington, performing his duty with that zealous devotion to his own department in particular, and to the interests of the navy generally, and bringing his vast experience of the whole details of his pro fession to bear in carrying out the great improve ments that have been of lute years effected in the navy, pre-eminently point hi m ou t as an o ffi cer entitled to receive a most gracious acknowledgment from the Crown for the services he has rendered to the country. Sir Alexander Milne is better known in the corn merei2l world, perhaps, than any other member of the Board of Admiralty, from his having been the superintendent lord of the store, victualling,and transport departments at various times, in cluding the momentous period of the Russian war, and from the valuable evidence he has on several occasions been called upon to offer to select com mittees of the House of Commons ; and we believe no official man is more respected in the mercantile community for his extensive intelligence, regular business habits, and straightforward dealing with men of business. The honour now conferred upon Admiral Milne must , be the more gratifying to him, inasmuch as it has been bestowed on the nomination of a chief of the Board of Admiralty with whom he has served the shortest period, whilst, at the same time, the nomination is most creditable to Sir J. Pakington's sense of justice towards those associated with him in the adminis tration of the affairs of the navy. THE -4.R.31Y. Orders have been received at Chatham, by Lieut.- Colonel C. E. Fairtlough, commanding the 3d bat talion of that garrison, direetingreinforeem en t a f or the 75th and 94th Regiments t to embark for B enga l , where the s erv l i d i n readiness service e companies of those regi men t s are stationed. William Ewen lio la a te l a sergeant in Major Arbuth nott'sr r o il n sys v ia i o e tn t te e ean dl oif i gc a e e oo c nt e - n per t o l om y pme e troop of Horse . Artillery, who was tr r o, eg tah u n n d e e o n wr t d al court-martial of was srsi in consequence c h o is n s s e u g p u e e r n i c o e r _degraded t o th e ran k s on hi s refusa l to b eg pardon, has since deserted the service. It has been ascer tained that the prisoner, immediately on his libera tion and degradation consequent on the decision of the regimental court-martial, was heard to avow that he "would soon free himself from a service which would subject a man to . such humiliating conditions for a mere nominal crime." It has also been ascertained that the prisoner was, on his liberation, s upplied with a plain suit of clothes and a sufficient sum of money to procure his passage to Liverpool, and thence to the United States of America, whither it is supposed he has proceeded. The period of five days having elapsed since his absence, he was yesterday pro nounced a deserter. He had been about eight years in the Royal Artillery service, and had ar rived at the grade of a sergeant about six months ago. He was considered one of the most efficient bwordstuen in the =vice. Stock Stock, Stock, Stock. Stock, Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stock 263 13 20 Stock Stock Stock Stock. 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